Chapter 87 The Fox Spirit

The next day, Li Lianhua took Qing'er on a spontaneous trip. Feng Qing, who rushed to the door upon hearing the news, sighed as he watched the Lotus Pavilion already disappear into the distance. "My lord didn't even tell me he was going out beforehand. I wonder if he prepared any food or clothing." But with his future wife around, the lord probably wouldn't go hungry.

After thinking it over, Feng Qing turned around and went back; he still had a lot of things to do.

Li Lianhua and Qing'er sat in the Lotus Pavilion, leisurely enjoying fragrant tea while admiring the beautiful scenery passing by outside the window.

Qing'er suddenly put down her teacup, looked at Li Lianhua with a half-smile, and teased, "You're really quite carefree, leaving without even saying goodbye, not caring about anything. Aren't you afraid that Feng Qing will quit in a fit of anger?"

Li Lianhua waved her hand dismissively and laughed, "Don't worry, it won't happen. I don't do much on a regular basis; Feng Qing does most of the work. So whether I'm there or not doesn't really make much of a difference to him."

Qing'er took a sip of tea, a faint smile playing on her lips, and continued teasingly, "You seem to be having a pretty easy time being a hands-off manager." While she said this, there were indeed things they couldn't handle themselves, which they would ask Li Lianhua to deal with. But compared to the Li Xiangyi of the past, he was certainly much more relaxed now.

Li Lianhua's lips curved into a sly smile as he replied, "Of course, this is just my complete trust in Feng Qing." Before he finished speaking, he quickly moved his stool next to Qing'er, sitting close to her. Then he reached out and tugged at Qing'er's sleeve, saying in a coquettish tone, "Qing'er~, we're all out now, let's not talk about them anymore, okay?"

Qing'er was amused by his appearance and giggled, then replied helplessly, "Okay, let's not talk about them anymore."

To avoid attracting too much attention, Li Lianhua used four horses to pull the cart.

Later, whenever we stopped at any place, we were surrounded by onlookers.

Li Lianhua: ...It seems to attract quite a bit of attention, huh?

After that, they would stop in the wild and pack up when they wanted to go into the city.

That day, they stopped not far from the East Sea. Li Lianhua had a premonition that something was waiting for him there. Qing'er, hearing this, stopped and searched the area with him.

Just then, they suddenly heard a faint sound coming from the bushes beside them. The sound was very faint, almost imperceptible, like the sound of some small animal moving through the bushes.

They noticed the anomaly. Li Lianhua cautiously approached the clump of grass, afraid of disturbing what was inside. Reaching the edge, he gently parted the grass, and a small figure appeared before him.

It was a puppy, only a few days old. Its body was still very weak, and its fur was wet; it looked rather pitiful. Li Lianhua slowly reached out and gently picked up the puppy. The puppy seemed to sense his warmth, trembling slightly in his arms and letting out a few weak whimpers.

Although the cries were very faint, they stirred an indescribable feeling within Li Lianhua. He didn't know why, but he felt that this little dog was exactly what he was looking for.

Qing'er leaned closer to take a look, somewhat surprised, "Could this be a fox spirit?"

"A fox spirit?" Li Lianhua suddenly realized. Qing'er had mentioned it, but at the time, his attention was focused on the deaths of his master and the others, so he hadn't paid much attention to the dog she was talking about. So this was the fox spirit that had been keeping him company!

Qing'er chuckled softly, "This little thing and you seem to have a special connection."

Li Lianhua also curled the corners of her mouth and said, "Indeed."

Back at Lotus Pavilion, Li Lianhua washed it and fed it the spiritual fruit juice that Qing'er had brought out. It immediately perked up and even licked Li Lianhua's hand.

Looking at the puppy's lively appearance, Li Lianhua was filled with joy and said to it, "From now on, you will be called Fox Spirit."

The fox spirit seemed to like the name very much, her little tail wagging incessantly.

Li Lianhua handed it to Qing'er and went to the corner to make a doghouse.

Qing'er watched him bustling around with amusement, and decided to let him do as he pleased. She looked at the little creature in her hand and gently poked its nose with her finger. The fox spirit barked softly twice and licked her finger with its tongue. Li Lianhua returned after preparing the doghouse and placed the fox spirit inside. The fox spirit circled around a couple of times before settling down comfortably.