Chapter 251 Stealing the Sacred Stone

Everyone endured two days of hardship in the general's mansion and finally waited for the day to enter the palace.

Before entering the palace, the general extended his hand to Ning Mingmei: "Sea Cucumber, wish us a safe journey!"

The expression is very upright.

In the past few days, Ning Mingmei has been avoiding the general in both open and covert ways - this is not because Ning Mingmei is a cat that doesn't like to be touched, but because Ning Mingmei is a cat that will not take any action unless there is benefit. The Sky Foxes love the Cats very much, but they also despise them. They regard cats as little toys that they can play with at will, so they don't suspect that cats have any sinister intentions.

Therefore, if Ning Mingmei tried to avoid the general, the general would work harder to facilitate her entry into the palace. Only in this way will the kitten be happy! And the kitten doesn’t have any bad intentions, the kitten just wants to sell things quickly!

Today, the day has finally come to fulfill my promise. Seeing the general extending his hand, Ning Mingmei also extended his hand and gave a fake smile.

The general finally treated him like a normal partner. I would rather be confused. Very good, from here on, this is the area where Ning Mingmei is good at...

General: "The kitten's paw pads, hehehe."

Ning Mingmei: ...

General: "Pinch the kitten's paw pads! The kitten's paw pads are black!"

...Ning Mingmei did not shake hands and took his hand back.

The general's face did not show disappointment, but happiness: "Ah! The little kitty who doesn't want to shake hands with Fox! Hiss..."

He scratched the back of his neck. "Why does it hurt so much? I've been having inexplicable pain these past few days."

…When Ning Mingmei got on the carriage to the palace, Wu Yun sat next to him and kept wiping his hands with a handkerchief. Apparently, Wu Yun's reaction was a little slow, and his palm had already been pinched and rubbed by the civil official.

Flower Puff bared her teeth: "These stinky foxes!"

Bai Bugui, who was sitting in the corner: …

Well, it’s good that no one cares.

The Sky Fox Clan’s palace is elegantly decorated, with a lot of Sky Clan characteristics, but compared to the Qingji Sect or the Ghost King’s Palace, the Sky Fox Clan’s palace is still several orders of magnitude less magnificent. Ning Mingmei turned around and saw that the general withdrew his hand that was about to touch his tail as if he had been electrocuted, and grabbed the back of his neck in pain.

"It starts to hurt again. What's going on?" the general muttered.

Before entering the palace, Ning Mingmei secretly reached out and grabbed a puppy paper-cut into his palm.

He put it into his sleeve as if nothing had happened.

On the other side, at the reception area, Lian Chengyue muttered to himself, "Ah... I've been caught."

Shi Ruzhuo: ...

Lian Chengyue: "I hope Immortal Ning will not misunderstand me. I am only thinking about Immortal Ning's safety. I have no intention of monitoring Immortal Ning at all."

Shi Ruzhuo: "If you want to prove your innocence, you can not say the second half of the sentence..."

Lian Chengyue didn't want to communicate with him too much. Seeing the young man glancing at a place outside the city wall, Shi Ruzhuo followed his gaze and then uttered an interested "Oh".

"Lian Chengyue, I'm afraid that today's performance by you guys is going to be very lively."

…

The Sky Fox tribe leader is young, handsome, cold and aloof. He also looks like a promising young flower on the mountain top. When everyone arrived, he had just gotten away from government affairs.

"Are you the cat tribe's caravan?"

Ning Mingmei cupped his hands and said, "That's right."

The Sky Fox tribe leader frowned slightly: "Your aura doesn't sound like a local cat."

Ning Mingmei said nonchalantly: "To the chief, the local tribe under the Sky Fox Tribe is the Demon Cat Tribe. I come from the Sky Cat Tribe in the north. Although both our tribes are cats, our smells are different."

Tmall sells goods door-to-door, which sounds very reasonable. Hua Puff was sweating behind the two of them. She turned around and heard the Sky Fox tribe leader say, "I see. Sky cats, sky foxes...it seems that your caravan and our tribe are indeed destined to be together."

Hua Puff finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Bugui, the only demon fox present, said to himself, "I said that the IQ of these celestial foxes is very low."

Ning Mingmei displayed the products in the Qiankun bag one by one. After seeing a tire cat bed and a mushroom cat tree, the Sky Fox tribe leader raised his chin modestly: "...Enough."

"All the things you showed me look pretty good." The Sky Fox Clan leader said, "I'll buy them all."

If the conversation ended here, everyone would have no chance to enter the harem and would have to sneak in later. Ning Mingmei said leisurely: "Patriarch, you don't know that these products of ours are all designed to conform to cat ergonomics. Only after measuring the user can we adjust the size that best suits the user."

The Sky Fox tribe leader looked at him unmoved.

Ning Mingmei: "For example, this tire, it won't work if it's too wide or too narrow. Only the most suitable size can make the kitten purr with joy."

Snoring...

A strange blush appeared on the face of the Sky Fox Clan leader. Soon, he said indifferently: "Follow me."

Everyone finally passed through the last door and entered the inner palace of the Sky Fox Clan. Deep in the inner palace is the holy spring they are looking for. Before entering the white jade palace, the Sky Fox tribe leader said, "One of my beloved pets lives here. However, he has a bad temper and doesn't like to meet strangers... You go in first."

Ning Mingmei looked at the crack in the door that was carefully opened by the Sky Fox Clan Chief, and said kindly: "Clan Chief, this is not very respectful and orderly..."

The Sky Fox Clan leader said: "Go in, or he will slip out through the crack in the door in a moment."

Everyone: ...

Bai Bugui was quite worried about Hua Puff's reaction at this moment. Fortunately, Hua Puff's mind has been tempered while working, and she remains unmoved even though her long-cherished brother is just one door away from her. She lowered her head obediently, holding some of the goods, like a little traveling merchant girl.

When Hua Puff was a child, she must have had a hard time in the Sky Fox Clan, right?

Bai Bugui has noticed the performance of the Sky Fox Clan towards the Cat Clan in the past few days. In the past, he did not care about the cat tribe that was sandwiched between the sky fox tribe and the demon fox tribe, and only regarded them as weak creatures. It was only in recent days that he saw their situation.

The Sky Foxes occupied the land of the Cats, but "generously" allowed them to live together with them. Despite their generosity, they still treat them as aliens and toys. The cat tribe and the sky fox tribe live on the same land, but they have never been regarded as their own people and have never had their own home.

How similar is this feeling of being an alien to what he feels as a half-demon? And the flower puff is so small and fat...

At that moment, Bai Bugui's heart moved slightly. It was like a string of wind chimes suddenly shook in his heart.

Everyone slipped into the palace through the crack in the door. The chief of the Sky Fox tribe came in last and closed the door. Ning Mingmei glanced at the empty room and said, "Chief, there seems to be no one here, right?"

Bai Bugui immediately became alert.

Could it be... this is a case of catching a turtle in a jar?

Just as he was about to take action, a ball of mottled gray cat hair swirled and flashed in front of him.

“…”

"He is very shy and doesn't like to meet outsiders." said the cold Sky Fox Chief. He strode forward and paced the room.

And made strange noises from his mouth.

"Ice cream~~?"

"Ice cream? Ice cream?"

"Gao Gao? Xue Xue? Stinky Gao Gao? Gao Bao?"

"Meow~~Meow~~Ah~~"

Everyone: ...

This is too perverted.

Finally, a cat was reluctantly dug out from under the bed by the Sky Fox Chief. He wore a pink collar, his limbs and belly were snow-white, and his back was gray. He was obviously a handsome Jianzhou cat.

Sky Fox Chief: "Hehehe, ice cream, ice cream."

“…”

What a terrible clamp sound!

Xue Gao turned around and was about to run, but the Sky Fox Chief grabbed his hind legs and lifted him up by the waist. Ice Cream let out an angry roar and kicked the Sky Fox Chieftain hard with his hind legs.

"You are still so irritable. You are a little too stubborn." The Sky Fox Chief said "tsk" and wiped the cat hair off his face, "Xue Gao, come and say hello to your brothers and sisters~"

As he spoke, he grabbed Ice Cream's white cat paw and began to wave it: "Look, Ice Cream's paw pads are pink!"

Everyone: ...

Everyone is now in a state of good fortune. Although they have animal ears and tails, and their hands also reveal the characteristics of monsters, they still look human. But the ice cream in front of me is exactly in its original state.

"Mr. Ice Cream is now..."

"Haha, he always likes to transform into his original form to hide from me." The Sky Fox Clan leader said, "You never learn your lesson. Don't you know that this will make me more excited?"

Everyone: ...

Xue Gao kicked around angrily, but was still pointed at on the forehead by the Sky Fox Clan leader. There was a flash of white light, and soon, a beautiful young man with gray hair and skin as white as snow appeared in front of everyone.

"Get out!" he snorted.

The Sky Fox tribe leader looked at him lovingly: "There are many outsiders here today, so I'll give you some face. Kittens can't be mean."

Ice cream snorted. He turned his head and glanced at everyone. When he saw Hua Puff, his eyes moved slightly, with a moment of panic and a moment of surprise...

There was also a moment of sadness.

Xue Gao asked the chief of the Sky Fox tribe to leave on the grounds that he wanted to spend more time with his fellow tribesmen. The Sky Fox tribe leader didn't want to agree, but one of his subordinates ran in hurriedly. After his men whispered with the Sky Fox tribe leader, his expression changed.

"Okay, I'll go out for a while." He touched the ice cream's head, "Pick whatever you want, no need to save money for me."

After the Sky Fox Clan leader left. Hua Puff's eyes became hot and she pounced towards Hua Xue Gao. The girl and the boy hugged each other, both choking with sobs. Hua Puff cried so hard that she was out of breath: "Brother... I haven't seen you for many years... You have lost weight..."

Hua Xue Gao was also sad: "Yeah, I'm not as handsome as I used to be... I'm as thin as a dog now..."

Hua Puff said: "Me too, I've lost a lot of weight and I'm not as pretty as before... Wow, we've all become uglier..."

Bai Bugui looked at them. Although he felt very touched, he was horrified to find that cats seemed to really regard being strong as beauty.

The two real cats stayed close to each other for a while, and Hua Xuegao calmed down and asked Ning Mingmei why he came. Ning Mingmei observed the room for a while and said, "You don't have any surveillance cameras here."

Hua Xue Gao was at a loss: "What is that?"

It seems that the technological level of the demon world is really underdeveloped. There isn't even a camera.

After Ning Mingmei explained his purpose, Hua Xuegao frowned and said, "I know where the hot spring is, and I also know a small path that bypasses all the guards. But I... can't get out of here."

He pointed to the palace entrance: "There are restrictions at the entrance that target only me, and there are screens on the windows."

Ning Mingmei patted his shoulder and said kindly, "It's okay. We have drones and VR equipment."

Hua Puff and Bai Bugui stayed in the hall just in case. Ning Mingmei and Wu Yun transformed into cats, sneaked out of the White Jade Palace, and followed the guidance of the drone all the way to the Holy Pool.

Wu Yun said: "I never thought that Hua Xue Gao would have been to the Holy Pond."

In the eyes of the Li people, places with the word "holy" in their name are very important places. No one is allowed to enter without permission.

Ning Mingmei's guess was grim: "I think the Sky Fox tribe leader just wanted to use the sacred pool to bathe the cat."

Even after bypassing most of the guards, there were still two guards on duty by the holy pool, and both were eight-tailed foxes with the cultivation level of Nascent Soul Stage. However, this is not a problem for Ning Mingmei, who is in the Spirit Transformation Stage, and Wu Yun, a lich whose cultivation level is equivalent to that of the Spirit Transformation Stage.

The two guards fell to the ground. Ning Mingmei looked at their tails and wanted to take a few back as research materials. Unfortunately, the situation was urgent and he could only give up with regret.

In order to put the blame on others, Ning Mingmei threw the prepared fox fur around the holy spring. Then, he put the pump into the holy spring, and while pumping water, he pulled out the holy stone after Wu Yun unlocked the seal.

——This is one of the reasons why Ning Mingmei brought Wu Yun on the business trip. The Li people have a deep connection with the Fox Clan, and with him around, he is enough to unlock most of the Fox Clan's spells.

The holy stone shines brightly, with golden light glittering inside, like flowing golden magma. The moment it left the holy spring, Ning Mingmei felt a strong vibration under his feet.

He said to Bai Bugui on the other end of the voice call: "Let's go!"

Bai Bugui also received this signal. Although Hua Puff was reluctant, she gritted her teeth and knocked her brother unconscious.

"Wait until I come back." She held her brother in her arms and whispered.

The situation is urgent and they can no longer afford to be sad. Even Ning Mingmei did not expect that taking away this holy stone would cause such a big commotion. Four figures flew out of the palace at an extremely fast speed, leaving a field of fox fur behind. Many years in the future, the general would mourn when he recalled this day. He, who had experienced many battles, was deceived by a fox disguised as a raccoon cat!

"Master, where are we going?" Bai Bugui asked.

"Go to the gathering point." Ning Mingmei said without turning his head.

At this moment, the jade pendant on the waist sent a message.

Ning Mingmei frowned. He said to the people behind him: "Follow me!"

Several people changed their direction in an instant. Hua Puff was confused and looked at Bai Bugui.

"Maybe something has changed." Bai Bugui whispered.

But what is the reason why things have changed?

Thinking of the hasty departure of the Sky Fox Clan leader just now, Bai Bugui had a bad premonition.

They fled all the way until dark, gradually going deeper into the forest. Normally, these deep forests are places that Bai Bugui is unwilling to enter. No one knows whether the deep forests of the demon world hide resources or deadly murderous intentions.

After carefully bypassing several dangerous places, Ning Mingmei finally stopped beside a cave. A faint light appeared in the cave, and Gui Ruoxue's face appeared before Ning Mingmei's eyes.

Ning Mingmei felt relieved when he saw Gui Ruoxue. He looked into the cave and saw another person besides his own teammates.

A gentle face and a red mole between the eyebrows.

Song Mingke.

"Immortal Ning." Song Mingke greeted.

Behind Song Mingke were two disciples from Yanyun Tower, one was Zheng Yinshang and the other was Lu Youyu, both of whom were injured.

Ning Mingmei hadn't seen these two disciples of Yanyun Tower for a long time and raised his eyebrows. Soon, he discovered that the three men were dressed differently.

Song Mingke was wearing a very low-key robe, without any characteristics of Yanyun Tower, or even the characteristics of a cultivator. Lu Youyu and Zheng Yinshang were wearing robes of the same style - the robes belonging to the disciples who were going north to provide reinforcements.

Ning Mingmei had seen such robes on another group of people. Wen Siheng once sent back a group photo of himself, Duan Ying, Ye Yufei and Mu Hanshan. In the photo, all four teenagers are wearing this robe.

Wen Siheng also said in the letter that he met Kong Huan and Ye Guimu on the battlefield. The two young monks from other sects also joined their ranks and formed a group with two girls from Minghua Valley and Yinbing Pavilion respectively. Kong Huan was always depressed - he was afraid of seeing Rong Qi among those evil cultivators who were burning, killing and looting. Ye Guimu was thanking Ning Mingmei. He said that Ye Guijing's health had improved significantly after using the new treatment produced by Qingji Sect. Ye Guijing also wanted to fight on the front line with him, but not using force, but being a medical monk. Perhaps, the experience of being tortured by illness made her feel more precious about life and more sad about the outbreak of war.

Those occasional letters described the experiences and stories of the disciples of Qingji Sect. It was not until he saw these disciples from Yanyun Tower that Ning Mingmei realized that the disciples from Yanyun Tower, also the number one immortal sect in the world, were also fighting side by side with his disciples.

Qingji Sect once mocked Yanyun Tower for only knowing how to play musical instruments, and Yanyun Tower once despised Qingji Sect for only knowing how to wield swords. They had fought tooth and nail for a trophy in the Qingyan Competition decades ago, using all sorts of tricks and mocking each other's choice of sect.

But now, they have chosen the same path - the path to the battlefield.

Flower Puff has always been slow. But she noticed that Ning Mingmei took off his glasses at this moment, bent down and wiped them with the hem of his clothes - as if his glasses were dirty. She blinked her eyes and suddenly felt that Ning Mingmei might need to be patted on the head at this moment.

Just like their cat family, they always like to be patted on the head by other cats when they are sad.

"...We were both in the northern team. During the encounter, we got separated from our team and were chased by several demon cultivators. We had no choice but to flee all the way to the demon world." Zheng Yinshang told the whole story in a fluent manner. "We met Brother Song on the mountain of the Sky Fox Clan. But those demon cultivators were too strong! Even if Brother Song was there, we would not be able to defeat them. Fortunately, this little brother found us."

He pointed at Lian Chengyue behind the crowd. Lu Youyu was also full of gratitude: "Yes, thank you very much!"

Ning Mingmei looked at Lian Chengyue. Gui Ruoxue beside Lian Chengyue also snorted: "Your disciple has a very sharp eye."

Lian Chengyue was originally sitting cross-legged in the cave. When he saw Ning Mingmei coming in, he immediately stood up and ran towards him.

Ning Mingmei lowered his head... and then looked up to see what he wanted to do. The young man opened his hands, revealing six Qiankun bags in his hands.

Lian Chengyue: "Master, this is what I confiscated from those demon cultivators."

...Lian Chengyue, you are always so thoughtful every time at this time!

Ning Mingmei accepted the six Qiankun bags without hesitation. But his eyes did not leave Lian Chengyue: "You are very kind."

Lian Chengyue's eyes were clear: "Master, I just thought that several of your favorite disciples are now serving in the north. If they were in danger, you would be worried and hope that someone could help them at this time."

"..." Ning Mingmei said, "...Heh."

This is indeed what Lian Chengyue thought. If something happened to Wen Siheng and the others, Ning Mingmei would inevitably be worried again. Once Ning Mingmei becomes worried, he will spend less time in Qingji Sect and less energy on recruiting and training graduate students. Therefore, Lian Chengyue would never allow any accident to happen to Ning Mingmei's marginal property.

At this moment, Ning Mingmei's usually cold eyes were slightly moved. Lian Chengyue thought that he had made the right move today. At that moment, he felt a bright future ahead of him, as if he had hope for the future again.

So this is the way to make Ning Mingmei happy!

If he could become the new Demon Lord, capture Wen Siheng and others alive, release them unharmed, and send the entire demon army into the ditch through micro-manipulation, wouldn't Ning Mingmei be even happier?

He was very happy about this and wanted to look up again and say something with clear eyes.

Then……

"puff--!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out from the corner of his lips.

"What's going on?"

"Little brother, what's wrong with you?"

Before anyone else could react, Ning Mingmei acted decisively and grabbed Lian Chengyue's wrist to take his pulse.

After a moment, Ning Mingmei asked, "Are you going to break through?"

Although there is only one step from the foundation-building stage to the golden elixir stage, this step is just a thought, and one thought is enlightenment. Many people spend their entire lives trying to get this chance for "enlightenment" - that wonderful feeling of having your body and mind suddenly become unblocked and seeing the vastness of the world.

What did Lian Chengyue just realize?

"...Brother Lian gained enlightenment through helping others!" Hua Puff understood it immediately and showed a look of joy.

"You gained enlightenment by helping others and doing what is right?" Zheng Yinshang listened and felt very impressed. "Brother Lian has a bright future!"

Only Ning Mingmei looked at Lian Chengyue with suspicion... He thought of the six intact storage bags just now and said nothing else. Instead, he pressed Lian Chengyue to the ground.

"Sit tight and form the elixir." Ning Mingmei said, "I will protect you."

He thought for a moment, and then took out a Dan-forming Pill from his bag…from Gui Ruoxue’s bag: “Wig, you should have Dan-forming Pills with you.”

Gui Ruoxue: ...

Gui Ruoxue lost property X1. Ning Mingmei stuffed the pill into Lian Chengyue's mouth. Lian Chengyue's lips brushed against Ning Mingmei's fingers and she began to blush.

"Thank you, thank you Immortal Lord." He stammered.

Gui Ruoxue: ...No one is going to thank me? ?

He stood there, sighed, and went with Wu Yun to set up a defensive barrier. Song Mingke on the other side saw this scene, but frowned slightly in a corner where no one was paying attention.

He had not expected this delay.

If he was delayed here, how would he find that person's whereabouts?

His frown naturally did not escape Ning Mingmei's eyes.

It did not escape Shi Ruzhuo's eyes.