Awakening

"Little fox, what are you doing here again? Didn't I tell you before that you can't run around like that..."

Some babbling voices rose in the dark space. Although the words sounded like reproaches, they could not hide the joy in them.

But what he saw was a tiny shadow, and he didn't know if it could hear him.

It was the same little fox. As soon as it entered, it wrapped itself up with its somewhat fluffy tail, looking like a whole ball of foxes from a distance.

He was thinking to himself, and felt that his description was really good, so he couldn't help but chuckle.

After he had seen enough, he slowly asked the other party why he had come.

"What's wrong with you? Did you two have a fight?"

The voice came from the top of the domain—he still hid his figure in the darkness, but this time it was a man's voice.

Judging from the little fox's dejected look, it must have been scolded by that person. That person can be really ruthless when they want to, and this time they even managed to scold their beloved furry friend like this.

But the little fox didn't reply, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. The other party didn't complain, and he was all alone—well, a plant, or half-human, half-plant.

Regardless of the reason, it's not appropriate for him to be the only one performing this solo act.

"If you don't talk to me, I'm leaving. Sigh, it takes energy to talk."

"Wait! Don't go yet!"

A voice finally rang out from below, and he finally curled the corners of his lips. It was just a young fox; getting him to speak was a piece of cake.

But when he actually saw the little fox, he was still somewhat surprised: "You didn't cry?"

Nan Yi transformed back into human form and smoothed out the slight wrinkles on his robes.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel helpless. "Why should I cry?"

The soul hesitated, as if to say something but then stopped—because you looked very sad just now. Shouldn't you cry if you're sad?

"But since you're here, you must have something to say to me. Come on, I'm listening."

He knew perfectly well that the little fox would never come to him for no reason, and it certainly wasn't to listen to his stories or anything like that. It must have run into some trouble on its own.

Nan Yi had been wandering aimlessly after leaving Chu Li's side, and by the time he came to his senses, he had already arrived at the entrance to this realm.

He followed his heart and entered again, and sure enough, he encountered that soul once more.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Currently, within the Myriad Manifestations Sect, apart from her senior sister, he is the only one she can barely be familiar with, and the only one she can barely confide in.

"I just ran away from the person I like."

"You little fox, how do you even know what 'like' means?"

“I’m not exactly a little fox anymore—don’t interrupt.”

"So what happened next? Why did you run away?"

"Because she said something...something I dislike the most."

"What? She rejected you?"

Even in the darkness, Nan Yi could feel the bright light coming from the other side, as if the other party had already ignited their gossip spirit.

"What you said is true, but that's not actually what she said."

Nan Yi couldn't help but recall what had just happened. After he was injured, it wasn't that no one had asked him the same question. In the fox clan alone, no fewer than five people had asked him this question. Some of them were concerned, but others harbored malice and wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

However, when facing these people, he remained extremely calm, without any fluctuation in his emotions.

But when his senior sister asked the same question, his heart began to tremble uncontrollably. Before he could think of any words to answer, his body, before his thoughts could, fled.

Nan Yi recounted the entire story to the spirit, omitting the beginning and end.

The soul raised an eyebrow: "That's it? And she even considered herself your senior sister, so she rejected you. Hmm... is it possible that she simply doesn't like you?"

"I've thought about this before, but the problem is that I'm still not sure if she likes me or not."

His senior sister's previous actions at least showed that she cared about him, but he admitted that he wasn't sure whether that care had reached the level of affection or even liking.

But now that things were out in the open, he didn't want to give up so easily. He needed to at least find out what his senior sister was really thinking.

"Wait a minute, something's not right. Doesn't she know you're that guy's little fox? How dare she refuse you?"

This time it was Nan Yi's turn to be surprised: "Who exactly are you talking about?"

"that is……"

The soul abruptly stopped speaking. Oh no, oh no, did he not know who that person was? Then was he not that person's little fox either?

Was he wrong from the start?

Since that's the case... He felt a chill creep up from the bottom of his heart, making him shiver involuntarily—but he could clearly sense that person's aura on the fox before!

Does this mean that person might not have revealed their true colors to the fox? Then they absolutely cannot let anything slip.

Otherwise, if he ruined that person's plans, he would probably have to stay in this wretched realm for many more years.

"Ahem, let's not talk about anyone else today, let's just talk about you, hahaha..."

Normally, Nan Yi would be very perceptive and would be able to detect the illogicality in his words and then investigate further. However, today he really had no mind to think about other people's affairs, so he didn't pay much attention to the people he mentioned.

He didn't realize that he had missed the chance to uncover his senior sister's "true colors".

"So what you just said is that you mind her mentioning your cultivation level?"

The change of topic was clearly abrupt, but Nan Yi didn't seem to care much.

Nan Yi nodded. As things stand, that was indeed the case. He was extremely bothered by his senior sister asking about his cultivation level.

But on another level, he felt that it wasn't his senior sister's fault, but rather that he himself was too disappointing.

He was injured and hasn't recovered yet. He doesn't even know if he'll ever recover. If he can't be cured, then he'll only have the Foundation Establishment stage cultivation for the rest of his life.

"What's the use of thinking so much now? Maybe things will take a turn for the better later. Maybe your senior sister doesn't actually care about this at all. Are you going to give her up for that tiny bit of possibility later?"

In his opinion, the little fox in front of him was thinking too much. If it were him, he wouldn't consider such a long-term thing at all. Not every couple can go all the way. As long as he can enjoy the process, isn't that enough?

He watched in the darkness, and the fox's eyes, which had been somewhat dim, gradually brightened. He knew then that the fox before him had passed the test in his heart.

Then he came up with another idea: "Why don't you go back to the fox clan? Aren't you foxes the best at this kind of thing? Go back and learn from your elders. Maybe you'll have the skills and be able to win the heart of your beauty soon."

This fox in front of me is obviously too naive. It probably hasn't had a mate before, which is why it can't help but feel inferior when it encounters a little thing.

Then, watching the fox hurriedly trying to leave, he shook his head and sighed, "Love makes people blind." Then he called out to him, "What's the name of the senior sister you like?"

If he were to be released later, he would like to see what kind of woman this fox's sweetheart was.

Nan Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Her name is Chu Li, and she is my senior sister."

She was also the best senior sister in his heart.

Then he heard a loud crash, as if something had suddenly fallen from above.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?"

The soul bared its teeth, bending its body into an incredible arc at the top. Luckily, the soul was highly flexible; otherwise, it would have been the one crashing down.

But that's not the point. What did he just hear? He couldn't have heard wrong, could he?

Overwhelmed by surprise, he couldn't help but unleash the soul power he had recently accumulated, knocking down the luminous pearl placed in the area for illumination.

He felt heartbroken at the loss of his hard-earned soul power, and was also shocked to lose his ability to speak.

What on earth is going on? This little fox actually likes that person? No wonder that person wouldn't agree...

When he first heard that name, many thoughts flashed through his mind, including whether there was a woman in the sect who happened to have the same name.

But the probability was low, and then he thought of the familiar scent on the fox, and in an instant, he understood everything.

He couldn't possibly push the little fox into a fire pit. The little fox was so kind, and even came to play with him; he had to try his best to save her...

But by the time he came to his senses, the fox had vanished from the entire area.

He seemed to remember something and couldn't help but rub his forehead; he had just knocked over something in the domain.

The domain was activated at once, and upon sensing that additional personnel had entered, it instinctively cleared out the intruders.

The little fox should have already left this area, so there's nothing he can do about it. After all, the fox can't leave the area itself, so he can only wish it good luck.

The Hall of No Form.

After hearing Chu Li's purpose for coming, the sect leader was somewhat puzzled, "Why are you suddenly asking these questions?"

Chu Li concealed the unusual expression on her face and quietly said, "If you know the key to it, please tell me."

The sect leader was startled by the respectful address, and for a moment he seemed to see his master, who had regained his memories—

There's nothing about Nan Yi's background that needs to be hidden. Besides, once Master truly recovers, everything still needs to go through her to determine whether the strange disease on the fox can be cured.

"Nan Yi is the most trusted fox in the fox clan." Just by looking at how the fox clan was willing to come to Venerable Xuanling to treat his illness, we can see that Venerable Xuanling is not someone that just anyone can easily invite.

It was also because she had some connection with the Fox Clan and was willing to give them face. In addition, the Fox Clan promised that as long as Venerable Xuanling could cure him, they would spare no expense—that is to say, no matter what demands the Myriad Manifestations Sect made, they would do their best to meet them.

"He once suffered a very serious injury that severed all eight of his tails. However, the strange thing is that no matter how much he recuperated, he could only grow one more tail."

In the fox clan, the tail is linked to cultivation level; a fox with only one tail can only cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage at most.