Chapter Sixty-Nine: Too Charming
Jingwu was greatly shocked, but fortunately she hadn't done anything heinous.
She placed the nine-tailed fox aside, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
Seeing her like this, the nine-tailed fox spoke first: "Why are you looking at me like that? I just want to give them all equal love."
She slowly recounted her story.
The nine-tailed fox is named He Yaoyao, and she already has five hundred years of cultivation, which she has spent cultivating in the mountains and forests.
That year, she was betrayed by her own kind, severely injured, and turned into her original form, falling into a coma in the forest, where she was rescued by a human named Lin Xu.
After she woke up, she decided to repay him by becoming his guardian spirit.
At that time, Lin Xu was a poor scholar. He had heard his elders talk about the guardian spirits in his family. He thought there was such a good thing, so he agreed without hesitation.
He Yaoyao became the guardian spirit of the Lin family, and was worshipped by the Lin family. She also worked very hard to protect the family.
Before long, Lin Xu passed the county-level imperial examination and went on to pass the palace examination, where he ranked third and was granted the title of Jinshi, becoming an eighth-rank official.
After becoming an official, he should have listened to the advice of his elders and married a wife.
But the night before his blind date, he couldn't sleep and went to the back garden to admire the moon.
Upon raising his eyes, he saw He Yaoyao in human form.
She was dressed in red, half-reclining on the eaves, holding a wine bottle in her hand, looking at him with a drunken expression.
He Yaoyao was originally a fox, and she had a very alluring face. With just a gentle smile, she captivated him so much that he couldn't move.
Lin Xu stared intently at her, feeling something pounding violently in his left chest.
By the time he realized what was happening, he had already climbed onto the roof and was sitting next to He Yaoyao.
At this moment, He Yaoyao was drunk and didn't even see who the person in front of her was before reaching out to lift his chin and seduce him.
That night, the two became husband and wife.
When He Yaoyao woke up the next day, Lin Xu had already rejected the blind date arranged by his elders. He was preparing betrothal gifts, intending to marry her.
She naturally refused, but she had taken the initiative last night, so she felt somewhat guilty.
He Yaoyao told him that she was a guardian spirit, so that he would give up.
Lin Xu had given up hope. He knew that his success today was thanks to the guardian spirit, so he dared not pester her any longer, for fear of driving her away.
Two years later, with the help of his elders, he married a woman from a prominent family and they had children.
With He Yaoyao's blessing, Lin Xu rose through the ranks to become a second-rank official.
In an instant, the Lin family went from being a poor family that no one looked down upon to a newly rich and sought-after family.
Twenty years have passed, and Lin Xu has grown old. His eldest son, Lin Jue, has turned eighteen and is ready to get married.
Unexpectedly, one night, Lin Jue accidentally walked into the Apricot Blossom Garden, which belonged exclusively to He Yaoyao, and stumbled upon her drinking on the eaves in human form.
Just like twenty years ago, Lin Jue was captivated. He climbed onto the roof and sat beside her. That night, the two became husband and wife.
The next day, after waking up, Lin Jue went to his father and said he wanted to marry a woman from Xinghua Garden.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xu immediately understood that his son, like himself, was infatuated with He Yaoyao. He immediately picked up a broom and beat the man up.
Then, he was told that the woman in Xinghua Garden was his family's guardian spirit and that she could never marry him.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jue was completely disheartened and quickly got married under his father's arrangement.
After this incident, Lin Xu warned his children that they were not allowed to set foot in Xinghua Garden again.
He Yaoyao spent another twenty years in peace and quiet in Xinghua Garden. Just after she survived the tribulation of lightning, she was recuperating in the courtyard when a young man bumped into her.
She stayed in Xinghua Garden for a long time without going out, and didn't recognize the person in front of her.
Seeing the boy stumble and run out the door, she assumed he had been frightened away.
Unexpectedly, the boy returned with several bottles of medicine and carefully applied the medicine to him.
Looking at his face, He Yaoyao suddenly felt a desire to tease him.
She reached out to tease him, and seeing the boy's ears gradually turn red, she laughed.
That smile captivated the young man's heart.
From that day on, the boy often ran to Xinghua Garden in the middle of the night to meet her.
He Yaoyao didn't care who he was; she just felt that he suited her perfectly, so she and he got together sweetly.
But then the unexpected happened: she became pregnant and soon gave birth to a daughter.
He Yaoyao originally intended to raise her daughter alone, but the young man unexpectedly revealed his identity, saying he was Lin Jue's son, Lin Xu's grandson, Lin Xi. He wanted to confess to his father and grandfather that he wanted to marry her.
He Yaoyao felt like she'd been struck by lightning; how could she have fallen for the Lin family three times already?
But what's done is done, and no amount of shock can change that.
She couldn't marry him, so she thought she would keep him calm for now and make a long-term plan.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xu's wife, Xu, couldn't sit still any longer.
Once, twice, and thrice, and now she's even gotten her pregnant. She absolutely cannot tolerate this woman any longer, even if she's a guardian spirit.
So, Xu, together with her family, found a master to set up a demon-suppressing formation, took the opportunity to kidnap her daughter, lured her into the formation, and decided to kill her.
No matter what, He Yaoyao was a fox spirit. After realizing she had been tricked, she immediately protected her heart meridian and quickly summoned her kin who were under her protection, asking them to go out and find someone to rescue her.
Upon hearing her words, the white fox had only run a few steps when it saw Jingwu. Seeing that she was full of merit, it decided to take a gamble and bring her over.
After hearing this, Jingwu looked at He Yaoyao meaningfully.
After a moment, he asked, "Where is your daughter?"
"The master that Xu consulted said that he should not kill living beings and told Xu to deal with my daughter herself. She just threw her into the woods. But by then, she had been rescued by my clansmen and taken to a safe place."
Jingwu nodded, then looked at him and asked the question that had been on his mind: "You really didn't know that the three of them were from the same family?"
“Every time they come here, I’m drunk, how would I recognize them?” He Yaoyao curled her lips and said nonchalantly, “Besides, I’ve been deliberately avoiding them, who would have thought they could break into my yard.”
Jingwu twitched the corners of his mouth, but before he could speak, he heard the person in front of him say something else.
"It's just that our fox clan is too charming."
Hearing this, Jingwu swallowed back all the words he wanted to say.
She stood up, thought for a moment, and then said, "He saved you, and you became his guardian spirit. Now that I've saved you, what do you plan to do?"
"Should I also act as your guardian spirit?" He Yaoyao blurted out subconsciously, then realized that the person in front of her was a divination master and probably didn't need a guardian spirit.
"Alright."
He Yaoyao was surprised that the person in front of her would agree. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I promised Lin Xu that I would be the guardian spirit of the Lin family for a hundred years. There are still more than fifty years left. You have to wait for me until fifty years later. Besides, the Xu family actually dared to scheme against me. I must get revenge!"
Jingwu nodded upon hearing this; she wasn't in a hurry anyway.
But now, something was more urgent, and she stared straight into her eyes: "Then, guardian spirit, tell me where there is any spirit jade around here?"
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