Chapter 211 The Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty Desires to Meet the Fox King
In the southwest of the demon realm, there are rolling mountains, one of which is called Qingyu. The mountain is rich in cold jade, and the fox clan has lived and multiplied here for generations.
Qingyu Mountain is bustling with activity today. In a month, it will be the Fox King's 3,000th birthday. The Fox King's offspring are returning from all over the world one after another to celebrate their mother's birthday.
The fox demons of Qingyu Mountain also began preparations early, fearing that there might be the slightest mishap on the day of the Fox King's birthday.
On the mountain path, two fox spirits were chatting as they walked down the mountain clearing away debris.
One of the fox demons whispered to its companion, "I heard that besides the three deceased young masters, only the eldest young master has not yet returned?"
The demons all know that the Fox King has thirteen sons, each with outstanding looks and considerable strength. His eldest son, Xijing, is even more outstanding than his father. However, the mother and son had broken off relations many years ago, and the eldest son never returned after leaving the mountain.
Even in Qingyu Mountain, that's all that people know.
Another fox demon gestured for silence: "You dare to say anything, but don't mention the young master in the mountains, or you'll be skinned alive if you're overheard."
The fox demon quickly shut its mouth, looked around warily, and only felt relieved when it saw that there were no other foxes around.
However, the fox king will eventually know about any disturbance in the mountains, no matter what it is, if he so desires.
In a cave on the main peak of Qingyu Mountain, the walls are covered with the history of the fox clan. Most of the walls are still empty, waiting for future generations to fill them in.
At the end of the cave, brightly lit, stood a huge stone platform with many stone tablets, each about the height of a forearm, bearing the names of the fox clan's ancestors.
Further down, stone tablets and burning lamps are arranged alternately.
The soul lamp belonging to the Fox Queen still shines brightly, while some of the fox clan elders of her generation have become names on stone tablets.
The bottom row, where thirteen soul lamps were originally placed, now has four stone tablets.
The Fox King, dressed in a red brocade robe and wearing a golden crown, and looking only about thirty years old like a human, was standing in front of the stone platform.
She gazed at the name on the first stone tablet at the very bottom of the platform.
I could faintly hear the innocent little fox in the mountains mentioning the eldest young master.
As her birthday approaches, she thinks of her eldest son.
That was her first child, born on the same day as her, who inherited all her expectations and never disappointed her.
Ironically, he ruined himself for a woman from the witch clan.
She still feels angry whenever she thinks about it; she has never been happy on any of Xi Jing's birthdays since his death.
Her eldest son wouldn't even let her rest in peace, not even in death.
Just then, the Fox King's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked out of the cave.
As she stepped out of the cave, the intricate array at the entrance vanished in a flash, and she looked up to see a black invitation card floating in mid-air above the mountain peak.
She raised her hand, and the invitation card landed in her palm with a "whoosh".
The Fox King glanced disdainfully at the invitation in his hand; only humans liked such fancy things.
She opened the visiting card, which read: "Bai Xiu, the heir apparent of the Great Xia Ming King, wishes to meet the Fox King."
The seal is that of the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The tone on this visiting card was anything but polite.
Having lived for so many years, the Fox King had seen countless hot-blooded young people and was no longer angered by them. What she cared about more was the title of Prince Ming.
If she wasn't mistaken, the current Ming King of Great Xia was not very old. He had a good relationship with Xi Jing and had kept a low profile all these years, living peacefully with the demon race.
It seems that the person who broke through to the fifth realm some time ago is the successor he is cultivating.
The talents of the human race are truly astonishing.
The Fox King sighed inwardly before speaking, "Yuanjun."
"Mother."
Yuanjun was the second son of the Fox King. After his elder brother went down the mountain, he stayed on Qingyu Mountain to serve the Fox King.
He doesn't resemble Xi Jing in appearance because they have different biological fathers. He has a more rugged appearance, and when he has a serious expression, he looks older than the Fox King.
Upon hearing the Fox King's summons, Yuanjun immediately appeared a few steps away from her.
"Go down the mountain to welcome the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"Yes." Yuanjun didn't ask any more questions, turned around and walked down the mountain. In just a few flashes, his figure disappeared.
The Fox King glanced down the mountain, but only for a moment, without investigating further.
There is an unwritten rule among the five realms that if one uses divine sense to investigate another, it is considered a provocation. Although she is just a junior, she does not want to make an enemy of the Great Xia for no reason.
Yuanjun arrived at the foot of Qingyu Mountain, but did not see the Crown Prince Ming. Instead, she saw a human woman sitting on a stone pier at the foot of the mountain.
The person sitting there was naturally Achan.
With Ye Chen leading the way, they encountered no accidents on their way to Qingyu Mountain, and arrived at the foot of Qingyu Mountain in just two days.
Bai Xiuming originally intended to go up the mountain with her, but A Chan refused.
Amian also suggested going with her, but Achan refused again.
They were deadlocked, and finally Ye Chen gave her a dragon scale to carry with her, assuring her that if the Fox King dared to attack her, the dragon scale would protect her.
With Ye Chen's assurance, Bai Xiuming and A Mian reluctantly agreed to let her stay there and wait for the fox demon from Qingyu Mountain to come and pick her up.
Yuanjun looked around but did not see any human who resembled the Crown Prince of Ming. In the end, she turned her gaze back to Achan.
He walked over, stood in front of Achan, and asked, "Who are you, young lady, and why are you here?"
Achan looked up at Yuanjun, who was blocking the sunlight from her head. Although her second uncle looked a bit serious, he had a good personality and was well-loved in the mountains.
Achan and he were not familiar with each other. He spent all his time with his grandmother. His grandmother ignored her and A-Mian, so he did the same. Over the years, they had spoken less than five words to each other.
"I have been entrusted by the Crown Prince of Ming to meet with the Fox King on his behalf."
Yuanjun frowned; the other party's words were truly disrespectful to her mother.
The Crown Prince clearly did not care about his mother, and actually sent a human woman to the mountain to see her in his place.
Although he was furious, he dared not disobey the Fox King's orders. After much deliberation, he still took Achan up the mountain.
Previously, Achan was a fox demon who never felt tired running around on Qingyu Mountain. But now it's different. She hasn't even entered the cultivation stage yet. She has only reached the halfway point of the mountain, and she has already had to rest twice. Yuanjun looks at her with disdain.
You can't blame her for that. Qingyu Mountain is much bigger than the mountains of Daxia, and the mountain road looks especially long, with no end in sight.
They walked for about half an hour, with Yuanjun always walking ahead with his back to Achan, finally leading her to the main peak of Qingyu Mountain, in front of the Fox King.
Upon seeing the Fox King, Yuanjun said, "Mother, I have brought the person here, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, Achan, who had been hidden behind Yuanjun, took a step to the side, revealing her figure that had been concealed by him.
The Fox King's gaze passed over his second son and landed on Achan.
His previously calm gaze suddenly became extremely sharp, as if he wanted to pierce through Achan.
Why are you here?
Even through the barrier of skin, the Fox King still recognized Achan.
Achan remained calm and even smiled at the Fox King: "I wanted to have a chat with the Fox King, so I had the Prince of Ming send me a visiting card."
Ordinary humans rarely get to see the Fox King, but the Crown Prince of Ming has the right to do so, so before leaving the capital, Bai Xiu ordered him to verify his identity.
These words startled Yuan Jun. He instinctively wanted to turn around and look at A Chan, but the Fox King scolded him, "Step back."
Yuanjun paused for a moment, then vanished from their sight.
With no one else around, Achan spoke again: "Grandmother, it's been a long time."
The Fox King said coldly, "No need to beat around the bush, just say what you mean."
Achan wouldn't let her have her way, and said coquettishly, "The road to Qingyu Mountain is really difficult to walk. I'm so tired from climbing up the mountain that my legs are weak. Grandmother dislikes me so much, can't you even let me sit on a chair on the mountain?"
The Fox King stared at her for a long time: "Come with me."
She led Achan to a cliff not far away, where there was a flat area that was very smooth, with a stone table and benches standing on the side.
It seemed like no one had been here for a long time, as moss grew everywhere. Seeing the Fox King sit down, Achan took out a handkerchief and casually swept the dust off the stone bench before sitting down herself.
Do you know where this is?
"I know," Achan said, tapping her legs to relax. "It's where you live."
The main peak of Qingyu Mountain is a place that Achan has never set foot on, because she is not qualified to come up.
Now she is no longer a fox spirit, and can sit here instead.
The Fox King glanced at her, looking at the smooth stone platform: "This is where Xi Jing cultivated when he was a child. Even these tables and chairs were made by him."
Achan's eyes crinkled into a smile, looking quite proud: "Father is really amazing."
Looking at her appearance, the Fox King suddenly said, "You child, you've never been likable since you were little."
Achan looked at the Fox King, somewhat surprised that her grandmother's evaluation of her was unpleasant.
Aside from the occasional fights with the fox cubs, which were mostly initiated by them, she seemed to have never done anything that would anger heaven and man.
"Grandmother, why don't you tell me what I did to displease you?"
"Is it so hard to accept being abandoned? If they don't want you, why hold on to them? Excessive stubbornness will only annoy people."
Such questioning was completely unexpected for Achan. If she hadn't been to the wilderness and didn't know the truth, perhaps the Fox King's words would have truly moved her.
“Father will never get tired of me and Ah Mian.”
Seeing Ah Chan's confident expression, the Fox King looked at her with only cold eyes.
She knew, of course, that her son would not be tired of his two children, and was even willing to give his life for the two half-demon children born to that woman.
She had once hoped for Xi Jing's offspring. Even if they were half-demons, if they possessed Xi Jing's talents, she could keep them by her side and raise them.
However, when she went to Bai Ze to divine the future of her two cubs, she learned that they were destined to be afflicted by a calamity and were destined to have no connection with the fox clan.
At that time, she thought that the two children were destined to die, so she didn't need to put in any more effort. But Xi Jing never gave up.
Later, she often thought that if those two kids hadn't been thinking about him all the time, he probably wouldn't have been so persistent.
The Fox King spoke sharply: "You are the ones who killed him, and now you have the nerve to mention him in front of me."
Ah Chan lowered her eyes. In truth, her grandmother was right; her father had indeed died because of her and Ah Mian.
But today, she cannot admit it.
After calming herself down, Achan raised her head and said, "Grandmother, you are mistaken. It was clearly you who killed Father."
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