Chapter 70 The Tribulation of Grace Turns into a Failure
After Shao Yanzhe's three consecutive shouts, the outside fell into silence.
He listened carefully, but heard nothing.
Just when he thought he should leave after getting the white shadow outside, the window he had closed creaked open.
His scalp tingled instantly, and the jade hairpin pen in his hand was filled with literary energy, ready to attack at any moment.
When the window was opened, a stunningly beautiful face appeared before my eyes.
This face is ethereal and beautiful, with jade-like bones and snow-white skin. The long, narrow eyes naturally exude a captivating charm, and the lips are like blooming peonies, naturally red without any makeup. When she smiles, two dimples appear on her cheeks. However, her clear, black-and-white eyes are devoid of any allure, pure and clear like a baby's, with round, innocent eyes that seem completely out of place with her face, utterly distorting any seductive charm about her.
Upon seeing this face, Shao Yanzhe paused for a moment, then put away the jade hairpin pen in his hand.
"Little fox demon?" he said.
Xiao Bai was stunned when he was recognized. He stammered, "How...how did you know it was me?"
Suddenly, that captivating face looked silly.
Shao Yanzhe couldn't bear to look at it. He sighed and said, "Isn't it easy to tell?"
His eyes were very beautiful; it was those eyes that made him feel unable to bear it.
Today, he recognized those familiar eyes at a glance, which was not surprising.
Xiao Bai was a little annoyed, but he also remembered why he had come here.
He looked at Shao Yanzhe and said, "Scholar, will you marry me?"
Shao Yanzhe's eyelids twitched immediately, and he looked away, refusing, "No good!"
Xiao Bai winked at him, tilted her head slightly to show her face, ran her long, slender, white fingers along the side of her face, and smiled sweetly at him.
"Scholar, am I not pretty enough?"
He lowered his voice and said, "Look closely, I don't believe there's any other woman in the world who can compare to this face!"
As he said this, his eyes were full of pride.
His face was created based on the clan leader's face, but only about 70% similar. He had dimples on his cheeks that the clan leader didn't have, and in his opinion, he was just as good as the clan leader.
He simply couldn't believe that anyone could refuse him after seeing that face.
If he marries this scholar and repays his debt of gratitude, he will surely be able to successfully repay his debt!
Shao Yanzhe took a deep breath and shifted his gaze to this peerless face. His eyes remained completely unmoved, as if the face was utterly ordinary to him.
He looked intently at the little fox demon and said, "You are very beautiful, but I cannot marry you."
Xiao Bai's eyes were filled with confusion: "Why?"
Shao Yanzhe couldn't very well say that after he transmigrated to this world, he gave up the idea of getting married and having children.
This world is too difficult for both men and women, especially for women.
He wasn't sure if he could bear to watch his child either become out of place in this world or integrate into it; either way, in his eyes, it would be too cruel.
He himself is fine; whether he lives or dies, he only needs to be responsible for himself.
But he couldn't explain these things to the little fox demon in front of him, so he simply gave the most basic and understandable reason.
He was afraid that if he explained it in a complicated way, the somewhat silly little fox demon in front of him wouldn't understand.
"Sorry, I don't like women."
Xiao Bai, who was waiting for a rebuttal, was dumbfounded. How could he possibly refute this?
He gave Shao Yanzhe an angry snort, slammed the window shut, and left.
Seeing this, Shao Yanzhe thought to himself that the little fox demon must have given up now.
Thinking of the little fox demon's behavior just now, she couldn't help but shake her head with amusement. She's still just a child, how could she be thinking about getting married?
Judging from her original form, she's probably not an adult yet. Next time I see her, I'll have to give her a good talking to. She's a fox spirit, and she can't be with humans. Putting aside the issue of reproductive barriers, just considering their lifespans, they're completely mismatched.
I wonder how her parents raised her, how they managed to raise such an innocent little fox spirit?
Does that mean her parents are also so naive?
Chief of Baiyue Peak: Achoo!
On the other side, Xiaobai left angrily, feeling very dissatisfied.
He's so handsome now, yet that scholar isn't moved at all, and even uses such an absurd excuse to fob him off!
This was somewhat disheartening for him. Did he have a problem with his aesthetic sense?
He frowned, feeling resentful.
Little White lifted his foot and kicked a small pebble at his feet. The pebble flew forward and disappeared into the darkness.
"Ouch!" a man's voice rang out.
Who threw stones at night?!
Zhou Jiming emerged from the darkness, holding a small stone in one hand and rubbing his forehead, which was sore from being hit by the stone, with the other.
Then he saw the white figure standing under the dim yellow lantern.
As the saying goes, a beauty is more beautiful under the lamplight. Not to mention that Xiao Bai's current appearance is stunningly beautiful. Under the dim light, it's as if a beauty filter has been applied, making her even more captivating.
When Xiaobai saw the person who came, her eyes lit up and she smiled sweetly at him.
Zhou Jiming's eyes suddenly became glazed over, and for a moment he didn't know where he was.
"Do you think I'm pretty?" Xiaobai asked.
Zhou Jiming nodded dumbly: "It looks good!"
"If someone rejects me, why?"
Zhou Jiming blurted out, "Either he's not a man, or he likes men!"
Xiao Bai seemed to be deep in thought.
Zhou Jiming looked at Xiaobai shyly: "Um, I won't refuse you."
Xiao Bai rolled her eyes at him: "You wish!"
After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve at him.
Zhou Jiming immediately rolled his eyes and fainted, collapsing to the ground with a thud and falling into a deep sleep.
Xiao Bai glanced at him, clapped her hands with a cold laugh, and thought, "What a pipe dream!"
He thought about what the man had just said, and realized that the scholar must be a man. So, did the man like men?
It's not impossible.
The fox clan doesn't distinguish between genders; they can become whatever gender they prefer.
The reason he transformed into a male during his first human form was because the moment he transformed, he immediately thought of Shao Yanzhe, and the human form he transformed into unconsciously resembled him more closely.
If he had been in contact with the clan leader before transforming, then the person he transformed into would be a woman similar to the clan leader, although their appearance would be different.
Xiao Bai wasn't sure whether Shao Yanzhe liked men or women, so she could only give it a try.
His demonic power circulated within him, and a cloud of white mist enveloped his entire body.
When the white mist dissipated, the charming woman disappeared, and in her place appeared a young man of about twenty years old.
The young man wore a white robe with dark patterns unique to the fox clan on the hem, giving him an air of nobility.
A green jade crown adorned her head, and her black hair lay neatly in place, with only a few stray strands falling naturally down, swaying in the night breeze along with the red silk ribbons hanging from the crown.
He stretched out his hands, looked down, and examined his current appearance with a sense of wonder.
He lowered his hand, put on a straight face, made a scholarly gesture, and then inexplicably laughed.
Xiao Bai reached out and placed the silk ribbon that had drifted behind him on his shoulder, then adopted the posture of a scholar and walked back again.
But after a few steps, he revealed his true form, no longer able to maintain the airs of a scholar, and jumped around happily.
Shao Yanzhe, who was diligently copying a book, suddenly heard a creaking sound. He turned his head sharply to look at the window, and a drop of ink from the tip of his brush fell onto the rice paper.
The ink spread across the white Xuan paper, covering the half-written characters, rendering the half-finished sheet of paper useless.
Shao Yanzhe didn't care about any of that. He stared at the open window and saw a face that looked strangely familiar.
The moment his eyes met those of the person whose face he saw, he immediately relaxed.
"Why are you back again?"
At the same time, he looked the newcomer up and down in surprise, not understanding how she could have become him.
He couldn't help but recall the stories about monsters he had seen in his previous life, which seemed to show that once a monster took human form, it remained the same gender.
Oh, I remember now, some monsters really can transform at will.
However, he was curious whether those who could change their appearance and gender at will only change their appearance, or whether their inner self changed along with their appearance.
Of course, he wouldn't actually ask such a presumptuous question.
Xiao Bai's prepared lines were suddenly cut off, and he said angrily, "How did you recognize me again?"
As he spoke, he reached out and touched his face, confirming that this face was completely different from the woman's face he had previously had.
Looking at the puzzled expression on the young man's face, Shao Yanzhe glanced at him and felt something was off.
He withdrew his gaze and said, "This isn't your original appearance either, is it? Since you've already recognized me, why don't you change back to your original appearance?"
When he saw the large ink stain on the Xuan paper, a pang of heartache flashed in his eyes. His painstakingly completed copy of a book was ruined!
Thinking of the culprit, he looked out the window and unexpectedly saw a cloud of white mist rising around the young man. When the mist dissipated, a boy who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old appeared there.
The boy's hair was tied up on top and loose on the bottom. His face was round and still had baby fat, with dimples on his cheeks. His eyes, still showing signs of immaturity, darted around, making it clear that he was a lively and active child.
The more Shao Yanzhe looked at the boy, the more his brows furrowed. He looked the boy up and down, and the more familiar his face seemed.
Just then, Xuan Yao returned after running around all day.
He jumped in through another window and saw the boy standing outside, his eyes widening in surprise.
"You shameless fox demon! You've made your face look so much like a two-legged creature! Do you want to be a two-legged creature's son?"
Upon hearing Xuan Yao's words, Shao Yanzhe suddenly realized why they seemed so familiar; they were quite similar to his current face.
Xiao Bai immediately jumped up and down: "You're the one who wants to be his son!"
"Then what do you want from me, coming to see me so many times?" Shao Yanzhe asked curiously.
Xiao Bai said matter-of-factly, "Of course it's because you saved me from that cook! I want to repay you!"
"Is marrying me your way of repaying me?" Shao Yanzhe sighed, rubbing his forehead.
Little White, hands on hips, beamed with pride: "That's right! Isn't the way humans repay kindness by offering themselves in return?"
Xuan Yao mocked him, "Heh! You're not repaying a debt of gratitude, you're repaying kindness with enmity!"
Shao Yanzhe recalled how Xiaobai had transformed into a young man before, and a bad feeling rose in his heart. He tentatively asked, "Then why did you come over in that form just now? What do you want to do?"
"I just ran into that scholar you live with. He said that anyone who could refuse me is either not a real man or likes men!"
Xiao Bai, with an air of self-righteousness, concluded: "Since you don't like women, you must like men!"
Shao Yanzhe: ...
Zhou Jiming!
Aren't foxes supposed to be very clever?
Why does this little fox demon seem so carefree?
If you're not very smart, you should read more books!
His sharp gaze fell on Xiaobai, making Xiaobai shudder.
"W-what's wrong? Is something wrong?"
Shao Yanzhe softened his sharp gaze, glanced down at his destroyed copy of the book, and an idea formed in his mind.
He smiled gently at Xiaobai: "You want to repay my kindness, right?"
Xiao Bai nodded, shrinking his neck. Why did this scholar seem even scarier when he smiled?
"Very well, in that case, you will stay by my side as my page from now on!" Shao Yanzhe made the final decision.
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