Chapter 81 Visiting Fox City (1) “If Fox Ancestor is not satisfied, on his behalf…
At 6:30 in the evening, the doors of the Hohenzollernburg Banquet Hall opened, and the fairies who were good at playing music played cheerful music, and the banquet was full of joy.
Alice naturally became the focus of the party. The werewolves sang and danced around her, the vampires toasted her gracefully, and the teachers with clerical backgrounds offered their blessings to her. Most of the evil ghost classmates who were unable to reincarnate were a little envious, but they still prepared parting gifts for her.
Si Ling attended the banquet wearing a black satin gown with distinct Chinese elements. Before she entered the venue, Alice was being blessed by Toth, who said, "May you have enviable wisdom in your next life."
Seeing Si Ling, Alice's eyes lit up, and she immediately said to Toth, "Thank you, Professor!" Then, anxiously but politely, she said, "I'll be away for a moment."
Toth smiled and nodded: "Go ahead, have fun."
Alice took two glasses of red wine and walked quickly towards Si Ling. Seeing this, Si Ling stopped and waited for her with a smile.
Alice walked up to her and cast a spell that made the two of them float in the air. Freeing her hands, she hugged her warmly, "Thank you, thank you!"
...If you look at it from a distance, this scene is actually a bit funny, because Alice is only the height of a little girl. At this time, not only the two wine glasses are floating, but also herself. She is basically hanging on Si Ling.
Si Ling, who didn't like close contact with others, froze for a moment, but she completely understood Alice's feelings. She soon smiled again, hugged Alice with her backhand, and patted her on the back gently: "Congratulations, I wish you all the best in heaven."
"Without you, I can't go to heaven." Alice's voice trembled with excitement, and she tightened her arms around Si Ling's neck. "When you become an immortal, come and play with me, okay? I'll take you to heaven!"
"Okay." Si Ling agreed readily. Alice took her hand and walked towards the buffet table: "Principal Lucifer asked me to arrange the dishes. I asked them to make more Chinese food. I hope you like it..."
"I like it." Si Ling said immediately.
She felt that Alice now exuded an air of "I just don't know how to thank you."
After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere at the banquet became even more lively. The werewolves, who had drunk some wine, began to express their feelings by howling, while the other ghosts covered their ears and laughed.
Maybe it was because she had been alone for too long, but Si Ling felt a little at a loss in such a lively atmosphere. So she took a glass of wine, avoided the crowd, and walked to the small balcony outside the banquet hall.
After closing the balcony door that separated the banquet hall, the noise instantly faded away. Si Ling walked to the stone railing, leaned his elbows on the railing, and admired the night view.
The banquet hall and balcony were both on the third floor. Looking down from the railings, one could see a courtyard within the castle. Above, the night sky and the stars shone, creating a unique tranquility. A cool evening breeze blew by, and Si Ling smiled to himself, leisurely sipping his wine.
She was so lost in her comfort that she didn't even notice someone walking through the wall onto the balcony until a voice came from right next to her: "I heard that in the West, 'going to heaven' is the normal process for ordinary people after death, similar to life in Fengdu in the Eastern world. The next step is reincarnation."
Si Ling turned her head and saw Xuan Chi standing beside her with his arms folded, staring straight at the vast night ahead.
She nodded. "That's right."
He pondered for a moment: "Have you ever thought that reincarnation is not a bad thing?"
Si Ling was startled, her eyes filled with surprise: "Are you moved?" She kept looking at Xuan Chi, and in her heart she had already begun to think about the possibilities for him, "... Can I ask the Black and White Impermanence for you? Although there is definitely no precedent for the reincarnation of a divine beast, but..."
"No, I'm talking about you." Xuan Chi interrupted her and stared at her sideways.
The night was dark, but his eyes were darker than the night. Such a color could easily make people feel cold, but she felt a burning emotion, which turned into twinkling stars and surged in his gaze.
He said: "The entire underworld is looking forward to your reincarnation, and the Black and White Impermanence are very familiar with you. They can make any fate you want happen. Besides..." He lowered his eyes and pondered, "Besides, the Porcelain Country is in good condition now. It is a good time to experience the human world." The surprise in Si Ling's eyes faded as he spoke, turning into a brief daze, and then a new layer of surprise emerged.
She looked at Xuan Chi in confusion: "Did Xie Bian give you money?"
Hyun Chi: “What?”
Si Ling said in a complicated tone, "Coming from your mouth... it's so strange. You're so obsessed with meeting the Emperor of Heaven, yet you come to persuade me to reincarnate?"
Xuan Chi was not surprised by her reaction. When he first thought of persuading her, he thought it was ridiculous, but he still wanted to try.
He took a deep breath. "Have you ever considered that if the Emperor of Heaven is truly a tyrant, then Heaven isn't such a good place. Becoming an immortal might be worse than staying in Fengdu or being reborn as a human... You're not like me. I have truths I must pursue, but you don't have to take such a risk."
Um?
This kind of reason?
Si Ling squinted his eyes and looked at him with a smile, thinking that things were getting interesting.
They are "peers", but he has been sealed. The nearly 30,000 years have not only failed to increase his experience, but also made him lose his past memories.
And she actually lived for 30,000 years. During these 30,000 years, except for the lofty heaven, she had seen all the joys and sorrows of the human world and the mortal world.
Si Ling lowered his eyes: "You are worried about me."
It seemed like a question, but the ending tone did not rise, and the tone was very firm.
Xuan Chi was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously: "Yes."
Now it was Si Ling's turn to be stunned. She hadn't expected him to admit it so frankly. She met his gaze, speechless, only to see that his eyes were not only sincere, but also very clear...
Apparently, he didn't realize there was anything wrong with it.
Si Ling chuckled to himself twice, shook his head, and looked down at the courtyard below: "I advise you to mind your own business. Xuan Chi, for peculiar beings like us, the fewer ties with the outside world, the better. Some things, though beautiful, will only bring us trouble, so it's best to stay out of it."
This advice was sincere and, except for not highlighting the parts that might cause embarrassment, it was based on Si Ling's 30,000 years of experience.
However, Xuan Chi was bewildered and asked, "What... thing? Not contaminated by what?"
"..." Si Ling was silent. If her experience had not given her enough confidence, she would have suspected that she was being too sentimental.
"Forget it, it's nothing." She could only cough stiffly and patted Xuan Chi's shoulder helplessly. "What I mean is that we should each work hard to achieve our own wishes and not worry too much about others."
After saying that, she turned around and went back to the banquet hall: "I have something else to do, so I'll go say goodbye to Alice first. You guys enjoy your meal!"
Xuan Chi looked at Si Ling's back in confusion, still not understanding what she meant.
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After saying goodbye to Alice, Si Ling left the banquet hall and went straight to the underground floor of Hohenzollern Castle and entered Lingbo City.
Ghosts mostly favor yin energy, so whether it's Fengdu in the east or Lingbo City in the west, the night is busier than the day. She walked through the bustling streets and headed straight for the west side of Lingbo City, where there was a commercial street, one of the most prosperous areas in Lingbo City.
In human literary and artistic works, when the Eastern underworld is mentioned, it is all about antique pavilions and towers, and when it comes to the Western hell, it is mostly written in European retro style or Gothic style. But if you think about it carefully, you will know that this is impossible. Humans, who only have a lifespan of a few decades, can make human civilization advance by leaps and bounds. How can ghosts always stand still?
Therefore, in 2025, while low, old buildings still existed in both Fengdu and Lingbo City, most areas had been taken over by skyscrapers. Especially in bustling business districts, a variety of novel and fashionable buildings were built, more beautiful than those in the human world. In some places, due to the prohibitive price of land, a "two-way construction" approach, impossible in the human world, was adopted: a building on the ground and a building in the sky, facing opposite directions. In some places, the two buildings above and below were both high-rise buildings, their roofs close together, even connected by stairs.
This scene is nothing like the hell described in the human world, but has a very cyberpunk sense of technology. Some people who have just died often think that they have been abducted by aliens when they see this scene, which has caused a lot of jokes.
The Fox Market opened by the three-tailed foxes is in such an area, but the building of the Fox Market itself really fits the stereotype of hell in the human world - among the high-rise buildings standing in the surroundings, only the three-story ancient Chinese-style building is out of place in terms of style. However, considering that this area is very expensive, this kind of incompatibility seems extremely wealthy and overbearing, as if every window lattice reveals the sense of wealth that regards money as dirt.
Si Ling walked to the entrance of Fox Market. Beneath the plaque, the double doors stood open. Two young male fox demons sat at a square table in the hallway. The fox clan was a race that prioritized appearance, with both sexes striving for high looks. Although these two male fox demons had such low cultivation levels that even transforming into human form couldn't cover their ears, their triangular white ears growing fuzzily behind their temples, they were both handsome and would easily have made their debut in the human world.
Seeing Si Ling looking in, they all stood up to greet him. The one on the left asked with a smile, "Welcome, do you have an appointment?"
"I made an appointment on the mini program." Si Ling was welcomed in and showed them the appointment code on the Tongming disk. The fox demon inquiring scanned the code to confirm it was correct and ushered Si Ling to the glass door on the left while introducing him enthusiastically: "Since this is your first time here, what would you like to buy? I can take you directly to the designated area."
Si Ling followed him through the glass door and said, "I want to see Fox Ancestor."
The surroundings suddenly fell silent. The fox demon who had pushed the door froze, looking at her companion following behind Si Ling. That fox demon was also suffocating and stunned. The three female fox demons not far from the glass door had the same reaction. Si Ling's words had inspired them, and they all looked over, assessing him calmly.
"No need to be so surprised, right?" Si Ling smiled calmly, "Didn't they say that as long as you can afford a price that can impress the Fox Ancestor, you can have a meeting with her? I'm ready, please lead the way."
"..." The fox demon who pushed the door paused again, and out of kindness, asked softly, "If the Fox Ancestor is not satisfied, do you know the price?"
Si Ling glanced at him sideways, lowered his brows and nodded, "The Fox Ancestor will still meet my requirements, and then make up the price she wants herself. Some people have lost thousands of years of cultivation because of this, and many have been reduced to ashes."
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