Hu Sanniang knew that she was wrong in this matter.
She didn't want this to happen. But within that one percent of unrefined demonic power, was a wisp of her mother's spiritual consciousness!
Zhou Yuanyuan was right. When the Fox King had transmitted his demonic power to Hu Sanniang, he had specifically included a trace of his spirit within it. It was only when Hu Sanniang had sorted out the foreign demonic power within her that she discovered this trace of the Fox King's spirit.
Hu Sanniang was caught in a dilemma.
The Qingqiu Fox Clan's secret bloodline inheritance technique not only infuses the body with demonic power, but also transforms the soul. When a Fox Clan elder nears the end of his lifespan, he can choose a younger body from among his blood relatives and transfer his lifelong demonic power and soul to the younger Fox Clan member, thus "taking over another body and being reborn" like a cultivator.
However, as far as Hu Sanniang knew, this secret technique of soul exchange had never been used by the Qingqiu Fox Clan in their hundreds of thousands of years of existence. After all, the Fox Clan advocated the way of nature and did not have much obsession with life and death.
The Fox King did this because she learned that Hu Sanniang had already accepted a cultivator as her master. The Qingqiu fox clan would rather die than become a cultivator's pet; this was the ancestral precept of the Qingqiu clan.
Hu Sanniang knew that this wisp of soul was the Fox King's reminder to her.
Hu Sanniang could choose to ignore the Fox King's warning and, while refining the demonic power within her body, take the Fox King's spirit and soul for herself to nourish. Alternatively, Hu Sanniang could choose to use herself to nourish the Fox King's spirit, so that when the Fox King's spirit gradually grows stronger, it can devour Hu Sanniang's spirit, revive the Fox King, and thereby break free from the spirit contract with Zhou Yuanyuan.
Hu Sanniang didn't want to die, but she was also reluctant to see the Fox King reduced to ashes, so she hesitated and didn't refine the demonic power that enveloped the Fox King's soul.
This hesitation gave the Fox King's spirit an opportunity to take advantage. Before Hu Sanniang knew it, the Fox King's spirit had already taken control of part of her body.
Looking at the pitiful Hu Sanniang, Zhou Yuanyuan frowned slightly, and a hint of pressure unconsciously emanated from her body.
Charm? Even when death was imminent, Hu Sanniang, possessed by the Fox King, actually used this trick on her?
Hu Sanniang couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The master-servant contract is no joke.
Under Zhou Yuanyuan's pressure, Hu Sanniang had no power to resist. As long as Zhou Yuanyuan wanted, she could turn Hu Sanniang into ashes at any time.
"Master, please give Sanniang a chance for the sake of Sister Yunxiang. Sanniang has something to say." Hu Sanniang said pleadingly without wiping the blood from the corner of her lips.
"You say." Zhou Yuanyuan's tone was cold, without any trace of the warmth she had before.
Hu Sanniang and Zhao Yunxiang had a semi-teacher-student relationship. If it weren't for Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn't have said so much nonsense to Hu Sanniang. If you don't kill a spirit pet that has turned against you, are you waiting for the day when it will devour its master?
Zhou Yuanyuan took this opportunity to repay Zhao Yunxiang's kindness.
"Master, Sanniang knows that she deserves to die, but could you please spare my mother's life because of your sincere service to you over the years?" Hu Sanniang knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
"Sincerely? Sanniang, if I were you, I would not tarnish the word 'sincerely'." Zhou Yuanyuan shook her head, her eyes full of hatred.
If I had known this would happen, why did I do it?
If it weren't for Xiaoyu's plea, Zhou Yuanyuan would have been unwilling to accept Hu Sanniang as her pet. The ancients once said, "Those who are not of my kind must have different hearts." Before accepting Hu Sanniang, Zhou Yuanyuan also believed this.
Zhou Yuanyuan had once believed that her sincerity towards Hu Sanniang would also lead to her sincerity towards her. But what happened? Hu Sanniang, now more important than her, had her mother, the Empress Dowager, and she had forgotten her previous vow of "never betraying." Now, Hu Sanniang was no longer worthy of the word "sincerity" with Zhou Yuanyuan.
"Master, although Sanniang deceived you, she never considered using any soul-swapping technique to break free from the contract. Sanniang nurtured the Queen Mother's spirit within her body because she said this secret realm is not only an excellent place for cultivation, but also contains a great secret. Sanniang truly only wants to uncover this secret and share it with you, Master. She has no other intentions."
secret?
Zhou Yuanyuan really wanted to laugh at Hu Sanniang.
Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't even interested in the secret realm. After obtaining the jade token that controlled the secret realm, she never touched it, leaving it to Hu Sanniang to deal with. Could it be that in Hu Sanniang's eyes, she would be interested in any secrets of the Qingqiu Fox Clan?
"Master, please give me a few minutes. Once I've learned the secrets of the Queen Mother's Secret Realm, it won't be too late for me to deal with you later." Hu Sanniang continued to plead. This time, she didn't dare to use the charm technique again.
"Okay, I'll give you ten minutes, but I'm not asking you to ask any secrets. You should discuss it with the Fox King. I will definitely not keep her any longer. Your life or death depends on your decision." After Zhou Yuanyuan said this, she walked out of the small building with a gloomy face.
The scenery in the distance was still beautiful, but Zhou Yuanyuan had lost the mood to appreciate it.
Just as Zhou Yuanyuan walked out the door, a cold and furious voice rang out from the small building: "Sanniang, you're a fool! How could you teach the clan's secret techniques to a cultivator? Otherwise, this female cultivator would definitely be bewitched by your enchantment."
The art of enchantment is a secret held by the Qingqiu fox clan. A human or demon under the spell develops an inexplicable fondness for the fox who cast the spell. With the Fox Queen's power, it's easy to make Zhou Yuanyuan obey her every command.
The Fox King had never imagined that Hu Sanniang had passed on the art of enchantment to Zhou Yuanyuan. Otherwise, it wouldn't have used that trick just now. Now, not only had she exposed herself, but she had also brought Hu Sanniang to her own death.
"Mother Queen, the time we have been together is too short. Mother Queen has been sleeping in my body for some time, so I don't know anything. Master has been very kind to me. Back then, our Qingqiu fox clan was completely wiped out. Sanniang was chased by cultivators all the way. Her demon core was broken and she almost died several times. It was all because of Master taking her in that Sanniang was able to see Mother Queen alive." Hu Sanniang explained.
The Fox King understood the implication of Hu Sanniang's words.
It is not too much to repay the life-saving grace with the clan's secret skills.
The Fox King was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Sanniang, it was the Queen Mother who was wrong. The Queen Mother thought that you were coerced by the cultivators to acknowledge your master, and that you couldn't swallow this anger for the time being, so you would rather die..."
"Mother Queen, now that things have come to this, Sanniang has no face to face the master anymore. I hope that after you use this body of your child, you will still serve the master as your master. When I first recognized her as my master, it was me who begged her and was finally accepted by her. The master is very good and has never treated Sanniang like a servant." When Hu Sanniang said this, she felt so sad that she couldn't continue.
Hu Sanniang was determined to die. Even if Zhou Yuanyuan was willing to let her go, Hu Sanniang would not have the face to face her again. Having been in the world for hundreds of years, Hu Sanniang knew the principles of life.
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