"Ugh, it's so cold today... I'm so sleepy, I want to hibernate..."
A little girl, about five or six years old, wearing a thick cloak, stood aimlessly in the snow, curled up in a ball, hugging herself, squinting and looking around in the sun, her backpack had fallen down to her elbows.
"I should have listened to my mother and stayed at home..." Tang Nian shook her head, trying to shake off this thought.
This is her first time leaving the tribe, how can she go home so easily?
If they find out, they'll probably laugh at her in the tribe.
That's right, today is her first day away from home for training, no, it's the first day she left home to train without her family's knowledge.
She can't give up so easily!
But why didn't anyone tell her that it was so cold outside?
It's no wonder Tang Nian didn't know that although the Xiangliu clan were ancient ferocious beasts, they still retained some characteristics of snakes, especially hibernation.
As the human race grew stronger, other races that had developed intelligence gathered and settled at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. However, the foot of Kunlun Mountain was covered in snow all year round, which was not conducive to Xiang Liu's cultivation.
Therefore, to prevent her people from hibernating, her father set up a formation in front of the gate of the Xiangliu tribe, making the Xiangliu tribe eternally spring-like, while also preventing other races from entering the Xiangliu tribe.
Over the years, very few outsiders have been able to enter the tribe. The last one to come was Tang Nian's master.
No one knows whether she is human or from some ancient clan, or whether she is a ghost or an immortal. All that is known is that she settled down in Xiangliu and became the young clan leader's master.
However, the young master wasn't so rigid. Tang Nian's appearance this time was actually aided by the master.
"Let me see... To the east is Qingqiu, I can't go there, there are too many foxes for me to fight... To the north is Kunlun Mountain, it's so cold here, I definitely can't go up the mountain... So I can only go south!"
She stretched out her chubby fingers and pressed them against her cheek, carefully calculating.
"No, no, the snow looks even thicker to the south. Maybe... we should try our luck to the east instead."
Looking at the patch of green not far away, Tang Nian hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to try her luck near Qingqiu.
At least it doesn't look cold over there.
But why is there no snow in Qingqiu?
There don't look like any barriers or formations.
She turned back to look west, where Xiang Liu was and could only see a blanket of white snow.
Tang Nian's little head was full of questions, but she still couldn't stand the cold and ran eastward.
She hadn't walked more than a few steps when her sharp eyes spotted something white moving in the snow.
Full of curiosity, she took small steps and ran towards it.
When I crouched down to take a closer look, I was surprised to find it was a trembling little white fox.
"A fox? From Qingqiu?"
She hadn't forgotten that Xiang Liu from her clan was always saying how bad the foxes of Qingqiu were.
She had asked her father why the foxes of Qingqiu were bad, but her father always gave vague answers, only saying that the foxes of Qingqiu had stolen their clan's treasures, and then he kicked her out of his room.
But what exactly did they steal?
But not a single Xiangliu in the clan was willing to tell her.
I always use the excuse that she's still young to brush her off.
Then she'll investigate it herself!
Tang Nian squatted down, tilted her head and blinked, then carefully poked the little fox's back with a finger.
The little fox opened its eyes a crack.
The little fox ignored her, slowly closed its eyes, shrank even smaller, and trembled so much that all its fur stood on end.
Tang Nian got a little anxious and immediately picked up the fox, the fluffy ball of fur taking over her entire embrace.
The little fox instinctively snuggled closer to Tang Nian's arms.
"hiss."
How can a fox with such thick fur be so cold?
Tang Nian felt as if she were hugging a large, hairy block of ice.
How could any animal be colder than her?
Wait, why are my hands all sticky?
Tang Nian looked down and saw that her hand was stained with blood.
She quickly picked up the white fox and examined it from all angles. She discovered that there was a large gash on its front leg, probably caused by Tang Nian picking it up. The area that had just begun to scab over had reopened.
There were also some blackened spots in the snow where the little fox was curled up.
Tang Nian quickly and gently put the little fox down, unloaded her luggage, and rummaged through the messy things she had brought with her. Finally, she found a small white porcelain bottle.
This was a top-quality wound medicine that she had stolen from her father.
Unwrapping the red paper, they generously sprinkled white powder onto the little fox's front legs.
She looked around, but there was only snow and no place to shelter from the wind. After thinking for a moment, she gritted her teeth, lay down on the ground, and hugged the little fox tightly in her arms to keep him warm.
Fortunately, it's a sunny day today; there's no snow or wind.
The warm sun was shining on her back, and Tang Nian's vision became a little blurry.
It was still just a young, ferocious beast, and it actually fell asleep like that.
When she regained consciousness, she was awakened by the struggling movements of the fluffy ball beneath her.
She propped herself up and let out a big yawn.
I rubbed my eyes, still half-asleep, and watched the fox stretching lazily in the snow.
The wound on my leg has scabbed over.
Tang Nian couldn't resist reaching out and poking the fox's belly.
"Little fox, are you from Qingqiu?"
The white fox stared intently at the little figure in front of it with its sapphire-like eyes, then flipped over and sat upright.
Because the child in front of him was warming him and healing his wounds, the little fox decided to pay attention to her and gently shook his head.
But he didn't expect that Tang Nian would become even more agitated after seeing his denial.
Tang Nian happily changed her posture, kneeling on the ground with her elbows resting in the snow, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the white fox, almost touching nose to nose with the little fox.
"Alright! From today onwards, you're my fox!"
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