Chapter 242 Hu Shanshan in Memory
Under the effect of the oath, the blood quickly melted together, then seeped into the ground and disappeared.
"That's it." The fox fairy urged the others, "Go and save them, don't dawdle any longer."
"No rush, preparations must be made. Since Master Shen is unwilling to go, I can only ask some questions on the spot." Xu Chuchu turned to Shen Zhaozhi, "Tell me, where is your mother imprisoned?"
Shen Zhaozhi shook his head: "I don't know."
"You know whether it's inside or outside the palace, right?"
Shake your head.
"Well, any clues? Even a little."
Still shaking his head.
Very good, you know nothing about anything.
Xu Chuchu kept telling herself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If you get angry enough, no one will be able to help you." At least he hadn't given her the wrong clue, hadn't he? She should be content.
"When was the last time you saw her?" the masked man suddenly asked.
"...It was last Mid-Autumn Festival. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Master, ahem, the Grand Master would bring my mother to the Imperial Observatory to meet me, and then send her back." Chen Zhaozhi felt that the man's voice was somewhat familiar and was a little suspicious, but seeing that they sincerely wanted to save her, he answered honestly, "I asked where my mother was imprisoned, but the Grand Master refused to tell me, saying that the Emperor forbade me to get too close to my mother, lest my identity as a half-demon be exposed, which would be bad for me."
The masked man nodded. "When you last saw her, what was her clothing and hairstyle like? Was she wealthy, ordinary, or a prisoner? What was her complexion like? Was she healthy? Did she look tired? Had she been tortured?"
Yes, you can ask this question to roughly determine the environment in which Hu Shanshan is imprisoned.
Xu Chuchu glanced at him and took notes in her little notebook.
Chen Zhaozhi fell silent, recalling for a long time before saying, "Her clothes...are okay, just like an ordinary noblewoman in the capital, but it's possible that she changed them specifically to see me. Her complexion, isn't very good...she looks very unhappy, perhaps she was tortured, I don't know."
He spoke incoherently, and the more he recalled, the sadder he felt.
He had been indoctrinated with the idea that demons were evil since he was a child, and he knew that he was expelled from the royal family because he was half-demon, so he distanced himself from his mother from the bottom of his heart.
It's not that he hates her, but he just can't feel close to her. Sometimes he even hypnotizes himself that he is General Shen's orphan, and thinking this way makes him feel better.
He remembered the first Mid-Autumn Festival when the full moon came. When mother and son met, his mother came to hug him happily, but he pushed her away and shouted "monster".
After that, she always just looked at him timidly, not daring to speak.
He didn't know what kind of life his mother led. He only knew that after all these years, she still hadn't learned how to live a normal human life. Although she was extremely beautiful, she didn't know how to sit properly. She curled up her hands and feet like a fox, which made people feel both sorry and disgusted.
She would call his name "Zhaozhi" and then carefully push the snacks closer to him.
But Chen Zhaozhi never ate, and the two of them often just sat there dryly until the time was up.
"Any other clues?" the masked man asked again. "Think carefully. Is there anything out of the ordinary about her? For example, are there any marks on her wrists? Is she too thin or too fat?"
Chen Zhaozhi continued to recall seriously... It was too vague, too vague. He could hardly remember his mother's face, because he always refused to look at her directly, always looking down at the ground...
"That's right!" He suddenly raised his head, "Her skirt and soles of her shoes are always wet!"
"Wet?" The masked man immediately grasped the key point.
"Yes, it's not a rainy day, but there are always wet shoe prints and skirt prints on the road where she walked! This is the most unreasonable thing!" Chen Zhao said.
"I understand." The masked man nodded.
"I've finished asking questions. Do you have anything else to ask?" he asked Xu Chuchu.
"That's all. Get ready to go." Xu Chuchu said.
She took a few steps forward and stood in front of her master, Jiji and the others. "Don't be afraid. Three months is a long time. I will definitely complete the task. Just be patient and wait for me."
The master nodded slowly, tears in her eyes. She always wanted to do something for Chuchu, but in the end, it was Chuchu who had to pay and bear the risks.
Jiji also swore in her heart that she must work hard to practice and never hold her senior sister back again.
Daju grabbed Xu Chuchu's sleeve and wiped her tears passionately.
Only Taoist Priest Tian leaned against the rock, feeling hopeless. What the hell was going on? It clearly had nothing to do with him, so why was he locked up as well?
And... why are other people's rewards for curing diseases and improving their fate, but only his is for removing body odor?
Does he stink? They don't know shit. That's called manliness.
After saying goodbye, Xu Chuchu and the masked man, accompanied by Big Ear Uncle, walked through the long cave and returned to the edge of the forest not far from Heya Village.
According to Uncle Big Ear, this cave was enchanted by a fox fairy. It is two-way for the fox clan, but one-way for humans and other races.
This means that anyone can walk out, but only the fox tribe can go in, and humans can only see an ordinary cave.
"It's really not easy for you to break in through the trap outside..." He paused.
"It's okay." Xu Chuchu didn't say anything.
She thought it was weird to call him Big Ear Uncle like Xiaohua did, so she asked him if he had a human name similar to "Hu Shanshan".
"Yes, my name is Hu Da'er." Uncle Da'er said frankly.
Xu Chuchu: “…” The more she called out, the weirder it got.
"Why are you called Hu Da'er? Who gave you that name?" Xu Chuchu asked.
"I named it myself. Doesn't it sound good?" Hu Da'er asked in confusion. "The last time I went down the mountain, I met a chef named Li Dazui. He had a big mouth and roasted delicious rabbits. I loved it, so I named myself Hu Da'er."
"No, no, it's fine." Xu Chuchu had no choice but to say.
The cultivation level of this big-eared fox demon is at least above the seventh level, but it seems that it does not understand human habits and preferences.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Hu Da'er ask, "Are you two a couple?"
Xu Chuchu was suddenly shocked: "...Why do you ask?" She and the person next to her didn't show any intimacy, right?
Hu Da'er explained, "When you're close together, you produce a scent that only comes from a mated partner, and it lasts for several days. Can't you humans smell it? So, when you're choosing a mate, how do you tell if the other person has a partner?"
Mate, mate?
"I, we have other ways." Xu Chuchu didn't know how to answer this question.
She glanced at the masked man beside her, whose ears were red, and sighed, "Take off the veil. There's no one else here."
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