Chapter 9 Doubt
The three birds pecked particularly large holes in Huang Pinjie's tree.
Compared to the cave dwellings on Jiming Mountain, this tree hollow has a reception room, a quiet room, a storage room for Huang Pinjie to store miscellaneous items and a wooden tub for bathing, and a separate small and secluded room for Huang Pinjie to store food.
In the storeroom, Ji Er thoughtfully dug a channel hole; in her words, when Huang Pinjie gets too old to carry water, she can simply release the water from the storeroom.
Everyone was very happy after visiting the tree hole.
Ji Er used his wings to brush out the wood scraps inside, and then led his cubs to set up a cave for Huang Pinjie.
Huang Pinjie sunbathes on a haystack;
The bluestone is found in the bent tree by the bird;
Ji Er felt that sunbathing was most comfortable in a tree, so he had Qing Shi tilt the tree so that Huang Pinjie wouldn't have to lie on the weeds when sunbathing in the future.
Inside the tree hollow, Ji Rong looked at the messy things and patted her chest, volunteering to sort them.
Ji Er initially disagreed, but seeing that his son could accurately scoop out and put away the items from each room faster than he could, he happily agreed.
That night, Ji Er slept with Huang Pinjie in the new cave. While holding Huang Pinjie, she boasted about Ji Rong's intelligence, saying, "Sister Jie, my Rong is so clever. She only went to Jiming Mountain once, and she was able to find all the items in your living room and the quiet room. If she weren't my own child, I would think she was yours."
He then lamented, "If I had been this smart back then, I would have avoided eating so much shit and getting beaten by you so much."
After listening in silence for a while, Huang Pinjie asked Ji Er, "Do you think she's normal? When you were your age, you were often so scared that you pooped all over the place. She hasn't even really started cultivating yet, but she can remember so much and she was born with the ability to speak."
Look at Ji Zhuang, he can't utter a single word now.
“It’s normal. What’s not normal? Ji Rong doesn’t hit us. What’s wrong with her being smart? It just means she’s talented.” Ji Er replied matter-of-factly.
Huang Pinjie pulled herself out of Ji Er's arms, looked directly at Ji Er, and slowly said, "Have you forgotten? We just tested her, and she's just an ordinary rainbow chicken with low aptitude."
Upon hearing this, Ji Er was greatly alarmed, and the bird froze for a long while.
This question was beyond her knowledge, and she said in a low voice, "She does often ask me difficult questions, but that's just how she is, and I assure you I'm not mistaken."
Huang Pinjie thought about it and realized that he was already past his prime. Apart from Dao pills and furs, he could not make much money even if he sold all his other items together.
Ji Er and Qing Shi were both of low talent and had awkward identities, so they really had nothing to scheme for.
So even if some immortal old man were to use the legendary secret method of possession, he should have taken Ji Zhuang's body, not possessed by such a hopeless egg.
Having figured this out, Huang Pinjie snuggled back into Ji Er's arms and said, "You're right. She's been like this since she was born. She looks exactly like Qing Shi, and her aptitude is just as poor as yours. There's nothing to doubt."
Ji Er calmed down a bit after hearing this, and started shifting and rubbing her bottom on the mat, saying, "Sister, that's what I think too, but I sometimes feel uneasy."
Huang Pinjie squinted and said, "I'm here too. Go to sleep."
Ji Er obediently fell asleep peacefully and slept very soundly.
The next day, Huang Pinjie asked Ji Er to bring the two children over so she could tell them stories.
Ji Er squatted on her spirit herb mat with her two cubs. Huang Pinjie gave Ji Er a deep look before starting to speak.
It's about Huang Pinjie when she was young.
"I knew about worshipping the moon before I gained intelligence, obtained the Two-Tailed Fox, and later obtained the Ice Dew Flame Grass, which allowed me to gain intelligence smoothly."
After gaining wisdom, I gradually learned that for a demon spirit to become powerful, it needs a lineage; so I went to join the Fire Fox Clan, who lived in the Fire Cloud Cave of the Danxue Mountains.
I served the Fire Fox Clan, and in doing so, I obtained cultivation methods and learned many spells.
At first, I worked as a herb grower for the tribe, and that went on for fifty years.
Later, when the Fire Fox Clan Chief Gu Chan broke through to the Eight-Tailed level and swept through the Fire Cloud Cave, she forced the smaller clans living in the Fire Cloud Cave to pay tribute to her, causing great suffering to the members of the smaller clans. As a result, birds and beasts often secretly ambushed the Fire Fox Clan's offspring.
So the clan chief, Gu Chan, decided to select guards for the young and outstanding juniors. I had already reached the three-tailed stage at that time, and could be considered exceptionally talented. Moreover, being of wild origin, I was chosen.
At this point, Huang Pinjie suddenly glared fiercely at Ji Rong and said, "On the second day after I went in, I was fed a Transformation Grass, my womb was ripped off, and then I was forced to learn the fire technique 'Flame Burst.'"
After saying that, Huang Pinjie transformed into a half-beast on the spot, her muscles bulging and blazing flames appearing out of thin air. Although she quickly withdrew the flames, the feathers on Ji Ersan bird's face were all burned off, emitting a pungent aroma.
Ji Er glared at Huang Pinjie with displeasure, and Huang Pinjie herself said awkwardly, "It's been so long since I used it, I forgot to remind you."
"After I mastered the art of fire, I was forced to learn the art of Gu fox. This Gu fox art is a vicious poison art that can feed on the flesh and blood of the person who raises the Gu, and can also use it to cultivate essence and energy. Those who practice this art will have their bodies corroded by toxins, and their major paths will be cut off."
Of the ten foxes in our group, only I survived. Huang Pinjie exposed her belly this time, revealing nine blood-red circular marks encircling it.
Ji Rong stared at the mark with its beak wide open, looking as if it wanted to speak but dared not.
Huang Pinjie, who had been watching Ji Rong closely, asked, "Ji Rong, is there anything you want to say?"
Ji Rong looked up at Huang Pinjie, asking timidly yet curiously, "Are the other nine kept inside?"
Huang Pinjie replied, "Of course not. Originally, this place contained Gu worms made primarily from their Dao Pills, which I could use to poison people. In return, the Gu worms would eat my flesh and blood."
Ji Rong looked knowing, thinking to herself, "Just as I thought."
"After that, I learned 'Soaring Clouds and Lost in the Shadows' and mastered the Fire Fox Clan's enchanting technique 'Bewitching Hearts.' After reaching the Profound Spirit Realm, I was assigned to take care of the Fire Fox Clan's Third Miss, Gu Qingqing."
"The Third Miss is not a purebred fire fox. Her father was an ice fox presented by the Northern Saiju Prefecture. It was originally given to the Golden Cauldron Palace's divine servant, Nine-Tailed Wangyue. It is said that Wangyue did not like it, so she gave it to Gu Chan, the chief of the fire fox clan who went to the banquet with her."
Logically speaking, it would be difficult for someone of the Third Miss's background to cultivate, but she has two palaces within her body, with water and fire not interfering with each other.
The tribe was astonished by her extraordinary beauty, regarding her as a rare being blessed by the heavens.
"I gained intelligence because of the Ice Dew Flame Grass, so the clan leader promoted me to take charge of all the affairs of the Third Miss. I accompanied the Third Miss as she grew up, watching her grow from a small red and white fox to a two-tailed, three-tailed, and four-tailed fox."
Then one day, the second young lady, Gu Xi, suddenly came to see her.
"The Second Miss is at the Profound Spirit Realm. Like the Eldest Young Master, she is the child of the Lord of the White Fox Clan of Qingqiu. She usually looks down on the children born to the Lesser Lords."
That time, Gu Xi was very enthusiastic. The Third Miss and I were initially wary, but the Second Miss's enthusiasm, coupled with the abundance of cultivation treasures she offered, gradually made us trust her.
"Once, the second young lady invited the third young lady to go to the ancestral land to pick foxtail grass to cleanse their bodies. Normally, we could be the ones to do such a thing."
But the second young lady said that what the attendants gathered was not as meaningful as what she gathered herself, so she coaxed the third young lady away.
"When we arrived at the ancestral land, they said that the foxtail grass around there was too ordinary. They suggested that we go to the Ancestral Fox Palace, where there is nine-tailed fox grass. It would be best to obtain it and present it to Father."
"The Third Miss's father has weak magical power and is not favored by the clan leader. Moreover, because he is a tribute, he is often ridiculed by other minor lords. Thinking of this, the Third Miss agreed without hesitation."
"A fox like me, a slave, is not allowed to enter the ancestral fox hall of the Fire Fox Clan, but the Third Miss is tempted, and I couldn't stop her."
"Sure enough, not long after entering the Ancestral Fox Palace, something happened. I sensed that the Gu worms I placed on the Third Miss died one by one."
If anything happened to the Third Miss, someone like me wouldn't stand a chance; so I stormed into the Ancestral Fox Palace, only to find the Second Miss holding the Third Miss's bloodstained Dao Pill, chopping off the Third Miss's tail.
"I fought with the Second Miss and exhausted all my strength before I managed to snatch back the Third Miss's Dao Pill and forcibly put it back into her hands."
However, the Third Miss's cultivation was ruined. Her main meridians were severed without her knowledge, and two of her tails were cut off. Even if she later obtained elixirs and rebuilt her meridians, she would no longer be a perfect embodiment of water and fire. The Third Miss was thus rendered useless.
"Later, the clan leader personally interrogated the second young lady and learned that she was no longer the second young lady, but a former elder of the Lich Clan who cultivated the Soul."
Sensing his impending death, his soul wandered aimlessly. He sensed a connection between the Second Miss's body and his own, so he devised a plan to possess her body.
This sacrifice utilizes the power of bloodline to transfer the remaining divine essence of the Second Young Lady, allowing it to deeply merge with her physical body.
"The second young lady did not die in the end, but was imprisoned; as for me, I failed to protect my master and broke into the Ancestral Fox Palace, breaking the rules, so I was supposed to die; but the third young lady disregarded her injuries and knelt down to beg the clan leader, so I was rewarded with Chicken Cry Mountain."
"I've finished telling my story." Huang Pinjie stared at Ji Rong and said coldly, "Ji Rong, now it's your turn to speak. Who are you, and what brings you here?"
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