Chapter 97 Grand Sacrifice
Whenever Gu Qingqing saw Ji Zhuang's celestial form, she would laugh uncontrollably, suddenly feeling that she wasn't so ugly after all.
Ji Zhuang, however, was unmoved. He saw Gu Qingqing laughing so hard that he went to the water's edge to look at himself, but after looking himself up and down, he only thought he was extremely handsome.
In March, the witch arrived and said that in twenty-four days, the witch clan would be holding a grand ceremony, and she would come to fetch them then.
Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang nodded, indicating that they understood.
Ji Rong was unaware of these things; her mind was focused on the core spiritual flow of the spiritual vein.
That day, she planted her roots at the end of the spiritual stream from top to bottom. Before long, she had a premonition that once she planted her roots through, the spiritual crystal vein of Tuifeng Island would gradually leak away.
So she turned and walked upwards, reaching the very top of the Spirit Stream.
As soon as she got close, Ji Rong felt the sharp blade intent, as if the spiritual vein had been severed by a single stroke.
The sharp intent of the blade forced Ji Rong to return her mind to her body.
As soon as she returned, she heard Gu Qingqing sighing to her brother Ji Zhuang: "The great sacrifice of the Witch Clan is in five days, but your sister still hasn't woken up. This time she'll probably be asleep for another three to five years."
We can't not go, but I'm worried about leaving her here all alone.
"If your sister wakes up and tears herself apart while we're not around, I might not want to live anymore and I'll tear myself apart too."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong's bird-like face turned red.
“However, if we don’t go to the grand ceremony to receive the sacrificial rites, it’s not proper for us to stay here like this,” Ji Zhuang replied slowly.
He raised his wing and brushed the dust off Ji Rong's head, continuing, "If only my sister could wake up."
Ji Rong thought to herself, the past is gone and cannot be retrieved, and the ridicule she deserves cannot be avoided. She will wake up sooner or later, so she might as well wake up now. She immediately opened her eyes and said, "Brother."
Ji Rong's eyes, which had been closed for a long time, were extremely dry, and her eyelids felt as if they were stuck together.
Finally, Gu Qingqing used her claws to apply some spiritual water, which helped to separate Ji Rong's upper and lower eyelids.
Seeing Ji Rong wake up, Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang went over to look at her. One of them asked, "Sister, should we still dig for the spiritual vein?"
Then the other person asked, "Do you remember..."
As Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang talked, Ji Rong's face grew darker and darker. She tried to pull her roots and found that she could pull them this time. Her body was no longer in pain, so she quickly pulled out her roots, flapped her wings, and ran away.
But this time, Ji Rong obviously couldn't escape either. Ji Zhuang, who quickly transformed into a celestial being, immediately grabbed Ji Rong's leg and said, "Sister, don't run away. The grand ceremony is about to begin. Get ready and let's go together!"
Ji Rong turned her head and saw that her brother had become so handsome. She couldn't help but exclaim happily, "Let's go together! When did you get promoted, brother? How did you become so good-looking?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Zhuang put Ji Rong down and smiled demurely, saying, "It was just recently."
Gu Qingqing wagged her tail and came over, exclaiming in surprise, "What did you say? Ji Rong, are you blind?! You think your brother is handsome!"
Ji Rong nodded and said matter-of-factly, "If my brother isn't considered good-looking, then who is?"
These words made Ji Zhuang stand up straighter, shrug his shoulders higher, and look even more radiant!
"You look better that way," Gu Qingqing replied in her mind, but she didn't want to say it aloud.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Qingqing changed the subject to something she had been wondering about and asked, "I begged you to return to the tree body day and night with Ji Zhuang, but you just wouldn't go back."
We've tried to beat you and block you, but you still won't return to the tree trunk.
But that day, why did you obediently return to the tree trunk after only being whipped a few times by the golden dragon?
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong said embarrassedly, "He hit me."
“We’ll fight you too.” Gu Qingqing asked, puzzled, “Even though we’re evenly matched, why aren’t you being so obedient?”
Looking at Ji Zhuang, who also looked puzzled, Ji Rong awkwardly continued, "What you did wasn't fighting. You stopped when I cried."
Not a single feather was lost from my bird body, but the golden dragon came and whipped me so hard that I was afraid he would really whip me to death, so naturally I behaved myself.”
Then she spread her wings and said helplessly, "I was injured by his whip and it took me until now to be able to move my roots."
Gu Qingqing was furious upon hearing this. It turned out that it wasn't a matter of cultivation level, but that she and Ji Zhuang were too soft-hearted.
On the third day after Ji Rong woke up on her own, Xuanwu came to pick them up.
Jiao Jue was also with them; he was still full of energy and appeared incredibly powerful.
Upon seeing that Ji Rong had woken up, he immediately burst into laughter, recounting Ji Rong's embarrassing past as he laughed: "Haha...you little brat, do you know that you used to dig holes randomly and eat grass roots...hahaha."
Throughout the journey, Jiao Jue kept laughing. Unable to bear it any longer, Ji Rong scratched Jiao Jue's face with her claw.
Jiao Jue wasn't angry; Ji Rong's strength couldn't even scratch his scales.
He continued to squint and tease, "You little rascal, do you want Brother Golden Dragon to lift you up high to play with you?"
Seeing that she couldn't win the argument or the fight, Ji Rong flapped her wings and flew away to the side.
Ji Zhuang hurriedly carried Gu Qingqing and wanted to follow, but Jiao Jue blocked him by turning to the side and said, "Ugly fox, the sacrifice is a big event, and there will be painters to paint a picture to commemorate it."
Make sure you look your best on that day, or I'll sweep you off the stage.
And Ji Zhuang, your original form was too gray; your celestial form is barely passable.
After saying this, he deliberately showed off his glittering golden scales to the fox and the bird before carrying the witch towards Huofeng Island.
Gu Qingqing was unhappy the whole way, and when she returned to Xifeng Island, she still looked like she was gritting her teeth. Ji Zhuang then asked his sister Ji Rong for advice.
Ji Rong thought for a moment, then mentioned to Gu Qingqing, "When we were little, we saw Aunt Huang dressed up."
Aunt Huang's health must have deteriorated by then. She always only transformed into a half-beast form, but she looked stunning. Why don't you give it a try?
Over the years, Ji Rong, Ji Zhuang, and Gu Qingqing never mentioned the fox and three birds that had long since left. Now that Ji Rong brought it up again, Ji Xiu's breathing became lighter, and the air instantly became cold and desolate.
After a long while, Gu Qingqing finally shifted her gaze from her yellow legs and said softly, "Okay."
She transformed on the spot into a half-beast fox woman.
She had a head of red, yellow, and white hair, about two feet long.
Her two ears, one white and one red, stood upright on either side of her head. Her eyebrows and eyelashes were slightly yellow, her eyes were like amber, her mouth revealed sharp teeth, and the muscles on her limbs and stomach were bulging.
Its exposed skin was patchwork of red, yellow, and white, contrasting with the lingering, oily yellow fur on its paws, creating a warm, golden, and mysterious aura.
Behind her, five tails spread wide, with three pure-colored tails—red, yellow, and white—evenly distributed among them.
The five tails protected Gu Qingqing's body like guardians, displaying a powerful aura.
Upon seeing this, Ji Rong couldn't help but exclaim, "What a powerful fox spirit!"
Ji Zhuang also felt that Gu Qingqing looked very powerful, and nodded to her.
Ji Rong was very interested in braiding the hair on Gu Qingqing's head, but Ji Rong's claws kept snagling the hair, making Gu Qingqing grimace in pain.
Having experience in garment making, Ji Zhuang pushed past his sister and said, "Sister, let me do it."
Ji Zhuang directly used the weaving technique of bird's nest to braid the hair on Gu Qingqing's head into a bun that looked like a snake from the outside in.
Ji Rong looked at it and saw that it was indeed sturdy, but it felt like something was missing. She picked up a wooden stick with one paw and asked Ji Zhuang to stick it into Gu Qingqing's hair as an ornament.
"Wait a minute," Gu Qingqing said.
She spat out her storage ring, rummaged through it, and finally found a small jade box.
She solemnly opened the box, revealing a spirit hairpin inside.
The hairpin has a large head, inlaid with colorful gemstones.
Gu Qingqing uses spiritual energy to power the hairpin, which can be divided into up to ten tails at will.
After examining it for a while, a smile gradually appeared on Gu Qingqing's cold face. Her eyes softened as she gathered the hairpin and handed it to Ji Zhuang, saying, "Help me use this."
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