You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 143 Fox Feast
Donkey Grandpa stopped and snorted. Zuo Chen nodded slightly and looked around.

At first glance, there are countless foxes.

Long ears appeared from behind the haystack, a pointed beak poked out from the treetops, half of the head stuck out from behind the rock, and under the dense leaves in the forest farther away, tiny ghost lights could be seen flashing faintly.

Zuo Chen even saw a red one that was squatting on the outermost side of the treetop, but it slipped down because one of its feet was not stable. Now it was struggling to hold on to the wooden pole with its two front paws and kicking hard with its hind legs.

"Oh my god, are we disturbing the ghost doctor's den?"

Caiyi had never seen so many long-eared ghost eyes in her more than ten years of life. For a moment, her eyes were wide open.

Compared to Zuo Chen and his group who looked calm, the foxes were all nervous. They gathered together, whispering and discussing:
"The elders of our tribe told us not to mess with the Taoist priests, saying that these guys are often quite capable, can chant scriptures, and can apply talismans, so they are difficult to deal with. Why don't we retreat?"

"But he is so handsome. The young lady will definitely like him when she sees him!"

"Isn't there a female human next to the Taoist priest? Should we capture her as well?"

"That female is also very pretty, the young lady will definitely like her."

Caiyi has sharp ears. After hearing this, she giggled and pulled Zuo Chen's clothes:

"Master, they said I was handsome."

Zuo Chen: “…”

He wanted to say something but stopped, and in the end he didn't say anything.

Turning to look at these foxes, he saw clearness in their eyes through the Qi-Guan technique. He could roughly guess that these foxes should be wild immortals who only absorbed the essence of heaven and earth to cultivate themselves and did not hurt people. They usually ate small animals that they hunted.

He showed a gentle smile and got down from the donkey's back. As soon as Zuo Chen's feet touched the ground, the little animals were frightened.

The foxes in the woods quickly dived into the woods. Some of them were so panicked that they bumped into each other and rolled into a ball. The foxes on the treetops also became a mess, and they all climbed down the trees with a hiss.

The fox that was holding on to the branch finally lost its grip on its two little paws and fell off the tree and into the haystack.

Zuo Chen stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Are you that scary?

"Fox immortals, can you come out and talk?"

Zuo Chen said helplessly.

Hearing what he said, the red one that had been hanging on the treetop poked its head out from the bushes, its bean-like eyes staring at Zuo Chen:

"Taoist... Taoist priest! Let me tell you, I... I can feed eight people in one meal! I'm so powerful! I'm not afraid of you fighting with us!"

Zuo Chen glanced at him.

A clean and pure body.

He simply stretched out his hand and touched him.

The red-haired creature was frightened and screamed, trying to run away on all fours. However, it soon discovered that the Taoist's palm was like a mountain and no matter how hard it ran, it could not escape from that range.

I could only accept my fate and close my eyes.

I didn't feel any pain, but instead I felt a caressing touch on my head.

He opened his eyes cautiously and found that the Taoist priest was half squatting and touching his head gently.

Zuo Chen also felt rare and comfortable.

In his previous life, he liked furry animals. During the time when he was practicing in the mountains, Zuo Chen even thought about whether he should raise a big yellow dog to keep him company. Now that there are so many foxes, he naturally has to catch one and stroke it hard.

After rubbing it twice and feeling relaxed, Zuo Chen took his hand back and asked with a smile:
"I wonder what the fox fairies want from us?"

Having finally escaped from Zuo Chen's clutches, the red-haired man took several steps back until he reached a distance he thought was safe. Only then did he dare to look up at Zuo Chen:

"My eldest daughter wants to choose a husband, and she needs to find those who are handsome, so let's go out and look around the forest. You are handsome enough, and the female human behind you is also handsome enough, so we plan to capture you and bring you back to serve our eldest daughter."

Donkey, who had been listening nearby, couldn't help but complain:
"No, can any woman be your young lady's husband?"

"Does the husband have to be a man?" Red Hair tilted his head: "Wouldn't it be enough if he's handsome?"

Donkey hesitated a little, not knowing how to explain to the fox what a "Langjun" was.

"Where do you live? Have you invited anyone over besides us two?"

"It's just ahead, there's a huge plain!" Red Hair had no guard at all, and directly told Zuo Chen all the details of his hometown: "In addition to you, we also captured a man and a few monsters who can transform. They are also very handsome, and the young lady likes them very much. They should be eating and drinking at our banquet now."

Zuo Chen glanced at the direction the red-haired man was pointing.

It is in the same direction as Jiu'e pointed.

If the spiritual energy in the lotus pond has not dissipated, it is indeed easy to breed creatures with intelligence. Over time, it is not impossible for a group of fox spirits to emerge.

Knowing roughly what happened, Zuo Chen also smiled and said:

"Today the immortals are choosing a bride, and we have come uninvited. We should pay them a visit and offer some gifts. Could you lead us there?"

Hearing what Zuo Chen said, Red Hair tilted his head.

Its little head seemed incapable of thinking about the meaning of Zuo Chen's words.

After holding it in for a long time, it asked with some doubt:

"You also think you are handsome and want to be the husband of my eldest daughter?"

He laughed in silence and shook his head slightly:
"It's not a gentleman, it's a guest." "Oh."

The red-haired man obviously didn't understand what a young master and a guest meant. The only thing he understood was that the Taoist in front of him wanted to attend the banquet with him.

He looked up and down at the Taoist priest again, and thinking that he didn't hit him just now, he thought that the Taoist priest must be a good person, so he simply ran back and called out to the other foxes:

"What do you mean? Should we take them to the young lady's place?"

"Take it with you! Pretty young ladies like it."

"And there doesn't seem to be any malicious intent."

"Should we tie him up with a fairy rope?"

"No need for that. The main reason is that I don't think we can tie him up..."

After the deal was done, he ran back and swept Zuo Chen's ankle with the base of his tail.

"Follow us closely. The forest is deep and it's easy to get lost."

Zuo Chen returned to the donkey cart and let the donkey follow the group of foxes in front of him.

As they moved forward along the dirt road, the little foxes also popped their heads out beside the donkey cart. At first they were a little afraid of the Taoist priest Zuo Chen and ran around the donkey cart cautiously. It was not until Caiyi took out the dried meat, made a "cluck" sound, and called a few greedy ones over that the little foxes let down their guard and fed them.

Those in red, white, gold and grey all moved side by side along the donkey cart. Some of them imitated the donkey's stomping movements while others simply jumped up and landed on the donkey's head.

A few of them jumped up from behind the donkey cart and ran to Caiyi, who hugged them from left and right and touched them.

However, the area around Zuo Chen was like a barrier that isolated the foxes, and none of them dared to approach.

Zuo Chen could only watch the foxes helplessly, but he couldn't lower himself to run down and catch one.

He sighed helplessly and straightened the tall crown on his head.

Sometimes it’s not good to pursue image too much.

Accompanied by the fox's laughter, the donkey cart finally got out of the dense forest. The warm sun came into view, illuminating a stretch of continuous plains.

Zuo Chen squinted his eyes and looked forward, he felt that the view here was wide, the whole plain was full of long-eared birds, some lying down, some playing, looking very comfortable.

Gazing into the distance, I discovered that the plain was bustling with activity in the distance, with the sounds of gongs and drums. Although the sounds were not melodious, they gave off a festive atmosphere.

"The bride selection site is just ahead." Red Hair shouted happily, stretching up his four legs and running forward: "I found two more pretty humans! Two!"

After running for a while, he seemed to remember something and added:
“And there’s a talking donkey!”

Donkey: “?”

A curse:
"Can you speak? It's ok for the Taoist priest to call me a donkey, but you guys should call me Master Donkey!"

He also quickened his pace and ran forward cursing.

The further the car went, the more lively the plain became. There were dense piles of all kinds of colorful furs nearby. Many of them that had not yet transformed were playing happily. Some were standing upright, some were playing suona, some were dancing with red silk, some were holding a small hammer in their left hand and a gong in their right hand, and they were banging them. It was more like a game than a performance.

There are also a few that have transformed into handsome men and beautiful women, posing and flirting.

They understand beauty but don't know how to put on makeup. They smear rouge and powder all over their faces, leaving them covered in bruises and purples. If you don't know, you might think they were beaten by someone.

There were also many other animals dancing and singing with the little foxes, some were wild boars wearing leather clothes, some were tigers that didn't look very fierce, and there was also a taciturn king named Danglu who had little fox cubs hanging all over his body. He looked very happy.

There are also some discordant places in this joyous scene:
A young man was tied up with ropes, wriggling on the grass like a maggot, yelling:

"What do you want to do, you bunch of ghost eyes?! If you have the guts, let me go and fight me one on one!"

No monster paid any attention to him. Even a monkey carrying fruit came over, glanced at him, and stuffed an apple into his mouth.

All that could come out of his mouth was a scream of "woooo".

This should be the passerby who was tied up.

I'll rescue him later.

Retracting his gaze, Zuo Chen finally looked towards the center of the fox gathering.

It was a pure red sedan chair.

The wood used for the sedan chair was red, and the cloth draped over it was also red, with gold patterns embroidered on the cloth. It covered the seat and blocked the view, making it impossible to see who was sitting inside.

Look past the sedan chair and look back.

Zuo Chen could see the huge lake.

The lake is like a mirror, peaceful and tranquil.

And on the lake there was a lotus flower in full bloom, on the lotus there lay a woman in a white dress, with a gentle face and eyes closed, as if she was asleep.

The woman was exactly the same as the Bodhisattva in Jiu'e's memory!

But Zuo Chen frowned slightly.

There is indeed spiritual energy, and the whole body is very clean, but this is not the golden light of Buddhist merit.

This is……

Demonic spirit?

(End of this chapter)