If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 435 A Ran
"Fairy Yu——"

As soon as the old fox opened his mouth, Xiao Yu immediately raised his left hand that was not holding the jade pendant and interrupted him.

"Old Man Bai, since I am related to your family, please stop calling me 'fairy' and just call me by my name."

The old fox smiled and nodded, and said: "Xiao Fengxian, I wonder which of my children you like?"

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "I wasn't pretending before.

Even if the Bai family members are not foxes but humans, I am still too young compared to their age.

The fox transformed into a human and looked immature, but he had at least several decades, or even hundreds of years of Taoist practice.

Much older than me.”

The old fox shook his head and said, "You can't calculate it that way. Humans have similar life spans, so the elders are respected.

As monks, we, of course, respect morality and conduct.

The one with high virtue is the leader, the one with high moral character is the superior, and the one with shallow virtue is the disciple.

Especially between humans and my fox clan, there is a huge difference in lifespan.

Those who are mature in mind should be regarded as elders, and those who are unstable in mind and undeveloped in intelligence should be regarded as children. "

He really wasn't fooling Xiaoyu.

The reason why humans have the etiquette of "respecting the elders" is mainly because the elders have experienced more things, have richer experience, are more wise, and can help the younger generation.

Or they have made great contributions to their family or country, allowing younger generations to enjoy the benefits of their elders.

Therefore, "respecting elders" is often said together with "respecting the virtuous".

If an elder has neither wisdom nor virtue and is just a fool and an old bastard, his family members will not respect him, let alone other people.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "In this case, I will shamelessly accept the youngest girl of the Bai family."

"Is it A'ran?" asked the old man.

Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed. "There are so many children in the Bai family, and each of them is extremely talented and beautiful. I was dazzled and couldn't remember all their names."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll let them in again so you can have a look, Xiao Fengxian."

The old man smiled, stood up, walked to the door and shouted.

After a while, the "Pink Army" that appeared last night lined up again, with their wide sleeves fluttering and their postures graceful, "floating" in as if dancing.

Although they all had decent smiles on their faces, Xiaoyu still noticed that most of the vixen's smiles were forced, and there was even obvious displeasure in their eyes.

Xiaoyu glanced around and finally her eyes fell on the little girl in the pink dress.

She is in her teens, with a delicate oval face and exquisite features that seem to be modeled by AI, but her eyes are particularly lively and her small face is full of spirit.

Xiao Yu was very satisfied and asked, "Your name is A Ran, right?"

Her sister pushed her from behind.

Although A'ran looks young, her mind is not as childish as the old fox said.

"Ah Ran greets godmother."

The little girl took a few quick steps and came to three feet in front of Xiaoyu. She knelt on her knees flexibly and obediently and kowtowed nine times in a row.

Xiaoyu became happier and reached out to help her up. While touching her little head, she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, A'ran, you are such a lovely child."

She shook her left sleeve lightly, and a string of agate beads slipped out of her sleeve.

Xiaoyu caught it and put it around A'ran's neck.

"Wow, so beautiful, thank you godmother!" A Ran said happily.

The other fox girls also looked surprised and suspicious.

The bead necklace on A'ran's neck is not dazzling, but it has a spiritual and moist feeling.

It looks so comfortable that people want to reach out and play with it.

They are all connoisseurs of value and know that this necklace must be extraordinary.

The old fox looked at Xiaoyu's left sleeve with suspicion.

He knew at a glance that the necklace was no ordinary item, and even guessed that it must have come from the Dragon Palace.

Considering her relationship with Zhai the blacksmith in Tianmen Town, it is not surprising that she could take out this necklace.

But her cuffs... Was it an illusion? There seemed to be a slight fluctuation of the power of time and space.

A group of fox girls gathered around and congratulated the "new couple" with smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations to my sister (Ah Ran) for having a great hero as her godmother. How enviable~~"

"Thank you Fairy Yu for your kindness. I will entrust my sister (daughter, niece) to you."

Xiaoyu also responded to them with a smile, promising to treat Aran as her own daughter.
After struggling for a while, the old fox waved his hand and signaled the fox girls to take A'ran away.

When there were only two people left in the room again, he said, "I understand Xiao Fengxian's current situation. Ah Ran will stay at the Bai family first. When you ascend to heaven, I or my granddaughter Ruyan will personally send Ah Ran to you."

——Even if she is a godparent, she is just a godparent. Her real grandfather, mother, sister, and aunts are all here, so what's the point of sending her to her godmother's house?
Xiao Yu complained in his heart, but nodded with a smile on his face, saying, "Old Man Bai has considered everything very carefully, and it should be so."

She actually understood the old fox's idea: when she became successful in the future, she would send A'ran to benefit from her success.

If she died halfway before completing her immortal journey, the old fox would just regard it as a failed investment and not have lost much.

"I have a question, but I don't know whether I should ask it or not." She said hesitantly.

The old fox pretended to be angry and said, "Hey, our two families have become godparents, why are you being so polite?"

"I see that among the Bai family's descendants, the highest generation is only your granddaughter and grandson. What about their parents and your children?" Xiao Yu asked.

A trace of genuine sadness appeared on the old fox's face, "I can live for ten thousand years, but they have not yet completed their Taoism, so they can only live for a thousand years.

At best, they could be lucky enough to take some elixir and survive for two or three thousand years.

In a few hundred years, when you come to the Bai family, you will probably see that among the descendants of the Bai family, the oldest one is only my great-grandson, or even my great-great-grandson."

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, and said softly, "I'm sorry." The old fox waved his hand, "If you can't even bear this normal difference between life and death, then we shouldn't practice Taoism anymore."

Xiao Yu said, "I heard from Father Bai that he originally planned to go to Jilei Mountain on the west bank of Tongtian River. I thought there were descendants of the Bai family and your son and daughter on Jilei Mountain."

The old fox laughed, "You are right. Although the path to immortality is difficult, I am fertile. I have given birth to more than 200 children, and at least two of my unfilial young sons are still alive today."

——Are you a fox or a pig? It seems that a pig may not be able to give birth to a fox.

Xiaoyu really wants to ask: After a fox transforms into a human, can it give birth to several babies at once?
She held back and only sighed, "Old Man Bai is so blessed. He has many children and grandchildren, enjoys the greatest happiness in the world, and has ascended to the immortal throne. The 'Sky Fox' is in sight."

The old fox's smile faded, and he shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, each one is different.

Having many descendants is both a blessing and a curse.

Those unfilial sons who do not follow family rules and ruin family traditions not only harm themselves but also bring trouble to their families.

If it weren’t for the impending calamity of the Sky Fox, the future would be truly uncertain.

I will never take my family to Jilei Mountain."

"Could it be that the two Bai brothers have taken over the mountains and become the kings, doing evil?" Xiao Yu asked.

The old fox hesitated and said, “They are not good people, but they are not as good as the seven demon fairies of the Black Water River in Hengyang Valley.

But they have many friends who are evil, and among them there are probably some vicious monsters that can massacre hundreds of thousands of people."

Xiao Yu said seriously: "If this is the case, you must not give in."

After a pause, she changed her words and said, "We can't send Ah Ran to Jilei Mountain. Dad, when will your heavenly tribulation come?"

The old fox said vaguely: "It's hard to say, it could be a few months, a few years, or even more than ten years."

Xiao Yu frowned slightly and said, "How about this? If I get out of this predicament in ten years, I will come to Baijiazhuang to pick up A'ran."

"Sure." The old fox said without hesitation, "Even if you encounter something in ten years and cannot come here, as long as I receive news from you or find out about you, my family will definitely send Ah Ran to you."

Xiaoyu glanced out the window and saw a dark red color in the east.

"Let's make a deal here, Father Bai, I wish you a smooth journey!" Xiao Yu bowed to the old fox and reminded him, "Sister Zhu Lian should go back soon, Mr. Su will soon wake up. As for Niu Er."

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not take on the responsibility and make the decision for Xiaoqiang.

Although she was its master, she had no intention of forcing it to bend to her will in this matter.

Even though she understood that Niu Er was not worth saving at all.

"I will have a serious talk with Xiao Qiang. If I fail to convince him, Sister Zhulian will follow the method taught by Old Man Bai and let the government bring him to justice."

Baijiazhuang is a real mansion, but it is not located in the human world. Instead, it is located between the world of the living and the world of the dead.

Part of the building is in the underworld, and part of it is in the world of the living.

The buildings in the underworld are always magnificent and luxurious, as if the building materials in the underworld are particularly worthless.

The bright hall where Xiaoyu and the vixen ate and chatted was inside the underworld building.

She knew it, but just pretended not to care.

The old fox also understood that this trick could fool ordinary people, but it could not fool a "little master" like her.

However, there is a big difference between the fox clan’s underworld residence and the ghost’s underworld residence.

The fox has magical powers, and the mansion in the underworld is more real, as if it was just a different dimension, and the materials of the house are exactly the same as the normal one - this is an illusion.

After leaving the grand Baijiazhuang, Xiaoyu returned to the human world and came to a desolate ruin.

It was probably the suburban villa of some nobleman or wealthy businessman.

It is dozens of miles away from Tianmen Town and more than thirty miles away from the nearest village. It is located in a quiet and remote valley.

The houses are dilapidated and collapsed, and the corridors are lonely and dilapidated.

There were more than ten piles of broken bricks and tiles, and crooked beams and broken pillars all around.

The garden is full of moss, the paths are full of wormwood. In the dead of winter, the trees look even more desolate.

The old fox remained calm the entire time, not showing any embarrassment at all after the guests discovered the background of Baijiazhuang.

After he sent Xiaoyu out of the valley, he walked forward another two or three miles until he saw traces of human beings around him - there were green wheat fields nearby.

The two said goodbye at the edge of the wheat field, one going east and the other going west, and after taking two steps, they disappeared.

As soon as Old Man Bai returned to "Baijiazhuang", his two eldest granddaughters, Rumeng and Ruyan, came to find him.

"Grandpa, why did you let Ah Ran worship Yu Fengxian as her godmother?"

A'ran is Ruyan's youngest daughter. She was extremely anxious at this moment, and there was obvious dissatisfaction in her tone.

When the guests were still here, she would maintain the supreme authority of the old man Bai's family; now that the guests have left, she is just her grandfather's granddaughter and can express any emotions directly.

"Isn't it a blessing for A'ran to have Yu Fengxian as her godmother?" the old man asked.

Ru Meng said: "Even after chatting with Grandpa till midnight, Grandpa still admires her so much, Yu Fengxian is indeed worthy of her reputation.

But we have all heard of Yu Fengxian's reputation.

She had already sinned against the heavens, and had also offended Buddhism, the River God House, and the Eight Immortals of the West.
It's uncertain how long this desperate person can live, what blessing can he bring to Ah Ran?"

Old Man Bai sneered and said, "It seems that I made the right plan by considering Yu Fengxian as the future supporter of the Bai family.

You have lived for nearly two thousand years, yet you still have such limited vision.

If anything happens to me, and I rely on you to take care of my family, my family business will wither sooner or later, and my descendants will become playthings for others."

"Grandfather, please don't say such ominous words." Ruyan said hurriedly: "Su Xipo is very lucky, he will definitely help grandfather survive the catastrophe of the Sky Fox."

The old man said: "With Su Xipo's help, my confidence has indeed doubled, but there is nothing absolute in the world, so it is always better to think of a retreat early.

If I die, or ascend to heaven.

As long as Yu Fengxian is still alive, she is more reliable than the two unfilial sons in Moyun Cave of Jilei Mountain."

(End of this chapter)