Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 109: Killing the Fox, Naming, Far Island

Upon hearing this, the big fox trembled all over and big tears immediately rolled down its cheeks. Then it fell to the ground and kowtowed to Qiu Chuji repeatedly.

It just can't talk, otherwise it would definitely say something like, "Please have mercy, sir!"

Looking at the big fox crying and begging for mercy, Qiu Chuji sneered and said, "During this period, you have served us very well, searching for food, building a temporary residence, collecting precious medicines in the mountains, identifying directions, and guiding the way. We were able to get out of the forest so smoothly, and we have lived quite well in the past two months. You can say that you have made great contributions."

After hearing what Qiu Chuji said, the big fox continued to kowtow, but the frequency slowed down a bit.

Obviously it also thought that it had made a contribution, and Qiu Chuji could not treat it like this.

"In the past two months, you have tried to escape seventy-four times, deliberately led us to dangerous places nineteen times, brought back poisonous food twenty-seven times, and even urinated in the place where I hid my weapons, money and food, leaving a smell behind."

"It is not easy for a creature like you to develop human-like intelligence. In my early years, I received great kindness from a senior alien from the deep mountains of Qinling Mountains. I have no prejudice against aliens like you. On the contrary, I have some good feelings towards you... Big fox! I gave you a chance!"

Qiu Chuji's tone gradually became colder. If his previous question about whether the big fox wanted to be a fur blanket or a fur coat sounded a bit joking, then in the current context, there was really no trace of joking at all.

Upon hearing this, the big fox's body, which had been shaking like a sieve, suddenly stopped shaking. It raised its head abruptly, with obvious malice and ferocity in its eyes, and made a sharp and piercing sound.

Soon, a large number of foxes and even wild wolves were attracted by the sound and surrounded Qiu Chuji and the tiger.

The big fox was still yelling at Qiu Chuji, as if it was accusing Qiu Chuji of hypocrisy and wanted to kill him after it had done its job.

"Since you think I captured you, then whatever you did to escape was justified. I am stronger than you, so it is reasonable for me to kill you. It is all natural and you should not complain." Qiu Chuji could not fully understand the fox's cry, but he could intuitively guess what it wanted to express.

True Qi is different from True Qi. True Qi only strengthens the physical body and has limited effects on the improvement of the spirit and life essence. However, True Qi can comprehensively strengthen the three treasures of the human body and nourish life and cultivate essence.

Qiu Chuji's intuition and spirituality are no longer false, but real supernatural powers.

The tiger circled around Qiu Chuji, making a snorting sound with contempt, and then let out an earth-shaking roar.

Amid the tiger's roar, most of the 'men' summoned by the big fox escaped in the blink of an eye.

The big foxes' tameness of these wild beasts in the forests is acquired, but their fear of tigers is innate and engraved in their bones and blood.

"Is this your last confidence?" Qiu Chuji sighed.

He manipulated his true Qi for the last time, sealing the fox's throat and causing it to gradually suffocate.

Just now, he gave the fox the last chance. He was kind enough, otherwise he would not have said so much to it.

It’s a pity that although the fox looks smart, it is actually very stupid and made the wrong choice again.

The remaining wild foxes and wolves pounced towards Qiu Chuji and the tiger, but Qiu Chuji just dodged them leisurely and didn't care.

The tiger pounced, slapped, bit and butt, putting into practice everything Qiu Chuji had taught it.

As the saying goes: A tiger cannot stand up to a pack of wolves.

But the tiger who knows Kung Fu is definitely an exception.

The Siberian tiger's weight, strength, reaction speed and muscle strength are all at the king level on land. When it knows how to play to its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, and protects its vital points and evades sneak attacks, it becomes invincible among wild animals.

The encirclement and counter-encirclement was completely over in less than ten minutes.

The bodies of foxes and wolves were lying on the ground. Although the tiger's mouth was full of blood foam, it did not eat the flesh of these guys.

Instead, he picked up the big fox's corpse, happily swung his long tail and followed Qiu Chuji's back, which seemed a little far away.

The tiger's footsteps were light, but Qiu Chuji still turned around and avoided the tiger's big cat-like behavior before it pounced on him and wiped the blood foam on his Taoist robe.

"Okay! Stop playing around!"

"We may have been casual acquaintances in the past, and I only called you Big Cat and Tiger! Now that you follow me, I will give you a name as well." Qiu Chuji said to the tiger.

The tiger blinked. It actually didn't quite understand what Qiu Chuji meant, but it knew how to cooperate, so it first dropped the fox corpse in its mouth, then opened its mouth and made a "mooing" sound like a cow.

This is the sound it makes when it is being coquettish.

"The tiger ranks third among the twelve zodiac animals, and belongs to the zodiac sign of Yin in the twelve earthly branches. Therefore, I will give you the word Yin first. This is in accordance with heaven and earth, and will help you find a supporter in the dark."

"Tigers are very harmful. Many places call them big insects, and the people hate them to the core. But you are different. You are born with a lot of spirituality, and you live in the deep mountains and old forests where no one has ever set foot. You have never done anything harmful to anyone. Now you can stay by my side, listen to my teachings, learn the truth, and practice the great way. So I will give you another word of luck."

“From now on, you will be called Yinrui. Although only white tigers are revered as auspicious animals in this world, since you have followed me, even if your fur is yellow, you are still the most auspicious animal in the world, and you deserve it.” Qiu Chuji pointed at the tiger and shouted, “Yinrui!”

The tiger followed with a roar.

After Qiu Chuji said it a few more times, it knew that Qiu Chuji was calling it by these two words.

With a name, there is a bond. The more Qiu Chuji looked at the big cat, the more he liked it.

After placing the fox's corpse on Yinrui's body, Qiu Chuji did not sit on it as usual. Instead, he said to it, "Follow me to the outside of the mountain. When you see someone wearing armor and holding a weapon rushing towards me, run into the woods first."

Yinrui didn't understand, so he just tilted his head and looked at Qiu Chuji.

"When I tell you to run, you run." Qiu Chuji used the soul-transferring technique to convey his thoughts.

Yinrui roared and kept shaking his head, looking stupid.

"Hey! Okay! With my current skills, I can expand the Zhenqi shield a little bit and cover you in it. It's not a big deal!" Qiu Chuji smiled faintly and rubbed the cat's head.

On the way back to Zhongnan, before reaching Shangjing, we saw many caravans of Jin nobles retreating to Liaodong.

The convoy was carrying many goodies that could only be found in the Central Plains, as well as a large amount of wealth. However, there were not many people guarding the convoy. Perhaps they had been withdrawn and transferred to the front line.

After all, the Jurchens are not as populous as the Han people. Even though their population has been increasing again and again in recent decades, it is still limited.

In the past, the entire north and Central Plains were governed by the Han people who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty and the recruited Han soldiers. Now, among the rebel forces rebelling against them, a considerable portion are of this kind of origin.

After all, these Han people basically surrender on the surface, but once they get the chance, they will resist.

If one wants to tame a portion of the Han people into slavery, as the Qing Dynasty did later, it would take time to wear away the pride and self-confidence of the Han people bit by bit, and to completely arouse the complacency and conceit of being a slave.

Qiu Chuji did not touch these people and properties. Instead, he took the big cat and took a detour without making any contact with them. He just filled his ears with true Qi, listened to the decadent conversations of these golden people, and understood the changes.

Keeping the gold and silver treasures seemed to help the Jin people recover their vitality, but when a country began to confiscate the assets of its nobles and officials without any bottom line, it was not far from complete collapse.

After all, if we can’t even protect the interests of the vested interests, what else can we protect?
What is the need for this country to exist?
Without powerful troops, no matter how much money you have, it will just be kept by others. Sooner or later, it will flow back to the most prosperous and wealthy Central Plains in various forms.

Since he saw the large-scale migration and retreat of the Jin people, Qiu Chuji was not in a hurry to return to Zhongnan Mountain immediately. Instead, he took the big cat and took a detour. Instead of walking in a straight line, he walked towards the direction of the Ussuri River, intending to see what the situation was like in the rear of the Jin people.

The dragon vein of the Jin Dynasty had been pulled out by Qiu Chuji, and the dragon's spine had been cut off.

Now all that's left is to stab it's heart with one sword to kill it completely and take away all its spiritual power.

However, Qiu Chuji did not know much about this country that was on the brink of collapse. Now he wanted to see... see what kind of support and confidence it still had.

Taking Yinrui with them on a detour, when they finally reached the Ussuri River, they encountered a large group of ordinary Jin people who originally lived near Shangjing. They were actually preparing to migrate towards the Tatar Strait.

By eavesdropping on these people's conversation, Qiu Chuji learned that there was a huge island called Sakhalin in the northernmost part of the Jin Kingdom.

The scenery there is beautiful and the resources are abundant, but the area is vast and sparsely populated. However, it is full of possibilities. For people who already have little, the unknown islands in the distance still have considerable temptation.

Qiu Chuji patted Yinrui's butt and let it stay alone in the nearby forest for the time being, while Qiu Chuji went towards the migrating team.

In order to know where the final sword that would pierce his heart should be directed, Qiu Chuji had to really understand what the people of the Jin Kingdom were thinking.

Only when the ordinary people of a country lose their identification with the country will it die completely.

Otherwise, even if Shangjing was captured and the Jin Dynasty nominally perished, the dragon vein connected to the Jin Dynasty would not be completely broken.

Just like many years later, Nurhaci would first start his career under the name of "Later Jin", which could be considered as a way of connecting to the dragon vein.

Qiu Chuji was dressed in Taoist robes, looking like an immortal. He did not dress like a Jurchen at all, which made ordinary people of the Jin Dynasty very alert.

An elder shouted to Qiu Chuji in a rather stiff Chinese: "Southerner! Don't come any closer! We don't have any gold or silver treasures in our team, only hunting knives and bows and arrows."

Qiu Chuji smiled gently, and his true energy circulated, revealing the power to calm people's hearts.

"I am a Taoist who travels around the world and doesn't care about worldly affairs. I just heard you mention Sakhalin Island, and I am very curious... Can you take me with you?"

"I am willing to pay you and will not cause you any trouble."

(End of this chapter)