Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 9: Fox Retreats, Ghost Arrives

The big fox dropped a bombshell, causing the people from the Liang and Zhu families in the back to go from sympathizing with it to silence.

Ye Beixuan suppressed his pounding heartbeat and prepared to start telling a story. It was just past midnight, and it was time for him to tell a story again. So he sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Fool, idiot, you really are an idiot! Why do you have to be like this?"

"Ah! The reason the stories you read have happy endings is because they were written by scholars."

After hearing Ye Beixuan's explanation, a look of regret appeared on the big fox's face.

"As the saying goes, human beings are born with seven emotions and six desires. This isn't a bad thing, but the problem is that you're using desire to make the scholar compromise. Human desires are endless, and over time, you'll become increasingly unable to satisfy them. If this continues, you'll inevitably be devoured by desire, and naturally, your relationship will end here."

When the big fox heard this explanation, he suddenly understood. No wonder the scholar was annoyed with him because he gave him less money. So that's how it was.

There were also those scholars who were initially attracted by Yun Ge's beauty, but when her true appearance was revealed, they were disgusted and fled in panic.

But over time, I wanted more and more to keep them with money, which seemed to be exactly the same as what he said.

After some imagination, the big fox suddenly turned into a human form. Although his figure was graceful, there was a hideous scar on his face, which was really scary.

Like a fox awakened from a dream, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Sir, please give me some guidance."

"Huh" Ye Beixuan breathed a sigh of relief. Here it comes, his strengths are here. Now he starts to give her chicken soup and trick her.

"I don't deserve it. I was pretending to be an ordinary person at the time, and you didn't do anything to me. I also believe that you haven't killed anyone."

"I dare not, I dare not, Mei'er, how dare you have such wishful thinking, sir, you are a god, Mei'er dare not have even the slightest thought."

In fact, Hu Mei'er had originally thought that Ye Beixuan was extraordinary, the most outstanding scholar she had ever met. How outstanding was he? He was so outstanding that she felt ashamed of herself and felt that she was not worthy of him, so she did not dare to make a move.

Thinking about it now, she broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, she didn't do anything, otherwise her fox fur might have become his coat.

Ye Beixuan didn't dare to pretend too much, for fear of going too far.

He tilted his head slightly, pretending to be reminiscing, and said, "I'm not willing to give you any advice, but I can tell you a story. It happened many years ago, and it's about a fox girl."

Ye Beixuan paused, glanced at the expectant fox, and quickly struck while the iron was hot, "It is said that the Xin family has nineteen fox sisters, and the fourteenth daughter of the Xin family is named Xin Shisi Niang." (From Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio)
Ye Beixuan spoke in a gentle tone, his words flowing out like a trickle of water.

The big fox's ears stood upright, his eyes focused, and he was completely immersed in the story.

The female ghost Yun Ge seemed to be in love. She sat upright at the door of the temple, her hands on her chin, her eyes sparkling, immersed in the world of stories told by Ye Beixuan. Apart from the sound of water dripping from fallen leaves onto the roof, the only sound around her was his storytelling voice echoing.

"In the end, Fourteenth Lady, despite her selfless devotion, saved her husband from imprisonment, but she herself vanished due to exhaustion of her magical powers, with no news of her since. How tragic! Tell me, compared to Fourteenth Lady, how have you done?"

After saying this, he did not forget to sigh.

stare.
[Storytelling Level: LV2 (600/10000)]

[Today's storytelling: two chapters, lifespan increased by 2 hours, cultivation increased by ten days]

[The short story Xin Shisiniang is finished: reward: an oil-paper umbrella.]

Oil-paper umbrella? It's raining, so you give me an umbrella? Thank you so much! System.

Oil-paper umbrella: A great way to protect against wind and rain, and can attract spirits.

Is that all? It seems the rewards for short stories are still too low. I should find time to go to the city and tell long stories!

"Sir, I don't quite understand why she did this? What good can it do?" The big fox asked with a very puzzled expression after listening to the story.

Why did Shisiniang have to put herself in such a difficult position? Why did she have to care about his life or death?

Perhaps the meaning of the story wasn't clear enough, so Ye Beixuan continued in one breath, "This is the difference between you and her. When it comes to love, giving never requires anything in return. This is her true love for that scholar."

"And this Liang scholar in front of us is willing to protect this young lady without regard for his own safety. This is his true love for her." "It's not his true love for you."

“If one day you meet someone who has only a piece of bread on his body, but is willing to give all the bread to you, that is your true love.”

After a routine.

After listening to this, the big fox was silent for a long time. His two hands turned into sharp claws and rubbed against each other from time to time, making a sizzling sound.

At this moment, Ye Beixuan looked nervously at the naive old baby fox who had drunk the poisonous chicken soup, fearing that it would misunderstand.

"Tick, tick." After the rain, the leaves of the trees could not bear the weight of the water droplets and they dripped silently, as if they were crying sadly for Shisiniang.

The big fox paced back and forth in the open space outside the ruined temple, its feet making a sizzling sound in the wet mud.

The Liang and Zhu families were no longer as nervous as they were at the beginning. They already regarded Ye Beixuan as some kind of otherworldly master.

After a few breaths, the big fox began to get impatient again.

Its eyes flickered dimly, and it sharpened its claws on the thick tree roots. The "hissing" sound cut through the silence, appearing particularly terrifying.

The sound of the other party sharpening their claws made Ye Beixuan's heart tremble violently. No way? Is it useless?
He didn't dare to make any unusual movement, for fear of being discovered, and he didn't even dare to breathe deeply.

After a long time.

The big fox seemed to have figured it out, and said with a happy expression: "Thank you, Mr. Fox Meier, for your guidance. Meier understands."

Got it? Ye Beixuan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that animals were easy to fool.

"Mei'er will leave now and go into the deep mountains to wait for fate. She will definitely meet the person you mentioned."

Then she said to the ghost girl Zhao Yunge: "My dear sister, I have done many wrong things over the years. Now I want to start practicing again. You should reincarnate as soon as possible!"

Zhao Yunge shook his head sadly and said, "Yunge thanks sister for taking care of me over the years. Yunge understands."

After saying that, she turned and left.

"I've received your guidance today, and I feel much more cheerful. If I hadn't forced him to do it, there wouldn't have been such a result. Now that I've figured it out, I'll stop bothering you and take my leave."

"etc."

"Wait a moment."

Two shouts interrupted Hu Mei'er, making Ye Beixuan's heart beat fast. What on earth were these two doing? I finally managed to scare them, but instead, they were just taking advantage of me.

"Miss Fox, I'd like to ask, where did you take my eldest son?" Liang Mingshan asked directly.

The big fox snorted coldly and said bluntly: "He's grinding against the tree!"

"As for the others, they are all trapped in the ghost wall by Yun Ge. They are still circling there. You just need to find them and bring them out." After the big fox finished speaking, he bowed again, jumped high, and disappeared into the woods.

"In that case, thank you very much." The two old men thanked the fox in the direction it disappeared, then came to Ye Beixuan and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your help, sir. Please help me rescue my family."

Although the big fox said this was the situation, the old men from Liang and Zhu were still afraid. The other party was a real female ghost, and there was a ready-made master here, so she would definitely ask him to go with her.

"Sir." A beautiful figure came floating over.

Ye Beixuan's pupils shrank. It was the female ghost from before. Didn't she leave? Why did she come back again?

He was a little nervous inside, but on the surface he said calmly, "What's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)