Chapter 237 Charming Feizhao 2
The aircraft swept past the clouds.

Fei Zhao leaned against the window, tapping the necklace tag absently with her fingertips.

The crisp sound of the bell echoed in the cabin, yet it carried an inexplicable sense of gloom.

Su An'an put down the information screen in her hand and looked at him thoughtfully:
"The fox cubs that have recently gone missing are all hybrids."

Fei Zhao's movements suddenly stopped.

“Furthermore,” Su An’an continued:
"Before they disappeared, they had all been to the Blood Purification Spring in their tribe."

"Blood Purification Spring".

Fei Zhao's voice lowered slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes:
"That place should have been filled in long ago."

Su An'an keenly noticed his change in mood and reached out to cover the back of his hand:

"What do you know?"

Fei Zhao closed his eyes, his tail thrashing irritably, his voice low and suppressed:
"The fox clan reveres pure bloodlines, and mixed-blood cubs are taken to the Blood Purification Spring for baptism after birth."

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. "It's called a baptism, but it's just a disguised selection process."

Su An'an's pupils contracted slightly:
"You mean this disappearance case is related to the clan elders?"

"Probably!"

Fei Zhao gripped the necklace tag tightly, her knuckles turning white:
“My mother was the guardian of the Blood Purification Spring back then. She helped many unfit cubs, and later, for my sake…”

He did not continue.

His mother, a holy woman, would not have met such a tragic end if she hadn't been protecting him, this bastard.

This is a wound in his heart that can never heal; it will bleed profusely at the slightest touch.

Su An'an gently patted the back of his hand and didn't ask any further questions.

The aircraft landed at the border of the fox clan. As soon as Fei Zhao stepped out of the cabin, she smelled a familiar herbal fragrance.

It smells exactly the same as the one by the Blood Purification Spring back then.

His tail instantly tensed, involuntarily blocking Su An'an's path.

"Lord Feizhao!"

A fox-clan guard hurried over, his eyes darting around nervously.
The elders had been waiting at the altar for a long time.

Fei Zhao narrowed her eyes, and phosphorescent powder silently spread from her fingertips: "Lead the way."

The guard's pupils suddenly dilated, and he mechanically turned to lead the way.

Su An'an secretly squeezed Fei Zhao's palm: "Did you use illusion magic?"

"Ah."

Fei Zhao's voice was deep: "His sleeves were stained with mud from the Pure Blood Spring."

The two followed the guards through the dense forest, and the closer they got to the altar, the heavier Fei Zhao's breathing became.

Su An'an noticed his abnormality and was about to speak when a cub's heart-wrenching cry came from ahead!
"Let me go! I want to go home!"

Fei Zhao's pupils suddenly contracted.

That voice was exactly the same as the one he heard when he was dragged into the Blood Purification Spring as a child.

The two exchanged a glance and instantly accelerated forward!
Beside the altar, a chubby little fox was rolling around on the ground.

Its tail was covered in mud, and it cried loudly.
"I don't want to take a bath! The water is too cold!"

Several elders busily surrounded it.

One of them looked up and saw Su An'an and Fei Zhao, and immediately showed a perfectly timed expression of surprise:
"Oh dear, I've disturbed you two! This is my little one, he's throwing a tantrum!"

Fei Zhao's tail bristled slightly as she squinted and scanned her surroundings.

The altar floor was excessively clean, without a single fallen leaf, clearly indicating that it had just been cleaned.

Su An'an remained expressionless, smiling as she squatted down, a wisp of divine light gathering at her fingertips, and gently tapped the little fox's nose:
"It's such a pity that such a beautiful little one has cried so much."

The cub's cries stopped abruptly, staring blankly at the golden light shimmering on the tip of its nose.

The elders exchanged a glance.

"I'm sorry to have made you two laugh."

The white-bearded elder bowed and led the way:
"Please come with me and take a look at our newly built blood purification spring facility. It's fully automated and absolutely safe!"

The spring water is crystal clear, with luminous crystals embedded along its edges.

Several female foxes were drying herbs on the shore. They all bowed to Su An'an and Fei Zhao when they saw them.

Fei Zhao's fingertips brushed silently across the water's surface, and the phosphorus powder seeped in without a sound.

There's something at the bottom of the spring.

While adjusting Su An'an's cloak, Fei Zhao subtly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "There's something wrong with the spring water; it's been purified by the bone-sucking herb."

Su An'an's eyes flashed, but she maintained a polite smile on her face.

Bone-sucking grass!
This herb grows only in the remote Qing Shi tribe of the fox clan.

How did it end up in the elders' Blood Purification Spring?

On the return journey, Fei Zhao's tail remained close to Su An'an's waist, its fluffy tip occasionally brushing against the back of her hand.

The two chatted and laughed with the elders all the way, their tone so relaxed that it seemed like a normal sightseeing trip, showing no sign of anything unusual.

Until I returned to my residence and the door was tightly shut.

Fei Zhao immediately took out a handful of wet, bone-sucking grass from her sleeve. "Look."

He crushed the grass leaves, revealing the blackened veins inside:
"This is no ordinary suckerwort; it's fed with blood."

"The people of the Qingshi tribe could not possibly understand this technology."

Fei Zhao's nails lengthened slightly, gleaming with a cold light, and the tips flicked irritably.

At this moment, the smart ring on Su An'an's wrist lit up, and Little Pink's voice sounded:

“Master, we have detected traces of mechanical residue on the grass blades, which look like traces left by some kind of extraction device.”

"Extraction device?"

Su An'an frowned, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the smart ring.

"Yes!"

The pink screen projected a set of data, and the screen trembled slightly in the air:

"These traces match the equipment characteristics of the previous rebel laboratory by 87%!"

Fei Zhao's tail suddenly straightened, and every hair on it stood up: "It really was them."

Outside the window, a crow landed on a branch, its scarlet eyes darting around, reflecting the somber figures of the two people inside the room.

Its beak, as big as a black bean, gently pecked at its feathers.

"The Qing Shi tribe has a lot of informants; it would be too conspicuous for a princess to wear her formal attire."

Fei Zhao leaned against the door frame, her tail tip curling up and swaying slightly, revealing a pink and white lace dress.

"Change into casual clothes and pretend to be an orphan girl searching for her relatives."

Su An'an frowned and tapped the table with her fingertips: "I've already had two children, why am I still trying to act like a young girl? Besides, this dress..."

She glanced at the layered ruffles and said, "They're such a nuisance when you're moving around."

Fei Zhao's tail wrapped around her wrist, its fluffy tip gently stroking her:

"It is precisely because you are the Crown Princess that those lowly vixens dare not tell the truth."

He took a half step closer, his breath brushing against her earlobe, "But what about the poor little female fox that was eliminated by the fertility test?"

"They will let their guard down."

"absurd!"

Su An'an's ears burned, but she still forced herself to maintain a dignified demeanor: "I can even drive away mutated beasts from cubs, who would believe that?"

"This is perfect for my master!"

Little Pink suddenly pulled out a pair of sparkling rhinestone bows from her luggage and held them up in front of her:

"Look! Even the hair accessories are ready!"

Su An'an stared at the pair of large bows that shimmered in the sunlight, and her lips twitched:
"When was this bought? I don't know about it."

"When I went to the market last time."

The little pinky popped up her shopping history at that time:

"Lord Hisahizo paid for it! He said he'd need it sometime sooner or later!"

Fei Zhao's tail tip curled up proudly, and it deliberately rubbed against her wrist:

"Look, even the little pinks think it's suitable."

He picked up the pair of bow ties, his voice hoarse and his eyes dark: "Try them?"

 Hey!
  The first one is a little fox!

  Who told him to be so incredibly lucky and draw first place!
  The little pinks aren't dead!

  All the bonus chapters are sweet!

  (End of this chapter)

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