The Little Fox's Immortal Cultivation Encyclopedia

"The Wu family of Tao County respectfully informs all relatives and friends..."

"What do you mean? Is the Wu family having another wedding?"

"Regarding my daughter's engagement, I, in a moment of foolishness, failed to understand her wishes and forced her into the Xu family, nearly ruining the friendship between our two families. Fortunately, Heaven has been merciful, and I have come to my senses in time, preventing a major mistake. I hereby declare that the marriage alliance between Xu and Cheng is as firm as iron, and the Wu family respects and values ​​it, and will not interfere further. My daughter's future marriage is entirely her own choice, and I will not interfere again. All previously sent wedding invitations are hereby declared null and void. I hereby inform you all, and hope for your understanding."

"What? The Wu family has broken off the engagement?"

After reading the notice, the person reading it aloud was stunned for a moment, his tone full of confusion: "This Master Wu is a prominent figure in Tao County, and he cares a lot about his reputation. How come he caused such a stir yesterday, and today he's taking the initiative to admit his mistakes and write a confession? Has the sun risen in the west?"

A vegetable vendor nearby put down his load and leaned over: "It's not that the sun is out, I heard it's that the messengers from the underworld took away Master Wu's soul!"

"Are you drunk again?"

The passing storyteller listened to the crowd arguing heatedly about the underworld, each person telling their own version of events, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Should we write it into a storytelling segment later?"

The storyteller felt his inspiration flow freely.

Humans and foxes experience different joys and sorrows.

The fox sat in the honey shop, looking miserable, its two tails drooping.

The queen bee brought over a bowl of honey water, placed it in front of the fox, and joked, "Even immortals have times of worry?"

The fox stuffed its muzzle into the bowl, getting it covered in the sweet water from its beard, but it didn't care: "Old Man in Plain Clothes has been captured, and now the fox has to manage the whole wedding. It's driving the fox crazy."

"Why don't we have the believer invite some attendants for the immortal?"

"Sigh, I've asked everyone, and they're all terrified when they hear it's about marrying E'niang. Not one of them dares to preside over the ceremony." The fox tapped the chair with the tip of its tail. "It's just a ghost, isn't it? E'niang isn't like those other ghosts; she looks like a human. I don't know what they're so afraid of."

The fox raised its head, looking hopefully at the queen bee: "Didn't one of your queen bees marry a man? You should know, right?"

"I know a little, but I don't know much about ghost marriages," the Queen Bee shook her head.

"It's all the same, it's all the same. Let's just do it normally."

"The matter of asking for a name and accepting auspicious gifts has already been taken care of by the old man in plain clothes. As for the matter of giving and receiving gifts, the immortal need not worry about it."

"In this way, all that is needed is to go through the wedding procession, the bride entering the bride's home, and the wedding ceremony."

"The fox spirit needs to prepare some gong-leading musicians, a drum and music band, sedan chair bearers, etc..." The queen bee explained in detail; she had already seen through the fox's thoughts.

The wedding had been entirely entrusted to the fox spirit, who could arrange it however she pleased. Even if it differed from a conventional wedding, everyone would simply assume it was a special touch and wouldn't think much of it. The fox spirit's long-standing agonizing was actually because she wanted the wedding to be as lively as possible so she could have as much fun as possible.

The fox pricked up its ears and listened, pondering deeply. It counted the people it could call upon and finally made a plan: "Alright, let's do it this way. Call out your daughters to help the fox."

"We will leave it to the immortals to arrange." Feng Wang looked behind the house, and after a moment, three girls of about fifteen or sixteen years old came out.

They were all wearing yellow dresses, but their expressions were different. The newcomer timidly hid behind the queen bee, occasionally glancing at the fox, and quickly looking away when she saw the fox looking at her.

"Huh, there were only two before, how come there's one more?"

"Living in the market, seeing people every day, imitating their appearance, and absorbing their energy, naturally leads to faster transformation." The queen bee clapped her hands, "Sing a few songs for the fox spirit."

The three little bees looked at each other, none of them willing to speak first. They pushed each other, and after a long time, no one stepped forward. The queen bee had no choice but to call out, "Xiang'er, you go first."

The fox recognized the gluttonous bee.

Xiang'er took a deep breath: "In March, all the flowers bloom, and sisters come to gather nectar~"

She sang earnestly, her voice clear and crisp, but the melody was off-key. She seemed to know she was going astray, and the more she sang, the more uneasy she became, her voice growing softer and softer until it was almost the sound of flapping wings.

The fox's eyes lit up.

Seeing that someone was setting an example, the other two little bees also stepped forward and sang softly, "After gathering pollen in the east garden, we gather in the west garden, carrying pollen home on our backs~"

The two little ones had steady, clear, and melodious voices, one high and one low, harmonizing with each other.

After the song was finished, the Queen Bee smiled and asked, "Which one would you like to sing a joyful song, Immortal?"

Without hesitation, the fox replied, "The fox wants them all."

The queen bee shook her head: "That's fine, but these three children have always loved to compete since they were little. If the immortal doesn't point one out, they'll grumble about it all day long, each unwilling to admit defeat."

The fox, without hesitation, replied, "Then I'll choose Xiang'er."

The queen bee looked surprised, while the fox remained silent, leaving the three little ones standing there, staring at each other.

"Nonsense, Xiang'er sings worse than the fox, who else would the fox choose if not her?" The fox didn't explain further and continued, "The fox will also buy some honey. Give the fox a few dozen jars."

"Dozens of jars?" The queen bee glanced at the shelf. "Is this fox spirit trying to empty my shop?"

"We'll just empty the place and then brew more," the fox said matter-of-factly. "It's not like we're not going to pay you."

The queen bee chuckled: "If the immortal wishes to spread joy, then I, your humble servant, will prepare some candied fruit."

"Oh, that works too."

The fox stood up and slipped out of the house: "I have a lot to do, you get ready first, I'll come back for it when I'm done—"

The fox transformed into a streak of light and headed north.

……

The fox, familiar with the place, found a room.

He Guijian sat upright at his desk, writing documents. Despite being dismissed from his post, Magistrate Zhang still allowed him to work there.

The fox leaped onto the table, its two tails spreading out to completely cover the surface.

Caught off guard, He Guijian managed to deflect the brush from the fox's tail at the last second.

"Fox spirit, is this some kind of service you require?" He Guijian asked with a fawning smile. "Are you here to find those three captured martial artists?"

"Huh? Why are you arresting them? But it's good that you've arrested them, the fox is in need of people to carry its sedan chair."

He Guijian's face stiffened: "Reporting to the Fox Fairy, Duan Mianli returned yesterday and released them all."

"It's alright, the fox will find it himself." The fox used its paws to move the documents on the table around, found a blank sheet of paper, and pushed it in front of He Guijian. "The marriage between the Xu family and the Cheng family will be held tomorrow. Write me a wedding vow."

"What's so difficult about that?"

He Guijian picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote the date on the paper. He then asked, "What are the names of the bride and groom?"

The fox genuinely didn't know: "It's that Xu Sheng and E..."

He Guijian's hand trembled, and the ink spread across the paper: "Fox spirit, next time you need something supernatural, can you please not ask me?"

"no."