The Love of Mingya in the Fox Spirit

On the other hand, Tu Shan Ya Ya's fox demon power comes from deep emotions. Having not experienced any major upheavals over the years, she has only relied on her own cultivation, so her progress has been limited, and she has basically remained stagnant.

However, you can't argue with their long lifespan. A few years is nothing compared to a demon's entire life. This is what they mean by "you can't have everything." Heaven is always fair.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Zhuge Ming, who had just been talking to her, suddenly seemed to be lost in thought, Tu Shan Ya Ya waved her hand in front of Zhuge Ming's eyes.

"Ah, cough cough, I was thinking about that~, right, your Endless Wine Jar, you shouldn't carry it this time, it's too conspicuous and easy to be exposed." Zhuge Ming instantly woke up from his daydream. Of course, he couldn't tell her that he was thinking about how she couldn't beat him, so he quickly found an excuse to cover up his lapse in composure and also gave himself a thumbs up for his quick thinking.

"But the Endless Wine Jar has been with me since I was a child, and I have never kept it alone." Tu Shan Ya Ya said with some difficulty after hearing that she could not bring the Endless Wine Jar.

"It's alright, I'll keep it for you."

As he spoke, Zhuge Ming took out the Qiankun Fan from his waist and gently waved it to store the Endless Wine Pot inside.

"Hey, where's my wine jug? You idiot, where did you hide my Endless Wine Jug?" Tu Shan Ya Ya was very anxious after discovering that her Endless Wine Jug was missing, and hurriedly asked Zhuge Ming.

"Sister Ya Ya, don't worry, I've put it away for you. I'll give it back to you when we get back. Alright, alright, let's go! Destination: Twin Peaks." Zhuge Ming, pulling Tu Shan Ya Ya who was still struggling with the Endless Wine Jar, flew towards Twin Peaks on his Qiankun Fan.

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On the outskirts of Tushan, there are twin peaks.

“Every year on Qixi Festival, Fairy Sister goes to a place no one knows and stays there for a whole day, so today—cough, well, anyway, everything is ready, just do as planned.” On the lawn, Dongfang Yuechu, with a rose dangling from his mouth, gave instructions to the flower fairies in front of him.

"Okay, great! As long as you send a petal as a signal, we will make all the flower spirits that are already lying in ambush on the mountain bloom!" The flower spirit in the middle answered Dongfang Yuechu in a cute voice.

"Hehe, well done, I'll treat you to tea next time."

"Ah? No~ no need, just please don't cause trouble for us anymore, Great Immortal." The flower spirit was startled by Dongfang Yuechu's words. It seemed that this guy had often caused trouble for these flower spirits, scaring them into having psychological trauma.

After saying that, the flower spirit flew away immediately, seemingly not daring to stay for even a second longer, leaving Dongfang Yuechu there smugly: "Yay! I saved money again!"

"This time, I'm going to give Fairy Sister a big surprise (or rather, a fright)!" Just then, Tu Shan Hong Hong walked over from the path behind her. She was dressed in white and carrying a bamboo basket, clearly looking like she was going to pay respects to someone.

However, Dongfang Yuechu couldn't see any of this. He quickly hid in the bushes nearby, holding his two anti-Newton ahoge (cowlicks) in his hands. Only after Tushan Honghong walked past did he let out a sigh of relief, release his ahoge, and wondered to himself, "Strange, shouldn't the fairy sister have discovered it by now?"

After some wild speculation, this guy actually came to the absurd conclusion that Tu Shan Hong Hong might be on a date with someone else, and hurriedly followed after her.

After they left, two furtive figures emerged from behind the bushes where Dongfang Yuechu was hiding.

"What is Dongfang Yuechu trying to do? Why is he following my sister?" Tu Shan Ya Ya asked Zhuge Ming in a low voice.

Actually, the two of them had been following behind Tu Shan Hong Hong the whole time. When they happened to meet Tu Shan Hong Hong at the foot of the mountain, Tu Shan Ya Ya insisted on seeing what her sister was doing. Zhuge Ming couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he could only accompany her and follow Tu Shan Hong Hong from a distance.

Although Zhuge Ming set up an array around the two of them to conceal their auras, Tu Shan Hong Hong was simply too powerful, so Zhuge Ming and Tu Shan Ya Ya did not dare to follow too closely and could only observe from a distance.

After all, Dongfang Yuechu was allowed to follow Tushan Honghong on purpose, but whether Tushan Honghong would allow them to follow once they were exposed is another matter entirely.

Just as Tu Shan Honghong was walking forward, and the two of them were preparing to change bushes to continue their pursuit, Dongfang Yuechu suddenly rushed out from another bush, muttering that it wouldn't do and that he had to investigate, and then headed towards Tu Shan Honghong's direction.

"Well, well, alright, alright, Sister Honghong has her own plans, we'd better not bother her. Let's go to the mountaintop to see the gift I gave you, or it will be too late."

Seeing that Tu Shan Ya Ya still wanted to follow, Zhuge Ming hurriedly stopped her. This was Tu Shan Hong Hong's plan, and he didn't want to ruin it. Otherwise, if Tu Shan Hong Hong got angry, Zhuge Ming didn't know whether Tu Shan Ya Ya would die, but he estimated that she wouldn't be able to withstand a punch from Tu Shan Hong Hong.

"Well, well then, that kid was lucky!" Tu Shan Ya Ya muttered before heading towards the mountaintop.

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At the summit of Twin Peaks, Tu Shan Ya Ya looked around, trying to find the gift that Zhuge Ming had mentioned.

"Hey, you idiot, where's my gift?" Tu Shan Ya Ya said unhappily.

Just after she finished speaking, a loud noise below attracted her attention. Tu Shan Ya Ya looked closely and saw that Dongfang Yuechu had blown up the boat of a group of people who came to Tu Shan to cause trouble.

"Hey, isn't that Dongfang Yuechu? Didn't he go after my sister? What's he doing down there?"

"Well, another day of peace and quiet. The pent-up resentment of single people is truly terrifying!" Zhuge Ming, standing behind him, naturally knew why Dongfang Yuechu was so angry, but he didn't bother to comfort him. After all, he was Dongfang Yuechu, tough as a cockroach; this little setback was nothing to him. He'd probably get used to being cuckolded eventually.

"Eastern Beauty, you must be strong! (Green, highlight this, it will be on the test) Hehe, although it's a bit dishonest to do this, I still want to borrow your idea, since you didn't pay anyway, right?" Zhuge Ming thought to himself with utter malice.

As Dongfang Yuechu, who was in the river below, thought of what Tushan Honghong had said in the cave, he felt a pang of grievance and tears involuntarily streamed down his face. The rose he was holding in his mouth began to drift away in the wind.

"Ah, the flying petals are the signal! The immortal's petals are scattering!" Down the mountain, the flower spirits who had been waiting for Dongfang Yuechu's command mistakenly thought it was a hint from Dongfang Yuechu, so they all began to make the flowers on the mountain bloom.

At the same time, all the flowers on the mountain bloomed, and in an instant, all the peaks around Twin Peaks were covered with purple flowers. Countless pink petals floated in the sky, and the place was like a sea of ​​flowers. It was truly a fairyland on earth!

"Wow, so beautiful! You idiot, is this the gift you were talking about?" Tu Shan Ya Ya stared blankly at the scene before her, all her dissatisfaction with Zhuge Ming vanishing in an instant.

Zhuge Ming sat down next to Tu Shan Ya Ya, gesturing for her to sit beside him, and smiled slightly at her: "Not only that! Sister Ya Ya, look again!"

Zhuge Ming changed his hand seals, and the Dragon Flight Formation that he had set up in the water overnight was activated. Suddenly, the water around Dongfang Yuechu in the center of the lake surged rapidly, and two water dragons rose from them, bringing with them a mist. They were agile and had powerful claws, soaring through the clouds and waves.

They danced continuously in the air, collecting petals and using magic to wrap them into a flower ball made entirely of petals. The two water dragons first performed a "two dragons playing with a pearl" act in the air, then together they lifted the flower ball higher and higher until they stopped at a certain height. Afterward, the water dragons twisted their bodies and formed a heart shape in the air.

At this moment, with mountains as the backdrop, flying flowers as the embellishment, two dragons as the foundation, and a flower ball as the finishing touch, Zhuge Ming presented Tu Shan Ya Ya with an exquisite "landscape painting".

"Sister Ya Ya, give me your hand." Tu Shan Ya Ya was amazed by the scene before her. Although she couldn't figure out what Zhuge Ming wanted to do, she still stretched out her chubby little hand.

Zhuge Ming took Tu Shan Ya Ya's hand and said to her, "Sister Ya Ya, try to activate your demonic power to release your cold energy."

Tu Shan Ya Ya obediently released a chilling aura from her hand. A silver light appeared in Zhuge Ming's hand, and he used the Milky Way to envelop the chilling aura released by Tu Shan Ya Ya. With the help of the "Close Encounters" technique, he teleported it to the water dragons. In an instant, the two water dragons froze from bottom to top, turning into two lifelike giant dragon ice sculptures, transforming the momentary beauty into eternity...

"Sister Ya Ya, do you like this gift?" After doing all this, Zhuge Ming released Tu Shan Ya Ya's hand and said to her triumphantly.

(Zhuge Ming: What? You're asking me why I didn't take this opportunity to confess to Sister Ya Ya? Hmph! Too young! Since today's idea was Dongfang Yuechu's idea to confess to Sister Hong Hong, how could I possibly use his idea? That's not my style.)

Besides, as an ambitious young person with a modern education, I've seen countless ways to confess my feelings back in the day. Why should I use his idea from Dongfang Yuechu? I refuse to believe mine will be any worse. I will give Sister Ya Ya a perfect confession, but definitely not now!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: "Dongfang Yuechu's Counterattack"

Regardless of the two above, Dongfang Yuechu, still in the middle of the lake, was completely taken aback by Zhuge Ming's audacious move. Soaking to the bone, he stared at the ice sculpture above him, internally seething with frustration, veins bulging on his forehead. (Biqushu.net)

"Who did this?! Don't they know I'm heartbroken? Wait, it wasn't just Sister Rongrong and that guy Zhuge Ming who knew about my confession. Sister Rongrong couldn't have arranged this, so it must be that guy Zhuge Ming!" Dongfang Yuechu thought bitterly.

However, thinking about it, it's no wonder that Dongfang Yuechu was so angry. After all, think about it, the four great "joys" in life are: a drop of rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend or nemesis in a foreign land, the wedding night next door, and dreaming of passing the imperial examination.

Dongfang Yuechu has finally encountered a human in Tushan, a place teeming with demons, but this "fellow villager" has betrayed him again, shattering his dream of confessing his love to the fairy sister. Meanwhile, the two next door are openly "showing affection." He's experiencing three of the four "happy" events at once; anyone would be upset in that situation.

Just then, Dongfang Yuechu was filled with frustration and didn't know how to vent it. Zhuge Ming's appearance gave him an outlet. So Dongfang Yuechu decided that he would not perish in silence, but would explode from the silence!

Sensing Zhuge Ming's presence, Dongfang Yuechu stood up from the wooden stake, exerted force with his legs, and his powerful magic stirred the water into a turbulent upheaval. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the ice sculpture that Zhuge Ming had painstakingly arranged was actually knocked over by the surging waves and fell onto the water, splashing up a huge spray.

"Damn it, Zhuge Ming, you're dead! You actually used my confession as a stepping stone! I challenge you to a duel!!!"

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Back on the mountaintop, Tu Shan Ya Ya was sitting next to Zhuge Ming, admiring the once-in-a-century beauty before her with a starry-eyed expression. For so many years, she had been diligently cultivating, hoping to one day become a powerful fox demon like her older sister. How could she have had time to appreciate the wonders of nature?

Therefore, Zhuge Ming's gift allowed Tu Shan Ya Ya to relax her tense nerves for a while. At this moment, she was completely immersed in this "Shangri-La", and her two ears were twitching unconsciously, which was quite cute.

Seeing Tu Shan Ya Ya's happy expression, Zhuge Ming was also very pleased. However, upon seeing Tu Shan Ya Ya's adorable ears, his reckless spirit instantly revived, and his hand behind his back began to itch. So, while outwardly remaining calm and accompanying Tu Shan Ya Ya to admire the scenery, he secretly moved his left hand closer and closer to her from behind.

Just as Zhuge Ming's lewd hand was about to reach Tu Shan Ya Ya's neck and succeed, Dongfang Yuechu, who finally understood what was going on below, rushed up with a roar and destroyed the ice sculpture that Zhuge Ming had carefully prepared.

When Tu Shan Ya Ya saw the ice sculpture was destroyed, she immediately became indignant. She stood up and glared at Dongfang Yuechu, who was staring at Zhuge Ming with hostility, and shouted, "Hey, you stinky cockroach, what are you doing? You've ruined this beautiful ice sculpture!"

Tu Shan Ya Ya's actions completely thwarted Zhuge Ming's "scheme," forcing him to reluctantly withdraw his hand. At the same time, a strong sense of resentment welled up in his heart—the intense resentment of a single man! So he stood up decisively, glaring at Dongfang Yuechu with fiery eyes, while secretly dropping some array seals behind his back.

Zhuge Ming: "You, Dongfang Yuechu, instead of quietly isolating yourself, you come here to cause trouble. You confessed your feelings and got rejected, and now you want to drag me down with you. It's not like I rejected you. If you're so capable, go and rage against your fairy sister!"

Dongfang Yuechu: "Wait, how did you know I got rejected? Okay, so that explains why you suddenly showed up in the archives yesterday. Tell me, did you already know about Fairy Sister's situation, so you knew I'd definitely get rejected today, and you planned to steal my idea to confess to Sister Ya Ya? You actually tricked me!"

Zhuge Ming: "Who cares about your failed confession idea? Besides, I never planned to confess to Ya Ya right now. And so what if I tricked you? If you're not happy, bite me! I tricked you!"

Dongfang Yuechu: "You *********"

Zhuge Ming: "I...******"

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The two hot-tempered single men exchanged barbs and winks for several minutes (as for how they knew what the other was saying, well, you wouldn't understand the unspoken understanding between male singles), and sparks seemed to fly in the air.

Tu Shan Ya Ya looked at the two people in front of her, puzzled, and wondered, "What's wrong with these two? Why are they both so hot-tempered, like they've taken some kind of gunpowder?"

Zhuge Ming, who was deeply influenced by the Zu'an culture, could never out-insult Dongfang Yuechu, a newbie who had basically never insulted anyone.

If someone had asked Zhuge Ming how well he played games in his past life, he might have shyly replied that it was alright. But if you asked him how fast he typed, he would proudly tell you, "Don't ask, I've been in Zu'an for three years and both my parents are still alive and well, and my family tree is complete!!"

Dongfang Yuechu was furious after being scolded by Zhuge Ming. Living in the paradise of Tushan, he was always the one bullying others, never the one being cheated. When had Dongfang Yuechu ever suffered such humiliation? Even when Yao Xinzhai was demanding repayment of money, they always came to him in a humble manner, like borrowers.

So Dongfang Yuechu made a resolute decision: since he couldn't out-argue Zhuge Ming, he would first swell up Zhuge Ming's mouth and see if he could still speak!

Dongfang Yuechu conjured a large ball of pure Yang Flame in his hand, then channeled the fire into palms, tentatively striking Zhuge Ming on the ground with a series of fiery palms.

"Hey you brat, you can't win an argument with me and you resort to violence? Fine, if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know that I'm both a scholar and a warrior!" Seeing Dongfang Yuechu suddenly attack, Zhuge Ming was surprised but not flustered. He flipped his right hand to open the Qiankun Fan, waved it in front of him, and instantly used the Wind-Raising Array attached to the Qiankun Fan.

Zhuge Ming gently waved his fan towards the fiery palm, and a gust of wind blew out from the Wind Formation, forcefully dispersing Dongfang Yuechu's fiery palm. As the saying goes, fire borrows the power of the wind, and the wind can determine the direction in which fire spreads.

Seeing that his probing attack was so easily neutralized by Zhuge Ming, Dongfang Yuechu immediately realized that Zhuge Ming's strength was no weaker than his own. So he suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down.

Suddenly, Dongfang Yuechu's magical power surged, and he vanished from his spot, appearing in front of Zhuge Ming in the blink of an eye. His fist, enveloped in pure Yang Flame, slammed fiercely into the extremely ugly face in front of him.

Zhuge Ming's pupils contracted. Although he knew that Dongfang Yuechu's Taoist magic was taught by the Tushan fox demons, and that demons were good at physical strength, so they mainly cultivated their physical bodies.

But Dongfang Yuechu is a human after all. How can his physical body move so fast that Zhuge Ming didn't even have time to react before he was already in front of him?

"So close, yet worlds apart!!"

Just as Dongfang Yuechu's fist was about to hit Zhuge Ming's face, Zhuge Ming used the "Close Encounters" technique at the last second, narrowly dodging the attack.

"Damn it, they're just jealous of my good looks and they actually want to disfigure me."

Zhuge Ming felt the scorching heat left on his face by the pure Yang Flame that had been only centimeters away from his handsome face, and his contempt vanished.

"Although I have many formations now, close combat has always been my weakness. Once Dongfang Yuechu gets close, it will be difficult for me to last more than a few moves against him with my physical reaction ability. So I have to be careful in the upcoming battle and keep my distance!"

"Is this what they mean by 'so close yet so far'? It's really fast. No wonder Sister Ya Ya often mentioned this supernatural power when she was teaching me magic. But how many times can you use such a power?"

Seeing that his attack had missed, Dongfang Yuechu was not discouraged. He had heard the Tushan fox demon talk about this spell before. Its power was undeniable, but the more powerful the spell, the more mana it consumed. Knowing this, Dongfang Yuechu smiled slightly at Zhuge Ming and said sarcastically.

"Indeed, I cannot use it many times with my abilities. However, we'll have to see if you can escape my Eight Formations of Martial Marquis first. Dragon Flight Formation, Tiger Wing Formation, activate!!"

Zhuge Ming sensed something was wrong as soon as he saw Dongfang Yuechu angrily approaching. However, due to the short time available, he had to set up the Dragon Flight and Tiger Wing formations of the Eight Formations of Marquis Wu in advance. When Dongfang Yuechu attacked him, he happened to step into the formation's range.

As for why Zhuge Ming didn't use the magic array stored in the Qiankun Fan, it was because Zhuge Ming discovered that with the speed Dongfang Yuechu had just demonstrated, Dongfang Yuechu could escape the range of the array before Zhuge Ming could even set it up. Therefore, Zhuge Ming, realizing this, did not want to waste the array in the Qiankun Fan.

Seeing Dongfang Yuechu enveloped in the formation, Zhuge Ming gently fanned himself with his Qiankun Fan and smiled knowingly: "Dongfang Yuechu, the real battle has only just begun!"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: "A Battle Between Two Old Schemers"

"This is... an array? I didn't expect you to be an expert in array formations. (Ice@Fire#Chinese www.xbing.cc)"

Upon seeing the array marks beneath his feet, Dongfang Yuechu realized he had fallen into a trap. He was now trapped in Zhuge Ming's formation, and the situation had instantly reversed, becoming extremely unfavorable to Dongfang Yuechu.

"It's too late to realize this now. Here you go!"

With a thought, Zhuge Ming conjured a flying dragon and a winged tiger out of thin air in front of Dongfang Yuechu, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on him. Dongfang Yuechu did not dodge at all, and instead condensed a fireball made of pure Yang Flame in his hand, which he then hurled at the dragon and tiger.

"Boom!!" The fireball exploded, tearing the dragon and winged tiger's limbs to pieces. But before Dongfang Yuechu could rejoice, Zhuge Ming waved his feather fan, and the formation automatically absorbed magic power to reshape their bodies. In the blink of an eye, the injuries Dongfang Yuechu had just caused to the two beasts were instantly repaired, just as they had when they first appeared.