The Love of Mingya in the Fox Spirit

As soon as the event ended, Zhuge Ming used a spatial array to arrive at Tushan before Tushan Honghong returned. He had to pay back the debt he had incurred by fooling Tushan Yaya before, so he used the secret technique that Dongfang Yuechu used to beg Tushan Rongrong—the art of flattery!

However, it is clear that Tu Shan Ya Ya does not want to forgive Zhuge Ming so easily this time.

She, Tu Shan Ya Ya, the second-in-command of Tu Shan, is "highly respected," and everyone in Tu Shan knows her. Now, she's actually been fooled by Zhuge Ming and is being forbidden by her own sister from stepping out of Tu Shan. Doesn't Tu Shan Ya Ya have any dignity?

So Tu Shan Ya Ya decided to give this guy a break first!

At that moment, countless book titles flashed through Zhuge Ming's mind, such as "One Hundred Ways to Win Over Your Girlfriend" and "How to Be a Qualified Scumbag"... Ahem, I'm getting off-topic.

Finally, Zhuge Ming released Tu Shan Ya Ya's long purple hair, sighed, and said in a feigned sadness, "Sister Ya Ya, actually I came here to say goodbye to you."

Upon hearing this, Tu Shan Ya Ya's ears twitched, but she still refused to speak.

Zhuge Ming turned around, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and said melancholically, "Sister Ya Ya, do you know? Actually, I feel like I've always been confused. I envy Dongfang Yuechu. He has a goal that he can strive for his whole life, but what about me? Why did I come to this strange world?"

Before, all I thought about was how to survive, but when I finally had enough strength, I found myself surrounded by endless confusion.

What should I do next? Where should I go from here? These questions have been nagging at my mind lately. For years, I've focused on helping Dongfang Yuechu achieve his dreams, but I myself don't know what to do for myself…”

As Tu Shan Ya Ya listened, her heart clenched, because only now did she realize that the boy who had always been laughing and joking with her had so many thoughts hidden in his heart.

Tu Shan Ya Ya turned around and looked at Zhuge Ming's back. His thin back carried a touch of desolation.

"You idiot, you..."

Finally, Tu Shan Ya Ya couldn't help but offer some words of comfort.

But just as she opened her mouth, Zhuge Ming, who had been looking so compassionate, suddenly turned around and said to Tu Shan Ya Ya with a grin, "Sister Ya Ya, you're willing to talk to me now?"

Tu Shan Ya Ya's forehead veins bulged. You tricked my feelings again, you stupid idiot! You even touched my heart!

"boom!!!"

Zhuge Ming was frozen into a large block of ice and slammed heavily onto the ground. Tu Shan Ya Ya left the Bitter Love Tree in a rage.

Watching Tu Shan Ya Ya's departing figure, Zhuge Ming's smile gradually faded. In fact, what he had just said to Tu Shan Ya Ya was a true reflection of his current state of mind.

He had no relatives or friends, no ambition to dominate the world, and as an outsider, he had no intention of protecting the humans within his circle. The only people he cared about were the humans or demons he knew.

With this thought in mind, Zhuge Ming lost all interest in dispelling Tu Shan Ya Ya's chilling spell. He simply stayed inside the ice, beneath the Bitter Love Tree, watching the pink leaves rustle down...

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"Sister! Sister! You're finally back!" On the city wall, Tu Shan Ya Ya excitedly greeted the returning Tu Shan Hong Hong and Cui Yu Ling.

"Ya'er, are you all alone? Where's Rongrong?" Tu Shan Honghong caught Tu Shan Ya Ya who rushed towards her and asked in confusion.

"Rongrong seems to have some matters to attend to regarding matchmaking, so she can't come over for a while. I've come to greet you myself, sister!"

Tu Shan Honghong nodded thoughtfully. She knew that the "Red Thread Fairy" that Tu Shan Ya Ya was talking about referred to Bai Yuechu and the other person. She had also heard Wang Quan Baye and the others mention it.

"Oh, right, sister, that idiot is playing tricks on me again. If I could beat him, I would definitely kill him. Sister, please teach him a lesson for me!" Tu Shan Ya Ya complained in a frantic manner.

"Ok?"

Tu Shan Honghong glanced at Tu Shan Yaya with a surprised look, then let her drag her towards the Bitter Love Tree. Cui Yuling followed with a smile.

When the three arrived at the Bitter Love Tree, Zhuge Ming was already fast asleep in the ice. However, Tu Shan Ya Ya discovered a strange scene: not a single leaf of the Bitter Love Tree fell on Zhuge Ming, as if it were consciously avoiding him, and a vacuum area appeared around him.

Cui Yuling sensed something else, and asked Tu Shan Honghong with a serious expression, "Honghong, what is this?"

Tu Shan Honghong nodded and replied, "That's right, what's surrounding him is the power of Tu Shan's heaven and earth."

"But isn't that a power that only you, as the Lord of Tushan, can mobilize?"

Tu Shan Honghong shook her head. She couldn't figure out what had happened to Zhuge Ming either, but she was certain that the changes in Zhuge Ming were due to this trip to Mutian City, because when she saw him last time, Tu Shan Honghong didn't sense any trace of the power of heaven and earth on him.

"So that means he was the one who set up that formation?!" Cui Yuling looked incredulous.

Listening to her two older sisters speaking in a language she couldn't understand at all, Tu Shan Ya Ya was also completely bewildered. However, looking at the somewhat lonely figure below, she no longer felt any desire for revenge, despite her earlier anger.

"Was what he just said true or false? I feel like I don't know him at all..."

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The next day, when Zhuge Ming opened his eyes again, what he saw was not the towering, shady tree of the Bitter Love, but the familiar ceiling.

"This is... my home? Yes, I almost forgot, I have a home in Tushan." Zhuge Ming said with a smile.

In the Tushan council hall, Cui Yuling asked Tushan Honghong, "Honghong, what exactly is this Zhuge Ming all about?"

Tu Shan Honghong briefly recounted Zhuge Ming's story to Cui Yuling. After listening, Cui Yuling gave Tu Shan Honghong a strange smile and said, "Oh? You mean this Zhuge Ming has some feelings for Ya Ya?"

Tu Shan Honghong rolled her eyes at her longtime friend and said in a deep voice, "Where did you get the idea that I meant that?"

"Haha, I really envy you two. You have your 'childhood sweetheart' chasing after you, and Ya Ya has someone chasing after her now. Sigh, when will I be able to have this kind of treatment?" Cui Yuling said with feigned sigh.

"If you want to die, just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush like this," Tu Shan Honghong said angrily, her eyes reddening.

"No, no, no, I was wrong, I was wrong." Cui Yuling quickly admitted her mistake, but her smile never stopped.

Tu Shan Honghong sighed helplessly. Her eyesight had recovered, and she really couldn't do anything about her longtime friend.

Chapter Seventy: The Decision

The inner city of Tushan still boasts that familiar mountain peak. (Ice@Fire#Chinese www.XBING.cC)

At this moment, Zhuge Ming was sitting relaxed on the cliff, taking in the scenery of the canal.

"You idiot, I knew you'd be here. By the way, what happened to you yesterday? You scared my sister and me half to death."

Behind her, Tu Shan Ya Ya also flew to the top of the mountain and questioned Zhuge Ming.

Zhuge Ming didn't turn around, but smiled slightly and said, seemingly unrelated to the question, "Sister Ya Ya, your Tu Shan is very beautiful!"

Although she didn't know what Zhuge Ming was up to, Tu Shan Ya Ya still proudly replied, "Of course, our Tu Shan is the most beautiful place in the world."

“Yes, the most beautiful place.” Zhuge Ming turned around and stared blankly at the little fox demon in front of him.

Ya Ya is unaware that in the future, all the pressure of protecting this beautiful land will fall on her shoulders alone.

Thinking of this, a pang of heartache flashed in Zhuge Ming's eyes. She was originally just the second-in-command of Tushan, and could have spent her childhood happily under the wings of her older sister. She shouldn't have had to bear all of this.

However, once Tu Shan Hong Hong signs a reincarnation agreement with Dongfang Yuechu, the burden of the entire Tu Shan clan will fall on her thin shoulders.

Yes, the Tushan fox demon was born of love, and where love leads, power is born. But why does her power come from the tragedy of her beloved older sister and best friend's death?

Thinking about the Queen of Tushan five hundred years later, she was practically a different demon from the current Ya Ya. She kept her true self locked in her heart, simply because she was the ruler of Tushan and had to support the Tushan left behind by her sister.

"Sister Ya Ya, can you promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you will always be the 'Big Sister' of Tu Shan, okay?"

At this moment, Zhuge Ming suddenly felt afraid. He was afraid that the Tu Shan Ya Ya he knew would "die," leaving behind only the cold and indifferent Tu Shan Lord.

Tu Shan Ya Ya looked at Zhuge Ming with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong with you these past few days? Why are you saying such nonsensical things? Aren't I the 'big sister' of Tu Shan?"

"Yes, you are..."

At that moment, Zhuge Ming made a decision. He turned around and continued to look at the beautiful scenery.

Although Tu Shan Ya Ya didn't know what Zhuge Ming was up to, she still inexplicably sat down next to him, without saying a word, just quietly keeping him company as he looked into the distance.

In the end, Zhuge Ming left Tushan without alerting anyone. He even set up a "Mirror Flower Water Moon" illusion for Tushan Yaya, just to prevent her from discovering his presence...

As Zhuge Ming left Tushan, he suddenly had a premonition that this might be the last time he would leave Tushan.

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"What's going on with the Dao Alliance lately? Ever since the Mutian City incident, the Dao Alliance and the Demon Alliance have been in frequent contact."

Inside the teahouse in Weicheng, someone quietly asked the person next to them.

"I don't know. I don't know why the alliance leader would contact those monsters. Why not just kill them all?" a tea drinker said casually.

As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes in the teahouse turned to him.

Feeling uncomfortable under everyone's gaze, the man said, "Why are you looking at me? Don't all monsters deserve to die?"

"Kill them all? Ha! Take the battle a few years ago in Mutian City, where the Demon Emperor of Tushan and the Demon Emperor of Beishan displayed enough power to sweep away all humans except the Alliance Leader. What do you have to kill them with? With your mouth?"

An old man sipped his tea and said sarcastically.

"This..." Upon hearing this, the man's voice faltered, and he remained speechless for a long time.

Four years ago, during the battle of Mutian City, Tushan Honghong also delivered a punch that Tushan used to face the world, using her formidable strength to declare Tushan's power to the world.

"Alas, although the strength of the various patriarchs of the Dao Alliance is extremely formidable, and it can be said that the Dao Alliance has ushered in an unprecedented period of prosperity, which is unmatched by any demon kingdom, it is still too difficult to completely eliminate these demons."

Not to mention that those monsters have also formed some kind of demon alliance; compared to the demon alliance, the Dao Alliance's strength is still too weak.

At this point, everyone present lowered their heads and sighed softly.

"I've heard that many outstanding new talents have emerged in recent years, right? Maybe in a few years we'll have a chance to eliminate those monsters."

Suddenly, one of them raised his head and spoke to the crowd.

As if they had just realized something, their eyes lit up. One of them exclaimed excitedly, "That's right! Isn't our advantage as humans just that we have a lot of talent? Don't we have some kind of 'Twin Stars' in our new generation?"

"You mean those two juniors, Dongfang Yuechu and Zhuge Ming?"

"Yes, putting aside the various groundbreaking theories that Dongfang Yuechu has put forward at the research institute over the years, just the fact that Zhuge Ming has single-handedly captured several powerful demon kings who were causing havoc in the region in recent years is truly admirable. Heroes have always emerged from among the young!"

The old man who had spoken earlier nodded silently.

“Yes…that makes sense…” A chorus of agreement rose and fell in the teahouse.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Ming, the protagonist of their conversation, was sitting in the Beishan area, speaking eloquently to Gu Yi in front of him: "Hey Xiao Bai, you said your Emperor doesn't need your help, so you can just follow me."

Over the years, Zhuge Ming had been secretly investigating Black Fox's whereabouts. He had already paved the way for Dongfang Yuechu; the rest was up to him to find his own way.

He didn't want Tu Shan Ya Ya to bear all of this alone in the future, so he left Tu Shan to make arrangements in advance.

Over the years, through both overt and covert investigations, he had indeed discovered traces of the Black Fox, but because he was not fast enough and did not have time to set up formations in advance, the Black Fox had escaped right under his nose many times.

As for what those people in the teahouse said about capturing the great demon king who was causing trouble in the area, that was just because they were blind and blocked Zhuge Ming's path to kill the Black Fox. So Zhuge Ming was very unhappy and took the opportunity to capture them all and hand them over to the Dao Alliance.

So this time he came to Beishan to ask Gu Yi to help him catch the Black Fox. After all, he had witnessed Gu Yi's speed. In the entire Beishan, if he said he was second, no one would dare to say he was first.

"Um, boss, I'm actually very willing to help you, but..." Gu Yi said hesitantly, his eyes darting around.

"But what?" Zhuge Ming looked at Gu Yi with a puzzled expression.

"But you have to defeat me first!!!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ming felt a chill run down his spine. He remembered that voice vividly; it belonged to the master of the entire Northern Mountain, the Northern Mountain Demon Emperor, the Destruction Heavenly Lord—Shi Kuan!

Chapter 71 "Battle Against the Demon Emperor of Beishan"

What the hell? I just came to your North Mountain for a short visit. At most, I'll just be carrying a hoe and trying to pry open a corner of your wall. What's with this dramatic, sentimental act?