These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

I also saw that it was completely empty inside, not even a drop of soup was left.

"How could you do this... Is it your fault that I hit you? There aren't a single one left!"

Somewhat annoyed, he clenched his fist, wanting to find a cane.

"Wait a minute...who is he taking the pig's trotter to offer as a tribute?"

Even the coldest woman has her little temper.

11. A lamb entering a tiger's den

The boy carrying the basket walked towards the Medicine King Pavilion.

The Medicine King Pavilion of the Yuanjian Sect is located in the maple forest behind the mountain, which turns into a fiery red in autumn.

In Wei Tu's memory, he had rarely been to that place, and even the magnificent scenery there was something Lu Qingyan told him about later when she reminisced about it.

“Disciple, living in the North Sea for so long, although the sky is high and the sea is vast, I always feel that something is missing. When I returned to the sect, it was the season when the maple leaves turned red. I suddenly realized that people always yearn for the things they did not have in the past.”

It was a letter sent from Beihai. Wei Tu would carefully collect these letters one by one, and finally, when burying Lu Qingyan, he buried her with her body.

My heart always feels a little wet. At first, there was Jiang Ying and me, but it seems that later on, she was always all alone.

What is it that she has not obtained in her heart?

"Hey kid, stop right there."

Upon arriving at the entrance of the maple forest, even though it shouldn't be the season for maple leaves to turn fiery red, something appeared before our eyes that seemed to be on fire.

It was the size of a raccoon dog, but its entire body was fiery red, as if it were on fire...

"Firefox?"

Wei Tu had heard of this magical animal in the book "Tales of the Immortal Continent".

And since it can talk... it must belong to the demon race.

Among the fox demons, the most precious and noble bloodline is naturally the nine-tailed white fox.

Fire Fox and Black Fox are listed after them.

Where did the Yuanjian Sect get the fire fox?

"Snapped!"

But as soon as Wei Tu uttered those words, the fire fox in front of him, who had been speaking in a childish voice, suddenly jumped up and slapped Wei Tu across the face.

Fortunately, although the young man's cultivation level had not reached the level he had before, his reaction and warning of the crisis were just as good.

He reached out and blocked the other person's slap. After a leap, Fire Fox jumped onto a rock, as if only in this way could he be on the same level as himself.

"How dare you!"

"Are you out of your mind? How dare a mere monster from the Yuanjian Sect be so arrogant?"

The fox stared wide-eyed, its expression as lively as a little girl's.

"Nonsense! Who is this demon? I am Elder Mu's good friend!"

"Pfft..."

"why are you laughing!!"

When Firefox saw the boy carrying the fragrant basket openly mocking him, his fur stood on end.

It smells so good, I could smell it from far away... What could it be...?

Wei Tu looked at the bluffing Fire Fox with amusement.

"Isn't that just a pet? Or a good friend?"

"Pet? You're the pet!"

The fox leaped over instantly, but to its surprise, the boy, who was already prepared, put down the basket and stretched out his hands.

He accurately caught the incredibly fast little fox in his hand.

One hand was choking his neck, and the other was grabbing his legs.

"You...you put me down! This is outrageous! Outrageous!"

The sound, almost like crying, perfectly illustrates that these little monsters are still quite immature; no wonder their voices sound like those of a little girl.

Hmm? A little girl?

Wei Tu grabbed the fire fox's hind leg with one hand and its neck with the other, then stretched it in front of its chest.

I must say, it's quite soft and has excellent stretch.

One moment it's round and plump, the next it looks like a round stick.

Wei Tu clicked his tongue in amazement.

"I originally came to deliver dishes to Elder Mu, but now that I think about it, I could add a dish of braised fox meat."

The little fox's eyes widened, and suddenly they filled with tears.

"No...no! Elder Mu will kill you!"

"That's fine, it's not a big loss for me to trade one for one with you."

"Are you crazy?!"

"Then take me to meet your good friend."

Wei Tu grabbed the little fox by the scruff of its neck, suspending it in front of him.

Watching its fiery red tail wag.

The little fox made a soft, sweet voice.

"She...is sleeping, and she has a terrible temper...if I went there, I'd get kicked away..."

Wei Tu frowned.

"A dignified fire fox, so cowardly? You're a disgrace to fox demons!"

I'm still being pinched by you, so who's more embarrassing?

The little fox rolled its eyes and said honestly.

"But...I can take you to the door..."

"Don't I have legs?"

Wei Tu said irritably, "This is the entrance to Maple Forest. Medicine King Pavilion shouldn't be far away. Do we need to lead the way?"

The little fox grinned.

"You don't understand, do you? There's a formation in the maple forest. Our master set it up because she hates people coming uninvited. The password changes every day, and only those who have made an appointment in advance can get in. Most of the time, our master goes out to deliver medicine. She doesn't like just anyone running into this forest."

"Master? Weren't we just good friends?"

"Uh……"

The little fox realized he had let something slip and immediately lost all his bravado.

From good friends to master, one can imagine the change in status and position.

"You really are a fox; your very first words are a lie. It's hard for me to believe you."

Wei Tu said thoughtfully.

The little fox swallowed hard.

"I'll go in with you! If you carry me like this, aren't you worried something might go wrong?"

Wei Tu looked at the little fox with a smile, making the fiery red fox feel uneasy.

This was the first time it had ever seen a boy of this age look like that, as if he wanted to see right through it.

"W-What happened..."

Why are you so good to me? Is there something you want from me?

The little fox weakly raised its paw and pointed to the basket on the ground.

"This smells so good... I'll take you inside... Can I have a taste?"

"can."

"Really!"

The little fox was overjoyed; even though it had been lifted up, its tail was still wagging wildly.

So Wei Tu, carrying a basket in one hand and holding a fox in the other, walked into the maple forest as if he had just bought some wild game.

"stop!"

The little fox immediately made Wei Tu stop. The place where they stopped was right where two stones were facing each other, one on the left and one on the right. But now Wei Tu noticed that, looking at this place, even with his eyesight, he couldn't see the end, let alone any buildings.

"Give me the password."

Wei Tu lifted the little fox up to face the maple forest that was not yet red.

"Hmm... let me think..."

The little fox's eyes darted around, as if it were reminiscing.

"What password is so complicated? Do we even need to think of one?"

The little fox nodded. "Of course! Our master's commands are always so complicated, it takes people a long time to remember them."

"alright."

Wei Tu waited patiently.

The little fox suddenly clapped its paws together.

"I've got it!"

Then, excitedly, she shouted into the depths of the maple forest in a childish voice.

Braised pig's trotters!