Chapter 34 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios

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Li Ang chuckled and said, “Why did you tease my companion last night?”

“He looked charming to me, so I wanted to play tricks on him,” said the black fox.

At the moment, the other companions of the quest team rushed over one by one. Upon seeing that the fox could speak the Fujian dialect, the others were relatively shocked.

“Since everyone is here to attend the banquet, we should be getting along with each other.” Li Ang smiled as he took out a glass marble and waved it in front of the fox before saying, “I’ll give you this marble. Will you perform the skills of a fox spirit for us?”

The previous night, he had learned from Chai Cuiqiao that most of the demons would transform into humans because they coveted the wealth of the human world and wanted to have a good time there.

In other words, luxury goods such as gold, silver, and jewels were valuable to the demons…

After the black fox saw that round glass marble with golden leaves inside, its eyes lit up and it nodded its head. “Sure.”

It easily jumped down the house beam, emanating white smoke around its body.

With a bang, a beautiful person in palace clothes appeared in the same spot. However, there was a fierce look on its pitch-black face and its full beard was extremely coarse. It was an unfortunate thing.

Everyone found it more than ridiculous. Hanging Sword for Ten Thousand Miles’ face turned pale, while Xing Hechou scratched his head and asked, “Shouldn’t a fox transform into a beautiful woman?”

The male fox, who was forcibly surrounded, had an awkward expression on its face as it explained, “I have yet to reach the transformation realm. This is just a botched diversionary trick…”

After it said that, it turned back into its fox form and howled twice before a big group of foxes leaped in through the door right away.

This group of foxes each had their own fur color. There were big and small ones, male and female. A white fox, which was the biggest one, coughed twice before it said in an old voice, “I apologize to everyone. This little one has a mischievous nature. Its magical power is still not proficient, and it always wants to show off. It has made a joke out of itself.”

“No, no. This…” Xing Hechou hesitated before looking at the black fox and adding, “His magical powers are very peculiar. This is an eye-opener for me.”

The group of foxes giggled. The black fox, who felt mocked by the group, hurriedly took out the glass marble and placed it before the old fox. “Look, grandfather. They gave me a marble.”

“Oh?”

When the old fox saw the golden leaves in the marble, it grinned. Its anthropomorphic expression was relatively terrifying. “Since it’s a gift from our honored guest, keep it. Oh, that’s right. Are you guys here to attend the banquet? How come I’ve never seen you guys before?”

Li Ang, who had prepared well, lied calmly without his expression changing or his heart thumping. “The few of us are successors of Daoist Priest Dan Teng from the overseas Ahitubai Islands. Our Master asked us to return to the Central Plain to learn through experience. We heard that there is an unrestricted banquet here, so we came over uninvited.”

“I see.” The old fox nodded its head and did not ask anything else.

A group of little foxes was chattering together, sharing short gossip. For example, a female fox had recently gone to seduce a scholar in dire straits. In the end, it had been chased by a shrew for being the mistress. A male fox had carried his wife to a brothel in the human world to find pleasure but had ended up not bringing money and getting locked up in the basement.

In the mystery novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasty, foxes were not all mature ladies and cute young girls who were thinking of gathering Yang and replenishing Yin all day long. On the contrary, there were also male and female fox spirits that lived with their clan and would even get along with humans.