Fox Song

Chapter 10 No regrets

She walked slowly to the man's side in silence, looking at the sparkling lake.

He stopped talking and just looked ahead quietly.

The atmosphere between the two was really awkward.

After a long silence, she finally couldn't help it and questioned him -

"Why do you insist on sending him to the front?"

"You finally want to ask this question! It seems that she shouldn't tell you this news."

"She already told me!"

The man sighed, turned around, faced her and said, "Just because of this, you locked yourself up for five or six days without eating or drinking?"

She didn't answer, but her eyes stared at him without showing any weakness.

He has a handsome face, thick eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a high nose bridge. Combined with the armor he wears that faintly emits spiritual fluctuations, he looks like a decisive and murderous person.

Few people knew that the man in front of her was the Sky Fox King, a person of transcendent status in the Sky Fox Clan.

Of course, his real age is not as young as he seems now. And his strength is even more so, unfathomable, making countless enemies tremble in fear - the Supreme, this is a ruthless character who can shake the world wherever he stomps his feet.

Now, he seemed to be chatting with her calmly.

"I want to know what you really think?!" she insisted.

"Hasn't the teacher in the tribe taught you that our Sky Fox tribe is founded on military power?" the man said coldly, "As an adult man in the tribe, it is your duty to fight in battle!"

"But, Third Brother is already like that. He's almost a... a useless person." As she finished speaking, her voice choked up.

"It's nothing more than a broken leg. What's the big deal about this injury?" The man said expressionlessly, "Even if the leg is broken, you still have the hand. Even if the hand is broken, you can still bite it with your teeth! So many warriors in the tribe are like this! He should not be an exception!"

"Okay! Okay!" She said fiercely, "My eldest brother died in the war, my second brother guarded the border, and now my third brother is on the front line again! If you don't pity my third brother, don't you consider what our mother thinks?"

She recalled the scene her mother had told her at that time, and her mother's tear-stained face seemed to appear before her eyes.

Perhaps she was too sad to tell her daughter, but she ignored the fact that doing so might make her daughter worry.

"My thoughts are her thoughts!" the man said firmly, "Because she knows how many bloody battles and life-and-death crises we went through to get to where we are today."

The man paused, perhaps feeling that his tone was a little inappropriate, and then he said softly, "I know your mother, don't worry, she will be fine in a few days."

I was used to his sternness and was not used to him speaking in that tone.

She looked at the man in front of her with concern, and something soft deep in her heart was instantly touched.

"Father...I..."

He turned around, looked at the bluebird flying in the sky in the distance, and said calmly, "In fact, it was your third brother who volunteered to go to the front line."

"What?" She looked at him in shock.

The news was unbelievable, just as unbelievable as how she had felt when she first got the news.

"He is worthy of being my son, and worthy of being the bravest warrior of the Sky Fox Tribe." The man's eyes sparkled as he praised, "Half a month ago, when he was stationed in the rear, he wrote me a letter."

He turned his head to look at her, and seeing that she still had an incredible expression on her face, he continued, "The letter said that the war in the front was tense, and he didn't want to stay in the rear, and he asked to go to the front. He was worried that he might not agree because he was my son. So in order to show his determination, he attached a blood letter written on silk to the back of the letter..."

"Written in blood?" she asked in surprise.

"Yes, written in blood!" His face was solemn and he paused for a moment, as if he was recalling something or trying to calm himself down.

Then, he continued to recite slowly, "My son is determined to go to the battlefield and swear to fight with his comrades to protect our people. God bless the Fox for thousands of years. I was born here, grew up here, and died here. My son has no regrets..."

As she listened, tears began to flow, and finally she burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.

"Father!"

He held her in his arms as she cried bitterly. His face still looked calm, but the tears in his eyes could not be hidden. …

A month later.

A group of people gathered in front of the Lingyuan Cave Square of the Sky Fox Clan.

There were nearly two hundred of them, mostly boys and girls, dressed differently, and many of them were carrying swords, spears, halberds and other weapons.

These people either gathered together to talk to each other or walked around, making the square extremely lively and like a market.

Lingyuan Cave is the most prestigious intermediate trial space of the Sky Fox Clan. These boys and girls come from various places and big families in the clan. They pass through layers of selection and finally get the qualification for the trial that takes place once every ten years.

The door of Ling Yuan's cave was tightly closed. Two gray-haired old men stood in front of the cave, looking at the people in the square calmly, emitting amazing majesty.

They were arranged by the clan elders, and their main responsibility was to check tokens, confirm identities, and prevent any bold outsiders from sneaking in.

Of course, nothing like this had ever happened in previous trials, because once discovered, the inspectors had the right to execute or even kill immediately. Naturally, no one would take such a big risk.

On the path near the square, a young and beautiful lady and a slightly immature girl were talking.

If there was someone standing nearby and observing carefully, they would find that their eyebrows were extremely similar.

"Mother, why are you here?" the woman asked in surprise.

"I came to see you." The lady replied, "Yue'er, are you still determined to participate in the trial? If you don't want to, you can still withdraw now. I will go with..."

"No need, I've decided to join." The girl said firmly, "There is no weakling in our Sky Fox Clan. As the Silver Moon Princess, I naturally cannot fall behind others in cultivation."

"Having said that, mother still doesn't want you to go. After all, it's still dangerous..." the lady said worriedly.

"Mother, don't worry." The girl comforted, "The three elders take turns to monitor the trial space, and Lingyuan Cave Mansion has also held trials for many times. Besides, Xiaojing and Xiaolan will accompany me..."

"Those two girls also entered for the first time, what do they know..." The noble lady sighed, "It's all your father's fault. I don't know what kind of magic potion he gave you. You've been trying to improve your realm like crazy lately!"

"This has nothing to do with my father, so don't blame him." The girl smiled and said, "I realized that I was ignorant before, but now I know how to make progress."

"Maybe." The lady rubbed the girl's hair lovingly.

"Mother, don't worry, go back now." The girl reminded, "The trial is about to begin..."

She looked up and saw a girl in tight clothes waving at her at the edge of the square.

"Okay." The lady said reluctantly. She took off a bronze bracelet from her left wrist and carefully put it on the girl's hand.

"What is this?" the girl asked puzzledly.

"Mother knows that she cannot convince you. So she has specially prepared some things for you. You may need them during the trial. Take them with you." The lady explained.

"Thank you for your concern, mother." The girl said, "They urged me to go, so I will go over."

"Okay, go ahead." The lady wiped her eyes and said.

"Don't worry, mother. I will come back safely." The girl came forward and hugged her, whispering in her ear, "I will ask you to check my harvest then."

Then she turned and ran towards the square.

The lady looked at her gradually receding figure, and her heart seemed to be stabbed by something, and suddenly felt empty.

Standing for a long time.

Her expression changed and she suddenly remembered something, and she immediately chased after him.

But after she ran two steps, she was stunned - she noticed that the Lingyuan Cave Mansion that towered into the sky next to the square had disappeared.

The trial begins.

(End of this chapter)