Fox Song

Chapter 74: Many Offenses
"Haha, thanks to you, of course I remember." Wang Xu nodded and said, "After ten months of pregnancy, I took shape!"

"I've never asked you, what happened to that woman from the Zhao family?" Xuan Ji asked with a smile, "You were able to transform from the fairy grass into a spirit, so she can be considered your mother!"

"Although I was born from heaven and earth, I took my form from her, so she can be considered my mother!" Wang Xu said with emotion, "She lived to be 110 years old and died of natural causes."

"Oh, that's good!" Xuan Ji nodded and said, "I still remember that not long after I came down from the upper realm, I passed by her house. At that time, due to the heavy consumption of breaking through the realm, my body was extremely weak and sick. Although your mother's family was not well off, she still warmly entertained me with all she had..."

"Yes, she is a good person! She is very loyal and righteous." At this point, Wang Xu's eyes were actually a little moist, "Otherwise, she would not have mourned for her fiancé, Mr. Zhou, after his death, and insisted on remaining faithful to him."

"In fact, it is precisely because of these things about her that I decided to give you to her. To prevent such a kind woman from ending up alone.

"At the beginning, you predicted that she would go to the grave of the young master of the Zhou family to pay homage, so you transformed me into rice and appeared near his grave."

"That's right. But although the rice plant you turned into is growing well, with full ears of rice and abundant fruits, it should be tempting to people in famine." Xuan Ji nodded and smiled, "But I didn't expect that she almost fainted from crying because of excessive grief. She ignored your existence!"

"So I entered her dream and transformed into her fiancé Mr. Zhou to remind her to take the rice back from the grave. When she woke up, she saw a rice plant not far away, so she really took it back. After washing the rice and eating it, she became pregnant soon and gave birth to a boy, you!"

"Because the ghost gave birth to the valley, and the valley gave birth to the son, he was named Guiguzi."

Wang Xu stroked his beard and chuckled.

As they drank, they recalled the past, starting from when they first came to the world and continuing until now, almost reviewing their entire lives in the human world.

After a long time, a sunset glow appeared in the distant sky.

As the sun sets, the birds return to their nests.

“Done!”

The two men raised their glasses, drank the last of the wine in one gulp, and then burst into laughter.

Xuan Ji looked up at the sky, then said slowly:
"When friends come, we have good wine; when wolves come, we have shotguns!"

"We should also make some preparations!"

……

Night falls.

The area surrounding Linyin Temple was shrouded in darkness, and in the rooms in the distance, dim lights were lighting up one by one.

A group of people walked slowly down the mountain.

There were five people in the group, and they exuded a menacing aura.

Walking in front was a thin young man with sword-like eyebrows, eagle nose and a thin figure. It was Gu Li, who was ordered by his master to retrieve the soul-catching bottle.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Guli raised his hand to stop. Then, he took out an ancient bottle engraved with many demonic patterns. After taking out the bottle, he casually placed it flat on his broad palm.

The palm of his hand flashed with light, and the simple bottle spun around, with the mouth of the bottle pointing straight ahead. The bottle body trembled slightly, and if it had not been restrained by the spiritual light ball, it might have shot away.

Seeing this, his face froze and he said slowly: "It seems that the direction is correct. The other soul-capturing bottle should be on this mountain!"

Everyone nodded and continued on their way.

After walking two steps, a sturdy middle-aged man looked towards the top of the mountain, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, and said:
“It’s ancient and huge, and there seems to be a temple on it!”

"Yuancheng, so what if there is a temple? Are you afraid of so many of us?" A short, horse-faced man laughed grimly.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cheng shrugged without explaining.

At this time, a hot woman next to him said:
"Junior Brother Liu Ming, Junior Brother Yuan said this not because he is afraid, but just to remind us kindly. After all, it is just a big deal, so we should be cautious!"

The woman had a pretty face, and her plump breasts rose and fell slightly as she spoke.

When the short horse-faced Liu Ming heard her defending Yuan Cheng, jealousy flashed in his eyes and he felt angry in his heart, and he opened his mouth to say something else.

At this time, a thin young man who looked like he would fall down if the wind blew said with a smile, "Junior Sister Ye Ling is right about this matter. This is something that our Master has personally instructed us to do. It is very serious. Everyone should be careful."

"Hmph! Long Xiang, you smiling tiger—"

Gu Li frowned, interrupted them and said coldly, "What's there to argue about! It's more important to think about doing business!"

Ye Ling's eyes were charming and she chuckled, "Boss Guli is right. You know, our master's dead puppet Lina has been killed. We all need to be on high alert!" When Ye Ling mentioned Lina casually, everyone felt a little uncomfortable and their faces showed caution.

Among the five people here, except Gu Li who has reached the peak of the early stage of Spirit Transformation, the rest are at the Nascent Soul stage.

Ye Ling and Long Xiang were both at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, and were not far from breaking through to the Spiritualization stage. Yuan Cheng and Liu Ming had just entered the late Nascent Soul stage, and were often compared by their masters, so the two of them were not on the same page on weekdays.

Lina's strength was close to the late Nascent Soul stage, and with the treasures left to her by her master, some of her methods must be even better than theirs. But she was killed just like that, so they had to cheer up.

At night, the fog on the mountain gradually became thicker. If you don't use your spiritual power, coupled with the darkness, you can't see anything more than 20 or 30 meters away.

The five people walked quickly up the mountain for a few minutes, and Guli suddenly stopped. He raised his hand, and the four people behind him also stopped.

"Boss, what's wrong?" The short horse-faced Liu Ming was stunned when he saw this and asked in a low voice.

Gu Li did not answer, but coldly shouted at the fog in front of him: "Who is that person in front? You are playing tricks, why don't you come out?"

After Gu Li finished speaking, a long sigh came from the front - "Young man, you have good eyesight! I didn't expect that old ghost Ximen Li is not only proficient in cultivation, but also teaches his disciples so well! I can't help but admire him!"

As they were talking, the fog in front of them automatically dispersed to both sides, revealing a passage.

On the stone steps about ten feet away from them, two people stood there. One was an old monk with white hair and a monk's robe, and the other was a middle-aged man in a green suit with an elegant demeanor. They were Master Zhiyuan, the abbot of Linyin Temple, and Wang Xu, the Guiguzi.

"Do you know the Master?"

Gu Li's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he suddenly asked, "Who are you?"

"Who am I? Didn't Ximen Laogui tell you?" the old monk asked with some curiosity.

Then he showed a look of realization and murmured, "No wonder! We never met again after we parted at Beihai hundreds of years ago. At that time, you youngsters were not even born yet!"

When the two appeared, Ye Ling and the other three did not take them seriously. They used their spiritual sense to investigate and quickly determined that the old monk was only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and the man in green clothes next to him was only in the late stage of the Nascent Soul. With their lineup, there was no need to worry too much.

At this time, they saw the old monk directly reveal the master's name, and they were all shocked and confused, but they didn't know where the two people in front of them came from.

Gu Li has always been following Ximen Li, so he has some knowledge of some past stories.

"Beihai?" Gu Li hesitated for a moment, then his whole body shook violently, and he said, "Xuan Jizi? Are you old man Xuan Ji?"

The old monk chuckled and said, "You know a lot! My Buddhist name is Zhiyuan! Of course, I won't mind if you call me Old Man Xuanji!"

It was indeed him! Elder Xuanji!

Gu Li took a deep breath. As far as he knew, hundreds of years ago, Xuan Jizi and his master had a great battle in the North Sea and both were injured.

The master then practiced in seclusion for many years, but has not yet fully recovered. Xuan Jizi has not appeared in the world since then, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Master had once speculated that he was dead, but unexpectedly, we met him here!
This character who can compete with Master is still alive. I'm sure Master will be shocked when he hears this news!
"Junior greets senior!"

Gu Li suppressed all the thoughts in his mind, bent down and bowed gently.

Xuanji nodded slightly.

His face remained expressionless, but he was quite surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that his disciple Ximen Li would be like this after knowing his identity. This kind of character and courage are not comparable to ordinary people.

Gu Li stood up, then faced Xuan Ji and asked slowly: "I would like to ask, is the Soul Capture Bottle in your hands, Senior?"

"Yes!" Xuan Ji said calmly, "It is in the hands of the old monk!"

Gu Li took a deep breath, raised his head and looked into Xuan Ji's eyes, and said, "The Soul Capture Bottle is our sect's property. I wonder if you can return it?"

Xuanji looked calm and said, "Please go back!"

"Master, I am sorry that I cannot obey! Senior, please return the soul-catching bottle!"

Xuan Ji heard this, smiled and remained silent.

Seeing this, Gu Li sighed inwardly.

Then, he stepped forward and said coldly: "If that's the case, the younger generations may be offended!"

(End of this chapter)