When I became a Jade-faced Fox

When Yu'er woke up, the moon was already rising, dotted with a few stars.

"Great Sage, the fairy Chang'e in the Moon Palace is really as beautiful as the legend says." Yu'er looked at the moon and listened to the chirping of insects.

"Well, she is indeed beautiful..." Before Sun Wukong could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yu'er.

"A beauty that is praised by you, the Great Sage, must be incomparable to that of ordinary people. I wonder who is better, her or my mother." Yu'er thought, holding her chin.

"I think they are different. Fairies in the Heavenly Palace are mostly dignified and gentle, while Chang'e in the Moon Palace is more aloof and cold. Your mother is also a vixen, probably more passionate and charming. It's hard to compare, hard to compare." Sun Wukong also shook his head, indicating that he couldn't make a comparison.

"That's right. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In my father's eyes, my mother is definitely the most beautiful. I can only be considered second."

"With the master's discipline and parents' love, you are far superior to most people in the world."

After staying here for a day and a night, Yu'er was ready to return to Mount Li.

"Great Sage, I'm leaving. We will meet again, and we will meet again in the future." Yu'er clasped her fists and bowed.

"Okay, okay, my friend Yu'er, I wish you a safe journey. We'll see you later." Sun Wukong nodded.

Before leaving, Yu'er specifically instructed the land god to take good care of Sun Wukong, and left some fruits and wine, giving half to him and asking him to give some to Sun Wukong occasionally to taste the other half.

Yu'er returned to Mount Li. She was so bored that she simply went into seclusion.

Time passed like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed. When Yu'er opened her eyes again and looked outside the cave, she found that the sky was covered with flying snow.

Yu'er was very happy, as she hadn't seen snow for a long time. The changing seasons in Mount Li are all controlled by the master, Mount Li's mother. It is warm like spring all year round, and there are rarely other seasons.

"What's going on? What happened to the master?" Yu'er walked out of the cave and stretched out her hand to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky. "I wonder if Ao Lan is back?"

"Yu'er," I only heard Senior Brother Zhu's voice transmission note, "If you come out of retreat, come and see me soon."

Yu'er took a few light steps and disappeared in front of her cave.

"You come quickly, leaving no trace on the snow." Senior Brother Zhu was watering his bamboo with a jade pot in his hand.

"Brother, I'm going to invite you. Of course I won't be unhappy." Yu'er squatted down and touched the bamboo leaves. "I have a fire lizard's inner elixir. Brother..."

Senior Brother Zhu waved his hand and interrupted Yu'er, "No need, I appreciate your kindness. I have been thinking about how to raise another me for many years without success. Maybe this heavy snow will be an opportunity."

"Speaking of this, Brother, what's going on?"

"Come with me and sit down. I'm looking for you because of this matter." Senior Brother Zhu led Yu'er into the cave and sat down.

"After you had been in seclusion for seven years, something happened."

Yu'er looked like she wanted to hear the details, so Senior Brother Zhu told her the whole story.

"So, Senior Sister Zhuo is gone? Not even her spirit or soul is left behind?" Yu'er frowned.

"There are still some fragments left, probably being nurtured by the master." Senior Brother Zhu also sighed. "Yu'er, the word love has been difficult to understand since ancient times, and you always go out of the mountain gate, so you must be more careful."

"No wonder Master is sad." Yu'er looked at the university outside.

If Senior Brother Zhu was a pet to the Mother of Mount Li first and a disciple later, Senior Sister Zhuo was the genius she had actually raised.

The disciples of the sect knew the origins of Senior Sister Zhuo. She was a human, and was picked up by the Old Mother of Mount Li when she was visiting a guest more than 700 years ago.

She was gifted and intelligent, and the Old Mother of Mount Li was both her teacher and mother to her. However, she never imagined that after she left home, she would fall in love with a Taoist priest and end up like this.

"Thank you for your concern for me, Senior Brother, but I am still not good at love and have never met the so-called sweetheart."

"A fox spirit that has no sense of love, can it still be called a fox spirit?" Senior Brother Zhu looked puzzled.

"It's true that I can't be called a fox spirit. I am a fox fairy, a fox fairy who practices orthodox Taoism." Yu'er frowned at Senior Brother Zhu.

"Besides, no matter how much I like a person or a thing, if he or she is harmful to me, I will run away."

"Yes, that's what you mean. I feel relieved when you say that." Senior Brother Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.

"Brother, although I am happy that you are worried about me, this will make me look very stupid." Yu'er said that this is not a good idea.

"Be careful on your journey, Yu'er." Senior Brother Zhu looked at Yu'er, and Yu'er didn't understand the meaning in his eyes.

"Brother, did you see something again? Don't be like this, it's scary." Yu'er said scary, but her expression didn't change at all.

"Everything is God's will, just go with the flow. Good and bad go hand in hand, and you can turn misfortune into good fortune."

"I would like to borrow your good words, Senior Brother."

Senior Brother Zhu is a plant spirit, born and raised by nature, proficient in Qi, and can judge good and bad fortune. If there is no major event, he will not easily tell Yu'er these.

Less than half a month after this conversation, auspicious clouds descended from the sky and landed in front of Yu'er.

The third level came, but there were no specific requirements, only saying to go to the human world.

Yu'er smiled and said, "Tushan Yu'er obeys your orders."

Yu'er didn't even go back to her own cave. She just walked out as if she had no reluctance at all.

Only a female voice came to Senior Brother Zhu's ear, "Senior Brother, I'm leaving. If Ao Lan comes back, tell her for me that she doesn't need to worry about me."

Senior Brother Zhu played with the teacup in his hand and nodded slowly.

"During the Daye Period (the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui)." Yu'er muttered to herself and sighed, "The peace won't last long. War will break out again."

"I wonder how my parents are doing?" During the hundreds of years of Yu'er's practice, she already knew that her parents had left the clan not long after she left.

She has been practicing hard and taking exams non-stop over the years, so coming to the human world is a good way to relax.

"Keep doing good deeds!" Yu'er clapped her hands.

Yu'er originally wanted to be a traveling doctor, but then she thought about it and realized that she didn't know any medical skills. It was just something she carried with her that had spiritual power and could save people. If she was discovered by others, she would be in trouble.

Then take a walk and help out if you come across anything.

"Recruiting civilian workers? Digging a canal?" Yu'er saw the yamen runner posting an imperial edict with densely packed small characters on it.

"Yes." Many people chattered around the imperial edict.

The Grand Canal is an important achievement of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty in Chinese history. Although when people mention Yang Guang, they always think of him as a tyrant who was extravagant, debauched, killed countless people, and was a corrupt official!

But in fact, he was still very diligent. The construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has eight major significances.

Politically: connecting the central government and local governments, and centralizing power. Militarily: important military strategic means, convenient for transporting troops. Economically: promoting economic development, strengthening national strength, and alleviating food crises.

Of course, it is undeniable that too many migrant workers were recruited for this incident, and many died in the construction, which caused considerable public resentment and laid the hidden danger for the subsequent disintegration.