Male Fox Liaozhai Fanran

late at night.

In the narrow bedroom, there was a bitter herbal smell. Inside the heavy curtain, a woman with a clear face was lying silently in the gauze tent with a pale face.

Liu Zigu paced anxiously back and forth in the main hall, with dark cyan lying under his double eye bags, disheveled hair, dark blue stubble almost reaching his temples.

Seeing the old man coming out of the bedroom tremblingly through the curtain, Liu Zigu stepped forward to meet him, and said anxiously: "Doctor, how is my wife? Why did she just fall into a drowsy sleep after being drenched in the rain?" So many days?"

The old man twirled his beard unhurriedly, and when the candle was flickering off, his old and withered face appeared a bit unpredictable, "From the pulse condition alone, it is indeed just like ordinary wind and cold, but Madam Ling It’s a bit tricky to keep falling asleep, the old man has been practicing medicine for so many years, and he has never seen this kind of disease.”

Liu Zigu frowned even deeper, his lips trembled slightly, and his face became paler, "Then... is the baby in her womb okay?"

"Madam Ling's current pulse condition is stable, the pulse is smooth, like a ball rolling on a plate, and there is no sign of tire slippage, you can rest assured, young master."

Liu Zigu breathed a sigh of relief, but the next sentence made his nerves tense into a bowstring that was about to break.

"However, if she remains in a coma like this, the old man cannot guarantee her safety. After all, a person cannot eat or move his limbs in a coma, and will soon weaken."

After all, the old man glanced at Liu Zigu quietly, then lowered his voice and said: "Excuse me, Mrs. Ling's illness is not unusual, but seems to be possessed by evil spirits. Before she fell asleep, where did she go? Have you met?"

Liu Zigu was stunned, his face was as white as paper in an instant, the dim candlelight was flickering, and the reflected face flickered like a ghost.

He clearly remembered that that night when Axiu came back drenched, no matter how heavy the rain was, it couldn't wash away the light and familiar fragrance from her body.

Like Qinghe, like Youlan, just lingering in the deep rainy night, as if that person was already standing in front of me with a smile.

That's the taste of Shiro.

Looking at the distraught man, the old man shook his head and sighed softly, then bent down and stepped onto the medicine box.

Liu Zigu regained his composure, and hurriedly grabbed the man's sleeve, "Doctor, Axiu..."

The old man stopped walking, his face was half bright and half dark, the moonlight on the window sills and the candlelight were softly intertwined, dyeing his deep-lined eyes with a tricky smile.

But Liu Zigu only saw a gray hunched back and a mess of white hair. He vaguely felt that this figure was very familiar, but the broken string in his mind couldn't be connected no matter what.

"Doctor, please save Axiu..."

The old man shook his head and brushed off the hands on his sleeves, "I must have been right on the look of the old man when he saw the young master. It makes Madam think that he has come into contact with something unclean recently. The old man can't help you with this kind of thing. You should go invite a Taoist priest."

"Taoist priest……"

Liu Zigu was stunned suddenly, and when he came back to his senses, the hall was already empty.

Bamboo shadows loomed outside the door, like strands of ghosts who had nowhere to go back, struggling and weeping softly.

He couldn't help thinking of the time when he ran into a fox in the hospital a few days ago. His pale face, weird and clumsy figure, and his secretive attitude were not like the Xiulang he knew before. .

The Xiulang he saw was that gentle and gentle man, every move, every frown and smile, was as elegant and unparalleled as an immortal in the sky.

It's not the haggard person who even has a powerless smile.

At this moment, Liu Zigu realized a problem, no matter what, that person was a demon after all.

A monster, what can't he do?

"Hidero..."

With a low sigh, he fell into the dust, and the turbid mist that was raised engulfed the faint cold light in his eyes.

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July [-]th, Hungry Ghost Festival.

The Ghost Festival is one of the most lively festivals in Gaizhou City. Although it is a festival set up to commemorate the dead, it is extremely lively and beautiful.As soon as the night falls and the jade plate hangs clear, sparse sky lanterns rise slowly, and the warm orange light illuminates the cornices of every household and pedestrians on the street, gradually turning into starbursts hanging in the distance.

The riverside in the outskirts of the city is even more crowded with people, most of them are pious men and women in simple attire holding lotus lanterns, squatting on the river bank and whispering, closing their eyes to pray and wish from time to time.There are also children who don't know what Shenshang Yongge is, chasing back and forth with a voice as clear as a copper bell, holding a peach pink lotus in their hands, and smiling innocently and brightly.

On the downstream river bank away from the crowds, there are two figures, one green and one white, standing against each other.

The moonlight is like snow, rustling in the river, as if breaking a pool of transparent glass, the pink lotus lanterns flow down the water, one after another swirls and stagnates in the narrow river bend, reflecting the whole river into a charming and charming rouge Red, the breeze passing by, the water rippling, just like the shallow smile on his face.

"Bai Ze, you said you want to take me to a place, and this is it?" The fox turned his head sideways to look at the person beside him, his jaw slightly raised, and the moonlight was shining in his eyes.

"Yes, I remember that you complained before that you have been wandering in the world for many years, but you have never celebrated festivals with mortals, and you feel unbalanced."

With a sneer, he floated lightly in the slightly cold night wind, a little helpless and a little sad, "This happened hundreds of years ago, I don't even remember it, but you still remember it?"

"As long as you say it, I will remember it."

"...It's so nasty again, thanks to what you said, I didn't mean you, Bai Ze, your skin is really getting thicker, so I can bear you, and someone else would have kicked you into the river long ago ...No, if you say such things again, I will kick you in too..."

Hearing this, Bai Ze smiled faintly, turned around, stretched out his hand and gently pulled the man's body to face him, "It's not that I'm thick-skinned, it's that you're too nervous."

The whispers stopped, and the fox froze for a moment, trembling slightly, like a squirrel whose tail was grabbed by someone, with its fur standing on end, and two stars rolling back and forth seemed to be hidden in its dark round eyes.

Bai Ze looked at the man's reddish ears, curled his lips and said, "I used to say such things a lot, why is it so disgusting now?"

"Before...now, it's different."

"What's the difference?"

"I... I can't tell, it's just different anyway."

The moonlight was like a gauze, dimly covering his blushing face, the fox suddenly broke free from Bai Ze's arm, staggered backwards, stepped on a small protruding rock with his heel unexpectedly, lost his balance instantly, and turned to The moment he fell back, the fox's first reaction was to protect his stomach.

The galaxy in the sky fell into the eyes of the fox for a moment, and the fox fell into a soft embrace.

What came into my eyes was Bai Ze's beautiful pair of phoenix eyes, like a poppies that directly touch people's hearts.

"Are you okay?"

"No problem..."

The fox stood still under the support of the man, his five fingers were still tightly clutching the clothes on his abdomen, and his hands could not stop sweating.

The two of them were very close to each other, the fox's high swollen belly was tightly attached to Bai Ze's belly, it was very soft and slightly bulging, like a fragile flower bud, unable to withstand a little bit of wind and rain.

Bai Ze raised his hand to tighten the messy skirt for the man, and then rubbed the top of the fox's fluffy head, "Okay, it's all right, I'll take you to set off the lanterns, this will feel like a festival."

It's not far from the downstream river bank to the lantern stand, but the fox walks very carefully, for fear of taking an unsteady step, and wraps his arms tightly around his belly, like a bird guarding its young.

Bai Ze looked at that person like a toddler, his clumsy appearance was really likable, his heart was as sweet as honey.

"You don't have to be so careful, I'll protect you, it's fine."

The fox raised his head and glanced at Bai Ze, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, he smiled lightly and said, "Can you still follow me forever?"

He knew that this person would one day ride the clouds, go up to the ninth level, wear a fairy cloak, and step on the golden cloud.

That was Bai Ze's fate, and he also had his own fate.

But Bai Ze pretended not to hear, he casually picked up a lotus lantern made of fine silk, and held it up to the fox's eyes, "Does it look good?"

The fox was startled, with a helpless smile on his face, and nodded obediently, "It looks good."

In front of the stalls, a dazzling array of lanterns were placed neatly together. The variety was even more complete than during the Lantern Festival, and the workmanship was also very exquisite.

Bai Ze picked out a silk lotus lantern and a rabbit-shaped painted paper lantern, paid the copper money, and was about to leave with the fox, but was stopped by the old man in front of the stall.

"You two young masters, please stay."

The fox came back to his senses, and when he heard the man calling himself "little son", he couldn't help but chuckled, his eyes bent into crescents, and he said to himself that I am almost a thousand years old, and the one next to me is even tens of thousands of years old, but you This little doll took advantage.

"This old man sees that the two young masters are very handsome and have extraordinary demeanor. I want to give you two more things..."

When the fox heard about this trick, he thought he was trying to deceive someone, so he quickly took Bai Ze's hand and put it close to the man's ear, "We've seen this kind of thing a lot before, let's go!"

However, Bai Ze became interested, and lightly squeezed the fox's fingertips, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "No hurry, let's see what he brings out first."

The old man looked around twice between the two with meaningful and deep eyes, and then took out something from the linen bag beside him and held it in his palm.A scarlet thread fluttered down on the fingertips that looked like dead tree bark.

The fox was intrigued by this mysterious behavior, so he moved closer without realizing it, and Bai Ze also took half a step forward, standing in front of the fox.

A pair of old hands slowly opened, and the objects lying in the criss-cross palm lines were clean and exquisite, and the water was transparent. They were a pair of high-quality safety buckles, each with two bright red delicate concentric knots. , Even more snowy and white under the moonlight.

The fox stared blankly for a moment, his body froze, and two clouds gradually floated on his face, "What do you send us to have the same heart knot?"

The old man smiled slightly, with a trace of cunning in his eyes, "Young master, don't be shy, I see the words and deeds of the two of you, every move, every move, you have each other in your eyes, and you care about each other... Can't you be worthy of these two sympathetic knots? "

The fox frowned, and was about to speak, but Bai Ze clapped his hands and smiled, gently took a pair of safety buckles in the old man's hand with one hand, took out one and put it on the fox's waist for comparison, his eyebrows slightly curved, "This thing Delicate and luxurious, but not ostentatious, it suits you well."

"But……"

Before the man finished speaking, Bai Ze dexterously twisted his fingertips, and the small jade pendant was already hanging on the belt around the fox's waist.

The exquisitely crafted concentric knots hang down on the snow-white silk and satin, and the fine vermilion tassels flutter in the wind.

Bai Ze lowered his head and leaned into the man's ear, and said softly: "This little jade can keep you safe in and out, drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, just take it with you, and treat it as a gift from me to this child, okay?"

This time the fox had no reason to refuse, so he nodded, his fingertips quietly touched the icy and cold jade around his waist, but his heart was warm, and his thin lips curled into an imperceptible arc.

But the old man watched the two come and go, shook his head helplessly and sighed helplessly, his eyes were slightly muddy.

Bai Ze and the fox picked up a few more lanterns, and when they reached the riverside, the crowd had almost dispersed, only a few beggars were left flipping through the worn-out lanterns left behind by people, babbling and yelling from time to time.

The moonlight became brighter, and the narrow river surface was like a thin layer of snow, rippling like plain silk, and a few river lanterns were floating on the water bank, gradually losing their bright colors, and stranded in the mud.

Bai Ze took off his coat and covered it on the dewy grass, then helped the fox to sit down slowly.

"Tired?"

"It's okay." The fox gasped for a few breaths while supporting his stomach, but he couldn't support himself and leaned on Bai Ze's shoulder. His face was a little pale, but his eyes were still very bright and energetic, with a moving luster like glass.

Bai Ze tucked up the neckline for the fox again, picked up a lotus lantern casually, held a brush in the other hand, turned his head and asked the person beside him, what wish do you want to make?

The fox was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help laughing, "Bai Ze, this is the Hungry Ghost Festival, not the Shangyuan Festival, so you shouldn't make a wish at this time."

After all, the fox looked at Bai Ze's dazed expression for a moment, and realized that the man didn't understand the difference between the two at all. He stretched out his hand to hug the lantern in Bai Ze's hand, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. The dimples dotted on the fair cheeks, which made the pair of curved eyebrows elegant and handsome, looking like a spring breeze.

"Actually, it doesn't matter what season you make a wish, the key is in your heart."

As he said that, the fox snatched the brush quietly, and flicked his white wrist left and right a few times, and the clean and elegant characters appeared vividly on the paper.

Bai Ze leaned towards him, but he didn't even see a tail. He saw the fox's dexterous five fingers curl quickly, and with a light throw of his hand, the plain note fell into the lotus lamp core, and the pink flower lantern slowly descended along the water. Gradually it became a flickering light spot in the field of vision.

"What did you write?"

"It doesn't work to say it."

"If you don't say it, you won't be able to work."

"Then tell me, what are you going to write?"

Bai Ze smiled lightly, "What I want to write is not a wish, but what I want to say to someone."

"..."

"He and I are close friends, bosom friends, high mountains meet flowing water, and Boya meets Ziqi."

"..."

"We have been together for hundreds of years. In fact, I should have said this to him long ago."

The fox lowered his head, his body trembling uncontrollably, his pale face almost transparent under the moonlight.

"Hidero, I like you."

The heart constricted suddenly, as if the blood in the whole body was flowing backwards, and every breath trembled like a gossamer, as if it was blown off in the cold wind if it was not careful.

The fox raised his head in a daze, blinked his eyes, and shed two tears. The tears hung on the corners of his lips, which were still crystal clear, but were swept away by the hot tongue, turning into ashes together with his thoughts.

"Well……"

He is like a child whose most fragile heart has been touched, and like the snow that has been exposed to the first ray of sunshine at the end of winter. Gradually, gradually, it turns into a soft appearance that even surprises him.

Bai Ze's hot lips carried the fragrance of clear wine, they were soft and considerate, he kissed more carefully than the moonlight that fell tonight, as if he was afraid of breaking something or crushing something.

He lightly clasped the back of the fox's head, and put the other hand around the soft waist to get close to him. The suet jade hairpin fell silently on the grass, and the fox's long black hair fell down on his shoulders like a waterfall, layer upon layer. Sprinkle on wet grass.

"Bai Ze... no... um... wait... um!"

The hard teeth collided with the fragile and soft lips, bringing out a trace of bloody smell lingering between the lips and teeth of the two who were biting each other.

"haha a……"

The fox breathed desperately, but it seemed that he couldn't keep up with the speed of the man's plundering. He was like a fish forced to go ashore, almost suffocating, but enjoying the dying struggle.

The breeze is blowing slowly, the moonlight is falling like day, the river water is full of snow-white ripples, and the lotus lanterns are carrying deep wishes, and they are whirling and drifting into the distance.

The low and hoarse cicadas chirping through the flowing water, adding a touch of charm to this moonlit night.

Bai Ze didn't know how long the kiss lasted, but when he came to his senses, the fox had already fallen into a deep sleep.

He looked at the slightly closed eyebrows and eyes of the person in his arms, and raised his fingertips to trace inch by inch, from the brow bone, to the bridge of the nose, to the lips, and then to the jaw.

As if aware of the discomfort, the fox frowned and made a small noise, opened his eyelids a little, and stared in a daze, until he saw Bai Ze's smiling phoenix eyes, and finally came to his senses.

The fox stood up abruptly, but suddenly there was a buzzing in his head, and a few black shadows flashed in front of his eyes. He gritted his teeth and endured it, the acupuncture point on one side of his forehead throbbed and hurt badly.

Bai Ze circled the man's unsteady body, frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's getting violent..." The fox slowed down his thoughts, and only opened his mouth in a low voice until the headache was not too severe, with traces of blush floating on his pale cheeks, "Bai Ze...cough cough...you just... ..."

"Everything is serious, no matter what you say or do."

The fox was taken aback, lowered his eyes, smiled quietly on his lips, and said in a low voice: "I know."

"then you……"

"Bai Ze, give me some time." The fox raised his hand and rubbed it gently on his stomach. The warm and soft touch under his palm warmed his heart, as if a flower had bloomed, "I want to live in the world." Let him down, no matter what, he always has the right to see their father, even if he is just treated as a strange child, I want that person to see him."

"Let's talk about us after he is born, okay?"

Looking at the fox's calm expression, Bai Ze felt sore in his heart, and unconsciously leaned over to kiss the blush at the corner of the man's eyes, and said, "That's fine, then I'll be with you."

The fox raised his eyes and glanced at the man, frowning slightly, hesitant to speak, as if he was worried about something, but finally smiled lightly.

"Bai Ze, I owe you a lot, and maybe I won't be able to pay it off in this lifetime."

The man smiled when he heard the words, and said: "You are a monster, and you will grow up all your life. Are you afraid that you still don't know?"

"Besides, it doesn't matter whether you owe me or not."

The fox was stunned, and the past of hundreds of years flooded into his heart like this, making his eyes ache.

Every time I look back, there happens to be a slender figure; every time I get hurt, there happens to be a silent care; Embrace... Those "coincidences" that he thought were coincidences turned out to be no coincidences.

Those "dependencies" that he thought were dependencies were not called dependencies in the first place.

But is it too late to wake up now?

This is a body whose foundation is ruined, how long can I last after the child lands on the ground?

Suddenly a warm and fluffy head popped into his chest, Bai Ze was stunned, delighted at the rare obedience of a fox, he raised his hand to stroke the man's silky long hair, and said in a low voice: "Xiulang? "

"Bai Ze, go home."

"Okay, go back."

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In the early morning of the next day, dawn broke slightly.

Having communicated with the fox just now, Bai Ze had a rare good night's sleep.

The slender five fingers pushed open the window lattice, and the snow-white feathers rushed into his mouth immediately, with an indescribable and inexplicable taste.

"Cough, cough, blah, blah, blah!!"

Bai Ze covered his mouth and raised his head. What he saw was a snow-white crane with a vigorous figure and a haughty expression. He knew the crane and started following his master before he came into the world. This was his half-mother.

Bai Ze respectfully bowed to Master Xianhe, yawned and said, "What's the matter, Master? I'm still in a hurry."

Hurry to make breakfast for the fox cub.

Mrs. Xianhe glanced coldly at the person in front of her, her wings fluttered, and a piece of paper fluttered down along with the snow-white feathers.

Bai Ze picked it up and looked at it. There were not many greetings on the paper, only a few numbers: The devil has entered Kunlun, return quickly.