little cotton

That afternoon, Yu Ling was extremely quiet.

From the moment she learned the truth, the TV in front of her hadn't changed the channel, but one afternoon had passed, and even if the channel hadn't been changed, three different TV dramas had been switched one after another.

But she had no interest in watching stories that were new to her.

She felt like those plastic neighbors in the vase last night, sitting very obediently the whole time, only daring to listen to anything, even the grapefruit that Zhong Chuyun handed over was about to be squeezed in her hand cooked.

It was almost dinner time when Zhong Chutian left.

He wanted to stay and treat him to a meal, but Zhong Chuyun stared away before he could finish his words.

Such a scene is simply a spectacle in Yu Ling's view.

You must know that ever since she could remember, the members of the Yu family have always been around Yu Tang. No matter what Yu Tang did wrong on weekdays, he would be forgiven. walk.

It's no wonder that there is only one man named Yu Tang in this generation's family, and all future incense must be directed at him, otherwise he would not be so arrogant.

But this fox tribe is strange. The older sister becomes the patriarch, and the younger brother not only has to marry an unknown girl for the older sister, but also gets yelled at and fined for cleaning the floor. In the end, even if she wants to buy dinner, the older sister is kicked out of the house. .

The man's status in the family is so low, if the cousins ​​and cousins ​​in the mountains who have coaxed Yu Tang for half his life saw this, wouldn't they all be shocked?

But speaking of it, the two foxes, Zhong Chuyun and Zhong Chutian, really have no shyness when talking about things. I don't know whether they really regard her as one of their own, or think that she has no ability to report to the outside world at all. In short, they dare to talk about anything.

Yu Ling pricked up her ears and listened carefully for a while, and she roughly figured out the whole story.

At the end of the day, it's all about survival.

When her mother was still there, Yu Ling had heard a story about the celestial demons in the world, about how the demon race was declining.

It is said that thousands of years ago, the grievances in the world gathered into the heavenly demon, who was good at tricking people's hearts, and gradually controlled the power of the group of demons, trying to rule the world in vain.

All of a sudden, the monsters were in chaos, and the flames of war suddenly broke out. After a hundred years, the lives of the people are already in dire straits, and the people are in dire straits.

On the day when the Heavenly Demon is executed, the once prosperous age has been overturned, the world has changed, and the wars have been written into the history books, but there is no mention of a single word about the demons.

In that battle, it seemed that the demons led the demons to attack the human race, but in fact, most of the demons had already lost themselves, like puppets on strings. A heavy price.

From ancient times to the present, the monster clan, which has been difficult to get along because of the large population, finally declined completely after that battle.

And the weak human beings who were once looked down upon by the monster clan have gradually occupied or even destroyed the living place of the monster clan on the road of continuous development for thousands of years.

During this process, all the monster races that tried to resist were suppressed by human force—and the force used to suppress not only came from the monster-catching agencies secretly built by humans, but also from all kinds of extremely lethal monsters in the hands of humans. strong weapon.

Faced with such power, there are only two choices that Yaozu can make.

Either keep giving in until there is no way to retreat, or work hard to blend in and coexist peacefully with humans under the rules specially formulated by humans for the monster race.

Most goblins chose the latter and entered the city to live a law-abiding life.

A small number of goblins chose the former and insisted on staying in the mountains, praying that the machines used by humans to open up wasteland would not enter the forests where they lived, or consume a lot of spiritual power to maintain a protective barrier all year round.

This is the case for the Mu clan who have lived in Xiquan Mountain for a long time.

They used the power of the sacred tree to protect that piece of pure land, but in recent years, the sacred tree has shown signs of withering.

The Mu clan needs strength, very powerful strength, otherwise as the power of the sacred tree gradually declines, the enchantment that protects the entire Xiquan Mountain will no longer be able to continue.

But now that the goblin still possesses that kind of powerful power, perhaps there are only two nine-tailed foxes left in the fox clan.

In many goblins, the friendly relations and verbal agreements between various ethnic groups are unreliable. Only when there is a bond with each other, can they become their own people who can be trusted forever.

So in recent years, the Mu Clan has proposed marriage to the Fox Clan more than once, wanting to establish a relationship with the Fox Clan, but they have not been able to get a response from the Fox Clan.

Because what the Mu people want is not just a help, but a troublesome enchantment repair every 50 years.

But in the past two years, the Fox Clan has responded to the Mu Clan for the first time.

The Fox Clan is willing to marry the Mu Clan, and is willing to contribute to the barrier of Xiquan Mountain in the future, provided that the Mu Clan is willing to give the Fox Clan a branch of the sacred tree every year.

Such a request undoubtedly puzzled the Mu Clan. They hesitated at first. After all, the sacred tree has guarded Xiquan Mountain for so long. In the end, for the sake of the long-term future, he complied with the Fox Clan's request.

Not long after coming and going, the marriage of the two clans was settled in this way.

Although all foxes have their tails trimmed, how many tails a fox can eventually have is determined at birth.

Since they decided to marry in good faith, they couldn't just send a clansman with impure blood. Now that only the Zhong family siblings are left in the Nine Tails lineage, if Zhong Chuyun is unwilling, naturally Zhong Chutian can only take over.

As for Yu Ling, it was because she mistakenly admitted that the fox broke into Zhong Chuyun's guest room, and she became the envied existence of the Yu family in a daze.

But she doesn't feel lucky at all.

Because she knew that when her mother met her father, she thought she was extremely lucky, but she ended up with nothing.

Fortunately, she has been a fool all her life, and she has seen the real good. Although she still doesn't know what she wants, she already knows what she doesn't want.

She doesn't want her life to be arranged by anyone.

……

It was getting dark outside the window, and the aroma of food came from the kitchen.

Yu Ling put down the grapefruit that she had been pinching for an afternoon, smelled the fragrance and walked lightly to the kitchen door.

That cold, ferocious and heartless bad fox who brought her here without explaining the situation to her in advance, made two side dishes with the few small potatoes left in the refrigerator—potatoes Mashed and shredded potatoes.

The life of the head of the fox clan doesn't seem to be very good, but this is not something she is qualified to comment on. After all, she couldn't even eat enough in her previous life. How could she hold a bowl with chopsticks? , the chance to sit at the same table and eat with others?

What's more, the taste of these two small dishes on the table is actually quite good.

If, she meant... if she didn't come here for the marriage between the two clans, then she would be more than happy to stay in this bad fox's house and fool around.

Although her cultivation base is not high, she has done all kinds of chores since she was a child, and she can completely serve a person well. It should not be regarded as free food and drink.

But if there really is an If in the world, then there is actually a particularly unrealistic If in her mind.

If, if...

It would be great if the bad fox in front of him could be Lin Shuang.

Thinking of this, Yu Ling couldn't help raising her eyebrows and took a peek at Zhong Chuyun.

——She and Lin Shuang really look exactly the same.

Something is wrong, the more I think about it, the more something is wrong.

There may be two very similar people in this world, but there shouldn't be two very similar nine-tailed foxes!

Fox tails are not sewn on, so how can you have as many as you want?

Yu Ling couldn't help frowning, and bit her lower lip thoughtfully.

"Did I tell you not to write your thoughts on your face?"

"..."

Yu Ling, who accidentally wrote her thoughts on her face, began to frantically stuff rice into her mouth.

Seeing Zhong Chuyun, he turned slightly sideways, resting his chin on one hand, and stared intently at the little cotton flower in front of him who was desperately cooking.

The second Yu Ling put down the bowl and chopsticks, she raised her eyes and met this gaze, and her eyes became dull for a moment.

A few seconds later, she swallowed hard, and began to look sideways.

"What was going through your mind when you looked at me?"

"a friend……"

"friend?"

"A friend who is very good to me... I have nowhere to go, only she is willing to take me in... We agreed that we would be together in the future, but suddenly I couldn't find her..."

"She abandoned you?"

"no……"

"Then why can't I find it?"

"..."

Yu Ling bit her lip, lowered her eyebrows, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Why can't I find it?

She also wants to know.

The fox didn't leave her, but she left the fox.

We clearly agreed that we will be together no matter where we go from now on, why is it like this...

As she thought about it, a burst of grievance suddenly welled up in her heart, and tears rolled in her eyes unconsciously.

Zhong Chuyun couldn't help but frowned, and said softly: "If you don't want to think about it, then don't think about it."

"She didn't abandon me." Yu Ling insisted with some stubbornness, the tears in her eyes fell down like broken beads.

Zhong Chuyun realized that he was really shameful to cry.

At least……

It's not likely that this little girl cried in front of her as if she had suffered some great grievances.

She opened her mouth, wanting to comfort her, but couldn't think of any comforting words for a long time.

After being speechless for a while, I had no choice but to reach out and gently stroke the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes.

The moment his fingertips lightly touched the tear stains, Zhong Chuyun obviously felt a slight tremor in Yu Ling's body.

The next second, she heard a murmur.

"Lin Shuang..."

Zhong Chuyun's gaze couldn't help but froze, but in just a second, all the trance disappeared without a trace.

The girl in front of her grabbed her both hands: "Do you know her? She is also a fox..."

"Who?"

"..."

Yu Ling gritted her teeth, took deep breaths, and tried to calm herself down.

Just now, at the moment when Zhong Chuyun wiped away her tears, an indescribable feeling suddenly appeared in her heart, a trace of uncontrollable excitement.

Is it possible that Zhong Chuyun is Lin Shuang, just pretending not to recognize her because of some inconvenient reasons?

Such a thought made her unable to bear the courage, raised her eyes and asked, "Her name is Lin Shuang, Shuangmu Lin, Shuangshuangshuang...have you seen or heard of it?"

Holding an unrealistic expectation, she looked at Zhong Chuyun earnestly, as if she wanted to find even a little bit of clues from the fox's eyes.

However, the fact is cruel, because she found that Zhong Chuyun's eyes were so calm from the beginning to the end.

The next second, she heard Zhong Chuyun's answer, and her tone was as indifferent as ever.

"Have not heard."

Yu Ling had to admit that the bad fox in front of her was very powerful, so powerful that just three words could quench all the expectations in her heart.

After a moment of loss, she pursed her lips, and in line with the basic principle of not wasting food, she turned her grief into food intake, picked up the plate on the table and ate the remaining potatoes in one bite, and then stared at Zhong Chuyun's increasingly surprised eyes. Had a big burp.

"Let me clean up." Yu Ling whispered, got up and stacked the dishes, and walked towards the sink with her little head drooping.

Ten minutes later, Yu Ling came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes.

Standing at the door of the kitchen, she glanced at Zhong Chuyun sitting on the sofa, then at the open door of the bedroom, and couldn't help but fell into a moment of thought.

To be honest, she didn't dare to talk to Zhong Chuyun, because this bad fox was as cold as a big ice cube when he spoke.

But she is not too stupid cotton, since she decided to find a chance to escape, she must be fully prepared, and some things must be understood.

So after a moment of contemplation, she walked lightly to Zhong Chuyun and sat down beside Zhong Chuyun, with the words "hesitant to speak but stopped" written all over her face.

Within a few minutes, Zhong Chuyun couldn't stand it anymore: "Just say what you want."

"That..." Yu Ling corrected her sitting posture, kneading her hands unconsciously, "I heard that there are many rules in the city, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

"There is a copy of "The Fairy Code" on the bookcase in the bedroom, and I will memorize it by myself when I am free."

"Oh!" Yu Ling nodded, pondered for a few seconds, and couldn't help but ask again, "Do all the fairies in the city have two certificates called what? Will I have one too?"

"En." Zhong Chuyun replied lightly.

"What's the use of that thing?"

"That is a legal identity that allows goblins to integrate into human society."

"Do I have to?"

"Well, a must have if you want to stay in the city."

"Is that so..." Yu Ling bit her lower lip thoughtfully, then continued to ask after recovering, "Then when will I have it?"

"Wait until the weekend, I'll take you to do it."

"really?"

"Ah."

Such a straightforward reply made Yu Ling frowned with a smile.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Zhong Chuyun tonight seems a little easier to get along with than last night.

But only a little bit.

She didn't want to sit with a bad fox who was only slightly easy to get along with for too long, so she got up from the sofa and decided to go inside and find the "Fairy Rules" to read.

But just as she turned around and walked towards the bedroom, the person behind her suddenly turned and called her back.

"Little Cotton."

"what?"

"The matter of marriage, in fact, can only take one form. Anyway, you only need to put on a show in front of your clan. My clan... is too scattered, so don't worry about it."

"Oh……"

"If you act with us, we will naturally not treat you badly. You just need to stay with me in peace in the future."

"Oh……"

"I usually have to go to work, and I will order takeaway for you at noon. When the doorbell rings, you can take it yourself. You can read the books and TV at home casually, and don't touch the kitchen appliances."

"Oh……"

Three "oh" in a row instantly made Zhong Chuyun lose his little desire to chat.

"It's okay, you can rest."

"Ok!"

Yu Ling responded, and suddenly remembered something.

"That... the window was left open last night, and the wind was a bit strong."

"Then close it tonight."

Yu Ling pursed her lips, put her hands behind her back, and whispered: "Also, there are too many 'neighbors' in the bottle, it's a little crowded..."

"...Throw it away."

"Thank you!"

Yu Ling bowed deeply to Zhong Chuyun, turned around and hopped briskly into the bedroom, rummaging through the corner of the bookcase and found the "Goblin Rules".

This small book is not considered thick, she flipped a page casually, and her eyes were full of dense rules and regulations.

What a troubled world...

Forget it, finish memorizing it early, and get out of here early!

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The author has something to say:

Fox: From now on, you can live here with peace of mind.

Cotton: Endorsement, get certificate, ready to slip.