Chapter 244: Sneaky Tales
“Boo-boo——”
Gu Sanqiu helped it bandage its wound and then gently touched the fox's head.
"Okay, I don't know if you understand me, but you'd better rest now. Don't just walk around for no reason. It will be troublesome if the wound bleeds again."
The little fox stood up on one leg in the air, then jumped into Gu Sanqiu's arms, swinging its big tail back and forth, and soon it began to purr softly.
"...How long has it been since you last took a shower, little brat?"
No, this is a wild fox. Playing in the river is probably the limit for it. There's no way it can take a bath.
"Tsk, I always feel like you're a spy sent by the enemy."
Gu Sanqiu waved his left hand gently, and a gentle wind element absorbed the trace amount of fire elements from the campfire next to him, and built a simple fantasy version of a heater next to the little fox.
"Well, now let's see what kind of creature dares to hurt a fox in the wild."
Gu Sanqiu shook his head, and his mental power spread out like ripples along the trace of his shaking head, searching the surrounding environment inch by inch.
"It smells evil, but shouldn't that thing be commonly found on Yayun Island and Takanashi Sand? Given that person's relationship with Mikage Rushin, why can this thing be found on Narukami Island?"
Wait, there should be some.
Gu Sanqiu looked somewhat helpless, wondering if he would really encounter the plot of the Divine Sakura Purification.
Could it be that because the talismans have not yet been put back in place, chaos has occurred in various places?
Not to mention that there are also the Fatui and the Treasure Thieves who are secretly destroying Inazuma's environment.
Thunder disasters are disgusting enough, and being struck by lightning while walking on the road is too tragic.
If there is more chaos caused by evil influence...
He really didn't know about the others, but a bunch of big-bellied guys in the Third Magistrate's Office were definitely dead.
Given their physiques, they might not even be able to commit seppuku to apologize, because the large amount of fat that would flow out would be an eyesore.
"Haha, this style of courting death is a bit like my family."
Gu Sanqiu glanced at the little fox with its big tail resting on his hand. At night, young foxes should have been sleeping in the arms of their elders, but this one ran out for some reason.
It's just like the students who climb over the wall to escape from school and go to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet.
It was probably able to escape to this place not because it sensed that I was here, but because it saw the fire and wanted to try its luck. It shouted to attract attention after it saw it was him.
"Tsk, given my status, it's my duty to kill evil spirits, but I'm really afraid that you little thing is a spy."
Gu Sanqiu raised his head and looked towards the mountains in the sky: "But who made me soft-hearted?"
"Young Master, Young Master~"
A soft but gentle voice was heard, and not long after, a man dressed in white and carrying a bamboo basket came to the fire.
"Stop now!"
Gu Sanqiu was in a state of acting, and the long knife in his hand was instantly pointed at the woman.
"Who are you to be walking alone in the White Fox Wilderness at night?"
"Master, please don't misunderstand me. This little cutie is my young lady's pet. The convoy was attacked by an evil spirit just now, and it got scared and ran away. My young lady asked me to wait for the servants to go out and look for it."
The woman smiled and said, "Don't look at me like this, but I'm still very good at fighting."
After saying that, the woman showed Gu Sanqiu what was inside the bamboo basket. It was not a plate of delicious food, but was filled with various small hidden weapons.
One was to demonstrate, and the other was to show that he had no ill intentions and dispel Gu Sanqiu's doubts.
pet?
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "I see. I wonder what your young lady's identity is. Maybe I have heard of her name in Inazuma City."
"My young lady is the one who is known as the White Egret Princess in the society..."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then changed her tone: "My lady is the one who follows the nine rules of heaven..."
"No, that's not right. My lady is the legendary great raccoon dog Gohyakuzo who guards the forest."
"You're kidding me!"
The woman's expression changed instantly, and she looked at Gu Sanqiu, who was trying not to laugh, with a cold face.
"When ghosts and monsters want to hurt people, they will intercept information from the spiritual power emitted from mortals. In addition to setting up confusing illusions, they can also get some information from the other party's mind."
"So, when you are entangled by ghosts, if you panic and try to escape, you will fall deeper into their trap."
"Am I right?"
"How interesting! You are not an ordinary warrior."
The woman had a ferocious expression on her face: "Give me the fox and you can live."
boom!
The powerful flaming crescent slash directly engulfed the opponent. Gu Sanqiu looked at the flame in front of him that absorbed a large amount of vitality and then gradually went out, and sheathed the sword.
"Well, without a physical thing, we can even skip the blood vibration step. It's very convenient."
Gu Sanqiu didn't even stand up. This little thing was no match for him at all. If he hadn't been in the mood, he wouldn't have deliberately released his mental power to deceive others.
Just for fun.
"Oh, oh, oh."
The little fox woke up. The fantasy version of the heater did not have any soundproofing effect, and the noise from the previous move was really loud.
"Don't be afraid. That thing is dead. I will send you back to the tribe at dawn tomorrow. Go back to sleep."
The little fox nudged Gu Sanqiu's belly and slept soundly, feeling quite at ease. It was unknown whether such a big heart was inherited from his father or mother.
"Tsk, I haven't walked many times at night, but I still encountered ghosts. I can't accept it."
Gu Sanqiu spread out the map and found that he had deviated from the safe route. It seemed that the information on this map was not just marked by the people of Konda Village, but most likely came from Inazuma's official surveying and mapping department.
"Promoting this kind of map is indeed a good deed."
Gu Sanqiu was stunned for a moment. Wait, did he accidentally use too much force just now?
I don’t know if this female ghost can drop any equipment. If so, I can sell it when I get to Inazuma City. Maybe it can even increase my reputation or something.
"That's too harsh. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Gu Sanqiu closed his eyes and rested, but unfortunately the little fox was not big enough, otherwise he would be able to put both hands on its fur.
Although I don't need to keep warm with my own strength, having a furry little thing is indeed very healing.
"Little guy, go back by yourself. I won't send you off."
Gu Sanqiu put the fox cub that was clinging to him and refused to leave on the ground, then changed the healing medicine for its wound.
"Don't be so reckless next time. If you really want to come out at night, wait until you can reach the level of those seniors."
Gu Sanqiu looked at the fox that had been whimpering beside his legs, showing reluctance to leave, and he couldn't help but smile with a gentle expression.
"Go away now. If you stay here, I will think you are a spy who came to spy on me."
