A Family Line

The back of this white scroll was imprinted with a very enchanting six-tailed white fox, which vaguely resembled Bai Xiaoqi.

The front side bore only a single name: Shimura Xian Yu.

The moment he opened the white scroll and saw his own name, a surge of information flooded into his mind.

A very familiar infusion of knowledge...

This was the technique to summon the Qingqiu Fox.

Shimura Xian Yu bit his finger until it bled, attempted to weave the hand seals according to the information in his mind, and then pressed his hand to the ground.

As black runes surged, he vaguely sensed thirty-eight potential targets for summoning, yet with his current chakra, he could only summon one. He attempted to communicate with the one whose aura was the most powerful and summoned it, consuming one-tenth of his chakra.

"Poof." After a burst of smoke, a small, squirrel-like three-tailed fox appeared in the center of the summoning formation.

It seemed that the system's summoning and the summoning scroll's summoning did not conflict; the moment this scroll appeared, his name was already on it.

However, there seemed to be a difference. He had absolute control over Bai Xiaoqi, feeling that a single thought from him could end her life. But he lacked this constraint over the little three-tailed fox before him, much like how ninjas in the Ninja World normally summoned ninja beasts.

Moreover, summoning Bai Xiaoqi required no chakra, while summoning this three-tailed fox consumed one-tenth. He also felt that if he were to force a second summoning, it would drain his chakra dry.

"Huh? Sanniang, so you were here. No wonder I couldn't find you for so long." The three-tailed fox's eyes were lively, making her look like a curious baby. She first glanced at Shimura Xian Yu, then ignored him entirely and pounced on Bai Xiaoqi. The two little foxes rolled on the ground together, looking quite comical.

Wait! Sanniang? Bai Sanlang? Bai Sanniang?

"Ahem? Sanniang? I was wondering, Bai Sanlang, Bai Sanlang, how could there be such a strange name? Very well, Sanniang, Bai Sanniang." Shimura Xian Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, understanding many things in an instant.

Bai Xiaoqi instantly froze in place; she had been too excited to see her sister and had forgotten about this slip-up.

"Staying silent won't help. Tonight, you shall serve your master in bed, Bai Sanniang... Heh heh, you've deceived me so bitterly." Shimura Xian Yu stared fiercely at Bai Xiaoqi, uttering words that left her terrified.

Bai Xiaoqi's body trembled slightly, as if she were struggling internally. Her gaze softened as she looked at her sixth sister, Xiao Liu, and she gradually calmed down before turning to Shimura Xian Yu. "Master, I will do whatever you wish... I only ask that you do not touch Xiao Liu. She is still young and hasn't even cultivated a human form yet. Otherwise, I would rather choose death."

Shimura Xian Yu was almost moved to tears of frustration. What the hell? What do you take me, Shimura Xian Yu, for? You lied to me for so long, what's wrong with me scaring you a little? And besides, she hasn't even cultivated a human form, how could I touch her... What kind of logic is this...

Rolling his eyes, Shimura Xian Yu said speechlessly, "Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I was just a bit angry that you lied to me for so long. Don't go around talking about life and death so easily."

"Sanniang, who is this brat? Why do you call him Master? Huh, it seems like he was the one who summoned me." Xiao Liu looked quite adorable, her intelligence seemingly that of a child.

Bai Xiaoqi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. Perhaps the first impression had been too deep; she was very fearful of Shimura Xian Yu and quickly scolded, "Xiao Liu, don't say that! It is because of him that we were able to be reborn. From now on, call him Master along with me, and you must listen to Master well!"

Reborn? Could it be that they were also reborn? Shimura Xian Yu noted this down secretly but did not ask anything.

Xiao Liu was most afraid of Sanniang getting angry, so she timidly said, "Master, I'm sorry... Please don't bully my sister, okay?"

This three-tailed fox, Xiao Liu, was indeed very cute, and her intelligence was clearly that of a child. Shimura Xian Yu felt a sense of affection and patted her little head, saying, "Xiao Liu, be good. Master won't bully your sister. Hmm. Xiaoqi, Xiaoliu... and then Xiaoqi is Xiao Liu's sister... I'm getting dizzy, and it's not easy to say. Does Xiao Liu have a name?"

The reddish-brown three-tailed fox, Xiao Liu, dared not act up again after being scolded by Sanniang. She usually listened to Sanniang the most and was closest to her, so she said pitifully, "Master, Xiao Liu died before I could cultivate a human form and even regressed to three tails. I don't have a name. We only get names once we cultivate a human form."

So they really were all reborn after dying once... Shimura Xian Yu felt a sense of melancholy in his heart. He felt a sense of shared fate. They were all from a foreign world.

Patting the little fox's head, Shimura Xian Yu said softly, "Then how about you be called Lin Xi from now on?"

"Yay, yay! I have a name! I have a name! My name is Lin Xi."

He let Bai Xiaoqi and Lin Xi return to the Summoning Space to continue their sisterly reunion, and Shimura Xian Yu fell silent. Things were becoming increasingly strange. This Treasure Chest System...

Sigh, forget it. This is not something I should be considering right now.

I should prepare for the closed beta of Ninja Legend. What a mess this has been. It took up half the day again.

Now, the Eternal Spirit Blade had also been replenished with life force, and he vaguely felt that it had become slightly different.

Shimura Xian Yu arrived at the first-floor lobby of Xingxin Internet Cafe. It was already noon, and the interns from the research department had delivered the computers to Xingxin Internet Cafe in the morning. The first batch of one hundred machines had all been installed and placed on round tables.

"Beep beep beep, beep beep beep." Shimura Xian Yu dialed Jiraiya's number, 115.

"Moshi moshi, this is Jiraiya."

"Jiraiya, bring Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Might Duy to Xingxin Internet Cafe. The game is ready for closed beta."

"I'll be there immediately!" Jiraiya had long been curious about the game Shimura Xian Yu mentioned, and hearing that it was ready to play, his voice was filled with excitement.

Soon, the four of them arrived.

"Hmm, turn it on like this."

Shimura Xian Yu led them into a private room where there was a long table with six monitors lined up, perfect for playing together.

After they followed his lead and turned on the machines, Shimura Xian Yu moved his mouse to click on a dragon-patterned icon on the desktop, and Tsunade and the others followed suit, clicking on the game titled Ninja Legend.

After each of them created an account using their Fruit Machine numbers.

"Eh? This one suits me!" When choosing a character, Might Duy immediately took a liking to the first class: the Taijutsu Male Ninja. He was dressed in green samurai steel armor, holding a ninja blade—a pure taijutsu class.

Shimura Xian Yu smiled knowingly. Without even looking at the class descriptions, he directly chose the Summoning Medical Male Ninja. In his past life, he was a Taoist expert with flashy movement.

Orochimaru carefully browsed through the descriptions of all three classes and silently chose the Ninjutsu Female Ninja.

"Mystical Palm Technique? Is this actually a medical ninjutsu?" Tsunade also took a liking to it at first glance, her small face excited as she chose the Summoning Medical Female Ninja.

Jiraiya secretly glanced at Tsunade and, acting like a thief, clicked on the Summoning Medical Male Ninja.

Next came the ID selection phase.

Shimura Xian Yu, who had already thought of one, directly entered the ID: Salted Fish.

Orochimaru thought for a moment and entered: Little Snake.

Tsunade agonized for a long time, turning her head to look at the others. Seeing the IDs of Xian Yu and Orochimaru, she assumed everyone was required to name themselves in that format, which only added to her frustration.

A Tsunade? Pfft! That sounds terrible. A Little Hand? Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she looked at the First Hokage Necklace resting on her chest.

She entered: A Necklace.

Xian Yu happened to catch a glimpse of this and nearly burst out laughing... My lady, do you think this is a primary school word-association game?

Seeing that Tsunade had settled on a name, Jiraiya immediately typed in: A Lotus, and swiftly pressed confirm to enter the game.

Might Duy saw that everyone else was choosing names like that, so without much thought, he entered the ID: A Green Sausage.

Xian Yu had been keeping an eye on Might Duy since he was the only one left who hadn't chosen a name, but when he saw the result, his eyes nearly popped out of his head... This ID... is toxic.