The Little White Fox [Please Keep Reading!]

"Once I finish licking this bowl of soup, I should gain at least 10,000 experience points, right?"

Lin Changsheng sat by the window, holding a spoon as his tongue turned into the tentacles of a tiny octopus, sweeping incessantly through the bowl!

Watching the experience points on the panel steadily rise, he felt greatly satisfied.

Time passed.

An hour went by.

"My Five-Element Nourishing Origin Method has reached proficiency? Hiss... My tongue has gone numb from all that licking!"

Lin Changsheng discovered that while gaining experience points, a massive stream of information had appeared in his mind. At the same time, he realized that his tongue had gone numb from licking nonstop.

Still, he felt it was worth it. After all, if one wanted a harvest, one had to put in the effort!

"Look, that young man only ordered one bowl of soup and has been sitting there licking it for an entire hour!"

"Maybe it's his first time drinking Drunken Fragrance Tower's fine soup? Since it's his first visit, he has to savor it slowly. Don't make such a fuss. Children from poor families are all like that!"

"How pitiful... Those clothes he's wearing might be the best ones he owns! I want to give him some clothes my family no longer wears, but I don't know how to bring it up..."

"..."

Just then, Lin Changsheng heard a round of discussion beside him. Looking up, he found that several frail scholars composing poetry and couplets were talking about him. He could not help shaking his head. Then he stood and called out, "Waiter!"

"Coming!"

A waiter of seventeen or eighteen, with a white towel draped over his shoulder, hurried over and bowed obsequiously. "Greetings, sir. What can I do for you?"

"Bring me ten more jars of this soup. Then add five roast chickens and five catties of braised beef. Pack it all up!"

Lin Changsheng spoke in a low voice.

He had thought it through. Buying ginseng and going home to stew soup himself would take both time and effort. He was not short of silver now, so wouldn't it be better to spend that time cultivating and increasing his strength?

Buying ginseng, chicken, and pork tripe soup at Drunken Fragrance Tower and taking it home to lick slowly was so much more convenient!

"Certainly, sir. Please wait a moment!"

Hearing that Lin Changsheng wanted ten jars of soup and so much food packed up, the waiter immediately beamed with delight and happily turned to make the preparations.

"What? Ten jars of soup packed up? Five roast chickens? Five catties of braised beef?"

"This..."

"..."

Lin Changsheng's request to have so much food packed immediately caught the attention of the scholars. One after another, they widened their eyes in disbelief.

They had thought Lin Changsheng was merely a child from a poor family who had occasionally come to Drunken Fragrance Tower, bought a bowl of soup, and could not bear to drink it all at once, so he slowly licked it to savor the flavor.

But they had not expected...

They had been completely wrong.

Before long, the waiter brought over the packed food. Carrying the clay jars of soup and roast chicken, Lin Changsheng strode away beneath the stunned gazes of the scholars.

Carrying his takeout, Lin Changsheng returned to his small courtyard.

To his surprise, the little white fox had already woken up.

"Yip yip yip~"

Seeing Lin Changsheng open the door and enter, the little white fox crawled out from beneath its tiny blanket and gave a weak cry.

"It's good that you're awake. Drink some soup first and nourish your body."

Lin Changsheng ladled out a bowl of ginseng chicken soup and placed it beside the little fox. However, he did not dare touch the fox's body, fearing that his true qi would be sucked away again.

Gratitude showed in the little white fox's eyes as it began drinking in small sips.

Lin Changsheng sat nearby, having arranged the brazier. He warmed himself by the fire while holding a bowl of soup and licking it. Yet even as he licked the soup, he kept an eye on the little fox.

The little fox was probably hungry. In less than a quarter of an hour, it finished an entire bowl of ginseng, pork tripe, and chicken soup.

Lin Changsheng took its bowl, preparing to ladle it some more. Unexpectedly, the little white fox shook its head and patted its tiny belly with its little front paw.

"You mean you're full, right?"

Lin Changsheng asked.

He had not expected the little white fox to be so intelligent. His curiosity toward it deepened.

The little white fox nodded.

"Fine. Now that you're full, let's get down to business!"

Lin Changsheng immediately took the jade slip from his robe and placed it before the little white fox. "How did you produce that radiance that day? There's a cultivation method inside. There wasn't enough time that day, and I didn't manage to memorize it. Can you bring it out again for me to see?"

"Yip yip yip! Yip yip yip!"

The little fox looked at the jade slip and shook its head, a troubled expression appearing on its humanlike face.

"What's wrong? You don't want to?"

Seeing that the little white fox actually refused, Lin Changsheng frowned. He had to obtain the Fire Origin Formula. It was an immortal cultivation method.

If he obtained the cultivation method within and could cultivate it himself, he could become an immortal cultivator!

After all...

No matter how poor an immortal cultivation method was, it could not be compared with a martial arts cultivation method!

Seeing Lin Changsheng frown, the little white fox repeatedly shook its head. It pointed at its body with its front paw, then pointed at the jade slip, before miming collapsing onto the bed.

"You mean that opening this jade slip last time consumed a great deal of power, and your body is weak now?"

A thought stirred in Lin Changsheng's heart as he asked in a low voice.

"Yip yip yip!"

The little fox cried twice and nodded.

"So that's how it is."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Lin Changsheng's face. He ladled out another bowl of soup and held it before the little fox. "Then drink more soup and build yourself back up."

Seeing Lin Changsheng ladle out another bowl of soup, a troubled look appeared in the little fox's eyes. It kept backing away, then simply burrowed beneath the blanket and refused to come out.

"This..."

Lin Changsheng looked at the little fox hiding beneath the blanket, feeling rather helpless. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Looking at the little fox, he said, "Little White Fox, if I find some pills to restore some of your vitality, can you open this jade slip again?"

Hearing Lin Changsheng's words...

The little white fox poked its furry head out from beneath the blanket. Its large eyes flickered as it nodded.

"Wonderful."

Seeing the little white fox nod, Lin Changsheng rubbed his hands together, took out a Tiger Blood Pill from his robe, and placed it before the fox. "Eat this and see whether it works."

The little white fox glanced at the Tiger Blood Pill, picked it up, and stuffed it into its mouth. It smacked its lips twice, then closed its eyes. After a while, it opened its eyes, looked at Lin Changsheng, and shook its head.

"This pill has no effect?"

Seeing the little white fox shake its head, Lin Changsheng was somewhat dumbfounded. This was a Tiger Blood Pill, and a single one cost one hundred taels of silver. Yet it had no effect on its injuries?

"Yip yip yip!"

The little fox nodded.

"What... should I do?"

Lin Changsheng frowned. Why were this little white fox's needs so enormous?

Since the Tiger Blood Pill had no effect, even capturing a first-rate expert for the little white fox to drain would probably be useless. After all, the Tiger Blood Pill was suitable for first-rate experts to consume.

Unless he let the white fox drain him once more!

However...

Lin Changsheng did not dare try unless it was the last resort.

In Southern Min City, if the little white fox drained away his true qi and left him without the strength to protect himself, he would certainly die if he encountered an enemy!

"Little White Fox, rest for now. I'll go out and come back before we discuss this further."

Lin Changsheng looked at the little white fox and spoke in a low voice.

He planned to visit Hundred Herbs Hall and speak with its hall master, to see whether they had any pills that could rapidly restore vitality.

If there were pills that could rapidly restore vitality...

Then after letting the little white fox drain his true qi, he could quickly take one to restore it, or give it to the little white fox. As long as the jade slip could be opened, that was enough.