"I met this woman once in Chang'an City during the Chang'an Fox Uprising," Shen Luo said, keeping nothing from Hu Bugui.
"Tu Shan Xue was in Chang'an then too! What was she doing there?" Hu Bugui murmured almost inaudibly.
"What did you say, Brother Hu?" Shen Luo had not caught his words.
"Nothing." Hu Bugui hurriedly shook his head.
"Since she is the Qingqiu Kingdom Lord's daughter, she most likely took part in the Chang'an Fox Uprising as well," Shen Luo said gravely, paying it no further mind...
"That shouldn't be the case. As far as I know, Tu Shan Xue left Qingqiu Mountain to search for something important that the Qingqiu Fox Clan had lost," Hu Bugui said.
"Really? Do you know what it was?" Shen Luo asked, recalling the piece of white jade Tu Shan Xue had obtained from him in exchange.
"That I don't know." Hu Bugui shook his head.
Shen Luo withdrew his gaze and sank into thought.
"Brother Shen, I risked coming here today not only to tell you about the situation on Qingqiu Mountain. There is also something I would like to ask of you," Hu Bugui said after a moment's hesitation.
"What is it? Go ahead, Brother Hu," Shen Luo said.
Hu Bugui opened his mouth to speak, but pain suddenly crossed his face, and he collapsed to the ground, his entire body convulsing.
The muscles beneath his skin rapidly swelled, green fur emerged across his body, and his ears began to lengthen.
Shen Luo's expression changed, and he hurriedly bent down to examine him.
Hu Bugui had not been poisoned, nor were there any signs that someone had attacked him with an unusual art. For some unknown reason, the demonic power within him was circulating rapidly and swelling at an alarming rate.