The Second Elder's Scandal: Caught in Bed

"A Secret Realm will open in a few days. Come with me. I'll ask the Medicine King Sect Master to take your pulse and trade for a Marrow-Washing Pill while we're there."

Li Zi nodded obediently.

"Thank you, Master."

So this is what it feels like to have a Master? So thoughtful! He's going straight to the Medicine King Sect Master for a Marrow-Washing Pill. I've really found myself a powerful backer. I remember that in the original story, the female side character had to fight dozens of Spirit Beasts to get one. She survived by the skin of her teeth.

The Fifth Elder stroked his beard and smiled with relief.

His young disciple might have a lot to say in her head, but at least she was kindhearted and knew how to be grateful.

The System said, [Host, there's fresh gossip! Just now, the Fifth Elder's Fox Demon wife gave birth. The child is his—a little fox girl. But she's just been born and can't take human form yet. Mother and daughter are being hunted by a group of human Cultivators. The Fox Demon fought with everything she had to save her child. And this Little Fox is one of the female side characters later on. Ran Zirou's man digs out her Demon Core and gives it to Ran Zirou to play with.]

The Second Elder's Scandal: Caught in Bed

Li Zi's heart ached. Huh? What did the Little Fox ever do wrong? I want to warn Master. If he goes to save them now, won't the Fox Demon survive?

She pressed her lips together and looked up.

But the Fifth Elder stood frozen in place, as if lightning had struck him.

But if I suddenly bring this up, will Master think something's wrong with me?

The System said, [The Fifth Elder hasn't seen his fox wife since he began Immortal Cultivation. She's actually an exceptionally rare Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, and giving birth is no easy thing for her. She gave up so much for him. Host, I think it's a shame too, for a Nine-Tailed Fox to die at the hands of human Cultivators when she's at her weakest.]

Li Zi clenched her fists and made up her mind.

Even if Master scolded her or thought she was talking nonsense, she had to say something. She had to try for those two living souls.

She was just about to speak when a gust of wind blew into her face. The Fifth Elder had vanished.

Li Zi: "..."

He had just left?

Then there was no saving the two foxes?

Did he have to take a shit that badly? Why else leave so fast?

She looked blankly at Ji Zheng.

Ji Zheng patted her head. "Master may have rushed off to... enter seclusion. I'll teach you Qi Attraction into the Body today."

Huh? Host, the Fifth Elder is heading straight for Star-Pattern Mountain. He might be going to save the foxes. I'll keep an eye on things over there; you focus on learning to cultivate.

Li Zi finally relaxed.

Star-Pattern Mountain.

In a valley crawling with venomous insects and snakes, dozens of Cultivators blocked the only exit.

Several hovered in midair on flying swords, sweeping the valley inch by inch with Mental Power.

Suddenly, a gaunt middle-aged man shouted, "Found her! The Heavenly Tiger Snow Fox is hiding in a cave in the southwest corner!"

Another man in blue robes clasped his hands before his chest in a Sword Flight gesture. His hands shifted in a blur, conjuring dozens of swords that spun toward the cave.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, rocks tumbled down.

A white figure darted out of the cave just before it collapsed.

A Cinnabar Mark adorned the woman's brow. Her features were exquisite, and her shimmering fox eyes could steal a soul.

Dressed in white as pure as snow, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

But she was in a sorry state now. Blood stained the corner of her mouth, adding a striking touch to her otherwise pristine face.

The Little Fox in her arms slept soundly, nestled against her without a care in the world.

The moment the woman appeared, greed lit the eyes of every Cultivator.

"A beauty beyond compare! That's a Heavenly Tiger Snow Fox of the purest bloodline, and look at her! A snow fox of this quality has a pelt worth a fortune, to say nothing of her Demon Core. You'd be lucky to find one like it in a hundred years!"

"Quick, kill her!"

Several of them rushed her at once.

The woman raised her sword and struggled to hold them off.

Her wounds grew worse and worse.

Yet from beginning to end, she kept the Little Fox in her arms tightly shielded.

She swung her sword again to deflect two hidden weapons, but her legs gave way. She stumbled forward and nearly fell face-first to the ground.

The Cultivators grew excited.

"She can't hold on much longer! Everyone, strike together and cut down this Fox Demon!"

The woman exhaled deeply, her breath billowing into white mist. She had clearly reached her limit.

She looked down at the child in her arms, her eyes soft and reluctant to part.

She truly didn't want to leave.

She had been at her weakest just after giving birth.

With so many people attacking her, she was already an arrow at the end of its flight.

But she couldn't stand by and watch those beasts take her child.

She had only one move left.

It would cast her into purgatory and scatter her Divine Soul, but for her child, it was worth it.

She pressed a lingering kiss to the Little Fox's forehead and murmured, "My darling, you must live. Don't trust humans too easily."

As she drew away, her aura surged higher and higher. The Cinnabar Mark on her brow glowed an eerie red.

The tails behind her unfurled.

One.

Two.

Three...

"A Nine-Tailed Fox! A divine-grade Nine-Tailed Fox! Hahaha! This trip has paid off beyond our wildest dreams!"

"A Nine-Tailed Fox's Demon Core could be traded for a Medicinal Pill of the seventh grade or higher!"

The woman gently closed her eyes. Every one of her fox tails rose straight up, and demonic energy soared into the sky.

A single tear slid slowly from the corner of her eye.

Just then, a hand settled around her waist.

A furious roar, laden with boundless pressure, shook the heavens. "Who dares touch my wife? You're courting death!"

The Fifth Elder urgently pulled the woman into his arms and slashed through the heavens with a single stroke.

The Earth Tier Cultivators touched by his Sword Qi instantly crumbled to dust and vanished without a trace.

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