"What?! My son's dating! How come I didn't know? Which girl is she? Xiao Jue, you talk to your sister and tell her, has this brat done anything to her?"
Shang Shujue was being bombarded with questions by Ling'er, and for a moment she forgot about her matchmaking duties. If her son liked a girl, there was no point in her matchmaking efforts. She should have just found out who her son's girlfriend was.
Shang Shujue was bombarded with a series of questions by Ling'er and didn't know where to begin answering, so he simply grabbed her hand and waved, creating a memory reconstruction scene.
"Sister Ling'er, you see for yourself. I can't say much more. Anyway, Tuantuan is all grown up now, so there's nothing wrong with her dating."
After resolving the issue, Shang Shujue darted ahead, saying, "By the way, I'm not going to J City with you guys. I'm going to travel around the human world. I have human currency on my phone, so you don't need to give it to me anymore. I'm off, hehehe..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Shujue transformed into a streak of light and flew away. Before anyone could call out to him, seeing how skillfully he used his spiritual power and that he carried a communication disc, they stopped chasing him.
"Oh my, I didn't expect that! My son has such good taste! He doesn't like human girls, but rather a fox girl from our clan. But why does this girl look a little unfamiliar? When did Qingqiu get Fox cub?"
After watching the memory, Ling'er discovered that her son's girlfriend was also a Fox, and a pure purple Fox at that. There were so many foxes in Qingqiu Fox Mountain, with Fox of all colors, and several families with pure purple fur.
She had seen most of them before, but she had never seen this little purple Fox before. So she couldn't help but turn around and look at the three male Fox beside her, and asked them directly.
"Why does this little girl look so much like that old Hu Yuntuo? Could she be his illegitimate daughter?"
Yi Shuang looked at the girl and couldn't help but sigh. Then he asked a profound question: Hu Yuntuo was a notorious womanizer in Qingqiu. His Bagua scroll could circle the earth three times over.
He had a handsome and amorous face, and apart from humans, whether Fox or demons, as long as they were good-looking, he would taste them.
But they'd never heard of any Fox or demon having a child after a one-night stand with him, yet this little girl looked so much like him that it made them wonder...
"I can't figure it out. I might as well just record what this little girl looks like and have the communication butterfly send it to him. I wonder where that old man has been gallivanting off to this time? Never mind, communication butterfly, go."
Ling Yu took out the communication butterfly, packed up the images, and then had it send them back, hoping it could find the Hu Yuntuo Fox Bar.
"Okay, let's hurry up and go. We still have a lot to do in the human world. I bet there's been a lot of people waiting outside the pet shop every day since you got back, hahaha..."
Ling'er looked at Xuan Ling, her words tinged with a hint of teasing. Why did she know this so well? Because she owned a flower shop, and when she wasn't there, her phone would be ringing off the hook, and the doorway would always be packed with people...
"It seems that Sister Ling'er and I are in the same boat."
Xuan Ling nodded noncommittally, and then the group left together, transforming into streaks of light and heading towards J City.
Shang Shujue, on the other hand, truly traveled all over the world, experiencing local customs and traditions, enjoying a variety of delicious foods, and having a very leisurely time.
Occasionally, men and women would come up to him and ask for his contact information, which he always politely refused. They weren't angry when he refused, but instead asked to take his picture. He usually didn't refuse at this point, so even more people started taking pictures.
Shang Shujue felt that this was affecting his life, so he changed locations, but he was still caught and had many photos taken, which he couldn't stand anymore.
After wandering around the human world for a month, he finally got tired. He put all the things he bought into his sleeve pocket and then transformed into Little Fox and ran away.
He ran all the way to the restaurant where he first met Song Yanqing. He looked at the big tree that seemed both familiar and strange during the day, remained silent for a moment, then jumped into the flower bed and lay down on the tree roots.
Shang Shujue had just stretched and yawned when he looked up and met Song Yanqing's gaze as he got out of the car. Both of them were stunned.
"Captain, why are you blocking the car door? Let me through! I'm starving! I'm going to have a feast later, our match today is going to be amazing... Holy crap! Is that Fox?!"
Before Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing could react, Lu Fengxing pushed Song Yanqing aside and got out of the car. He muttered to himself for a while, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Shang Shujue in the flower bed and was so surprised that he shouted out.
Zhou Lin, Zheng Fengyue, Jian Songchuan, and the others, who were about to head towards the restaurant, all stopped in their tracks, reflexively looked over, and then froze in shock.
A beautiful little red fox with glossy fur lay lazily in the flower bed, its large, wet eyes gazing in their direction. The sunlight fell perfectly on it, making its eyes sparkle like jewels, making it incredibly beautiful.
The little red fox didn't seem to belong to the human world; it was more like a divine fox under the command of a celestial lord. Every move it made exuded divinity. If it weren't for the fact that it only had one tail and didn't look like a nine-tailed fox, they would probably all kneel down and kowtow.
To avoid attracting attention, Shang Shujue tucked away his eight tails when he transformed into Fox. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he wasn't really bothered. It was a million times better than being captured and dissected by humans.
"Holy crap! What a beautiful Fox! Quick, take pictures and record videos!"
Shen Zeyu's words broke the silence, and everyone finally came to their senses. Some took out their phones, some recorded videos, and some took photos—the whole process Xingyun.
Only Song Yanqing stood silently in place, his thin lips pressed tightly together. He didn't say a word, but just looked at him, as if to confirm that this Little Fox was the one he had rescued last time.
As if finally remembering something, Shang Shujue stood up from the flowerbed, turned his head and pretended to pick something up from the side, but actually took out his Fox Token from his sleeve.
A square standee strung on a specially made metal chain, with a lifelike nine-tailed red fox carved on it. Next to the nine-tailed red fox is a golden name, and on the back is the birth date and time, which can only be seen with spiritual power.
Shang Shujue, clutching his Fox Token, gracefully jumped down from the flowerbed, trotted over to Song Yanqing, and nudged his hand with his head. He didn't whimper, mainly because there were cameras nearby; he had his pride too, you know?
"Wow, Captain, isn't this the Fox you rescued last time? It's so friendly!"
Jian Songchuan was somewhat surprised. Lu Fengxing glanced at him and thought, "Hey, why is this guy stealing my lines? Shouldn't I be the one saying those lines? Humph!"
Song Yanqing didn't respond to them. He just squatted down, reached out and took what Shang Shujue gave him. Before he could even see what it was, the Little Fox suddenly turned around, darted into the bushes without a word, and ran away.
"Huh? Captain, is it here to say goodbye?"
Zhang Yibei looked at the Little Fox that had disappeared with some strangeness, then turned to look at the even stranger captain, and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.
Song Yanqing grasped the "small metal piece" in his palm, stood up, and put it in his pocket, his expression unreadable. "Maybe," he said, "Let's go, stop filming, aren't you hungry?"
Zhou Lin and Zheng Fengyue glanced at Song Yanqing's hand without making a sound, then looked away and exchanged a glance. They felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't figure out what it was.
Ugh, never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. Preparing for the next steps is the most important thing...