The Fox's Seeking Bestowal

Looking down at the fox, who seemed to be plotting something sinister, Yin Yunze asked softly, "Little monster, why are you running away? Am I some kind of terrifying monster? The way you ran away without a word is really offensive!"

"Sister, spare me!"

A high-pitched voice, tinged with a duck-like quality, came from the throat of the smooth-furred fox in front of them.

Hearing this somewhat grating plea for mercy, Yin Yunze couldn't help but frown. "You're so pretty, yet your voice is so awful!"

Hearing that the voice call him "sister" made Yin Yunze's mood even worse. Frowning, Yin Yunze said unhappily, "Who are you calling 'sister'?"

Seemingly oblivious to the disdain in Yin Yunze's tone, the fox quickly added, "Sister, we're both foxes. Please spare my life, considering how difficult my cultivation has been and that I haven't harmed anyone!"

"But you have ulterior motives!"

Looking at the fox, Yin Yunze sneered, "Approaching Wan'er silently, are you saying you're doing it out of kindness?"

As he spoke, Yin Yunze, who had been scrutinizing the fox, finally recognized it. "I remember now, you're the fox that was with Wang Guisheng back then! I was wondering why I didn't see you then; it turns out you were hiding here plotting something!"

It's not that Yin Yunze was negligent; after all, Wang Guisheng's fighting ability was just so-so. Yin Yunze didn't expect that the fox he was leading like a dog could be so extraordinary.

Since the fox didn't reappear, Yin Yunze completely forgot about it.

Unexpectedly, this fox had been lying in wait for so long without making a sound, and had even managed to bewitch Zhao Wan.

"It seems I can't keep you around!"

Having made up its mind, the ice and snow began to spread from the fox's limbs, quickly freezing most of its body.

"Your Majesty, please spare me! I approached Miss Wan'er with no ill intentions! I only wanted to use Miss Wan'er to find an opportunity to meet you!"

Seeing this, the fox was so frightened that tears welled up in its eyes. "I have a secret to report to Your Majesty! Your Majesty! For the sake of our kind, please spare my life! I have no ill intentions, but I am of lowly status and dare not meet Your Majesty rashly!"

At this moment, Zhao Wan also came over with her short legs.

Seeing the fox with most of its body frozen, Zhao Wan quickly hugged Yin Yunze's waist and spoke up for the fox, "Lord Yi Yun, Siniang isn't a bad fox! Please don't hurt her! She's actually a pitiful fox too!"

"Siniang?" Yin Yunze keenly grasped the key point, paused the freezing process, and focused his gaze on the fox:

Are you a female fox?

"Yes, yes, yes!" Continuing in that cunning, hoarse voice, Hu Siniang hurriedly said, "Little Fox is a female fox! A female fox!"

Upon hearing that it was a female fox, Yin Yunze became somewhat interested. "But why is your voice so unpleasant?"

"Huh?" Hu Siniang was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this. Could it be that Yin Yunze had murderous intent because its voice was too unpleasant?

"Ahem!" After clearing her throat twice, Hu Siniang said, "Your Highness, this little fox's voice is for self-defense."

This time, the voice that came from Hu Siniang's mouth was that of a slightly childish girl.

Upon hearing this pleasant voice, Yin Yunze found the fox much more agreeable.

To be honest, who wouldn't want to keep a vixen at home to play with?

Although Yin Yunze already has a fox spirit in his house.

But even if Yin Yunze himself is a fox spirit, it doesn't mean he can't keep another one!

After releasing Hu Siniang from its ice spell, Yin Yunze casually crafted a long bench out of ice and snow for himself.

Now that he had control over Authority over Frost and Snow, Yin Yunze was no longer afraid of such trivial wind and frost.

Leaning back on the snow-covered bench, Yin Yunze looked at the Hu Siniang before him and asked softly, "Can you Transformation?"

Upon discovering that she had almost been frozen due to her voice problem, Hu Siniang was both heartbroken and filled with even greater fear of Yin Yunze.

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's question, Hu Siniang quickly shook her head and confessed, "My cultivation is insufficient, and refining my transverse bone was only a few years ago. To Transformation, I'm afraid I'll need another ten years of arduous cultivation! Moreover, there are restrictions on my body that limit me—"

As she spoke, Hu Siniang raised her neck to show Yin Yunze the black collar.

Yin Yunze originally thought that the necklace was something Hu Siniang liked to wear as an accessory, since many people in modern society also like to do that.

Upon hearing what Hu Siniang said, Yin Yunze also spared some of his attention to sense it.

Indeed, Yin Yunze sensed an unsettling aura emanating from the black collar.

He drew upon a portion of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, flicked his finger, and an ice spike imbued with the power to Expel Evil and Dispel Filth and purify directly severed the so-called restriction.

As the Expel Evil and Dispel Filth effects took hold, the necklace, which had been a form of restriction, was instantly dispelled into nothingness.

Seeing this, Hu Siniang was terrified, thinking she had said something wrong again, provoking the capricious Lady Qingnü to commit murder.

But after touching his neck with his front paws, he found that there were no wounds, and he also felt that the collar around his neck had disappeared.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Upon discovering that the restriction on her neck had disappeared, Hu Siniang was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly.

At the same time, Hu Siniang secretly regretted her actions.

If I had known earlier that Lady Qingnü was so easy to talk to, I wouldn't have wasted over a month of my time.

However, while repeatedly expressing her gratitude, Hu Siniang noticed that Yin Yunze frowned slightly again.

Just as Hu Siniang was wondering if she had done something wrong, she heard Yin Yunze suddenly say, "Ask me a question."

"A question?" Hu Siniang was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously asked, "What does Your Majesty want me to ask?"

"Just ask—never mind! From now on, whatever I say, you just repeat after me! Don't get it wrong!"

Seeing that the Hu Siniang wasn't very bright, Yin Yunze simply had it mimic his words: "Do I look like a human?"

Do I look like a human being to you?

Seeing that Yin Yunze seemed unhappy, Hu Siniang didn't dare to think too much or ask too many questions, and quickly repeated the sentence.

Upon hearing Hu Siniang actually ask this question, Yin Yunze smiled with interest and said, "I think you look like a white-haired, red-eyed, big-tailed fox-eared loli!"

Yin Yunze is now having Hu Siniang do is Seeking Bestowal, which is usually only used by weasels.

If an ordinary person encounters this situation where someone Seeking Bestowal, and their answer is humane, they will lose the blessings that would have helped the person succeed.

After this, they will inevitably fall seriously ill upon returning home. Those with shallow fortune may even die.

Even if the weasel comes to repay the kindness in the future, the wealth gained may not be able to compare with the blessings lost.

If the response is inhuman or even insulting, it will cause the weasel's spiritual power to decline.

This incident created a feud.

Given the weasel's petty nature, it's possible that this one sentence could lead to the destruction of his family and the death of his loved ones.

Therefore, for ordinary people facing this weasel Seeking Bestowal, whatever their response, it will be more of a curse than a blessing.

Therefore, the story of the weasel Seeking Bestowal has become a strange tale.

However, given that Yin Yunze is now the Land God of the Clear Creek Basin and the newly appointed God of Frost and Snow, and that he has been personally bestowed the title of Qingnü by an imperial edict, he is now in a position to be recognized as such.

Either one of them could suppress the object of the Seeking Bestowal, let alone the combination of the three.

Unlike ordinary people who inevitably lose their blessings once they answer, Yin Yunze can control the entire process.

As soon as Yin Yunze uttered these words, Yin Yunze could clearly feel that some of the Power of Incense Offerings on his body flowed towards the Hu Siniang in front of him.

The total amount is roughly equivalent to the daily Incense of Faith of ten casual believers.

Yin Yunze initially thought that the amount of Incense of Faith required to Seeking Bestowal was so small.

But thinking about it carefully, this is also why Yin Yunze has become so successful and wealthy.

If it's just an ordinary weasel or wild fox, you'd have to exert all your strength just to get one portion of Power of Incense Offerings, let alone ten.

After all, receiving your favors and having genuine faith in you, venerating you as a god, are two different things.

Moreover, the incense offered by Yin Yunze is the purest incense of the Orthodox God, far superior in quality to the inferior Incense of Faith of illicit shrines and wild gods obtained through theft, deception, and fraud.

These ten portions of Orthodox God Power of Incense Offerings may not seem like much, but that's based on Yin Yunze's current perception. If an equal amount of blessings were extracted from a person, it could indeed be a matter of life and death.

After all, if used for attack, the Fox Fire formed from a single Power of Incense Offerings would be enough to burn a person to death.

It can only be said that, as Yin Yunze's status has risen, the things he values have also changed.

Furthermore, Yin Yunze discovered that although the Power of Incense Offerings flowed to Hu Siniang, Yin Yunze had not lost control of them.

If Yin Yunze didn't want to, she could intercept these Power of Incense Offerings at any time.

This little fox, with its bit of skill, might be able to Seeking Bestowal from ordinary people, but if Yin Yunze doesn't grant it, it absolutely can't snatch it.

However, this was an experiment that Yin Yunze intentionally guided, so it naturally wouldn't be abandoned halfway.

Therefore, instead of intercepting it, Yin Yunze directly doubled the amount, sending over Power of Incense Offerings for one hundred people.

After all, this was the first experiment, and Yin Yunze didn't want the fox spirit's Transformation to fail because of a lack of Power of Incense Offerings.

"Ugh! It's so swollen! It hurts so much! My skin is going to crack! Ah! I can't take it anymore!"

As Yin Yunze channeled the hundred portions of Power of Incense Offerings into Hu Siniang's body, Hu Siniang let out a series of screams and began to writhe on the ground.

Just as Yin Yunze was wondering if he might accidentally kill the fox by using too much force, Hu Siniang's body finally changed.

She continued to scream in agony, but the thick fur on Hu Siniang's body began to recede. Her body was still on all fours, but her claws, which were covered in black threads, were rapidly transforming into fair and tender hands and feet.

Before long, a fox-eared loli with white hair and red eyes, about twelve or thirteen years old, with a pair of orange-red fox ears on her head, a large orange-red tail behind her, appeared in front of Yin Yunze.