Chapter 264: The Scholar and the Fox
The Qilin absorbed the thunder and evolved directly to the ancient dragon quality.
This thunder came from the door in Ling Tian's body. After being absorbed by the Qilin, Ling Tian was spared the step of tribulation.
The battlefield was quickly cleared, and Ling Tian took all the beasts back to the beast control space.
His dantian fusion degree reached 99%, but he planned to go to a safe place for the final 1%.
When he just pulled the thunder, he felt that something seemed to be calling him in the distant forest.
The monsters here had been cleared on the battlefield, and only some ordinary beasts were left.
Ling Tian followed the traction and soon found a white skeleton.
On the skeleton, it seemed that there was a soul wandering, and it was this soul that was about to collapse that attracted Ling Tian.
At this time, the soul rushed towards Ling Tian.
Ling Tian was stunned and was about to shake the soul apart, but at this time, a familiar feeling came to his heart.
Is this... inherited memory?
This thing again!
Ling Tian summoned the beasts again, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb this memory.
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In fact....the moment they met, regrets began.
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"Kill her!"
A wave of dirty water splashed, the thunderstorm hid the noise, and the girl's panting voice was also hidden.
The rain washed away the blood, the rotten branches, and the sins of tonight. l
There were shadows everywhere, and a girl fell down in the grass, covering her mouth with both hands, and the fear on her face seemed to be about to overflow.
I don't know if it was God's pity or the girl was too lucky, the monsters with blood dripping from the corners of their mouths didn't notice the abnormality here.
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"After the heavy rain, there should be Ganoderma lucidum growing on the mountain..."
On the zigzag flower path paved with gravel, a man in simple cloth clothes carried a bamboo basket on his back and muttered to himself.
Crystal clear water drops dripped from the leaves, and the moist air was filled with a slight smell of grass. The scholar's feet gently stepped on the puddle, causing ripples.
"Found it!" At this time, the scholar looked at the small umbrella in front of him with joy, and his heart was filled with joy.
Risks and opportunities coexist. Just such a small Ganoderma lucidum is enough to sell for one or two silver coins.
He stepped forward and carefully picked the Ganoderma lucidum. When he was about to put it into the backpack, something seemed to catch his attention.
"Ah!!"
In the bush, a girl with animal ears was lying quietly, her body full of blood, like a withered rose.
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Perhaps the girl touched the compassion in the scholar's heart. At night, the girl was taken home by the scholar under the cover of cloth.
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"Scholar, why did you save me?" Under the quilt with thick patches due to the erosion of time, the girl's beautiful eyes flickered with stars, and her delicate features revealed a little weakness, which made people want to pity her.
"Because you are injured." On the worn-out wooden table beside, the faint candlelight seemed to end its life and was slowly eroded by the darkness.
The scholar was holding a book. In this world, people who could not contract monsters could only survive by other means.
Studying is a way, but it is not a bright way.
But it is enough to survive this life.
"But... I am a monster." The girl said timidly, but there was a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"Monsters are also girls." The sparse sound of turning pages sounded, and the scholar raised his head.
After a short silence, the scholar sighed and said with a smile: "I used to... not like reading."
"Everything is involuntary. Whether it is a human or a demon, it is not up to you to decide."
He stood up slowly, walked to the bed, and gently touched the girl's forehead with the book in his hand.
"I hope that I saved a good demon."
As if something was touched in her heart, the girl raised her head and a blush appeared on her face.
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"Scholar, my injury is healed!" After a few days of careful care by the scholar, the girl finally stood up from the bed, and her tail behind her gently shook, unable to cover up the joy in her heart.
"When the injury is healed, wash the quilt and follow me to the mountain to collect herbs." The scholar's voice was as gentle as ever, but the girl could hear a hint of alienation in the gentleness.
However, humans and demons have different paths, and the girl's eyes only drooped slightly, and soon they were full of brilliance again.
"Ah?! But didn't you say I'm a girl!"
"Girls have to work too. You've eaten up all the food in the past few days. If I don't go out to collect herbs, I'll have to drink water to fill my stomach at night."
"Scholar, you're such a fool!"
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"Scholar, look at what this is!" The girl put her hands behind her back, her fair skin was as delicate as a lotus in clear water, and her bright eyes were full of cunning.
The scholar continued to look for herbs, and said without looking back: "Don't catch another bird for me."
The fox was very naughty, and often caught some small animals such as birds and hares for him. Hares were okay and could be used as food, but birds didn't have much meat, so they had to be released.
Unlike the scholar who was carrying a large basket on his back, the girl was just wearing plain clothes, jumping on the path, as if she was here to travel.
"Take a look~" The girl's coquettish voice came, and the scholar's body froze, sighed, and turned around.
In the girl's hand, a white jade-like Ganoderma lucidum flashed a dazzling luster in the sun. Just one look made the scholar unable to move his eyes away.
"This is..."
The scholar's mind was blank.
All along, he only dared to move around at the edge of the forest, which was relatively safe. Similarly, there were fewer medicinal materials.
"Ordinary Ganoderma lucidum..." The scholar, who had always been gentle and elegant, rushed up directly without caring about his image, and held the girl's hand tremblingly.
"Little fox, you are really my lucky star."
Like him, the girl's mind was blank, and a touch of bright red quietly climbed up the girl's slender figure.
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"I told you that after going out on the street, you can't run around, don't take off your mask, and... it's best not to talk!" The scholar said very seriously, but the girl couldn't help laughing.
"I know, I know, scholar, you are so long-winded."
"I'm not kidding you."
"Okay, long-winded little scholar."
After the girl's desperate pleading, the scholar finally agreed to let her go to the market with him.
However, due to the girl's special nature, she was covered tightly, and her face was covered by an extremely ugly mask.
After repeated instructions, the girl came to the human street as she wished.
On the bustling street, the twilight afterglow of the setting sun faintly sprinkled on the bricks and tiles, and the people coming and going added a bit of hazy poetry to the evening scene.
The dazzling array of goods dazzled the little fox, and the shouts and fragrance that came from one after another were endless.
"Stay here obediently, I'll go exchange the Ganoderma lucidum for some silver, and then come back to pick you up."