Xiao Yue jumped up and down, saying: "The chapter is less than 50% off, just wait for 12 hours and you can read it!" She vaguely realized that the person who gave her the lamp earlier should be the Qingqiu official in charge of guiding the little foxes, and these little foxes were all going to attend the Moon Festival together.

  After all, it was nighttime, and the woods of Qingqiu were quiet and dark. Yunmian soon discovered that the lanterns in her mouth could be used for lighting and guidance. She followed the direction guided by the lanterns into the depths of the mountain forest. Tonight, the ground of Qingqiu was covered with fallen leaves and flower petals, and everywhere was lit up with bright lights, like stars guiding the way. She stepped on the ground covered with flower petals and soon followed other little foxes to an open space. She saw that the other little foxes were all shaking their tails, exchanging laurel branches with adults who had transformed into human shapes using lanterns, and she hesitated to imitate them and move forward.

  There was a friendly young woman from Qingqiu with a laurel branch in her hand, and a red cord with golden pearls on her forehead. She saw Yunmian nervously walking forward, smiled at her, checked Yunmian's appearance and age, then took out a laurel branch and a set of snow-white clothes from the basket beside her and handed them to Yunmian.

  "A skirt is something you wear when you're in a transformed state."

  The woman kindly reminded: "It's still a while before midnight, you'd better wait with the others around here first."

  Yunmianmiang nodded vaguely, holding a laurel branch and her clothes, ran a few steps anxiously, found a small empty space to sit down.

  The little foxes around were excited, and the moonlight was exceptionally bright.

  Yunmian had never seen so many foxes of her age at once before. They were all playing and frolicking happily, occasionally flirting with the nearby fox officials, looking very lively.

  At this time, Yunmian was here, and Sanhuo, who often troubled her, was also looking for her.

  "Xi Yuan, will the Eight Freaks of Jiangnan come?"

  Everywhere was lit up, and foxes were frolicking about. Three foxes accompanied a person who played and strolled along, but they couldn't find any trace of the little white fox that usually appeared after half a day.

  Qingyang didn't actually care much about it, he was still enjoying the excitement and wandering around happily. But when asked casually, Xiyuan replied firmly: "Impossible! Every year, there are records of how many foxes want to transform into human form, although the eight clowns don't have names, their characteristics are so obvious, if they haven't come yet, the Fox Official must have gone to find people!"

  "So it was like that?"

  Qingyang said strangely, but he didn't know this either.

  Wenhe saw Xiyuan still looking around, and couldn't help but soften his heart: "Xiyuan, why don't we just call it a day today? It's rare to worship the moon, let her rest for a day too..."

  "No way! I must let you see what she looks like when she transforms!"

  Xī Yuán said resolutely.

  He cautiously looked around, sniffing the air from time to time, but today there were too many foxes in this area, and the auras were too complicated. He couldn't find the aura of that little white fox he was looking for. Xi Yuan felt somewhat annoyed. He frowned unhappily and said, "I'll go take a look over there, you guys wait here, if you see Xiao Ba Guai, call me."

  Wen He was taken aback and said: "But it's almost time for the Moon Worship..."

  "If I haven't returned by the time it's due, let's each go our separate ways and meet up again later. I'll definitely be able to recognize you all!"

  Xiyuan quickly said, and as he spoke, he had already jumped up, turned around, and slipped into the pile of foxes.

  Qingyang and Wenhe exchanged a helpless glance, but they were somewhat used to Xiyuan's self-centeredness, so they didn't say much and just waited in place as he had said.

  At this time, a fox officer was seen checking if all the little foxes had taken their clothes and laurel branches, while patiently reminding them loudly: "Tonight, after transforming, go back and rest well for five days, and prepare to start learning at Qingqiu Academy in five days. This year, everyone will first study in the academy for ten days, and then take a unified assessment, selecting those who will accompany the young master to enter the Fox Palace... did you all remember?"

  The words of the fox official were obviously directed at all the little foxes, some of whom seemed to have remembered and excitedly rushed towards him with cheers, while others were playing with his legs in a carefree manner, making the scene very lively.

  These things, Qingyang and the others had known long ago, but they were still complaining about the fox officials repeatedly mentioning it so many times. Qingyang flicked his tail and said indifferently: "Isn't it just to let us work hard for these ten days and then select the top ten with the best cultivation as the young master's study companions? Anyway, whether or not we are selected, we still have to study in the school for three years before going to the Fox Palace, do you need to say so many times?"

  "Perhaps they're afraid we'll forget?"

  Wenhe guessed, but he was also a bit bored standing in place, looking around aimlessly.

  Suddenly, at this moment, the originally bright moon suddenly became several degrees brighter, just right in the middle of the sky. Wen He and Qingyang only felt a flash before their eyes, and the surroundings suddenly lit up a lot, and the scenery that was still shrouded in darkness and slightly blurred could be seen clearly. The crowd around them suddenly burst into noise, Wen He and Qingyang were both startled, and they hastily exchanged a glance, then quickly took out the previously put away Osmanthus tree branches and the clothes given by Huo Guan.

  The fox music sounds, and the little foxes from all directions quietly come to a halt, listening for the sound.

  Wenhe and Qingyang almost instinctively held onto the laurel branch, placed the changed clothes in front of them, faced the bright holy moon god, lowered their ears, bowed their heads, and made rhythmic "woo woo" sounds with the fox music.

  The voice of the green hill fox's cry was like that of a child, and the small fox's voice was naturally softer than that of an adult fox. For a time, the melodious sound of the fox's cry echoed through heaven and earth.

  Wenhe only felt the moonlight brushing over his head, a slight warmth on his body, and a scorching sensation in his tail that wasn't uncomfortable. The transformation happened in an instant, and when he opened his eyes again, what caught his attention first was not himself, but the person beside him.

  He only saw a dark-skinned and sturdy boy slowly raising his head beside him, he was also stunned for a moment, slightly opening his mouth: "You..."

  "You..."

  The two of them looked at each other and burst out laughing.

  Wenhe and Qingyang are both gray foxes, but Qingyang is slightly larger in build. When transformed into human form, Qingyang is also taller and more robust, while Wenhe appears more refined and has fairer skin.

  The two of them stood up with a smile, shoulder to shoulder and back to back.

  At this time, Yunmian was actually sitting on the ground a few feet away, at a loss for what to do.

  She was different from the other little foxes, as she had never been taught by her elders how to transform into a human. Now, seeing all the other little foxes around her transforming into human shapes and happily chatting with each other, she looked at the white dress in front of her, holding a laurel branch in her mouth, wanting to cry out but unable to make a sound, anxiously and helplessly looking around everywhere.

  She was a bit nervous, not quite knowing what the situation was, but still had the fox's instincts, learning from others, holding a laurel branch in her mouth, lowering her fox ears, and slowly bowing down to the moon with reverence.

  Just then, Wenhe was excitedly turning his head to look for Xueyuan everywhere, wondering what he would look like after transforming. However, when he looked in the direction of Yunmian, he was taken aback and quickly patted Qingyang's arm, asking: "Is that Little Clown Ba Guai?"

  Qingyang looked in the direction he said, and after looking at it, he was also stunned, saying: "It seems... right? The hair color and the shape of the birthmark are all the same..."

  Wherever they looked, it was where Yunmian was. The little white fox in front of them was snow-white all over, with her fur combed neatly, as if she had just been taken out of the snow in January. Before, when they saw Yunmian, because no one took care of her, she always looked a bit disheveled, but Feixia had groomed her well before leaving, making her look clean and tidy. For the past two days, Yunmian had been lying in the cave listlessly, not moving, so naturally she hadn't gotten dirty.

  It was the first time they had seen her looking so clean and tidy, and at this moment, although the red mark on her forehead was still the same shape and color as before, Qingyang and Wenhe were somewhat hesitant to recognize her.

  Wenhe was stunned and saw Yunmian still foolishly in the same place, looking quite anxious, and suddenly panicked.

  The moon of the Moon Worship Festival shines for just a short while, and if you miss it, you'll have to wait until next year. Seeing no one coming forward to help, Wenhe subconsciously wanted to rush over to teach her, but at this moment, he saw Yunmian herself leaning down, her pointed ears drooping, her tail trailing smoothly behind her, she held a moonlit branch and sang a small tune of fox music, piously knocking her forehead on the ground, paying respects to the moonlight.

  Most of the spiritual objects in the world yearn for the moon. Foxes, rabbits, otters, and yellow weasels all have the habit of worshiping the moon.

  The Qingqiu Fox Spirits especially love the moon, adore the lunar beauty, and every year on August 15th, they pray to the Moon God. This causes the thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Little Spirit Foxes to transform into humans on this day and formally begin their cultivation.

  Yunmian Lingzhi had not been open for long, and she was still puzzled about her own situation. However, she also had an innate admiration and respect for the moon. She gazed at the moon, bowed down, and naturally brought reverence to the moon god...

  Wenhe stood not far away, watching the little white fox look up at the moon and then bow its head in respect. Only to see her body slowly emitting a faint golden light, the tail behind her transformed into three tails after floating in the light, and the red mark on her forehead seemed to be shining with a sacred glow...

  Xi Yuan solemnly swore that the red mark on Xiao Bai's forehead would definitely become an ugly birthmark covering half of her face after she became human.

  He didn't mention it on the surface, but he was definitely curious in his heart. He looked at Yunmian with concern, but the next moment, the light golden glow dissipated, and he was stunned to find that he had tightly pinched Qingyang's arm!

  Qingyang was also like this, both of them were stunned on the spot, unable to move.

  Under the clear moonlight, a girl with black long hair, dressed in a white dress by the moon god, slowly lifted her head, looking bewildered.

  At this time, in the atmosphere where all sounds ceased, someone suddenly broke the silence and called out tentatively.

  Yunmian subconsciously looked over when he heard Xiaoyue's voice.

  Only a small mountain fox in the group of foxes stretched its neck to look over here, seeing Yunmian through many people, did it breathe a sigh of relief and run over happily, exclaiming: "It's really you! I was so worried, thinking I wouldn't see you again!"

  "Ahh!"

  Xiao Yue ran over, Yunmian was relieved and didn't hesitate, she jumped up and down on the spot and greeted her.

  Xiao Yue quickly ran to Yunmian's side, and the two little foxes rubbed their necks together. After rubbing their necks, Xiao Yue somewhat embarrassedly invited: "Today we're starting our big class, I don't know if you'll come or not, but I still saved a seat for you next to me... If you don't sit there, I'll put my things away, do you want to come over?"

  Yunmian was already nervous, and when Xiaoyue said that, she was of course delighted, and quickly nodded her head.

  Xiao Yue kept looking at Yun Mian's expression, seeing that she was acting as usual, and seemed to have calmed down a bit. She quickly gave her directions and happily said: "This way, follow me!"

  They ran to their seats, one after the other, and Yunmeng climbed onto the cushion that Xiaoyue had left for her. She noticed that everyone's gaze was still on her, and nervously leaned in close to Xiaoyue, asking: "......What's going on? Why are they all staring at me?"

  Xiao Yue looked at Yun Mian's expression with some reverence and admiration. She replied, "Because you are different from us, in the future you will be Young Master's wife. And Xi Yuan and the others too... they have already arrived earlier, just behind."

  She said, pointing behind her to indicate the location of Xi Yuan and the others, then said with a mix of envy and loss: "You four will definitely become inner disciples of the Fox Palace in the future, and three years later you'll be going to the Fox Palace. It's just that for now you're temporarily staying here to continue your cultivation. Inner disciples are all going to become high-ranking Fox Officials or immortals in the future, with almost no exceptions. Those who go to the Fox Officials basically never come back, so three years later we might not be able to see you again. Especially you, Young Master's wife, future Fox Master's wife, the difference between us will be even greater. In the future, it's possible that we'll only be able to catch a glimpse of each other from afar at the sacrificial ceremony. Everyone probably feels... a bit distant from you."

  It turned out that the fiancée appointed by Master Hu for Young Master was right behind Dongshan Tou, and almost all the foxes were shocked. This news not only spread among these little foxes but also spread throughout Qingqiu in just one night.

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