This is the innermost part of the Fox Palace, and the person sitting in the main seat of the palace is Qingqiu Hu Zhuren and Hu Zhuren Niangniang.

  The appearance of the courtyard has six points similar to that of a fox, mainly resembling the mistress, and the remaining four points, from appearance to temperament, are all inherited from the fox master.

  The Xianjing was unrestrained and youthful, especially in the Qingqiu City where the Tianhu Cloud gathered. The Fox Master had been leading the Qingqiu Immortal Realm for many years, but his face still looked young. Both the Fox Master and his wife were immortal beings, with the Fox Master wearing elegant clothes, looking handsome and refined, with a clear and dignified appearance. When he saw Dongqing enter, he first raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be too polite, then asked with some concern: "Dongqing, how has your courtyard been lately?"

  "Reporting to Master Fox, all is well with Young Master."

  Winter clears and settles the way.

  He came to see Master Hu and Madam Hu today, and had already prepared his words. He replied calmly: "The young master has been learning swordsmanship with me recently. He is talented and intelligent, although he was born into a noble family, he knows how to advance and retreat, understand the situation, and cultivate diligently without being arrogant. The young master used to live in luxury in the Fox Palace, but now he has gradually settled down. In the past few days, I have been teaching him in the East Immortal Palace to find his own shortcomings, broaden his horizons, and not look down on others from a high position. The young master learned quickly."

  Dong Qing roughly explained the situation of Wen Ting's life on the east mountain, and both Hu Zhu and his wife felt a bit relieved. Although Wen Ting was exceptionally talented and had always been well-behaved in Qingqiu City, he was after all their own child, and it was impossible not to worry with him being away from them for a day.

  "That's good."

  The mistress of the fox host let out a relaxed sigh.

  The Lord and Lady Fox, in front of the other fox officials and outsiders, were originally high-minded heavenly foxes who did not eat human food. Now, when mentioning the young master, they also showed a few ordinary husband-and-wife expressions. Dong Qing saw their expressions and couldn't help but smile slightly, saying: "Lord and Lady Fox don't have to worry too much, the young master already has suitable rivals in the mortal world, and what he learns may not be less than what he would learn in Qingqiu City, and he can also come into contact with things that he cannot touch in Qingqiu City."

  The hostess paused for a moment and said: "A suitable opponent? Are you referring to..."

  "Yes."

  Winter clears his brow and says that at this point, he slightly closes his eyes, and the scenes he saw today appear in his mind.

  In fact, even after the little foxes left the East Fairy Palace, he was still secretly observing their every move. Wen Ting and Xi Yuan's intense situation, he had already noticed when they were in the East Fairy Palace, but did not stop... it could be said that this development was exactly what he wanted.

  "At first, when selecting a young master to serve as a reader, the fox official in charge of Xi Yuan's examination was hesitant about his score, saying that this child had an exceptional talent, but his personality was quite eccentric, feeling that he lacked heart, yet extremely regretful of his natural ability... In the end, it was I who looked at him and decided to put him within the range of candidates for the young master's reader."

  Dong Qing opened her eyes and said slowly.

  "The young master was born with nine tails, and his talent is unmatched even among the heavenly foxes. This should be a good thing, but when things are too good, it can also blind one's eyes. The young master has had an overly smooth life since birth and needs someone to progress with him... Wen Ting is naturally cold and proud, rarely getting close to outsiders, like unmelting ice, while Xiyuan is a child who becomes more courageous in the face of setbacks, like a fire that cannot be extinguished. He is a very suitable opponent."

  "At the time of Dongxian Palace, the young master indeed had to win against Xue Yuan by a large margin, but Xue Yuan's increasingly bold and courageous personality, as well as his rapid progress, was enough to make the young master take notice. The young master has an arrogant personality at heart and will not be satisfied with this, they will motivate each other's potential... A child like Xue Yuan, even if he has a bit of a mischievous personality, as long as he is guided properly, he will definitely become an outstanding person in the future!"

  Dong Qing spoke with conviction, and Hu Zhu's wife felt invigorated and reassured upon hearing him. However, she immediately asked, "Now that you mention guidance, did you come to see us today specifically for this matter?"

  Dong Qing saw Hu Zhuren's good intentions and asked, pausing for a moment before responding in a more serious tone, "Yes."

  "As for Young Master and Madame, as well as those few little foxes, I have some ideas on how to guide them in the future."

  He said.

  "The young master has always been in the Fox Palace, although he has also gone out to study and exchange, but ultimately rarely interacts with other ethnic groups... including the young master's wife, a few small foxes have almost never left Qingqiu East Mountain. However, after the young master and his wife took over the Fox Palace, they inevitably interacted with other spirits in the immortal realm. Therefore... I would like to seek the opinion of the Fox Master and his wife on one matter. I heard that the Phoenix Clan of Nan Yue Mountain has always been friendly with Qingqiu, and now that Nan Yue Mountain has won a great victory over the demon realm, according to past years, Nan Yue Mountain and Qingqiu City would normally send suitable disciples to each other..."

  His lips moved slightly as he slowly expressed his thoughts.

  Huliang listened and thought it was feasible, nodded his head in agreement and said: "Okay."

  The Lord of Fox said: "This time with Nan Yu Mountain connection thing, just let you go to handle it, I will write the official document for you."

  "Yes!"

  Dong Qing's spirit was shocked, and he cupped his hands in response.

  ……

  At this time, Wen Ting and Zhuo Main Fox Officer had practiced their sword well and returned to the wooden house they built together.

  Yunmian was overjoyed to see him return, and she ran up to welcome him, jumping around him excitedly. After playing enough, she skipped back, bringing her schoolbag to give to Wen Ting.

  Although Yunmian has almost no words to write now, and the words are written very neatly, she is still not at ease and habitually hands them over to Wen Ting for inspection.

  Wen Ting couldn't help it and spoke out: "Bring it over, let me take a look."

  "Ahh!"

  Yunmian happily put the lesson notes in front of Wenhui, then squatted down beside her with a serious and obedient expression, wagging her tail expectantly.

  Wen Ting carefully reviewed the lesson, so it took some time. Yunmian leaned over to watch him review, and after a while, when Wen Ting helped her finish reviewing, she happily went back to recopy. Wen Ting also spread out his own paper and pen, starting to write today's homework.

  Yunmian now needs to revise fewer and fewer places, the homework set by Hu Guan she had already finished writing during her sword practice in Wenh Ting, and soon Yunmian also rewrote her notes. Seeing Wenh Ting still writing her homework, she herself jumped to one side, happily playing with the little bell on her neck.

  Wen Tingben was intently doing his homework when he suddenly heard a crisp bell sound coming from inside the wooden house. He turned his head around and saw Yunmian happily playing with a small golden bell. She would use her paws to bat it around, jump up and down, curl up into a small furry ball, or stretch out like a small furry pancake, looking extremely happy.

  Wen Ting looked at Yun Mian's jumping movements and suddenly felt a bit uneasy, asking: "......Mian'er, where did this bell come from?"

  This is no wonder that Wen Ting was curious, when he first saw Yun Mian, Yun Mian was a small fox living in a simple fox den, eating dried fruit she had picked up, and the miscellaneous items inside the den were almost all old things she had picked up, without anything decent. In such an environment, she wore a delicate and expensive bell around her neck, which could even control the sound, it was undoubtedly a celestial artifact... Wen Ting didn't dare to ask when they first met, but later after they became familiar with each other, he forgot about it, until now that he remembered again.

  "What's wrong?"

  Yunmian lifted her head from the group, hearing Ting's question, and looked at her own bell, happily answering: "...... This has been with me since I was conscious, it's called 'Golden Feather Bell', I've always worn it."

  "...since I have been conscious?"

  The little bell had indeed been hung on Yunmian's neck for a long time, and she had always liked it very much, from time to time taking it out to tinkle it. However, upon hearing Yunmian's answer, Wen Ting was taken aback, furrowing her brow: "Can't you remember anything else?"

  Yunmian shook her head, but since it was Wen Ting who asked, she still tried hard to recall.

  She shook her fur, revealing a worried expression, and thought harder. She tilted her head to one side with effort, then tilted it again, her ears drooping to one side.

  "Whatever."

  Wen Ting knew that Yun Mian's time to awaken her spiritual intelligence was still short, and seeing her couldn't think of anything, had no choice but to give up.

  "Don't think about it if you can't remember, and even if you did before opening your spiritual wisdom, there's nothing you can do."

  Yunmian let out a dejected "ah" as a response. Wen Ting didn't ask again, but she herself started to care, fiddled with the bell, closed her eyes and tried hard to recall.

  A vague image of a woman floated in her mind, with a faint memory of a scent that was different from the fox's, seemingly of a different tribe, but she couldn't quite recall what features.

  Yunmian was somewhat dazed, but after thinking hard for a long time, he still couldn't think of anything more, his mind was completely blank and empty.

  She could only dejectedly lie down and put this matter in her heart for the time being.

  In the blink of an eye, several days passed. After Yunmian arrived at the Dao field, many little foxes came to greet her and chatted with her. As they talked, a group of little foxes gathered around Yunmian without realizing it.

  Suddenly, a little fox curiously asked: "By the way, Tuantuan, what's going on between you and Young Master?"

  "Huh?"

  Yunmian was originally a bit absent-minded, but when he heard this question, he suddenly came back to his senses.

  Other foxes were actually interested in this question a long time ago, but they didn't dare to ask because they weren't very familiar with Yunmian before. Now that they're gradually getting more familiar with Yunmian, they can't help but want to know the answer.

  That little fox asked again, "I heard that the day you were taken away by the Fox Official, you didn't see Young Master afterwards... what about afterwards? Did you ever see Young Master again? What did you and Young Master say to each other when you were talking in the Fox Palace?"

  A little fox cub brought up the topic, and the other little foxes sat down properly around Yunmian, holding their breath and looking at him expectantly.

  Wen Ting quietly sat on one side, he had always not disturbed Yunmian and other little foxes from establishing friendships, only quietly listening to them talk. But when he heard this topic, his chest moved slightly, and he unconsciously perked up his ears, wanting to hear Yunmian's response.

  But Yunmian was unprepared and his mind was still blank, with so many questions, he didn't know where to start answering.

  "I..."

  She tried to open her mouth hesitantly, but before she could think of where to start with this sentence, a small fox suddenly said: "The master is here!"

  As soon as this was said, the foxes that had been gathered around Yunmian immediately became flustered and scattered with a "whoosh" like a tidal wave! Even Yunmian himself was startled and hastily sat back down in his seat.

  Wen Ting paused for a moment, and then withdrew her gaze.

  The fox official happened to step into the Taoist temple at this time, his ears were sharp and his eyes were bright, of course he had already understood all the movements inside the Taoist temple. Seeing the little foxes regard him as a fierce beast, he found it amusing instead.

  He smiled and shook his head, not particularly minding, and sat down at the front of the hall as usual.

  However, after the fox officer sat down, he did not immediately start speaking, but instead cleared his throat and said: "Before today's lesson, I have something important to tell everyone, please everyone sit quietly."

  The fox official had something to say, and this kind of thing was rarely seen outside of exams. The little foxes couldn't help but tense up, curling their tails and staring at each other in confusion.

  At this time, the Fox Officer said: "I just received a message from the East Immortal Palace. The Phoenix Clan of South Yu Mountain will send some young disciples to visit Qingqiu in the near future and pay homage to our academy. They will probably arrive in three to five days. For the next few months, they will be practicing with everyone in the same Dao field, so please prepare!"

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