Xiao Yue jumped up and down saying: "The chapter update is less than 50%, just wait until midnight and you can read it!" Yunmian was originally hiding at the entrance of Dongxian Palace, looking left and right in a gentle manner. She couldn't find Xiao Yue and was thinking about whether to go home alone, never expecting someone would come, nor did she notice the three familiar little foxes behind her.

  Wenhe and Qingyang had not seen Yunmian before, but when Xiyuan mentioned that the little white fox was already a thing of the past, they were taken aback.

  However, Xī Yuán did not notice his companion's emotions were off, and from a distance saw the little white fox he hadn't seen in a long time, and without thinking, walked towards her with an arrogant attitude, saying: "Hey! Little Clown Eight——"

  "Wait!"

  Wenhe and Qingyang came to their senses and saw that Xiyuan had already walked past. They were suddenly very flustered and hurriedly pinned him down with all their might. Wenhe was especially anxious, seeing Xiyuan rush out, and involuntarily shouted: "Xiyuan wait! Don't go over! You'll regret it!"

  "Why?"

  Xiyuan was suddenly blocked by Shengsheng, and he didn't understand, already somewhat displeased.

  Wenhe and Qingyang knew that Xiyuan was proud of his son, so on that day he missed Yunmian. They struggled in their hearts and ultimately did not tell him the truth. The two looked at each other, unsure of how to explain it to him.

  Then Xiyuan only saw the two people's eyes flickering. Qingyang stammered: "That... clown Baigui shouldn't be called clown Baigui anymore, right? Now is different from before, she has opened her spiritual wisdom and can also transform into a human, after all, she is a girl, it's not suitable for us to bully her like before... the previous Huo Guan might not be happy about it either..."

  Xiyuan saw that he was hesitant in his speech and had a different expression on his face, and asked inexplicably: "When did you become so timid?! What's the big deal if Huo Guan comes?! If we're talking about girls, she wasn't one to begin with?"

  Wenhe didn't argue, and instead chimed in with Qingyang: "Right, right, besides, Xiaotuanyuan is a pretty well-behaved kid, she's never done anything to annoy us..."

  Xiyuan: "Huh? What's going on? Little ball of fluff?!"

  Qingyang looked at him tactfully and helped to say: "Yes, bullying girls is something that kids do, Xi Yuan, we're all grown up now."

  Qingyang and Wenhe suddenly came and went, making Xiyuan's head full of question marks. He was shocked and said: "How did you two know her name?! And even the nickname Xiaotuantuan... is this a name you two came up with?! When did your relationship become so good?!"

  Wenhe was taken aback by his words, and corrected him in a bashful tone: "No, it wasn't us who started it. It was when we went to school the day before yesterday, and happened to ask Huo Guan about it..."

  Qingyang said: "Right, right, if I were to name her, I would definitely call her... actually, I've already thought about it, in the future if I have a daughter..."

  Xiyuan watched them chatting and laughing, suddenly feeling a sense of irritation beyond his control. He didn't care about the two of them, but felt a surge of anger in his chest, shouting loudly at the front: "Hey! Clown!"

  Wenhe and Qingyang were too late to stop it now.

  Yunmian had yet to find Xiaoyue when she heard a sound and turned around in confusion.

  During this time, everyone was preparing for today's assessment. She and Xiyuan were assigned to different venues, so they hadn't seen each other for half a month again.

  Yunmian saw the three of them for the first time in a long while, but she didn't know what time it was. She only came to her senses afterwards. Now, she couldn't remember who they were. However, when she turned around and saw their furious faces, Yunmian still unconsciously took a step back, let out a panicked "hiss", puffed up her tail fur, and assumed a defensive posture.

  Her move made Xiyuan feel even more suffocated, and he stepped closer, scolding: "What are you hiding from me?! Is it useful?! Wenhe said that if you become human, we shouldn't bully you, I'm telling you——"

  Young Master!

  Hǔ Qī Yuán had initially held back from intervening when the two companions of Hóng Hú (Red Fox) stepped in to stop him, but seeing that Red Fox was not listening to their advice, he immediately became anxious and asked for instructions.

  Wen Ting also felt a tightness in her chest, and was just about to tell Huo Qi to hurry up and go down, but the words got stuck in her throat.

  In that instant, the little white fox quickly used its tail to sweep up a handful of mud and sand from the ground, muttered an incantation, and swiftly sprinkled it onto the red fox's face!

  "Ah-choo! Ah-choo!"

  The red fox was taken aback, apparently not expecting that she would use magic in addition to mud and sand. For a moment, she didn't react, but the two had already gotten very close. In just this brief moment of hesitation, her eyes were blinded by the mud and sand, and she started coughing.

  He coughed for a while before realizing that his eyes didn't hurt, the previous move wasn't used to hit him, but this handful of sand was sprinkled heavily, afraid he would really get hurt and used to protect him.

  That is a small isolation technique, just these few days, taught by the master.

  Xiyuan was stunned, and only slowly opened her eyes. However, just a moment ago, the little white fox had already dragged its tail and hastily ran away in a flash of smoke.

  "Xiyuan! Are you okay?!"

  Wenhe was startled and rushed over to support him.

  "Cough... nothing."

  Xī Yuán suddenly became a bit flustered, seeing Wén Hé and Qīng Yáng rush over, he quickly regained his composure. He had previously fallen to the ground, at this time using his tail to wipe away the sweat that had broken out on his forehead, spitting out the mud and sand that had accidentally entered his mouth, indignantly saying: "I'm fine! Today was an accident, you two watch out! Next time, I will definitely get back with interest!"

  Wenhe opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to persuade, but seeing Xueyuan's furious and humiliated expression, he silently shut his mouth again, anxiously looking in the direction where Yunmian had run away.

  ……

  At this time, on the jade chariot in the clouds, Hu Qi let out a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, fortunately that little white fox reacted quite quickly... learned it pretty quickly too, able to think of using the immortal technique he just learned in such a rush."

  But he said for a while and then his eyes turned stern, adding: "However, I didn't expect those few kids to still be bullying girls! I thought teaching them once before was enough... When I get back, I'll go remind them again..."

  Hu Qi spoke quickly beside him, but Wen Ting was distracted, his gaze fixed on the small white fox that was desperately running into the mountains, and he didn't retrieve it for a long time.

  She ran very fast, just now doing the emergency reaction was indeed swift, but this time running was a bit helpless, stumbling, halfway also tripped once, but did not dare to look back, got up with a sob and continued to run.

  Until Yunmian jumped into the thicket with her white tail and disappeared from view, Wen Ting gradually came back to his senses.

  His mind involuntarily recalled what Hu Qi had told him before he came back.

  Lingzhi was late in opening her spiritual wisdom, without a father or mother, and no one to take care of her. The little foxes around her often bullied her because she opened her spiritual wisdom late and looked different from others.

  Wen Ting's heart sank slightly, and some thoughts gradually emerged in her mind.

  At this time, only heard Hu Qi ask beside: "Young master, are we going to the next mountain now? The assessment over there is about to begin."

  "......Alright."

  Wen Ting's train of thought was interrupted by Hu Qi. He nodded solemnly at the other person and then pulled down the car curtain.

  The magnificent carriage curtains fell down, and Hu Qi stood up straight, facing forward, saying: "Depart!"

  The foxes driving the car let out a triumphant cry and stood up again, running forward with agility...

  On the other hand, Yunmian barely escaped from Xiyuan's entanglement and didn't dare to stay. She only dared to look forward, panting all the way as she ran through the mountains. It wasn't until she had run far away onto the main road that she no longer felt Xiyuan's presence, and she finally managed to stop.

  Yunmian stood awkwardly in place, unsure of what to do next. Suddenly, she heard the sound of laughter and chatter not far away. She perked up her ears and curiously glanced over, only to discover that it was Xiaoyue and several small foxes she had never seen before chatting away, looking very happy.

  The little moon's eyes caught a glimpse of Yunmian's ears sticking out from the grass, and she immediately became very happy, wagging her tail vigorously at her before turning back to continue chatting with the other little foxes, laughing and playfully pouncing on each other.

  They seem familiar with each other and are clearly old acquaintances.

  Xiao Yue is a lively person and gets along with everyone. There are many foxes around here who are about the same age, so they've naturally become familiar with each other.

  Clouds sleep dazedly.

  She waited for a while, seeing that they didn't seem to want her to join in, so she quietly hung her head and left. She hadn't had many expectations to begin with, but now, for some reason, she suddenly felt very sad.

  Yunmian returned alone to her fox den, where she had stored food for the winter and notes from her recent studies at school.

  She found a clean place to quietly lie down, stuck her drooping ears on her paws, and listened to the sound of water dripping from the stone pillar in the cave, falling into the puddle with a quiet echo.

  ……

  The assessment lasted for a whole day, but grading and recording the results took much longer. The work of reviewing continued for a full month's time. On this day, when the carriages from each Fox Immortal Palace returned to the Fox Palace loaded with stacks of answer sheets and fox officials, Xī Zhēn had already shone brightly in the night sky.

  The carriage drove into the Fox Palace with Yue Hui on board, and also returning with them was the young master's jade sedan chair.

  "Courtyard!"

  As soon as Wen Ting got off the car, Hu Zhuren enthusiastically came over to greet him.

  She said: "How have you been lately? Are you doing well? Ting Er, have you seen anyone you like?"

  Wen Ting did not participate in the evaluation of the examination results, but during this period he still had to study and feel that his body was getting heavier. The little foxes who participated in the assessment each only spent one or two hours on the exam, while he spent almost nine hours on it that day, and most of the time was spent rushing around for it. He was already exhausted, but when he saw the Fox Master's wife coming up to him, he still managed to muster up his spirits and called out: "Mother."

  He said: "As for the imperial attendant...the child hasn't seen anyone particularly worthy of attention, let's wait until the officials have achieved some results and then carefully select one."

  Madam Hu heard this and let out an "ah", but she immediately realized that she was being too hasty, and her face turned slightly red. However, in an instant, she also detected another meaning behind her son's words, and after a moment of stunned silence, she asked: "You said there is no suitable candidate for the position of Imperial Reader; does this mean that... someone else has already been chosen?"

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