The little fox pouted at Zhang Tian, its gaze pitifully fixed on Zhang Qilin.
"Hmph! Tuan Tuan won't talk to bad uncles!"
It said, turning its head away, nervous and curious.
"Haha, Boss, you've become an uncle, haha!"
Fatty smiled, his round face even flushed.
Zhang Tian's face darkened.
"Qilin, animals cannot transform after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It might even ambush us."
Zhang Tian said lightly, intending to scare the little fox.
"Ah, they're going to kill a fox!"
The little fox, hearing this, wagged its tail and the little creature actually hid behind the coffin, only its small head peeking out.
"Don't kill Tuan Tuan, Tuan Tuan can sing!"
It looked at Zhang Tian, its eyes blinking.
Zhang Tian took a breath. This creature, truly a fox, was incredibly alluring.
Zhang Qilin, however, didn't seem affected. After hearing Zhang Tian's words, he walked over, carrying his Black Gold Ancient Saber.
"Hey! Wait a minute! Back where I'm from, foxes are honored before death. Here, there's no one, not even my dad. I'm so pitiful."
Seeing that its cuteness failed, the little fox then started to play the victim.
Zhang Tian was speechless with this creature. First, it went crazy on the elixirs, and now it was acting so human-like.
"Qilin, wait. Never mind, let this creature stay here forever."
Zhang Tian couldn't be bothered to deal with a foolish fox, it was too embarrassing.
Besides, this fox was an uncivilized one.
Zhang Qilin slowly retracted his hand, and then ignored the little fox.
"Boss, there are many small bottles here. I suspect they are what Wang Canghai left behind when he was refining elixirs."
Hu Bayi stood on a nearby platform, picked up a small bottle, and murmured thoughtfully.
Zhang Tian's face turned green. Of course, he knew. It was just that the elixirs had been eaten by this foolish fox.
"What a shame, there must have been over a hundred bottles of elixirs. Someone must have been here and taken them all."
Hu Bayi looked at the bottles on the ground again and mumbled.
Hu Bayi had been looking at the murals and hadn't noticed Zhang Tian, so he was unaware of the little fox's situation.
Zhang Tian walked over.
"There are some scattered elixirs over there. Let's go take a look."
Zhang Tian said, and Hu Bayi nodded. The two walked to the ground not far from the jade coffin.
There were indeed many colorful elixirs scattered on the ground.
At this moment, Zhang Qilin, without bothering with the little fox, also followed.
The little fox followed Zhang Qilin with small steps, cautiously.
It sniffed with its little pink nose.
"Mmm, so fragrant!"
The little fox's eyes gleamed.
It wagged its tail and walked carefully.
Zhang Qilin felt the little fox behind him, but since Zhang Tian hadn't ordered its death, he couldn't be bothered.
It posed no threat, so Zhang Qilin didn't act.
Zhang Tian's gaze fell on the scattered elixirs on the ground.
"Qi Gathering Elixir: Can assist martial artists in cultivation and gather qi!"
"There is a chance to improve one's realm and increase true qi (expired)."
"Youth Preservation Elixir: Can eternally preserve youth. After taking it, there is a chance of eternal youth."
"It is favored by martial artists, female warriors, and royalty (expired)."
Hearing the descriptive attributes in his mind.
Zhang Tian's heart broke.
These were all things that could not be found by chance, nor could they be sought after. And they were all wasted!
Zhang Tian wished he could find the little fox and "show it some love."
Especially the Youth Preservation Elixir, damn, it was a perfect beauty enhancer.
If he took one, he would be like Little Brother, never aging. This was amazing.
What a pity, all wasted.
"Boss, I wonder if it will still eat these."
Hu Bayi picked up an elixir and examined it carefully.
"It won't eat them anymore. The medicinal effects have passed, or rather, once opened, elixirs are basically useless and will even become highly toxic."
Zhang Tian said.
The elixirs Fatty had found last time were in bottles and sealed, so they were still edible.
These elixirs wasted by the little fox had been exposed to the outside, so they were clearly no longer edible.
Hu Bayi sighed softly.
"So many good things, alas."
Now that Hu Bayi was cultivating, he valued these things more. And from the last auction, one elixir was worth tens of millions.
Zhang Tian picked up an elixir and crushed it with two fingers.
There was nothing usable on the ground. Zhang Tian looked around and gave up.
"Let's go look at the jade coffin. Perhaps there's something inside."
Zhang Tian could only place his hopes on the jade coffin on the platform.
"There's nothing inside this jade coffin. Tuan Tuan found it in a crack in the wall over there. This thing is so comfortable, so Tuan Tuan sleeps in it."
The little fox spoke from the side.
"Holy cow, Boss, the fox is talking."
Hu Bayi was stunned and rubbed his eyes.
He looked at the fox below.
"Calm down. Even weasels can speak after being blessed by a spirit. A talking fox is no big deal."
Zhang Tian patted Hu Bayi's shoulder. Hu Bayi nodded and quickly recovered.
"But Boss, why does this fox have an accent?"
"Where did it come from? It's all water outside."
Hu Bayi scratched his head. This creature had become intelligent, but why did it have a local accent?
"It's from Nan He, from Yang Luo! A little fox from the Yang Luo Imperial City. Its name is Tuan Tuan."
"As for how it got in, it must have stumbled in by accident."
Zhang Tian said, and Hu Bayi looked at the little fox with new admiration.
"Boss, if it's lived for so many years, it must be very powerful, right?"
Hu Bayi had never seen an intelligent demon fox before, so he was quite curious.
"Hmph! You little silly donkey, what are you saying! Tuan Tuan is very powerful!"
"It can eat a whole bottle of medicine in one go!"
The little fox pouted, saying proudly.
Zhang Tian...
Hu Bayi? ? ?!
The truth was revealed.
"Boss, can I beat it to death?"
Hu Bayi was now a little agitated. He had been wondering why all the elixirs were gone. So it turned out, it ate a whole bottle at once.
"Ahem, its intelligence is only around two or three years old. Don't argue with it."
"It's just a child."
Zhang Tian held Hu Bayi back. This little fox must have crawled out from some obscure corner, which is why it had heard so many strange things.
Hu Bayi looked at the little fox and said nothing more, feeling a bit sympathetic.
"Fatty likes this little fox, it's really good."
Fatty, carrying the mirror on his back, looked at the little fox with great admiration.
This was simply a miniature version of Fatty!
Zhang Tian ignored Fatty and his gaze turned to the jade coffin.
The jade coffin had been opened by Zhang Qilin's single hand.
Inside, apart from some empty bottles, there seemed to be nothing else.
No, if one looked closely, on top of the coffin, there was a stone.
"Item: Cursed Stone (incomplete)."
"Item Function: Creates a curse. Once it leaves the designated area of the Cursed Stone, it will cause the soul to be annihilated."
"Item Description: Legend has it that it transformed from a piece of flesh and skin from the ferocious beast Taotie. To remove the curse, two Cursed Stones must be combined."
A voice sounded in his mind, and Zhang Tian finally had a preliminary understanding of curses.
Some curses were man-made, while others came from ferocious beasts. However, Zhang Tian felt that the ferocious beast theory was unreliable. It was likely that someone had placed the curse and then concocted a story about a ferocious beast.
Zhang Tian picked up the half stone. After all, he had promised the Forbidden Woman, and Zhang Tian would not go back on his word.
"Mmm, that stone, Tuan Tuan can feel it, it has a very, very strong power. It's very powerful."
The little fox spoke from the side, trying its best to make its presence known.
"What do you want?"
Seeing that the little fox was not offering its services sincerely, Zhang Tian asked.
"Um... Tuan Tuan is lost and can't get out..."
It looked at Zhang Tian pitifully, blinking its eyes.
Zhang Tian looked at this creature. No wonder it had been here for so many years; it was lost. It was truly a resourceful fox.