Above the Great Dao
Chapter 145 - 84: The Fox Woman Feifei_2

Chapter 145: Chapter 84: The Fox Woman Feifei_2

Chen Shi suddenly realized and vaguely remembered this girl, even though at the time his grandfather was talking to the man with the whiskers, which made him fail to take a closer look.

But, aren’t all those in the Hu Family’s large courtyard evil spirits?

He was somewhat perplexed, wondering how evil spirits could enter a private academy to study when they reached the county town?

Moreover, wasn’t it said that there are no evil spirits in the city?

How did this Miss Hu come to the city?

"Our Hu family is different from other evil spirits."

Hu Feifei glanced to the east and west, and seeing no one around, she leaned close to his ear, lowered her voice, and said, "As long as we don’t absorb moonlight, we won’t become evil spirits. Those foxes you’ve seen becoming evil spirits are those who don’t know how to cultivate properly, absorb the essence of moonlight, and become deluded, turning into evil spirits. Moreover, our family’s legacy is long-standing, and we do not consider ourselves evil spirits, but call ourselves cultivators like you humans do. Back in the era of the True King, we were known as Demon Cultivators. And our Hu family, known as Fox Cultivators, also called Fox Immortals."

Her voice was soft and sweet, and she carried the scent of her body, leaning close with crimson lips and a complexion white and creamy, inevitably arousing fanciful thoughts.

Chen Shi, not knowing much about this aspect, listened with keen interest.

"Besides, there are five private academies in the county, all of which have brothers and sisters from our Hu family."

Hu Feifei whispered, "Even in our Wencai Academy, there are three or four. Our Fox Clan practices cultivation, can transform into women at the age of fifty, into beauties at a hundred, or into men, and can consort with humans. After a thousand years of cultivation, we can communicate with heaven, known as Heavenly Foxes. Some of my younger sisters are infatuated with scholars, which is why they come to private academies to study."

She bit her nail, looking at Chen Shi, giggling, with charming, watery eyes that could captivate the soul.

Chen Shi had learned about matters of the opposite sex, save for one aspect which he didn’t comprehend, and remained unmoved. He asked, "Why do you like scholars so much?"

This question also frustrated Hu Feifei, who kicked at the pebbles on the ground and said, "I don’t know, I just like them. After we transform into women, we always feel there’s an indescribable charisma on literate men that attracts us little fox spirits, always wanting to forge something more with scholars."

She pondered deeply, this condition having persisted in her for a long time without knowing the reason, so upon seeing Chen Shi, she wanted to try and seduce him.

Yet Chen Shi was too young and felt nothing for her temptations.

"What kind of fox is Uncle Hu?" Chen Shi asked.

Hu Feifei answered, "The Clan Leader is a Heavenly Fox, several thousand years old."

Chen Shi was startled, as the big man with whiskers did not look like someone several thousand years old.

What puzzled him even more was why humans would die after a hundred years while foxes could live for several thousand?

His grandfather’s cultivation was surely not inferior to that of the man with whiskers, so why was there such a difference in lifespan?

There must be something wrong with this!

He saw Fu Leisheng coming out and promptly left the girl to step forward and pay respect, saying, "Mr. Fu, your student Chen Shi is here to see you."

Fu Leisheng replied with a smile, "Good, good. Chen Shi, don’t be uneasy, treat it like your own home. I’ll give you a tour, get you acquainted with the other students. My Wencai Academy is somewhat shabby and dilapidated, lacking funds for repairs, an inconvenience to you students."

Chen Shi pulled out that ingot of silver and said, "Seeing the teacher in such poverty, it troubles my heart. If this small amount of silver can improve the academy a bit, I would consider it a good deed done by your student."

Fu Leisheng accepted the silver, praising, "You are really considerate. What books do you normally read?"

Chen Shi answered, "Mostly the classics of the Master, like ’Analects,’ ’Poetry,’ ’Book,’ ’Great Learning,’ ’Doctrine of the Mean,’ and so forth."

Fu Leisheng said, "The Master’s classics should be enough to cope with the county examination. Have you practiced any spells?"

Chen Shi humbly replied, "I have studied the Meridian Evil Slayer Sword for a few days, and only understand the basics."

"Basics are enough for use."

Fu Leisheng said, "The main examiner for this time’s county examination in Xinxiang County is my disciple, called Tian Huaiyi, very promising. Even if you don’t perform well, I’ll help you get by, and that will be enough."

Chen Shi thanked him profusely, saying, "If I can pass, there will certainly be a generous reward."

Seeing him as sensible, Fu Leisheng took a liking to him and advised, "Next time, you don’t need to bring a generous gift, just some tea leaves will do. They are heavy, and I love drinking tea."

Chen Shi understood and bowed in assent.

Fu Leisheng gave him a tour around and said, "There are five days until the county exam, don’t delay. Get familiar with your classmates first, I have to be busy." With that, he hurried away.

Hu Feifei leaned in again and, seeing Fu Leisheng walk away, laughed and said, "That old moneygrubber. Did you give him money?"

Chen Shi nodded.

Hu Feifei said, "A gentleman loves wealth, but this old moneygrubber loves wealth without principle, he’s no gentleman. I heard he even once sold his own student’s Divine Embryo."

Chen Shi was taken aback and said, "That can’t be true, right? How could he bring himself to do such a thing to his own student?"

Hu Feifei’s expression turned serious as she said, "Brother Chen Yi, if you want to live well, you can’t do too poorly in the county examination, but you also can’t do too well. Otherwise, your Divine Embryo is in danger!"

Seeing Chen Shi’s anxious look, she quickly smiled and said, "You don’t need to worry, with me here, no one dares to touch you. Do you see this jade hairpin? It glows in the dark! Come on, let me take you to dive under the covers and see! It really glows, I’m not lying to you."

Chen Shi politely declined, saying, "I still have to travel a hundred miles to get home, and if I don’t leave now, I won’t make it back before dark."

Hu Feifei finally let him go, "Brother Chen Shi, next time you must see my jade hairpin, alright?"

Chen Shi walked out of Wencai Academy, carrying his Black Pot and beginning the journey home.

Underworld.

Granny Sha, along with the green sheep and the man with the twisted beard, drifted in the cold wind of the underworld. The underworld was dangerous, filled with unimaginable forces and presences, as well as mysterious and odd space-time. Even though they disguised themselves as ghosts, they were repeatedly almost attacked.

Thankfully, Granny Sha’s Spell was still effective, allowing them to use the current of the underworld breeze to escape danger.

After drifting for a day and a night, they finally saw Chen Yindou.

Chen Yindou saw them and, despite their disguised appearances as ghosts, immediately recognized them and asked with confusion, "How did you find your way here?"

The three recounted their discoveries, and Granny Sha said, "We suspect that there is more than just the green ghost hand in Chen Shi’s body; there might also be an Evil Spirit hiding within. This Evil Spirit even managed to deceive you, lurking inside Chen Shi for two years undetected."

The green sheep said, "What’s more critical is that this Evil Spirit consumes ghosts and has nothing to do with Chen Shi’s illness."

Chen Yindou said, "I already knew that."

The three were astonished, and the man with the twisted beard asked in confusion, "How did you know?"

"Look!"

Chen Yindou lifted his hand and pointed toward the southwest. Following the direction of his point, they were astounded.

They saw that the mountains in the southwest were overcast and hazy. Among the mountains, an immensely towering and green ghostly deity’s lower half was buried in the earth, while its upper half rose from the ground.

With its green arm stretched out into the mortal world, it clung to something firmly, refusing to let go.

And on that green arm, swarms of creatures from the underworld were crawling, scaling the deity’s arm and spreading outward!

The three stood frozen, sweat soaking their clothes.

Those Evil Spirits were heading in the direction of Chen Shi’s body!

Not just one Evil Spirit, but countless ones!

"The owner of the ghost hand has seized Little Ten’s heart as an anchor to the mortal world, using its own ghost hand as a bridge to establish a pathway between the Yin Yang Two Realms," Chen Yindou explained with a solemn expression. "Every time Little Ten falls ill, it’s not due to consuming ghost souls, but rather because Evil Spirits crawl from the underworld into the mortal world, entering his body and causing the green ghost hand to involuntarily clench his heart, triggering the illness."

Granny Sha and others twitched at the corners of their eyes. Every episode of illness brought another Evil Spirit into Chen Shi’s body.

And over two years, Chen Shi had suffered such episodes over a hundred times!

Which meant that, at this moment, a hundred or more Evil Spirits were hiding in Chen Shi’s body, waiting for the chance to act!

"So..."

The man with the twisted beard’s throat was dry, his voice hoarse as he said, "What level of Evil Spirit is Little Ten?"

Silence fell around them, and everyone was drenched in a cold sweat.

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