Volume 1, Chapter 46 – Wanting to Help Her

Song Shiyuan left the courtyard.

She had clearly found the little fox demon she had been thinking about constantly. This should have been something that made her very happy.

But Song Shiyuan felt even more uncomfortable than before.

She had only hoped to see her safe and sound before, so why did she still feel unwell even after seeing that she was fine?

“Song Shiyuan… what exactly are you hoping for? What are you being greedy for?”

Song Shiyuan questioned herself in her heart.

“Song Shiyuan, do you still remember why you wanted to find her in the first place?”

Song Shiyuan couldn’t give herself an answer to this question.

She sighed and returned to her own small courtyard.

This cold and lonely little courtyard seemed to be her only place of belonging at the moment.

Admittedly, the Nine-Tailed Fox Monarch who had never met with her treated her quite well. The small courtyard prepared for her had elegant and distinctive scenery, and was located fairly close to the middle section of the Fox Palace.

If she walked a bit farther, she could even encounter beautiful and simple fox beauty neighbors.

However, staying in this courtyard, Song Shiyuan still couldn’t feel the slightest warmth.

…

The next day, Song Shiyuan went out early and began wandering around.

With her cultivation sealed and unable to practice, wandering outside was her only pastime in the Fox Palace.

She was now just a canary kept in this Fox Palace.

The ridiculous thing was, she actually felt she didn’t dislike these peaceful days.

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Without realizing it, Song Shiyuan had arrived at that small stream again.

Song Shiyuan herself couldn’t say clearly why she ended up walking here.

Perhaps, from the moment she left her door, it was already decided that she would end up walking here.

The clear stream water reflected glimmering ripples of light.

Song Shiyuan hid by the wall.

She saw a silver-haired little fox demon fetching water by the stream.

The warm morning light shone on the silver-haired fox demon girl, as if edging her with a faint golden border.

She struggled to lift the small bucket full of water from the water’s edge. Fine, crystal-like beads of sweat could faintly be seen on her forehead.

That bucket of water, Song Shiyuan estimated, was only about ten-some pounds.

For someone with cultivation, this weight was nothing at all.

But the little fox demon was really too delicate. She had only cultivated a single tail and was almost no different from a sixteen-year-old mortal girl.

Relying on herself alone, wanting to carry a bucket of over ten pounds of water back was really quite difficult.

Song Shiyuan’s feet unconsciously lifted, but ultimately she forcibly stopped herself.

She watched as the little fox demon carried the water bucket, stumbling along the way, nearly falling several times.

Water from the bucket splashed out, completely soaking her pant legs.

Song Shiyuan really wanted to go out and help her, but then she thought of what Hu Xian’er had said to her before.

The little fox demon had actively sought out Hu Xian’er to seal her memories precisely to forget her, to forget the pain.

So should she really appear before her again now?

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Would her appearance make her recall the pain from before again?

Song Shiyuan didn’t know the answer to this question, and she didn’t know what she should do.

She could disregard the warning from that fierce-looking but timid fox demon steward, but she couldn’t disregard the little fox demon’s feelings.

Watching the little fox demon’s disheveled appearance, her heart only felt pained.

But at this moment, Song Shiyuan could only watch.

Although the little fox demon was very disheveled right now, she didn’t seek help from anyone. She still relied only on herself, struggling to move the water bucket back bit by bit.

This was the first time Song Shiyuan had seen such a tenacious and stubborn side of the little fox demon.

With such a tenacious temperament, if she could still cultivate, even if her talent was slightly weaker, she would surely become a powerful great demon in the future, right?

However…

There were no ifs.

Song Shiyuan pressed her lips together slightly.

She followed behind the little fox demon the whole way.

Along this path, she watched the little fox demon nearly fall several times, with more than half the water in the bucket spilling out.

Today’s bucket seemed even larger than yesterday’s.

Was it because she hadn’t come to fetch water yesterday, so today she had to fetch more?

Thinking this, Song Shiyuan felt even more pained.

Before long, Song Shiyuan felt the metal ring on her neck begin to tighten.

She knew her range of movement had reached its limit.

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She stood in silence, once again only able to watch the little fox demon’s back as she stumbled away.

Standing quietly in the Fox Palace corridor for a long time, a thought suddenly surfaced in Song Shiyuan’s mind.

She turned and left, her steps firm.

The fox demons living in this area, although not strong in cultivation, weren’t unable to cultivate either.

During the process of cultivation, human cultivators often used various materials and tools as aids.

It was so for human cultivators, and Song Shiyuan thought it should be the same for fox clan cultivators.

Thinking this, Song Shiyuan walked toward the residence of a fox demon neighbor she was relatively familiar with.

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“What? That female sword cultivator wants talisman paper and spirit ink?”

Upon receiving the report, Hu Xian’er felt her entire head throbbing.

“What is she trying to do now? Is she still thinking about escaping from this place?”

“Has she forgotten that her fellow sect members are still in our hands?”

Hu Xian’er’s series of questions left the reporting fox demon somewhat embarrassed.

“Heh…” Hu Xian’er laughed coldly. If it were anyone else daring to make such a request, she would have already had that person thrown out.

But thinking that this woman was someone Her Majesty had specifically instructed about.

“Forget it! Give her whatever she wants,” Hu Xian’er said. “Anyway, with Her Majesty watching her, she can’t cause any trouble.”

“More importantly, has she really had no other suspicious behavior during this time?”

The reporting fox demon thought for a moment and shook her head.

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“She’s actually been this well-behaved? Could I have been wrong before?” Hu Xian’er pondered.

“I can’t draw conclusions this early. I need to wait and see.”

Hu Xian’er muttered to herself and dismissed the reporting fox demon.

…

Song Shiyuan got what she wanted as she wished.

She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart that these fox demons living in the Fox Palace were truly beautiful and kind-hearted.

Completely different from those wild foxes wandering outside absorbing yang energy.

Carrying the things she wanted, Song Shiyuan immediately rushed back to her base.

She shut herself in her room and tinkered all night.

With her cultivation sealed, Song Shiyuan naturally couldn’t cultivate. She sought out these things for another purpose, of course.

Early in the morning, Song Shiyuan hurriedly left.

Because of the limitation of the metal ring on her neck, she didn’t know where the little fox demon lived.

However, she could use the clumsy method of waiting for the rabbit by the stump at the places the little fox demon frequented.

Before the first ray of sunlight in the morning lit up the Fox Palace, Song Shiyuan had already arrived early at the stream the little fox demon often visited.

She didn’t show herself directly, but hid in a concealed corner.

She suppressed her emotions and quietly waited for the little fox demon to appear.

However, the little fox demon didn’t come to fetch water today.