92: Chapter 92 The Collapse of the Spiritual Vein, the Clan Chief's Gift

Bai Jiuxiao scratched the ground with his claws, too shy to lift his head, his voice coming through as soft as a mosquito's hum, "It's alright."

Feng Yange quickly held him as she lay down, stroking his fur, and felt much of her fatigue vanish.

"How much spirit spring water did you drink? Is it enough?"

Feng Yange buried her head in the fur of Bai Jiuxiao's fox neck and shoulders, rubbing against it; this fox fur felt simply too good, didn't it?

Bai Jiuxiao's whole body tensed up; he was thankful that he was currently in his fox form—did his Mistress have some sort of peculiar hobby?

But as long as she liked it, that was fine; at least it proved that his Mistress liked him.

"spirit spring water is precious; I drank some, and there is still plenty left..."

Feng Yange lifted her head to cup Bai Jiuxiao's fox head; she had intended to scold him, but was captivated by his beautiful fox eyes instead. She couldn't help but inwardly marvel; as expected of a fox spirit, even his eyes were so enchanting.

"You are not allowed to save it for me. For every bit of spirit spring water you use, my System will return ten times the amount to me. If you use so little, how am I supposed to get more resources back?"

Bai Jiuxiao was so startled that he quickly got up, his eyes filled with anxiety, and he hurriedly explained, "Mistress, that is not what I meant. I just felt that the spirit spring water was too precious and couldn't bear to use it."

Feng Yange took out a bottle of spirit spring water and fed it to him, "From now on, you must follow this. Also, with the supreme spirit liquid, you are not allowed to save that either. For every bottle you use, I will get ten; I have more than I can ever use, you know?"

"Mistress, then may I give some to my clansmen? Many of them were injured this time, and I want to help them."

Bai Jiuxiao explained in a low voice, "I was picked up by the Clan Chief and raised by the clansmen together. They have been extremely good to me. This time, we were almost wiped out, and I also bear responsibility. Mistress, just consider that I am buying you; for the rest of my life, I will do whatever you tell me to do, even if you want my life, that is fine."

Hearing these words from Bai Jiuxiao, Feng Yange took out a large pile of spirit spring water and placed it in front of him, "Take all of these to the Clan Chief and let him use them to heal the clansmen. The Fox clan allowed me to take the resources I wanted, so consider these as payment."

"Thank you, Mistress!"

Bai Jiuxiao put away the spirit spring water, and his tail quietly wrapped around Feng Yange's waist. Feng Yange reached out to stroke Bai Jiuxiao's fox tail; Bai Jiuxiao's body tensed up, and he lowered his eyes again.

"What's the matter?"

"Mistress, a fox's tail cannot be touched casually." Bai Jiuxiao whispered a reminder. Feng Yange was puzzled but had no intention of stopping, "Why can't such a soft tail be touched? Is there some saying about it?"

Bai Jiuxiao let out a low, soft moan, "Mistress, if you touch it, you have to be responsible for me."

Feng Yange's hand stiffened. Was it the meaning she understood?

Forget it, she'd better touch his ears instead; fox ears were also cute.

Bai Jiuxiao made a low sound and looked up at Feng Yange, "Mistress, if you touch a fox's ears and tail, you have to be responsible."

Feng Yange closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Rest assured, you are my husband; I will be responsible for you."

Feng Yange opened her eyes and looked at Bai Jiuxiao's beautiful, smiling fox eyes. She couldn't resist pinching his ears; weren't fluffy things meant for petting?

When Bai Jiuxiao woke up, he discovered that his injuries were healing even faster; he felt very relaxed when staying with his Mistress.

Feng Yange thoroughly scavenged the Spiritual Vein and obtained quite a few resources she needed. She stayed with the Fox clan for half a month; the Fox clan was rebuilt, and the house Feng Yange wanted had also been constructed.

A massive mansion capable of accommodating twenty people was set on the ground. Mo Yuan and the others quickly went to pick their rooms, full of curiosity about this three-story mansion. Feng Yange's bedroom was on the third floor and was independent; the rest were for them to choose from.

"My Lady, may we of the Fox clan also build such a house?"

It was the first time the Fox clan had seen a house made of this kind of wood, and it was so sturdy and good-looking that they all wanted one.

"Of course, you can build a house of suitable size according to your own needs."

Feng Yange stored the mansion into her space; as long as she found a suitable place, she could take it out and set it up. From now on, she wouldn't have to worry about not having her own house while adventuring.

"My Lady, this is a small token of our Fox clan's appreciation; please, you must accept it." The Clan Chief took out an ancient black wooden tablet, the totem on it ancient and mysterious.

"What is this?"

Feng Yange took it, reached out to gently stroke the totem on it, her eyes full of confusion.

"You have a husband who is from one of the Ancient Families. This is an ancient totem; keep it safe. In the future, when you arrive at the territory of the Ancient Families, this totem will be able to help you."

Feng Yange then realized that this Clan Chief seemed to have many secrets, but why was he here?

"Clan Chief, what else do you know?"

The Clan Chief's expression was grave, "The Earth Core Secret Realm will close in three months. After you have taken the resources of the Spiritual Vein this time, upon exiting, you will be teleported to the Demonic Forest. Perhaps you will be able to find the demon bead, which will be helpful to your partner from the Demon Race. However, the Demonic Forest will also be the most dangerous place; besides its inherent dangers, all the Cultivators who entered the Earth Core Secret Realm this time will gather there, and the exit of the Secret Realm is also there."

"Clan Chief, how do you know all this so clearly?" Feng Yange took out the Treasure Trove map exchanged from the System. Sure enough, the Demonic Forest appeared on the map, but there were still several other Treasure Troves she hadn't gone to yet.

"My Lady, I have said all I can. I only hope that, in return for me telling you this intelligence, you will treat Jiuxiao well." The Clan Chief bowed deeply toward Feng Yange. Feng Yange quickly helped him up, "Clan Chief, you are speaking too seriously. The little fox is my husband; even if you didn't tell me these things, I would still treat him well. He is my family."

"My Lady, the Spiritual Vein is about to disappear; please hurry and take them away."

As soon as the Clan Chief finished speaking, the Spiritual Vein, which had been fine just before, suddenly began to shake. The Clan Chief leaned on his cane and walked toward his cave, and Feng Yange noticed that the other Fox clansmen were also following behind the Clan Chief, moving further and further away.

"Mistress, this Spiritual Vein is about to collapse!"

Long Ze transformed into his true form and took Feng Yange with him. The others did not hesitate for a moment and immediately left toward the exit of the Spiritual Vein. Bai Jiuxiao did not ask any questions; in his fox form, he ran at the very front to lead the way.

After they ran out, the Spiritual Vein behind them collapsed instantly.

"Mistress, hold on tight to me!"

Long Ze sensed something unusual and shouted. Feng Yange looked down at the six people following closely behind, waved her hand, and stored them into her space, but she was instantly plunged into darkness. After a bout of spinning, Feng Yange fell into a forest.

The plants here were even more robust than any she had seen before; vines as thick as an arm could be seen everywhere, revealing an ancient aura.

"A-Ze, have we arrived at the Demonic Forest?"

Feng Yange called out, but discovered that Long Ze did not answer her. She looked around, only to find that Long Ze was not there; had they been forced to separate?

Thinking of this, Feng Yange hurriedly released the few people from her space, but inside the space, except for Bai Jiuxiao who had turned into his fox form, everyone else was gone.

"Little fox, where are they? Didn't I store them all in the space?"

Bai Jiuxiao's eyes were dazed, "Mistress, the moment I was stored in the space, I passed out; I only just woke up."