C9 Meet the Little Fox Again

That night, my grandma led me to my grandpa's grave. She lit a candle, placed the offerings on it, and took out a mysterious jade pendant. She told me to bite my finger and drip a drop of blood on it. The drops of blood gradually disappeared as my grandmother placed the jade on my grandfather's tombstone and made me kneel in front of his grave. I just kept kneeling like that, my feet going numb toward midnight.

At midnight, my grandmother told me to kowtow to my grandfather, nine kowtows.

"Old Wu, the Promise of Ten Years has arrived. Your child has brought it to you now. You can come out now." Grandma said to her grandpa's tombstone.

Just as she finished speaking, a cold wind blew from her grandfather's grave, causing the candles in front of the grave to flicker incessantly. I stared at my grandfather's tombstone, unblinking.

A cold wind blew, and with a ding sound, the mysterious jade pendant on the tombstone flashed with a bright jade light. It bounced up high, and after ringing its bell a few times in the air, it fell down in front of me. I saw the red rune on the jade pendant light up and I felt as if I was connected to the pendant by blood.

"Is it because of that drop of blood?" I thought.

"Qia, your grandpa has already entered the soul jade. Hurry and pick up the jade." Gran said happily to me.

I carefully held the jade pendant in my hand. I saw a white smoke curling up from the jade ornament. It soon turned into the shadow of an old man, sitting on my palm.

I looked at him in surprise and found that the elder had a straight face. He looked at me without anger and sighed, "Qia, long time no see. Do you recognize me?"

This voice had a strange familiarity to it. I had seen this old man in the ancestral hall before, and he was my grandfather.

"Are you grandpa …" I said nervously. I have never met my grandpa before. This is the first time I met him face to face in my entire life, and I also know that my grandpa right now isn't a human but a soul.

Grandpa nodded and said, "Let's go back." As he spoke, he turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared into the jade pendant.

"Grandma …" I turned to my grandmother.

Grandma smiled benevolently and pulled me to my feet. She patted the dust on my knees and softly sighed, "Time flies. You've already grown into a big young man. I didn't expect you to not even reach her shoulders. You're a lot taller than me now. Grandma is really getting old."

I said, "Grandma, you're not old."

Grandma sighed and didn't say anything else. On the way back, I looked at my grandma's stooped and aged back and suddenly realized that my grandma was indeed old. Ever since I was young, my grandma has always been a god in my eyes, but I'm no longer a child. Even if I know that my grandma isn't a god, she will still grow old, and there will be a day … I felt my heart astringent.

After returning to the ancestral hall, my grandma told me not to sleep in a coffin anymore. I asked her why, but she didn't say anything. I thought to myself, This may all have something to do with me taking in a grandpa as my master. After that, my grandmother set up a table, placed incense offerings, asked me to put the piece of soul jade on the table, and then devoutly kowtowed.

Before long, grandpa's soul emerged from the jade pendant and sat on the table like a Buddha.

"Qia, if you kowtow nine more times for grandpa, it will be considered as the completion of the disciple ceremony." Grandma reminded me.

I kowtowed nine times respectfully.

After kowtowing, I heard grandpa's clear and aged voice sound out: "Qia, grandpa was a ghost master before death, but I could still roam the underworld after death. Because you were born with seven words, born with Yin Yang Eye, and were born with the materials to learn Tao techniques. Now that Grandpa has taught you everything I've learned in my life, you must focus on it. "

"Yes, grandpa." "Yes," I said respectfully.

This night, my grandpa taught me the basics of Tao techniques. When day arrived, he returned to the jade pendant and my grandma told me to put the jade pendant into the coffin. During the day, I returned to my room and slept first. After waking up, I started to learn the elementary Tao technique that my grandpa taught me.

For the next three years, I would go to the ancestral hall every day to learn Tao techniques from grandpa.

Three years went by in a flash, and my grandpa taught me everything he could teach me. One day, he told me that I could leave. I kowtowed to my grandpa nine times, then left the ancestral hall to find my grandma.

Grandma had been waiting for me for a long time. She smiled when she saw me and said, "Qia, it seems that you've graduated today."

"Grandma," I said, after a moment's thought, "I want to see Little Fox."

It's been thirteen years since I separated from Little Fox when I was seven.

I haven't seen you in thirteen years!

Now, at last, it was time, and I couldn't wait a moment.

"Of course, Little Fox and you have already married. She's your wife, so of course you should go look for her." Grandma laughed and said, "But now that 13 years have passed, do you know where Little Fox is? Do you know what she looks like? "

I was stunned and asked, "Grandma, do you know?"

Instead, she took out a bead that was tied together with a red string and handed it to me. She said, "This bead is called the Consonance Pearl, and was made from the blood between you and Little Fox's chest. If you wear this Consonance Pearl, when you meet Little Fox, it will light up. Not only that, you'll also be able to sense Little Fox's life once she's in danger.

"Thank you, Grandma." I said happily, and immediately put the pearl on my neck. When the Lingxi Pearl touched my chest, I had a faint feeling that my heart had become one with the pearl. Consonance bead is very calm now, foretelling Little Fox did not encounter the danger to her life, I feel a lot more at ease.

Before I left, my grandmother solemnly told me, "No matter what, you must protect Little Fox. Because her life is not only her own, but yours. "

Actually, my grandmother didn't need to say much about this matter. Little Fox is my wife, even if I have to risk my life, I will still protect her safety. My grandma told me that Little Fox was at River City, but she didn't tell me where, and told me to look for it myself. Before going to River City, I said goodbye to my parents, who had already made a mental arrangement for me.

I packed my luggage, took a phone number, and drove straight to River City.

When we were almost to the River City, I sat on the bus and saw that the LCD TV in front of us was broadcasting a case. The host on top said that a perverted homicidal maniac had appeared in River City recently, specially targeting beautiful women. The chest and sexual organs of the deceased were torn to pieces.

I was suddenly distracted by the perverted nature of the case, but the pictures on the television showed the mosaics, and I couldn't see how the dead man had been killed. After which, at the end of the broadcast, the host said that the main characteristic of the perverted killer was to wear a mask, reminding the public to be careful while wearing one.

Hearing this, I felt as if I was being splashed with ice water from head to toe.

"I'm wearing a mask right now, don't tell me …" I was a little worried when a man in the seat next to me touched my arm and asked me what time it was. I lowered my head as much as I could, looked at the time, and whispered to him.

"You …" The man let out a surprised sound.

I sighed in my heart and slowly raised my head, looking at him calmly.

Seeing the mask on my face, the man fell into his companion's arms, his lips trembling. I shook my head at him, fearing he might cause me trouble. I actually tried to express some goodwill, but the man clearly misunderstood me. He nodded at me in horror, as if to make sure he didn't say anything.

I sighed in my heart and turned my head to look out the window.

Finally, the bus stopped. I waited for everyone to get off before finally getting off.

"Hurry up, don't waste time!" The driver seemed to see me slow down, so he shouted impatiently.

I walked out quietly, and when the driver saw the mask on my face, a man of his stature screamed in fright and fell down on the seat, knocking the door open and almost falling out of the car. I ignored him and got out of the car. When I got out of the car, I tried to cover my face with one hand as I walked through the crowd, but someone spotted my mask and opened his eyes wide.

Afraid that I might be caught by them as a psychopath, I hurried through the crowd. It was already late in the afternoon. I saw that there was no light from the streetlamps on the other side of the station square, so I went over. As long as I stayed in the shadows for the time being, I thought, and others couldn't see, I wouldn't misunderstand.

In the shadows, I made a call.

This was the arrangement that my parents had made in advance for me. They said that uncle opened a bookstore for me in River City, and now that they need help, I came to River City to work in his shop. The phone number I dialed was uncle's phone number that my parents gave me.

The call quickly connected, and a rough voice sounded from inside: "Is it Qia? Where are you now? Have we reached the River City? "

"uncle, I've arrived at the train station, but there's a bit of a problem …" I said honestly.

Before I could finish, I heard uncle say loudly, "Okay, okay, just wait there. I'll get your cousin to go and pick you up. Don't you dare run around!"

I wanted to say something else, but uncle had already hung up. I am not completely unfamiliar with this uncle. I know that he is this kind of rough and impulsive person, so I was mentally prepared for his speaking style. On the other hand, I don't know much about that cousin of mine. I only heard that my parents often boasted that this cousin was beautiful and was studying well, and that she was currently studying at a major university in River City.

"If I had continued in high school, I probably would have been admitted to university." I was looking forward to the meeting with my cousin, I thought. But thinking about my cousin's talent and beauty, I also felt a little bit of inferiority.

Just as I was imagining my cousin's beautiful appearance, I suddenly heard a delicate voice. A gust of wind came from behind me, bringing with it the delicate fragrance of a girl. It was quite fierce. However, grandpa and I have learned Tao techniques for three years. We have both internal and external training, and our reactions are not something an ordinary person can compare to.

At that moment, I felt as though I had been ambushed. In that moment, I hastily stepped to the side to avoid the kick. Then, with a leap, I jumped out of the shadows under the tree. At this moment, I suddenly felt a peculiar feeling in my heart. My chest felt hot and I was startled. I immediately took out the Consonance Pearl to look and discovered that it was currently glowing red. Then …

"Ah!" As I was distracted, I suddenly felt a pain in my chest. I was kicked hard by the person who jumped out from the shadows and fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, a slim and vigorous figure jumped down and knelt on top of me. She pointed her pistol at my head and shouted, "Don't move!

Years had passed, and she was still fair skin, delicate face, long eyelashes, eyes as clear as water, and fiery red hair that scattered out from the brim of her hat.

"Little Fox, you've grown up."