“ dà kuài tóu ， nǐ zěn me huì zài zhè lǐ ？”
“大块头，你怎么会在这里？”
"Big guy, how did you end up here?"
hú xìng duō yí ， yú shì xiāng ér nà yā tou yòu pāo chū le zì jǐ de wèn tí 。
狐xìng多疑，于是香儿那丫头又抛出了自己的问题。
Foxxìng was suspicious. So Little Fragrance tossed out another question.
tā de yǎn jīng rú tóng tiān shàng de fán xīng bān měi lì ， jié máo hěn zhǎng ， zhǎ ya zhǎ de ， jiù fǎng fú tóng huà zhōng nà měi lì de gōng zhǔ 。
她的眼睛如同天上的繁星般美丽，睫毛很长，眨呀眨的，就仿佛童话中那美丽的公主。
Her eyes were as beautiful as the stars in the sky, with long eyelashes that fluttered like a fairy princess from a tale.
bīng qīng yù jié ， chún měi bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ 。
冰清玉洁，纯美不食人间烟火。
Purity and innocence, untouched by the world.
“ wǒ me ……”
“我么……”
"I... well..."
lín xuān yī shí piàn kè ， bù zhī dào gāi zěn me shuō 。
林轩一时片刻，不知道该怎么说。
Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment, unsure of how to respond. His journey had been too convoluted; it wasn't something he could explain in a few words.
tā de jīng lì tài guò qū zhé ， nǎ shì zhī yán piàn yǔ ， kě yǐ biǎo shù qīng chǔ 。
他的经历太过曲折，哪是只言片语，可以表述清楚。
Perhaps it was seeing an old acquaintance that brought back all the hardships and heartaches from these thousand years.
huò xǔ shì jiàn dào shú rén de yuán gù ， zhè qiān nián lái de zhǒng zhǒng jiān xiǎn ， xīn suān ， yī yī yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。
或许是见到熟人的缘故，这千年来的种种艰险，心酸，一一涌上心头。
However, Little Fragrance's suspicion only deepened Lin Xuan’s confusion. After all, the current Ice Soul Plain was different from before. Could this be...
rán ér lín xuān de chí yí què ràng xiǎo hú lí wù huì le ， bì jìng rú jīn de hán pò bīng yuán ， kě yǔ wǎng cháng bù tóng ， nán dào shuō ……
然而林轩的迟疑却让小狐狸误会了，毕竟如今的寒魄冰原，可与往常不同，难道说……
A glimmer of thought flashed through Little Fragrance's mind as she opened her mouth to speak: "Big guy, could it be that you're that thief who stole the treasures from the Holy Temple?"
xiāng ér nǎo hǎi zhōng líng guāng shǎn guò ， bù yóu de chī chī de kāi kǒu ：“ dà kuài tóu ， mò fēi nǐ jiù shì nà ge zéi me ， tōu dào le shèng diàn gòng fèng de bǎo wù ？”
香儿脑海中灵光闪过，不由得吃吃的开口：“大块头，莫非你就是那个贼么，偷盗了圣殿供奉的宝物？”
"Phew..."
“ pū ……”
“噗……”
Lin Xuan almost fell from mid-air due to his lack of balance.
lín xuān yí gè méi zhàn wěn ， chà diǎn cóng bàn kōng zhōng shuāi luò 。
林轩一个没站稳，差点从半空中摔落。
To be honest, this suspicion wasn't entirely off the mark. After all, it was said that a human cultivator had stolen the treasures from the Holy Temple in the first place.
píng xīn lái shuō ， zhè fān huái yí yě bù lí pǔ ， yīn wèi jù shuō ， shèng diàn zhōng de bǎo wù ， běn lái jiù shì bèi yī míng rén lèi xiū shì dào zǒu de 。
平心来说，这番怀疑也不离谱，因为据说，圣殿中的宝物，本来就是被一名人类修士盗走的。
But Lin Xuan still felt uncomfortable: "Little girl, don’t look at me like that. I have no idea which direction your Holy Temple is. If I wanted to steal its treasures, I wouldn't know where to go."
rán ér lín xuān tīng le ， hái shì yǒu xiē bù shū fú ：“ xiǎo yā tou ， nǐ jiù zhè me kàn wǒ ， nǐ men shèng diàn zài nǎ ge fāng xiàng wǒ dōu bù xiǎo de ， wǒ dǎo shì xiǎng dào lǐ miàn de bǎo wù ， kě xī bù rèn shí lù 。”
然而林轩听了，还是有些不舒服：“小丫头，你就这么看我，你们圣殿在哪个方向我都不晓得，我倒是想盗里面的宝物，可惜不认识路。”
"Really?"
“ zhēn de ？”
“真的？”
Little Fragrance propped her head with her hand, her tone still tinged with doubt.
xiǎo hú lí yǐ shǒu zhī é ， yǔ qì yī jiù dài zhe jǐ fēn yí huò。
小狐狸以手支额，语气依旧带着几分疑huò。
"Not really. Otherwise, you could tell me the location of the Holy Temple and let Lincertain go plunder it," Lin Xuan's irritable voice echoed in Little Fragrance’s ears.
“ bù cuò ， yào bù rán nǐ jiāng nà shèng diàn de wèi zhì gào sù wǒ ， lín mǒu zài qù xǐ jié yī fān rú hé ？” lín xuān méi hǎo qì de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
“不错，要不然你将那圣殿的位置告诉我，林某再去洗劫一番如何？”林轩没好气的声音传入耳朵。
"Alright, big guy, I believe you. There’s no need to act like a child and sulk over every little thing."
“ hǎo le ， dà kuài tóu ， wǒ xìn nǐ jiù shì ， bù yòng xiàng gè xiǎo hái zi ， dòng bù dòng jiù dòu qì 。
“好了，大块头，我信你就是，不用像个小孩子，动不动就斗气。
The playful smile that entered his ears made Lin Xuan turn around. The small fox he met as a child had grown into a charming young woman with bright eyes and a perfect smile. Unfortunately... she was still so mischievous.
xiào yè rú huā de tiáo kǎn chuán rù ěr duǒ lǐ ， lín xuān huí guò tóu ， dāng nián chū shēng de xiǎo hú lí ， rú jīn yǐ zhǎng chéng le yī míng móu hào chǐ de shào nǚ ， kě xī … hái shì nà me de táo qì 。
笑靥如花的调侃传入耳朵里，林轩回过头，当年初生的小狐狸，如今已长成了一明眸皓齿的少女，可惜…还是那么的淘气。
Lin Xuan couldn't help but reach out and pat her head, feeling the comfort of facing someone close to him after such a long time.
lín xuān de xīn jìng xiū liàn bú yòng shuō ， tài shān bēng yú qián ér bù biàn sè， kě miàn duì zhè xiǎo yā tou de shí hòu ， yī jiù cháng cháng bèi qì gè bàn sǐ de 。
林轩的心境修炼不用说，泰山崩于前而不变sè，可面对这小丫头的时候，依旧常常被气个半死的。
"Big guy, since you're here, why don’t we go home for a visit?"
bù guò …… zhè zī wèi ér yě bù cuò 。
不过……这滋味儿也不错。
Little Fragrance had originally come with an important mission. But unexpectedly meeting Lin Xuan made her forget all about it.
jǐn zhāng kū zào de xiū liàn shēng huó ， nán dé yǒu qù shì lái tiáo jì yī xià de ， qiān nián de suì yuè ， yī jiù méi jiāng xiāng ér de xīn xìng mó miè ， kě ài yòu kě hèn de kāi xīn guǒ 。
紧张枯燥的修炼生活，难得有趣事来调剂一下的，千年的岁月，依旧没将香儿的心xìng磨灭，可爱又可恨的开心果。
Even though she didn't say anything, the thousand years of waiting and dreaming in her heart—how many times did Sister Moon and Big Guy appear in her dreams?
lín xuān rěn bú zhù shēn chū shǒu lái ，mō le mō xiǎo yā tou de tóu ， hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu le ， zhè yàng fǎng fú miàn duì zuì qīn de rén ， kě yǐ fàng sōng de gǎn jué 。
林轩忍不住伸出手来，mō了mō小丫头的头，好久没有了，这样仿佛面对最亲的人，可以放松的感觉。
But the spirit realm was vast, with hundreds of small interfaces. Finding a person among them wasn’t as simple as fishing for needles in a haystack.
“ dà kuài tóu ， jì rán lái le ， yào bù yào qù jiā lǐ zuò zuò ？”
“大块头，既然来了，要不要去家里坐坐？”
Not to mention that Lin Xuan’s chances of ascending to the spirit realm were slim to begin with.
xiāng ér zhè cì chū lái ， běn lái shì yǒu yào shì de ， rán ér yǔ lín xuān de yì wài chóng féng ， què ràng tā jiāng zhèng shì pāo dào jiǔ xiāo yún wài le 。
香儿这次出来，本来是有要事的，然而与林轩的意外重逢，却让她将正事抛到九霄云外了。
"Sure."
jí biàn zuǐ shàng bù shuō ， kě zhè qiān nián de shǒu hòu ， wǔ yè mèng huí ， yuè ér jiě jiě hé dà kuài tóu yě bù zhī dào zài nǎo hǎi zhōng ， zài měi mèng lǐ ， chū xiàn le duō shǎo cì 。
即便嘴上不说，可这千年的守候，午夜梦回，月儿姐姐和大块头也不知道在脑海中，在美梦里，出现了多少次。
Lin Xuan agreed without hesitation. Meeting again after a thousand years, especially this mischievous little fox, was a pleasant surprise. He didn't want to leave just yet.
rán ér líng jiè guǎng bó ， guāng shì xiǎo jiè miàn jiù yǒu shù bǎi zhī duō ， xiǎng yào xún yí gè rén ， nán dù yuǎn bú shì dà hǎi lāo zhēn kě yǐ bǐ nǐ de 。
然而灵界广博，光是小界面就有数百之多，想要寻一个人，难度远不是大海捞针可以比拟的。
Besides, in this unfamiliar Ice Sea Realm, Little Fragrance’s help would make finding the treasure for his inner avatar much easier.
gèng bú yào tí ， lín xuān yǔ yuè ér jiě jiě fēi shēng dào líng jiè de jī lǜ ， běn lái jiù shì bù dà dì 。
更不要提，林轩与月儿姐姐飞升到灵界的几率，本来就是不大地。
After all, even though he might be a dragon, the local foxes had been living here for over a thousand years. While their abilities couldn’t match his, they excelled at locating things that he could only dream of.
“ hǎo 。”
“好。”
So, both out of reason and emotion, Lin Xuan wouldn't refuse Little Fragrance’s offer.
lín xuān dā yìng dé shuǎng kuài yǐ jí 。
林轩答应得爽快以极。
Perhaps to others, this decision seemed hasty. Humans and demons were different paths, but human hearts were unpredictable. Their friendship from a thousand years ago was good, but who knew if she had changed...
xiāng féng jí shì yǒu yuán ， qiān nián hòu ， néng yǔ zhè tiáo pí dǎo dàn de xiǎo hú lí zài jiàn miàn ， lín xuān yě shì fèn wài de jīng xǐ ， jiù zhè yàng lí qù ， duō shǎo hái shì yǒu xiē bù shě dì 。
相逢即是有缘，千年后，能与这调皮捣蛋的小狐狸再见面，林轩也是分外的惊喜，就这样离去，多少还是有些不舍地。
But Lin Xuan didn’t think so. Little Fragrance might be mischievous and cunning when facing enemies, but her eyes, like stars in the sky, couldn't deceive him.
hé kuàng zài bīng hǎi jiè zì jǐ rén shēng dì bù shú ， rú guǒ yǒu zhè yā tou xiāng zhù ， xiǎng yào zhǎo dào liàn zhì shēn nèi huà shēn de bǎo wù ， xiǎng bì yào róng yì xǔ duō 。
何况在冰海界自己人生地不熟，如果有这丫头相助，想要找到炼制身内化身的宝物，想必要容易许多。
Lin Xuan firmly believed that Little Fragrance was still the same little fox from a thousand years ago.
bì jìng qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé ， xuě hú zú zài zhè lǐ fán yǎn shēng xī ， yǐ shì qiān nián yǒu yú ， zú nèi de gāo shǒu ， huò xǔ méi yǒu bàn fǎ yǔ zì jǐ xiāng bǐ ， dàn xiǎng yào xún zhǎo yī jiàn shì wù de néng lì ， què shì zì jǐ pāi mǎ yě bù jí 。
毕竟强龙不压地头蛇，雪狐族在这里繁衍生息，已是千年有余，族内的高手，或许没有办法与自己相比，但想要寻找一件事物的能力，却是自己拍马也不及。
Trust those you can trust. Even though the cultivation world had its share of storms, there were still people worth trusting.
suǒ yǐ yú qíng yú lǐ ， lín xuān dōu bú huì jù jué xiāng ér de zhè ge tí yì 。
所以于情于理，林轩都不会拒绝香儿的这个提议。
Without further ado, they left this place and headed towards the snow foxes’ territory. As they flew, they chatted about their experiences over these thousand years.
huò xǔ ， zài yì bān rén de yǎn lǐ ， zhè ge jué dìng qīng shuài le xiē ， rén yāo shū tú ， hé kuàng rén xīn guǐ yì mò cè ， qiān nián qián de jiāo qíng shì bù cuò ， kě ān zhī rú jīn tā méi yǒu gǎi biàn ne ……
或许，在一般人的眼里，这个决定轻率了些，人妖殊途，何况人心诡异莫测，千年前的交情是不错，可安知如今她没有改变呢……
Lin Xuan couldn’t possibly tell Little Fragrance everything, but he shared some stories that made her jaw drop in amazement.
rán ér lín xuān bù jué dé ， xiāng ér huò xǔ tiáo pí ， miàn duì dí rén de shí hòu huò xǔ yě jiǎo zhà kàng bǐ ， kě tā nà rú tóng xīng chén bān chún jié měi lì de yǎn jīng bú huì piàn zì jǐ 。
然而林轩不觉得，香儿或许调皮，面对敌人的时候或许也狡诈亢比，可她那如同星辰般纯洁美丽的眼睛不会骗自己。
Her expression grew even more peculiar, like a deflated balloon.
lín xuān jiān xìn xiāng ér hái shì qiān nián qián de xiǎo hú lí 。
林轩坚信香儿还是千年前的小狐狸。
"Little Fragrance, what’s wrong?"
xìn rén bù yí ， xiū xiān jiè suī rán duō fēng yǔ ， dàn zǒng yǒu yī xiē rén ， hái shì zhí de zì jǐ xìn lài dì 。
信人不疑，修仙界虽然多风雨，但总有一些人，还是值得自己信赖地。
Such changes puzzled Lin Xuan. He had no idea why she was upset; his words hadn’t offended her. Her expression was utterly confusing.
suí hòu bù yòng duō shuō ， cǐ dì bù yí jiǔ liú ， xiāng ér zài qián miàn dài lù ， lín xuān zé huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， gēn zhe tā xiàng xuě hú zú de lǐng dì fēi qù le 。
随后不用多说，此地不宜久留，香儿在前面带路，林轩则化为一道惊虹，跟着她像雪狐族的领地飞去了。
In battle, Lin Xuan often deduced an enemy's thoughts to anticipate their moves. But now, he deeply understood the saying: "A woman's heart is like the bottom of the sea." Trying to guess it would only lead to trouble.
liǎng rén yī biān fēi ， yī biān xián liáo zhe zhè ge qiān nián de jīng lì 。
两人一边飞，一边闲聊着这个千年的经历。
"Nothing," Little Fragrance stuck out her tongue in the light. "I thought my experiences over these thousand years were already splendid enough to brag about. Now I realize that what I considered a winding path was just a narrow view. There’s no reason to be upset, but the little girl is actually unhappy because she can’t brag."
lín xuān dāng rán bù kě néng jiāng suǒ yǒu de shì qíng quán dōu gào sù xiǎo hú lí ， jiǎn néng shuō de jiǎng shàng yī xiē ， ráo shì rú cǐ ， yě jiāng xiǎo yā tou tīng dé shì chēng mù jié shé ， pǒ yǒu diǎn yī jīng yī zhà de 。
林轩当然不可能将所有的事情全都告诉小狐狸，拣能说的讲上一些，饶是如此，也将小丫头听得是瞠目结舌，颇有点一惊一乍的。
After learning this truth, Lin Xuan felt defeated and didn't know how to respond.
suí hòu biǎo qíng gèng shì gǔ guài qǐ lái ， jiù rú tóng yī xiè qì de pí qiú yì bān 。
随后表情更是古怪起来，就如同一泄气的皮球一般。
"By the way, big guy, you've learned the 'Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens' from Fairy Xiufeng. So in a sense, you're still an cultivator of demons," Little Fragrance suddenly became interested.
“ xiāng ér ， zěn me le ？”
“香儿，怎么了？”
"Yes."
zhè yàng de biàn huà ， què ràng lín xuān àn àn nà hǎn ， tā zì wèn méi yǒu shuō shén me huà ràng xiāng ér bù kuài ， zhè yā tou de biǎo qíng zhe shí ràng rén bù jiě dào le jí diǎn 。
这样的变化，却让林轩暗暗纳罕，他自问没有说什么话让香儿不快，这丫头的表情着实让人不解到了极点。
Lin Xuan nodded. He had already told her this earlier and saw no reason to hide it. Whether he said anything or not didn’t matter.
duì dí de shí hòu ， lín xuān cháng cháng néng tōng guò chuǎi mó dí rén de xīn lǐ ， cóng ér liào dí xiān jī ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， què ràng tā shēn shēn de míng bái ， shén me jiào zuò “ nǚ rén xīn ， hǎi dǐ zhēn 。” xiǎng yào cāi cè ， chún cuì shì zì tǎo kǔ chī de dào lǐ 。
对敌的时候，林轩常常能通过揣摩敌人的心理，从而料敌先机，然而此时此刻，却让他深深的明白，什么叫做“女人心，海底针。”想要猜测，纯粹是自讨苦吃的道理。
"Great!"
“ méi yǒu 。” xiāng ér zài dùn guāng zhōng tǔ le tǔ shé tou ：“ běn lái ， wǒ yǐ wéi zì jǐ zhè qiān nián lái de jīng lì ， yǐ shì xuàn làn wú bǐ ， xiǎng yào xuàn yào yī xià zì jǐ de jīng lì ， rú jīn cái xiǎo de ， wǒ yuán běn yǐ wéi de qū zhé ， bù guò shì zuò jǐng guān tiān bà le hàn ， zhè yǒu shén me bù gāo xìng de ， xiǎo yā tou jū rán shì wèi bù néng xuàn yào ér gǎn dào bù mǎn ， dé zhī zhè yī zhēn xiàng hòu ， lín xuān yě bài le ， bù zhī dào gāi zěn me shuō 。
“没有。”香儿在遁光中吐了吐舌头：“本来，我以为自己这千年来的经历，已是绚烂无比，想要炫耀一下自己的经历，如今才晓得，我原本以为的曲折，不过是坐井观天罢了汗，这有什么不高兴的，小丫头居然是为不能炫耀而感到不满，得知这一真相后，林轩也败了，不知道该怎么说。
Little Fragrance's face lit up with excitement as she softly introduced: "You see, usually, when a human cultivator visits, it’s not unusual. But now that the Holy Temple treasures have been stolen, even with my guarantee, your identity as a human cultivator will still cause trouble..."
“ duì le ， dà kuài tóu ， nǐ shuō xuán fèng xiān zi de ‘ fèng wǔ jiǔ tiān jué ， nǐ yě xué guò ， suǒ yǐ cóng yí dìng yì yì shàng ， kě yǐ shuō shì xiū yāo zhě 。” xiāng ér tū rán pǒ gǎn xìng qù de kāi kǒu le 。
“对了，大块头，你说玄凤仙子的‘凤舞九天诀，你也学过，所以从一定意义上，可以说是修妖者。”香儿突然颇感兴趣的开口了。
"But what does this have to do with demons? After all, demons are still part of the human race. The difference between us and orthodox practitioners is just in our cultivation methods," Lin Xuan’s disapproving voice echoed.
“ bù cuò 。”
“不错。”
"Indeed, we don’t treat human cultivators differently. But a demon'syao ling forceis about five or six parts similar to ours," Little Fragrance continued.
lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， cǐ shì yě shì zì jǐ gāng cái gào sù nà yā tou ， zhè běn lái jiù méi yǒu bì yào qù yǐn mán de ， wú suǒ wèi shuō hái shì bù shuō 。
林轩点了点头，此事也是自己刚才告诉那丫头，这本来就没有必要去隐瞒的，无所谓说还是不说。
"So what?"
“ tài hǎo le 。”
“太好了。”
Lin Xuan waited for her to explain further.
xiǎo hú lí liǎn shàng què lù chū què yuè zhī sè， suí hòu wēn yán ruǎn yǔ de xiàng lín xuān jiè shào qǐ lái le ：“ shì zhè yàng de ， ruò shì píng shí ， yǒu rén zú xiū shì dào fǎng ， yě bù suàn xī qí ， rán ér rú jīn fā shēng le shèng diàn bǎo wù bèi dào yī shì ， jí biàn yǒu wǒ zuò bǎo ， dà kuài tóu nǐ rén lèi xiū shì de shēn fèn ， yī jiù huì má fán wú bǐ ……”
小狐狸脸上却lù出雀跃之sè，随后温言软语的像林轩介绍起来了：“是这样的，若是平时，有人族修士到访，也不算稀奇，然而如今发生了圣殿宝物被盗一事，即便有我做保，大块头你人类修士的身份，依旧会麻烦无比……”
"Just those five or six parts aren't enough, but if you take the Heavenly Demon Pill and consume it, it can make you blend in,"!
"Big guy, how did you end up here?"
Foxxìng was suspicious. So Little Fragrance tossed out another question.
Her eyes were as beautiful as the stars in the sky, with long eyelashes that fluttered like a fairy princess from a tale.
Purity and innocence, untouched by the world.
"I... well..."
Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment, unsure of how to respond. His journey had been too convoluted; it wasn't something he could explain in a few words.
Perhaps it was seeing an old acquaintance that brought back all the hardships and heartaches from these thousand years.
However, Little Fragrance's suspicion only deepened Lin Xuan’s confusion. After all, the current Ice Soul Plain was different from before. Could this be...
A glimmer of thought flashed through Little Fragrance's mind as she opened her mouth to speak: "Big guy, could it be that you're that thief who stole the treasures from the Holy Temple?"
"Phew..."
Lin Xuan almost fell from mid-air due to his lack of balance.
To be honest, this suspicion wasn't entirely off the mark. After all, it was said that a human cultivator had stolen the treasures from the Holy Temple in the first place.
But Lin Xuan still felt uncomfortable: "Little girl, don’t look at me like that. I have no idea which direction your Holy Temple is. If I wanted to steal its treasures, I wouldn't know where to go."
"Really?"
Little Fragrance propped her head with her hand, her tone still tinged with doubt.
"Not really. Otherwise, you could tell me the location of the Holy Temple and let Lincertain go plunder it," Lin Xuan's irritable voice echoed in Little Fragrance’s ears.
"Alright, big guy, I believe you. There’s no need to act like a child and sulk over every little thing."
The playful smile that entered his ears made Lin Xuan turn around. The small fox he met as a child had grown into a charming young woman with bright eyes and a perfect smile. Unfortunately... she was still so mischievous.
Lin Xuan couldn't help but reach out and pat her head, feeling the comfort of facing someone close to him after such a long time.
"Big guy, since you're here, why don’t we go home for a visit?"
Little Fragrance had originally come with an important mission. But unexpectedly meeting Lin Xuan made her forget all about it.
Even though she didn't say anything, the thousand years of waiting and dreaming in her heart—how many times did Sister Moon and Big Guy appear in her dreams?
But the spirit realm was vast, with hundreds of small interfaces. Finding a person among them wasn’t as simple as fishing for needles in a haystack.
Not to mention that Lin Xuan’s chances of ascending to the spirit realm were slim to begin with.
"Sure."
Lin Xuan agreed without hesitation. Meeting again after a thousand years, especially this mischievous little fox, was a pleasant surprise. He didn't want to leave just yet.
Besides, in this unfamiliar Ice Sea Realm, Little Fragrance’s help would make finding the treasure for his inner avatar much easier.
After all, even though he might be a dragon, the local foxes had been living here for over a thousand years. While their abilities couldn’t match his, they excelled at locating things that he could only dream of.
So, both out of reason and emotion, Lin Xuan wouldn't refuse Little Fragrance’s offer.
Perhaps to others, this decision seemed hasty. Humans and demons were different paths, but human hearts were unpredictable. Their friendship from a thousand years ago was good, but who knew if she had changed...
But Lin Xuan didn’t think so. Little Fragrance might be mischievous and cunning when facing enemies, but her eyes, like stars in the sky, couldn't deceive him.
Lin Xuan firmly believed that Little Fragrance was still the same little fox from a thousand years ago.
Trust those you can trust. Even though the cultivation world had its share of storms, there were still people worth trusting.
Without further ado, they left this place and headed towards the snow foxes’ territory. As they flew, they chatted about their experiences over these thousand years.
Lin Xuan couldn’t possibly tell Little Fragrance everything, but he shared some stories that made her jaw drop in amazement.
Her expression grew even more peculiar, like a deflated balloon.
"Little Fragrance, what’s wrong?"
Such changes puzzled Lin Xuan. He had no idea why she was upset; his words hadn’t offended her. Her expression was utterly confusing.
In battle, Lin Xuan often deduced an enemy's thoughts to anticipate their moves. But now, he deeply understood the saying: "A woman's heart is like the bottom of the sea." Trying to guess it would only lead to trouble.
"Nothing," Little Fragrance stuck out her tongue in the light. "I thought my experiences over these thousand years were already splendid enough to brag about. Now I realize that what I considered a winding path was just a narrow view. There’s no reason to be upset, but the little girl is actually unhappy because she can’t brag."
After learning this truth, Lin Xuan felt defeated and didn't know how to respond.
"By the way, big guy, you've learned the 'Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens' from Fairy Xiufeng. So in a sense, you're still an cultivator of demons," Little Fragrance suddenly became interested.
"Yes."
Lin Xuan nodded. He had already told her this earlier and saw no reason to hide it. Whether he said anything or not didn’t matter.
"Great!"
Little Fragrance's face lit up with excitement as she softly introduced: "You see, usually, when a human cultivator visits, it’s not unusual. But now that the Holy Temple treasures have been stolen, even with my guarantee, your identity as a human cultivator will still cause trouble..."
"But what does this have to do with demons? After all, demons are still part of the human race. The difference between us and orthodox practitioners is just in our cultivation methods," Lin Xuan’s disapproving voice echoed.
"Indeed, we don’t treat human cultivators differently. But a demon'syao ling forceis about five or six parts similar to ours," Little Fragrance continued.
"So what?"
Lin Xuan waited for her to explain further.
"Just those five or six parts aren't enough, but if you take the Heavenly Demon Pill and consume it, it can make you blend in,"!