On Shu Mountain, There Was a Little Fox

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Chapter 16: Dream

"When did I tell you his name is Mo Yuan?" Hua Qing gazed at Cancan, not hiding his curiosity.

Cancan pondered for a moment and asked, "Isn’t he called Mo Yuan then?" Hua Qing was puzzled, wondering why Cancan couldn’t acknowledge the Demon Lord’s name is Mo Yuan.

Feeling indignant, Cancan pouted and put her hands on her hips, "What do you mean by that?"

Hua Qing’s expression turned cold.

Cancan challenged, "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? Just because I came down from the mountain, are you making fun of me as a country bumpkin? Don’t underestimate me – my sharp mind, even without using my brain, or even just my tail, can figure out that the Demon Lord trying to steal the Snowflake Glass fragments can only be Demon Lord Mo Yuan!"

Hua Qing was surprised for a moment, then frowned.

Talking about this, Cancan squeezed next to Hua Qing, gossiping and slyly asked, "Um.. Hua Qing, hehe, hehe, I heard that your junior sister Xian Yue has a special relationship with Mo Yuan! And you seem angry seeing them like this. Um.. are you in a love triangle?"

Hua Qing stared at Cancan intensely, while Cancan chuckled.

Quietly, Hua Qing took out a talisman from his bosom, making Cancan immediately step back, saying with a pout, "You can’t treat me badly just because I was right, right? That’s not fair!"

"Since you like talking nonsense, I’ll help you practice properly." Hua Qing’s face showed a hint of coldness.

Cancan was good at reading expressions, she quickly pretended to be careful, almost reverting back to her original form wagging her tail, she twisted her hands, "Don’t be like this, can’t I practice?"

Cancan especially liked to slack off, practicing for a while and then trying to be lazy when Hua Qing wasn’t paying attention. Seeing Hua Qing not "catching" her, she went from being lazy for a short while to being lazy for a long time.

Seeing Cancan like this, Hua Qing sighed lightly and said, "We will eventually go separate ways. If you don’t practice seriously, what will you do in the future? Do you plan to stay at Shu Mountain forever? Even if you do so, Shu Mountain may not always exist."

Cancan widened her eyes, unable to believe it, "Will Shu Mountain disappear?"

Hua Qing looked at her and said, "I didn’t mean that. I just said maybe. If you want to do well, you have to rely on yourself, not others."

Cancan bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, grabbed Hua Qing’s sleeve, and said seriously, "I want to follow you forever. Together, I will do anything. You can take me as your apprentice, and I will serve you for a lifetime, okay? I am very clever."

Hua Qing pulled away the sleeve held by Cancan and said, "No, you go and study. I can’t take you as my apprentice."

Cancan felt wronged, she wanted to explain but didn’t know how to convince Hua Qing. She scratched her head anxiously. Seeing this, Hua Qing said, "Go practice."

Perhaps Hua Qing’s voice was too harsh, Cancan became obedient and practiced seriously. For some reason, she felt a strong aversion deep down when she thought about learning these things.

Seeing Cancan’s sad face, Hua Qing remained silent.

"Saint Hua Qing, look at me, look at me, look at me!" Cancan suddenly flew up, staying in the air for almost half an incense stick’s time. She then joyfully threw herself into Hua Qing’s arms, saying, "I did it, I did it!"

Hua Qing staggered as she threw herself at him, then regained his balance. Cancan, happy, said, "Hua Qing, you were right. I will try a few more times, and I can really do it."

Seeing Cancan so happy, Hua Qing suddenly felt as if he had a flashback, seeing his former junior apprentice. However, the feeling quickly vanished because… his junior apprentice wouldn’t grab his neck and bounce around hanging on him like that.

"Let go!"

Cancan said, "Oh," obediently, but she spun around in place, not knowing what to look for. Hua Qing asked, "What are you doing?"

Cancan smiled and said, "I’m looking for paper and pen. I want to write a letter to my hometown. I want to tell them that I can fly, how amazing!"

Hua Qing just looked at her.

Hua Qing had never thought he would tolerate such childish behavior. Even more childish was that he started looking with Cancan. They soon found what she needed. Seeing Cancan continuously drawing circles on the paper, Hua Qing sighed, knowing she couldn’t write.

A letter, only five words, with a signature of three words – "Little Volcano." Hua Qing looked at the ink-covered Cancan, finally took the pen, and wrote it himself. After finishing writing, he put it away and called for a carrier pigeon.

Watching the carrier pigeon fly away, Cancan stood under the tree contentedly, saying, "Now my hometown will know that you and I are together. Even though you didn’t take me as your apprentice, you personally guided me. I am the backup force of Shu Mountain." Cancan clenched her fist happily, "Just thinking about it makes me so happy."

Seeing Cancan’s bright smile, Hua Qing increasingly felt that Cancan couldn’t be Xian Yue. Although Three Lives Stone told him Cancan wasn’t Xian Yue, her ability to activate the Guide Bell still made Hua Qing somewhat wary.

And now, this version of Cancan, where is there even a trace resemblance to Xian Yue!

Xian Yue was the most beautiful and gentle woman in the Immortal Realm, but Cancan looked like this… Xian Yue could never smile like that.

"Cancan, have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?" Hua Qing asked in this way.

Cancan immediately counted on her fingers, "My biggest wish is to open a roast chicken shop. And when the young foxes come by, I’ll give them one, so they know the taste of chicken."

Cancan thought her dream was very grand. She tilted her head to look at Hua Qing and asked, "Hua Qing, what about you? What are your dreams?" As she talked about this, she scratched her head, "You are already an immortal, also the Shu Mountain Sect Master, you don’t seem to have any other pursuits."

Cancan herself felt that Hua Qing didn’t seem to need anything else.

Hua Qing looked at Cancan’s expression and said slowly, "My biggest wish is to find out about Xian Yue, collect Snowflake Glass, so they can’t cause trouble in the mortal world."

Cancan frowned, a little confused. She mumbled at the corner of her mouth and asked, "But isn’t Xian Yue already dead? If she’s reincarnated after death, then she’s not her anymore! Why pursue her like this? You said you didn’t like her."

Hua Qing said slowly, "Xian Yue didn’t die a normal death, she jumped into Qixia River. Jumping into Qixia River is different from reincarnation. Even though it’s also a form of reincarnation, the evil aura in her remains. Once this evil aura awakens in her, she will become a harmful spirit."

Hua Qing’s expression was too serious, Cancan was a little scared and laughed nervously, "Don’t, don’t be so serious!"

Fortunately, I am not Xian Yue!