Chapter 797

Chapter 797: Reunited

"Are you Jiao Jiao?"

Gently stroking the furry white fox in his arms, Wang Chen felt as if he were dreaming.

Yet, even in this dream, he could not have imagined that Hu Jiao Jiao had arrived in this world, transformed into a beast.

But on second thought, she was originally from the Fox Clan!

That made perfect sense.

"Ying ying ying!"

The white fox curled up in his embrace, shyly whimpering, with a tone that seemed to complain playfully.

"I’m sorry."

Wang Chen smiled wryly. "I can’t understand what you’re saying."

The white fox struggled a bit, then jumped down from his arms, extending her front paw to scratch at the rock.

Soon, a line of words appeared in Wang Chen’s view: I’ve been looking for you…

Wang Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief—communication was possible!

In fact, though he couldn’t understand the animal language, Hu Jiao Jiao could understand his words. They could communicate through writing, which was simply a bit inconvenient.

Considering that they were in a remote mountain area, Wang Chen promptly decided to carry her back to the city lord’s office.

He didn’t disturb anyone.

Once they reached Wang Chen’s residence, the white fox’s eyes widened, and she joyfully dashed around.

Finally, she jumped onto the bed and rolled around on the silken covers!

Later, Wang Chen learned that after Hu Jiao Jiao arrived in the Misty Mountains Realm, she had turned into a white fox.

Moreover, she had joined a group of foxes.

Thanks to her innate abilities, her strength advanced by leaps and bounds, and she was now a seventh-tier fierce beast.

That was equivalent to an innate strong fighter among humans!

Throughout her growth process, Hu Jiao Jiao had been searching for Wang Chen’s whereabouts.

Unfortunately, as a fox and not a human, she could not enter the city and, naturally, could not gather much useful information.

Then Hu Jiao Jiao thought of a plan.

She continuously attacked martial artists who entered the mountains for hunting, capturing them alive and forcing them to divulge any information related to Wang Chen.

Hu Jiao Jiao believed that after Wang Chen arrived in the Misty Mountains Realm, he would definitely not be unnoticed!

As the saying goes, hard work pays off; three days ago, she heard Wang Chen’s name from a hunter.

In fact, the area where Hu Jiao Jiao arrived was several thousand miles away from Chibi City.

But those thousands of miles could not stop her from seeking to reunite with Wang Chen!

"You’ve worked hard."

Wang Chen couldn’t help but embrace the white fox—she had certainly had a much tougher time than he had.

The white fox shook her head and extended her paw to write on his hand: "I wish to bathe."

Wang Chen did not perceive the white fox as particularly dirty, but over the past year, Hu Jiao Jiao had lived among the Fox Clan in a cave deep within the mountains, far removed from any semblance of comfort.

This was the reason she was so overjoyed to be here.

Wang Chen laughed heartily and immediately summoned a maid, instructing her to prepare a fragrant soup with flower petals for Hu Jiao Jiao’s bath.

He then directed the kitchen to prepare a lavish feast for after the white fox had bathed.

By the time Hu Jiao Jiao had eaten her fill, the night had grown quite deep.

The man and the fox shared a bed, continuing their conversation.

Hu Jiao Jiao informed Wang Chen that she had sensed the location of the Mysterious Fox Order, but had refrained from seeking it out because she had not yet found Wang Chen.

Now that they had reunited, they could go and retrieve this treasure, returning to the Haotian Realm!

This was undoubtedly good news.

However, Wang Chen hesitated.

"Jiao Jiao, I wish to delay our search for the treasure for a while."

Once they found the Mysterious Fox Order, they might be able to return to the Haotian Realm immediately.

The problem was that if Wang Chen left, Shao Hongcheng would be left alone and would be unable to manage Chibi City; he would surely face great misfortune.

One must see things through to the end; although Wang Chen no longer owed Shao Hongcheng anything, he felt uneasy about the causal relationship between them ending in this manner.

He planned to elevate Shao Hongcheng to the Innate Realm before departing!

An innate strong fighter, equipped with a few divine weapons, would be more than sufficient to secure Chibi City.

Wang Chen explained the situation to Hu Jiao Jiao, and after listening, she did not object.

"Is this the little fox you’ve been so desperately searching for?"

Just then, Elder Yao appeared in Wang Chen’s mind, startling him.

"Yes, Senior."

Wang Chen was forthright: "As long as we find the Mysterious Fox Order, there’s a chance to leave this realm."

"Very well."

Elder Yao said, "I will assist you in resolving the issue with Shao Hongcheng."

Relying solely on Wang Chen’s own strength, elevating Shao Hongcheng to the Innate Realm would be impossible. However, with Elder Yao, a Nascent Soul true immortal who had lived twelve lifetimes, guiding him, the situation would be entirely different.

The next morning, Wang Chen had someone summon Shao Hongcheng.

"Senior Brother."

He spoke candidly to his adopted senior brother: "I’m giving you one day to settle your affairs; your task now is to strive for the Innate Realm."

This was undoubtedly a great opportunity, but Shao Hongcheng felt a chill run down his spine at the words.

And his intuition was correct.

In the days that followed, Shao Hongcheng endured immense suffering.

Elder Yao prepared a medicinal bath tailored to his unique constitution, using a plethora of precious herbs and the essence of higher-level fierce beasts, boiling it in a large pot.

Simultaneously, Wang Chen infused Shao Hongcheng with his innate true energy, aiding him in opening the meridians within his body.

Shao Hongcheng’s talent was limited to the Marrow Refinement level, and without external assistance, he could not even break through to the Post-natal Great Realm, let alone the Innate Realm.

Thus, achieving the Innate Realm required a multifaceted approach!

Additionally, he had to consume elixirs.

Wang Chen gathered all the elixirs from Elder Yao’s secret vault and fed them one by one to his senior brother.

Days passed, and Shao Hongcheng’s meridians opened one after another.

Through the combined effects of the medicinal bath and the elixirs, his physique rapidly ascended to the level necessary for breaking through to the Innate Realm.

A month after Wang Chen reunited with Hu Jiao Jiao, Shao Hongcheng broke through to the Innate Great Realm!

The breakthrough process was fraught with peril, nearly resulting in failure, but at the critical moment, Elder Yao intervened personally to help Shao Hongcheng complete the final push.

The Innate Pills consumed totaled five!

It could be said that Shao Hongcheng’s Innate Realm was built upon mountains of gold and silver.

The cost was exceedingly high.

After Shao Hongcheng advanced to the Innate Realm, Wang Chen gifted him the Overlord Spear and Mountain Slayer Blade, keeping only the Sunset Bow for himself.

With these two divine weapons, Shao Hongcheng would have a chance to overcome strong enemies in the future.

Once everything was prepared, he issued the city lord’s decree, summoning all the leaders of various factions in Chibi City.

He publicly transferred the title of city lord to Shao Hongcheng.

Since Shao Hongcheng was now an innate strong fighter, the transfer process proceeded smoothly, without any foolish individuals rising up to cause trouble.

Thus, Wang Chen completely settled his ties with Shao Hongcheng.

How to proceed was now entirely up to Shao Hongcheng.

Three days later, Wang Chen set out with the white fox on a journey to find the Mysterious Fox Order.