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"Dual Souls?" Luo Luo murmured the four words repeatedly. "But Ping has always been fine since I can remember. Why? Why does he have to come out at this time?"
"That's because of you!" The fox pointed at Luo Luo.
"Me?"
"Yes! It's because of you!" The fox looked at Luo Luo. "You are not only the Cursed Lone Star, but also the Cursed Lone Star of three lifetimes. The resentment in your heart, even after drinking Meng Po's soup and crossing the Naihe Bridge, is hard to eliminate in reincarnation. Therefore, anyone you encounter, such as your parents, your husband, and your friends, will be killed by you one by one. This Parasitic Fetus was stillborn before it could be born, and it has only grown by borrowing Fang Ping's body. But now, Fang Ping wants to marry you. Marrying you means that Fang Ping will also die. The Parasitic Fetus is unwilling to accept this fate and naturally does not want to follow Fang Ping to death, so it struggles to escape."
"What will happen if it escapes?"
"Fang Ping will die!" The fox bluntly stated the answer. "Fang Ping and this Parasitic Fetus have been together since the womb, inseparable. If this Parasitic Fetus escapes, it will become a wandering ghost, difficult to reincarnate, and Fang Ping will die prematurely due to the departure of this Parasitic Fetus."
"Then how can we make this Parasitic Fetus stay peacefully in Ping's body? How can we ensure that Ping lives safely?"
"I cannot answer that question." The fox pointed at Fang Ping's back. "You need to ask Fang Ping's brother how he can be willing to stay in Fang Ping's body."
Luo Luo glanced at the still unconscious Fang Ping in her arms and nodded silently. "Thank you Brother Yin and Ruyi. Tomorrow morning, I will go with Ping to the Rouge shop."
"No need to go too early!" The fox looked down at Xing Ruyi and added, "The Fox Demon likes to sleep in; you can arrive tomorrow around si."
Luo Luo looked at Xing Ruyi and noticed her slightly flushed cheeks before nodding. "Okay, Luo Luo understands!"
The fox originally intended to leave with Xing Ruyi but suddenly turned back at the door, picking up the black sesame powder that Luo Luo had placed on the bedside and examining it closely.
"Brother Yin?" Luo Luo looked at Xing Ruyi in confusion, who was also looking at the fox.
"It's nothing!" The fox said casually as he took Xing Ruyi's hand and walked out. While walking, he asked her, "Have you encountered anyone recently?"
"Fang Ping and Luo Luo. You know, with the weather getting cooler, fewer people come to buy Rouge and Face Powder, so it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to earn money," Xing Ruyi sighed lightly. She understood that the fox must have discovered something from her black sesame powder earlier, so she stopped and looked up at him. "But is there something wrong with my black sesame powder?"
"There are some issues." The fox opened his hand; under the moonlight, Xing Ruyi could clearly see a swirl of black energy in his palm. It flickered like a candle flame.
"Ghost energy!" Xing Ruyi exclaimed softly.
"Specifically, it's the energy of an evil spirit, and we are both quite familiar with that ghost." The fox clenched his hand. "Think carefully; when you went to the land temple, did you encounter anything?"
"Ghostly energy, this kind of black evil spirit energy." Xing Ruyi recalled the situation at the Earth God Temple and couldn't help but frown. "When I entered the Earth God Temple, I saw it—a mass of energy that didn't seem to have any attacking power. I thought it was normal for some lonely souls or wild ghosts to reside in a dilapidated temple in the mountains, especially since I didn't sense any other presence, so I didn't pay it much attention. However, that mass of ghostly energy was dispersed by me; how could it reappear on my black sesame powder? Also, that ghost you mentioned earlier, we are both quite familiar with—who could it be?"
"Xiu Xiu, or perhaps Xiuhe." The fox's voice was very soft, but Xing Ruyi could tell he was not pleased.
"I had a confrontation with her at the armory, so I'm very familiar with her aura. Her ghostly energy is different from ordinary ghosts. Ordinary evil spirits must rely on their own strength to cultivate, either by causing death or devouring weaker souls. This Xiu Xiu, or Xiuhe, relies on the powerful strength of others."
"I heard that the powerful force controlling her is buried beneath the village. Also, when she came to find me last time, she didn't seem to have any malicious intent; she just asked for my help but didn't specify how. However, when she left, I witnessed that force firsthand—it was indeed terrifying."
"It is indeed terrifying. With my cultivation of a thousand years, I could barely put up a fight and didn't even see the true form of that thing." The fox held Xing Ruyi's hand. "Regardless, keep your distance from that Xiuhe in the future. If she comes looking for you again, remember to inform me or Yin Yuan. Although you possess ghost techniques, you are still an ordinary person. If she intends to harm you, you may not be able to defend yourself."
"A weasel wishing you a happy new year—what good can come from that? As for Xiuhe, I will certainly be on guard. I'm just curious why she would tamper with my black sesame powder. Could it be to ruin my business?"
"Maybe yes, maybe no." The fox's eyes flickered. "Her actions are very secretive; it's not on the pills but rather on those fox fur strands. Since foxes inherently possess both demonic and celestial energy, it's normal that you didn't notice that bit of ghostly energy. For common people, even if they consume pills containing ghostly energy, it wouldn't matter much. But Luo Luo is different; she is both the Cursed Lone Star and Fang Ping's beloved. Fang Ping has dual souls within one body. If Luo Luo consumes the black sesame powder and then engages intimately with Fang Ping, that ghostly energy will transfer to Fang Ping and stimulate the soul of the Parasitic Fetus within him, causing it to become increasingly restless and eager to escape."
"So Xiuhe's goal is actually to take Fang Ping's life?"
"No! Since this black sesame powder was made by you and you have both me and Yin Yuan by your side, if anything happens to Fang Ping, we will definitely sense it. Therefore, I believe she is still targeting you."
"This Xiuhe is truly strange! At the armory, she first sought my help and then immediately tried to frame me. After you beat her up and she barely escaped, she returned to the Rouge shop looking for me. Just when I felt a bit sympathetic towards her and even considered helping her, she tampered with my medicine again in an attempt to drag me into a medical dispute. How can this Xiuhe be so foolish? She wasn't clever as a human; how did she become so dim-witted as a ghost?"
"Let’s not worry about Xiuhe for now." The fox gently rubbed Xing Ruyi's forehead and noticed she was yawning; he decided to pick her up. "If you're tired, just sleep; I'll carry you back!"
Xing Ruyi nodded and found a slightly more comfortable position before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
In her dreams, a pair of white embroidered shoes kept swaying in front of her eyes, making her feel restless. Unable to resist, she reached out to grab them. However, as soon as she caught them, they transformed into a broken woman's face with red lips moving up and down: "Heart, Fox!"
"Yin Chensi!" Xing Ruyi shouted as she opened her eyes and realized she was lying in the bedroom of the Rouge shop. The fox was dressed and half-reclining against the headboard; his features were exquisite and ethereal. Hearing her voice, he instantly opened his eyes and instinctively pulled Xing Ruyi into his embrace. "What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Xing Ruyi wiped her forehead and found herself drenched in cold sweat; she nodded.
"Don't be afraid; I'm here!" The fox spoke softly. "Do you want me to find you some calming herbal medicine? You've been having too many troubling thoughts lately; it's no wonder you're not sleeping soundly."
"Forget about calming herbal medicine. Have you forgotten? I'm just a half-baked country doctor; drinking someone else's herbal concoction is worse than using my own mix. But Yin Chensi, this is Golden Tang Dynasty—no matter how skilled I am at preparing medicine, it's still bitter; even if it's effective, I can't bring myself to drink it. As for your troubling thoughts—I think I have plenty right now; for instance, there's one at hand."
"What?" the fox asked, looking at Xing Ruyi's tired eyes from lack of rest.
Xing Ruyi tugged at the fox's clothing. "Since we share the same room and sleep on the same bed, why won't you let me share a blanket with you? Also, it's one thing to not allow me to see other men’s bare backs, but why won’t you let me see yours? Could it be that the esteemed Fox Emperor of Qingqiu has a body that is not fit to be seen?"
The fox was both amused and exasperated, while Xing Ruyi was determinedly trying to peel off the fox's clothing. As she did so, she continued, "Yin Chensi, have you ever heard the saying? At thirty, one is like a wolf; at forty, like a tiger. In my world, I lived to my twenties, and here, adding it all up, I'm almost eighteen. Rounded up, that makes me forty! It's the age of being as fierce as a wolf or tiger. You only want me to look but not touch; I might just starve myself into illness."
"Fox Demon—" The fox helplessly caught her restless hands. "Where do you get these twisted ideas? If we go by your logic, I've lived for thousands of years; what does that mean for me?"
"Oh, I understand now!" Xing Ruyi said shyly as she lowered her head.
"What did you understand?" After all the commotion, Xing Ruyi's cheeks were slightly flushed, and beads of sweat appeared on her nose. Her disheveled appearance made the fox involuntarily swallow hard. Somewhere deep inside, a fire burned intensely, yet he could only watch helplessly and hold back.
Unfortunately, this foolish Xing Ruyi seemed completely oblivious to his struggle and followed up with a statement that nearly made him lose control and devour this ungrateful mortal woman alive.
Xing Ruyi raised her eyes slightly, wearing an expression that suggested sympathy for him even if he didn't need it. Then she deliberately stammered hesitantly, "It's because you've lived for thousands of years and are already old; you no longer have any interest in matters between men and women. Or perhaps you do have thoughts and interests, but some part of your body just doesn't work anymore, so you have the desire but lack the ability!"
"Xing Ruyi!" The fox gritted his teeth and pushed her down onto the bed. "I really want to show you whether I am indeed all desire and no ability!"
Xing Ruyi provocatively licked her lips with her tongue and said in an incredibly tempting voice, "Dear Lord Fox, please teach me well! Come on! Prove your powerful combat skills to me!"
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