Chapter 154 - 151: Coy Fox Girl x Cold-faced Wolf King 1

Chapter 154: Chapter 151: Coy Fox Girl x Cold-faced Wolf King 1

In her previous world, Ji Xiaosong lived to be exactly one hundred years old. Seeing that society was now in order and that Gu Lin had passed away, she departed as well.

This time, she had just returned to her true form on the hillside when Rongrong immediately floated over.

"Song, your memories and emotions have been preserved. Won’t that affect your Divine Soul?"

Ji Xiaosong basked lazily in the sun. "If I carry my love for the father of my child from the last world into the next, it’ll definitely be awkward, and I won’t be able to adapt as quickly. So from now on, I’ve decided to extract my emotions and some of my more profound memories and store them in an offshoot."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Xiaosong extracted her emotions and memories. She retained only the parts related to the skills she had learned, placing all the rest into an offshoot.

Her offshoots were innumerable; she had no need to worry about running out.

"Song, after I send you to the next world, I have to go back to the Turquoise Pool to serve dishes. The higher-ups are holding a banquet, and I have to help out. I should be back around the time you complete your mission. Oh, right, don’t use too much Spiritual Power in the next world. If you attract the Beast God’s attention, we could be expelled."

"Fine, I get it. Go on."

In the blink of an eye, Rongrong sent Ji Xiaosong to a new world.

*

At that moment, Ji Xiaosong had just found her footing in a cave when a fiery red fox suddenly burst through the entrance.

Before Ji Xiaosong could even prepare herself, the fox transformed into a human.

"Song, Fei Wu Valley entered its period of extreme cold three months early! The Fire Down Grass, an essential for helping the cubs withstand the cold, has all been frozen to death!"

Looking at the female fox before her, so anxious her eyes were nearly red, Ji Xiaosong finally recalled the woman’s name.

She was Ji Xiaosong’s sister, Ji Yang, and held no special status.

"Song, what are we going to do?"

The original owner of this body had been the High Priest of the Fox Clan, which was why Ji Yang had come looking for Ji Xiaosong.

"How are the hot springs? If they’re still usable, we can move all the cubs over there."

"The source of the hot springs has been frozen over by an unknown power. Not only that, but the adult members of the Fox Clan have collectively fallen into a deep slumber. I only just woke up, so I came to find you immediately."

Ji Xiaosong calmed herself and thought back on the experiences of the body’s original owner.

"Don’t panic. I will find a place for the Fox Clan to shelter for the time being."

"Song, how could I not panic? The Fox Clan cannot migrate; our people can only remain where we are. That is the rule of our Beast World. Right now, twenty-seven newborn cubs are on the verge of death from the cold. The Fox Clan is facing extinction!"

"Yang, as long as I can obtain the only cure, I can restore our land to its original state. So, rest assured, this crisis will pass quickly."

"A cure?"

"That’s right. The period of extreme cold arrived early because an Ice Curse was suddenly cast upon the land of the Fox Clan. The cure is the Red Sun Crystal Stone, which the Wolf Clan sets into the Wolf King’s Crown. The Ice Curse can be broken, but only if the Wolf King himself places the Crystal Stone on me."

"But... that would require the Wolf King to fall in love with you!"

"For the sake of our Fox Clan, I can do it. You wait here for me. I am going to move our people to a safe place."

"I’ll go with you!"

"No. This place is the Fox Clan’s last refuge, a place known only to the High Priest of each generation."

Ji Xiaosong planned to temporarily place the Fox Clan in her pocket dimension. That was the only safe place, and of course, she could not let Ji Yang know.

Hearing this, Ji Yang did not insist further.

Leaving her cave, Ji Xiaosong began to search for her clansmen while sorting through the memories of the body’s original owner.

This was a Beast World, and the original owner of her body was a rare Moonlight Snow Flame Fox, as well as the High Priest of the Fox Clan.

An auspicious omen appeared in the heavens at her birth, so the Fox Clan’s Clan Leader—her original father, Ji Qiang—had raised her to be the High Priest.

The previous High Priest had been her original mother, so the succession had been slowly set in motion since she was a child.

The Fox Clan had always lived in peace, abiding by the rules, until this year, when the period of extreme cold arrived unexpectedly early.

In her past life, the original owner had considered seeking out the Wolf King, but she was only conscious for four hours each day.

She froze to death before she could even make it out of the Fox Clan’s territory.

This time around, Ji Xiaosong would fulfill the wish of protecting the Fox Clan as well.

She carved out an area in her pocket dimension that looked much like the Fox Clan’s territory, then enclosed it with a Barrier.

Each time she took a clan member, she replicated their home within her dimension. That way, when they woke up, it wouldn’t be too difficult to soothe their fears.

If they had any doubts, she would just say it was with the help of the Beast God.

After all, anything unexplainable could just be attributed to the Beast God.

Her clansmen wouldn’t even think to question it.

She collected clansmen as she went. By the time she returned to her own cave, Ji Yang had fallen into a deep slumber once more.

Perfect. After taking this final clan member, Ji Xiaosong departed from the lands of the Fox Clan.

The Fox Clan was forbidden from migrating; this had been the rule since time immemorial.

But when Ji Xiaosong placed them in her pocket dimension and carried them away, no heavenly thunder struck.

It seemed that this approach wouldn’t be a major issue.

She just had to get the cure and then put them back.

Besides, the father of her child she was meant to find in this world happened to be the Wolf Clan’s Wolf King, Lang Xuan.

However...

What reason could she use to enter the Wolf Clan’s territory?

If she entered without a valid reason, she would be treated as an intruder. She’d likely be killed by the members of the Wolf Clan before she could even meet Lang Xuan.

Though she was powerful, using her abilities carelessly would likely draw the attention of the Beast God.

Therefore, she would have to use her wits.

After much consideration, Ji Xiaosong decided to disguise herself as a member of the Rabbit Clan.

The Rabbit Clan excelled at medicine, and the Wolf Clan often sought them out for treatment. This was the perfect opportunity.

*

As dusk stained the Wolf Clan’s territory an amber hue, Ji Xiaosong was perched in a beech tree, counting the rotations of the patrol guards.

The dried lily of the valley in her medicinal basket rustled. For the third time, she tucked her snow-white tail, which kept trying to peek out, back beneath her skirt.

The plain linen robe of a Rabbit Clan Medical Woman made her itch all over, but it was far better than having a Wolf Clan sentinel spot her fox ears.

’The seventh guard rotation. Interval of forty-five minutes.’

Ji Xiaosong chewed on a blade of grass, carving marks into the rough bark. The pine resin clinging to her fingertips released waves of a bitter, sweet scent.

From her vantage point, she had a clear view of the white steam curling up from the hot springs to the west.

Rumor had it the new Wolf King came here to bathe every evening around sundown.

Suddenly, the sound of wolf cubs playing echoed from a fissure in the rocks. Ji Xiaosong’s pupils instantly narrowed into slits.

She focused her gaze and saw three gray-furred wolf cubs chasing Moonlight Butterflies. One of the cubs abruptly tilted its head back, its nose twitching as it sniffed the air.

Seeing this, Ji Xiaosong instantly held her breath. She quickly pulled out the rabbit-mint leaves she carried and crushed them forcefully.

In an instant, a strong herbal fragrance filled the air, successfully masking the jasmine scent unique to the Fox Clan.

As the last golden thread of sunlight sank below the horizon, the sound of splashing water came from the direction of the hot springs, just as she’d expected.

Ji Xiaosong leaped nimbly from the tree branch, her basket filled with the calming herbs she had prepared to "present" to the Wolf King.

She deliberately made messy footprints on the mossy stone path, trying to look like a lost and panicked Medical Woman.

The steam was even thicker than she had imagined. A warm current carrying the scent of sulfur washed over her, making the tips of her ears grow warm.

Ji Xiaosong stumbled around the rock face and, just as she planned, her medicinal basket caught on a vine. She used the momentum to pitch forward.

However, her palms landed not on slick, wet stone, but on warm, water-beaded flesh.

"Is it now the Rabbit Clan’s custom to deliver medicine by throwing themselves into one’s arms?"

The instant Ji Xiaosong’s palm made contact with that warm flesh, a deep voice suddenly sounded. It seemed to carry an invisible power that made her chest vibrate faintly.

Ji Xiaosong’s heart clenched. She slowly raised her head. In her feigned panic, the fluffy balls she used to mimic rabbit ears fell from her hair, landing with a soft PLOP in the water and creating a tiny ripple.

The sight before her made her breath catch. Lang Xuan was sitting leisurely, his back against the pool wall. The water, shimmering under the moonlight, stopped just at the valleys of his abdominal muscles.

His black hair was plastered wetly to his neck, and a few strands dripped water that trickled down the taut column of his throat.

Lang Xuan’s fingertips were gently twirling a stalk of lily of the valley from her basket. The gesture seemed casual, yet it radiated an air of innate, aristocratic grace.

The moonlight spilled down, perfectly illuminating a striking scar at the corner of his eye.