43: The Fox Tribe Nine Spirits' test, the clash between Chen Chuan and Wang Xuan

A moment later, Liu Yu stared dumbfounded at the scene before him.

To him, Qing Mo was like a female demon.

Yet, in front of Qin Chuan, she was as docile as a kitten, her head being stroked.

Qin Chuan looked at Qing Mo's pitiful little eyes and finally stopped his actions.

"I'll untie you, but you're not allowed to run, otherwise, hmph hmph! If you understand, blink your eyes."

Qing Mo: (＾＿－)!

"What is not forbidden by law is permissible! Untie!"

"Whoosh."

After regaining her freedom, Qing Mo quickly smoothed down the tuft of hair sticking up on her head, but she couldn't flatten it no matter what.

Finally, she gave up.

She secretly glanced at Qin Chuan, then mumbled, "If I wasn't worried about Young Master's literary energy running dry, I would have resisted and run away long ago."

Qin Chuan finally understood why his Haoran Righteousness was consumed so little.

However, this trend must not be encouraged!

He grabbed the stubborn hair sticking up on her head and lectured, "Hey, you girl, do you have an opinion now?"

"No, no! Qing Mo has no opinion, Young Master, please let go!"

Qing Mo squatted down, covering her head, while begging for mercy.

"That's more like it."

After Qin Chuan let go, he looked at Liu Yu and the little fox, who were staring blankly at him and Qing Mo, and then asked.

"Tell me, what's going on here?"

Qing Mo glanced at Liu Yu, scaring him back three steps, then cautiously spoke to Qin Chuan.

"Young Master, it's like this..."

A moment later, Qin Chuan finally sorted out the sequence of events.

In short, it was just a clichéd story of a fox demon, a scholar, and teaching.

As for why Liu Yu was found, Qin Chuan was partly responsible for that.

"You mean because I often praised Liu Yu's scholarship, so—you tied him up to teach the little foxes in your clan?"

"Uh-huh! Anyone Young Master praises must be correct! There won't be any problems teaching the juniors in the clan!"

Qin Chuan: ...

He didn't dare to look back at Liu Yu's resentful little eyes, only letting out two dry laughs.

Qing Mo still defended herself, "We didn't hurt him, really. He had fish and meat for every meal, better than I've ever eaten!"

Liu Yu: "Ah, yes, yes, yes..."

He looked at the unreliable master and servant in front of him and helplessly said to Qin Chuan, "I said I used to feel that this female demon... this female immortal looked familiar, but I never thought of her being near Wen Yuan. She's been to the academy, hasn't she?"

Qin Chuan: Looking up at the sky (￣︶￣)♦.

Qing Mo: Looking up at the sky ╮(￣▽￣)╭.

The awkward atmosphere in the field deeply affected the little fox, who was staring blankly.

It looked at the other three, feeling inexplicably confused.

But why was there only one?

Just as Qin Chuan was wondering where the other one had gone, an old voice of greeting came from outside the temple.

"I didn't know Chen Gongzi was coming; it's truly my fault."

Upon hearing this voice, Qing Mo quickly went out to greet her.

"Old Fox Woman!"

Qin Chuan's eyes moved slightly, he glanced at Liu Yu, and then followed her out.

When they reached outside the temple, they saw Qing Mo holding an old woman's hand, and around them were seven or eight foxes of various sizes.

"Esteemed elder, may I ask your name?"

The old woman smiled, her face creasing with wrinkles, "This old woman is old and has long forgotten her human name. If Chen Gongzi doesn't mind, just call me Old Fox Woman."

"Alright, Old Fox Woman."

Qin Chuan scanned the large den of foxes around them and asked, "Are these all your family, Old Fox Woman?"

Old Fox Woman picked up the little fox at her feet and 'biu'ed it towards Qing Mo.

After Qing Mo caught it, she turned to Qin Chuan.

"Yes. It's a pity they rarely learn human culture; their wild nature hasn't faded. I wonder if they can pass this test."

"Test? What test?"

Qin Chuan felt that this might be related to their capturing Liu Yu.

Old Fox Woman smiled, "This is a long story; let Qing Mo tell you. Since there's no danger here, I, this old woman, will go back first."

"Alright, Old Fox Woman, take care."

With that, only Qing Mo and the two little foxes remained in the field.

Qin Chuan looked at Qing Mo, and the girl 'biu'ed the little fox in her hand to Liu Yu again, making Liu Yu stumble and almost sit on the ground.

Only then did she run back to Qin Chuan's side.

"It's because of the 'Spirit Examination,' Young Master. You have major exams, and we Nine Spirits also have Spirit Examinations, especially since Lord Yunshan and the Bright Deity Guard confronted each other recently. I heard this 'Spirit Examination' is exceptionally strict, so capturing Liu Xiucai was unavoidable."

With that, she slowly explained what the Spirit Examination was.

Qin Chuan didn't expect it to be related to Lord Yunshan, so he listened slowly.

A moment later, he finally understood what was going on—

There are Nine Spirits in the world, all of them are Outliers beings living between mountains and swamps, apart from humans.

The fox clan is one of them.

This branch of the Yingchuan fox clan is very small, incomparable to large clans like Qingqiu or Tushan.

But precisely because it is small, their attitude towards the Spirit Examination must be even more solemn.

If they perform poorly and are cast into the ranks of evil demons, it would absolutely be a fate worse than death.

"Humans have exams, and your fox clan also has exams?"

Qin Chuan felt it was very absurd, gaining a deeper understanding of the situation where Confucianism and Taoism dominated the world.

He also didn't expect that the confrontation between Lord Yunshan and the Wang family's Bright Deity Guard would cause such great trouble.

Qing Mo: "Yes, if not for that, we wouldn't have been rude to Liu Xiucai."

"Why didn't you come to me?"

—Qin Chuan saw Liu Yu's encounter as an adventure from a novel!

The only pity was that the object of the adventure was not himself.

He shivered with anger!

Qing Mo did not answer Qin Chuan's question.

She just stared at Qin Chuan with an expression that seemed to say, 'Is Young Master serious?'

Qin Chuan himself coughed dryly, "Although I'm not really suitable, you could have asked me for help."

After saying this useless remark, Qin Chuan saw that the matter was already settled, so he said casually.

"Then you must not treat Senior Brother Liu poorly."

Qing Mo quickly nodded, "Mm-hmm, the tuition fees are all ready! He just needs to teach the little foxes in the clan for two more days."

"Alright, then it's settled. Senior Brother Liu, I will come to find you when the autumn examinations arrive."

Liu Yu watched from the side, not expecting these two to arrange his fate for the next few days in such a swift manner.

Looking at the two mischievous little foxes beside him, he had completely given up.

Tired, let's just destroy it.

Perhaps sensing his reluctance, Qing Mo suddenly spoke from the side.

"The clan has already prepared one gold as funding for the teacher. If Liu Xiucai is unwilling, he can also go to the city..."

One gold?!

Liu Yu, who had just given up, instantly sat up straight: "The Sage said: There is no discrimination in education. It is my original wish to enlighten all beings. This fox immortal, if your clan has other young children, they can also be sent here."

Qin Chuan: ...

"Alright then, I'll go back first. When will you return?"

"Does Young Master miss Qing Mo? Hmph hmph, I knew Young Master couldn't take care of himself..."

"If you talk any more nonsense, don't come back."

"In these two days, these two days!"

Qin Chuan did not stay long in Little You Village but hurriedly hired a carriage from Shou County to return to Yingzhou City.

The reason for his urgency was simply a prompt—

[Reincarnation Simulator: Detected different reincarnation characters in the same area. Players can choose to freely switch the main controlled character.]

[Current number of reincarnation characters in the area: 2.]

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