“Little Silver, what are you staring at?”
Grandma Jing noticed that Jing Yin was staring intently in the direction of the white fox and couldn’t help asking.
Hearing this, Jing Yin turned around and walked over to Grandma Jing. After stammering for a moment, she lowered her voice and whispered,
“Grandma, when I was captured by the bandits earlier, I was actually saved by the Fox Immortal too. The food and medicine were also things the Fox Immortal helped me find. I was just scared before and didn’t dare tell you the truth. I’m sorry, Grandma…”
Jing Yin didn’t even blink as she spoke with utmost sincerity.
She wasn’t exactly lying, either. If word about the Fox Immortal spread, she might be treated as some kind of monster and killed. So it was perfectly reasonable that she hadn’t dared to tell anyone.
“Little Silver, you did the right thing. Remember, you absolutely must not tell anyone else. Only you and Grandma should know about this.”
Grandma Jing warned her seriously in a low voice.
The reason she had previously prayed to the Fox Immortal was simply because she had been desperate and had decided to try anything. She never expected that it would actually help her find her granddaughter.
But there was no way she could let other people know about this. Otherwise, what if those people encountered some misfortune and blamed all sorts of nonsense on her little Silver?
“Grandma, the Fox Immortal seems to be injured. I still have some medicine. I’ll go take a look.”
“Take your brother with you.”
Grandma Jing called Jing Zhao over and had him accompany Jing Yin to the Fox Immortal.
Then, with obvious reluctance, she cut off half a piece of dried meat and had Zhao Xiao’e take it away to cook as well.
After all, the Fox Immortal had saved her little Silver’s life. They couldn’t possibly eat while the Fox Immortal stood there watching them. What if the Fox Immortal became angry and took revenge on their family?
…
Jing Yin carefully walked toward the white fox.
The white fox warily ran some distance away, completely unwilling to let strangers approach.
Seeing this, Jing Yin could only helplessly take out the Golden Sore Medicine and show it to the white fox before placing it on the ground and stepping back.
She had no idea whether this would work.
If it didn’t, she could still get a premium white fox pelt for failing the treatment. Either way, she wouldn’t lose.
While the white fox repeatedly approached and retreated, testing the situation, Jing Yin suddenly noticed Jing Zhao following her.
His face was serious, and his deep eyes were dark and unreadable.
Jing Yin’s heart skipped a beat.
Could he have realized that she wasn’t the original owner?
Her acting was pretty good, wasn’t it?
Although she was worried about being exposed, Jing Yin continued wearing an innocent smile.
“Little sister, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have hit you.”
Unexpectedly, Jing Zhao walked up to her with a guilty expression and gently rubbed her head.
Jing Yin froze for a moment before remembering that after the original owner had given the only life-saving food their family had painstakingly obtained to Li Yucai’s family, her usually doting older brother had slapped her hard.
That slap hadn’t made the original owner come to her senses. Instead, it had angered her into going to Li Yucai again, which eventually led to everything that happened afterward.
Thinking about this, Jing Yin was speechless.
In the apocalypse, if someone had taken the life-saving food she had worked desperately to obtain and given it away to someone else…
Heh~
It wouldn’t have ended with just a slap.
It would have been a matter for the wild dogs’ digestive systems.
“Big brother, I was wrong before. You were right to hit me. If you hadn’t stopped me in time, who knows when they might have gotten me killed.”
Hearing that his little sister had forgiven him, Jing Zhao’s tightly pursed lips curved slightly, and the guilt in his eyes faded somewhat.
More importantly, his little sister was finally no longer foolish.
That was a good thing. From now on, she wouldn’t be deceived by Li Yucai anymore.
The Li family were nothing but a pack of wolves and tigers. Not one of them was any good.
Jing Zhao was rather reserved and didn’t talk much, so the two siblings could only quietly wait while the white fox continued testing them.
Just as Jing Yin was about to act directly, the white fox finally seemed satisfied with its assessment.
It picked up the bottle of Golden Sore Medicine in its mouth and limped toward Jing Yin.
Jing Yin: “…”!!!
This little thing was incredibly intelligent!
After placing the medicine bottle beside Jing Yin’s feet, the white fox warily circled her once before lying down.
A look of astonishment appeared in Jing Zhao’s eyes.
When this white fox had led them to his little sister earlier, he had thought it was merely a coincidence.
But now…
Could this white fox really be that intelligent?
…
The white fox had wounds on its neck and hind leg, apparently caused by some kind of bite.
The wound on its hind leg was deep enough to expose the bone, while the wound on its neck was also quite serious, with part of it already infected and filled with pus.
If the wounds continued to worsen, this little creature definitely wouldn’t survive for long.
No wonder it had sought their help.
There was still more than half a bottle of Golden Sore Medicine left.
Jing Yin first cleaned the pus from the little creature’s wounds. It grimaced in pain, baring its teeth, but surprisingly didn’t struggle.
Jing Yin’s movements were clean and efficient, and Jing Zhao didn’t suspect anything.
The original owner had once followed the village barefoot doctor to learn how to identify medicinal herbs because of that damn man, Li Yucai.
The Jing family had once helped the barefoot doctor, so although he didn’t particularly like the original owner, he would occasionally teach her a few things.
Naturally, the original owner had done this so that after marrying Li Yucai, she would be able to prepare medicinal meals to nourish his body…
Anyway, there was no telling whether the barefoot doctor was still alive now, so she could claim to know whatever she wanted.
After cleaning the wounds, Jing Yin sprinkled some medicine over them.
The Golden Sore Medicine was extraordinarily effective. She had already noticed this when she applied it to Grandma Jing’s wound earlier.
At this moment, Jing Zhao handed her two strips of cloth.
Jing Yin turned around and saw that Jing Zhao had torn half of the sleeve from his own inner garment.
Just after Jing Yin finished bandaging the little creature, the system’s voice suddenly rang out in her mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have completed the white fox treatment mission. You have received 2 points.]
[Ding! A white fox has been discovered. Would the Host like to spend 2 points to transform it into a Spirit Fox?]
Jing Yin was confused. The system didn’t offer any explanation either.
Looking at her mere twelve points, she gritted her teeth and chose to transform it.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully transformed a Spirit Fox and obtained a Spirit Pet.]
As the system’s voice faded, Jing Yin suddenly discovered that she could sense the white fox’s emotions.
Furthermore, after being transformed into a Spirit Fox, most of its injuries had recovered. Even its previously emaciated body seemed to have become stronger, and its fangs had become sharper.
“Tangyuan?”
Jing Yin tentatively called out.
The Spirit Fox obediently stood up and rubbed itself against her ankle.
“So good.”
Jing Yin bent down, picked up Tangyuan, and walked toward Grandma Jing.
Jing Zhao followed beside them, extremely curious. He reached out to touch the Spirit Fox’s head, but before he could even get close, the Spirit Fox bared its teeth at him.
Jing Zhao: “…”
…
Seeing the little creature’s reaction, Jing Yin was delighted.
Those two points had definitely been worth spending. More importantly, she happened to need a little creature like this to help conceal some of her secrets.
Grandma Jing already completely believed in this little creature, too. From now on, whenever something went wrong, she could conveniently pin the blame on it.
The completely unsuspecting superstitious old lady: “…”
Why did she suddenly feel a little cold at the back of her head?
…
“Grandma, his name is Tangyuan. Tangyuan says he wants to stay with me from now on.”
As soon as Jing Yin finished speaking, Tangyuan even waved one of its paws.
Grandma Jing: “…”!!!
Grandma Jing’s eyes widened dramatically, and undisguised fear filled them.
She had hoped for the Fox Immortal to show its divine powers, but she certainly hadn’t expected the Fox Immortal to move into her house!
She couldn’t afford to support a Fox Immortal right now!
But with the Fox Immortal right in front of her, she didn’t dare say that out loud.
“Dad, it smells so good…”
A tender voice suddenly sounded weakly.
Jing Yin lowered her head and saw her younger uncle, Jing Erdan, hiding behind Grandpa Jing.
The little child had hardly any flesh on his body.
The moment Grandma Jing heard his voice, her expression immediately turned cold.