Volume Three: The Fox Immortal's Tomb - Chapter Sixty: The Fox Immortal Enters the Mortal World

Hu Yue'er pulled her hand back as she spoke. Seeing this action, I paused for a moment and asked with some confusion, "Senior, if you have any request, please feel free to state it. If it is something within my power, I will surely do my best."

Hearing this, Hu Yue'er nodded and said, "I want you to take me out."

As soon as those words fell, everyone around me froze in surprise. I stared at Hu Yue'er in front of me with astonishment and asked again, unsure if I had heard correctly, "Did you say... you want me to take you out?"

Hu Yue'er nodded. "Come to think of it, I have stayed in this place for nearly a thousand years. I have no idea what the outside world has become like by now. Since the few of you have made this trip here, I will accompany you outside to take a look and see how the mortal world has changed."

Upon hearing this, I took a deep breath, thinking to myself that if I were to bring out a fox immortal with thousands of years of cultivation, goodness knows what kind of commotion it might cause. Hu Yue'er surely knew that she could not casually use Daoist magic in the mortal world, but setting aside other things, her breathtaking appearance alone would be a huge trouble. Just walking down the street casually would attract countless gazes, let alone walking alongside her.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly to myself. But upon a second thought, this matter wasn't necessarily a bad one. With Hu Yue'er's insight and martial prowess truly by our side, if I ever ran into any danger, she could rescue me from fire and water. This might actually turn out quite well.

Under the astonished gazes of Li Kun and Xu Tian, I nodded and said, "Senior, if you insist on leaving with the few of us, it is not entirely impossible. However, the current world is no longer what it was a thousand years ago. If..."

Before I could finish, Hu Yue'er nodded and interrupted, "I am aware of all this. I have stayed in the human realm for so long; I already understand most of human thinking. Although I haven't traveled in the mortal world for a long time, I am still well-informed about certain matters."

Hearing this, I could only nod. Hu Yue'er continued, "Besides, coming out with you will also make it convenient for me to recuperate. There are currently many lingering internal injuries accumulated within my body, which require a great deal of medicinal herbs to heal. Those herbs can only be found in the human world. If I were to search for them on my own, it would probably waste several years of my time."

Only then did I understand why Hu Yue'er wanted to leave with us. I turned to look at Li Kun, thinking to myself that this might be for the best after all. If Hu Yue'er accompanied us outside, we could also ask her what exactly the "Ghost Eye" mentioned by the white fox was.

With that thought, I nodded. Then, suddenly remembering something, I turned back to Hu Yue'er and asked, "Senior, do you have any way to help the villagers of Toutou Village enter the cycle of reincarnation?"

Hu Yue'er shook her head at me and replied, "We don't need to worry about that. The very moment the few of you broke the grand array, the Underworld already learned the entire story of everything that happened here. If you were to go back up now, you wouldn't be able to see those lingering vengeful spirits gathered above anymore. Some of them have probably already begun entering the cycle of reincarnation."

Hearing this, I secretly let out a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Hu Yue'er said to the three of us, "The merit the three of you have earned this time is quite substantial. I can see that you are all blessed by the power of fortune. Your days in the human realm should go smoothly and favorably for quite a while."

Upon hearing this, all of us felt a surge of joy, not expecting to be blessed by fortune so soon. Li Kun and Xu Tian walked over to my side, while Dagou was still kneeling on the ground. Seeing Dagou in that state, Hu Yue'er walked slowly over to him and said, "Little doll, lift your head."

Hearing the fox immortal speak to him directly, Dagou's heart suddenly accelerated violently, and he grew immensely nervous. Shivering, he didn't dare to raise his head from the ground, his voice trembling as he stammered, "Fox... Fox Immortal Lord."

Hu Yue'er looked down at Dagou in front of her and said, "Little doll, I will give you two choices: do you want to live on keeping this memory, or do you want to live on after having this memory erased?"

At this, all of us felt a stir in our hearts. Could it be that Hu Yue'er actually possessed the ability to erase human memories?

Dagou also felt a tightness in his chest and asked, "Fox Immortal Lord, do I really have a choice?"

Hu Yue'er nodded. "Of course you have a choice."

Dagou hesitated for a long while before finally saying, "I choose..." As he spoke, he raised his head to look at Hu Yue'er in front of him and continued, "I choose to have this memory erased. If I keep this memory, I'm afraid I'll dream of that headless ghost coming to claim my life every single night. I beg the Fox Immortal Lord to cast the spell."

Hu Yue'er nodded and said, "Very well, then I shall erase your memories up until the point before you entered the tomb. Once we go back outside, you will naturally wake up."

With that, Hu Yue'er raised one hand and placed it gently atop Dagou's head. As a beam of white light flickered from her hand, a somewhat bittersweet feeling welled up in my heart. If Dagou were to completely forget everything that happened after entering the Fox Immortal's tomb, it would mean he would also forget the memories of life and death shared among Xu Tian, himself, and the rest of us during this ordeal.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help sighing and turned to look at Li Kun and Xu Tian beside me. Their expressions weren't looking too good either; both of them must have felt a sense of reluctance and lingering attachment in their hearts.

Though that was how we felt, this was Dagou's own choice, and we could only respect his wishes.

Not long after, Dagou's body slumped over, and he drifted into a deep sleep.

Seeing that Dagou was fast asleep, I said to Xu Tian and Li Kun beside me, "Old Li, Old Xu, you two help carry Dagou. We can head out now."

Xu Tian turned to me and said, "Old Liu, your injuries aren't light either. How about..."

Before Xu Tian could finish, I waved my hand and said, "I'm fine. I can walk on my own. I'm not that fragile."

Hearing this, Xu Tian nodded. He and Li Kun then helped support Dagou up from the ground, and Xu Tian hoisted Dagou onto his back.

At that moment, Hu Yue'er handed the Fox Corpse Blood Scab over to me, saying, "I bestow this upon you. How you choose to deal with it is your own affair. But remember, this is a gift bestowed upon you—in your human parlance, it is a favor. If I ever need you for anything in the future and you dare to refuse, I will kill you first."

Hearing Hu Yue'er's words, a chill ran through my heart. I could only reach out and take it. After expressing my gratitude to Hu Yue'er, I turned back to look at my companions.

Just then, Li Kun let out a bizarre scream: "What the hell, Old Liu, Old Xu, we've taken a massive loss this time!"

We all turned to look at Li Kun. He was staring at his backpack on the ground, which was now torn beyond recognition, and wailed, "My backpack, my backpack! It's completely ruined! And that big gold ingot I had inside the backpack is completely gone now too!"

With that, Li Kun beat the ground in frustration while continuing to complain endlessly.

Seeing Li Kun act like this, Xu Tian and the rest of us couldn't help but laugh heartily. Hu Yue'er, standing beside me, also wore a puzzled look as she remarked, "Isn't it just a gold ingot?"

Li Kun turned to Hu Yue'er and said, "You're a fox immortal—you don't need to eat or drink, and you have no worries about anything, so naturally you wouldn't care. But to me, this is my very life!"

Xu Tian smiled and patted Li Kun on the shoulder. "Alright, Old Li. If it's gone, it's gone. Even though the gold ingot is gone, we still have other rewards waiting for us that we haven't collected yet."

Li Kun's face dropped a mile long as he muttered, "But this, this..."

Li Kun trailed off for a long time without finishing his sentence. I walked over to him and comforted him for quite a while before he finally calmed down. Then, turning to Hu Yue'er, I said, "Senior, let's head out now."

Hu Yue'er nodded. Suddenly, Li Kun scurried over to my side and whispered in my ear, "Old Liu, there are still plenty of good things left in this Fox Immortal's tomb. Should we take some treasures out with us?"

I shook my head, pulled out my mobile phone, showed it to Li Kun, and said, "Look at what time it is now."

Li Kun glanced at the phone screen in my hand and saw that it was already ten past six in the morning. The very first rule of the Dragon-Seeking Masters school was: *Never enter a tomb in broad daylight, nor pluck treasures at dawn.*

You could not enter a tomb to break ground during the day; you could only survey the mountains and rivers. But as soon as past six in the morning arrived, you had to evacuate the tomb as quickly as possible and were strictly forbidden from taking even a single item from it thereafter.

Upon seeing this, Li Kun's face fell completely. He began sighing dejectedly beside me, muttering under his breath, "Alas, this tomb exploration was a total loss. We didn't manage to get anything out of it at all."

Xu Tian shook his head and said, "It's not like we didn't get anything. Didn't I bring out an ancient wine vessel?"

Li Kun glanced sideways at Xu Tian and retorted, "Right, and it's a fake one."

Xu Tian said unconcernedly, "Even if it's a fake, at least we didn't return empty-handed. Besides, didn't the Fox Immortal Lord gift us the Fox Corpse Blood Scab? Our objective has already been achieved."

I couldn't resist making a teasing remark from the side: "Old Li just went crazy wanting to get rich. Don't worry, there'll be rewards waiting for us later that will let you hold plenty of cash. How about that?"

Hearing this, Li Kun's interest was instantly piqued. "That's right! I remember the village chief said there was a cash reward of two hundred thousand yuan."

Xu Tian chuckled and said, "That twenty thousand in cash was just for getting rid of the headless ghost. Not only did we eliminate the headless ghost, but we also got rid of the skinned ghost, and we even saved the lingering souls of generations of villagers from Toutou Village. So I reckon it won't just be twenty thousand—it might be even more."

Upon hearing this, joy instantly bloomed across Li Kun's face. Unable to contain himself, he clapped his hands together and exclaimed, "If that's really the case, then even though we didn't bring out any proper antiquities this time, we've still made a huge profit! Not a loss at all, not a loss!" With that, a broad, beaming smile finally returned to his face.