nucmednet Chapter 194 Entering the Shangguan Family Inner Courtyard
Chapter 194 Entering the Shangguan Family Inner Courtyard
Coming out of the Qinglin Space, and seeing that there was no beast in Huanxi Residence, Lin Xia was now very calm.
Anyway, the four-tailed fox is the symbol of Elder Shangguan Hong. With the four-tailed fox, Xiaochu, Uncle Shu and the others will be the ones that no cultivator dares to mess with as long as they are in the outer courtyard.
Of course, these ones are also very sensible. They never run to the inner courtyard, nor do they take the initiative to provoke the elders of the outer courtyard.
The carefree old mother/master will not interfere.
However, speaking of it, Shangguan Hong will be back soon.
Lin Xia suddenly realized that she had not paid attention to any of the precautions that Shangguan Hong had nagged her about, and she couldn't help feeling guilty.
Thinking of this, Lin Xia called out to her cubs at home in her spiritual consciousness, wanting them to come back quickly with the four-tailed fox and make sure to go through all the procedures before Shangguan Hong came back. Then, it would be easier to report back when the time comes, right?
You asked me if I did it. Yes, I did it. As for how much I did, there is no need to go into details.
By the way, if Shangguan Hong knew that I had been letting the four-tailed fox run free, I wonder if he would still consider it as completing the task. That would be two thousand medium-grade spirit stones and forty points.
What Lin Xia didn't know was that when she thought of Shangguan Hong, Shangguan Hong had already met the four-tailed fox.
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Shangguan Hong was walking on the way to Huanxiju, feeling indescribably anxious. This was the first time he had been away from Ling'er for such a long time, and he didn't know whether Ling'er could adapt to it.
To be honest, it was all his fault. He thought of everything and forgot to exchange messages with Lin Xia using the jade slip.
Fortunately, this trip went relatively smoothly. As soon as he finished his work, Shangguan Hong rushed back without stopping, a full half month earlier than expected.
Shangguan Hong could no longer suppress his anxiety and wished he could take Ling'er to his side immediately.
Just when Shangguan Hong's mind was filled with his own Ling'er, a four-tailed fox with smooth and dense fur followed several low-level spirit beasts and ran towards Huanxiju. When passing by Shangguan Hong, it did not even stop.
Shangguan Hong looked at the four-tailed fox's back as it went away, and couldn't help wondering: "Huh? When did another four-tailed fox appear in the Shangguan family's outer courtyard? I wonder which disciple or elder raised this new beast?" The fur is so beautiful, so smart and cute. It would be great if Ling'er could grow up like this. Then Ling'er would definitely be willing to go out.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Hong sighed, "Alas!"
Forget it, forget it. I can’t envy her anymore. The most important thing is to pick up my own Ling’er first.
Wait, why does this aura sound so familiar? Could it be my own Ling'er? Shangguan Hong's eyes widened in surprise.
Seeing the white figure in front of him about to turn behind a wall, Shangguan Hong called out the familiar name with a hint of uncertainty, "Ling'er?"
Under Shangguan Hong's nervous gaze, the white figure turned around the wall without hesitation. Just when Shangguan Hong was in doubt, it retreated from behind the wall, stared at Shangguan Hong for a while, jumped high, and quickly ran into Shangguan Hong's arms, rubbing against him again and again, making the "woooo" sound that Shangguan Hong had heard countless times.
So, this is really my own Ling'er?
Looking at the extra heads behind the wall in front, Shangguan Hong suddenly remembered that Lin Xia said she also raised a few spirit beasts.
This is really not an exaggeration, they really are a few spiritual beasts.
Uncle Rat and Xiaochu and the others watched as the four-tailed fox pounced into the arms of a middle-aged male cultivator. It seemed as if they knew the man. They looked around for a moment and then quickly returned to Huanxiju.
After watching the spirit beasts leave, Shangguan Hong lifted the little fox in his arms. Looking at its fur, which was now dozens of times thicker and healthier than before, his heart was burning with excitement. Could this be true?!
As a contracted spirit beast, it often has a telepathic connection with its master.
Sensing his master's shock, the four-tailed fox involuntarily raised its head, feeling incredibly proud. "What do you think? Don't you recognize me? This little fox is so beautiful and adorable now! Are you captivated by its beauty?"
Shangguan Hong naturally felt the change in the four-tailed fox's mentality. He praised it lovingly and couldn't wait to take the little guy to his own yard.
Since the hair on her body has returned to normal, does this mean that the toxins in Ling'er's body have been completely eliminated? He needs to go back and check it out carefully.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Hong couldn't help but quicken his pace. The four-tailed fox, who had been used to wandering around Huanxiju for the past few months, was a little slow to react. He looked in the direction of Huanxiju again and again, but when he didn't see Xiaochu, Shu Daye and the others, he shrank back into Shangguan Hong's arms.
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Shangguan Hong had no idea how he checked on Lin Xia. Just when Uncle Shu and Xiaochu had just returned to Huanxiju, a group of disciples from the inner courtyard came to their door.
Lin Xia initially thought that they were inner court disciples who came to buy medicinal pills, so she greeted them with a smile. However, from the serious expressions on their faces, she realized that they had no good intentions.
Sure enough, not long after, Lin Xia was forcibly brought before Shangguan Yi, the seventh elder of the inner courtyard, for questioning.
It turned out that just today, the disciples of the Treasure Pavilion finally found out the reason why the sales of the Treasure Pavilion's pills had been poor in the past two months.
When the matter was first discovered, the disciple who was investigating did not believe it at first. After interrogating several other disciples, he finally determined the cause and had no choice but to believe it.
Although he was an elder of the inner courtyard and in charge of the huge Treasure Pavilion, Shangguan Yi was also shocked by this reason.
At the same time, Shangguan Yi also remembered the family's investigation on Lin Xia some time ago. It turned out to be the same person. They really underestimated the alchemy level of this disciple.
However, after all, it was just that his alchemy skills were a little higher, and the family did not stipulate that disciples could not trade resources with each other. Shangguan Yi would not do anything to Lin Xia, and at most he would just fine him a few spirit stones.
Furthermore, Shangguan Lan, the ninth elder of the Shangguan family's Alchemy Pavilion, who rushed over after hearing the news, got involved, so Lin Xia didn't even have to pay a penalty of spirit stones.
In short, when Lin Xia came out of the Treasure Pavilion, the identity card that originally belonged to the outer courtyard disciple had been replaced with the inner courtyard identity card, and Lin Xia was successfully assigned to the inner courtyard Alchemy Pavilion by Shangguan Lan, who came to rescue her.
Lin Xia had never expected this kind of change. Originally, she was thinking about completing the tasks well and accumulating points so that she could get close to Shangguan Yanxi and investigate the forbidden techniques. Now, she actually had a better way, and it was a very legitimate way.
Knowing that Lin Xia was originally a disciple of the outer courtyard, Shangguan Lan did not rush to ask Lin Xia to go to the Alchemy Pavilion, but gave Lin Xia two days to return to the outer courtyard to pack up.
At the same time, their Alchemy Pavilion also needs time to arrange a new courtyard for Lin Xia. Their Alchemy Pavilion attaches great importance to talented alchemists like Lin Xia.