Chapter 249: Man and Spirit

not human?
When Li Daoxuan heard what Yao Jinyu said, he suddenly felt a chill.

It’s not that he was afraid, but he felt that this little girl was really brave. She knew that the other person was not a human, but she still dared to play with him.

Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan asked suspiciously: "Sister Yu, this little friend is not a human, what is he?"

"She is a fox, very small and pitiful." Yao Jinyu replied while holding her cheek, and then seemed to be lost in thought, telling Li Daoxuan every detail about herself and her little friend.

She said that she found the fox in the corner. At that time, the fox was about to steal the offerings in the house. Yao Jinyu felt sorry for it and gave it the chicken legs offered to the ancestors.

The fox ran away with the chicken leg in its mouth. Yao Jinyu thought she would never see it again, but the fox came back the next night and brought her some small gifts.

They are all fruits and flowers from the forest, and they smell very fragrant.

So from that day on, Yao Jinyu would leave food for the little fox every day and wait for it to come to her, and the little fox would also bring various gifts as a return gift for the food Yao Jinyu gave it.

As time went by, the relationship between the human and the fox became closer. The little fox would play with her and listen to her.

That was one of the rare happy times for Yao Jinyu in this mansion.

But it seems that whether in this period or in Li Daoxuan's previous life, happiness is always short-lived, and the fox is not liked by everyone in the Yao family.

The fact that Yao Jinyu secretly left food for dinner every day was eventually known to Mrs. Yao who had returned to the mansion. When she saw all kinds of flowers and plants in the little girl's room, Mrs. Yao thought there was something strange.

That night, Mrs. Yao was crouching in the next room. When Yao Jinyu opened the door, she suddenly appeared with her servants and caught the little fox.

Mrs. Yao saw that the little fox seemed to come and go frequently with her daughter and was very spiritual, so she did not dare to kill herself. However, she was worried that if she drove it away, it would cause trouble in the future, so she invited a Taoist priest to perform a ritual.

The Taoist said that the fox and Yao Jinyu's fate were in conflict, and only by killing the fox could Yao Jinyu's future disasters be resolved.

After hearing what the Taoist said, Madam Yao believed it. With the Taoist's support, she really wanted to take action against the little fox. Finally, Yao Jinyu begged desperately, and the little fox escaped.

"My mother broke its legs and drove it out of the house. She also said that if she saw it again, she would kill it." Yao Jinyu's voice became lower and lower, and gradually there was only a sense of sadness.

Although she was young, her sadness was more real.

The little fox knew her when she was young and played with her, but he never expected that one day he would meet with misfortune and have his legs broken by his own mother.

Yao Jinyu felt guilty as she spoke. She felt very sorry for the little fox because it was because of her that the little fox was hurt.

It was also from that time that Yao Jinyu became afraid of interacting with friends outside.

She was afraid of repeating the same mistake and that her friends would get hurt.

She didn't dare get too close to the birds in the house or the animals outside.

It was also because of this situation that Mrs. Yao was very worried. She found that her daughter was withdrawn and didn't like to interact with the outside world. She would even play games or talk to herself.

Mrs. Yao took Yao Jinyu to many places, burned incense and worshipped Buddha, but in the end the Buddha still did not bless her and her daughter's temper did not improve.

Perhaps it was because of this incident that made Mrs. Yao realize that she had never gotten along well with her daughter. She decided to take good care of her daughter and fulfill her responsibilities as a mother, so she did not go to the capital again.

A lot of things happened in the family during those years. Yao Jinyu only remembered that her home was very lively until such a strange thing happened in the Yao family's mansion. Mrs. Yao took Yao Jinyu to Maoshan, where she met a handsome little Taoist priest who knew a lot of things.

After listening to Yao Jinyu's words, Li Daoxuan finally understood why Mrs. Yao was so good to him.

It's not just because of the old Taoist priest, it may also be because of Yao Jinyu.

"Brother Daoxuan, I'm very happy to meet you. You told me a lot of things, and I remember them all." Yao Jinyu stuck out her tongue at Li Daoxuan and said playfully, "When I grow up, I must go to the southern country that Brother Daoxuan mentioned to see if elephants are really that big."

The young boy and the little girl were sitting at the stone table talking, and the maids passing by couldn't help but smile as they watched them.

The two of them sat side by side, like a golden boy and a jade girl, and just looking at them made people feel that they were made for each other.

Time passed unnoticed, and when Li Daoxuan stood up to say goodbye, it was already dusk. Back in the house, Li Daoxuan sat down.

Gong Youwei jumped in from the window, leaped onto the table and drank water.

She sat on the table and looked at Li Daoxuan, then asked, "Did you gain anything today?"

Li Daoxuan picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth, then nodded to Gong Youwei: "I know something."

"About Madam Yao?"

"Also."

"Tell me about it." Gong Youwei lay down and said softly.

"Okay, I'll tell you." Li Daoxuan said with a smile.

He recounted every detail of what happened in the Yao family, including what he had heard from other people or from Yao Nianchun and Yao Jinyu.

After listening to Li Daoxuan's narration, Gong Youwei's rabbit ears moved.

She felt very sympathetic towards the little fox's experience, and felt that Mrs. Yao's behavior was not right: "The little fox was so pitiful, and I don't know whether it survived or not. We haven't seen each other for so long, and it will be difficult to see each other again."

"Mrs. Yao did this because she was worried about her daughter." Li Daoxuan sighed, "Not all people in the world are wise. Any mother would be worried if she saw a strange creature approaching her children. Moreover, foxes are evil spirits passed down from generation to generation. In common eyes, foxes are good at seducing people's souls and charming their minds. It is natural for Mrs. Yao to be afraid and worried when she sees her daughter playing with a little fox that seems to have spirituality every day."

"I don't understand you." Gong Youwei puffed up her cheeks and said angrily.

"Of course you don't understand. Actually, I don't understand either." Li Daoxuan laughed dumbly, pinched Gong Youwei's face and said, "Do you think there is any connection between the things I collected today?"

"I think Qian Bo is the most suspicious." Gong Youwei said bluntly with a very firm tone.

"I also think he is suspicious." Li Daoxuan nodded in agreement with Gong Youwei, "But I have seen Qian Bo a few times, and he is not a demon. I have cast a spell but there is no effect, and it is useless to break the evil. The evil spirits in this house will not show themselves to me, which is really tricky."

Li Daoxuan was a little conflicted. If there was something wrong with Qian Bo, he would naturally kill him with a spell.

But no matter the techniques of exorcising evil spirits or driving away ghosts, they were of no use to Qian Bo.

He didn't know who else could do this except a living person.

If Qian Bo was a living person, he would not be able to act rashly to avoid hurting innocent people. This is the Taoist precept and also the Baiyun Temple's precept.

If a Taoist priest who has been ordained kills innocent people indiscriminately, he will be eliminated from Taoism.

"We still need to find Qian Bo's lifeline." Li Daoxuan said to himself.

"Come to think of it, Madam Yao had a lover when she was young." Gong Youwei said in surprise again.

"Yes, but this is what the maids said in private." Li Daoxuan replied, "When Madam Yao was young, she was not going to marry Master Yao, but her cousin. But later, I don't know what happened, Madam Yao's cousin suddenly disappeared, so Madam Yao married Master Yao."

"It's such a pity that lovers can't be together." Gong Youwei said regretfully.

"Hey, Brother Xuan. Do you think that evil spirit could be Madam Yao's cousin?"

Gong Youwei suddenly had an idea and made a shocking guess.

"This shouldn't be possible." Li Daoxuan said. He felt that this guess was too outrageous, but he didn't dare to deny it with certainty.

The man and the demon stopped talking and soon fell asleep one by one.

It was not until midnight that Li Daoxuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside.

“There’s something ghostly!”

(End of this chapter)