Chapter 1: I Want to Become an Immortal Page 1

  White clouds float across the sky, sometimes like cotton candy and sometimes like bitten cotton candy.

  Qian Yiqun lay on the grass, the smell of grass filled his nostrils, and the cool damp air from the earth was on his back. In the warm May breeze, he didn't need to worry about catching a chill, nor did he need to worry about getting this gray-brown short-sleeved shirt dirty with mud that was still wet.

  Nineteen years had passed since his rebirth, which was also the length of Qian Yiqun's life in his previous life.

  If he were to carefully recall, in his past life, he only remembered things after the age of eight, whereas this life was truly from scratch, thoroughly experiencing every stage of life from infancy to youth. So, it's actually this life that seems even longer. It's just that compared to his previous life, this life is really... dull.

  For the first three years of his life, Qian Yiqun spent in anxiety. Because he didn't know that the organs and tissues of infants were not fully developed, so he was always worried that he had become disabled. It wasn't until he reached a stage of life that he had experienced before that he realized he had been reborn in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

  Although the timing was a bit late, he successfully sold off a few poems and gained the reputation of a child prodigy, just as he was about to take the imperial examination... only to discover that his grandfather was a catcher and his father was also a catcher. According to the Ming dynasty law, those who had served in humble positions were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, so he happily never had to take an exam again.

  In his family, only one way out was arranged for him: after coming of age, he would follow in his father's footsteps and make a living at the public gate, and later take over as a police chief.

  Lying on the back hill of Huqiu, this is Qian Yiqun's new hobby in recent days. This grassland in Huqiu is a quiet place amidst the noise, where squirrels, wild rabbits and foxes often appear, allowing him to temporarily forget the dryness and dullness of his current life, as well as his nostalgia for loved ones from past lives.

  Qian Yiqun listened to the two bird calls in the air, turned his head, and looked through the dense grass that stood like a forest, seeing two black feet.

  Or should I say claws.

  This is a fox, with four legs like wearing black boots, and after the knee bend gradually changed to fiery red fur. Its ears are big and straight, occasionally twitching lightly. The yellow-bottomed black-pupiled eyes stare intently at Qian Yigou lying on the ground, full of vigilance and curiosity.

  Qian Yiqun had seen foxes before, but never one as beautiful as this. He didn't know how much the fiery red fur was worth in silver, but its glossy appearance definitely wouldn't come cheap. The only thing that made him feel a little uneasy was the white fur on the fox's cheeks and chest, which, although pure white like snow, always seemed to be sneering at people.

  "Monster! Show your true form!" Qian Yiqun sat up, seeing the fox retreat a step, his right hand formed a sword finger, pointing at the fox from afar, shouting sternly, just like a wandering Taoist.

  The fox's hind legs contracted as if it were about to run away, and its back arched up.

  Qian Yiqun felt a bit tense, would this beast pounce over and bite him? This era didn't have rabies vaccines after all.

  "Good grief, this is its true form!" The fox's pointed mouth opened wide, revealing a set of white teeth, and to my surprise, it spoke in human language.

  Listening to the fox's voice, which was as sharp and shrill as a eunuch's, Qian Yiqun's head suddenly went blank. A chill ran from the base of his spine up to the back of his neck and straight to his forehead. His whole body was covered in goosebumps, his hair standing on end, and his waist felt numb and tingling like an electric shock. Qian Yiqun suddenly jumped up and ran wildly towards the city, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Monster! There's a monster! Save me!"

  This time the fox really jumped up, like a red lightning bolt rushing towards Qian Yiqun, shouting loudly: "Monster! Don't throw me down! Save my life! Save my life!" It ran on all fours, and in two breaths it had already surpassed Qian Yiqun, darting into a thicket of bushes.

  Qian Yiqun followed for a couple of steps before suddenly feeling a chill in his head, thinking to himself: What am I running after it for? Isn't my goal to escape from it?!

  A black nose poked out from the bushes, followed by a mouth full of white fur. The fox's eyes flickered in the bushes, and it spoke again in a trembling voice: "Scared me to death, where is the monster?"

  Qian Yiqun felt that his brain was a bit inadequate.

  Aren't you? He cautiously leaned sideways, ready to counterattack the fox demon at any time, trying not to show fear.

  The fox let out a soft sigh, walked slowly out of the bushes, and with a sweep of its previous panic, said: "You ignorant country farmer, I'm not some kind of monster."

  "Aren't you a monster? How can you still speak human language?" Qian Yiqun had an extremely absurd feeling. For his past two lifetimes, 38 years in total, the first 19 years were realistic urban life, and the last 19 years were classical historical life. He was just about to strive for a new Ming dynasty, writing his life into a magnificent empty history... Who knew that with one tremble, it became a fantasy."

  It seems that not only this fox is teasing me, but even God is also teasing me. Qian Yiqun thought to himself.

  "We are the ancient spiritual breed!" The fox shook its head and said proudly, "We have also worshiped the Heavenly True Saint, and we have assisted the Human Emperor in pointing out the world. Even the superior heavenly demons nod their heads when they see our family, and the eight hundred demon masters can't help but bow their waists when they meet us!"

  "Do you think I'm brain-damaged?" Qian Yiqun burst out laughing, and towards this fox who could tell jokes, he didn't feel afraid anymore.

  "You're just an inexperienced one," said the fox-like dog, sitting down and licking its paws seriously. "It's pointless to tell you anyway."

  "Don't mention the heavenly demon or the eight hundred demon masters, just a little demon without a shadow has scared you like this." Qian Yiqun sat cross-legged in front of the fox, with an attitude that seemed to want to have a long conversation.

  "You're still young, haven't you heard that the King of Hell is easy to get along with, but small ghosts are hard to deal with?" The fox licked one paw and started licking another, saying, "It's precisely because our status is too high, those little monsters don't know about us. If your emperor were to come to this desolate mountain, he wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow from a strong man either. You say, isn't that the reason?"

  "You're quite the talker, aren't you?" Qian Yiqun said with a smile. "Hey, I'm asking, can you transform into a human?"

  "I've told you I'm not a monster!" The fox cried out in a shrill voice, "I was born with this fox body, how can I possibly transform into a human?!"

  "Aren't you an ancient spirit? Can you still die?" Qian Yiqun asked curiously, "Don't they usually live for several million years?"

  "You're overestimating yourself by saying you have no experience, you simply lack common sense." The fox said with disdain, "Among all things in the world that have form, which one is not subject to destruction? This is the way of nature, even saints cannot escape life and death. Of course, saints won't try to avoid life and death either. That kind of realm is not something an ignorant person like you can understand."

  "Is that what it means to die and be reborn?" Qian Yiqun's face turned serious, having someone like himself who had inexplicably transmigrated and been reborn, and also having a fox that could transmigrate was not unexpected.

  "You still have some wit." The fox lay down, its fluffy big tail covering its side.

  "What's the big deal, I'm also a reincarnated person." Qian Yiqun said, feeling that he was somewhat mentally split... Hmm, it must be because he was bored to the extreme, and his mind had problems. He shook his head, but the scene in front of him and the slyly smiling fox remained clear as ever.

  The fox instead looked at Qian Yiqun with a serious expression, narrowed his eyes and said: "The spiritual aura on your body is not shallow, if you say reincarnation... Hehe, unfortunately! If no one points it out, it will ultimately be just a rustic village husband."

  "I'm Xiao Ye, the head of Wu County... " Qian Yiqun's eyes suddenly lit up, "You just said, if no one points it out to me, what would happen?"

  "After all, you're just a rustic village husband." The fox repeated honestly, "It's hard to tell that someone as young as you has become the captain of the guards."

  "...the son of the captor." Qian Yiqun leaned forward, almost smelling the musky odor on the fox's body, "What's that, may I ask, if there is..."