Chapter Fifteen: Taking In

  Yang Chen furrowed his brow, remained silent for a moment, and said: "If not, I'll teach you my cultivation method. As for taking you to the Tian Dao Gate, I really can't do it!"

  The white fox's face suddenly revealed a sad expression, saying: "Little brother, I have no one to rely on, now I only have myself. If you don't take me to the Tian Dao Gate, even if I get the cultivation method, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to survive. So I beg of you here, please take me into the Tian Dao Gate!"

  "Aren't you forcing me?! I simply can't take you to the Tian Dao Gate!" Yang Chen said with a face full of indignation, clearly furious in his heart.

  The white fox looked at Yang Chen with anger, somewhat dejected and lowered its head, muttering: "I don't want little brother to have a hard time either, but I have no choice, I just want to transform into a human and get rid of this demon title."

  Yang Chen looked at the white fox and his anger instantly dissipated by half. He let out a sigh and said helplessly, "Don't be so pessimistic, as long as you're kind-hearted, even if you're a demon, you're still a good demon."

  The white fox forced a smile, released its paws, jumped down from Yang Chen's shoulder, and bowed respectfully to him, saying: "Little brother, since that's the case, I won't force you either. I hope we'll meet again someday!"

  After finishing speaking, the white fox turned around gloomily and walked away to a distant place with a desolate atmosphere.

  Yang Chen looked at the despondent back of the white fox and sighed helplessly, muttering to himself: "Demons and humans are just the same, there are good demons and bad people! I, Yang Chen, was lucky enough to have someone bring me into this Heavenly Dao Gate to cultivate, but what about it? Who would go out of their way to bring a demon across?"

  "Hey," Yang Chen said with a smile on his face, shouting at the white fox: "If you don't come over here, I'm leaving!"

  Yang Chen's heart softened, after all, he was still just a child, and his kind and simple nature couldn't bear to see others in sorrow and pain. Although he still had some guard against the white fox in his heart, he decided to bring it up to the Tian Dao Gate anyway.

  The white fox suddenly turned its head, with an excited face, smiled at Yang Chen, and then rushed towards him, directly lying on his shoulder.

  "But you have to promise me one thing!" Yang Chen smiled at the white fox and said, "If you don't agree, then I won't be able to take you into this Heavenly Dao Gate."

  The white fox nodded excitedly and said: "Don't just say one thing, even if it's ten things, a hundred things, or a thousand things, I'll agree to them all!"

  Yang Chen thought for a moment and said: "That's it, you must listen to me, unconditionally listen to me, remember, it's unconditional!"

  Yang Chen fell silent for a moment, then continued: "From now on, except when we are alone together, at all other times you cannot speak, not one word can be spoken, and no one must know that your spiritual awareness has been opened!"

  The white fox nodded excitedly and said, "No problem, I guarantee that I won't reveal my own identity!"

  Yang Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "Also, you must swear that no matter what happens, you cannot harm me!"

  Yang Chen was no fool, he remembered all the rumors and slanders about the fox demon clearly. For this notorious demon, he couldn't risk his own life to bet on it, to believe in a demon.

  The white fox nodded, jumped down from Yang Chen's shoulder, and knelt on the ground like a human. In a loud voice, it said: "From now on, I will only listen to...". As it spoke, the white fox looked directly at Yang Chen, obviously asking for his name.

  "My name is Yang Chen!"

  The white fox murmured a phrase, nodded, and continued: "From now on, I will only listen to Yang Chen's words. No matter what happens, I won't harm Yang Chen. If I break this oath, let me die under the five thunders."

  Yang Chen didn't quite believe in the oath, but it was better than nothing. After hearing it, he felt a bit more at ease in his heart.

  "Well, in that case, I'll take you back to the Tian Dao Gate! Come into my arms... You lean on my shoulder!" Yang Chen had originally wanted to let the White Fox come into his own arms, but thinking of the painting still in his arms, he immediately dispelled this idea.

  As for the painting, Yang Chen didn't want Bai Hu to know about it. After all, this painting was a magical treasure, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

  The white fox smiled happily and jumped directly onto Yang Chen's shoulder, lying down on it.

  Yang Chen glanced at the white fox and then stuck the spirit symbol on his chest, heading straight for the Heavenly Gate.

  Perhaps due to the white fox's overnight journey, she was somewhat physically and mentally exhausted, leaning on Yang Chen's shoulder, and before they had even reached halfway, she fell fast asleep.

  Yang Chen glanced at the white fox and didn't wake it up, letting it sleep on his shoulder.

  It was already deep in the night, and the named disciples had long since fallen asleep. Along the way, the white fox also did not let anyone discover it.

  Yang Chen returned to his residence with ease, placed the white fox aside and watched as it remained unconscious. He then carefully hid the painting under the bed before resting on top of it.

  At dawn, Yang Chen was still fast asleep, but he felt his face was a bit wet, and then slowly opened his eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, a snow-white fox head entered his line of sight.

  "You're awake!" The white fox lying on Yang Chen's chest said with a smile: "Thank you, Yang Chen, thank you for bringing me into this Heavenly Dao Gate!"

  Yang Chen smiled and picked him up. He sat up himself, was silent for a moment, and asked in confusion: "What's your name? I still don't know what to call you?"

  The white fox smiled and said: "I don't know what I'm called either. Since the spiritual awareness opened, everyone calls me White Fox!"

  Yang Chen stroked the white fox's fur, thought for a moment, and said: "You are all snowy white, just like the snow in winter. From now on, you'll be called Little Snow!"

  The white fox showed an excited expression and said: "I have a name now, I'm called Xiaoxue!"

  "Alright then, from now on you can live with me here!" Yang Chen said after a moment of thought.

  Yang Chen had initially planned to find a place for the white fox to live, after all, it was living with him and would eventually discover his secret paintings. However, upon careful consideration, he realized that if he let it go out and live elsewhere, it would inevitably be discovered by others, and at that time, its fate would be sealed. Moreover, if it were to reveal that Yang Chen had brought it here, he himself might also be held accountable for the crime.

  After some deliberation, Yang Chen still decided to keep the white fox and have it live with him.

  The white fox nodded happily and said, "That's great! I was originally worried that you would drive me away!"

  Yang Chen smiled and said, "Then I'll go cultivate now, you just wait here for me! Remember, don't touch anything in my room. If I come back and find out that you've moved anything of mine, I can only ask you to leave!"