Chapter 59: The Bizarre Fox Attracting Incense

  "Such a good garden is left like this, there must be a problem."

  Shu Bailin nodded in agreement.

  Ning Feng slowly shook his head, what he said was not this.

  They had just come out of the woods, and this abandoned garden was not far from the mountain forest. The sunshine and rainwater were about the same, so it's said that the abandoned garden would grow grass on its own, even if the soil was different, some things wouldn't be too different either.

  However, when Ning Feng walked out of the garden and looked around, all he saw was a vast expanse of wild grass, shrubs, and flowering trees, all of which appeared dull and lifeless, as if they had been shrouded in a layer of gray gauze.

  "What is the essence of the sun and moon?"

  Ning Feng stroked his chin, lost in thought and speechless.

  He didn't spend three years outside for nothing, and he had heard some rumors about the cultivation world, such as the demons who knew how to cultivate. Apart from blood food and heavenly and earthly spiritual objects, the main method was the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, the essence of the sun and moon.

  The cultivation path of the demon is much slower than that of humans, but in terms of absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, sun and moon, it is far stronger than that of humans.

  Among the currently known cultivation sects, there are only a handful that possess the method of cultivating with the essence of the sun and moon. The most typical example is the Taoyang Divine Palace, one of the Seven Sects Under Heaven, to which Ning Feng belongs.

  It is said that there was once a Taiyin Sect that specialized in the power of Taiyin, but this sect has been extinct for thousands of years in the Xianxia world. Ning Feng had never heard much about it, only vaguely knowing that they were sworn enemies with the Sun God Temple and were extremely incompatible.

  "It seems there really is a monster, a fox spirit?"

  Ning Feng thought as he walked with Shu Baili into the abandoned garden.

  The sound of "sha sha sha" rose and fell, the abandoned garden was not very big, one could see to the bottom at a glance, and in no time, the two of them had walked through it all.

  "Is there nothing?"

  The wind blows back to its original place, re-examining the abandoned garden, with some difficulty.

  There must be a fox spirit dwelling here, it's probably an eight or nine out of ten chance, but the creature has its own way of survival, and for now, it's not easy to find it.

  "Can't just set fire to the garden, can we?"

  The idea had barely flashed through his mind when Ning Feng shook his head himself.

  This abandoned garden is too close to Liu's village, and it would really make a big noise if we set fire to it. Besides...

  Ning Feng's gaze swept over the abandoned garden, looking towards another direction.

  Just across a two-meter-high earth wall, there is another courtyard, and from the red apricot tree that sticks out of the garden, it's not hard to tell that someone lives inside.

  Shu Bailin was scratching his ears and cheeks beside him, and after much difficulty in finding the beginning, he hurried over to say: "Ning Gongzi, that's where a retired official lives, although it's an outside surname, their ancestors have been rooted here for many generations."

  He pointed at the garden with red apricot blossoms over the wall and said, "Later, after that official retired, he built this garden on the old site of his house.

  At that time, someone advised him to be careful, but the old servant said he read the books of saints and sages, cultivated a heroic spirit, where would any evil dare to come and offend? So he still built the garden.

  Shu Bailin mentioned the sacred book earlier with a tone of disdain, looking down on it as if she was about to spit on the ground. But when she got to the end, she hesitated and didn't dare to say for sure: "Young master, could it be that the old...old man really cultivated some kind of extraordinary energy? Otherwise, why would the fox spirit not bother his family but instead pick a fight with Zhuangzi?"

  Ning Feng smiled slightly and said, "Alright then, Old Shu, you really are something. In just a short hour, the entire Liu Family Village, inside and out, is there anything you don't know?"

  "It's nothing, it's nothing." Shu Bailin was being modest at this moment, and said with a blush: "They are just some small tricks, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

  Ning Feng curled up her lips and wanted to say that if you're being humble, then be humble, at least retract the smug smile from the corner of your mouth?

  At this point, Ning Feng didn't even want to say anything to him, just turned his head and ignored him, enduring it.

  "How can we find out who the fox demon is?"

  He's really worried this time, the house next door is that of a retired family, and it's uncertain whether to believe in the rumors or not, but there's no reason to set fire to someone else's house.

  "Waiting for a hare by guarding a tree stump?"

  Ning Feng thought and thought, but apart from this clumsy method, he really didn't have many other ideas.

  "It won't do, going back to the Fragrant Pavilion to make up for lost time and repair the various taboos in the Immortal Realm. All sorts of methods are not feasible, traveling the world relying solely on cultivation doesn't seem very reliable."

  Ning Feng is currently only at the third layer of Qi Refining, and if we must discuss his cultivation, it's not worth mentioning. However, with Tian Yunzi's Taiyang Golden Symbol in hand, he can indeed go to great lengths, what's lacking are other means.

  Self-conscious and rewarding, Ning Feng is not too hasty, waiting for a rabbit by guarding the tree stump, then just wait for a rabbit by guarding the tree stump.

  Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly realized that Shu Baili had been quiet for a long time beside him. It's not like his personality to hold back, is it? Ning Feng looked over at him with confusion.

  "Hmm..."

  He looked around and finally found Shu Baili in a clump of grass, with his buttocks exposed to the height of half a person, still twisting and turning, looking extremely ugly.

  Shu Bailin suddenly darted out while Ning Feng was looking over, from Ning Feng's angle, it was just a twisting butt that swiftly twisted into the depths of the grass thicket.

  "Woof woof woof~~Woof woof woof~~~"

  The next moment, a shrill dog barking burst out, three or five short sounds, and immediately turned into "Wu Wu Wu" as if something was covering its mouth.

  After another one or two breaths, Ning Feng opened his mouth wide and saw that Shu Baili's big butt was twisting and turning as he backed out, holding a black dog in his hand, smiling triumphantly.

  Ning Feng was reflecting on himself, thinking that he had been too excessive in eating the two roasted fish by himself earlier. Look at Shu Bailin, who was so hungry that she started stealing other people's black dogs. Although it's true that black dog meat is delicious, known as "dog meat rolls", even gods can't resist the temptation of black dog meat.

  He was just about to advise when that head of Shu Baili quickly took out a knife and with a "hiss" sound, it slashed across the dog's body.

  At a distance, Ning Feng didn't see clearly what position was drawn, since the die had been cast, he withdrew the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

  "Prince Prince~"

  Shu Bailin had a dog tucked under her armpit, one hand covering the dog's mouth, and with the other hand she somehow managed to pull out something from her bosom to stop the dog's bleeding.

  Before long, he came running over, shouting and yelling.

  Ning Feng subconsciously glanced in the direction of the retired official's residence, afraid that someone would come chasing out. What kind of thing is this, stealing a dog to eat and still being afraid that the master of the house wouldn't know?

  "Huh?"

  He had just had this thought when he saw a strange scene.

  Shu Bailin casually threw it, and the black dog actually fell into the grass with a thud, tucked its tail and ran away, making "woo woo woo" sounds without daring to bark loudly. Except for limping, there was no major issue.

  "Not for eating meat."

  Ning Feng had just figured it out when Shu Bailin ran up in front of him, holding something and starting to show off.

  "Look, young master."

  Ning Feng subconsciously wanted to cover his nose and took a step back, keeping a distance from the thing before carefully examining it.

  At a glance, he understood that it was a bright green bellyband.

  But now it's almost invisible in its original color, the light green belly is covered with black dog blood, constantly seeping into it.

  The key is that this belly wrap still has a strong and thick fragrance of lipstick, combined with the fishy smell of black dog blood, it's really suffocating and nauseating, it's hard to believe that Shu Bairong was able to endure it all the way without any discomfort.

  Ning Feng didn't ask Shu Bailin what he meant by this action at the first time, but instead pointed in the direction where the black dog was running away and said with some surprise: "I didn't expect that Old Shu is still a dog lover, even when taking its blood, you are so careful not to hurt its life."

  "That's not it."

  Shu Bailin held his belly with one hand and scratched his head with the other, looking somewhat embarrassed as he said: "I, Shu Bailin, was born ugly and unpleasant to look at, my parents couldn't stand the sight of me, and I was abandoned as soon as I was born. It was a wild dog who had just lost her own puppy that picked me up and nursed me back to health."

  "I, Lao Shu, have lived a lifetime without respecting heaven or fearing the earth. With four legs in between, I've eaten everything except stools. I've done all sorts of evil things - cheating, deceiving, stealing, and whatnot. The only thing I haven't done is kill a dog. Occasionally, when I see a stray dog, I even give it something to eat, which is my way of repaying kindness."

  Shu Bailin said it was extremely embarrassing, looking at that lowered head, wanting to hide in the crotch, there's a seam on the ground, seeing him like this could transform into an earthworm and crawl in.

  Ning Feng put away his playful expression and looked at him seriously, nodding slightly.

  Just for this point of repaying kindness, Shu Baili has something worthy of praise.

  Ning Feng remembered it in his heart and didn't say much, getting straight to the point. He pointed at the light green bellyband and asked: "Old Shu, what's this thing for?"

  "Hey." Shu Bailin came over with interest and said: "Young Master Ning, you are from a prestigious family, it's not surprising that you don't know some things.

  In this world, all kinds of evil spirits can cause trouble, but not everyone has the Liu family's connections to invite a high-ranking disciple like Ning Gongzi to take action. One can only rely on oneself.

  Among all kinds of evil spirits, the fox spirit is the most fond of charming people, and there are many cases in folk tales. Therefore, the small spells against the fox are also the most numerous."

  Shu Bailin lifted the green belly wrap, and now the smell was even heavier. Ning Feng retreated two more steps, covering his nose as he listened to Shu Bailin continue speaking.

  "Often people find the fox's den, to say that a fox has become a spirit is not very powerful, but it still has some small magical powers to protect itself. Usually when chased to its den, even dogs can't get in and can't find anything."

  "Afterwards, a Jianghu practitioner thought of a method, which was to add the black dog's blood of Zhengyang to the thing with the strongest red dust flavor, mix them together, ignite and burn it, releasing a fragrance that the Fang family called 'Hugu Xiang'."

  Shu Bailin said with a pleased smile, while starting to gather firewood, "A fox that has become a spirit, once it smells the fox-attracting incense, unless its cultivation is very deep, will become dizzy and confused, and will come out of its den on its own, only to be beaten to death by random sticks."

  Ning Feng understood and the firewood was gathered almost enough. There was nothing else in this abandoned garden, it would be easy to find something to start a fire with.

  Watching Shu Bailin start a fire, Ning Feng looked at the belly warmer with some curiosity and asked: "Is this that thing with the strongest worldly flavor?"

  "That's it." Shu Bailin didn't even turn his head, and his voice also had a self-satisfied tone, "This bellyband was worn by the most popular girl in the family for a month without being washed, and it smells like dust that can't be any more dusty."

  In the end, his voice revealed a hint of reluctance, as if he wanted to bring it back to his nose for another sniff, if not for the black dog blood all over it.

  "Red girl's body... a month... hasn't changed..."

  Ning Feng's face was even more bizarre, and he looked at Shu Bailin starting to throw the green belly wrap into the fire heap. He turned his head back and shouted "Look good, look at old Shu's skills", and subconsciously retreated more than ten steps.

  He really didn't want to smell that smell at all.

  Ning Feng was still thinking about how Shu Bailin had managed to get his hands on such a bizarre undershirt, which looked like it hadn't been changed in a month, when suddenly a burst of white smoke shot up from the fire pit.

  An indescribable flavor began to spread through the abandoned garden.

  Ning Feng covered her nose and retreated from the abandoned garden, standing in an upwind position before feeling like she had come back to life.

  He was admiring how Shu Bairong could still stay inside, when a sharp cry suddenly pierced his ears like a needle...