Chapter 69

  "Is the master really just going to bully you?"

  The fox spoke again.

  I'm holding back a bellyful of anger, no matter how he threatens or intimidates me. This time, I absolutely cannot be afraid, cannot let him scare me into stuttering and begging for mercy again.

  "Right."

  I grasped the big stone under my body tightly, gave myself a boost, clenched my teeth and said to him: "Apart from bullying me, what else can you do? You can't do anything well, you're not good at studying, you're not good at making money, you don't do anything all day, you just bully people."

  The fox's eyes flickered, avoiding my pitiful gaze, and stretched out a hand to awkwardly touch his nose, saying in a low voice: "Bullying you? I don't think that's bullying you. That... is the way I care for the thirteenth generation. After such a long time, doesn't the thirteenth generation understand how much I care about him?"

  The fox's face was smiling but not laughing, and with a thick skin, explained.

  "Concerned?"

  I gritted my teeth just like I was biting into the flesh of this fox, and said fiercely: "Shouldn't I care about you in the same way?"

  "Cough, that's enough. I'm a man for 13 generations and a woman for 13 generations. It's necessary for me to take care of the 13th generation. The 13th generation doesn't need to feel ashamed. If you want to repay me through other means, I'll be embarrassed."

  "Hmm!"

  "This venerable one has helped the Thirteenth Generation kill female ghosts and kill monsters, how can the Thirteenth Generation say that this venerable one bullied you? The words you said have also reached this venerable one's heart."

  As he spoke, he buried his head deeply and turned around to walk in front of a big tree, with both hands supporting the trunk, his shoulders constantly shaking.

  This fox shouldn't be crying, should it?

  I was curious in my heart and glanced at him sideways.

  Nor did I know what expression was on his face at this moment, the branches and leaves of the tree had no wind, naturally floating around the fox's body, but not a single leaf stuck to his body.

  Looking at him slapping the tree trunk with both hands, his back looked a bit pitiful. I thought to myself if it was because of my previous words that were too harsh and hurt him, feeling a little guilty, I asked: "You, you're okay, right?"

  The fox's shoulders shook again, and its head turned away, not looking at me. I don't know what expression it made, but then it buried its head in contemplation.

  "Fox, you're not crying, are you?"

  I asked in a low voice again.

  He didn't answer me, after a while, he turned his back on me and nodded several times with his head down.

  "Ah? You're really crying now!"

  I let out a loud shriek and quickly scrambled up from the big rock, preparing to rush over and take a look. I wondered if he was really crying or just pretending to cry. I took several quick steps forward, but then my heart wasn't quite at ease, so I retreated back again.

  "Thirteenth generation, do you really think I'm very evil and terrifying in your heart?"

  He asked in a low voice, but he couldn't bear to leave that tree either, and his shoulders were still shaking violently.

  "I didn't say anything bad about you, I wasn't scaring you!"

  I didn't dare look at him, glancing left and right with a somewhat guilty conscience, and replied.

  "Really?"

  He sniffled heavily and asked with a thick nasal tone.

  "Uh-huh."

  I reluctantly responded with a sound.

  "Alright, since you've admitted it's your own problem, I'll reluctantly forgive you."

  He turned around, looked at me with a pitiful expression and asked: "Are you still willing to accompany this lord?"

  "I'm willing, I'm willing, I'm willing."

  I didn't dare say no, so I quickly nodded in agreement.

  "Let's go."

  Without wasting another second, he walked forward and suddenly lifted me onto his shoulder again, dashing into the woods with a whoosh.