Let me Touch your Tail

Chapter 25

"The fox is gone," Lei Shuang reported. "And the little creature that was with it has also vanished."

She had already checked the courtyard next door.

The bedding in Yan Zhao's guest room was still warm, indicating she had left not long ago.

Feng Jin was taken aback, standing up quickly with an anxious expression: "Was she taken by the Cloud-Fog Sect?"

Lei Shuang, surprised by Feng Jin's urgency, shook her head: "Not necessarily."

Feng Jin looked at her.

"The people haven't left yet," Lei Shuang explained. "If that were their goal, why haven't they left since they've achieved it?"

Feng Jin felt slightly reassured: "That makes sense."

Lei Shuang raised an eyebrow and said, "You should tell me, what is the relationship between you and that little creature? And what about the spirit fox? Why do you care so much about it?"

Feng Jin hesitated, showing signs of discomfort.

Lei Shuang observed her expression and asked, "Are you unable to speak about it or just unwilling?"

Feng Jin sighed, resigned: "I can only tell you that the spirit fox has a close relationship with Immortal Yuanqing. You'd best not have designs on it."

"Who?" Lei Shuang blinked in shock. "Immortal Yuanqing?! Are you sure you're not lying to me?"

Feng Jin snorted coldly: "Believe it or not."

Lei Shuang propped up her chin in thought, studying Feng Jin with a sideways glance, thinking: It's plausible; she wouldn't need to make up such a story.

But soon, Lei Shuang had another question: "But Immortal Yuanqing has been dead for three hundred years. She did have a spirit pet in her lifetime, but that was the divine beast Fuke from the Tai Xu Immortal Realm. I've never heard of her having a fox."

Feng Jin: "......"

The shadows searched every corner of the stronghold but found no trace of the demon.

Reluctantly, they went to the mountain's foothills to report back to Ling Jiancheng.

"Nothing?" You Ying couldn't believe it. "How could this be? The villagers down the mountain all said that the demon had come up the mountain. We've found the stronghold to be the most suspicious!"

Ling Jiancheng pondered deeply: "Someone must be lying."

If there were truly no traces of demons in the stronghold, then the villagers down the mountain were not telling the truth.

You Ying disagreed: "But I questioned several households, and they all gave the same account..."

A flash of insight struck You Ying: "That's exactly why it's suspicious! They must have coordinated their stories!"

But why?

Ling Jiancheng stood up: "Let's go down the mountain."

The sky was dark and overcast, with thick clouds blocking the sunlight.

Ling Jiancheng and You Ying reached the base of the mountain when a figure suddenly appeared in their path, blocking their way.

You Ying initially thought it was an ambush, raising his sword cautiously and stepping forward to protect Ling Jiancheng.

But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be just one person.

The surrounding forest was silent, with no hidden accomplices.