Chapter 1 Bridges

A bridge is a structure that connects this shore to the other.

Since ancient times, it has held extremely important and hidden meanings in some mystic arts.

Wei Yuan looked at the time. Now was when the Yin energy was at its heaviest. The sky was dark, concealing the fox-tribe elders with fox heads and human bodies. Su Yu'er was a junior and still in human form, standing beside Wei Yuan, watching the couple on the bridge with complex emotions.

She firmly believed that fox women were affectionate while men were unfaithful, but this view was now somewhat shaken.

Wei Yuan stared at the ordinary-looking young man, who was only a soul.

Souls would dissipate three days after death, following the first seven days of mourning. But the most important thing was that ordinary people's souls were not solid enough. Without overwhelming resentment or obsession, only special circumstances could allow them to persist. Even so, it was still illogical for someone to travel such a long distance to keep an appointment only three days after death.

Could it be an evil cult?

Wei Yuan placed his left hand behind his back, gripping the broken sword tightly.

The elders of the Qingqiu foxes also noticed something was amiss.

But the fox girl on the bridge was still lost in joy. She hugged the young man tightly, all her previous grievances and worries turning to nothing. She happily stammered, "You finally came. I was so afraid you wouldn't come. I was so scared."

"I wouldn't."

The young man softly replied, "I promised you, so I would definitely come."

"But I have a question, A-Yue, you're not human, are you? You're a fox immortal..."

Hu Yue seemed startled, the joy on her face freezing. Her complexion turned pale, but the young man across from her looked gentle. She clutched his sleeve and slowly nodded, then hurriedly said, "We, we're actually no different from ordinary people. I won't hurt you."

As soon as she said it, she felt foolish. What was she even saying?

The young man chuckled and said softly, "Then I only have one thing to worry about."

"You have such a long lifespan, but I only have a few decades at most. What will you do after I die? Won't you do something silly? And after I die, leaving you alone isn't fair to you..."

Hu Yue looked surprised, then shook her head vigorously. "No, it won't be unfair."

"Feelings aren't determined by time. Even if I live longer than you, the days we spend together will be meaningful, like a box filled with treasures, enough for me to remember well. As long as you've been with me, that's enough, enough."

The young man reached out and stroked the girl's hair, saying,

"Then I can rest assured."

"After I'm gone, you have to take good care of yourself."

Hu Yue took it as an extension of what he'd said earlier and nodded emphatically.

The young man smiled gently, hesitated, and said, "Then A-Yue, can you marry me?"

Hu Yue was stunned, her face instantly turning red. She stammered, "Are you saying this now?"

"Can't we talk about it later?"

The young man shook his head and said seriously, "Right now."

Hu Yue quietly looked around, then took a deep breath, tiptoed, and quickly kissed the young man on the cheek, like her transforming into a fox, kissing the first snowflake of winter. The young man was stunned, then smiled, opened his arms, and embraced the girl, gently rubbing his cheek against her long hair. He paused and said,

"You have to be with someone you love."

Hu Yue's face was flushed, but she thought, the person I love is clearly you. Do you have to say it like that every time? It's so embarrassing. But her heart was still full as she closed her eyes and whispered,

"Mm."

"You have to grow old together with him."

"Mm~"

"You have to have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy should be the older brother because he can take care of his younger sister."

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"Mm!"

"You have to go to every place in Shenzhou, to see the mountains and rivers, to teach the children to be kind, to teach them to read."

"Finally, you have to have a house full of descendants and be happy for the rest of your life."

The young man and the girl embraced.

The girl's face was full of happy joy and smiles as she closed her eyes and gently responded.

The young man smiled as he offered his blessings, but couldn't stop the tears from falling.

He looked at the many fox-tribe elders in front of him, his eyes filled with entreaty. The eldest of them nodded solemnly. Su Yu'er watched this scene in silence. The young man's tears fell on Hu Yue's back. Even through her clothes, she felt the icy coolness. She looked up in surprise, but felt the embrace become even tighter, hearing the young man sigh contentedly,

"It's so good to have met you."

"I'm sorry."

"What are you sayi..."

Hu Yue's voice stopped. The embracing soul slowly faded. Her eyes widened, seemingly unable to accept what was about to happen. Then an elder took action, gently stroking her forehead. Hu Yue's eyes lost their luster, and she fell backward, caught by another Qingqiu fox elder.

The black-clad commandant stepped across the bridge, the moonlight reflected in the water.

Wei Yuan didn't look at the young man, placing his right hand on his shoulder.

【Exorcism】

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"Green are your lapels, Long I yearn for you; Though I do not go to you, Will you not send a message?"

This was the beginning of the story.

He thought of when he was out for a walk, seeing the girl on the bridge gazing at the scenery in the distance, murmuring verses from the Book of Songs. His soul seemed to have been snatched away. The beginning of the story was like a beautiful plot, but fate was often not so kind.

In the scene Wei Yuan saw, there was a poor home, and he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

On his birthday, his father made him longevity noodles.

The young man added chili peppers and vinegar, and it seemed to be too spicy, so spicy that large tears streamed down his face. The tears dripped into the noodles. The young man ate heartily while chatting casually, smiling as he said,

"Actually, old man, almost, almost, your son was going to get married."

"She's a very good girl."

"I originally thought I would pester her shamelessly for the rest of my life."

His voice paused. He raised his arm and wiped away his tears, grinning.

"But it's okay. She's so beautiful, she'll definitely marry a good man in the future."

"I just feel a little unwilling."

Actually, when the young man was diagnosed with terminal cancer,

A Daoist in black clothes found him: "You have demonic energy on you. You've been entangled by a fox demon, and your illness isn't that difficult to cure. As long as you eat her inner core, you'll not only be able to live, but you'll also have magic power comparable to a fox immortal. You have a destiny with me. I can give you this method, but you just need to do one thing for me in the future."

Although the young man had already sensed the abnormality of his girlfriend,

He still looked at the Daoist vigilantly, grabbing his phone:

"Who are you?! What nonsense are you talking about? Get out!"

"If you come any closer, I'll call the police!"

The purpose of using the Exorcism Divine Power was to lock onto the Daoist in his memories. Wei Yuan grasped the faint connection, opened his eyes, his pupils flashing a light cyan color. He raised his hand. The young man seemed to sense something, looking at Wei Yuan in surprise, gratefully saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Wei Yuan raised his hand and drew his sword.

In an instant, the flowing style of a thousand years ago overflowed.

Wind was the flow of Qi, not only able to ride the wind, but also representing aura.

Wei Yuan locked onto the Daoist not far from here.

The Sili Commandant rode the wind, stepping forward, the black spirit cat's limbs stepping into the air, surrounding him. In the blink of an eye, he had run extremely far. The young man looked at Hu Yue, looked at the fox demon elders, didn't say anything, just reached out and touched the girl, thinking of the verse from their first meeting.

Green are your lapels, Long I yearn for you; Though I do not go to you, Will you not send a message?

The next line is,

Green are your ornaments, Long I think of you; Though I do not go to you, Will you not come?

The meaning of this poem is, this spring green, is like your jade pendant, I miss you very much, but even if I don't come to you, won't you come to find me?

I've come to find you.

He smiled as his soul dissipated, but didn't completely disappear. The last wisp of Qi condensed on a jade pendant. The fox tribe elder solemnly placed this jade pendant in Hu Yue's hand.

………………

At a crossroads.

Black shrouded everything. This was the darkest time of night, making it difficult to see far with the naked eye. This crossroads looked even more eerie.

A man placed four bowls of white rice at the four intersections.

Then he inserted three incense sticks into each bowl of white rice.

He had another bowl in his hand, which actually contained fresh blood.

He dipped a talisman brush in the blood and wrote incantations on the yellow talismans.

Then he suppressed the four yellow talismans under the four bowls of white rice.

He bowed to the four directions, muttering incantations. Finally, he took out a sedan chair folded from white paper and gently placed it in the very center, saying,

"Please, immortal, ascend the sedan..."

There was no reaction.

The man was a little anxious.

Everything had been normal before, using the man's soul to find the Qingqiu fox girl, and then seeking her inner core.

Because it was the other party who took out her inner core out of infatuation, the Qingqiu fox tribe had no way to find themselves through the secret method of tracking down murderers.

But when he arrived here, the soul lost control.

It even violated the magic manipulation and didn't try to seize the inner core.

He didn't dare to get too close.

Even these folk mystic arts were used, but there was still no reaction. At this time, he would secretly hate that these left-handed mystic arts were easy to cultivate, but their effectiveness was often questionable. Suddenly, with a whoosh, all the incense sticks in the white rice in all four directions snapped. The man's expression changed drastically. Before he could react, the wind came, and a figure appeared fiercely in front of him.

A cold light flashed.

An Eight-Sided Han sword pierced through his shoulder blade, nailing him to the ground.

The man cried out in pain, drawing a talisman with his left hand. Wei Yuan shouted, "Lei!" (class/type)

"Got it, kid."

The black cat floated in the air, then landed heavily.

The Yin and Yang energies instantly cleared, and the talisman lost its effect.

*Records of Strange Objects*, spirit cat as one, naturally Yin and Yang.

Seeing that the spell had failed, the Daoist couldn't help but smile miserably, knowing that he had lost. He was also someone who could make decisions. He immediately tried to commit suicide, but his body suddenly stiffened. Wei Yuan was on guard against the Daoist's soul being destroyed by the hidden spell, and noticing the change, he had a surprised look. He turned his head and saw Su Yu'er in white standing on the wall, her pupils an eerie purple in the moonlight.

Fox demon charm technique.

This heretic had been hit by the Qingqiu fox's magic, so he was distracted and unable to kill himself.

Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Last time, the heretic was killed by Wu Liu, and his soul self-destructed. This time, it was a rare harvest to be able to capture one of them alive. He simply punched the heretic in the abdomen, using a lot of force. Magic power entered him, shaking his Qi and blood, knocking him unconscious.

Then he picked him up.

It was difficult to interrogate this kind of guy with ordinary methods, but with the help of Qingqiu Country, there was no need to force him. He could let him tell the information himself, or imply it. But when Wei Yuan carried this man back to the bridge, who was in a deep coma, the previous young man's soul was gone.

"He turned into a jade pendant."

Su Yu'er said, "That was originally a token he gave to Hu Yue. Now his last bit of soul has flown into it. Although his own existence has dissipated and he no longer has consciousness or self, this jade pendant can still accompany Hu Yue."

"But 'watching' her meet another person, watching her get married and have children, grow old together, like he said, but, is it really worth it?"

The girl, who had easily used the fox tribe's divine power, looked at Wei Yuan, bewildered,

"What are human emotions really like?"