In an old and simple house.

Someone reached out and lit an oil lamp. In the warm light, many charming young girls surrounded a rattan chair, on which sat a white-haired woman, telling a story in a gentle and kind voice, now reaching a particularly unbelievable point. Many clear voices exclaimed in surprise:

"Eeeh? Was that man really that stupid?"

"Pfft, no way, nowadays when humans talk about relationships, they're all about those romantic tales, novels, and comics. I didn't expect men back then to be so, so naive. He traveled with the Ancestor for three whole years and didn't see through her true form."

"Yeah, how could that man not have noticed?"

"Grandma Ancestor was the greatest beauty in the entire clan back then."

"Could there be such a beauty in the human world? Impossible..."

Amidst the chattering of clear voices, the white-haired woman sitting in the recliner smiled and shook her head. The red clay stove warmed not wine, but tea. She smiled and said, "I was also very surprised and annoyed. I accompanied him outside for three years, and he actually ignored me completely. Ah, wouldn't you be annoyed?"

"Definitely annoyed."

"Yeah, yeah, how could you put up with that?!"

"Old Ancestor, what did you do back then to catch that dull and silly human?"

"How did I catch him..."

The white-haired woman thought for a moment and smiled, "Did you know that people back then all worshipped witchcraft and ghosts? The human king was also the great shaman and high priest of the tribe. At that time, he stubbornly insisted that if he were to marry, Heaven would definitely give him a sign, saying something like, 'If I marry, there must be a response.'"

The group of young girls opened their mouths wide.

They couldn't believe there were such foolish people in the world.

In that era, even with such a beauty showing her favor, he was still like that. Too, too, too stupid!

The white-haired woman couldn't help but laugh. Although there were already wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, her smile was still very cunning:

"So, I transformed into my true form and suddenly jumped out to scare him. He really got a big shock. Then I sang, 'Sui sui white fox, nine tails mang mang. My family welcomes you, come as king. Establish a family, I create prosperity. Between heaven and man, here it shall be done.'"

"He foolishly took it as a sign from Heaven and squatted there, red-faced, burning tortoise shells."

The group of young girls' eyes lit up, and they urged, "And then, and then?"

The white-haired woman said smugly:

"I traveled with him for three years. I had already tampered with his tortoise shell, so it showed great fortune."

"Then he plucked up his courage and went to Tushan to propose marriage, almost getting beaten out with clubs."

"But in the end, he still married me."

One of the youngest girls whispered, "But like that, aren't you afraid of being blamed by Heaven?"

The white-haired woman feigned surprise and said, "Why would I be blamed?"

"The one marrying him was me, not Heaven, so I am his heavenly sign."

The little girl was speechless, and the other girls burst into laughter, asking with a hint of curiosity and smugness, "Then he must have completely fallen into the Old Ancestor's hands, eventually indulging in the gentle embrace, forgetting about tea and food."

"Yeah, yeah, no matter how clever a man is, there's no way he could resist."

"Let alone such a silly guy."

The white-haired woman fell into a daze of recollection. Smiling, she waited until the children stopped talking before saying softly:

"No, on the fourth day of our marriage, he set off."

"For the next thirteen years, he passed by the house three times but never came in to see me."

"Finally, he gathered at Tushan, summoned the lords, and had tens of thousands of countries presenting jade and silk in homage. He beheaded Fangfeng, attacked the ancient water god Gonggong, divided the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, and established the water system of the Divine Land."

"His name is Yu."

Those girls who had never heard this story before, and who had been pestering the Old Ancestor to tell it this time, fell silent. The foolish man in the previous story, just by turning around, became the most radiant hero of that era in the human world.

Drawing his sword and pointing it at the disaster.

In the same era, the West attributed it to the wrath of God, but he slew this 'God'.

Using human power to open up the vast water system of the Divine Land.

The white-haired woman smiled and adjusted the candle wick. The light flickered, reflecting the wrinkles on her face, and said, "It's rare for Qingqiu to have guests, so we mustn't be too impolite. Go and greet them, all of you. A-Yu, you go too. Oh, right, remember not to read those stories about human-fox love anymore. They're all fake."

The group of young girls blushed and scattered in a flurry of playful banter.

Leaving only the woman named Nujiao quietly in the house, the candlelight flickering.

Leaning against the chair, she narrowed her eyes slightly, again thinking of that honest youth, growing into the Sikong who controlled the waters, yet still with the same unyielding mind, and the way he looked when he finally sought marriage in Tushan City, the resolution of not returning home for thirteen years, and finally, the way he pointed his finger at the land of China, killed the original water god, and managed the wild water system.

He held that child, raising the child to the sky, but smiling at her, saying:

"You are my heavenly sign."

Their child was named Qi, the founding monarch of the first country in China.

But, Yu, she still remembers the bright smile of that young man, remembers him making her stomp her feet in anger, remembers them traveling along the water system of China, and the awkwardness of their wedding, remembers, always remembers.

Unfortunately, that was already thousands of years ago...

The white-haired woman closed her eyes, her hand gently patting the armrest, humming a ballad.

"Hou ren xi, yi..."

The meaning of this poem is, I am waiting for you.

But when will the person I'm waiting for return?

Never to return.

……………………

Wei Yuan and the Celestial Maiden Jue stood at the entrance to the Qingqiu realm.

What Wei Yuan never expected was that he had conceived many spells and supernatural powers to travel to the Qingqiu country, pondered what means to use to go to that country existing in ancient legends, but when he asked the girl how to go to Qingqiu, the girl looked at him strangely and replied as a matter of course, "Take the high-speed rail."

Wei Yuan felt something shatter in his heart.

They took the high-speed rail to a place close to the Qingqiu realm.

The sword on his back passed through the high-speed rail with the special operations team's cold weapon use permission, and the lazy black cat on Wei Yuan's shoulder avoided everyone's eyes and ears through the magical power of illusion. As for the Qingqiu country token from Hu Ming, it was a jade talisman-like object.

Qingqiu country is not in the human world.

The area within it will change slightly each time. By relying on this token to guide them, they can find a safe direction and path, avoid some unnecessary troubles, and also gain the trust of the Qingqiu fox clan, making it easier to communicate.

The girl channeled the magic power on the token.

The passage to Qingqiu was opened.

It was like an abyss leading to an unknown and unmeasurable place, but it stood upright in front of Wei Yuan and the Celestial Maiden. Wei Yuan slightly shifted the angle of his vision and could not see the passage, as if it did not exist.

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The girl looked back at him and took the initiative to step forward. Wei Yuan collected his mind and followed closely behind the Celestial Maiden. The black cat lazily yawned, somewhat lacking energy.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, light finally appeared in front of them.

Wind came to greet them.

Exiting this road, they found themselves on a cliff-like place, with an extremely wide field of vision. Wei Yuan couldn't help but exhale a breath of turbid air, gazing into the distance. The sky was a vibrant blue, clouds flowed, and in the distance, they could see cities with an extremely ancient atmosphere.

Huge beasts flew slowly in the sky, the shadows cast by wings as large as clouds. The ancient country of Qingqiu was different from the mortal world.

Wei Yuan was engrossed in the view when he suddenly noticed the appearance of a mixed aura.

He subconsciously turned his head to look.

There was a rustling sound in the weeds, and then young girls appeared one after another, some older, some younger, some charming by nature, some naturally pure, some laughing and talking happily, and some with heroic spirit, all with different temperaments, but all with appearances above ordinary people, each with a natural charm.

Two furry fox ears emerged from their black hair, curiously looking at the guests.

They were Qingqiu fox girls.

Wei Yuan recognized the identities of the visitors and really wanted to figure out how to open his mouth to express goodwill without being impolite or presumptuous.

But then he saw that the girls were already looking at him with curiosity and excitement, and immediately surrounded him.

One of the young girls in white, holding a book, her eyes shining, pointed at him and shouted:

"Ah, it's a human man!"

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