Chapter 11: The Clever and Foolish Fox, Scholar Chen Changsheng
Having understood the cause, Chen Changsheng was preparing to leave.
However, the fox-eared girl who had fainted suddenly regained consciousness.
Upon seeing the green corpse staring at her intently, she immediately curled up in fear.
“Wu Wu Wu!”
“Don’t eat me, my meat is sour.”
Seeing the reaction of the fox-eared girl, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but be amused.
“How would you know if it’s sour if you haven’t eaten it? Besides, you look so fresh and plump, it must taste good.”
Upon hearing this, the fox-eared girl became even more anxious.
“I’m not fresh at all, I just have a bit of baby fat.”
“In fact, I am very skinny, all skin and bones. If you eat me, your teeth will surely hurt.”
As she spoke, the fox-eared girl covered her face with her small hands, and her two fox ears drooped in fear.
However, after waiting for a long time, the expected pain did not come.
She opened her fingers to create a gap, and through the gap, her round big eyes observed the surroundings.
The green corpse was wearing clothes, and some of the green substance on its face had been cleaned up.
“You can’t turn to bone?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes and said, “A corpse that does not decay for a hundred years turns into a zombie, and one that does not perish for a thousand years becomes an unchanging bone.”
“Unchanging bones are formed by gathering dead energy from heaven and earth, they are invulnerable to water and fire, and swords and blades cannot harm them.”
“They use grudges as strength, and flesh and bl**d as food.”
“If such an ill-fated thing truly appeared here, you probably wouldn’t even be left as scraps.”
After confirming that the person in front of her was not the legendary unchanging bone, the fox-eared girl immediately prostrated herself in respect.
“Younger generation has disturbed the senior’s cultivation, please forgive me!”
Looking at the fox-eared girl kneeling on the ground, Chen Changsheng originally intended to casually placate her and then go their separate ways.
But after a moment’s thought, Chen Changsheng decided to extract some information from this simple fox-eared girl first.
Eighty years ago, he was randomly teleported here, and the remaining time was spent building the tomb.
Now, he knew nothing about the general environment here, blindly wandering could easily lead to unnecessary trouble.
Thinking of this, Chen Changsheng pondered for a moment and spoke.
“Why are you here alone, where are your tribespeople?”
Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, the fox-eared girl immediately replied respectfully.
“In response to the senior, this younger generation wandered here, there are no tribespeople around.”
“What year is it now, what changes have occurred here?”
“Now it is the 380th year of the Great Qian Dynasty, everything here remains safe, no major changes have occurred.”
“However, I heard that there is a great power of the Transformation stage at the Shangqing View three hundred miles east.”
Hearing the name of the Shangqing View, Chen Changsheng immediately searched his mind.
At that time, to prevent himself from getting lost after teleporting, Chen Changsheng collected many maps with all his might.
For the entire Great Qian Dynasty, Chen Changsheng couldn’t say he knew everything, but at least he knew more than half.
“If I remember correctly, the Shangqing View is about a thousand miles away from the Linglong Sect.”
“Unexpectedly, I teleported so far.”
Muttering to himself, Chen Changsheng spoke.
“Considering that you acted unintentionally, I won’t pursue the crime of trespassing into the cave, you may go.”
“Huh?”
“Senior, do I just leave like this?”
The naive fox-eared girl subconsciously blurted out her thoughts.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng said coldly, “Then what do you want to do?”
“Isn’t it true that seniors should grant opportunities when encountering such situations?”
“Who told you that?”
“It’s always said that way in rumors!”
Looking at the clear yet foolish eyes of the fox-eared girl, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but feel amused.
They say that foxes are extremely cunning, but meeting such a simple one was a first for him.
“Alright, since we met by fate, I’ll grant you some opportunities.”
Immediately afterwards, Chen Changsheng casually shared some insights he had gained during the Foundation Establishment stage.
These insights were discussions he had with the little monk Yixiu back then.
The little monk would come and chat with him every few days, except for the Tianfo Temple’s techniques which he never revealed.
He knew everything about the little monk, including the fact that he still wet the bed at five years old.
After finishing, Chen Changsheng waved his hand and said.
“Fate ends here, you may go.”
“If you appear before me again, your life will be in danger.”
“Thank you, Senior, for enlightening me, Hu Meiniang will never forget!”
After giving Chen Changsheng a grand salute once more, the fox-eared girl immediately turned and left.
Watching the fox-eared girl’s back, Chen Changsheng smiled, then left in the opposite direction.
Although his defensive capabilities were high, his offensive abilities were almost non-existent.
That is to say, he couldn’t defeat this little fox at all.
If this little fox discovered any flaws, it would be very bad.
As for those insights on the Foundation Establishment stage…
Chen Changsheng didn’t know if they would be useful, after all, he had never reached that realm.
Leaving the cave where he had slept for eighty years, Chen Changsheng began to wander aimlessly again.
Niansheng has already started her own life, she no longer needs Chen Changsheng’s concern.
What Chen Changsheng needed to do was just one thing, find the next target, to pass through his long period of waking hours.
…
“Chen Changsheng!”
The angry roar echoed in the Scripture Vault, a heroic man in a robe was looking around, seemingly searching for something.
Hearing the angry voice, Chen Changsheng, who was wearing a robe and still sleepy-eyed, suddenly lifted his head from the pile of books.
Seeing the person, Chen Changsheng grinned and said, “Elder Qingfeng, is there anything wrong?”
Looking at Chen Changsheng’s innocent appearance, Qingfeng couldn’t help but say with frustration, “Junior Changsheng, you’ve been at the Shangqing View for ten years.”
“In ten years, you’re still lingering around the ninth level of Qi Refining, do you really want to establish a foundation?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng waved his hand and said, “Oh! You can’t rush things when establishing a foundation, taking it slow isn’t necessarily a mistake.”
“The road of life is long, taking it slow is fine.”
Upon hearing this, the corner of Qingfeng’s eye twitched.
This junior Changsheng came to the Shangqing View ten years ago, and his talent was quite good, being a top-grade Wood Spirit Root.
After coming to the Shangqing View, everyone in the sect doted on this young disciple.
Because this young disciple always smiled at everyone, worked diligently and meticulously, and was patient.
He did not scheme or vie for fame, every day either reading scriptures or cultivating in seclusion.
Such a young disciple would be cherished by any sect.
However, over time, people gradually realized the problem with junior Changsheng, that he was too patient.
With a top-grade Wood Spirit Root, under normal circumstances, it would take at most five years to establish a foundation.
But junior Changsheng spent ten years and still hadn’t established a foundation.
