Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Walking on the stone bridge and smelling the elegant and fresh fragrance of the lotus flowers, Hua Shu felt completely refreshed. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, enjoying it immensely. However, in the blink of an eye, Hua Shu suddenly widened her eyes in shock and pinched herself hard.
“Hiss!” Hua Shu sucked in a breath of cold air and hurriedly rubbed her thigh that was hurting from being pinched.
The pain meant that it was not a dream. No wonder she could smell the fragrance of the flowers. So everything here was real.
Wasn’t she sleeping? What was this place? Why was she here? Moreover, she only remembered now that she was sick. However, ever since she came here, she did not feel the slightest bit uncomfortable. Instead, she felt refreshed and full of energy.
Hua Shu was filled with questions, but it seemed that she was the only one here, and no one could answer her questions.
Finally, she reached the end of the fork in the road. From afar, it looked like a well, but when she got closer, she realized that it was actually a spring.
A square platform floated above the blue lake, and in the middle of the platform was a well made of green jade. It was about thirty centimeters tall and had a diameter of about one meter. Clear spring water was constantly gushing out of the well, emitting a cool breeze. It flowed out of the well like a fountain, and finally flowed into the lake.
Looking at the platform that was submerged by the spring water, Hua Shu stopped on the stone bridge and did not move forward.
“Go over.” A childish voice suddenly sounded from behind her, giving the defenseless Hua Shu a big scare.
Hua Shu was still in shock as she rubbed her chest. She turned around to look at the person who spoke, but what appeared before her was not a child like the voice, but a furry creature.
It was smooth and glossy, without a single trace of variegated pure black fur. It had pointy ears, watery eyes, and nine tails that swayed behind it. It looked lively and cute.
“Nine-tailed fox?” Hua Shu blinked. This was the legendary nine-tailed fox? So cute!
The little fox raised its head arrogantly and spoke in human language. “I am the Nine-heavens Mystical Fox. I was born with nine tails and am one of the ancient divine races. I am not the nine-tailed fox that you humans know of.”
The nine-tailed mystical fox? Ancient race? Hua Shu facepalmed. One after another, she felt that her worldview had been completely overturned.
“You caused me to fall to my death?” Hua Shu suddenly remembered that this little thing seemed to be the one she saw before she died.
The little fox changed its arrogant attitude and lowered its head guiltily. “I was being chased by someone and was seriously injured. I ran away in a hurry and accidentally bumped into you.”
“So my rebirth was also because of you?” Although it was a question, Hua Shu was almost certain.
The little fox nodded. “Everything has a fate. I accidentally killed you, so I naturally have to make up for it. The twelve-year-old you in June is when your soul was at its weakest, so I let you be reborn during this period.”
Hua Shu looked around. Since it had the ability to let her be reborn, then this place should have been created by it, right?
“You created this place as well?”
“No.” The little fox shook its head, and a hint of sadness appeared in its eyes, “This is the Mysterious Heavenly Jewel’s internal space. I was being pursued by someone, so I couldn’t use too much power to avoid being tracked down. I could only let the Mysterious Heavenly Jewel recognize you as its master, and with my guidance, I could revive you back to when you were young.”
“Mysterious Heavenly Jewel?” Hua Shu blinked. Could it be a space artifact from a novel?
“This is it.” The little fox raised its claws and pointed at her chest.
Hua Shu looked down and saw a pitch-black pearl that was surrounded by black and white light detaching from her chest and floating in front of her.