Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 250 - 159: The Truth Behind the Fox Song! (Part 2)
Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the door.
Rushing in was Black Shoes, carrying a basket of Jade Food Fruits.
"Ying ying ying!
"Ow ow ow!"
It greeted Black Claw and dashed to the Bronze Table to show the Jade Food Fruit to the master.
"Oh? Has it gotten bigger?"
Bai Mo picked up a Jade Food Fruit that resembled corn.
He looked at it, pinched it, smelled it, and then scanned the inside with Divine Sense...
"Oh, it's normal, don't worry about it. Just send it to the kitchen.
"Its size changes as it enters a fluctuating cycle.
"It's big now, but in a few days, it will become smaller again."
Black Shoes looked a bit disappointed... It thought all future Jade Food Fruits would be this large.
But after wrinkling its brow thinking, it realized that it can enjoy the big ones for these days! And in a few days, when it gets tired of the big ones, the small ones will be just right, which is a pretty good arrangement.
It tilted its head and gave a naughty smile, marveling at its own cunning!
Next to it, Black Claw also leaned over to look at the Jade Food Fruit, meanwhile being hugged on the shoulder by Black Shoes.
"Ow ow ow!
"Ying ying ying!"
It turned out that Black Shoes remembered more details about the song, wanting to tell Black Claw!
... The master explained that fear often comes from the unknown. Black Claw's fear originates from incomplete memories awakened in its bloodline. Fragmented memories actually stir more fear.
In other words, once Black Claw fully learns this song and completely awakens that part of memory in its bloodline, it won't be afraid anymore.
Black Shoes frowned and cleared its throat, then started to sing.
"Ow ow ying~
"Ow ow ying..."
Black Claw furrowed its brow and memorized this small piece.
As Black Shoes sang a second time, then a third time, Black Claw opened its mouth and sang along, gradually getting familiar with the feeling, and memorizing the tune and the melody.
By the side, Bai Mo also temporarily paused his work, pricked up his ears to hear the fox's song. What reached him was still the slightly off-key fox calls, not very pleasant… But with his enhanced ears, he could indeed hear some hidden strange melody in the song, sensing some desolate meaning.
When Black Shoes finished singing, Black Claw hugged to express gratitude and waved its claw to send it off.
...
Not long later, while Black Claw was washing the newly excavated chains with water, suddenly it heard the loud "swish swish" from outside the door!
It turned out to be the Big Mushroom Ship, puffed cheeks, rushing back to the grand hall, spewing out a pile of freshly excavated chains, guillotines, copper rods and other instruments of punishment.
Inside the cabin, with a "pop" sound, it was Quanquan Hu squeezing out, jumping down, and hugging Black Claw.
"Ow ow ow!
"Ying ying ying!"
It also remembered some parts of the song.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Clear sounds echoed consecutively.
Bai Xingxing, White Moon, Black Ears also came running.
"Ying ying ying!"
They all remembered parts of the song.
Bai Taiyang and White Ears also came over.
"Ow ow ow!"
They patted their chubby heads, indicating they hadn't remembered the song… but they wanted to listen.
...
Thus, in this way, a whole day flew by swiftly.
Black Claw spent the entire day as the Little Secretary to the master, sorting through many documents and cleaning up numerous instruments.
He also learned many fragments of the song from the senior and junior brothers who completed their tasks.
As dusk fell, although the lighting in the Fox Mountain's kitchen was dim, it was extremely lively.
The leftover porridge of Jade Food Fruit was still simmering over a small flame, bubbling and releasing a sweet scent that filled the entire kitchen.
The yam cakes piled into a small mountain had already been mostly taken, as the disciples scooped them into large bowls and took them over to small stone tables, chatting and eating.
"Ying ying ying!"
"Ow ow ow!"
Peach Blossom Eyes and several senior brothers were chatting about work today, happily boasting.
"Ow ow ow!"
"Ying ying ying!"
Bai Liandan'Er was talking about today's meals, noting how they tasted the freshness of mushrooms and the fiber of bean skin in the yam cakes.
More senior brothers gathered around Black Claw, eating and chatting together.
Pang Youyou, who hadn't gone to the grand hall to submit tasks during the day, was now at the dining table, "ying ying ow ow" singing chaotically, teaching what it recalled to Black Claw.
Black Claw paused eating taro cake, brows furrowed.
It realized that the songs recalled by the senior brothers were somewhat unreliable, severely off-key, and likely not suitable for reference... like Pang Youyou.
That guy's song had a buzzing vibrato, reminiscent of a power drill - not very trustworthy!
The few senior brothers who didn't go hand in their tasks had already sung the songs they recalled and taught them to Black Claw.
At the moment, they were gathered around the small stone table, craning their necks with wide eyes.
"Whimper whimper howl howl?
"Howl howl whimper?"
…Have we pieced together a complete song? What did they recall?
Black Claw slightly raised its chubby head, furrowing its eyebrows, looking serious.
"Howl howl whimper whimper!"
…We should be able to piece together a whole song!
The senior brothers' eyes all lit up with anticipation, and then...
Black Claw pursed its lips.
"Howl howl howl!"
…But it didn't remember. It had forgotten many details.
The senior brothers all drooped their ears and pulled at their mouths.
Forgotten?
It was at this moment that Bai Mo arrived, carrying a soup bowl and a plate of taro cake, and sat cross-legged beside the small stone table.
"It's okay, I heard everything, I remembered everything.
"I'll sing it for you."
He furrowed his brow, hesitated for a moment, and cleared his throat.
Even though this song was really ridiculous... but for the sake of the disciples, he could sacrifice a little.
"Howl…"
He paused, looked at the disciples' expectant eyes, and continued.
"Howl…"
He paused again, seeing more disciples already turning their heads and some rushing over with bowls to watch their master sing!
"Ah…
"Whimper whimper howl~
"Whimper whimper howl~
"Whimper whimper whimper whimper howl…"
The singing was not very pleasant, and quite ridiculous. After all, Bai Mo hadn't learned vocal arts, nor did he have any talent in this area. He was merely using the muscle control abilities from Sequence Seven to control his vocal cords, trying to simulate and recreate the Fox Song from his disciples.
"...Howl howl whimper~
"Howl howl whimper~
"Howl howl howl howl whimper~"
While singing, some disciples' eyes sparkled with joy... turns out their master's singing was as terrible as theirs!
Some disciples seemed disturbed by the song, emotions fluctuated, bowed their heads, grabbed the taro cake in their bowls, fiercely gnawed at it, seeking solace from food.
Some disciples fell into a daze, seeming to be drawn into memories within their bloodlines by the song...
Especially Black Claw, who was already shedding tears as it listened to the master's song.
Memories hidden within the bloodline had already surfaced in its mind!
It was a deep night, a desolate barren mountain, with raging storms and lightning strikes!
In the cave, a litter of frail foxes, with dull fur and shriveled eyes, were struggling to eat, stomachs rumbling. On this cold rainy night, they could only huddle together, watching the cave entrance, listening to the wind and thunder, shivering!
Upon hearing footsteps, they began to shake violently!
Those footsteps belonged to an Ancient Immortal climbing the mountain, coming to capture foxes!
The frail foxes opened their mouths and began to sing with hoarse voices!
"Whimper whimper howl~
"Whimper whimper howl~
"Whimper whimper whimper whimper howl…"
The song was indeed extraordinary, capable of inspiring the foxes and giving them courage.
It contained bizarre melodies that drifted outside the cave, reaching the ears of the Ancient Immortal, stirring their souls, causing ripples in their minds, evoking deep-seated fears!
And so, amidst the hoarse fox song, the footsteps became further away.
This litter of foxes was temporarily safe!
In a daze, Black Claw felt uneasy... safe?
Was it truly safe?
If the song could indeed scare off the Ancient Immortal hunting foxes, why did it feel sadness?
An image emerged again in its mind!
The same cave, the same stormy night, the same lightning and thunder, footsteps sounded outside as another Ancient Immortal came to capture foxes…
