Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 99 - 81: Seventh-Grade Immortal Artifact! An Immortal Artifact That Stores Pill Fire! (2)
Yet this section is its task area, so it still waved the shovel and dug down.
...
Time passed bit by bit, and the sky above Fox Mountain grew darker with twilight, the evening wind howling more sorrowfully.
Quanquan Hu dug many more pits, covering a long distance. It picked out the stone slabs with words on them and sent them to the top of the pit.
It jumped back into the pit, continuing to wave the shovel and dig soil.
It felt that there was still treasure to be found here!
But it wasn’t sure if its intuition was accurate or not.
One shovel at a time, the soil flew.
Swish!
Another shovel of soil was flung away.
Thud!
A lump of mud, surprisingly, made a sound as it landed.
Hmm?
Quanquan Hu set down the shovel and turned to uncover that lump of mud.
...
In the mountains, night had fallen, the darkness thick.
The wild wind whipped the outer walls of the dormitory hall.
Pairs of reddish-brown eyes, densely packed, twinkled with light.
At this time, inside the dark dormitory hall, the fox apprentices gathered around the bed in the center, densely packed, encircling several layers, looking at their master, looking at Quanquan Hu in the center. Pairs of reddish-brown eyes, densely packed, twinkled with light.
Then they saw Quanquan Hu standing in front of the bed, with its front paws folded behind, tilting its head, eyes slightly squinted, a face full of pride!
Bai Mo sat on the edge of the bed, very surprised.
"In one day, you dug out two Invisibility Cloaks?"
Indeed, in one day, Quanquan Hu dug out two Invisibility Cloaks!
During the day, it dug out one!
And with the last shovel before nightfall, it dug out another!
Bai Mo recalled earlier when Quanquan Hu kept digging out the Vengeance Sword and the Resentful Ghost Cloak... It really seemed odd. Thousands of foxes were excavating, why did no other fox find treasures, only this one managed to dig out Immortal Artifacts?
Perhaps the Vengeance Sword and Resentful Ghost Cloak were buried shallowly, and it stumbled upon them by chance... But these two Invisibility Cloaks today were definitely buried deep!
Bai Mo looked at this fellow, saw it squinting its eyes proudly, saw its whisker rolling into circles, and had to admit, this fellow indeed had some knack!
"What’s going on?"
Bai Mo’s Divine Sense swirled open, probing Quanquan Hu’s body. Like an invisible wind, it swept over Quanquan Hu’s whole body, and seeped inside, checking its organs and meridians closely...
Nothing special indeed. Just as fat as the other foxes, a body almost rounding into a ball. But overall very healthy.
"Did you gain this experience through practice yourself?
"What specific experience do you have? Would you like to share it with your brothers?"
Quanquan Hu grew even more proud!
At this moment it folded its front paws behind, stuck its belly out, nostrils in the air, secretly lifting its eyelids, eyeballs sneaking glances around at its brothers.
Seeing its brothers indeed cast doubtful yet worshipful eyes!
It wagged its tail, grinned, just about to share.
"Ow..."
Words came to the mouth, but found nothing much to say.
It frowned, recalling the process and experience of discovering these few Immortal Artifacts.
"Ow..."
Saying there’s experience, seems there is none.
All dug relying on instinct.
"Ow..."
Again stuck.
Despite wanting to show off in front of its brothers, it found itself "ow"ing over and over, really "ow"ed out nothing.
It glanced secretly around, seeing its brothers surrounding closely, seeing their expectant faces, their silence, waiting for it to speak... It could only reach out a front paw, patting its own furry head... The air was really awkward.
And at this instant, a hand of its master landed on its shoulder.
"Can’t say anything?
"That’s normal.
"The path that can be told is not the true path.
"Maybe it’s not about experience or techniques, but rather a blend of intuition and talent?"
A group of fox apprentices, all nodded, faces filled with expressions of "so that’s the case", casting even more worshipful glances at Quanquan Hu!
Quanquan Hu was stunned for a moment, could it be as master said?
"Experience" "skill" "intuition" "talent"... It wasn’t sure if it indeed had those.
But at this time, looking at the dense crowd of brothers around, expressions serious, nodding repeatedly, showing "master hit the nail" "master understands me" looks...
...
The morning in West State City already had the taste of summer.
Cicadas outside the window chirped incessantly.
Bai Mo sat by the dining table, eating the newly delivered oil-splashed noodles from takeout.
Flavored with red oil, the noodles filled his mouth, spicy and fragrant.
Yesterday, Quanquan Hu, until the end, didn’t manage to "howl" out anything.
Bai Mo helped Quanquan Hu out of the awkward situation, having some guesses about Quanquan Hu’s abilities...
Just like how people have different personalities, talents, and specialties, foxes also differ. It seems by luck, Quanquan Hu’s talent, mindset, and personality are especially adept at digging up treasures in ruins!
Bang...
Gah...
A loud noise came from outside the window.
Bai Mo looked up at the window, only to see not far from the neighborhood, a large construction site had been fenced around a park. Inside the site, excavators were roaring and turning the ground upside down.
The place being excavated was where the Immortal Artifact Path relics were found.
"Isn’t this scale of operation too hasty? It doesn’t seem like the Committee’s style at all."
Bai Mo saw his phone on the table pop up a notification, it turns out the neighborhood owners’ group was rapidly rolling with messages.
[What’s going on? It’s so noisy!]
[How are we supposed to live like this?]
[My kid has the college entrance exam in a few days]
[If this continues, we’ll have to call and complain]
[Already complained, no use!]
Suddenly, a message from Master Chong popped up on the phone screen.
[Damn it, I just heard that an Ancient Immortal ruins was unearthed in West State City!]
[Discovered last night, and today it’s already fenced up as a construction site with excavators on it]
[We, a group of expert consultants, haven’t received any news at all]
[It seems like the official Committee is becoming more important]
[We, this group of guys, might as well put away our knives and guns and retire]
Bai Mo politely replied with an angry emoji.
Suddenly, a message popped up again, it was Zhang Shan venting in a small group.
[What the hell, how come the newly discovered ruins go straight to being excavated? Aren’t all those stone slabs and pillars getting destroyed?]
Huh?
Even Zhang Shan, an official committee member, doesn’t know?
Who arranged for the excavators?
Bai Mo was baffled, intending to message Fang Xiaoyu to ask, but then saw a neighbor in the neighborhood owners’ group post a photo of a burnt hand.
[The water company actually addressed my burn this time haha. The manager even came to my house personally, bringing burn cream and milk with honey]
Tap water?
Burnt?
What’s the connection?
Bai Mo was curious and scrolled through the owners’ group chat history. Scrolling up, he saw several neighbors almost simultaneously messaging last night.
[Why is the tap water boiling! I got burnt]
[Oh my god, me too, I thought my water heater was broken]
[The water heater isn’t broken, same here, turned on cold water, got boiling water, got a blistering burn]
Bai Mo frowned. What’s going on, how does the neighborhood’s tap water suddenly become boiling?
He went to the bathroom, turned on the faucet. Amidst the "whooshing" sound, cold water flowed out.
Hmm?
Bai Mo sniffed, catching the scent of the water.
Pooling a handful of water, he sniffed again.
"This is...
"The smell of Pill Fire?"
The water bore faint traces of the Pill Fire scent!
Bai Mo cupped the water in his hands again, carefully sniffing, discerning the Pill Fire scent.
"Very rigid Pill Fire, completely lacking in agility.
"Not the flame of any Alchemist.
"More like... Pill Fire stored in an Immortal Artifact?"
So, the answer is, an Immortal Artifact storing Pill Fire is buried underground, occasionally leaking Pill Fire, boiling the tap water?
Bai Mo walked out of the bathroom and looked again at the bustling construction site in the park not far away, suddenly comprehending!
This relic site may indeed be quite worthless, but underneath, there’s likely an Immortal Artifact capable of storing Pill Fire buried!
"If it can store Pill Fire... is it the Seventh-Grade Immortal Artifact corresponding to Sequence Seven?"
If that’s the case... it seems to explain everything.
Bai Mo’s Divine Sense reached towards Fox Mountain, issuing orders to his disciples.
Moments later, in the swirling white mist rising under his feet, three disciples emerged.
"Awoooo!"
"Eeeeee!"
"Eeeeee!"
Quanquan Hu, White Ears, Black Ears. The three of them, only their three fluffy heads floated over, bodies invisible, rubbing against Bai Mo.
The three of them happened to be wearing three Invisibility Cloaks, the cloaks tied around their necks, only their heads exposed.
