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Releasing my tightly clenched hand, I felt a Yellow Talisman that I had stealthily pulled from my pocket when she pushed me down. I glanced at her again, noticing her head still lowered, her hands busy with something. Without hesitating, I quickly folded the Yellow Talisman into a strip and began chanting the incantation as fast as I could. The moment I uttered the spell, Liu Xiqiao, who was straddling me, suddenly froze in motion, her body shooting backward like an arrow released from a bow. I was taken aback by her sensitivity. But at that moment, the incantation was complete, and I formed a hand sign; in an instant, a Purple Light shot forth from my hand. She had just pulled back and lifted her head to look at me when the Purple Light struck her directly.
With a sharp sound, blood erupted, leaving a gaping wound in her chest. She let out a terrible scream, her face contorting into a grotesque expression as her eyes shifted, the pupils turning green and glaring at me with malice. At that moment, she was no longer Liu Xiqiao, devoid of her previous allure; instead, she transformed into something entirely different, revealing sharp fangs. "You really are a fox spirit," I said in a mix of shock and anger. If I hadn't sensed something was off at the last moment and regained my composure, I would have already lost all my essence and energy.
So alongside my fear, there was also immense rage. I hurriedly got up from the ground, straightened my clothes, and once again concealed a talisman in my hand. This Ghostly Sword was my only assurance that could harm her. She glared at me with ferocity; not only had her fangs emerged, but her fingers had also sharpened to deadly points, resembling daggers waving before me. "How did you know I'm not really her?" she snarled.
I scoffed coldly, "Before you pushed me down." Upon hearing this, she retorted angrily, "Then why didn't you strike first instead of waiting until now?" I replied defiantly, "I strike when I want to; it's none of your business." My bravado was merely a façade to hide my lack of confidence. If it were truly as easy as I claimed, I wouldn't have waited until after being pushed down.
As I stared at her intently, I couldn't help but glance behind her to see a furry tail swaying back and forth on the ground. "Not a Nine-Tailed Fox..." I muttered under my breath. My voice was so low that only I could hear it, but she noticed my gaze and coldly warned me, "No matter who you are, you'd best stay out of this; our Hu Family is not something you can provoke."
I had been contemplating the matter of Nine-Tailed Fox Blood, initially holding onto a sliver of hope for adventure—what if I encountered a Nine-Tailed Fox! But to find myself facing a single-tailed fox instead made me scoff derisively: "What Hu Family? A fox is just a fox; don’t try to act human with surnames. I'd advise you to get lost quickly; if you continue causing trouble in this village, I'll wipe out your entire family."
"Such arrogance," she sneered as soon as my words fell. Ignoring the wound on her chest, she lunged at me with sharp claws drawn. My heart raced; in my moment of carelessness, I'd forgotten how outmatched I was. Provoking her further would only lead to my own downfall! But it was too late to regret as she charged toward me—not running but flying through the air.
Damn it! At that moment, all I could think was how to curse my luck; lacking confidence already and now facing someone who could fly—how on earth was I supposed to fight back? Instinctively, I recited another incantation and folded the Yellow Talisman in my hands before launching it at her. But it missed entirely as she grabbed me like a chick and lifted me into the air.
"You pathetic Taoist! Is this all you've got?" she taunted while soaring forward with me in tow, making me furious beyond measure. Struggling against her grip, I shouted back defiantly: "You foul demon! If you have any guts, put me down so we can settle this properly!"
"Hmph! You talk tough; first let me take you back so you can see how I'll make you suffer," she replied dismissively. Inside, however, panic surged—I never expected this Fox Demon would be so formidable even while injured; if she were unscathed...
As we flew further away from the village, any hope of Moonlight hearing the commotion and coming to rescue me dwindled rapidly. Thus, self-rescue became imperative—but how? Racking my brain for solutions yielded nothing but despair; aside from a few Yellow Talismans, there was nothing else on me.
With one arm still held captive by her grip and unable to use the Ghostly Sword one-handedly to fold another talisman effectively, thoughts raced through my mind about those ghost-exorcising techniques... In desperation, I slowly reached into my pocket with the hand dangling in mid-air and pulled out another talisman.
Muttering softly under my breath amidst the wind's howl and her incessant chatter—she didn’t hear me due to my speed—I completed the incantation and suddenly shouted: "Forgive!" As soon as those words left my mouth, I slapped the talisman above us right onto her previous wound.
A flash of yellow light erupted from her chest like brilliant lightning. Suddenly struck by the talisman’s magic, she screamed in agony and dropped me violently to the ground—barely avoiding death upon impact. Finally free from her grasp but stunned once more as she too plummeted from mid-air onto the ground below.
Her eyes burned with hatred as she glared at me after landing. Startled by this sight, I instinctively backed away slightly while pointing at her: "Don't come any closer or I'll show no mercy!" With that said, I pulled out another Yellow Talisman, readying myself for another strike.
But before I could act further, she transformed into a white fox and bolted away. However, just before vanishing into the distance as a fox, she left behind a chilling warning: "You meddled too much; offending the Hu Family is seeking your own death! Tomorrow night will be your end along with everyone in this village."
Watching her flee brought relief flooding over me. As for what she'd just said? It felt like mere threats—nothing worth worrying about. Yet upon returning to the village and mentioning Hu Family, Moonlight's expression changed drastically as she exclaimed: "We're doomed!"
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