"The trouble you're referring to," is it that the Ancestor of Foxes' Soul was divided into many parts and given to different people, just to increase the chances of possession?" I felt as if I had peeled back layer upon layer of fog to see the truth and actually calmed down.
"Yes, your father was indeed meticulous in his planning."
Yu Longting's aura suddenly turned as cold as ice.
No sooner had he finished speaking.
A strange laughter echoed from the box, "Su Wan, my reincarnation... you've finally come... I will merge with you."
A wisp of black fog in the shape of a fox drifted out, identical to what I saw on the stairs that day.
My heart tightened, and I became immobilized.
This Remnant Soul was clearly much more powerful than the one at Granny Wu's place; I didn't have the slightest ability to resist. I was sweating profusely, only able to watch helplessly as it swooped down to possess me.
"Locked up for too long, brain's gone bad, dead fox. The master is here, and you dare to openly possess... assuming I am dead..."
From Yu Longting's sleeves flew several pieces of talisman paper.
The talisman papers were as light as feathers, silently pushing the black fog back into the box.
They then stuck to the seal of the box, igniting spontaneously.
The moment the box was burnt through, a woman's agonized scream came from inside, "Who are you... who has even managed to wield the Samadhi True Fire, it hurts... I will tear you to pieces, I am the Ancestor of Foxes!! The king of the Ancestor of Foxes, the only Nine-tailed Fox..."
"What? You don't even recognize me? Still talking about being a Nine-tailed Fox, your memory is worse than a fish's..."
Yu Longting's indifferent voice rang out, filled with a toxic tongue of mockery.
The woman inside the box, upon hearing his voice, recognized him, "It's you! Yu Longting, you're so cruel. Back then... I loved you so much... I was so good to you... Ah... and you still want to kill me... why do you treat... treat me ..."
"You want to possess my wife, of course, I would burn you. Your affection, you slutty fox, only disgusts me." Yu Longting delivered another ruthless jab.
The already critically wounded Ancestor of Foxes' HP bar emptied in an instant, "I'm not satisfied... Yu Longting, you prefer a human over me just because she can give birth to a child who helps you become a dragon... a scourge, am I..."
Right then, the box was completely consumed by the fierce flames.
The woman's unwilling screams also vanished...
In Yu Longting's pale palm, only a pinch of black ash remained.
"Let's go, Wanwan." Yu Longting tossed the black ash away and took my hand with his other hand.
Having witnessed the destruction of the Ancestor of Foxes' Remnant Soul yet again, I felt somewhat dazed and followed Yu Longting downstairs in a trance.
He was quite fastidious about cleanliness, taking two disinfectant wipes to clean his hands before leaving.
Just as we were about to get into the car, Ye Jiqing came running out of breath, "Snake Lord... wait for a moment."
"Hmm?" Yu Longting turned around. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel·fıre·net
Ye Jiqing couldn't keep up with his pace and was far behind, so he had to shout, "Why... did you burn that box? What exactly was inside that box?"
Yu Longting glanced at Ye Jiqing with indifference and got into the car with me without saying a word.
Yu Rongling, who had been in the car eagerly awaiting our return, lit up with anticipation at our arrival. Just as he was about to speak,
I questioned Yu Longting before him, "Do you know the Ancestor of Foxes?"
"It's more than knowing; there's a lengthy and emotional... enmity and affection between my brother and the Ancestor of Foxes," Yu Rongling said with a mischievous smile. Intimidated by his brother's glare, he immediately corrected himself to say it was enmity and affection, and then eagerly asked, "Why all of a sudden mention the Ancestor of Foxes? Could it be... could it be... my brother encountered an old flame again? Has the Ancestor of Foxes appeared at the Ye Family?"
"It was the Remnant Soul of the Ancestor of Foxes." I opened the window to catch my breath; the Ancestor of Foxes' words earlier had been too straightforward, making it immediately clear that she had deep feelings for Yu Longting...
Yu Longting wrapped his arms around my waist, "Wife, listen to me explain, it was the Ancestor of Foxes who was infatuated with me. I particularly detest foxes. In this lifetime, I have fallen only for you and won't spare any other female a glance."