Chapter 942: Chapter 25: Mysterious Expert, Simple Task

“Hello, little fox, are you out for a stroll?” Xiao Jie slowly approached the fox while activating the Beast Language Skill, speaking softly.

The Ghost Shadow Xuan Fox tilted its head, seemingly unable to understand Xiao Jie’s words, and scrutinized the unexpected guest before it.

As Xiao Jie got closer, it suddenly bared its fangs, arched its body, and assumed a defensive stance.

Feed the beast!

Xiao Jie hastily threw a piece of Secret Dog Food.

The fox suspiciously sniffed it, licked it, and only then took a bite. As soon as it did, its bright eyes suddenly shone, and it wagged its head and tail excitedly.

In just a few bites, it finished the Secret Dog Food, then hooked its paw at Xiao Jie as if to say—let me try two more.

Xiao Jie thought it was strange, why could this fox not speak?

Could it be because it was a mutated beast?

He directly threw two more pieces of Secret Dog Food.

After feeding it several pieces of Secret Dog Food, the name above the Ghost Shadow Xuan Fox’s head finally changed from a hostile red to a neutral yellow.

Xiao Jie took the opportunity to get friendly again.

“Little fox, do you know what’s going on with this wind? Why aren’t you affected? You have such an ability, could you teach me?”

The fox, however, remained indifferent and leisurely licked its paws.

Dammit, it’s faking it, Xiao Jie was now quite sure—this creature definitely understood.

If it truly didn’t understand, at least talking would have caught its attention. Its indifferent demeanor instead proved it was pretending not to understand on purpose.

“Look, isn’t this meatball delicious? If I freeze to death, you won’t have meatballs to eat anymore, wouldn’t you like to eat a few more?

If you teach me your wind resistance ability, I’ll give you all my meatballs, how about it?”

Xiao Jie coaxed methodically, and the Ghost Shadow Xuan Fox seemed amused, unexpectedly letting out a crafty laugh and finally said sinisterly, “Hehehe, this is an ability you can’t learn. If you stay here, you’ll die sooner or later. Once you’re dead, won’t all those meatballs on you become mine? Even your flesh and bones will become my food for a feast.”

With that, it licked its fangs.

Xiao Jie thought to himself, this little creature finally spoke, but its tone sure wasn’t friendly.

It was clear this fox was experienced in the worldly society, not easy to deceive.

Since it’s not easy to deceive, then there’s no need to deceive at all.

Xiao Jie smiled slightly, “Hehehe, you might be overthinking it, see the glow on me? I can temporarily use this power to resist the dark wind. If I really can’t find a way to resist it, I’ll just turn back and leave, then you would get nothing.”

The fox showed a somewhat contemplative expression, “That’s true, let me give you some guidance—first, give me two more meatballs.”

“No, you say first.” Xiao Jie wasn’t falling for it, facing such a worldly fox, he naturally needed a different communication method—no risk, no reward.

The fox, noticing Xiao Jie wasn’t reacting after several negotiations, had no choice but to say reluctantly, “I don’t know how to resist the dark wind either. Back in those days, there were hundreds or thousands of beasts in this forest. Now they’re either dead or fled. Those who survived naturally aren’t afraid of the dark wind.

Perhaps you should stay here for a few hundred years too, walk into the dark wind every day, the more you’re blown, maybe you’ll stop fearing it.”

Dammit, what kind of a damn idea is that?

“Little fox, you’d better not joke. No matter how good the joke is, it won’t earn you any meatballs. If you really have nothing to say, I’ll leave.”

He then made a gesture to leave.

The Ghost Shadow Xuan Fox quickly said, “No, no, you’re so dull. It was just a joke, never mind, I’ll tell you.

I don’t know how to resist the dark wind, but there’s an old man living in the mountains to the west, maybe he knows. Why not go and ask him.

See that forest to the northwest? Walk through the forest and head west, there’s a towering tree, under that tree is a mansion, the old man lives inside.”

Hearing this, Xiao Jie was taken aback. The surrounding area for hundreds of miles was an uninhabited forest and snowy wilderness, with the dark wind raging. On his flight over, he hadn’t seen a single person—how could there be a mansion in this godforsaken place?

“You wouldn’t be fooling me, would you?”

“No way, we Fox Demons are the most honest. I’ve told you the method, now can you give me the meatballs?”

Xiao Jie, half-believing and half-doubting, still casually tossed a few meatballs over.

Let’s go look for it first, if it doesn’t work, I’ll just retreat, and try again tomorrow when the Equipment Skills cool down.

Xiao Jie activated Qinggong and sped towards the forest in the northwest direction.

After passing through the forest, he did see a giant tree towering over the surrounding trees, it was a spruce, standing majestically amid the wind and snow.

Xiao Jie sped towards the direction of the big tree, and as he got closer, he saw, indeed, there was a mansion’s façade beneath the tree.

A courtyard with three entrances, high walls, a grand vermilion gate, it was quite majestic.

Two big red lanterns hung on either side of the main gate, glowing even in the daytime, casting a rare warm color in the icy wilderness.

But in this bleak, icy, windy wilderness, such a mansion did appear somewhat eerie.

Xiao Jie didn’t worry much and stepped forward, right-clicking on the copper ring on the door, instantly knocking on the door.

Knock knock knock!

“Who is it?” Came a young voice from behind the door, and as the door opened, a fair and handsome face peeked out—it was a young servant.