Kaiyuan twenty-three years, autumn.
The fog in Zhongnan Mountain is so thick that it cannot be dissolved.
The purple bamboo forest in Qingqiu Secret Realm is filled with finely chopped bamboo leaves. Dew drips from the tips of the bamboo leaves and hits the bluestone paved path, causing circles of shallow marks. The nine-tailed lotus platform stood quietly deep in the bamboo forest. On the lotus platform, the fox fire jade, the most precious treasure of the Fox clan, was supposed to be hung. At this moment, it was empty. Only a wisp of red evil spirit remained, entwining the lotus petals of the lotus platform, lingering for a long time.
The Fox Emperor stood with his eyes lowered, with nine snow-white fox tails swaying gently behind him. The fur at the tip of the tail glowed with a faint golden light, but it could not hide the frost in his eyes. His fingertips brushed against the cracks in the lotus platform. The cracks were winding like snakes. They were traces of external forces forcibly breaking the barrier. At the end of the traces, there were scattered a few black feathers and a bit of dust stained with the smoke of human beings.
"Your Majesty."
Qingli, dressed in plain clothes, walked slowly over. She was the Qingqiu Nine-tailed Fox, the most valued daughter of the Fox Emperor. At this moment, she had suppressed her fairy aura and was just dressed as an ordinary fox demon. She held a scroll in her hand. On the scroll, a white fox was lying in the woman's arms, with gentle eyebrows.
"My mother's old acquaintance is indeed in Chang'an West City." Qingli's voice was cold, "It's just that the smoke and fire in the world, why did it appear in my Qingqiu secret realm?"
The Fox Emperor was silent for a moment, then raised his hand, ripples appeared in the clear water pool next to the lotus platform, and the outline of Chang'an was reflected in the pool - there was a lot of traffic on Zhuque Street, the shouts of Hu merchants from the West Market came through the clouds, the glazed tiles of the Daming Palace shone in the sun, and under this bustling scene, a dark shadow passed over the roof of the Hu merchants' inn.
