Chapter 51
Chapter 51: The Giant Fox Tail!
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The teacher’s house wasn’t far from here, but Lin Muyu looked at the gradually darkening twilight and still wanted to hail a taxi to get there quickly.
After all, the longer the night, the more dreams would come. She always felt somewhat uneasy in her heart.
But when she actually walked to the main road, Lin Muyu realized something was wrong.
The street that was usually bustling with traffic was now eerily empty. Forget about taxis, there wasn’t even a shadow of a pedestrian.
Street lamps stood lonely by the roadside, casting dim yellow halos, but they couldn’t illuminate the thick darkness at the end of the road.
Looking up, even the full moon in the sky seemed to be pulled by invisible hands, gradually hiding into the heavy clouds.
The earth’s light was being squeezed and devoured by a viscous darkness, and the air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.
“Not good! The illusion has realized you’re trying to escape and is starting to stop you at any cost. Run quickly!”
The spiritual energy’s voice suddenly exploded in her ear, carrying unprecedented urgency.
Lin Muyu’s whole body shivered, and before she could react, the street lamps behind her began to go out one by one.
Darkness surged from behind like a tide, bringing bone-chilling cold wherever it passed.
She quickly lifted her skirt and ran.
She absolutely couldn’t let the darkness catch up. Once dragged into that viscous darkness, she would never be able to escape again.
Fortunately, the stimulus from the crisis allowed her to burst out with amazing speed, leaving the darkness far behind.
She didn’t know how long she had been running, but her legs were starting to feel stiff and sore, and the accumulation of lactic acid made her legs feel like they were filled with lead.
Lin Muyu’s breathing became heavy, and her speed obviously slowed down.
“Xiao Yu, you really should exercise properly when you get back…”
The spiritual energy’s melancholy voice suddenly came from behind, startling Lin Muyu and making her stumble.
“Don’t suddenly speak! You’re so scary!”
She had thought that her physique would automatically improve after starting cultivation, but who knew this illusion would directly confiscate her cultivation and turn her into an ordinary person.
Besides, having poor physique wasn’t her fault, this was clearly the original’s body, and she didn’t like to exercise.
In her previous life, she was not only handsome but also had good physique!
…Though it was all trained from rushing to the cafeteria for meals, whether as a student or teacher, she had practiced for more than ten years!
While lost in thought, a chill came from behind.
Lin Muyu suddenly turned around, her heart instantly jumping to her throat.
The darkness had already caught up to within 100 meters. In that viscous black shadow, it seemed like countless eyes were hidden, staring deadly at her, their prey.
“Master, save… save me!”
Lin Muyu discovered that her speed couldn’t match the speed at which the darkness was devouring everything, so she urgently called for help.
But the spiritual energy only cheered her on in her ear:
“Keep it up! I need to save this bit of spiritual energy for important use. You can push a little harder!”
Lin Muyu had no time to complain and could only grit her teeth and continue to speed up.
Her legs felt heavy as if filled with lead, and the muscle soreness made her suffer.
With sheer willpower, Lin Muyu finally saw the gate of her teacher’s house.
That familiar door looked like a ray of hope in the night, instantly giving her strength.
“Can I escape just by going in?”
Lin Muyu’s eyes lit up. At this moment, the darkness was still 50 meters away from her, just enough time.
“Xiao Yu, stay here.”
A familiar yet strange voice suddenly rang out, and a burly figure rushed out from the shadows under a tree, blocking her path.
The dim street lamp illuminated the person’s face.
“Dad…”
Lin Muyu instantly froze in place, not knowing what to do.
“Don’t listen to him, run quickly!”
The spiritual energy’s urging made her suddenly come to her senses, and she hurriedly tried to sidestep around the other person.
“Sigh, why bother? Isn’t it good to stay here?”
Father Lin sighed, his eyes suddenly becoming cold, his massive body quickly blocking the path.
Before Lin Muyu could react, he swung his arm, and a tremendous force hit her chest.
“Cough cough…” Lin Muyu was knocked flying like a kite with a broken string, heavily crashing to the ground.
Her internal organs felt like they had all shifted position, her throat tasted sweet and metallic, and blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.
With just one strike, she had lost all ability to resist.
She slumped on the ground, watching Father Lin, surrounded by black energy, approach step by step.
That person’s face still wore a familiar smile, but under the reflection of the black energy, it appeared incomparably sinister.
What made her even more desperate was that the darkness behind her had caught up to within 10 meters, its icy breath almost freezing her.
“Master, save me quickly! I’m really going to die this time!”
Lin Muyu was somewhat panicked, her voice trembling.
“Don’t worry, I need to save this bit of spiritual energy for important use…”
But the spiritual energy’s voice also carried a trace of panic.
“…”
Lin Muyu was somewhat speechless. As expected, the spiritual energy left by an unreliable master was also unreliable.
Under attack from both front and back, it was already a certain death situation. Lin Muyu strangely calmed down instead, her heart becoming crystal clear:
“Perhaps, I shouldn’t cling to the past anymore…”
Father Lin walked in front of her, smiling as he looked down and said:
“Stay, my good daughter.”
“Don’t call me that, you’re not my father at all!”
Lin Muyu glared at him hatefully, but could only watch helplessly as his hand, covered in darkness, reached toward her.
At this critical moment, the gate of the teacher’s house suddenly opened wide.
Teacher?
Lin Muyu instinctively looked over, but saw a huge figure emerge from inside the door.
It wasn’t the teacher, but a giant white fox tail!
The fluffy fur glowed softly in the night, looking warm and reliable.
Both Lin Muyu and Father Lin were stunned.
The white fox tail seemed to have intelligence and rushed straight toward Lin Muyu.
Father Lin reached out to intercept it, but was easily swatted away by a gentle flick of the fox tail.
Then the fox tail gently wrapped around the collapsed Lin Muyu and quickly retracted.
“Xiao Bai?!”
The moment she touched the fox tail’s soft fur, through the texture, Lin Muyu instantly recognized the owner.
Her face showed a joyful smile.
First, she was finally saved.
Second… Xiao Bai’s tail could actually become this big!
The fluffy texture was also excellent, she really wanted to pet it~
Just as the fox tail was about to bring her through the gate, the illusion suddenly shook violently.
A large amount of black mist poured into the “father’s” body, transforming him into a grotesque monster several meters tall, with scales covering his entire body and eyes flashing with crimson light.
“No one is allowed to take my daughter away!”
The monster roared hoarsely and charged fiercely toward the fox tail.
The fox tail carrying Lin Muyu moved even faster, but because it was carrying her, it couldn’t fight back.
Just as the monster’s claws were about to grab the fox tail, another fox tail suddenly emerged from behind the door!
It gracefully flicked and precisely struck the monster’s face, sending it flying hard.
That fox tail even waved proudly in place, as if mocking.
“Didn’t expect it, did you? Xiao Bai doesn’t have just one tail, but a full six tails!”
Lin Muyu laughed out loud at the scene before her.
Six fluffy fox tails actually emerged from behind the door, looking like six blooming white flowers in the night, both spectacular and adorable.
Finally, the fox tail brought her through the gate.
The moment her feet touched the ground, a warm power enveloped her entire body, and the pain instantly disappeared.
Her sealed cultivation returned like a tide, and the spiritual power in her dantian circulated joyfully.
She comfortably stretched, slowly opened her eyes, and a charming fox face was right in front of her, with round big eyes staring intently at her.
“Xiao Bai! Thank you for saving me!”
Lin Muyu joyfully hugged the little fox, burying her face in its soft fur.
Xiao Bai was smaller than she had imagined, curling up like a fluffy snowball, warm and comfortable to touch.
The little fox didn’t resist, but let out a long sigh of relief.
‘Finally got you back, my dear ancestor! Just sleeping for a while, and I almost lost my fox skin!’
Xiao Bai used the tip of its tail to wipe its forehead, as if wiping non-existent cold sweat.
Then it glanced at the spiritual energy within Lin Muyu’s body.
That guy’s tracking device was quite useful.
After thanking Xiao Bai, Lin Muyu released her hands and looked around, amazed at this strange space.
Countless crystalline blue dream bubbles floated in the air, and the dream bubbles…
“…Where is this?” Lin Muyu stared in amazement.
“This is the dream illusion space, and those are the dream bubbles of other disciples.”
The spiritual energy’s voice which had been playing dead, rang out again.
Lin Muyu, having just been saved, didn’t plan to hold a grudge.
“Dream bubbles?”