Jade Fang looked at the sword that had 

pierced through

 his chest incredulously

 and

 vomited blood.

Jade Tail screamed and rushed to hug him

.

Jade Fang eventually shrank into a crystal bead.

Jade Tail shot Chuyi a malicious look

 and bared 

her sharp fangs. “I’ll kill you!” 

She

 flew fast toward 

him, but

 Chuyi used two fingers

 and

 quickly 

drew

 a 

talisman

 in the 

air

, which then hit Jade Tail

’s 

forehead. Jade Tail shrieked 

and

 also shrank into a crystal bead. 

“They scared the 

crap

 out of me!” Li Mazi wiped the sweat 

off

 his forehead

 and got 

up. 

“Where did you go earlier?” I asked. 

“You guys 

ran

 so fast that I 

couldn’t

 even 

see

 your shadows. Ghosts 

were

 everywhere,

 so

 I didn’t even dare to scream for help. It took me a lot of time to find you.” Li Mazi 

put on

 an aggrieved face. He then picked up the beads 

from

 the ground. “How much are 

these worth

?” 

“Give them to me.” Chuyi extended his hand. Li Mazi unwillingly gave him the beads. 

“Did you kill that little fox?” I asked. 

“No, that boy is a part of Tamamo no Mae’s soul. He can’t die that easily. I guess he will be dormant for a while

,”

 Chuyi answered

 indifferently

. 

“You bastard! I’ll kill you!” yelled Jade Tail

. Her i

mage flashed inside the bead Chuyi was holding. 

Chuyi wasn’t 

phased

. He put the two beads back into the eye sockets of the silver fox.

I didn’t know if 

it was an illusion, 

but when the beads were returned to their positions, I saw a flash of silver light 

move

 along the statue

. It made 

the statue l

ook more

 lively. 

“

Let’s seal it again,

” 

said

 Chuyi. 

“Okay!” 

I called Li Mazi to help Urashima get up. 

It was time to

 leave the mountain. The wandering

 and 

lost souls 

on

 the mountain 

were

 already attracted to us. They were congregating 

on

the

 spot. However, they were limping the 

entire 

way,

 so 

they weren’t 

very

 fast. 

On the way down the mountain, 

I said, 

“Chuyi, I want to 

discuss

some

thing.” 

“Yeah?” 

“I want to keep this little fox,” I said. 

“Although she’s not menacing, she’s a monster. Moreover, she sucks people’s Yang energy.” 

I pondered

 and thought 

about giving up 

on it

. But then, Chuyi continued, “If you really want to keep her, I’

ll 

help you tame her. 

Still, I’ll

 have to bring her to Mitu Temple to train her and eliminate her wild character. It will take time.” 

Jade Tail scolded from inside the bead. “You stinky Daoist priest! When I get out of here, I’ll bite you 

to death

!” 

I wore a wry smile. Although this little fox looked cute, her wild character needed to be tamed.

I had always 

envied

 Chuyi for having the little Daoist boy as his assistant. I had dream

t

 of a little monster 

being 

my assistant, but it should be mutually agreed up

on

. 

I asked Jade Tail, “Hey, do you want to go to China with us?” 

“China…” She repeated the name. No matter what, it was her hometown. “What will you do to Jade Fang?” 

“His soul is sealed now. He will sleep for a dozen years,” said Chuyi. 

I told her, “You have to think about it carefully. 

After

 we seal the silver fox statue one more time, you will be sealed inside for a few decades.” 

“All right! I’m going to China!” Jade Tail agreed

. 

“But you have to let me suck your Yang energy!” 

“In your dreams!” 

“Are you rich?” 

“Not filthy rich, but if you want 

food

, I can 

give it to you

.” 

“Okay, I agree. If you fool me, I’ll bite you until you

’re 

dead!”

Her wild character 

would be hard to tame! 

Chuyi told me that after everything was solved, I should use my blood to write my name on a piece of paper and Jade Tail’s name on the other 

side

. He would then move Jade Tail into the paper. We could carry her with us this way. After we returned to China, we would find a fox statue to be her body. 

Chiba caught up 

to

 us. “I know 

what happened!

 It turns out Urashima’s original name is Tanaka. He’s the bald uncle’s son.” 

It turned out the

 bald uncle was involved in 

shady

 business deals

. He 

eventually 

went

 bankrupt

 and

asked

 his son for help. He even suggested 

stealing

 some valuable things from the shrine to sell for money. 

Jade Fang overheard their conversation. He made a deal with them 

but said

 they would 

have to 

help him release Tamamo no Mae first. With her power, getting rich would be as easy as flipping one’s hand. 

The father and son

 began to take action

. 

First

, they 

ruined the geomancy

 of the shrine. Then, they stole the Silver Fox Guardian and 

destroyed 

the seal.

 Still, t

hey had never thought that their efforts would go in vain

 because of us.

If he 

was

 a suspect of a national treasure robbery, Urashima

 would lose his job. H

e could even be put in jail. 

Chiba told us that Urashima implored us not to expose the bald uncle

and that he would bear the crime himself. He didn’t want to get his father involved. 

I knew Urashima was a filial son. 

To help

 his father rise again, he 

did

everything he could, even evil deeds

. Anyway, we were 

framed

 and almost jailed

, so I didn’t feel sorry for him.

 I planned to tell the police everything abou

t 

this national treasure thievery case. 

When we reached the shrine, the police were still there. 

When they saw

 us, they produced their pistols

 and aimed 

at us. Then, they saw that we were holding the fox statue

. They also saw 

the great horde of souls slowly moving behind us. They were petrified

. N

one of them could 

speak

. 

Chiba 

went over

 to explain that we 

needed to seal

 the Silver Fox Guardian

.

 Otherwise, the ghosts would have a nice parade here

.

The policemen 

weren't fully convinced

, but 

they had no

choice but to

believe

 us. Chiba stayed to talk 

to

 them about Urashima’s case

 while t

he three of us took the key from her 

and

 opened the storage chamber. We had to seal the fox now. 

There were papers and red ropes in the storage. As Chuyi 

instructed

, I wrote my name and Jade Tail’s name on a piece of paper and gave it to him. While Chuyi 

moved

 Jade Tail to the paper, I used the red threads to weave a small sealing formation. 

Jade Tail was successfully moved to the paper. We then put the fox statue back into the box and sealed the box with a few talismans before finally locking it in the drawer. 

When we 

came

 out, many policemen were watching the mountain. The ghosts disappeared one after another. The mountain sight recovered its calmness. However, the thick fog still linger

ed and

 shroud

ed 

the bamboo forest. 

The case

 finally came to an end

, and t

he police took Urashima away. We were so tired

 that

we immediately returned

 to the hotel to rest. When Yin Xinyue and Rue Xue came back from their shopping trip, they looked upset 

because

 they knew they had missed 

out on the

 fun

.

T

he next day, we brought some stuff and returned to the shrine. There were two things we needed to do. One, we had to mend Tamamo no Mae’s seal. Two, we needed to fix and improve the shrine’s 

geomancy

, which would stop the paranormal activities at night. Both required labor,

but they weren’t really difficult. 

Chiba couldn’t thank us enough. She gave us a small payment

 of 

around one hundred thousand 

renminbi

 after converting. It seemed the shrine wasn’t really rich. 

“Since Urashima

 has been

 arrested

, w

ho will be the 

k

annushi in your shrine? You?” I asked. 

Chiba smiled. “Of course not. It’s impossible. No 

m

iko has ever become a 

k

annushi.” 

“This tradition isn’t fair to women…” I said. 

“Women in Japan have never had high positions

.”

 Chiba wore a wry smile. “I hope I 

can

 welcome you guys when you visit Japan again.” 

Before we left, Ru Xue found out that Li Mazi had stealthily asked for Chiba’s phone number. On the way home, she 

gave

 Li Mazi 

a difficult time

. We didn’t even have a 

peaceful

 moment. I guessed that when they 

returned

 home, Li Mazi 

would have

 to kneel on the 

ground and ask for forgiveness

. 

While we were waiting 

to board the plane

 at the airport, I suddenly spotted a woman wearing lavish ancient clothes

. She was 

standing and looking at me. She was extremely stunning. From her clothes and accessories, she 

had to

 be Tamamo no Mae

, otherwise known as 

Daji the fox spirit!  

“Not good, Daji has escaped!” I screamed and woke up from my dream.

Yin Xinyue was playing 

the game

 Onmyoji

on her phone. She lifted her head

 and looked 

at me in surprise. “Did you have a nightmare?” 

I turned

 in

 the direction where I had seen Daji. Nothing was there. It was just a dream. 

I suddenly had a strange thought that Daji was just an innocent woman who happened to be 

very

 attractive. People blamed her for the destruction of the Shang Dynast

y

. When she fled to Japan and became an imperial consort, people deemed her a monster.

Since ancient times, history 

has

 been written 

by

 masculine figures. Women had no social positions

. They had

 always been toys to men. 

Perhaps the Daj

i

 we knew wasn’t to be blamed. She just wanted to find a man who loved her with all his heart. 

Unfortunately, 

she was too beautiful, and b

eautiful women were always ill-fated.