Chapter 604: Chapter 329: A Fox’s Toast or Punishment—Which Will You Drink? (Part 2)
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In the deep pit.
The freshly dug wall, just stripped of dirt.
Quanquan Hu, White Ears, the two foxes were stunned.
"Ying ying ying?"
"Ao ao ao?"
They looked at an eye growing on the wall.
What is this?
This eye, the size of a bowl, grows on the wall, with dense vines sprouting from the back, embedding into the wall and sealing the stone door behind.
This eye is slightly cloudy, seemingly just awakened, looking into the distance, dazedly.
"Ying ying ying, ao ao?"
"Ao ao ying ying?"
The two foxes looked at the mural on the stone wall, discussing in foxy speech.
The mural is simple, barely recognizable, it’s a little person standing in front of the eye, and the eye helps it open the door.
Quanquan Hu leaned in front of the eye, took off his helmet, revealing a fluffy, chubby fox face, and grinned.
"Ying ying ying!"
Give me some face, open the door!
In return, brother will move you to the medicine field, with fertilizer to eat every day!
But then the eyeball turned twice, saw Quanquan Hu’s face clearly, and actually started trembling, seemingly angry! The pupil contracted!
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Inside the Bronze Hall.
Bai Mo continued reading documents, accompanied by two disciples.
[...The Treasure Vault Grass covers the entire warehouse with vines, leaving a recognition eye at the door, which opens the stone door upon seeing the correct face]
[If it sees the wrong face, it will initiate defense posture]
[If it detects forced entry, it will trigger self-destruction]
[This is a miraculous grass cultivated by the Celestial Palace through immense resource and fortuitous coincidence, capable of distinguishing human skin masks, disguise techniques, facial sculptures, twins, talisman iris...]
Bai Mo smacked his lips.
This technology... seems very impressive.
But does it really require such high cost?
He furrowed his brows, pondering over it.
"Oh, right, the Ancient Immortals don’t understand plant neurology, so indeed, it requires more cost."
[The self-destruct program of the Treasure Vault Grass is incredibly powerful, capable of instantly shredding everything in the warehouse...]
"Huh?"
...
In the pit.
Quanquan Hu and White Ears looked at each other.
They saw the eye on the wall glaring angrily, and the vines sealing the stone door became more robust!
Quanquan Hu got angry too, his cheeks puffed up!
"Ao!"
With Immortal Qi Vine Armor on, even those Sequence Seven thugs dared not stare him down!
Even foxes have tempers!
He immediately reached out his Fox Claw, wanting to forcibly dismantle the stone door.
But White Ears stopped him.
"Ying ying ying!"
... Don’t act impulsively!
Let’s negotiate with this grass again!
After all, it has lived underground for millions of years, not ordinary grass.
Give it another chance, a chance to join Fox Mountain, to contribute to Fox Mountain!
The two foxes whispered, negotiated for a while, and "swoosh swoosh" jumped out of the hole.
Soon after, they jumped back in, carrying large and small buckets.
White Ears smiled, played the good cop.
"Ying ying ying, ao ao ao ao!"
He lifted a bucket of fertilizer in his Fox Claw, brought it close, let the Treasure Vault Grass smell it.
As long as this door opens, join Fox Mountain, there will be plenty of fertilizer later, making you chubby!
Quanquan Hu stared, played the bad cop.
"Ao ao ao, ying ying ao ao!"
He lifted another medicine bucket in his Fox Claw, brought it close, let the Treasure Vault Grass smell it.
This medicine bucket, specially treats disobedient weeds!
It’s the fiercest product of Fox Mountain, named... Hundred Herbs Cry!
Quanquan Hu reached out his Fox Claw, grinning wickedly.
"Ying ying, ao ao ao!"
Even if there’s no Hundred Herbs Cry, consider Brother Fox’s casserole-sized claw!
Squeezing your eyeball, Brother Fox can crush one with one claw!
White Ears next to him was slightly confused... Is there such a small casserole?
Quanquan Hu winked at him, signaled.
The size of the casserole isn’t important, let’s put it aside, the important thing is to hold the ground first!
...
Inside the Bronze Hall.
Bai Mo caressed a copper plate and continued reading.
[...In fact, thefts at the Cyan Moon Pill Palace are extremely rare, almost non-existent.]
[On one hand, when the Marquis governed the Celestial Law, she slaughtered for a millennium, earning enormous prestige.]
[On the other hand, the Pill Palace lacks valuable items, hardly attracting the attention of major thieves.]
"Oh..."
Bai Mo understood.
Marquis is too fierce, and the Pill Palace is too poor.
To the thieves, Cyan Moon Pill Palace is a territory where risks far outweigh the rewards.
[Yet the Marquis planned ahead, saying, ’Even though the Pill Palace is impoverished today, it will eventually rise.’ She purchased thirty sets of Treasure Vault Grass from the Celestial Palace and used her own face as the key.]
[In the entire world, apart from her, no one could open these thirty treasure vaults.]
[Someone once saw her sneaking in and out of the vaults at midnight, not knowing what secrets she hid inside.]
Hmm?
Could it be that this woman purchased these Treasure Vault Grass to hide her own secrets?
...
In the deep pit, in front of the vault, the Treasure Vault Grass leaned against the stone door, glaring angrily!
White Ears dug up a spoonful of fertilizer.
"Ying ying ying!"
Quanquan Hu dug up a spoonful of Hundred Herbs Cry.
"Aw aw aw!"
To open the door or not to open the door?
A toast or a punishment?
But this Treasure Vault Grass was impervious to both coaxing and threats!
After watching Quanquan Hu and White Ears clown around for a while, its defense mechanism was even triggered, sending its vines like snakes exploring a hole, weaving them into the vault’s walls and completely encasing it!
Seeing the spoonful of Hundred Herbs Cry in Quanquan Hu’s paw, sensing the dangerous aura, it even reached its vines into the vault, gripping the treasures inside!
"Aw?"
"Ying?"
Quanquan Hu and White Ears were both frustrated.
Why couldn’t it recognize kindness?
They hadn’t intended to use brute force. After all, this Immortal Grass looked somewhat valuable. They couldn’t just damage Fox Mountain’s property because of their emotions.
Indeed, at some point, this Immortal Grass had been classified as Fox Mountain’s property.
They carefully put away the fertilizer and Hundred Herbs Cry, deciding to rest and wait for their master to arrive.
But then...
"Aw?"
Quanquan Hu suddenly noticed the Bronze Mask shrinking away in a corner, facing the dirt ground, not daring to show its face. Something seemed off?
...
Swoosh...
A car stopped by the pit.
Amidst the crowd of fox disciples, Bai Mo got out of the car and peeked into the pit.
He heard the fox language and chirps, yin yin aw aw.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that it was Quanquan Hu and White Ears, holding a Bronze Mask, gesturing wildly and blowing it up with delight!
"What are they saying?"
Bai Mo watched for a while, roughly understanding. Were they expressing... expressing Fox Mountain’s admiration and respect for Marquis Qing Yue?
Had the writings left by the Marquis previously stunned even Fox Mountain?
As Bai Mo was about to take action, he saw the Bronze Mask getting flattered and floating in front of the Treasure Vault Grass’s eye.
The mask’s features started to change, eyes enlarged, nose bridge became high, lips turned delicate, and even the contours of the cheeks became pronounced... Even though it was made of bronze, and despite just being a mask, its features seemed perfect, possessing beauty that could astonish for millennia!
The Treasure Vault Grass’s pupils dilated, showing both surprise and joy, appearing tearful, as if not expecting to see this face again after thousands of years.
Boom... rumble...
In the muffled thunder, the ground trembled, soil crumbs fell, the treasure vault’s stone door opened, revealing a pitch-black interior!
Quanquan Hu and White Ears cheered immediately.
"Ying ying ying!"
"Aw aw aw!"
Quanquan Hu swiped the mask out of the way with a paw.
White Ears followed right behind, stepping on the mask, rushing into the vault.
Even though the vault was pitch-black, they weren’t afraid!
Their master was outside, what was there to fear!
The foxes all jumped into the pit one after another, each rushing into the vault!
Time and again, they stamped the Bronze Mask trying to rise back into the dirt!
Inside the vault, they danced and twirled happily!
"Ying ying ying!"
"Aw aw aw!"
"Ying ying ying!"
...This time, without relying on their master, they used their own wits to open the vault! They were both proud and joyful!
Bai Mo jumped into the pit, "Don’t get too carried away. There’s more than just this vault; there are thirty in total, you..."
The foxes, being utterly sly, instantly understood their master’s implication!
Quanquan Hu danced and twirled, spinning to the front of the mask, subtly bent down, and with a "swoosh" scooped up the mask, holding it aloft as it wavered and danced!
Now, this mask was part of Fox Mountain too!
Of course, it should be happy with them; it should join in the dance!
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