Mortal: Fairy Song Yu has issued you a task.

Chapter 15 Recapturing the Snow Cloud Fox

Time flies like water, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The morning chill had not yet dissipated when four figures, riding flying magical artifacts of various shapes, traversed the mist-shrouded mountains.

It was a fox-catching team composed of Lin Jingchu, Zhou Qinghe, Song Yu, and Meng Yao.

"I'm so grateful to Junior Brother Zhou for his efforts in searching for the Snow Cloud Fox so many times," Song Yu said gently, turning his head.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qinghe scratched his head, somewhat at a loss for words: "Senior Sister Song, you flatter me. I was just planning to go to the Green Trace Swamp to collect the herbs needed for alchemy. It was my honor to be able to help you along the way."

The Green Trace Swamp is too far from the sect and is often shrouded in miasma, making its environment complex.

Therefore, few disciples set foot there, which allowed many of the spiritual plants and herbs that grew there to remain.

Zhou Qinghe has been bringing the Spirit-Sniffing Rats here these past few days to pinpoint the Snow Cloud Fox's activity area, and has also reaped quite a harvest along the way.

Lin Jingchu chuckled and interjected, "Senior Sister Song, Senior Brother Zhou has worked incredibly hard these past few days. When he catches the Snow Cloud Fox, you and Senior Sister Meng can't possibly reduce the reward!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yu wrinkled her delicate nose slightly and snorted, "Fine, you invited Senior Sister Meng and me to help catch foxes, and it turns out we're just working for free?"

The atmosphere was relaxed amidst laughter and conversation. Only Meng Yao, who was lagging behind, was unusually quiet today, not uttering a word as she followed silently.

After flying over another precipitous mountain peak, a vast basin surrounded by mountains suddenly opened up before them.

The pale pink miasma, the withered yellow autumn leaves, the emerald green water and the verdant evergreen vegetation together create a colorful landscape painting in front of us.

"We've arrived!" Zhou Qinghe reminded them.

After taking the miasma-avoiding pills, everyone stepped onto their magical artifacts and plunged down into the basin shrouded in miasma.

The basin was deathly silent, except for the faint sound of water flowing in the marsh below, stirred by something unknown.

The four activated talismans or cast spells, concealing their auras as they quietly pierced through layers of mist and miasma.

Under Zhou Qinghe's guidance, they finally landed on a relatively dry grassy area.

Lin Jingchu and Zhou Qinghe, both seasoned fox hunters, had a perfect understanding and needed no further explanation.

One person quickly dug a shallow pit in the middle of the grass, while the other carefully planted the prepared Solomon's seal in it and disguised it.

In a short while, the Solomon's seal seemed to have grown there naturally, blending seamlessly with its surroundings.

Lin Jingchu examined it carefully and nodded in satisfaction: "Senior Brother Zhou is indeed an expert in herb gathering. This arrangement is flawless."

After saying that, he flipped his palm and revealed two pairs of small array flags, two black and two white.

"Senior Sister Song and I will take the white flag, while Senior Brother Zhou and Senior Sister Meng will take the black flag. What do you say?"

Everyone agreed and took their respective array flags, then dispersed and hid according to the array's directions.

Time passed quickly as they waited, and soon more than half an hour had gone by, but there was still no movement in the forest.

As the sun rose higher, it brought a stifling heat. Lin Jingchu, hidden in the clouds in mid-air, couldn't help but lick his lips.

Whether it was himself and Song Yu, who had been studying formations for years, or Zhou Qinghe, who was used to searching for herbs in the mountains and fields, neither of them lacked patience.

Meng Yao, who is usually quick-tempered, has been unusually silent today. But that's fine, it saves her a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Just as the sun began to gradually set in the west, a head cautiously peeked out from the dense bushes on one side.

Its body is pure white with azure ear tips, and sunlight falls on its silky fur, reflecting a dazzling silvery-white luster.

It is indeed the Snow Cloud Fox!

It approached the Solomon's seal in the center of the meadow slowly and cautiously, glancing back every few steps.

The tip of her pink nose twitched incessantly, as if trying to detect any danger in the air.

Unfortunately, it was destined to be disappointed.

Since entering the swamp, Lin Jingchu and his companions had been using dust-repelling talismans, leaving no trace of their scent beneath them.

Just as the Snow Cloud Fox was about to approach the Yellow Essence—

"Now!"

Lin Jingchu's telepathic transmission was like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of the other three at the same time!

The white array flag in his hand flew out and transformed into a streak of light, shooting towards the designated location. At the same moment, three other flag shadows also shot out from three other directions!

"Sizzle!"

Snow Cloud Fox sensed something was wrong and was about to turn and flee when two black beams of light swept over it like a tidal wave. The little fox was instantly trapped in the mud and could not move.

Before it could gather its demonic power and use its escape technique in a moment of shock and anger, the two blazing white flag shadows above and in front of it had already intertwined, transforming into a white light curtain that descended upon it!

"Eek—!"

Snow Cloud Fox had no choice but to transform into a whimpering beast, crying out incessantly.

A slender hand pierced through the light barrier, grabbed its nape, and pulled it directly out of the light barrier.

Before the little guy could react, everything went black, and he was stuffed into a cloth bag.

This cloth bag was a low-level magic artifact that Lin Jingchu bought from the market. It was a practice piece made by a weapon-refining apprentice. It was cheap and had no other use except for being exceptionally tough, but it was more than enough to hold a first-level low-rank demon beast like the Snow Cloud Fox.

Lin Jingchu held the cloth bag in his hand, causing it to swell slightly as the little fox inside struggled in vain.

"This process..." Song Yu landed gracefully, her already chubby cheeks now appearing even more puffy.

"The fox-catching story you told me before wasn't as boring as it seemed..."

Last time, Lin Jingchu recounted the fox-catching process in a dramatic and exciting way.

Who would have thought that after traveling all this way from the sect and working for most of the day, they only managed to raise the array flag for a moment before hastily ending the trip.

It's a bit...too bland.

Seeing that the "sugar daddy" seemed a bit upset, Lin Jingchu quickly explained, "This time the situation is different. With two senior disciples personally capturing a mere Snow Cloud Fox, it's naturally a piece of cake."

However, Song Yu was only complaining casually and was not really angry. He immediately smiled and said, "Alright, let me see the Snow Cloud Fox. I was too far away to see it clearly just now. I wonder how it compares to Little Cloud."

The "sugar daddy" has given the order, so we must obey.

Lin Jingchu took the Snow Cloud Fox out of the bag and handed it to Song Yu.

Song Yu held the little fox under its armpits with both hands and brought it up to his eyes for a closer look.

"Huh!" A barely perceptible glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she exclaimed with delight, "It's actually a 'heterochromatic eye'? And it even possesses a pure and ethereal aura!"

Hearing this, Meng Yao couldn't help but curiously step forward to examine her own Snow Cloud Fox.

Lin Jingchu felt as if he had been struck by lightning!

Heterochromatic eyes? A pure and ethereal aura?

Could this be the Snow Cloud Fox that was possessed by the "Corpse Demon" in the original story? Is the Green Track Swamp the location of the instance where Han Li captured the Snow Cloud Fox?

The original plot was too complex, and he couldn't retain any impression of these fleeting place names.

In that split second of his daze—

The Snow Cloud Fox, which had seemed docile in Song Yu's hands, suddenly swung out one of its front paws.

With a sharp whistle, the sharp claws aimed straight for Song Yu's vital heart!

"careful!!"

Seeing the imminent danger, Meng Yao cried out in alarm.