Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 109 : . Qishan

In less than a month, the entire Qishan knew that their young and adorable Senior Sister had raised a white fox cub.

When people first heard about this, most thought it was a rumor or a joke. After all, although young Xiao Han was still young, she was much more mature and steady than her peers. She focused solely on cultivation or learning to manage Qishan affairs from Uncle Xiao Yunjin, and occasionally helped the unreliable Sect Leader Xiao Yunxi clean up her messes. For such a child who didn't act like a child, no one could imagine what it would be like for her to raise a fox cub.

Moreover, it was said to be an ordinary wild animal without any spiritual energy and unable to cultivate.

However, as more and more people saw the white furball perched on young Xiao Han's shoulder when she occasionally went out, this "rumor" was gradually and unconsciously confirmed by the protagonist herself.

Young Xiao Han was unaware that the news of her raising a fox had spread throughout Qishan. At this moment, she was feeding Gu Xun'er, petting the fox, and talking to the little fox in her childish voice.

"...Master stole Uncle Yunjin's wine again, making Uncle Yunjin very angry. But Uncle Yunjin didn't say anything, just handed over all the sect affairs to Master and confiscated Master's game console..."

"...Three disciples skipped early morning lessons again today. Although the early lessons are indeed boring, skipping class is really not good behavior..."

"...The Grand Elder and the Steward Elder got into a fight, seemingly because the Grand Elder secretly plucked feathers from the Steward Elder's spirit beast..."

"...Uncle Yunjin took in another disciple, named Xiao San. He has great talent, but he's too noisy and very childish..."

Gu Xun'er, who was eating spirit fruit, stopped and couldn't help but glance at the expressionless little milk bun complaining, inwardly grumbling.

Childish? Are you, who's complaining to a fox, really that mature?

After raising this fox, Xiao Han had developed a habit of complaining to the fox every day. Honestly, seeing her milk bun Senior Sister complaining with an expressionless face each time was truly, truly terrifying.

Thanks to young Xiao Han's very childish habit, Gu Xun'er had more or less figured out the situation of this world and the current state of Qishan.

This was an era of highly advanced technology, known as the 21st century modern era, also called the End of Dharma era. People like Xiao Han who could cultivate were called cultivators, cultivating spiritual power. However, because it was now the End of Dharma era, spiritual energy was much scarcer than before, and the times had changed greatly. Although cultivators hadn't become rare because of this, most lived among ordinary people, leading ordinary lives. Large sects like Qishan, where Xiao Han resided, were not common, with most organized as family units.

Due to the changes of the times, the cultivation world had established an unwritten rule: it was not allowed to display one's differences in front of ordinary people. If there were special circumstances, the relevant memories of the involved individuals had to be promptly erased, and cultivators couldn't casually act against ordinary people. Because of this rule, very few ordinary people in society now knew of the existence of cultivators.

Among the few remaining cultivation sects, Qishan was definitely a well-known anomaly. Qishan only accepted disciples with lightning spirit roots, and all disciples admitted to the sect had to change their surname to "Xiao."

Thus, some said that compared to a cultivation sect, Qishan was more like a clan composed of people without blood relations.

If it were just this point, Qishan might not have been so eye-catching. Most importantly, it was because of the top-tier cultivation technique Qishan possessed - the "Nine Heavens Thunder Technique."

Gu Xun'er had heard young Xiao Han mention that in terms of cultivation techniques, no technique in the world could compare to Qishan's Nine Heavens Thunder Technique. This led to many ill-intentioned people trying to steal the Nine Heavens Thunder Technique, although they all ended in failure.

While thinking about this, Gu Xun'er habitually nuzzled Xiao Han's palm. Due to daily sword practice, young Xiao Han's palms weren't as delicate as they should be for a child her age, but were covered with fine calluses, somewhat rough.

Looking at the serious-faced young Xiao Han with pursed lips, Gu Xun'er was curious whether everything she was experiencing now was really Xiao Han's past.

Or was it just an illusory dream?

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Days passed one by one, and Gu Xun'er watched as young Xiao Han gradually grew taller, from a chubby milk bun into a cold and stunningly beautiful young woman. Compared to the Xiao Han she was familiar with, this woman's appearance was much more beautiful. She only resembled the Xiao Han in her memory by about seventy percent, but that cold demeanor was almost identical.

Xiao Han became increasingly reserved and taciturn, rarely smiling or speaking. Her face seemed to have only one expression, and only when facing the scatterbrained Xiao Yunxi would she occasionally show a slightly helpless expression. Apart from this, Gu Xun'er never saw her display any other expression.

As Xiao Han grew and became stronger, Xiao Yunxi had already handed over most of Qishan's affairs to Xiao Han to handle, claiming it was to train the next Sect Leader's abilities in advance. The usually responsible Xiao Yunjin surprisingly didn't object, tacitly allowing Xiao Yunxi's behavior of avoiding her duties.

Gu Xun'er saw Xiao Han less and less frequently. She would occasionally wander around Qishan, and the disciples all recognized her, knowing she was Xiao Han's pet, so they let her be. She could sometimes hear news from other disciples, both about Xiao Han and about others.

"...Senior Sister Xiao San and Ye Qing'er from Penglai have gotten together... It's said that they'll hold a contract ceremony at Qishan soon..."

"The personal disciple of the Wuchen Immortal?"

"...When will the contract ceremony be held..."

"Not sure..."

Gu Xun'er pricked up her ears, hiding in the bushes and listening for a while. She knew Xiao San, who had been complained about for being too noisy by milk bun Xiao Han before.

After chatting for a while longer, the gossiping disciples were caught by the disciplinary disciples for skipping class and dragged away. Gu Xun'er shook her fluffy fur and gracefully leapt out of the bushes, running towards Xiao Han's cave dwelling.

Coincidentally, Xiao Han, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, had returned to her cave dwelling and was talking with Xiao Yunxi about something.

Gu Xun'er stopped outside the cave dwelling, waiting for the two to finish their conversation.

For some reason, she felt somewhat wary of her Senior Sister's carefree master. The way she looked at her every time was a bit strange. Gu Xun'er even thought Xiao Yunxi had seen through that she wasn't a real fox, although Xiao Yunxi had never done anything to her. Even so, Gu Xun'er still kept her distance respectfully.

Gu Xun'er waited at the entrance of the cave dwelling for a while, unknowingly dozing off at some point. When she woke up, she found herself lying on Xiao Han's bed, and the sky outside had darkened.

Xiao Han sat at the table with her back to her, carefully wiping her spirit sword. Hearing movement behind her, she turned her head to see the white fluffy ball pouncing towards her like a hungry tiger.

Instinctively raising her hand to catch the furball, Xiao Han carefully put away her spirit sword to avoid hurting the little fox.

Gu Xun'er trampled all over Xiao Han, finally finding a comfortable position to lie down. Xiao Han raised her hand to gently rub the little fox's ears, looking up at the documents on the table.

After living together for over ten years, Xiao Han's fox-petting skills had clearly improved greatly. Gu Xun'er, smelling the familiar scent on Xiao Han, felt a bit drowsy.

Suddenly, Xiao Han's voice sounded without warning: "I'm going down the mountain tomorrow."

Gu Xun'er jolted awake instantly, looking at Xiao Han with confusion, not quite understanding what she meant. After all, in their usual life, it wasn't as if Xiao Han had never gone down the mountain before.

"Master said I have a tribulation in my fate, and the only way to resolve it is to go down the mountain for experience," Xiao Han gently stroked Gu Xun'er's head, her voice calm, as if the person with the tribulation in their fate wasn't herself. "Master said if I can endure it, there will be a great opportunity, but if I can't endure it..."

She didn't finish the sentence, but Gu Xun'er instantly understood her meaning. She stood up, somewhat anxiously whimpering a couple of times, and nuzzled Xiao Han with her soft, warm body.

"I'm sorry, I can't take you with me this time," Xiao Han softly refused.

A feeling of grievance suddenly welled up. It must be said that since being with Xiao Han and being spoiled recklessly in various ways, Gu Xun'er had indeed become somewhat pampered. Now, hearing Xiao Han's unquestionable refusal, although she clearly knew that the current Xiao Han only saw her as a pet she had lived with day and night, she still felt somewhat indignant.

With her little temper flaring, Gu Xun'er's tail lightly swept across Xiao Han's hand. She pushed off with her hind legs and jumped out of Xiao Han's embrace, sulkily hopping onto Xiao Han's bed and curling herself into a white fluffy ball.

Xiao Han didn't take Gu Xun'er's little emotions to heart. For cultivators, even going into seclusion for three or four years was quite normal, let alone going down the mountain for experience. For cultivators, partings were as common as everyday meals, not worth getting sentimental over.

Thinking this, she picked up a soft cloth nearby and continued to wipe her spirit sword.

Seeing this scene, Gu Xun'er felt even more angry. She angrily bit the quilt, her dissatisfaction almost materializing.

Blockhead! Taciturn! No empathy! Go spend your life with your sword!

The fuming Gu Xun'er simply buried her head in her paws, out of sight, out of mind.

Sulking, Gu Xun'er's consciousness quickly became fuzzy. She whimpered a couple of times before drowsily falling into dreamland.

When Gu Xun'er woke up, it was already the next morning, and there was no trace of Xiao Han in the room.

She... left just like that?

Gu Xun'er stood dazed for a while, then lay back down, her beautiful big eyes full of grievance and sadness.

Senior Sister is stupid!

And for some reason, a faint uneasiness gradually spread in her heart, making her somewhat restless.

Senior Sister... shouldn't have any problems, right?

She looked up at the documents on the table that hadn't been put away yet, thinking uneasily.

Surely... nothing will happen...