The Pegasus tribe said, "We patrolled the area near the south of the Ninth Heaven and found no trace of the Nine-tailed Fox."
The Black Bird tribe also said: "We checked the area within the small fairyland of the Nine-tailed Fox tribe in the past, and there seemed to be some small clues of activities, but after a closer look, we found that they were all very old, and we couldn't tell which tribe left them behind."
The Golden Dog tribe said: "We checked..."
The gods and immortals from the twenty-six fairyland tribes present described the situation on their side one by one, but in the final analysis the conclusion was "there are no particularly definite clues." The Snow Wolf tribe itself also put a lot of effort in the investigation, but also found nothing.
Xueli is the only nine-tailed fox at present. She sat at the table and listened quietly, pursing her lips in thought.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Have you checked the area near Xinglin Peak, where my aunt found me?"
Xueli believes that the main reason why the Nine-tailed Fox Clan still exists is that she is only a teenager. When her aunt picked her up, she was still a young fox baby. If such a young fox was not taken away from its original residence for special reasons, its parents would not be too far away.
“I checked it.”
The person who answered this time was the Wolf Queen.
She said, "We searched the area carefully. And since Lan'er was also found near the Little Fairyland, we checked for clues in that area last time. This is the second time."
However, despite this, when the Wolf King and Wolf Queen searched the area last time, they did not even find the small fairyland where Xue Li lived. This shows that the Nine-tailed Fox Clan's method of hiding the fairyland is indeed very advanced. If you don't think about this level in advance, you may miss it even if you are very careful.
The Wolf King and the Wolf Queen had already had an idea this time, and they thought they would search more carefully than last time, but they still found nothing.
Xueli fell silent.
Fairy Shaoyin saw that Xueli seemed to have some ideas, and asked, "Xueli, do you have any ideas?"
Xueli hesitated for a moment and asked, "Aunt, when you picked me up, did you tell me that it was a rainstorm that had been rare in many years, with dark clouds and heavy rain, and not only that, but there were thunder and lightning, and it was so dark that you couldn't see the sun?"
Shao Yin was stunned. She didn't expect Xue Li to mention this.
She has now regained her immortal body, and all the things in the mortal world are like passing clouds, but the scene of being expelled from Xinglin Peak is still vivid in her mind.
It was indeed a rainstorm rarely seen in the world, with thunder roaring. It was clearly daytime, but you couldn't see your hand in front of you, it was so dark that you couldn't tell day from night. Shao Yin had rarely seen such a scene in the past 8,000 years, and she felt palpitations when she recalled it.
If not for this, Xue Li would not have been afraid of thunder since childhood, and would not have been so scared that she would crawl into her arms when there were signs of thunder on a rainy day in midsummer.
Shao Yin nodded and said, "That's right. It happened to be that day, and it was raining heavily..."
Xueli thought for a moment and asked, "Aunt, do you think that the rainstorm you saw on the day you were expelled from Xinglin Peak and picked me up when you were experiencing tribulations in the mortal world is similar to the thunder and rainstorm on the day when the Little Fairyland was attacked by the white-clothed man in the black fog?"
“…!”
When Xue Li said this, Shao Yin became the one who was shocked.
Shao Yin immediately began to recall, and then her mind was like a sudden thunderclap!
The day when the little fairyland was invaded by outsiders, there was indeed a terrible rainstorm.
The gloomy rain curtain came down at an extremely fast speed, instantly dominating the heaven and earth. It was so dark that it was difficult to distinguish the sky. Thunder and lightning struck mercilessly from the sky, and the sound of the thunder was terrifying.
Thinking about it carefully, it was an extremely unusual weather. Normally, such a dark and rainy day might not happen once in a hundred years. The incident in the Little Fairyland was certainly caused by the man in white, but now thinking back, the strange weather on the day she was expelled from Xinglin Peak was indeed the same as the night in the Little Fairyland!
These two encounters happened to Shao Yin when she was still a mortal. The first time, she was immersed in despair, and only felt that such bleak and terrible weather matched her experience and state of mind. She didn't realize that the weather was different at all. The second time, she was worried about the safety of the entire fairyland and Zi Lan...
Seriously, who would associate the lightning and thunder in front of them with the weather conditions of more than a decade ago in a critical moment? !
Such abnormal weather, in just over a decade, at the same location, in the same form...
Fairy Shao Yin suddenly jumped up from her seat!
She asked Zi Lan, "When you left the fairyland to chase the enemy, what was the scene like in the mortal world? Was it as dark and thunderous as in the fairyland?"
Zi Lan paused, then immediately nodded.
He will never forget the scene he experienced that night.
Zi Lan replied, "The mortal world is just as bad as the fairyland, or even worse. The sky is dark, the rain is pouring, and there are frequent lightning and thunder."
All the doubts were connected in my mind.
Shao Yin suddenly said in surprise: "Could it be that the Nine-tailed Fox Clan was nearby that night, and the man in white attacked the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, so something unexpected happened in the middle of the journey, so you ended up alone in the forest of the mortal world. The man in white, who was probably the Moon God, often attacked divine beasts, and maybe he was the one who took you out of the Nine-tailed Fox's fairyland, but the Nine-tailed Fox Clan couldn't leave the fairyland for some reason, so they couldn't take you back?!"
Xue Li nodded vigorously immediately.
That's what she thought.
However, she was still young more than ten years ago and could not remember the situation at all. She could not see it as clearly as her aunt did, so she was not sure. Moreover, the vague ideas in her mind were not as clear as the thoughts that her aunt had sorted out in an instant.
Xue Li said regretfully, "I originally thought that at least when my aunt picked me up, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan should have been nearby. However, the fairyland can be moved using specific magic, and the Queen of Wolves also said that no traces of other fairylands were found nearby. And so much time has passed, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan should not be there..."
"No!"
This time the person who stood up was Lord Xuanwu.
He was shocked when he heard Xueli and Shaoyin's words, and frowned, as if he was thinking deeply. When the gods present heard him speak, they all fell silent, waiting quietly for Xuanwu God to speak.
Xuanwu Divine Lord said nervously and excitedly: "Not necessarily! Moving a fairyland requires a very strong fairy power, and it is difficult to move it easily. The fairyland you live in is small, belonging to the smallest of the fairylands, so I can easily move it to the Ninth Heaven. For a high-level and huge fairyland like the Fox Realm, if you want to move it, you must use the power of the entire clan, and the moving speed is also very slow. The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan lost its trace during the process of moving the fairyland. Because of this, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan was concentrated in the Fox Realm at that time."
Xuanwu Divine Lord continued to speak seriously: "If that man in white is really the Moon God, the Nine-tailed Fox Clan will fight him, even if there are decent Divine Lords and Immortal Lords in charge, they will at least be injured, and their strength will inevitably be greatly reduced. If this is true, in just a dozen years, they may not be able to move the fairyland to a far place, and it is very likely that it is still nearby!"
As soon as Lord Xuanwu's analysis came out, all the gods and immortal officials in the hall started discussing!
Some gods even stood up and were ready to send immortal officials to look for them on the spot.
Xuanwu Divine Lord said: "But if the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan was attacked once in that location, they would definitely be more cautious. The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan has been separated from us for a thousand years. They may have developed some more advanced magic, making it difficult to find them. After all, more than ten years have passed, so it is still possible for them to move within a certain range. They may hide in a very unexpected and inaccessible place... Fairy Shaoyin, you picked up Fairy Xueli at this location, right?"
The God of Xuanwu produced a map out of thin air and pointed to the location where Fairy Shaoyin had previously marked where she had picked up the snow pear.
"yes."
Shao Yin responded.
Xuanwu God pondered for a moment, raised his hand and drew a circle on the map with magic, and said: "If the fox tribe's wonderland is still there, it is very likely nearby! Don't waste time on other places for now, everyone gather together and search this area inside and out, don't miss any corner!"
Lord Xuanwu was a very prestigious person. When he said this, all the gods and immortals responded to his orders and took action immediately. The hall was suddenly busy.
Xue Li's heart suddenly began to tighten.
Even Xue Li, who initially proposed this possibility, did not expect that Lord Xuanwu could define the scope so finely in one breath, and Lord Xuanwu's tone was very confident, as if he could find it immediately.
Seeing Xueli's anxious face, the wolf queen patted her head soothingly and said, "Don't worry, the immortal officials who came down to earth are all very powerful, and nothing will happen. If it's true as Xuanwu Divine Lord said, I'm sure they will find you soon. Your situation is special, and you may have been the target of the man in white. Stay in the wolf territory for the time being and don't go out. Stay in the fairyland with Lan'er and wait for news."
The Wolf Realm was the first upper fairyland to make preparations. It is heavily guarded and is now the safest place in the entire Nine Heavens.
Zi Lan obviously wanted to go out and help in the search. With his talent and cultivation, he would be a great help if he went out, but leaving him in the fairyland was obviously to let him accompany Xue Li so that Xue Li could feel at ease.
In fact, Xue Li herself also wanted to go out and look for them. She wanted to meet her fellow tribesmen as soon as possible and understand what happened back then.
But what the Wolf Queen said made sense. Upon hearing that, Zi Lan stood silently beside Xue Li.
Xue Li nodded obediently.
A group of gods and immortals soon led the first batch of immortal officials down to the mortal world.
The first news came about evening.
The immortal official who delivered the message shook his head silently to Xuanwu Divine Lord and said, "There is no clue."
But Xuanwu Divine Lord was not discouraged. He only said, "Continue to search carefully and be very rigorous. The Nine-tailed Fox Tribe has not been detected for thousands of years, so they must be very cautious and careful. Special locations cannot be left out. This area must be searched at least five times."
The immortal official clasped his fists in response and went back with the instructions of Lord Xuanwu.
Fairy Shao Yin was afraid that Xue Li would be bored, so she simply took out some herbs. The two of them studied the herbs while waiting, but Xue Li seemed absent-minded the whole time. When she heard the first tip-off, she inadvertently revealed a look of loss.
Shao Yin touched her head and said, "Don't worry, this is just the initial news, don't be afraid."
Having said that, Shao Yin herself was also very nervous.
It would certainly be a good thing if they could find the Nine-tailed Fox Clan. What they were secretly afraid of was actually... The Immortal Official did not find the Fox Realm, but he found irrefutable evidence of its destruction.
Xue Li obediently let her aunt touch her head and then nodded.
…
The search for the nine-tailed fox clan in the Ninth Heaven is proceeding in full swing.
And on the other side, in the valley.
The man in white was hesitant for two months and did not take any action because he heard Xue Li singing the song "Looking for the Moon" by chance. He stared at the news about Xue Li who came to him, and finally, his eyes gradually changed.
He was still worried about the song "Looking for the Moon", but he made the final decision.
The hexagram plate was ignored and put aside. When it saw the expression of the man in white, it flickered a few times as if trembling.
Two months ago, when the man in white came back empty-handed from outside, it was the first time in Guapan's history that he saw him look so embarrassed and helpless. Guapan was almost confused and surprised, and even curious about what had happened to the man in white outside. But the man in white, apart from being shocked and trying hard to investigate Fairy Xueli, did not mention a word about what happened that night.
The reaction of the man in white almost made Guapan hope that he would give up from now on, but his expression at this moment undoubtedly showed that he was no different from the past.
The light in the white-clothed man's eyes gradually turned dark and terrifying.
He clenched his fists.
He remembered the appearance of the little nine-tailed fox.
Things have come to this point, what's the point of daydreaming? Anyway, no matter where the little nine-tailed fox came from or why she sang "Looking for the Moon", he was destined to confront her face to face.
In that case, why not just catch her and get to the bottom of it.
The man in white's eyes returned to their usual gloomy look. He waved his sleeves and stood up swiftly.
The hexagram plate huddled aside, making no sound.
The author has something to say: I am very grateful to Su Si Xiaomaoqiu and Da Xia Xiaomaoqiu for throwing a mine at me. I will kiss and rub their fur. I love you so much (づ￣3￣)づ