Chapter 55: Misunderstanding

The atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze. Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu stared at each other, neither of them speaking again.

After a long silence, Lu Qingjiu felt that he should say something, so he said in a shaky voice: " Bai Yuehu ".

Bai Yuehu's gaze shifted from Lu Qingjiu's face to the huge tail and he became serious, as if thinking about something.

"Bai Yuehu, are you alright" Lu Qingjiu looked at Bai Yuehu's stony deep colour and panicked a little, "are you hurt where the tail is attached" he said, putting down his tail and holding out his hand to Bai Yuehu He wanted to check Bai Yuehu's body to see if he was hurt.

Bai Yuehu avoided Lu Qingjiu's hand, and he said, "Well, it fell."

Lu Qingjiu: "Dropped it," he said, somewhat dumbfounded, not expecting Bai Yuehu to take the matter so lightly.

"Lu Qingjiu looked at the soft tail that was still lying in his hand, but he felt like he had made a big mistake and repeated the words, "Will it grow back? He had heard that geckos could grow tails, but could a vixen's tail also grow back?

Bai Yuehu: ""His expression was so complicated, so complicated that Lu Qingjiu didn't even know what he was feeling.

"Well." Bai Yuehu said, "Will do."

Lu Qingjiu: ""Brother, can you say this with a little more dignity?

"Go to sleep, it's not a big deal." Bai Yuehu concluded the matter by saying, "If it falls off, it falls off, and it's good that it fell off, so I'll let it stay at home with you when I go out."

Lu Qingjiu's head was spinning, and he didn't know what to say. Bai Yuehu had spoken so lightly, as if the big furry tail in front of him was some insignificant object, not part of his body

Lu Qingjiu said, "I know."

Seeing Lu Qingjiu's devastated look, Bai Yuehu rarely reaches out and pityingly touches Lu Qingjiu's head, the gesture and expression are quite similar to the way Lu Qingjiu usually touches Yin Xun. If we were to change the mood, it would be like the owner reaching out to touch his pet's head as a gesture of comfort after seeing his pet being shocked into unconsciousness.

"Go to sleep." Bai Yuehu said, "It's so late."

Lu Qingjiu said, "What about this tail?"

Bai Yuehu: "A decorative piece for your home"

Lu Qingjiu :""

Bai Yuehu obviously found this approach a little too exciting for Lu Qingjiu and hastened to add, "I'm just kidding, I'll give it back to An in a couple of days."

Lu Qingjiu: ""Okay.

Although the large tail has left Bai Yuehu's body, it is still very warm and is like holding a warm rag doll in your arms, but of course, the texture of the tail is much better than that of ordinary rag dolls.

Lu Qingjiu, who was used to sleeping with his tail in his arms, had a nightmare one night. He dreamt that he had strayed into a dense forest and got lost in it. The woods were dense, with a canopy of trees that blocked out the sunlight that was trying to enter. Lu Qingjiu walked and walked, but he could not get out of the woods. It was almost dark, and as the sun set on the horizon, a terrible change took place in the woods.

The branches around him began to change strangely, becoming long and soft, like twisted arms. Lu Qingjiu panicked at the sight and turned to run away, but everywhere he went there were branches, which surrounded Lu Qingjiu and finally wrapped around his body, and Lu Qingjiu let out a scream, only to find that the branches felt like big fluffy tails!

"Awakened by a nightmare, Lu Qingjiu screamed out, sitting up from his bed with a frightened look on his face and seeing that he was surrounded by nothing, neither Bai Yuehu nor Big Tail.

Hearing his cry, Yin Xun, who was working outside, poked his head in: "Lu Qingjiu, you're awake."

Lu Qingjiu: "Hmm."

"Nightmares" Yin Xun is washing the cabbage for lunch.

"Yes, what about Bai Yuehu?" Lu Qingjiu asks.

"In the yard, feeding the chickens." Yin Xun said, "What's the matter, should I call him over?"

Lu Qingjiu shook his head to indicate no need, he looked at Yin Xun's face and after a moment's hesitation, he whispered, " Yin Xun, come in, I want to ask you something."

Yin Xun said, "Why do you look so secretive?" Although he said so, he went into the house obediently and closed the door with his hand.

"I'd like to ask, what is a tail to a fox?" Lu Qingjiu asked.

Yin Xun was stunned, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" He remembered how Lu Qingjiu used to sleep with Bai Yuehu's tail in his arms, and thought he was worried, so he said, "The tail is an important part of their body that they will only touch to someone they trust. "

Lu Qingjiu said, "Will the fox's tail fall off?"

Yin Xun thought Lu Qingjiu had made a mistake and asked blankly, "Drop what?"

When Lu Qingjiu saw Yin Xun's puzzled look, he knew that he must not know, so he sighed and shook his head without continuing the conversation.

Yin Xun felt that Lu Qingjiu had become a strange person since that morning. The problem was that Lu Qingjiu liked to stare at Bai Yuehu when he was dazed. If he was just staring, that would be fine, but the part Lu Qingjiu was staring at was actually Bai Yuehu's buttocks!

When he first noticed this detail, Yin Xun thought he had misread it, but after repeated observations and careful study, he was sure he had not misunderstood Lu Qingjiu. It seemed that his childhood friend had developed some kind of feelings for Bai Yuehu that he shouldn't have, otherwise how could he explain staring at Bai Yuehu's ass every day?

After all, Bai Yuehu is so beautiful, and they live together as a couple of men, and the village is full of either young girls or older women in their 50s and 60s. The point is that Lu Qingjiu has no idea who Bai Yuehu really is, he probably thinks that Bai Yuehu is just a beautiful vixen.

Yin Xun saw Lu Qingjiu reading Liaozhai Zhiyi the other day, and if he remembered correctly, there were many stories of human and fox spirit love in that book, although none of them seemed to end well

"What are you looking at?" Yin Xun was thinking hard when a cold question came from beside him, and he was startled to see Bai Yuehu staring at him with an unpleasant expression. Yin Xun realised that he had just followed Lu Qingjiu's gaze and started staring at Bai Yuehu's buttocks, and now Bai Yuehu had caught him. Yin Xun hurriedly withdrew his gaze, and unlocked his eyes.

Release: "No, nothing."

Bai Yuehu gave him a cold glare, got up and walked away.

Yin Xun looked at Bai Yuehu's back and felt that something was not quite right. He thought it over and discovered something even more horrifying.

With Bai Yuehu's keen sixth sense, how could he not know that someone was staring at his ass, but now Lu Qingjiu had been staring for so many days and Bai Yuehu had not reacted at all, and he had only looked twice before Bai Yuehu warned him with a look that would kill him.

Yin Xun looked at Lu Qingjiu in horror, could it be that the two of them were already in love?

Lu Qingjiu: "What kind of retarded look is that?"

Yin Xun: " Lu Qingjiu, you want to fall in love"

Lu Qingjiu: "How can I have you if I don't fall in love"

Yin Xun :""

Lu Qingjiu sighed quietly, "Actually, something has been bothering me for the past few days."

When Yin Xun heard this, he thought Lu Qingjiu was looking for emotional counselling and said, "You tell me, you tell me."

Lu Qingjiu said hesitantly, "That's what it is... forget it, you wouldn't understand." Yin Xun hadn't understood the fox's tail before, and it seemed he didn't know either, so it was probably a waste of time to ask. Lu Qingjiu left with a sad face, leaving Yin Xun almost cursing at him, what was wrong with this Lu Qingjiu?

The mood in the house becomes even heavier, as Bai Yuehu is seen eating without expression, while Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun are sighing beside him.

This lasted until the end of the storm and Lu Qingjiu was about to talk to Bai Yuehu about it when another visitor arrived at the house.

Lu Qingjiu has never welcomed a guest like this before, and this one is just in time to explain Lu Qingjiu's doubts perfectly. Yes, it was the little fox's father, Su Yan, the big, charming but Shandong-speaking vixen.

Su Yan is said to have come to pick up the little fox for the New Year, which is still ten days away, and said he wanted to bring his son back early.

It was only when he saw his son, with his hair cut like a poodle, playing in the yard with two pigs in a poorly cut cotton jacket, that his expression twisted for a moment, though he quickly returned to normal, but Lu Qingjiu noticed.

Lu Qingjiu was about to apologise when he heard Su Yan say, "It's okay, it's much finer than his grandmother's."

Lu Qingjiu: "" How miserable Su Xi used to be.

Su Yan suddenly said, "Do you know why he is called Su Xi?"

Lu Qingjiu: "Why?"

Su Yan says: "His mother was watching a cartoon when she was pregnant with him."

Lu Qingjiu understood and said, "Does he have a friend called Su Peiqi?"

Su Yan nods.

Lu Qingjiu almost choked on his saliva and thought to himself, "You foxes are so uncouth, you've just given me a name.

The little Su Xi was obviously not happy to go back, and when he saw his father, he got down on the ground and pouted his buttocks, a pose he had learned from Xiao Hua, which is said to be used by the Dangkang to show resistance and disgust. Of course, Su Yan was not a Dang Kang, so when he saw Su Xi's posture, he got angry and picked the fox cub up, saying, "Who the hell did you learn to pout like that?

Xiao Hua saw his little brother being bullied and bit Su Yan on the foot, angrily saying, "You stinky thing put down the little fox, I'll bite you to death"

Su Yan: ""He actually got chewed up by a pig.

Lu Qingjiu quickly intervened, explaining the identities of the two parties. After learning that Su Yan was the father of the little fox, Xiao Hua stopped being angry, but said that family education should not include swearing or the use of force.

Su Yan decided to give up arguing with Xiao Hua and stood by with a grim look on his face without saying a word.

Lu Qingjiu hurriedly greeted her, "Let's go inside, it's cold outside."

Su Yan smiled and said, "Sure." He was really afraid that if he stayed outside any longer, he would get into a choke hold with a pig.

When they entered the house, Lu Qingjiu said, "Take off your hat, it's covered in snow and it will get wet when the snow melts." Su Yan was wearing a thick woolen hat when he arrived, which would have been quite rustic on anyone else, but on him it turned out to be a fashion item.

Su Yan hesitated a little at this, but when he saw Lu Qingjiu's non-malicious gaze, he reached out and took off his hat.

Lu Qingjiu looked at Su Yan's head and was stunned to see that Su Yan's head was bare, her beautiful black hair was gone and her whole head was round like a freshly peeled white boiled egg.

Lu Qingjiu: "Why did you shave your hair?"

Su Yan says, "I lost a bet with someone and had my hair shaved off, so it will take two years to grow back." He reaches out and touches his bald head, laughing to himself, "It's okay, it's fun to change your hair once in a while."

Lu Qingjiu: "Oh," he thought of something and didn't dare to continue the topic, and hurried to the point, "Mr. Su, I have something to ask you."

"What is it," Su Yan said.

"Does a fox's tail fall off?" Lu Qingjiu asks.

"Tails" Su Yan said, "they fall off, but when they do it's very specific, what's wrong did a fox lose its tail in front of you"

Lu Qingjiu, of course, could not tell us about Bai Yuehu's tail falling off, but only vaguely said that he had a friend who had encountered such a thing, and asked Su Yan carefully what circumstances would make a fox's tail fall off.

"When the fox is dying, the tail falls off." Su Yan said.

Lu Qingjiu was shocked when he heard it: "What?"

Su Yan said, "What?"

"The tail only falls off when the fox is about to die," Lu Qingjiu said nervously, "and what happens when it falls off? Will the tail still be warm?"

"It's warm and the tail can be preserved in another way, it's also considered a bone." Su Yan said, "You wouldn't really have seen it, would you? Fox tails are where the fox's essence is and are not usually displayed in front of people unless they trust you so much that they treat you as a dear friend Lu Qingjiu "

Lu Qingjiu's whole body was not well, he recalled Bai Yuehu's expression that night and his whole body shivered. If Su Yan hadn't lied, then Bai Yuehu was really going to have an accident. In fact, he had always doubted before whether Bai Yuehu was a fox or not, but the nine furry tails were the best proof, and now the tails had suddenly fallen off

Lu Qingjiu smiles bitterly.

Su Yan saw Lu Qingjiu's face getting worse and worse, he hurriedly spoke up to comfort him, "Old age, sickness and death are the norm in this world, don't be too upset, the fox's tail falling off means that the fox is at the end of its life and will not be in too much pain"

Lu Qingjiu said, "Thank you, I know."

Su Yan said, "I'll leave now and wish Mr. Lu a happy New Year in advance."

"Happy New Year to you too." Lu Qingjiu also said.

As soon as Su Yan had finished speaking, Yin Xun, who had gone out to do some work, came back and pushed the door open with a big grin. When he saw Su Yan, he took off his jacket and shook off the snow on it, saying, "Oh, you're a rare guest, Mr. Su.

Su Yan didn't say anything, his eyes glued to the top of the jacket Yin Xun had taken off.

Lu Qingjiu: ""He was right.

Yin Xun had no idea what was going on. When he saw Su Yan staring at the beautiful snow-white overcoat, he thought Su Yan knew what he was looking at and happily introduced it: "Is Mr Su looking at this coat? "

This is what Lu Qingjiu had casually said to Yin Xun. He did not expect Yin Xun to be so well-behaved as to write down every word of it.

Su Yan: "How much is it?"

Yin Xun: "Where are the three thousand?"

Lu Qingjiu, standing behind Su Yan, even heard Su Yan grinding his teeth. He looked at Su Yan's bare head and felt embarrassed, silently looking away and pretending he was looking at the scenery.

"All right, three thousand." Su Yan obviously wanted to say a lot of things, but in the end all that came out of his mouth was this, and then he turned around and walked away without looking back.

Yin Xun didn't understand what was going on and was taken aback by Su Yan's expression as he whispered, "Why is Mr Su's expression so grim? Will he think I'm showing off my wealth? I've never really worn a 3,000 piece of clothing, so I'm happy to meet someone who knows what they're wearing."

Lu Qingjiu didn't say anything, he just heaved a pat on the shoulder of his best friend and let out a long sigh.

Su Yan's snow-white fur was worth only 3,000, and Lu Qingjiu thought he was very well groomed when he didn't swear on the spot.

The little fox spirit was also taken away with Su Yan, who finally said that he would return him after the New Year, and Lu Qingjiu didn't know why he was so determined to keep his son here, and from the conversation he had with Bai Yuehu earlier, he seemed to have paid a price for it

After Su Yan left, the room fell silent.

Lu Qingjiu thought about what he had just said, the reason why the fox spirit had lost its tail, and his heart became uneasy again. Yin Xun was eating dried sweet potatoes and when he saw Lu Qingjiu's expression, he asked, "Wine, what's wrong with you?

Lu Qingjiu said, "I have something I want to say to Bai Yuehu."

Yin Xun froze with dried sweet potatoes in his mouth, his eyes wide: "You're going to say it?" Did Lu Qingjiu see his own feelings and plan to confess his love to Bai Yuehu, but the Bai Yuehu tribe is not very friendly to their lovers. They love to take what they love most and put it all in their stomachs

Lu Qingjiu said, "Yes, I'm going to ask." He felt that whatever the truth was, it was important to at least know if Bai Yuehu was really in a critical state of health, so that before something happened, he would at least be prepared and not have to be in such a mess as he had been when faced with the death of a loved one.

"But you," Yin Xun said, trying to persuade Lu Qingjiu, but not knowing what to say, "do you really want to do it?

Lu Qingjiu said, "It's because I might die, that's why I'm asking." It turned out that Yin Xun also knew about this, but was just pretending to be confused and didn't want him to be upset, did Bai Yuehu really want

Yin Xun was shocked by Lu Qingjiu's determination. As a mountain god, he had actually seen many lives and deaths, whether of other animals or humans, but he was moved by Lu Qingjiu's openness to death and said, "All right, go ahead, whatever the outcome, I will try to help you, but I want to be present when you say At least buy Bai Yuehu some time before he swallows Lu Qingjiu!

Lu Qingjiu said, "All right."

After they had reached an agreement, both of them looked particularly heavy. Lu Qingjiu was thinking about what was wrong with Bai Yuehu's health, while Yin Xun was thinking that it was a blessing to have a friend like Lu Qingjiu in his life, but everyone has their own path to follow, and he could not choose for Lu Qingjiu.

It was a little windy outside and neither Lu Qingjiu nor Yin Xun closed the door, their eyes looking through the blanket of snow into the distance.

Bai Yuehu returned, carrying a fresh Cong Long, which had been skinned, the blood having congealed in its flesh from the cold. Bai Yuehu entered the courtyard and was a little surprised to see the house unlocked, he walked in and closed the door with his hand, saying, "What happened?"

Lu Qingjiu's lips twitched as he said, " Su Yan took Su Xi away."

"Oh." Bai Yuehu nodded, not very interested in the matter, and said, "Let's make charcoal grilled chops tonight, they're delicious."

Lu Qingjiu finally plucked up enough courage to tell Bai Yuehu the truth when he said, "Do you like my cooking very much?"

Yin Xun, at his words, grabbed his trousers nervously beside him, knowing that the most important questioning was about to come, a padding of Lu Qingjiu's emotions

Bai Yuehu looked at the two men's stony expressions, froze and nodded, "Hm."

Lu Qingjiu took a deep breath as Yin Xun stood by in case Bai Yuehu suddenly took off, and then he heard his friend, who was always reliable, say seriously, "Then why didn't you tell me you were dying?"

Bai Yuehu: "Hmmm"

Yin Xun: "Hmmm"

Lu Qingjiu said, "I just asked Su Yan, he said that when a fox spirit drops its tail, it is a sign of death.

Yin Xun was horrified: "You're not going to confess your love to Bai Yuehu."

Lu Qingjiu: "What what what what are you talking about"

Yin Xun: ""Damn, it was not Lu Qingjiu who died but his own mother Bai Yuehu If you really want to spread fire then you must not want to eat Lu Qingjiu if you want to eat, you should eat him too!

Yin Xun screams, " Lu Qingjiu, you punk"

Lu Qingjiu: "" Yin Xun What's wrong with this brat? Just now he said he would be his solid backer, but now he is so weak that he is about to defect to the enemy!

What the author has to say: Bai Yuehu: What to confess to me

Lu Qingjiu: This is a misunderstanding

Bai Yuehu: What a beautiful misunderstanding.

Lu Qingjiu.