This Is My Planet - Chapter 140 - Chapter 140 – Confused Fox
Shang Zhaoye was stunned.
“The bloodline of the former king” was, of course, just a public statement, something to be spread around to get the divine descendants to search for it. It couldn’t be casually revealed that this was actually the former king’s body. If someone with ill intentions found and killed it, they would be doomed—though back then, Shang Zhaoye didn’t know that Fire Abyss and those two priests were traitors. She was more wary of Hun Yuan, who cultivated the demonic path.
So, claiming that the Fox King had left behind an orphan in the Great Xia was just a cover. If it were merely a descendant, it wouldn’t necessarily attract much attention from those with malicious intent.
After all, except for a few die-hard loyalists, the other divine descendants recognized the Fox King for her extraordinary talents, especially her peak strength in the Wu Xiang realm, not because of her bloodline. Even if you find a hundred biological sons, Hun Yuan and Fire Abyss would still sneer at them; at most, you can only gather the fox clan and a small group of loyalists, probably not even as influential as Shang Zhaoye herself.
Even someone as loyal as Langya, upon finding out that “her brain was broken,” didn’t plan to pledge loyalty, right?
So, this is just a statement to protect the body of the Fox King, not even fooling herself.
Did it really fool the Divine Creator?
No, did the Divine Creator use this trick on me instead?
Shang Zhaoye looked at Yin Xiaoru. Yin Xiaoru was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her big eyes wide open, staring back at her.
As if saying, “I listen to Sindy, maybe you really are my mom.”
Shang Zhaoye really wanted to say, I’m not your mom, your mom is being nurtured in my soul sea, and she still hasn’t fully awakened…
Wait, no, she’s not your mom either…
Shang Zhaoye’s head was spinning.
Xia Guixuan said very sincerely, “Think about it, there are many creatures in the world that reproduce asexually, you should know this. When such a creature gives birth, the offspring are of its pure bloodline, and they develop their own consciousness. The child itself is passive in this process, with no control over its birth… How is this any different from the Fox King’s situation? As long as you give up the idea of using this body, doesn’t this make it unquestionably her own child?”
Shang Zhaoye was almost stuttering, “I… I have to ask the former king’s opinion, I can’t make this judgment for her…”
Yin Xiaoru couldn’t help but say, “My mom… oh, Fox King, she still hasn’t woken up? How can she replace me if she hasn’t woken up?”
“She is just a remnant soul, not a complete divine soul. The original plan was for her to naturally awaken after you recovered your memories. At that point, the two of you would merge into a complete soul,” Xia Guixuan explained for her. “She also hoped you would grow up healthy and happy, so she even overextended her remaining power to grant you a great fortune. Didn’t you once say that you felt as if your parents hadn’t died?”
Yin Xiaoru blinked her eyes, feeling more and more that his last few words sounded like something her mother would say…
Shang Zhaoye couldn’t help but comment, “It seems that this great fortune technique might have backfired, bringing too much luck instead…”
Xia Guixuan chuckled softly, “That’s just an unexpected outcome. Let alone her, even if I think I can predict the future, some accidents may lead to unpredictable changes. That’s why I don’t like divination. Even if I succeed a thousand times, a single mistake can be fatal.”
“Wait, Sindy, can you stop pretending for a moment?” Yin Xiaoru jumped off the bed and ran to the balcony to pull on his sleeve. “If we consider her as my mom, wouldn’t suppressing my awakening mean that my mom can’t be saved? What should I do?”
Xia Guixuan tilted his head, looking at her for a long time with a strange expression, “First, she wants to kill you; second, she may not even recognize you as her daughter. Aren’t you getting into this daughter role a bit too fast?”
Shang Zhaoye nodded in agreement.
“But… my life is indeed given by her, whether I had any choice in the matter or not… If I consider her my mother, wouldn’t that complete the cycle of cause and effect? Otherwise, am I really just a cuckoo in a magpie’s nest?”
Xia Guixuan stared at her, “You tricky little fox, you’re creating problems for me… and for yourself.”
Yin Xiaoru tentatively said, “Could it be that you’re upset about gaining a mother-in-law?”
Xia Guixuan said with a stern face, “First, under the current circumstances, your souls are resonating, so any strong feelings you have here will be passively reflected to her side; she is essentially having a lucid dream. I must first sever this connection, and if this severance is too violent, it will cause damage to both of you, like tearing a conjoined doll in half. I need the assistance of other treasures and find a relatively gentle way to do it.”
Yin Xiaoru’s head was spinning. She cautiously asked, “That’s just the first reason?”
“Second, if I sever the connection, each of you will become independent, but that also means her remnant soul won’t be able to fill the gaps. When her soul awakens, it might have problems—maybe she’ll forget something or become an extreme personality. I’ll need to find another way to complete her soul before she can awaken, or else we might end up with a madwoman.”
Yin Xiaoru: “…”
“Third, once she’s revived, where will her body come from? I could create a new body, but the materials required would be incredibly complex, so let’s skip that… If we need to restore her Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline, we’ll have to use essence blood as a foundation, like extracting yours… But then, if we use your essence blood to create her body, would she be your mother, or would she be your daughter?”
“Huh?” Yin Xiaoru’s eyes also started to widen.
Shang Zhaoye was already numb.
Anyway, I’m just a horse, I don’t know anything about you foxes.
“And there’s the most crucial thing,” Xia Guixuan said lightly, “This whole process is definitely not a matter of a day or two; it will be a very lengthy process. If you think of yourself as the daughter of the Fox King, then before the Fox King truly returns, do you… want to take on the responsibilities of the clan?”
Shang Zhaoye’s expression suddenly changed.
Yin Xiaoru stood there, stunned, biting her lip in silence.
“When you take on those responsibilities, with the Wu Xiang Priests at your command, the vast clan rallying behind you, and the profound and mysterious arts of the Heavenly Fox at your disposal… At that point, will you still be Yin Xiaoru?” Xia Guixuan looked her in the eyes with utmost seriousness. “Do you think my concern is that you’ll be possessed? I’ve never thought that would happen. The real change lies within yourself.”
Yin Xiaoru was speechless for a long time.
“This is the matter I’ve been observing and contemplating, unable to decide for you,” Xia Guixuan said, flicking his sleeve as if to leave. “Now that I’ve laid it all out, you need to think it over carefully.”
“W-Wait, Sindy…” Yin Xiaoru tugged pitifully at his sleeve. “Does it really have to be this complicated?”
“There are simpler options: either you disappear, or she does—including merging her remnant soul into yours, making you the primary consciousness, which means she disappears.”
“My… my mind is a mess right now…”
“This is a choice I certainly can’t make for you.”
“Could you… give me some advice from another perspective? Like… uh, maybe tell my fortune?” Yin Xiaoru suddenly had a lightbulb moment. “Didn’t I ask you before? It’s okay for you to read others’ fortunes, right?”
Xia Guixuan sighed, “What do you want me to divine?”
“For example, our future as mother and daughter? Will there be a positive outcome?”
Xia Guixuan casually pulled out a handful of yarrow stalks from his ring and scattered them on the ground.
A faint light flickered, and the eight trigrams appeared, swirling around.
In the void, the hexagram gradually revealed a phrase: “The jade palace receives the feather wings, the old dream dances with flying silk.”
Xia Guixuan: “???”
Yin Xiaoru scratched her head, “What does this mean?”
“Uh, I may have input the wrong conditions.” Xia Guixuan scratched his head too. The process of observing and deciding on this matter was quite intriguing, and it was deeply connected to his Dao. So when he performed the divination, he subconsciously included guidance related to his Dao path. The result was something bizarre, and he had no idea how to interpret it.
He cast another one.
Bi, Nine in the fifth place.
The hexagram read: “A visible comparison is auspicious, as the position is in the center. Letting go of the reverse and embracing the forward, losing the captured bird. The people of the town are not wary, and the ruler brings order to the middle.”
It felt like this hexagram had nothing to do with the current situation either… Could it be that he had become rusty after not divining for so long?