Liang Jing was puzzled, “He can deceive so many people— he must be very powerful. It should be easy for him to pass the exam to become a Fox Immortal. Why didn’t he just study hard to become an official?”

Everyone’s eyes fell on the fox pendant, full of curiosity.

Facing everyone’s puzzled gazes, Zhou Yu’er understood in a flash.

After she rescued the fox and brought him home, she often told him that she was not popular and hoped to become beautiful and be lovers with an idol. Then the fox left to cultivate, and when he came back, he asked her for a title and said that he came to repay her.

She had always felt that she had helped the fox a lot, saving him and making him an Immortal, but after An Rugu said this, it seemed as if she had misunderstood it from the beginning.

Hu Lai deliberately did not take the exam, hoping to achieve success quickly, and then came back to help her.

After Zhou Yu’er figured it out, her eyes became wet. She looked down at the lifelike fox pendant and said with a voice full of accusations, “Why did you do this? Why didn’t you become a Fox Immortal first? Then just help me after.”

“It would probably take decades before I can take the exam,” Hu Lai said in a depressed voice.

Decades… she would already be very old by then and probably wouldn’t have the idea of chasing stars anymore.

Seeing how much he had given up for her, Zhou Yu’er was so moved that she suddenly looked down even on those male stars that she used to chase before.

Without the halo, they were just ordinary people. How could they possibly be so devoted to her like the fox was?

Her face flushed, she was about to cry—she had already repented in full, “You have given up so much for me… I am willing to be with you and accompany you through the last period of your life.”

Then, she collapsed on the ground and knelt down in front of An Rugu, “Master, I hope you don’t get rid of him. I want to be with him. After he dies, I will surrender myself.”

However, Hu Lai didn’t speak for a long time.

Liang Jing and Li Qiuyue looked at each other and were suddenly moved, imagining a big drama in their minds.

The mean Zhou Yu’er actually had someone who devoted all his energy to her, but she was never able to see his devotion. Now she finally saw him.

It could be said as lovers having finally found their true love.

However, at this time, Hu Lai finally spoke, “I am only ten years old.”

Zhou Yu’er: “???”

Others: “???”

Zhou Yu’er couldn’t believe it and tried to make amends, hoping that she only heard things wrong, “Do you mean you are several dozen years old, but foxes live long, so you are equivalent to ten years old in human years?”

Hu Lai’s voice sounded extremely childlike, “I didn’t know how old I was at first, but then I met an auntie, and she told me that based on my bone age, I was eight years old. Now if I calculate from that time, I’m just over ten years old.”

Zhou Yu’er: “…”

Others: “…”

Everyone looked at Zhou Yu’er with complicated eyes.

Beast! He’s still a child ah!

Zhou Yu’er’s face turned as red as a tomato, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into on the spot. She actually thought that a ten-year-old fox liked her and even said she wanted to accept him!

The little fox in the jade pendant rubbed his furry face, not feeling embarrassed at all, “I don’t have any romantic feelings for you. I treat you, who was pure in heart, as my friend, my only friend. But your pure heart…”

The little fox didn’t continue speaking, but after listening to what he had said, Zhou Yu’er felt that he had already said everything.

The color on Zhou Yu’er’s face disappeared. She had already destroyed this friendship by being too demanding.

“You always think that people don’t like you because you are ugly, and no one wants to be friends with you. But besides me, you have many friends—you just look down on them.”

Zhou Yu’er lowered her eyes, and scenes from the past suddenly emerged in her mind. While she looked ordinary, she was not ugly, and occasionally she had one or two close friends.

But she cared too much about her appearance; she wanted to be beautiful and be friends with the most beautiful girls in the class, so she didn’t like those who were not good-looking. She could only see the glitz and not the sincerity.

Hu Lai thought that Zhou Yu’er, who had saved him and had an innocent smile, was never ugly; she just had an ordinary face. However, she hated herself so much that she wanted to use the most terrible words to describe her face, which made her more and more extreme.

“Do you hate me?” Zhou Yu’er burst into tears.

He sighed softly, “After I die, you must take care of yourself. I will repay you for saving my life with my own life.”

He has done his utmost.

Zhou Yu’er cried until she choked, “…Okay.”

Even the fox who had been so kind to her was still pushed away by her. From now on, she may never meet a friend who was so trusting again.

The two female stars turned their heads away, feeling sad in their hearts, not wanting to see the death and separation.

However, at this time, An Rugu stepped aside, made a phone call, and came back after chatting with the other party for a long time.

“Come with me, I’ll take you somewhere.”

Zhou Yu’er was stunned for a moment and then agreed.

Liang Jing and others were curious and followed.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

An Rugu took them into the car and, following the words of the Fox Immortal worshipped by Su Lai’s family, went to the Lady’s Temple in the capital.

Liang Jing was in such a place for the first time and was very curious, “Is there a Lady’s Temple in Beijing? I have never been here before.”

An Rugu explained, “This is the Mount Tai Temple, dedicated to the Lady of Mount Tai, who is also known as the Goddess of Childbirth.”

When they heard the name ‘Goddess of Childbirth’, everyone suddenly understood.

The Lady of Mount Tai may not be known to everyone, but the ‘Goddess of Childbirth’ was very famous indeed.

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T/N: The Goddess of Childbirth is a very prominent deity in China, particularly in the North—which is also where the 5 Great Immortals have their stronghold of worshippers. She is also regarded as the goddess of dawn and destiny; and she is associated with Mount Tai, a well-known sacred mountain.

Her name is Bixia Yuanjun—literally ‘The Primordial Sovereign of the Colored Clouds of Dawn.’ She is also simply called ‘Granny’.

I think the author is taking creative liberty by conflating the Lady of Mount Tai, who is the Goddess of Childbirth, with the Goddess of the Fox Clan.  

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Chapter 58.5 — Lady of Mount Tai
Chapter 59.1 — House of Yao
Chapter 59.2 — House of Yao