Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 248 - 158: The Sorrowful Song in Fox Bloodline! (Part 2)

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

Black Nose, who works in the cafeteria, shares his professional opinion... The aroma not wafting through the air is even better; it won't go to waste. Soon, all the aromas will go right into our mouths.

A group of foxes nearby nod in agreement, feeling that Black Nose made a valid point. As expected, he's a professional!

Not long after, Bai Mo's divine sense twitches, and the lid of the Alchemy Furnace swiftly spins open.

Boom~

With a loud noise, white granules erupt from the furnace, showering down like rain in the great dormitory hall.

"Awoo awoo?"

"Whee whee whee?"

Black Claw picks up a piece that landed on his head and grins—it's popcorn!

It's warm popcorn!

He stuffs it into his mouth...

Crunch!

The crispy popcorn breaks instantly. But this popcorn has a filling, a juicy burst! The filling is hot milk tea!

Big and Small Eyes pick up a piece from the head of Small and Big Eyes in front of them.

This piece of popcorn is icy cold.

The same batch of popcorn has both hot and cold? Master is indeed amazing!

They put it into their mouth...

Crunch!

The crispy popcorn breaks instantly. This piece's filling is cold—ice cream!

The disciples either pick up one from here or there, already munching away. Each of them, tilting their heads, rolling their eyes, slowly savoring... Then, an instant explosion of cheers fills the hall, the earlier sadness vanishing in no time!

"Whee whee whee!"

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

"Whee whee whee!"

They start to busy themselves, picking up popcorn scattered all over!

Then, Dark Circles, the rascal, climbs onto the Alchemy Furnace with a "whoosh". Taking a diving posture, he plunges straight into the furnace, then amid cheers, he wildly throws out filled popcorn!

Bai Mo stands a bit further from the furnace, smiling as he sees his disciples become merry again.

"As for the mystery of this song, it can be slowly explored; there's no rush.

"Happiness is what matters now."

Actually, Bai Mo already has some speculations... Fox Mountain has been using all sorts of precious herbs, sparing no expense to feed the disciples for several years now, and it's starting to show results!

The special skills exhibited by some disciples earlier were due to the abundant supply of legendary and precious herbs, coupled with their individual differences and innate talents.

This peculiar song now... It is likely the medicinal power of various rare herbs and legendary treasures activating a sliver of memory in their bloodlines!

...

In West State University's cafeteria.

Lunchtime has just begun, and students trickle in in small groups.

"Huh? There's no line yet at the self-serve spicy soup window?

"Let's go queue for spicy soup. We'll take a pork broth base, no spice!"

Bai Mo says to Black Claw, perched on his shoulder.

After that night, the other disciples were just a tad emo. After eating the filled popcorn, they quickly regained their spirits, each of them turning back into their cheerful, goofy selves.

Only Black Claw seemed to remain in low spirits, squinting his eyes, drooping his ears, no longer the cheerful self he used to be.

...Could it be that the memories activated in his bloodline were more than the other disciples, perhaps even too much?

Bai Mo pondered long and hard and decided to bring him to the mortal world, to the cafeteria of West State University, for some food therapy!

At the spicy soup window, this fellow's eyes widen; he sticks out his nose, sniffing the scent from inside the window.

"Awoo?"

The spicy smell... It's pungent, he doesn't like it!

"Whee!"

The bone broth aroma... It's savory, that's more like it!

"These veggies, cabbage, napa cabbage, meat slices, chicken, sausages, tofu, meatballs, quail eggs... all can be picked!

"What do you want to eat?"

Black Claw perks up his ears, his eyes wide, contemplating the selection in the self-serve window for a moment.

"Awoo awoo!"

Then he stretches out his paw, pointing to the lettuce, cabbage, and napa cabbage.

The lady preparing the ingredients inside the window smiles, "Is this an Immortal Beast?

"Is it vegetarian?

"Why only choose leafy greens?"

Hmm?

Bai Mo tugs at his lips, thinking the lady is being presumptuous.

Sure enough, Black Claw's furry paw points at those leafy greens and waves it, shaking his head to indicate he doesn't want those.

"Whimper!"

Then lazily swiped its paw over all the other dishes... Order one of each!

...

Bai Mo carried a tray with a big bowl of spicy hot pot.

Behind him, Black Claw also held a tray, wagging its tail, grinning as it followed its master. On its tray were three large bowls of spicy hot pot.

"Let's find a secluded spot!"

"Otherwise, if we're found exploiting public resources like this, it won't look good."

Bai Mo smirked and led Black Claw to a corner in the cafeteria, found a spot, and sat down.

One person and one fox began eating!

Black Claw, this fellow, didn't know how to use chopsticks, but wielded its little metal fork expertly. With a quick flick of the fox claw, it could spear a round quail egg from the bowl and happily pop it into its mouth, take a small sip of rib soup, and swallow everything down contentedly.

Bai Mo, on the other hand, tilted his head up to watch the TV suspended from the cafeteria ceiling, observing the news broadcast.

"...Enrollment at our school has essentially been completed."

"This year, the admission cut-off lines in various provinces have hit new highs, as Principal Li Minong, an academician, stated..."

"...The Immortal Grass Experimental Class at our school is basically completed, equipped with brand new basic facilities..."

While eating, Bai Mo also glanced up, catching glimpses of his future school.

To say the least, the spicy hot pot at West State University had a great taste!

The soup base was made from boiled pork bones, creamy-white, fresh, and fragrant. The leafy greens and broccoli absorbed the rich soup, making every bite flavorful. The cafeteria's own fried meatballs, after being boiled, were glutinous outside and chewy inside, offering a unique taste.

As he was eating, he heard the sound of "slurping" soup.

Seeing Black Claw next to him had already finished two large bowls with soup and ingredients alike, and was now holding the third bowl, pouring the rib soup into its mouth.

"Ah..."

It finished the rib soup, placed down the bowl, exhaled warm breath.

Its front paw rubbed its plump belly, and its tongue licked the oil off its mouth.

Bai Mo ripped off a piece of tissue from the table, helping it wipe its mouth.

"Are you full?"

"Whimper!"

"Feeling better now?"

"Whimper!"

This fellow grinned.

Yet Bai Mo clearly saw deep in its eyes, there was still undissipated sadness... Eating did make it happy, but it couldn't erase the sorrow from its bloodline memory. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

This cunning fellow was just putting on a smiling face, trying to deceive its master!

Bai Mo picked it up, rubbed its belly, and patted its head.

There's scant documentation about bloodline memories, Bai Mo couldn't find a suitable solution for now, so he just held it, trying to calm it down.

"Stay with master."

Black Claw snuggled closer into its master's embrace.

"Whimper."

Bai Mo's bowl was still unfinished, and now he picked a small meatball and fed it to Black Claw.

"Master likes to eat this."

Continuing to eat, he looked up again to watch the news on TV.

"...Today, the Immortal Technique Committee reports multiple successes, having successfully wiped out the Crown Prince Group's evil forces."

"Reportedly, the Crown Prince Group illegally concealed its use of Immortal Techniques, having one Sequence Eight and seven Sequence Nines over a long-term using Immortal Techniques illegally, attacking competitors, secretly controlling relevant department heads, which severely violated the law..."

On TV, the Crown Prince Group's evil criminals were shown being executed, several Immortal Technique practitioners were being escorted by the Committee onto prison vehicles.

"Huh?"

Bai Mo frowned, suddenly noticing that all those executed practitioners were missing pinky fingers.

Or rather, their pinky fingers on both hands were cut off, leaving only red raw wounds and white bony stubs! Surprisingly, they didn't bleed, but it looked quite terrifying.

What's going on?

A tradition of the Crown Prince Group?

In Bai Mo's embrace, Black Claw shrank its body, snuggling even closer to its master.

Its head rested against its master's chest, also looking up at the TV screen.

"Whimper!"

It recognized the next news story being broadcasted on TV.

"...Recently, our city has successfully captured a criminal group involved in the trafficking of infants and young children..."

On the TV screen, those traffickers sent to jail by White Claw and Big Head were shown, each wearing prison uniforms, heads bowed, sitting behind iron bars.

They were all shaved bald, without ears, leaving only small black holes on one side of their heads, looking extremely eerie.

Bai Mo grinned.

"Deserved punishment!"

But...

"Why are their hands... also missing the pinky fingers?