Winter goes and spring comes, when the warm breeze arrives in March, green buds sprout from the branches, and pear blossoms fill the trees.
Time leaves no trace in paradise.
This spring, the green hills were as they were every year, and the land seemed to have been dotted with vitality, changing overnight into a lush green color. New shoots emerged in the fields and mountain slopes, and before one knew it, flowers bloomed all over the fields.
Yunmian and Wenting are now the Fox Master and Fox Mistress of Qingqiu.
"Ao wu! Ting ting, come quickly!"
On a sunny day with warm spring light, Yunmian ran ahead, basket in mouth, jumping and skipping along the way. But then she suddenly darted far away, couldn't help but put down the basket, excitedly jumped around, turned back to urge, shaking her tail while jumping.
Her whole body was covered in soft and fluffy white fur, her ears stood up high, and the three-petaled red lotus mark on her forehead shone exceptionally bright and beautiful under the sunlight.
Wen Ting immediately arrived by her side, lowered his head and licked her forehead, then they both turned back to look.
Right behind them, a small white fox with fluffy fur and nine tails came chasing after.
But he chased halfway and turned back.
There was a smaller little white fox kit wobbling along at the very back, her steps were not very steady yet, but she looked very happy, her nine tails wagging quickly. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried to run with her four short legs, she couldn't catch up with her parents and older brother. She happily ran halfway, kicked a small stone, her foot slipped, and "thud" fell flat on the ground.
The elder brother happened to turn back and hurriedly picked her up to catch up, putting his younger sister beside their parents.
The little ball of fur was delighted to see its parents and immediately jumped up, barking "woof" "woof" while wagging its tail vigorously.
Yunmian became pregnant in the year of her thousandth birthday, which made Wenhui extremely anxious. Even the Fox Master and his wife, who had already moved to the Ninth Heaven, returned especially to see her.
After a few more years, she and Wen Ting had a very small little fox. The nine-tailed fox inherits with difficulty, usually it's single inheritance, but Yunmian and Wen Ting were lucky, after two years, Yunmian became pregnant again with another little fox, so now behind them are always following two siblings who are still not as big as the palm of a hand, small furry balls.
Cloudy Sleep licked and circled around her turning sister Mao Qiu, so she picked her up and put her in the basket to take away together. Brother Mao Qiu was also surrounding his parents, and the four of them continued to walk towards the depths of the forest.
The familiar scenery of the Dongshan forest is on both sides of the road. As the canopy of trees on both sides retreats behind, the courtyard, the wooden house, the small yard and the small fox cave where Wen Ting and Yun Mian used to live together appear before one's eyes.
This is the home and residence that Yunmian and Wenyin built together, where they met and grew up together. It contains many fond memories and nostalgia. After so many years, they still come back every year to stay for a while. The small wooden house has been renovated every year, and even today it remains as new, with only a few signs of aging, but not looking old.
Yunmian carried the basket and her daughter in it, running happily into the house, putting them down. Tingma followed closely behind, arranging their luggage inside the house.
The older son also chased after him and curiously ran back and forth in the house.
"Dad, mom, what's this?"
Although the two children are still very young, especially the daughter is still a little ball, all day "wow" "wow", but it can be clearly seen that the brother is slightly more stable, and the daughter is more lively. Soon after entering the house, the brother curiously looked around and sometimes asked questions.
Brother has actually been to the wooden house several times, but still feels full of novelty about this place that is different from Fox Palace.
My little sister, with great difficulty, tumbled out of the basket and rushed over, happily trying to answer him: "Wah wah! Wah, wah!"
Then she was licked by her brother with his head down.
"Ahh!"
My little sister was licked and still very happy, squinting her eyes and wagging her tail happily, rubbing against my brother, and jumping away to find another place to play.
Big brother turned around to help parents clean up the house, little sister Maoqiu saw it and hurried over to happily lend a hand.
For two little fur balls, this wooden house is also a very special place.
They come to live here for a period of time every year, and even when they were still in Yunmeng's belly, they would have arrived. In this place, there is no busy coming and going of fox officials, nor are there grand celestial palaces, only the four members of their family living quietly here, as if it were an ordinary household.
Two little furballs treat this place as their own secret resting spot, and they get very excited whenever they come.
Wen Ting and Yunmian looked at the two children jumping around with tenderness, they exchanged a glance, Yunmian raised her head and affectionately rubbed Wen Ting's chin.
At this time, his elder brother had pushed open the door and revealed the outside land which was bare and had grown weeds. He asked: "Mother, the yard is still empty, what shall we plant this year?"
Although they only live here for a short time each year, Yunmian and Wenting still insist on planting some Xiangcao Linghua with a short growth cycle, just like ordinary life.
When the brother was speaking, his sister had already crawled into the basket with great effort, then bit a small cloth bag and fell from the edge, then sat on the ground with a whole white ball of fur in her mouth, looking dazed.
This time she didn't make a mistake, and what she took out was one of the bags from the bag for planting flowers and grass seeds.
Yunmian looked at his daughter and smiled: "How about this one?"
"Alright!"
The son should also say so.
Yunmian had made up his mind, and Wen Ting would not object, so the four of them quickly began to sow seeds in the courtyard.
Yunmian and Wenting were in charge of planting the sacred seeds, their son was responsible for digging holes, and their daughter was responsible for running around cutely on the side, creating a lively atmosphere.
A family of four worked together and soon finished planting all the seeds. Wen Ting directly used magic to sprout green shoots, and the once desolate courtyard suddenly regained its vitality.
After doing things well, the elder brother took his younger sister to play in the newly built courtyard. Wen Ting and Yun Mian sat on the wooden corridor in front of the wooden house door, watching the two children frolic.
Two children in the Fox Palace have a bit of restraint, and the little daughter is still a small fox for the time being. The son has been keeping his human form since he learned to speak and walk, but here they can play freely like ordinary little foxes. Although as the young master and princess of Qingqiu, they will inevitably face intense studies and learn vast knowledge, but it's hard to just study all the time. Wuting and Yunmian hope they can live happily and freely, and also have insight. Occasionally, apart from Dongshan, they will take them to other immortal realms to see.
Wen Ting and Yun Mian's nine tails intertwined as he gazed at the familiar yet slightly different scene before him, softly saying: "Like this, another year has passed."
Yes indeed.
Yunmian patted him and happily replied.
They are now Mr. and Mrs. Fox.
Ever since Wen Ting and Yun Mian's tail-touching gesture at their wedding was made public, the foxes of Qing Qiu thought it was a great idea and started imitating them. Now, touching tails has become a customary practice for weddings in Qing Qiu.
Although it has been nearly a thousand years since their wedding, Yunmian and Wenting are still as loving as they were on their wedding day. Moreover, having grown up together since childhood, the more time passes, the harder it is for them to part with each other.
Yunmian looked out at the spring scenery outside, and said with great enthusiasm: "Wenting, let's come back next winter! I also want to see the snow here again, and build a snowman with you!"
Wen Ting gazed into her eyes, smiled slightly, and his smile reached the bottom of his eyes, saying: "Good."
But he paused and said: "Actually we can build a snowman now."
"Ahh!"
Wen Ting ran over to pounce on Yun Mian, who laughed and dodged. Meanwhile, in the courtyard, two small furry balls were frolicking about, while on the wooden veranda, two slightly larger white foxes also started playing.
Time has unconsciously been wasted until nightfall.
The small cottage had been renovated for several years and was already divided into separate rooms, but tonight they still followed the old custom of sleeping together.
A fire had started in the stove in the middle of the wooden house, and Yunmian wrapped two small foxes that were already curled up in a ball around his tail. Wen Ting also lay down and wrapped Yunmian together with the two little foxes into her tail.
After thousands of years, Wen Ting had become a beautiful big white fox, but she was still slightly larger than Yun Mian, and could be held in his arms.
Wen Ting and Yun Mian looked at each other with a smile after the two furry balls fell asleep, then rubbed against each other before settling down to sleep.
The warm flames crackled and popped leisurely.
Flowers bloom and fall, time slips away, year after year winter goes and spring comes again.
Children without aging, with children keeping company, cherishing each other forever.
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