Chapter 8: Yae's Legacy
--- Chapter 8 ---
Huo Yuhao slowly brought Huo Yun'er on his back. He returned to the cottage and kicked the door with his small leg, forcing the shabby wooden door apart.
As Huo Yuhao placed his mother on the bed, he fed her with a senzu bean. A pure white crystal appeared on his left hand and emitted a dim blue light. It is the Albino Nine-Tailed Fox Legacy.
[Name: Albino Nine-Tailed Fox Legacy]
[Type: Legacy]
[Grade: S]
[Description: A deity loathed by her race, having congenital blue fire and a divine sense that tricks heaven's judgment. When one inherited this legacy, legend said they would lose themselves in infinite fantasy]
[Requirement: A Spiritual-based Martial Soul]
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but shake his head at the description and requirement because Huo Yun'er fit them very well. He hadn't seen her cry for a very long time as she stayed determined for six years.
"You've been strong, mom. It's okay to cry now." He commented while crushing the crystal into dust, pouring it into her body.
[Trial has started]
...
Huo Yun'er felt warmth spreading over her body, and everything seemed to become completely white. She opened her eyes and saw a forest with countless weird white trees and fluorescent blue leaves.
"Where am I?" Huo Yun'er mumbled to herself. She walked calmly through the path that seems lead her to another place within this forest.
A few minutes later, she arrived at the beautiful blue lake and noticed a small island in the middle of it. Cherry blossom trees decorated the island with such a grand sight, painting the water with pink petals.
Huo Yun'er couldn't believe her eyes because she had never seen such scenery. The Duke White Tiger Mansion was her home since small, and she rarely goes outside. If she recalled correctly, the head maid prohibited her from buying anything in the market.
"What a pitiful child~..." A calm yet soothing voice appeared in the lake, causing Huo Yun'er to look around in confusion.
Huo Yun'er was alerted by this voice and asked, "Who's there? S-Show yourself-!"
As Huo Yun'er finished her words, a white silhouette with a pinkish shade flashed from behind and landed on the small island. Her eyes slowly widened because the voice was from a majestic nine-tailed white fox with some pink shade on its fur.
"Hello, Child. Nice to meet you." The nine-tailed fox opened its mouth. "My name is Yae. The Blue Flame Deity of Heavenly Fox's Clan."
Meanwhile, Huo Yun'er was horrified because only one hundred thousand years old spirit beast was capable of talking. She thought it was only a legend and bedtime story, but this encounter was only possible with such a powerful spirit beast.
"Um, my name is Huo Yun'er. Ma'am?" Huo Yun'er returned the greeting back with sweat on her forehead, causing the nine-tailed fox to giggle in amusement.
"You even relieve yourself while watching your son's sleeping face..."
Huo Yun'er blushed and tried her best to counter Yae's words, but nothing came out clearly, "I-I... I don't..."
"It's useless to deny it, Huo Yun'er." Yae flicked the woman's forehead playfully. "I know all of your deepest and darkest fantasies."
"Your secret is like a book to me."
Huo Yun'er trembled and said, "Even if you say so, I can't stay here for one hundred years. I have to take care of my son."
"Not take care of yourself?" The nine-tailed fox commented, making Huo Yun'er blush even more. "Don't worry about that because time flies faster here. I believed One hundred years is equal to a few days outside."
"Well, first and foremost, my inheritor. You're fucking dumb!"
...
Huo Yuhao dried his mother with a towel and covered her body with a new blanket he made with low-quality fabrics. "Evo, Upgrade this blanket with an Iron Upgrading Ticket." He instructed casually.
[Usine one Iron Upgrading Ticket on the ordinary blanket]
[Upgrading]
[...]
[You have received a Comfortable Blanket]
He glanced at the Comfortable Blanket's system panel and nodded because his mother won't lose body heat with this.
"Also, give me a Quest." He added indifferently while using the goblin mask again. "I have to deal with some trash in the White Tiger Mansion. They've been too far on my mom."
[Ding! A Quest]
[Name: Small Punisher]
[Objective: Kill three maids who sabotaged Huo Yun'er works(0/3)]
[Reward: 9 Iron Upgrading Tickets and 1x Random Knife(E Grade)]
[Do you want to accept the quest?]
[Yes/No]
"Yes." Huo Yuhao lifted the kitchen knife in his hand.