bioinnovel Chapter 187 The Snow Doctor, the Seventh Princess's Shock
Chapter 187 The Snow Doctor, the Seventh Princess's Shock
As the moonlight gently brushed across the base of her tail, Su Yao felt a warm and powerful life force surge into her body like a tide, spreading along the meridians at the severed tail. Wherever that life force passed, cells were frantically dividing and reorganizing, and bones, muscles, and fur were rebuilt layer by layer.
Before everyone's eyes, new bones and flesh simultaneously began to sprout from the base of the eight bald tails. The fluffy orange fox tails extended outwards at a visible speed, first the length of a finger joint, then half a palm, and then a whole tail—
Eight brand-new, fluffy orange fox tails unfurled simultaneously from behind Su Yao.
[Legendary Secret Technique: The Immortal Laurel]
"this--"
Su Yao suddenly turned around, staring incredulously at her eight tails that she had regained. She instinctively flicked them, and the fluffy orange fox fur swayed gently in the night breeze, each hair shimmering with a healthy luster, as agile as before they were cut off.
It tried to move the tip of its tail, and it could. It then tried to activate the pet essence within its body, and it moved without hindrance. A thousand years of cultivation had left it completely unharmed.
"This...how is this possible?"
Su Yao's voice trembled. She knew better than anyone what the severed tail of the Qingqiu fox meant. It wasn't an ordinary injury; it was a wound of the Dao, a defect etched into the very foundation of its bloodline.
The power of the Qingqiu Fox originates entirely from its tail. For a Qingqiu Fox, losing its tail is far more than just losing its fighting ability. The higher the realm of the Qingqiu Fox, the more irreversible the damage to its Dao is. At its ultimate realm, losing all eight tails is almost equivalent to being directly reduced to its original form, with a thousand years of cultivation destroyed in an instant.
Among the Qingqiu fox clan, there are many disabled elders whose strength has been greatly diminished due to the loss of their tails. They have spent their entire lives searching for a way to cure their lost tails, but they have never been able to find one.
But this girl in front of them, with just a casual rub, completely resolved the pain of severed tails that had plagued the Qingqiu fox clan for tens of thousands of years, as if nothing had ever happened.
It wasn't just Su Yao. The pupils of the seven Qingqiu fox clan members all dilated in shock. The six-tailed Qingqiu fox in the lead even took a step forward in a moment of panic, opening and closing its mouth as if to say, "Can I have a turn too?" Then it suddenly remembered that its tail was still intact on its body, and it abruptly stopped in its tracks.
Tu Shan Yue's reaction was the most subtle.
It widened its meticulously painted fox eyes, its gaze slowly moving from Su Yao's eight newly grown tails to Xue Youyou's fingertips, then from Xue Youyou's fingertips to the Guanghan Slash floating beside her, and finally settling on Xue Youyou's excessively calm face.
In the ancient books passed down through the Qingqiu Fox Clan for thousands of years, there is a clear record of a sentence: "The wound of a severed tail can only be healed by the two emperors, 'Sheng Hua' and 'Yu Ming'. There is no third method in the world."
Sheng Hua, an ultimate-level Imperial Divine Beast, possesses the legendary ultimate technique "Flowers Bloom for Eternity," which allows it to heal itself through focused spiritual energy. It has been missing for hundreds of years. Yu Ming, an ultimate-level Imperial Divine Beast, possesses the legendary ultimate technique "Reversal of Fate," which allows it to heal itself through focused spiritual energy. It has lived in seclusion for many years, detached from worldly affairs.
There is no other way.
However, right before it, a lower-level beast tamer from a region who had not yet reached the ultimate level, using a Ten-Slash Divine Beast that was only at its complete form, accomplished what the ancient texts stated could only be done by two Emperor Divine Beasts specializing in healing.
The shock in Tu Shan Yue's fox eyes gradually faded, replaced by an almost fervent gleam. She looked down at her nine tails, the tips of which trembled slightly uncontrollably.
This was a wonderful surprise.
No, this is beyond what can be described as an "unexpected joy." It's no exaggeration to say that as long as Xue Youyou is handed over to the clan, with her ability to heal severed tails, it can not only return home in glory and avoid exile, but also receive almost any reward it desires.
However, Tu Shan Yue's ambitions went far beyond that.
Hand it over? On what grounds should we hand it over?
Its mind raced, calculating—several respected elders in the clan, though disabled, had once been formidable figures, but were forced to retreat into obscurity due to their severed tails. If it could gain their support through Xue Youyou's healing abilities, its status within the clan would undergo a dramatic transformation. The elders' power, prestige, and influence would all become its assets.
At that time, it might become the next emperor of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.
Tu Shan Yue's breathing slowed down by half a beat.
The thought exploded in its mind like a thunderbolt: the Snow White before it was a key that would allow it to wreak havoc in its main family in Qingqiu.
It has been exiled to Yuelan Prefecture for so many years. Although it has the title of a regional governor, which sounds impressive, in reality, it was just that the clan disliked its bloodthirstiness and wanted to get rid of it by simply throwing it to a lower-level prefecture.
Returning to one's ancestral home? Dream on. Inheriting the throne? Even more of a pipe dream.
But if it could firmly control this beast tamer named Xue Youyou, and use its healing abilities to win over the remaining elders of the clan who had lost power due to their severed tails...
Tu Shanyue's pupils dilated slightly, and her heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
It had to admit that Xue Youyou's existence had aroused its greed. Previously, it had only found the other party's words interesting and thought they could help it relieve boredom and pass the time. Now it had discovered that Xue Youyou was also a rare treasure.
It was somewhat relieved that it hadn't attacked earlier, otherwise, if it had damaged the treasure, the loss would have been enormous.
Su Yao returned to Tu Shan Yue's side, and while she was overjoyed, she reminded her, "Miss Qi Bing, you're drooling. Please be mindful of your image."
"oh oh."
Tu Shan Yue snapped out of her daze, quickly wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, and swiftly suppressed her ambitious demeanor. Then, pretending nothing had happened, she put on an elegant and proper smile again.
Meanwhile, Lu Yutang, Lin Yueyao, Su Wanrou, and the others had returned to Xue Youyou's side, their injuries healed by the Qingqiu people. However, as they surrounded Xue Youyou, their gazes towards the Qingqiu group still held a hint of wariness.
Everyone was waiting for Xue Youyou's answer—whether she would accept Tu Shanyue's invitation to the banquet.
"faint."
Lu Yuan leaned close to Xue Youyou's ear, her voice extremely low and trembling with a hint of relief: "This isn't some kind of trap, is it? Should we not go?"
Xue Youyou glanced back at her, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Dean, if you run now, wouldn't all your efforts have been for nothing? Your 10 billion is still in their account."
"That's one thing..."
The thought of owing 10 billion suddenly made Lu Yuan feel fearless again.
Under everyone's gaze, Xue Youyou smiled slightly, reached out to tidy her wind-blown hair, and said calmly and frankly, "Then I shall respectfully accept your offer."