My Co-renting Lady Boss

"No matter what, come back alive."

Hu Mei’er smiled at Tang Ming, her half-exposed face outside her hair looked very gentle.

Tang Ming walked up to Hu Mei’er and held her in his arms: "Don’t worry. I, Tang Ming, always keep my word. Even if I die, my corpse will crawl back with the soul box."

Tang Ming turned around and walked towards the canyon. The corners of Hu Mei’er’s mouth moved, but she didn’t say the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"Miss Third, the family matters are the most important. You’ve already given him the Divine Fall Thunder and taken him away from the Wilderness; that’s already the utmost kindness."

The Three-tailed Black Fox Spirit Tail walked to Hu Mei’er’s side.

Hu Mei’er glanced at Spirit Tail: "After all, you’re not human, and your way of thinking is different. Alright, Tang Ming is going to that guy’s cave mansion to retrieve the soul box, and you need to deal with the matters of the Spirit Tail tribe. When we return to the Central State, there’s still a lot for you to handle."

"Yeah, we’ve been out here for so many years, and the Spirit Tail tribe has grown from a small village to a powerful tribe in the Wilderness. Speaking of it, I actually have some reluctance towards those guys."

The Three-tailed Black Fox Spirit Tail shook its tails, a demonic wind rose around its body, and it disappeared into the forest.

Hu Mei’er’s gaze shifted from the sky above the forest to the canyon below. She took a deep breath and pulled out a piece of Spirit Jade from her bosom, placing it on the ground.

On the Spirit Jade, a small red figure was running fast. Watching it approach the center of the jade, a faint smile appeared on Hu Mei’er’s face.

"Tang Ming, I didn’t misjudge you."

Hu Mei’er clenched her fist, and the half-human form face began to sprout red fur. Before long, she transformed into a giant fox with eight tails.

The desert beasts in the forest seemed to sense something; they prostrated on the ground and began to wail.

But the giant fox that Hu Mei’er had turned into showed no pity for these desert beasts. Her tails thickened and lengthened, wrapping around the beasts and bringing them into her mouth.

Blood continuously flowed from the mouth of the Eight-tailed Blood Fox Hu Mei’er, but large tears dripped from her eyes.

"I am finally about to be free. Father, wait for me, your daughter is about to return to the Central State. When I return, I promise to annihilate those who imprisoned you."

The blood nourished her body, and the blood-red fur gradually retracted. A woman in human form reappeared on the spot, with long hair covering half of her face, revealing the other half, which was incredibly seductive, like a gentle girl next door.

Tang Ming, who had long experienced the power of the Wind of Punishment, understood it even more as he entered the canyon this time.

This was a kind of Gang Wind. It not only stimulated Tang Ming’s body but began to change it.

Tang Ming even thought that if not for his body’s strong recovery ability, he might have already become a lowlife as per legend.

At the center of the Gang Wind, there indeed lay a cave mansion. Previously, the strong Wind of Punishment became invisible here, but a step back and the piercing pain could be felt again.

"Is this Hu Mei’er’s mother’s cave mansion?"

Tang Ming crouched and entered the cave. It truly didn’t resemble a human cultivator’s cave mansion. Its twists and varying heights made Tang Ming quite uncomfortable.

After walking a while, the cave widened. Beside a colossal stone platform lay a pile of bones.

It seemed to be a woman’s skeleton, as the bones were clad in a floral red robe.

"This must be Hu Mei’er’s mother."

Glancing at this mad woman, Tang Ming thought: "They say, even a fierce tiger doesn’t eat its cub. Turning her daughter into a puppet can’t simply be labeled madness; it’s utterly unforgivable."

Bypassing the skeleton, there indeed lay a jade box on the stone platform.

A red talisman was affixed to it. When Tang Ming placed his hand beside the jade box, a burning sensation emanated from his palm.

"So this is indeed the thing. It’s good to have found it. What’s left should belong to me now."

Tang Ming’s gaze fell on the items beside the stone platform: a black ink jade scroll and a silver-blue short blade.

After securing the jade scroll and short blade, Tang Ming took Hu Mei’er’s soul box and left the cave mansion.

Unnoticed by Tang Ming, as he exited the cave, the skeleton on the ground suddenly had its eyes ignite with green flames.

Retrieving the soul box proved much simpler than Tang Ming imagined. When he brought the soul box back to Hu Mei’er, she was visibly thrilled.

Yet surprisingly, she didn’t take the soul box.

"Tang Ming, until I take you away from the Wilderness, I’ll leave the soul box in your care."

Hu Mei’er took a deep breath. As she looked at the soul box, a mix of fear and excitement was evident.

Tang Ming raised an eyebrow: "I trust you."

"Thank you for trusting me. But Spirit Tail doesn’t recognize you, and I’m afraid it might try to harm you."

After hesitating, Hu Mei’er chose to explain to Tang Ming.

Scanning around, Tang Ming didn’t see the Three-tailed Black Fox Spirit Tail. Considering the fox’s attitude towards him, Tang Ming nodded: "Let’s go with your plan."

"It’s too conspicuous to hold it like this. This is a storage ring. Its space isn’t large, but you can use it to store some items."

Hu Mei’er handed a storage ring to Tang Ming.

Tang Ming frowned as he watched Hu Mei’er quickly retract her hand. This woman seemed to be hiding something, always avoiding contact with him.

Could it be that she was really afraid of the talisman on the soul box?

"Is this talisman suppressing your soul, preventing you from removing it? Hu Mei’er, I can help you."

Tang Ming looked at Hu Mei’er.

Hu Mei’er’s body trembled and, after a long while, she shook her head: "Listen to me, Tang Ming. Even though we haven’t known each other for long, trust me, I won’t harm you."

"Hu Mei’er, perhaps you don’t know, but in my hometown, there’s a story called ’Liaozhai’, full of tales about fox demons. The heroines in those stories often say they won’t harm the male lead. But in the end, both usually meet a tragic fate."

Tang Ming gazed at Hu Mei’er, whose half-exposed face showed no expression.

A妖风 whipped around, and the Three-tailed Black Fox Spirit Tail landed beside Hu Mei’er: "Tang Ming, are you speaking ill of me behind my back? I heard you mentioning fox demons."