Erin lowered her head to check her now fully restored right leg, first cautiously rotating the joint from side to side and then putting on her socks carefully, standing up little by little with the help of Yu Sheng's hand.

"Are, are both legs the same length?" The little doll looked straight up at Yu Sheng, "I didn't guide its reshaping this time, just did Spirit Injection and Fusion, can you check for me..."

Yu Sheng rolled his eyes: "Of course they're the same length, I just fixed the surface for you, didn't cut and remold it."

Erin breathed a sigh of relief, took a few steps back and forth on the table with her little short legs, and finally a smile appeared on her face: "I can run around everywhere again! Yu Sheng, your craftsmanship isn't too shabby this time, maybe you have a talent for doll-making?"

"Thanks for the compliment..." Yu Sheng replied nonchalantly, but then saw Erin, who had regained her mobility, backpacking the picture frame, quickly hopping down from the table to a chair beside, then scurrying backwards from the chair onto the floor, and starting to dash around in circles on the open space of the attic.

Yu Sheng used to find Erin's scampering around too much trouble every time, especially since she'd always bump into various things and make a mess at home, but for some reason, watching Erin running around everywhere this time, he didn't feel that irritation anymore, but instead felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment gradually rising in his heart.

"A talent for doll-making, huh..." Yu Sheng muttered to himself, glancing down at the scraper in his hand and the almost exhausted Restoration Jar, unsure for a moment if Erin's just now was a compliment or a sincere praise.

He was unsure about his doll-making talent, but it suddenly reminded him of those two lotus root segments he manipulated haphazardly yet successfully performed "Spirit Injection" on.

It seemed Erin had completely forgotten about it.

Just then, footsteps from the direction of the stairs interrupted Yu Sheng's wild thoughts, and also the running Erin in the attic.

Yu Sheng turned his head to look and saw a pair of fluffy white big ears poking out from the stairway, followed by Hu Li, who was looking around nervously and curiously.

The demon fox girl was wearing a set of pajamas that seemed a bit too large, and her silver-white hair was still somewhat damp. She likely followed the scent here, and seeing both Yu Sheng and Erin, her face immediately showed a happy smile: "Ah! Savior, and Erin, you're both here!"

Then she noticed Erin's hands and feet were "healed", her surprise was immense: "Erin, your hand, it grew back?"

"Yu Sheng fixed it for me!" Erin happily raised both hands to show Hu Li, then hopped on the spot, "And my legs are fixed too!"

"Savior, Immortal Law is amazing," Hu Li stared at the fully recovered doll, turning her head to look at Yu Sheng with even a hint of respect, "You can travel the Netherworld Pass, perform Resurrecting the Body, and understand how to craft puppets."

Yu Sheng thought about it, and the fox must be referring to his "opening doors" ability as the Netherworld Pass, and she seemed to think Erin was a puppet he had crafted.

The next second, the reacting Erin immediately jumped up and began to rant: "What puppet! I am a living doll from Alice's Cottage! Blessed, you understand! You ignorant demon fox, don't spout nonsense if you don't understand!"

Hu Li listened to the little doll's clamor blankly, then hung her head: "Oh, I don't understand, I won't spout nonsense anymore."

Erin stopped her ruckus mid-way, looking a bit dazed. She was used to bickering with Yu Sheng and had never encountered someone who didn't fight back so genuinely before, leaving her mind blank and standing still in place.

And right after, Yu Sheng suddenly noticed another thing.

He looked at Hu Li in slight astonishment: "… where's your tail?"

Erin also realized belatedly, finally noticing that Hu Li's tail was missing.

"I retracted it," Hu Li began to laugh, tilting her body slightly to the side, followed by a "buzz" as from a sheathed sword, and a large plume of fluffy, puffed-up tails burst forth behind the demon fox girl, "The door is too narrow, and I kept bumping into things, so I retracted them."

Erin, who was standing right beside her, exclaimed "Oh my," and was immediately sent flying by the sudden eruption of tails, tumbling and scrambling across the floor for several meters.

Hu Li cried out in shock, scrambling over to pick up Erin, who was cursing and swearing on the ground.

Yu Sheng watched dumbfounded, but his first reaction was a sigh of relief: "You startled me; I thought you launched your tails..."

Then another peculiar question popped into his head: "… why does it make a 'buzz' when the tails come out?"

Hu Li thought for a moment: "It can also be a 'bang'."

Erin, who was just yanked up and ready to continue her tirade, was taken aback upon hearing the words, staring blankly at Hu Li: "...You added your own sound effects?!"

"Before a fox shows its tail, it must make a sound to warn the people around to take cover," the demon fox girl explained as if it were the most natural thing, her speech now much smoother than when they first met, though still with some odd pauses, "But you, you didn't dodge."

Erin exploded in anger: "How was I supposed to know all these bizarre 'rules'! Just what kind of fox are you?!"

Hu Li thought hard and then shook her head with some disappointment, her ears drooping down too: "I... I don't remember."

This time, it was Erin's turn to pause, the little doll awkwardly turning her head away: "Don't take it seriously, I was just blabbering..."

Yu Sheng approached Hu Li's side, pondered seriously for a moment, and then spoke earnestly: "Don't be too downcast, it's not necessarily impossible to return. Maybe you'll find your way home eventually."

Hu Li's ears perked up at that: "Savior's Netherworld Pass, can it send me back?"

"That thing of his can take you anywhere, sometimes when you pull it open, you can even end up inside a human's Alchemy Furnace," Erin, hands on her hips, bragged as if it was her own skill, "Who knows, maybe one day it'll open a door that leads to your hometown."

Upon saying this, she seemed to suddenly think of something and turned her head to Yu Sheng: "Hey, why don't we go check out that Alchemy Furnace we visited last time? There were Immortals and such there, what if it's Hu Li's home? Or at least someone there might have heard of it, after all, it feels like it's all part of the same system..."

Yu Sheng's face showed difficulty upon hearing her words: "With the situation last time... the people on the other side would probably attack right away."

"Oh, true, if I were on the other side, I would want to beat you to death too."

Hu Li, listening to Yu Sheng and Erin's exchange, looked back and forth between them, completely befuddled.

Seeing this, Yu Sheng cleared his throat awkwardly and said: "We are discussing who to consult about your origins. Don't worry, I will help you search slowly."

"Savior, no need to trouble yourself too much," Hu Li now understood, but just gently shook her head, "It's better if we find it, but it's also okay if we don't. After all... I don't remember what my home looks like, and even if I return, there will be no one I recognize."

As she spoke, she reached into her tail and pulled out two sharp canine teeth, her face showing a soft and somewhat relieved smile.

"I've already found my parents, so it's okay not to go back."

"...It's good that you can think that way," Yu Sheng exhaled softly and nodded to the demon fox girl, "So, what are your plans for the future? Have you thought about what you're going to do?"

Hu Li looked a bit lost, and after hearing Yu Sheng's words, she hesitated for a long time before shaking her head slowly.

"I... don't know," she said softly, her tone as uneasy as a young animal leaving its nest for the first time, "This is the first time I've left that valley. This place is nice, but everything is so strange. I... don't understand and don't know where... to find food. Mom said that a fox can't forget the kindness it has received, but I don't know what I can do to help the Savior."

Her words were still a bit jumbled, but Yu Sheng understood them all.

He smiled, comforting the somewhat frightened and anxious fox.

"Then, from now on, live here. I have a spare room – and plenty of food, no need to worry about going hungry. As for what you can do... for now, help me in fights, let's just start with that."

Yu Sheng thought carefully and felt that he also did not know what abilities this fox possessed. Although it's said that a demon fox repays kindness and can change destinies, it seemed unlikely she could help write C language code, create illustrations, or make PowerPoint presentations. However, the girl's subsonic headbutt and the move where she shoots out her tail were indeed powerful, proving to be a valuable high-end combat force when dealing with Exotic Realms - Erin would handle the tough control, Hu Li would rush in to fight, and he could cheer from the side. Indeed, it sounded like a perfect plan.

Yet Hu Li seemed a bit perplexed: "Fight?"

"In the future, we will come into contact with even more Exotic Realms, just like that valley. There are many similar 'otherworldly spaces' in this world, each hiding various dangerous entities," Yu Sheng explained slowly, "There may be others like you trapped inside, or people seeking our assistance for various reasons. And I myself... have my reasons to continue dealing with other Exotic Realms and entities. In any case, I need assistants."

Hu Li listened but suddenly seemed a bit nervous: "Then... could we get trapped?"

Yu Sheng was taken aback, but then, the demon fox girl's particularly honest reaction made him smile: "Have you forgotten my 'Netherworld Pass'?"

Hu Li was stunned, but finally, a smile slowly spread across her face.

She nodded happily: "Okay, I'll help the Savior... in fights!"

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