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Fox demon with rice cake

It was the middle of winter, the snow closed the mountain, if you look out from the small porch of the mountain Taoist temple, everywhere is white.

By Frankie C RederPublished 4 years ago 5 min read

It was the middle of winter, the snow closed the mountain, if you look out from the small porch of the mountain Taoist temple, everywhere is white. But the inside of the Taoist temple is warm, the fire crackled, and the young Taoist priest took advantage of the master's inattention, quietly in the burning tea stove on a shelf, baked rice cakes. Rice cake is made of good glutinous rice, cut into small white and clean square, put on the shelf a little baked, with the blowing of the expansion, until each piece becomes bulging, soft and fat. And then sprinkle a few white sesame seeds, by the light of the fire, ouch, the hot aroma is really great. The young Taoist priest hastily picked up a piece, put it in the mouth a bite. The side of this rice cake baked crispy, sticky and sticky inside, sticky in the mouth straight rolled, full of glutinous rice sweet. Eating, the little Taoist two eyes are squinted into a smile, this piece just finished eating, and immediately went to pick up another piece of the shelf. Huh? There seems to be a small animal poking its head in the doorway. The little Taoist priest turned around, is a small fire-red fox is squatting by the door, just shaking off the fallen snow, revealing a round, fluffy cub look, curious big eyes first stared straight at the stove fire on the baked rice cake, and then look towards the little Taoist priest sitting by the stove, a small voice barked. The voice is soft and sticky, not much different from the baked rice cakes. The little Taoist priest grinned, agile body scampered towards the door, one hand will be half hidden outside the door of the little fox fished in. The wild cubs are a bit frightened and can't stop fluttering in the arms of the young Taoist priest, with four little fat paws desperately stomping and scratching. "Shh, shh, don't make a fuss." The little Taoist priest went to get the baked rice cake, while trying to restrain the little fur ball in his arms, "alarmed the master, we will not have to eat." While talking, a piece of hot baked rice cake was stuffed into the little fox's mouth by the little Taoist priest, the little animal was first stunned and frozen, randomly tempted by the aroma in the mouth could not help but bite a few times, the eyes immediately stunned, as if asking: "What is this good thing, how can it be so delicious? Little Daoist took the opportunity to reach out and jerk the soft fur on the little fox's head and said quietly, "This is a good thing I stole from my master, it is said to be made with spiritual rice, so delicious that it can become immortal." The little fox does not care whether to eat this can become immortal, only know that the more you chew the sweeter this thing, and do not make a fuss, obediently nestled in the arms of the little Taoist priest continue to eat rice cakes. But chewing and chewing problems, rice cakes will teeth and mouth stick together, sticky force is getting bigger and bigger, no matter the little fox is with paws shaving or desperately shaking head, melted rice cakes are firmly stuck in the mouth, how can not get off. The little fox's mouth is almost open, can only be pathetic whimpering, the little Taoist priest happy, holding the little fox lying on the floor laughing. *** Many years later, the world has changed, the devil is rampant, many originally pure nature of the mountain demons and water spirits are compelled to fall into the devil's way, the most powerful than a nine-tailed fox demon. Legend has it that this fox demon can take human form, can confuse people, but also can spit red flames, burning everything, the righteous sent many experts to besiege several times, were unable to subdue it, but an unheard of yunyang Taoist priest will be the fox demon collected. According to the teahouse storyteller said, not long ago, the nine-tailed fox demon was ambushed by the righteous, suffered heavy injuries, but the demon will not be easily subdued, almost killed when the mouth to reveal sharp teeth and fangs, the mouth gathered a blinding red light. See it is about to spew out from the mouth of the red flame, and the crowd with the end of the time, suddenly out of nowhere a nameless Taoist priest, to the fox demon mouth threw a magic weapon, the fox demon's mouth was immediately sealed, roar and roar by all blocked, the behemoth shrunk back to the prototype, raging into a low cry of woe. In the crowd to see the fox demon has been sealed, have gone around shouting and shouting, but see that the Taoist priest will protect the fox in his arms, jokingly said that God has a good virtue, the fox demon has never killed, repeatedly hurt people just for self-preservation, no which is really evil, pleading with everyone to let go. The crowd refused, but the Taoist priest's ability to wipe the bottom of the oil is amazing, in the blink of an eye, with the fox disappeared, which are many days past, this man and a fox is lost, no one has seen. As for the subjugation of the fox demon's magic weapon is what, none of the people present also see clearly, at most see is white square piece, by the fox demon mouth flames a ruffle, but also out of the sweet fragrance. "Is it like baked rice cakes?" Next to a child interjected, but was Mr. Storyteller to the head knocked a blow. "Ignorant child, nonsense!" Mr. Storyteller angry beard glare, "you give me with baked rice cake to collect a fox demon try!" *** Another year when the snow closed the mountains, the mountains are white, only the small Taoist temple is not buried in snow, revealing the delicate eaves. But the inside of the Taoist temple is warm, the fire crackled, and a young Taoist priest sitting next to the stove, to the fire on a shelf, leisurely baked rice cakes to. The rice cakes were baked in a short time, and the room was full of sticky aroma. The Taoist priest himself first tasted a piece, his expression beautiful as if to be immortalized, and then turned his head towards the one lying next to him and asked, "Want a piece?" That is an adult fox, nine tails folded into a large group, the body fur is hot red and shiny, even though many injuries on the body bandaged, but also beautiful tight. In the face of the Taoist priest's inquiry, the fox did not even bother to lift the closed eyelids, proudly inclined his head, and seemed to hum disdainfully. "Hey hey, you actually still hold a grudge? I'm your savior." The Taoist priest indifferently continued to eat baked rice cakes, "And don't worry, no one saw what was going on at the time, no one will know about this disgraceful incident." The fox opened his eyelids, a pair of clear eyes right into the Daoist, the eyes still seem to leave a little sulking. "Haha, really, no one will guess the answer." The Taoist priest, however, laughed cheerfully while eating a baked rice cake, "Who would have thought that the nine-tailed fox demon, which no one could subdue, would finally lose to a piece of baked rice cake!"

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