"Hmph, I was just talking about it. How could a living person like me misjudge you?" Yuer added, "Now your fox tail has finally shown, right? Let's see how you can deny it in the future!" Qingcheng's heart immediately sank again. She really hadn't expected that after all her efforts to save Yu'er, Yuer would treat her like this.
Then let her say it. From now on, she would be more careful. Every time she clipped her tail, she always remembered to do it quietly, and never left the house until the tail was cut. Without solid evidence, Yuer's father would probably think she was talking nonsense and ignore her. Just as Qingcheng was about to ignore her and walk home, Yu'er suddenly shouted again—"Dad, you came at just the right time. Look, isn't that Qingcheng up ahead? I told you she's a seductress. Look, she has nine tails dragging behind her!" "She really is a seductress!" Yu'er's father happened to be returning from hunting and passed by, "My daughter really didn't lie to me!" "Dad, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and shoot!" Yu'er shouted, "Didn't you promise me last time that as long as she showed her true colors, you wouldn't let her go?" "Alright, Father will shoot right now." Yu'er's father really is a good hunter. He half-crouched down and aimed at Qingcheng, who hadn't yet dodged. With a loud "bang," Qingcheng was shot, and the bullet pierced her back straight through her abdomen. This meant the child Qingcheng was carrying was stillborn before she could even be born. "Bang!" With the second loud crash, Qingcheng could no longer stand. She collapsed to the ground and couldn't get up, but her eyes could still see. She saw that the ground was already covered in a pool of bright red blood, all flowing from her body. "Bang!""\ With the third loud bang, Qingcheng's mind flickered; she realized that breathing had become extremely difficult, yet her mind remained relatively clear. She knew that this time she couldn't survive. In her final moments, she suddenly thought of her father still in the cave, and even more, she thought of Duoduo, who had slowly begun to like her. She even thought of her nine sisters in the human world, wondering if they were living well now...\ "Bang!"\ With the fourth loud bang, a fierce echo swept through the valley. Qingcheng's life came to an end; she completely bade farewell to this world and to all those who cared for her and whom she cared for.\ The last sliver of sunset finally disappeared behind the western mountains, and the evening glow turned the sky a deep crimson. The birds in the valley, startled by the four gunshots, flew fearfully from one tree to another.\ "That's wonderful, Father! Your marksmanship really is incredible," Yuer clapped her hands in excitement, "I knew that this vixen wouldn't survive today. Father, you've once again eliminated a threat to the people! Now I finally have a chance to marry Duoduo-ge!"\ Yuer's smile was extremely bright, and upon hearing her praise, her father also showed a look of pride on his face.\ However, Yuer had never told her father that it was Qingcheng who had sacrificed herself to save her life when she nearly drowned."
