The Red Fox looked at Lin Zisheng in silence for a while. He naturally knew the thoughts in the human’s heart. However, emotions were sometimes beyond the control of reason. Even though he knew it might not end well in the end, he still chooses to fly into a flame as a moth without hesitation.
But ultimately, this love story was indeed quite tragic.
“My Lord, why are you here now?” This was the part that puzzled the Red Fox the most. He knew the abilities of this respected figure. It wasn’t easy to inflict such injuries on him.
“I was ambushed by a wolf,” Lin Zisheng replied, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
This time was different from the previous ones. He hadn’t come to this world after the events had concluded. Instead, he had been attacked right from the beginning. All the injuries he sustained were inflicted by the wolf. So, he now bore deep hatred toward that wolf.
“A wolf?” This answer surprised the Red Fox. Although wolves and foxes had always been natural enemies, direct ambushes were rare. It seemed there was more to this incident.
“Yes, the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf. It’s a higher-ranked species among the wolves, similar to the Celestial Fox. There’s only one of its kind in each generation. After the previous one dies, a new one is born. This Howling Moon Celestial Wolf was born at the same time as Meise. The fox and the wolf fought for half their lives, but who would have thought that the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf would resort to such a despicable trick in the end?”
Usually, during a demon’s tribulation, if other demons passed by, they would lend a helping hand, or at the very least, they would keep their distance and not add to the tribulation. But this time, the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf ambushed Meise during his tribulation, even attempting to devour his inner core.
This was a grave violation of the demon clan’s rules. If others were to find out, the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf would have no place to stand among the demons. So, to secure his position, he would probably come to ambush Meise again.
But this time, Lin Zisheng wouldn’t be as careless as Meise.
“The Howling Moon Celestial Wolf… What about him?” The Red Fox also knew about the strength of the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf. The only way he could have inflicted harm on Lin Zisheng was through an ambush during the tribulation. But that was a big taboo!
“He’s just as you’ve guessed. He expected that I would meet my end here, but he didn’t expect me to escape.” If it had been Meise instead of him at that time, he might have suffered more severe injuries or even lost his life.
Hearing Lin Zisheng’s explanation, the Red Fox couldn’t help but feel worried. Since the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf had dared to do such a thing, he must have been prepared to silence him permanently. Didn’t he know that foxes were the most vengeful creatures? Even if they cultivated into demons, some habits wouldn’t change.
“Don’t worry. He won’t show up for a while, or rather, he can’t,” Lin Zisheng said with a cold sneer. Even for such a small fellow, it sent shivers down the Red Fox’s spine.
“He attacked me, so how could I not strike back hard? An eye for an eye. His injuries are probably not much lighter than mine, especially since the taste of heavenly thunder is not something easy to bear.”
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The Howling Moon Celestial Wolf must have been prepared to face Lin Zisheng’s retaliation after his ambush. Didn’t he know that foxes were the most vengeful creatures? Even if they cultivated into demons, some habits wouldn’t change.
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However, when he floated out of the room, he discovered that everything before was just a challenge to his limits. Seeing his master taking care of Lin Zisheng like a child, the scene was almost unbearable to watch.
It was the first time he realized that his usually composed and somewhat indifferent master had such a silly side. He felt speechless.
But seeing the two of them seemingly enjoying their time together, the Red Fox quickly found a place to hide and calm his emotions.
The day passed quietly. Knowing that Lin Zisheng was a demon, Luzi Yang now made sure to receive a response every time he spoke. If he didn’t get any, he would stare at Lin Zisheng until he got a reply or snatched away whatever Lin Zisheng was chewing on. It left Lin Zisheng with mixed feelings.
At the same time, he also had some doubts. He originally thought that the Emperor’s Flowing Elixir was collected by someone else for him, but now he said that he collected it himself. This made Lin Zisheng unable to help but be skeptical. Could Luzi Yang’s current strength really enable him to obtain those things? What other secrets did he have?
They spent the whole day chatting, and when it was time to sleep at night, Luzi Yang arranged for Lin Zisheng to stay in his room, where he could be seen as soon as he opened his eyes.
In the middle of the night, when the moon was high in the sky, Lin Zisheng suddenly opened his eyes and slowly stood up from the Lingyun Brocade. He made a defensive posture towards a certain place outside the window.
However, he did not release his demonic power. Instead, he carefully converged it, as if afraid of others sensing it. This behavior puzzled the Red Fox, who didn’t need to sleep at all.
Although Luzi Yang was not completely healed at the moment, he had already recovered about seventy to eighty percent. There was no reason for him to be in such a state now. What was the reason behind this?
The next moment, the Red Fox understood the purpose of Lin Zisheng’s actions. He sensed a familiar scent of wolves in the air. It was the unique smell of wolf demons. It seemed that the other party couldn’t let Lin Zisheng live.
The glass on the window suddenly rippled like water, and then a wolf jumped out from it. Looking at the now tiny Lin Zisheng, the wolf’s eyes were full of disdain, and there was a hint of mockery in his tone. “Meise, my master invites you to be his guest. Let’s go.”
After speaking, the wolf demon transformed into a human and reached out to grab Lin Zisheng. In his eyes, this so-called venerable Fox Clan expert was nothing more than a joke, now reduced to such a tiny creature without any demonic power. Even an ordinary human could crush him!
“Be your guest? What right do you have to invite this Sovereign? Get lost!” Feeling the other’s contempt, Lin Zisheng narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flickered in his once narrow eyes.
However, the other party didn’t care about Lin Zisheng’s attitude. A useless fox like him couldn’t possibly harm him, right?
“Since Meise is unwilling, then I’ll have to offend you!” The wolf demon’s left hand quickly reached out, aiming for Lin Zisheng’s neck. Clearly, he didn’t care about whether Lin Zisheng lived or died. Rather, he thought that it would be better if Lin Zisheng died, as he only needed to bring back the inner core.
However, although the wolf demon thought well, his luck was truly terrible. At this moment, a peach wood sword suddenly stabbed out from the side, fiercely piercing his hand and leaving it charred black.
“Exorcist!?” Seeing Lin Zisheng being held in the arms of Luzi Yang, the wolf demon couldn’t help but regret it. If he had known there was an exorcist here, he would never have come. Exorcists were the natural enemies of demons!
“I didn’t intend to find trouble with you, but now you’ve brought it upon yourself. Even if I kill you, your master shouldn’t have any objections, right?” Luzi Yang’s voice was unusually low, even with a hint of killing intent. If he had woken up a little later, would his little fellow have been taken away?
Furthermore, would he have been killed? The killing intent he felt from that person’s actions was unmistakable. It definitely wasn’t his imagination!
“I didn’t come to trouble you. My master invited Meise to go back as a guest. This is a matter between demons. You, a human demon catcher, had better not interfere, otherwise, you will hurt the entire human race. A sinner of mankind!” At this time, the wolf demon did not forget to threaten Lu Ziyang, telling him not to be a sinner of mankind.
“What you said is right, but have you forgotten something?” Luzi Yang sneered, then slowly said, “The agreement between exorcists and demons was that exorcists are not allowed to trespass into the territory of demons. Don’t you know this is my territory?”
At this moment, the wolf demon was truly at a loss for words. He knew this was the territory of an exorcist, but he didn’t sense any formidable power, so he naturally assumed there was no real strength here. In the world of demons, strength was respected, so he didn’t even hesitate to intrude.
But now he found that he seemed to have kicked an iron plate, causing him to sprain his foot. (metaphor)
He had thought that he could easily intrude here because there was no formidable power to stop him from breaking the barrier. But now, looking at Luzi Yang, he realized that it wasn’t that the exorcist lacked strength; rather, he believed he didn’t need any protective measures to deal with unruly demons.
“Now choose how you want to die, and I’ll fulfill your wish.” If the wolf demon had merely intruded by mistake today, Luzi Yang wouldn’t have been angry. But since he wanted to harm his little fellow, even though Luzi Yang now knew that his little fellow wasn’t a weak little demon, seeing him about to be hurt, he couldn’t accept it!
“You can’t… kill… me…” Before he could finish speaking, the wolf demon felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He saw the pale, slender hand pierce into his dantian, and as the hand retracted from his body, a round object was taken out, it was his inner core.
“How… can… this…” Before he could utter the last word, the wolf demon collapsed to the ground, unable to die in peace. He had thought he could safely leave today, but instead, he lost his life here. This wasn’t the most crucial thing; the most crucial thing was that he couldn’t pass on the news of the Fox Clan Venerable’s recovery. His master… was in danger…
Lin Zisheng looked at the blood-stained inner core in his hand, wrinkling his brow in disgust. A clear stream of water flowed over the surface of the inner core, removing the bloodstains. Then, he threw the inner core into his mouth, just like chewing a candy bean, he crunched and swallowed it.
Luzi Yang: …
Red Fox: …
Both of them didn’t know what to say at the moment. Just a moment ago, it seemed like a pitiful little creature that could be easily bullied, but now it had turned into a fierce creature who ate someone’s inner core like it was candy. The contrast… was truly hard to accept.
“Tastes bad. I really hate wolves.” Lin Zisheng glanced at his mouth, then with a snap, he turned back into that tiny ball. He tilted his head to look at Luzi Yang and said in a low, indifferent voice, “Hug.”
Although his voice was calm and indifferent, Luzi Yang could still hear a hint of coquetry in it. It made his heart beat faster, and Lin Zisheng, who was asking for a hug, was about to make him melt with cuteness.
As for the Red Fox, he had long disappeared and didn’t know where he was hiding. In his heart, his wise and valiant Venerable had turned into ashes. Who could understand his desolation?
“Are you okay just now?” Although he sounded nonchalant, Luzi Yang felt that just now was quite dangerous. If he had been slightly careless, his little treasure would have disappeared in front of him.
“I’m fine. As long as I don’t attack, the Heavenly Thunder won’t be triggered.” Lin Zisheng now had his existence acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao and this world because he was by Luzi Yang’s side. As long as he didn’t lay hands on Luzi Yang, his safety was temporarily guaranteed.
Hearing that he was fine, Luzi Yang reached out and gently rubbed his little head, then thought about his human form.
Though his human form looked so charming, he turned into such a tiny and adorable appearance now. It made people unable to resist wanting to cherish him, wanting to hold him in their arms forever, and protect him from all dangers.
Luzi Yang didn’t know why he had such thoughts, but he knew that once this thought emerged, it was unstoppable. It was as if they were destined to be this way, destined to be the other half of each other’s souls.
[Host, there may be some trouble coming up next.] Just as Lin Zisheng was about to fall asleep, the voice of 001 suddenly appeared in his ears. [Both you and the male lead may be in danger.]
“Why is that?” If he is in danger, he can understand. After all, in the original world, he is a character who must disappear, but isn’t Luzi Yang the male lead of this world? If she dies, the world will collapse.
[The main system found out that this might be caused by a virus. The virus in this world seems to be different from the one in the previous world, so please be careful, Host.] 001 quickly explained and transmitted the data to Lin Zisheng.
The world had undergone significant changes, and if they didn’t correct it quickly, this world might collapse!
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