Chapter 33 - The Eighth-Stage Demon (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“Are you certain that there is another demon? An eighth-stage fox demon?”

“Meow, meow, meow.” The civet cat nodded his head vigorously.

“So when you appeared in the night to scare the residents, you were actually trying to… prevent them from leaving the town in case they encountered the fox demon?”

“Meow, meow, meow.” He nodded his head vigorously. “Once they step out of the town, they will be caught by the fox demon. I have been working very hard to keep everyone from leaving the town.”

Holy shit! No wonder those who saw the demon were either merchants or hunters.

“As a civet cat, you should stick to eating fish. Why do you eat other people’s chickens?” Lonemoon glanced at the demon. Xi Qiu had told him that those who died had deep claw marks on their body. As the cuts were long and narrow and most of the missing animals in the town were chickens, he had guessed that it might have been a fox demon’s work. It had never crossed his mind that there would have been two demons.

“But… but chicken meat is delicious.” The civet cat replied timidly.

“Yeah.” Shen Ying agreed, nodding. “I also love chicken!”

“Is there any food that you don’t like?” Lonemoon turned around and glanced at Shen Ying. “Whose side are you on… Wait, what are you doing?”

Shen Ying’s hand, which was in the act of picking up the gold pieces, froze for a moment. “Uh… Just picking up loot out of habit?” How can victory be achieved without picking up loot?

“…” Picking up loot my foot! You think you are playing an online game? I think you just want to pocket the money. I saw you put them in your pocket. “Put down the gold pieces!”

“Tch, pig-like teammate.”

“What are you talking about? I dare you to repeat it.”

“Master.” Yi Qing silently stepped forward with a reminder, “Gold holds no meaning for cultivators.”

Lonemoon heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Sword Immortal still retained his smarts.

“Cultivators have always used spirit stones to trade, so why don’t we…” Yi Qing suggested earnestly, “get the civet cat to exchange these gold for spirit stones instead.”

“Good idea!”

Lonemoon: “…”

Enough! Are both of you here to capture the demon or to extort?!

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Although the demon was caught on the first day of the experiential training, the matter had yet to be resolved.

To Lonemoon, this matter was getting to be a bit of a headache. An eighth-stage fox demon was equivalent to a late stage Golden Core cultivator. It was obvious that this group of disciples would not be able to deal with it. Only he or Yi Qing could handle it, but the area outside was so vast that he did not know where to start looking for the demon.

“What did the fox demon want to rob you of?” Shen Ying, who had been watching the proceedings by Lonemoon’s side, suddenly poked at the civet cat next to her.

The civet cat, who had been trying his utmost to behave like a meek and obedient domestic house cat, froze for a moment. His body, which had been upright, slumped to one side and his expression suddenly became flustered. His big eyes darted left and right, looking as if he wanted speak yet was afraid to.

Lonemoon’s expression hardened as he remembered about this matter. Yes, the civet cat had said that he entered the town to prevent the fox from robbing him. What was so special about this item that even an eighth-stage fox demon had to have it?

“Tell me the truth. What are you carrying with you?”

“I… I…” Terrified by the look in Lonemoon’s eyes, the civet cat trembled in fear. Hesitating, he gritted his teeth and said, “I… I am actually on a mission for the patriarch of our civet cat clan. To… to send our congratulations to the Myriad Demon King for the ascension of his cultivation level. What the fox demon wants is… the gift I’m delivering—the Splendor Lingzhi!”