Chapter 185 - Sending the Fox beyond Heaven (2/2)
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Father Niu and Yi Qing went to the Heavens Beyond Heaven to send the fox over. They were in such a rush because something happened to the fox in the middle of the night. It tried to run away and made contact with the meridian-protecting array on the rear mountain. It became almost entirely burnt. If Radish had not been in the area and fed the fox several immortal herbs, the fox likely would have been dead by then.
This fat fox was too tolerant of pain. It insisted on not speaking a single word. To prevent it from killing itself, Lonemoon had no choice but to bring forward the trip to the Heavens beyond Heaven.
He was not sure what the Celestial Emperor of Yi Shui was like. To protect himself, he dragged Yi Qing along.
Without the parents around, the Invincible Sect let itself go completely. Nobody did any chores or took care of the immortal herbs. Everybody in the sect began to analyse 101 ways to cook for Shen Ying.
Shen Ying was just wondering if she should organise a cooking competition when the fox demon that Father Niu took with him suddenly returned.
He fell into the rear with a loud crash, breaking through the roof and falling straight into the pot that Chef forbade anyone from touching.
Shen Ying: “…”
Everyone outside the house: “…”
So… does it really want to be used as an ingredient?
This was really an ambitious fox!
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Shen Ying pondered if she wanted to grant its wish. Suddenly, the fox crawled out of the pot and used two paws to hang on to her robes. In a female voice, it said, “Sect Master Shen, your disciples have been caught by demon immortals!”
“…”
Is that a pig demon?
“What happened?” Lan Hua was the first to react. He picked the fox demon up. “How did you come back?” And it was alone at that. “Where’s the rest?”
“We… We… On the way… We met the demon immortal.” The fox demon was trembling. Panicked, it continued, “They fought and then… got… got brought away. They saw that I was a demon and did not take me. You… Please go and save them!”
“Demon immortals!” Chu Xuan frowned. He asked contemptuously, “How does Chen Ge manage Feng Cang Continent? How can demon immortals come and go as they please?”
Shen Ying frowned, but did not say anything. The fox demon continued, “I took great efforts to escape and inform you. Those… Those demon immortals were very powerful. You have to be prepared before you go and save them.”
“Where did they take them?” Lan Hua asked.
“I… I don’t know.” The fox demon shook its head. “I just saw them head south.”
“South?” Chu Xuan pondered for a moment. “Then they should be headed for another continent. Shen… Exalted Goddess, demon immortals and immortal cultivators have never gotten along. Seeing that the elders of our sect have been taken away, I don’t think it’s anything good. We’d better hurry, or else…”
“No rush.” Shen Ying sat lazily on a chair and lowered her gaze at the fox demon. “You said Father Niu and Chef both got caught – and by demon immortals?”
“Yes!” The fox demon nodded. “I saw it with my own eyes. You need to hurry and save them, or you wouldn’t make it in time!”
“We need to get things clear first, don’t we?” Shen Ying was extremely calm. “Let me guess – they are both Young Immortals. If these demon immortals could capture them, their cultivation level must be much higher – they’re at least immortal emperors. But… you might not know this, but they are sword immortals! Put Father Niu aside – even the combined forces of 18 Immortal Emperors are not enough to hold Chef down.”
When the white fox heard this, it trembled. Its anxious expression suddenly mixed with a slight panic as it looked away.
“In other words…” Shen Ying continued, “The people who took them away must have been Celestial Emperors – and there was more than one of them.” She turned to look at Chu Xuan. “Hey! Boss Lan and that comrade of yours, how many demon immortals are there among the Celestial Emperors?”
Chu Xuan was taken aback. Why was she calling him “Chicken Oil” 1 ? Yet, he answered honestly, “Among the ten Celestial Emperors, three are demon immortals. Biao Ting of Qing Feng, Blackbird of Feng Tian and Tian Zhao’s Bai Ti.”
“There are only three of them. That makes things easier.” Shen Ying narrowed her eyes and grinned at the fox demon. “I’ll tell you something else. Little Birdie and Little Biao are on very good terms with Father Niu. They could not have been the ones who caught them. That leaves us with one suspect.”
The white fox subconsciously curled up.
“That last Bai…”
“Bai Ti!” Chu Xuan repeated.
“Oh, we don’t know this person. We have nothing against him – there’s no reason he would attack us. Those people must have been coming for you.” She lowered her gaze at the fox demon. “A group of people came especially to look for you. Those demon immortals were able to capture both Chef and Father Niu, yet they let you escape. That does not make any sense, unless…” She looked down at the floor, and then suddenly back up at the white fox. “You’re in cahoots with them!”
“…”
“You did not succeed at stealing what you wanted and even ended up badly injured. You didn’t escape at the crucial moment but came back to report what happened to us. Even Radish can tell that you’re up to no good.”
“…”
“You even just told us that we have to be well-prepared before we go over and save them. Of course, the more prepared we are, the better. Ordinary immortal weapons would not be good enough. We’d better take a couple of divine artefacts with us – like the Spirit Convening Lamp?”
The fox demon was violently trembling by now. Its entire body was now curled up into a ball. It looked like it was going to pounce out of the door and make its escape.
Shen Ying squatted down and got dangerously close to the fox. Slowly and deliberately, she said, “Lying little animals like you will be barbequed!”
The fox: “…”
The people: “…”
“Talk – What happened to the two of them?”
The fox demon whose plot was exposed did not answer Shen Ying. It suddenly straightened up and turned, intending to escape.
Lan Hua, who was next to it, waved his hand. A wave of demonic Qi shot past them and knocked the fox demon over. Its head fell hard onto the ground. It started to struggle for its life. “Let me go… Let me… I did not lie to you. They really got caught. I just wanted that lamp, I just wanted that lamp…”
No matter how hard it struggled, it could not free itself of the demonic Qi. Its pure white fur became streaked with wounds. It was only then that it stopped struggling and submit to its face. It whined, “I beg you… Give me the lamp! I will not tell anyone about this. I’ll act like nothing has happened. If you don’t believe me, you can kill me later! I just want to borrow that lamp to save someone. Wu wu wu… I beg you!”
“What did we do?” Shen Ying frowned. What was it talking about?
“I… I will not tell! I swear, I swear!”
“Tell me, what exactly happened?” Just say it!
The fox demon raised its head and said meekly, “You… you’re hiding… hiding demons.”
Shen Ying: “…”
Lan Hua, who was in hiding: “…”
Er… Was that the reason why it did not- for the life of it- want to say why it was stealing the lamp? The crux being… None of it made any sense. Shen Ying suddenly understood why Father Niu was so against Lan Hua staying with them.
“Forget it, I’m going to look for the two of them.” They can wait until Father Niu returned to discuss everything else.
“Good…”
“Those who are in hiding should remain here!”
Lan Hua: “…”
“Com 2 … I’m not too familiar with the road to Bai Zhao. Lead the way! And take this little animal with us.”
Chu Xuan: “…”
It seemed like she was missing a word? Calling him “Chicken Oil” seemed better than calling him “Prostitute 3 “!
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