Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Strongest Fox-Demon (39)

After a brief contemplation, Bai Yi stepped out of the alley and greeted Zhuang Yulang with a smile. When the teacher saw such a beautiful and refined girl, he couldn’t help being surprised. “This is…”

Zhuang Yulang hastily replied, “She is my cousin.” After he finished speaking, he felt that this was the most suitable identity for her for the outside world, so he continued, “She is a relative from my mother’s side. She has no one else in the family so she came to my mother and is staying in our house temporarily.”

For the first time, the sweetness in Bai Yi’s heart was replaced with something different. She questioned Zhuang Yulang’s attitude a bit but she didn’t speak because of the presence of an outsider.

The teacher stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Your mother is kind-hearted. All right, when you go to the capital, you must make more friends and learn from others. I will wait for your return home.”

“Thank you, Teacher.”

After the teacher left, Bai Yi also turned around and walked away with the basket in her hand, her face devoid of any expression. Zhuang Yulang immediately followed and said cautiously, “Miss Bai, are you angry about what happened just now? I have no choice but to say that you are a family relative to protect your reputation. Please forgive me for offending you.”

Bai Yi restrained herself again and again but still couldn’t hold herself back. She looked at him and asked, “Are you going to get married? To the magistrate’s daughter? Do you like her?”

Zhuang Yulang’s face turned red when questioned. He quickly glanced around and whispered, “You can’t speak of this. It’s just my teacher’s guess. Besides, I don’t have this intention. I just want to concentrate on the imperial exam.”

“What about after the exam?”

“After that, after that, I-I…”

“What kind of wife do you want to marry?” Bai Yi felt unhappy and insisted on getting an answer.

Zhuang Yulang had never seen such a bold woman before. Seeing her angry and pretty face, he felt that she was lovely. His heart skipped a beat and he said with a smile, “If I ever get married, I will naturally take the perfect wife.”

“What kind of lady is considered the perfect wife?”

“As distant as the sky, but right in front of my eyes.”

Zhuang Yulang stared at Bai Yi steadfastly, and her face slowly turned crimson. All the displeasure she felt just now vanished. A sprinkle of sweetness and fervor filled the conversation between them, and every look and smile were full of shyness.

Seeing this, Zhuang Liu’s displeasure towards Bai Yi heightened anew. However, Zhuang Yulang has been feeling down due to his unsatisfactory performance in the exam these days, so she didn’t comment much. She suppressed all her dissatisfaction and only focused on their trip to the capital.

Chu Xiang and Li Yufeng were already done playing around. They chose a rainy night to wait in a ruined temple not far from Bai Yi and the mother and son.

Chu Xiang surveyed the ruined temple with her hands behind her back, looked at the broken Buddha statue and said with a smile, “Why do scholars always come across things like ruined temples to hide from the rain when going to participate in the imperial exams?”

Li Yufeng squatted on the ground to build a fire and rejoined, “Other creatures also meet them when they are rushing on their way, but these are just not written in the scripts.”

Chu Xiang squatted next to him and asked curiously, “Have you seen a lot of demons? Why didn’t we see a single one along the way? Anything fun?”

“You’re exuding such a powerful aura. How could ordinary and insignificant demons dare to approach you? Great demons usually practice in the deep mountains. They don’t easily wander to crowded places, so naturally we haven’t met any. As for the fun stuff…” Li Yufeng touched his chin and pondered for a while. “There is a snake demon in Cuizhu Mountain ahead. He is proficient at medicine. He visits commoners for free every day and even tells fortunes. However, he is very timid. He hides when he senses traces of Daoist masters and monks. No one except me seems to have discovered that he is a demon.”

“How kind of him. Is he accumulating merits and cultivating? There is no harm in always being careful. It seems that he has adapted well in this world. How about we go and check him out? I can hide my demonic aura and you don’t have to expose that you are a demon hunter.” Chu Xiang hasn’t seen any other demons for so long. She couldn’t wait to meet one.

Li Yufeng said with a smile: “No problem, but don’t have a change of heart. That snake demon is also pretty good-looking.”

Chu Xiang lifted her hand and wiped two coats of carbon dust on his face. “I can’t guarantee that.”

They got into a tangled mess. It just so happened that Bai Yi, Zhuang Yulang and Zhuang Liu came running into the temple ruins. Bai Yi’s eyes were pleased to see them, but Zhuang Yulang turned around in embarrassment. Zhuang Liu frowned, feeling that their fighting for fun was too indecent. She wore her displeasure on her face.