Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Strongest Fox-Demon (55)

Seeing her skipping away happily, Chu Xiang shook her head and laughed. She said to Li Yufeng, “She’s still a little girl, and she should be coaxed to have fun. It will really be a big loss if she were to requite a favor so hard every day.”

Li Yufeng put down his book and walked to her side. He jokingly said, “With a sister as powerful as you, it’s not certain who will suffer a big loss. What would Bai Yi do without you? She might have been skinned like a fox long ago.”

“Now way, you also underestimate her too much.” Chu Xiang held her chin and laughed. “Have you ever heard of the tale about two snake demons? A green and a white, both of them also went down the mountain to return a favor. People and demons have different paths. Of course, as fresh entities in the mortal realm, they ended up causing a lot of trouble. The greatest advantage of having a high cultivation is that you can calm down whatever trouble you have caused. Afterwards, you learn from your mistakes. Only by going through challenging experiences can you mature and truly understand everything in the mortal realm. Bai Yi has me, and so this process has been omitted. She won’t get hurt so badly or be punished too severely.”

Li Yufeng sat across from her and looked at her pensively. “I really haven’t heard such a tale. Why don’t you tell me? What trouble did they cause?”

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing have caused numerous troubles. The strong have always been revered in the demon realm. They were powerful, but after appearing as ordinary people, with the slightest recklessness, they easily committed bad things despite their good intentions. They fought someone in anger, and their destructive power was staggering, to the point where Bai Suzhen caused a flood in Jinshan Temple.

Supernatural beings do as they please, and they always have to suffer and get hurt in order to learn the rules of the mortal realm bit by bit. In Chu Xiang’s opinion, Bai Yi grew up faster than the green and white snakes, unlike those silly and naive girls blinded by love. She just needed more time. After all, the scholar was her first love, not to mention her savior. To believe that the same man was not that good and thus she should give up, more time was needed for her to digest it.

Chu Xiang told Li Yufeng the deeds of the green snake and white snake as a story. Li Yufeng fell silent for a while before saying, “If you are not strong enough, you will be attacked. If you want to be free, you must not only have strength, but also power.”

Chu Xiang raised her eyebrows in surprise. “Why do you sound like you are going to do something big?”

Li Yufeng grinned and held her hand on the table. “That being the case, I can’t be idle. At least I have to let you have no reason to dislike me. Seeing you dislike Zhuang Yulang every day gives me a sense of urgency. I can’t be the man you look down on.”

“Then go do your thing. I’ll wait to see you accomplish something great.” Chu Xiang was really looking forward to it. She also felt that he was a little secretive, but she didn’t have a clue as to what he was up to.

From that day on, Li Yufeng often went out, and after coming home, he was not idle either. He worked very hard on his studies. Despite this, every time Chu Xiang went to hunt down demons and capture ghosts, he would still tag along. Chu Xiang was a demon and when she went out for such tasks, he was afraid that she would bump into powerful monks and Daoist masters. He couldn’t feel at ease unless he accompanied her.

They got busy, and Bai Yi couldn’t bother them whenever something happened, so he consulted Bai You. Anyway, he was with her every day, so it was convenient for her to tell him anything.

When she was treating Mrs. Chen’s injuries, she asked a lot about the evil ghost’s husband. As a poor scholar, the man had many similarities with Zhuang Yulang. The more Bai Yi listened, the more she felt that she could foresee Zhuang Yulang’s future. Although Zhuang Yulang has not yet shown inferior character, she was still affected.

She couldn’t help but turn into a little fox and stayed by Zhuang Yulang’s side as Chu Xiang suggested. Of course Zhuang Yulang would not be wary of the fox, so after staying for a few days, Bai Yi finally saw a side of him that she had never seen before —— Zhuang Yulang broke a teacup and cursed those who mocked him in his room alone, berating those people mercilessly.

She was startled. What happened? Wasn’t Zhuang Yulang very peaceful and happy when he was alone before? Why did he turn like this locked in his room now?

She didn’t want to think of her benefactor in a bad light, so she cast a spiritual power to slowly calm Zhuang Yulang’s irritable mood. He gradually calmed down and sat back at the table. He picked up a book and found that his mind was much clearer and he could understand the content, so he started to study.

Seeing this, Bai Yi convinced herself that he was under too much pressure since they had just arrived in the capital. Wasn’t it all because he was studying too hard? She could still help in this regard. As long as she cleared his mind, he could concentrate on studying. She could also use her spiritual power to clear his mind, so he could memorize things faster.

Hence, Bai Yi didn’t often go to the shop. She handed the shop to Bai You while she turned into a “beauty confidant” at home. When Zhuang Yulang was studying, she would help him grind ink, pour tea and wave the fan. In fact, she had been helping him with her spiritual power, making it much easier for him to study. This made the room much more comfortable.

Although Zhuang Yulang didn’t know what she had done, her company brought him comfort, so of course he was happy. He was in a better mood, and he also relaxed when teasing the little fox in private, becoming as gentle as before.