Chapter 24— The peerlessly talented demon ba snake (7)
“You are the fox that escaped from the demon lockingtower?” Lu Heng asked.
The white fox opened his mouth, but only issued a beastly howl. Lu Heng thought it was very strange. After the transformation, the demon race, even if they turned into their original form, could speak out. This white fox seemed to be unable to speak, this can only mean it’s demon core was taken.
Recalling the previous technique that the Linyang County Lord displayed, Lu Heng felt it to be incredulous. It was unheard of for a great demon who cultivated for thousands of years to have its demon core taken by a mortal.
The Bizong demon fox was quite guarded against the two. It stood up, growled lowly, and the chains made a rattling noise. The instant it made a big movement, the runes on the chain started flickering brilliantly, the Bizong demon fox was suddenly slammed to the ground and could no longer move.
“Get rid of the trapping array.”
Lu Heng heard Shi Kong’s voice, and although he did not know why, he also obediently removed the trapping array. As soon as the chains suppressing it were withdrawn, the Bizong Fox immediately looked up at Lu Heng.
Subsequently, Lu Heng felt the consciousness of the Bizong demon fox in his mind: “You belong to my demon race, which clan are you from?”
Lu Heng directed an enquiring gaze towards Shi Kong, and seeing Shi Kong nodding at him, he was relieved to continue to communicate with the demon fox: “The Ba snake family, my name is Zheng.”
“Min.” [T/N: jade-like stone] The demon fox also reported his name. The demon race has always been a relatively more united race, rarely hurting their own. Exchanging names was basically a contract of mutual trust.
“Why did you fall into this situation?” Lu Heng asked.
Min was silent for a long time, and finally breathed a sigh: “It’s a long story.”
Later, Lu Heng saw a memory in his mind.
Min was a maverick demon. Unlike the eccentric demons who usually seclude themselves in the spiritually abundant remote mountains, he preferred to live in the secular world. Min liked to travel around for enjoyment all over the world, and whenever he encountered a place he liked, he would stop and stay for a while, maybe for a few years, maybe for decades.
Linjiang City was such a place that caught his eyes. Min loved wine and also brewed wine. He opened a wine shop in Linjiang City to witness the vicissitudes of life. Not long after, his shop was famous, more famous than the wine tavern, and he became the boss of a wine shop. The fox clan was always famous for their beauty, and Min was one of the best among them. On the annual Flower Festival, the pleasure boats of Min’s wine shop were filled with noble young ladies, playing around and gambling, looking like fresh flowers.
He lived in Linjiang City for a long time. He planned to stay here for the lifetime of a mortal, and then find another interesting place to live in.
Until that year, Linjiang City became the fiefdom of Prince Gong. He also encountered his tribulation, Linyang County Lord. Like a monk who has cultivated for thousands of years, Min had met countless people and have seen countless things. An ordinary mortal woman like Linyang County Lord, even if there was a certain amount of beauty, was indistinguishable from other mortals in Min’s eyes.
However, Linyang County Lord was different, and at first glance, he recognized her familiar soul. That was a long time ago, and at that time it was still a demon who couldn’t transform. In addition to his daily cultivation, his favorite thing to do was to hide behind the trees by the river and watch the people in the village nearby fetching water, washing laundry, and playing.
It was a time when he had just overcome his tribulation. Under this circumstance, he was caught by a hunter’s trap. He was so weak that he could hardly move. Later, a girl in the village saved him. The girl hid Min in a nearby cave. She treated him with herbs every day and took care of him devotedly until he recovered.
After that, Min grew up with the girl until she became a woman. In her coming of age year, Min was able to transform, and then the two decided on a century of good fortune. After the transformation, Min returned to the clan to accept his inheritance. Never expected, while waiting for him to come back, her lover had suffered the greatest suffering in the world.
The girl, while in the market,  caught the eyes of the only son of the county magistrate, and he wanted to take her as a concubine. Having a sweetheart, the girl didn’t agree, and the later story was like the one in soap operas. The playboy young man threatened the lives of the girl’s family members, and the girl had to be carried into the county magistrate’s mansion by a small sedan. What was different from the soap operas was that the girl’s lover was unable to save her from his claws after all. The determined girl hung herself on the beam of the house that night, and was burnt to the ashes by the angry county magistrate. When Min rushed back, even the body of his lover could not be seen.
In a fit of rage, he almost went berserk and embarked on mindless slaughter, but fortunately his clansman caught up with him and brought him back to his native homeland. After he recovered his composure, he had lost all traces of the girl’s soul, and even her reincarnation could not be found. Then onward, he had always lived in a mundane place. He had no idea that one day the heavens would finally take pity on him, and once again he would meet the reincarnation of that girl
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NILADRI: So I did some calculations, and realized that if I update monthly, then I wouldn’t be able to complete translating this in my whole lifetime. So I will try to increase the release frequency.