Beibei ended up in Xu Lai’s pocket because the poor thing had almost been caught by the rotund Xiao Hei again that night. To avoid being devoured, she had escaped directly into Xu Lai’s pocket. Through her observations over this period, the conch girl discovered that Xiao Hei, who feared neither heaven nor earth, seemed to hold an inexplicable reverence for Xu Lai. It dared to act spoiled with Ruan Lan, Ruan Tang, and Yiyi, but it never dared to do so with Xu Lai.
Of course, it could also have been because Xiao Hei disliked males. In any case, Beibei had successfully evaded another disaster.
Then, when the appointed time with Eighth Master arrived, Xu Lai teleported over, startling Beibei with the dense demonic aura.
"Demonic aura?" Xu Lai chuckled and continued toward the morgue.
As they neared the morgue, the chill grew more intense, so much so that even Beibei could not help but shiver. "So cold..." she muttered.
She was, after all, a Half-Step Great Demon. Her boundary was comparable to a human Ninth Grade Peak Great Perfection Martial Artist, a level of strength not to be underestimated anywhere. The fact that even Beibei felt cold was enough to prove that whatever was inside possessed a boundary that was anything but low.
Of course, in front of Xu Lai, all specters were merely juniors.
He kicked open the door to the morgue. In the darkness, Xu Lai saw only a single corpse covered with a white cloth. This was clearly the entity that had terrified Old Jiang Ba.
Beibei jumped out of his pocket and grasped her sword. The blade’s edge had been nicked and rolled before, but it had been reforged by the finest smith in Sea City. With many treasures added to it, the sword was now even sharper.
Walking closer to the corpse, Beibei cautiously lifted the white cloth with the tip of her sword and saw a sight that made her scalp tingle.
Lying there was a woman. She was dressed in a red qipao with a pair of red high heels on her feet. Her features were so beautiful they could tempt one to crime, and her silky black hair was held up with a red jade hairpin. The only oddity was that the woman’s complexion was ruddy, as if she were merely in a deep sleep. Where was the slightest sign of death? Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on ɴovelfire.net
"I feel like she’s still alive, so scared she’ll suddenly open her eyes..."
As Beibei muttered, the woman on the cold metal bed abruptly opened her eyes, frightening the conch girl so much that she immediately slashed down with her sword.
With a crisp snap, the sword broke. Beibei was dumbfounded. This was the product of Sea City’s finest forging craftsmanship, and it had... broken?!
At that moment, she saw the female corpse’s lips curve into a strange, mocking arc. Beibei shrieked and leaped back into Xu Lai’s pocket, even retracting her head into her shell.
Xu Lai was speechless. He glanced helplessly at Beibei. Is this really ’Yiyi’s Guardian’? She’s way too cowardly.
"Ignorant human and little Sea Demon, you have disturbed my rest. How would you like to die?" The woman’s voice was lovely, like a singing oriole. Her body sat up eerily as her gaze drifted toward them. "Man, I’m guessing you’d like to die among the peony flowers."
If not for the eerie atmosphere and unsettling scene, the woman’s beauty and figure could have easily made her a national goddess.
However, Xu Lai simply shook his head. "I don’t."
The woman’s brow twitched. Her beautiful eyes glowed a blood-red in the darkness, a light that wasn’t blinding but was, on the contrary, quite beautiful—enough to make anyone who saw it lose themselves within. Even Beibei, peering out with her Divine Sense, couldn’t help but be mesmerized, whispering, "So beautiful..."
The woman spoke with satisfaction, "Then, say it again. Do you, or do you not, want to die among the peony flowers?"
"What?!" The woman’s face gradually contorted. She was a great Fox Spirit; how could her unrivaled charming arts have failed? How was this possible!
"If it weren’t for the illusion, your wrinkles would be sagging to the floor. Don’t you have any self-awareness? Still think you’re a young maiden?" Xu Lai scoffed.
Not to mention this monster’s beauty had faded with age; even in her prime, Xu Lai wouldn’t have given her a second glance. In the Heavenly Court, even those who served tea and fetched water were saintesses from some great Tao Lineage or goddesses from prominent clans.
This disdainful tone and expression caused Hu Qing’s beautiful face to twist hideously. Her illusion had been seen through!
She no longer bothered with concealment. A mist swirled around her, and her face abruptly aged. Her hair turned white, and her once-perfect figure sagged. This was evident from her qipao, which had originally reached her knees but now hung down to her ankles. In the blink of an eye, the 1.7-meter-tall national goddess had turned into a 1.5-meter-tall old woman.
Hu Qing laughed coldly. "Since I came to Hua Country, you are the first to see through my illusion. The other men... all of them became dried husks."
Beibei gasped, not because of the men’s gruesome deaths, but out of sheer shock. How could anyone do it with a monster that looks ? The Human Race... is truly terrifying!
"Actually, your disguise has another fatal flaw," Xu Lai said leisurely.
"Hmm?" Hu Qing said grimly. "Little one, speak up and let this venerable one hear it."
"The scent," Xu Lai said.
Now, not just Hu Qing, but even Beibei was curious. What scent could this monster possibly have?
"A scent unique to foxes," Xu Lai hinted.
"Foxes... oh, I get it! It’s body odor!" Beibei exclaimed. She quickly covered her nose, her voice filled with disgust. "Ew, you reek!"
Hu Qing trembled with fury.
She was a fox demon from Sakura Country. After a century of seclusion, she had just emerged to learn that her brother, Hu Li, had met a tragic death at the hands of a human from Hua Country. Disregarding the objections of her master, Orochi, and forfeiting the chance to seek opportunities at Mount Zijin, she had headed straight for Hua Country.
She knew she was no match for the powerful human expert named Xu Lai, which was why she had deliberately hidden in this funeral home. She intended to slowly devour human flesh and blood to rapidly enhance her boundary before seeking revenge for her brother. She never expected to run into such a tough nut to crack today.
However, with her current strength, unless an expert from the Human Race’s Divine Gate Realm appeared, anyone who came would be a feast on her plate.
Hu Qing’s voice turned ominous. "In the name of my master, the Demon King Orochi, I bestow upon you—death!"
As her words fell, a terrifying pressure erupted around her. The entire funeral home began to quake violently, and all the windows shattered simultaneously with a loud CRACK!
Beibei was startled. The Demon King Orochi?! Thinking of something, she asked with a strange expression, "You’re a disciple of Orochi? Then what is Hu Li to you?"
"Hu Li was my elder brother," Hu Qing said coldly. "Even though you are a Sea Demon, I don’t care if you know my master. Today—you will die!"
Beibei suddenly felt a twinge of pity for the monster before her. Her brother had died at Xu Lai’s hands, and even her master had been annihilated by a single finger from Xu Lai. Not only did she refuse to accept it and seek revenge, but she also had to run into Xu Lai... What kind of luck is this?
"Let me guess," Beibei said sympathetically, "you’re here to kill a human from Hua Country named Xu Lai."
"How did you know?" Hu Qing’s expression shifted slightly.