Chapter 181: A Tuft of Gray Fur

Demon Sword?

Not interested anymore.

Xiu Qingcheng narrowed her eyes, isolating Meng Yingxing’s inverted body behind her thin eyelids.

An expression of lacking interest appeared on her face.

It was still a question whether that sword even existed anymore. Who knows, it might have been thrown into the river long ago and drifted into the depths of the ocean.

Clearly, when Xiu Qingcheng was reading the Famous Sword Record before, she was so interested in the unfinished Demon Sword, but after arriving in Yelan City, she suddenly lost interest.

Alright, Meng Yingxing thought this fit Xiu Qingcheng’s style very well; coming and going like the wind, unfathomable.

‘Master, you really don’t want to check out that Demon Sword?’

Meng Yingxing confirmed with Xiu Qingcheng one last time.

‘Not looking. I think our only purpose here is to get the Blood Kong Flower, repair your spiritual veins, and then break through again.’

Xiu Qingcheng spoke with awe-inspiring righteousness, every bit like a good master.

As her voice fell, she began to lift her incredibly long legs, swaying them slightly in the air until her heels rested against the adjacent wall by the bed.

Hearing this, Meng Yingxing nodded.

This Blood Kong Flower definitely had to be obtained. If his spiritual veins remained like this, how could he realize his wish of standing side by side with Xiu Qingcheng?

When Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing saw Shen Xu again, it was during dinner in the evening.

Shen Xu knocked on their door, poking her head through the crack.

At this moment, she had changed out of the red and white clothes suitable for light movement from the morning and wore a dress that normal girls wore, which significantly softened the filter of her vigorous and swift actions.

“You two, if you don’t mind, how about having a meal together?”

Shen Xu smiled shyly, revealing a row of neat teeth.

“You’ve gone to trouble.”

As soon as Shen Xu came over, Xiu Qingcheng returned to that state of “very cool, no chatting.”

Meng Yingxing’s voice towards Shen Xu was cold and clear.

“Speaking of the chivalrous woman more, Miss Xiu, the feeling of your speech since returning has been very strange.”

Shen Xu was somewhat confused; how could Xiu Qingcheng be like a completely different person from when they were eating?

“I naturally have always been like this.”

Xiu Qingcheng raised her voice slightly; her words were few, her attitude aloof.

Meng Yingxing laughed silently behind her back.

At the dinner table, full of fragrant and sweet dishes, Xiu Qingcheng’s aloof attitude faltered slightly.

Meng Yingxing thought, if not for outsiders being present, the drool at the corner of his master’s mouth would probably drip down.

At the dinner table, Shen Xu’s gaze shifted back and forth between Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing for some unknown reason, seemingly probing something.

Although the Shen family house was large, there weren’t many people at home.

Now, eating at the same table with Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing were only the Shen Xu and Mother Shen they had met. Shen Xu’s father, however, was nowhere to be seen.

“My dad is a traveling merchant, very busy, generally doesn’t come back. Especially after I joined the City Guard Army, he got so angry that he went out to run business again as soon as he came back.”

Probably knowing what Xiu Qingcheng was thinking, Shen Xu explained to her somewhat embarrassedly.

Mother Shen also spoke up to smooth things over: “Her dad just has that personality; he’s purely afraid his precious daughter will encounter some danger. Let’s not talk about these; two Immortal Elders, please eat quickly.”

Xiu Qingcheng nodded and untied the veil covering her face.

A face with the beauty of ten thousand flowers was exposed to the air; for a moment, even the surrounding environment seemed to brighten up.

It was the first time Mother Shen saw Xiu Qingcheng’s true face; the chopsticks she had just extended froze in mid-air. This reaction was exactly the same as when Shen Xu saw Xiu Qingcheng’s true face in the restaurant.

With just Xiu Qingcheng’s beauty, even placed among a group of jealous women, she would make them utterly unable to generate feelings of jealousy.

However, ginger is still spicy when old; after a moment of sluggishness, Mother Shen quickly returned to normal.

“Miss Xiu is indeed a figure like a fairy; even as a woman myself, I was somewhat stunned.”

Mother Shen laughed.

This meal ended amidst harmonious laughter and joy.

That night, Meng Yingxing shared the pillow and slept with the Ting Tian Sword.

The next day, Xiu Qingcheng showed off the Li’s Meat Buns brought by Shen Xu.

And after Shen Xu brought buns for the two, she returned to the City Guard Army unit.

Unknown if Mother Shen saw through Xiu Qingcheng’s essence, or if she just had the same temperament as Shen Xu, but even though Xiu Qingcheng had such an aloof, fairy-like temperament yesterday, early this morning Xiu Qingcheng was still dragged by Mother Shen to chat about everything under the sun.

Mother Shen was not afraid of this outwardly aloof fairy at all.

Also early this morning, the neighbors around the Shen family heard that two spiritual cultivators were living in the Shen family’s house, and all came to the door with heavy curiosity to watch.

They even gave Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing some small meeting gifts.

Meng Yingxing probably didn’t want to owe them this tiny bit of favor, so he immediately went around the various households of Eighteenth Street, helping many people solve difficult and complicated diseases that were hard for ordinary people to handle.

As a result, he received even more precious gifts and won the love and praise of more people.

The names of Meng Qingcheng and Xiu Yingxing resounded grandly in Eighteenth Street.

“Master, these things are enough for us to eat for a while.”

Meng Yingxing said.

However, Meng Yingxing was holding a huge pile of fresh ingredients given by others in his hands, so Xiu Qingcheng couldn’t see his face at all.

Perhaps enthusiastic people attract each other, which was why Shen Xu could mingle so well with these incomparably enthusiastic neighbors.

Xiu Qingcheng thought.

There were still six days until the auction for the Blood Kong Flower began.

Outside Yelan City, City Guard Army Temporary Base.

Although with the help of Xiu Qingcheng and the others yesterday, the Four-Eyed Demonic Beast that had recently entrenched itself near Yelan City was exterminated, it seemed some unexpected accident occurred outside the city yesterday.

When Shen Xu arrived, Hong Chengliang was leading people to investigate something on the main road outside the city.

“Captain Hong, did something happen last night?”

Shen Xu leaned in and asked.

Hong Chengliang raised his hand and placed a tuft of gray fur in front of Shen Xu’s eyes.

“Shen Xu, what animal’s fur do you think this is?”

Shen Xu looked carefully and said uncertainly: “Uh… dog?”

“It’s fox fur.”

Hong Chengliang stood up with an ashen face, looking around.

“Last night, a small merchant caravan from another city was attacked, and the whole team was wiped out. Outside this Yelan City, I fear there are still fox demons.”

“Fox demon?”

Hearing this term, Shen Xu’s face also became solemn.

Unexpectedly, just after solving the demonic beast entrenched outside the city, a new demonic beast appeared immediately, and it was the fox demon rumored to be extremely difficult to track.

“Conduct a comprehensive search outside the city today. If no traces of the fox demon are tracked, take turns guarding the city tonight; report immediately upon any unusual movement.”

Hong Chengliang issued instructions to the surrounding City Guard Army.

“Captain Hong, do we need to ask those two from yesterday to help?”

Shen Xu caught up with Captain Hong and suggested.

Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing were spiritual cultivators after all, dealing with demonic beasts all year round. Perhaps it would be better to hand over matters like slaying demons to them.

However, Shen Xu’s suggestion was rejected by Hong Chengliang.

“Those two, wait until the situation is critical, then ask them to act immediately.”

Hong Chengliang looked at the girl before him and said.

“Shen Xu, it’s not always that spiritual cultivators will come to help us.”

“More often, the only ones we can rely on are ourselves.”

“As the City Guard Army, we must use ourselves to protect the safety of the city behind us and the people within the city.”

“Yelan City is unlike some big cities with spiritual cultivators or spiritual cultivation families. Most spiritual cultivators in Yelan City are here on business or just passing through.”

“So facing demonic beasts, there are only us, the City Guard Army.”

“The city wall protects the people, and we are that city wall.”

“Just like the female general Xie Yuguang that Shen Xu’s grandfather told Shen Xu about; this body exists to protect this city.”

“And she, Shen Xu, wants to become a person like Xie Yuguang.”

Shen Xu’s gaze gradually became firm, and she nodded heavily to Hong Chengliang.

It was night.

Four miles outside Yelan City.

“Help! Help! There’s a monster, a monster!”

The screams of two men tore through the boundless night.

A bloody Four-Eyed Demonic Beast sprinted through the forest, chasing the men who were fleeing for their lives.

“Old Ma, this isn’t a solution! I still know a bit of martial arts; I’ll block it, you hurry to Yelan City to find help!”

One of the men, clearly teeth chattering with fear, still gritted his teeth and turned back without hesitation, drawing the hatchet he carried with him and blocking in front of the other person.

Behind him, Old Ma was shocked for a moment, but ultimately made up his mind.

“Old Tao, hold on! I—I’ll go right away!”

Having said that, Old Ma fled towards the direction of Yelan City with all his might.

Old Tao confronted the Four-Eyed Demonic Beast, his hands full of cold sweat gripping the knife tightly, as if only this could give him a little peace of mind.

However, how could an ordinary person be a match for a demonic beast?

The moonlight was cold, the wind moved the forest; amidst a demonic beast’s screech, blood color was about to paint the human world—

In an instant, the man holding the hatchet had already fainted, but a young man draped in purple clothes stood before him.

With a crimson sword, the young man pierced through the attacking Four-Eyed Demonic Beast, lifting it high into mid-air.

He turned his head to glance lightly at the man who had fainted behind him. When his gaze returned, the Four-Eyed Demonic Beast on the sword had already begun to turn into flying ash and scatter.

The young man’s eyes opened slightly, and those demon pupils instantly deepened a bit.

“How can the city she protected be disturbed by you beasts of calamity?”

Waving the crimson sword in his hand, the demon corpse on the sword had long vanished into ashes.

With a turn, the young man vanished without a trace.

And the fur on his wrapped collar shook off from mid-air, leaving a touch of gray color on the ground.

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