Chapter 5: Little Fox Demon Luo Luo
The little girl was still wearing the same tattered clothes, her dirty little face carrying a trace of fear and apprehension, as if she was afraid that Chen Yin would attack her at any moment.
“Se… Senior…”
“Who are you?” Chen Yin asked, his voice deliberately cold behind the mask. “Are you also a member of the demonic path?”
“N-no… I’m not from the demonic path.”
The little girl’s voice trembled as she took a small step back.
As if due to excessive fear, her body instinctively reacted.
Her ears slowly became pointed and thin, covered in soft fur.
Behind her, a snow-white tail also swayed gently.
…A fox?
Chen Yin asked curiously, “Are you a demon? A fox demon?”
The little girl nodded pitifully.
At this moment, the little fox demon was far more surprised than Chen Yin.
…That was Hei Ran!
A powerful Elder-level figure, one of the top members of the demonic path.
But the person in front of her, with just a single sword strike, had completely obliterated Hei Ran, whose strength was unfathomable.
What kind of monstrous cultivation was this? At least a Supreme Clarity Realm Immortal among human cultivators, right?
“Why are you here?”
Chen Yin frowned slightly. “The demon race and the demonic path shouldn’t get along very well.”
“I… I’m here for revenge.”
The little girl hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, “The demonic altar master here before was a very bad person. He killed many of my friends.”
“I couldn’t defeat him, so I wanted to keep an eye on him while cultivating diligently.”
“That way, when I’m strong enough to defeat him, I can take revenge!”
“But… some time ago, that person left, and the Elder stationed here became Hei Ran.”
The little fox demon lowered her head slightly. “Hei Ran is very powerful. I was afraid he would discover me, so I only dared to stay far away.”
“Until just now…”
After finishing, she looked at Chen Yin expectantly.
Chen Yin was silent for a moment, then asked in return, “Is your ability to conceal your form and aura, even avoiding detection by me and Hei Ran, a racial talent?”
The little fox demon nodded vigorously.
“Concealing in the void is the innate ability of our fox demon lineage. If we hide well, even Supreme Clarity Realm Immortals might not be able to discover us.”
“I was just startled for a moment and accidentally leaked my aura…”
After saying that, her little eyes drooped dejectedly.
Chen Yin pondered.
Honestly, he didn’t know much about the demon race.
But he could tell that this little girl was, to put it nicely, naive, and to put it bluntly, a bit silly.
Her cultivation was only at the early stage of the Cloud Ascending Realm. It would probably take who knows how many years before she could cultivate to the point of fighting a demonic Elder like Hei Ran.
However, her ability to conceal herself in the void did pique Chen Yin’s interest.
After a moment, Chen Yin suddenly spoke coldly, raising his sword:
“Hmph. No matter who you are…”
“Since you’ve seen my secret, I can’t leave you alive.”
After saying that, he pretended to raise his sword to strike.
The little fox demon immediately shrank into a ball, her fluffy tail and ears trembling.
“Ah!! Don’t kill me!”
“I-I-I’m still young, I don’t want to die, I still have so many dried fish and steamed buns to eat…”
Chen Yin: “…”
Seeing the little fox demon whimpering, Chen Yin almost lost his composure from her cuteness.
But in the end, he held back, coughed, and said in a deliberately stern voice:
“Not kill you?”
“If I don’t kill you, what if you leak the fact that I killed Hei Ran and attract the pursuit of the demonic path?”
“I…”
The little fox pouted and fiddled with her fingers, then said cautiously after a moment:
“I… I’ll make a pinky promise with you, I promise not to tell, okay?”
Chen Yin: “…”
He suddenly began to wonder if taking her under his wing would actually be a bad thing.
This girl was probably a fool.
“Hmph! If you keep playing dumb, don’t blame this sword immortal for showing no mercy!”
Seeing Chen Yin pretending to strike again, the little fox demon hurriedly said, “Se-Senior! I-I know another way!”
“I, I can become your servant, okay?” she cried with tears in her eyes.
He finally heard the answer he wanted.
Under the mask, a smile appeared on Chen Yin’s lips.
The demon race was different from other races. A demon could, once in their lifetime, carve someone’s mark on their lifeblood essence, which was equivalent to becoming their servant.
After becoming a servant, they could no longer disobey their master’s orders. The price of removing the mark was also extremely high.
Under the threat of Chen Yin’s sword, the little fox demon could only reluctantly condense a drop of her lifeblood essence and offer it to Chen Yin.
Chen Yin infused it with his spiritual power, and a strange feeling grew between them.
It was as if the little fox demon couldn’t resist any of his thoughts.
The little fox demon looked dejected and disappointed, her ears drooping as she whispered in grievance:
“Wuu… my first time…”
Chen Yin: “?”
No, can’t you phrase it differently?
You make me sound like a villain who’s bullying a little girl.
“Ahem.”
After clearing his throat, seeing that the little fox demon no longer posed a threat, Chen Yin relaxed slightly and softened his tone:
“Alright. Don’t cry.”
“Since you’ve become my servant, I won’t treat you badly.”
The little fox demon seemed not to have heard him, her eyes still red.
“…How about this.”
Chen Yin recalled how he coaxed Xiang’er on the mountain and said:
“After we go out, I’ll buy you dried fish and steamed buns, okay?”
Hearing this, the little fox demon slowly stopped crying and blinked timidly:
“Really?”
“Of course.”
Chen Yin nodded seriously. “As long as you want to eat, I can buy them for you anytime.”
“Yay!”
The little fox demon immediately burst into tears of joy, happily holding Chen Yin’s hand: “Then Master, I also want candied hawthorns, jujube cakes, and peach preserves…”
Seeing the little fox demon’s excitement, Chen Yin couldn’t help but start doubting his choice again.
…This silly girl could be tricked with just a few steamed buns.
Was she really reliable?
***
Half an hour later, at a residence in Flowing Cloud City.
“…For now, you’ll stay here and use your void concealment ability to check on the situation at the demonic branch altar every day.”
Chen Yin instructed, “When I come to find you, report the situation to me.”
“Do you understand?”
The little fox demon absentmindedly replied with several “mm-hmms,” her eyes constantly darting around.
“Master, are all human cultivators so rich? You can buy a whole residence just like that?”
“Human currency naturally has no meaning to cultivators. After all, we use spirit stones.”
“I see.” The little fox demon thought for a moment and said, “I thought spirit stones were worthless.”
“You’ve already reached the early stage of the Cloud Ascending Realm, don’t you have any spirit stones?” Chen Yin asked curiously.
“Yes.” She blinked. “But I exchanged them all for candied hawthorns.”
“How many?”
“Ten!” After saying that, she proudly puffed out her chest.
…You were completely ripped off!
Chen Yin rubbed his forehead for a moment, then slowly asked, “So, you were selling shell necklaces on the street to exchange for money to buy snacks?”
“Yes.”
The little fox said happily, “I found that humans seem to like those useless decorations. Every time I casually pick up a few from the beach and sell them, many brothers and sisters come to buy them! They even praise me for being cute!”
“Master, am I not amazing?”
“…I don’t think they like buying these shell necklaces.” Chen Yin felt a little embarrassed.
They just think a little girl like you looks cute and pitiful, and they feel sorry for you.
This was probably the “I’m cute, please give me money” tactic.
Chen Yin said helplessly, “Also, haven’t I told you? You don’t have to call me Master, just call me Young Master.”
“If anyone asks, you just say you’re the maid of the owner of this residence.”
The little fox demon responded with an “mm-hmm” and said cutely:
“Young Master~”
Chen Yin nodded with satisfaction.
…Not to mention, this little fox didn’t look very old, around fourteen or fifteen years old, but she had the natural beauty of the fox demon race.
Her skin was as white as snow, her fox-like eyes were lively and adorable, and her fluffy ears and tail were especially pleasing to Chen Yin, who loved cats and dogs in his previous life.
“You can settle in for now. Spend the money I gave you wisely. Don’t spend it all on snacks before I come back to find you next time.”
The little fox demon nodded vigorously, but judging by her eager eyes, she clearly couldn’t wait to go shopping.
Chen Yin didn’t bother to care about her. As long as she had become his servant, he didn’t have to worry about her betraying him.
“Oh, one last thing.”
Chen Yin asked, “What’s your name?”
The little fox demon blinked and smiled sweetly.
“My name is Luo Luo.”
***
It was almost evening when he returned to the mountain.
When Chen Yin arrived, Xiang’er had been waiting in front of the hut for a long time. Seeing him, she hurried over:
“Senior Brother! Where did you go? I couldn’t find you anywhere when I came back!”
Seeing Yu Xiang’s worried and slightly annoyed expression, Chen Yin couldn’t help but tease her:
“Well, I met a few young masters at the foot of the mountain, and we hit it off.”
“They said there’s a high-class brothel in Flowing Cloud City, and they even offered to treat me to a good time.”
“So…” Chen Yin said with a reminiscent expression, “The taste of those ladies, tsk tsk tsk. It was truly—”
Before he could finish his words, Yu Xiang’s face gradually darkened.
“Senior… Brother.”
“…Actually, I just went to the next town to get a pot of fine wine for Master.”
Yu Xiang snorted softly and turned her head away, ignoring him.
Chen Yin cautiously approached her: “What’s wrong? Is our Xiang’er jealous?”
“No! Why would I be jealous of you, a bad Senior Brother?”
Yu Xiang put her hands on her hips and pouted angrily. “I’m not your wife or Dao Companion, so I don’t care where you go or what you do!”
“Even if Senior Brother goes to brothels every day to spend money and have fun with beautiful girls, it’s none of my business!”
“Ahem.” Chen Yin coughed and said seriously, “Actually, if Xiang’er wants to, you can really become my wife or Dao Companion—”
“No! Way!”
Bang. The door to the hut slammed shut.
Chen Yin sighed helplessly.
It seemed that Xiang’er wouldn’t calm down before tonight.
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