NOVEL NEXT Chapter 103: The Fox Demon
Chapter 103: The Fox Demon
Lin Fengmian had already expected this, but he hadn’t expected Zhao Yucheng to bow so deeply. He quickly helped him up.
“Uncle Zhao, please stand up. We already knew about the Fox Demon’s troubles from my father last night. We would have helped without your asking.”
Zhao Yucheng insisted on finishing the bow and said, “I thank you on behalf of the people of the city for your help.”
Lin Fengmian looked at Wen Qinlin and accepted the bow, confident that with Wen Qinlin around, dealing with a small demon wouldn’t be a problem.
“Uncle Zhao, please give us the details. We just got back and are still in the dark.”
Zhao Yucheng said to Zhao Yazhi, “Let Yazhi explain. She has been following Master Huanglong’s trail and knows more than I do.”
Lin Fengmian looked at Zhao Yazhi in surprise. Could it be that this woman was taken as a disciple by Master Huanglong during the process of capturing the demon?
Zhao Yazhi’s face was unfriendly, and she snorted coldly, but still recounted the events in detail.
Three months ago, people in Ning City started disappearing at night, only to reappear as half-dried corpses in various parts of the city.
Panic spread, and Zhao Yucheng had no choice but to invite so-called experts to perform rituals and catch evil spirits.
Most of these cultivators were either unskilled or half-baked qi refining practitioners, good at impersonating gods and ghosts, but useless against real demons.
But whether they had real skills or not, all those who came to exorcise demons died in the city, including the imperial astrologers of the Zhao Kingdom.
Zhao Yucheng didn’t dare make this public, but the truth couldn’t be hidden forever.
As the demon killed more and more people, panic spread through the city, and many began to flee Ning City.
It was then that Zhao Yazhi introduced him to a master, Master Huanglong from the Tai Xu Temple outside the city.
Master Huanglong did indeed have some skills. Since he arrived in town, the demon hadn’t caused any trouble for over half a month.
But last night, there was another murder, and someone else died at the hands of the demon!
He went to find Master Huanglong, but the master had already closed himself off, so he came to Lin Fengmian and his friends.
This matter was also related to Lin Fengmian. If he hadn’t humiliated Master Huanglong, the master wouldn’t have been angry enough to lock himself away.
Lin Fengmian frowned when he heard this. It seemed strange that as soon as Master Huanglong closed himself off, the people in the city started dying again.
“Uncle Zhao, has anyone seen this demon? Is it male or female?”
Zhao Yucheng shook his head, “Everyone who has seen it is dead. Only Master Huanglong has seen it, and he said it’s a female fox demon.”
Wen Qinlin, who was more professional, asked, “City Lord Zhao, are the victims male or female?”
Zhao Yucheng was surprised, “Both men and women, young and old. Why?”
Wen Qinlin pondered and then shook his head, “Nothing, just asking.”
Zhou Xiaoping then stepped forward and patted her chest, “Don’t worry, City Lord, we’ll take care of this demon without Master Huanglong’s help.”
Zhao Yucheng was overjoyed and bowed, “On behalf of the citizens, I thank you for your help.”
“I will leave Yazhi to help you. During this time, the city guards will fully cooperate with you.”
Lin Fengmian looked at Zhao Yazhi and waved his hand, “She’s not needed, she’ll just be in the way.”
Zhao Yazhi angrily said, “Don’t look down on me.”
Zhao Yucheng persuaded, “Fengmian, although I have my own motives, Yazhi knows the most about this matter, and the city guards listen to her. She’ll make things a lot easier.”
Wen Qinlin also spoke, “Brother Lin, don’t let your emotions get in the way, people’s lives are at stake.”
Although Lin Fengmian felt uncomfortable, he had to agree.
At that moment, Zhao Yucheng’s adopted son, Zhao Heng, rushed in and whispered in Zhao Yucheng’s ear.
Zhao Yucheng’s eyes lit up and he said that a distinguished guest had arrived. He left Zhao Yazhi to help and hurriedly left.
Lin Fengmian, his three friends, and Zhao Yazhi looked at each other, creating an uncomfortable atmosphere.
“What should we do now?” Zhou Xiaoping asked curiously.
“How should I know? I’ve never captured a demon before. Brother Wen, what about you?” Lin Fengmian looked at Wen Qinlin.
“I’ve caught one before, but I’m not good at finding them,” Wen Qinlin said helplessly.
Zhao Yazhi sneered disdainfully, “I thought you had some skills, but it turns out you’re just staring at each other.”
Lin Fengmian retorted, “Yes, your master has skills, why didn’t he capture the fox demon?”
“You!”
Zhao Yazhi said angrily, “With my master around, at least the fox demon couldn’t cause any trouble.”
“Oh? So your master deliberately used human lives to give us a warning, is that your noble master?” Lin Fengmian smiled.
“At least better than you, a good-for-nothing who uses your status to bully people!” Zhao Yazhi retorted.
Wen Qinlin felt a headache and raised his hand, “Both of you, say less. Let’s go see the bodies of the victims and check for any remaining demonic aura.”
Zhao Yazhi had a good impression of the handsome Wen Qinlin and nodded, “Alright, the bodies are in the city lord’s mansion.”
Lin Fengmian hesitated for a moment and looked at Lin Wencheng and Li Zhuxuan with concern.
Xia Yunxi immediately understood his intention and thoughtfully said, “Senior Brother, I’ll stay and keep an eye on things, you go ahead.”
Seeing Zhou Xiaoping’s eagerness, Lin Fengmian agreed.
“Thank you, you stay and chat with my mother.”
When Li Zhuxuan heard that Xia Yunxi would stay, she smiled brightly, “Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Miss Xia.”
“This is not a long-term solution.”
Wen Qinlin thought for a moment and took out a set of array diagrams and a formation tablet, handing them to Xia Yunxi, “Miss Xia, could you please set up this array at the Lin residence? I’ll activate it when I return.”
Xia Yunxi nodded, “Sure!”
Lin Fengmian was overjoyed, “Thank you, Brother Wen.”
The group then left for the city lord’s mansion. Lin Fengmian asked, “Brother Wen, will this affect you in any way?”
Wen Qinlin shook his head, “Such small tasks of killing demons and devils along the way won’t have any effect. It’s just a pity that I’m not good at catching demons, otherwise it wouldn’t be such a hassle.”
Lin Fengmian asked curiously, “The Heaven Patrol Tower is dedicated to exterminating demons and devils, why aren’t you good at catching demons?”
Wen Qinlin explained, “Brother Lin, you might not know, but the main distribution of demon races is in the Yunmeng and Wanyao domains, which are far away from our Eastern Wilderness.”
“The natural environment of the Eastern Wilderness is not suitable for the birth of demon beasts, so the native demon races here are very few and relatively weak.”
“The demon beasts I’ve encountered are only in the Foundation Establishment realm, with only rudimentary intelligence, so they can only be considered demon beasts, not demon races.”
“However, this fox demon can make Master Huanglong helpless, indicating that it’s at least at the False Core Realm, a demon beast with intelligence.”