Chapter 64

Ye Zi: "You approached Pang Hewen because of the merits he possessed?"

"Merit!" Xin Yue burst out laughing upon hearing Ye Zi's words. "I already said he's a scumbag, a wicked demon with unparalleled sins. How could he possibly have any merit?"

Ye Zi saw that Xin Yue's reaction was genuine, and it seemed that when Xin Yue came into contact with Pang Hewen, Pang Hewen had already lost all his merit.

Ye Zi: "It used to be."

"The fact that someone like this could have accumulated merit is the funniest joke I've ever heard." Xin Yue laughed, but her eyes filled with tears.

Ye Zi saw that Xin Yue's expression had become somewhat deranged, and she kept looking at her own hands repeatedly.

"But what right do I have to laugh? I'm no different now. My hands, now stained with blood, once performed great deeds!"

Xin Yue had a smile on her face the whole time, but her eyes were full of sadness!

Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi exchanged a glance but did not interrupt Xin Yue's sobbing.

"I was once... a good fox, trying my best to do good deeds, hoping to accumulate merit and achieve enlightenment as soon as possible. Later, I really did it. I helped many people and saved many people. My merit accumulated more and more. On that day, I transformed into a human. That was the happiest time of my life!"

“Listen, isn’t that silly? It really was silly. That was the most painful time for me!” Xin Yue suddenly threw her head back and laughed. The laughter echoed in the cemetery, filled with bottomless despair.

Longbao: "How can doing good deeds be considered foolish!"

Fire Phoenix: "Yes, you've also transformed into a human. Isn't that growth during cultivation?"

"That wasn't growth, that was destruction! But by the time I saw it all, it was too late. Do you know that it was my naked kindness that attracted those ruthless wolves who devoured people without spitting out the bones? I... destroyed my entire clan!"

"I am a sinner, I deserve to die! But how can I dare to die without avenging the extermination of my clan!"

Xin Yue's heart-wrenching cries echoed above the grave!

Looking at the thousands of graves, Ye Zi remembered that her master had said that Xin Yue should have ascended to heaven long ago, and the reason was here.

Xin Yue's eyes filled with grief and regret, which turned into murderous intent: "I remember every sinner who has harmed my clan, and Pang Hewen is one of them, and the one who is the most deeply hidden!"

Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi were both shocked: "Pang Hewen?"

The two never imagined that Pang Hewen, an ordinary person, could be connected to the extermination of the fox clan.

"You wouldn't believe it, would you! And you'd be even more surprised to learn that in this seemingly peaceful and tranquil Hanhai City, there's a dungeon where hundreds of families' children are imprisoned."

Xin Yue looked at Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi with a mocking expression: "I also want to tell you that the existence of this dungeon is thanks to Pang Hewen, the one you are looking for who has accumulated merit. It was Pang Hewen who came up with the idea."

Ye Zi: "You're saying that Pang Hewen is the mastermind behind that basement!"

Ye Zi never imagined that the evil, dark cage that locked up the children was actually created by Pang Hewen.

"You actually know about that dungeon!" Xin Yue's expression slowly returned to calm, and she smiled. "How about it? After witnessing the disgusting nature of these humans, you feel like throwing up, don't you?"

"You've always known about the existence of this dungeon?" Ye Zi asked.

"Of course I know. How many of my people died there? How could I not know?" Xin Yue looked at Ye Zi and said sharply, "You're not trying to ask me why I didn't save those children, are you? Why should I save them? When my people were imprisoned, skinned, and had their inner cores removed, who went to save them!"

"Let me guess, the fairy went to great lengths to find Pang Hewen not just for his so-called past merits, but also because of his Qilin son, hahaha, this can be considered karmic retribution. His child's superior Qilin destiny has been ruined by his own father. Heaven still has eyes!"

Ye Zi had felt sorry for Xiao Fei before, but after learning that Pang Hewen was related to the dungeon, Ye Zi thought that her master was right and that it might be better to follow the will of Heaven.

Pang Hewen is the culprit who harmed those children, so Pang Hewen's children must never have the slightest chance to embark on the path of cultivation!

No matter how talented he is, it's not okay!

Although the sins of the son should not be extended, Xiao Fei's Qilin talent originated from the blessings of his ancestors. His father was guilty of heavy sins and had no blessings left, let alone Qilin!

Ye Zi: "Does Pang Hewen's family know about the dungeon?"

“You must have met his family, Fairy. Don’t worry, my revenge won’t implicate them. I only want Pang Hewen to pay with his life. I won’t harm his children.” Xin Yue turned around. “You may leave.”

Ye Zi: "Xin Yue, the children from the dungeon were taken away to perform evil sacrifices, and their memories lack the source of the evil magic. Do you know the source of the evil magic?"

"You performed a soul search on those people?" Xin Yue said, then shook her head. "No, their memories are automatically deleted, so a soul search wouldn't reveal them."

"Deleted? Who deleted it?" Ye Zi realized Xin Yue knew something and pressed her for an answer.

Xin Yue opened her mouth, then closed it again, as if she were imprisoned and unable to speak.

Xin Yue countered Ye Zi's question: "How do you know about evil rituals?"

"I saw it with my own eyes when I was looking for those children," Ye Zi answered honestly.

Xin Yue looked at Huo Feng and Long Bao beside her, as if she had guessed something, and did not ask any more questions: "I can't answer your question. I would like to give you a piece of advice: there are some beings in this world that you and I cannot contend with."

“Unable to contend with them!” Ye Zi thought that there might be even more powerful beings besides that Mahayana stage. “Then I will ask, and you can just nod or shake your head.”

"Could the source of the evil magic in Hanhai City be the same person as the Li family?" Ye Zi asked.

Xin Yue didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Do you know where the Li family's evil magic comes from...?"

"Yes." Ye Zi nodded. "You appeared at the Li family because of evil magic?"

"Not entirely. I went to the Li family to kill Li Nao, but when I got there I found out that Li Nao was practicing evil arts and didn't look like he would live long, so I didn't have to kill him. Later I found out that Li Nao actually had a Yin Soul Bead, which would transform as Li Nao cultivated. The time I stayed at the Li family was to wait for that bead to complete its transformation."

Ye Zi: "Li Nao was also involved?"

“Yes, the person next to you should know that the Li family started out in the fur business.” Xin Yue glanced at Luo Hengzhi.

Ye Zi looked at Luo Hengzhi, and Luo Hengzhi nodded.

Xin Yue was silent for a moment, then said, "The person I saved back then was Li Nao, but I didn't know that Li Nao had already set his sights on my clan. So Li Nao had to die. As for his descendants, I have been very merciful. I just raised them to be useless."

Xin Yue then looked at Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi: "Speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence. I was the one who mentioned the substitute marriage website to Li Man. I didn't expect that she would actually put you at the top of the list so that everyone could see you make a fool of yourself. I also didn't expect that it would actually bring you two together."

"Your idea is excellent," Luo Hengzhi sneered.

Xin Yue smiled charmingly and tossed her hair: "What, you want to thank me, your matchmaker?"

As soon as Xin Yue said this, the group smiled, and the atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed.

Luo Hengzhi: "It would be even better if you could tell me the origin of that Mahayana practitioner."

"Have you seen them before?" Xin Yue asked when Luo Hengzhi explicitly stated his cultivation level.

"You've seen it before? When?" Luo Hengzhi seized on the information Xin Yue had revealed.

“It’s just our fox clan’s perception that I can sense that our world is sometimes being watched by a pair of eyes, but recently it seems like that’s gone,” Xin Yue said. “You could even say that he can control this world, but he is definitely not the Heavenly Dao of this world, because he doesn’t belong to our world.”

"Not the Heavenly Dao, yet able to control this world?" Long Bao's little head was completely bewildered. "Are you saying he can control the Heavenly Dao?"

Xin Yue shook her head: "It's not that he controls the Heavenly Dao, but that he can erase the Heavenly Dao!"

"Erase the Heavenly Dao!" The Fire Phoenix was also stunned.

Ye Zi recalled that the Mahayana cultivator had said, "Luo Hengzhi shouldn't have been allowed to live." If the Mahayana cultivator was an existence capable of erasing the Heavenly Dao, then the Heavenly Dao imprint remaining on Luo Hengzhi's leg after the car accident would make sense to Ye Zi.

Ye Zi became even more certain that keeping Luo Hengzhi in the Mahayana stage would definitely be useful, and it might be related to Luo Hengzhi's dream.

"So, you really did see it, how come you're still alive?" Xin Yue asked rudely.

"Then it must be my master... who is even more powerful!" Long Bao raised his little chin, looking a little proud.

Xin Yue pointed at Ye Zi: "Your master, the fairy?"

Longbao: "My master and Master Ye are both very powerful!"

"Your master, Luo Hengzhi?" Xin Yue looked at Luo Hengzhi and Long Bao curiously. "Do you have some extraordinary ability that can make the arrogant dragons bow down? But I can't see it."

Ye Zi: "Xin Yue, is Pang Hewen really dead?"

Crescent Moon said solemnly, "I cannot let him live, much less let him live inside this manual!"

Ye Zi understood. She had originally wanted to check Pang Hewen's memories again to see if there were any other discoveries, but now she had no chance.

"Let's go." Having asked all the questions she needed to, Luo Hengzhi ignored Xin Yue and pulled Ye Zi deeper into the secret realm.

"Wait! Even if you leave, the exit is over there. Why are you still going in?" Xin Yue went over to stop them.

Long Bao: "We entered the secret realm to find treasure, how can we return empty-handed!"

"Yes, yes, there's treasure here." Fire Phoenix pointed in a direction.

"No, this secret realm is private property of my fox clan, private property, understand?" Xin Yue emphasized, "This is a society governed by law now, you can't come to my house to search for treasure!"

Fire Phoenix: "But you have five spiritual veins here, which you can't possibly use up. Everyone who sees them gets a share, but we only need three."

Xin Yue was amused: "Kid, you're just robbing me outright."

"Then two, no less." Longbao began to bargain.

Xin Yue looked through Ye Zilu Heng's Fire Phoenix Dragon Treasure, her eyes darting around as if she were plotting something: "It's not impossible, as long as you help me accomplish one thing."

"The fox clan is indeed cunning!" Long Bao: "What is it?"

Xin Yue laughed angrily: "You came to my house looking for treasure, and you call me cunning? Fine, I won't argue with you. I want you to help me revive the fox clan."

Dragon Baby Fire Phoenix was shocked: "Resurrected! It was dead, only its skin remained, yet it can be resurrected!"

Xin Yue: "My fox clan is born with nine lives. The reason we cannot be resurrected is because our souls cannot return to their original places. But now the Yin Soul Pearl has completely transformed and can summon their souls back. However, my ability is limited, so I need your help."

"Of course, as long as you help me, I will offer you two spiritual veins with both hands."

Without even thinking, Ye Zi said, "But..."

"Wait a minute." Luo Hengzhi grasped Ye Zi's hand and pulled her behind him. "Two spiritual veins might not be enough, right?"

Xin Yue muttered under her breath, "No businessman is honest," and asked, "What do you mean?"

"To help you revive the fox clan, we need three spiritual veins, plus the fox clan working for the Spirit Abode Temple for three years," Luo Hengzhi said, holding up three fingers.