Chapter 210 I agree to your proposal
Ah Mian was indeed drawn to Ye Chen's words. She raised her head and heard Ye Chen say, "Haven't you always wondered why I was there?"
"Didn't you say you were going to catch foxes to eat?"
Every time she asked before, Ye Chen would use this excuse to brush her off.
Ye Chen chuckled: "I was tricked by your father."
"Trick them?"
"He told me that a primordial water spirit was being nurtured in the cold pool of Qingyu Mountain. Because we were the closest friends, he specifically told me when the water spirit was born, so that I could go and collect it on time."
Even for Ye Chen, the innate water essence is quite helpful. Simply keeping it on his person can assist his cultivation. If it develops sentience in the future, it can even become his helper.
Just as Xi Jing had predicted, the water spirit was born on time. However, the water spirit he obtained actually possessed sentience and was a little fox spirit that had just drowned.
Upon learning that the little fox spirit was Xi Jing's offspring, there was nothing he didn't understand; that bastard had clearly set him up on purpose.
If he wants the water spirit, he has to raise a child for Xijing. This child is particularly troublesome; if things don't go her way, she sits on his head and cries, making him think he's lost his mind.
“Father did it on purpose.” A-Mian found it a little funny that Ye Chen had suffered such a big loss before; no wonder he refused to say anything.
"Otherwise what?" Ye Chen pinched her soft face. "I wanted a helper, but your father gave me an ancestor instead."
At that time, he did not know the reason why Xi Jing did so, but now he understands.
Xi Jing went to great lengths for his two daughters, and he got what he wanted.
"It's not that exaggerated. I'm usually very sensible," A-Mian said, dissatisfied.
"She's quite sensible. When I was fighting with someone, it rained on my head."
Ah Mian raised her voice, angrily trying to sit up: "Is that my fault? Why did you hang me on your body when you were fighting!"
She was terrified. In her entire life, she had only ever seen foxes fight, never two dragons flying through the air and diving into the ground, fighting to the death.
Ye Chen calmly pressed her back down, ending her one-sided argument: "Fine, you're right."
"Hmph." A-Mian was quite satisfied with winning the argument with Ye Chen. Following the force of his hand, she snuggled back into Ye Chen's arms.
She heard Ye Chen say, "Xi Jing has done many things in his life that others dare not do. He has followed his heart and will never regret the decisions he makes. You and your sister must be the most important people in his heart."
"Okay." A-Mian buried herself back in his arms.
"Can we go to sleep now?"
"Hmm..." Ah Mian drawled out, seemingly not quite ready yet.
Ye Chen raised his hand to cover his eyes. He was really difficult to raise. Should he discuss this with Bai Xiuming in private? A Mian's sister seemed even more difficult to deal with than her.
"Speak, what else do you want?"
Will you say yes to him?
Ye Chen thought for a moment before realizing that she was referring to Bai Xiuming.
"You want me to say yes?"
A-Mian nodded, because A-Chan really wanted that person to die.
"Yes." Ye Chen gave her a definite answer.
Bai Xiuming had already given his reasons for taking action, which were entirely beneficial and without any harm, so there was no reason for him not to agree.
"Will there be any danger?" A-Mian asked.
"If I can't win in a two-on-one situation, I'll be laughed to death."
A-Mian curled up contentedly: "Okay, I'm going to sleep now."
Ye Chen pulled the person into his arms, closed his eyes, and fell asleep immediately.
The next morning, Bai Xiuming, who had been given a long vacation by the Ming King, came to Changpingfang to freeload breakfast prepared by the imperial chef because he needed to entertain distinguished guests.
Human food is barely anything to Ye Chen, but it's novel and tastes pretty good.
He glanced at Ah Mian, who was stuffing small snacks into her mouth, and turned to Bai Xiuming, saying, "I agree to your suggestion."
Bai Xiuming placed the chicken fat roll he had picked up into the small dish in front of Achan, and put down his chopsticks: "We should not delay. Let's find some time to deal with Ji Heng as soon as possible."
“If he were smart enough, he wouldn’t have left the demon race’s territory so easily.”
This is truly a novel experience—to hear two people from the Fifth Realm discussing how to eliminate another at the dinner table.
They only exchanged two sentences before drawing the attention of the other three people at the table.
Bai Xiuming followed Ye Chen's words and said, "It might be a bit troublesome to kill someone in the demon race's territory, but he's less vigilant and easier to take action against. As long as we're fast enough, we can deal with the aftermath later."
Ye Chen nodded. He and Bai Xiuming had tested their skills yesterday, and dealing with Ji Heng together wouldn't be difficult. The most troublesome were the many powerful demons who had once followed the Demon Emperor's lead.
Among them, there are five realms.
Although they are old or disabled and have long lost their former glory, they should not be underestimated.
Ji Heng must have a close relationship with the descendants of the Demon Queen, and is very likely an assistant trained by them. Whether the great demons will lend a helping hand out of past friendship is anyone's guess.
Ah Chan swallowed the last bite of the chicken roll and suddenly asked Ye Chen, "How many people know about Father being cursed back then?"
Ye Chen paused, not expecting her to suddenly ask about this. After thinking for a moment, she said, "At that time, no one knew except for Bai Yu and me."
"You're so familiar with your father, do you think he'll tell his relatives about this, like his mother?"
“Absolutely not.” Ye Chen said with certainty, “Although Qingyu Mountain maintained neutrality at the time, the Fox King was actually a supporter of the Demon Emperor. Even if the Demon Emperor is dead, Xi Jing would not tell her about this weakness. Who knows if she would do something about it.”
Achan fell into deep thought because of his words.
A-Mian looked at A-Chan, her tone uncertain: "A-Chan, do you want to...?"
She didn't need to finish speaking for the two sisters to understand each other.
Achan nodded and said to Bai Xiuming and Ye Chen, "Perhaps I have a solution to the things you are worried about."
Bai Xiuming raised an eyebrow, surprisingly not surprised. When Achan wanted to deal with someone, she always had many ways to do so.
"Tell me about it?"
"Ji Heng has just entered the fifth realm, and there is no way he can be a match for the two of you. The most worrying ones are the other demon kings of the demon race. As long as they don't take action, this matter can be resolved perfectly."
"That makes sense."
"The demon race is deeply influenced by the Demon Emperor. Even if he dies, there will always be a Demon King willing to help his descendants, not to mention that Princess Xueyao may be his only descendant."
Ah Chan's words were clear and logical, and she had obviously figured out the most difficult part of dealing with Ji Heng from the very beginning.
This was exactly what Bai Xiuming and Ye Chen cared about, and these words made them nod in agreement.
"There are many people who idolize the Demon Emperor, but I guess at least half of the demon race would prefer the Demon Emperor to die, preferably a clean and complete death."
Achan was once a demon herself. Demons are capricious and difficult to manage. Asking them to follow the rules like humans would be too much of a burden and would only stifle their nature.
The original demon kingdom was romanticized by the memories of the demons, but how many demons were truly willing to abide by the rules set by the demon emperor?
More than anything, it's a fear of power.
“Even so, those demons won’t stand on our side,” Ye Chen warned.
“They don’t need to stand on our side. Just expressing their attitude will make the demon king who wants to help treat this matter cautiously.” Achan curled her lips. “To persuade them, we need a powerful demon with considerable influence to step forward.”
“Grandmother,” Amian suddenly interjected.
"My grandmother is the most senior and powerful demon king in the demon race. She must have connections with many powerful demons throughout the entire demon realm. If she were to speak, the other demon kings would all give her face..."
Ye Chen interrupted A Chan: "But back then, she was also one of those who idolized the Demon Emperor."
Amian also said, "Grandmother won't help us."
When they were at Qingyu Mountain, her grandmother never paid any attention to her and Achan. She even felt that her grandmother might not even remember her and Achan.
Even if you remember it, it will never be a good impression.
“Then persuade her.” Achan fiddled with the spoon in her bowl and said slowly, “Even if the Demon Emperor were still alive, I wouldn’t be able to be sure which one she values more, the Demon Emperor or her father.”
But the Demon Emperor is long dead. Not only is he dead, but the curse he left behind also killed the grandmother's most beloved son. If she knew this, do you think she would hold a grudge against the Demon Emperor's descendant? Especially since this descendant is rather unruly and seems to want to restore his ancestor's glory.”
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes: "That's quite possible, that female fox..."
He suddenly noticed that Achan and Amian were looking at him at the same time, and coughed lightly, changing his address: "That old fox had a bad reputation among the demons a long time ago. She was ruthless and had wiped out more than one clan due to personal grudges. Few demons were willing to offend her. With her personality, she would only admire the strong and would never care about the so-called descendants of the Demon Emperor."
“Then before we go to find Ji Heng, we might need to go to Qingyu Mountain first to persuade Grandmother to help us with this small favor,” Achan said.
Unlike Ye Chen, Bai Xiuming only noticed one other thing. He asked, "Is the Fox King treating you badly?"
Achan and Amian exchanged a glance, and finally Amian spoke up, saying, "She didn't treat us badly, she just completely ignored us. Anything that happens on Qingyu Mountain has nothing to do with me or Achan."
It was precisely because of the Fox King's attitude that so many fox cubs wanted to bully them.
At this point, A-Mian suddenly thought of something and asked A-Chan, "Actually, there's something I've always wondered about. I have very poor talent, and it's understandable that she doesn't care about me, but you inherited Father's talent and are stronger than all your peers on the mountain. Why is Grandmother not good to you?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's because she hates Mother?" Achan had lost all curiosity about the truth.
"But if we go to Qingyu Mountain now, will she be willing to help?" No matter how A-Mian thought about it, she felt that this matter was not so easy.
Achan tapped her forehead: "Silly, I went up the mountain to negotiate with her because of my relationship with Father, not to talk about feelings. Besides, that's not helping, that's cooperation."
Wouldn't eliminating a restless Fifth Realm cultivator be a good thing for those demon kings? Besides, she wouldn't even need to lift a finger.
After saying that, she turned to Bai Xiuming and Ye Chen: "If we break up, can you two hold Grandma down and beat her up?"
Bai Xiuming held his forehead and laughed.
Ye Chen suddenly realized that Xi Jing had treated him quite well back then, at least she hadn't forced her eldest daughter on him. This wasn't just being unreasonable, this was utterly lawless.
"Is it possible or not?" Achan urged impatiently for an answer.
"Can."
"able."
Both of them gave the answer at the same time.
Ah Chan was finally satisfied and made the decision: "Then let's pack up and go to Qingyu Mountain."
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