05. Suspicious Existence
In the afternoon, Tangxi, carrying a thick stack of books, was passing by a corridor when she suddenly pulled back her outstretched toes, quickly donned her invisibility wings, and openly walked through the noisy corridor.
Having just finished a fight, Xuan Yingxian and Zhang Benyi glared at each other, having completely forgotten about Tang Xi.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's so chaotic, that's why I hate going out. There are so many people in the outside world..."
Holding the thick textbook in her arms, Tangxi still held the other half of the talisman in her palm, while Pipi hummed off-key, sometimes loud and sometimes soft.
"Hmph! You, Tang Xihe! You order me around like this! You won't even let me go out to play! Who would set up three layers of barriers at home for no reason!"
...Are you insulting me?
"Once my race is revived and strengthened, I will surely destroy all of you human cultivators!"
It was indeed an 'unexpected' twist that exceeded the original story!
Tangxi felt a tightness in her chest.
Why?
Because of the unexpected existence of 'me', is the original work generating even more 'unexpected' events?
Pipi continued talking to himself.
"Damn it, when will I regain my memories? I'm so bored at home all day, I can't even go out to eat bugs! How am I supposed to regain my memories?"
What's going on here?
Tang Xi was a little distracted and almost went to the wrong classroom. Not knowing where she was going, she found a quiet corner, put away her invisibility wing, and walked towards the classroom.
A monster never mentioned in the original work is being hunted by unknown people, loses its soul, and suffers amnesia.
The amnesiac demon doesn't remember which race he comes from, but he does remember his mission to "revive the demon race".
What a contradiction.
Before she could think it through, Pipi's voice suddenly lowered, and Tang Xi had to concentrate on pouring more spiritual power into the talisman in her hand.
"Hehe, it should be okay to fart in Tangxi or at the door of the room, right?"
Tangxi and: ...
The talisman in his palm creaked as he squeezed it.
"He doesn't know anyway, I'm going to fart on his pillow!"
Tangxi's eyes went black.
"Tang... Oh dear!"
The classmate who was about to greet him was startled and whispered to his friend, "Why does his smile feel a little scary?"
Tang Xi forced a smile at the passing classmates, unaware that the smile, masking his suppressed anger, made him look even more terrifying, scaring the two girls into turning away.
Tangxi sighed and strode into the classroom.
The pillow is no longer needed.
...
As soon as the bell rang, Tang Xihe aimed for the classroom door and rushed out.
As he expected, Xuan Yingxian and Zhang Benyi came to his door as soon as get out of class ended, chasing after him relentlessly. Tang Xi and Zhang Benyi hadn't gone far when Xuan Yingxian's loud voice came from the other end of the corridor.
"Here!"
Xuan Yingxian roared, "Don't run! You bastard, how dare you trick me and cause the Martial Arts Department to get warned! Let me tell you, no matter how many times our department gets warned, your Earth Immortal Department will always be at the bottom!"
Tangxi saw that he seemed really angry, so she quickly made a hand seal.
With a flash of pale blue spiritual energy, he became as light as a willow leaf and as fast as a flying arrow. He moved nimbly through the bustling corridor like an eel, and then flipped and leaped out at a corner of the corridor.
Xuan Yingxian, who was close behind, only managed to touch the hem of Tang Xihe's clothes. He gritted his teeth and heard Tang Xihe explain with a smile, "So what if we're at the bottom! Our Earth Immortal Department is at the bottom, why won't you let me off the hook, sir?"
"Tangxi He! Stop!"
Zhang Benyi caught up and pushed Xuan Yingxian, who was clinging to the edge of the corridor, aside, saying with disdain, "Xuan Yingxian, can you please stop causing trouble! I really have something important to discuss with him!"
"Bullshit! You bootlicker, the teachers' lackey! Who knows what will happen to Tang Xi after you take him to the student affairs office? Let him fight me first! First come, first served!"
"I already told you it was you who cut in line! You brat!"
"What! You bastard! I've been wanting to get back at you, you four-eyed guy, for ages! Take this, my turtle fist!"
"What punch? Get out of my way!" Zhang Benyi flipped in mid-air to dodge a punch, then stepped on Xuan Yingxian's head and chased after Tang Xi and the direction they had disappeared in.
...
Tang Xi and Yi turned a corner and darted to the base of the wall, keeping a watchful eye on the movement behind them. The storage ring on his thumb hummed, and invisibility wings appeared out of thin air in his palm. He quickly put them on.
"They ran away again!"
Xuan Yingxian was panting heavily, getting angrier the more she thought about it. She punched the air twice, yelling, "That kid! He tricked me before the departmental challenge! It's all your fault, you queue-jumping brute!"
"How is it my fault? It's your fault!" Zhang Benyi rolled his eyes, trying his best to calm himself down. "It's all your fault for ruining Teacher Qin's plans!"
Tang Xi and her companions stealthily concealed their presence, wrapped themselves tightly in their invisibility wings, and quietly retreated.
Something soft gently touched Tang Xihe's lower back.
!!
Tang Xi was so frightened that her breath caught in her throat, and she turned around stiffly.
·
Pipi sat listlessly in the lawn, pulling weeds and playing.
"Have you had enough fun? Confess!"
Tangxi sat cross-legged in front of Pipi, "There are three layers of barriers in the house, how did you escape? What's this about the revival of the demon race? Did your primordial spirit deliberately fall into my body...?"
"Ugh! So many questions, my brain is about to explode!"
Pipi rubbed his furry ears. "That's because my teeth are quite strong, and I managed to chew through the barrier."
"What does it mean to revive the demon race and annihilate humanity?"
"..."
"Speak," Tang Xi said, her eyes narrowing slightly. "Otherwise, I'll send you to the Institute of Rare and Exotic Beasts."
"I don't know how to say it!" Pipi stood up anxiously, brushing away the crumpled grass clippings in his hands. "Although I don't remember which kind of monster I am, when I woke up in the forest, I only remember having this strong thought deep in my heart."
Waking up in the forest?
Which forest?
"The Forest of Myriad Forms"
Tang Xihe's lips were tightly pressed together, and her gaze was deep.
No wonder it wasn't registered and no relevant information could be found; it turned out it escaped from a secret realm.
"I...I think I'm going to die? I feel something's wrong, my whole body is itchy."
Pipi said cautiously, "Could you form a contract with me first? Give me back my primordial spirit, and I promise I won't play any more tricks on you, and I won't lie to you. Anyway, with the master-servant contract, I can't run away."
"don't want."
Tang Xi refused decisively. "You don't look like you're about to die at all, and your soul has been separated from your body for less than three years. What are you trying to do?"
"But I have a very strange premonition."
Pipi looked uneasy. The demon stood up, looked around, stretched out its two front paws, and scanned the surroundings with its eyes. "It seems like something bad is about to happen?"
Tang Xi rolled up her sleeves, thinking to herself, "I haven't even made a move yet. Do you really have the ability to foresee danger?"
"Of course!" Pipi sniffed the air hard. "But I'm too weak right now, I can only vaguely sense... Ugh, never mind, can you make a contract with me first?"
Tang Xi smiled and said, "Can you predict what you'll encounter next?"
"How could that be? Hahaha, I'm not a prophet—"
The next second, Pipi's smile froze as Tang Xi tightly gripped his head in her palm.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
"You petty thief, you're not old, but you've got some nerve."
Tang Xihe exerted a little force with her five fingers, and Pipi kept thrashing about in a panic. When she looked up, she saw Tang Xihe's terrifying smile.
"Pretending to lose their primordial soul, they lurk among humans in order to revive the demon race and stir up trouble?"
Pipi struggled, waving its two short front paws. "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was really wrong! But losing my soul was truly an accident! If it weren't for the bad guys chasing me, I wouldn't have used that move to escape! Do you think I wanted to? Losing my soul means my memories are incomplete too!"
"Let me ask you another question: What is the plan for the revival of the demon race? Who initiated it? Who is involved?"
Pipi stopped struggling. "I really don't know. This is all I have in mind, but I don't even remember why I was so determined to revive the demon race. And..."
Pipi looked serious. "The revival of the demon race seems to be more than just our Evil Raven Clan. Other demon races are also secretly planning it."
Tangxi felt a jolt in her heart.
The world-ending ending in the original work vaguely suggests that the demon race was involved.
—Has it started so early?
Pipi sighed again, looking both cowardly and pitiful.
"Fine, you still won't give it back to me, and I'm dying anyway, so why don't you execute me... Could you at least leave me with a whole corpse? I haven't even formed my demon core yet, I'm only five hundred years old, still just a little baby..."
"OK."
"What! Really killing?!" Pipi cried, tears streaming down her face. "Killing! Creating karmic karma!"
It's so noisy.
Tang Xi pinched Pipi's mouth shut, "You're still useful, I'll spare your life for now."
Pipi's two ears drooped down.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely save you when you're about to die."
Tangxi flicked its ear: "You said you're from the crow clan? Aren't you a rabbit?"
“I was seriously injured while being chased—oh, ‘Shedding the Cicada’ is my signature move, which allows me to borrow the bodies of other dead monsters.”
Pipi turned his ears away, dodging Tangxi and the evil finger flick, and grinned: "Once I get my hands on the Yuan Soul, my original appearance will scare you to death!"
"Oh, okay, I'm so scared, I'm terrified."
Tangxi and abandoned their research.
It's becoming increasingly confusing.
Tang Xi waved her hand, and the soundproof barrier disappeared. "Let's go, I'll take you to eat fried bugs."
!!
Is this the legendary "Last Supper"?
Pipi followed Tangxi and sobbed.
·
Tangxi bought a plate of fried grasshoppers from a roadside stall in the commercial street near the school gate. Only after leaving the commercial street area did she dare to call Pipi out. "Eat up, there are fewer people here, no one will be curious about you."
Pipi obediently crawled out of his schoolbag, his nose twitched, and his round eyes stared brightly at the fried grasshopper. "It smells so good, is this my last supper?"
"What are you thinking about? Let's eat and go home."
"ah?"
Pipi took the lunchbox, looked up in confusion, and the meaning in her eyes was clear: You're not going to kill me?
“I’ll think of a way to extract your primordial spirit,” Tang Xihe said, rubbing her forehead. “I don’t want to be questioned by the people at the research institute. It would be troublesome if they kept an eye on me… Eat quickly, before anyone comes.”
“So what if someone’s there? Someone from your school has already seen me,” Pipi clicked his tongue. “Oh right, that giant said his name was Gui Fang Wu Di, and his mouth was sewn shut with red thread. He looked kind of pitiful.”
The human and the demon fell into a long silence.
The monster instinctively sensed danger, stopped chewing, and saw Tang Xi looking blank.
"...Gui Fang Wu Di?" Tang Xi asked in a trembling voice, "How did you run into him?"
"Oh? When I was asking for directions, I met a really tall person walking alone on the road. He was very eye-catching, so I asked him if he knew anyone named Tang Xihe."
Pipi scrutinized Tangxi's increasingly petrified face, her voice gradually weakening: "...He just patted my head with a smile and told me a few locations...I searched several locations before I finally found you."
Tangxi said weakly, "Didn't you use the primordial spirit residing in my body to sense my location?"
"There's nothing I can do, this body isn't mine." Pipi finished showing off the fried grasshopper and patted his body. "I already said, this is the corpse of another monster I encountered while I was on the run."
"..."
Pipi finally couldn't help but ask, "Is something wrong?"
Tang Xi grabbed Pipi and stuffed it into her schoolbag, then made a hand seal and soared into the air, flying towards home: "When did you ask that! Wait, how did Gui Fang Wu Di know where I was hiding! Why did you think of asking him! Aren't you afraid he'll pull out your duodenum to knit a scarf?"
Tang Xihe planned to lure Xuan Yingxian into issuing a challenge, hoping to attract the attention of Bei Chen's entourage. Unfortunately, her zero points failed to attract the attention of the perennial number one in the martial arts department. Tang Xihe could only blame herself for making a mess of things and ending up having to run around everywhere.
I thought I could get some peace and quiet after hiding from Xuan Yingxian for a few days, but I never expected that Pipi would actually dance in front of the ghost without my knowledge!
Pipi was so frightened that all her colors faded, and she struggled out of her schoolbag: "Ah! What is duodenum! But I don't know, I really don't know! I'm a demon, not a human, why would I know who Gui Fang is! So who is he!"
"Hehehe..."
A faint laugh came from all directions, making the human and the demon tremble with fear. Pipi instinctively shrank his neck and burrowed into his schoolbag.
Tang Xi, who was flying in mid-air, suddenly stopped, his whole body stiff, unable to move even his fingers, only his anxious eyes could move. He felt cold all over, and all his joints seemed to be rusty and difficult to move.
This cold, icy feeling is—
One of the Ghost Fang's signature techniques is the String Puppet.
"It seems everyone has a deep misunderstanding about me?"
A sinister laugh seemed to rise from the back of the head, its sound eerie and ghostly.
As soon as Pipi popped out of her backpack, she saw a ghostly face with black and red stitches. She was instantly terrified, her face turning pale. She screamed as she jumped out of her backpack and pointed at the long, thin figure that had suddenly appeared behind Tang Xihe: "Tang Xihe! There's a ghost! Oh no, you're too scared to move! I'm not saving you, I'm going home!"
With a whoosh, Pipi vanished in a certain direction, leaving only a blur.
Tangxi and: ...
Tang Xi tried to move, but the feeling of rust all over her body became even stronger, as if there were fine needles hidden in her joints. The slightest thought of moving made her break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
"Can you withdraw your line first?" Tangxi asked softly.
"hehe……"
A slender, snow-white skeletal hand gently rested on Tang Xi's shoulder. Tang Xi and Yu Guang saw the five fingers tap lightly on their shoulders as if playing a piano, and a cold voice sounded from very close behind them.
"I send my greetings to you on behalf of Teacher Qin, Tangxihe."
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