Chapter 104 A Monster Friend, Nine-Tailed Fox's Allure...
Azhi and Agu came in one after the other. The woman was dressed in Miao ethnic clothing, and her complexion looked much better than before.
She smiled and chatted with everyone, and soon a table was set with food. Little A Zhao insisted on sitting next to Qing Yu, clearly a little scared but also boldly curious, which made everyone laugh.
The table was laden with Miao specialties, such as glutinous rice cakes, sweet rattan cakes, cured meat, sour soup fish, sour soup beef, cold fish mint and water chestnut salad, etc. Agu also brought several jugs of sweet wine, saying that he would drink a lot tomorrow and have a little today.
Except for Qingyu, who doesn't drink alcohol, everyone else had a few drinks after being warmly invited by Agu and Aling.
Ah Zhao sipped the sweet wine in her glass, glancing at Qing Yu. When she was caught, she laughed, "Sister, why aren't you drinking? It's delicious."
Her older siblings didn't allow Xiao Azhao to drink too much, but they would occasionally let her have a little when entertaining guests.
Qingyu laughed, "My sister can't hold her liquor. She gets drunk easily and then she'll hit people."
"Really? Do all demons do this?"
The little girl opened her eyes wide and asked. Seeing this, Azhi laughed and said, "Azhao has always been very curious. Qishan is not far from the Miao village, so we often use demons to scare her."
"Miss Qingyu came today. It's the first time she's seen something real, so she's quite curious."
Qingyu nodded. "Most of the demons in Qishan are ruthless and indeed dangerous."
As she spoke, she looked at Ah Zhao and smiled, “When little Ah Zhao grows up, she will know that demons and cultivators are actually very similar. It’s just that demons fight and kill each other from a young age, and their cultivation methods are different from those of humans, so they are a little more dangerous than cultivators.”
"So Ah Zhao can't even think about running to Qishan now, there really are demons there that eat people."
A-Zhao nodded, "I understand, Sister Qingyu. So, when I grow up, I can play with demons, right?"
Qin Tianshu sat opposite her, the scholar holding Cai Cai and smiling at the little girl, "You can play with Sister Qingyu now, and ask her more stories about monsters while she's here."
Qingyu: "..."
What's so interesting about monster stories... just fighting and killing.
Wen Chuan rarely spoke up, and the young man smiled gently, "If you want to be friends with demons, you need to work hard to cultivate."
"Why?"
Zhang Xuan: "Because... demons will fight you, and if you can't beat them, they'll laugh at you."
Qingyu: "".
When did she ever laugh at Zhang Xuan?
After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he laughed and whispered to Lin Fanxiang, "Kids are so funny."
Lin Fanxiang: "..."
As Azhi listened to their conversation, she smiled. She said to little Azhao, "Only by cultivating well and becoming strong can you protect your friends. That's how all the older brothers and sisters are."
Ah Zhao seemed to be deep in thought when the beautiful Qingyu sister gave her a magnolia flower in return. It appeared out of nowhere and suddenly appeared in Qingyu sister's hand. It was white and tender, with a faint pink tinge, and it was extremely beautiful.
Outside, the moonlight was like water, and the sky was filled with stars. Inside, the lights flickered gently, and everyone was happy. The powerful flower fairy from Qishan smiled at A Zhao, and the woman gently pinched A Zhao's cheek and said to her...
“Ah Zhao is still young. It’s not too late to think about these things when you grow up… Hmm, how about this, I’ll give you a spring orchid. In the future, if you really see a monster, just take out this flower. When they smell the fragrance, they will know that our Ah Zhao is a friend of the monster.”
...
As night fell, and with preparations for the wedding banquet to be made early the next day, Agu led them to the prepared guest rooms after dinner.
Qingyu looked out the wooden window at the night scene. The bright moon hung high, the stars twinkled, and even the wind was gentle.
Wen Chuan stood behind her, and the young man gently put his arm around her waist from behind, lowered his head slightly and said to her gently, "Why did you think of giving A Zhao that orchid?"
Although it is called an orchid, it is actually the demonic energy of Qingyu. In the future, whenever Azhao encounters a demon and takes out the flower, the lesser demons will not dare to approach, and even the greater demons will give her face.
Qingyu leaned back against his chest, clasped his hands, and smiled as she looked at the Miao village scenery outside.
"Her curiosity about demons at her age is just like my curiosity about humans back then. I feel it's quite a coincidence."
They leaned against each other, the night breeze gently caressing them. Qingyu softly closed her eyes. "Wenchuan, I suddenly feel that we are quite lucky."
"How so?"
"Hmm...it just feels natural,"
As Qingyu spoke, she turned around and looked at the young man face to face. The girl looked up at him and smiled, "We liked each other, and then we lived together, and that's how we got together."
"Although we are human and demon, no one thinks there is a problem with us being together. We naturally got together, got married, and have been together ever since."
Wen Chuan lowered her head slightly, and the young man looked at her and smiled, "Maybe so, but for me, it's good that you're by my side, I don't care about anything else."
Qingyu frowned slightly, her thoughts drifting. "What if—and I mean, what if—I already had someone I liked when we met? Would you still like me?"
Wen Chuan smiled and hugged her. "You'll probably still like it."
"Then what?"
"I don't know. Maybe I'll wish you well, maybe I'll snatch you away. Anyway..."
Qingyu couldn't help but laugh. She asked him sweetly, "Anyway, what?"
Wen Chuan didn't speak, but suddenly leaned down and kissed her. The young man's eyes turned into a light blue-gray in an instant, but there was a deep smile hidden in them. His lips curled up and kissed her lightly, with an unspeakable coaxing and affection. Step by step, he kissed her lips, hooked her, and coaxed her.
Overwhelmed by passion, the girl took a step back and gently kissed him while holding onto the window frame.
Finally, a gentle breeze blew by, and the lovers whispered under the moonlight. He chuckled languidly in her ear, yet his tone held a strange formality.
"I will care, but I won't force you."
"Qingyu, I will like you, but I will never bother you."
"No matter what, I just feel that you are doing well."
If that day ever comes, he would probably act like a villain, secretly caring for her and coaxing her to smile at him a few times when no one is around. That would be a way for him to express his feelings.
Qingyu laughed, "This is really difficult. I'm not the kind of monster who would betray my lover."
"Yeah,"
Wen Chuan smiled gently, "Then I can only hold my sword and walk far away alone, just wishing you happiness."
How could I bear to do that?
The soft moonlight shone gently, and the stars adorned her loving eyes. Qingyu gently rose from his embrace, looked up at him, and smiled tenderly.
How could I bear to let you go far away alone?
...
Late at night, atop a thousand mountains.
This place is the border between Yundi and Qishan, a continuous mountain range. Looking into the distance, it appears as a thousand peaks and mountains, hence the nickname "Thousand Mountains".
The woman in red stood on a high point, gazing at the Miao village in the valley. The night breeze gently caressed her skirt, and she chuckled softly in the moonlight.
"It's too cold looking at the Miao village from here. I wonder how long you've been looking at it."
Suddenly, a light mist swirled, a gust of wind blew, and a man's figure appeared behind the woman, several dark shadows flamboyant under the moonlight.
"The Nine-Tailed Fox of Qingqiu, the royal family of foxes, has actually come to this Miao village to marry into a family?"
Qingyu turned around and looked at the fox demon in front of her. The woman smiled knowingly, "So it was you."
Dressed in emerald green, the beauty was like a fox, her dark hair loosely tied back without a hairpin, her brows and eyes deep and her features sculpted, her thin, rosy lips slightly curved, her fox-like eyes slightly upturned, carrying a touch of eerie allure. A gentle breeze stirred the veil, and one could find oneself unknowingly drowning in her affectionate gaze—
Su Xuanzhen, the third son of the Fox King of Qingqiu.
Su Xuanzhen chuckled, "When I left Qishan a few days ago, I kept hearing people talk about Qingyu, Qingyu."
"I was wondering when a great demon named Qingyu appeared in Qishan. A-Ling told me she was a powerful flower demon,"
"I thought to myself, it must be a flower."
Hua, the most interesting little girl in Qishan ten years ago, was born and raised by nature, without father or mother. She took human form at birth and knew how to throw punches before her teeth had even grown in. She had basically fought with children from all kinds of tribes, and had the best relationship with the Tiger Tribe. In order to cultivate, she crossed one mountain after another, and finally, at the age of ten, she crossed out of Qishan and went to the human world.
"Was it ten years ago when we last met?"
Su Xuanzhen thought for a moment. Under the moonlight, the young man smiled, his handsome face and conversation about reminiscing made him seem quite friendly.
"There's no need to bring up those old stories,"
Qingyu smiled slightly. The woman looked up at him, but her words remained calm.
"Su Xuanzhen, I'll only ask you one question: are you truly sincere about marrying A-Ling tomorrow?"
Moonlight brushed against the young man's dark hair. Su Xuanzhen looked up, the evening breeze shattering his equally calm words.
"Natural sincerity."
"Very well, as a member of the Nine-Tailed Fox royal family, you are willing to marry into a human family. I respect your sincerity."
Qingyu looked at Su Xuanzhen; the woman's voice was calm, yet carried a rare kindness.
"But we are both demons. Don't blame me for not reminding you, the Miao people can marry mortals, but they can never have a relationship with demons. The Fox King is even more proud. If he knew that you had married into the family, he would not let it go."
"Your marriage to A-Ling will inevitably lead to trouble sooner or later."
The night wind was merciless, ruffling their clothes. Su Xuanzhen smiled as she gazed at the Miao village in the valley.
There's a saying among humans: "Once the rice is cooked, it's done; once the water is spilled, it can't be gathered up again."
Once the marriage is finalized, everything will be much easier.
Qingyu sized him up, and the woman said,
"Whatever you want, at worst you can just become a fox and run back to the mountains, then no one will be able to control you."
"What about A-Ling?"
If this incident comes to light, the Miao people may not be able to tolerate A-Ling, and the Fox King might also cause trouble for the Miao people. If you, Su Xuanzhen, can turn around and become a fox to enter the Demon Mountain, what will happen to A-Ling then?
Where is her escape route?
"You're meddling way too much."
Su Xuanzhen said calmly, the young man looking down at the red silk in the distance with utter composure, "We have our own plans."
Love conquers all, and they truly loved each other.
Although it was somewhat meddling, Qingyu smiled at Su Xuanzhen's rather arrogant demeanor and said calmly, "Never mind, after all, A-Ling is not powerless."
"Tomorrow is your wedding day, and I will be here to congratulate you on your marriage."
"Wishing you and her a happy marriage and a long and fulfilling life together."
Su Xuanzhen lowered her brows, while the young man smiled and said, "Thank you."
Her crimson dress swirled as Qingyu turned and left, gently. She glanced at Qianshan one last time, a touch of melancholy in her eyes.
"The scent of foxes is strong in these mountains; I wonder if they are relatives you invited,"
"Let's keep things under control. There will be a lot of Miao people tomorrow, so let's avoid any trouble."
After saying this, Qingyu left the mountain. The woman's back was graceful and without hesitation. The evening breeze blew by, and she disappeared from sight in a short while.
The bright moon hung high in the sky. Su Xuanzhen looked at the Miao village in the distance in silence. It was almost dawn.
In a little while, he will be going to fetch his bride.
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