In just a short while, the cat demon's face could no longer maintain its human form, and it kept switching between human and cat faces.
The cat demon simply lay down on the ground and transformed back into a golden tiger.
Seeing Bai Youhui's resistance, Yuan Qi nudged him, bent down, and picked up the golden tiger (in ancient times, orange cats were called golden tigers; weren't the ancients good at naming things?) that was rubbing against her skirt. He petted the cat with great interest and persuaded Bai Youhui, "He's a very good cat, obedient and well-behaved, and doesn't have any bad intentions. He has a certain level of cultivation and can help you guard the house. If you take him out, he can protect you. The key is that he's so handsome. If you don't want him, I'll take him home."
Seeing how pleased she was, Bai Youhui was utterly bewildered: "Aren't we supposed to kill any monsters we encounter?"
Yuan Qi explained, "Of course not. There are good and bad demons. Take Shen Xun, for example. He is about to take human form. He can speak human language, communicate with me, and do things for me. Moreover, he has never done anything bad. He is a good demon, so I keep him."
Only then did Bai Youhui's eyes lose their hostility. He took the golden tiger from Yuan Qi's arms and put on a smiling face: "Actually, I quite like cats. Mao Hongji picked up a cat from outside. His wife is pregnant and said she can't keep a cat. He felt it would be a pity to throw it away, so he asked us if anyone wanted one, and I brought it home."
The golden tiger sensed its master's kindness and began to rub against Bai Youhui's palm, even sticking out its tongue to lick his hand.
Bai Youhui's heart melted. He said seriously to the golden tiger, "From today onwards, you can only obey my orders. I am your master. I will take care of you and give you good food and drink. You can't go with other people, understand?"
The golden tiger meowed and began rubbing and licking the tiger.
Once he was certain the cat demon posed no threat, Yuan Qi felt at ease and began talking to Bai Youhui. Bai Youhui asked many questions about the Daoist scriptures that he didn't understand, and Yuan Qi patiently answered them one by one.
Just as Bai Youhui was about to take Yuan Qi to lunch, a white light flew in from outside. Yuan Qi quickly reached out and caught it. It turned out to be a communication talisman. Yuan Qi gently tapped it, and a voice from Tushan appeared: "City God Temple, three miles north of the city, come quickly to save me."
Yuan Qi jumped up: "Oh no, something's happened to the fox."
She stood up and was about to leave.
Bai Youhui and Xiangli Youming followed almost simultaneously, both saying in unison, "I'll go with you!"
Tu Shanli is a fox who has cultivated for a thousand years and possesses profound skills. Anyone he cannot defeat must be an extraordinary person, which makes Yuan Qi very worried.
She was in a hurry to rescue the fox: "I need to fly there on my sword, so I can't bring anyone with me. You can ride your horses and follow me."
As she spoke, a sword appeared in her hand. She tossed it into the air, stood on it, and vanished from Bai Youhui's courtyard in the blink of an eye.
Xiangli Youming was also very anxious. He knew that there was a very powerful person in Tushan. He must have met his match, otherwise he would not have asked for help so easily.
Bai Youhui had personally witnessed Tu Shanli helping Yuan Qi fight the water ghost. He knew how powerful Tu Shanli was. If Tu Shanli died, so be it, but Yuan Qi couldn't die. Yuan Qi went to help despite the danger, but wouldn't he also encounter danger?
Just who is this powerful figure who wants to deal with Tushanli?
Bai Youhui asked Xiangli Youming with concern, "Do you think Seventh Sister might be in danger?"
A cold glint flashed in Xiangli Youming's eyes as he stared at Bai Youhui: "It's fine if you're scared, I'm going to help her now."
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
Bai Youhui was very unconvinced, so he followed him and argued with him: "What do you mean? Are you saying that I would abandon Seventh Sister if I were in danger? Am I that kind of person? Seventh Sister is so good, how could I watch her go into danger alone? Of course I have to go."
He took Xiangli Youming directly to the carriage and horse stable, and the two rode away.
Yuan Qi rode his sword northward towards the city. From a great distance, he could see demonic energy soaring into the sky, suggesting that there might be a powerful demon there that had existed for thousands of years.
After walking for a while, Yuan Qi discovered that the ghostly aura was also very strong over there. He wondered who Tu Shan had offended.
Yuan Qi's sword speed was extremely fast, and he arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Tu Shanli has revealed its true form; a nine-tailed white fox, stained with blood, is fighting fiercely against the people in front of it.
Yuan Qi landed gently, shielding Tu Shanli behind him: "How are you? Can you still hold on?"
Tu Shanli's chest was stained with blood; the injury there was severe, and blood seeped from the fox's fur, staining a patch of ground red.
Tu Shanli could no longer maintain her human form: "If you don't come soon, I'll die."
Yuan Qi took out a small porcelain bottle from his cloth bag, put a pill inside, stuffed it into the fox's mouth, and then turned to face his powerful enemy.
She immediately recognized that the five people opposite her were also members of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, except that their fur colors were different. Two of them had gray-white hair, while the other three had red hair. Moreover, they all looked to be over a thousand years old, and their cultivation was no less than that of Tu Shanli.
Internal strife.
"Five against one, you guys are shameless." Yuan Qi cursed directly.
Sure enough, the oldest man on the other side, with a short mustache, said, "He is a traitor of the Tushan clan. This is a family matter of our Tushan clan. You should mind your own business."
Another, younger, red-haired, alluring woman tugged at a lock of her hair and played with it: "Little sister, I see you're not having an easy time cultivating, so don't get involved in this mess, lest you lose your life."
"It's still uncertain who will die." Yuan Qi gently turned her hand, straightening the sword in her hand. Her aura was fully unleashed, and her whole body radiated golden light.
Sure enough, the five nine-tailed foxes opposite them were somewhat wary. The middle-aged fox with gray hair, who was in the lead, raised his hand to stop the other four from making a move immediately. He patiently explained, "Little Celestial Master, Tu Shan has betrayed the Tu Shan Clan, yet he disregarded the Tu Shan Clan's prohibition and went to the Tu Shan Clan's forbidden area to retrieve the Resurrection Grass. He has violated the clan rules and should be executed."
Yuan Qi raised an eyebrow slightly, turned his head to look at Tu Shanli, who was barely maintaining her human form: "Why didn't you say earlier that it was your forbidden area?"
"So what? These hypocritical bastards are talking nonsense. They have already led their people away from Tushan. That forbidden area is no longer the forbidden area of the Tushan clan. They are just looking for an excuse to kill me."
Yuan Qi could barely stand, and he almost lost his human form, but he was still weakly explaining to Yuan Qi the grudges between him and the Tu Shan clan.
“My grandfather was the chief of the Tushan clan. My father and my second uncle both died in the war against the demons. I was young at the time, and my grandfather was also seriously injured. The clansmen bullied us, my grandfather and my grandson. They not only killed my grandfather, but also wanted to kill me. I had no choice but to escape from Tushan. But they said I betrayed Tushan. They were no match for the demons and the whole clan migrated. They couldn't protect their homeland. Now I'm just taking some things, and they want to kill me.”
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