Chapter 17 Chapter 17 His Promise
There are many customs for the Shangsi Festival in the human world, including sacrifices, purification rituals, spring outings and other activities, but the most famous one that has been passed down is the exchange of tokens between young people.
In the bustling town, men and women walk together, and their eyes accidentally meet, causing each other to blush.
The ambiguous atmosphere surrounding the entire town is about to spark, but there are only two people who seem out of place.
The red wolf transformed into a human form and followed silently behind.
He watched a beautiful girl come to the wolf king to give him a sachet, but was driven away by the wolf king.
I also saw a young man looking for Hu Miaomiao, but he was also driven away by their wolf king.
The king of their wolf clan is like a dog guarding a meat bun, with a gloomy and handsome face, ready to bite anyone who comes.
Hong Suyan couldn't bear to look at it.
Unfortunately, the two people in front didn't notice anything was wrong.
Jun Zechen was like a wild beast standing on a high place patrolling its territory. He drove away the messy humans with a cold face and took Hu Miaomiao to an inn for dinner.
I ordered some food that Hu Miaomiao had never eaten before.
Hu Miaomiao eats everything. At first I thought it was just so-so, but after taking a bite, I was amazed.
“Wow, delicious.”
She held the braised pork elbow and took another bite. Her naturally upturned, innocent and charming fox eyes widened. While eating, she glanced at the dishes on the table, wishing she had a bloody mouth so that she could swallow all the food in one bite.
Compared to food made by humans, the chicken cooked by the good dog is no longer delicious.
She took a bite, tore off a piece, and put it in the bowl beside her.
Jun Zechen, who was sitting opposite her, subconsciously reached out his hand. When his fingertips were about to touch the rim of the bowl, he suddenly stopped and looked up.
The woman had stopped her mouth movements at some point and was looking at him questioningly with her head tilted. "What are you doing?"
Jun Zechen: “…”
He took his hand away as if nothing had happened.
"I should be the one asking you what to do."
Hu Miaomiao: "The good dog is right next to me, watching me. In the past, whenever I had a bite of food, I would definitely give some to the dog. Even if the dog can't eat it now, it's good to watch me."
In fact, it was a habit left between Hu Miaomiao and her friends. In the past, when they were hungry and cold, Hu Miaomiao would give a bite of whatever he ate to the dog.
Jun Zechen just picked it up subconsciously and almost forgot that he is a human being now, not a "dog".
Fortunately, this weird atmosphere was broken by a group of new people.
Those people came in nervously.
"Come on, hurry up, bring two plates of roast chicken, a plate of peanuts, and a pot of wine. Brothers, you have to leave quickly after you finish eating."
"Here you are!" The shop assistant hurried forward to greet the customer and asked casually, "Sir, what's going on?"
The man slammed the table and said, "It's the Nianhua Tower again. Someone just died. I just came out from inside and was almost scared to death. The body was emaciated."
The young man, accustomed to hearing this, sighed in agreement, "Ah, for the past month, one has died every few days, with no particular pattern. I heard it's a demon. Didn't they hire the Dai family's demon catcher to get rid of it not long ago?"
"What Dai family? Isn't that evildoer still harming people? If the Dai family was useful, they would have killed the evildoer long ago. How could they wait until now?"
"That's not right. The Dai family has a century-old foundation, so they must have some experience."
"Forget it. All they have to do to be a charlatan is one family, one con man."
Hu Miaomiao had heard them talk about the Dai family more than once, thinking that Jun Zechen was also a demon catcher, so he should know something about the Dai family, right?
So she asked, "Is the Dai family's ability to catch monsters really that bad?"
Jun Zechen certainly didn’t understand, but in the eyes of the Wolf King, all humans were weak.
He raised his brows slightly and said, "A bunch of rabble."
Hu Miaomiao was confused: "What does it mean?"
Jun Zechen: "...a bunch of weaklings."
Hu Miaomiao understood what this meant. Chickens and other things are on the fox's diet, so the weak chickens of the Dai family should be afraid of foxes.
She continued to gnaw on her elbow with a clear conscience.
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The purpose of Jun Zechen's trip, in addition to taking Hu Miaomiao to eat some good food, was to catch the vixen who dared to bite him.
He took the passerby's words to heart, and after Hu Miaomiao had eaten his fill, he asked Hong Suyan to inquire about Nianhua Tower, waiting for the right opportunity and waiting for the fox to come.
Hu Miaomiao followed them without knowing why, and finally they came to a bright red and green street with lanterns hanging everywhere. Doors and windows were closed, and there were few people around.
Hong Suyan said, "There have been monsters here lately, scaring away many people. Also, this place is only open at night."
Jun Zechen didn't say anything. He scanned the area with his powerful spiritual sense and didn't notice anything wrong.
It seems we can only wait until night.
Hong Suyan hinted frantically, "Sir, today is a special day. Would you like to take Miss Hu and have some fun with the humans? It's rumored that today, talented men and beautiful women will exchange tokens of love and pray to the gods for marriage."
Jun Zechen scoffed at the words and said, "I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, what's the point of asking them for help?"
Hong Suyan: "..."
Hu Miaomiao also nodded: "Yes, if you don't believe in God, it's better to pray to yourself than to God."
It is rumored that there is a god in the fox clan. As long as one practices diligently and does not harm the people, sooner or later one will be able to achieve the right result and become an immortal.
But what are gods?
It is said that gods will protect their people. Where were the gods when Hu Miaomiao was at the most vulnerable and helpless?
She had to rely on herself to crawl out of the quagmire step by step, pick up the plucked fox hair with heartache, and hide to lick the wounds on her body.
The fox god did not favor her. Perhaps the only one who favored her was the cold-faced dog.
Jun Zechen had a strong ability to see through her emotions. He caught her depressed mood and said hesitantly, "If you want to go, I'll go with you?"
Hu Miaomiao shook her head and said, "No, the gods won't help me realize my wish."
Jun Zechen's eyes were quite deep. "Why don't you tell me about it? Maybe your wish will come true?"
Hu Miaomiao was stunned, as if she had encountered something surprising, and stared at him with her head raised.
Is a demon catcher actually going to help the demons realize their wishes?
Hu Miaomiao subconsciously grabbed his arm and said, "Then, can you let me live well?"
Let her live well, even if the demon catcher finally finds out the truth that she is a fox, he still won't kill the fox?
Jun Zechen thought it was something else, but she just wanted to stay alive. He let her little hand hold him, stood in front of her with his back straight, and even his cold expression softened a lot.
He said: Okay.
Hu Miaomiao curved her eyes. She was simple-minded and believed whatever others said, but she didn't believe this sentence and didn't take it to heart.
She felt that one day, Jun Zechen would kill her with his own hands after he knew that she was a fox demon.
Reason told her that she should stay away from the demon catcher, but her heart couldn't help but want to find the scene of disappearance from him.
The author has something to say:
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The fox baby [pitiful]: "When he finds out I'm a fox, he'll definitely kill me."
Good Dog [scatter flowers][scatter flowers][scatter flowers]: "I will only be more excited."
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