After observing Xu Chengzong's family of three for two days, Di Xiu found that each of them had flaws in their personalities: the county magistrate was snobbish, the wife was shrewish, and the son was domineering. None of these descriptions sounded good, but each of them was on the verge of causing trouble.
Women in ancient times were often gentle and docile, and Meng Liniang was a typical example. Her father was a landlord, and as long as her family was not in power, the county magistrate would not treat her with disdain.
The magistrate's wife had a fiery temper, but she loved to hear kind words and never hit a smiling face; she was easy to coax.
As for Xu Chengzong, he is playful and cares a lot about his image. As long as he is not embarrassed in public, he will not act recklessly and is easy to talk to.
Given Meng Liniang's personality, it wouldn't be difficult for her to get along with this family. In fact, as long as her husband's family didn't have any major problems, she could get along with them easily.
Meng Liniang usually doesn't leave her home. In the timeline, she and Xu Liang hit it off in late August. As for when she will actually get together with Xu Chengzong, that remains to be seen.
Di Xiu didn't intend to interfere deliberately, lest he make things worse, and thought it best to return to the mountains for the time being.
To take a shortcut back up the mountain, one must pass through Xujia Village.
The country road was rugged and there weren't many people on it. Di Xiu wasn't used to walking on all fours and thought to himself that he wished he had entered this world earlier.
He had long since learned from being struck by lightning; the lightning tribulation that Hu Sibai couldn't withstand was no problem for him, he was just a little bit late.
Seeing that he seemed to be in a bad mood, 001 assumed he was annoyed by the dirt on the ground. Indeed, his four snow-white paws had gotten dirty again. She leaned closer and asked, "Little Xiu Xiu, how about I materialize and carry you?"
He's really small now; he's not even as big as him.
It's not that you can't hug someone even if they're not physically present, but it's mainly because other people can't see them, and it might look a bit scary.
Di Xiu insisted on walking by himself and sped up. 001 suppressed a laugh and flew alongside him.
As Di Xiu passed by Xu Liang's house, he didn't stop for a moment. 001, however, turned his head to look at Xu Jinshi, who was sitting at the door sewing shoe soles. Judging from the size of the soles, they should be for Xu Liang.
Later on, Xu Liang probably devoted what little conscience he had left to his mother, who had raised him with great difficulty.
Back at Half Moon Mountain, Emperor Xiu continued to focus on his cultivation.
The fox family next door was disturbing his peace, so he tore some vines to hang at the entrance of their cave as a curtain, and used blood as a medium to draw a magic array on it with his spiritual power, which would both insulate against sound and ward off demons.
That evening, the yellow fox next door came over while he was out absorbing the moonlight. It released a rabbit that wasn't quite dead yet, stood up, and touched the vine, finding it quite rare.
"Sibai, where did you learn this skill? I'll give you this rabbit, can you get one for me too?"
Di Xiu thought it wasn't a difficult task, so he nodded: "However, it can only hold off ordinary monsters."
Seeing that he agreed, the yellow fox immediately let out a joyful cry, reluctantly pushed the rabbit in front of Di Xiu, and hurriedly said, "That's enough, that's enough."
The fairies all had simple names. The yellow fox spirit was named Hu Dayu because it rained on the day he was born, and he was also the biggest in the litter.
He is a demon, and his cultivation has reached a level where he can request a seal to transform into human form at any time. However, the mother fox in his den is just an ordinary fox, and he has a group of cubs.
Di Xiu pondered that his reluctance to leave might stem from his fear that his wife and children would be captured and eaten by other monsters.
Mandrills generally don't concern themselves with the affairs of fairies, such as predation and being preyed upon, or who eats whose relatives. As long as it doesn't cause a major upheaval, they don't bother with it.
"I'll draw the array for you when the sun rises." For fairies cultivating, the moonlight at night is more effective than spiritual energy.
Hu Dayu readily agreed, turned around and called out softly a few times, then nudged his wife, who was peeking out of the cave, back inside. After a while, he came over and asked Di Xiu, who was eating wild fruit, "How about I give you a child?"
"...No need."
Hu Dayu scratched his head and asked again, "Why don't you eat rabbit?"
"It's baking inside."
Emperor Xiu was a fox, but he did not intend to eat raw meat and drink blood. However, it was really inconvenient for him to roast rabbits with his claws, so he asked 001 to roast them for him in the cave.
After finishing his cultivation for the night, Di Xiu gave half of the rabbit to Hu Dayu's family, then bit off the tip of his claw and started drawing on the vines that had been arranged at the entrance of the cave.
Two days passed in this way. Hu Dayu went down the mountain as soon as it got dark, planning to take advantage of the dim light and the presence of other people on the road to trick someone. He planned to ask the other person for a line when they couldn't see him clearly, "Do I look like a person?" Maybe the other person would say yes.
Not long after Hu Dayu went down the mountain, 001 suddenly got angry and woke up Di Xiu: "Something bad has happened! Hu Dayu has asked for a fief and found Xu Liang."
"..."
For a moment, Di Xiu couldn't tell whether he felt that Hu Dayu was in bad shape or Xu Liang was in bad shape.
“If Hu Dayu succeeds in getting the title, he will definitely repay Xu Liang. I can’t stand to see him get away with it.” 001’s cheeks were puffed up with anger.
Hu Sibai said he would repay a life with a life, and would not hold a grudge or seek revenge, but 001 still couldn't stand Xu Liang, after all, he had gained so many extra benefits, and Hu Sibai had deceived him in body, mind and money.
001 thought for a moment, then continued, "If Hu Dayu fails to get the title and Xu Liang dies, it would be too easy for him."
Di Xiu chuckled: "I don't have time to stop them now, let's just see how their luck goes."
Do you think Hu Dayu will kill Xu Liang?
Judging from his character, he shouldn't.
If Xu Liang hadn't said something like "You're like a donkey dung ball."
The matter of seeking an official title may seem like just a matter of a few words, but it is a huge gamble for both the demons and the unfortunate chosen ones.
Demons gamble on transforming into human form or starting anew in their cultivation, while humans gamble on fate and karma.
Humans are the most intelligent of all beings, while demons can only hope to attain immortality by cultivating human form. For a demon to transform into human form, it must either gain the approval of Heaven and Earth, i.e., undergo tribulation, or gain the approval of humans, i.e., be granted a title.
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