The rat in the demon world will bite it as soon as it is put on
"Boom—"
A bean-sized bolt of lightning struck the bronze brick, and a shower of golden stars exploded before Xiaodou's eyes. When he opened his eyes again, his nose was filled with the scorching aroma of roasted dragon marrow, and the bricks beneath his claws were oozing oil. This wasn't a lightning strike, it was clearly someone using the "Ten Thousand Demons Chaohuang Platform" as a frying pan to grill meat!
"Congratulations host, the demon world blind date copy has been activated~"
A mechanical hum exploded in his head, and Xiaodou realized he was clutching a gold-stamped invitation in his paw. The words "Blind Date Banquet for the Top 100 Monsters" were stained with saliva, looking like a sticky rice cake. Before he could even process the word "blind date," a clear cough echoed from the front, like an icicle dropping into a hot spring.
Looking up, he saw a fox demon in a green robe standing on the steps, her hair tied in a jade crown, and a half-atomized jade pendant dangling from her waist that emitted a chilling air. He raised his eyebrows slightly and pushed the food box carved with ice patterns towards him. "I heard the Sky-Swallowing Rat clan enjoys cold foods. This Millennium Mysterious Ice Cake..."
“Crack.”
The food box along with the Xuanbing cream was swallowed whole into Xiaodou's throat.
The whole audience was silent.
The tips of the fox demon's ears turned red, and even the tip of its tail was trembling: "You, you should at least leave a piece of ice!"
Xiaodou smacked his lips, only then realizing he'd transformed into a Sky-Swallowing Rat—round head like a winter melon, tail as thin as a bean sprout, and the Sky-Swallowing lines on his belly as dull as cold rice from the previous night. But now, those lines were glowing slightly, as if celebrating the "opening of the meal."
"How can this be possible!"
The demon world's high priest leaped onto the stage, leaning on a dragon-headed cane. "The Sky-Swallowing Rat clan is actually using the despicable method of gnawing on the betrothal gifts to force a marriage! I declare—"
"Wait!" The fox demon suddenly reached out and pressed the priest's shoulder, his Adam's apple rolling as he forced a smile. "I'm not well prepared. The Xuanbing Cream was originally a gift for... for my fellow Taoists."
The whole audience erupted in laughter as these words were spoken. Xiaodou tilted his head and stared at the fox demon's reddened ears. Suddenly, he thought, this color resembled the hawthorn cake he had eaten in his past life.
"In that case," the priest narrowed his eyes, "according to the rules of the demon world, the Sky-Swallowing Rat must gather an equivalent betrothal gift within three days, otherwise he will be banned from participating in blind dates for life!"
Before he could finish his words, Xiaodou's stomach made a loud gurgling sound. It wasn't because he was hungry, but because the Xuanbing cream he had just swallowed exploded inside him, activating something extraordinary.
"Warning! Excessive use of the Heaven-Swallowing Power!"
The mechanical sound rang out again, and Xiaodou watched helplessly as the magic weapons at the banquet flew into the air. The Phoenix Cup of the Qingluan Clan turned into sweet wine, the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Dragon Clan turned into a straw, and even the jade pendant on the fox demon's waist shattered into ice chips and went into his mouth.
"Oh my god! The Sky-Swallowing Rat is going to chew through the demon world—"
The rabbit demon clutched a carrot and scurried up onto the beams. The snake demon coiled itself into a mosquito coil and trembled. Only the fox demon stood in the center of the storm. It pulled out a bag of osmanthus cake from its mustard seed bag and stuffed it into Xiaodou's paw. "Eat this, don't eat my jade pendant..."
The moment Xiaodou bit open the package, the world suddenly became quiet.
It wasn't because the sweet-scented osmanthus cake was too fragrant, but because he saw the red on the fox demon's ears, spreading down her neck and into her collar, gleaming like pearls in the moonlight. Even more strangely, the fragment of the invitation in her claws was burning, faintly spelling out the word "white".
"Host, please note," the mechanical voice said with a gloating tone, "You have triggered the 'Violent Blind Date' achievement. The 'Demon World Survival Challenge' in three days will determine whether you can continue the dungeon. Now, I invite your blind date, Bai Yan, to send you to prison for reflection~"
Xiaodou still had half a piece of osmanthus cake in his mouth when Bai Yan picked it up in his Qiankun bag.
"I'm sorry," Bai Yan's voice leaked out from the bag, carrying with it the crisp scent of pine. "The elders said that we have to lock you up in the 'Food Accumulation Cliff' to help you digest the food."
"Then will you come to see me?" Xiaodou peeked out from the bag and met Bai Yan's suddenly shrinking pupils.
The tip of his ears turned red again. When he turned his face away, his tail brushed Xiaodou's paw lightly: "...Bring osmanthus cake."
The moment Xiaodou was thrown into the Food Accumulation Cliff, the Heaven-Swallowing Mark suddenly emitted a strong light, illuminating a large hole in the cliff wall. Deep in the hole, the sound of chains dragging on the ground could be heard faintly, along with the low laugh of an ancient being:
"I've finally waited for you, the descendant of the Concept Rat..."
Bai Yan stood on the cliff top, his fingertips stroking the fragments of the jade pendant that Xiaodou had just gnawed on, his eyes flashing with a vicissitude that was inconsistent with his age:
"It turns out that the legendary concept rat really would blush for a piece of osmanthus cake."
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