Chapter 249: Jade and Gold, Multicolored Gems
Outside Xiangjun's courtyard, the young man in yellow clothes and a bamboo hat waved his hand and said, "I just heard someone posted a notice promising to exterminate rats, so I wanted to come and see what they were up to. I'm not here to cause any trouble."
Gong Mengbi dropped from the bamboo leaves and landed in front of the young man in the bamboo hat. He said, "Since you're not here to seek revenge, why don't you show your true face? With your level of cultivation, you should be able to transform into a human form. There's no need to be so secretive."
The young man hesitated for a moment, then took off his hat, revealing a small and thin face.
Gong Mengbi suddenly understood why he wore a bamboo hat, because such a weak face was really hard to convince people.
If he went to take down the notice with this face, I'm afraid no one would take it seriously and would just treat him as the kid next door.
But this weak kid next door has already reached the seventh level of Taoism.
The young man said, "You are the Fox King. No wonder you can command the demon foxes to control the rats."
This was the first time Gong Mengbi had heard such a title. Monsters who occupied mountains liked to call themselves kings, such as the Mountain King and the Rat King, but no one had ever called him the Fox King. This was something new to him.
But he still corrected her, "My name is Gong Mengbi, courtesy name Mingfu, and I'm a fox immortal practicing in the Heavenly Fox Temple."
The young man showed a surprised expression, as if saying: You actually have a backer.
The young man said, "So I'm a fox fairy, not a fox king. My name is Chen Jiayu, a cat who cultivates in a village outside Jinhua City. I've only been in the county town for a short time and haven't found a living yet. I heard the county government had posted a reward for anyone who could kill rats, so I wanted to go and take a look, but I didn't expect you to beat me to the punch."
Gong Mengbi said, "If I had known this earlier, I would have given it to you. But now I have accepted the governor's kindness and have no choice but to do my best. I have to say sorry."
Chen Jiayu said, "That's not necessary. It's first come, first served. But the Rat King is quite capable. The key is that he can escape. So, do you need my help? Just give me half of the bounty."
Gong Mengbi laughed: "I didn't ask for money, but I used the money in exchange for a condition. Otherwise, I can give you half."
Chen Jiayu showed a disappointed expression and said, "Forget it. I was thinking of showing off my skills."
As they were talking, Gong Mengbi's expression suddenly became serious, and Chen Jiayu's expression also changed slightly. The two looked towards the east of the city.
Gong Mengbi said, "I'll go first, and we'll talk later."
As he spoke, he turned into a long wind and whistled away.
Chen Jiayu's eyes fixed, and he said, "Wait for me, I'll come too!"
He put on a conical hat and turned into a ray of yellow light, moving through the streets as fast as lightning. However, he was still a step slower than Gong Mengbi in flying.
Gong Mengbi arrived first and saw all the fox spirits lying in the streets, their fire in their hearts completely extinguished.
A gray-haired mouse, covered in jewels, stood before the foxes, his hands tucked into his sleeves, a kind smile on his face. Large rats would emerge from under his clothes, like a tide, covering the foxes and heading towards the city gate.
Noticing Gong Mengbi's arrival, the gray-haired Rat King turned around, facing him, bowed slightly, and said, "Greetings, Fox King."
Gong Mengbi narrowed his eyes, but the gray-haired rat king was not afraid and looked at Gong Mengbi with a smile.
The Rat King said, "The fox demon is very hospitable and wants to see me off for a while. Once we get outside the city, there's no need to see me off any further."
Gong Mengbi sighed, "I didn't expect that you were cultivating your spirit by letting the rats cause trouble."
The Rat King showed a surprised look: "The Fox King is very insightful."
"Is it worth it? Hundreds of years of practice are destroyed in an instant and turned into a disaster. Isn't it a pity?" Gong Mengbi asked.
The Rat King retreated to the east of the city in the rat tide, and Gong Mengbi followed him slowly.
The Rat King showed a bit of sadness and said, "I have cultivated for hundreds of years, but I still cannot become a spirit god, which has caused me to age. The disaster demon monster was created in an instant, giving me a new life."
The sadness on his face turned into joy, and he laughed and clapped his hands, saying, "How joyful! How joyful!"
The precious light in his eyes condensed, making his eyeballs look like colorful glass. He looked at the world through these colorful glass-like eyes and felt joy everywhere.
Gong Mengbi said, "You can't escape. You've revealed the aura of a calamity demon. Even if I don't take action, the City God will immediately mobilize troops to capture you. Can you escape from me? Can you escape from the City God?"
The Rat King said, "If you don't meddle in my business, I will hide underground. In a few days, I will be able to stir up a plague of rats. I will then be able to cultivate into a disaster god. Then I can come and go as I please."
"But you insisted on meddling in my business, forcing me to show up early. My breath was unstable, so he noticed me. But it doesn't matter. How could this idiot keep me here?"
Gong Mengbi noticed something strange in his words, looked at the black-haired rats that were swarming like a tidal wave, and asked, "You're the one who won't steal the treasury silver, right?"
The Gray-Haired Rat King chuckled and said, "It's unspeakable. It's unspeakable."
In the blink of an eye, they had reached the city gate. The guarding officers and soldiers had already fainted from fright. The gray-haired rat king laughed, and the black-haired rats had already bitten open the city gate and rushed out of the city in a mighty force.
The Gray Rat King said, "Fox King, let me make a deal with you. I'll leave the fox demon to you, but you must stop here. If you want to drive away the rats, I'm already outside the city, so it won't be considered a breach of promise."
Gong Mengbi said, "No need."
The Gray Rat King asked doubtfully, "Don't you care about the lives of your men?"
Gong Mengbi said: "I have rescued them."
The gray-haired rat king's face changed, and he looked at the fox demon in the rat group. Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he found that the rat group was empty.
"Illusion!" The corner of the Gray Rat King's mouth twitched. "What a brilliant trick."
Gong Mengbi had stopped moving. The smoke from the small golden furnace obscured the fox lying behind him. The smoke turned from white to red, and the red smoke swayed like a fox's tail.
In the distance, the City God's carriage was already approaching. Ghostly messengers led the way, ghost horses pulled the chariot, and divine light shone as it sped towards the east of the city.
The Gray Rat King's brows twitched constantly, and the surging tide of rats merged into his body like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. He paused and burrowed into the ground, intending to escape through earth escape.
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