"that's all?"
Bo Qiu raised his eyebrows. "While the Wind Fox Inner Core is indeed rare, it's of little use to us. At most, we can exchange it for money. Why would the Demon Emperor make such a big fuss over such a trivial matter?"
The poet smiled and said, "Then we have to mention our third princess's eighteenth birthday."
The third princess? Yuwen Yiyi?
After being confused for so long, Tu Nian finally understood a part.
In the original novel, Yuwen Yiyi, the third princess of the demon clan, is Su Youzhi's fierce rival in love. That's right, this novel not only features a master-disciple relationship, but also a love-hate relationship between good and evil.
And Yuwen Yiyi was even considered half-best friend of Su Youzhi in the beginning, but later when the former pretended to go to Yuqing for a trip, she fell in love with the old man Yuzhe in a very ridiculous way.
Needless to say, the plot after that was nothing more than a falling out between besties for a man, various face-slapping schemes, and finally a war between the demons and the world of immortal cultivation. Naturally, Yuwen Yiyi also died with hatred under the halo of Su Youzhi's heroine.
Could it be that the demons' recent defenses were for this? So, was it Su Youzhi who had his eye on this Wind Fox?
Tu Nian immediately started brainstorming.
Thinking about it this way, Bo Qiu's description of Fengli, coupled with his speculation, is indeed very consistent with Su Youzhi's style of doing things, and considering the development of the plot in the original work... it seems that Su Youzhi met Yuwen Yiyi during this period of time.
But according to the original plot, shouldn't their first encounter have been during Su Youzhi's training? And now they're in Dongzhen Ruins, and Fengli's place too, so what's going on?
After much thought, the only explanation Tu Nian could come up with was that her actions over the past few months had changed the fate of many people. Perhaps even earlier, when she decided not to be the love-brained female supporting role, those initial assumptions had already been broken.
So her status as a distinguished second-round player is useless?
Realizing this, she couldn't help but feel helpless, but this helplessness disappeared in an instant.
Rather than blindly following the development of the story to survive, she prefers the present time, when the snow is thriving and she and her fellow disciples are working hard together.
What you gain, you lose.
Glancing at Jin Nanfeng, who had not fallen into evil, and her tyrannical ancestor, Tu Nian sincerely believed that it was obvious that she had gained far more than she had lost.
It only took Tu Nian a moment to figure all this out. He came back to his senses and continued his conversation with the poet. "What's so strange about a birthday? Could it be that the princess wants to take that raccoon as her pet?"
"You're right, it's pretty much as you guessed."
Taking a quick sip of tea to moisten his throat, the poet put down the teacup and said, "That raccoon cat was captured specifically by His Majesty the Demon Emperor to be made into a delicacy for the princess's health and beauty."
"Catch them and eat them?" Tu Nian was surprised and slapped his thigh. "That's too generous."
"Of course not!" the poet slapped his thigh.
Tu Nian suddenly understood. No wonder the demons were so anxious. It seemed like you, the immortal cultivators, were coming to snatch the delicacies from them. If it were her, she would be anxious too.
She thought it was easy, but she didn't realize that she was not on the same wavelength as the other person. Bo Qiu knew this very well, but seeing that she had made an accident, he didn't correct her, but changed the subject to talk about business.
"Did the commotion outside the Demon Emperor's Palace this morning lead to the arrest of those cultivators?"
The poet nodded, "That's right."
Following the topic, Bo Qiu's expression changed, and he said bitterly, "The three sects and seven schools have always been arrogant and domineering. Now that their disciples have been captured, it would be best to lock them up in the water prison and give them a good beating."
"Great minds think alike, sir."
The poet seemed to have found a kindred spirit. He first praised Bo Qiu, then bowed his head and sighed, "What a pity! I see the guards are all heading west of the palace. I guess they'll just be put in a regular cell this time."
The prison west of the palace!
Tu Nian and Jin Nanfeng exchanged glances. It seemed that was where Chu Qiurong and Xu Ziqiao were being held.
After hearing this, the three people who understood the situation stood up at the same time, which scared the poet.
"Thank you for the news."
Before leaving, Tu Nian nodded and thanked the frightened poet. Then, as he reached the door of the shop, he remembered something and turned back to ask him, "Do you know the whereabouts of that raccoon?"
The poet thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the raccoon was injured when it was captured. It should be confined in the garden of the Demon Emperor's Palace to recuperate now."
"good."
After listening to this, Tu Nian took out a high-grade spirit stone from his pocket, but did not hand it to him directly. Instead, he said to him, "I will buy this information from you. As long as you promise to keep your mouth shut about this matter, this spirit stone will be yours."
The other party nodded without hesitation and took the spirit stone.
Tu Nian and his companions then left the teahouse.
"Why do you want to destroy the bounties offered by other sects?" Jin Nanfeng asked Tu Nian after leaving the teahouse.
"To be precise, it was to destroy Yuqing."
Tu Nian shrugged, "I'm 90% sure that the person who will come to fulfill this bounty will be Su Youzhi."
Jinnan Fengyuan was about to advise her to pay attention to sect harmony, but after hearing this, he immediately lost the desire to say such words. Instead, Bo Qiu suddenly said, "Wouldn't it be better to let her take Fengli away?"
"Of course." Tu Nian looked at him puzzledly, "What are you talking about?"
Bo Qiu lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Then let me ask you another way. Do you really want that Feng Li to be served on the table?"
Tu Nian frowned. "You can't possibly be arguing with me about protecting rare spiritual beasts. Let me be frank: I only believe in the law of the jungle."
"The strong prey on the weak." Bo Qiu sneered, "That only happens between different species. What if they cannibalize each other?"
Tu Nian was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"That's Monster Cooking, it's not as simple as you think."
Bo Qiu glanced at her lightly as he spoke, and then began to explain to her the meaning of adding Warcraft into the dish.
After listening to his explanation, Tu Nian finally understood that "The Magic City Eats People" was never an exaggeration, but a documentary method.
In fact, Tu Nian's understanding is essentially correct. Under normal circumstances, there is no problem with having monsters on the table. After all, no matter how rare the monster is, it is still a beast. At most, it is just a game meal, which is no big deal.
However, the same thing is different when it comes to the demon clan. Fengli fell into the demon clan and is a member of the demon clan, a real demon beast, and a resident of Dongzhenxu.
In other words, when monks eat it, it is considered game, but when demons eat it, they are eating their own kind.
That would be no different from cannibalism.
"Well, do you still think that they're just the law of the jungle when it comes to eating these wind raccoons?"
Looking at Bo Qiu's eyes that couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, Tu Nian couldn't help but shudder.
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