Chapter 152
Although he had been thoroughly beaten up,
Fortunately, the support from the Demon-Slaying Division had finally arrived.
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Chapter 162: The Beautiful Legs of Xiao Qing
“Why don’t you all head back to the Demon-Slaying Division?”
“Boss Chen Huai'an, aren’t you coming back?”
“No, I want to wait a bit longer.” Chen Huai'an turned to glance in the direction of Jinhe, his expression darkening.
The aura there felt all too familiar.
This familiarity wasn’t from having seen it before, but rather from an understanding of realms.
That monster was on the same level as Daoist Qingxuan.
Though he was merely at the Qi Refining stage, he had experienced the Transformation stage and even reached it himself, making him acutely aware of the other’s realm—the monster was at the Transformation stage. If we assume that the first rank corresponds to the peak of Qi Refining, and the second rank corresponds to Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, then what does Transformation correspond to?
Regardless of what it corresponds to, for the bearded man and the current Demon-Slaying Division, that monster was an insurmountable challenge.
If they went up against it, they would be powerless—merely walking to their deaths.
On the way away from the bearded man, he watched as the once-bustling street turned desolate, and the orderly cars collided into chaos.
He kept pondering what he, as a human, could do.
He didn’t have much fondness for this world, but he couldn’t say he hated it either.
Most importantly, he didn’t want to see the bearded man die.
He practiced and improved his strength to protect those he cared about.
He worked tirelessly to earn money just to shield Li Qingran from any harm.
His clenched fists were meant to guard what lay within.
So now, if the bearded man were to die, what could he do?
Chen Huai'an kept thinking—he was just at the Qi Refining stage; what else did he have?
He went through everything he possessed: a cat, a fish, the Black Scale Sword, some grass, unfinished pills, and the mutated cancer cells… none of these could stand against that monster. Finally, an image in his mind froze on a talisman—the talisman from the Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid pot—the Zixiao Divine Thunder Talisman.
This talisman was meant to protect the Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid from being devoured by greedy beasts.
But now, it might just become his strongest trump card.
“I need to get back to the shelter quickly.”
Chen Huai'an pursed his lips, took one last look in the direction of Jinhe, and then casually hopped into a passing car.
Considering the complex traffic situation, it would take at least an hour to return to the shelter.
However, there were planes at the shelter; he should be able to apply to Zhao Ying for permission to take a helicopter.
“Don’t die on me, bearded man.”
“Wait for me…”
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Meanwhile, at the C Province shelter, Room 0.
Ba Ji sat cross-legged on the belly of the Strawberry Bear, its claws pressing down on the Shrimp King, the demonic aura it exuded rendering the two containment creatures immobile.
[Did you two forget who’s who the moment the boss left?]
Ba Ji snorted coldly. How dare this bear and shrimp attack it?
They really didn’t know how to write the word “death.”
Didn’t they know there was a bloodline suppression among demons?
And it just so happened to be one of the fiercest four.
It had just given the Strawberry Bear and the Lobster a good beating, but after being oppressed by the boss for so long, this was a rare opportunity. With the boss gone and no one around to watch the surveillance, wasn’t this the perfect chance to bond with a good friend?
However, just as it was about to continue its assault,
“Pop pop pop~”
[Fish, stop making weird noises. Can’t you see I’m dealing with family matters?]
“Pop pop pop pop!”
[Shut up…]
Ba Ji turned its head to look at the windowsill, and its mind went blank.
There, a pair of snow-white beautiful legs dangled down, clad in black stockings.
Looking further up…
Emmm, it was half a fish body.
At that moment, Xiao Qing’s mouth opened and closed, staring with her dead fish eyes, the “pop pop pop” sounds coming from her mouth.
Feeling Ba Ji’s gaze, she jumped down from the windowsill and stretched her beautiful legs.
Ba Ji couldn’t appreciate such cartoonishly exquisite legs; that was the realm of humans.
It only felt that this transformation was far from perfect.
[You don’t really think you look good like this, do you?]
Xiao Qing nodded at Ba Ji, then twirled around: “Pop pop pop?” [Isn’t it beautiful?]
Ba Ji’s mouth twitched: [This king thinks your chances of being made into sour fish have just increased.]
Xiao Qing disagreed: “Pop pop pop!” [Humans love legs like these. My master often stares at beautiful legs in short videos and even drools.]
[Fine, if you think so, then so be it.] Ba Ji wearily shook its head.
It thought to itself that this generation of demons was hard to manage. Without a good-looking exterior, how could these shallow humans be fooled? Not to mention that Chen Huai'an wasn’t an ordinary human; he was a super boss disguised as an ordinary human!
A shadow flickered in front of it, and out of the corner of its eye, Ba Ji caught sight of something behind Xiao Qing, and its eyes widened.
The Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid in the pot had actually stood up using its roots as legs.
From the way it stretched its roots and leaves, it seemed to be… yawning?
Though this plant was of a high grade, it shouldn’t be able to become sentient so quickly, right?
Plants becoming sentient was a thousand times harder than animals like Xiao Qing.
In the next moment, something even more explosive happened.
The Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid actually curled its branches and leaves, tearing down the Zixiao Divine Thunder Talisman from the pot.
An opportunity!
A golden opportunity!
Ba Ji’s eyes narrowed, its legs sprang up, and it opened its mouth wide, lunging at the Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid.
If it could eat this spirit plant, its power would surge, and then…
Bang—!
A shadow flashed before its eyes.
Ba Ji was sent flying back at an even faster speed, crashing into the alloy wall and creating a five-meter-deep pit, completely silenced.
The Lobster and Strawberry Bear, witnessing this scene, trembled in fear, keeping their heads down and not daring to look up.
What had been smashed wasn’t just a black cat; it was their dignity and hope!
Xiao Qing was also stunned, her beautiful legs crossed awkwardly, her dead fish eyes widening as she took steps back.
However, the sentient orchid had no intention of harming her.
It simply lifted the pot and sat on her head, then gave her fish butt a light whip with its branches, pointing outside.
“Pop pop pop? [Is this telling me to take you out?]”
The tenderest leaf at the center of the orchid nodded.
“Pop pop. [But there’s a wall; we can’t get out.]”
The Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid gestured for Xiao Qing to bring it to the wall.
With a wave of spatial fluctuation, the fish and the plant found themselves outside the wall.
Inside the wall, the Strawberry Bear and Lobster looked out the glass window, their expressions dumbfounded at the sight of the Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid strutting around.
Let’s go!!!
The Nine-Turn Spirit Orchid settled back in its pot, flicking its branches to give Xiao Qing’s butt another light whip.
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Moments later, a bizarre scene unfolded on the streets of Tianfu District.
A fat-headed fish with beautiful legs clad in black stockings was sprinting down the bustling street, balancing a pot of orchid adorned with talismans on its head.
Their target was clear, charging straight ahead,
Heading towards Jinhe.
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Chapter 163: Burning a Hole in the Night (Sponsored by Tijin)
“Qingran, what does a demon look like after it transforms?”
[Demon transformations usually take on human forms, either handsome men or beautiful women. After all, they mostly feed on essence and need a good appearance to entice humans… Did my master encounter some strange demon?]
Chen Huai'an fell silent for a moment, then opened the camera to take a picture of Xiao Qing, who had beautiful legs in black stockings but was still a fat-headed fish with a pot of grass on her head.
In the small room, Li Qingran stared at the image of Xiao Qing in the spirit mirror for a long time before cupping her hands and saying, “Hehe… Master, your disciple is dull and has never seen such a strange demon. But the clothing on its legs is quite pretty; did you make it?”
[Yes, I had some free time.]
Li Qingran blinked.
She understood her master very well!
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