Chapter Forty-two Transformation

  Not long after Lin Bei walked away, Bian Fuzi slowly woke up.

  "Husband, you've finally woken up." Jiulang and Houtu let out a sigh of relief.

  Bo Fu Zi glanced at the two of them, closed his eyes, then opened them again and asked in a soft voice: "Where is that... sir?"

  "What? Oh, the master, the master went to pick medicine and said it was for treating your illness." Jiulang was somewhat puzzled, how could Fuzi's impression of the master improve after being enraged to the point of vomiting blood?

  "Oh." Wen Fu Zi fell silent.

  "Master, this is my fault, I shouldn't have let you come out."

  "It has nothing to do with you." Bo Fu Zi said, his face showing a complex and inexplicable expression: "To say that it is clear, or rather, my knowledge is not thorough."

  "Huh?" Jiulang was depressed, he felt how could he not understand?

  Bo Fu Zi smiled slightly, but didn't say a word.

  Just now he was dizzy, but in fact there were some consciousness, two concepts in his mind were conflicting with each other. The first concept is that what Lin Bei said was all fake, it was a demon's lie to confuse him, but the other concept thought it was true.

  Ancient people were actually very superstitious. In the ancient times, the legend of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors was widely spread. The Son of Heaven even claimed to be the incarnation of a true dragon, because he was the true dragon son of heaven. Thinking carefully about it, isn't a dragon also a monster? It's only natural that they are also monsters. So if they can respect the Son of Heaven, why can't they accept a monster? Moreover, Lin Bei himself is a snake, which is just a small dragon. His identity is also taking advantage of this.

  In addition, in ancient times, apart from these monsters, there were other types of monsters, such as the Qilin and the Bai Ze. These are all considered auspicious monsters by people, which shows that Bo Youzi's view on monsters being evil is not tenable, unless Bo Youzi can deny his previous understanding, which would also be a reason for him to spit blood.

  After a sleep, Bian Fuzi felt that his heart was very clear and empty, as if he had been enlightened by a sudden realization. He understood that he had indeed been narrow-minded, which is why he had become the way he was now.

  When Lin Bei returned with a ganoderma, he saw Bian Fuzi sitting on the Qinglong stone, although his face was still unbearable, but his spirit was extremely good. Jiulang and Hututou stood beside him carefully.

  "The master is back." Hu Tou said with joy, letting out a sigh of relief. Compared to interacting with He Bo's wife, Hu Tou found it more comfortable to interact with the master.

  Lin Beida nodded and threw the lingzhi to them, then pointed at Wen Fuzi, meaning that this lingzhi was for Wen Fuzi to nourish his body.

  Bian Fuzi looked at Lin Bei, his face showing a complex expression. He slowly got down from the Qinglong stone, without drawing his sword or bowing, and instead said in a deep voice: "Sir, your words just now were like a refreshing drink to me, Bian Ji has learned from you."

  Lin Bei looked at him, feeling a bit pleased. These ancient people were really interesting. They wouldn't listen to good words, but after scolding them a few times, they would feel comfortable in their hearts. However, now that Bian Fuzi's attitude had changed greatly, Lin Bei thought this was a good situation.

  "I'm just saying something that everyone knows."

  Ban Ji, also known as Ban Fu Zi, sighed after finishing reading: "What a wonderful thing that everyone knows, but I, who have boasted of being well-read in poetry and books, would still be ignorant of it if not for the reminder from you today. It's really shameful."

  Lin Bei felt a sense of pride in his heart, recognizing that acknowledging mistakes was a good thing: "So, Master, you're saying that demons and humans don't have to be on different paths, they can coexist?"

  Bai Ji suddenly closed his eyes, then opened them abruptly and said in a deep voice: "Yes."

  "Since youkai and humans aren't that different after all, it's not strange for me to communicate with Kuranosuke and the others either, right? And of course, I'm not plotting anything."

  "Yes." Boon Kiat was very concise.

  Lin Bei was satisfied. It seemed that it wasn't difficult for people to accept his current identity after all, at least not as difficult as Lin Bei had imagined. This was good, very good.

  "Alright, since you've said so much, let's just forget about past matters and get along peacefully from now on. This way, it'll be beneficial for everyone."

  "It's supposed to be this way."

  Jiulang and Hu Tou didn't understand what Lin Bei and Fuzi were communicating, but they could see that the atmosphere between them had eased up. They felt a great sense of relief, especially Jiulang, who had been under a lot of pressure, and this was the best outcome for him now.

  "May I ask, sir, why you have had Jiulang bring me here this time?" asked Bolin.

  "Oh, it's like that. The prey I sent to the Hunters was actually a kind intention." Lin Bei pointed at the Lingzhi again: "Just like I just wanted to give the Lingzhi to Master to heal his wounds, without any other thoughts, but you humans seem not to think so. When you see others having benefits, you become jealous, but don't think about why others can get such benefits. Just now, when Jiulang mentioned this matter, I felt a bit apologetic to the Hunters, but unfortunately, I couldn't communicate with them. So I asked Jiulang to find someone who knows how to read and write, hoping he could convey my thoughts to those people."

  "What's on your mind?"

  "That's right, if they want benefits, they must pay something in return. The hunters can get things from me through trade, such as this wooden house, the dried meat before, and the fence I helped build. They are the same. Besides, I need to reiterate that I just follow the principle of equal trade. Of course, sometimes I feel it's not fair, then I won't exchange. Can you understand now?"

  "I can understand what you mean." Bo Fu Zi really understood: "Unfortunately, people have misunderstood the demon, I'm afraid it's hard for adults to succeed in this matter."

  "This is no longer something I can control, and I'm not a five-yuan note that everyone likes."

  Bo Fu couldn't help but chuckle: "Your words are like pearls, sir. As a student, I feel rather ashamed."

  "Don't be embarrassed, just tell the people of Xishan Village what I said and that's it. I don't want the hunters to get into trouble because of me."

  "Alright, students did their best."

  "Oh, right! You'd better teach the hunters to read and write, so I can communicate with them. Before, I could only gesture, but they had many misunderstandings about what I wanted to say. It's not good, is it? 'Teach without discrimination', isn't that the phrase?"

  Bian Fuzi suddenly became solemn and respectful, the demon in front of him was indeed not an ordinary creature, his thoughts were different from theirs, and every time he thought about it, it was even more ingenious. Perhaps this was also a unique aspect of demons.

  PS: Thank you again for the rewards from Seven Emotions and Six Desires, as well as Long DE Soul's reward and Yu Jian Xun Zhen's evaluation. Also, I will write more in the future, but I don't dare to guarantee it because I still have work now.