Chapter 44: Disaster Strikes in the Mountain Village

  "This... actually Xiao Yao is thinking..."

  Huang Xian hesitated for a moment, seemingly unsure of what to say. After a brief pause, he let out a sigh and spoke bluntly: "Sir, please allow me to speak frankly. I actually wish to surrender to the young master's command, to serve as his humble servant...". As he spoke, he raised both front paws and bowed down to Meng Xuan, then lifted his head again and pleaded: "I hope sir will take pity on me and grant Huang Feng'er this honor..."

  Meng Xuan had actually guessed its meaning long ago and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

  He understood Huang Xian's intention and did not suspect that he was telling a lie.

  Of course, this is not the case with Meng Xuan, who has a majestic aura that commands respect from all who see him. In reality, mountain and field demons like Huang Xian have only obtained a hint of heavenly energy and opened their spiritual aperture to cultivate their demon body. They only understand some minor magic techniques and do not have strong cultivation backing them up or any heritage to guide them in their practice. They can only intimidate ordinary people on a daily basis, but in the eyes of cultivators, they are truly insignificant, like ants.

  Like this little demon, there are generally only two options: either surrender to a powerful demon and risk one's life in exchange for the demon's reward of spiritual practice, or become a servant under a cultivator's household, who would then find spiritual practice for it while also protecting its safety. Compared to these two options, surrendering to a powerful demon is a matter of life and death, and with the added threat of foreign invasion, life is really not easy.

  Therefore, becoming a Taoist priest was the best choice for these monsters.

  It's just that the Xiu family isn't a charity, and it's not possible to subdue demons at will. Generally speaking, those who can enter the Xiu family's eyes are all have their own abilities, and can stand alone against powerful demons. As for small demons like Huang Xian'er, in the eyes of the Xiu family, they are nothing more than pets, and have no other use. Huang Xian naturally understood this principle, so when he saw Meng Xuan, he thought of another plan.

  The method is to surrender to those who have not yet become a master of the family.

  Since Meng Xuan arrived at Qing Shui Village, although he had never shown up in person, he also learned about some things through the villagers.

  In his opinion, Meng Xuan was young and had a good moral character. He was also kind to others and refused to accept silver from the villagers. When casting armor, he even forcibly gave them silver. This behavior is not like that of a stingy person at all. Becoming his apprentice would be a good choice too.

  Anyway, Meng Xuan has not become a real cultivator yet, so his vision will naturally not be that high, and he might have taken a liking to himself.

  Although he thought so, but when preparing to speak up, Huang Xian still felt a little nervous, and that's why he had been lingering around, hesitating to show up.

  After stating his request, Huang Xian looked at Meng Xuan with a expectant face.

  Meng Xuan sighed and said: "Huang brother, it's not that I'm not close to people, but I don't have the qualifications to collect demon slaves yet! To be honest, I'm going to the East Sea Holy Land to become a disciple, and even my own future is uncertain, let alone bringing you along. Moreover, although the immortal family collects slaves, I haven't reached the level of enlightening others yet. Even if I collected you, when the time comes, you wouldn't be able to enter the immortal gate anyway..."

  "This... little demon understands..."

  Huang Xian listened and was stunned for a while, then responded gloomily.

  Meng Xuan respects and protects the villagers, what he says is sincere and heartfelt, all are practical problems, it can naturally understand.

  "Alright, Brother Huang, you can rest assured and wait in Qing Shui Village. If after a few years, I have achieved success in my cultivation and you still haven't found a good place to settle down, then based on this one meeting between us, Meng will come find you and lend you a helping hand in your cultivation..."

  Meng Xuan looked at its appearance and felt a little unbearable, so he opened his mouth again.

  Huang Xian was overjoyed upon hearing this and exclaimed excitedly: "If that's really true, then that little demon is... is..."

  Before he could finish speaking, his voice choked with emotion.

  Meng Xuan Zheng was about to comfort it a few words, suddenly saw Bao Pen straight and turned around, looking in the direction of the mountain village, his body slightly trembling.

  "What's wrong?" Meng Xuan asked in surprise.

  Bao Pan was dazed, seemingly not having heard Meng Xuan's words. After a while, he suddenly turned around and trembled, saying: "Young master, I smell a heavy bloody smell coming from that direction, and it seems to have a strange taste..."

  "Bloodthirsty?"

  Meng Xuan's eyes widened slightly as he suddenly thought of something, and his face changed color involuntarily.

  "What's going on?... Has that demon woman returned again?"

  A faint sense of foreboding flashed through his mind, and Meng Xuan instantly accelerated to top speed, dashing towards Qingquan Village.

  Huang Xian and Bao Pen also followed closely behind him, Huang Xian was injured and couldn't run easily, Meng Xuan simply picked it up and put it on his own shoulders. Bao Pen followed closely behind him, although his movements were a bit stiff, but with one bounce, he flew out for several feet, his speed was almost as fast as Meng Xuan's, only that he was still not very familiar with this magical body of his, thus couldn't bring out its maximum potential.

  Just before the incense stick finished burning, Tu Jiao Jiao and two village elders also pressed down the cloud head at the village entrance.

  This was also because Tú Jiāo had been too frightened by Mèng Xuān at the time, and after escaping with her life, she ran for several hundred miles before stopping to bandage her wounds, expel the sword energy that Mèng Xuān had forced out of her, and then ignite the divine talisman to call for reinforcements. Adding on the time it took for the two elders to arrive, a whole day and night had passed, otherwise they would have arrived here earlier and coincidentally encountered Mèng Xuān who was staying in the village.

  Tú Jiāo jumped down from the clouds, let out a cold hum, and shouted: "Who injured my young master? Let him come forth to meet his death!"

  The villagers here have a very deep impression of Tú Jiāo as soon as they see her, let alone the two old men with a face full of murderous aura.

  They were so frightened that their souls flew out of their bodies and they ran away in all directions.

  Tú Jiāo let out a cold snort, anyway she was also planning to slaughter the village, and her hands were even more ruthless. The wooden sword in her palm infused with true energy, and with one horizontal sweep of the sword, immediately "pffft" sounds could be heard, as seven or eight people who were running away had their bodies severed into two segments, blood gushing out.

  "Doesn't anyone say anything? Then this aunt will surely go on a killing spree!"

  Tu Jiao Jiao's face was full of evil spirit, with a dense cloud of killing intent. She had been chased away by Meng Xuan and had been holding back her anger for a long time, now she was about to vent it out.

  "Alas, why must it be so?"

  The four elders stopped Tu Jiao Jiao and laughed: "You killed all these people, isn't that a waste?"

  Tu Jiao Jiao was taken aback for a moment and asked: "What does the elder mean?"

  The four elders burst out laughing, turned a ancient ring on their hands, then pressed their palms to the ground and chanted an incantation.

  Suddenly, the ring opened a spatial slit, and two coffins fell from the slit. The four elders lifted the lids of the two coffins, gazing at the sleeping corpses inside, and laughed: "These people are killed in vain, wasting them. Why not use them to raise the dead? Firstly, it can let the god general have a hearty meal, enhance his evil energy, secondly, the bloody aura mixed with the god general's corpse aura can also form a unique atmosphere. If that Taiyin Corpse Devil is nearby, it will definitely be attracted!"

  Tú Jiāo's face revealed a sweet yet venomous smile as she said, "Still, the Fourth Elder is wise, let's do it your way!"

  The four elders smiled with satisfaction and took out two yellow talismans from their bosoms, gently pressing them onto the corpse in the coffin.

  "Ahhh..."

  The two corpses in the coffin suddenly woke up and jumped out of the coffin straight.

  "Go eat your fill!"

  The four elders sneered and gave orders, and the two corpse demons immediately went mad and rushed towards the villagers who were fleeing in all directions.

  For a time, the whole mountain village was filled with blood and gore, and chickens and dogs were running wildly.

  "Spare my life, fairy... My Clear Spring Village has always been at peace with the world, please let me and Clear Spring Village live..."

  Many villagers fled in a hurry, but the elderly tribal chief came against the tide, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy from Tu Jiao Jiao.

  "What? Spare your life? A insignificant creature like you, what qualifications do you have to exist in this world?"

  Tu Jiao Jiao sneered: "At first, I just caught a few corpses from your village, but you asked that wild kid who knows where he came from to rescue people and even hurt me. The blood I shed that day, today I want the whole village to pay it back!"

  But it turned out that when Meng Xuan came forward to save people, she thought it was the villagers who invited him, which was also one of the reasons for her massacre.

  "The fairy misunderstood, how dare a humble old man offend heavenly authority..."

  The old tribe leader was still begging pitifully, but Tu Jiao Jiao had already lost patience and directly swung her sword to chop off half of his head.