CHAPTER 629: CHAPTER 628 I’M READY

Unexpectedly, the other party was a reasonable human cultivator, which made the bizarre beings overjoyed.

Although they didn’t quite understand who was the snake, who was the wolf, or who was the dog, nor did they know why there was something about a despicable old lady, the words "repaying kindness with enmity" were heard loud and clear, fitting perfectly with the bizarre beings’ intentions.

The most crucial thing was that the other party truly stopped and wore a look of innocence, not appearing to be a bad person, so why not take a gamble!

Of course, even if he had hostility towards them, there was nothing they could do—they couldn’t beat him at all.

"Fellow Daoist, let’s hold off our hands and talk calmly, shall we?" The senior brother of the Kuanglang Sect eagerly said, as if offering a treasure: "This place is originally the territory of our sect. What do those vulgar foxes understand? As long as we can reach an agreement with Fellow Daoist, the benefits will definitely be plenty for you!"

"Yes, yes, although many magical treasures and secret treasures are gone, the heritage of our Kuanglang Sect is still there!"

"This Fellow Daoist, don’t be misled by the fox spirits. We were too kind-hearted at first and easily trusted them, which led to our current predicament..."

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The human bizarre beings tearfully accused, but the bound system had long provided the reasons for the conflict between the two races, so Jiang Yuan silently watched them perform.

Amidst the rippling water, the bizarre beings chattered away, painting the Kuanglang Sect as the most virtuous group in the world.

They added embellishments about how they tried every means to save the Fox Demons, how they treated them as brothers and sisters sharing the sect’s territory, and how they were betrayed, reduced from masters to the defeated, forced to flee into mountains, forests, and lakes.

That wasn’t all, they conveniently blamed the transformation into bizarre beings on the Fox Demons, claiming that it was their backstab that turned them into bizarre beings, deliberately polluting all human cultivators.

"No wonder!" Jiang Yuan feigned sudden realization as he slapped his thigh and sighed, "Earlier, that Fox Demon led me to check the Spirit Stone Vein. When passing by the nearby forest, I discovered a group of bizarre beings but hadn’t killed a few before the Hu Clan freaked out.

Turns out those were his clansmen. No wonder he specifically pointed out this place for me to slay the bizarre beings; he wanted to borrow my hand to kill."

The senior brother of the Kuanglang Sect was so angry he stomped, "Don’t fall for his tricks! We kindly took in the fox spirits, only to be falsely accused and turned into bizarre beings, hiding in the mountains and forests, never harming the innocent.

On the contrary, they somehow managed to conceal bizarre aura. If they tricked you into traveling to other worlds, the whole world would be doomed!"

"Fellow Daoist, as we are both human cultivators, you must help us!"

"Indeed, indeed, those not of our race must have different intentions, especially the deceitful and cunning fox spirits; they must not be trusted!"

"If Fellow Daoist helps, we will present the Kuanglang Sect’s heritage with both hands!"

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They had not yet discussed a counterplan and suddenly suffered an attack, sacrificing a few fellow members, which inevitably made people anxious.

Unexpectedly, the senior brother blurted out his thoughts in excitement, and the other bizarre beings quickly shifted the topic, fearing their path to a new world was cut off.

"Kuanglang Sect’s heritage huh..." Jiang Yuan indeed became a bit interested. Although he could merge the courtyard here once the task was completed, to pioneer it would still be limited by the courtyard level.

Why not take the benefits now if he could, no need to be polite.

He showed a greedy face, sighed, and said, "Since we are both of the Human Race, we should indeed help each other. Rest assured, I won’t trust Hu Jun again now that I know his true colors.

However, as the saying goes, know your enemy, know yourself, and you shall win a hundred battles. I need to find out the truth of these Fox Demons. Just now, he mentioned his clansman Hu Zhili; has anyone heard of this demon?"

Jiang Yuan thought of first gathering some information on the family of six he’s learned about, then employing some tactics to stir trouble between the two sides.

The bizarre beings looked at each other, each trying to retrieve specific intelligence from their minds so that others would help them completely eliminate the fox spirits.

"I remember now! It’s that one, that one... whose wife and two daughters are particularly beautiful!"

"All fox spirits are beautiful, which one are you talking about?"

"The Zhixin girl who stayed in the Wanhua House, you haven’t forgotten, right? She’s Hu Zhili’s daughter, and back then, she and her sister Zhihua were quite... you know..." The bizarre being who remembered the clue gave a meaningful look to his companions, and words like "courtesan" dared not be spoken aloud.

Back when the world’s collapse disaster occurred, the cultivators of the Kuanglang Sect harbored sincere hope, hoping to be saved by the Heavenly Dao, to find a new world and make a comeback.

Yet, as days turned into years, hope gradually vanished.

Having seen too many fragments collide and crumble, they realized they could die and cease to exist at any moment. The principles of righteousness and gentleman’s conduct were gradually abandoned, replaced by living each day for what it was worth.

Thus, the ordinary people under their rule became slaves.

The men were taken to mine Spirit Stones to maintain the spiritual power needed to rule this land; women with some beauty had to exchange their bodies for food.

The life of ordinary humans was too short and too fragile to withstand the torment of cultivators capable of moving mountains and filling seas.

So, when encountering the Snow Mountain Fox Race known for their beauty, the members of the Kuanglang Sect wanted strong enough slaves, yet worried that too many slaves would easily lead to rebellion, killing a batch of the strongest ones as a warning, altogether "taking in" about two hundred Fox Demons.

Apart from occasionally having one or two fluff balls, the numbers of males and females were roughly equal.

Anyone who could still stand here with a bizarre identity after all sorts of experiences, who among them hadn’t toyed with the young and beautiful, variety-filled fox spirits back then? Even the handsome male Fox Demons in the mine weren’t spared.

Especially the twin blossoms Zhixin and Zhihua from the Wanhua House, they were truly alluring!

Moreover, some even enjoyed the grand lineup where the three—mother and daughters—served together.

Many humans with unusual personas recalled that period of spring-breeze success that surpassed the happiness of living as Immortals.

But how could such talk be spoken in front of unfamiliar human cultivators? Would he still be willing to help after hearing it?

Ha, with the style of righteous cultivators, surely there’d be an immediate demonstration, acting for the heaven and earth, removing evil and punishing the wicked.

"Oh oh oh, your words reminded me!" Another person, afraid that a sect member might let something slip, quickly replied, "Hu Zhixin and Hu Zhihua were both daughters of Hu Zhili, those little foxes were good at pleasing people. Later, just for a man, the sisters competed with jealousy and caused trouble, leading to their mother being sentenced to execution. The mother and daughters all died tragically, what a pity."

Died?

Jiang Yuan instinctively turned to look at Hu Zhile beside him.

The other party was evidently surprised, furrowed his brow slightly, and asked, "Executed?"

"Yes, the specifics are somewhat forgotten, but the commotion was big enough to involve even our sect leader. Anyway, they were punished publicly, half beaten to death, then hung upside down and skinned alive. What a waste of the three lovely beauties who died so gravely."

"The skinned beauties were hung at the Wanhua House as a warning, left there for quite some time."

"It’s heard that Hu Zhili still... that is, upon hearing the news, he even attempted to assassinate the sect leader but got beaten badly himself. But later, the sect leader mysteriously died and vanished, many sect members said he was afflicted by fox spirits."

Hu Zhile raised her eyebrow slightly at the words, "Hmm, perhaps it was a curse. Master, we ought to head to the meeting soon, else Hu Jun might become suspicious with prolonged delay."

She hadn’t expected those two little cunning ones to die so soon, so miserably. Thinking it over, Hu Zhile understood a bit.

This group of human cultivators once praised themselves wildly, she remembered their arrogant faces from back then vividly.

Thinking about those Fox Demons willing to bow and serve as slaves, once disembarked, they would become their playthings.

If she were among them, she surely would endure humiliation to survive initially, then seek an opportunity to escape.

But the two beauties they took were indeed attractive, full of small cunning tricks, always prone to internal strife, fighting for favor and love. In such circumstances, serving people with their looks while immersed in it, the possible infighting and mutual struggles were evident.

Dying just serves not needing the Venerable Family’s intervention anymore.

[Hu Zhile’s Inner Obsession Relieved: 30%]

"You’re right." Jiang Yuan saw the sudden pop-up prompt, thinking the remaining seventy percent depended on the other three’s situation.

He stood up, glanced at the paranormal beings soaking in water, switched to the "Role Model" title, pointed towards the direction of the Spirit Stone Vein, lowered his voice and commanded, "I’ll go distract Hu Jun first, the fox demon anomalies I beat earlier are escaping through the secret passage from the woods towards the palace.

Gather all your kin to block their retreat, while I cunningly deal with Hu Jun, then assist you to wipe out that group of Fox Demon anomalies!"

Saying this, Jiang Yuan rubbed his fingers together, revealing a cunning smile, "Certainly, when the time comes, you must fulfill your promise, I want the Kuanglang Sect’s legacy."

An indescribable dignity overflowed from him, spreading over the lake, the paranormal beings were instantly encouraged by the powerful voice, all with surging blood boiling for battle.

It seemed what stood before them was not a stranger cultivator, but a mentor who had taught them for many years, both teacher and friend, whose every word was so reasonable, all golden rules needed to be followed.

"Agreed!" Kuanglang Sect’s senior brother was thrilled, "No wonder we were unable to trace them, turns out there’s a secret passage connecting the sect’s hall and spirit stone mine.

Fellow sect members, the day to settle scores and fulfill our revenge has arrived! Let these treacherous foxes pay their blood debts in full!"

"Comrade, you must assist us! The sect’s legacy is in the hall, we must seize it!"

"Charge! Charge! Kill the sly foxes, reclaim everything from our sect!"

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Hu Zhile watched as the human anomalies instantly became invigorated as if injected with adrenaline, realized later on, Venerable Family intended to let them kill each other and take advantage of the situation.

She wondered what the scene would be like when those cultivators dreaded fighting against anomalies, if not worried about contamination, she genuinely wanted to witness it herself.

"Let’s go, let’s see if Hu Jun is prepared or not." Jiang Yuan shielded her on one side, preventing contamination by the anomalies racing forward.

Hu Zhile took a deep breath, feeling somewhat relieved within, smiled and said, "Whether he’s ready or not, I’m certainly prepared."