Chapter 83
Chen Sheng’s words pierced the little fox’s heart like a sharp knife.
It shook its head frantically while hysterically shouting: “You’re talking nonsense! I have a heart. I can feel happiness, pain, and loneliness! And I have a name, Jiushuang! I’m not a puppet!”
“Is that so?”
Chen Sheng’s sneer grew thicker, “Then can you cry?”
The little fox was struck as if by lightning again.
Cry…
It seemed it truly couldn’t.
Even with a heart torn to shreds, even with a pain that cut to the bone, it couldn’t cry as if it had no tears.
“Little fox, you are truly pitiful, but even more pitiful are those who get close to you, both humans and beasts.”
Chen Sheng continued with pity: “The Nine Heavens Mystic Fox bewitches all beings. Before you transformed, male beasts would avoid you at all costs because they knew that getting close to you would confuse their minds and cause them to lose themselves. After you transformed, just a glance back and a smile from you could drive countless cultivators mad, which is also terrifying to humans.”The little fox didn’t know any of this.
Even the fact that it was a Nine Heavens Mystic Fox, it had only heard for the first time today.
But it had a feeling that what the old man was saying was not wrong.
After a long hesitation, it said sadly: “This isn’t my fault, this isn’t what I want…”
“It’s not your fault?”
Chen Sheng resumed his sneer, “Your existence itself is a sin. You are like a sharp knife that wounds others. Like a candle flickering in the storm, you elicit pity from everyone, yet with a single turn, you forget those who have shielded you from the storm with their umbrellas, those frail bodies that protected you as you grew!”
He paused, then laughed again: “They say the Nine Heavens Mystic Fox understands the human heart and knows good from evil, but how many know that you are the greatest evil? You think I stink, but can’t you smell the foul stench of evil that emanates from you, one that specifically harms the ‘heart’ of others?”
These words exploded in the little fox’s mind.
Such blunt words made it subconsciously want to deny them, yet it couldn’t find any words to refute them.
It didn’t remember anything.
Yet now, it felt suffocated by the weight of its sins…
Suddenly, a glint of light appeared in its eyes, and it said, “I… I won’t forget! Even though I’ve forgotten, I remember now! My name is Jiushuang! The person who named me is Jiang Chen! He smells nice, has a beautiful smile, and I really like him!”
Jiang Chen…
Upon hearing this name, Chen Sheng frowned.
The reason he had captured the little fox was that he heard it calling out Jiang Chen’s name.
It was out of curiosity, but he didn’t expect that Jiang Chen had actually named this little fox?
“No, that’s not right.”
Chen Sheng didn’t believe it, “My family’s young master is a prodigy, exceptional and unparalleled! How could he possibly be related to you, a deeply sinful Nine Heavens Mystic Fox? And how could you find him smells nice? That’s utter nonsense!”
“Your young master is called Jiang Chen?” The little fox’s eyes lit up.
“Of course,” the old man nodded.
“A prodigy? Exceptional and unparalleled?”
“That’s common knowledge.”
“Tell me more?”
“…Fine, then let me tell you about the deeds of my family’s young master.”
“Yes, yes, tell me quickly.”
The little fox nodded incessantly, its pale blue eyes filled with anticipation.
When it came to Jiang Chen, Chen Sheng was no longer tired.
He set the little fox down, floated a zhang above the ground with his legs crossed, and proudly said, “My family’s young master was born with a wicked smile, bullied boys at three, dominated girls at ten, and it was self-taught! He is a true prodigy!”
“???”
The little fox was dumbfounded!
Is this what you call a prodigy? You mean in terms of being evil?
“After joining the Jiuyan Sect, my young master beat up fellow disciples, teased Junior Sisters, and even aspired to rebel against his master, always standing out, never following the crowd, making others unable to catch up, truly exceptional and unparalleled!”
The little fox’s expression darkened.
Indeed, exceptional and unparalleled, but in a bad way.
Seeing Chen Sheng immersed in pride, it said speechlessly,
“…Is there anything else? Something a bit more normal.”
“Of course!” Chen Sheng laughed proudly.
“Yes, yes, tell me.”
“My young master is a man of few words, but when he takes action, he annihilates entire families! Such restrained sharpness and decisive action can be described as the epitome of ‘if he can act, he won’t just talk’.”
The little fox was speechless again.
Seeing Chen Sheng with a look of “my young master is awesome”, it thought this man was crazy.
It also guessed.
Maybe it was just a coincidence of names. This Jiang Chen was not the Jiang Chen it was looking for.
After all, the Jiang Chen in its dreams had such a clean smile and smelled irresistibly nice.
“Hmph! Your young master must be a bad person! He is not the Jiang Chen I’m looking for!” the little fox denied.
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng’s expression turned cold again, “A bad person? Heaven created all things to nourish people, and people have nothing with which to repay Heaven, beasts are no exception. How pitiful Heaven is. If you want to be a good person or a good demon, why not end your life here and now as a sacrifice to Heaven?”
The little fox was left speechless by the retort, feeling that it was impossible to communicate with this old man.
It stood up, shook the dust off its body, and ran again toward the direction where the spiritual boat had disappeared.
It had thought Chen Sheng would stop it and was prepared to struggle.
Unexpectedly.
Chen Sheng just watched it with a strange smile on his lips, making no move to stop it.
“Weird old man… Ah!!”
Just as it finished muttering, the little fox felt as if it had hit a wall. Its body rebounded back to its original position, leaving its head buzzing.
After shaking its head for a while, it stood up and looked at Chen Sheng, “What on earth do you want to do, old man? Do you want to kill me?”
“Kill you? Why would I want to kill you?” Chen Sheng countered.
“Didn’t you say I’m deeply sinful?”
“You are indeed deeply sinful, but I am no saint. What does it have to do with me?”
“Then what exactly do you want!”
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you.”
Hearing this, the little fox breathed a sigh of relief.
It knew the old man in front of it was powerful, and if it really came to a fight, it would just have to close its eyes and wait for death.
Everyone wants to live, and it was no exception.
Besides, it still had to find Jiang Chen.
As the little fox was thinking about how to escape.
“I won’t just not kill you. I will raise you until you transform.”
Chen Sheng said with a cruel smile, “…and then, I will send you back to the Jiang family, let the family head personally deal with you, refine you into a real puppet, and then give you to the young master as a concubine.”
“Hmm, a Nine Heavens Mystic Fox as a concubine, the young master should be very happy,” he said excitedly.
Upon hearing this, the little fox felt a chill down its spine.
At that moment, Chen Sheng’s presence seemed even more repulsive, almost making it vomit.
The little fox knew.
With its current strength, it had no way to resist, but it still felt indignant.
After a long silence, it asked, “Was your young master really on that spiritual boat just now?”
“Indeed,” Chen Sheng nodded.
“Really?!” The little fox was extremely excited.
It had thought it was someone with the same name, but it didn’t expect it to be the same person!
Although Chen Sheng’s description was different from its memory, maybe Chen Sheng was just making things up?
“Can I see him then? Just a glance!” the little fox begged.
“No.”
“Why not? You’re planning to turn me into a puppet anyway. Can’t you fulfill my last wish?”
“Because I’m a bad person.”
The little fox fell silent.
“Furthermore…”
Chen Sheng’s smile faded, and he spoke very seriously, “I won’t give you the chance to harm the young master.”
“I won’t hurt him, I swear!”
“No, you will because you are a fox that specializes in hurting people’s hearts.”
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