Chapter 11: How Did I Become an Empty Shell Again?
Bai Xuci stiffly withdrew his gaze, then inwardly grumbled…
What kind of hatred or grievance was this? How could he run into this demon again?
Fan Yue’s golden pupils flickered slightly, revealing a meaningful expression.
“Aren’t you going to pick them up?”
He was referring to the three carrots at the bottom of the slope.
Bai Xuci, for once, didn’t want to move, but thinking about all the seeds he’d planted, resulting in only three intact carrots, he felt a pang of pain.
Irritably, he walked towards the slope to retrieve them.
But as soon as he took a step…
He felt his ears being pulled, and he was lifted into the air.
“…”
“Did you forget you can transform?” The same indescribable tone.
Bai Xuci’s rabbit eyes widened, realizing what a stupid thing he’d done. Of course, why use his mouth?
He had transformed into a demon, but how… had he even forgotten his instincts?
He really wanted to bash his head against a tree stump.
orz
The carrots were easily retrieved, and Fan Yue turned him around in a circle.
As if inspecting him.
“Lord, I can now trans—”
Suddenly, he felt two slaps, his rabbit head tilting slightly.
“!!”
“Why are you so dirty?” Fan Yue frowned, and patted his rabbit mouth.
There were a few remaining carrot tops.
Bai Xuci: “…”
What’s wrong with him? It hurt like hell! He was about to be knocked unconscious!
Fan Yue paused, then looked at the rabbit in his hand with a half-smile.
Why did the air suddenly feel cold?
“Um, Lord, let me get down myself, it’s a bit embarrassing, isn’t it?” Bai Xuci said nervously, averting his gaze.
What’s wrong? Had he done something wrong again?
But the other party didn’t speak, just silently watching him.
Bai Xuci suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
His two drooping rabbit legs folded together due to nervousness.
Trying to hide his anxiety.
Then
He suddenly felt his rabbit head being held and patted forcefully.
The carrot tops finally fell off completely…
“Bang!”
Bai Xuci covered his mouth, sulkily following the demon, stumbling along.
He still clutched the three carrots.
Wuwuwu, it hurt, why did he have to pat so hard?
He was very indignant.
Finally, they reached the cave.
Bai Xuci breathed a sigh of relief and happily said:
“Lord, I’m home, so I won’t—”
The other party walked past him and went inside.
Went… inside…
Bai Xuci threw the carrots into their designated spot, hurrying to follow.
“Eh!”
The three carrots lay safely in a basket, along with some dried carrot slices.
One could see the owner diligently storing them.
Preparing for winter.
Inside the cave—
Bai Xuci frowned, finding the scene strangely bizarre.
Qu San hadn’t left yet, his upper body bare, seemingly trying to switch forms.
But he hadn’t succeeded; his nei nei were still in the back.
Fan Yue saw this as soon as he entered.
And paused.
Bai Xuci leaned against the stone wall, speechless.
Qu San’s scorpion tail wasn’t retracted either. He looked neither human nor demon. Hearing the footsteps, he thought it was Bai Xuci.
Without turning around, he said:
“This is so difficult, Bai Shisan, come and help me. How do you change forms again?” A carefree tone.
Bai Xuci hid behind the stone wall, covering his eyes with his hand.
He leaned against the wall, trying to escape the scene.
But before he could take a step, his collar was grabbed.
Bai Xuci looked up at the other person, blinking his ruby-like eyes…
It wasn’t his fault, he’d come uninvited.
“Cough, cough!” Seeing that the demon didn’t intend to intervene, Bai Xuci coughed a few times.
Qu San, already struggling with his front and back, heard the affected cough.
He immediately turned around and angrily scolded:
“Bai Shisan, are you sick?”
Then froze.
Who was that beside him?
“Bang!”
The scantily clad scorpion spirit instantly disappeared, leaving only Bai Xuci, whose collar was being held, and Fan Yue.
Eh, where did he go? Oh, oh, oh, he disappeared, so cool.
Fan Yue looked down at the rabbit whose head was twisted 180 degrees. Although he was somewhat disgusted, his eyes still held an ambiguous expression.
Everything about him was strange, yet how could he be so foolish?
“Is this your cave?” Fan Yue released the little demon’s collar and leisurely observed.
Bai Xuci: “…”
Why did he have to come to his home specifically?
While muttering to himself, he glanced towards the cave entrance.
Where had Qu San been sent?
Fan Yue saw the cotton blanket on the bed and fell silent again.
A rabbit… adopting human habits so quickly?
He shifted his gaze, finding the bamboo basket filled with dried carrot slices.
Clearly obtained from humans.
He shifted his gaze again, and saw a hole in the ground.
He stepped closer.
A mountain of carrots was piled inside.
“…”
It was a cellar commonly used by farmers.
Bai Xuci felt his hair was too long and started fiddling with it, but because it was so smooth.
He kept picking up strands only to have them slip through his fingers.
He picked them up again, they slipped through his fingers again.
Repeating the cycle, as if he was determined to do this.
Until he saw Fan Yue looking at him coldly.
Okay, he stopped.
“Come here.” He beckoned.
Although reluctant, Bai Xuci obediently stood in front of him.
Inner OS: What does he want again? His bed, I want to sleep…
Fan Yue frowned, finding it very annoying, his fingers together, gathering spiritual energy.
He planned to turn off—
Inner OS: So boring.
He looked up.
The bored little demon was currently hanging his head, his fingers twirling his hair.
“…”
His fingers bent slightly, this time really preparing to turn off.
Inner OS: I wonder if Xiao Yunyi has leveled up, if he doesn’t become the Dragon-Aura Protagonist I will…
His expression changed, and a powerful pressure instantly struck, filled with anger.
Bai Xuci’s face turned pale, and he slumped to the ground, staring up blankly.
“How did you know—” A very oppressive voice came, already filled with killing intent.
But he abruptly stopped.
Don’t startle the snake.
“Bang!”
He couldn’t hold it in, transforming back into his original form.
His originally upright ears drooped, lacking any energy.
Bai Xuci’s mind was overwhelmed by the pressure; he only felt dizzy.
A very uncomfortable dizziness.
It was as if he had a huge stone on his back, and he would be crushed if he wasn’t careful.
Soon, his original form couldn’t stand either; his rabbit legs splayed out.
He became a rabbit pancake.
Pathetic.
“…”
He withdrew the pressure, and the rabbit on the ground barely moved.
His ears were drooping.
Fan Yue doubted himself again. Did this little demon have that ability?
He picked him up.
“Ah… L-Lord?” A bewildered tone.
His rabbit head lifted weakly, then fell again.
Spiritual energy swirled around his palm, finally going to investigate.
Bai Xuci had fainted, unable to struggle this time.
But—
Fan Yue’s expression was strange, and his gaze towards the rabbit in his hand kept changing.
Spiritual perception could not only see a person’s cultivation level but more importantly, it could also read memories.
The higher the cultivation, the more deeply one could see.
Even down to the plants and environment at that time…
Vivid images flashed before Fan Yue, his brows furrowed tighter.
“I’m going to school!” A small person waved obediently in an alleyway.
“This exam is so hard…” Sitting at a table, poking his face with a wooden stick.
“Dad, can you stop bringing snakes home!! Are you really going to cut off our father-son relationship?” The little demon stood at the door, angrily pointing at a cage beside him.
His hair was rather short, wearing strange clothes, with black pupils.
In short, everything was strange.
Looking further back, the scene switched to Linshan.
A clumsy rabbit threw seeds in the field, not only did he not throw well, but he also fell.
Clumsily getting up, his white fur was covered in dirt.
“…”
Looking further down, it was the recent events.
Fan Yue sensed something strange, looking down at the little demon in his hand, his head tilted to one side, his four rabbit legs dangling.
His ears were also randomly placed.
He investigated further and discovered something unusual.
Two such different memories, yet so seamlessly connected, without a single gap.
He couldn’t tell if he had entered an illusion.
He was indeed born in Linshan, but how did he know about the people of the Qingyun Sect?
How could a little demon have so many secrets?
But—
He withdrew his hand, his eyes filled with a complex expression.
He had given him so much magical power last time, how did he become an empty shell again?
His dantian was completely dry.
No wonder he couldn’t abstain from food.
Bai Xuci had indeed fainted from the pressure, but later, he felt vaguely less uncomfortable.
There was even a warm current flowing through his body…
Comfortable, comfortable.
His rabbit ears automatically covered his eyes, and he started to sleep soundly.
Fan Yue looked at the lump on the stone bed, his golden pupils narrowed.
He was impatient.
He had given him full magical power again, why wasn’t he awake?
Had something gone wrong again?
The demon was small, but he had many problems.
He reached out to pick him up and investigate further, but before he touched him…
The rabbit on the stone bed turned over, turning towards the wall to continue sleeping.
His ears slipped down.
Then Fan Yue saw… the ears very cleverly covered his eyes.
Obviously.
Blocking the light.
“…”
After a while—
“Lord, I… I accidentally fell asleep, um…” Bai Xuci was embarrassed, especially after being woken up by the demon, it was suffocating.
He looked left and right.
Finally, he went to a small stone table and poured out a cup of red liquid.
He offered it respectfully.
“What is it?”
“Carrot juice!” His ears popped out again, even flipping over.
Bai Xuci noticed this, slightly pursing his lips, seemingly troubled, then directly reached out and forcefully pressed them back down.
There. That’s better.
Clapping his hands.
Fan Yue: “…”
He looked down at the carrot juice, then at the rabbit that had finally transformed.
“If you have questions, just ask.”
Fan Yue put the cup aside and asked indifferently.
Bai Xuci was seen through, he was a little embarrassed, but still spoke.
“Lord, why did I suddenly faint? What happened?”
“Or—” He hesitated.
“Did I just fall asleep?”
He was very confused.
Bai Xuci didn’t know what had happened, only that a wave of pressure came, he was lifted up.
Then suddenly infused with magical power.
He woke up.
That’s it.
The demon opposite him fell into an unusual silence.