Chapter 28: Scare… Them Away?
Only after returning to the Shen residence did Bai Xuci’s heart palpitations subside.
Sitting on the wooden table, the candlelight bright, the room warm.
He shook his body.
“Why are you so afraid?”
Bai Xuci couldn’t understand; did this need explaining?
Who wasn’t afraid of the dark, who wasn’t afraid of ghost stories…
This was a double whammy; he was lucky he hadn’t dug a rabbit hole to hide in.
“You’re a demon, don’t you go out at night?” He asked further.
He genuinely couldn’t understand. Most demons on Lishan were active at night, fewer during the day.
Why would this little demon be so scared?
His brows furrowed, seemingly puzzled.
The candle on the table burned brightly; Bai Xuci moved closer, wanting to warm his fur.
He had been scared into breaking a sweat; time to dispel the chill!
He sat down, paws tucked in, looking like an ornament.
“I don’t go out at night…” He mumbled, giving himself a good explanation, “I harvest carrots during the day, go out to play, and sleep at night.”
Fan Yue pursed his lips, remembering the little demon struggling to carry three carrots that day, he hesitated to speak.
However, his schedule was no different from humans.
He tapped his fingers on the table, pondering the scene he had seen in his mind’s eye.
His clothes, he’d never seen before, his speech and manners were vastly different.
He glanced over, a ball of fluff by the candle, already closing its eyes.
“…”
But—
Why couldn’t he hear his thoughts sometimes?
He looked down at his palm.
There was something fishy.
But just then.
“Ouch!” A cry of pain.
Fan Yue’s eyes changed, he looked over, thinking something had happened again.
The rabbit on the table was frantically rolling, a smell of burning filling the air.
Looking closely.
A patch of fur on its back was singed, black as the bottom of a pot.
“…”
He closed his eyes.
Bai Xuci, with his singed fur, awkwardly sat back on the table.
He turned away his rabbit head, alone in his sorrow.
He had been asleep when he felt a dripping sound, thinking it was raining outside.
But it turned out to be candle wax dripping onto him.
He was sleeping too comfortably, always wanting to stretch his rabbit legs.
He ended up kicking over the candle, it fell onto his fur, quickly scorching a small patch.
Now the room was lit by ghost fire; the candle was thrown aside.
Small wisps of black mist appeared, floating around Bai Xuci’s rabbit head like little ghosts.
“You—” He tried to speak.
Bai Xuci: “Lord, you don’t need to comfort me, I just want to be alone.”
His rabbit head didn’t turn, he lay on the table, legs stretched out, ears drooping.
The singed fur was directly facing Fan Yue.
“…”
The little wisps of black mist, hand in hand, floated to the singed area, forming a circle.
Very curious, they peeked and poked.
Fan Yue waved his hand, sending them away again.
“Go play with him.” He gave an order.
A bunch of little black mists flew to the rabbit’s head, diligently performing acrobatics.
But Bai Xuci shook his ears, glanced up.
Still feeling embarrassed, he covered his head with his paw, painfully stretching his hind legs.
He “thumped” the table heavily, making a “bang bang bang” sound.
Ah! Why!
So embarrassing!!
When he had rolled over to put out the fire, he had fallen to the ground.
Waaaaaaaaah, he was picked up by the other…
Fan Yue watched the frantically “reacting” little demon, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
The small patch of singed fur was facing him.
A bit of pink flesh was showing.
“…”
After considering for a moment, he poked the one on the table, casually saying:
“I can restore you.”
His ears instantly perked up, finally turning his rabbit head, his eyes teary: “Really?”
Fan Yue pursed his lips, his heart filled with complexity.
So clumsy… how did he survive three years alone?
Bai Xuci jumped in front of Fan Yue, thoughtfully moving the singed patch closer for convenience.
Waaaaah, he swore, he would never get close to fire again.
Luckily, his fur was thick, otherwise, he would have been roasted to the flesh.
Fan Yue raised an eyebrow, suppressing the curve of his lips, seriously asking:
“That—is it your tail?”
The one on the table was preoccupied with his singed fur. Hearing this, he paused, then twisted his rabbit head to look:
“Mm, yes.”
Then he wagged his tail, fluffy, just a little short.
Bai Xuci found the right position, lying down with his legs stretched out.
His expression was worried, and he earnestly asked:
“Lord, can fur be made new?”
“Like completely undamaged…”
Fan Yue’s raised hand paused, lifting his eyelids to look at the rabbit on the table.
“Don’t trust me?”
The air still smelled faintly of burning…
For a moment, Bai Xuci felt embarrassed.
He turned his head again, lying down obediently, like a “beautiful young rabbit” instructing a plastic surgeon to be careful.
The small patch on his back instantly felt cool.
In less than a minute—
“Done.”
Hearing this, Bai Xuci quickly turned his rabbit head to look, and sure enough, the singed area was gone.
His eyes instantly filled with tears.
He rubbed his fur, waaaah, so moved, it was clean again.
No burning smell.
“Lord, thank you, I will definitely—”
“Uh, uh?!” A frightened gasp, he suddenly couldn’t speak, his ears stiff.
Just then, Bai Xuci felt himself lifted into the air, towards the bed.
“Alright, shut up.” His tone was casual, but inexplicably sounded “indulgent.”
Bai Xuci was thrown onto the bed, rolling around several times.
Like a rice ball.
“Sleep.”
A soft command, he even rubbed his brow.
The next day.
Bai Xuci learned that there had indeed been a “friend” calling him last night, and had been “calling” for a long time.
He was momentarily stunned.
“So, you don’t like your ‘friend’ coming to find you?” The tone emphasized a certain word, his eyes probing.
Fan Yue sat by the table, looking down at the teacup in his hand, looking leisurely.
He didn’t like humans much, but he was very interested in the gadgets humans created.
Tea ceremony, opera, poetry.
Far more interesting than the humans themselves…
Bai Xuci had already transformed, his hands on the table, his chin resting on them.
He heard the sarcasm in the other’s words.
“But I really couldn’t hear it, besides, he’s not my friend anymore.” He emphasized the latter half of the sentence.
That fish was truly strange, always twirling its tail around him, wanting to eat him.
His body trembled slightly.
“Lord.” He turned his face, tilting his head to ask, “You said he was a ‘Crescent Moon Fish’?”
Bai Xuci didn’t expect the other to be such a powerful species; he initially thought it was a small goldfish.
“Yes.”
After getting a positive answer, Bai Xuci closed his eyes, carefully recalling the scene of their second meeting.
Then he opened his eyes, his expression strange.
If he heard correctly, the fish seemed to say it had forgotten him?
Could it be that he had met this goldfish… no, Crescent Moon Fish somewhere else?
Fan Yue casually glanced at the little demon beside him, finding him engrossed in thought, so he directly interrupted:
“So, you have a connection?”
Bai Xuci reacted, quickly clarifying: “No, no, who would have a connection with him?”
Besides, even if he happened to have met the fish before, the other shouldn’t be so dark.
Using the yandere approach, thinking he was a domineering CEO?
Tsk, a domineering fish CEO doesn’t work either.
Fan Yue frowned, not quite understanding the words, he looked at the little demon.
He was swaying his head on the table.
He didn’t seem very clever.
“The Crescent Moon Fish knew you were an ethereal body, inviting you was simply to devour you and enhance its cultivation.”
Bai Xuci’s ears perked up at this, becoming alert.
“But, as for why it didn’t kill you the first time, and even ‘made friends’ with you…” His tone slowed.
“It’s worth questioning.”
He shifted his gaze to the side.
Bai Xuci felt innocent, quickly defending himself:
“Lord, how would I know, I only met him twice, okay?”
He pouted, finding the matter absurd; he wouldn’t go to that stream again.
Speaking of this fish, Bai Xuci felt a sense of familiarity.
He propped his chin with his hand, carefully recalling…
His eyes lit up.
“Lord!” He turned his head, surprised, “Those Qingyun Sect people seemed to mention Crescent Moon Fish at the tavern that day!”
Just then, the door opened, and a servant brought breakfast.
Bai Xuci’s attention was immediately drawn, and he kindly accepted the wooden box containing the food, then dismissed the servant.
He popped a sweet-osmanthus cake into his mouth, looking at the demon beside him, as if taking credit.
He even blinked, as if saying “Look how attentive I am”.
Fan Yue put down his teacup, glancing over.
“Mm, because it was a ‘treasure’ lost by their sect years ago—”
He happened to see food residue, pausing his words.
His heart felt complex again.
He still needed to feed him on time, was he even a demon?
Bai Xuci’s brain spun, swallowing the last bite, he嫌弃地 patted his face.
Ugh, these ancient cakes were too sweet and crumbly.
“It’s a treasure, he’s quite powerful.” Indeed, every species on Lishan was not to be underestimated, he inexplicably sighed.
Then he took a small cake from the box.
Continuing to eat.
“But, isn’t that little fish on Lishan? Why did they come to get it back?” He swallowed with effort, continuing to ask.
Fan Yue frowned, handing him a cup of tea.
How did he survive before…
“Gulp.” Bai Xuci felt much better, wanting to take another one.
But before his hand reached out, he felt resistance.
“Eat later.”
Bai Xuci frowned, tilting his head, not understanding.
Why couldn’t he eat!
He pouted, trying to reach for it.
“Did I say you couldn’t eat?” His tone was cold.
Bai Xuci looked over, innocent and shocked.
How did he know what he was thinking…
He could only glare again, casting a spell.
The young man disappeared, leaving only a stunned rabbit.
“Eat like this, at least slower.”
“If you overeat again—”
“Then prepare to be buried.”
He didn’t even look this way after saying this, but Bai Xuci inexplicably felt a ten-thousand-point attack.
Humph!
He used his rabbit paw to pick up a cake, sitting on the table, using his rabbit legs to surround the teacup.
He took small bites, then sipped some tea.
Perfect!
Fan Yue watched him impassively, saying nothing.
Soon—
Bai Xuci found something uncomfortable; when he drank tea, his ears would get in the way.
If they were down, fur would accidentally fall into the teacup.
If they were up, they were too heavy, and fur would still fall.
In the end, he could only glare resentfully at the teacup, sulking.
“Come here.” A casual tone.
Bai Xuci looked over, not knowing what to do, but since he was working under him, he moved over.
Fan Yue used his finger to hold the rabbit’s head, his expression calm.
Then he conjured a wisp of black mist, which flew directly to the two ears.
Bai Xuci curiously looked up, and found that the wisp of black mist had turned into a long strip, tying his ears.
Like a hair tie.
“Hey…” A slightly surprised voice.
Then he shook his rabbit head in Fan Yue’s hand, wow, it was very secure!
“Mm, eat.”
He released his hand, his expression calm, not finding this a strange action.
Bai Xuci happily moved back, with his hair tied, using his rabbit paw to take a new cake.
He happily started to eat.
Fan Yue casually glanced over, finding the little head holding the teacup and drinking water.
The corner of his mouth twitched.
After a while—
“Lord, are we going to question County Magistrate Shen?” Bai Xuci lay against the teapot, rubbing his stomach with his paw.
Very satisfied.
“Why?”
Bai Xuci instantly perked up, sitting up straight, saying righteously:
“His behavior is quite immoral. Since he hired us, why did he also hire the Qingyun Sect? Won’t it be inconvenient for us to work then?”
Fan Yue looked over, casually saying:
“Mm, what are your brilliant ideas?”
This question made Bai Xuci feel embarrassed, a little shy.
“Should we drive them away?” He tentatively suggested.
“How?” He asked directly, his gaze sharp.
Bai Xuci’s two large ears were still tied, he had a momentary illusion of being questioned by a “teacher.”
He nervously said: “Scare… them away?”
Fan Yue: “…”
He carefully examined the little demon’s current appearance, combined with last night’s performance.
He hesitated to speak.
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