I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

Hearing Xiao Wan say that, Chen Wen's heart skipped a beat!
My instinct was to break free and run away! How could this be repaying a debt of gratitude?
This is clearly revenge! He captured that person back then, albeit by 'accident,' and even fed them to the foxes, albeit with 'good intentions.' Now that the person has cultivated into a spirit and come knocking on his door, how could he expect to get away with it?
But Xiao Wan seemed to see through his thoughts. She exerted a little force on her hand, and her seemingly slender arm contained amazing strength, making Chen Wen unable to move.

She continued, her tone tinged with helplessness: "Don't worry, I really didn't mean to harm you. If I wanted to harm you, I would have had plenty of opportunities to do so while I was staying at your house for so long. Why wait until now?"

These words made Chen Wen pause in his struggle.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems to make some sense?
During the time Xiao Wan was recuperating at his home, the two got along quite well. She did not do anything to harm herself; on the contrary, she helped him with a lot of housework.

He scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed and puzzled: "I'm really sorry, I'm the one who hurt you, so why are you looking for me now? And here at all?"

He glanced at the foxes beside him with their hostile eyes, and his heart pounded.

Xiao Wan smiled. Chen Wen used to think her smile was beautiful and gentle, and he wished he could meet her in his dreams.

But at this moment, in this eerie forest in the dead of night, there are several multi-tailed foxes with sinister auras staring at them, their smiles looking unsettling no matter how you look at them.

Xiao Wan's smile faded, and she began to explain: "Who do you think injured that fox? Back then, I fought it here for a 'Moonflower Grass' that was about to mature. We fought to the point of exhaustion, and I exhausted all my energy to severely injure it. However, it escaped because of its familiarity with the terrain. As for me, because of my serious injuries, I revealed my true form and unfortunately fell into the trap you set and was captured by you."

Her tone was calm, but it sent chills down Chen Wen's spine.

“At that time, I really wanted to kill you, but who knew that you would accidentally lead me to the vicinity of where that fox was hiding, and then ‘kindly’ feed me to it.”

A sarcastic smile played on her lips: "I pretended to be unable to resist, and when it dragged me deep into the cave, ready to devour me, it was it that died, not me."

Xiao Wan didn't go into details about what happened next, but Chen Wen could already picture the bloody and cruel scene.

The severely injured fox thought it had found a tonic, but it never expected that this "tonic" would turn against it at the last moment and take its life.

This is the law of the jungle in the demon world—the law of the jungle, naked and cruel.

Chen Wen felt a chill run down his spine, then looked at the two foxes beside him who had been staring at him, his voice trembling: "What about them?"

Xiao Wan reached out and gently stroked the head of one of the three-tailed foxes. Her gesture was affectionate, but her eyes were cold: "They belong to the fox family. They sensed that the fox died at your hands and that the residual aura pointed to you, so they came to seek revenge. I sensed this in advance and lured them here, and have temporarily brought them under control."

She abruptly changed the subject, her gaze fixed intently on Chen Wen, her tone both seductive and urgent: "Chen Wen, help me! Let's kill these two fox demons together! Then we'll go and kill all the fox clan demons. They already know your location and are here to kill you! We're in this together! Only by destroying them can you live. I'm helping you!" Chen Wen, at that moment, also thought of the unidentified creatures that had appeared outside the village recently. Perhaps the fox clan had come seeking revenge?
Hidden in the shadows, Xiao Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this and whispered to Zhang Yangqing, "Senior brother, what this female demon said is strange, full of loopholes, and doesn't seem to be the truth."

Zhang Yangqing nodded slightly and began his on-site teaching in a calm tone: "Stop talking nonsense. Let me analyze it for you. She could have killed these two controlled fox demons by herself, so why did she go to such lengths to lure, or even force, Chen Wen, an ordinary person, to do it?"
Unless Chen Wen possesses some special ability, the results of his 'hand' killing demons and her 'hand' killing demons will be different. Or rather, only if Chen Wen kills these fox demons can she achieve her certain goal.

Xiao Xuan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized: "I understand! Senior brother, are you saying that Chen Wen may possess some kind of special bloodline or destiny? For example, his ancestors were demon suppressors or mountain guardians? His blood, or the demons he personally killed, may trigger some kind of effect, or have a special restraint on certain demon races?"

Zhang Yangqing nodded: "That's possible. It's not that the female demon didn't want to kill Chen Wen, but she probably felt that killing Chen Wen would not bring any benefits. Instead, using Chen Wen was the best choice. For example, she could train Chen Wen to be a demon-slaying machine, and then she could reap the benefits. You should know that people with special bloodlines have a bonus when killing demons."

At this point, Zhang Yangqing looked at Xiao Wan thoughtfully, "I suspect she's not a prostitute at all."

Xiao Xuan was taken aback: "Not a chicken? Then what is she? Why does she say she's a chicken?"

Zhang Yangqing said calmly, "Some creatures that look like chickens may have a thin lineage of phoenix blood or have cultivated some evil techniques, possessing unorthodox abilities such as Nirvana or possession. However, most chicken-type demons who transform into human form tend to be 'glamorous' or 'rustic,' and few have her cool and scholarly air. She is more like some kind of plant spirit or a demon with a special lineage."

Xiao Xuan gasped, "Hiss, that makes sense! But why did she call herself a pheasant?!"

Zhang Yangqing's lips curled up slightly: "Perhaps it's to make Chen Wen feel guilty and easier to manipulate. After all, it was Chen Wen who called her a prostitute, and she just went along with it."

The two talked back and forth, their discussion becoming increasingly in-depth. They even began to speculate about Xiao Wan's possible true lineage and cultivation methods, as well as what kind of powerful demon-suppressing family Chen Wen's ancestors might have come from, and what kind of power remained in their bloodline.
Although the voices were kept very low, in the quiet forest, and in front of the two parties involved, this hushed discussion was so clear that it was as if it were right next to their ears!

Chen Wen and Xiao Wan were initially shocked – someone was eavesdropping?!

Later, I wondered, what were these two talking about?

And now they've completely broken down!
Can you two take a break and discuss this somewhere else?! Don't you even try to hide your voices?!

Do they think we're deaf or invisible?!
Just say it outright, okay?
Xiao Wan's face went from surprise to ashen, and her lips twitched uncontrollably.

She felt that her dignity as a "great demon" and the terrifying atmosphere she had created had been ruthlessly trampled by these two suddenly appearing guys!

His expression seemed to say: "Would it kill you two to whisper?! I'm such a terrifying boss right here, and you two don't even give me any face?!" (End of Chapter)