As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 263 Fox Fairy Paradise
A group of bandits, under their leader's confused orders, were handed over without even realizing it.

They were merely the dust on the negative side of society; their deaths were simply deaths, and their existence or demise would have no impact whatsoever.

"My lord, thank you very much."

"Waaah... My lord, I will never forget your life-saving grace."

"My lord, please, save me."

"My benefactor..."

……

The sound of sobbing echoed along the quiet mountain road.

Mingchen is not a warm-hearted person.

He doesn't like to help those in need if they have no value to him.

He won't make an investment that yields no return.

The main reason he kicked away the stumbling block was because it was blocking his way, not because he wanted to save anyone.

When he first entered officialdom, he was too lazy to help those pleading women and children. Now, as time has passed, he may have changed somewhat, but he remains indifferent.

But saving someone might lead to trouble later on.

For example, right before him, several women were kneeling, weeping and pleading, expressing their gratitude.

The village was looted by these bandits, and the women were abducted and taken to the mountains. Their fate thereafter is self-evident.

Unexpectedly, they encountered this handsome young man riding a giant wolf, who swiftly and decisively killed those vicious bandits.

Clearly, this young master is a righteous person.

It's understandable, even though the white wolf looked somewhat captivating.

The rescued women knelt before him to express their gratitude and... seek further assistance.

They are the lowest of the low in this world, the most helpless drifters in the world, who can only pray for the mercy of fate in order to survive.

Mingchen glanced at these people, seemingly searching for something, but found nothing.

He shook his head and said only, "Gentlemen, it was nothing, no need for thanks. I have killed all the bandits, and their loot is all here. I don't want anything. Take whatever you need."

"Once you've finished packing, go home."

He waved his hand, silencing the peasant women. He didn't need their thanks, nor did he mention escorting them home or arranging for their future lives.

Having said that, he rode the white wolf and headed south on his own.

"grown ups……"

"My benefactor..."

Several peasant women opened their mouths, but as the majestic white wolf's back gradually disappeared from sight, they finally swallowed their pleas.

Blood flowed like a river all around, corpses littered the ground, and the environment was eerily silent. They too were filled with fear, and tentatively picked up the weapons on the ground.

Still not satisfied, some people stabbed the already dead bandits a few more times.

No one can help them now.

If you want to survive, you may have to rely on yourself.

The little fox, who was secretly observing, was also puzzled by the scene.

Why is Mingchen so different from the virtuous and talented person that the young crown prince described?

Shouldn't a normal hero see things through to the end, escorting these peasant women to safety?

Why doesn't Mingchen take on any burdens at all?

How can it take advantage of the chaos?

She would have been better off appearing as a female knight-errant!

This person isn't easily fooled. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, who knows what identity they'll come up with next...

The little fox had a strange competitive spirit, and she just didn't want this guy to get his way.

She just didn't like seeing that person so smug, acting like he knew everything about them.

Although he did guess it.

It was meant to surprise him; it was meant to play a trick on him.

As Mingchen walked away, the little fox's eyes darted around, a flash of red light appeared, and it disappeared.

……

"ah!"

The white wolf sped along the mountain road, but hadn't gone very far.

A startled cry suddenly rang out from a blind spot around a corner.

At Mingchen's prompting, the white wolf suddenly stopped.

A woman dressed in coarse cloth, with a pretty face, fell to the ground with a thud. She looked at the white wolf with its sharp fangs and ferocious appearance with terror in her eyes.

Terrified, she crawled backward, her hands on the ground, exhausting all her courage. Then she suddenly turned around, gripping the old wood-chopping knife tightly in her hands, pointing it at the white wolf's forehead, her lips moving as she cried out, "No... don't come any closer!"

Such a ferocious beast was still too terrifying for a peasant woman.

The white wolf was lazy and gluttonous, with no great ambitions, but he was still kind-hearted. He kept grinning at the woman, revealing a ferocious smile.

"Forehead……"

The woman shuddered violently, her eyes rolled back, and she nearly fainted.

"Girl, what are you doing here in these deep mountains and wilderness?"

Just then, a hand gently patted the white wolf's head, and a clear voice rang in the woman's ear.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on the white wolf's back. The handsome young man peeked out, revealing a gentle smile, his eyes like stars, reflecting the woman's image.

Putting everything else aside, Mingchen's appearance is quite impressive.

Upon seeing his appearance, the girl was momentarily stunned, seemingly forgetting even her fear.

In his despair, he encountered a handsome white wolf in the forest, carrying a celestial prince.

It all felt like a dream.

She sat on the ground, staring at Mingchen's face, and murmured absentmindedly, "So...so handsome..."

"Are you... are you the mountain god?"

Only a god could be so handsome, riding such a majestic white wolf, right?

She looks so different now that it's hard to distinguish between dreams and reality.

"I am but a passing traveler, how could I be a mountain god?"

Mingchen smiled and waved his hand.

As he wished, the white wolf gradually shrank to the size of a medium-sized dog. Mingchen rubbed the dog's head and said to her, "Although my white wolf looks rugged, it is actually very gentle. I hope you will forgive me for scaring you, young lady."

As the white wolf shrank, the girl's fear subsided, and her eyes filled with even greater awe: "You, you must be an immortal."

Mingchen didn't want to dwell on the issue any longer, so he simply asked her, "What are you doing here all alone in this desolate wilderness, young lady?"

Hearing Mingchen's question, the girl regained her senses and seemed to finally recognize reality. She clenched her fists tightly, her eyes brimming with tears, as if grief and resentment were about to overflow.

Upon closer inspection, it appeared that there were bloodstains on the hems of her clothes and trousers.

“Master, to tell you the truth, I am Liu Lixia from Huaihua Township, about a mile away. My family… my family has suffered a great calamity.”

Seemingly having finally found someone to confide in, the woman looked up, her eyes red-rimmed, and tears streamed down her face.

“Those damned bandits, they deserve to die a horrible death! They broke into our village and destroyed it all. My father, mother, brother… they were all killed.”

"Waaaaah... I came down from the mountain picking mushrooms, and there's nothing left... Waaaaah..."

Simple happiness can be destroyed very easily.

The girl couldn't hold back her emotions and kept crying and wailing at Mingchen.

She cried very hard, but not in a way that would be considered a complete breakdown or a violent outburst. Instead, she managed her emotions very well.

Although daughters born in rural areas are not necessarily exceptionally beautiful, their features are still quite lovely. Now, with tears streaming down their faces, they evoke pity in me.

She sobbed, venting her emotions.

After a while, she raised her head again, her eyes bloodshot, gritting her teeth as she stared into the distance.

His eyes grew increasingly firm and resolute as he gripped the worn-out wood-chopping knife tightly in his hand: "No matter what, I will take revenge!"

"I want them to pay for their crimes in blood!"

A young girl, not very old, not very brave, and seemingly not very strong, carrying only a worn-out wood-chopping knife, how could she possibly be a match for a group of ravenous bandits?

But she had already lost everything.

His eyes were resolute, filled only with hatred and sorrow; he was clearly determined to die.

Whether she succeeds or fails is no longer of any concern to her.

She looked up at Mingchen and asked, "Immortal Master, you come from the north, have you seen any bandits?"

Logically speaking, even the most ordinary, normal person should have stopped this girl from committing suicide.

However, Mingchen nodded: "I did see it, not far to the north."

He pointed in a direction like a NPC giving directions: "If you run fast now, you might still be able to catch up."

girl:?
Haven't you already killed everyone?

what are you saying?!

This isn't what we agreed on!
Why can't you just say that you've already killed them all?

Wouldn't any normal man say that?

Is it because she has become too ordinary and can no longer attract Mingchen's attention?
This is an honor!
If you do this, I'll just call you my benefactor. My family is all dead, so please help me kill all the enemies who killed them.

So, I naturally assumed that since I had no way to repay your great kindness, I would simply become your slave.

Everyone's happy, you're happy, I'm happy, we're all happy. During my time in the palace, I've mastered all the tricks of palace intrigue.

If you take me away, just wait and see if I don't turn your world upside down!

However, the situation is now completely beyond her expectations.

Why does this guy always do things the opposite of what's expected?
What is he really thinking?
Are you really going to let a frail woman like me fight against bandits all by myself?
Has this technique been discovered again?
This time, the technique has been revised and improved!

Neither the bird nor the snake noticed.

That big, dumb white wolf is an idiot.

How did this mortal with no spiritual cultivation figure it out?

The hastily written story does have some flaws. Could it be that this exceptionally intelligent person noticed them?
Is it because it's too strange for a young woman to suddenly appear on a mountain road?

It just doesn't like looking like a rugged man.

The bandits, carrying their looted goods and women, did not move quickly.

Theoretically, it's possible for the village woman to catch up with him!
I grew up in the mountains and did manual labor all the time, so it's normal for me to be healthy, right?

Even if the changes have been noticed, didn't you want me to stay with you? How can you let me go so easily?

In an instant, several thoughts flashed through the girl's mind.

Coming to her senses, the girl swayed and nodded dryly, "Oh! Thank you, Immortal Master, I'll go right away!"

Mingchen stepped aside, making way for the girl as if to say, "Please do as you please."

Was he trying to trick me?
The act had to be performed completely. The girl, carrying a knife, maintained her composure and walked through the space Mingchen had given her.

It seemed as if they were really going to confront the bandits with great force.

She walked forward, while Mingchen behind her paid no attention to the girl she had just met, only focusing on growing the white wolf and preparing to continue on her journey.

The girl had already walked several steps away.

It seems that their chance encounter is about to end here.

"Ouch~"

Just then, the girl's eyes flashed, and she exclaimed, "Ouch!"

He lost his footing, his ankle buckled, and he fell straight to the ground.

"It hurts~"

She kept calling out pitifully.

It looks like he sprained his ankle.

"Girl, what's wrong?"

Mingchen wasn't deaf, and following her lead, he turned around and asked.

"Immortal Master, I...I am utterly useless."

She angrily pounded the ground, seemingly blaming herself for her incompetence: "It seems I was scared, my legs went weak and I twisted."

However, he casually shifted the blame for his twisted ankle onto the white wolf.

I was so scared by your white wolf that my legs went weak and I twisted my ankle. You have to take care of me, right?

Don't let me leave! Tell me quickly that you've killed all the bandits!
Mingchen wasn't sure if he understood her unspoken meaning, but he asked with some concern, "Are you alright?"

The girl raised her head, bit her lower lip, and said somewhat reluctantly, "It's okay, it's okay."

Hearing this, Mingchen seemed relieved and nodded: "It's good that you're alright."

Mingchen chuckled and raised his hand, bowing slightly to the young woman: "I wish you success in your revenge!"

Without waiting for the girl's reply, he patted the white wolf's head, signaling it to continue south.

girl:……

She couldn't believe that such a shrewd person could be so dull and dazed.

Although it's hard to admit, the answer is obvious: this show has been a disaster.

Damn it, I feel like biting someone.

It's not fun! It's not fun!
The next instant, a gust of wind arose, causing the branches of trees in the forest to sway and the green leaves to dance in the wind.

This space seemed to exude an unusual atmosphere.

The white wolf seemed to sense a strong resistance preventing it from moving forward, and its speed slowed down.

Before Mingchen's eyes, light and shadow shifted, and before he knew it, a small red fox appeared on the white wolf's head.

It sat gracefully upright, its narrow fox eyes fixed on Mingchen's eyes, observing his expression as if trying to probe his inner thoughts.

The farce is over!
The fact that the little fox is here means that it has given up.

What's the point of playing if we've already been discovered?
If he keeps acting like this, he'll just become a clown!
It flipped the table and refused to play anymore!

A voice as clear as a flowing spring suddenly rang out: "How did you find out?!"

when? !

Mingchen noticed it, but others didn't!

Fuyao's eyes narrowed suddenly, and she flew directly to Mingchen's side, her eyes flashing with a fierce light. The powerful aura of a divine phoenix suddenly emanated from her as she looked at the little fox with a wary expression.

I misjudged it; it really is a demon.

It wasn't until this thing appeared before her and spoke human language that she truly confirmed what Mingchen had said.

The birds in the forest immediately fell to the ground, trembling, and prostrated themselves in the same place.

If the king of the sky doesn't ascend, how dare they spread their wings?
The little snake also poked its head out, its vertical pupils staring intently at the fox before it.

She didn't go into the palace with Mingchen, nor did she visit brothels. This was her first meeting with the little fox.

However, with her thousand years of cultivation as a recluse, she couldn't discern the fox's true nature.

Fuyao and Long Lian were on high alert.

Mingchen, however, was quite relaxed, looking at the fox with a smile: "My 'Yingxue' lady, you've finally shown yourself?"

It was almost a joke, with the emphasis deliberately placed on the words "reflecting snow".

"I haven't forgotten any of the vows of eternal love you made to me, Miss Xu~"

Without Bei Lie, he couldn't guarantee that the little fox would definitely come along. After all, the little fox had legs of its own, and even if it really didn't want to, he couldn't force it.

I just have a guess in my mind.

It wasn't until recently, when Fuyao and Long Lian mentioned that someone was secretly casting spells, that he finally felt at ease.

Sure enough, after taking only a few steps, the mischievous fox made its own appearance.

The drama queen director wasn't satisfied with just staging a story about a deeply affectionate princess; now he's directed this drama about a commoner seeking revenge.

It's a pity that there are no movies in the world that can be made for her.

"My name isn't Yingxue, so I don't know what you're talking about."

It uses a pseudonym when going out, and Yingxue is just a name Qin Xuan gave it; its real name is not Yingxue.

When it comes to teasing people, the little fox has met its match.

It couldn't help but glare at Mingchen.

Mingchen didn't take it seriously, and just smiled at it: "But I won?"

These words were so vague that neither Fuyao nor Long Lian quite understood what they meant.

But the little fox knew.

The human and the fox had only met a few times, but they were quite in sync and tacitly began this meaningless prank competition.

Ultimately, it's just a little fox playing tricks on people.

If Mingchen was tricked, then the little fox won.

Mingchen saw through it, so Mingchen won.

"You're talking nonsense! You didn't win! I don't know what you're talking about!"

He won the case regarding 'Qin Xuan' earlier.

This time, it was the first one that lost its composure and exposed itself, so Mingchen can be considered the winner.

But the little fox raised its head and glared at him.

"Hahahaha~"

Mingchen smiled nonchalantly: "If we didn't win, we didn't win!"

That's exactly how it looks, so infuriating!

I feel like biting someone!

The little fox had a strange feeling that following this guy might not be a good thing.

Seeing that he had gone off-topic, the little fox kept asking him, "How did you figure that out?"

Even the highest-ranking gods and immortals rarely see through her transformation techniques.

Having suffered two setbacks, this is clearly not a coincidence.

How did this person figure it out at a glance?
She needs to know the reason behind such a huge flaw in order to fix it.

Fox Fairy Paradise

[Establish a paradise where demons, ghosts, humans, and immortals are not bound.]

The little fox itself was unaware that it had a bright, visible label that only Mingchen could see.

No matter how it changes, let alone becoming this suspicious girl, even if it becomes an ordinary stone on the roadside, Mingchen can recognize it at a glance.

This guy's dream is even more ambitious, practically a pipe dream.

The world is still unification, and Mingchen hasn't even sorted things out yet, let alone created a Gensokyo.

(End of this chapter)