A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 61. Killing Bai Yue (4.6K words - Large Chapter)

A sudden downpour ruined countless families, including a promising young scholar from the Ning family who had the potential to become a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

Several days later, Ning Xuan returned to Wangyue Prefecture with his sightseeing entourage.

Master Ning had arrived from Xinghe County long ago and was waiting. He then told Ning Xuan the whole story and asked the Emperor's Attendant by Ning Xuan's side for help.

“Fairy, as you know, Ning Xuan is the only useful child in our Ning family. If he is gone, then our entire Ning family is finished, and we will no longer be able to help His Majesty guard the border.”

Ning Xuan has great potential. Let him grow more before venturing into those ferocious lands to fight. Demons that can incur the wrath of heaven are no ordinary demons; this child can't handle them.

Master Ning spoke earnestly, his expression sincere.

He knew the military strength around Shanyang Prefecture like the back of his hand.

Of the five prefectures, only the Ning family produced a general; the others were all combinations of Taoist masters and disciples.

In these groups, even if their own ugly servants go, they can rank first or second. What good can that do?

If we really need to resolve the Shanyang Prefecture incident, then nine times out of ten we'll have to send Ning Xuan.

But Ning Xuan is the hope of the Ning family, how could he let Ning Xuan take such a risk?

In the end, he even had to kneel down before Fairy Yao.

Although Fairy Yao's reaction was not as fast as that of demons or martial artists, it was still faster than that of an ordinary person.

Startled, she quickly used her magic to forcefully "control" Master Ning, preventing him from kneeling.

Then he hurriedly said, "Uncle, don't worry. Ning Xuan and I are partners. I will definitely report this terrible demon to our superiors and have them arrange for more people to deal with it."

Only then did Master Ning release the fairy.

In the blink of an eye, Fairy Yao Zhen shouted into the "Whisper Chain": "Elder, as you know, my only partner is Ning Xuan. He is a dual first-rank martial artist with outstanding talent and is still growing. But now, Shanyang Prefecture has produced a demon that can incur the wrath of the heavens... Such a calamity is something that Ning Xuan and I cannot handle."

I called out, but there was no response.

Fairy Yao called out again, "Second Elder, you are aware of this."

after a while
"Third Elder."

"Guanzhu."

"Zhang Gaogong"

"Ge Gaogong"

For a long, long time.
Finally, someone responded in the whispered chain.

"Junior sister, stop shouting, stop shouting. With demons lurking everywhere, who isn't busy? Who isn't busy?"

Fairy Yao Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "Senior brother, this kind of calamity is far beyond what Ning Xuan and I can handle."

Another person in the whisper chain responded.

“Junior sister, the Grand Elder recently said that the situation in Hanzhou’s Frozen Hell is quite serious, and asked me to go and oversee it. I happen to be passing through Shanyang Prefecture, so I’ll go and take a look for you.”

"Senior Brother Tianyouzi, are you coming over?" Fairy Yaozhen's voice was somewhat excited.

"Natural disasters are not unique to your area; they occur elsewhere as well. You must act swiftly, coordinating with the four prefectures to encircle and suppress them, and let the people know the truth. Otherwise, the next natural disaster will be even more severe."

Ning Xuan is a double first-rank official, and his future is truly limitless. Hmm, you and he should first organize the armies of the four prefectures to form an encirclement and annihilation force.

With the Four Celestial Masters and you by his side, as long as he doesn't go too deep, ordinary demons won't be able to harm him.

"Besides, don't you still have the Grand General of Hanzhou on your side? If the Grand General learns of this important matter, he will surely send reinforcements. Don't worry." The voice on the other end of the whisper chain was quite calm.

Fairy Yao Zhen asked, "Senior Brother Tian Youzi, how long will it take you to arrive?"

The whispering chain sighed, "I'm still locked in a standoff with a powerful demon. I'm suppressing it, but I can't kill it. This thing is probably at the third rank; even a second-rank human demon can't kill it. Alas, I'm waiting for the divine weapon corps to transport the treasures. At the earliest, it'll be a little over a month; at the latest, two months."

A third-rank demon?

Fairy Yao was startled and asked, "Is it that serious?"

The whispered message continued, "It changes almost every month, each month is different. I hope the young generals can reach a high enough level. Even if they fail, they will inevitably become stronger demon warriors or human demons. In that case, we will have the strength to fight against even stronger demons."

Junior sister, last time I heard you brag that your partner was a rare elemental general, and that he had taken a first-grade elemental demon pill, right?
Then you can actually apply for a second-class rank directly.
If I remember correctly, there are three second-grade medicinal pills in the temple.

Those three second-grade elemental pills are almost moldy. In these extraordinary times, the temple will probably be willing to sell them to you cheaply. Buy them quickly to boost your general's strength.

It took about a month for the supplies to be transported from the temple. By then, I had arrived, and it was time to launch the decisive battle.

Fairy Yao Zhen was stunned for a moment.

Zixia Temple has "Taoist practice points".

The "Daogongdian" was jointly designed by the royal family and Zixia Temple.

In short, "Taoist merit points" can be exchanged for dragon energy and various treasures of Zixia Temple.

To obtain "Dao Gong Points", one needs to complete missions and make contributions.

She calculated that the "Dao Gong Points" she earned from serving as an outsider in the Frozen Hell, plus her usual savings, seemed to be just enough to negotiate a second-grade attribute pill with the Zixia Temple.

Just then, there was silence from the other end of the whispering chain.

After thinking for a moment, Fairy Yao Zhen gritted her teeth and called out again, "Third Elder, I would like to buy a second-grade elemental pill for my general."

The Third Elder, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up and continued the conversation.

"Hey, I just got here, Yaozhen, what do you want to buy?"

"The second grade belongs to the category of elixirs."

"A second-grade elemental elixir? That's a real treasure! Back in the day, that demon..."

Into the night
A loft.

Ning Xuan sat under the moon, with Lady Jie nestled in his arms like a little bird.

The petite and exquisite Lady Jie is like a lovely canary perched on a sturdy tree trunk; the softness and hardness create a unique beauty between men and women.

Having witnessed Ning Xuan's even more dissolute behavior, Fairy Yao Zhen was quite moved by this normal marital harmony, and felt that the dissolute and licentious behavior was indeed an act put on by General Ning.

She has already emptied her coffers today to buy Ning Xuan a second-grade elemental pill, which is being transported from the imperial court by express courier with a special escort and is expected to arrive in about a month.

She had also discussed with Master Ning, Ugly Servant, and others about mobilizing troops and generals. On one hand, they gathered soldiers and martial arts practitioners, on the other hand, they reported to Hanzhou for support, and on the other hand, they joined forces with the other four prefectures to prepare to besiege Shanyang Prefecture.

Now, she told Ning Xuan all of this.

Ning Xuan didn't say anything, just nodded and said, "You must be exhausted these days. Go and rest. I'll make up for the Dao Points you used later."

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "General, taking this pill is inherently dangerous. If you are truly grateful to me, then the best way to express your gratitude is to safely digest this pill and avoid failure."

There was something she hadn't said.

If Ning Xuan becomes stronger, she can then subtly show off in front of her fellow disciples.

"Speaking of which, it's fortunate that you didn't fight Huang Cihe again, otherwise if you had secretly gone to Shanyang Prefecture, wouldn't you have run into a den of demons?"
Although you are powerful, you are only a first-rank demon, and you are definitely no match for the kind of demons that can bring natural disasters.

However, you are the only general in the surrounding four prefectures. Once my senior brother arrives, you can mobilize the troops and cooperate with him to resolve the Shanyang Prefecture incident.

Fairy Yao Zhen commented on Ning Xuan's strength and carefully told him about his future direction.

Ning Xuan smiled and leaned back.

Mrs. Jehovah filled an amber glass with wine and brought it to his lips.

Ning Xuan drank it, then looked at Fairy Yao Zhen and said, "Then I'll rest for a while, relax, and wait for the next pill-taking and the great battle."

Seeing that he was no longer making excuses as before, Fairy Yao was quite satisfied and said, "Then this humble Taoist will also go and cultivate first."

Ning Xuan said, "Thank you."

Without looking back, Fairy Yao Zhen vanished into the ground and went to cultivate in a desolate mountain wilderness.

She had previously heard her senior brother Tianyouzi boast that "this thing is probably at the third rank, it can't even kill a second-rank human demon," and she was so envious. She also really wanted to be able to suppress a third-rank demon.
The difference between a third-rank Celestial Master and a second-rank Celestial Master is a huge dividing line; once one becomes a third-rank Celestial Master, their strength will increase dramatically.

Madam Jie stretched out her snow-white, soft hand to wipe the wine stains from Ning Xuan's lips. Then she stretched out her body and let the young man lie on her white thighs as before, his lips slightly parted, chuckling softly in the dim shadows of the pavilion.

Ning Xuan lay comfortably on that soft, cloud-like pillow and closed his eyes.

Mrs. Jie obediently reached out and ran her ten fingers through his hair, gently kneading it.

Ning Xuan became increasingly relaxed.

But he stopped touching her.

Because he's already had enough, so many that he can't get enough each time.

Although Madam Jie was a martial arts practitioner with considerable lightness skills and a strong physique, that was all she was; she was merely a slightly sturdier paper beauty.

Mrs. Jie looked at him intently, her gaze slightly turned to the side, lost in thought.

Suddenly, Madam Jie asked, "Where does my lord plan to go this month? To the prefectural government to ask the magistrate to mobilize troops? To go into the wilderness to cultivate? Go." Ning Xuan interrupted Madam Jie.

He didn't mention any of the possibilities Mrs. Jehovah mentioned, but rather the kind of possibility that no one would think of at this moment, or even if they did, they wouldn't believe he would do it.

He not only said it, but he said it loudly and spread the news.

Everyone knows that General Ning has gone to his mountain villa in Laoshan, Xinghe County, for leisure.

However, the prefect was not General Ning, so the people had no other complaints about General Ning.

Ning Xuan didn't bring anyone else, just Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie may not have known how to play the pipa when she was a female thief, but over the years, she has seen so much that she has learned it long ago.

About two weeks later.
Bright moon in the sky
Red gauze flutters.

Xiao Jie played the pipa amidst the red gauze curtains. Her fingers moved in a rhythmic cadence, like raindrops pattering on banana leaves. With a soft hum, she gracefully sang the latest pipa piece from Chenxiang Pavilion.

"The willows by the long pavilion are old, and the man in the thin blue robe..."
The horse neighs as it crosses the road bathed in the setting sun.

Fingers, stiff and hesitant, misplacing the old musical notes.

Originally, it was a tune for parting.

The overtones are ethereal, like wind chimes and shattered snow, truly beautiful.

A breeze blows through the distant mountains, and the wind chimes on the eaves still tinkle as they did in spring, but they are no longer noisy.

Ning Xuan and Xiao Jie felt perfectly at ease together, with no sense of disharmony whatsoever.

He was drinking, enjoying himself, and listening to the pipa song.

But
A beast-slaying sword lay beside him.

The sword remained sheathed, hidden in the darkness.

Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew, causing the red gauze to flutter and billow like a ghost. Xiao Jie raised her beautiful eyes, gazing tenderly at the young man not far away, and continued singing: "Night rain pushes open the window, red candles flicker,"
You said the Milky Way flowers are just right.

Do you remember that year, when you adorned my hair with a new peach blossom?

The new peaches are still small.

Her feelings for the young general before her were extremely complex, and she was now extremely dependent on him. After letting go of the burden of being a "female thief" and the past of "Flying Eagle Tower," she suddenly realized that she was not at ease; she had new worries.

Her worry was that one day she would drift further and further away from the man in front of her.

Her almond-shaped eyes gazed intently and tenderly at Ning Xuan, her hands moving like a sudden downpour, sweeping across the strings of her pipa, as abrupt as a startled magpie.

Suddenly, a heavy, undisguised footstep sounded from behind.

A profound and imposing figure descended like a mountain, while a surge of energy, as fierce as raging smoke, came from afar.

Xiao Jie was horrified, her whole body trembled, and her fingers could no longer move, suddenly landing in one spot.

The pipa strings emitted a piercing sound.

Ning Xuan stretched, smiled, picked up the Beast-Slaying Blade, and tossed it to Xiao Jie opposite him. Then, his body suddenly expanded, radiating golden light, and his human form swelled, transforming into Ning Xuan, who was over ten feet tall.

Without asking any questions or saying anything, he took a deep breath, put two fingers together to form a knife, and with his arm, it was more than three zhang long. He directly transformed it into a noisy and ear-piercing tidal wave of swallows and slashed at the blood and qi behind him.

Ding ding ding ding!!

A series of incredibly loud collisions rang out.

The densely packed fragments of the Zen staff were blasted apart, then gathered back together, returning to the snow-white bear demon's claws that had already stepped into the courtyard entrance.

The demon was Zen Master Baiyue.

Ning Xuan didn't ask.

Zen Master Baiyue, however, became curious and asked, "Did you know I was coming?"

Ning Xuan did not answer, because he was still taking a deep breath. His hands continued to move rapidly downwards, reaching for Zen Master Baiyue.

He knew Zen Master Baiyue all too well.

Zen Master Baiyue was too confident in his weapon.

He was so confident that he felt insecure without the weapon in his nightmares.

indeed.

That weapon can strike a hundred or a thousand with a single blow, and a hundred or a thousand with a single strike; it is indeed formidable.

Such weapons are most vulnerable to enemy evasion.

If we get close...
Zen Master Baiyue's eyes lit up.

Although it has not yet obtained the answer it seeks, it has already waited for the opportunity it seeks.

An opportunity to kill.

Ning Xuan possessing the Incense Golden Body was not unexpected to it, and even the fact that he possessed the Incense Golden Body, which was only possessed by second-grade demons, did not surprise it too much.

The next instant.
Beyond the nightmare, in the desolate outskirts of Shannan Prefecture, the third profound confrontation between the human and the demon begins.

Ning Xuan pressed his arms down on Zen Master Bai Yue.

Zen Master Baiyue, however, was not afraid at all.

The staff in its hand shattered once more, transforming into hundreds and thousands of blows.

The golden body can be cut open.

"Let me see where you're hiding." Zen Master Baiyue smiled kindly.

Just then, it suddenly heard a strange "humming" sound.

It was a strange hum, like the sound of a devastating thundercloud about to arrive.

Ning Xuan had already taken his first deep breath, reached his limit, and a "humph" sound came from his nostrils.

cut!
Zen Master Baiyue's body was covered in scales, and he wielded his staff like a knife, slashing forward with a sudden strike!

Countless sharp whistles pierced the air.

All these shrill cries were suddenly drowned out by an unimaginably terrifying roar.

The loud bang didn't spill out at all; instead, it was directed directly at Zen Master Baiyue, who was facing away from him.

"ha!!!!!!!!"

Like the howling winds of the deep sea, or the rumbling belly of a thunderous lake.

With that terrifying "Ha!", Ning Xuan's golden incense statue, which was over ten feet tall, vanished, scattering into golden dust all over the sky.

In this one strike, he actually used up all the incense offerings as disposable items, all for this one attack.

Zen Master Baiyue swung his staff and sword.

It cuts through the empty air.

The bear was completely hit by that terrifying "ha!"

An indescribable sense of disorientation arose throughout its entire body; its scales began to crumble, and it could no longer control its staff.

Ning Xuan had already taken a step into the air and slashed out with two fingers like a knife.

This slash was a "cutting force" he had comprehended from the sorcery of the Golden Wolf Cutting Wind. Compared to the enormous force of the "Swallow Cry Force", the point of force of this force was not a single point, but a force that was perfectly combined with the blade. He named it "Swallow Tail Force".

brush! ! !
Ning Xuan placed his fingers on Zen Master Baiyue's neck.

There were still some remnants of dense flesh compressed into scales at the neck, which had not yet shattered.

But Ning Xuan's fingers, arms, and even his entire body were covered in scales.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

In the next instant, the enormous bear head of Zen Master Baiyue flew up, and blood gushed out from the neck due to the rapid movement of qi and blood, blooming for over a hundred feet, like a giant red plum blossom.

The staff, now without its master, whistled through the air and fell with a "crack" into the center of the red plum blossom.

Snapped.

Ning Xuan also landed on the ground.

Before him, the entire manor had been reduced to dust.

Behind him, everything remained unchanged.

Xiao Jie sat on the edge of the demonic blood of Zen Master Baiyue, tightly clutching the beast-slaying sword.

(End of this chapter)