Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Ye Yuchan rolled her eyes at Yun Ping, "It's not your place to say that, is it? Your old lovers, from the most powerful to the most obscure... it seems you've been with them all?"

"Mr. Evil Teddy Yunping?"

Yunping: "..."

—Why is this girl still thinking about her old flame…?

Are all women this scary?!

33. Huh?

"So, what do we do with this guy?"

Faced with this stubborn little devil who had snuggled into Zhang Ruoxue's arms and refused to come out, Yu Chan asked a rather crucial question.

—How to deal with this Teddy bear.

Zhang Ruoxue held the fluffy little canine in her arms, smiling adorably: "Why don't we just take it with us? It looks pretty harmless, doesn't it..."

"But no matter what, it's still a demon..."

Ye Yuchan stared warily at the seemingly well-behaved teddy dog ​​in Zhang Ruoxue's arms. In fact, she was still wary of the teddy dog's demonic identity.

Its sudden display of such intimate dependence on Zhang Ruoxue makes it hard not to think the worst.

After all, they are demons.

Zhang Ruoxue reached out and stroked the little head of the teddy bear in her arms, feeling the soft fur between her fingers. "Why don't we ask it what it has to say?"

"Woof?" The Teddy dog ​​tilted its head and barked.

Ye Yuchan's pretty face darkened slightly, and she narrowed her eyes: "I'm telling you, stop pretending. We've all heard you speak human language before, so who are you trying to fool by acting like a dog?"

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

The small dog in front of me barked twice, but still couldn't speak.

Yu Chan pouted in dissatisfaction, and was about to say something to scare the little dog when Yun Ping explained from the side: "I guess it didn't grow back properly when it was regrowing its head... something went wrong with its throat or vocal cords."

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The little teddy bear immediately nodded twice, indicating that Yunping was absolutely right.

"Alright, stop flattering me." Yun Ping glanced at the demon teddy bear. "If Ruoxue wants to take it, then take it. Flattering me won't help."

"Wang!"

Teddy barked once, then kept burrowing into Zhang Ruoxue's arms, as if he were being affectionate with her.

Zhang Ruoxue, who was being rubbed against by the little head, patted its soft belly helplessly and said with a smile, "Then let's take it with us. Although it's a demon, it doesn't seem to be hostile."

"Ruoxue, you're too careless..."

Ye Yuchan made a sarcastic remark, then looked at the young man in white with suspicion: "Speaking of which, you old rogue, you... can understand what it's saying?"

"I suppose I can understand it."

"I didn't know you were so fluent in dog language..."

"Why do I feel like you're insulting me with that?"

No, no~

Ye Yuchan smiled and waved her hand, then turned her attention to the demon teddy bear.

She stared into those dark, bright eyes for a long while before asking, "By the way, why were those people chasing it? It really looks harmless, except for its somewhat promiscuous nature. It doesn't seem to have anything that could cause trouble. Could it have really killed someone?"

Upon hearing the word "murder," the little teddy bear in Zhang Ruoxue's arms immediately started barking, "Woof woof woof! Woof woof!"

Ye Yuchan glanced silently at Yun Ping, her meaning clear—you old rogue, please translate.

Yun Ping silently rolled his eyes at Ye Yuchan and acted as a cross-species translator: "It said that it didn't kill anyone at all. It was that group of cultivators who encountered it and then inexplicably attacked it, saying that they wanted to kill it and take it back to collect their work."

"Wow..." Zhang Ruoxue smiled in surprise, "So a few barks can mean so much! Dog language is truly amazing..."

"Ruoxue, your focus is quite peculiar..." Ye Yuchan couldn't help but complain, then asked, "So, do you have a grudge against those cultivators?"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Translator Yunping reappears: "No grudge, they're from the Jin Yao Dao Alliance, they're out of their minds."

"If we have no grudge, why would I kill you?"

The little teddy bear paused for a moment at the question, seemingly pondering the best answer.

A moment later—

"Woof woof woof woof, woof woof woof woof..."

It shouted more than a dozen times in a row, as if it had said a lot of things.

However, Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue couldn't understand a word, and in the end they could only rely on Yunping's level 10 dog language.

Just after Little Teddy finished speaking and took a few deep breaths, Yunping began to translate.

"It said that because they were demons, they were gone."

……

So all that shouting just now amounted to less than ten words in the translation...

"Dog language is truly amazing."

—Zhang Ruoxue's focus was as strange as ever.

However, putting aside the strange language, the actions of the so-called Ash Demon Alliance are really hard to agree with.

According to this little teddy bear, it doesn't kill people, doesn't do bad things, and doesn't practice evil magic. Apart from being a demon, it has done almost nothing bad in the world, yet it is still being hunted down by the Ash Demon Alliance.

Moreover, judging from their methods, they seem to be a sect whose main business is hunting demons.

Just because—

They are demons.

"So, the Jin Yao Dao Alliance, which claims to be the embodiment of justice, is going to judge the demon race and the monster race...?"

“That should be right.” Yunping nodded. It wasn’t difficult to deduce the answer from these clues. He then pointed to the Teddy dog: “And this guy really doesn’t have any bloody smell on him. At least it’s true that he hasn’t killed anyone or practiced evil magic.”

"This is so strange." Ye Yuchan was very puzzled. "I didn't do anything, so why am I being chased... Demons are different from monsters, aren't they?"

"They are indeed different. Demons are demons, and monsters are monsters. Monsters are more like distorted and ferocious beasts, while demons are a race on the same level as humans."

Ye Yuchan narrowed her eyes. "If this happened where we're from, it would be considered racism."

……

This kid's imagination is getting wilder and wilder.

But that is indeed the matter.

Yun Ping silently picked at his ear and said calmly, "There are many strange things in this world. Look, that Jin Yao Dao Alliance, in fact, there was a similar sect organization a long time ago."

"They wave the banner of justice and claim to be upholding peace for all people, but in reality they do the dirtiest work. Justice and peace are all just a facade."

"After all, the more noble something is, the less likely anyone is to question it, and the safer it is for those people."

Zhang Ruoxue was a little confused, but she still managed to make out some of the meaning. "It sounds like a wolf in sheep's clothing."

"To be precise, they are wolves in sheep's clothing," Yunping corrected slightly. "But their essence is the same; they are all wolves."

The old rogue flicked his sleeves, showing no intention of continuing the topic: "Alright, enough of this nonsense. Let's go into the cave first. We can discuss the specifics after we enter the Netherworld."

As for you...

Yunping glanced at the little teddy bear, and in an instant, it felt as if its entire body had been seen through, and even its deeply hidden essence trembled involuntarily.

—Oh no, has this guy figured out who I am?

"No way, I'm a demon from ancient times, I shouldn't be so easily defeated by this person... Although he seems mysterious, he shouldn't have such terrifying strength... It must be my imagination, my imagination!"

The little teddy bear shrank back, somewhat afraid of Yun Ping's gaze.

"teacher--"

Zhang Ruoxue seemed to notice Yun Ping's unfriendly gaze, and immediately hugged the little teddy bear.

Yunping smiled helplessly, "Alright, I won't do anything to it. What I want to say is that since the people from the Jin Yao Dao Alliance are in the Netherworld, it might not be appropriate to just let it in like that. I still need to tinker with something for it."

"what?"

Yunping did not reply immediately, but instead cast several spells. In the blink of an eye, the rich spiritual energy swirled and twisted in mid-air in an extremely complex way, eventually condensing into a pale golden ring around the little teddy bear's neck.

The radiance slowly subsided, revealing a golden collar to everyone.

The incantation on the collar slowly disappeared, and it looked no different from an ordinary dog ​​collar.

"Woof?!"

—A collar?! What the hell?! This bastard actually treated me like a dog?!

This thing really angered it. Its true form wasn't actually a dog. It had only temporarily transformed into a dog because it needed to temporarily integrate into the society of human cultivators!

This collar is a complete insult to its dignity!

It pawed at the thing with its little paws, trying its best to take it off.

Before it could even finish fiddling with it, Yunping's deep, devilish voice came over: "This collar has the ability to cover the demonic energy on your body. Remember, never take it off casually. If you do, the demonic energy you've been suppressing will explode a hundred or even a thousand times. At that point, I reckon the entire Netherworld will know there's a demon dog here."

"Wang!"

The little teddy bear was startled and immediately obediently lowered its paw.

—Of course it does, it doesn't want to die!

Moreover, it now has a reason to follow Yunping and the others...

That is--

"Hmm, this necklace is quite unique."

Zhang Ruoxue smiled and patted the little teddy bear's head, revealing a sincere and heartwarming smile.

She paused suddenly, tapping her chin with her finger, looking thoughtful. "Speaking of which, how about we give it a name?"

"Woof?!"