"But there's always a way," the little demon girl chuckled. "Want to try something exciting?"
"How exciting?"
The little demon girl's words instantly dissipated its condensed anger, and it regained its lecherous expression.
Brother Chicken is a magnanimous demon, how could I possibly hold a grudge against a lady!
"Very exciting!" The little demon girl's smile grew more pronounced. "For example, this hot pot has only beef, which is too monotonous. Why don't we add some chicken?"
"Stewed or made into Beggar's Chicken would also be delicious," Ye Fan added.
Big Rooster: ???
Wait a minute!
You guys are acting strange!
"You're trying to harm Brother Chicken?!" The big rooster suddenly became furious, unleashing its Foundation Establishment realm demonic energy. "You're seeking your own doom!"
"Don't move, or it'll be difficult for me to pluck your feathers later."
As the little demon girl's voice fell, the big rooster immediately became obedient.
Because it was terrified to find itself enveloped by an immense pressure!
Let alone moving, it was practically suffocating!
Its feathers were almost scared off!
At this moment, the big rooster finally realized the gravity of the situation!
To hell with the scummy weaklings with no cultivation!
These were two supreme beings!
But as a demon with prestige and dignity, Brother Chicken would not be intimidated by such a situation.
What the heck?
You think this can scare Brother Chicken?
Brother Chicken's dictionary has no word for fear!
"You attacked me just now, that doesn't count," Brother Chicken said calmly. "Are you brave enough to put me down and let's go again?"
"Pfft..." The little demon girl was amused by its serious demeanor and immediately put it down. "Alright, as you wish..."
Upon landing, the big rooster's eyes burst with a sharp glint!
It tensed its two chicken legs, looking quite imposing.
Then...
With a thud...
The big rooster knelt on the ground...
"Big brother, please spare my life!" The big rooster buried its head into the ground, trembling. "Little brother kneels to you!"
Ye Fan: ...
Little Demon Girl: ...
Despite their speechlessness, the little demon girl's hands were not idle.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"
In a flash, all its feathers were plucked.
The big rooster was immediately scared to the point of urination and quickly tried to save itself.
"Big brother, big sister, my meat is really not tasty!"
"I was an orphan since childhood, and I grew up eating trash..."
"Sometimes, just to get a warm meal, I had to wait behind other demonic beasts..."
"I had nowhere to live, so I had to soak in a dung pit..."
"That's enough, that's enough," Ye Fan said with a darkened expression. "Little demon girl, let it go."
Although he knew the big rooster was spouting nonsense, Ye Fan was still somewhat disgusted...
This was truly a bizarre and immoral demon...
After landing, the big rooster shook its body.
Its naked body was once again covered with feathers.
"Thank you, big brother and big sister, for not killing me!" The big rooster cupped its wings and bowed repeatedly. "From now on, I'll follow you, big brother and big sister, serving you day and night without complaint!"
"Great Brother Chicken, didn't you just say that if you announced your name, no one in Geshan City would dare to provoke you?" Ye Fan added with a jab.
Since there was nothing else to do, it seemed fun to banter with this silly chicken demon.
Besides, Ye Fan hadn't really intended to eat it.
Eating a demon that could speak felt rather strange...
"Little brother was just bragging..." The big rooster replied awkwardly. "Big brother, don't call me Brother Chicken anymore, just call me by my name from now on."
"What's your name?" Ye Fan asked casually.
"Big brother, my name is Shan Ji," the big rooster raised its wing. "Ji for chicken. Of course, big brother can also call me Xiao Ji."
Ye Fan's mouth twitched.
What a casual name...
It seemed this chicken demon was also an uncultured brute.
Ye Fan casually inquired about the situation in Geshan City, and Shan Ji answered truthfully.
"Alright, you can go do whatever you were doing," Ye Fan said after the chat, shooing the chicken away.
"Big brother, can I visit often from now on?" Shan Ji asked nervously.
"...As you please..."
"Okay, big brother!" Shan Ji said cheerfully and flew out the window.
Although there were still occasional skirmishes at night, the sounds of fighting were all contained outside the walls.
That night, Ye Fan finally slept soundly.
The next day.
After breakfast, Ye Fan took the little demon girl downstairs.
Geshan City was vast, about fifty thousand miles in length and width.
There were many more trading posts like the one they had visited before.
Ye Fan's plan was to post missions at these trading posts one by one and then wait for news.
Ye Fan made a rough estimate.
Visiting all the trading posts or auction houses, plus waiting for news, would take about three to six months.
If there was still no news after half a year, he would have to leave Geshan City to find new clues.
However, his intuition told him that he would probably gain something.
The outsider the soul mentioned before was clearly some kind of evil cultivator.
As everyone knows, evil cultivators are more resilient than cockroaches.
One lair after another was destroyed by righteous individuals, yet they would always appear out of nowhere to cause trouble.
"The wildfire cannot be extinguished, it will grow again in the spring breeze" was the best description for these evil cultivators.
The soul mentioned that the outsider was from Geshan City, and a place like Geshan City was a paradise for evil cultivators!
Even if the evil cultivator from back then was gone, there must have been descendants or organizations left behind.
He had asked Shan Ji about evil cultivators yesterday, but the result was frustrating.
In Shan Ji's words, the evil cultivators here were so numerous that they could drown a person with their spit...
If he shouted "Who is an evil cultivator?" on the street, it would definitely attract a crowd of people looking back.
And then he would get beaten up...
Because the evil cultivators here hated the term "evil cultivator," it was blatant discrimination!
They simply believed that their philosophies were different from other cultivators, and that what they did was not wrong at all.
The ones who were truly wrong were those ordinary cultivators who were bound by convention.
There was a saying that perfectly described their mindset:
It's not me who is wrong, it's this world.
...
As soon as Ye Fan and the little demon girl stepped out of the inn, they saw Shan Ji waiting there.
"Good morning, big brother! Good morning, big sister!" Shan Ji greeted respectfully.
"What are you doing here?" Ye Fan asked, bewildered.
"As your little brother, I naturally have to help big brother and big sister!" Shan Ji said righteously. "From now on, I will be big brother's and big sister's mount!"
Ye Fan's mouth twitched.
I was just being polite yesterday, and you took it seriously?
"No need," Ye Fan said with a dark expression. "You should go back to what you were doing."
After saying that, Ye Fan reached out to "hail a taxi."
"Big brother, I can also be a mount," Shan Ji said, seeing that he was about to be abandoned. "I'm an experienced driver, very steady!"