Chapter 33: First Setback
Chapter 33: First Setback
After Lin Baiwei finished cleaning the table and picked up Shen Yi's dirty outer robe, she left the room without a word.
Once the room fell silent, Shen Yi took out the beast's core that still had traces of blood on it and looked at the panel.
Remaining Demon Lifespan: 226 years
He closed his eyes, a flicker of excitement burning within him.
Indeed, trouble and opportunity always went hand in hand. If not for his past self's foolish actions, how could he have easily obtained such a martial arts manual about the Jade Liquid Realm?
He wondered what kind of martial arts it would be.
Ideally, it would be an internal energy technique, but a knife technique would also be good... He needed more demon lifespans, though.
That group of demons who had associated with his past self rarely contacted him now. How realistic and cold-hearted of them to abandon him like this.
As for leaving the city to hunt demons...
Shen Yi had occasionally considered it, but looking at Lin Baiwei's pitiful state, he felt it might not be a good idea.
Although there weren't any formidable cultivators in the county, and the defenses were weak, they had the backing of the Great Qian Dynasty. Unless the demons were bored with their peaceful lives, they wouldn't dare to cause too much trouble.
Stealing a few people to eat in secret was completely different from openly attacking and besieging the county.
However, if he were to go out and accidentally encounter a powerful demon...
Shen Yi didn't think he would be lucky enough to be tied up and kept under a bed again, only to be saved by a generous person who would then support him with their meager salary.
The more likely outcome was that he would be torn to shreds by sharp fangs and claws, and the demon might praise the tenderness and delicacy of today's takeout after swallowing his flesh and blood.
"...”
Thinking of Liu Qi's tragic death, Shen Yi turned his body slightly, his eyes filled with emotion.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a cold and squirming sensation on his arm.
In an instant, the emotion in Shen Yi's eyes turned into icy killing intent. He activated his twelve apertures simultaneously, and a sharp aura raged within his body!
He abruptly threw off the blanket and saw two snakes, one black and one white, as thick as cups, slowly twisting their bodies and emerging from the gap between the bed and the wall. One coiled towards his thigh, while the other crawled onto his left arm.
They lazily flicked their tongues.
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and quickly reached for the knife hanging on the wall.
Compared to before, his senses were now incredibly sharp. He could detect not only the foul-smelling demons but even ordinary beasts and tiny insects the size of fingertips.
Yet these two snakes had crawled onto his bed without him noticing at all!
The next moment, the snakes' bodies underwent a rapid transformation.
Two fair and voluptuous bodies were revealed, with only a few scales covering their intimate parts. One woman nestled in Shen Yi's arm with a smile, while the other lazily hugged his waist, pressing her full and long thighs against his knees.
The two women lifted their heads, their faces so beautiful and alluring that they exuded a hint of evil charm.
With their fingers, they slowly twirled strands of their hair, their voices like silver bells, their breath as fragrant as orchids, and a hint of coquettishness in their tone as they said, "Dear Shen, it's been a long time. Have you missed us?"
Now that they had revealed their human forms, their auras finally became apparent.
Shen Yi quietly observed them and sensed an aura similar to his own.
It was the state of Initial Fusion, seamlessly integrated and perfected.
Without hesitation, he drew his knife with his right palm. The silvery blade was instantly enveloped by a dense crimson blood evil aura under the dim candlelight.
This knife was aimed straight at the white snake woman's neck, fierce and ruthless, without holding back.
"Sss!"
The white snake woman's face changed drastically, and she rolled off the bed.
The black snake also released Shen Yi's waist, and her palm turned upward. The fingertips and palm of her hand were instantly covered by dark black scales with a metallic luster.
She reached out to grab the blade and was about to speak when her enchanting face suddenly showed surprise.
The trusted black scales on her hand were actually sizzling as they came into contact with the blade, and they were instantly corroded.
Dark red blood seeped out from between her fingers, quickly staining the blade red.
The black snake woman gripped the blade tightly, while her other hand slowly opened, releasing countless golden particles that fell onto the bed. "But I still can't understand why you would refuse to do business with us? We were only following our mistress's orders to ask you to invite the master artisans from Caihua Studio to make some exquisite jewelry for her."
As she spoke, a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
The change in the young master's temperament was not merely a change, it was as if he had been reborn.
That seemingly simple knife strike was, in fact, skillful and cunning, a return to the basics. Even those with extraordinary talent would need decades of hard work to achieve such subtlety.
His aura was also formidable, in no way inferior to their hundreds of years of cultivation.
Even if the two of them joined forces, they might not be able to defeat him.
"Since Young Master Shen no longer wishes to involve himself in these trivial matters, just say so, and I shall take my leave."
As the black snake woman spoke, she signaled to her companion with her eyes.
Seeing this, the other demoness transformed back into a long snake, her body enveloped in thick fog before disappearing into thin air.
"..."
Shen Yi watched as the white snake vanished, a slight frown on his face.
The two beasts before him were undoubtedly the strongest demons he had ever encountered.
It was not surprising that they could withstand his knife strike.
But their bizarre stealth techniques and ability to disappear had truly opened his eyes.
If only he could learn those skills as well...
With that thought, Shen Yi turned his gaze back to the white-skinned woman before him, her body covered in black scales, a hint of warmth entering his eyes.
Under his intense gaze, the black snake woman felt as if she was seeing the lecherous ghost from before. It was only after a moment that she realized that his interest did not lie in her body.
She lowered her head to look at her abdomen and gritted her teeth.
This damn scoundrel actually had designs on her beast core!
"You, with the surname Shen, I won't fight you today. Just you wait, I'll report this to our mistress! If you have the guts, don't you dare hide!"
The black snake transformed into its original form, hissing angrily.
Just then, its gaze swept across the room, and it noticed a figure standing at the back door.
A tall woman in white, quietly leaning against the wall, her profile cold and detached.
She glanced at them indifferently.
The black snake stood up, its scales bristling, unable to speak for a long while.
No wonder this Shen had suddenly acquired such powerful martial arts skills and didn't put their mistress in his eyes. He had found a backer and was no longer concerned with their past relationship!
"Let's see how long you can stay proud!"
The black snake hissed angrily, coiling itself up in resentment. Without another word about their mistress, it summoned a black mist that enveloped its body, along with the golden particles on the bed, and disappeared from the spot.
Only two people remained in the room.
Shen Yi looked towards the door, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
As he had feared, his lack of knowledge about demons had been exposed.
While he could handle wild demons, when faced with these demons with some background, he couldn't even understand their techniques.
"..."
Lin Baiwei lowered her hands and quietly observed the young man, taking in his expression with a mixture of shock and amusement.
She had originally thought that Shen Yi was a deeply hidden talent, someone who just needed a nudge to break free from his mortal shell. She had even planned to take advantage of his naivete.
But after two days of interaction, she realized that she had misjudged him. He had at least entered the Initial Fusion stage.
However, she never expected that Shen Yi had grown to the point where he could intimidate two complete Initial Fusion demons... and he was still dissatisfied?!
"They are the most favored attendants of Mistress Qinglin. Even a Colonel of the Demon-Subduing Force would need more than ten people and a Demon-Trapping Array to have a chance at defeating them."
"Or is it that you regret not being able to feel their bodies more?"
(End of Chapter)
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