Chapter 357: The Poisonous Young Man

The Fox God's face turned pale, his eyes twitched, and he stared fixedly at the two people in front of him.

One was a graceful young man in white, and the other was a child carved from pink jade, both looking so harmless.

But in stark contrast to their appearance, their hearts were too dark and too dirty!

"Meeting you two, I suppose it was my destiny to suffer this tribulation." After a long silence, the Fox God gave a miserable smile and said in a heartbreaking voice, "Spirit Hidden Willow, a Golden Core-level Spirit Hidden Willow!"

Sun Lingtong stared.

Ning Zhuo's expression could not be hidden, showing surprise.

Spirit Hidden Willow!

And a Golden Core-level Spirit Hidden Willow?

"Did I hear that right?!" Sun and Ning looked at each other.

The spirit willow hides its form to avoid disaster, and the mystery of enlightenment is between the leaves and shadows.

The Spirit Hidden Willow grows in a blessed place with rich spiritual energy and possesses the ability to hide and avoid disaster. This ability is even stronger than the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon can only be invisible, not hidden; even if you can't see it, you can still touch it.

The Spirit Hidden Willow can not only be invisible but also hidden. Even if you walk to where it is rooted and wander back and forth, you can't touch it.

The hiding ability of the Spirit Hidden Willow is just a survival means. It has two truly precious aspects.

One is avoiding disaster.

It is said that it can change luck and avoid disaster.

The other is enlightenment.

Under the Spirit Hidden Willow, when a cultivator practices, their comprehension can be significantly improved, and they can understand cultivation techniques and study the hundred arts of cultivation with half the effort.

Even a Qi Refining-level Spirit Hidden Willow would be fought over by Golden Core cultivators.

The Fox God directly took out a Golden Core-level one!

This was too shocking.

Even though Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong had the intention to extort—no, out of a warm heart to help the Fox God atone for his sins and survive—they had never thought they would harvest a Golden Core-level Spirit Hidden Willow!

This was a good thing they couldn't even imagine.

Unexpectedly, it really happened in reality, and it happened to them.

"We made a huge profit! Huge profit!" Sun Lingtong shouted in his heart.

The Fox God stood up straight and stopped talking.

Taking out a Golden Core-level Spirit Hidden Willow, he was sure that the two would definitely agree.

This price was too big and too heavy!

The Fox God said with a cold face: "I have taken out so many things, how can you two make me sure that you can atone for my sins?"

Ning Zhuo reached into his bosom and took out an imperial decree in front of the Fox God.

He unfolded the decree and read: "By the order of the monarch: Now the Fox God of Mount Wuyin is loyal and brave, enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens, throwing himself into the demon thieves, lurking among them, collecting information, and exposing the conspiracy."

"Because of your meritorious service here, you are specially granted the title of 'Righteous Mountain God of Mount Wuyin'. You are ordered to actively cooperate with royal family members to jointly suppress bandits, protect the peace of the people, and enjoy the glory of incense forever."

"This is the order!"

The Fox God bowed down with a solemn face: "Subject, receive the decree, thank you for your grace!"

As soon as the words fell, the decree erupted with a brilliance, fell on the Fox God, and directly concluded the contract.

The Fox God closed his eyes slightly, felt that the contract was genuine, and looked at Ning Zhuo, his eyes full of surprise.

Ning Zhuo directly took out the imperial decree, which was beyond his expectation.

He really didn't expect that the young man in front of him could reach the ears of the monarch, and in just these few days, he had done such a big thing. Not only did he uncover a major case, but he also obtained an imperial decree!

He didn't know that this decree came from Zhu Xuanji.

Zhu Xuanji was the Golden Core signboard of the Zhu family, possessed several magical powers, had strong Nascent Soul potential, and was deeply trusted by the monarch.

He traveled around investigating cases and often carried a blank imperial decree, filling in the content himself when necessary.

The blank imperial decree had the seal of the Southern Bean monarch, and as long as the content was filled in and the format was correct, it could play a role!

The contract was concluded, and both sides handed over.

The Fox God received the decree from Ning Zhuo, and Ning Zhuo obtained many cultivation treasures.

He really wanted to study it carefully, especially the Golden Core-level Spirit Hidden Willow. But the timing was wrong, so he had to stuff them all into the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon first.

Seeing the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon appear, the Fox God sighed slightly: "Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon?"

He immediately recognized this classic Nascent Soul-level mechanical creation.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators actually possessed many heavy treasures. This made him even more certain that Sun and Ning had an extremely deep background and he dared not offend them in the slightest.

Even the heartache of just taking out his family wealth was eased and dissipated a little.

The Fox God respectfully asked: Next, how should he cooperate with the action.

Ning Zhuo told him to wait here, and when the time comes, listen to his order to act.

The Fox God suppressed his doubts and obeyed obediently.

Ning Zhuo finished this errand and couldn't help but recall his conversation with Zhu Xuanji before.

Ning Zhuo directly asked Zhu Xuanji: "How to deal with that Fox God?"

Zhu Xuanji thought for a while and sighed: "Using merit is not as good as using fault."

Ning Zhuo immediately understood what he meant.

The Righteous Mountain God of Mount Wuyin was already in bad luck. If the Deputy Mountain God was killed, how would Mount Wuyin be governed?

Relying on those villagers?

Rather than relying on human cultivators, it is better to rely on gods.

Although the Fox God submitted to the demons, he eventually exposed the dark curtain and was still useful and meritorious.

Besides, gods are far better at governing mountains, rivers, lakes, etc., than human cultivators.

The Southern Bean royal Zhu family was short of talent, and governing the Southern Bean Kingdom was stretched thin. This can be seen from the Magistrate.

The Southern Bean monarch had to cherish even such an outsider, which shows that the Southern Bean royal family's influence in the local area was quite shallow.

The Fox God had leverage in the hands of the Zhu family, which was what the royal family was most happy to see.

Zhu Xuanji's reaction was also within Ning Zhuo's expectations.

As early as in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City, Ning Zhuo already knew Zhu Xuanji very well, knowing that the latter was worried about the country and the family, and took the interests of the royal family as the primary point of planning.

Ning Zhuo said: "Lord Zhu, Magistrate, you should not move lightly, so as not to startle the snake. Let us two go out and force the Fox God to submit."

Zhu Xuanji looked at Ning Zhuo deeply: "If you take this order actively, the distribution afterwards will be reduced."

He was very clear about Ning Zhuo's plans.

After all, he had seen too much when investigating cases.

Ning Zhuo thought for a while, agreed immediately, and asked for proof.

Zhu Xuanji pondered for a moment, handed over the imperial decree, and under the surprised gaze of the three, personally wrote the content of the imperial decree.

At the foot of the mountain, the brilliance of teleportation suddenly appeared, stinging the eyes.

Immediately, a large number of cultivators appeared out of thin air.

This scene immediately attracted the Fox God's attention.

"He actually mobilized an army to deal with the Black Wind Tiger Demon?"

"Wait, the grade of this army is not high."

The Fox God looked into the distance and gradually discovered that this was a local garrison.

"The Black Wind Tiger Demon practices the demonic technique of Meat Tank Blood Swallowing. No matter how many cannon fodder surround it, it is just its food, or a movable pill." The Fox God couldn't help but remind.

Sun Lingtong smiled: "Fox God, you should watch first."

The brilliance of teleportation continued to surge.

The cultivators who appeared next were obviously much more elite. There were several Foundation Establishment-level leaders, all exuding a fierce and mighty aura.

The Fox God commented: "If this army is proficient in battle formations, perhaps it still has the strength to fight. But the battle formation is huge, and the more people there are, the more difficult it is to cooperate. If a flaw is found and the formation is broken, the Tiger Demon will kill everywhere and slaughter countless people."

Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo said nothing.

The last wave of teleportation!

As the brilliance dissipated, Meng Zizhong appeared in the Fox God's field of vision, holding a long-handled war hammer.

The Fox God was stunned: "Meng Zizhong?!"

His breathing stagnated, and at first, he thought Meng Zizhong had brought a cultivator army to cut down the mountain and break the temple to eliminate him.

The Fox God's mind was agile, and after a second thought, he suddenly understood.

At the foot of the mountain, the cultivator army began to form a formation quickly.

The Black Wind Tiger Demon received the battle report, and he also knew that he could not let the human cultivators form a formation smoothly, so he immediately took all his men and rushed down the mountain.

He wanted to take advantage of the opponent's unstable formation to kill them first, and then leave!

"It's starting!" Sun Lingtong smiled and watched the battle with great interest.

The Fox God looked at Ning Zhuo suddenly: "Are you specifically mobilizing Meng Zizhong to suppress the Black Wind Tiger Demon?"

Ning Zhuo glanced at him and then at the battlefield at the foot of the mountain, his tone light: "Just spread some rumors."

The Fox God's eyes shrank, and Ning Zhuo's flat and monotonous tone made him feel a chill.

"What a poisonous plan!" The Fox God exclaimed in his heart, and his vigilance and guard against Ning Zhuo soared several times.

The demons rushed down from the mountain!

The Black Wind Tiger Demon rushed to the forefront, his eyes red, killing intent cold, and his roar was like a thunderbolt: "Meng Zizhong, I will chew you alive!"

Meng Zizhong snorted coldly, holding a long-handled war hammer, and stepped forward.

He ran out of the army formation and went straight to meet the Black Wind Tiger Demon.

Bang!

The two collided fiercely.

Meng Zizhong retreated four steps, while the Black Wind Tiger Demon only retreated one step.

But Meng Zizhong had already achieved his goal; he had intercepted the Black Wind Tiger Demon.

The Black Wind Tiger Demon shook his tiger claws to disperse the numbness.

Meng Zizhong gripped the war hammer in his hand even harder.

He thought to himself: "This evil tiger is quite strong, I am not as good as it, let's use magic to attack from a distance first, weaken it!"

Thinking of this, Meng Zizhong shouted: "Sand cover its eyes."

As soon as the words fell, earth-attribute magic power surged, turning into countless yellow sands, covering the Black Wind Tiger Demon.

The Black Wind Tiger Demon's vision was covered, and his hearing was interfered with.

Meng Zizhong shouted again: "Stone hit its waist!"

Earth-attribute magic power condensed into stone balls, rolling rapidly, making a rumbling sound, and hitting the Black Wind Tiger Demon.

The Black Wind Tiger Demon closed his eyes and covered his ears, being hit by the stone balls and retreating repeatedly, his figure swaying, and his lumbar spine aching faintly.

He roared and cast a spell of the Flesh and Blood Demonic Technique—

Fishy Wind!

A strong wind blew, and the smell of blood quickly spread across the battlefield.

Clouds follow dragons, wind follows tigers. The tiger species is naturally good at wind, and the Black Wind Tiger Demon's nickname has a wind character, which from the side shows his strength in wind techniques.

The strong wind swept everywhere, blowing the yellow sand back, and the speed of the rolling stones dropped sharply, with many almost stopping in place, unable to roll.

Meng Zizhong snorted coldly: "It's not over yet. Look at my Flying Sand and Rolling Stones!"

Yellow sand and rolling stones were originally two spells, but now under Meng Zizhong's manipulation, they merged into one, reinforcing each other, and their power greatly increased.

For a time, yellow sand danced in the sky, rolling stones rushed, broke through the obstruction of the fishy wind, and hit the Tiger Demon.

Bang bang bang...

The Tiger Demon was knocked down.

The rolling stones then crushed, stacking on top of each other, suppressing him into the ground.