Chapter 331: Little Fox Pingping (x) Little Southern Girl Hong Haier (Seeking Moonlight)

Hearing this, the Red Child, who had been hanging from the branch, froze stiff, forgetting the lines he’d already prepared.

In fact, the Red Child had imagined many scenarios for meeting the Fate-Bearer, but never once did he expect the other to be such an oddity.

Under normal circumstances, seeing a cute little fox spirit like Pingping bound to a tree, one’s first reaction—even if not rushing to rescue—would at least be to ask what had happened.

But this Fate-Bearer? He came straight out with, “Let me taste fox meat,” completely ignoring all the usual scripts, right?

Sensing the Red Child’s shock, Wu Xian couldn’t help smirking inwardly.

Little Fox Pingping was fairly famous among black-monkey players, beloved for her adorable charm and notably generous bust, winning the affection of many players and LSPs.

Unfortunately, as the plot unfolded, Pingping’s true identity gradually surfaced—especially after the Shadow God Map revealed that the real Pingping had never appeared at all; from the very start, it was the Red Child in disguise.

Actually, many players had guessed it back then—simply because the 1986 version of Journey to the West was so iconic; in the TV series, the Red Child’s encounter with the pilgrimage group used nearly the same tactic, even the hanging pose was identical, making it hard not to suspect.

But let me say, as an actor, this Red Child was truly dedicated—he not only portrayed a girl’s image flawlessly, but also captured the fox spirit’s unique seductive charm, and those sweet, cooing “Monkey Brother” calls had left countless Black Monkey players utterly enchanted.

Of course, the more they had been moved earlier, the more disgusted they became when the Red Child finally revealed his true form.

Just like the Flame Mountain Earth God, who thought he’d finally gotten his chance to kiss his beloved senior sister, only to grasp a soft hand that turned into Pig Bajie’s bristly pig hoof—his mind probably boiled down to just two words: “F***.”

Thinking of this, Wu Xian, as the victim, gritted his teeth, determined to thoroughly torment the Red Child now, to avenge the emotional betrayal from when he played the game.

“Ahem! Brother Monkey, stop joking—that’s my Great King’s daughter with the Jade-Faced Fox Spirit, named Pingping, raised all these years under Princess Iron Fan’s care…”

On the other side, seeing Wu Xian’s genuinely murderous expression toward the fox, the White Axe Giant’s face darkened with sweat, and he hurriedly explained—he’d been completely fooled by the Red Child’s brilliant acting.

“Yes, yes!”

Seeing the White Axe Giant willingly play along, the Red Child immediately used his fake girl’s voice to whimper: “A disaster struck the mountains—I was the only one who escaped. But on the way down, I was captured by demons and hung here for three days and nights, so miserable…”

As he spoke, the Red Child began softly weeping, as if he’d suffered unbearable injustice.

“Oh? So she’s the Great King’s daughter?”

Wu Xian feigned surprise, then studied the little yellow fox for a moment, shaking his head skeptically: “Brother Ox, are you sure? You must be mistaken. I don’t know much about this, but if a bull spirit and a fox spirit mated, even if they couldn’t produce a calf, they’d at least have some bull traits—but this is clearly just a fox.”

“Ah…?”

The White Axe Giant froze. The Red Child, still pretending to cry, froze too.

Right… Niutou’s cultivation was far beyond the Jade-Faced Fox’s—so why did their child turn out to be just a fox? That didn’t make sense at all.

“So the truth is simple.”

Wu Xian suddenly raised his Flying Dragon Staff, his expression turning even more menacing: “This little fox isn’t the Great King’s true blood—she’s the illegitimate offspring of the Jade-Faced Fox and some other fox.”

Poor Great King, his lifelong reputation ruined—he was cuckolded, and spent years raising another man’s child. This is too much even for a bull! Today, as the Fate-Bearer, I’ll deliver justice for him!”

Red Child: (◣д◢)

Hearing Wu Xian’s words, the Red Child felt as if several knives had stabbed his chest in succession, each one piercing his heart—he was so enraged he nearly reverted to his true form.

Though he had awakened memories of his past life and knew exactly how he came to be born into Princess Iron Fan’s womb, if he could choose, wouldn’t he rather be Niutou’s son?

That’s why his lineage had become his most sacred, untouchable taboo—yet now, this damn monkey had ripped it open right before his eyes and poured salt into the wound…

Fuck! I’m done pretending! I’m killing this foul-mouthed monkey right now!!

The Red Child bared his teeth, ready to drop his transformation and fight Wu Xian to the death.

At that moment, a sudden rush of wind pierced the air.

Two strange heads flew in from afar—Ji Ru Huo and Kuai Ru Feng, whom the Red Child had arranged earlier.

“The Great King was right—this little bitch really does scream seductively!”

Speaking, Kuai Ru Feng, with his grotesque fangs, surged forward first, wreathed in a violent gale, crashing toward the White Axe Giant and Wu Xian, laughing loudly: “Hahaha… Perfect bait!”

“Damn it!!”

Seeing this, the White Axe Giant instinctively rolled sideways to dodge the surprise attack.

But the next second, a flash of blue light erupted before his eyes, accompanied by a piercing dragon’s roar.

With a thunderous boom, the two massive, mammoth-tusk-like fangs shattered into two pieces, and Kuai Ru Feng screamed as he flew backward faster than he’d come, slamming hard into the other head—Ji Ru Huo.

BOOM—!!

The two heads collided and exploded like watermelons, blood spraying everywhere, then vanished into nothingness amid flame and wind.

“Uh…”

Watching this, the Red Child’s mouth hung open, a bead of cold sweat sliding down his fox face.

True, Ji Ru Huo and Kuai Ru Feng weren’t strong among his demons—there were many stronger—but even so, they shouldn’t have been so easily slaughtered.

Frankly, even if he used his Five Elements War Chariot and Three Pure Fires together, the Red Child knew he couldn’t have done what Wu Xian just did.

By extension, he was almost certainly no match for this Fate-Bearer—if he’d actually fought, he’d have lost spectacularly.

Gratefully relieved, the Red Child subtly manipulated a drifting flame to burn through his rope, letting himself drop from midair.

At the same time, his tiny fox body twisted lightly, skillfully shifting direction to avoid the flames below, then transformed into human form and landed smoothly.

(End of Chapter)