Chapter 289

Fox Demon fawningly smiled, trying to please, saying: "Reporting to Xuanqing Daozhang, I am here under the clan chief's orders to stand guard, responsible for protecting this household's safety!"

Just you?

Xuanqing Daozhang's face was full of strangeness.

It's not that he looks down on this fox demon before him; rather, this fox demon, in his eyes, has merely opened its spiritual awareness and just stepped over the monster threshold.

Furthermore, the fox demon is not skilled in close combat; a fox demon that has just crossed the monster threshold cannot learn powerful monster arts, so it is only somewhat stronger than an ordinary person.

If it encounters a cultivator…

Not to mention cultivators; even if it encounters a martial cultivator, the only possible outcome is to die and go to the Yellow Springs.

To expect it to protect the safety of the Wang family members?

It would be better to rely on the talisman box hung around the Wang family members' necks to protect their safety.

Daozhang, you, you, don't look down on people!

The fox demon angrily snorted, about to retort, but the words reached his lips and he simply could not get them out.

It wasn't that he was scared by Xuanqing Daozhang's gaze, or by the flying sword pointed at him hovering before him, lacking the courage to speak up to Xuanqing Daozhang.

But rather, it clearly knows its own weight; to expect it to protect the Wang family's safety?

Even if the clan chief has confidence in it, it has no confidence in itself at all.

Xuanqing Daozhang mocked, saying: "Well then, tell me, what ability do you have that can protect this household's safety?"

This, this, this……

Upon hearing that, the fox demon didn't know how to answer; if it encountered other people or monsters, it might be able to boast a few lines, but in front of Xuanqing Daozhang.

It simply had no confidence to boast!

Who made his life entirely in Xuanqing Daozhang's hands?

The fox demon gave an embarrassed laugh, saying: "Xuanqing Daozhang, to be frank, with my ability I cannot protect this household's safety, but isn't there our Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan behind me?"

Our clan chief assigned me to be stationed here; the true purpose is that when this household encounters disaster, I will immediately inform our Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan, and our clan chief will personally come to the rescue!

Saying this, the fox demon's eyes also showed astonishment that could not be concealed; since it could remember, the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan has done many things; although, given its status, it cannot possibly know all the things the clan has done, it can still know a rough idea.

Never heard of it before, the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan protecting humans, and moreover, when humans encounter disaster, the clan chief personally goes out.

I understand!

Xuanqing Daozhang nodded; what the fox demon said was entirely as expected, although he rarely hears of any monster doing such a thing.

But given the fox demon's intelligence, Hu Jian is the clan chief of the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan; one cannot say he is the smartest among their fox clan, but he is still one of the smartest, knowing that Wang Ping'an's physique is extraordinary.

Is a top-notch cultivation seedling!

Also knowing that behind Wang Ping'an is his senior sister Gu Huiyan backing him up; if the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan dares to secretly abduct him, what awaits them, even if not a heavenly catastrophe, will be a great calamity.

Hu Jianbai is not stupid; he will naturally make the best choice, taking advantage of Wang Ping'an not yet grown to sell him some favors, so that when Wang Ping'an's cultivation reaches a certain realm, even a single word will be enough for the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan to rise a level.

Arranging for clan members to be stationed near the Wang family, using the clan's full strength to protect the Wang family's safety, is currently one of the best ways to gain Wang Ping'an's favor.

The fox demon watched as Xuanqing Daozhang retracted the flying sword hovering before him, leapt onto the sword blade, and could not help but ask:

Xuanqing Daozhang, could you tell me why our clan chief arranged for me to be stationed here and even spared no effort to use the clan's full strength to protect this household? The Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan differs from other monster clans; they feel no aversion toward humans, nor do they have great fondness for them, and this household is obviously ordinary, so it cannot understand why its clan chief would assign it to be stationed here.

Even the clan chief's genius offspring do not receive such treatment.

You ask me, but you'd be better off asking your clan chief; how could I possibly know his thoughts?

Xuanqing Daozhang smiled.

Hu Jianbai's schemes, he could roughly guess one or two, but since Hu Jianbai didn't tell this fox demon, he also had no need to tell it.

Logically, if one were to detail Wang Ping'an's importance to this fox demon, it would likely place special importance on Wang Ping'an.

But.

It could also happen otherwise!

The smarter a person or monster is, the more likely they are to do foolish things.

Of course.

In fact, it cannot be called foolish; it is actually an act of harming others for self-benefit.

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Given this fox demon's intelligence, once it learns of Wang Ping'an's importance, it is very likely to do something similar to what Hu Meiniang did: secretly abduct Wang Ping'an and sell him to some old monsters to gain cultivation resources.

This is not impossible!

Xuanqing Daozhang, Xuanqing Daozhang, Xuanqing Daozhang……

The fox demon still wanted to say something, but seeing Xuanqing Daozhang ignore him, he urged the flying sword, which turned into a streak of flowing light, about to disappear from his sight.

The fox demon's face was full of disappointment!

Perhaps your clan chief has taken a liking to this household's child, wanting him to become your clan chief's son-in-law!

A voice sounded in his mind, the fox demon jumped, then realized it was a mental transmission from Xuanqing Daozhang, who said with a strange expression:

"Xuanqing Daozhang, are you joking? How could our clan chief possibly take a liking to a human child, and even prepare to make him a son-in-law?"

Just.

After he finished speaking, he no longer heard Xuanqing Daozhang transmit again; at this moment Xuanqing Daozhang had already vanished from his sight, how could he possibly transmit to him to answer his doubts?

For a moment, myriad thoughts surfaced in the fox demon's mind, sinking into contemplation.

"Could it be that our clan chief did this because he truly took a liking to this household's newborn child, wanting to take that child as a son-in-law?"

The fox demon muttered to himself; before his words were finished, another thought arose, and he denied:

"No, impossible; a mere mortal, how could he be worthy of our clan chief's daughter, and besides he's just a farmer's child; even if our clan chief were addle-brained, he would not take him as a son-in-law."

Although he said that, for some reason the fox demon deep down somewhat believed Xuanqing Daozhang's words.

First, given Xuanqing Daozhang's status, there is absolutely no need to toy with it over such a matter.

Second, aside from this possibility, it cannot think of any other reason that would lead its clan chief to assign it to be stationed here to protect this household's safety.

Fox Demon said strangely: "Looks like I must properly take care of this household, otherwise it will really let this household's child become our clan chief's son-in-law; if not taken care of, I fear the clan chief won't let me off!"

(End of chapter)