Chapter 842: Into the Prison

Chapter 842: Into the Prison

This duo combination, both offensive and defensive, was exceptional—he could attack, while Luo Xiaoxue could defend. Truly a perfect pair!

Resolving the fox incident reminded him of his initial dream: to travel to another world and save a bunch of beast-eared girls.

Who hasn’t been a young dreamer?

Seems like he still is one.

Damn, why does that sound so old-fashioned?

Feeling a bit weathered—just a pinch of life experience and you start to feel like a grandpa!

Luo Xiaoxue didn’t even join Han Xiao and the others but stuck with Lin Nuo, continuing to play the role of a helpful tool.

The two ran into the streets, where a number of demon foxes had already been captured, shackled and displayed for show.

Each of them had dull eyes, heads bowed, not daring to look at the crowd, as a bunch of folks were pointing and scolding them.

“Those demon foxes killed my child!”

“They’ve ruined my vegetable patch!”

“Damn them! They deserve to die a thousand deaths! Demon foxes should all be killed!”

…

A crowd of commoners yelled at the shackled demon foxes, tossing rotten vegetables at them, treating them like the eternal villains.

The people had been brainwashed by Dong Wei and the Tianyang Sect to believe that demon foxes were evil—they bring misfortune and destroy everything.

Whenever a demon fox was displayed and executed, the crowds watched with glee; no matter how many demon foxes died, it wasn’t enough to quench their hatred.

In truth, the demon foxes executed had committed no grave offenses. They were simply minding their own business, living in peace, but couldn’t escape the search for hidden lairs and ended up captured and displayed for the public.

Left with no choice, they, the weak, couldn’t resist. The Tianyang Sect and Dong Wei had already grasped the means to deal with them, and their fate was under someone else’s control—unchangeable.

They were mere pawns; their deaths were to consolidate Dong Wei’s rule.

Luo Xiaoxue watched, heartbroken, as the helpless demon foxes were treated this way. She simply couldn’t bear it.

All beings have spirits. Not all demons are evil; they didn’t do anything wrong!

“Lin the Hero… what now…?”

“Don’t worry, it’s not the right time. They are only being paraded and won’t die just yet. Our goal is to save all the demon foxes. We can’t trigger a chain reaction due to these few foxes, that would be counterproductive.”

Lin Nuo said, continuing to blend in with the crowd beside Luo Xiaoxue as they headed to the prison, where many foxes were specifically confined under tightly guarded conditions.

But that didn’t matter; no matter how fortified the cell was, Lin Nuo could still cause chaos with ease.

Huang City was a bustling trade city; with many people coming and going, there were always some troublemakers, nothing serious, though.

Rumors spread that demon foxes were causing trouble, and the sects wouldn’t sit idle—of course, there would be volunteers to help out in the community.

Only two disciples remained under Han Fairy at the Xuanyun Sect: Su Kexin and Qin Shili. The two often didn’t see eye to eye and preferred to be out of the sect as much as possible, hoping to chance upon Lin Nuo again someday.

Lin Nuo was someone you could meet but also someone hard to find. In such a vast world, plus he was involved with the demonic path, making him all the more elusive.

Su Kexin had arrived near Huang City as she encountered fellow disciples from her sect, joining their ranks.

These disciples responded to the call of the court to capture demon foxes, and many of the captured foxes ended up in the Huang City prison because of their efforts.

“Su Junior Sister, the demon foxes around here are savage. Be careful now that you’re new.”

“Brother Zhou, do you think there might be some misunderstanding?”

Su Kexin spoke to her senior brother, Zhou Jianhu.

“I’ve seen it with my own eyes. They harm people—there can’t be any misunderstanding! As a cultivator, you should know our hearts lean towards the people, for the peace of the world. We cannot tolerate the chaos caused by demons. Our kindness should not be wasted on these villains.”

“I understand… but not all demon foxes are at fault. Why must we kill them all? It’s enough to capture the harmful ones; many are innocent.”

Su Kexin whispered, believing innocent demon foxes shouldn’t suffer and that each case should be considered individually.

“Su Kexin, aren’t you a bit too merciful?”

At that moment, Master Cong’s disciple, Wu Li, interjected,

“Demon foxes inherently bring harm to humanity. Their current restraint doesn’t mean they won’t strike in the future. Don’t you understand? Slaying demons and banishing evil? Your two traitorous juniors are traitors for a reason—their views are skewed.”

“Don’t you dare speak ill of my master and brothers!”

Su Kexin snapped, clearly agitated. Their sect had become a laughingstock within the Xuanyun Sect, with other disciples mocking them.

Of course, they only mocked Su Kexin; someone as cold and proud as Qin Shili wouldn’t dare make fun of them—she’d turn to ice!

Su Kexin pulled out her Phoenix Sword, feeling ready to duel Wu Li.

“Enough already, stop the arguing.”

Zhou Jianhu quickly intervened to halt their squabble,

“We’re all on the same side. Let’s catch the demons properly.”

“Who’s on her side? A pack of traitors.”

Wu Li sneered, before walking off with other disciples to pursue the hidden fox demons, leaving not a single one behind.

Su Kexin was furious, but she could do nothing, feeling alone and helpless without allies.

“Fine, I’ll act on my own. The sudden rampage of these foxes must hold some misunderstanding. We uphold justice, not for slaughter.”

Su Kexin tossed out her parting words and left, not joining the other disciples in their actions.

“Oh, still throwing a fit, huh?”

“Right? Like she’s all that.”

“None of Han Fairy’s disciples are decent.”

The other disciples mocked her, and Zhou Jianhu wouldn’t go out of his way to defend Han Fairy’s sect. Since Su Kexin had already left, he decided to move on without worrying about her.

Su Kexin returned to Huang City alone. At that moment, she saw the demon foxes locked in chains, paraded for public display while the people threw rotten vegetables at them—so pitiful!

She felt helpless, unable to do anything, while those foxes looked weak and innocent, yet the common folk only harbored prejudices and hatred against them.

Originally, humans and demons could coexist in harmony; now it was all about enmity and slaughter.

…

Huang City, in the heavily-guarded prison.

“Sir, we’ve captured these demon foxes. Please decide which ones to keep. The rest we’ll execute publicly.”

Dong Wei had sent personnel to Huang City, and now a subordinate reported as they discussed which foxes to keep with the managers from the Tianyang Sect.

They didn’t want the weak or old, the youngsters unable to defend themselves—only the strong, capable, and magically endowed would be kept, either for labor or as combatants. The crueler ones might be used for experiments with spirit devices, becoming guinea pigs.

They had no choice: die or barely survive, only to eventually meet the same end.

“Keep all of these, let the rest be executed. We can do it in batches—one by one to entertain the ignorant masses.”

Dong Wei’s Xu Ku ordered, this tactic working well thus far.

What he didn’t realize was that strange individuals had infiltrated the prison guards.