Chapter 25: Taking Advantage of the Chaos

Although the wild bull demon, Heilang, turned submissive as a grandson before the black-faced youth, in the eyes of the other monsters, he was still the king of Langlang Mountain—his word was law. The beautiful snake demon, Hua Hudie, was no different. Judging from the words of the Third King, it seemed the two of them would soon be colleagues. Since they were now to be allies, there was no longer any need for their underlings to continue fighting each other. On the contrary, it was imperative to halt the battles as soon as possible to prevent further casualties. After all, in the great wasteland they were about to enter, monsters were numerous, and without capable and plentiful followers, they would be at a disadvantage.

With just a glance, Heilang and Hua Hudie understood each other and quickly reached a consensus. Immediately, Heilang rose into the air on a gust of black wind and shouted down to the mountains and forests below, "Children, cease your actions! This battle is over. All of you, head to the valley and wait..." Hua Hudie did likewise, riding a black cloud into the sky and calling out, "Children, this battle is finished! Hurry to the previous valley and wait... Anyone who disobeys or arrives late will be punished for grave disrespect!"

The voices of the two kings carried swiftly to the surrounding peaks. Then, Heilang, accompanied by the white wolf commander, and Hua Hudie, bearing the corpse of her subordinate snake demon who had been flattened, quickly departed. As they were about to set out for the great wasteland, all property from Langlang Mountain and Shepan Mountain, as well as the countless demon corpses from the valley battlefield, had to be taken along. The two kings would be quite busy.

Once the kings left, tranquility returned to the mountain ravine. Only Lu Fei, the little wolf demon, and a female rabbit demon who had previously ambushed him, remained.

Watching the figures of the two kings disappear into the sky and feeling the pain in his ear growing sharper, Lu Fei immediately turned to the female rabbit demon. "What do you want?"

Sensing the anger in the white wolf demon's gaze, the rabbit demon was startled. She retreated half a step, feigning calm, and quickly asked, "You're not still holding a grudge, are you?"

"Holding a grudge..." Lu Fei was so exasperated by her words that he laughed. "If you could forgive someone who almost deliberately killed you, then maybe I'd forgive you."

The rabbit demon's bright eyes darted about, and she immediately replied, "I can forgive!"

Lu Fei sneered, "But I can't!"

"You see this wound on my ear? You did that..." His gaze grew cold. "If you can't produce something valuable today, I'll swallow you whole."

Feeling the wolf demon's icy gaze, the rabbit demon knew he was truly angry. Yet she wasn't afraid; her clever eyes flickered as she replied, "The great king already said I’m a beauty and has taken a fancy to me. If you dare harm me, the great king will never let you off."

"He’s taken a fancy to you..." Lu Fei laughed at the rabbit demon’s threat, his tone mocking. "Why would the king be interested in a little beast who hasn't even shed all her fur? You're dreaming. Besides, if not for the king, do you think I'd waste so many words on you?"

Faced with Lu Fei's unyielding and increasingly frosty demeanor, the rabbit demon’s eyes darted again. She offered, "How about this? I’ll let you play with me once as compensation for your injury. How’s that?"

She stood up, displaying her figure to Lu Fei. Though her transformed body was only about one meter thirty or forty, with plump thighs, rounded hips, a slender waist, and a full chest—all covered in pink fur—it was clear her figure was quite good. Her rabbit head, with lively black-and-white eyes and a natural ring of pale-red fur around them like eyeshadow, gave her a uniquely attractive look, although the blood-stained mouth was a bit jarring. From a monster’s perspective, she was indeed rather pretty, explaining why the black-faced youth had called her a beauty.

But that was from a demon’s viewpoint. Lu Fei considered himself to have entirely normal tastes; he had no interest in rabbit ears—no, rabbit heads. Thus, her seduction had absolutely no effect on him.

"Hey, what’s that look for?" The rabbit demon, displeased by the hint of mockery in Lu Fei’s eyes, protested, "I’ve never given myself to any other demon. You’d be the first! Isn’t that sincere enough?"

Lu Fei shook his head, his voice cold. "If I kill you and leave, the kings won’t bother with a little demon like me. Believe me, I wouldn’t even cross their minds."

With that, Lu Fei suddenly leaped, pinning the rabbit demon—whose eyes spun in panic—back to the ground. Baring his sharp white fangs, he lunged for her throat.

"I have a treasure!" As Lu Fei’s fangs neared her neck, the rabbit demon cried out desperately, "I have a treasure! Let me go first!"

Hearing her finally yield, Lu Fei snorted coldly and climbed off the rabbit demon, though his cold eyes remained fixed on her as she turned away. Fortunately, he had shrunk in size, or he might not have been able to catch her.

"Here you go..." Soon, the rabbit demon turned back, face full of reluctance, and handed over something yellow and ginger-shaped, exuding a tempting fragrance.

"What is this...?" Lu Fei asked.

"This is Polygonatum, a spiritual herb..." Seeing Lu Fei’s puzzled look, the rabbit demon finally had a chance to mock him. "Wait, don’t tell me you don’t even know what Polygonatum is?"

Without waiting for his reply, she went on, "Ah, I forgot. Langlang Mountain is so barren, there are hardly any spiritual herbs or even ordinary beasts left. You must be starving, right? Truly a mountain full of poverty-stricken demons... penniless!"

Yet Lu Fei’s expression remained unchanged in the face of her mockery. He simply took the Polygonatum and examined it closely.

"Hey, this is top-quality Yellow-grade Polygonatum, more than enough to heal your wound. Now, will you let me go?" Seeing that the white wolf demon had no intention of releasing her, the rabbit demon protested.

"Yellow-grade, lower quality..." Lu Fei repeated the term, then, without hesitation, bit into the Polygonatum and swallowed it whole, tucking it away in his belly. Only then did he look at the rabbit demon and say in a leisurely tone, "Not enough!"

"If I killed you, the Polygonatum would still be mine."

"So, just one piece of Polygonatum isn’t enough to buy your life..."

Hearing such shameless words from the white wolf demon, the rabbit demon was both speechless and furious. But she now understood—the one before her was not only clever but also the most troublesome kind of demon. She could only ask helplessly, "Then what do you want?"

Lu Fei replied, "You have nowhere to hide things on your body, so where did you pull out that Polygonatum from just now?"