The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 43 - Thunder Fox
As usual the trip to the Green Lake would definitely take a long time, Xin Chen yawned wide. Several times his eyes closed while walking, making his feet almost slip when stepping on slippery rocks.
"Chen, I was curious. Is the wound on your body not painful? You don't seem to see how your body is doing right now." The Lightning Fox uttered a question that had been spinning in her head since.
Honestly speaking he was a little confused with Xin Chen. From the very beginning of meeting and being pegged by the snake Xin Chen could still walk a long way with the poison on his feet, even though that day was actually the Lightning Fox itself could not bear to let him be tormented. It seems that from the beginning the child's body was indeed ignorant of wounds or poisons.
The question from the Lightning Fox immediately broke the silence between them.
"Teacher, you see. In Ghost Village you've killed me hundreds of times. Maybe that's what's left me numb until now."
"More like being used to being killed, huh?"
Xin Chen sneered, accepting those words without any refuting intent. He looked in front of him faintly. Whether they have reached the extent of where they went, since leaving home everything has become different. Xin Chen could not feel the delicious food his mother made let alone the comfortable bed.
"We didn't stop walking, come on, just take a break." Xin Chen finally complained.
"You yourself did not ask to stop me," the Lightning Fox replied later. Making Xin Chen's mouth open in disbelief. "So you're waiting for me to complain about quitting?"
"More or less."
Xin Chen gulped with an annoyed face, if he did not want to ask to stop earlier maybe two more hours his ankle would come off.
Rather than thinking of this somewhat annoying attitude of the Lightning Fox Xin Chen chose to look through the contents of his spatial ring storage.
Come to think again how many treasures he stole from the enemy. Especially the Silver Pagoda Association party, they lost all the treasures because of him.
Several books were issued from the origin, Xin Chen skimmed and found none of them interesting. If you think about it, he had time to learn some of the moves that his father put down. Including kicks that Xin Chen often uses to attack enemy heads. The Crescent Kick was learned a year ago and he never managed to perfect it. Because he already felt defeated when he saw Xin Zhan was faster in learning it.
Seeing Xin Chen begin to think of where he should train his martial Fox Lightning also gave advice.
"You want to be stronger, don't you?"
"Yes. I need to get stronger, you have any advice?"
The Lightning Fox did not immediately reply, she raised her hand. Created various lightning stealth just like he had done.
But this time it was different, from the electric sound they just let out Xin Chen was sure the voltage had far exceeded the normal limit again.
"Wait, don't tell me you want to torture me by confronting these animals?" she panicked when she realized they were approaching.
The Lightning Fox refuted, "To create new power in your body, you have to adjust."
"New power?!"
"The lightning element is among the most dangerous, you don't need to touch or move much. With lightning, you can burn everything with your will."
Xin Chen had not been able to fully digest the words of the Lightning Fox, his mind was too chaotic at the moment. Not only the beast roared wanting to hurt him, the lightning above the sky was like a rampage. The sky was already like a sailboat being torn apart, sounding louder as the great wind came.
"You are the sword itself. Accept it while you're being forged, getting sharper and more murderous. So that someday you will become a sword that can save thousands of lives and end endless wars."
Xin Chen shuddered in horror at hearing that. He realized now that the lightning demon had moved and struck him in an unexpected attack.
"Aarr!!!"
Elsewhere two people who were walking not too far from where Xin Chen was were stopped for a moment when they heard the sound of the cries and flapping of the forest birds.
"Hey are you listening to anything?" say one of them.
"What? That scream? Maybe it's just a mouse that's stuck, that's it. There's no time left, we have to move immediately."
"Cariiii!"
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The next morning Xin Chen woke up, feeling a tremendous pain in his body. He complained in pain, eager to jump and hit the head of the Thunder Fox with his shoes.
"I guess being pinned down by a crab demon is the most painful thing in this world." Xin Chen said grumblingly, he was lying on the ground. With a stiff body from an electric shock last night. Moving one finger is very difficult to do.
The Lightning Fox that was burning the bear meat laughed happily, pranking Xin Chen like this gave its own pleasure in his heart.
"Hahaha when I had locked myself in the Mist Forest and once met a human being even met with someone who is very easy to work with like you."
"Hm... Whatever, you are. Seeing me slip where there is worry, at most just laughing out loud. About helping with business lately. It's not wrong to call you a teacher."
"Why indeed?"
Xin Chen took a breath, both of his hands started to be moved slightly. He spread out his hands, looking at the morning sky peacefully.
"You know, it used to be time at home. My father rarely came home so no one trained us. Mother herself was busy with important guests, so they sent a senior from the White Mist Valley to teach us."
"So?"
"Hhh... They taught us meekly, you know. I once slipped to the point of bleeding, it was purely because of my carelessness. Because my old teacher didn't want to be blamed, he resigned. No one has really raised me to be a student. If so, they are training. It does not at all describe how cruel the real martial world is."
The Thunder Fox slightly displayed her smile, "When it first came out you were surprised yourself?"
"Yes... That's how, I'm used to catching beetles instead of decapitating humans."
The ash from the firewood flew by the wind, the scent of meat made Xin Chen start starving. Painstakingly sitting down, Xin Chen was finally able to control his body as usual.
"Eat, you lose too much energy."
"Teacher, does the Earth Ruler Demon have the same nature as you?"
The Lightning Fox was silent for a moment. "You mean?"
"You're good, not like the vicious demon that people told you about in the past."
Then the Lightning Fox laughed, assuming it was too far-fetched. "We have reason like humans, indeed because we have lived for thousands of years and have consciousness. Only, not all demons are the same as me. Some just want to kill following instinct."
"so.."
"Indeed, have you ever met an Earth Ruler Demon like me?" The fox asked back.
"Earlier. When Zhan Gege and I went to the bridge and met someone suspicious. That person was controlling a huge Demon, like a Dragon with Blue Fire."
"Dragon? Blue Fire?"
"You know him?" The Lightning Fox shook her head, but on the other hand she was still thinking about Xin Chen's words again.
Instantly the atmosphere was paused by silence, as the Thunder Fox was busy thinking Xin Chen was finishing his meal alone.
"We must protect all the heavenly treasures Han Zilong created."
After a long moment of silence at last the Lightning Fox let out a sound, its face becoming more serious than usual. Xin Chen just nodded slowly, unwilling to ask why since it was obvious this was all related to the people from the Valley of the Gods.
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