Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 381 Nothing to Do Today, Let's Demolish the House

Even without discussing Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, talking to a thousand-year-old fox is still a very tiring task.

These foxes can turn on you like a ton of soup; one second they're all serious with you, and the next they're spouting dirty jokes.

Like now.

"Biting? That can't be serious." Zhang Ze recognized the two words, but he couldn't understand them.

The Demon Lord bites people when he fights?
Yuqing leaned back and nodded vigorously.

"It's true, even though the teeth marks are fake, I really was bitten by her."

Zhang Ze shook his head, indicating his disbelief.

Seeing that Zhang Ze still didn't believe her, Yu Qing waved her hand, signaling everyone to come over to her.

But Tongtong ignored her. At that moment, it was engaged in a fierce battle with the old man, vying for control of the old man's egg yolk, like two children fighting over a toy.

Zhang Ze sighed, patted all the egg whites, and said in a coaxing tone, as if to a child.

"This is someone else's egg yolk, I'm lending it to you for now. Be sensible and don't cause trouble. I'll figure out a way to get your other egg yolk back."

Tongtong finally sighed, returned the egg yolk to the old man, and, now mute again, floated unsteadily to Yuqing's side.

After they all floated to Yuqing's side, Yuqing made a hand seal, and the walls of the quiet room flipped backward, turning into a dark blue magic circle.

Everything was placed within it, the magic array was activated, a thin mist rose in the room, and Yuqing's memories were extracted.

"An ancestral precept says that if you are bullied, you should keep evidence, because you will need it when you go to file a complaint."

"These are the words you taught my ancestor."

After Yuqing finished speaking, Zhang Ze's vision blurred, and when he came to his senses, he found himself on the roof of a building.

Beneath my feet lies a magnificent city of demons, and as far as the eye can see, all I see is a blanket of white snow, devoid of any human presence.

The tea table is still there, and so is the aged tea on it; only the surrounding scenery has changed.

Zhang Ze reached out and touched the snow beside him, only to find that it was all fake and had no real feel to it.

A spell similar to holographic projection, probably.

"This is Baidi City. Young master, please look. That largest building is the residence of the White Emperor." Yuqing pointed to the largest building in the east of the city.

Zhang Ze turned his head and looked at him with a strange expression.

He held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Who built that dilapidated building?"

It was a rather bizarre building. If I had to make a comparison, it would be like adding a CCTV headquarters building on top of the Hagia Sophia, and this "big pants" building even had a touch of Chinese-style trendiness.

Yu Qing, "White Emperor".

Zhang Ze: "Does he... have some kind of aesthetic problem?"

"Why do you ask that, young master? This building was specially built by Sister Wang and Bai Di in memory of you, based on your manuscripts from back then. Are you not satisfied?"

Yuqing blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously.

Zhang Ze sighed and turned his head to the side.

"Satisfied, satisfied. Let's not talk about that. How did Sister Wang bite you?"

"That's how you bite it."

As soon as Yuqing finished speaking, the entire world around them changed.

A golden light shot into the sky from the direction of the White Emperor's residence, piercing straight through the clouds.

As the golden light expanded, a giant nine-tailed fox flew out from the pillar of light.

Judging from his appearance, it seems like he was beaten up.

The nine-tailed fox flew several miles, carving a deep furrow in the city of Baidi.

The next instant, before the fox demon could even get up, a white wolf appeared out of thin air in front of it and placed a paw on the fox demon's neck.

At the same time, the magic array around the white wolf intertwined, and nine ice swords condensed and instantly pierced into the nine fox tails.

The nine-tailed fox whimpered and then stopped moving.

After completely suppressing the nine-tailed fox, the white giant wolf took a bite.

As the beam of light emitted by the White Emperor spread, the enormous nine-tailed fox disappeared into the world.

Immediately afterwards, the south trembled, and the aurora began to spread from above Baidi City, enveloping the entire far northern ice field...

The image disappeared, and Zhang Ze returned to the quiet room.

Zhang Ze had seen the giant white wolf and the nine-tailed fox before; they were displayed on the top shelf of the counter as non-sale items in the gift shop of Donggu Valley Amusement Park.

Those are the true forms of Yuqing and Sister Wang.

Zhang Ze felt his throat was a little dry, and he couldn't resist picking up the aged tea on the table and taking a sip.

After a long silence, Zhang Ze finally spoke.

Are you sure this is called taking a bite?

Zhang Ze found it hard to describe, but he felt that the fight just now was headed for death.

Yuqing: "Otherwise what? She only took one bite. Sister Wang didn't take a second bite."

"The ancestral teachings say that when filing a complaint, one must be honest and not fabricate facts."

"By the way, this is what you taught me too."

"Indeed," all those who secretly snatched the 'mouth' back commented.

“Sister Wang, she…” Zhang Ze pointed to his head, implying that Sister Wang might have some systemic lesions, otherwise why would she bite people for no reason?

"Although that big dog has always been a bit mentally ill, I don't think it's like this time; she's not confused."

“Moreover… I think the reason she bit me is still because of you,” Yu Qing said, frowning slightly.

"Me?" Zhang Ze asked, puzzled.

"Let me think about how to tell you, young master..."

After pondering for a moment, Yuqing brought up an old story.

"Young master, do you remember that at the beginning of last year, after you slew the dragon in Cangshan of the Beast Taming Sect and returned to the Thousand Machine Pavilion, you had a business talk with our True Winter Merchant Guild?"

Zhang Ze: "Hmm... was it that business deal we discussed involving ley line teleportation?"

Yu Qing, "Exactly."

When Zhang Ze returned to Qianji Pavilion from Cangshan last year, he found that most of his savings had been spent on building the wonder, and Qianji Pavilion almost fell into a financial crisis as a result.

Fortunately, the Zhendong Chamber of Commerce stepped in to help, not only securing a major deal that solved their immediate crisis, but also providing Zhang Ze with a substantial additional investment.

The person who came here to discuss business, sitting in an urn containing ashes, was none other than Sister Wang, Wang Siwen…

"Huh? You knew I was Zhang Ze back then?" Zhang Ze asked in surprise.

Although it was a bit convoluted, Yuqing understood what Zhang Ze meant, but she shook her head.

"At the time, we weren't sure because we had been disappointed too many times."

“Siwen and Baidi have been searching for you for a long time. However, in this vast world, there are many people who look alike. Some of them are even people with great fortune and are also connected with the Star God.”

"But none of them are you."

"So, when you rose to fame in the Eastern Continent, we were only skeptical, until..."

"Until I found my diary in the Jade Book Illusion?" Zhang Ze asked.

Many of the tasks that Tongtong and the 'old man' had were from Baidi City, so it's likely that the task Tongtong gave him that time was a test.

Meimei and the old man act as insurance; if he weren't Zhang Ze, the diary would be collected by Meimei and sent back to Baidi City.

“Hmm.” Yu Qing nodded. “After confirming that you are indeed Zhang Ze, we originally planned to invite you to Baidi City immediately, but Sister Wang changed her mind halfway through.”

Zhang Ze, "Change of heart?"

Yuqing: "That's right. She suddenly found me and said that she still had some things to think about, so she temporarily declined to meet with you and left me in Baidi City on the grounds that she had something to discuss."

Yuqing said, "From that day on, she became very nervous, as if she was hiding something from me. Until one night, she found me and told me something."

"What's up?" Tongtong, who had once again won the battle of 'talking', couldn't resist playing the straight man.

Yuqing, “She told me that the Wall in the North is about to collapse.”

"You knew about this all along?" Zhang Ze asked, somewhat surprised. Yu Qing shook her head, then nodded. "Not really. I only learned about it from Si Wen about a quarter of an hour before the Great Wall collapsed."

Zhang Ze, "And then you..."

Yuqing looked at Zhang Ze with a strange expression. "I only mentioned that since you have woken up, why don't you come and discuss this matter with me?"

"I just mentioned it casually. After I finished speaking, I planned to go to the side room to rest for a while and let Siwen think about it herself. I didn't expect this dog of a woman to grab me by the tail right away."

Yu Qing shrugged, "As you know, we foxes can't just touch our tails without paying; they're very sensitive..."

"So you got all worked up, um..."

Zhang Ze reached out and broke the old man's yolk off Tongtong, returned it to the old man, then hugged the disgruntled Tongtong to his chest and nodded to Yuqing to continue.

"Pretty much, it's right." Yuqing sighed. "I did lose my temper. After all, that big dog has been acting strangely lately, and my first instinct was to stay away from her, and that's how I ended up like that..."

Yuqing sighed, then remembered how she had been defeated in one move.

Although there are differences between people at the same level, she did not expect the difference to be so great.

"After she bit me, she activated the Polar Star Array of White Emperor City, filled me into the array's eye, and created this aurora that covers the far northern ice plains."

After Yuqing finished speaking, she muttered to herself, "You can just tell me this directly. I won't disagree. Why bite me? It hurts."

After complaining, Yuqing continued, "I initially thought Big Dog had gone mad, but I didn't expect she had planned this all along. The moment the Great Wall collapsed, she sent people to activate her pre-arranged plan. I just didn't expect..."

"The Six Sects have made their move," Zhang Ze said.

Yu Qing: "Yes, after the Six Sects intervened to stabilize the situation for the demon race, she withdrew her people again. After that, she stayed in Baidi City, neither contacting you nor releasing me from the Polar Star Formation. She has been holding on like this until now."

"So, young master, you understand now. This is why I don't recommend you go to Baidi City. That big dog doesn't want to see you."

Zhang Ze stroked his chin, processing the information in Yu Qing's words. Although it was very impolite, Zhang Ze thought of Mao Mao.

After each time Mao Mao gets into trouble, he hides himself for a while, and then...

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. It would be really impolite to think about it any further.

"Is there any way to contact Baidi City now?" Zhang Ze felt that no matter what misunderstandings there were, they should be clarified face to face.

Yuqing: "No, Baidi City has cut off all contact with the outside world and entered a state of lockdown. Even I can't get in touch with them unless Big Dog puts me down from the sky."

"And I still don't recommend that you go there now."

"After all, the situation is actually quite good now, since the Great Wall is alright. Why don't we just wait here and wait until that big dog comes to his senses before we go over?"

Zhang Ze looked at Yu Qing, and for some reason felt that these words were very familiar.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ze remembered that this was Yu Qing's ancestor Bai Xiaosheng's catchphrase.

'We might as well wait here; the enemy will surrender in a few days.'

'Why don't we just wait here? In a couple of days, Sect Leader Lu won't be angry anymore.'

……

This delaying tactic is probably a passive skill of her Bai family, a bloodline limit.

Thinking about it carefully, Bai Tao did seem to be like that. Zhang Ze remembered that her most frequent saying was:

"Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Zhang Ze stared at Bai Yuqing and shook his head. "Don't wait any longer. I have a feeling that something bad might happen if we wait any longer."

Yuqing tilted her head and looked at Zhang Ze. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Then it will be as you say, young master."

……

Baidi City.

The beam of light emanating from the White Emperor's residence pointed straight into the sky, but after rising halfway, it turned from bright to dark, turning the sky into a polar night.

Outside the city, a fierce storm raged, but inside, all was peaceful and serene, except for the deep furrow plowed out by the nine-tailed fox when it was being beaten one day. Everything else was quite normal.

The Demon Queen of the Liushan Wolf Clan sat in front of the gate of the White Emperor's residence, staring blankly at the wind and snow outside the city.

The sound of chains clattering came from beside him, and two ghostly white wolves escorted the little monk, who was bound by ice chains, over.

Despite being a prisoner, the little monk was not afraid at all. He squinted and looked around at the deserted White Emperor City.

Looking at the little monk's expression, Sister Wang sighed. "It's you again? Are you never going to stop?"

"Me? I've been here before?" The little monk didn't quite understand.

The cycle of reincarnation maintained by secret methods always comes at a price, and forgetting is one of them.

“You’ve been here before, more than once.” Sister Wang stared at the little monk’s bald head. “For the secret of Baidi City, you’ve sneaked in here three times, and I’ve killed you three times.”

"So this is the fourth time?" the little monk asked.

Sister Wang shook her head. "We'll see. You can die if you want, but you'll have to wait a while. I just wanted to talk to a normal person."

"Why me?" the little monk asked, still with the curiosity of a child.

"Because right now, besides that person, there's only you and a broken leg on the far north ice plains. I don't want to see that person, nor do I want to talk to the leg, so I captured you," Sister Wang said calmly.

The young monk's eyes darted around, and he suddenly spoke up, "The person you're talking about is Zhang Ze, Benefactor Zhang?"

Sister Wang stared at the young monk expressionlessly. "To be honest, if I hadn't been unable to leave Baidi City a long time ago, I really would have gone to the Buddhist sect and smashed your broken conch shell that supposedly cultivates the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Didn't those monks say you were annoying?"

"Of course I've said that, which is why I stay away from the Buddhist temple all year round, so as not to annoy people. I also try my best to act like a normal person." The little monk put his hands together, and the ice chains rattled.

Looking at the little monk who was as tough as a mule, Sister Wang shook her head.

"You're not the only one trying to uncover the secrets of the White Emperor."

"Over the years, countless people who didn't want to enter Baidi City have tried. Some were asked to go back by me, but most were left here."

"Whether it's you or that broken leg, whether you're just curious or driven by ambition, it doesn't matter."

"Because soon, I, the White Emperor, and this White Emperor City will all cease to exist."

"This is the result of a joint discussion between Bai Di and me."

"From now on, the secrets of Baidi City will become legends, and the Baidi Alliance will no longer be valid. You can come and go as you please."

"Whether you seek immortality or want to conquer the world, it's up to you."

"Why?" The little monk stared at Sister Wang in disbelief.

"Because I'm tired and don't want to do it anymore," Sister Wang said calmly.

"The demon race of the Eastern Continent has proven that we can live a peaceful and free life without the White Emperor."

"So let's just let things go, let dust return to dust, and let everything be over."

"I have sealed off Baidi City. Without my and Baidi's permission, even Zhang... Zhang Ze cannot enter here."

"Now I'm in charge of the demon race. As long as I'm in White Emperor City, I'm invincible in this world."

"The world is vast, but I am the greatest here. I can do whatever I want."

"I'm going to tear the house apart right now."

After saying that, Sister Wang stood up, clapped her hands, and turned to look at the little monk, "Who dies first, or who dies later?"

"Well then... I'd really like to see how you tear this place apart." The little monk sighed, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to die.

Sister Wang ignored the little monk and stepped down the steps. With each step, her figure grew larger until the last frost giant wolf stepped onto the square in the very center of White Emperor City.

The giant wolf had gray fur and its eyes were full of exhaustion. After taking one last look south, it turned to look at the White Emperor's residence.

The earth trembled, and dark blue-green earth energy surged upwards. With the cooperation of the White Emperor, a grand array covering the entire White Emperor City slowly took shape.

Just when everything was about to end, a radiant light suddenly appeared in the southern sky.

Immediately afterwards, like a meteor falling to the ground, a red-hot metal rod pierced through the blockade outside Baidi City, fell into the city, and stuck at the feet of Sister Wang.

After breaking through the magic circle, the iron rod exhausted all its power, unable to stop the formation of the magic circle or harm the giant wolf in the slightest.

But the giant wolf stopped in her preparation to fire the dog cannon. She looked down and saw the writing on the iron rod.

As the red-hot iron rod gradually cooled, the large characters became increasingly clear.

【This is Zhang Ze, Xiaodou. I have something I want to tell you.】

Upon seeing the words "Little Bean," the giant wolf suddenly lost her spirit. She slowly lay down, and the dark blue-green earth energy dissipated, causing the magic array that had destroyed White Emperor City to cease.

Outside the city, the snow and wind continued.

(End of this chapter)