The Fox Spirit Raised by the Villain Wants to Defect - Chapter 54

Wen Yu watched Xiao Yu slowly raise her eyes to meet his gaze.

He had sensed from Xiao Yu, more than once, this intense fear of his death.

Where did she see my death, that she is so afraid?

Xiao Yu simply looked at him, not saying anything.

The plot of the original book had already changed a lot. Perhaps by avoiding certain events, they wouldn’t follow the ending in the book.

“Don’t want to talk about it?”

Seeing Xiao Yu shake her head, Wen Yu didn’t press further, but a question was buried in his heart.

Xiao Yu suddenly remembered someone else: “What about Nan Chenghui? Is he coming with us too?”

Wen Yu simply said, “He left for some business and won’t be coming with us for now.”

Xiao Yu murmured an “Oh,” and her heart felt suddenly delighted.

But they couldn’t embark on their planned journey as scheduled.

The day before their intended departure, Wen Yu received a message from Nan Chenghui.

The Demon Race had already breached the Seven Swords Sect.

There were traitors among the human race who destroyed the defensive barrier and leaked the locations of the core formations of several sects’ protective arrays, as well as the military deployments of some human cities, to the Demon Race.

Xiao Yu was talking with Wen Yu and Tian Jizi at the time. All of them heard the message transmitted by Nan Chenghui.

“Master, the Seven Swords Sect has fallen. The beast tide is rushing toward the Yuehui Sect’s direction and will arrive in at most two days. This disciple implores Master to step forward and prevent this disaster.”

“How long ago were the days of peace? Now the smoke of war is rising again.” Tian Jizi sighed. “Before, we three old fellows were holding the line, but now, only you young ones are left.”

As Tian Jizi spoke, she grew mournful.

Since hearing Nan Chenghui’s message, Xiao Yu had been staring at Wen Yu, speechless.

She bit her lip tightly, her eyes filled with dread and worry.

This was the plot from the original book; there was no way to avoid it.

Xiao Yu remembered that first, the Demon Race spearheaded the attack, breaching the Seven Swords Sect, the human sect closest to the Demon Realm. After that, the Demon Clan and the Demon Race joined forces, invading the human world through this gap at the Seven Swords Sect.

The Demon Race was in the open, attracting the attention of human cultivators, while the Demon Clan was in the shadows, destroying the defensive barriers and sneaking in undetected.

By the time the human race realized their home had been raided, it was too late to set up defenses. They could only fight on their own, guarding the ground beneath their feet.

This resulted in the cultivators being scattered, unable to pool their strength, and being defeated one by one by the combined forces of demons and devils.

Later, the demons and devils split into two groups. The Demon Race went to occupy human cities, while the Demon Clan continued to clear out the sects in the cultivation world.

The male and female protagonists in the original book, after separating due to Nan Chenghui’s identity exposure, reunited during this time.

When the Demon Clan attacked the Yuehui Sect, Wen Yu had already left with Nan Chenghui and Yan Ziqiong.

The fate of the Yuehui Sect in the book was that it only held out for two days before disappearing from the human world. This sect, once the leader of the Four Great Sects of the human world, was completely wiped out.

Duanmuying survived and was rescued by Nan Chenghui.

Xiao Yu remembered clearly that after the destruction of the Yuehui Sect, when Duanmuying saw Wen Yu arrive, she scolded him for being heartless and refusing to save them.

Reading that part at the time made her so angry that she wanted to type out thousands of words in the comment section, but she ended up just canceling the bookmark, blocking the book, and turning off her phone.

Now, hearing this news, Xiao Yu suddenly felt her hands and feet grow cold. A feeling of having her fate controlled washed over her, chilling her to the bone.

“Didn’t they have the Penglai Treaty?” She suddenly remembered this and quickly asked, “With the Penglai Treaty in place, does the Demon Race dare to do this?”

She anxiously grabbed Wen Yu’s sleeve, desperate for words that could put her at ease.

In the book’s plot, the consequence of the Demon Race invasion was Wen Yu dying alongside the Demon Venerable.

She didn’t want to see Wen Yu die.

Right now, there was no pressing demand for him to kill the Demon Venerable. It was impossible for him to still follow the original plot!

Tian Jizi quietly observed the expressions of the two, catching something, but remained silent.

“The venerable who witnessed the signing of the Penglai Treaty between the two realms has passed away. The Demon Race will only become more reckless.” Wen Yu looked down and saw the hand gripping his sleeve slightly trembling.

He placed her hand in his palm, then squeezed it tight.

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

How could Xiao Yu not worry?

The consequence of the Demon Race invasion was Wen Yu’s mutual destruction with the Demon Venerable.

She did not want to see the person she had finally grown familiar with in this world die like that.

Someone as powerful as Wen Yu would definitely be pulled out and asked to protect the human world. Nan Chenghui was already imploring Wen Yu to return and protect the Yuehui Sect.

If things continued this way, once the Demon Clan revealed themselves, he might very well be required to stand in front of everyone and endure all the attacks.

Xiao Yu did not consider herself a great and selfless person.

She was unwilling for Wen Yu to help those people unconditionally.

Even if Wen Yu was very strong in the human world, those people were not worth his protection.

They didn’t even trust his words and constantly threatened and suppressed him. Those people didn’t deserve it!

“So, are you going?” Xiao Yu pulled her hand free and gripped Wen Yu’s hand instead. “Are you going back to save them?”

Xiao Yu’s heart pounded, extremely nervous.

She stared straight at Wen Yu, only to see a trace of amusement in his eyes.

Xiao Yu was instantly annoyed. How could this person still be smiling!

“Don’t you know, you—”

Realizing Tian Jizi was still present, Xiao Yu cut herself off.

Seeing this, Tian Jizi waved her hand and left: “You two talk about your own business.”

The door closed. Wen Yu set up a barrier and motioned for Xiao Yu to speak plainly.

“Do you still remember the dream I told you about?” Xiao Yu simply moved her cushion closer to Wen Yu, wanting to be nearer to him.

With that sentence, Wen Yu keenly sensed the source of Xiao Yu’s anxiety.

His heart tightened, and Wen Yu gently nodded.

Xiao Yu chose her words carefully, wanting to speak, but the words wouldn’t come out.

“I…” She parted her lips. Her hands subconsciously clenched, and the coldness beneath her palms was warmed by her grip.

Wen Yu patiently waited for her to speak voluntarily, not rushing her.

Xiao Yu organized her thoughts and finally spoke: “Didn’t I mention dreaming about your three disciples before?”

Wen Yu nodded, indicating he remembered.

“I also said that I dreamed you were very powerful and saved many people.” As she said this, Xiao Yu’s voice was dry, and she didn’t dare to look at Wen Yu.

She looked down and saw that she was still holding Wen Yu’s hand, and quickly pulled hers away.

Wen Yu glanced at her movement and subtly guided Xiao Yu to voice what was on her mind.

“That was what I asked you on the flying boat.”

Xiao Yu nodded distractedly, her fingers picking at the corner of her clothes, her eyes feeling dry.

“At the time, I said I only dreamed of those things.” Xiao Yu quickly glanced at Wen Yu. Seeing his focused attention on her, she felt even more uneasy.

“Actually, I lied to you. I also dreamed of other things related to you.”

Her expression looked extremely worried, radiating an aura of sadness.

Wen Yu realized that what she spoke of was likely more than just a simple dream.

The suppressed thoughts deep in his heart resurfaced. He fixed his gaze on all of Xiao Yu’s expressions and actions.

From whence did you truly come?

And for what reason did you come?

“What else did you dream of?” Wen Yu asked, his tone flat, seemingly unconcerned about the dream.

Xiao Yu lowered her head and whispered, “I dreamed that the Yuehui Sect was destroyed by the Demon Clan.”

Wen Yu frowned. That wasn’t about him.

The next second, he guessed something and waited for Xiao Yu to continue, verifying his suspicion.

“You died alongside the Demon Venerable, in mutual destruction.”

Xiao Yu finished speaking and waited for a while before daring to look at Wen Yu.

Seeing the expression on his face, she blurted out in surprise: “You don’t believe it, do you?”

There was no worry on Wen Yu’s face. What Xiao Yu saw was a smile.

A smile of knowing certainty, of indifference to life and death.

Xiao Yu suddenly felt a little regretful, and slightly annoyed.

She shouldn’t have said anything. Who would believe a dream?

Yet, she heard Wen Yu say that he believed her.

“I believe this dream.” Wen Yu sighed softly, a warmth surging through his heart.

For so many years, people who saw him addressed him as the Sword Venerable, and he carried countless responsibilities.

Few people would touch his heart like Xiao Yu did.

“Perhaps that was something that happened in the past.”

Xiao Yu’s heart tightened, and she heard Wen Yu say again: “Perhaps it will happen in the future.”

He said, “But now, we can change it.”

Wen Yu saw Xiao Yu’s eyes gradually brightening. While he felt sorry for her, he was also joyful.

Her willingness to share the content of the dream at this time showed that her feelings for him were already different from when they were on the flying boat.

He didn’t know where Xiao Yu had seen his ending, nor did he want to ask.

Those were all moments in the past where he wasn’t a part of Xiao Yu’s life.

He intended to enter Xiao Yu’s present and future.

Therefore, he would not die, and he would not abandon Xiao Yu.

He didn’t care about the ending Xiao Yu spoke of for himself. Death was merely another rebirth.

Besides, he was alive now and had the power to make changes.

Wen Yu raised his hand and gently stroked Xiao Yu’s head, saying gently, “Don’t be afraid.”

He told Xiao Yu not to be afraid, that he could be her reliance.

From telling her not to be afraid in the Sand Demon Territory to telling her not to be afraid now amidst the beast attack on the human world, Wen Yu gradually fell into the fragrance released by Xiao Yu, willing to be captured by her.

The hunter transformed into the prey, inducing the original prey to become the hunter and capture him.

“I…” Xiao Yu bit her lip, her mind in chaos.

She told herself to trust Wen Yu, that he was so powerful, but at the same time, she worried. The Demon Venerable and the Demon King were both powerful, as were the powerful great demons and devils. Here, in the human race, there were very few cultivators who could stand alone.

“So, are you going back? Is Nan Chenghui at the Yuehui Sect?”

Isn’t he a demon? Can the Yuehui Sect tolerate him?

Wen Yu retracted his hand, lowered his gaze in thought, and did not answer Xiao Yu’s question.

“You aren’t really going back, are you?” Xiao Yu grew anxious. “They treated you so badly. Why go back? Besides, Nan Chenghui asked you to go, not that old fogey Qiu Hong.”

Xiao Yu was so anxious that she directly reached out, tugging Wen Yu’s sleeve toward her. However, she didn’t control her strength and pulled Wen Yu toward her, causing him to bump into her.

Wen Yu protected her with one arm. The hand whose sleeve Xiao Yu had tugged was loosely clenched, not touching her body.

The distance between them was extremely close, so close that Xiao Yu thought she could hear Wen Yu’s heartbeat.

Their eyes met. Xiao Yu hadn’t expected to pull Wen Yu over so easily.

“I’m sorry, I…” She let go, leaning back, and realized Wen Yu’s hand was supporting her back. Her thoughts wandered, and for some reason, her face instantly turned red.

Wen Yu took in her change of expression, released his hand, and slowly straightened up.

“Nan Chenghui is stationed in Yuehui City, monitoring the movements of the Yuehui Sect.” Wen Yu frowned, contemplating the reason for the sudden attack on the human world by the Demon Race.

The few Demon Territory Lords he was familiar with would not suddenly attack the human world unless there was a manipulator behind them guaranteeing the outcome of failure.

He stood up and looked out the window.

When Yan Ziqiong returned, he should be able to obtain some useful information.

Xiao Yu sat on the cushion, looking up at Wen Yu.

Her gaze traveled from his hanging hair to his sharp facial contours, then focused on his lips.

Xiao Yu was suddenly distracted. She had tasted the flavor of that place, but it had been driven by the reproductive urge, not her conscious will.

She shook her body, snapping out of her daze.

Xiao Yu, what are you thinking! This is not the time to be thinking about that!

“So, should we stick to the plan and depart, or go back once?” Xiao Yu stood up, following Wen Yu’s gaze out the window. The view was open, revealing the people living in peace and contentment here.

As Xiao Yu watched them work, a thought flashed through her mind.

If the plot from the book were to unfold and the demons and devils occupied the human world, this peaceful life would likely be gone forever.

Wen Yu turned to face Xiao Yu and said, “When Yan Ziqiong returns, he can go help the Yuehui Sect.”

Even if he didn’t return to help the Yuehui Sect, he had to rescue the innocent mortals.

This was the responsibility he had to bear because of the strength he possessed.

Furthermore, he needed to investigate clearly which Demon Territories were involved and whether the Demon Venerable was the mastermind behind it.

“Our trip to the Sea Demon Territory will have to be delayed, but we can do something else.”

Xiao Yu was puzzled: “Do what?”

Soon, Xiao Yu learned what Wen Yu meant by “do something else.”

They said goodbye to Tian Jizi and set off toward the outskirts of Yuehui City.

Xiao Yu knocked out a scouting demon beast with one hand, gasping for breath, and quickly dragged the beast away to hide it.

“Will we be found out if we disguise ourselves as demon beasts?”

Xiao Yu carefully looked at her transformed demon beast appearance, then at Wen Yu, growing nervous.

This was her first time infiltrating the enemy’s ranks. It was a little exciting.

“They won’t find out.” Wen Yu waited for Xiao Yu to finish cleaning up and motioned for her to follow behind him.

This place was a base built by the demon beasts between the Seven Swords Sect and the Yuehui Sect. Currently, only the Seven Swords Sect had been invaded by demon beasts. The Yuehui Sect was close to the Seven Swords Sect, with the Xuanqiu Sect beside it.

If these three sects fell, the remaining Xuanji Gate would not last long.

Xiao Yu followed, and when she saw the demon beasts, she was so nervous that her limbs almost moved out of sync.

They were all so robust they could knock down a large tree, looking difficult to kill.

These ferocious demon beasts stared at them as they walked past, yet not a single one grew suspicious.

Xiao Yu looked at the top of Wen Yu’s head. Fifteen minutes ago, there was a pair of demon ears there, created from fur plucked from a demon beast.

Further inside, there were fewer guarding demon beasts, but the ones Xiao Yu saw were stronger than the initial ones. She could barely sense their strength.

“What are you doing?” They were stopped.

Realizing they were speaking the demon language, Xiao Yu immediately started making up a story: “We detected some movement ahead and need to report it to the leader.”

The demon beast had a rough, meaty face, making it hard to read its expression. Xiao Yu could only see the beast’s face, which was difficult for her to look at directly.

The demon beast continued to scrutinize them, its gaze lingering on Wen Yu for a long time.

Xiao Yu was so nervous she almost held her breath. Finally, the demon beast allowed them to pass.

“The envoy is inside. Report your message and hurry up and get out.”

Xiao Yu nodded. Wen Yu understood her meaning and stepped inside.

They lifted the curtain and entered the tent, seeing a demon beast with a human body and a pig’s head sitting in the center behind a table. To its right sat another demon beast with a wolf’s head and a human body.

As soon as they entered, the pig-headed demon beast spoke: “What is the matter?”

Xiao Yu thought the voice was completely devoid of emotion, much like a machine.

She glanced at the wolf-headed demon beast, feeling its head looked somewhat familiar.

“We detected some movement and came to report,” Xiao Yu said.

At the same time, she subtly touched the fragments bracelet that Wen Yu had given her again, signaling Wen Yu.

Wen Yu received the message and set up a barrier.

The pig-headed demon beast continued: “What did you discover?”

The more Xiao Yu looked, the more familiar the wolf-headed demon beast seemed, closely resembling some kind of large dog.

“Yan Ziqiong, change back to human form.”

Xiao Yu was surprised by Wen Yu’s words. Then, she watched the wolf-headed demon beast transform, astonishingly becoming Yan Ziqiong.

“Master, you scared me to death!” As Yan Ziqiong stood up, the pig-headed demon beast slumped onto the table, its eyes dull.

Xiao Yu also transformed back. She slapped the arm of Yan Ziqiong, who had walked over to her, both surprised and delighted.

“How are you here?” she whispered, feeling relieved after seeing Wen Yu signal that the barrier was set up.

Yan Ziqiong rubbed his arm, let out an “A-ha,” and looked quite proud: “Aren’t I amazing?”

Xiao Yu nodded: “Amazing!”

Yan Ziqiong was about to say more, but Wen Yu stopped him, telling him to directly explain how he got there.

“My encounter with you was purely accidental,” Yan Ziqiong said concisely. “I didn’t find anything related to the matter you asked me to investigate, Master, but I did discover unusual activity in several Demon Territories. By the time I followed the clues, the Seven Swords Sect had already been breached. I was planning to return when I ran into a demon beast envoy on the way, so I captured him and impersonated him.”

Yan Ziqiong pointed to the pig-headed demon beast: “He’s just a small fry, not as strong as me. The Seven Swords Sect couldn’t have been breached with its strength. They had a mole within the sect who destroyed the protective grand array beforehand. The Demon Race marched straight in, and the Demon Clan launched a sneak attack from the rear. That’s why it was breached.”

Xiao Yu recalled someone shouting about being attacked by demon beasts after the Grand Competition ended. It was likely that the Demon Race had already begun their actions at that time.

They were using the Grand Competition, which drew out the elites of the various sects, to strike when the sects were vulnerable.

“They are just the scout troops stationed here, responsible for relaying messages,” Yan Ziqiong said enthusiastically. “If you hadn’t come, I could have destroyed this place alone.”

Xiao Yu clapped for him, and Yan Ziqiong began to laugh proudly.

Wen Yu glared at him, and Yan Ziqiong immediately curtailed his laughter.

“I also heard them say they will reach the Yuehui Sect today and launch a night attack. Master, you don’t need to go back. I can go alone.” Yan Ziqiong still didn’t know that Wen Yu had severed ties with the Yuehui Sect, thinking Wen Yu had brought Xiao Yu out to investigate the beast tide.

Xiao Yu agreed: “If he can manage alone, you shouldn’t go.”

She didn’t want to see those people.

Wen Yu didn’t speak immediately. Instead, Yan Ziqiong looked at Xiao Yu and came up with an idea.

“Let Xiao Yu come with me. It’ll be good practice!” Yan Ziqiong let out an “A-ha,” thinking this was a good plan.

“From what I observed, the strength of these demon beasts is average. It’s mainly the Demon Clan that is difficult to deal with.” Yan Ziqiong frowned. “I don’t know how the Demon Race got involved with the Demon Clan, forming an alliance to attack the Seven Swords Sect.”

Xiao Yu didn’t dwell on that question. Instead, she looked at Wen Yu, waiting for his decision on whether to return.

She wasn’t sure of Yan Ziqiong’s strength, but since he could say that “the strength of these demon beasts is average,” he must be quite strong.

Just as she was pondering how strong Yan Ziqiong was, she heard Wen Yu ask her, “What do you think?”

Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned, asking him, “Are you suggesting I go back with him?”

Wen Yu looked at her fixedly, his eyes holding complex emotions.

“I can do it. I’ll give it a try for practice. Didn’t Yan Ziqiong say those demon beasts are average in strength?” Xiao Yu thought for a moment, then added, “If it gets too much, I’ll just run.”

Yan Ziqiong immediately leaned closer: “Great, great! Come with me. I’ll take you for some real combat!”

He was practically Xiao Yu’s half-master before, teaching her many spells.

Wen Yu looked at his demeanor and wasn’t entirely reassured.

But he nodded in the end.

“The bracelet is with you. I will come to your side if there is danger.”

Xiao Yu curved her lips into a smile and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll run if I can’t win. It will be fine.”

Wen Yu couldn’t put his mind at ease.

But the place he needed to investigate was more dangerous.

“Then let’s go now. They plan to act when it gets dark.” Yan Ziqiong turned back to mess with the pig-headed demon beast, setting up a trap to destroy the place after they left.

Xiao Yu’s heart tightened. She reached out and grabbed Wen Yu’s sleeve: “Where are you going? When will we meet up?”

We still need to go to the Sea Demon Territory together—

She didn’t voice this sentence.

She was afraid of accidents. Although Wen Yu hadn’t appeared in the book when the Yuehui Sect was destroyed, the plot was now completely disrupted, and who knew what might happen.

Wen Yu glanced at Yan Ziqiong in the back, who was diligently setting up the pig-headed demon beast with his back to them. He then retracted his gaze and looked at Xiao Yu again.

“I have some things to investigate. I will come back to find you quickly.”

He tapped the bracelet on Xiao Yu’s wrist and said, “With this, no matter where you are, I can find you.”

Xiao Yu opened her mouth to speak, but knew she couldn’t stop Wen Yu, so she just nodded sullenly.

“Then don’t go off and try to kill the Demon Venerable.” Xiao Yu only said this one thing.

Wen Yu chuckled, gazing at her for a long time before humming his assent.

Yan Ziqiong, with his back to the couple, pretended to fiddle with the pig-headed demon beast, grumbling internally.

How infuriating! I’ve only been gone for a few days or half a month. How did their relationship get so good!

After parting ways, Xiao Yu followed Yan Ziqiong for a distance, then turned back to look.

She asked Yan Ziqiong, “When you go to the Yuehui Sect, will you save them, or are you just going there to kill demon beasts?”

Yan Ziqiong turned his head to look at her: “I’m obviously going there for fun. Why save the people of the Yuehui Sect? They’re not my Master.”

Xiao Yu felt that this sentence struck a chord with her, but she was curious: “Aren’t you a demon beast too?”

She didn’t say the rest, but Yan Ziqiong could understand her meaning.

Yan Ziqiong had a minimal role in the original book, and Xiao Yu knew almost nothing about him. She was curious why he, being a demon beast, didn’t seem to like the Demon Race very much.

“I am a demon beast,” Yan Ziqiong turned back, looking forward, “but I’m a wolf who left his pack—”

He started speaking nonsensically.

Xiao Yu first smiled, understanding the meaning behind his words.

Yan Ziqiong was very similar to Wen Yu after he broke ties with the Yuehui Sect—one was a demon beast who left his race, and the other was a cultivator who left his sect.

Xiao Yu’s smile gradually turned bitter.

She took out the headband with Wen Yu’s name embroidered on it, looked at it, and put it away.

She still hadn’t found the right opportunity to give it to him.

Yan Ziqiong’s voice sounded in her ear. He pulled Xiao Yu to hide behind a rock, looking thoughtfully at a cultivator who sped past them.

“I wonder if that’s a spy or someone seeking help.”

Xiao Yu watched the cultivator disappear into the distance. Only then did she stand up with Yan Ziqiong, her hands suddenly beginning to tremble.

The closer they got to the Yuehui Sect, the more nervous and slightly afraid she became, mixed with a hint of anticipation.

In short, Xiao Yu couldn’t control her body. She shivered as she followed Yan Ziqiong.

When Yan Ziqiong noticed her abnormality, he looked at her for a long time, then suddenly said something completely unrelated to what they were doing.

“Are you and Master doing something behind my back?”

Xiao Yu’s mind went blank for a moment. She stammered, “N-No.”

Yan Ziqiong continued to stare at her: “I’m sure you are!”

Xiao Yu’s attention was diverted by him, and she gradually forgot her nervousness, saying guiltily, “If you think so, then I guess so.”

Yan Ziqiong snorted, then suddenly patted her shoulder: “I’m just kidding. Don’t be nervous.”

She wasn’t sure which kind of nervousness he was referring to, but the distraction made Xiao Yu relax considerably.

“Thank you.”

Yan Ziqiong scratched his head, feeling embarrassed: “It’s nothing.”

He thought for a moment and said, “When we get to the battlefield, if you kill a few more, you won’t be afraid.”

After saying that, he turned and stepped into the dense forest.

The shadows of the trees fell upon him, casting a layer of darkness.

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and followed him.

As night fell, the surroundings were silent. There was not even the sound of summer insects, making the quietness eerie.

“Do you have a Demon Suppressing Bell?” Yan Ziqiong sat in the tree trunk, hidden by the dense foliage.

Xiao Yu found it in her spatial talisman. As soon as she took it out, the bell began to ring faintly.

She quickly covered it with her hand, her eyes alert, looking toward Yan Ziqiong.

Yan Ziqiong jumped down, took the Demon Suppressing Bell from Xiao Yu’s hand, and used the bell to search for the source.

Xiao Yu followed behind, cautiously scouting the surroundings at the same time.

“With this level of ringing, the demons nearby are very weak. We can handle them.” He quickly found the location. Before he could unleash his demon power, he heard a shout.

“Don’t hit me, don’t hit me! I have no ill will!”

The moment Xiao Yu heard that voice, her head began to ache.

Coal Ball immediately dashed behind Xiao Yu, not showing himself at all.

“Why are you here?”

Coal Ball spoke slyly: “I came to protect you.”