Chapter 43

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Chapter 43: Type

Hua Qing touched Cancan with a dazzling light, but Cancan still didn’t react. She continued to sleep peacefully, leaving Hua Qing frowning, seemingly troubled by something significant.

Big Green and Yu Xiu both looked puzzled and asked, "Is there a problem?"

But Martial Uncle Mu Bai and Hua Yun understood. Martial Uncle Mu Bai cleared his throat and said, "She has lost her spirit power and can’t turn into human form."

Big Green was shocked when he heard this, he stood still for a while and then started crying again.

Hua Qing looked up seriously and said, "Please don’t cry."

Big Green angrily exclaimed, "You may not care, but what about Cancan? She only needed three hundred years to become human, but she needed five hundred. Just when she finally got her human form, her spirit power got taken away. What should we do? What should we do!" Big Green was so angry that even his tail appeared.

Hua Qing said seriously, "I will find a solution for her, I won’t let her stay like this. If she didn’t help us, she wouldn’t have gone through this."

Big Green thought for a moment and sighed, "I’m not an unreasonable monster, but you really shouldn’t bully people. Cancan is innocent. She turned back to her original form to help you and now she can’t change back. If you don’t stop bullying her, even the heavens will punish you."

Hua Qing replied, "I understand."

Mu Bai twitched his mouth slightly and asked, "Who is this young man?"

Several people had not been properly introduced yet.

Hua Qing said calmly, "Didn’t we already see them in the Martial Uncle’s previous illusion? There’s no need to introduce them again, I don’t think it’s necessary."

Mu Bai rolled his eyes and complained, "You are just not lovable that way, every time I see you, it’s always off-putting. Since it’s an illusion, it’s not considered a formal meeting."

Hua Qing remained silent, again bending down to smooth Cancan’s fur.

Hua Yun asked, "I know you all don’t want to hear this, but some things need to be said. This bad person, if you don’t act, I will. Everyone knows that Xisha Landspirit power is lacking, and the vast swamp is a natural barrier. The reason why we are no match for the python is because our spirit power can only support us flying, and even flying consumes a lot. If it weren’t for Senior Brother sacrificing his blood to the sword, we wouldn’t have been able to kill the python at all. But everyone saw how long Cancan flew alone, she seemed completely unaffected. This itself is a big question mark."

Just as he finished speaking, he was hit in the face with a handful of mud by Big Green. He stared at Hua Yun, shouted angrily, "So you can’t even save a white-eyed wolf like you, saving you is truly harming oneself. You shameless person, how dare you say that. What about Hua Qing sacrificing the sword? Without Cancan’s Spirit Awl, what could Hua Qing achieve by stabbing? He would have been thrown away too, right? It is said that one must have a conscience, and you truly lack it, indeed a heartless immortal. Because of this incident, Cancan’s spirit power was scattered, and she couldn’t even maintain her human form. And yet, you still doubt her here. I think the most suspicious one is you. I see your shifty eyes, you don’t seem like a good person. Oh right, you also once had a piece of Snowflake Glass on you. Hua Qing is your senior brother, he was too embarrassed to ask you, but I won’t hold back. Tell me, why did you have a piece of Snowflake Glass on you at Qilian Mountain? Do you have any connection to Qilian Mountain at all?"

Hua Yun seemed extremely angry, he pointed at Big Green, gasping heavily, and could barely speak, eventually saying, "You, you, you, you’re making baseless accusations."

"You can doubt Cancan, keep trying to blame Cancan, why can’t we sincerely and objectively doubt you for once? To doubt you is making baseless accusations, to doubt Cancan is correct. Heh, you really discriminate against demons, I don’t think people like you deserve to be immortals." Big Green was also eloquent, directly stating that Hua Yun had no fighting ability.

Hua Yun’s face turned red, wishing he could go and bite Big Green to death. Big Green glared at Hua Yun, seeming to be deeply outraged by his mistreatment of Cancan.

The two were in a tense situation, with Mu Bai sighing and saying, "Listen to me, don’t be like this. We are all comrades who have fought together against monsters. Why fight each other? I believe Cancan is not a bad person, and Hua Yun is not either. We don’t need to attack each other over small matters and ruin our friendship. We need to stand united against external threats. I haven’t told you yet, but the last colorful crystal has been taken by Mo Yuan."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, and Big Green was the first to speak, "I don’t care about the colorful crystal, Cancan is the most important."

Hua Yun snorted coldly, "If you’re so afraid, why don’t you take it?"

"Cancan got into trouble because of you, and you don’t care. What a righteous and moral sect you are!" Big Green mocked, showing his disdain for Hua Yun.

Hua Yun was furious.

Cancan was sleeping soundly, but she kept hearing loud noises. She frowned, not liking the disturbance to her dreams. However, it felt warm as if someone was touching her.

Cancan sleepily opened her eyes and saw Hua Qing looking at her with concern. She smiled brightly and playfully nudged Hua Qing, who let her come close without avoiding it. When he was splashed with drool, he didn’t mind, making Cancan laugh. She stretched lazily, about to transform into a human, but…

She looked at Hua Qing curiously and asked, "Hua Qing, why can’t I change back?" She tried again but couldn’t, scratching her head in confusion.

Hua Qing hugged her, gently stroking her fur, whispering, "Don’t worry, you can’t change back because your spirit power was scattered. I will help you. Wait a few days, I will find a way to turn you back."

Cancan made a sound of disbelief but didn’t seem bothered. She wagged her snow-white tail and said cheerfully, "I’m not scared at all. I would only be scared if I couldn’t turn back into my human form. What’s there to be afraid of now? I’ve been like this for five hundred years. Hua Qing, don’t you think I look especially beautiful when I transform back?"

Hua Qing smiled faintly and replied softly, "Yes."

While others could brush it off, Martial Uncle Mu Bai almost burst out laughing. He sighed and said, "No wonder Hua Qing believes in you, this little fox of yours is unbelievably silly." He spoke with disdain, but it was clear he didn’t harbor any ill feelings towards Cancan. He had noticed her desperate efforts before. Martial Uncle Mu Bai was always different from Hua Yun.

Hua Yun had always stayed on Shu Mountain, rarely interacting with the outside world. He didn’t have the same adventurous spirit as Mu Bai and was more accommodating. Life experiences shaped them differently.

When Cancan heard Martial Uncle Mu Bai’s words, she looked over and bellowed before extending her furry paw, saying, "You are the white-bearded old man sat on by the python."

Martial Uncle Mu Bai’s smile froze on his face. Sat on by… a python?

"But you are Hua Qing’s Martial Uncle, why couldn’t you defeat the python?"

Martial Uncle Mu Bai remained silent.

"Did you not learn your martial arts well back then?" Cancan asked curiously, not joking at all.

Mu Bai was very angry and shouted, "Hua Qing, take this silly fox from your family away from me, away! Or I will skin it! What does ‘being sat on by the butt’ mean? What does ‘unable to defeat a python’ mean? What does ‘not skilled in arts’ mean? Can it talk, can it?"

Three arrows were shot in a row, making Mu Bai very mad, rolling up his sleeves, ready to fight!

Cancan felt quite wronged, whispering to Hua Qing, "Did I hit the nail on the head, so he got so angry?"

Its quiet voice always sounded different from others, not really Cancan’s fault, mainly because all of them were cultivators. Since they were cultivators, their hearing was naturally excellent. Not to mention Martial Uncle Mu Bai and Hua Yun, even Yu Xiu. Although she didn’t become immortal, she had been cultivating for many years. Big Green, not to mention, is a demon whose hearing may not be weaker despite its abilities.

Mu Bai was so angry that his face turned red, determined not to get along with this silly fox.

Seeing him struggling to breathe in anger, Cancan kindly directed Hua Yun, "Go help him calm down, he’s getting on in years, prone to passing out all of a sudden. I’ve heard in dramas, older folks are prone to strokes."

Mu Bai stomped his foot, "You’re the one who’s going to have a stroke, your whole family will have strokes."

Cancan’s big eyes were very serious, "It’s not easy for young people to have the possibility of having a stroke. Besides, it’s just me in my family, ask Brother Big Green, my fox parents are no longer here."

Truth be told, Hua Qing was afraid that Cancan would anger Martial Uncle to faint, but Cancan was completely unaware, changing the subject, "We can’t always stay in Xisha Land. Since the last colorful crystal has fallen into Mo Yuan’s hands, we need to plan carefully."

For some reason, Cancan felt that Xisha Land was different from before. She hesitated and asked, "Hua Qing, do you think this place is a bit different from before? Oh! Oh no! I forgot about the python!"

It jumped up in surprise and looked around.

Its delayed reaction surprised everyone. Mu Bai looked up at the sky, sighed, and said, "It’s not easy for this little monster to become immortal. I used to be very puzzled, thinking it should have the same opportunities as humans. Now I finally understand, it’s simply because of its stupid brain and low intelligence. Intelligence is always the biggest obstacle to progress."

"Who are you talking about?" Big Green was not happy to hear this.

Hua Qing’s tone was very cold as he calmly said, "The python has been killed, thanks to you. This Xisha Land’s swamp has a natural barrier that traps our spirit power, making it difficult for us to hunt and kill the python. Luckily, you were here."

Cancan was thrilled and said, "I told you I’m very useful! Oh right! Hua Qing, hold out your hand." Cancan thought of something and directly spat out a blue colorful crystal from her mouth. The crystal emitted a dazzling light when it was in the light. Cancan wagged her tail and asked, "Am I great or what?"

Cancan spat the blue crystal hidden in her mouth onto Hua Qing’s hand, which was still covered in a lot of saliva. Mu Bai stepped back with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Hua Qing threw out his bell, and the colorful crystal was quickly absorbed by it.

Ignoring the saliva on his hand, he touched Cancan’s head and said, "Thank you."

Cancan looked very proud, wagging her tail vigorously. From this angle, she looked more like a dog than a fox.

"Don’t be polite, I’ve already said I will keep the most useful things hidden so others won’t take them away." It lifted its head, feeling more conceited than ever.

However… Martial Uncle Mu Bai softly asked, "Where is my Spirit Awl?"

Cancan glanced at him, then nudged Hua Qing with her mouth, saying, "Look at him, so stingy. Giving things to others and then wanting them back, hmph." Even so, not knowing where to find the Spirit Awl, she managed to procure it and handed it to Martial Uncle Mu Bai, saying, "Here, for you! Greedy, go drink some cold water!"

Mu Bai, "…" Stomping his foot, he said, "Nobody stop me, I’ll beat this fox to death, I’ll beat it!"

Big Green hugged him from behind, firmly holding him back, saying, "Don’t, don’t! Getting angry is bad for your health, you’re not young anymore."

"Being bad for my health is fine, I must beat it to death."

Cancan pouted, "I’ll report you for animal abuse to the animal association. We’ll denounce you."

Cancan really couldn’t understand. Shouldn’t the white-bearded, gentlemanly grandpa be very kind? Why was he so irritable, it’s really not good! Really!

It moved close to Hua Qing and whispered, "Has he been bitten by a dog?"

Yu Xiu, "Huh?"

Cancan solemnly said, "These are early symptoms of rabies."

Mu Bai was so angry that he almost fainted, he kept jumping around, "Darn, I’ll beat you up, beat you up…"

Hua Qing shook his head slightly, hugged Cancan and left first, Mu Bai followed, and the group quickly returned to Shu Mountain. This was Cancan’s first time at the Shu Mountain Great Hall, the hall was solemn and sacred. Cancan gently touched a pillar and felt a strange sense of familiarity in his heart.

Hua Qing glanced at it and cautioned, "Don’t pee in the hall."

Cancan, "…" It said aggrievedly, "I was just touching, not peeing. How dare you insult me."

Hua Qing remained calm, "Regardless, I’m just reminding you."

Feeling wronged, Cancan pouted, dangled its head, and followed behind Hua Qing, muttering, "When are we going to have a final battle with Mo Yuan?"

Hua Qing said, "Wait until you become a human." Pausing for a moment, Hua Qing added, "And, this is not about fighting to the death. You may not know, but the Demon Lord is immortal."

Cancan exclaimed, "Immortal?" After imagining it, she twitched her mouth and said, "Doesn’t that make someone like an old monster?" She glanced at Martial Uncle Mu Bai and Mu Bai stomped his foot, saying, "Who are you looking at?!"

Hua Qing returned to Shu Mountain with a dignified air, and said coldly, "It’s okay, Martial Uncle. Cancan doesn’t mean any harm. Don’t overthink it."

Mu Bai was almost breathless, glaring fiercely at the little fox. He shook his sleeve, then stormed out of the door.

Hua Qing looked at Hua Yun, who sighed and followed him out…