Crazy-Gossiping-c11

Chapter 11

After Ning Xu finished asking, the Melon-Eating System didn’t respond immediately. Instead, it asked in return, 【What do you think?】

What did she think?

Ning Xu stroked her chin and began analyzing bit by bit. “To be honest, I’ve met Xu some times, and he doesn’t seem to have any aggressive aura. As for the fox demon you mentioned, you said it’s hard to distinguish whether it’s male or female, so it must look like an adorable little O. So both are quite… something.”

But soon, Ning Xu changed the subject and became excited. “But let’s go back to the original question.”

“For every two 0s, there’s always a 1.”

Ning Xu decisively said, “Then I’ll still guess it’s the fox demon.”

After all, it’s a big demon with cultivation above the Nascent Soul stage. Even if it looks like a 0, there must still be some aura of a 1.

While Ning Xu was analyzing, the cultivators listening to her and the Melon-Eating System’s conversation were stunned.

They couldn’t understand anything they were saying!

However, after thinking through the context and language, they were able to barely make sense of it.

Each of the cultivators had their own thoughts.

Since Ning Xu guessed the fox demon, they guessed Xu Shixing.

After all, he was a cultivator with dual spirit roots and an inner disciple of the Wenxin Sect. He wouldn’t lack aggression. Even if the opponent was a powerful being above the Nascent Soul stage, so what? As cultivators, they should boldly face difficulties.

It could only be said that these cultivators were all straight men, devoted to the Dao, and didn’t understand what it meant to be emotionally tangled or to be willing to be a 0 for love.

After hearing Ning Xu’s analysis, the Melon-Eating System commented, 【What you said… makes sense… but…】

But what?

The Melon-Eating System replied, 【…】

Fine. It didn’t have any further explanation.

In a short time, a high-grade spiritual stone was wasted, which just showed that eating melons really wasn’t cheap.

After using up a high-grade spiritual stone, Ning Xu decided not to use any more. She focused her mind and began to meditate seriously. Since there were no more spiritual stones, she could only meditate and eat melons.

It didn’t affect her much, but it was tough for those cultivators and the Sect Leader who were still secretly listening.

How could the melon-eating be half-done?

Isn’t teasing people’s emotions a bit too much?

So, was their fellow disciple Xu Shixing a 0 or a 1?

Could they please just give a clear answer?

The Sect Leader asked the Pill Peak Master beside him, “Is there any way to send spiritual stones to outer disciples without it looking too conspicuous?”

This question truly stumped the Pill Peak Master.

He shook his head, “There’s no precedent for this.”

Outer disciples were generally not valued in the sect. Not to mention outer disciples, even inner disciples didn’t have a precedent of receiving spiritual stones. They only got what was allotted according to the sect’s monthly quota.

After hesitating for a moment, the Pill Peak Master said, “Unless she is accepted as a personal disciple or an inner disciple.”

Once Ning Xu was accepted as a personal disciple or an inner disciple, her master would have a legitimate reason to give her various spiritual stones and magical treasures. Giving benefits to a disciple would be perfectly natural, right?

However…

Accepting a cultivator with three spirit roots as a personal disciple?

There was no precedent for this either.

If they suddenly made an exception for her, it would be hard to prevent her and the Melon-Eating System from discovering something. They had an intuition that if Ning Xu and the Melon-Eating System found out, something they didn’t expect might happen.

For example…

They might suddenly stop hearing the unified heart voice of this person and system.

So, the decision to send spiritual stones had to be handled with extreme caution.

For the first time, the Sect Leader found the situation difficult.

Wanting to send spiritual stones but unable to do so… is there any cultivator in the cultivation world more unfortunate than them?

—

The food cultivators quietly left. They were both anxious and confused, their minds occupied by Xu Shixing and the fox demon’s emotional entanglements.

How could Xu Daoist…

He actually…

How could this happen?

A cultivator’s Dao heart should be as solid as a bell, right?

How could he fall under the spell of such a trivial charm?

A female food cultivator lowered her voice, gossiping, “Do you think that male fox demon really has that much charm?”

A strong, straightforward male food cultivator snorted, unconcerned, “Who knows? Anyway, I’m not interested in male fox demons.”

The female food cultivator clicked her tongue, disbelieving, “Didn’t you hear what the Melon-Eating System just said? More than twenty disciples became his servants.”

The male food cultivator casually waved his hand, “So what? I’ve lived for over twenty years and never been moved. It doesn’t matter whether they’re male or female, I don’t care about them! I only want to stick to the Great Dao!”

The female cultivator gave him a sidelong glance and sneered, “You’re just being stubborn. You’ve never actually seen that fox demon. If you did, you’d probably fall faster than anyone.”

After that, the food cultivators all laughed, even the straight-laced male food cultivator couldn’t help but scratch the back of his head and join in.

Once they stopped laughing, they realized that Si Yan hadn’t laughed.

Si Yan was the pure-hearted cultivator that the Melon-Eating System referred to.

The straightforward male food cultivator boldly placed his hand on his shoulder and asked, “Si Yan, what are you thinking about?”

Si Yan snapped back to reality and replied, “I’m thinking about how to make the best cola and various flavored melon seeds.”

They all knew about melon seeds, but what was cola?

Someone asked this question.

Si Yan didn’t explain much, only saying it was a type of drink.

The female food cultivator stroked her chin, “So, do you have any ideas now?”

“A little, but still need practice.”

The female cultivator looked at him suspiciously, “Is this really that urgent? You’re not even interested in eating melon.”

Si Yan looked at her, his black eyes were clear at first glance, but deep and profound when you looked closely.

He smiled faintly, “I don’t like eating melon.” In fact, he wasn’t interested in other people’s drama. Eating Xu Shixing’s melon wasn’t as interesting as making delicious food for Ning Xu.

Everyone was curious.

In this day and age, there was actually someone who didn’t like eating melon?

It could only be said that Si Yan was truly a descendant of the Great Food God. It seemed like he only cared about culinary skills, nothing else.

—

Ning Xu meditated through the entire night.

What she didn’t know was that while she peacefully passed the night, the entire sect had been busy all night.

Since they found out that a thousand-year-old fox demon had infiltrated the sect, the Sect Leader and all the Elders couldn’t sit still. They conducted an overnight investigation of all the disciples in the sect.

During this investigation, they did find a few demon spies.

These demon spies would naturally be dealt with.

The only dilemma the Sect Leader faced was how to deal with the thousand-year-old fox demon.

Although the male fox demon only had cultivation at the late Nascent Soul stage, he had the power to fight above his rank. Catching him took quite a bit of effort.

The biggest resistance came from Xu Shixing and the fox demon’s “underlings.”

Not only did they refuse to help the sect catch the fox demon, but they also tried to help the fox demon escape.

The Sect Leader’s face was stern, “His charm is unexpectedly powerful.”

Apart from Xu Shixing, the rest of the disciples had been in the sect for at least ten years. They had received the most orthodox teachings.

But all of these teachings were no match for the fox demon’s charm.

As for what happened earlier, the Elders didn’t know what to say.

At this point, the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall suggested, “Sect Leader, I suggest we publicly execute the fox demon.”

As soon as this suggestion was made, it was immediately met with strong opposition from the Beast Peak Master.

He said, “You saw how powerful this male fox demon’s charm is. What if he charms the rest of the disciples in the sect once you display him publicly?”

The Law Enforcement Hall Master retorted, “So what? We might protect the disciples for a moment, but can we protect them forever? As disciples of the Wenxin Sect, they should actively and courageously face difficulties and overcome them.”

“This time we were lucky to discover the fox demon in time.”

“What if we hadn’t been reminded?”

“If a disciple accidentally encounters this fox demon, wouldn’t they easily fall for it?”

“If they gain experience and understand the strange powers of the fox race, the next time they encounter this situation, they won’t easily fall into a demon trap.”

After hearing the Law Enforcement Hall Master’s explanation, the Elders all fell into deep thought.

What the Hall Master said wasn’t without reason.

In the end, the Sect Leader made the final decision, “Our sect’s disciples are not delicate flowers that need to be carefully nurtured. They should be like weeds, growing quickly when faced with a strong wind.”

“So, I support the Hall Master’s suggestion.”

“Disciples who are too naive aren’t a good thing.”

“They will face more choices and temptations in the future.”

“Learning how to make the right choice is what they should focus on now.”

The Sect Leader’s words were unanimously approved by the Elders.

So the next day, when Ning Xu arrived at the plaza, she learned from her fellow disciples that there would be no morning class today.

Ning Xu blinked in confusion, “No morning class? So what are we doing here?”

A fellow disciple winked mysteriously and said, “We’re waiting to see the male fox demon being publicly executed.”

Ning Xu, “Huh?”

She hurriedly asked the Melon-Eating System, “What’s going on?”

【Last night I was slacking off, hold on, let me check.】

After a while, the Melon-Eating System slowly spoke, 【Oh, it’s just that this male fox demon caused such a big commotion that it caught the attention of an Elder in the sect, and then he was captured.】

Ning Xu, “Caused a commotion? What do you mean?”

【Literally. I’m not entirely sure about the details. The system I installed is a bit outdated.】

Ning Xu was shocked, “Huh? What does that mean?”

The Melon-Eating System explained, 【I didn’t install the latest version of the system.】

Ning Xu quickly asked, “So why not upgrade?”

The Melon-Eating System casually said, 【Upgrade? That takes a lot of spiritual energy. Just make do for now.】

Ning Xu, “… Fine, as long as you’re not upgrading, is the melon you’re serving authentic?”

【Of course, it’s authentic. You can rest assured. There might be some smaller melons I can’t get, but that’s no big deal. As long as there’s a big melon, small ones don’t matter.】

Ning Xu still felt a bit uneasy.

But what could she do? After all, what she lacked the most right now was spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy… she was only at the first level of Qi Cultivation, when would she reach the Foundation Establishment stage? Once she reached it, things should get much better.

While they were talking, the fox demon was escorted by the Law Enforcement Hall’s people.

Immediately, a commotion broke out in the plaza.

The fox demon was locked in a prison cart with shackles on both hands. After being captured, his clothes were in disarray, his hair and clothes stained with blood, and his face even had a long gash, with blood still seeping from it.

But he didn’t appear embarrassed; instead, he looked quite charming.

As soon as the fox demon appeared, many disciples were enchanted. They stared at him intently without blinking.

Just when the Sect Leader and Elders were feeling disappointed, they suddenly heard a clear voice.

“He really is good-looking, but why don’t I feel any attraction? Instead, I feel a bit disgusted?”

Everyone: Huh???

The next second, another voice slowly spoke.

That voice said, 【It’s normal, because you smell the fox’s stench.】

【This smell is very strong, so it’s natural for you to feel disgusted.】

The fox demon, looking all charming and deliberately exuding his charisma: ???