The Rabbit Demon burst into tears the moment it heard that—the howling kind.
Get on the table?
With that cautionary tale before its eyes, how could it get on the table?
To be carried onto it by kitchen demons?
"Cry again and I'll chop you up!" Qin He said, narrowing his eyes with a trace of chill.
With just that one sentence, the Rabbit Demon's crying came to an abrupt stop. With one leap, it landed before Qin He, stood at attention, chest out and head raised, eyes staring straight ahead. It did not even dare breathe.
"Please give your orders, Immortal," the Rabbit Demon said, fighting back its tremors.
"Let me ask you: how many treasures did the Bear Demon hide?" Qin He asked.
"Reporting to Immortal, the Bear Demon occupied Brown Bear Ridge for a hundred years. It has nine treasure caches in total. Each contains books, cultivation techniques, rare materials, gold and silver, and jade artifacts, all stored separately to prevent everything from being swept away in one fell stroke should anything happen."
"Very good. From now on, they belong to this Great Immortal." Qin He nodded in satisfaction. He liked this sort of miser most; even looting a corpse could bring in a fortune.
"Second question: what is the Bear Demon's background?" Qin He asked again. He had chopped it too finely and eaten it too thoroughly, so there was no point even thinking about a shadow play. He could only ask.
"Reporting to Immortal, the Bear Demon was originally a minor demon from Black Wind Cave in the western Demon Cave. For some unknown reason, it came to Brown Bear Ridge. It is said to have a bloodline connection with the master of Black Wind Cave, the Black Wind Monster." The Rabbit Demon poured the