Plant Demon

Within the spacious six-star dungeon of the Mortal Prison, Fang Mu sat opposite the plant demon.

This plant demon didn't seem inherently bad; it hadn't attacked him while paralyzing his body.

Of course, the main reason was that the plant demon was very timid, exceptionally timid.

Through the memories transmitted to him via its tentacles, The plant demon, let's call it Xixi for now, was actually a watermelon, or at least it grew in a watermelon patch.

Later, someone seemed to approach it with a knife, likely intending to eat it.

Xixi was terrified and fled, coiling its vines.

The unlucky fellow who wielded the knife tripped over the vines and ended up stabbing himself, thus perishing.

Afterward, a large group of people chased it, but they all died bizarrely due to various strange reasons.

Finally, a group of Demon Slayer Envoys captured it, but it escaped several times.

However, during one pursuit, it accidentally jumped into a six-star demon capturing bag that someone had opened, and thus it was captured.

The one who captured it wasn't Tu Qing. Clearly, Tu Qing had pulled some strings to acquire these demon capturing bags this time.

Fang Mu moved a distance away from Xixi, sensing that it seemed to carry a strange luck.

Those who approached it with the intent to capture it had all died inexplicably.

This made Fang Mu hesitate, wondering if he should kill it, and if he might also be affected by this bad luck.

"Honestly, I don't want to kill you, but there's a demon detection formation outside."

"If you can't conceal your aura and presence, I can't help you," Fang Mu warned Xixi.

Although he possessed the Demon Refining Mirror, he didn't know Xixi's origins and couldn't reveal his ultimate trump card.

One could say the Demon Refining Mirror was Fang Mu's reliance in this world; without it, he might not even be as capable as a common Demon Slayer.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Fang Mu wouldn't easily reveal the existence of the Demon Refining Mirror for anyone.

Xixi's intelligence seemed considerable. Upon hearing Fang Mu's words, its small eyes darted around a few times.

Fang Mu saw it slowly extend its tentacles again, clearly intending to convey something to him.

After a moment of hesitation, Fang Mu ultimately didn't evade the tentacles.

A tingling sensation spread, and a pattern appeared on Fang Mu's arm – a tiny watermelon pattern.

Suddenly, Xixi transformed into a green light and merged into the pattern, disappearing without a trace.

Fang Mu only then came back to his senses, looking at the watermelon pattern on his arm, he was somewhat speechless.

Xixi had actually pledged allegiance to him, it was too casual.

It truly fit its timid nature; it would abandon anything to save its life.

Glancing at the empty dungeon, Fang Mu couldn't help but shake his head and turn to leave.

With the creaking sound of the elevator, Fang Mu returned to the surface.

As he exited the dungeon and reached the prison gate, Fang Mu became somewhat nervous.

This prison gate was a formation portal that detected demons; it would sound an alarm if it sensed any demon or异类 (otherworldly) presence.

With a sense of trepidation, Fang Mu walked through the prison gate.

"Hmph! Fang Mu, sneaking around. Did you not complete your mission and are trying to slip away?"

Just as Fang Mu nervously passed through the prison gate, Sun Hou emerged from a corner, startling him.

Looking at the already dimming sky, Fang Mu hadn't realized that his demon-slaying task had taken up an entire day.

Worried about Fang Jing, he tossed the six empty demon capturing bags to Sun Hou and turned to leave.

Sun Hou was taken aback, looking at the six demon capturing bags, now devoid of spiritual energy, he couldn't help but be surprised.

He hadn't expected Fang Mu to actually complete the mission.

"You scoundrel! Get back here, you brat!"

Sun Hou roared in anger, watching Fang Mu walk away without looking back, he was practically bursting with rage.

"Fine, fine. You've gotten through today. Tomorrow, let's see how much demon-slaying you can do."

Fang Mu, now far from the Demon Slayer Division, naturally heard Sun Hou's furious roar.

However, instead of worrying, he felt a sense of joy and even anticipation for tomorrow's demon-slaying.

"You all search around and look for any clues about missing Demon Slayers."

Fang Mu hid in a corner of an alley, watching a patrol of constables search nearby.

Those people were just shouting for show; they all looked absent-minded, clearly just going through the motions.

After the patrol left, Fang Mu quickly returned home.

Fortunately, the doors were all locked; no outsiders should have been here.

"Brother!"

Opening the door and stepping inside, Fang Mu saw Fang Jing and his clone.

Seeing that Fang Jing's complexion had recovered well, she felt a little relieved.

Although Fang Jing was a bit surprised by the existence of the clone, she could accept it.

At least having another person exactly like Fang Mu could accompany her, so she wouldn't be too lonely.

Fang Mu felt a bit guilty. Under Fang Jing's greeting, he ate his meal while lost in thought.

"Xixi."

Suddenly, the watermelon pattern on Fang Mu's arm lit up, and Xixi suddenly appeared on the table.

"Wow, what is this? So. So cute!"

Looking at the suddenly appearing watermelon, and its cute, adorable appearance, Fang Jing curiously examined it and asked.

Seeing Xixi suddenly appear, Fang Mu frowned. Seeing how much Fang Jing liked it, he introduced Xixi's origins to her.

It was good for Fang Jing to have company, but Xixi's origins were unknown, and it seemed to bring bad luck. Fang Mu didn't dare to leave it alone with Fang Jing.

From the information transmitted by Xixi, it was known that once Xixi was bound to a master, it could no longer recognize a new master.

Even if Fang Mu voluntarily released the contract, it wouldn't work. The contract would only become invalid if Fang Mu or Xixi died.

"Damn it! This feels like getting on a pirate ship!"

Fang Mu cursed inwardly. Looking at Fang Jing, who was happily playing with Xixi with a beaming face, he showed a rare smile.

The night passed without incident. The next morning, Fang Mu collected Xixi, locked the door, and left.

Xixi was still a demon, unsuitable to be kept at home. If discovered, it would implicate Fang Jing.

As for the clone, in extreme circumstances, it could impersonate him and resolve some troubles.

Pondering various issues, Fang Mu arrived at the Demon Slaying Hall.

"Remember your respective dungeon numbers, go."

As soon as he entered the Demon Slaying Hall, the senior Demon Slaying Envoy had already assigned the Demon Slayers their tasks, and they dispersed.

The benefit of being a senior Demon Slaying Envoy was not having to slay demons every day and being able to assign tasks to the Demon Slayers.

"Hmph! What are you spacing out for? This is your task for today. You're not allowed to sleep until you finish it."

Sun Hou, in the main hall of the Demon Slaying Division, saw Fang Mu enter the hall. He didn't even glance at him, appearing absent-minded. This immediately angered him.

Looking at the eight or nine demon capturing bags Sun Hou had thrown on the ground, Fang Mu snapped back to attention. He realized that Tu Qing wasn't present today.

Picking up the demon capturing bags, Fang Mu's face showed expressions of anger, annoyance, and frustration. He then left in a huff.

Sun Hou, feeling somewhat annoyed and displeased, looked at Fang Mu's gloomy and wronged expression and burst into laughter, feeling much better.

"Hmph! I'll just keep piling it on you! I'll add more every day from now on, and work you to death!"