Actually, Hao Shuai had still oversimplified things...
After all, fox spirits were cunning—very cunning! And what's more, Xin Bugui was an old fox spirit who had lived for several hundred years. He'd been calculating away like an abacus clicking furiously!
Just imagine: if Hao Shuai accepted Xin Shisi Niang, then when Xin Bugui eventually faced his tribulation and his life was in danger, could Hao Shuai really stand by and do nothing while Xin Shisi Niang wept and pleaded with him?
Even if Hao Shuai were truly hard-hearted and Xin Bugui died beneath the tribulation, it wouldn't have a great impact on the Xin family as a whole.
After all, the Xin family had now latched onto Hao Shuai, and they also had Xin Shisi Niang, a family member who could become an immortal.
"Young Master Hao, I wonder if you would consider this old man's request..."
After a long moment, when Hao Shuai still hadn't replied, Xin Bugui could only steel himself and ask again.
"Are you sure you only want Xin Shisi Niang to follow me, and aren't asking me to help you through your tribulation?" Hao Shuai asked again.
"Young Master Hao may not know this, but it's incredibly difficult for the demon race to grow stronger. We must evade the persecution of people who call themselves righteous, and guard against other demons trying to kill us. On top of that, every few hundred years we face the Three Calamities." Xin Bugui spoke gravely. "Now that Shisi Niang has finally met you and gained this immortal opportunity, she ought to cherish it."
"As for this old man... I knew long ago that I wouldn't survive the tribulation. But I still had a family to care for, so I've been clinging to life and putting it off."
"Shisi