Selling Qiantang County

In the fox-tail pouch, Ge Xian was forced to listen to one sordid rumor after another.

While it did broaden his horizons, it didn't ease his anxiety. The more he heard, the tighter his brow furrowed.

Especially the occasional pleasant-sounding, yet truly unrestrained and perverse laughter, made Ge Xian realize what kind of demon he had fallen into the hands of.

"Yelü Yuyan is a mad young lady with a penchant for 'mirror polishing.' Her childhood environment and experiences have made her psychologically twisted."

"If I fall into her hands and she discovers I'm actually a man, not the 'Dragon Girl,' my fate will likely be tragic. What am I to do?"

"Though I still have five Skin Sacs left, they won't be enough for her to tear apart."

Ge Xian was already uncomfortable, frantically contemplating a way to escape.

Who knew the next secret to enter his ears would suddenly change.

It was a hundred times more serious than sordid gossip.

He only heard Lu Hualong's voice from outside. The man spoke casually:

"Yuyan, Father-in-law wanted me to play along with the rogue cultivators of the Eternal Life Cult. I've done as he asked. I believe today's events, once reported to the provincial capital, will be enough to dispel the suspicions of 'Iron-Faced Charcoal Head' Zhang and facilitate Father-in-law's plans."

"However, as husband and wife, we should also make plans for ourselves. As the saying goes, 'If one doesn't look out for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy them.' We don't receive much support from the Yelü Family. If we can't properly accumulate some resources, we might not be able to advance to the Spirit Connection Realm in the future."

"What do you intend to do?"

"Heh, simple. We'll sell Qiantang County."

Upon hearing this, Ge Xian's eyes widened instantly.

Sell an entire county?

How?

The answer reached Ge Xian's ears the next moment.

"Qiantang County is the core territory of Hangzhou Road. Various powers have been coveting it, only fearing the might of the Dayuan Dynasty and not daring to reach out. But now, it's clearly the twilight of the dynasty. Those ambitious individuals have grown bolder."

"Of course, to sell it at a good price, we still need to make some arrangements."

"For example, including over a hundred thousand humans with tender flesh, free of evil toxins, and pure souls."

"We can't sell the Eternal Life Cult... but we can use Father-in-law's banner to quietly sell them to the Ghost Clan, the Dragon Nest, or the Pure Land Cult. Their offers will surely not be low."

"You really know how to do business. I agree. I'll deceive Yelü Tianzheng, that old bastard, for you. After it's done, it's three for you and seven for me."

"Deal!"

These words struck Ge Xian's heart like thunderclaps.

No wonder!

Lu Hualong, the demonic county magistrate who ate human thigh meat and raised "Taisui Gu Worms" with the bodies of children from the entire county, surprisingly withdrew all restrictions after dealing with the evil cultivator. He provided money and food, and the county residents didn't have to pay any price.

So that's what he was waiting for.

He was raising them like pigs while already looking for buyers to sell them all off in one go.

What a deal!

What audacity!

While Ge Xian was still digesting this horrifying secret in the flesh sac, the couple outside stopped their small talk and began their business.

Before long, a series of sounds that made one blush and lust arose from the fragrant, quiet room.

Strangely, it wasn't Yelü Yuyan making the sounds.

Ge Xian listened again, then showed a look of disgust and marveled in his heart:

"This couple really plays rough."

"Since they can't do it the real way, they turn to BDSM."

"Yelü Yuyan fits the image of a sadist, but why is Lu Hualong willing to be the masochist?"

"Could it be that because he cultivates the Gu Devouring Immortal Scripture, besides developing the three vices of gluttony, vanity, and malice, he also has a fourth vice of masochism?"

"No, tonight he has stabilized his Mortal Transformation Realm and is not controlled by his vices. This is clearly his true desire."

Although very unwilling, this time Ge Xian truly eavesdropped.

And he listened for a full two hours.

If he could, Ge Xian would have liked to shut off his extraordinary senses and not listen to the vulgar language and disgusting sounds.

But he had to pay attention at all times, lest he miss an opportunity to escape and endanger his own life.

That moment soon arrived.

As the sadistic activities ended, Lu Hualong returned to the county office, fully satisfied.

Yelü Yuyan, who had intended to go to sleep, suddenly remembered the extremely foolish Dragon Girl she had imprisoned in her tail sac.

She directly manifested three fleshy tails and shook them casually, immediately causing a "comatose" ugly woman to roll out.

Perhaps from the fall, the Dragon Girl quickly woke up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Yelü Yuyan leaning in.

The contrast of this woman was too stark. She was clearly a twisted, insane woman, yet she wore such a delicate and beautiful, pitiable young girl's skin.

Seeing this "overindulgent" crazy hag about to tear at his skin again.

Ge Xian quickly rolled over and got up, then inadvertently released a bit of Charm Qi of the same origin.

Just a tiny bit!

He didn't dare to use more. Although Yelü Yuyan was somewhat aroused after her exertion, Ge Xian was still afraid that giving her too much would stimulate her and make her energetic again.

She was also a demon of the Mortal Transformation Realm. With a single movement, she could pin Ge Xian beneath her, leaving him no room to resist.

To escape, Ge Xian decisively spoke, softly pleading:

"Great Fox Woman, I admit defeat this time. I'm willing to stay with you for a year and let you Cai Bu me, only hoping you'll grant me my freedom afterward."

"Oh, you impulsive Dragon Girl are quick to change your tune. I suppose you've guessed that Dual Cultivation with me has its benefits. Very well, I'll agree. But unless you're more beautiful than me, I'll grow tired of you in less than a year. If you serve me well, I'll naturally grant you your freedom."

"Good! Please allow me to wash up. That skin-adhering technique is very dirty, and I need to use a Secret Technique to restore my appearance."

"Granted."

After speaking, Yelü Yuyan indeed summoned a charming Fox Whore and told her to take Ge Xian to wash up.

After giving the instructions, the demon felt drowsiness coming on. She yawned, then softly collapsed onto the bed, seemingly about to fall into a deep sleep.

It was at this moment that she could no longer maintain her human form.

With a sound of tearing fabric, a fox beast emerged, exuding a strong, foul odor, covered in blood, with three fleshy tails, possessing an eerie beauty and a disgusting stench.

It curled its tails, sleeping like a begonia, but the saliva dripping from its mouth clearly contained potent poison, visibly emitting a pink mist.

Fortunately, Ge Xian's senses were extremely sharp, and he held his breath in time, not inhaling a single whiff.

He then followed the charming Fox Whore named "Chun Niang" to the washing area.

Initially, Chun Niang thought Ge Xian was there to compete for favor with them, so she harbored deep hostility. While in the room, she had been all smiles, but once outside, she started showing a sour face and even tried to teach Ge Xian some manners.

Unfortunately, her cultivation was too shallow; she was merely an ordinary Dao Entry Realm Demon Fox.

How could she resist Ge Xian's Charm? To avoid trouble, he only released an even smaller amount of Qi than he had in the room.

Thus, after walking only ten steps, Chun Niang directly took Ge Xian's arm, wanting to catch a whiff of his exotic scent, and started calling him "sister" with every other word, appearing extremely intimate.

After another twenty steps, Chun Niang hadn't managed to pry even a shred of information from Ge Xian. Instead, she had spilled all her own secrets, and even betrayed her own mistress.

"Good sister, why do you smell so good? No matter how I look at you, you're so pleasing to the eye."

"I can tell you, the Mistress is actually very easy to serve. As long as you don't mention taboos like her father or brother, she's quite tolerant normally. If you can make her happy, you'll surely receive some rewards."

"Although the Mistress isn't a true [Qingqiu Fox], the Mistress herself has a deep connection with Qingqiu. Therefore, the Mistress has never lacked Dao Qi, flesh and blood, or immortal scriptures and cultivation methods since childhood. Moreover, she's the only young lady of the Yelü Family, so it's no exaggeration to call her a wealthy magnate."

"It's just that the Mistress's temperament is a bit too bold. Otherwise, even if she went to [Dadu], there would be plenty of talented young men pursuing her."

"I see. By the way, Chun Niang, this Willow Oriole Alley looks very complex. I'm new here and afraid I'll get lost and cause trouble."

"You don't need to worry about that. Since you'll be serving the Mistress from now on, who would dare give you a hard time? The ones usually guarding here are just some stupid servants and spirits like [Ox Slave] and [Fox Ghost]. If you run into them, just scold them. If you're really worried, I'll lend you my waist token to wear. Tomorrow, when you meet the Mistress, you'll get one too."

"Tomorrow?"

"It's your luck. After the Mistress and Master Lu finish their business, they need to sleep for several hours before waking up. You can only serve her tomorrow."

"I got sidetracked. Earlier, Chun Niang, you mentioned receiving a cultivation method from Lady Jade Swallow. Can you let me broaden my horizons?"

"If it were any other slut, no matter how much she begged, I'd consider it a loss if I even glanced at it. But you're different."

"This method is called the Fox Heart Maiden Yuan Stealing Art. Although it's not from Qingqiu, it was created by a senior fox clan member. You just need to drain the essence and blood of nine women born in an odd year and odd hour to cultivate a [Maiden Fox Heart]. Then, during intercourse, you drain the essence and blood of ninety-nine men. This can help me completely stabilize my cultivation at the Dao Entry Realm and not worry about sudden death."

"Now I'm halfway done. I already have the fox heart, I just need to go drain those stinky men."

"Oh, really? Chun Niang, quickly let me see your fox heart. Is it beautiful? Does it smell good?"

"Pah! I misjudged you. You're not a reckless Dragon Girl, why are you so lustful... Even if you want to see it, you need to wash up and reveal your true appearance. Then, we sisters can look at it together in bed. With such an ugly face, I won't be able to bring myself to do it."

"Alright, alright! Quickly follow me to that rock garden. I'll show you with a secret technique."

Before the two had walked a hundred steps, the fox whore named Chun Niang was already utterly confused by Ge Xian. He then dragged her into the dark cave of the rock garden halfway there.

She originally thought she could engage in fake intimacy with the Dragon Girl, getting a taste of it before her Mistress.

Who would have thought that the moment she entered, she lost her life.

Accompanied by a low dragon's roar, before the bright smile on the fox whore's face had even faded, her fair neck was twisted in the opposite direction.

A bloody hole was torn open in her chest, and a bloody, mangled fox demon heart was dug out.

In a way, this was Ge Xian's first kill.

He was still wearing that ugly skin sac, his breathing slightly rapid. He then stared at the heart he held in his palm.

Killing this Chun Niang!

He had two choices, the other naturally being Cai Bu.

The Fox Whore at the Dao Entry Realm was completely enthralled by him in silence. A gentle activation of Cai Bu would be enough to drain her into a dried-up Fox Demon.

But after Ge Xian heard Chun Niang vividly describe his process of draining those women, he changed his mind.

Although a bit violent, looking at it now, his choice was indeed correct.

He saw the fox heart in his hand. The surface of the bloodstain was covered with dense, maggot-like red veins, and it was embedded with a full nine small female faces. Their expressions were exactly the same, and one didn't know what kind of terrible torture they had suffered in life, their faces contorted in pain.

With a muffled "bang," in the last moment before the heart exploded into dust, all nine human faces relaxed.

Seeing this, Ge Xian did not feel happy.

He suddenly felt fortunate that after snatching Dog Treasure, Dog Beating Staff Technique, Dragon Scale, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and other items from Hong Buyi, he hadn't rashly chosen one to integrate into his body and step into the Dao Entry Realm.

"Up to now, all the cultivation paths I've seen and known are like this."

"Bizarre and horrifying, completely devoid of humanity."

"Those who cultivate through this are not immortals or gods at all; they are clearly nurturing increasingly ferocious demons and evil gods."

"A mere Fox Whore like Chun Niang, consuming nine women to cultivate... A county magistrate raising a hundred thousand people to reach the Mortal Transformation Realm still feels insufficient, their greed so intense they want to fatten them up further and sell them all off... Then what about the [Yelü Tianzheng] above this perverted couple? The dignified Lord of the Jiangnan Province, what kind of wicked deeds must he be up to?"

"Strangely, given the speed at which these demons devour people, how have the Dayuan Dynasty and all previous dynasties lasted for so many years? Could there be some secret behind it that I don't know?"

Ge Xian, a mere lowly peddler, despite his fortunate encounters, had limited knowledge and naturally wouldn't rack his brains to ponder such things.

After successfully killing Chun Niang, he should have performed the customary corpse-looting. However, out of caution, he decided not to this time. He merely took the waist token, identified the path, and fled madly under the cover of night.

With the waist token granting passage, the journey was uneventful.

Whether it was the Ox Slave or the Fox Ghost, they indeed dared not trouble him and respectfully escorted him out of Willow Oriole Alley.

Upon exiting the alley, Ge Xian discarded the waist token and did not return home immediately.

Instead, he wandered all over the city, specifically heading to places like latrine pits and ditches. Every time he went to a place, he shed a layer of skin.

It took him a full half hour. After confirming that there were no foreign objects on his body and no danger in his perception, he cautiously returned home.

Just like the last time, as soon as he entered the small courtyard, the door creaked open, and the oil lamp lit up, illuminating a bright and clean small room.

In the corner, the pretty young woman stood shyly, looking over with anticipation.

In reality, it was already close to dawn. This meant that the Broom Spirit had been busy for another hour or two after he left, cleaning the room.

Before this moment, Ge Xian was somewhat unsettled due to the unfavorable turn of events that night. He had first fallen into the hands of a mad Fox Woman, been trapped in a flesh sac listening to gossip for most of the night, and coincidentally overheard a shocking secret. He was preoccupied with how to escape Qiantang County and find a safe place.

Seeing this scene now, he couldn't help but smile and say:

"It seems not all cultivators and spirits are demons and evil spirits. My Broom Spirit here looks quite proper."