Merchant Teases Fox, Summons Water and Fog

Somewhere along the ever-surging Qiantang River, a Heart Devouring Fox with an enormous demon body was wailing miserably.

Every bit of her Fox Fur had been scorched black, and the hairs stood on end. Her sharp claws had been corroded until the flesh was rotten and the bones showed. Worst of all were her eyes: Ge Huolang had opened with a Water Cannon full of his vile, poisonous saliva and icy slurry, nearly corroding her Fox Charm Eyes away and freezing her fox face stiff.

Although the two of them were a whole major realm apart in cultivation, Ge Xian was clearly no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Just that combo of demon arts, unleashed all at once, was beyond the capabilities of most Foundation Establishment cultivators.

And with Yelü Yuyan having been so careless, this outcome was only to be expected.

But after his ambush succeeded, Ge Xian didn't dare linger at all. He had no thought of kicking a fox while she was down. He roused the waters again and fled frantically toward the East Sea.

He had also noticed the commotion behind him.

"Yelü Tianzheng failed and is being hunted by Bao Hanzhang and his army."

"What this whole household needs to worry about now is escaping with their lives. They shouldn't have time to chase after an 'insignificant nobody' like me."

"If it were anyone else, I really wouldn't need to worry anymore. But Yelü Yuyan is different. That woman is insane. Who knows what kind of compound Vicious Habit she has? She's obsessive, crazy, and holds a grudge like no one else. Better to run first."

As it turned out, Ge Huolang's worries were entirely justified.

Yelü Yuyan didn't wail for long. A breath or two later, she summoned one Vital Blood Spirit Pill after another from her Fox Tail Sac, swallowed them, and watched her wounds visibly heal.

Even her two corroded eyeballs gradually grew back.

Within her, a monstrous hatred raged.

She'd been toyed with by the same person again and again—a shameless, cunning Human Merchant. And worse, she'd been wounded.

At that moment, Yelü Yuyan's eyes were fixed almost entirely on Ge Xian, fleeing like a loach.

The next instant!

Amid a deafening sonic boom, a streak of white light tore across the Qiantang River once more.

In the blink of an eye, Yelü Yuyan caught up with Ge Xian again. Her demon body had swollen even larger, and she had clearly learned her lesson. She knew that the "Ge Loach" below was poisonous and could discharge electricity, so she didn't reach down to grab him herself. Instead, the three flesh-and-blood tails behind her plunged into the riverbed.

In an instant, they blocked every escape route. Then they converged, seized Ge Xian, and hauled him bodily out of the water.

Ge Xian struggled without letup, then found himself staring at a savage fox face.

It leaned close, its jaws gaping as it lunged to bite his Dragon Head.

Just how much did Yelü Yuyan hate Ge Huolang? The moment she caught him, she went straight for a bite.

"Damn this contrast!"

Ge Xian still had time to complain.

For some reason, Yelü Yuyan's frail, alluring human body came to mind. Who could have guessed that a girl who looked ready to be blown over by the wind was actually a terrifying Heart Devouring Fox?

Looking down at him from above, Yelü Yuyan moved to bite his Dragon Head, savoring the loach's fear.

"A little Human Merchant, born with a Charm Talent, bold enough to deceive me, Yelü Yuyan. He killed one of my maids, bewitched another, and even stole a secret scroll from my treasury, contemplated it until he became a dragon, and built this superior Dao Foundation."

"Good, good, good. What a genius Rogue Cultivator."

"From childhood to this day, I've raised countless pets, but never one like you. Don't be afraid. Once I've tormented you enough and gotten this anger out of my system, I'll put a dog collar on you and chain you securely by my side."

"Be good. Be my dog, all right?"

She sounded as though she were asking Ge Xian's opinion, but her tone made it clear that she had already decided.

Ge Huolang only sneered inwardly.

On the surface, though, he played along, putting on a show of "futile struggling." Every so often, he spat poisonous saliva or let loose an Electric Snake Thunder Python or two, pretending that the combo of demon arts he'd used earlier had drained all the magic power from his body.

In truth, if Ge Xian wanted to, he could still unleash that combo at least ten more times.

The reason he wasn't striking now was that he was keeping a nasty surprise up his sleeve.

As their demon bodies drew closer and closer, they were almost about to kiss.

Suddenly, Yelü Yuyan heard a retch.

A jade pot abruptly appeared in the mouth beneath Ge Xian's Dragon Head. Its spout opened, and along with the deliberately produced sound of retching, an incredibly foul-smelling, thick yellow grease gushed out.

The grease inside the jade pot came from Fei Zhong.

That fellow was a Fat Monster.

The quantity of grease he had refined was enormous, and it was both poisonous and stinking.

This move was so disgusting and unexpected that no one could have seen it coming.

Who would have imagined that a mysterious, majestic dragon would have a trick like this?

Caught off guard, Yelü Yuyan was sprayed all over once more.

The grease covered most of her demon body, matting her Fox Fur into sticky clumps. It began to seep through, corroding and melting her Skin Sac and flesh. Worse still, quite a lot got into her mouth. She had never eaten anything so revolting in her life.

Stench, agony, and clinging grease swept over her, engulfing her.

Taking advantage of the moment, Ge Huolang easily slipped free of her trembling flesh tails, plunged back into the Qiantang River, said nothing, and accelerated his flight once more.

"Oil Pot Technique can at most disgust Yelü Yuyan. It won't hurt her much."

"Just stall a little longer. As long as Bao Hanzhang does his part, even if that Madwoman ignores the situation, Yelü Tianzheng will be desperate to escape and force her to flee too. Then I'll be safe."

"Nothing in this world is ever perfect. No one can make sure of everything. I stirred up trouble behind the scenes and ruined the Eternal Life Cult's plans, but forgot that Yelü Yuyan might catch the scent of the treasure scroll on me. Fortunately, I have a few tricks of my own now. Hiding in the Water Vein gives me the advantage of terrain. I may still survive."

After tricking Yelü Yuyan twice, Ge Xian felt no satisfaction. He gritted his teeth and focused only on getting away.

Meanwhile, he kept turning over his available tricks in his mind.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Yelü Yuyan caught up again. Ge Xian glanced back in haste, feeling both amused and alarmed.

What a huge Hairless Fox!

To get rid of the Fat Monster's grease, Yelü Yuyan had set herself alight with Fox Fire, burning the grease with a crackling roar.

Once the grease was gone, so was the Fox Fur on her body.

Astonishingly, without her snowy white fur, Yelü Yuyan's body as a "mother fox" was laid completely bare. From head to toe, every inch of her fair skin, her heavy breasts, and her mysterious organs were exposed in broad daylight.

At first, it looked ridiculous.

But when she started running, an astonishing, uncanny beauty emerged.

Especially when she let out one strange fox cry after another, releasing a Bewitching Qi filled with raw, unrestrained allure.

Ge Xian glanced back only once, and nearly stopped in his tracks.

Then he sensed something, snapped his gaze forward, and cursed inwardly:

"Large-Scale Group Charm Spell?"

"That Madwoman must be getting serious. She's treating me like a peer at the Mortal Transformation Realm and fighting me with everything she has."

That was what had sent Ge Xian into a panic.

Ahead of him, countless fish, shrimp, and aquatic beasts had gathered in the Qiantang River, though he had no idea when they'd appeared.

At the same time, flocks of birds and herds of beasts on the riverbanks had been drawn over, plunging into the water like dumplings dropping into a pot. They packed together so densely that they nearly blocked the river.

Ge Xian instantly understood what Yelü Yuyan wanted to do: block his escape route through the water and use these "cannon fodder" to wear down his powerful demon arts and his strange, endlessly varied tricks.

After being toyed with twice in a row, Yelü Yuyan had finally gotten serious.

As she pursued him from behind, she slowly opened her mouth toward Ge Xian, while the way ahead was blocked.

Within her bright pink jaws, terrifying demonic qi began to gather. At first it was no larger than a fist, but in the blink of an eye it had grown to the size of an infant's head, and it was still swelling...

Ge Xian sensed trouble.

He didn't know what divine ability or spell Yelü Yuyan was unleashing.

But he could tell by instinct alone that it was deadly.

He could no longer afford to worry about anything else. First, he spat poisonous water; then Thunder Fiend, icy and poisonous, burst out from every part of his body.

With Poison Fish and Electric Fish attacks striking in tandem, he finally carved a path through by sheer force, using the mighty current to propel himself forward.

But at that very moment!

Ge Xian's entire body began to tremble. It felt as if needles were prickling his back, and a thunderous omen of death rang out.

He had no time to escape. Behind him, a Light Orb the size of a millstone, filled with Annihilating Demonic Qi, crashed into the river. Though he had fled as fast as he could, he still took a full third of the Light Orb's power head-on.

A violent explosion followed. The water surge created by his Dragon Transformation was forcibly cut off.

A mysterious, majestic true dragon, battered and wounded, rose from the riverbed.

More than half its Dragon Scales were gone. Its wounds were charred black, and fragrant dragon blood bubbled out of them in streams. Its once-mighty Dragon Head was in a pitiful state, too: its cloud-soft mane was mostly ruined, and many jagged dragon horns had snapped...

Even though it was clearly gravely wounded and looked as though it were on the brink of death, Yelü Yuyan deliberately waited two full breaths. Only after using a spell to check and confirm did she approach.

Clearly, being tricked twice had left her with a severe psychological shadow.

"You really are a strange merchant, full of all sorts of disgusting tricks. You even forced me to use my Bloodline Divine Ability, Tushan Yu."

"You took that hit and still haven't died. I'm starting to like you even more."

"Don't worry, I'll spare your life. I won't kill you. I'll take you back and make you my dog."

As she spoke, Yelü Yuyan descended toward him.

Her three bloody flesh tails converged, scooping up Ge Xian, who lay limp on the water's surface.

This time, there were no more tricks.

Ge Xian seemed to have been gravely wounded and was on the verge of death as she slowly lifted him up.

At a time like this, Yelü Yuyan should have tormented him thoroughly. Whether she bit into his Dragon Meat or drank his dragon blood, either would have been perfectly normal.

But now, something exceedingly bizarre happened:

The more Yelü Yuyan looked at Ge Xian, the more she liked him. Instead of tormenting him, she gently lifted him up, as though afraid of hurting him.

At the same time, she began to feel an ever-stronger fondness for Ge Xian.

Even as she lifted him in front of herself without meaning to, that fondness had already become a strange kind of... possessiveness.

"Huh?"

Even Yelü Yuyan herself couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.

Then alarm bells rang in her heart. She immediately broke free, remembering the maid Qiu Niang she had eaten earlier.

Her memories held a similar experience.

Though he was clearly a human boy, he had somehow possessed a Charm Talent comparable to that of the fox clan.

The moment she realized what was happening, she tried to finish him off.

But she had no idea that, to catch her off guard, Ge Xian had unleashed his Charm Talent to the fullest for the first time. In Yelü Yuyan's eyes, his dragon body was now intoxicatingly alluring. She could hardly resist embracing him and cherishing him.

Ordinarily, this would have been impossible unless Ge Xian really were a Dragon Girl with extraordinary charm.

Although Yelü Yuyan had broken free at the last moment with her formidable cultivation, she still couldn't bring herself to attack him at once. Ge Xian, on the other hand, had this opportunity. How could he let it slip away?

His Dragon Head, which had been hanging limp, suddenly rose, and he met Yelü Yuyan's gaze.

Outer Sky Gray Eyes!

He forced her into a hypnotic trance.

The dense demonic qi surging inside her immediately collapsed and dispersed.

But he couldn't hypnotize Yelü Yuyan into becoming his slave, as he had done with the Fox Woman Qiu Niang. He had expected as much. She was, after all, a fox cultivator at the Mortal Transformation Realm, naturally skilled in seduction. There was no way he could hypnotize her so easily.

Without taking her heart and soul, he naturally couldn't perform Cai Bu. All he could do was freeze her mind while she struggled fiercely against the power of his Gray Eyes.

But even that brief opening was enough.

Ge Xian had deliberately played dead just to create this moment.

Strike while your enemy is sick and finish her off!

He didn't immediately flee. Instead, he wrapped his Dragon Tail around Yelü Yuyan and dragged her forcefully to the bottom of the Qiantang River.

Their bodies twisted together, giving the appearance of a passionate embrace.

But the truth was that Ge Huolang was beating her up.

He pinned Yelü Yuyan beneath him and unleashed every demon art and trick at his disposal upon her without holding anything back.

Poor Yelü Yuyan. She was a powerful cultivator at the Mortal Transformation Realm, yet she was being tormented like this by a Dragon Demon at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Unable to fight back, even her powerful, resilient body gradually grew battered and bruised.

In the midst of their struggle and assault, a dozen or so breaths passed in the blink of an eye.

Gradually, the sense of danger returned, growing more intense by the moment.

"This is bad. That Madwoman's about to break free."

Ge Xian had vented every bit of anger he'd been holding in, and Yelü Yuyan now hated him to the core.

It was easy to imagine what would happen once she broke free completely: a life-or-death battle to the bitter end.

The strength of a Mortal Transformation Realm demon's body exceeded Ge Xian's expectations.

He had abused her like this, even cruelly tearing off all three of her bloody flesh tails, yet Yelü Yuyan still gave Ge Xian an overwhelming sense of danger.

That made his plan fall short. He'd hoped that even if he couldn't kill Yelü Yuyan, he could at least beat her half to death and stop her from chasing him.

After all, her speed completely outclassed his.

Ge Xian suspected that even if he were given half an incense stick's time, Yelü Yuyan could still catch up with him.

Now, that plan was out of reach too.

Fortunately, Ge Xian had never been relying on only one option.

First, he looked into the distance at the still-faraway "river mouth."

Then he abruptly took action and cast a spell.

"Water, come!"

"Fog, come!"

When cast in earnest by the dragon body of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the secret arts in the treasure scroll displayed astonishing power.

The water surge, which had been forcibly halted, rose again. Huge waves, whirlpools, and torrents rushed east toward the East Sea. Meanwhile, clusters of murky black fog rose above the surface and gathered into clouds. Yin qi rolled through them, giving them a mighty, sky-covering presence.

At last, Ge Xian let go of Yelü Yuyan beneath him, leaving her to be swept away by the rushing waters and black fog.

He himself twisted around, swam against the current, and raced frantically toward Sunset Mountain.

Before long, he spotted the only familiar face on the distant battlefield where a great battle was raging: Bai Fugui, who looked like a Dairy Cow Spirit Demon.

He immediately cast a spell, turning his own dragon head—which looked down on all living things—into the "head" of his Human Merchant form.

To anyone looking on, he must have seemed like a true dragon deity with a human head and dragon body.

But this strange true dragon was shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Bai Fugui! Sister Fugui! Sister Bai!"

"Help, quick! Yelü Yuyan, daughter of the great traitor Yelü Tianzheng, is chasing me, her great hero!"