"Xi'er, what are you doing here?" Li Chen's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw Hu Xi, but then he smiled.
Hu Xi said, "I've made some sisters recently. They were the ones who told me Your Majesty had arrived."
"Oh, is that so?" Li Chen sensed something watching him from nearby. Turning his head, he saw several hazy figures.
They were Demon Foxes assuming human appearances. Through his Primordial Spirit Dharma Eye, Li Chen saw that they were a flame-red fire fox and three spirit foxes, one green and two white. They appeared as girls wearing dresses in their respective colors, all in the budding flower of youth, fresh and lovely.
Li Chen beckoned them over, but instead they fled bashfully, then peered back around the corner of a wall.
These were clearly lesser demons that had awakened their intelligence. Perhaps because they cultivated on Zhang Mountain, enjoying its uniquely blessed conditions, they could already conjure human appearances in the Qi Refining Realm, though they had yet to cultivate true human Dao Bodies.
Without special opportunities, cultivation methods, or pills, they would have to reach the great monster realm to master such transformations. Even with Her Majesty the Demon Empress's special care, they would still need to reach Foundation Establishment to attain such a Dao Fruit.
The four lesser demons seemed rather shy. Only after Hu Xi went over and coaxed them for a while did they walk over upright to pay their respects.
Li Chen asked, "What are your names? Are you lesser demons who live here?"
"Ying, ying, ying..."
"Ying, ying..."
The four lesser demons called out in imitation of humans, utterly unaware that their true forms had already been laid bare.
A faint smile remained on Li Chen's face, but he understood their words. They really were