Lan missed the Longjing tea of the Song Kingdom because compared to that, the tea she drank now was like urine.
The teahouse was surrounded by a group of people who did not know the truth. At first, no one dared to approach, but Lan was only drinking tea, so more and more people tried to get closer.
A few children whose parents weren't around squeezed in. When they saw the nine big tails on Lan's back, their eyes almost popped out. A bold little boy pounced over and grabbed Blue's tail, refusing to let go.
The surrounding crowd gasped and carefully took a few steps back. Even the owner of the teahouse disappeared without a trace.
Lan sighed in her heart. She had wanted to attract a general or even a city lord like this, but she did not expect to attract a bunch of useless people. She moved her tail and placed the little boy beside her.
"So powerful!" The boy shouted," Big Sister, are you a Nine-Tailed Fox?”
"Yeah," Blue made a cup of tea for the boy." So you have to stay away from me. Monsters are very dangerous. I've lived for hundreds of years and am an old woman.”
The little boy laughed out loud." Big sister is so beautiful, but she says she's an old lady. Then my mother is an old lady!"”
The surrounding commoners burst into laughter. Seeing that Blue was not dangerous at all, they surrounded her from all directions. There were many ignorant people who touched Blue's tail. After Blue warned them once, they restrained themselves a lot.
The group of people were noisy. Although they were businessmen, their enthusiasm was sincere. A few women even brought the fish that they had cooked at home for Eight Clouds Blue to try. The ground was already covered with a few layers of frost in winter, but it was especially hot in places with many people.
The funniest thing was that the little boy's mother came. After being pulled back by a few women and told what the little boy had said just now, the woman was furious and forcefully pulled the little boy home, causing everyone to laugh.
Then, he finally saw a general riding a horse with two hundred warriors. The commoners complained about being chased away, but the warriors advised them to leave quickly, so everyone dispersed.
"Lord Nine-tails, what do you want to do with your presence?”The general bowed and asked carefully.
"I want to see the mayor," Lan said.
The general looked troubled." It's not convenient for the City Lord to see Lord Nine-Tailed. If there's anything, please let me pass it on."”
"You should know that I can kill a city of your people as easily as drinking tea. Who are you to decide?"
That general panicked, thinking about it, he could only lead the way, inviting Eight Cloud Blue into the castle.
The City Lord was originally a cowardly person. When he learned that Eight Cloud Blue had already entered the castle, he was scared to death. When he sat in front of Lan, Lan only glanced at him. The City Lord was so frightened that he jumped up and almost ran away.
It took a long time for both parties to get to the point.
"In the past six months, have there been any strange travelers in the city?”Blue took out a scroll and asked one by one. It was obvious that she had made a detailed plan.
"Well, it's really difficult to find out.”The City Lord said embarrassedly," After all, the neighboring country is also a big city. There are many merchants coming and going. It's impossible for us to keep records of every one of them.”
Blue asked another question,[What's the situation in the forest where the Nekomata gathered?]”
The City Lord sighed,"That place has been occupied by Nekomata, and the original villagers have moved out." I've designated a piece of land in the south of the city for them to live and work in peace and contentment. I invited a few mages to treat him, but they all returned without success. Recently, we have planned to ask Xixing Temple to help us, but this matter is still under discussion.”
"Then how many cats are there in the forest? What were their habits when they invaded?" Lan asked.
The City Lord scratched his ears and cheeks.”
Blue secretly ridiculed in his heart. This unreliable City Lord really didn't know anything. The cats became a disaster and chased the people out of the forest. He gave them a place to live. Perhaps when his people starved to death, he would find a way to feed them. After he had done all these things, he thought that he was a wise ruler who saved the suffering and was addicted to this feeling and could not extricate himself. He would not reflect on why the signs before the Nekomata disaster were not noticed, nor would he reflect on why his people starved to death and froze to death. He would not let the country have a specific goal and then achieve it step by step. Lan had seen many mediocre rulers like this. They were barely competent in times of peace, but panicked when something happened. And the City Lord in front of him was a typical example.
After that, Lan went to many places inside and outside the city to do research. Everything was for Lord Zi's question."Why did the scattered cats start to unite?”
No one knew when it started, but the rumor that a benevolent Lord Nine-Tailed had arrived had spread throughout Jin Guo City. When people saw Eight Cloud Blue, they all entertained her out of curiosity.
It was late at night, and Lan's research plan was already half completed. She went to the castle and asked for a guest room to sleep in. The night passed without a word.
The next day, Lan continued with her research. There were busybodies secretly following them, but Lan only found them boring and ignored them.
On the third day, Lan took over the military power in the city. The city lord did not dare to refuse. Under Blue's command, the warriors took out countless tools from the warehouse and set them up. After the morning's reorganization, they immediately left the city in the afternoon. The two hundred people left the city and headed north.
The forest where Nekomata was causing trouble was in the north. This forest was very large and led straight to the mountains. Blue had used her keen senses to detect Nekomata's range of activity, which was about ten kilometers. Four hundred people wouldn't be able to search such a large area, but Blue had a way.
The two hundred warriors began to set up a trap. The trap was huge and simple. It was just a big pit dug in the ground, about five meters deep and four meters in diameter. By assembling the wheels, Lan made the excavation work go faster. She divided the 200 people into eight groups and took turns to work. Finally, they finished before dark.
Blue took out a porcelain cup and placed it in the depths of the cave. Then, he took out a mysterious small bottle and poured the liquid inside.
"Lord Nine-tails, did you order us to dig this hole just to put this in?”a warrior asked.
"This is a trap. Nekomata would be tempted by the smell and jump down.”After saying that, Blue cast a spell at the bottom of the cave. She refined earth into gold, and then refined gold into water. At this moment, the bottom of the cave was as muddy as a swamp.
"Lord Nine-tails, Nekomata won't fall for it. This is too obvious!" Another warrior shouted.
Blue focused and turned a portion of the water into vines. He also summoned the Nature Spirits that wandered in the forest and let them live in the vines.
"Lord Nine-tails, it's getting late. If there are no other missions, let's return to the city.”a warrior asked.
"Today's mission is over." Lan wiped the sweat off her forehead. It was clearly the middle of winter. Although the country had not yet been covered in snow, in the bleak and cold forest, more than two hundred people were all drenched in sweat. Lan took out her pocket and handed out the money to everyone." This is your pay for today. Thank you for your hard work! Please return to the city on your own." Lan bowed.
"Lord Nine-tails, you've worked hard!" The 200 warriors bowed to Blue, then lined up and returned to the city.
Blue took out five more seals, each with a magical charm. They were buried in the soil around the entrance of the cave as the roots of the illusion barrier. This way, they were done. Ordinary demons and humans would think that this was flat ground when they saw this place. Only high-level demons could sense that there was a faint trace of demon power maintaining a barrier here.
Next was the second step. Lan Zeng had planned to disguise as Nekomata and sneak in. However, Nekomata had strict family principles, so it was definitely suspicious that an unfamiliar Nekomata appeared in this generation. Thus, Blue transformed into a night sparrow and monitored Nekomata's movements in the forest.
When the sky was dyed orange by the setting sun, a cat rushed over in a hurry. Blue patiently watched as it missed its step on the illusion that thought it was on the ground and fell down. Seeing this, the Nature Spirit under the trap used the tentacle of the vines to entangle the cats and pull them into the swamp. Nekomata's attribute was fire, but in a place where oxygen was isolated underground, the value of this attribute was simply insufficient. Nekomata could only drown alive.
Lan You waited for a few Nekomata. Seeing that there was nothing out of her plan, she spread her wings and flew towards where Nekomata came from.
The liquid in the bowl would emit a special smell that most cats could not resist. If he followed the direction where the Nekomata came from, he would definitely be able to find Nekomata's gathering place.
Sure enough, there was another huge roof in the distance. Lan came closer and found a group of eager Nekomata under the roof. They rubbed their fists and rubbed their palms, each of them smiling.
The fragrance of the trap was enough to tempt Nekomata to die within a 10-kilometer radius. A few elders gathered at the side for a meeting. One of the younger elders stood up and seemed to say something. Blue could barely hear it clearly. The young Long Tomcat was worried that the fragrance was a trap. He hoped to send some well-trained Nekomata to investigate. That would be safer.
The elderly Nekomata retorted that Nekomata's collective labor program had already caused a lot of controversy. If they did something that displeased Nekomata, the elders might have to vote again. Hence, there was no need to offend Nekomata. If they wanted to go, we didn't have to stop them because they weren't children anymore. They would be careful.
It seemed that the core of Nekomata's unity was this Elder Council. Blue Heart didn't hate this, because unity meant strength, discipline meant strength, and strength was everything. However, a mission was a mission. There was no need to have any friendship with a dying thing.
After waiting for another hour, there was no longer any sunlight in the deep blue sky. There was only a bright moon emitting cold moonlight. The Elder Council had already dispersed. There were even a few Elders who were eager to find out about the fragrance.
Blue thought that the young Elder Nekomata was the most dangerous, so it quietly followed him. Elder Nekomata came to a remote corner. In the corner, there was a small cat trapped in a barrier.
"Can I go? Can I go? Father, I really want to go!" The kitten wailed again.
"Cheng, there's a high possibility that it's dangerous there. I wanted to stop the other cats from going, but the elders didn't agree. But at least I won't let you go."
"I really want to go! I really want to go! What was that? It smelled so good!”The kitten used its claws to hit the barrier again, but it was useless.
"I'm sorry, Cheng. Actually, I really want to go, but I can't.”
Lan realized that there was no one else in the huge cat shed except for them. So she jumped down and transformed back into her original nine-tailed fox form. The young Elder Nekomata was shocked and quickly released Kitten Nekomata's barrier. Blue emitted 30% of her demonic aura, and the kitten was so scared that it froze and did not dare to move.
"Is this the trap you set?" Nekomata's father asked.
"The higher-ups ordered me to kill the Nekomata clan.”Lan said.
"Does Lord Nine-Tailed Fox still have a superior?”Nekomata's father was extremely nervous. He tried to get the kitten to run away, but the kitten was so scared that its legs cramped and it fell to the ground, unable to move.
"You Nekomata are too fierce. You even dare to kill Black Tortoise. In order to maintain the old order of the demon world, my master must exterminate the Nekomata of your neighboring country as an example to the others.”
"Our Nekomata clan has fallen into your hands, Lord Nine-Tailed.”Nekomata's father shouted," But why do we demons insist on fighting among factions! Our enemies should be humans. Monsters have no discipline at all. In the future, they will definitely be destroyed by humans in an organized manner. Lord Nine-Tailed, are you willing to see that kind of future?”
"Do you think we demons with powerful magic power ignore humans just because we have high cultivation?" Lan was a little annoyed. But all you did was make the world more chaotic. My master has come up with a brilliant idea, but you have obstructed her plans.”
"Is it a fantasy village?" Nekomata's father said indignantly," That's just to let the demons escape!”
Blue's heart trembled. The plan to build Fantasy Village and Boli's enchantment was a top secret. Whether it was Purple or Blue, all the monsters that had begged had agreed to keep it a secret. There shouldn't be any bold leak.
"Who told you about Fantasy Village?”Lan asked.
Nekomata's father fell silent.
"Who told you about Fantasy Village!" Lan berated.
"Unless Lord Nine-Tailed agrees to one thing, I won't say it.”Nekomata's father was unafraid of death.
"Are you going to release that kitten?" Blue grabbed Kitten again, and Kitten was trembling in fear." If you don't tell me, I'll kill her first."”
Nekomata's father was obviously nervous, but he soon regained his rationality.""If you're so determined, we'll die sooner or later. It doesn't matter whether Cheng dies earlier or later."
Blue You and Nekomata were in a stalemate for a while, but there was no breakthrough. Hence, they compromised.
"I swear, as long as you tell me, I won't kill her. The name is Cheng, right? What a good name.”Lan said.
Nekomata's father's wish had been fulfilled, so he told him everything in detail. It was the Westbound Demon who had transformed into a female body and came to the forest of the neighboring country to call for the Nekomata to unite. Lan asked about the time. You Youzi happened to be in Xiamatai at that time.
"You trust me that much?" Lan asked," Aren't you afraid that I will betray my promise?”
Nekomata's father sighed,"How could that be, Lord Nine-Tailed?" You used to be a demon from China, the Lord Nine-Tailed that all of us cats are proud of.”
" So," Lan smiled sweetly," you were exterminated by the demon you were so proud of. Do you hate me?"”
Nekomata's father sighed,"What's the use of hating me?"”
Blue was silent for a moment, then said,"In order to let you die in peace, how about I take Orange as my Spirit-branded Retainer?"”
"Can I?" Nekomata's father's eyes were filled with hope." Are you really willing to do this?”
"It's not a big deal." Lan said.
"I didn't expect Lord Nine-Tailed to be unexpectedly gentle.”Nekomata smiled bitterly.
Blue Light walked over with his sharp claws. The weak kitten seemed to have realized something. She stood in front of Nekomata's father and did not let him take a step.
"Cheng, move aside." Nekomata's father ordered.
" No…" The kitten kept crying, her legs trembling. She looked extremely scared.
"Move aside!" Nekomata's father lifted Kitten Nekomata and put him aside. The little kitten actually flashed its claws and pounced towards Eight Cloud Blue. Eight Cloudblue only observed calmly, allowing the kitten to tear his neck again.
However, in the next moment, Blue's demonic aura moved and bounced the kitten away. Kitten fell to the ground again and stood in front of Nekomata's father.
"It's useless." Lan shrugged.
"I know it's useless! You can lure all the cats away, and you're so powerful. But I have to stay here! My father is behind me!" The kitten shouted again.
Lan Wu subconsciously took a step back, even a little nervous. She had occasionally seen this kind of power, but it had nothing to do with strength. Therefore, although it was not worth mentioning, it was not worth a thousand gold coins.
"Cheng! Move aside!" Nekomata's father was already in tears.
"Father, mother passed away a long time ago. You risked your life to save me, but I will never be happy again in this life.”Kitten turned around and hugged Nekomata's father." As long as we work together, even if we die here together, it will be a good ending." I don't want a world without you. I don't want that kind of life!”
Blue looked at the Nekomata father and daughter crying in each other's arms and suddenly felt that the rhythm was a little off. Perhaps he had delayed it too much.
" But, Orange... Father still hopes that you can live on. You are the continuation of your mother and me. As long as you live, we will exist forever..." Nekomata's father did not want Kitten to get involved in this mess again. He tried to move her to give up.
However, Blue suddenly attacked, stabbing her five sharp claws into Orange's chest. Blood gushed out and dyed Nekomata's father's tears red.
"The deal has been canceled. None of you can escape.”Lan showed a disdainful expression.
" You…you…damn fox…" Nekomata's father was furious, and his entire body began to transform into a demon." You killed Orange?”
The kitten let out a weak wail before it died."Father…Run…"
Nekomata's father had completed his demonization. His body had become like a lion, and his pitch-black fur was covered in crimson flames.
"What a good daughter." Lan Tan said.
Nekomata's father charged forward at an unprecedented speed. However, Blue's speed was even faster. She easily dodged all the attacks. Lan did not have the intention to kill him.
Was this Youyou's mentality when she fought with him? Am I that pitiful in her eyes? Blue asked himself. In the face of absolute power, weak attacks could only appear particularly pitiful.
Just as Nekomata's father was about to attack with all his might, Kitten opened his eyes again! The kitten felt as if its entire body was sealed. It could not even open its mouth and could only blink its eyes. She watched as her father risked his life to attack the Nine-Tailed Fox. She wanted to shout something, but it was useless.
"Stupid fox!”Nekomata's father's demonic powers were boiling, but it was useless against Blue.
"What a powerful move." Blue kept praising him as if she was provoking him.
Xiao Mao was shocked again. Her father had used forbidden yao arts one after another. This was the first time she had seen her father like this.
Nekomata's father activated his god art without a care. Scorching flames shot out from his body in all directions. Orange was shocked. Her father must have thought that she was dead, so he did not pay attention to not letting the flames reach her. But now, a raging fire was shooting straight at him! Orange's entire body was sealed, and she couldn't even speak…
Blue had been dodging Nekomata's father's attacks. He secretly pointed at Kitten Matcha's place, and the raging flames avoided Kitten Matcha.
Nekomata's father and Blue had fought for a hundred rounds. He was exhausted, but he could not hit Blue. He began to burn his vitality and use a larger range of attacks. Blue kept protecting Kitamata while strengthening his body's defense to block the Life-Risking Attacks from Kitamata's father.
However, Nekomata's father's attacks were getting more and more dangerous and crazy. Blue kept dodging, not retaliating. Kitten was heartbroken again because every move her father made cost her life.
After the last yao art was cast, Nekomata's father fell to the ground, unable to move. Lan stretched lazily, as if she had just done a three-kilometer run.
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