128: The Empress's Master's Heavenly Fox Tail as a Gift

"This Evil Disciple!"

Bringing this up made the Martial Empress grit her teeth in hatred. In order to divert attention from the matter concerning Empress Xuanyuan, this Rebellious Disciple had found another way to make her kneel.

Simply despicable!

However, when the Martial Empress saw the rogue's ill-intentioned gaze, she slightly backed down and quickly changed the subject.

"The reason I called you back this time is actually to discuss something with you, and most importantly, I need your help."

"Help? Is it not because you missed me?"

Cao Meng used his finger to lift the Martial Empress's chin, looking down at her from above.

"Stop it, let's talk about the serious matter."

The Martial Empress shot Cao Meng a glare. Although her heart was pounding like a startled deer, her expression was utterly serious:

"You should have guessed my identity, right?"

"Identity?"

Cao Meng pretended to be confused and said, "Master, what is your identity? Why wouldn't I know?"

"You're annoying~"

Wu Feiyan glared at Cao Meng angrily, and then a snow-white fox tail emerged.

"Ooh, what is this thing?"

Cao Meng, greatly astonished, grasped the soft, snow-white fox tail and gently stroked it.

"E, don't mess around~"

With Cao Meng's grab, the Martial Empress seemed to lose all her strength and softly collapsed directly into Cao Meng's arms.

"Quickly let go of your Master's tail! Are you trying to kill me!"

Cao Meng was completely unmoved, instead saying with a chuckle:

"Oh, this must be a vital weakness."

This big white tail, honestly, felt quite good.

Thinking about it... forget it, he shouldn't think about this too much.

"Continue talking, Master."

"Talk about what? You know the answer." The Martial Empress instantly retracted her tail.

"Alright," Cao Meng laughed heartily. "I have a question. I didn't detect even a trace of Demonic Qi on you, Master. How can you grow a fox tail?"

"Because I underwent Rebirth via Primordial Spirit possession, strictly speaking, I am also Human."

Wu Feiyan said this, sitting up straight again, a hint of reminiscence in her beautiful fox eyes.

"I belong to the Celestial Fox lineage of Qingqiu; I am a true Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox~"

After speaking, she looked at Cao Meng somewhat nervously.

Seeing Cao Meng's smiling face, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You... don't seem to mind at all?"

Cao Meng laughed heartily. "Mind what? I love demonesses and the like the most."

"Pah~"

Wu Feiyan lightly spat, but inwardly she was secretly delighted.

She had originally worried that the Evil Disciple might mind that she was a demoness and distance himself from her.

"But Disciple is very curious about one thing: Master, you wouldn't happen to be Su Daji, would you?" Cao Meng asked with a chuckle.

"Su Daji?"

Wu Feiyan rolled her eyes. This wicked creature was actually thinking about her ancient relative—truly... despicable.

"No, I belong to the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox lineage of Qingqiu Mountain. Su Daji... can only be considered a relative."

"Oh." Cao Meng nodded, thinking that was a bit of a pity.

"Wait a minute~" Cao Meng's heart suddenly stirred. "Is there really a Su Daji?"

"Yes, of course there is. Did you think she was just a mythological figure?" Wu Feiyan lightly snorted. "The Central Continent Demon Emperor Records mention that Su Daji, the female Demon Emperor of Qingqiu Kingdom, was an Undying Emperor Realm Expert who nearly led our Ancient Qingqiu Kingdom to conquer the Ancient Shang Divine Imperial Dynasty..."

"Uh."

Cao Meng blinked. This script seemed different from the one he knew.

Wasn't that Su Daji supposed to use her power to corrupt King Zhou and cause the downfall of the Shang Dynasty?

How did she become an Undying Demon Emperor here, leading the Qingqiu Kingdom to conquer a Human Race Imperial Dynasty?

It seems the storyline of this world is quite different from the myths on Earth.

"During the Ancient War, Qingqiu was destroyed, and the Demon Emperor's fate became unknown. All those of my Qingqiu lineage who did not die in battle were suppressed within the heavenly dao demon locking pagoda. I was born inside the Demon Locking Pagoda... and later Cultivated all the way to the Saint Realm!"

Perhaps recalling her days in the Demon Locking Pagoda, a hint of terror appeared on Wu Feiyan's beautiful face. Clearly, that place had become her nightmare.

"Until several decades ago, sudden changes occurred in the world. A Demonic Path powerful being attacked the Demon Locking Pagoda, causing the Pagoda's barrier to become unstable. Lesser demons like us, who had lower Cultivation bases, seized the opportunity to escape from the Pagoda... Unfortunately, the path of Cultivation had already flourished greatly in the Central Continent, where experts were numerous and the Righteous Path reigned supreme. As soon as we fled the Pagoda, we were hunted down. We could only venture across ten thousand miles of vast wilderness, risking everything to escape to the Eastern Continent. During the escape, my Physical Body was destroyed, leaving only my Primordial Spirit body wrapped in my vital essence, which reincarnated into the Wu clan, making me the current Martial Empress."

Cao Meng nodded slightly. So the Origin of this demoness was so complicated.

"So, Revered Master, what kind of help do you need? You aren't asking me to destroy that Demon Locking Pagoda, are you?"

"Destroy the heavenly dao demon locking pagoda?"

Wu Feiyan said speechlessly, "What are you thinking? The heavenly dao demon locking pagoda is blessed by the power of the Heavenly Dao, protected by the Luck of the Human Race, and further guarded by Ancient Shu Mountain. With your current strength, you'd be little more than cannon fodder."

Cao Meng gently wrapped his arms around Wu Feiyan. "Then, Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"

"Didn't you help Xuanyuan Baizhi reforge the xuanyuan sacred sword and the heavenly dao grand terrace? Help me refine two items as well."

Wu Feiyan flipped her slender hand, and a stack of dark red small banners appeared in her grasp.

Cao Meng focused his gaze and found that these small banners looked ordinary, aside from being exquisitely crafted.

Wu Feiyan chuckled lightly. "These are the thirty-six demon soul banners, the keys to unlocking the Qingqiu ancestral land of my Celestial Fox clan. Unfortunately, they were damaged during the Ancient War. I originally planned to use the Origin of Crimson Flame, suppressed beneath the Sword Tomb, to repair them. Now that you have seized Crimson Flame's Origin fire spirit pearl, I'll hand this task over to you."

"No problem!"

Cao Meng took the demon soul banner, cast an Appraisal Technique, and found that the condition of the thirty-six small banners was similar to the xuanyuan sacred sword: their artifact spirits had been shattered. Given the strength of his current Life-Bound Lihuo, he should be able to make them recombine in half a day.

"Good, I'm leaving it to you. Do a good job, and there will be a reward."

Wu Feiyan raised her captivating fox eyes, twisted her serpentine waist, and prepared to leave.

"Not so fast!"

Cao Meng immediately yanked her back.

"What are you doing... I still have things to attend to~" The Martial Empress struggled a couple of times, slightly flustered.

"Martial Empress Your Majesty, what nonsense are you thinking about all day?"

Cao Meng chuckled, took out an innate fire lotus seed he had obtained from the Netherworld Cave, and slipped it into the Martial Empress's cherry lips.

"This... what is it?" The Martial Empress asked in surprise.

Cao Meng: "A sacred medicine from the Hehuan Sect. Eating it guarantees that Martial Empress Your Majesty will have her Nine Tails dancing wildly and be invigorated a hundredfold..."

"Pah~ Nothing good ever comes out of your mouth!" Wu Feiyan opened her mouth and spat out the lotus seed. Looking closely, she said, "An innate fire lotus seed. This... I'll take this as your apology." After saying this, she vanished in a wisp of fragrant air.

Cao Meng: "An apology? Hmph, sooner or later I'll let you know what it feels like to have your fox tail grasped."