Married the Second Generation Fox Demon with a Baby in a Flash Marriage (GL) - Chapter 16
Ye Xinyu was recuperating at the Maple Garden villa.
After several consecutive days of recovery, Ye Xinyu’s complexion gradually worsened.
She was unable to fully recover to her perfect state.
The spiritual energy she absorbed seemed unable to be stored in her body. Even when sitting still, it was constantly being consumed, much faster than usual. She could only barely maintain about 70% of her normal level, and any more was impossible.
Ye Xinyu was somewhat puzzled, not knowing what was wrong with her body.
Could this be the consequence of losing her primordial yin and her strength declining?
How could she hunt demons and fight them like this?
It was worse than she had predicted!
Just as Ye Xinyu was diligently cultivating and trying to find a solution, Huo Zhilan arrived.
“Xinyu, we’ve received a few more requests these past few days. One from the Fengcheng government and two private ones. I temporarily declined the two private ones, but the government one is hard to refuse, so I’ve only managed to delay it. How is your recovery coming along, Xinyu?” Huo Zhilan said to Ye Xinyu.
“Almost there. Tell me about that request,” Ye Xinyu said after a pause.
“It’s near Binhe Avenue. A lot of people have died there recently. Anyone who fishes or swims there disappears without a trace. These are the details,” Huo Zhilan handed the materials to Ye Xinyu.
“Binhe Avenue – have them seal it off and prevent anyone from approaching the water. Also, be careful with the nearby swimming pools, it’s best to drain them at night. Tell them this first. We’ll go take a look at Binhe Avenue in three days,” Ye Xinyu said with a serious face.
“Is your body up to it?” Huo Zhilan asked worriedly.
“I’ve rested for many days, I’ll be fine. Our cooperation with the government can’t be broken, and we also rely on their network to find Mother’s whereabouts,” Ye Xinyu said, waving her hand.
“Alright. I’ll bring more talismans,” Huo Zhilan said.
“Mm. Aunt Lan, how are those two people we’re monitoring?” Ye Xinyu paused and asked Huo Zhilan.
“We’ve had people watching those two all along. These are photos and videos of Tao Tao and Hu Mengmeng. They don’t seem to be doing anything unusual,” Huo Zhilan handed her phone to Ye Xinyu.
Ye Xinyu glanced at it. In Tao Tao’s footage, she had been staying at home drawing the whole time, not going anywhere or harming anyone. As for Hu Mengmeng, she was completely like a normal child, spending these days with her mother, who looked somewhat similar to her, looking for a shop and busy cleaning it up and such.
Hu Mengmeng and Su Mingli looked very much alike, clearly mother and daughter, and Hu Mengmeng’s neck was clean without any jewelry. Ye Xinyu’s suspicion of her had basically disappeared, she was just waiting to see if that fox spirit would contact them.
As for the possibility of Hu Mengmeng being a mixed-bl00d, Ye Xinyu didn’t even consider it. She knew the difficulty of human-demon hybrids; there hadn’t been such a case in the records for nearly a hundred years.
“From what we’ve seen so far, they haven’t been in contact with any strange strangers,” Huo Zhilan said.
“Mm, I understand. Keep a close watch on that girl named Tao Tao. If she shows any intention of harming people, immediately subdue her with a tranquilizer gun. Her strength isn’t very high, it should work. If she returns to Fengcheng, tell me immediately. What’s the situation with those other matters?” Ye Xinyu said, temporarily not paying much attention to the two girls.
“The trapping formation has been bought. They were asking for a fortune, demanding a piece of land in our suburbs plus one favor from you. We bought all the talismans the Gu family had, and the price was fair. The Ou family, however, is still being difficult. They only slightly backed down, wanting your virgin bl00d in exchange for a few opportunities to use the xunzong cauldron. The Ou family is truly ill-intentioned. Their desire for marriage is entirely because of your primordial yin. I suspect those powerful demons that suddenly appeared recently were all sent by them,” Huo Zhilan said, frowning.
Ye Xinyu’s expression changed slightly.
She naturally knew the Ou family’s ill intentions.
Now that Ye Xinyu no longer had what the Ou family coveted – her primordial yin and virgin bl00d were gone – their efforts in sending powerful demons to exhaust her energy had instead benefited that fox spirit, making Ye Xinyu an easy target.
If Ye Xinyu were still a virgin, not only would her cultivation not have declined, but her bl00d could also activate several of the Ye family’s magical artifacts, and the power of the Demon Slaying Sword would also be greater, so she wouldn’t have feared them.
But in the current situation, she couldn’t directly tell the Ou family that she was no longer a virgin and didn’t have what they wanted. If she did, the Ou family would probably be even less afraid of the Ye family and might even devour them directly.
Moreover, once this news spread, those who had always been enemies of the Ye family but had been wary of them would probably come to attack the Ye family.
Now, she could only try to acquire more external means to protect the Ye family and herself, and try to conceal this news as much as possible.
“Let’s not worry about the Ou family for now. Just put the things we bought here. How is Grandpa at home?” Ye Xinyu said.
Although Grandpa’s injuries hadn’t fully healed, his eyesight was still sharp. Huo Zhilan, being an ordinary person, couldn’t see anything, but Grandpa was different.
Ye Xinyu really didn’t know how to explain things to Grandpa when she went back, so she could only delay it for now, recovering her strength and thinking of an excuse.
Grandpa had always deeply hated demons, killing any he encountered, regardless of whether they were good or bad, and his education of her had also been in that direction.
Although that fox spirit had taken full advantage of her, Ye Xinyu still vaguely didn’t want it to die.
She only wanted to find that fox and make it her contracted demon, to make up for her losses.
“The old master heard that you had something to do at school and couldn’t come back, and he threw a tantrum, huffing and puffing. Once you’ve recovered, you should still go back to see him. The older he gets, the more childlike he becomes. He’s like a little kid now,” Huo Zhilan said.
“Mm, I understand,” Ye Xinyu nodded.
Ye Xinyu still couldn’t go back for the time being. She first began preparing to go to Binhe Avenue. Although her strength was only 60 to 70% of her usual level, some things had to be done.
If the opponent wasn’t strong, she could handle it. If the opponent was too strong, she wouldn’t act rashly.
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The day before school started, Su Mingli applied to Hu Mengmeng’s counselor to let Hu Mengmeng live off-campus.
Hu Mengmeng saw Shen Yuexi again. This time, the feeling she got from Shen Yuexi was different from the previous times. She felt a bit more familiar, the kind of familiarity between those of the same kind, which she could clearly sense.
Shen Yuexi had put on glasses, looking refined and gentle, with a kind smile that improved Hu Mengmeng’s impression of her even more.
However, Hu Mengmeng wouldn’t tell anyone her secret except her own mother.
Shen Yuexi didn’t recognize Hu Mengmeng. She didn’t object to Hu Mengmeng living off-campus, only repeatedly reminding her to be careful.
After completing the procedures and getting the remaining dormitory fees refunded, Su Mingli and Hu Mengmeng returned to Hu Mengmeng’s dormitory to pack her things.
Except for Yu Luoluo, who came from a relatively wealthy family and was a bit arrogant, the other two roommates were somewhat reluctant to see her go.
“We’ll see each other in class later. This is the takeout number for our little shop. Call anytime you want something to eat, we’ll deliver to you first and give you a 20% discount,” Hu Mengmeng left her roommates the simple business cards Su Mingli had printed.
“Mm, we’ll support your business,” Zhao Qingqing said with a smile.
Saying goodbye to her roommates, Hu Mengmeng carried her luggage and went with Su Mingli to their rented place.
In the afternoon, Hu Mengmeng and Su Mingli planned to go to the train station to pick up Tao Tao, but they went for nothing.
Su Mingli called Tao Zhengcheng and found out the situation.
“Mom, what did Uncle Tao say?” Hu Mengmeng asked anxiously after Su Mingli hung up the phone.
“Your Uncle Tao said that Tao Tao was in a bad mood and didn’t want to go to school. She went to her grandma’s house in the countryside to relax for a few days and told us not to worry. Sigh, it seems she really hasn’t adjusted to the new school,” Su Mingli frowned.
“Mom, I bet Tao Tao is scared of the demon hunters. When she comes back, I’ll definitely protect her,” Hu Mengmeng said.
“I don’t know when she’ll be back. If she doesn’t come back for too long, we’ll go see her when we have time,” Su Mingli sighed.
There was nothing more they could do about Tao Tao for now.
Hu Mengmeng called Tao Tao, but she didn’t answer, only replied with messages. The little secret about being demons would have to wait until they met in person.
The next day, the holiday ended. In the morning, the freshmen had morning exercises and a flag-raising ceremony. Hu Mengmeng got up early, got dressed, ate breakfast, and ran to the flag-raising ceremony first.
Fengcheng University only had this rule for freshmen – getting up early for morning exercises and a weekly flag-raising ceremony. It was gone by sophomore year.
Hu Mengmeng smoothed down her sleep-tousled short hair and looked around for her class. Several boys looked her way.
At this time, Hu Mengmeng was naturally different from before. Having lost weight and wearing newly bought, well-fitting clothes, she was tall and slender, with a delicate and cute face, quite eye-catching.
Zhao Qingqing saw Hu Mengmeng and waved, calling her over to their class’s line, surprising several boys in the class who had also been looking at Hu Mengmeng.
They hadn’t expected that their chubby classmate would actually be such a hidden gem after losing weight!
It was already too late for the male classmates who regretted not being nicer to Hu Mengmeng before. They could only think about how to build a better relationship now.
Hu Mengmeng didn’t pay much attention. She was focusing half of her attention on suppressing her bloodline and the other half on trying to find Lin Yunya in the crowd to see if she could spot her.
There were many freshmen, and the entire sports field was full. Hu Mengmeng couldn’t find her for a while.
When the flag-raising ceremony ended and Hu Mengmeng and Zhao Qingqing were walking out, someone stopped them.
“Classmate, do you remember me? I’m from the martial arts club. Are you interested in our martial arts? I’m the vice president, and I’m directly inviting you to join our martial arts club,” a short-haired girl with a heroic appearance said to Hu Mengmeng, with excitement in her eyes.