Chapter 35: The Consequences of Provoking This Fox Spirit
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But this fellow only wanted roast chicken and fine wine? What an oddly fox-like menu! The bandit chief could not help feeling suspicious, but he still went obediently to the kitchen to make preparations.
Ming Xi saw that the table was covered with melon seeds and fruit. In the end, she could not resist her appetite and cautiously sampled them. Once she confirmed they were not poisoned, she tried every last one!
She could not help marveling. The food here was actually rather good!
“By the way, my adorably foolish son, how did that magical beast suddenly decide to acknowledge you as its master?” Ming Xi still found it strange. If Yao Long had not suddenly switched sides just now, Xiao Tong’s eyes probably would not have survived!
“Xiao Tong does not know either. I could simply sense that the magical beast was terribly afraid of me, so I took a chance and ordered it to obey me. And it really did.”
“That is strange indeed. How could a magical beast suddenly defy its contract with its original master and change masters like that? … Ah, never mind, why bother thinking about it so much? By the way, my adorably foolish son, when the servants of the Ming family forced you to cook in the past, did you often put medicine in the food?”
“Yes, Mother. That was necessary… What is it?”
“Hmph. Those accursed bandits nearly ruined my chastity… Son, don’t you think we ought to teach them a proper lesson?”
“…Oh! Xiao Tong understands what Mother means! Just wait, Mother. Xiao Tong will prepare everything right away!”
As he spoke, Xiao Tong quickly left the room.
Ming Xi, meanwhile, continued enjoying herself. Completely unrestrained, she reclined comfortably in the leather chair in the middle of the room and went on cracking melon seeds.
It was not until the bandit chief returned to the main hall carrying a roast chicken and a jug of wine that he caught sight of Ming Xi’s posture and froze in astonishment. Yet he did not dare utter a word.
“Y-Your Graces, here is the food you ordered!” The bandit chief set the dishes down, only to see Ming Xi suddenly let out a cold laugh.
“You have worked hard. Consider this cup of wine your reward.”
As she spoke, Ming Xi produced a cup of dark yellow wine and placed it on the table. Its smell was exceedingly strange, and a trace of fear crept into the bandit chief’s heart.
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“Your Grace… what are you doing? This wine… this wine…” A look of terror flashed across the bandit chief’s face.
“It is a reward for you! Are you going to drink it or not?” Ming Xi was beginning to lose patience.
“Why are you rewarding me with wine?”
“In view of your performance, of course. No one has ever dared to brazenly steal someone’s maidenhead before. Since you, the bandit chief, had the courage to be the first, naturally we must reward you with this cup. If you refuse, my foolish son may have to let his magical beast speak with you.”
“No! Please, no! I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Your Graces, spare me! Please, spare me!” The bandit chief suddenly dropped to his knees and begged frantically for mercy.
“Oh, my~ Why are you so nervous? I am a thief, not an assassin. I am not accustomed to taking lives at the slightest provocation. So I do not kill people—I merely ruin them! Besides, I have principles. If no one offends me, I will not offend them. But if someone does offend me…” At the final four words, Ming Xi’s voice grew unmistakably heavier. She glared fiercely at the bandit chief and threatened, “You will die without descendants! Now, go ahead~”
Indeed, this wine had just been prepared by Xiao Tong. Over the years, whenever the Ming family had forced him to cook, he had often added medicines that rendered people infertile, secretly taking revenge on those members of the Ming family who had bullied his mother.
It was hardly surprising that Xiao Tong could prepare such a wine in so short a time.
“Do you know what this wine is called?” Xiao Tong asked proudly. “Xiao Tong gave it a very adorable name: ‘The Heirless Wine’! So, Uncle, Mother is not someone you can afford to provoke. If Mother gets angry, Xiao Tong will get angry too. If Xiao Tong gets angry, Yao Long will get angry as well. And Uncle knows better than anyone what happens when Yao Long gets angry! So, if you do not want Yao Long to become angry, have a taste~ It is very delicious!”
Yao Long’s aura drew near once more, accompanied by a series of low growls. The bandit chief knew better than anyone how easily the magical beast could kill, and how terrifying its lightning was.
Who would have thought that after using magical beasts to threaten travelers for so many years, he would end up falling into the hands of his own?
With no other choice, he accepted the cup with a violently trembling hand and drained it in one gulp.
The bandits outside the door were thrown into an uproar. The very next moment, the bandit chief felt a tearing pain in his lower body.
“Ahhh—!”
With a terrible scream, he collapsed to the ground and rolled about in agony, as though he might die at any moment.
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The bandits outside the door held their breath in terror, not daring even to breathe too loudly.
“Uncle, there is only one way to stop the pain—castration!”
…Castration?!
Xiao Tong’s words made the bandit chief wish he were dead.
Ming Xi lifted her eyes and saw the bandits outside watching her warily, their bodies already trembling uncontrollably.
When they realized she had noticed them, they hurried forward, fell to their knees, and began kowtowing as they cried out:
“Spare us, Chief! Spare us, Chief! Spare us, Chief…”
“Chief? I like that title! Do you all understand who your leader is from now on?”
“Yes, we understand! We understand perfectly! Chief, we brothers will follow you through fire and flood, even unto death!”
“Death will not be necessary. After all, I am not an assassin, and I do not enjoy seeing people die at the slightest provocation. But… the consequences of defying me will be far worse than what happened to him! Is that understood?”
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