Chapter 87: Taming the Hedgehog Girl, Approaching Yuan Yang City
Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Taming the Hedgehog Girl, Approaching Yuan Yang City
"I... I’m really drained."
The Hedgehog Girl’s mouth was dry and her face was flushed. "Ma-Master, I’m thirsty..."
"If you’re thirsty, then drink some water." Zhu Ge glanced at her. "Are you sure you can’t remember anything else? No other important knowledge you haven’t mentioned? Why don’t you think about it a little more?"
Just now, Zhu Ge had gained a lot of knowledge from just a few of the Hedgehog Girl’s words.
This led Zhu Ge to repeatedly question the Hedgehog Girl about various cultivation paths, wanting to see how many more surprises she held that he didn’t know about.
And as it turned out, she knew quite a bit.
The Hedgehog Girl had scurried all over the city, so she’d picked up a lot of information.
However, she was a demon, so there were many places she didn’t dare go. Otherwise, she would surely know even more.
Of course, while she didn’t dare venture into Human Race territory, she could still go to many places in the outskirts.
Plus, she was timid and afraid of trouble by nature, always listening and watching from a distance, so she had never encountered any real danger herself.
As for matters concerning demons, ghosts, spirits, monsters, and gods, all the tidbits she shared were enough to be a real eye-opener for Zhu Ge.
The consequence, however, was that after talking for four or five hours, the Hedgehog Girl finally couldn’t take it anymore.
"GULP, GULP, GULP..."
Having received permission, the Hedgehog Girl immediately scrambled to the edge of the azure pond and drank deeply, her rear end sticking high in the air, pointed right at Zhu Ge.
Zhu Ge’s eyelid twitched.
The next second, Hua Liusha, who had been holding back for a long time, whistled out from Zhu Ge’s eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
"You... you shameless hussy! Have you no decency?" Hua Liusha shrieked, exasperated. Her red Yin Qi formed a whip that lashed out at the Hedgehog Girl’s bottom.
"CRACK!"
The Hedgehog Girl cried out in pain, clutching her bottom as she jumped up. She said in a panic:
"What a vicious Ghost! A vicious Ghost! Master, control your vicious Ghost! I can’t fight gods or ghosts, I’m scared of them!"
’Afraid of Divine Abilities like soul-snatching and bewitchment?’
Zhu Ge seemed to understand the hedgehog’s weakness and immediately told Hua Liusha to stop.
Hua Liusha also knew that the jumble of knowledge the Hedgehog Girl possessed was very useful, so she hadn’t struck with true force.
But Hua Liusha was still fuming. "Hedgehog demon, let’s get this straight. In the future, even as a handmaiden, even if you become a concubine, you will follow my arrangements. I am the main wife!"
"I know, I know! I’ll listen to Master. I’ll do whatever Master says!" the Hedgehog Girl said, rubbing her bottom aggrievedly. "Don’t be so mean to me, Sister Agui."
"That’s because you have no sense of propriety!" Hua Liusha said testily.
"You have such poor manners right now. Are you going to drink water with your butt in the air at a banquet in the future? What will our husband’s friends, who are sitting at the same table, do when they see your behind?"
"Ah! The Human Race isn’t allowed to look...?" The Hedgehog Girl was stunned. "I don’t usually hear about these things. I only pay attention to fun stuff..."
"Sigh." A sense of helplessness crept into Hua Liusha’s voice.
"Fine. But since you’re willing to submit to our husband and serve as a handmaiden, I’ll teach you a few things. Otherwise, if you expose your body to other men in the future, our husband will surely be mortified."
As she spoke, Hua Liusha shot towards the Hedgehog Girl in a cloud of red mist.
The Hedgehog Girl was surprisingly naive, actually allowing Hua Liusha to enter her body directly.
’So she was firing shots from a distance not because she’s treacherous, but because she’s timid...’ Zhu Ge understood now.
However, Zhu Ge approved of Hua Liusha’s actions.
Setting aside the issue of concubines, the problem of her unseemly posture was quite important.
Having her unintentionally arouse him all day was difficult for him to endure.
But should he endure it?
Yes!
If he couldn’t even suppress the temptation below his belt, how could he hope to suppress all the other temptations in the future?
So, it was good to let Hua Liusha teach her.
’Hua Liusha really does have a sense of being the mistress of the house, even getting jealous...’ Zhu Ge watched the Hedgehog Girl sit cross-legged, looking like a student ready for a lecture, and knew Hua Liusha’s lesson was beginning.
Hua Liusha had a fiery personality since she was young, but she was also kindhearted. She had been a great help in the matter of the Fungus God and was exceptionally clever.
He believed she would be able to exercise restraint while teaching the Hedgehog Girl.
Meanwhile, Zhu Ge also sat down and let his soul leave his body again. The two souls that had split from the giant egg stared at each other, a strange sensation washing over him.
The Raincoat Fisherman had once casually mentioned that it was best for a single soul to cultivate a single path; cultivating more was not beneficial.
But according to the Hedgehog Girl, since Zhu Ge had two souls, didn’t that mean he could cultivate two paths?
In other words, these two souls could act like avatars and possess other bodies.
One could cultivate the Martial Dao, and the other the Immortal Dao.
If he gained new traits later on, he could even cultivate an additional path.
For example, the Confucian Dao!
’How should I cultivate them? What should I possess? A human, or a Demon Beast?’
Zhu Ge fell into thought.
Previously when he had used *Jie Ao*, it wasn’t true possession, but rather attacking for the purpose of opposition.
For example, when he attacked the Fungus God, or the Raincoat Fisherman.
If he were to truly possess something, he had no idea what it would feel like.
’An external incarnation? An avatar?’
’The thought is pretty exciting.’
However, Zhu Ge also knew that he couldn’t just possess any random thing.
No matter which path he cultivated, suitability was the most important factor.
If there was no suitable need, it was better not to possess anything at all.
’Better to have nothing than something substandard!’
"Liusha, you stay busy here. I’m going outside to continue my martial arts practice."
Having made up his mind, Zhu Ge got up.
Hua Liusha was an Extraction Realm Xigui. Her abilities could be considered very strong, and she could handle things on her own.
It was nighttime now, so even if the Hedgehog Girl had second thoughts, she would be no match for Hua Liusha.
Naturally, Zhu Ge didn’t need to keep waiting here.
’It’d be great if I had something like a Spirit Beast Circle or a Spirit Beast Ball.’
’Oh well, no use worrying about it.’
’On this trip, if I can subdue a beast, I’ll subdue it. If I can’t, I’ll kill it, store it in the grass bowl, eat the meat, and use the rest for Artifact Refining!’
...
"RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE—"
The leaves rustled, and the faint roars of beasts could be heard from all corners of the forest.
Zhu Ge kept his body low as he moved through the forest, sensing the auras around him.
He didn’t sense any auras of the First or Second Realm.
After all, the area nearby was the territory of the Long Fern Pigs, which made sense.
But as Zhu Ge ran, a thought suddenly struck him.
’Why not go check out the area around Yuan Yang City?’
Zhu Ge was indeed lacking many things.
Cultivation Techniques, martial skills, equipment, and so on.
If he could get into Yuan Yang City, he could take a look around, do some shopping, and carry his purchases away in the grass bowl.
With his goal set, Zhu Ge immediately turned and ran towards Yuan Yang City.
He was originally supposed to go to Yuan Yang City with the Raincoat Fisherman.
However, the Raincoat Fisherman was killed midway through their journey by a trap Zhu Ge had arranged in advance, and afterward, Zhu Ge was chased by a horde of Demon Beasts.
In reality, he wasn’t very far from Yuan Yang City.
"CRUNCH, CRUNCH..."
Zhu Ge’s footsteps made soft sounds as they touched the leaves, not particularly loud.
But as he got closer to Yuan Yang City, he deliberately slowed his pace.
Not until midnight, around twelve o’clock, did he finally begin to see the city in the distance.
A prismatic polyhedron, massive and majestic, floated in mid-air dozens of li away.
A crimson river shot up from the ground, passed through the prismatic polyhedron, and flowed down from the other side.
The Red River!
Yuan Yang City!