Wandering Gods of Day and Night
Chapter 312 - 201 East Mountain Fox Lady_5

Chapter 312: Chapter 201 East Mountain Fox Lady_5

Yun Ziliang gave Zhao Wuya two smacks with his shoe and only then did the man manage to get his shoes on. Yun grabbed his clothes and dragged him toward Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop.

Zhou Xuan had been standing at his shop’s doorstep watching the commotion. Seeing Yun Ziliang haul Zhao Wuya over, he smirked and said, "Lao Yun, for all that, he’s still your Dragon Seeking Disciple. Why are you getting so worked up?"

"These Dragon Seeking Taoists are such useless bastards. After all these years of hunting for Big Dragons and uncovering secrets, they’ve never thought about seeking out me from the painting... It’s left me simmering with frustration all this time. I’m sure it’s these bastards who are terrified that if they find me, the Hall Master of Dragon Seeking Hall will have to be replaced!"

Yun Ziliang turned around, ready to smack Zhao Wuya again.

Zhao Wuya shrank back to dodge.

"I’m not hitting you—get over here! Speak straight; what made you think of coming to East Market Street today?"

Yun Ziliang questioned Zhao Wuya.

"I came on orders from the Tangkou to apprehend the East Mountain Fox Lady," Zhao Wuya replied.

"Going after the East Mountain Fox Lady at a food stall—what does that have to do with anything? Are you telling me the stall’s matron is the East Mountain Fox?"

Yun Ziliang pointed in Sister Cui’s direction and scolded him loudly.

"No, no, Ancestor... I was just hungry! I wanted to grab a bowl of plain noodles, but before even opening my mouth to the stall owner, you almost cracked my skull open," Zhao Wuya stuttered.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ziliang headed to Sister Cui’s stall. He bought a bowl of beef noodles, a basket of dumplings, and a glass of sour plum juice. Balancing it all on a serving tray, he placed it on the counter of Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop and said, "Eat. Don’t you dare claim your Ancestor mistreats you."

"Ancestor, I don’t eat beef," Zhao Wuya blurted.

"Oh, so you’re asking to chew on shoe leather again? Since when do Dragon Seeking Taoists dine on vegetarian meals?"

"Beef leaves a lingering taste in the mouth—it’s unbecoming," Zhao Wuya retorted.

"And getting smacked with shoes is dignified, huh?" Yun Ziliang threatened to take off his shoe again, motivating Zhao Wuya to hurriedly gobble down the food.

After a few bites, Zhao Wuya began worrying about his donkey, wanting to lead it to the shop’s doorstep. Zhou Xuan blocked him.

"Don’t you dare bring it here! I don’t want it wrecking my store’s frontage!"

Zhou Xuan had a vivid memory of the donkey’s "business" at Sister Liu’s shop—messy, stinky, and massive.

"Big Black might get lost..." Zhao Wuya muttered.

"It won’t. Sister Cui’s keeping an eye on your donkey." Zhou Xuan reassured him.

Only then did Zhao Wuya focus on his noodles. Despite initially refusing to eat the beef noodles, he demolished the entire bowl, leaving behind only the broth.

With his hunger satisfied, he pulled over a chair and sat beside Yun Ziliang at the shop’s entrance. Zhou Xuan leaned lazily against the doorframe, puffing on his cigarette.

Yun Ziliang asked Zhao Wuya, "Who is the East Mountain Fox Lady?"

"No idea," Zhao Wuya confessed.

"Then why are you wandering East Market Street, riding a donkey? You’re obviously not being honest—you’re lying to your Ancestor!"

"I really don’t know. This street is hiding something strange," Zhao Wuya explained. "There’s a magic artifact in the Tangkou specifically meant to detect Demon Clan and spirit monster auras. But when that artifact is used on East Market Street, it stops working entirely.

Six Great Heavenly Masters from the Tangkou banded together for a prediction. They concluded that there’s an incredibly powerful Fengshui Array on East Market Street. Within this array, as long as Demon Clan members or spirit monsters refrain from using their spiritual powers, their presence cannot be detected.

Only when they employ their techniques will their existence be briefly exposed.

Recently, the East Mountain Fox Lady was exposed twice. The first time, the artifact reacted and we mistook it for malfunctioning. The second time, the artifact responded again, and only then did we realize the East Mountain Fox Lady has been hiding on East Market Street all along. That’s why I was sent to pursue her."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ziliang took a long, loud sip of tea and said, "You mean that magic artifact is the Demon-searching Ruler?"

"Mm-hmm," Zhao Wuya affirmed.

"The Demon-searching Ruler can’t even find the East Mountain Fox Lady concealed on East Market Street. This street’s Fengshui Array might be far more formidable than I’d imagined."

Yun Ziliang stood up, looking out over the long expanse of East Market Street...

ps: A big Chapter’s up, brothers—mwah mwah!