Demon King's Repayment - chapter 72
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Toward the end of the year, the market was very lively and people with a lot of money or little money would still buy some new year goods, buy some new clothes and prepare for the new year.
The merchandise on the market had become much more abundant than in the past. There were all kinds of North and South products, fresh food and the streets were crowded.
Yuan Xiang placed a bag of crispy rice sweets in the tall demon’s hands in front of her. The demon named Zhu stretched out his black hands to catch the fragrant cloth bag. He had been standing by the bridge with his head tilted, looking at the contents of the bag.
Until Yuan Xiang walked a long way, Zhu’s figure came up from the pier of the stone bridge again. His appearance was strange; he had wide shoulders and a small head. He raised his black arms in front of Yuan Xiang and opened his palms. Lying quietly in the palms was camellia with drops of water.
It was not easy to find the blooming camellia at this time. Yuan Xiang took the camellia with a smile, pinned it to the bun and bowed slightly to thank her friend. The demon followed her and bent slightly.
Zhu was the first demon Yuan Xiang met after arriving in Queqiu Town. Nine years passed in a flash. He changed from an ordinary demon to her friend and this small town became his home. A few demons mixed in the crowd, the townspeople lived and worked in peace, the quiet and peaceful town, as if this was a paradise where they did not need to worry about anything.
After waving goodbye to Zhu, Yuan Xiang went to a jewelry store and took out the golden ball she found on the mountain. Yan Nu valued the ball very much. If she could return it to her at the next meeting, it might reduce some unnecessary misunderstandings.
The owner of the shop took the burnt golden ball and looked at it but shook his head, “This is a silk craft, which is very difficult to make. This kind of craft is not available in small places like ours. Let alone my shop, in the whole Queqiu, I promise that you can’t find a craftsman who could repair this ball. Probably, it will only be repaired in a prosperous place like the prefecture or Jingdu.”
Yuan Xiang had to collect the ball. Just as she was about to leave, a rich boy in brocade and attire accompanied a female from outside. The man was well-known in the town. The woman beside him had sharp eyebrows, a slender jade belt and a beautiful figure. She was a stunner in the world.
When he passed by, a pair of autumnal eyes turned toward Yuan Xiang and the corners of his eyes curled slightly.
“That man won’t live for even a few days,” Wu Yuan, who was on Yuan Xiang’s shoulder, said in a low voice.
Yuan Xiang glanced back, only to see that although the young man who had just entered looked triumphant, his complexion was blue, his eyes were dark, his whole body was covered with a gray air. He had short-life.
“Sure enough, is that woman a demon? I don’t think she looks right when I look at her.”
“It’s a fox. There are three tails behind her. The foxes like to sneak into the world to play and they often pretend to be very similar to humans.”
Yuan Xiang stepped out of the door frame.
“Did you see her? She is the twelfth concubine of the Chu family.”
“Such a sinner. I don’t know how many good girls have been harmed by that family.”
“I heard that she is the daughter of a rural household. Her father fell ill last year and borrowed large sums of money from the master’s family. He couldn’t pay the debt at the end of the year, so he had to pay his debts with his daughter.”
“It’s a pity, it’s a pity, the peasant girl looks so beautiful but pitifully fell into the Chu family’s hands.”
Yuan Xiang listened to the gossip but was too lazy to be nosy. When she left the jewelry shop, she remembered that Nan He also changed into a human shape, but he had no good clothes. She turned to the clothing shop and bought a few men’s ready-to-wear garments and then went to a shop to buy a lot of new pastries and walked out with large and small packages.
Passing by the gate of Tongjitang at East street, she saw that they invited a Taoist Master.
There was a lot of discussion among the onlookers.
“The iron rooster (m. stingy) is now willing to use money to get a Taoist?”
“You don’t know that their family has had a lot of bad luck recently. They have lost money, got sick and caused official trouble. Everyone said that they got ghostly influence and have to pay a lot of money to specially invite a Master with high skill from town.”
“What ghostly stuff, I think they just have a guilty conscience. Since Dr. Han was gone, the shop fell into the brother’s hands. One is shoddy and the other deceived and corrupted the medical ethics.”
The ritual ceremony in the front was not small, including burning incense in the hall, fluttering spirit flags, flowers and fruits, gold, paper and silver. Master Xianfeng was wearing a yellow wide sleeve robe, holding a peach wood sword, and was mumbling words in front of the hall. He yelled and raised his hand to offer a piece of talisman paper. It floated in the air and ignited, causing the crowd to exclaim.
“Oh, it’s so amazing. I didn’t even feel the Qi of the fire. How did he make the talisman burn?” Wu Yuan on Yuan Xiang’s shoulder looked enthusiastically.
Yuan Xiang smiled, “It’s just a trick. It doesn’t need Qi.”
On the eaves directly above the hall, the Du Yu demon, who had become very bloated, was also stretching out his head to watch the excitement. His saliva dripped on the Taoist’s hat, but the solemn man was not aware of anything.
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yarnie
awww finally!!! Zhu demon is back *-* I really like their scenes but alas its so rare :c