Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 398 - 208: Straw Dogs

Shen Li slowly stood up, a trace of sadness flickering in her eyes.

"Grandfather has long made plans, there’s no need to worry."

She rose and went to the desk, picked up a note, glanced at it quietly, and said:

"Let’s go find Uncle and the others."

Though not yet of age, Shen Li exuded grace beyond her years, her eyes holding a calmness rarely seen in typical young girls. She gently pushed open the door of the Black Water Pavilion and walked towards the courtyard.

The Golden Toad and Silver Thread Centipede followed closely behind.

By the time she arrived at the courtyard annex, Shen Wenxing and several others had already received reports from the array guardian cultivators that a mysterious cultivator with a frightening aura had appeared outside Yunshui City.

Upon Shen Li’s arrival, the Golden Toad immediately revealed that the visitor was the Celestial Fox Demon King from the Great Witch Mountain Demon Cave, an old demon nearing the middle stage of Golden Core.

Everyone’s expression turned grave upon hearing this.

"Li’Er, did your grandfather give any instructions?"

Suppressing his inner worry, Shen Wenxing looked at Shen Li and asked.

"Grandfather asked me to give this to Uncle." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Shen Li handed over the note she was holding.

"In half an hour... send someone to negotiate with the invading enemy?"

After reading the contents of the note, Shen Wenxing’s brow furrowed tightly.

The Golden Toad had already said that the visitor was the Demon King from Great Witch Mountain, a Golden Core Realm three-tailed celestial fox. What qualifications did the Shen Family have to negotiate?

"What is your grandfather up to?"

After some contemplation, Shen Wenxing still felt uneasy and asked.

Shen Li shook her head slightly.

"Grandfather said that from today on, except for Li’Er, no one else should set foot in the Black Water Pavilion. For anything, let Li’Er convey the message."

"Grandfather also instructed Uncle to remember the nine words he said and mentioned that whether the Shen Family can continue its legacy depends on us."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone present slightly changed.

"Grandfather he..." Shen Chongming felt a bad premonition in his heart but dared not speak lightly.

Shen Wenxing, Shen Wen’an, and the others also looked at Shen Li with grave expressions.

Meeting their gazes, Shen Li smiled slightly:

"Uncle, Third Uncle."

"Brother Chongming, don’t worry, Grandfather said he’s fine."

Seeing this, everyone could only suppress their worries.

After some deliberation, Shen Wenxing looked at Shen Chongming and said, "Then according to your grandfather’s instructions, in half an hour, you go and talk with the Demon King."

"As for how exactly to negotiate, you must decide based on the situation."

Shen Chongming nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile.

In the void outside the grand array of Yunshui City, the Celestial Fox Demon King had moved to a farther place, looking suspiciously at the city walls below.

Having emerged from the vast mountains, she was delighted to see a human city protected by a grand array for the first time.

She could discern that the grand array of Yunshui City was intricately arranged, easily capable of withstanding attacks from cultivators at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm.

The ability to set up such an array proved that this city must have quite a few cultivators.

Similarly, for blood nourishment, cultivators were far more effective than ordinary common people.

The Celestial Fox Demon King was about to strike and break the array to savor it when a bizarre red and white vortex suddenly appeared before her, followed by a majestic voice echoing in her consciousness.

It was a warning, saying that the people in the city were its kin, under its protection, and that she should leave at once.

Though the voice was somewhat feeble, the ability to transmit it into her sea of consciousness without any forewarning was sufficient to prove that the other’s realm surpassed her own!

The Celestial Fox Demon King was startled and wanted to flee but suddenly sensed something amiss.

Being a fellow Golden Core Realm cultivator, if a cultivator of lesser strength appeared suddenly in her Great Witch Mountain Demon Cave domain, she would surely step out and intimidate the intruder, perhaps even give them a beating as a warning if she was in a bad mood.

Yet, here she was, almost at the threshold of this city’s grand array, and the other merely used a ghostly method to issue a verbal warning without showing up. Why was that?

After some contemplation, the Celestial Fox Demon King had a conjecture.

In her view, the mysterious entity was either nearing the end of its lifespan or grievously injured.

Afraid of being exposed after showing its face, it resorted to such a means to warn her.

If so...

A gleam of cunning flashed in the Celestial Fox Demon King’s eyes. Recalling the weakness in the voice and eyeing the vague silhouettes of cultivators in the city below, a surge of temptation slowly arose in her heart.

Such a number of cultivators, along with a Golden Core from a Golden Core Realm expert, was immensely tempting.

However...

What if the other side was deliberately feigning weakness?

Being of fox heritage, cunning and suspicion came naturally.

The Celestial Fox Demon King, having lived for centuries and painstakingly reaching her current realm, cherished her life even more.

While coveting their Golden Core, she pondered if the others were also eyeing her Dao practice?

This was, after all, their stronghold. Under the protective array of the city, if certain traps existed, or if other experts of the same realm were hiding, she might indeed fall into a trap here.

Just as the Celestial Fox Demon King was mulling over her decision, she suddenly noticed a streak of light flying out from the city towards her.

Shen Chongming, wielding a dark green Cyan Bamboo Sword, swung open the array and approached not far from the Celestial Fox Demon King.

Having previously encountered Jiang Xiuqi and the Spirit Mountain Sword Immortal at Luoxia Mountain, he remained unruffled when faced again with a Golden Core Realm expert.

"Greetings, Senior."

In the void, he cupped his hands with his sword towards the Celestial Fox Demon King and said calmly, "Yunshui City is my Shen Family’s ancestral land. May I ask for what reason has Senior come here?"