Chapter 123 Come, let’s accumulate merit together
The rat demon transformed into a lot of black mist.

Left and right, the forest is full of its illusions.

It was secretly happy.

Let the fox and the tiger know how powerful the rat demon is.

"They definitely don't know that I'm hiding in there... Oops!" Before it could finish its proud words, it was stepped on the ground.

The smoke created by the rat demon also dissipated.

Xiao Jingli stepped on it and said coldly: "Why are you running? Do you think you can get away?"

The rat demon struggled desperately, using all his strength, using his magic power to transform into a sharp hook and threw it at Xiao Jingli.

Unexpectedly, these hooks did not cause any pain to the boy.

Xiao Jingli even frowned, a little impatient.

"Still want to fight back?"

He stomped his foot hard, and the rat demon screamed in pain.

"Master Tiger, Master Tiger, please forgive me!"

Hu Mianmian ran over from nearby, panting: "Xiao Jingli, you ran too fast, I almost couldn't keep up."

She looked down and saw that the rat demon had been captured.

The little fellow chuckled and stretched out his little feet to step on it.

"You stinky rat, I caught you! How dare you set fire to my mother in my house? I will stomp you to death, stomp, stomp, stomp!"

She jumped up and stepped on the rat demon, and the rat demon died in a few seconds.

Hu Mianmian felt that her revenge had been achieved: "Well, now that it's dead, let's go back."

"Wait, for a demon, just dying physically doesn't mean it's really dead. We still have to peel off its skin and dig out its demon core."

As soon as Xiao Jingli finished speaking, the rat demon, who was lying on the ground and looked to be dead, suddenly raised his head.

It burst into sharp curses: "If you kill us all, my master will not let you go!"

As soon as he finished shouting, his body was cut open by Xiao Jingli's ruthless magic power, and the rat demon's demon pill rose out of thin air.

The young man grasped it in his palm and absorbed it slowly.

This time, the rat demon is dead.

Hu Mianmian blinked her big eyes: "It has a master?"

Xiao Jingli's cold golden animal eyes were sharp and reserved.

He said calmly, "For a lowly little demon like it to cultivate a demon pill for more than 200 years, there must be someone guiding it. But, who cares who its master is? I can kill another one."

After saying that, Xiao Jingli lifted Hu Mianmian by the collar.

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

Hu Mianmian fluttered her hands and feet: "Put me down, I can walk!"

The boy's voice, with a hint of teasing, floated in the wind.

“You’re walking too slowly.”

Not long after they left, the rat demon's corpse on the ground had turned into pus.

At this moment, a wisp of black smoke floated up, quickly passed through thousands of mountains and rivers, and penetrated into a cave in the deep mountains and forests.

An old man in a green robe who was sitting cross-legged in meditation suddenly opened his eyes.

He reached out to catch the wisp of black smoke, and after slowly sensing its aura, he said in a sad tone, "A tiger and a fox actually killed my eldest disciple."

The old man in green robe gnashed his teeth and said, "With three more people, my magical power will be fully developed. Damn tigers and foxes, you come out at this time to ruin my plans."

He said to the black smoke in his palm: "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves, and the lid of the alchemy furnace not far in front of him was opened, and the old man in green robe threw the black smoke into it.

The lid was closed and the sound of thousands of ghosts wailing could be heard from inside.

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As Hu Mianmian followed Xiao Jingli back to the palace, Xiao Jingli took the initiative to ask, "Where is your home? I'll take you back."

He had already absorbed the power of Tiger Soul today, so he didn't need to keep Hu Mianmian by his side anymore. Hu Mianmian showed him the way, and Xiao Jingli ordered the driver to go to Chen's house.

"Xiao Jingli, how about I discuss something with you?"

"Not so good." The young man crossed his arms, leaned against the wall of the car and closed his eyes.

Hu Mianmian's eyes widened in anger: "I haven't said anything yet, why don't you listen?"

Xiao Jingli said in a calm tone: "It's definitely not a good thing. Foxes are cunning by nature. Don't try to trick me."

"I'm not trying to play tricks on you! It's not too late for you to listen first and then refuse. I plan to open an incense shop."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingli opened his thin eyes and looked at her, a funny curve appearing on his thin lips.

"Why, you don't want to be a fox anymore, and want to pretend to be a Bodhisattva instead?"

"No, just listen to me."

Hu Mianmian told her original intention of opening an incense shop.

She needs to save money and also needs merit.

Moreover, her mission here is to help King Zhou reincarnate and create a prosperous and peaceful era.

"Every stick of incense is a condensation of my magical power, which can reach the heavens and the underworld. I will not help or do anything evil, cunning, murder or arson. All other people's wishes can be fulfilled."

"Every time you help others fulfill their wishes, you can gain some merit, which is good for our cultivation of magic power! I would like to invite you to join me."

"Well, since we are very familiar with each other, I will give you a 20% discount. If you give me 500 taels of silver, I will let you be the second owner of my shop."

Hu Mianmian excitedly talked about the business empire she had envisioned, her eyes sparkling, and she hoped that Xiao Jingli would agree.

However, the boy just looked at her with his dark eyes.

After a long while, he sneered, "You want to cheat me of my money."

Hu Mianmian was so angry that she slapped her forehead with her little hand.

"Why do I look like a liar in your eyes? It's fine if you don't want to join. I was just kindly reminding you to do more good deeds. It will be good for your mana recovery. Humph."

She turned her head to the side angrily and looked at the scenery passing by outside the window.

Xiao Jingli on the side didn't say anything else.

A moment later, a stack of silver bills was handed to Hu Mianmian.

The little guy was stunned and looked over in confusion.

Xiao Jingli's young voice was calm and pleasant: "After I came out, I didn't bring that much silver with me. You can see for yourself if it's enough. If not, ask my eunuch for it next time you enter the palace."

Hu Mianmian took it immediately, counted it, and was a little surprised.

"You can't count, there are eight hundred taels here."

"Oh, that's not enough." Xiao Jingli said, and took off his jade pendant and handed it to her.

Hu Mianmian was silent for a moment: "Five hundred taels is enough, why are you giving me so much?"

Xiao Jingli glanced at her and said, "I don't want to be the second boss. If I want to be the boss, I want to be the biggest boss. I will pay for whatever money you need."

Hu Mianmian's face was filled with surprise.

"Master! Please accept my greeting!" She stretched out her little hands, threw her upper body down, and lay in the carriage.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Jingli found it strange that she didn't continue to argue with him.

He sneered: "Little fox."

The carriage arrived at the gate of Chen's house, and Xiao Jingli watched Hu Mianmian enter the mansion.

He was about to leave when the little guy suddenly turned around.

She blinked her big eyes and asked, "When will we meet next time?"

Xiao Jingli raised his eyebrows, feeling somewhat touched. She actually knew to bring the tiger soul for him to absorb?
Unexpectedly, the next second, Hu Mianmian said: "I will come to you for the money when the time comes."

Xiao Jingli's face darkened.

It turned out to be for silver.