Chapter 94: The Governor's Invitation
The wolf demon in front of Jiang Xia was not difficult to deal with.
It's just a little kid who has never seen the world.
It itself has not denied this.
Jiang Xia didn't even use any tricks to induce a confession. He just forced it a little and it told him everything about its past.
It admitted very frankly that it was born in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and had almost never had any communication with the outside world. Because it had a talent for cultivation, it was trained as a war beast by the elders of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect since childhood.
They are just like those college students in Jiang Xia’s memory who have just graduated and have not yet been beaten by society.
Having no scheming and not knowing how to conceal things is like a building block with an unstable foundation. If you encounter a situation that you cannot control, you will lose everything.
certainly.
Of course, it is also possible that the monster in front of him is a cunning and shrewd person, and everything it said was fabricated to cater to Jiang Xia's inquiries.
Even during this time, the patience and kindness shown towards Rogge and the Black Hand members were all pretended.
The purpose was just to let him take her back to Kumu Realm to avoid dying in a foreign land.
If this is the case, then the consequences of Jiang Xia rashly taking it back would definitely not be good. Perhaps once they reach the Ku Mu realm, this wolf demon would become extremely ferocious and eat Jiang Xia skin and bones.
Just like how it ate Liu Bao.
Swallow it in one gulp.
No need to chew.
“That night, you injured my subordinates and caused a lot of trouble to my partners. I won’t talk about the mental damage.
Let’s just talk about the economic losses.”
Jiang Xia moved a chair from the side and sat outside the room. Looking at the female wolf demon standing behind the railing, he lit the cigarette in his hand.
The smoke dissipated, causing the wolf demon with a keen sense of smell to snort in dissatisfaction and take a few steps back.
It seems to be a clean monster.
It had lived in the room for many days, and there was no clutter or strange smell. It seemed that the dead elder of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had taught it well.
As expected of a big sect, it really has a grand appearance.
Even the tamed war beasts are so particular.
"Your madness that day caused almost irreparable damage to this base. You eliminated most of the defense force. You also saw that they were facing a war.
The damage you have caused is really hard to measure with money. Logically, they could have just killed you."
"That's not what I want."
The silly wolf demon said unconvincedly:
"I was injured by you at that time, and my beastly nature could not be controlled. Since you have a cultivator friend, you should know that we monsters are like this. Once we are seriously injured, we may be controlled by our beastly nature.
Besides, I also helped when those mechanical men came to fight them a few days ago.
Your friend also took a lot of my blood. Do you know how valuable the blood of a pure-blooded monster like me is in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect?
I think that balances it out.”
"Don't think so, girl."
Jiang Xia waved his finger and said:
“That’s what I think.
Well, what you said is not wrong. That is a matter between you and Lao Luo. It is not appropriate for me to interfere. Let's talk about another matter, about how we saved you."
He slowly took out the strange needle-like magic weapon from his pocket and held it in his hand.
As soon as the wolf demon saw that thing, its hair suddenly stood up. It took a few steps back, spread out its claws, and made a whining sound like a ferocious dog, with a fierce light in its eyes.
Obviously, it didn't like what Jiang Xia had in his hand.
"This thing you call the Beast Taming Needle was taken out of your brain by Lao Luo and I. In your words, we not only saved you, but also gave you freedom.
Without this thing, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect will not be able to control you."
Jiang Xia looked at the wolf demon's reaction, then he crossed his legs and said in an exaggerated tone:
"That's freedom, girl. That's priceless.
You should compensate us. In my opinion, you should give us as much as you think your life is worth.
The cost of that operation, the nutrient solution, food and electricity bills you have been using for these days for entertainment, as well as the clothes you are wearing and the pants that you have torn a hole in.
This is all money.
As you can see, I am a businessman and I don’t like to do business at a loss.”
"Take that thing away!"
The wolf demon screamed, and its tone was filled with an animality that seemed uncontrollable. Jiang Xia shrugged and put the magic weapon back into his pocket. Only then did the wolf demon calm down.
She stared at Jiang Xia fiercely with her one eye. After a few breaths, she said angrily and helplessly:
"I don't have any immortal money or treasures. I have nothing and I can't afford to pay."
"Don't say that."
Jiang Xia chuckled and waved his hand. He adjusted his windbreaker and said to the female wolf demon:
"Don't say you have nothing, don't you still have yourself?"
"you!"
Hearing Jiang Xia's words, the female monster took a step back vigilantly, reached out to grab her wide sleeves, and subconsciously glanced at the TV on the wall.
In that crappy movie, the mating between the werewolf and the woman had reached its final moments.
She seemed to have thought too much and stopped talking. She just looked at Jiang Xia as if he was trash, and the latter suddenly felt helpless.
These monsters really don't have very good brains.
"I mean, it doesn't matter if you don't have money right now."
Jiang Xia stood up, blew out a puff of smoke, rubbed his fingers together, and said:
"You can work for me and pay me back. I'm an easygoing person and I don't have any racist tendencies. I don't care about the race of my employees.
It doesn't matter if you are a human, a spirit, or a monster, as long as you work hard, I will pay you a salary that matches your work. With money, can't you compensate me?"
"When I was in the Myriad Beast Sect, they didn't give us any money."
The wolf demon gritted her teeth and said:
"I don't believe you. Uncle Niu told me that you humans are the most cunning, especially the cultivators. You can't believe a word they say! Uncle Niu himself was deceived by the Wanshou Sect's sweet words.
I believe it.
I don’t believe you!”
"The people your uncle Niu said to you have no conscience, but I am a businessman with a conscience."
Jiang Xia shrugged and said:
"As for whether you believe me or not, I don't care. If you don't believe me, just stay here. When I come over next time, I will be happy to discuss the issue of 'trust' with you again.
The premise is that you can hold on until then."
"I……"
Jiang Xia's light words made the wolf demon silent for a while.
It wanted to refute, but it couldn't say anything. After all, it was ignorant. With just a few words, Jiang Xia forced it into a dead end, which also made Jiang Xia realize her lack of confidence.
So he stood there, with a confident smile on his face, waiting for the wolf demon's reply.
The latter wagged his tail and thought over and over again, but could not get an answer.
After several minutes , it raised its head, stared at Jiang Xia, and said reluctantly:
"I will do it. I will work for you to pay off your debts, but once I have paid my compensation, I will return to the North to find my people."
"How you spend the money you earn is your business, girl."
Jiang Xia glanced at his watch again and estimated the time. He snapped his fingers at the wolf demon and said:
"Then come out, my employee, and come with me for a little 'renovation', and I will take you back."
"Reform?"
The wolf demon looked at Jiang Xia suspiciously and said:
"Is this what these people have done to me all this time? They tried to put something in my head that would talk, speak to my head.
It's amazing.
But I'm telling you, it's useless."
It pointed at its furry head and said to Jiang Xia:
"No matter how weak I am, I am still a demon general. My soul is much stronger than you think. That weird thing can't affect my mind, let alone let it control me!
I finally got my freedom. If you dare to manipulate me again, I will take you with me even if I die!"
"But your freedom is still given to you by us."
Jiang Xia said without turning his head:
“Come when you are ready. Also, next time you want to threaten someone, don’t just talk. Put your claws on my neck and say these to me. It will be more intimidating.
Throwing harsh words at random will only expose your weakness.
I don't expect to control you with it either.
This is just something all my employees have to install to facilitate communication.
You monsters, each of you has little ability but a bad temper."
He said something to the warrior controlling the cage on the chip communication, and a few seconds later, the railing as thick as an arm in front of the room moved away, making way for the wolf demon.
The female monster looked around, then looked nostalgically at the TV that had been with her for more than a month. Finally, she wagged her tail, dragged her weak body, and strode out of the room.
"Lao Luo, prepare for a chip access surgery."
Jiang Xia said to Rogge during the communication:
"Prepare another employee contract. Write the minimum salary standard and don't write down any pensions or anything like that. Also, prepare a bomb that can be implanted in the brain..."
"You're going to use it on that monster?"
Roger responded immediately:
"it's useless.
Its brain can also heal itself. A bomb of that size cannot kill it. We conducted experiments during the time when it was unconscious, more than once."
"As long as it doesn't heal instantly."
Jiang Xia looked back at the wolf demon who was following him. He gave the silly monster a gentle smile and moved his right hand.
The magic weapon's black silk gauntlets were reflecting an elegant light under the light.
He answered in his mind:
"As long as I can temporarily destroy its ability to think, I have a way to kill it."
"Well, what you said makes sense. One pill doesn't seem safe enough. Let's take two . Also, let Julie give this monster a set of her underwear. My employees can't be dressed like this.
It’s so disgraceful.”
——
"I think my brain hurts a little."
When they returned to Kumu Realm and Ruyi Market, the female monster who came with Jiang Xia and covered her body with a cloak rubbed her furry head and said to Jiang Xia suspiciously:
"Did you just put something else in my head?"
"Don't worry about it."
Jiang Xia waved his hand, and his voice rang out simultaneously in the chip communication between the fourth brother and the female monster:
"It's just an additional device to ensure 'trust'."
“Old Four, take Black Claw to rest, and teach her how to use the chip.
From now on, all our secret communications will be completed using chips. Also, Black Claw, please behave yourself these days and don't cause trouble for me in the human city.
If the monks from Mo Shuang Mountain come to kill you, I can’t save you.”
"I don't like that name!"
The blindfolded female wolf demon bared her teeth at Jiang Xia under her long hood and said:
"You can give me a random name, but at least pay attention to it! My claws are not black!"
"Um?"
Jiang Xia turned around and looked carefully.
Sure enough, the female wolf demon's claws were gray with black, divided into four fingers, as slender as knives, and the long claw blades retracted at the nails gave a ferocious feeling.
It has only four fingers.
"Fine."
Jiang Xia curled his lips and said:
"Then I'll call you Liu Hui. You'll have the same surname as the fourth brother, which will help keep it a secret."
"That's more like it."
Female wolf demon, no, Liu Hui snorted, tightened her hood, and followed Lao Si out of the courtyard. It was very weak now and urgently needed to absorb some spiritual energy to replenish itself.
It will take some time to recover to the full strength of the demon general.
"Shua"
Jiang Xia was just about to assign some tasks to Julie who followed him, when he saw a flash of light on the ground. The sneaky mountain monster Pomegranate jumped out with a steel fork on his back and a game console in his claws.
This little gargoyle-like mountain monster was clicking on the game console while saying to Jiang Xia:
"You brought that monster back? It looks like it's yours now?"
"Well, it's an employment relationship. I guess I can barely be considered a subordinate."
Jiang Xia replied.
"Then go report to the City God."
Pomegranate glared at him, a complex flash in its blood-red eyes, and it said in a sharp voice:
“There’s no need to hide it. Monsters walking around in the city of the Eastern Land people are rare, but not uncommon. Now that you have opened your sea of consciousness, if you can become a cultivator in the future, you can say that it is a spiritual beast that you have tamed and raised.
As long as you don't do anything evil, the Immortal Alliance won't care.
Also, Ma Tishu from Sanque Mountain sent a letter to Fengshan, saying that he invites you to a banquet. I will answer it for you. Please prepare and go there tonight."
"Marty Shu sent it?"
Jiang Xia frowned and said to Shi Liu:
"Where is the location?"
"It's in the county town."
Shi Liu was busy playing games and replied without even looking up. This answer made Jiang Xia smile in relaxation. He flexed his fingers and a hint of eagerness flashed in his eyes.
"Prefect Hong is really a man who understands people's hearts and is very cautious. He is also very prestigious, as he was able to ask Ma Tishu, a cultivator at the realm of truth, to deliver the letter."
"Never mind, let's go and have a look."
