The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 826 - 807: Strongest Fox Spirit (Part 7)

Xiao Yuan took Anning back to his cave mansion. With a wave of his hand, he set up a barrier.

Anning knew he had something to ask.

She smiled, took out a fruit, and began munching as she looked at Xiao Yuan.

Her lively demeanor made Xiao Yuan smile.

"Speak, what are you trying to achieve with all this?"

Anning would hide the truth from others, but with Xiao Yuan, she wouldn’t hold back.

Moreover, Xiao Yuan had set up a barrier, making the conversation within the cave mansion very secure.

If people thought Xiao Yuan had wasted these years, they were wrong. On the surface, his cultivation seemed inferior to The Three Pure Ones, appearing as if he lived idly, but no one really knew the depth of his cultivation.

The barrier he set up utilized the Heavenly Dao Laws, preventing even a Saint from peeking in.

Anning continued munching the fruit with confidence: "I am now born of the Demon Clan, as a Nine-tailed Fox, how can I not plan for myself? Besides, I have children and grandchildren in that cave, and two sworn sisters, I have to consider them."

The more she spoke, the more indignant Anning became: "Since the Great Battle between the Witches and Demons, the days of the Demon Clan have worsened. Think about it, during the Sealing God Tribulation, most who died were from the Demon Clan. Although they were Jie Sect Disciples, which of them wasn’t originally from the Demon Clan? And that’s not all, in the end, many were captured to become mounts. Those who were once illustrious were humiliated due to their origins. And that’s not all, during the Journey to the West, more were to be killed. There are eighty-one trials for Tang Seng, which one didn’t step on the blood and flesh of my Demon Clan? Those captured as mounts had to descend to the Lower Realm during the Journey to the West, suppressed by a monkey. Were their cultivations truly inferior to that monkey? No, they were forced into it."

Anning thought about it all and felt truly unwilling to let it go.

Take today’s Golden Light Immortal, who was once glorious in the Jie Sect. But later, captured, his true form revealed as a mount, becoming the Golden Hair Roar, and Qiu Shou Immortal, in the Journey to the West, he was that blue lion, and Spirit Tooth Immortal... all of them now live freely, but later they were ridden and targeted to set those eighty-one trials for Tang Seng.

Some still say that the demons Tang Seng encountered during his journey to Western Heaven, those without background were killed, and only those with a background survived. But were those with backgrounds willing to accept this?

They were once the unmatched Jie Sect Disciples, their cultivation, their abilities, never inferior to anyone.

Were they truly unable to defeat Sun Wukong?

They were just suppressed.

Simply because they were born of the Demon Clan.

The Demon Clan, ah, how did the world’s two great calamities pass? All on the blood and tears of the Demon Clan.

Back then, during the Demon Witch Calamity, the Witch Clan’s Empress Houtu transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the Demon-Clan-born Nuwa Empress used the Demon Flag to protect some little demons.

Anning’s body’s original owner, that Nine-tailed Fox, thought the Demon Flag from Nuwa Empress was made to control all demons, forcing the Demon Clan to serve her willingly. But as a little demon, how could she understand Nuwa Empress’s deep intentions?

During the Sealing God Tribulation, when King Zhou wrote lewd poems in Nuwa Temple, was it truly disrespect to the Empress?

Anning didn’t believe there was no mischief involved.

Would Nuwa Empress be so angered by a few poems from King Zhou?

She is a Saint, the Holy Mother of the Human Clan, how could she not have such a heart?

Humans were created by Nuwa Empress, King Zhou is countless generations descended from her, what ancestor would wish death upon their descendants simply for their unworthiness?

No, never.

Nuwa Empress probably never cared about that at all.

She sent the Nine-tailed Fox and other demons to disrupt the Cheng Tang, knowing another great calamity awaited the Demon Clan, she sought a chance for the clan to survive.

But as a Saint, she couldn’t intervene directly, nor could the great demons emerge, so she used the well-bred Nine-tailed Fox and Pheasant Spirit.

If the Nine-tailed Fox had been obedient and clever, she would not have handled matters as she did. But she misunderstood the Empress’s intentions, carrying on with so many karmic debts.

Others avoided letting members of the Demon Clan get involved, but during the Shang-Zhou conflict, the Nine-tailed Clan kept trying to sacrifice the Demon Clan’s lives. Nuwa Empress was probably infuriated by her actions.

In the end, who else but the Nine-tailed Fox could die?

The Chan Sect Disciples couldn’t tolerate the Nine-tailed Fox, and the Jie Sect Disciples couldn’t accept her either. Even Nuwa Empress wanted to tear her apart. Simply beheading her was too lenient.

Anning recounted her reflections to Xiao Yuan over the past few days.

Xiao Yuan embraced Anning: "You have thought it through thoroughly, many people wouldn’t have understood this."

Anning spoke softly: "The great calamity is approaching, no one can escape unaffected. Look at The Three Pure Ones, as Saints, they’ve never emerged over the years, but in the end, weren’t they forced to confront each other? We also can’t escape, so if we can’t avoid it, we might as well intervene."

Xiao Yuan smiled and said: "Alright, no matter what, I’ll stand by you."

Xiao Yuan didn’t have any disciples. In fact, with his relationship with The Three Pure Ones and having saved several people and demons over the years, there are many who are grateful to him. If he wanted to stay out of it, it wouldn’t be difficult at all.

But who made Anning become the Nine-tailed Fox?

How could he stand by and watch her be schemed against without intervening?

He gently promised Anning: "Do whatever you want, I will back you up."

Even if Anning cracked open the sky, Xiao Yuan would cover for her, and even if it meant his own demise, he wouldn’t retreat even half a step.

Anning was all smiles, her eyes filled with a warmth that could drown a person: "Don’t worry, nothing will happen to us."

Having shared her thoughts, Xiao Yuan also shared his plans.

"I’m thinking of establishing a Taoist temple. I’m about to marry, after all, and I can’t just stay at my brother’s place indefinitely. It’s fine for me to eat and live with my brother, but I can’t bring my wife and kids along to freeload, can I?"

Anning laughed: "That makes a lot of sense."

Xiao Yuan asked Anning: "Do you think Yingzhou Province or East Kunlun is better?"

"Yingzhou Province."

Anning thought for a moment and said: "It’s closer to Biyou Palace, after all, I am born of the Demon Clan, so I can get along with Jie Sect Disciples."

Indeed.

Xiao Yuan nodded: "Then I’ll go build the Taoist temple tomorrow. You stay here, and I’ll have Duobao look after you."

"Alright."

Anning agreed.

Xiao Yuan waved his hand to remove the barrier, then held Anning and lay down, chatting idly.

As he said, the next day, he took his leave from the Tongtian Sect Leader, explaining his intention to establish his own Taoist temple.

This surprised the Tongtian Sect Leader for a moment.

For thousands of years, Xiao Yuan mingled in the Taoist temples of his three brothers. No matter whose temple he was in, he never distanced himself. With his brothers’ disciples, he would reprimand or teach them hands-on if needed. Even with Duobao and others, Xiao Yuan had taught them personally. Of course, he was equally uninhibited in eating, drinking, and taking resources, and had amassed many treasures from his third brother.

The Tongtian Sect Leader always assumed he would continue this way, never expecting Xiao Yuan to suddenly want to establish his own temple.

"What is it? Planning to take in disciples?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader asked.

Xiao Yuan didn’t hide: "I want to settle down, get married soon."

Uh?

The Tongtian Sect Leader looked Xiao Yuan over: "I thought you only had cultivation on your mind, but seems like you can’t resist worldly affections after all."

"It’s not that I can’t resist, I just happen to have met the right person."

Xiao Yuan touched his nose: "Once I marry, I can’t keep freeloading at my brother’s place. He wouldn’t mind, but I don’t have a thick enough skin for that."

The Tongtian Sect Leader waved him off: "Alright, I get it. Off you go, then."

Xiao Yuan left with a smile.

He went to Yingzhou Island and began planning.

Anning was also busy, as the idea was hers. Naturally, many matters required her guidance.

At the very least, teaching the little demons how to brew tea, how to make food, Anning had to teach them step by step.