Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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On the other side, Bai Ju used his fingers to poke the two little weasels, his expression a little as if he was facing a great enemy.
Xiao Yao found his expression amusing and asked him with a faint smile: “Brother Bai, what’s wrong?”
Bai Ju glanced at Xiao Yao, then returned his gaze to the two little weasels, pursed his lips, and seemed a little nervous: “…too weak.”
After a pause, Bai Ju explained: “The bones are very good, but too weak to be trained.”
The two Huang Daxian sent from the capital both had good bones, which was quite rare in the past. Moreover, the two little guys were twins, and their strength seemed to complement each other. If they really practiced together, it would give twice the result with half the effort. Bai Ju was not without such skills. However, the current abilities of these two little guys were too small, and Old Dog Bai, who had not taken care of cubs for a long time, felt it was a little difficult to deal with.
Bai Ju originally thought that the red fox was already very weak, but he did not expect that the little demons nowadays could ruin such a good talent. He was afraid that since childhood… Having never tasted any spiritual food, nor visited any suitable training grounds, these two Huang Daxians likely only possessed a few innate skills.
After briefly explaining the situation to Xiao Yao, Bai Ju placed the two Huang Daxians on the sofa and sat down beside them. “Yaoyao, you see, the methods we demons can employ aren’t limited to instinct and talent. Demons who have truly embarked on the path of cultivation can learn a wide range of Daoist techniques. While not as many as humans, it’s not difficult for each demon to master two or three specialties.”
“For example, my innate ability lies in loyalty, and the ability I developed is called oath. If I had to categorize it, it would fall into the category of spiritual words and incantations,” Bai Ju said. “Elemental techniques like water, fire, wind, and thunder belong to the Five Elements category, but I can still use them because I’ve gleaned cultivation methods. They’re acquired, and the results are no less effective than my instincts.”
“These two little guys haven’t learned anything useful.” Bai Ju frowned, “They probably don’t even know where their strengths lie. They missed the stage of enlightenment and laying the foundation. If they want to cultivate in that direction in the future, they will have to start from scratch.”
The red fox was intelligent, and he could learn some real skills by practicing in the temple, so it was not difficult for him to master his instincts and develop his specialty. However, these two Huang Daxians were both simple-minded. They were young and didn’t know much. Old Dog Bai discovered it when he examined the remaining traces of magic on them.
Xiao Yao stood on the sofa with his arms folded, listening to him. He rubbed his forehead with a headache when he heard it: “…Brother Bai, maybe you should lower the standard of weakness first.”
Bai Ju: “…”
Bai Ju was a little surprised: “Is there a problem?”
Xiao Yao sighed, sat down next to Bai Ju, and held up his finger to explain to him one by one: “First of all, since five or six hundred years ago, demons who can use Taoist magic have been classified as demon kings, not ordinary little demons; ordinary little demons in the eyes of sorcerers are those with only natural abilities.”
“Secondly, it’s undeniable that there’s deliberate manipulation by sorcerers and our Demon Management Bureau.” Xiao Yao laid the matter out before Bai Ju, explaining with lowered eyes, “Both the Demon Management Bureau and the sorcerers hope that demons can pose as little threat to humans as possible in this society. Therefore, whether it’s the little demons under the control of human sorcerers or the demons guided by the Demon Management Bureau, they’re all indoctrinated with a certain concept.”
“—Utilize talents to create wealth.”
“It sounds very high-sounding, and seems to suit the demons’ future development, but this is a measure taken with the goal of maintaining social stability. For example, most fox demons possess the ability to charm and hypnotize. Most of them go on to study psychology, and many eventually become psychological counselors.”
“Those like the red fox, with their natural talent for charm and brainwashing, who end up singing seriously, are actually considered to have gone astray in the Demon Management Bureau’s records.”
Xiao Yao clenched his fingers: “And all the demons that have gone astray are actually included in the warning list.”
Bai Ju saw it, reached out and patted Xiao Yao’s hand soothingly: “It’s okay, I understand your concerns, it’s right to be vigilant against demons… You don’t have to worry that I will have resistance to the Demon Management Bureau because of this.”
Xiao Yao raised his eyes, looked into Bai Ju’s eyes and pulled the corners of his mouth: “Brother Bai, sometimes I really hope you can be more active in listening to heart sounds.”
Old Bai smiled: “It’s not good to listen to heart sounds too much.”
Xiao Yao only remembered now what Old Dog Bai had preached to him before, and that there were no heart sounds when there were heart knots.
In Old Dog Bai’s own theoretical system, it seemed that the ability to spy on other people’s heart sounds was not a special power at all. It was even on the same level as his ability to use thunder and fire talismans. He would only use it when needed and would never use it for daily communication.
Xiao Yao didn’t know what kind of self-control this required, nor did he know why Old Dog Bai could treat this ability as normal; he would rather spend ten times more energy trying to communicate and ask him, and rarely would he listen to the heart sounds to understand directly.
To some extent, it was very similar to those parents who had obviously seen through it a long time ago but still guided their children to express themselves.
The bad thing was that he, Xiao Yao, was not good at this.
Seeing that Xiao Yao stopped talking, Bai Ju felt that he was vague and might have made his boyfriend feel confused or start to think too much, so he pondered for a while and simply added: “Yaoyao, listening to heart sounds is not my talent, nor is it an ability I have cultivated, but a privilege belonging to a mountain god. By some strange coincidence, I came to possess such power during my time as a mountain deity, but the heavens withdrew my chance to ascend to godhood. This divine power remains within me…”
“Yaoyao, listen to the inner voice enough, and you’ll become a true god.”
“The mundane world will become a burden, the suffering of all beings will vanish into thin air; on that day, perhaps I’ll take it for granted that I’m above all others. I’m not a true god, so I can’t abuse divine power, even if it belongs to me and is completely under my control.”
Bai Ju thought this was a simple truth; it wasn’t that he disliked his own strength, nor was it that he didn’t want to use his abilities to save trouble, but it was a wake-up call, a moment of self-examination.
“I’m not ambitious. I simply want to live a good life, caring for the little demons and humans within my power, and doing good deeds to accumulate virtue.” Bai Ju stretched out his arms and pulled Xiao Yao into his arms. “Now, I hope to live a good life with my Yaoyao, experiencing a new life in this new era; a peaceful and stable life.”
Bai Ju kissed Xiao Yao’s earlobe and asked in a low voice, “Is it boring?”
Xiao Yao was unconsciously led astray by Old Dog Bai. For a moment, only Old Dog Bai’s question remained in his mind, so he shook his head reflexively and denied it, “No, this is good, it won’t be boring.”
After a pause, Xiao Yao remembered what he was thinking about before, and suddenly he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry – he just felt that there were some contradictions that were difficult to talk about when he brought them up with Old Dog Bai because of the conflict between humans and demons. As a result, Old Dog Bai somehow explained the reason why he didn’t want to listen to more heart sounds in such a matter-of-fact way.
In a sense, it was also very reassuring.
Old Bai rubbed his boyfriend’s head. The two chatted idly for a few moments before returning the topic to the two weasels curled up on the sofa.
“So what should we do next?” Bai Ju worried. “Their instincts are fine. A few remedial lessons will suffice… but shouldn’t they learn other techniques?” If they did, wouldn’t that put them on a warning list? Their normal activities would likely be restricted.
Xiao Yao pondered for a moment and said, “I think they still have to learn magic.”
“The power of demons is a double-edged sword. If managed well, they can even provide a solid barrier for our entire China. After all, there are many more demons than sorcerers.” Xiao Yao said, “If they are not managed well, there will be all kinds of problems, which will cause a burden and threat to society.”
“If, Brother Bai, you can provide a management plan and find a way other than yourself to crush and deter the little demons, then the Demon Management Bureau will fully support you in teaching the little demons the basic magic.”
Bai Ju nodded when he heard this, supported his chin with his fingers intertwined, and rested his elbows on his knees. He then thought carefully for a while.
“Before I fell asleep… I had a few old friends.” Bai Ju said, “Although they are basically all dead now, there are still a few alive. Maybe I can find them.”
“There is an auspicious beast among them. If I find the auspicious beast, that will be all right.”
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