Chapter 104 Selfish

Lee Nianzu stared at King Chono for a long time and knew why King Chono wanted to keep him here. He turned to his brothers and Gen, and he said, "Please tell masters, shimu, and Teachers Lee, if I have time, I will go back and visit them."

Zheng Tingfeng was startled and grabbed Lee Nianzu's left arm, "Nianzu, are you serious?"

Lee Nianzu said, "If my stay can help release the captured Xians, it will be worth it." He smiled at his brother and Gen. "I prefer a victory without blood and loss of life."

Tam Kun, "Nianzu..."

Lee Nianzu turned to King Chono and said, "I won't leave with you until you release all the captured Xians."

King Chono approached Lee Nianzu and said, "I've never seen someone like you... Tell me, the handsome hunter of Cloud City, why did you trade your freedom for those you've never met?"

Lee Nianzu said, "Because I used to be the shackled slave of some bad people."

King Chono was taken aback, "Give me two days and all the Xians will be released."

Lee Nianzu said, "One day, this time tomorrow, if all the remaining Xians are not released, then this deal is off the table."

King Chono frowned frantically, "You..."

Lee Nianzu smiled and said calmly, "The choice is yours."

King Chono looked at Lee Nianzu, and Lee Nianzu's smile only made his anger boil more. He angrily said, "Fine! Then you are not allowed to leave this spot."

Lee Nianzu said, "I'm a man of my words, Your Highness doesn't have to worry that I'll break my promise." He turned to his brothers. "You can go, if senior brother returns, tell him what my decision is." He sat down on the mat.

Zheng Tingfeng lowered his body and grabbed Lee Nianzu's arm again, "Nianzu, if senior brother knows about this..."

King Chono rushed over and took off Zheng Tingfeng's hand from Lee Nianzu's arm. He said firmly, "He told you to leave, didn't you hear."

Zheng Tingfeng pulled away from King Chono's hand, "Let go of me." He quickly stood up.

King Chono said, "Tell your senior brother, if he decides to change Lee Nianzu's mind, I will send all my soldiers to annihilate him."

Lee Nianzu said, "Your Highness, time is running out."

King Chono said, "I won't leave until they leave."

Lee Nianzu shook his head, "You four, leave now."

The three hunters and Gen began to leave behind Lee Nianzu and walked towards their group a few hundred yards away.

When they saw Guozhao Zhiqiang, Tam Kun ran to Guozhao Zhiqiang, and shouted, "Senior brother."

Guozhao Zhiqiang asked, "Where is Nianzu?"

Zheng Tingfeng said, "King Chono made a deal with Nianzu?"

Chuju asked, "What type of deal?"

Zheng Tingfeng said, "If Nianzu stays with King Chono, all the captured Xians will be released tomorrow."

Chuju looked at Zheng Tingfeng, "What is hunter Lee's decision?" To some extent, she hoped that Lee Nianzu will agree, but then she also realized that the problem of the Xian people should not be on Lee Nianzu's shoulders.

Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "Nianzu chose to stay."

Mu Yin asked, "Husband, how did you know?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "If Nianzu can solve this problem and there is no bloodshed between the two sides, he will do it, even if it costs his life."

Yu Lei said, "Senior brother, we must save Nianzu."

Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "Tomorrow after King Chono release all the Xians, Wan, you can come with me, and we bring Nianzu's back."

Wan, "Yes, boss."

At night, Deming sat on the ground next to Guozhao Shaquan, Deming stared at Guozhao Zhiqiang who was sitting around the bonfire with other hunters. The way Chuju concern for Guozhao Zhiqiang annoyed him, but there was nothing he could do except watch from a distance. Every time he decided to speak, he heard himself barking. No matter how he tried to tell Guozhao Zhiqiang who he was, it was all in vain. He wanted to have the courage but couldn't. When he was in Dong Enlai's body, he had the courage to stand in front of the main street of Cloud City and confess to Guozhao Zhiqiang. But now, he has changed back to his original self, a coward, a useless person, deserve to be Hu Diangxiang's eternal prisoner. He misses Guozhao Zhiqiang's embrace very much, and what made him even more sad was that Guozhao Zhiqiang was only a few yards away from him.

Yu Lei looked down at the white fox and said, "Shanquan, your little fox has tears in his eyes."

Guozhao Shaquan looked down at the little fox and saw tears in the little white fox's eyes, "You're right, maybe he misses his mother."

Yu Lei asked, "How did you know?"

Guozhao Shaquan said, "Because when I was a child, whenever I missed Shimu, I always cried."

Yu Lei said, "That's because you are a crybaby. I think this fox is crying because he is injured."

Guozhao Shaquan picked up Deming and said, "My medical skills are no less than Xiaomei." He madly walked to Guozhao Zhiqiang's side and sat down.

Yu Lei shook his head, "Stinky boy? I haven't said anything yet."

Tian Xiang looked at Guozhao Shaquan and said, "Ah Lei didn't mean that." He handed a roasted root to Guozhao Shaquan.

Just as Guozhao Shaquan was reaching out to grab the roasted root, Deming jumped onto Guozhao Zhiqiang's lap. Deming buried his face in Guozhao Zhiqiang's waist. When Guozhao Shaquan called him, he refused to look at Guozhao Shaquan.

Zheng Yaozu teased, "Senior brother, that puppy has taken a fancy to you."

Guozhao Bolin said, "It might be because you saved him."

Guozhao Shaquan said, "Even if senior brother saves him, but I was the one who wants to keep him."

Guozhao Zhiqiang grabbed Deming by the waist and picked him up, but Deming struggled to put his left palm on the tube containing his ashes, the one Guozhao Zhiqiang was wearing around his neck.

Guozhao Zhiqiang grabbed the fox's left palm and said frantically, "Don't touch him." He saw the bracelet on the fox's left palm, his eyes widened. "How did you get this?"

Deming burst into tears and said, "Zhiqiang, tell me, no matter what I look like, you will always love me, remember me, have you forgotten?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang stared at the fox who had been whimpering at him. He suddenly remembered that he forgot to take the bracelet from Dong Enlai. He asked, "Did you summoned me?" Even if he asked, the fox couldn't answer him. The fox continued to whimper.

Guozhao Zhaohui, who was sitting opposite Guozhao Zhiqiang, said, "Senior brother, I think that fox likes you, so many of us are sitting here, and Shaquan is the one that treated his wounds, but he chose to lie on your lap."

Zheng Yaozu, "Yeah... Everyone looked at the fox's reaction. It seems that he doesn't want to leave senior brother's side."

Tian Xian asked, "How do you know?"

Zheng Yaozu said, "He buried his face in senior brother's chest, which means that it feels safe to be with senior brother."

Guozhao Zhiqiang put the fox back on his lap and began to stroke the fox's shiny fur. He sighed and said, "I don't know if he is the one who summoned me."

Chuju said, "Zhiqiang, if he likes you, it is also a good thing to have a buddy like him as your traveling companion."

Tian Xian asked, "What do you mean?"

Chuju said, "The rarest mythical beast is the celestial fox. I heard that they are born with special abilities, because the pure celestial fox is formed by the merits of the mother. The female celestial fox needs thousands of years of meditation to form a womb."

Tian Xian rubbed Guozhao Shaqua's head, "Oh, don't be sad, even if you don't have an attractive celestial fox, who is attractive to you, I'll give you a pet when I get home."

The brothers sitting around the campfire were amused by Tian Xian's comments.

Later that night, Deming was lying next to Guozhao Zhiqiang. He slowly moved towards Guozhao Zhiqiang's chest until his body felt the warmth from Guozhao Zhiqiang. He knew that the only safe place for him was Guozhao Zhiqiang's embrace. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When Tam Liang and Tam Kun went to wake up Yu Lei and Tian Xian to take over, Tam Kun turned to look at Guozhao Zhiqiang who was lying on the ground sleeping alone. Tam Kun saw a red-haired man in a white robe lying beside Guozhao Zhiqiang with his back on Tam Kun and Tam Liang. He quickly patted Tam Liang's shoulder.

Tam Kun whispered, "Ah Liang....look."

Tam Liang looked at where Tam Kun's finger was pointing. His eyes widened. He quickly called out his bow and sword and shot an arrow at the red-haired man beside Guozhao Zhiqiang.

Suddenly, a fox tail appeared quickly, knocking Tam Liang's golden arrow to the ground. Tam Kun and Tam Liang turned to look at the golden arrow, and when they looked back at the man in white clothes, it was not a man, but a white fox lying beside Guozhao Zhiqiang.

With the quick movements, Guozhao Zhiqiang suddenly woke up and stared at the Tam brothers. He asked, "What's the matter?"

Tam Liang said, "Senior brother, we saw a man in white lying beside you."

Tam Kun pointed at Deming and said, "That fox is evil."

Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "Go to sleep, I'm already awake, I will guard."

Tam Kun, "But."

Tam Liang grabbed Tam Kun's arm and said, "We may just be tired."

When everyone fell asleep, Guozhao Zhiqiang looked at the white fox sitting beside him. He picked up the white fox and asked, "I dreamed that Deming was lying next to me. The dream felt very real. I could smell his scent and touch his warm body. I didn't expect that I would dream of him after so many years." He sighed and looked at the white fox. "Is it you who created this dream...? If so, is it too selfish for me to keep you by my side?"