Chapter 12 Tiger Shadow
Hearing that even Shi Tong praised Xu Zhenfeng so much, Lang Wentian felt somewhat pleased with himself for a moment, and became even more certain of the plan he had originally had in mind.
Shi Tong was born into the Lion Clan. Their clan has always been arrogant and looks down on others. Except for the Demon King's innate dragon clan, they look down on any other clans.
It's rare that he praised Xu Zhenfeng like this today, which shows that Xu Zhenfeng's talent is indeed outstanding.
Xu Zhenfeng saw that this demon general had an extraordinary temperament and a burly figure, and his demonic aura had been suppressed by him without any damage.
But when he stood in front of this demon general, he could clearly feel the demon general's majestic and intimidating aura.
Ah, no, it's a demon.
He took a few steps back and stood behind Lang Wentian, lowering his head and saying nothing, appearing to be very sensible.
Shi Tong also shifted his attention away from him and said to Lang Wentian, "You performed magic outside the boundary monument. I'm afraid those humans will report it back. Those old guys from the Great Yue Kingdom will come to your door soon and demand an explanation."
Lang Wentian snorted coldly upon hearing this, and said nonchalantly: "What explanation do they want? I will give them that explanation. Since I first took charge of this Jianfengling Pass, it has been hundreds of years since I took over the guard. They are recklessly hunting down my demon clan in this Jianfeng Forest, and I just want to ask them for an explanation."
Shi Tong looked at Lang Wentian's indifferent expression, thought for a moment, and then asked Xu Zhenfeng behind him, "When you came here, were there any demons chasing you?"
Xu Zhenfeng quickly bowed and replied, "It's a demon named Hu San, and he seems to want to eat me."
After finishing speaking, he recounted how Hu San had been hunting him down in the Peak Forest and how he had joined forces with the human race. This time he described it in great detail.
When Lang Wentian first heard him talk about Hu San, he just brushed it off in a few words. But this time, when he listened carefully, he couldn't help but get angry.
"The damn fox clan is full of such traitors. If it weren't for Hu Mingqiu from the royal city, I would have wanted to wipe out the fox clan completely."
Shi Tong glared at Lang Wentian with some dissatisfaction, and said sternly: "Watch your words. Although the fox clan is not strong in military force, they have many counselors in the royal city. Even the demon king has to rely on them. Prime Minister Hu has made great contributions to stabilize the demon mountain by dealing with the human and demon clans for our demon clan. How can you name him by name?"
After saying that, he glanced outside the door again. At his glance, Shi Tong's personal soldiers immediately dispersed outside the door and began to patrol around the stone house to prevent other patrolling demon soldiers from coming here and hearing something they shouldn't hear.
After a while, a personal soldier walked out of the door and shook his head at Shi Tong.
Shi Tong then continued to say to Lang Wentian: "When will you be able to control your mouth? Last time, it was because you cursed the counselor She Buxiu in front of all the demon generals and soldiers that our food and wages were delayed for two months. Have you forgotten?"
Lang Wentian wanted to refute again, but when he thought about the last time when the food and wages were late and the demon soldiers under his command had been hungry for more than half a month, he snorted in dissatisfaction and stopped talking.
But he was a straightforward person, and it was hard to hold back his anger. He tried to hold it in for a while, but couldn't hold it back any longer, and said angrily, "I'll kill the snake sooner or later."
"That's enough, stop talking."
After Shi Tong scolded Lang Wentian, he turned to Xu Zhenfeng and said, "We will report Hu San's pursuit of you. According to the Monster Mountain Law issued by the Monster King, all monsters that kill each other or prey on each other will be put into the Nine Cauldrons Monster Refining Furnace, and their two generations of blood relatives will be exiled to Liangshan Pavilion. Now that Hu San has been killed by the human race, his two generations of blood relatives will also be exiled to Liangshan Pavilion, so you don't have to bear a grudge against him."
Xu Zhenfeng bowed and replied quickly, "I will naturally not bear a grudge. Since there are laws and regulations in the Demon Mountain to punish, I am convinced and will not bear a grudge."
Hearing Xu Zhenfeng calling himself a junior, Shi Tong frowned, "From now on, just call yourself humble in front of me. You are not from my lion tribe, and I am not your elder."
Xu Zhenfeng's heart tightened when he heard this, and he quickly said, "Yes, I understand."
Lang Wentian patted Shi Tong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Why are you so serious? Considering our relationship, it is not against the rules for him to call you senior."
Shi Tong didn't respond to him. Instead, he changed the subject and spoke a few words to Lang Wentian before preparing to leave.
At this time, a personal soldier came to report that a newly promoted yellow-rank level one tiger demon had come from outside the pass, claiming to be a little demon who had just transformed and wanted to enter the pass and return to the Demon Mountain.
Originally, the matter of bringing the little demon into the pass could be handed over to the deputy general, but because the one who came was a tiger demon, the deputy general still asked his personal soldiers to report to Shi Tong.
Shi Tong's lion tribe and tiger tribe have always been on good terms, and for countless generations, the two sides have been constantly intermarrying. The relationship between the two tribes is almost like you are in me, I am in you, although it can't be said to be the same tribe, they are also the two most closely related tribes on the demon mountain.
From Xu Zhenfeng, Lang Wentian already knew about the tiger demon, and he had no good feelings towards this tiger demon who would kill his fellow demons at any time.
After listening to the report from Shi Tong's personal soldiers, he snorted twice in disapproval and wanted to say something else, but this time he finally shut his mouth.
He was a great demon in the Demon Mountain. If he spoke ill of a new demon in front of Shi Tong, he would be embarrassed.
When Shi Tong heard that it was a tiger demon who came to surrender, he immediately sat back down. It was extremely rare for the lion and tiger tribes to be able to cultivate themselves into demons outside the demon mountain. "Bring the tiger demon here."
The guard took the order and left. After a while, he brought back a tall woman in a black nightgown.
Xu Zhenfeng was also wearing a nightgown at this time, and it seemed that he and the tiger monster were a pair.
The tiger demon was led into the stone house by his personal soldiers. At a glance, he saw Xu Zhenfeng standing respectfully behind a demon general. It seemed that he was valued by the demon general and had been accepted as his subordinate.
She only glanced at them, then knelt down before the two demon generals and said in a clear voice, "The first transformed tiger demon, Hu Ying'er, greets the two great demons."
Lang Wentian just glanced at her, then turned his eyes away and ignored her.
Shi Tong carefully looked at the tiger demon and nodded, "Get up. In the demon mountain, except for the demon king, you don't have to kneel down to other demons. Don't learn the sour and pedantic attitude of those humans."
"Yes, junior, I obey."
The tiger demon already knew that Shi Tong was from the lion clan, so he took advantage of his courage to call himself a junior. This time, Shi Tong did not refute him.
Xu Zhenfeng, who was watching from the side, felt cold in his heart. This Demon Mountain was probably no simpler than the living environment in his previous life. It also had families, ranks, and classes, and the classes were even more strict and insurmountable.
The tiger demon was secretly delighted after hearing Shi Tong's words, but after she stood up, she still lowered her head respectfully and began to report how she transformed and fled to the Demon Mountain.
After she finished speaking, Shi Tong asked, "Did you see the fox demon chasing the wolf demon?"
The tiger demon answered without hesitation, "I saw it. The tunnel I escaped from was probably dug by the fox demon who wanted to hunt down this wolf brother."
The tiger demon's words corroborated Xu Zhenfeng's words.
Shi Tong nodded. "You and the wolf demon go with them to record a confession. This matter needs to be reported to Sifang City. Your two confessions will corroborate each other, which will save trouble. But you cannot enter Sifang City right now. I will notify the head of the tiger tribe in Sifang City, and they will come to pick you up in a few days."
Shi Tong raised his finger and pointed at the soldiers outside the door.
"Yes, I will follow your instructions."
The tiger demon lowered his head and answered respectfully.