Nouvelle d'horreur Azure Heart

Chapitre 13

"And there's also the 'spoiled brat' brand suit..."

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"Wow, there's a lot of stuff." Catfish chuckled.

"You flatter me," Panlong laughed.

"Uncle Panlong, how much is this?" Blackfish and Carp each held a set of clothes and asked.

"Oh, this, the original price is three years of cultivation, but I'll give you a discount, ten months will suffice," Panlong said generously.

"Really!!!" The blackfish and carp's eyes gleamed.

"Hei Zi, with this outfit, do you think I'll never have a second spring?"

"Yes, Carp, our spring is coming!"

"Heizi!"

"Carp!"

"Heizi!"

"Carp!"

...

"Please pay the bill over there..." Panlong interrupted helplessly.

The blackfish and the carp happily went to the crystal on the side and poured in ten months' worth of cultivation.

The catfish shook its head. "What a convenient way to avoid cultivating! You could be a god by now."

Panlong scoffed, "Tch, what's so great about being a god? I sell these crystals at high prices to humans who want to deepen their cultivation, and I make a fortune! Then I can open a few more branches, wow, life will be so much more exciting... Are you interested in joining me?"

"No need..." the catfish said, speechless.

Wow... such beautiful jewelry...

The dragon, the river shrimp, and the fox all shouted in unison.

"You have a good eye!" Panlong went over and explained, "These were recently thrown down by a woman, and they're all rare treasures..."

"Why throw it away?" the dragon asked, puzzled. "Isn't it very expensive?"

“It seems she was abandoned by a heartless man, and later she jumped down herself,” Panlong replied.

"How pitiful."

"Yes, yes, I heard her surname is Du, and she's a famous courtesan. Tsk tsk, love really does ruin things."

"Yes, yes, it's really harmful."

"Waaah—you're attacking me!!!" The fox suddenly burst into tears.

All the demons were stunned.

"Aren't you implying that she was dumped by Ji You?! 55555..."

“What you did didn’t count as abandonment. There was never any relationship to begin with…” the river shrimp said honestly.

"Waaah—this is too much!!! I don't want to live anymore!!!" The fox cried even harder.

"Oh dear, little fox, your crying is affecting my business!" Panlong quickly comforted her.

"They don't care anymore... 55555..."

Panlong scratched his head, looking troubled. "Then, then, I'll give you this jade pendant for free, okay? Don't cry, you've scared away all my customers!"

The fox looked at the crystal-clear jade pendant, which resembled ice crystals, and sniffed.

"How about it? Pretty good, right? Top-quality icy jade, it's free for you..." Panlong coaxed.

"You said it was a gift for me!" the fox said happily, grabbing it in one swift motion.

"...Here, take it. Anyway, this kind of thing doesn't sell well, it's a waste to just leave it there." Panlong said helplessly.

"Hehe, speaking of waste, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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By the time we returned to the pond, it was already quite dark.

"So tiring, this shopping spree was really tough." The demons rubbed their backs.

"Why did it take you so long to get back!" the crab said softly as it crawled over.

Because of school, it missed the clearance sale, but it wasn't too angry. This greatly pleased the other demons.

"Brother Tingcong has been waiting for so long!" Crab pointed to the side, dissatisfied.

"Tingcong?" Upon hearing this, the fox immediately ran over.

By the pond, Tingcong leaned against a rock, already asleep. In his arms, he held a bag of roasted chestnuts.

The fox jumped onto the rock and looked at him.

The fox could vaguely see several fresh wounds beneath his unbuttoned collar. Startled, the fox moved closer, and then woke him.

“You damn fox, you’re only coming back now…” Ting Cong said, rubbing his eyes.

"..." The fox looked at him without saying a word.

"Here are your roasted chestnuts, but they're cold now... You'll have to make do with them." Tingcong handed over the chestnuts and said, "I should head back now."

"Hey," the fox called out to him, "what happened to your injury?"

Tingcong was silent for a moment, then flicked the fox's head with his finger. "It got hurt while chopping wood, you idiot!"

"He must have released the fox and was punished for it," the catfish said.

"Really?" the fox asked nervously.

“…” Ting Cong glanced at the catfish, cleared his throat, and said, “I have to go back, or Master will be angry.”

"Wait!" The fox leaped forward, using too much force, and knocked Tingcong to the ground.

"Ouch... What's wrong!" Tingcong said angrily.

The fox shrank its head apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know you would fall." It stretched out its paw and placed the jade pendant in Tingcong's hand.

Ting Cong was puzzled.

"I'm not going to eat your food for free!" the fox said, jumping away.

Ting Cong couldn't help but laugh, "Tch, do you even know how much this jade pendant is worth?"

"..." The fox thought for a moment, "You have to buy chestnuts for me from now on, consider it payment for all future expenses!"

Ting Cong paused for a moment, then stood up. "I'm leaving..." he said, and walked away quickly.

Seeing him leave, the fox picked up a roasted chestnut, peeled it, and took a bite.

"So sweet!" the fox exclaimed happily.

"Me too! Me too!" the crab cried as it crawled over.

"Leave some for us!" The blackfish and carp swarmed forward as well.

"I want some too!" The river shrimp joined in.

"Roasted chestnuts? I've never had them before!" Chi happily squeezed in.

"No... give... they're all mine!" the fox said coquettishly, clutching the chestnuts.

"How selfish!"

"Heh, speaking of selfishness, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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Chapter Twenty-One

One day, while the demons were gathered together eating chestnuts and bragging, the crab ran back from the school crying.

"What's wrong..." Carp asked, its mouth full of chestnuts.

The crab rushed straight into Tingcong's arms and cried incessantly.

Tingcong was at a loss when she heard it crying. "Pangpang, what's wrong?"

"55555..." The crab rubbed its head against Tingcong's chest, heartbroken.

Beside them, the fox brandished its claws and expressionlessly raked the crab out of Tingcong's arms.

"Hugging and cuddling like that, what kind of behavior is that? You're a boy!" the fox said lewdly.

The crab pouted and blinked its watery eyes, "That fox is so stingy... I'm so sad... 55555..."

Ting Cong blushed slightly and asked, "Alright, stop crying. What happened?"

The crab sniffed, "Today is Mr. [Name]'s birthday. We'd like to invite everyone to dinner..."

“This is a good thing,” Blackfish said.

"Yes, yes," the carp echoed.

"But...but..." Tears welled up in the crab's big eyes again.

"But what?" Chi asked, tilting his head.

"But..." the crab cried out again.

"What's wrong?!" the river shrimp asked impatiently.

"But he treated everyone to hairy crabs..." the crab said, choking back tears.

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"Crab...I understand your pain..." The blackfish held the crab's hand with tears in its eyes.

"55555... That's scary, isn't it..." The crab bit its lip.