High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 189 - 124: Rabbit’s Tail (Double-Length, Part 2)

Chapter 189: Chapter 124: Rabbit’s Tail (Double-Length, Part 2)

This is also why half-demons are more discriminated against... For humans, it’s like openly declaring oneself as an anomaly, which is very terrifying.

From the current situation, it seems that it’s more likely to be the tail.

He didn’t cover it up at all, and naturally, Liu Qingcheng sensed his gaze. If it were before, she would definitely be disdainful and angry.

But now... perhaps because she had exposed her most disgraceful identity to him, amidst her shame and anger, she instead felt a different meaning behind it.

He... indeed didn’t consider this as an anomaly.

What mother said was right; demons indeed have a higher acceptance of half-demons and often consider them as kin.

Liu Qingcheng let out a sigh of relief and unexpectedly turned around. Biting her lower lip, she lifted the hem of the light green outer robe and said, "Um..."

Her tone was very relaxed. Her delicate hands lifted the hem, the white inner garment clinging to her body, slightly revealing the color of her skin beneath, as the knot of the bodice lay across her delicate shoulder blades, almost clearly visible.

The hem of the inner garment was tucked into the emerald green long skirt, which, due to its expensive fabric, clung softly to her, tracing her full curves.

The center of the fabric dipped, forming a shadow, yet at this moment protruded with an abrupt, flat fluffy shape that nervously swayed left and right beneath the skirt.

It was indeed her tail.

A rabbit tail.

Liu Qingcheng’s voice still carried a bit of tremble, evidently, this was also very shameful for her, "My, my mother is a half demon with rabbit demon bloodline; I have just this little characteristic of the demon race on me."

Chen Kuang: "..."

What do you take demons for?

We demons are just of a different race; everything else is still all there, you know!

Chen Kuang was somewhat at a loss.

The little maidservant earlier kept calling out to Madam, not allowing this or that, he thought this courtesan was careful and prudent in nature...

In the end, he didn’t expect that the little maidservant was just mimicking her Madam!

Not a bit clever, huh!

"Ahem ahem..."

Chen Kuang coughed twice and said, "Alright, put it down, just telling me would have sufficed, no need to make such a fuss."

Liu Qingcheng blinked, somewhat at a loss, stammering:

"But... the way you just were, I thought it would be impolite not to..."

Did she consider showing her true form as some special demon-to-demon etiquette?

Chen Kuang couldn’t help but smile wryly.

He explained solemnly, "You previously thought I was some deceitful person with dubious morals, didn’t you? Since you asked, naturally, I had to show some tangible evidence, or how else would you believe me?"

In fact, he deliberately used his demon form to exude an aura, also intending to intimidate.

Who knew Liu Qingcheng would fail to comprehend any of it...

But this was normal, she, no matter how bright, was merely a mortal and couldn’t distinguish between displays of power among cultivators.

To an ant, it makes no difference whether a piece of paper or a stone slab is blocking its way...

All it sees is an endless towering wall...

Liu Qingcheng awkwardly adjusted her clothes and sat on the nearby chaise longue, uttering, "Oh."

It looked like she was as obedient as a primary school student who did something wrong.

Chen Kuang gazed at her intently and asked, "Are you looking for demons? Why?"

Liu Qingcheng lowered her head, "I am a demon... I don’t want to stay here, imprisoned, treated as a plaything."

She looked towards Chen Kuang with hope in her eyes, "Can you take me away? I want to live as a demon."

So that’s how it is... but she found the wrong person.

Chen Kuang was a demon, but not a demon.

Except for Wen Si, he knew no other demons.

Chen Kuang calmly and lightly said, "Sorry, I can’t do that."

"I am not a local demon of Yang Kingdom, just passing by. Even if I take you away, are you going to wander with me? This surely is not the life with demons you yearn for."

He paused and continued, "Moreover, you are the courtesan of Xuni Pavilion, known throughout Yang Kingdom, saving you might cause an uproar bigger than robbing official silver."

"Why should I take such a huge risk to help you escape?"

Chen Kuang’s response seemed different than she expected, Liu Qingcheng was a bit anxious, she said:

"I helped you too... You stole the official silver; if it weren’t for me hiding it, you’d have been caught by those officials..."

She seemed to believe Chen Kuang was the demon who stole the official silver.

Chen Kuang shook his head silently, "I wasn’t the one who stole the official silver; it was just someone... or rather, a demon who happened to flee here and shoved the silver under my bed."

"The demon those officials are after isn’t me; even if they notice something amiss, I have my ways to evade them."

Previously, during the illusionary realm, he had gained a rather niche passive ability.

["You Can’t See Me": You can sense and evade others’ attention, making yourself harder to detect.]

Earlier, he was accompanied by many people; hiding himself was useless.

Others could just locate Chu Wen Ruo and her mother to pinpoint his whereabouts.

Also, the enemies he faced were too powerful, with attacks covering the whole field, couldn’t find him, so they just overturned the table!

Thus this passive ability was especially useless, and he never got a chance to use it...

But now, Chen Kuang was alone, evading the officials was remarkably simple.

The reason he followed Liu Qingcheng into her room was merely to see what she was up to.

Liu Qingcheng was briefly dumbfounded but quickly understood.

The demon who stole the official silver must have been in a panic, thinking to hide the silver separately with plans to retrieve it after the heat was off.

Unknowingly... Chen Kuang was also a demon.

Her gaze dimmed instantly, she smiled bitterly, "Sorry... I’ve been redundant."

Chen Kuang asked, "You just want to leave Xuni Pavilion, right? Can’t you redeem yourself? With the money you’ve earned, it’s more than an ordinary person could count."

Liu Qingcheng said, "I used to think so..."

She promised that to Lianmi too.

One day, she would take Lianmi away from Xuni Pavilion to a quiet place where no one knew them, open a small shop, sell buns, and live an ordinary life.

But later, she realized it was utterly impossible.

Xuni Pavilion would never let her go, not even if she saved enough money.

King Jingnan had long designated her as a concubine; letting her stay, for now, was merely the leniency of a pet owner amusingly toying with his pet.

The freedom she longed for was merely an illusion of false skies.

Once the owner’s patience ran out, he would suddenly tighten the leash around her neck, slowly dragging her back.

Chen Kuang shook his head, "If you want to be a demon, best dismiss that idea... those demons live worse than you."

He hit the nail on the head, "You’re just looking for someone to whisk you away, not really considering demons as kin; even if you live among them, you wouldn’t get used to it."

"After some time, you’ll just want someone to save you from this cage."

Chen Kuang unabashedly mocked.

Liu Qingcheng felt her face burn, stubbornly biting her lip, "How do you know what’s in my heart? My mother was a half-demon too, also once a prostitute in this Xuni Pavilion; she didn’t even know who my father was, spent her life wanting to escape and ended up having her limbs broken, was sent to a beggars’ den, alive... alive..."

As she spoke, her eyes brimmed with tears.

No way?

Just retaliating because she sent him to be a servant earlier... and now she’s crying?

Chen Kuang pondered, looking towards the bustling illuminations, smiled, "In that case..."

"While I can’t, someone might be able to take you to see how the demons live in Zangfeng State."

...

The Rouge River mirrored the splendid lights on both banks, boats draped in red silk gently paddled across with gentle ripples, bringing a faint fragrant breeze.

A stream of light mingled in, weaving through the lights and shadows, quickly landing on a stairway by the riverbank.

This stone stair lay hidden in shadows, far from the bustling center, in quiet solitude.

The building it leaned against was not in business, only a few laborers inside clearing up from a recent inspection.

The stream of light hit the ground, transforming into the figure of a woman in a purple dress.

It was none other than the Snake Demon, Wu Man.

Wu Man squinted at her surroundings, and at once headed straight for Chen Kuang’s place.

She had already retrieved three boxes of official silver; this was the fourth!