Chapter 3: The Lazy 'Wind Blade'

  Dragon Group's No. 2 Conference Room.

  Qin Zhan and Ouyang Xuan sat quietly across from each other at the conference table, with the main seat in between them empty.

  Suddenly, the conference room door opened and An Qi walked in calmly.

  "Squad leader!" Ouyang Xuan and Qin Zhan hastily stood up and gave a military salute.

  "How is it? What's the situation?" An Qi sat down in the main seat and looked at Qin Zhan.

  Qin furrowed his brow slightly and carefully explained the situation again.

  An Qi's face also turned serious, and he tapped his hand on the tea table beside him, speechless for a long time.

  Suddenly, An Qi said: "Old Qin, how many years has it been since the Hu tribe last appeared?!"

  "Hmm, it's been over twenty years, I suppose! The last time was in '86, shortly after I joined the Dragon Group!" Qin Zhan thought for a moment and said.

  "Unbelievable! I didn't think it's been over twenty years and these despicable aliens have appeared again, what a nuisance!" An Qi scowled tightly.

  Ouyang Xuan cried out in frustration: "Please, is there anyone who can explain to me what happened twenty years ago? I'm completely confused, I didn't understand anything!"

  An Qi smiled and nodded slightly at Qin Zhan.

  Qin nodded and said: "This matter must be explained from the origin of the demon fox clan:"

  In ancient Chinese mythology, there were already footprints of the fox tribe, which was a very old and prosperous demon clan. In Chinese history, the Fox Clan had frequently stirred up trouble, with the most notorious being the Nine-Tailed Fox Daji, the wife of King Zhou of Shang in the Investiture of the Gods, who single-handedly destroyed an entire dynasty!

  However, after King Wu's conquest of Zhou, the Fox tribe seemed to have disappeared from Chinese history, rarely appearing in the mortal world again. Nevertheless, every time they reappeared, they would stir up a lot of trouble!

  This is the origin of the demon fox clan, and their cultivation method is also very strange. At first, the demon fox cultivated by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, and could initially transform into a human form. However, later on, it was more difficult for the demon fox clan to further improve. Nevertheless, there was a relatively simple method, which was to feed on the liver of a human male, allowing the demon fox clan's magical powers to soar rapidly.

  Because of the evil nature, most of the fox spirits have chosen this path. However, due to the gender advantage of female fox spirits, they are often more likely to deceive human males than male fox spirits, so the successful ones among them are basically all females!

  It is said that every time a fox spirit eats the liver of one hundred human males, it will grow a tail about every hundred years. After eating the livers of nine hundred human males, it will become the strongest among the fox spirits - the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox! Each of the nine tails represents a kind of magical power and is an extremely terrifying existence, almost comparable to that of a god.

  However, if the Youhu tribe really cultivates in this way, the punishment of heaven is also very severe. Every hundred years, there will be a "heavenly punishment" that appears, with thunder and lightning, shaking the heavens and earth, which can make those blood-stained Youhu souls extinct, never to be reborn again.

  In the successive 'Heavenly Punishments', those male demon foxes with low magical powers found it difficult to survive, and only a small number of female demon foxes could rely on their own magical powers and cunning to narrowly escape! This also further led to the fact that among the mature demon foxes, females almost made up the entire population.

  According to the records of official documents and religious scriptures of all dynasties, after the Zhou Dynasty, there were very few appearances of particularly vicious fox spirits. However, three-tailed and four-tailed lower-level fox spirits have appeared frequently, and many have been exterminated by skilled officials and religious practitioners throughout history.

  After the founding of our country, the predecessor of our Dragon Team, "Red Star", had also killed a few demon foxes, but no more than five tails. In the 1980s, after "Red Star" was renamed to Dragon Team, a seven-tailed demon fox appeared, wreaking havoc among the people and killing countless numbers.

  The Dragon Group then sent out several powerful warriors to surround and annihilate them, and the two sides had a fierce battle in Shangqiu, Henan. The Dragon Group paid a heavy price of one death and three injuries before they could finally get rid of this trouble! For more than 20 years afterwards, the fox demon never appeared again in the human world, but unexpectedly, today I encountered this troublesome demon tribe again!"

  Ouyang Xuan broke out in a cold sweat, thinking to himself: It turns out that the fox spirit is also very formidable! He hastily said: "Senior, then this time we encountered a female demon fox!? How many tails!?"

  Qin's expression turned solemn, and he said slowly: "According to my divination, it presents a very ominous sign. Looking at the characteristics of the deceased's wounds, I'm afraid this time our opponent will not be less than seven tails!"

  Ouyang Xuan's face changed: Oh no, another big problem! Why am I so unlucky?! His face turned somewhat bitter.

  An Zhi's face was resolute as he stood up: "These demon foxes kill people like they're nothing, we absolutely can't let them run amok anymore! Seven Tails, doesn't this mean that in the hundreds of years it took her to cultivate, she has already taken seven hundred lives?!"

  Ouyang Xuan's face also turned stern: seven hundred human souls wronged, what a blood debt!

  "Leader, rest assured, I will do my best to kill this demon fox and never let it harm humans again!" Ouyang Xuan suddenly stood up, his face filled with anger.

  "Good, with this determination, that's great!" An Qi patted Ouyang Xuan's shoulder reassuringly: "But since this demon fox is so formidable, it seems we'll have to find you a helper!"

  "Bring on 'Wind Blade'! This kid has the heaviest killing intent and doesn't understand how to cherish beauties, so he shouldn't be easily bewitched by the fox spirit!" Qin Zhan suddenly said.

  "Great, that's him! This kid just came back from XJ and has been wandering around lazily all day!" An Qi nodded in approval: "Also, Old Qin, with your rich experience, if you guide him a bit, it should be possible to subdue this unruly and arrogant fox spirit!"

  "I understand!" Qin Zhan nodded his head.

  An Qi picked up the internal phone beside him, dialed a number and said in a low voice: "Is that Little Liu? I'm An Qi. Order Special Operations Group 011 member 'Feng Ren' to report to Conference Room No. 2! Tell him, if he doesn't arrive within five minutes, I'll send him to guard the border in the desert!"

  "Haha, got it!" A burst of schadenfreude laughter came from the other end of the phone.

  "'Wind Blade'!? What kind of person is this?! I'm really looking forward to it!" Ouyang Xuan was excitedly thinking.

  ……

  Four minutes and fifty seconds had passed, Ouyang Xuan looked at An Qi who was slightly discolored and secretly smiled: "It seems that this 'Wind Blade' is indeed a lazy guy, won't let our team leader down, right?"

  Suddenly, the conference room door creaked open and a young man in his twenties walked in, yawning, and plopped himself down on the conference table without saying a word.

  He was slightly taller, with a slender build, wearing a white windbreaker, and had a lazy smile on his handsome face. His hair was also somewhat disheveled, clearly a careless guy!

  "'Wind Blade', I thought you weren't coming!" An Qi's temper flared up as soon as he saw this person.

  "Hehe, team leader, don't be angry, aren't there still a few seconds left in five minutes?" 'Fengren' smiled and said with a carefree expression.

  Ouyang Xuan couldn't help but secretly laugh at the sight: It seems that in the Dragon Group, there's not just one troublemaker like myself, Ah Tou's days are going to be tough!

  An Zhi apparently didn't have many ways to deal with this 'Wind Blade', and coldly snorted, "Your good days are over, I have a task for you."

  "I must say beforehand, if you can't even handle a difficulty-free task for others, I'd lose face for this person!" 'Feng Ya' yawned again, with an arrogant expression.

  "I guarantee it's challenging, you seven-tailed demon fox, are you interested!? I'm just afraid you won't dare to accept!" An Qi sneered.

  "What!?" 'Wind Blade' suddenly jumped down from the conference table, his eyes gleaming with a 'golden light', and exclaimed: "Really or not, I haven't even fought against the demon fox yet!"

  "Of course it's true," Qin Zhan smiled: "Since the opponent is very strong, this time you and Ouyang will partner up, any problems?"

  "Of course, no problem!" 'Feng Ya' said confidently, suddenly looking at Ouyang and sizing him up for a long time before saying: "You're Ouyang?"

  "Nice to meet you!" Ouyang Xuan smiled slightly and stood up, extending his right hand.

  "I heard you're quite something!" 'Feng Rèn' casually stretched out his hand, and roughly shook hands with Ouyang Xuan, with a hint of provocation in his arrogant and untrained eyes.

  "It's passable!" Ouyang Xuan furrowed his brow and replied with a hint of arrogance.

  "Feng Rèn" was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Good, you have personality, I like it!"

  Ouyang Xuan cried and laughed: I'm not a woman, why do you like me!

  Anzi seemed to have let out a sigh of relief, stood up and said: "You little brat has no opinion, that's good. Hurry up and deal with this demon fox, I'll celebrate your victory! Old Qin, you take care of these two troublemakers, I'm leaving first!"

  "Yes, team leader!" Qin Zhan nodded.

  "Hey, I'm telling you, Old Qin, are you going to divine again!" 'Feng Blade' seemed to be perpetually sleep-deprived, yawning as he plopped himself down beside Ouyang Xuan.

  Qin glared at him and said coldly: "Can't you be more polite? Ouyang is much better than you!"

  "Heh heh, I am who I am. If you don't like it, then don't look at me!" 'Feng Jian' said with a face full of indifference.

  Qin Zhan reluctantly took out the yin-yang bagua plate again, and then covered the four turtle bones flatly on the palm of his right hand. He muttered to himself: "Ziwei South Dipper, heavenly gods, respond to my invitation, show me the heavenly signs! Go——" 'Plop' threw out the four turtle bones.

  "Clang... clang..." The four tortoise shells jumped up and down for a while, before coming to a stop on the Taiji diagram.

  Because Ouyang Xuan had always thought that divination was a mysterious and profound behavior since he was young, as soon as he saw this scene, he suddenly felt that Qin Zhan seemed to be able to foresee the heavenly machine, full of strange and mysterious aura!

  "The main culprit will appear tonight, rising from the west. The divination indicates that the fox spirit will reappear in the western city tonight! However, I have no way of determining the exact time and location of its appearance, so it's up to you two!" Qin Zhan stroked the four tortoise shells with a solemn expression, as if caressing his lover.

  "Wait a minute, I learned a 'Crane Seeking Symbol' from Tan Feng. I wonder if it can find that fox spirit!" Ouyang Xuan thought of it suddenly.

  Qin Zhan shook his head and said, "As far as I know, the 'Crane Seeking Talisman' can find zombies, fierce ghosts and other things that cannot hide their breath. However, the demon clan is different, they can hide their own breath, and some demons can live with humans for decades without being detected. The 'Crane Seeking Talisman' cannot find them!"

  Ouyang Xuan felt somewhat depressed.

  "Alright, that's enough. Ouyang, it's getting dark, let's get going!" 'Fengren' jumped up and strode out in big steps.

  Fainted, this lazy guy is so enthusiastic about fighting! Ouyang Xuan sighed and could only follow him out in large strides.

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