On his way home, Zhu Yineng thought aloud, “If it’s not Xue Ji, then who is this woman seducing men and killing them for their money? I must warn Master to be careful when I get back!”
Sun Wukong chuckled, “Master is a robot. He’s immune to such things by nature. Do you really need to worry about him? It’s you who is easily swayed by women, too emotional. You should be more worried about yourself…”
Just then, Zhu Yineng suddenly stopped in his tracks, staring intently ahead.
Following his gaze, Sun Wukong saw the seven-colored nine-tailed fox demon, Xue Ji, standing in front of them.
Zhu Yineng asked, “Xue Ji? What are you doing here?”
Xue Ji replied softly, “Waiting for you…”
Zhu Yineng gulped and stammered, “You… you came to see me? Is something wrong?”
“Of course,” she said, “I came to thank you. If you hadn’t testified for me earlier, I would have been taken away by that Bull Chief…”
“It was nothing, you don’t need to worry about it. But coming out this late to thank me, what if you run into bad people or monsters? Let me walk you home.”
“Really? My home is just nearby…”
As they were about to leave, Sun Wukong coughed.
He said to Zhu Yineng, “She’s a fox demon herself. Why would she be afraid of monsters? And there’s no need to fear people. Master is waiting for us at home. Come back with me!”
Reluctantly, Zhu Yineng followed Sun Wukong back home.
The next day, as if drawn by some unseen force, Zhu Yineng returned to the same place, and sure enough, he met Xue Ji again.
Xue Ji said coyly, “I knew you would come… Your senior brother was such a busybody yesterday, and you’re too soft-hearted.”
“That’s just how he is. There’s nothing I can do about it, but he’s not around tonight…”
“Then let me… walk you home.”
When they arrived at Xue Ji’s house, they had barely stepped inside when Xue Ji’s expression suddenly changed, becoming vicious.
“Hand over all your money!”
Stunned, Zhu Yineng stammered, “You… how… are you really the one robbing and killing people?”
“That’s right, it’s all me! But you figured it out too late. I was planning to take their lives too.”
“Xue Ji, you really have a knack for this, making so many men testify falsely for you. You even fooled me.”
“Heh heh, it’s not that I’m skilled, it’s that you all are fools! Anyway, you’re dead tonight. I’ll tell you the truth: I’m not Xue Ji at all. I’m just borrowing her appearance.”
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