This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

"His name is Mao Buduo? What a nice name," Mao Henshao murmured.

Zheng Zhuang was taken aback. "How come I don't see anything good about it? The name is clearly not what it is!"

"What is your relationship with him?" Zheng Zhuang asked curiously.

Mao Henshao sighed and said, "To be honest, he is my child. This lingering attachment was originally left for him, but I didn't expect you to barge in first."

Zheng Zhuang revealed an "I knew it" expression and said somewhat embarrassedly, "It was I who was rash."

Mao Henshao waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to blame yourself. Everything is predestined. Your appearance here may be my son's opportunity."

"What do you mean by that? And why have you ended up in such a state, fellow Daoist?" Zheng Zhuang asked in confusion.

Mao Henshao sighed, "This all started decades ago, when two six-tailed fox demons from the Fox Clan's 'Seven-Colored Cave Heaven' perished unexpectedly..."

"Wait a minute, are you referring to the sisters Su Tuhong and Su Tuxiu?" Zheng Zhuang interrupted in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist knows them?" Mao Henshao was even more surprised than Zheng Zhuang.

"No, I just overheard some rumors. Please continue, fellow Daoist."

Zheng Zhuang did not answer truthfully, because he always felt that this matter was not so simple, especially now that it involved the demon king in front of him.

Mao Henshao then nodded and said:

"This matter is not particularly secretive, so it is normal for fellow Daoists to have heard of it. They are from the White Fox Clan, and Su Tu Hong is even known as a genius that is rare in a thousand years. Therefore, the Fox Clan is very angry and has called on many fellow Daoists of the Demon Clan to investigate and vow to find the murderer."

--But during the investigation, strange things happened. One after another, fellow practitioners died inexplicably, all because their demon cores were taken away, and all of their demonic power was completely lost. Their deaths were extremely tragic.

"At first, everyone thought it was the work of the mastermind, so they were furious and frantically tried to find him. But I didn't know until the very last moment that it was all the work of the fox clan!"

Mao Hen Shao said this with a face full of hatred:

"The fox clan had actually sent a blue fox and a black fox to investigate long ago. Perhaps they were afraid we would find out something, so they wanted to kill them to silence them. If I hadn't been careless and fallen for the beauty's... treacherous scheme, how could they have been my match?"

"But it was because of them that I met Ah Zhu. After being severely injured by them, I escaped to a small village. Thanks to Ah Zhu's constant care, I gradually recovered. Ah Zhu and I developed feelings for each other and eventually got married."

"Wait, fellow Daoist, do you mean you married a mortal woman and had a child?" Zheng Zhuang looked at Mao Henshao suspiciously and couldn't help but interject.

Love that transcends race!

"What kind of look is that, fellow Daoist? As a demon king, I have naturally cultivated a human form. It's not what you think!" Mao Henshao said irritably.

Zheng Zhuang raised an eyebrow slightly, as if to say, "How did you know what I was thinking?"

Mao Henshao rolled his eyes, as if to say, "I know that!"

The two exchanged winks and glances for a while, then couldn't help but smile at each other.

Zheng Zhuang also thought of something else: he wondered what the relationship was between the blue fox sent by the fox clan and the Blue Fatty.

"Fellow Daoist, please continue!" Zheng Zhuang gestured for him to continue.

Mao Henshao explained, "Actually, Fellow Daoist is not wrong. It is indeed very difficult for different races to have offspring. I even lost a lot of my cultivation because of this."

Zheng Zhuang nodded thoughtfully, but then felt strange. According to Xiu'er, Su Tu Hong clearly had no demon core and had lost all her demon power, so how could she still give birth to the first snow of the night with a mortal?

Logically speaking, both Mao Buduo and Ye Chuxue are "half-demons," but their situations are quite different.

"I originally wanted to live a simple and peaceful life with Ah Zhu, quietly waiting for the child to be born, but the good times didn't last long, and they still came looking for us."

--If it weren't for Ah Zhu, I would definitely have self-destructed my demon core, even if it meant taking someone down with me. But they used the child to blackmail me, and I had no choice but to make a deal with them.

--That's why they swore an oath not to harm Ah Zhu and the child, so I surrendered. Before parting, I separated a wisp of my divine consciousness and placed it on the child, so that he could receive my inheritance in the future.

"However, he is still too young and his cultivation is too weak to open this consciousness space, which is why Fellow Daoist Zheng beat him to it."

Mao Henshao suddenly became serious and looked at Zheng Zhuang earnestly, saying:

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, I have a request. I hope you can take care of my little one. In exchange, I will offer you my cultivation techniques with both hands."

"My cultivation technique has quite a history; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to become a demon king so easily. Although you cannot cultivate it, you should be able to understand it by analogy and gain something from it."

Zheng Zhuang did not agree immediately, but instead told him about Mao Buduo's unusual behavior.

"Hmph! Cunning fox! No wonder my son's cultivation hasn't improved at all over the years. It turns out someone has tampered with it. It's rumored that some fox demons in the 'Seven-Colored Cave Heaven' can awaken mysterious talents, with the black fox being the most bizarre. This is probably her doing." Mao Henshao said indignantly.

Zheng Zhuang felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it. This ability was truly bizarre. Imagine turning a teenager into a lazy old man—how cruel was that! What was the difference between that and castration?

"Fellow Daoist, you trust me that much?" Zheng Zhuang said with a smile.

Mao Henshao smiled slightly and said, "Our clan has always been known as the 'wise among demons,' so we have the insight to see this. Besides, Mao Buduo is now in your hands, so we can only take this gamble."

Zheng Zhuang laughed heartily: "Since you are so agreeable, I, Zheng, will accept."

Mao Henshao bowed to Zheng Zhuang, then his body swayed and transformed into a thick book.

Zheng Zhuang quickly took the book and saw that the cover had the three big characters "Demon Emperor's Scripture" written on it. However, the book was not complete; only the first half was available.

Then Zheng Zhuang felt a lot of unfamiliar knowledge imprinted in his mind, as if it had always been there, but he just couldn't remember it before.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the room, his hand still pressed against Mao Buduo's forehead, while Mao Buduo looked confused, as if only a short moment had passed.

Zheng Zhuang slowly withdrew his hand, sighed, and smiled at Mao Buduo, saying:

"Since I have been entrusted with this task, I must be loyal to it. Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Mao Buduo was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"Why? Don't you want to?"

"I...I am willing! Master, please accept my bow!"

Mao Buduo realized what was happening and immediately knelt down, as if afraid that Zheng Zhuang would change his mind, and kowtowed several times.