Chapter 45 - 42: Evil Crow and Jin Meiting

Chapter 45: Chapter 42: Evil Crow and Jin Meiting

South Sea, Antique Shop Zero.

Jin Meiting walked out of her bedroom, down the hallway, and to the laundry room at the very end.

"Huh? Where’d my little skirt go?"

Jin Meiting was collecting the dry clothes, her eyes filled with confusion.

Aside from her, there was only one man living in Antique Shop Zero. Could it be...?

Jin Meiting’s face instantly turned red.

’Don’t tell me the Master got lonely in the middle of the night and did something... weird with my skirt.’

’No wonder the Master hasn’t gotten out of bed yet. He must be exhausted from his naughty activities last night.’

A delighted feeling bloomed in Jin Meiting’s heart.

’I knew it. No man can resist a woman like me.’

’If he wants it, he should just ask! It’s not like I’d say no. Why would he do *that* to a skirt?’

A blissful smile spread across Jin Meiting’s face.

"In that case, I’ll have to make you a nice, replenishing meal today. Pig’s blood boosts virility. I’ll go buy some."

Jin Meiting went downstairs, beaming.

She planned to clean up first, then cook.

What man wouldn’t want to wake up to a spotless room and a delicious-smelling meal?

After becoming a Succubus, Jin Meiting was extremely efficient at housework.

Soon, Jin Meiting had finished tidying up and reached the first floor, walking into the back room.

Jin Meiting stared in surprise at display case number one.

The case was huge; it was less of a display case and more of a large pet bed.

Jin Meiting remembered that there was a bird’s nest and a cat’s bed here.

’How is there a Crow in the bird’s nest, and why is it tucked under a small blanket?’

Oh, right. She remembered now. Before bed last night, the Master had said a new Taboo Item would be moving in.

Jin Meiting leaned in curiously, wanting to get a glimpse of this Supernatural Creature.

She saw it clearly now—it was a Crow.

The Crow was sleeping soundly, mumbling in its sleep:

"Cuicui, you smell so good, Cuicui."

The Crow clutched the little blanket, rolled over, and nuzzled its beak against it.

Jin Meiting covered her mouth and giggled.

’So a living Taboo Item can be this cute?’

Suddenly, Jin Meiting sensed that something was wrong.

’There wasn’t a blanket in the bird’s nest before...’

’Where did this little pink blanket come from?’

The more Jin Meiting looked at the little blanket, the more familiar it seemed. Her eyes widened, and she shrieked:

"So it was you! You stole my skirt!"

Jin Meiting yanked the ’little blanket’ off the Crow.

The Evil Crow woke with a start, looking around frantically.

"What’s going on? What’s going on? Is Jiang Chaosheng here to kill me?"

Jin Meiting held the little pink skirt between two fingers, looking with disgust at the wet spots on it.

It was Crow drool!

Seeing no sign of Jiang Chaosheng, the Evil Crow sat up in the nest like a person and rolled its eyes at Jin Meiting.

"So I took your skirt. What’s the big deal? Are you serious?"

Jin Meiting stared at the Evil Crow furiously.

"Are you fucking crazy?! You stinking Crow, why did you steal my skirt?!"

’Besides the Master, no other male is allowed to fantasize about me!’

The Evil Crow stared lecherously at Jin Meiting.

"Hiss~ Jiang Chaosheng sure knows how to live, setting himself up with a Succubus maid?

Hey? Little Succubus, who said Master Hei *only* stole your little skirt? Master Hei also stole your stockings!"

The Evil Crow shamelessly used its wing to show Jin Meiting the pillow it had made by rolling up her stockings.

Jin Meiting tensed up. Her fists clenched.

Her pupils turned into hearts, and a pair of goat horns sprouted from her head.

Flames began to gather in her hands.

"What’s all the noise!"

An annoyed voice came from upstairs.

Jiang Chaosheng could be calm at any time, except in the morning.

He was extremely grumpy when he woke up.

Jin Meiting looked at Jiang Chaosheng with a wronged expression.

"Master, look at him!"

Jiang Chaosheng frowned.

’What’s with this Crow?’

’He doesn’t look at all like the devoted type who would willingly be enslaved by the Wang Family for a hundred years just to fulfill a promise to a lover.’

’How did he become so sleazy?’

Then he remembered.

The other Managers had all said this Crow was an old pervert.

’So what happened?’

’After leaving the Wang Family, did he draw a line between himself and that devoted version of the Crow?’

When the Evil Crow saw Jiang Chaosheng, its feathers stood on end in fright. It said fawningly,

"My dearest Master, good morning! What would you like to eat? This lowly one will go make it for you."

The person the Evil Crow feared most was Jiang Chaosheng.

In this world, only two things could kill it for good.

The first was a Manager of Antique Shop Zero.

The second was the Scythe of Death.

Now, both of those things existed in one person—and that person had shown killing intent toward it!

Jiang Chaosheng couldn’t be bothered with him and said casually,

"From now on, you’re not allowed to touch anything in the shop."

The Evil Crow froze for a moment.

’Can’t touch things in the shop?’

’Does that mean I *can* touch things outside the shop?’

’The world outside is where the real fun is!’

’Lolis, young girls, elegant ladies, young wives, and ripe women...’

’Tsk tsk tsk, the variety of their little skirts is on another level.’

Jin Meiting shot the Evil Crow a smug look.

The Evil Crow said contemptuously,

"Green tea."

Jiang Chaosheng glanced at the Evil Crow.

"Come here. I have something to ask you."

"Right away, my great Master."

The Evil Crow flapped its wings and followed Jiang Chaosheng to the counter.

Jiang Chaosheng poured himself a cup of hot tea.

With Jin Meiting around, there was always hot tea on the counter, no matter the time.

Jiang Chaosheng asked,

"Do you know about Yin Yang Masters?"

The Evil Crow gave Jiang Chaosheng a suspicious look.

"How long have you been in charge of Antique Shop Zero? You’ve already provoked a Yin Yang Master?"

Jiang Chaosheng raised an eyebrow.

"Are Yin Yang Masters that strong?"

The Evil Crow shook its head frantically, like a pellet drum.

"Not strong, not strong at all. As long as I get my Hiding Device back, wiping out a Yin Yang Master would be a piece of cake."

A flash of astonishment crossed Jiang Chaosheng’s eyes.

’The Crow can only beat a Yin Yang Master *after* it gets its Hiding Device back?’

’If that’s the case, then that Yin Yang Master must be ridiculously powerful!’

The Evil Crow noticed the surprise in Jiang Chaosheng’s eyes and said,

"It’s not the Yin Yang Master that’s strong, it’s the Nine-tailed Fox."

Jiang Chaosheng asked doubtfully,

"A Nine-tailed Fox?"

The Evil Crow nodded.

"That’s right. The one from your myths, Daji. Over in East Sakura, they call her Yumizakai."

Jiang Chaosheng narrowed his eyes.

"Number 4-09, the Nine-tailed Fox Demon Core?"

The Nine-tailed Fox Demon Core. Swallowing it allows the user to wield powerful Magic.

Jiang Chaosheng knew the serial numbers of the Taboo Items by heart, but he never knew that the Nine-tailed Fox Demon Core came from Daji.

Legend says that after the Nine-tailed Fox brought chaos to the imperial court and was slain by Jiang Ziya, a remnant of her soul fled to East Sakura and became one of its three great Demon Kings.

This myth sounded unreliable.

Jiang Ziya was a figure from the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.

But Yumizakai, from the legends of East Sakura, was a Demon from the era of Ping’an City.

There was a gap of over a thousand years between them.

The legends might be false, but the Nine-tailed Fox was real.

Sometimes Jiang Chaosheng wondered: ’The Jing River Dragon King was real, and Daji was real. Could it be that all the figures from mythology actually existed?’

Jiang Chaosheng looked at the Evil Crow.

"Even if that Yin Yang Master has the Nine-tailed Demon Core, he shouldn’t be able to beat you."

The Evil Crow sighed.

"That’s another story entirely."