Chapter 188: You Heartless Scoundrel!
Chapter 188: You Heartless Scoundrel!
Chen Changsheng tried connecting to the mountains with his Divine Sense.
At that single thought, the distant mountains suddenly began to shake.
“Boom…”
With rumbling sounds, the mountain range shifted its course by one zhang. Layers of snow broke off and tumbled downward like rivers, flowing downhill.
Chen Changsheng’s emotions also grew restless at this moment.
Only when he witnessed the mountains responding to his Divine Sense did he fully believe this mountain range truly existed because of him.
Back then…
Just how powerful had he been?
Su Junhan said, “The shape of this mountain is solely decided by you, Sir, with a single thought.”
Snow and wind settled on Chen Changsheng’s shoulders.
He let out a long breath as he gazed at the plum tree before him.
His feelings were complicated. This mountain had witnessed all those long years, knowing countless stories. By comparison, he himself knew less than a mountain.
Chen Changsheng reached out and gently tapped the plum tree.
A wisp of Golden Light sank into the tree.
Then Chen Changsheng withdrew his gaze and said, “Let’s go.”
Su Junhan nodded after hearing this. He glanced at the plum tree but didn’t ask unnecessary questions. Instead, he stepped forward, heading towards the Hundred-Demon Peaks behind the mountain.
That plum tree would stand atop the Liangjie Mountain Range.
No matter how fierce the wind and snow, it would never wither.
.
.
The view unfolded with peak after peak, covered in green. Mountain followed mountain, ridge linked to ridge.
Yet compared to the Mortal World, this place was less than one-tenth its size. Hidden like a paradise within this realm.
Not many monsters lived here—perhaps only a few thousand. Monsters found it hard to survive in the human world, leaving just this one safe haven.
For over a thousand years, it remained much as it began. Only the trees grew taller with time.
Everywhere you looked was untouched nature.
An Immortal Sword flashed across the sky and descended into a valley surrounded by mountains.
Yuan Mountain stood in the heart of these peaks. For as long as Yuan Mountain existed, all monsters here had been sheltered by the Fox Clan.
No palaces stood here. No grand Monster City. Just wilderness—really, nothing more than a few wooden huts.
Su Junhan said, “Yuan Mountain has always been wilderness. Quite different from what you imagined, Sir.”
Chen Changsheng looked at the scene before him, smiling, “It’s quite lovely, isn’t it?”
As Su Junhan landed in the valley, several little foxes came running from the woods.
“Uncle Su!” “Uncle Su’s back!” “Did Uncle Su go to the Mortal World again?” “Did Bai Bai bring us fun things again?”
Fox cubs in human-child form surrounded Su Junhan, looking up at their ‘Uncle Su.’
They all still had tails or fox ears, having not yet mastered full Transformation.
Su Junhan smiled warmly, patting their heads. “Yes, yes. I’ll give them to you later.”
“Who’s this Uncle…?”
The little foxes turned toward Chen Changsheng. Seeing a stranger, they weren’t scared. They just crowded around, studying him.
Su Junhan picked up one of them. “This is Mr. Chen. His seniority is higher than Uncle Su’s.”
“Ah…”
“So… we should call him Grandpa Chen?”
“Grandpa Chen!”
Chen Changsheng chuckled at being called ‘grandpa.’ “I’m not quite that old, surely?”
Su Junhan playfully patted the cubs. “Go play, now. Uncle Su and Grandpa Chen have matters to discuss.”
“Okay!”
The polite cubs hopped off to play in the mountains.
Watching their innocent joy, Chen Changsheng turned to Su Junhan. “Yuan Mountain is far more peaceful than I expected.”
“How did you think it would be, Mr. Chen?” Su Junhan asked.
Chen Changsheng said, “I thought Demon Kings might fight for territory. Didn’t picture such a paradise.”
Su Junhan smiled faintly. “Monsters here treasure their peace. They won’t foolishly throw it away.”
“True.” Chen Changsheng nodded. “Likely you worked hard guiding the Demon Race toward this.”
Su Junhan answered, “There were troublemakers at first, of course. When these mountains were newly settled, problems arose. I had to kill several Demon Kings.”
Chen Changsheng paused. “How many?”
Su Junhan thought a moment. “Hard to recall. But fighting Demon Kings? More than thirty, surely.”
Truthfully, more than that—he downplayed the number.
After the Liangjie Ranges split two realms, monsters claimed peaks as their own, causing bloody conflict. Su Junhan spent over a year eliminating every defiant Demon King.
That year, over seventy percent of monsters across the Hundred-Demon Peaks perished. Sixty percent of those died by Su Junhan’s hand.
The peace seen today was forged through his slaughter.
Though centuries have passed, elders among the peaks still recall that time of carnage. Just mentioning Su Junhan makes them shiver.
He was more than Yuan Mountain’s Fox Sovereign. He was Sovereign of the Hundred-Demon Peaks!
That seat wasn’t won easily.
Moving deeper into the valley, Chen Changsheng saw wooden cabins dotted along the slopes. They resembled ordinary mountain huts.
“This is Yuan Mountain’s clan territory,” said Su Junhan. “The Fox Clan has lived here for generations.”
Beyond the clan land, a narrow path seemed to climb toward a small hill.
Not a single guard stood along the road. Peace permeated Yuan Mountain.
Chen Changsheng remarked, “You conduct yourself less like a Fox Sovereign, and more like… a mortal village head.”
Su Junhan laughed. “Funny you mention that. I sometimes feel the same way.”
The human and fox reached the foot of the small hill.
Su Junhan paused. “Mr. Chen, please wait here briefly.”
Chen Changsheng agreed. “Of course.”
Su Junhan walked onto the hill. Chen Changsheng waited outside, viewing the place. Rich Spiritual Energy soaked the land—a blessed location.
As Chen Changsheng observed, a woman’s furious voice suddenly pierced from the hill.
“Tell him to GO AWAY!!”
Chen Changsheng was startled. Then Su Junhan stepped back out.
Weariness lined Su Junhan’s face. “Mr. Chen, my Elder Sister has…”
Chen Changsheng understood. That shout had been meant for him.
Su Junhan explained, “She waited for you all these years. Some resentment gathered. Please don’t take it personally.”
“Perhaps I should go in,” Chen Changsheng suggested. “Speak with her myself?”
Su Junhan weighed it. “Perhaps that’s best. She speaks in anger, nothing more.”
Chen Changsheng took slow steps onto the hill.
From outside, nothing seemed special. But within lay an emerald lake, centered by an ancient tree standing firm for over a thousand years.
The instant Chen Changsheng entered, a mocking laugh cut the air.
“How dare you show your face here, you heartless scoundrel?”
Chen Changsheng froze before even seeing the speaker.
Heartless scoundrel?
Who?