Ch 105: The Malevolent Monster Just Wants To Farm

“He’s so gentle,” Jiang Lin heard this sentence as soon as he regained consciousness. The voice belonged to a young girl, soft and melodious.

He opened his eyes but noticed that his vision seemed off. Being accustomed to the idea that he wasn’t human, Jiang Lin naturally looked down at himself while simultaneously processing the plot that had just been transmitted to his mind.

What he saw was a small, fluffy white paw?

Not far from him, a silver snake lay coiled on a stone large enough for a person to lie on. The snake was beautiful, with every scale as flawless as white jade, emitting a soft glow, looking like a finely crafted piece of art. The only flaw in this otherwise perfect masterpiece was its tail, which was severely injured and covered in blood.

At that moment, all the plot details fully integrated into his mind.

Bai Suzhen, Xu Xian, Xiao Qing.

It was the mythological tale of the White Snake.

However, this was set much earlier than the well-known story where Bai Suzhen was already a thousand-year-old snake demon. At this point in time, Bai Suzhen, Xiao Qing, and Jiang Lin’s current body—a white fox—were merely three unremarkable little demon spirits in a mountain forest.

They were young and weak, unable to even take human form. In this era, small demons who had just gained sentience were far from safe. The three demons had met and, for their survival, had depended on each other for nearly a hundred years.

Among the three, the white snake and the white fox were around the same age, with the white snake being slightly older, while Xiao Qing was the youngest.

At this time, Bai Suzhen had not yet taken the name Bai Suzhen. The untransformed demons, who had not read many books, simply named themselves after their body’s color. The white snake, being the eldest, was called Da Bai, the white fox was Xiao Bai, and Xiao Qing remained Xiao Qing.

That day, Bai Suzhen went out in search of food and was spotted by a circling hawk. Although she was technically a demon spirit, she had not yet transformed and could not use her powers. In her panic, she managed to escape the hawk but accidentally fell off a cliff, injuring her tail on the thorns of a poisonous plant.

Fortunately, she was found by a scholar named Xu Xian.

Who was Xu Xian?

The mountain where the three demons were cultivating was called Donghua Mountain, which was rumored to have been the site of an immortal’s training ground. The demons weren’t sure about the immortal, but the mountain was indeed rich in spiritual energy, making it a suitable place for cultivation.

Ten miles east of Donghua Mountain was a small town called Donghua Town. It wasn’t large, and its population was simple, consisting of generations of old neighbors.

Xu Xian was a scholar from the town.

He came from a well-off family and had been passionate about studying various subjects since childhood. After passing the scholar’s exam at the age of fourteen, he decided not to pursue higher official ranks. Being the only child in a family of honest and kind parents, they only wished for his happiness and did not pressure him further.

In recent years, Xu Xian had become fascinated with medicine. Not only did he formally apprentice at the town’s medical clinic, but he also heard that the steep Donghua Mountain was abundant with medicinal herbs. In his free time, he would carry a medicine basket up the mountain to search for herbs.

It was there that he encountered the white snake.

Xu Xian was naturally kind-hearted, unable to resist helping any living creature he saw injured. Throughout his life, whenever he saw animals in need, he would step in to help. Sometimes, when hunters in the mountains brought back live animals, Xu Xian would plead with them to release them. If the hunters refused, he would buy the animals with his own money and set them free.

Some people mocked him for being foolish, but he never argued back. Over time, he gained a reputation for being a simpleton.

When Xu Xian saw such a beautiful white snake injured, he couldn’t bear to leave it. He happened to have gathered herbs for detoxifying and stopping bleeding, so he crushed them and applied them to the snake’s wound. Seeing that the snake had fainted, and worried that it might be eaten by passing animals, he stayed by its side until the snake woke up. Only after the snake regained consciousness and could move freely did Xu Xian leave.

When the white snake returned to its place of cultivation, it couldn’t help but feel grateful to its benefactor.

“Elder Sister Bai, is that scholar really so good?” a younger, crisp voice asked. “I think humans are bad.”

It was a green snake, coiled around a branch above the stone, nearly invisible if not closely observed—this was Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing flicked her tongue and was skeptical of what the white snake said: “Last time I encountered a human in the mountains, he chased me for a long time with a stick, saying I looked like a rare species that could fetch a good price.”

At that moment, the white snake was full of gratitude toward her benefactor and couldn’t tolerate any doubts, so she retorted, “That just means you haven’t met a good person.”

Xiao Qing shook her head: “But I’m almost three hundred years old, and I haven’t met a single good person, only more than ten people who tried to hit me.”

She turned to Jiang Lin and asked, “Xiao Bai, do you think there are more bad people among humans?”

It took Jiang Lin a few seconds to realize that “Xiao Bai” was referring to him. He answered, “Xiao Qing, humans are different from us. The people you encountered who tried to hit you may not have had bad intentions; they might have been afraid of you.”

“Afraid of me?” Xiao Qing was puzzled.

Jiang Lin nodded, “For them, snakes are creatures that can bite and are very frightening.”

Xiao Qing asked, confused, “Is that so?”

The white snake also looked at him and asked, “Is that so?”

Jiang Lin nodded again.

“Then why didn’t that scholar hit me when he saw me, but instead saved me?”

It was clear that these two little demons were still very innocent.

Jiang Lin smiled, “That’s because you encountered a good person.”

The white snake was pleased to hear the answer she wanted. Snakes are naturally lazy, and since she was injured, she soon drifted off to sleep, curled up on the stone.

Xiao Qing also remained silent, coiled on the branch.

But Jiang Lin couldn’t sleep. He was busy sorting through the plot.

The touching love story between a human and a demon was still hundreds of years away.

Xu Xian was the past incarnation of Xu Xian from the legend.

However, this part of the story was just a background detail in the myth.

When Xu Xian saved the white snake, she was still just a small snake and couldn’t do much. By the time she was able to transform and repay the favor, Xu Xian had long since turned into a handful of yellow earth.

Jiang Lin decided not to worry about this prelude for now.

His current identity was that of a white fox, cultivating alongside the green and white snakes on Donghua Mountain.

After centuries of relying on each other, the three demons had developed a deep bond.

After the two snakes transformed into their human forms, both Qing and Bai appeared as women, while the white fox was a man. Xiao Qing, being young, appeared much more youthful and innocent, while Bai Suzhen was beautiful and graceful.

The white fox inevitably developed feelings of admiration for Bai Suzhen and confessed his love, but she rejected him. In anger, he cut ties with Bai Suzhen and left, going far away.

Later, Bai Suzhen found the reincarnation of Xu Xian and formed a bond with him at West Lake. The white fox, upon learning of this, became both jealous and furious. He attempted to sabotage their relationship but failed. Eventually, he threatened Bai Suzhen, saying he would reveal her true nature as a demon to Xu Xian.

Initially, Bai Suzhen still harbored some lingering affection for the white fox, but his repeated provocations wore her patience thin. In the end, the two demons clashed, and Bai Suzhen stripped the white fox of his powers, reducing him to an ordinary fox.

Although the white fox lost his powers, he still retained his former appearance, with his snow-white fur remaining flawless and of exceptional quality. A hunter discovered him, captured him through trickery, and sold him to a noble. The entire fox pelt was then made into a fine fur coat and presented to a high-ranking noblewoman in the palace.

And thus ended the life of this white fox.

In the grand love story between the white snake and the scholar, his role occupied less than a hundred words.

But Jiang Lin was quite satisfied with this outcome. After the difficult start in the previous world, he suspected that this world had been chosen by the system as a sort of vacation for him.

Surviving in the background of their love story and living a different life seemed far too easy!

Jiang Lin opened his eyes.

At that moment, the moon was rising, casting its clear light over the earth. The moonlight, like a veil, fell on the white fox in the forest. The fox, pure white and spotless, seemed to glow under the moon’s rays.

No, it wasn’t just “seeming” to glow.

The white fox truly began to shine. The glow started faintly but gradually grew brighter, enveloping the entire fox in a halo of light, making it impossible to see the fox’s form clearly.

The white snake and the green snake both woke up, watching the scene before them in shock and caution.

Xiao Qing was a bit scared and asked, “Big Sister Bai, what’s happening to Big Brother Bai?”

The white snake, having slightly more advanced cultivation, had vaguely sensed that threshold before. Now, she had some guesses in her heart.

Her expression became excited, and she whispered, “It looks like Xiao Bai is undergoing the legendary transformation.”

“Transformation!” Xiao Qing was shocked. “But Big Brother Bai isn’t even five hundred years old yet!”

Moreover, among the three of them, it had always been Big Sister Bai who had the slightly stronger cultivation.

The white snake didn’t quite understand either, but she was genuinely happy for Jiang Lin. “Such opportunities are unpredictable, after all.”

The white glow gradually expanded, rising into the air and slowly elongating until it formed the outline of a human figure.

Xiao Qing was excited. “It’s really happening! Big Brother Bai is transforming!”

In mid-air, Jiang Lin suddenly opened his eyes.

The light surrounding him gradually dimmed, withdrawing into his body. When he looked down, he saw a green and a white snake, both half-upright, staring at him without blinking.

Jiang Lin thought, “No wonder people are supposed to be afraid of snakes.”

Even though the white and green snakes were among the most beautiful of their kind, being stared at like this still gave him the unsettling feeling that they might suddenly spring up and attack.

Xiao Qing stared at Jiang Lin in awe. “Big Brother Bai, you’re so good-looking.”

The white snake was also momentarily stunned but quickly recovered. “Congratulations, Xiao Bai! You’re the first among us to transform!”

Jiang Lin smiled and said, “It was just a fortunate realization.”

He raised his hand and lightly tapped the air in front of him, conjuring a water mirror to see his current appearance.

In the water mirror, the youth’s features were strikingly beautiful, with a hint of spring in his eyes. His appearance bore some resemblance to his original form.

Jiang Lin had once lamented that his looks weren’t masculine enough, but now, seeing this face again, he felt a deep sense of warmth and nostalgia.

He said, “Now that I’ve transformed, I should have a proper name. I’ve chosen a name for myself: Jiang Lin.”

“Jiang Lin?” Xiao Qing tilted her head. “What does it mean?”

She hadn’t learned to read yet and didn’t know any characters.

“It’s just a name.”

Xiao Qing didn’t press further and instead said enthusiastically, “Then I want to pick a name too!”

“Should I call myself Green Grass? Or maybe Qingqing?” Xiao Qing began brainstorming names for herself.

Jiang Lin advised, “A name is important; it will stay with you for life. You should learn to read first, and when you transform, then you can choose a name for yourself.”

The white snake also nodded. “Xiao Bai… I mean, Jiang Lin, now that you’ve transformed, Xiao Qing and I will work even harder to transform into our human forms and free ourselves from the constraints of our snake bodies.”