Chen Zui is a yellow weasel. You can call him a weasel or a fox spirit, if you like.
Well, that's not quite accurate. In short, he's a yellow weasel who cultivated into a spirit.
Even in the cultivation world, yellow weasels still have to ask people to confer a title on them.
Chen Zui loves taking shortcuts and has asked several people for titles. Now he's finally become an immortal, and happily goes off to repay the people who've helped him!
He calls it repaying a debt, but really, he's living the good life.
His benefactors are all wonderful. Every day, they find new ways to make chicken for Chen Zui, keeping him sleek and shiny.
Chen Zui does his share too, always stepping up to handle everything.
The trouble is that every one of his benefactors holds a position of power and is controlling, always restricting Chen Zui's freedom as a demon.
That won't do. Chen Zui became an immortal to enjoy himself! Who wants to play cat and mouse with you?
The good thing is, all his benefactors make enemies wherever they go. Pick an auspicious day, and gracefully throw himself onto the tip of a sword!
Heh heh, then he can fake his death and escape!
He's a very convincing actor! No breathing, no heartbeat! As long as no one crushes the demon core he's hidden away, he'll be leaping around again after a few days!
It's Chen Zui's favorite trick!
But after he nearly gets caught and dragged back yet again when his identity is almost discovered, he starts getting a little fed up.
When it's over, it's over. Why do they all keep acting like they can't live without him?
Chen Zui is miserable. He finds the last of his benefactors. This one is good at faking his death too! He's the only one who truly understands him!
The Demon King patiently listens to Chen Zui vent, then puts another pair of chicken wings in his bowl.
After secretly assassinating certain shameless people so many times, surely it's finally his turn?
"They don't understand you, Chen Zui. You've done more than enough for them. Come to the Demon Realm. Come stay with me, and they'll never find you."
That's right, the Demon King is the greatest benefactor of all on his path to immortality. A little drunk, Chen Zui nods without thinking.
Then this will be the next person he goes to repay!
Chen Zui regrets it! He regrets it terribly! The Demon King is even more outrageous than the people before him, and he wants to marry Chen Zui and become his Dao companion! They'd be bound together for life!
Unfortunately, there's a serious problem with finding someone who's also good at faking death...
He knows you're faking it!
After yet another failed attempt to escape the Demon Realm, Chen Zui lies in his coffin and silently repeats: I'm really dead, I'm really dead, I'm really dead...
He hears the Demon King speak with a smile: "Baby, come home and sleep with me. You'll catch cold here."
"You're not moving? Are you really dead?"
"..." I'm really dead!
"Well, what if I like sleeping with a corpse?"
"Hey! You can't... Mm!"
Theme: Chen Zui: Don't take shortcuts.
