Chapter 124

Ling Yue nodded, the girl's eyes lit up as she looked at her, and sweet words spilled out instantly: "You're so beautiful, big sis, no wonder you could raise such a beautiful big crow!"

She had never seen such a beautiful crow before; it was both clever and able to understand humans.

Ling Yue guessed she was probably looks-obsessed, because as soon as she saw Ling Yue, the girl poured out everything she knew like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Including how she and the crow met.

It turned out that Huang Yan, that is the girl, had just graduated, was sharing an apartment in a nearby building with several classmates, and was interning at work; her workplace was quite far from the apartment.

One time, returning home very late, she had to pass through a small path in the residential area, with tall trees planted on both sides; the old estate's streetlights were dim, sometimes a few were broken, and when the wind blew, the tree shadows swayed.

Huang Yan suddenly heard footsteps.

The girl's sixth sense almost instantly made her alert, goosebumps rose on her back, a chill surged from her feet up her back—someone was following her.

She quickened her pace, wanting to get out of that few-dozen-meter grove as soon as possible, but the follower also sped up; behind Huang Yan, unseen, he wore a mask and a hat, clearly having made thorough preparations.

The vicious gaze fell on the slender girl ahead, about to pounce, when a sudden "ga" came from the sky—a large crow circling overhead swooped down and knocked the man over with one claw.

"I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death! Pervert!"

The man let out a miserable howl.

If the crow, carefully fed by Ling Yue, couldn't beat him even while occupying the high ground, that would truly be laughable!

Not to mention Ling Yue would be embarrassed; even the crow itself would disdain it.

The crow's aerial attack caught the man off guard; it unleashed the Foshan Shadowless Claw, attacking frenziedly, the man screamed, and the shrill sound drew others over.

Hearing someone coming, he limped away in a panic.

Having finished work, the crow landed leisurely back on the treetop; only then did it notice that the young lady from earlier hadn't left, but instead covered her mouth, eyes shining as she looked at it.

"Life-saving benefactor bird! You're so handsome!"

The crow preened its feathers proudly, "What's this? It can do much more." And the reason the crow is here is because it's expanding its business!

Cats can work, so why couldn't these birds? Especially the flock under it, which had already grown glossy and sleek, each plump and sturdy!

In the end, it set its target on single girls; anyway, crows are nocturnal animals, so patrolling for them can protect the girls' safety!

So the crow often helps Huang Yan patrol; even if it's not the crow, just a particularly handsome big crow makes the young ladies instantly feel safe.

And so, the crow and Huang Yan met, and over time they became friends.

Ling Yue rested her chin, looking at them, eyebrows slightly raised: "And what's this money about?"

Before the crow could answer, the young lady stood up and explained: "This is the thank-you fee I give the crow for its care over this period."

She didn't realize it at school, but after leaving the ivory tower and entering society, she learned how treacherous people's hearts are, and how disadvantaged and difficult it is for single women!

Two hundred bucks.

Over here, the crow was extremely excited, flapping its wings to show off to Ling Yue, squawking loudly: "Yue Yue, look, I made money! Hahahaha!"

The crow's arrogant laugh sounded really harsh; Ling Yue gave it a thump on the head, telling it to restrain itself: "Don't you see your friend is still here?"

Who would have thought Huang Yan didn't care at all, instead she enviously watched their interaction; as for why she came here, Huang Yan's face flushed: "The crow brought me here."

Today she had the day off, never expecting the crow to lead her to meet its owner—does this count as meeting the parents?

She was idly thinking, when suddenly their eyes met, she licked her lips: "You're so pretty, big sis~"

Ling Yue: "Just call me Ling Yue, please have a seat."

As she spoke, she poured a cup of honey water and handed it over; Huang Yan felt honored and surprised, while the crow beside her stared, neck stretched out, almost toppling over: "Me? What about me?"

Ling Yue: "What do you want?"

"Water." The crow said, stepping on the red bills beneath its feet: "This time I didn't just bring two hundred-dollar bills; I've brought a new commission, owner, take it quick!"

Ling Yue raised her eyebrows, then heard the crow proudly pat its chest and say: "The crow has an eighty percent chance this time!"

Ling Yue looked at its smug expression, as if its head were about to flip up to the sky?

She shook her head, took out the crow's dedicated cup, and the sweet honey water brewed: "What eighty percent chance?"

Ling Yue conversed with it quite naturally; meanwhile, Huang Yan stared in amazement, suddenly recalling something: a coworker had recently become obsessed with animal livestreams, saying the host could communicate with animals, and had even opened a pet consultation shop in Jing Shi.

No way, no way?

It couldn't be her, could it?!

Suddenly, she covered her mouth; the honey water scalded her lips, she stuck out her tongue, but the little girl's eyes sparkled, as if filled with tiny stars.

The crow jumped up and down happily: "Of course it's the chance to catch the pervert!"

It simply explained: "The young ladies are all very kind to me, but lately they've had an issue: a pervert has been stealing their underwear hung out to dry on the balcony!"

"You say, is it scary or not?"

Ling Yue nodded in deep agreement, but thinking about that eighty percent chance just mentioned, she wondered: "Don't you already have a suspect in mind?"

The crow puffed its chest proudly: "Of course, who am I? I'm the boss of the bird flock! Hearing that the young ladies were targeted by a pervert, I'd already sent my underlings to tail them; I never expected to actually find a few suspects!"

"Besides, this pervert thief is quite regular; even with surveillance, he isn't afraid, but so what—can this stump us?"

"I calculated, today is when he strikes again; Yue Yue, you hurry up and help communicate—when the time comes I'll give you the suspects, Detective Yue Yue, you're about to make your debut!"

As it spoke, it got excited and spread its huge wings—like a wind sweeping away the clouds.

Ling Yue was practically laughing and crying at the crow's antics; she nodded, looked at Huang Yan, and the little girl nervously tiptoed: "Is… is there something?"

Ling Yue: "Yes, I just communicated with the crow, and it said you've recently encountered a pervert."

Huang Yan's face instantly flushed red, she still nodded, and said angrily: "It's a pervert!"

"A super pervert—I just bought some expensive underwear, hung it out for half a day and it's gone! Damn pervert, it's just…"

As she spoke, she suddenly realized, looking expectantly at Ling Yue: "You're asking about this—"

Ling Yue smiled brightly, dazzling the little girl, then heard her say: "The crow said it wants me to help you investigate."

"Let's set a time for tonight."

Huang Yan felt dazed, as if she were dreaming.

On the way back, her whole self felt like she was stepping on clouds.

It was past seven in the evening, and the sky had already grown dark.

In the residential complex, the female roommates had already packed up and were ready to leave when they saw her bring Ling Yue; they all exclaimed in surprise, 'Huang Yan, this is...'

Huang Yan said, 'It's Ya Ya's owner!'

Upon hearing this, the girls burst out laughing: 'The owner of the big crow?!'

Huang Yan happily said, 'Not only that, I also asked her to catch the pervert!'

The first to react was a girl with a doll-like face, who raised her hand: 'Is that the super disgusting, super perverted underwear thief?'

"Ahhhhh!!! Great! Great!"

Not long after, the house erupted in joyful cheers.

They were all close friends, which is why they could live under the same roof; because of this, not only had Huang Yan's clothes been stolen, but several others had suffered even worse losses, so today they went out just to buy underwear!

They were all recent graduates who had already spent a lot on underwear, and they felt intense hatred and loathing toward that perverted thief!

Both disgusting and lewd!

Ling Yue nodded, noting down what they said; as for the next arrangements, that would be up to Ya Ya and Ling Yue.

She first wanted to scout the surroundings; several people lived on the second floor, so one could imagine the thief would have to climb the anti-theft windows—what a determined pervert!

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Ling Yue hung the prepared 'bait' on the balcony, and also attracted several small snakes to hang on the anti-theft windows, with a few bees supervising, waiting for the person to walk into the net.

The girls closed the door, feigned leaving, but actually kept glancing at the balcony with their peripheral vision; after walking out of the complex, they turned back.

They couldn't help but feel anticipation.

On one side of the trees, Ya Ya hid inside, beside it was an equally black little brother; under the night sky, the several birds blended completely into the darkness.

Ling Yue turned and found a dead corner to rest; not long after, she heard a buzzing sound, and Xiao Mi Feng flew over, shouting, 'Pervert, pervert, here!!!'

Ling Yue's spirits lifted instantly; before she could approach, she heard a shrill scream—a girl in a red dress hung from the second-floor windowsill, trembling, her voice sharp and piercing: 'Help! Help!'

She still clung desperately to the underwear strap with one hand, her professionalism making others sweat.

The only shocking thing was Ya Ya: 'How could it be a girl?'

"She's a girl—why would she steal others' underwear? So disgusting!"

Ling Yue didn't know either, but she couldn't let the person stay hanging there; she lowered her gaze—below was a cluster of roses, the roses in full bloom, with thorns on the stems.

The gardener had just turned the soil, which was very loose.

Confirmed, even if she fell, it wouldn't be a problem.

Thus Ling Yue had no need to hesitate; she waved her hand and commanded, 'Ya Ya, go up!'

Almost without her speaking, a whooshing sound came from the sky; Ya Ya and the little brothers swooped down like suddenly appearing fighter jets, graceful and smooth, striking the woman with their claws.

At the same time, Huang Yan and the other girls saw Ling Yue's message: '【Person captured, return quickly!】'

They rushed over, and upon seeing the red dress, several froze—it was actually a woman?

Huang Yan fumed, 'Is it her who stole our clothes?'

"Why would she steal clothes?"

At that moment, the woman waved her arms in midair like a madwoman: 'Get lost! Get lost!'

Suddenly, she felt something soft and slippery, met the snake's gaze, and the woman's expression turned fearful; in the next instant, the slick snake coiled around her hand, shaking her so violently she screamed and fell straight down.

The rose thorns in the flowerbed had turned her into a hedgehog; after struggling to crawl out, she saw several pairs of shoes surrounding her.

The flashlight's strong beam hit her face, and Huang Yan gritted her teeth in anger: 'Finally found you! You pervert!'

The woman covered her face, already lacking any strength to resist, and whimpered under their punches and kicks; they weren't about to let her off easily!

Even more puzzling, why was she stealing these?

The woman seemed to know what they were thinking, and suddenly plopped down on her knees: 'Please, spare me this time—I really have no choice, I have no clothes to wear…'

She covered her face and burst into sobs; the others fell silent at once—she looked utterly miserable, didn't she?

At that moment, Ya Ya tilted its head, seeing what looked like a tag beneath her black hair; curious, Ya Ya poked at it, not expecting that one tug would pull off her entire hair!

It flapped its wings in fright, fluttering upward, and beneath its claws lay the fully revealed wig.

Ya Ya's bird‑eyes, the size of soybeans, instinctively looked down; its pupils dilated instantly and it squawked loudly—

"Holy shit!"

It swore outright, and the pitying young women who had just been standing in a line stared at this scene, all stunned!

Huang Yan covered her face, feeling utterly offended: 'My eyes, I'm going blind!'

This isn't some female flying thief at all—clearly it's a bald pervert man dressed in women's clothing!

No wonder he could easily climb the second‑floor anti‑theft windows—turns out he wasn't a woman at all, so why did he just claim he had no clothes to wear?

Thinking of this, several people's stomachs churned, nearly making them vomit!

The pervert man was fully prepared, wearing black stockings and even makeup; if Ya Ya hadn't accidentally snatched off the wig, they might still have been sympathizing with him.

They all shivered in unison.

Not long after, the police arrived, and they learned that all the female residents in this complex had fallen victim to his deeds; as for why he stole so many women's personal items, who knows—it just made everyone feel disgusted for a while.

Ling Yue felt the girls had gone too easy on him; even beating him into a pig's head wouldn't be enough!

As for Ya Ya, Ling Yue turned her head to see it surrounded by people: one holding a fruit plate to feed it, another helping groom its feathers, and another giving it a massage—its little life was beautiful, more moist than a deity's.

That evening, upon returning, there was yet another topic of conversation: Ya Ya recounted how it bravely and cleverly fought the pervert man.

Ling Yue went out to pick up a delivery, bringing back several books—the October sample issue sent by the fashion magazine. Ling Yue was so busy she completely forgot about it, but they had sent it anyway.

On the cover stood the Black Cat Queen, the paper quality high‑grade, the printing sharp, every strand of the cat's fur clearly visible; most striking were those deep, obscure eyes, reflecting an unfathomable fantasy world.

Ling Yue touched it and let out a soft hiss.

She gazed at the Black Cat Queen and asked, 'You felt it too?'

The Black Cat Queen nodded: 'There's a slight effect, but not much.'

Ling Yue smiled: "That also counts as a peace talisman, right?"

Even she herself hadn't expected such a surprising effect; beside her, the lovestruck Xunbao Shu Duo Duo, obsessed with the wife's divine looks, listened in utter confusion: "What things can't we let the mouse know?"

Ling Yue gave a faint smile: "We didn't hide it from you; it's right on the cover, you can see for yourself."

She walked upstairs at a leisurely pace, the chef still cooking; Ling Yue recalled the call from the winery, quietly put up the shop link on the homepage; as for pricing, like the previous fruit wine autumn brew, the standard is 500 ml per bottle at 388 yuan per bottle.

This year's brew was rushed, but the effect won't be bad.

Beautifying and nourishing complexion, enriching blood and vital energy—this is the effect of the autumn brew, and its taste is far better than market fruit wines.

Ling Yue hung up the link and shut down the computer, completely unaware of the huge stir she had caused.

100,000 bottles of liquor, sold out within five minutes; Ling Yue vastly underestimated her frenzied fans—hundreds of millions of fans vying for 100,000 bottles, getting any is considered a heavenly-chosen lucky one.

Examples: Ren Yaqi and Long Xin Hua couple, Ye Yilin and Song Xi directly bought five hundred bottles; this was still because Ling Yue set a purchase limit of ten bottles per person.

As for the effect, nobody noticed it yet; but the taste—countless people have uploaded videos showing its sweet‑sour refreshing flavor, which completely outshines all market fruit wines.

River‑View Mouth

Ling Yue received a call from the innkeeper early that morning; she was still eating, so she rushed over.

The river wind was biting, the water surface wide; in fact, regarding the handling of this place, Ling Yue had already set a plan in her mind.

A project destined to be enormously huge.

"Yueyue! We're here!" Jinjin the Dragon Fish King shouted from the riverbank, its body radiating brilliant light.

Ling Yue ran over; upon seeing Jinjin the Dragon Fish King, she gasped, eyes wide, almost unable to believe it.

Jinjin has changed tremendously.

Not only appearance—it now bears scars and patterns, and its gaze, once innocent, has grown steadier; meanwhile, the Feng Shui Turtle Master remains unchanged, still lazy and slow.

Before Jinjin could speak, the fish on the shore all opened their mouths wide: "We succeeded!"

"Those fish have been defeated by us; they now hide in the corners, and someday the Yangtze will become our home again!"

"I'm the fiercest—I made them howl with my bites; that guy's spines are too sharp, making me go days without proper meals!"

Ling Yue nodded, looking at the fish with heartache; their wounds were clearly visible, some even crippled, fins missing, tails half gone—she could scarcely imagine what painful struggle they had endured.

She took out the factory‑made pet food; from the moment she first obtained it, Ling Yue had been arranging things, and only recently did she hear the good news that the weakened pet food had only one‑thousandth of its original effect, yet it was still beneficial for animals.

Scattering this pet food, the fish ate it with great delight.

However, there is still no news about the Yangtze sturgeon.

Ling Yue lowered her gaze; the river surface churned as the fish fought for food, glittering with ripples; the Feng Shui Turtle Master slowly crawled up the bank and told Ling Yue their cleanup progress over this period.

"Jinjin and I not only led the river fish in resisting invasive species, we also sabotaged the merit of those who release animals."

Ling Yue laughed upon hearing this: "What merit? This is pure demerit! What you're doing is even worse than I imagined!"

She gave a thumbs‑up, and the Feng Shui Turtle Master let out a faint sigh.

Ling Yue frowned tightly; the next moment, Jinjin the Dragon Fish King leapt from the water: "I know why the Feng Shui Turtle Grandfather sighs!"

"Those deplorable humans have been constantly sabotaged by us; unable to tolerate it, they secretly formed the Defective Release Alliance, and just these past days, a fish overheard that they plan to hold a massive release event on the Yangtze!"

Ling Yue: "!!!"

She snapped: "Did these people's mothers raise them by tossing them out with the placenta, or were their brains kicked by a donkey?"

Jinjin shook its head: "I don't know; maybe they have no brains."

Because of that remark, Ling Yue almost laughed again.

But joking aside, Ling Yue looked at them solemnly: "I will stop them and make them pay the price!"

Upon hearing this, Jinjin instantly perked up: "So what should we do?"

Ling Yue: "Can you find out where those releasers plan to release the animals? When you do, I'll need it."

According to her plan, it was to be rolled out step by step, but now the plan can't keep up with changes, so Ling Yue directly adjusted the scheme and took out the prepared jade stones.

"I'm ready to set up the formation!"

"Set up a formation on the Yangtze to block all invasive creatures, though the formation hasn't been tested yet." Thinking of those releasers, she smiled: "Why not test it on them?"

Jinjin hehehe‑laughed: "Great!"

It swam about excitedly, spinning in circles: "I'll go gather intel right away and let you know!"

Ling Yue nodded; after leaving, she didn't go straight home but headed to a place: 101 Ximi Road, Jing Shi.

National Special Safety Bureau

What met her eyes was a tightly shut courtyard gate; Ling Yue knocked, no one answered; she looked at the bare branches before the door, where a plump, dusky little sparrow perched and began chirping.

Ling Yue beckoned to it and placed a piece of pet food in her palm: "Come over."

The little creature, scenting the aroma, was utterly tempted; it tilted its head: "You‑you wouldn't trick me, would you? I'm not eating that!"

Ling Yue: "You really don't want to eat it?"

The sparrow puffed up in shock, staring wide‑eyed at the human speaking to it: "You can understand my words?"

Ling Yue nodded: "Help me call whoever's inside, and I'll give you two more pieces."

The sparrow bit the pet food, nodded, and in an instant spread its wings and fluttered inside.,,