[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night":3,"chapter-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1520":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Journey to the End of the Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1716738,2193,"Chapter 1520 - 944: The Listener Is Unconcerned","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1520",1520,"\u003Cp>After listening to Aunt Wu’s words, Baili An felt quite uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even started guiding that busty fox onto the right path, and how did she instantly switch to a new target?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t jealousy, just last night that silly fox was all over him, trying to seduce him, as if she wouldn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, just stepping out to wash clothes, she’s getting cozy with someone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It makes one wonder, what was all the affection she showed by saving him repeatedly worth in the past few days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be she spent too long by his side without achieving her goal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In dire need of yang energy to nourish her body, she couldn’t resist seeking pleasure elsewhere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was hard to believe in that silly fox’s adaptability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering her desperate look over these days, it wasn’t impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fox demons have always lived by absorbing energy, like the three-tailed demon fox Ting Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fox demons generally have a thin sense of chastity. From their recent interactions, Baili An didn’t feel the busty fox cared much for her own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this busty fox changed targets, it was less of an entanglement for Baili An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did she really choose to degrade herself like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Wu said that old Taoist wasn’t a decent man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many women in the village have suffered because of him, he’s a genuine lecher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An still found it hard to believe; that busty fox seemed particular, picking a partner for Dual Cultivation with keen eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could pick him at a glance and persist in wooing and entangling with him for so long, it wouldn’t make sense for her to ruin her taste with such an inferior choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing a tinge of unease, Baili An finally warmed the porridge, waiting for Shu Ci to return with the wooden basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Shu Ci pushed open the wooden gate of the courtyard, the evening glow had faded, and the courtyard was dimly lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She put down the basin, glanced at the figure sitting by the wooden table, frowned, didn’t greet Baili An, and walked over to light the candle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft ’click’ sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lamp lit up, casting a soft golden light on Baili An’s profile, highlighting his handsome and elegant features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer examination, his face was truly captivating, with beautiful brow bones, refined nose contours, and eyes tinged with hazy light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Ci had long been accustomed to his face, but contrasted with the ugly face of the old Taoist today, it seemed even more stunning upon return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Baili An was only in a loose inner robe, the collar slightly relaxed, and the lines from his chin to shoulder neck seemed as perfect as those characters in Shu Ci’s dreamy novels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t stop her gaze from continuing downward, landing on his pale, slender neck, as if detecting a hint of Karma Barrier’s scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Ci instinctively swallowed, looking longingly, wishing she could bury her fox nose into Baili An’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An frowned, avoiding her heavy breathing, maintaining a calm expression: \"Why are you back so late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his persistent resistance, Shu Ci felt a bit disappointed and despondent, stood up straight, and pointed at the clothes basin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t I tell you? I went to wash clothes for you, didn’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Washing clothes all afternoon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An felt she was hiding something deliberately, but remembering Aunt Wu’s words, he feared it might be a misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was silent for a moment, raising his eyes to look at her, as he was about to choose his words to ask...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s gaze suddenly stopped on top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she left, she was wearing a cloth thorny hairpin, but now after a brief absence to wash clothes, it was replaced with a gold one...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this poor countryside, even with a Luminous Pearl in her possession, it would be hard to buy such exquisite gold jewelry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couple that with the warning Aunt Wu gave today, and adding two and two together, it wasn’t hard to deduce the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Ci hadn’t noticed Baili An’s gaze gradually turning cold and somber, she only saw his fixed stare at her hairpin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking he liked it, she straightened her little head, imitating the courtesans from the brothel without realizing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve noticed my new hairpin? Do you like it? I used to think my weed hairpin was fine, but now compared to this gold glitter, this one looks better. It’s my first time wearing it, it’s a bit heavy though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An, suppressing the muted anger in his voice: \"Where’s your previous hairpin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first time Baili An met her, he saw her wearing that plain thorny hairpin, thinking it must hold special meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Ci replied with confidence: \"I threw it away ages ago. I have a new one now, why keep the old one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke carelessly, yet he took it to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knows that foxes are creatures who love the new and loathe the old, but he didn’t expect her to be so nonchalantly brazen about it, she was the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Baili An was still contemplating about the old Taoist, lacking concrete evidence, but now it seemed clear, what kind of cultivation person would carry a woman’s hairpin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clearly indicated his impure heart and ill intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An sternly stated: \"Change back the hairpin tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Ci, used to being rebellious, had been placating him in these days to appease his mood, accommodating and tolerating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this food was ungrateful, even trying to manage her affairs with such indifference?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Ci was about to lose her temper when Baili An glared at her angrily, and even articulated: \"Did you hear me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",966,"2026-06-06T15:17:07.391Z",1,"novelbin.me","b0f535857ba5ceaa0637c3700d7695b291e2b030b203f1a5ac52725b337baf81","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1266","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1519",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]