Chapter 10: A Waste of Your Talent

"Cheng Xi, don't go too far! Madam Li is your elder after all; have you forgotten all about seniority and respect?" Jiang Weiran said with a sunken face.

Cheng Xi looked at Jiang Weiran with a face full of mockery, "You really are one to call anyone with milk 'mother'. If you remember seniority and respect, why don't you remember that my mother saved your life? Oh, perhaps you've recorded that under Cheng Fenglan's skirt!"

"Cheng Xi!" Cheng Fenglan's face flushed red. With so many servants present, where was she supposed to put her face?

Cheng Xi watched Cheng Fenglan with cold eyes, "If you have the ability to have an affair, have the ability not to fear being talked about. If you have the ability, don't be together for the rest of your lives! Then I'll believe you two—one a stepsister who didn't hook up with her fiancé, and one a fiancé who didn't steal from his betrothed's sister!"

The entire courtyard of Cheng Family servants, plus the servants from the State Duke Mansion who had come to deliver thank-you gifts, were all stunned at this moment.

Various gazes wandered between Jiang Weiran and Cheng Fenglan.

Cheng Fenglan had been pampered by Li Shi since she was a child; where had she ever lost such face? She was so angry on the spot that everything went black before her eyes and she fainted.

Jiang Weiran rushed to support her, but his arm had only just been set and could not yet bear force. A scream rang out instantly as the arm that had just been set was pulled out of place again.

Li Shi let out a series of screams, hurriedly calling for someone to fetch a physician while going to support Jiang Weiran. The entire courtyard was suddenly in chaos.

Cheng Xi lifted her foot, stepped over them, and walked out. Daring to provoke her even like this—they thought they were so impressive, but they were merely relying on the original owner's good nature to bully her, which made them think that sticking a few chicken feathers on themselves made them invincible phoenixes.

Cheng Zhouxing was hurriedly called back to the mansion, and the servants of the Zhenguo Duke Mansion immediately returned to the mansion to report. The Duke's wife arrived by carriage; she gave Li Shi no pleasant looks, but she still held back somewhat toward Cheng Fenglan, as Cheng Fenglan would still need to come forward to invite someone to set that arm.

They couldn't move that person from the Lu family!

Cheng Xi reached the street and was just thinking of going to a rouge shop to buy some powder and rouge for a few of her maids when she looked up and saw Tongtian Division Guards in black armor rushing over.

She took a slight step back to hide in the crowd. Remembering Li Zhi'an and the Bi'an at the entrance of the Tongtian Division, she was not very willing to deal with them.

The Tongtian Division Guards entered a pet shop with aggressive momentum. The cats and dogs sold here were extremely expensive, and only those with some power in Jindu could afford them.

Cheng Xi turned to leave, then suddenly paused. A pet shop... a Four-Eyed Demon Fox... they were both animals, could there be a connection?

To tell the truth, she was quite interested in the Four-Eyed Demon Fox. She wondered if the Demon in this space-time was any different from the one in her own.

Thinking this, she simply stayed to watch the excitement.

Just then, Jiang Boyu arrived riding a Jade Qilin Horse. Cheng Xi's gaze landed on the Jade Qilin Horse, a flash of envy crossing her eyes. This horse was pure white all over and was said to have the bloodline of a Qilin, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day. She wondered if it was true or false.

Her current body was still somewhat frail. If she wanted to recover the strength of her previous life, she needed to cultivate, and having a horse for transport was naturally for the best.

This matter could not be rushed. She already had a plan; she would set off once she finished dealing with the Cheng Family's affairs.

"Take them away!"

Jiang Boyu's sharp shout pulled Cheng Xi's thoughts back. She looked up and saw the guards twisting the arms of the pet shop owner; the shop assistants and the manager were frozen in place, too scared to move.

"My Lord, I haven't done anything! I'm wronged! I really haven't seen any Four-Eyed Demon Fox, I beg you to spare my life!"

The pet shop owner let out a howl, "My Lord, if you don't believe me, just search! If you find it, I am willing to submit to the law."

"Shut up!" Jiang Boyu scolded with a cold face, then waved his hand, and the guards immediately began to search the shop.

The pet shop was suddenly in an uproar, with the sounds of cats meowing and dogs barking ringing incessantly. Cheng Xi's nose twitched slightly, and she suddenly looked up to see a phantom flash across the roof. The speed was too fast; if she hadn't been sensitive to scents, she probably would have found it hard to notice.

Just then, the roof of the pet shop shattered into pieces. Jiang Boyu broke through the tiles and flew out, "Chase!"

The Tongtian Division Guards moved like the wind and rushed out directly. Jiang Boyu flew down and landed on the Jade Qilin Horse, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The two remaining guards pressed the pet shop owner to return to the Tongtian Division. The owner's legs were limp and his face was sallow; he was clearly scared senseless and didn't react at all even when being dragged away, looking like a fool.

The people from the Tongtian Division chased after the Four-Eyed Demon Fox, leaving the pet shop in a mess. The manager and the assistants were running everywhere to catch the cats and dogs that had escaped. The scene was very lively, and the onlookers slowly dispersed.

Cheng Xi paced away, lost in thought. After walking a few steps, she saw a pair of black leather boots appear in her line of sight. She was slightly startled, and when she looked up, she indeed saw those peach-blossom eyes of Li Zhi'an.

Peach-blossom eyes should be tender and warm, but at this moment they were covered in frost as they stared at her, "Eldest Miss Cheng, what did you just see?"

Cheng Xi:...

She hadn't expected Li Zhi'an to be hiding in the vicinity. At that moment just now, she had indeed looked toward the Four-Eyed Demon Fox faster than Jiang Boyu. Just that one instant, and he had actually seen it.

Cheng Xi looked at Li Zhi'an without changing her expression, "Chief of Tongtian, I didn't see anything, but I did smell a scent."

Li Zhi'an was clearly somewhat surprised by Cheng Xi's answer, "A scent?"

"Yes, did the Chief not smell it?" Cheng Xi asked, feigning ignorance.

"What scent?" Li Zhi'an asked again. He truly hadn't smelled anything. He suspected Cheng Xi was trying to fool him, but looking at her expression, it didn't seem like it. The feeling Cheng Xi gave him was very complicated.

Cheng Xi explained to him very seriously, "I am born with a very keen sense of smell."

Of course that wasn't true.

"I can smell some scents that others cannot."

This had to do with the laws of cultivation, not much to do with her nose.

"That demon fox has a peculiar scent on it. I cannot describe what kind of scent it is, but it is different from cats, dogs, or any fox species."

Li Zhi'an's brow furrowed tightly. What kind of talk was this? A demon fox was also of the fox family; how could it not have the scent of a fox?

"Since your sense of smell is so keen, then I ask Eldest Miss Cheng to help the Tongtian Division capture the Four-Eyed Demon Fox."

Although he said "ask," he used a forceful, unrefusable tone. Cheng Xi's face went stiff, "Chief of Tongtian, I fear this small frame of mine will only hold you back. However, I do have another method; I wonder if you would like to hear it."

"Speak." Li Zhi'an just wanted to know what kind of tricks Cheng Xi was up to. What was wrong with her small frame? She could cut off Jiang Weiran's arm with one strike; he thought she was quite formidable.

"Every type of Demon has its preferences. Fox species all like to eat chicken. Even if a Four-Eyed Demon Fox has achieved some success in its cultivation, it is very hard for it to refuse the scent of chicken, especially a specially made Chicken Fragrance Pill."

Li Zhi'an's expression gradually became serious, "How do you know these things? As far as I know, you have no talent."

He had heard the Bi'an mention this matter, but the food recipes passed down from ancient times had long been lost, and various types of Incense Bait were only known by name, never seen in person.

Cheng Xi looked at Li Zhi'an with an innocent face, "Just because they say I don't have it, does that mean I don't?" She then sighed faintly, "I was lying to them. I originally wanted to play a joke on them, who knew... I would end up burying myself."

Li Zhi'an:...

It would be a waste of your talent if you didn't go into acting!