[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent":3,"chapter-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-149":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Fox Has No Malicious Intent",{"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},2340602,4575,"Chapter 149: Tea Roasting and All-In","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>Those cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re saying, don’t push your luck—eating your can is a favor, keep whining and we’ll dump you straight into the deep sea to feed the fish tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those fat, muscular cats first punched the tall Yin Pengfei to the ground, then, as if seasoned veterans, surrounded his lower body and delivered “bang bang bang” cat punches straight to his groin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing forced a calm expression, lowered her voice, and quietly explained to Mo Yiqing: “Yin Pengfei must have offended the cats’ boss and is being hunted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t we… call the police? Have the urban management come handle this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Mo Yiqing could speak, Yin Pengfei cried out, voice trembling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t call the police! This size is already enough! If they get taken away by urban management, next time the stray cats that show up—I can’t even imagine how big they’ll be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Pengfei had already called the police before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, only tricolor cats came around, demanding food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Pengfei pretended to feed them, trying to project a lovable image when he ran into Mo Yiqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after waiting and waiting and Mo Yiqing still didn’t show, Yin Pengfei grew impatient and shooed the cats away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than an hour later, two sneaky dogs and three sneaky cats teamed up and kicked him into the bushes, scratching his suit into rags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Pengfei called the police. Urban management arrived, saw Yin Pengfei looking like he’d been violated, and grimaced as they began rounding up stray cats and dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two sneaky dogs and three sneaky cats were caught,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That muscular Ragdoll cat stepped forward and punched Yin Pengfei right in the groin, knocking him to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Pengfei was truly terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group of stray animals was clearly different from strays in other cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other cities, they beg for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiule City, stray animals eat people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Pengfei hurriedly offered cat cans and cat treats, treating these pet underworld bosses with utmost care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yin Pengfei couldn’t take it anymore—these sneaky cats kept delivering repeated groin strikes, shattering his last defenses, and he tried to make a final stand against them in the parking lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was obvious—he couldn’t beat cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the fox boss behind the scenes intervened, uniting Boss Jin and Boss Bai to beg together, all stray animals in Jiule City, from east to west, learned the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cats learned from the dogs that the fox boss had issued a hit order on Yin Pengfei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To rise in rank, to enter the inner circle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerging cats transformed into the fiercest enforcers and launched brutal punches against Yin Pengfei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“. The cats are all saying you apparently offended their boss.” Yu Xueqing cautiously approached and kindly warned Yin Pengfei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Xueqing didn’t dare get too close—these little cats were clearly here for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she got too near Yin Pengfei, she feared the cats might smash her own groin too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? I issued the hit order—I warn you not to slander me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng, having figured out the whole story, looked at the cats with surprise, slightly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng knew nothing about Yin Pengfei’s recent ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Animal communication mostly relies on body language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some passing dogs saw the fox boss clearly disliked Yin Pengfei, told Bai, who then told Jinmao Shi, and soon both cat and dog factions began targeting Yin Pengfei’s groin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of cats and dogs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cruelest fate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is getting your balls cut off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since that meeting, whenever Yin Pengfei was spotted by cats or dogs, he’d hear bells ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aqing, let’s go quick! Before the cats start hitting us too.” Mo Yiqing arrived at the cat gathering, picked up Yu Xueqing, and handed half the snacks she’d bought for the little fox to the cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tire yourselves out from fighting so long—here, eat some protein to replenish your strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qingqing, save me—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Pengfei’s face froze in shock as he watched Mo Yiqing drive away, screaming helplessly, tears welling up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t believe how hard it is to scam some money! What kind of damn world is this now—getting beaten up by cats and dogs just walking down the street!—Yin Pengfei, overwhelmed with despair, stared at the ragdoll cat standing on its hind legs, fists clenched, and burst into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The cats manifested your wish? But your wish is excessive! Is a rich woman not a person? You’re trying to swindle her fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yin Pengfei’s newly revealed wish, An Sheng’s face showed utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is surprisingly honest—he just admitted he wanted to scam a rich woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s surprisingly honest—he just spilled everything about trying to scam a rich woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the market for rich sisters and younger brothers, supply far exceeds demand—it’s a blood-red sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With your physique, you can’t even beat cats—I really don’t think you’re cut out for this line of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t end up dead in bed and make the front page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t die in bed one day and end up on the front page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back to Zhangxizhen, there was no traffic jam; Mo Yiqing’s car pulled up at Lao Chen’s door in under an hour and a half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox leapt out the window, swishing its big tail toward Lao Chen’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox cub leapt out the car window and trotted toward Old Chen’s house, swishing its big tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox greeted Lao Chen, then dashed into the bathroom and shut the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox cub greeted Old Chen, then dashed into the bathroom and shut the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Chen’s mouth twitched; he chose to ignore some unimportant things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Chen turned to Yu Xueqing, who entered after: “I’ve arranged everything with the tea master. We’ll head up the mountain soon to pick some buds and leaves for trial processing, see how the flavor turns out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to tea-making, Lao Chen’s head ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ache wasn’t over whether he could make tea—it was the tight timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tea isn’t just picked and tossed into a wok to roast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongding Oolong is a lightly fermented tea; after withering, shaking, rolling, and drying, it must undergo charcoal roasting, followed by re-rolling and re-roasting, only then can the astringency be removed and the floral sweetness emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing’s tea bushes are too young; most nutrients go to growth, so bitterness is strong and floral notes like osmanthus are scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With inherent disadvantages, you need an experienced tea master to compensate through skillful processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, leaf selection can’t follow traditional methods—Lao Chen planned to handle it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else but the Fox Elder favors Aqing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To guide the village’s Fox Elder onto the right path, Lao Chen was ready to go all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you discussing? Oh, Lao Chen, what about the tea workshop we agreed on? Did you prepare it for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng turned on the bathroom fan, washed his paws, and stepped out to ask Lao Chen quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tea-roasting is such a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng still preferred to handle it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>E-commerce sales are great, but An Sheng knew nothing about it; physical tea sales, how to build a brand, even the scams behind financial teas and gift-box teas—he understood them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“. Fox Elder, you’d better type.” Lao Chen, slightly exasperated, handed his phone to the little fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Has the tea workshop been borrowed? If so, pick some tea leaves—we’ll roast tonight.】 An Sheng glanced at Yu Xueqing and typed secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Borrowed. But can you even roast? Won’t you burn your paws?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【What nonsense—you’re the one who burns paws. An’s tea-roasting is legendary in the underworld: fast and steady.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense are you spouting? You’re the one who burned your paws—An’s tea-roasting is famous on the Dao, fast and steady, like a flying squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you really can—otherwise, if you burn your paws, I won’t be held responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing with Lao Chen, An Sheng watched Yu Xueqing, Mo Yiqing, and Lao Chen head up the mountain to pick tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng hummed a tune as he headed home, planning to call Lin Ying, then, after gaining one more point of wish power, he’d go all-in with all the wish power he’d accumulated recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng hummed a little tune as he headed home, planning to call Lin Ying back; after gathering a bit more wish power, he’d go all-in on the wish power he’d earned these past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his wish power would reach over sixty points, and with that persistent itch in his butt, An Sheng felt he was very likely to grow a third tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Golden Bay Hotel, An Sheng could have gone all-in with wish power—but he didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because going all-in outside felt like naked running—strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he returned home could he truly enjoy the comfort of the upcoming all-in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he got home could An Sheng finally enjoy the comfort of going all-in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1495,"2026-06-20T23:19:16.017Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","27ea1df9f13249e3754bcd866c3ad671802e2378ff4d751f22c85135ebe97326","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-150","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-148",354,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-cover.jpg"]