[{"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-160":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},2340613,4575,"Chapter 160: They Say You","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>“Squeak-squeak-squeak—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai was wrapping things up, binding Lin Hao and all his underlings, while An Sheng, prompted by Bai, noticed the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog Grandma hanging in his blind spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In days past, this Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog had ruled the Jiule City district, deterring all spirit beasts from setting foot here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, dangling from the edge of the safe, it was frantically kicking its long legs, trying to pull its back spines free from the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng shoved the safe over, letting it topple into the large crater it had previously smashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox landed on all fours, walked across the safe, and arrived before the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog, smiling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you our district’s spirit beast overlord? How did you go from mighty to pathetic in just a few minutes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the little fox spoke, it boldly extended its tiny paw and began rubbing and squeezing the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog’s exposed belly, pinching up its soft belly fat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You brat! Show some respect to your elders!” The Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog, enraged, curled up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its previously soft, white belly fur gradually stiffened into sharp spines, which began trembling toward the fox like drawn arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng smirked, raised his paw, pressed lightly against the edge of the hedgehog’s spiny armor, and forced its curled form to unfold again, exposing its snowy belly before the fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though my fox dad ran off fast and my fox mom remarried shortly after, they still taught me a few hunting tricks before they left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One of them? How to eat a hedgehog without getting pricked in the mouth! You’re truly cursed to fall into my hands!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng didn’t know much about whether Southern Xia species ate hedgehogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Northern Xia foxes did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when foxes ate hedgehogs, their most common method was to attack from the rear—flip the hedgehog over with the tip of the nose, and then do as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what are you going to do? We’re not even the same species!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the fox’s sinister grin, the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog’s face changed, and it cried out in a shrill voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though different in species, the fox and hedgehog communicated with surprising ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Giving you a good scratch!” The little fox lunged forward and began scratching the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak-squeak-squeak—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog, unable to control itself from the relentless scratching, burst into loud laughter in the parking lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its long legs stiffened straight, and its tiny hands flailed wildly as if trying to shoo away something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha—you’ll die a miserable death! Tormenting an old lady like this? When I die and become a ghost, I won’t forgive you, you dead fox! Ahahaha—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandson, come save Grandma! This dead fox is playing too perverted! Grandma’s about to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak-squeak-squeak—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the little fox scratched, it felt something odd in its mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was its expected 【Virtue +3】? This Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog was terrifyingly strong—even without special tools, it was hard to get close, and it had survived its own Fox Club even after being struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was there no 【Virtue +3】, An Sheng felt this hedgehog might even reach 【Virtue +6】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog stubbornly refused to drop any Virtue points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog let out a long howl, kicked its legs, and fainted from the relentless scratching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But An Sheng didn’t stop—he shook it back and forth until he yanked the hedgehog clean off the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after being freed, it no longer resembled a hedgehog at all—its entire spiny armor was stuck firmly in the safe, leaving it looking like nothing but a long-haired, short-tailed hamster with a spiky back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still no Virtue? Could this Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog—this smoker, drinker, smuggler, gang organizer, and entertainment mogul—actually be a lucky omen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the “hamster” in his paw, the little fox’s head was full of question marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now wasn’t the time to ponder this. An Sheng glanced toward Bai and the others, gave a signal, and sprinted toward Hai Linglong, seizing two of Lin Hao’s men to handle the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their chairman and boss now completely in the hands of these violent spirit-beast thugs, Du and Mao stared blankly, suddenly thinking of calling the police—desperately hoping the Iron Dragonfly would appear to save them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Hao looked at Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog Grandma and saw all her spines gone, transformed into a hamster. His heart churned with furious rage, yet his face remained cold and menacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the kidnapping, Lin Hao never once addressed the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog as “Grandma,” as if ready to shoulder all blame to protect the true mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the dogs closed the door to the top-floor office, the little fox leapt from the boss’s chair onto the rosewood desk, his expression serious as he gestured for Lin Hao to open his phone screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox tapped the screen, writing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You’re the boss, right? Heard you’re planning to cause trouble for our doggies?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng turned the screen toward Lin Hao so he could read the text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Hao stared at the words, stunned, his expression dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, because of Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog Grandma, Lin Hao wasn’t surprised that the fox could write—Grandma herself had once tipped fitness men with musical notes; what was so shocking about a fox writing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly stunned Lin Hao was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog Grandma, nor himself, nor the Six-Man Command, nor any of the thirty-odd large-boat captains under him had ever said a word about targeting the dog spirit-beast gang at the dock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Hao knew Bai—he’d seen the Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog clash with it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the power gap was too vast; the hedgehog had merely toyed with Bai like a pet dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their large-boat syndicate made profits in the tens of millions per shipment; the food Bai stole was negligible—Lin Hao didn’t even bother to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, without firearms or chemical agents, only Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog Grandma herself could handle Bai’s spirit-beast dog gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the billionaire behind an entertainment empire; the other was a starving bandit who robbed riverbanks for scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it bluntly, Golden-Rimmed Hedgehog Grandma’s monthly electricity bill could feed the doggies for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A filthy beggar wasn’t worth the risk of targeting or suppressing—not for Grandma, nor for Lin Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Hao, who had been crouching with his head in his hands, suddenly realized something. He looked up at the fox perched on the desk and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There must be a misunderstanding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell us what you want outright—we’ll fulfill anything legal. But first, we need to be on the same page—clear this misunderstanding between us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money was nothing but a tool to avert disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could avert disaster, then money had served its purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Hao didn’t care much about the losses—he had piles of illicit cash hidden away. If these bandits wanted more, they could just drive off and load it up. What he truly cared about was the hedgehog Grandma on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1161,"2026-06-20T23:19:16.017Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9a85c6d38d497a372425ebe25ab43c21967fa78bef42f8de2216566c23474a27","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-161","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-159",354,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-cover.jpg"]