Chapter 253: New Xing Nongke Academy

"Let's all have a wild night tonight! It's your master, Fuli Lao Ye!"

At 2: 0 a. . on the sixth floor of Hailinglong, An Sheng, preparing to temporarily reside in Changancheng, summoned all his spirit beasts to throw a drinking and feasting party at Ciwei Nainai's house; powerful music throbbed before the pavilions and terraces.

"I've expanded into new territory—until further notice, the spirit beast gangs of Jiule City are under your management. If anything happens, don't panic; first go to Ciwei Nainai, or call me, Fuli Lao Ye."

"If you run into any unruly spirit beasts, call me—I can fly from Changancheng to Jiule City in just three hours."

"I descend with heavenly justice—punch straight through!"

"Then we'll encircle the Central Plains from north and south, and launch our northern campaign directly!"

Sitting in her office nook, Ciwei Nainai watched the dog and the fat, fierce cats bouncing around the room, flicked ash from her cigarette, took a deep drag, and grumbled:

"You damn cats! Don't scratch my wool rug! And you over there, you damn dog! That vase is an antique—if you can't eat it, go lick the toilet to wake up, but don't vomit into my antique vase!"

After scolding them, Ciwei Nainai turned to the fox on stage, its four tails flicking wildly:

"You damn fox! Control your dogs—they've all been vomiting into my pants!"

Fuli Lao Ye paid for the entire venue—eat all you want. The dogs gorged themselves, then ran around, wrestling and chasing each other.

Sometimes, overexcitement or overheating triggers vomiting from excessive water intake.

The cats and dogs were all well-trained pets who'd heard Fuli Lao Ye's cute speeches—they wouldn't just vomit on the floor; even when they threw up, they did it elegantly, using their paws to grip the antique vase and lifting their little legs to vomit into it.

"Awooo."

Bai, the oldest acquaintance of Ciwei Nainai, raised a paw and tapped her, his newly grown spines bristling, grinning as he shrugged and barked: "Wang wang wang!"

"Ciwei Nainai, don't worry—we're doing this because we have no other choice!"

The four districts—east, south, west, north—are all far away, but your place is right in the city center—so isn't it convenient to come here?"

Don't worry! We won't eat for free—we'll designate your club as our spirit beast gang's banquet hall and reception point once we've earned enough cash."

"Are you… feeding me empty promises?" Ciwei Nainai paused, stunned, then exclaimed in alarm: "You've learned bad habits from that Fuli Lao Ye!"

Bai looked utterly confused, but decided that after returning home, he'd watch more short videos and learn new phrases.

So he wouldn't be left behind when others spoke.

Lin Ying sat on the sofa with Lin Bingyun, watching Xiang You's Wang Wang squad hold their meeting.

"Young Lady, your travel itinerary is arranged. Upon arriving in Changancheng, our subsidiary company will welcome you, arrange performances to attend, and organize sightseeing."

"Regarding the New Xing Nongke Academy, according to our subsidiary's report, its students heavily favor practical work—their curriculum consists of lab experiments and field surveys of plants in the Qinling Mountains."

While Fuli Lao Ye was dancing, Lin Bingyun was arranging the itinerary.

Changancheng is infamous for traffic jams—and as Lin Ying's steward, how could Lin Bingyun not prepare?

As a popular tourist city, Changancheng has seen investment from Lin Holdings Group—not just in travel agencies and commercial real estate, but also in several properties.

Lin Bingyun was coordinating with them, leveraging the subsidiary's network to arrange Lin Ying's schedule.

"Mm."

Lin Ying nodded slightly; the New Xing Nongke Academy lay right within Fuli Lao Ye's usual haunts, so she needed to understand it clearly.

But.

Regarding the New Xing Nongke Academy, Lin Ying had already gathered information from the Anquan Bureau.

In Xiaguo, peripheral research or breeding experiments on spirit grains are distributed by the research institute to three experimental universities. Once a new project arrives, the university assigns it to labs and breaks off smaller sub-projects for professors to guide students through.

The New Xing Nongke Academy is one of those three universities.

The other two universities have similar setups, differing only in specialization—one is adjacent to a mechanical engineering and materials college, the other to a medical and chemistry college.

After the Qing Shan Lv Shui movement began, university construction and green health reforms followed.

Though not on the front lines of spirit grain research, the students these three universities produce are, in a sense, reserves—ready to be sent to research institutes and quickly become skilled at tightening screws.

Lin Ying's interest in the New Xing Nongke Academy wasn't because Fuli Lao Ye had been taken for experiments.

She feared Fuli Lao Ye would be tricked into doing screw-tightening labor.

The agricultural college and the zoo are next-door neighbors—there must be some shady dealings between them.

Given Fuli Lao Ye's level of spirit transformation, Lin Ying could already picture the zoo's professors and students chasing him, studying why his joints were so flexible, and how he'd climbed to Star Rank in King's Pesticide.

Meanwhile, the agricultural college's professors and students would chase him with thermoses, begging him to defecate.

These scenes were Lin Ying's imagination—but their likelihood was extremely high.

Students might not know about spirit beasts, but how could the university administration and professors not know?

There might even be spirit beasts guarding the campus.

If Fuli Lao Ye revealed his identity, he'd be mobbed by professors and students.

"Huh, I'm back!"

An Sheng stepped out from the crowd; it was now around 3 a. . Bai was going home—the pet Kuanghuan party's farewell was over for now.

Back before Lin Ying, An Sheng leapt naturally onto her lap, stretched, then patted her thigh and said:

"You've gotten so thin—didn't you rest or eat well during your business trip?"

"I didn't get thin—I was fat before," Lin Ying replied to the fox's childish voice. "Now I'm exercising a bit, so I'm losing weight faster."

"Really?" An Sheng nodded, reluctantly accepting her explanation: "Just remember to eat."

"Otherwise… I'll drag you to meals myself."

Lin Ying chuckled teasingly: "Could it be that I got fat before because Fuli Lao Ye kept stuffing me?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I haven't even used the funnel yet—how could I have made you fat?"

As the human and fox chatted, they got into the car; when they returned to the villa, Lin Ying, for the first time, bathed and trimmed the fox's paw fur all by herself.

After getting wet, Fuli Lao Ye—

As expected—received Lin Ying's critique: "You look like a giant rat."

Just like Yu Xueqing or Mo Yiqing's teasing.

"Good night, Fuli Lao Ye. Flight at nine tomorrow morning."

"Good night…"

As An Sheng lay nestled in Lin Ying's arms, resting on the softness, he felt something was off:

"Am I just a pillow now?"

"Impossible! Fuli Lao Ye, you're my savior—how could I ever have such thoughts? Don't overthink it, just sleep!"

(End of Chapter)