[{"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-99":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},2340552,4575,"Chapter 99: Don","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>Do you know where to get authentic Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business vehicle was heading toward the dock; An Sheng thought for a moment, then typed a message on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Fuli wants to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?” Lin Ying paused, then shook her head. “It takes a long time to prepare. Orders placed on the spot won’t taste good—you need to reserve one to two days in advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just endure for now, Lord Fuli! I’ll place an urgent order right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Authentic Buddha Jumps Over the Wall requires advance reservation; only then will the restaurant begin preparation. Two days is just the time for slow charcoal simmering—not even counting the other prep work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not me who wants it—it’s my friend. She asked where we can eat it.” An Sheng added after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By Longhai Reservoir, there are a few white houses. There’s a private kitchen there with no sign or label.” Lin Ying opened a map and pointed the way to An Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng nodded slightly, then asked Lin Ying for a cold cola and a few grilled sausages, settling comfortably into the airline seat to mooch food and drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business vehicle arrived at the seafood market; the street-side shops remained brightly lit, with various pickled and sashimi dishes on display, but inside the market, all premium seafood wholesale stalls had closed for the night, lit only by a few overhead lamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng got out at the mouth of an alley, glanced left and right, saw no cameras, then walked toward the market and let out a soft “mmm,” calling out the name of Tu Song Abai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the dog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After calling out, An Sheng heard no response from within the seafood market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I guess wrong? Or did I come to the wrong place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woo… woo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as the little fox hesitated, a dog’s whimper came from a nearby seafood shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh! There are people in the market. Bai Lao is still stuck at home—he can’t get out until midnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beside them, the dog in the seafood shop let out low whimpers, quickly explaining to the little fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the dog didn’t explain in detail—it just told An Sheng to keep quiet and not wake the people sleeping in the shop; they couldn’t come out until later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you guys be a little more reckless? Seeing you so obedient, I’m starting to feel uneasy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox groaned, exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was used to seeing Alaskan Malamutes, Huskies, or independent-minded Shepherds—all of them hyper and goofy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, suddenly seeing such a well-behaved dog, An Sheng felt oddly unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting time was midnight, but An Sheng hadn’t waited long—he’d left his place already past eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the drive here, it was already around 11:40.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a moment, An Sheng heard faint noises coming from the second floor of Qiu Lingling’s seafood shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Song Abai slid open the sliding window, poked his head out to check, confirmed no one was around, then swiftly climbed onto the billboard and leapt down to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout his entire exit, Tu Song Abai made not a single sound—not even when leaping from the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Song Abai landed, rolled over once, then lifted his head toward An Sheng, signaling him to hurry up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While outside, Tu Song Abai seemed to deliberately avoid something, walking only along the center path, never near the edges of the seafood shops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the seafood market, they walked backward to the abandoned dock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once open and flat dock had been transformed into a cluster of adjacent seafood processing plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between midnight and three a.m., no one was usually inside the factories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Song Abai led An Sheng to the front of one seafood processing plant, then leapt onto the fish pond where rare and discarded fish were kept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of Jiule City’s seafood is caught at sea and shipped directly to processing plants for sorting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, protected species or fish that don’t meet standards get mixed in; these are usually released back into the wild—it’s just a matter of convenience for the delivery trucks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no one around, Tu Song Abai’s dirty paw reached into the fish pond and pulled out a shimmering golden fish, shoving it toward the little fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if Abai were saying: Brother, help yourself—don’t be shy, grab a slice of sashimi to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this a Class One Yellow Lip Fish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng stared at the fish Abai offered—it was less than twenty centimeters long—and froze, then looked at Tu Song Abai with a strange expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, this Yellow Lip Fish is rare—it once sold for several million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Lip Fish’s flesh is delicious, famously called “gold of the sea,” but wild specimens are now Class One protected animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a single bite—just a single scale falling off—and bystanders could be detained for fifteen days for disturbing public order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng recognized it not because of its taste—he’d never eaten wild or farmed Yellow Lip Fish—but because in his past life, he’d seen an auction of fish bladder here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that auction, the most expensive fish bladder came from a Yellow Lip Fish weighing 68 jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fish bladder sold for 4.7 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four million worth of ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng had been stunned—he’d joked with his coworkers that if you spent four million on a spa, you’d be better off just loading it all onto your membership card; no collagen would be worth eating a single bite of fish bladder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pay a technician 4.7 million, and if you chew through her silicone breast implants, she’d still praise you for making a satisfying crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why An Sheng remembered the Yellow Lip Fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng shook his head, raised his hand, and tossed the Yellow Lip Fish back into the pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the Yellow Lip Fish tastes good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But An Sheng had lived in the forest before, and he’d eaten raw meat until he was sick of it—he had no interest in raw, unseasoned seafood. No matter how good the ingredient, it had to be cooked to be worth eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Song Abai comforted An Sheng, saying: Don’t feel guilty about stealing—everything here is discarded. Even if you sneak a bite, they’ll just assume a cat took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng stared at Tu Song Abai, utterly stunned—he’d never imagined that Abai, so earnest and honest in front of Qiu Lingling, was this kind of dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it doesn’t involve my family or my master, anything not forbidden is permitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang wang—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, more and more dogs gathered in front of the seafood processing plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This processing plant was likely the gathering spot for Tu Song Abai and the other dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dogs converged, Tu Song Abai, squatting by the fish pond like a Samoyed, began to subtly change—his sturdy frame grew taller, his broad muzzle elongated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soft, long fur started to layer, and his curled tail slowly straightened and lengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng, watching Abai’s transformation in full, couldn’t help but show shock on his fox face—until Tu Song Abai let out a wolf’s howl, and An Sheng’s fox eyes widened in disbelief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit… we’re all spirit beasts, but why do you have such a cool second stage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog turned into a white wolf! No wonder I never noticed anything strange before—you were just pretending to be the obedient pet for Qiu Lingling, but when no one’s watching, you’re the domineering boss of all dogs, right? Come on, say it: “Woman, you’re playing with fire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gathering of dogs triggered a transformation in Tu Song Abai, the alpha, causing his body to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First update today—two more chapters at midnight. Take a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t tried writing ten thousand words in ages—my brain’s a little numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I’m on subscription, I’ll aim for six thousand every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1337,"2026-06-20T23:19:16.017Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a3d7673e52e2fbfec4a4658ec41f7b12d4dfc64785f0e5cbeea46896093b9a23","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-100","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-98",354,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-cover.jpg"]