Chapter 208: Fishing for Law Enforcement! (3K)

What is this?

A spell?

Could he be writing a self-criticism?

Because the scene before his eyes was too abstract and bizarre, Chu Yiping did not feel anger at the first moment.

The bellyful of fire he had been holding in just now had dissipated by more than half.

He simply did not understand, truly could not understand.

Jiang Mingzhi, are you fucking not sleeping in the middle of the night, and ran here to write a self-criticism?

Ah!!?

What kind of matter could possibly give you such realization and repentance?

Chu Yiping soon noticed that something was wrong.

He had not concealed his own presence, yet Jiang Mingzhi had not sensed his presence... was he being controlled by someone?

An Illusion Technique?

Pondering in his heart, Chu Yiping slapped Jiang Mingzhi's shoulder hard and shouted into his ear:

"Jiang Mingzhi!!!"

"Wake up quickly!"

Jiang Mingzhi:!!?

Startled, Jiang Mingzhi sprang up from the ground with a whoosh.

Then, under Chu Yiping's shocked gaze, he bowed deeply toward a certain direction.

"I'm sorry!!!"

"I shouldn't have spoken to you in that tone!"

"I... uh?"

After apologizing loudly twice, Jiang Mingzhi finally came back to his senses and realized what he had been doing before.

His face flushed red rapidly, and Jiang Mingzhi, like a woman caught in bed by her spouse, uttered the classic line:

"Listen to my explanation... this, this all has a reason."

He looked at the speechless and shocked Chu Yiping, took a deep breath, and said with some embarrassment:

"Say something, will you!"

Chu Yiping "..."

Say what?

In this situation, what do you want me to say?

What can I say?

Chu Yiping: "... Ahem, the weather is nice today."

Jiang Mingzhi: "Haha, yeah."

After speaking, the two stared at each other again, speechless for a moment.

In this unbearable silence, Jiang Mingzhi sighed, squatted back to his original spot, and continued writing.

"Ask whatever you want to ask, I don't care anymore..."

As he wrote the self-criticism over and over, his proud heart had already died.

"... What is His Highness Jiang doing?"

Having chosen to give up, Jiang Mingzhi replied numbly:

"As you can see, writing a self-criticism."

"There's nothing to say, it's just that I met a powerful expert just now and was taught a lesson for being disrespectful..."

"But the other party didn't hold it against me too much, just told me to write this apology a thousand times."

Recalling his previous experience, the corners of Jiang Mingzhi's mouth twitched incessantly.

It was truly too miserable.

I only snuck out in the middle of the night this one time, and not only did I not find any treasures, I was also intimidated by someone.

After checking the surroundings repeatedly, Chu Yiping did not find any lingering aura and was completely unable to track the other party's trail.

Frowning, he asked aloud:

"Who is the other party? Did they leave a name?"

In this desolate mountain wilderness, where would a high-level expert in Beigan come from?

Jiang Mingzhi did not stop his hand, rolled his eyes, and muttered:

"No, I don't know who he is."

"Besides, if he didn't bring it up himself, would I dare to ask?"

Should I have asked for his name at that time and let him leave his name so I could take revenge later?

Am I tired of living?

Realizing his slip of the tongue, Chu Yiping coughed twice and turned to ask:

"... This thousand times, not a single one can be missing?"

Shaking his head with a look of wanting to cry but having no tears, Jiang Mingzhi stuck his butt out and shifted his position, continuing to write, becoming more fluent as he wrote.

"Cannot be missing."

Turning his head, Jiang Mingzhi carefully compared Chu Yiping with that mysterious youth and sighed silently.

Sigh.

Turning his head back numbly, he said:

"... You had better just let me finish writing."

Chu Yiping:...?

No, wait, you're sighing while looking at me; what is that supposed to mean?

Could it be that I'm inferior to the other party?

Huh!!?

Although his heart was full of the anger of being looked down upon, Chu Yiping still forcefully suppressed the restlessness within.

A thousand times is not a small amount, but for a cultivator, it really isn't much; just let this Highness finish writing it himself.

Usually, they are all so arrogant, but now look at them?

When trouble happens, aren't they all just obedient and honest?

However, this unexpected encounter also served as a reminder to Chu Yiping.

One cannot let their guard down.

Do not underestimate the people of the world; even in Beigan, one cannot relax their vigilance!

"But why do I always have a feeling..."

Chu Yiping narrowed his eyes and thought to himself:

"Perhaps, this person will absolutely not just settle down like this."

"This trip to Beigan, I fear, will not be peaceful."

"There is a high probability we will meet in the future!"

"Are you sure you want to talk to me like that?"

Ren Yidao looked at the strange creature covered in paper strips and holding up its pants, the corners of his mouth twitching.

"I didn't do it on purpose; I was just walking down the road, and you were the one who snuck over here and dropped your pants without even looking."

You are the one who came to me!

Pausing for a moment, Ren Yidao kindly reminded:

"Although you are very angry right now, I suggest you stop being angry first, okay?"

"I'll tell you in advance: my temper is not very good, so you had better not provoke me."

I've warned you, alright!

Do not say you weren't warned!

"—! —! ———!!!"

Then, listening to the telegraph-like reply from the other side, Ren Yidao laughed happily.

"Fine, fine, fine, so you're that brave, are you? You write two thousand times."

"You don't understand?"

Smiling as he walked toward the other party, Ren Yidao said pleasantly:

"It's fine, it doesn't matter if you don't understand now; you will understand very soon."

How wonderful.

To be able to make so many children turn back from their misguided ways, how much Merit will I gain in just this one night!

Fox Tea House.

As the night deepened, the busy Fox Cafe also became tranquil.

Although it had only been open for a few short days, a craze for keeping foxes had already been stirred up in Wentian City.

Some taverns and tea houses followed suit, popping up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, appearing everywhere.

It didn't matter if it was effective at attracting customers or not, but at least there were a bunch of foxes...

Under the deliberate manipulation of the person behind the scenes, the celebrity effect of the princes and Princesses was magnified to the maximum.

The effect was just as Ren Yidao had expected, even more fanatical than he had imagined.

People have a habit of following the trend.

However, he underestimated the rule and influence of the feudal dynasty over people.

For those commoners, having the opportunity to be like the imperial family held a massive attraction for them.

The fox craze rapidly swept through Wentian!

It finally became a gale that no one could ignore, with faint signs of blowing toward other cities.

Especially after those high-ranking officials and nobles began to scramble to imitate it, some of the middle class also began to follow suit.

At the beginning, this also led to some problems; foxes actually became unavailable despite the high price, and were blown up to sky-high prices!

At that pace, keeping foxes would soon become a game exclusive to the rich.

But very quickly, this situation was reversed.

Within just a few days, an anonymous "Classic of Fox Appraisal" began to circulate in Wentian City.

The book contained detailed evaluations of various qualities of foxes, as well as many feeding guides, allowing beginners to get started quickly.

Once this book was released, the greatest contradiction was quickly resolved.

Speculated to a sky-high price?

It doesn't matter.

Demand can be stratified.

The upper class pursues those with good quality and symbolic meaning, the middle class pursues one or the other, and the lower class just needs to be able to keep a fox.

It's hard to say about the long term, but for the short term, everyone has a bright future.

As for those who want to control the market and want to speculate to profit from it...

You'd better save your breath, kid.

What kind of world hasn't Ren Yidao seen? If I let you lot take advantage of me, I wouldn't need to stay in this business.

Yet, in the midst of the escalating storm, the Fox Tea House remained completely unaffected, becoming a Taoyuan.

The chaos outside has absolutely nothing to do with me.

Compared to those tea houses and taverns that follow the trend of keeping foxes, the foxes at the Fox Tea House are much less troublesome.

And these are a group of Fox Demons.

They don't relieve themselves everywhere, they don't bite guests with untamed wildness, they don't run around like crazy in the middle of the night, and they don't beat each other up over food...

Oh, the last point isn't necessarily true.

It is still quite common for them to come to blows over a bite of pastry.

*Cough! *

But in any case, this group of little foxes quickly adapted to their new identity.

Compared to the bitter days of sleeping in the wind and dew, their current life is simply one fit for immortals.

Eat until full and sleep, sleep until full and eat, and there is even someone to help them brush their fur every day.

How wonderful—

Resistance?

What kind of resistance?

Originally, some foxes felt that the Great King's compromise was a disgrace, but now they have all turned to reverence for the Great King.

As expected of the Great King!

She must have foreseen today's wonderful life when she made that choice.

The Great King is wise and valiant!

With public opinion turned around, Huji went from being a sinner of the Fox Clan to a hero of the Fox Clan...

Upon learning this answer, Huji didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and in the end, she also chose to compromise.

Let it be.

Since I really can't beat them, I might as well give up resistance.

However, as the former Fox King, Huji has a special privilege compared to the other Fox Demons.

She is allowed to wander in the courtyard outside the tea house after her daily meals.

This night, a well-fed and satisfied Huji once again walked out of the tea house with unsteady steps, swaying as she went, and stretched in the courtyard.

Smacking her lips and exhaling a breath of alcohol, Huji lazily straightened her body.

But just as Huji was preparing to take a stroll, she suddenly let out a huge yawn.

"Haa—"

The sleepiness came so suddenly and so intensely that she couldn't keep her eyes open.

Huji tried to resist for a moment before decisively choosing to give up.

She didn't care where she was, simply curling into a ball and falling asleep right there in the courtyard.

Like a fiery red dumpling, Huji slept under the moonlight without any defense.

Incomparably tempting.

"Hehe, I don't believe you can resist..."

Ren Yidao restrained his aura and hid in the shadows, quietly waiting for the prey to take the bait.

This is the Fishing Enforcement Technique!

Jing Yueqin! Surrender now!

Not long after, a crisp sound in the dark night made Ren Yidao narrow his eyes.

*Click. *

It's here!

She's com—hm?

He looked at the sneaky figure, his expression somewhat subtle.

"Uh?"

That figure wearing night-traveling clothes and clumsily climbing over the wall didn't look like his target at all.

The Huji bait I sent out was to catch the thief Jing.

Where did you come from, you fellow? Why are you joining in the fun?

It's true that I'm fishing.

But I'm not fishing for just anything!

Two updates, six thousand words in total.

Heaven is getting cold, I'm starting to have allergies, I can't wake up, I'm especially tired, my nose won't stop running, I'm about to collapse... *sob*.

Still need the last 50 Monthly Tickets. There are double Monthly Tickets now, cast them and save me!

I'll add more updates next month.