"Hey, bro! That place isn't fun, it's full of human oppression against us fox foxes!"
A scruffy grayish-black fox, claiming to be an Arctic Fox, walked out from next door and nodded at Ansheng, signaling him to join in the fun at the Fox Fox's pedicure city.
"Bro... you're really scruffy!"
Seeing the black hairless fox, Ansheng's lips twitched slightly as he made a snarky comment.
The Arctic Fox who spoke to him was beyond mere appearance issues; it was really quite scruffy.
Its body was ninety-nine percent hairless, but at the base of the neck, it stubbornly retained some stray hairs.
"Heh! It's just the molting season, with patches here and there missing, so I simply had someone shave it all off to avoid them falling into the food bowl."
The black-skinned Arctic Fox turned back to look at Ansheng, making a whiny sound, "Come on quickly!"
"Alright then!"
Ansheng leapt down from the counter in front of the bathhouse and headed toward the [Fox Fox Club].
"Hey hey hey! You can't go there! Bro, please don't mess around, okay?"
The front desk of the bathhouse was shocked to see the small items left by customers running around chaotically and hurriedly jumped out from behind the counter to try and catch the little fox.
Pet storage service.
The worst fear isn't A pet riding on B pet, or B being ridden then turning around to ride on A, but the fear of pets escaping.
Riding or not, they're in the cage, but a pet escaping from the storage is something the bathhouse has to pay for.
"Bro! My dear fox bro, please come back to the cage, I'll get you some cat treats."
The bathhouse front desk was already moving quickly but still failed to catch the little fox, and could only watch helplessly as the fox, left by a customer, followed the wild fox from next door.
She arrived at the front of the [Fox Fox Club], looking inside at dozens of adult red foxes lining up.
The red foxes queuing in the lobby seemed to have noticed the unexpected guest outside and immediately turned to look.
"Uh... sorry to interrupt."
Faced with the group of foxes' scrutiny, the bathhouse front desk gulped and quietly backed out.
Ansheng was affectionately called Little Fox by Ah Qing because he was barely in his teenage stage within the fox community.
Whether adult Arctic Foxes or red foxes, their body length was about 50 to 90 centimeters, and adding a 60 centimeters tail, it was surely a 1.5-meter body length.
Dozens of plump and strong red foxes were just crouching in line at the Fox Fox Club lobby, let alone the bathhouse front desk, even a lighter beast would be intimidated by them.
"..." The bathhouse front desk sat in front of the club's main entrance, staring at the only entrance and exit with a face full of silent complaints.
.........
"Bro, don't be shy, nibble on the little mouse."
Unlike the waitress who couldn't get in, Ansheng entered the club from the side door under the guidance of the Arctic Fox. The red foxes lined up at the door were in line for paw grooming services, so the queue was particularly long.
Foxes living in the city usually walked on smooth tiles or marble floors, or soft lawns, so there wasn't really much that allowed them to grind their claws.
And the side door led to the ear-cleaning room corridor, where the Arctic Fox led Ansheng through.
Once they walked out of the corridor, the bright hallway had a lot of meaty snacks placed on the edge of the wall.
The Arctic Fox picked a piece of shrew jerky from a wooden bowl and handed it to Ansheng.
"Shrew...."
Seeing the peacefully dead shrew, Ansheng froze and looked at the guiding Arctic Fox.
"I think they call it a shrew, right? I'm not too clear on these things, but these mice were everywhere before. It's just that they seem to be getting fewer lately, and if you want to eat a couple of fresh ones, you actually have to wait in ambush..." The Arctic Fox explained.
The Arctic Fox referred to the recent time as before the Forest Fox Breeding Farm transitioned into a research institute.
Fur foxes lived in cages and naturally couldn't catch field shrews to eat.
But since the breeding farm turned into a research institute, over four hundred thousand fur foxes were discarded due to sickness, while the healthy ones were half-sold, half-given to adopters, or directly released to red fox areas through special channels.
The foxes who could stay in [Fox Fox Kingdom] were the smartest and most obedient among the four hundred thousand.
"...... The shrew biological monitoring system of the Chang'an woodcutters has totally collapsed now!"
Listening to the Arctic Fox's grievances, Ansheng first thought not of how delicious shrews were but of the woodcutters being useless.
The shrew, commonly known as the pointed-nosed little mouse, had poor eyesight but possessed echolocation abilities.
Coupled with their strong adaptability and no need to hibernate, they were widely distributed in northeastern, southwestern, and northwestern regions. The woodcutters of Chang'an City established a 'Spirit Beast Biological Monitoring Defense Net' based on shrews, assisted by other small animals.
No Spirit Beast could escape the biological and camera surveillance set up by the woodcutters in Chang'an City.
It's just like a modern-day inescapable net.
But mice were part of the fox's diet. Except for those particularly combative bamboo rats, other mice were one of the main protein sources for foxes.
The shrew community went bust when they encountered the foxfoxes.
Never mind monitoring the [Fox Kingdom], if a shrew ran just two steps slower, they would end up exterminated by the foxfoxes.
The surroundings of the [Fox Kingdom] were essentially a forbidden zone that deterred shrews from advancing.
"Bro, take my advice."
"Humans are bad, boohoo..." The Arctic Fox, laying back on a cushion on a table, was about to impart urban life experiences to the pet fox when a pretty massage lady picked up a new goose feather duster and gently teased the Arctic Fox's ear.
The Arctic Fox was so comfortable that its legs squirmed, and its eyes couldn't even open fully, with an utterly enchanted look.
Lying on another table, Ansheng received the same treatment, with four massage ladies surrounding both foxes, skillfully attacking the sensitive points on their bodies until Ansheng was completely mesmerized.
He even felt a slight urge to pee, with all his muscles relaxed, barely holding it in.
"What... what am I listening for?" The teasing made Ansheng turn his head in a bewildered state to ask the Arctic Fox.
"Humans... they're bad!" The Arctic Fox reluctantly rallied its spirits while enjoying the pleasure and said:
"Bro, don't get fooled by how good you're feeling now. But if we ever get sick, those people who were once so kind to us won't hesitate to abandon us foxfoxes in the forest to fend for ourselves."
"They even drive deep into the mountains and forests to avoid us finding our way back before they dump us."
"Humans are really bad. We've seen this happen many times. Trust me, you can tell your owner goes to enjoy themselves without you."
"Next time your owner comes back, just bite her thigh and come join us!"
"Under the leadership of the Fox King, we foxfoxes live without worry, only needing to think about what to eat, which little fox to ride, and what kind of pleasure to enjoy each day."
"We have food, drinks, veterinarians, and club technicians; all these are blessings granted to us by the Fox King, and we thank the Fox King..."
"The Fox King..."
"Yeah! The Fox King is the greatest; it can even summon the wind and rain," said the Arctic Fox.