"He's attacking my information system?"
Upon hearing Lin Ying say there was a foreigner teasing dogs at the village entrance, Ansheng's mind conjured up a question mark, and his little fox face darkened as he looked at Lin Ying.
The village entrance had a game room, where the uncles and aunties played mahjong daily. They were the nerve center of the village's information system, full of Wish Power values and fresh, quirky news.
Master Fox relied on the dog at the village entrance to start talking gossip, so he could analyze the information.
Master Fox quickly jumped out of Lin Ying's arms, ran to the balcony outside the bedroom, and looked toward the village entrance.
Sure enough.
After Lin Ying's reminder, Master Fox carefully observed the flow of people at the village entrance and did indeed find a particularly unique teenager among them.
He was wearing black shorts and a very mature-looking dark green polo shirt. Lin Zhe was tiptoeing and crouching by the dirt road next to the village entrance, with a wide grin, teasing a litter of newborn puppies with a dog-headed thick sausage in his hand.
The dog mom had already flipped onto her back, completely forgetting she had pups under Lin Zhe's petting and teasing.
"........"
Master Fox showed black lines on his face as he looked at Lin Zhe, who was gradually conquering the biological center of the system.
"Lin Ying... ask if Housekeeper Lin is back yet."
"Tonight, arrange a yacht for that guy, and I'll arrange the orca pod to magically send both the boat and the person sky-high."
"Drive the yacht further away, I'm afraid he'll swim back!"
"A yacht..." Lin Ying was taken aback. Although Master Fox's plan was somewhat unexpected, it was also quite sensible.
Encountering an orca pod while fishing at sea, getting accidentally rammed by the orcas, resulting in a shipwreck—how completely reasonable and fitting.
"Housekeeper Lin should be back by dusk," Lin Ying said to Master Fox.
"Hmm..."
"By the way, Lin Ying, did Grandmaster Lin say anything?"
Ansheng suddenly asked Lin Ying as if he had thought of something.
When looking toward the village entrance just now, Lin Zhe seemed very happy playing with the dogs. But when Ansheng mentioned wanting to send Lin Zhe off on a boat...
Ansheng noticed a slight tremor throughout Lin Zhe's body, as if he had sensed something, instinctively wanting to look in Ansheng's direction.
But he forcibly suppressed it. Although the movement was slight, Ansheng still noticed it.
This guy... isn't quite right.
But without knowing the full story, Ansheng found it hard to say what exactly was off.
"Grandmaster didn't say anything, just that after picking up Lin Zhe, I held a video conference with him. It was clear that Grandmaster was... very indulgent with him," Lin Ying responded.
"So that's it!" Ansheng nodded, then smiled at Lin Ying:
"By the way, let's go shopping later!"
Although Lin Zhe seemed odd...
Master Fox didn't mind. Tonight, by summoning the orca to bump him twice, he'll say whatever the truth is.
Interrogation is far more direct than questioning.
From his interactions with Li Wenkang, Master Fox learned a life lesson.
When facing enemies and spies, don't ask why, just hit them directly, and if they're not dead, keep hitting.
When they're nearly dead, they'll say what they should and shouldn't.
If one orca isn't enough, have a whole family treat Lin Zhe like a beach volleyball.
Though Lin Zhe has some oddities, the matter could be interrogated and cleared up tonight. Master Fox wasn't too concerned; the main thing was still Wish Points.
"Master Fox, shouldn't you rest a bit?" Lin Ying asked curiously.
Shopping with Master Fox was usually not just shopping, but doing good deeds in line with fox nature.
Having often accompanied Ansheng on shopping trips before, Lin Ying understood what he meant by shopping.
Master Fox...
Seems to have a bit of a workaholic trait.
This isn't good.
"Resting is important, but I feel if I keep trying, my tail might poof out again!" Master Fox raised his head high, his fluffy self exuding strong confidence inside and out.
He's now eagerly eyeing 2 points of Wish Power.
Even if he counts Lin Zhe at 3 points, the Wish Power on Lin Zhe's side has to wait until evening.
With 2 points of Wish Power, if luck is good enough, he might earn them back in the afternoon.
This place is a must-fight-for land for the immortals!
"Master Fox, is your rear itchy again?" Lin Ying was shocked, looking at Master Fox.
"Huh?"
Ansheng was taken aback by her words, bewildered but replied, "Though I feel there's something wrong with your words, there's nothing majorly wrong. My rear is indeed itchy..."
"However, there's no need for too much excitement; just a stroll in the village will do."
"Changxi Town is very lively now."
Because it was a festival, Ah-Ching returned early, and other people from Changxi Town, regardless of success or failure outside, had to come back for the festival. Thus, Ansheng felt he might earn Wish Points from Changxi Town today.
"In the village?" Lin Ying nodded slightly and instructed Lin Shu to prepare some travel items, then went to change clothes.
Ansheng cheerfully came down from the second floor, looked at Lin Shu, who was preparing travel items, and pointed her towards the icy Coke in the fridge.
"In this 35-degree weather, a sugarcane Coke requires at least two bottles for an afternoon."
Lin Shu: "........"
Master Fox, can you be more restrained?
What fox drinks Coke?
Though Lin Shu felt it was inappropriate, she couldn't resist Master Fox's insistence, so she took out the cold Coke.
Lin Ying, in casual attire, stood at the door while Lin Shu and another maid held umbrellas and carried a thermos.
"Squee~"
Ansheng led Lin Ying and the others for a casual stroll through the village, focusing his attention on their wish list.
"Let's see what's going on in town." As the wishlist unfurled, Ansheng mentally flipped through the wish detail pages.
"Hmph! What talks about hidden riches in books, they say reading is beneficial for one's mind and body, huh! Even when back in the village, I can't go out to play! — During the start-of-term assessment exam, Chen Xiaofeng, who scored poorly, lay face-down angrily at his desk, copying the failed test, blaming his parents for lying, that reading could never bring happiness."
"Wish fulfilled: Experience the pleasure of reading."
"Experience the pleasure of reading?"
Ansheng frowned, looked at the wish source, a fourth-grade student.
Experience the pleasure of reading....
Ansheng pondered a thought, suddenly having a bold idea, and waved at Lin Ying.
"Lin Ying, Lin Ying, does your family have cash? I need fives, tens, fifties, hundreds."
"Yes." Although unsure why Master Fox asked about cash as soon as he went out, Lin Ying responded.
"Prepare some for me, and a stapler." After saying this, Master Fox sneakily jumped over a wall and ran into a household, only to come back shortly carrying a fourth-grade Chinese textbook by his mouth.
Meanwhile, Lin Shu brought cash and a stapler to wait at the garden's gate.
"This time, it should be quite fun."
Master Fox dismantled the book, pinning a dime on the first page, then a nickel, and a dollar in the Chinese book.
As the money in the book increased, the number of staples multiplied, but Master Fox was very careful not to staple the book's text.
If the owner of the book didn't read line by line, forcefully tearing it apart would inevitably rip the bills.
Sitting in Lin Ying's home, Master Fox worked for about half an hour.
Master Fox picked up the book, thicker than a block of brick, and tossed it back onto Chen Xiaofeng's desk.
"Duang——"
"Wow! Waaah——"
"Huh? Huh!!"
"Wish to enjoy the pleasure of reading was fulfilled, leaving an indelible impression on Chen Xiaofeng that the golden house in the book was possible to come in another form. It was also his first time being hit by a book, seeing stars despite being very happy. However, dismantling the staples was very painful. Master Fox's good persuasion helped the student understand that the golden house in the book could possibly come back in a different form."
"Wish Power +1"