"Whimper whimper whimper—"
Ansheng tapped Lin Ying’s head unhappily, gesturing for her not to think about so many strange things.
Compared to those spirit beasts doing bad deeds, I’m really just an ordinary little fox.
No one would be so bored to run into Yu Xueqing’s dormitory, pry my legs apart, and say they want to snatch my bell, forcing me to go berserk and hurt people.
The Forestry Bureau is not a place I haven’t been to. Last time when old Chen, that birdbrain, called the police to catch me, didn’t I also sneak out of there perfectly fine?
So seriously, Miss Lin, please don’t think about so many strange things.
I was sitting up straight and acting proper in the first place.
But then, you were whispering ghost stories in my ear, making me start to scare myself.
"......"
Having continuously pressed against the fox’s paw pads, Lin Ying’s emotions returned to calm, with a slightly expressionless face:
"Sorry... The medicine I take includes drugs that regulate dopamine secretion, making my emotions prone to extremes. Master Fox has saved my life twice, and now trusts me so much, making my emotions very agitated..."
"Just now, I was thinking about how to repay Master Fox’s kindness."
As the excited emotions subsided, the calming components in the medication resumed their effect, and Lin Ying calmly spoke.
"Whimper whimper whimper....."
Ansheng shook his head and wrote on his phone:
[Repaying or not repaying anything, I just lent a hand after meeting you. Don’t escalate it. If you really want to repay, just invite me for some food and drinks.]
[By the way, I didn’t come today to talk about gratitude. Bring those things I bought online before and come with me to a Four Happiness Teahouse, then I’ll take you to scout a spot where spirit beasts appear.]
[But we’d better be quick. I’m afraid Ah Qing will worry if I go home too late.]
Ansheng typed slowly with a one-finger technique on his phone, then pushed it forward to ask Lin Ying for a small favor.
It takes fifteen minutes by car to go from Changxi Town to the Four Happiness Teahouse, which is where Gao Feng Consulting Company is located.
From Changxi Town to Changping Mountain Pet Paradise, it takes more than an hour by car.
For Ansheng’s physical strength, going to those locations isn’t a problem.
However, who would prefer to walk when there’s a car to ride in?
Ansheng came to find Lin Ying today mainly to get the little gadgets he bought online and to ask Lin Ying to arrange for a babysitter to transport him to and from work.
However.
Ansheng’s visit was unfortunately timed, as he stumbled upon a quarrel between Lin Ying and Grandmaster Lin and overheard things about the hidden side of the world.
Spirit beasts?
Lin Ying’s concerns were not unfounded. In Xia Country, spirit beasts are considered strategic resources, equivalent to nuclear materials, and must not be allowed to leak out, whether for protection or sheltering.
Once known by the authorities, they will certainly take action.
Yet, Ansheng was somewhat curious about how the authorities would capture him if they knew of his existence.
Ansheng was unclear about his own strength, but after the battle with the mammoth at Skinny Dog Creek, he was very aware that he could withstand the full-speed charge of a thousand-pound wild boar with just one foot forward.
The impact of their collision was no less than two high-speed trains crashing into each other.
The result was that Ansheng was unharmed, only pushed back half a meter, and his step shattered a rock.
The two-tailed state of Master Fox, without tanks or armored vehicles, how can it be defeated?
Using his physique as a reference, Ansheng tried to understand the mindset of an official decision-maker.
And the result was that there was absolutely no way.
Ansheng enjoyed living the city life. Deploying tanks and armored vehicles in a city to enrage a creature akin to a bulldozer seemed utterly insane.
Following this logic, Ansheng then extended to another slightly mischievous thought.
Being so awesome, could he directly ask the state for wildlife protection subsidies?
If not given, he would go pry open a bank vault.
......
A black business car drove into the Lin Ying family’s villa from outside Changxi Town.
Wearing casual clothes, Lin Ying, with a single-shoulder bag, got into the business car, raised the partition between the front and rear rows, pressed a button on the door handle, and said to the driver in front, "Xiao Lin, head to the Four Happiness Teahouse."
"Go a bit slower; these vehicles are unsafe," Lin Ying reminded, seemingly recalling something.
After closing the partition and giving the destination, Lin Ying opened the shoulder bag she carried.
A fluffy little fox poked its head out, looking around at the back of the business car.
Lin Ying, with a calm expression, said, "I can’t drive during my medication period. If caught drunk driving, I have to sit for fifteen days, or they might send me directly to the hospital for further checks."
The medication Lin Ying was on, though compliant with drug and safety regulations,
didn’t excuse deviations from traffic laws.
In any urine test, Lin Ying would definitely test positive, even if it was due to the medication.
"Whimper whimper whimper...."
Ansheng waved his hand, letting out a contented whimper from the left aviation cabin seat in Lin Ying’s embrace.
"Hiss.... The big sofa in the car is really nice. I should arrange a car for Ah Qing, where she can drive while I sip cola in the passenger seat."
Ansheng bounced on the aviation cabin seat for a while, then looked at Lin Ying and tugged her sleeve.
Understanding intuitively, Lin Ying, with a bit of tacit understanding, handed her phone to Ansheng.
[Later, when we reach the city, help me buy a tube of glass glue and a glue gun, I forgot to buy them before.] Ansheng typed on the phone, hesitated, then took the phone back:
[Oh! And a bottle of ice-cold cola, plus five grilled crispy pure meat sausages, and if possible, a serving of takoyaki with octopus pieces for the fox would be even better.]
While out with Lin Ying, Ansheng ordered everything Yu Xueqing previously wouldn’t let him eat.
Those snacks, in reality, weren’t because Yu Xueqing was unwilling to buy them for Ansheng.
Just that, Yu Xueqing worried about poisoning the fox, so she rarely bought them for Ansheng, if she did, it was always just one or two bites.
Confronted with Master Fox’s request, Lin Ying agreed without much thought, pressed the intercom button on the car, and instructed the driver to head to the food street before going to the teahouse.
Sitting in the car, Lin Ying watched as Xiao Lin followed her instructions, went to the food street, and bought everything.
"Glass glue... What is it for?"
As the business car continued towards Changle Street, Lin Ying loaded the glass glue into the glue gun, a ripple forming across her calm face, and gently asked.
[To glue the enemies.]
Ansheng wrote confidently on the phone:
[Mind your own business about the little fox’s affairs. If I don’t personally cause their sewage pipes to explode, I can’t swallow that indignation; someone as cheap as them needs a fox to deal with!]
"Whimper whimper whimper!"
Ansheng stood on his hind legs, one foot on the armrest, wearing an extremely arrogant expression.
"......"
Lin Ying looked at the black target on his snow-white belly and remained silent for a moment, then turned her gaze slightly away.