Master Fuli and Lin Ying left the Mountain Viewing Pavilion sect late into the night.
As soon as Master Fuli left, the old Taoist sneaked furtively to the gate of the scenic area, looking around nervously, and placed another sign under the Mountain Viewing Pavilion plaque.
[The place where the Nine-tailed Fox Immortal attained enlightenment, promising wealth. Main business of Mountain Viewing Pavilion: evil-repelling accessories, residential and villa Feng Shui, commercial building Feng Shui, sketches of the Fox Immortal.]
[Mountain Viewing Pavilion, also known as Qingqiu Fox Worship Pavilion.]
The arrival of the Fox Immortal and Lin Ying's casual mention of the profit margins of her southern counterparts riled up the old Taoist considerably, nearly bringing tears to his eyes. He even carved a landscape plaque to give Lin Ying as his business card.
He asked that if she needed more geomancy work in the future, she must call upon him, offering his services at only a tenth of the usual price.
However.
Although the old Taoist had great aspirations, if there truly was such business in the future, Lin Ying would still prefer to hire Master Yunjie.
A top-notch Feng Shui master is not necessarily a qualified architect, but the top architects in Xia Country are invariably excellent Feng Shui masters.
Before becoming a Taoist, Master Yunjie was already an internationally renowned architect charging over two thousand per square meter.
He retired in his forties or fifties due to some eye issues, unable to continue drawing blueprints, and became enlightened while traveling through mountains and waters.
Any Feng Shui master recommended by Lin Bingyun to Lin Ying naturally can't be subpar; while metaphysics can't be quantified, professional certificates can reflect skill level.
If the old Taoist wants to earn Lin Ying's consultancy fees, he might need to attend a senior university to obtain an advanced constructor's certificate.
...
Master Fuli took a helicopter from the Qinling Mountain Range back to Chang'an City.
However.
This time the helicopter landed at the aviation company's airport, and Lin Ying's helicopter couldn't park at the Geological Mineral Building.
But those were minor issues; Lin Ying accompanied Master Fuli back to school, before returning with Lin Bingyun to their resting place at Phoenix City District.
"This time, it was really an all-nighter..."
After bidding Lin Ying farewell, Ansheng squatted in front of the dorm's freight elevator, waiting for it, glancing at the slightly brightening sky, and muttered inwardly.
An all-nighter... seems like that never happened before; usually, I'd be in bed after showering, before Ah Qing wakes up.
Soon, when Ah Qing sees that I haven't returned all night, she might just chew me out.
Ansheng felt a bit apprehensive, taking the elevator to the dormitory corridor, running to the lit window, and peeked inside curiously.
Tang You sat in front of the computer, wearing headphones, cursing and swearing, lashing out against kids staying up all night.
Lingren lay on the bed playing on her phone, her usual position with her butt up high; Ansheng suspected she had hemorrhoids but found no proof because Lingren wasn't cooperative.
Momo lay sideways on the bed, looking utterly bored, scrolling through reviews on her phone, watching food videos.
Ah Qing... was nowhere to be seen in the dormitory, but the balcony light was on, so she must be in the restroom.
"Ah Qing! Hurry up and come out!"
"Bring a stick with you!"
"The little fox looks so guilty, poking his head around the window as if afraid you'd hit him!" Momo, lying on the bed, saw the curtain move, instinctively glanced at the window, and spotted a little fox's head.
Momo grinned widely, not bothering with the commotion, shouted toward the bathroom.
"You're in trouble! Out all night, ignored your phone, Ah Qing rummaged around for a long time looking for you..."
"If you don't want your butt in tatters, you better dive into Auntie Momo's arms?" Momo teased gleefully.
"Whimpering! Whimpering whimper——"
Ansheng rolled his eyes, not buying a single word Momo said.
"Hah, does Ansheng still need to worry? Even without a spanking, my butt already sports a fox flower."
The fox tail behind Ansheng lifted up, lifting his fox head proudly, and he saundered to the balcony.
Upon seeing Master Fuli return, a black-chested roach munching on a small tea tree leaf instantly stood at attention, saluting Master Fuli respectfully.
The potted tea tree moved on its own without wind, the leaves rustling to express welcome.
"Hey, you're lucky, kid; I just got down from the mountains."
Ansheng lowered his voice, whimpered, lifted his hind leg, and the tea tree adjusted its position, stretching out its branches and veins, seemingly in anticipation.
Just at Mountain Viewing Pavilion, Ansheng observed the Spiritual Particles' diffusion path.
Surrounding Mountain Viewing Pavilion, Spiritual Particles erupted, and due to the forest vegetation, they passively absorbed and expelled Spiritual Particles, forming a very thin, diffuse mist.
The old Taoist is a Spirit Person, but very impure, even less than Ah Qing.
Ah Qing once punched Uncle Jinlong with her bare hands.
"Rustle rustle——"
Master Fuli relieved himself warmly into the tea tree's flower pot, and the whole tea tree trembled, its trunk seemingly going limp momentarily, its roots burst through the plastic flower pot.
The cockroach widened its eyes, looking at the tea tree so comfortable that it lost consciousness: "Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
Bro, is the effect that strong?
"Rustle..." The tea tree's crown swayed, emitting an extremely excited emotion, almost jumping up to perform military boxing.
But remembering there were people in the house, it held back, silently absorbing Master Fuli's spiritual particles through the soil.
"Xiaolan!"
Ah Qing walked out of the bathroom and instantly saw the little fox peeing with its legs lifted, and called out.
Ansheng, who was feeling comfortable, trembled, and the originally smooth stream took a curved path.
Yet the tea tree adjusted its roots, not wasting a drop.
"Whimper!"
Ansheng, face full of dark lines, looked at Ah Qing: "You walked out of the bathroom, at least be quieter when opening the door. You nearly lifted that glass door off its hinges…"
"Wait a second..."
Ah Qing, full of delight, called the little fox but didn't respond to his words, instead dashed off to the dormitory wardrobe and began rummaging through it.
A moment later.
Ah Qing returned to the balcony, closed the sliding door, sat cross-legged on the ground, ready to discuss personal matters with the little fox.
"Xiaolan!"
Ah Qing took out a new sandal and an old winter nightgown, placed them in front of the little fox, and said solemnly:
"I've thought things through. Really, some things are actually my fault. I want to sincerely apologize to you!"
"Fox Fox is full of energy, but I've always said not to raid homes, leaving you holding back, unable to vent excess energy, which led to Fox Fox only going out at night to frolic."
"This is where I failed, and I reflect on it." Ah Qing said seriously.
Fox Fox has abundant energy; running 50 to 60 kilometers per hour on the prairie, frolicking for an hour or two before coming home is normal, and Xiaolan is growing older, reaching the stage of a youthful Fox Fox.
He is currently at his most energetic, foxiest, and most rambunctious phase, yet Xiaolan is very obedient, not tearing up anything at home or the dorm, always staying with Ah Qing until nightfall to go for a fox expedition.
During the day, the most exercise he gets is rolling on the bed a couple of times and going to the toilet.
Ah Qing understood these things.
And so he grasped the underlying logic of why Xiaolan was increasingly late returning during this period.
Holding back all day, Fox Fox naturally has to frolic madly at night, exhaust himself, and only then can he resist not tearing up the house upon returning.
"I've deeply reflected, so..." Ah Qing held up the new sandal to the little fox and said:
"Xiaolan, don't be shy, unleash your nature!"
"Now I'm giving you the new sandal and old clothes to tear up for fun. In a couple of days, I'll get some teething sticks and toys for you, guaranteeing you won't have to hold back during the day..."
"......"
The little fox backed into the corner, turning its head away fiercely, letting out a wretched whimpering sound:
"No....."
"You've got it wrong, I'm not frolicking at night, I'm really just going out for a brawl, I'm terribly lazy, hurry and take away your sandal, I'm not into it."
"No, you're lying. You can tear up the house now, as long as we set rules, specifying what can be destroyed and what can't....."
Ah Qing looked hopefully at the little fox, pushing the new sandal and old clothes forward, eyes shining brightly.
Ansheng: "........"
As for tearing up the house, your agreement isn't enough; this matter needs to be reported to the Ministry of Education and Security Bureau, convened by the principal, to decide whether I'm allowed to tear up things.
Otherwise...
If I deliver one punch, the principal could cry blind.
The secretary could twitch with both legs backward.
"Hurry up and tear it! I've reflected, but Xiaolan you haven't been good either! Staying out all night, you need to reflect too."
"Let's... understand each other and live together!"
Ah Qing held Xiaolan's hand and shook it.
"Take away the clothes, I won't tear them..." Ansheng groused slightly disdainfully but also shook hands with Ah Qing:
"Alright! I swear to the gods, I'll inform you in advance if anything happens in the future...."
"No can do, Xiaolan, you can't swear to the gods; Xia Dong's Fox Fox must swear to Mazu. Swearing to the gods means the next thing is a lie or bragging."
"........"