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It's not even noon yet. According to the biological clock of people working in brothels, it's still early morning. It's probably around 2 PM before it's considered 6 or 7 AM.

"I originally had something to do."

Wen Juntong, his face contorted with grief, lay on the table and looked at Su Yan, saying, "But after seeing what the girl in your dorm said to Brother Zhou, everything should be alright now, sob sob sob. I'm finally feeling much better and want to fight Wan Hua Ge again, why did you guys have to hurt a young man like me like this!"

"You are all well-fed people who don't know the hunger of starving people! You don't even consider the suffering of a starving man like me!"

Wen Juntong's words were like a sharp blade, striking Su Yan's heart and making him stop pouring water. A sorrowful expression appeared on his face: "You understand me so well."

Born a fox with nine tails, Su Yan should stand proudly in the world, her tails held high. However, the elder is always sneaking around with a pair of scissors, trying to cut her up, which has made Su Yan hesitant to flaunt her tail now.

"You don't know anything! I've never even touched a woman's hand, how do you know that?" Wen Juntong angrily rebuked Su Yan for being ignorant.

Su Yan and Zhou You: "."

Since Wen Juntong had already said all that, Su Yan really had nothing to say except to pat him on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Let's change the subject for now! Let's not talk about such sad topics."

Seeing that Wen Juntong was about to cry, Su Yan quickly changed the subject back to the main point: "Ahem, I may not have time to accompany you to Wanhua Pavilion recently, because my aunt said that the end of the year is approaching and things are very chaotic outside, so she specifically told me not to run around unless there is something important."

The two inquired about their purpose, and amidst Wen Juntong's complaints, Su Yan had a general idea, but he wasn't particularly interested in running around. The incident of the Nightmare Town's possession had just occurred last night, and Su Yan had made up his mind to wait until at least after the New Year before discussing anything else.

As long as Emperor Wusheng doesn't wipe out the Nightmare Town Cult, Su Yan doesn't feel safe walking on the street.

Zhou You nodded in agreement with Su Yan's words: "Now that the end of the year is approaching, the small sects within Xia Yu territory and some large sects that are on good terms with Xia Yu will also send envoys to participate in the New Year celebrations. Indeed, there will be a large number of cultivators on the streets who do not understand the rules of Xia Yu."

The Xia Yu New Year celebration is a tradition. Every year, the emperor leads the ancestral worship ceremony to kick off the new year. This is followed by a grand celebration organized by the Ministry of Rites, during which all subjects within the Xia Yu territory receive a week of paid leave.

It is a grand festival celebrated by all, and even other cultivator forces will come to participate in the event. During the festival, there will be many martial arts competitions organized by the imperial court, making it extremely lively.

Of course, these are all superficial things. Zhou You, who was born into the upper class of the Xia Dynasty, knew very well that the New Year celebrations were meaningless to Emperor Wusheng. The emperor, whose lifespan was extremely long, had already lived through two thousand New Years and had become numb to those things.

The reason why they spared no expense to hold various grand celebrations every year was to strengthen the Xia Yu people's sense of pride in the Xia Yu Kingdom and to gradually form a culture unique to Xia Yu among the people, so as to slowly assimilate the foreign people who settled here.

Yu the Great.

Once you come, you become a member of the Xia Dynasty. Join us in contributing to the prosperity of the Xia Dynasty and ensuring its continued glory!

Aside from these reasons, the New Year was also the day when Emperor Wusheng collected protection fees from the forces within the territory of Xia Yu.

"Will it be chaotic? I don't really feel it. Anyway, the New Year's celebration is just about eating, drinking, and gambling a bit."

Listening to his brothers' descriptions of the Xia Yu New Year as something terrifying, Wen Juntong didn't seem to care. After all, during the New Year celebrations, he'd just be out eating and drinking with his cronies.

"So, Brother Su, you've been confined by your elders and can't go to the Myriad Flowers Pavilion to enjoy yourself?"

Wen Juntong refined Su Yan's words and found a phrase to describe Su Yan's situation.

"It's not exactly being confined, I just don't want to go out. After all, outside cultivators are different from Xia Yu cultivators. When those guys see a demon race, the first thing they think of is spirit stones. I don't want to physically turn into a fox fur coat," Su Yan sighed and said.

The second and third updates might be until the early hours of the morning, as I have some things to take care of. From New Year's Eve until the third day of the Lunar New Year, I will maintain three updates per day, but the update schedule may be somewhat irregular, for which I apologize.

After all, I don't know which friend who came back from out of town might trigger some strange tasks.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 63 will be updated tomorrow (late at midnight).

My friend asked me to go out for a late-night snack and a chat.

Instead of getting a late-night snack, they ended up fighting with a stray cat that looked like a colonel.

I have a rather strange constitution; I'm not fond of cats. My friend's Ragdoll cat will punch me twice when it walks by, not to mention pet market cats or domestic shorthair cats—they'll either bite me twice or run away.

But tonight's encounter was really outrageous; after being knocked down, it immediately snuggled into my arms.

They showed off two sausages and a bottle of water to me.

Holy crap, I got scammed by a cat on New Year's Eve!

Judging from the appearance, it hasn't developed cheeks yet, so it should be a Japanese-style colonel-like, pastoral-looking little female cat.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 64 The Fox

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"I'm so bored! I need a hug from a pretty girl at the Golden Core stage to revitalize myself!"

Wen Juntong lay dejectedly on the table, feeling deeply regretful that Su Yan couldn't take him along.

The Myriad Flowers Pavilion is extremely particular about rules. If a cultivator like Wen Juntong goes there alone without Su Yan to guide him, he can at most find a Qi Refining Talented Woman. He can't even pick up a Flower Queen cultivator, let alone a Goddess.

Su Yan was able to disrupt the rules because he led the way and knew the madam of Wan Hua Ge. Otherwise, Wan Hua Ge would not usually do something that would damage its reputation.

"We don't have any Golden Core stage girls here."

Seeing Wen Juntong's half-dead state, Su Yan shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it another time! I really don't feel like going out for a stroll lately."

"Hey"

Wen Juntong sighed again, about to complain about how difficult his life was, and then invited Su Yan and Zhou You to Luoheju for a couple of drinks to ease his depressed mood: "There won't be another chance. My mother will definitely come back for the New Year celebration. Our next meeting might be in the next life."

Wen Juntong's words were interrupted by a girl's voice from upstairs: "Little fox!"

Yu Yanning spoke with surprise, immediately drawing the attention of the three people in the hall. She was dressed in pure white, with a distinctive bright red cloak embroidered with gold patterns draped over her shoulders, identifying her as a member of the Demon Suppression Division.

While Su Yan was stunned, Wen Juntong instinctively crawled under the stage, trembling and desperately covering his face.

Su Yan looked at Yu Yanning with a strange expression: "Isn't your Demon Suppression Division busy with official duties lately? How come you have so much free time to stay overnight in brothels?"

“There’s a holiday recently. Instructor Zou has been promoted, so we new recruits who follow her are naturally on leave and on standby,” Yu Yanning said.

Yesterday, the boy brought a group of people over because of his promotion. They planned to support Chong Qiong's business by holding a big banquet at the brothel. However, as soon as they entered, they encountered the incident of Su Yan being cursed and murdered by thieves.

"You got promoted?" Su Yan asked in confusion.

“Yes! To be promoted from a commander to a town magistrate is a real high-ranking position in our Demon Suppression Division. Apart from Instructor Zou, there are only three town magistrates in Xia Yuli,” Yu Yanning said with a proud expression.

The position of Town Governor is the most powerful official in the Demon Suppression Division, second only to the Commander, Deputy Commander, and three Assistant Commanders. He directly manages the thirteen commanders of the Division.

The duties of the town envoys vary. The envoys who are promoted from novice to town envoy are not in charge of supervision, but are responsible for training and systematically training new recruits who have just joined the Demon Suppression Division. They teach them how to fight against the Nightmare Town cultists and teach them basic techniques for inspecting Nightmare Town followers.

Upon hearing the words "Governor of the Town," Su Yan, unfamiliar with the Xia Yu court system, felt nothing. However, Wen Juntong, hiding under the table, was nearly scared to death.

The governor of the prefecture is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, a powerful figure who can directly knock on the door of His Majesty the Emperor's bedroom at night.

"Wasn't I my grandfather's colleague before I got promoted? Please don't report me!" Wen Juntong prayed silently.

He never imagined that coming to the brothel to confide in a friend would lead to encountering the town magistrate hosting a banquet there. If Commander Wen saw Wen Juntong in the brothel, he would surely be furious.

Of all the Wen family members, Wen Juntong is the most useless. He spends his days idly, indulging in eating, drinking, and having fun, and has a terrible reputation.

Wen Juntong was also very helpless about this. He really couldn't muster any interest in the boring and tedious cultivation. Living a carefree life as a playboy for hundreds of years would be much more comfortable than the fighting and killing in the cultivation world, right?

The elders in the family have already done their best, shouldn't we, the younger generation, be able to enjoy it too?

Even though I'm a spendthrift, aren't I still trying to have a successful child?

"bang bang bang"

Yu Yanning had just come downstairs to tell Instructor Su Yan the good news of his promotion and wealth when a loud knocking came from the brothel: "Is Young Master Su there? Shiqi has something to discuss with you. May I ask to see you?"

"?"

Su Yan had a question mark hanging over his head. He had just said he was going to stay home and meditate, so why did all these things pile up and come knocking on his door? Was he possessed by an evil spirit today?

"coming!"

Hearing the knocking, Su Yan was curious about what Feng Shiqi wanted to see him about today, so he didn't hesitate and strolled over to open the door.

As Su Yan opened the door, Feng Shiqi, who was knocking rapidly outside, almost lost her balance and punched Su Yan in the chest. However, Feng Shiqi was not in the mood to care about such matters of propriety between men and women.

Feng Shiqi said anxiously, "Young Master Su, do you have time now? There is an important person who wants to see you."

Feng Shiqi's words were very strange. She first asked Su Yan if he was free, and then said that a certain important person in Xia Yu wanted to see him. Her words were very contradictory.

"Uh, I'm so sorry, I've been..."

Upon learning the reason why Feng Shiqi had sought him out, Su Yan's face lit up with a look of sudden realization. Without a second thought, he prepared to directly refuse Feng Shiqi's invitation.

But at this moment, Zhou You covered his face with a folding fan and whispered behind Su Yan, "Feng Shiqi means that the Xuan King wants to invite you because of private matters. Those carriages carried by heavenly horses outside are here to pick you up. Brother Su, you can't refuse this."

Feng Shiqi's words seemed contradictory, but Zhou You could hear the meaning behind them.

They're just asking you to come over. Their words are just polite formalities because it's a private matter, so don't take them seriously.

Xuanwang was the father of Princess Junxia of Luanming County, and the only one among the eight kings of different surnames of Xia Yu who spent more time in Xia Yu than in his fiefdom each year.

Moreover, he is a king with demon blood.

"Brother Su, I suggest we ask Feng Shiqi first why the Xuan King invited us, so we can be prepared," Zhou You suggested to Su Yan.

"And how do you know it was the invitation from the Xuan King?"

Su Yan pulled Zhou You aside to plot, asking him how he knew Feng Shiqi's purpose.

“Every king has a different mount, and the Xuan King’s mount is a celestial horse. Therefore, all the demonic beasts pulling the carriages in the Xuan King’s mansion are celestial horses.” Zhou You said with a slightly strange expression, “If, and I mean if, the owner of the carriage in front of you is not sent by the Xuan King’s family, then Brother Su, your next destination may be the imperial city.”

It's taboo to share the same item. Just like how the people of Xia Yu were so fond of foxes, no one would go to Qingqiu Kingdom to kidnap a young nine-tailed fox to auction off, because it was taboo and punishing nine generations of their family wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Nine-tailed foxes can only come from the royal family. Other nine-tailed foxes must either be sent back or offered to the royal family. No one would keep them at home as pets; otherwise, they would be easily charged with treason.

"You Xia Yu people really do have a complicated way of speaking."

Su Yan shook his head speechlessly, feeling helpless at those important figures' roundabout way of speaking.

"I have time, but is there anything I need? Let me know in advance so I can prepare some things."

"There's nothing to prepare. The reason I came in such a hurry is because Junxia's pet fox spirit suddenly fell seriously ill and unfortunately passed away. It was a huge blow to her, and she was so depressed that she stayed indoors all the time."

Feng Shiqi told Su Yan the reason: the fox demon that Junxia was raising had suddenly died.

Seeing that his daughter was losing her appetite and was in a daze, King Xuan ordered someone to summon a fox spirit to stay with her for a while, and then have someone find a cute little fox for her.

The reason why Xuan Wang knew about Su Yan was that, apart from Princess Luanming and Feng Shiqi, there were also guards from Xuan Wang's Imperial Guard responsible for the princess's safety at the Wanhua Pavilion that night.

When King Xuan asked for a fox spirit, they revealed that Princess Luanming knew a fox spirit friend who lived in Xia Yu.

The cat I found was unusually well-behaved.

Moreover, it knows how to use the litter box, wipe its fur with a wet wipe, and won't resist touching its paws and cheeks. If you touch its head, it will automatically knead.