Fox Has No Malicious Intent

"Sir!"

"Master Fox!"

Ah Qing carried Ansheng on her shoulder, walked out of the hotel's elevator, and headed towards the area behind the hotel to check out where the ground subsided last night.

After Ansheng appeared, a very strange phenomenon occurred on the grassland of the Fox Kingdom.

Various breeds of plump and robust foxes opened their mouths and whimpered when they saw Ansheng.

A series of "sir" echoed in his ears, and Ansheng couldn't help but lift his head slightly, with a hint of pride.

The two-fox battle last night.

Although the ordinary foxes couldn't get involved, they didn't actually run away; instead, they crowded along the walls of the underground cave to watch the battle.

Master Fox displayed immense power, taking on two foes at once, and heavily injuring the Fox King and the Scorpion King.

The Fox King remained the king, though.

But above it, a Supreme Emperor emerged.

Upon seeing the Supreme Emperor patrolling the territory, the foxes ran up to greet him.

"Uh, this....."

Ah Qing heard the shouts from hundreds of foxes, her expression showing a mix of doubt and uncertainty.

"Ah Qing... doesn't the situation seem off?"

Mo Yiqing saw the foxes swarming around, lifted his head to look at Xiaolan on Ah Qing's shoulder, and felt that the scene was a bit off, so he asked:

"Are the foxes of the Fox Kingdom not welcoming Xiaolan here? Why are they all gathering around?"

Upon hearing Mo Yiqing's question, both Lingren and Tang You also sensed something was amiss and were ready to call the staff.

"Actually, how should I put it?" Ah Qing showed a subtle expression, her tone nuanced:

"Our little fox, for some reason, skipped over ten or so years of detours and has offspring everywhere."

"The foxes we're seeing now are all here hoping to acknowledge Xiaolan as their grandfather."

"It seems that... something happened last night, and the Fox King started treating Xiaolan as a godfather."

From the chaotic whimpers of the foxes, Ah Qing could roughly gauge the situation—the Fox King, due to certain events, regarded Xiaolan as a father.

Since the Fox King acknowledged Xiaolan as a father, the other foxes naturally wanted to see him as a grandfather.

"Xiaolan, who hasn't even had a ride on a little fox, unwittingly has a full house of descendants." After saying this, Ah Qing looked at the little fox on her shoulder with amazement.

"Huh?"

Mo Yiqing glanced around, looking bewildered, then exchanged looks with Lingren and Tang You, and all three were equally puzzled.

...

"Ah Qing is going live! Today, following An and his offspring, let me take you on a tour of the Fox Kingdom!"

"This is the empire I have conquered," Ansheng said with a broad smile.

Hearing the soft cries of Master Fox, the reception staff from the Fox Kingdom who arrived had flickering gazes, with their swelling bruises still bobbing on their heads.

"Whimper whimper whimper!"

The foxes of the Fox Kingdom, upon hearing Master Fox's cries, each volunteered to escort the Supreme Emperor on a tour of the territory.

"Going live.... Right! We need to start the live stream today."

After her initial confusion, Ah Qing remembered the live stream upon hearing Ansheng's suggestion.

Previously, due to the necessity to travel to Chang'an, Ah Qing took a two-day leave to manage school relocation.

The live stream room opened.

Immediately, a comment popped up on the big screen asking Ah Qing:

"Is that person on the trending list you guys?"

"Holy cow! Tea Fox streamer makes a limited-time comeback!"

Ansheng's antics were diverse, but what he was most renowned for was using his olfactory senses to concoct tea blends at a tea duel, turning experimental and nauseating oolong tea into proper tea that could sell for over two hundred per pound.

A dog that loves to gnaw on the cabbage fields, a famous dish dog.

A fox born in a tea village capable of blending teas naturally earned the endearing nickname from netizens: Tea Fox.

Unfortunately, the viral video starring the little fox lacked any elements of green tea.

"On the trending list?"

Ah Qing saw the inquiry on the screen, her expression showing a hint of puzzlement, and said, "Uh... I just woke up and happened to come to an interesting place, so I wanted to share it with everyone. I'm not sure what happened on the trending list; I'll check it out after I end the stream."

"But Xiaolan, look, there's a lot of messages on the screen welcoming your return～"

Ansheng poked out his fox head and looked at the screen messages in the live stream room.

He pondered, then raised his fox paw and gave a few "bam bam bam" pats to the camera with his fox paw.

"What do you mean limited-time comeback? I think you're mixing up the big and small games—I'm the OG streamer, literally Ansheng. What about this teapot business? I'm the notorious Master Fox, quickly send me some money!"

"What did the fox say, streamer?"

"Uh... you might find it hard to believe, but I dare swear by Mazu, the little fox said it's cold and quiet, there are no fireworks in the live stream room, and he doesn't like watching it..."

As a translator, Ah Qing timidly translated with a full face of apprehension.

During the live stream, Ah Qing doesn't ask for gifts, and if people tip her, she even advises them not to; there are no benefits for being the top contributor.

Building an account, gaining traffic, helping her family sell tea, or securing a contract to earn a bit for her dowry, is the best thing for Ah Qing.

"Ah Qing, stand tall, we don't earn for nothing here, we earn with a grain of effort, what's wrong with asking for a little?"

"Come on, Desert Fox, do something for the audience, perform a fox backflip."

Perched on Ah Qing's shoulder, Ansheng lifted his paw and pointed at a national second-class protected animal.

A fox that looked seventy percent like a fox and thirty percent like a wolf, covered in desert camouflage, heard the command and, with a running start, jumped and performed a backflip, landing on the ground with a loud whimper.

"Whimper whimper whimper!"

'Master Fox, feeling good?'

Ah Qing: "......."

Live stream audience: [.......]

Well, it seems a fox really can backflip?

After a brief silence, Ah Qing, full of wistfulness, changed the subject and said:

"Ahem ahem ahem... that was just a live stream mishap, actually, the reason I went live specifically this morning is because an ancient tomb emerged due to a ground subsidence last night at the Chang'an Hotel where we stayed."

"Such events are rare, so I wanted to bring everyone to witness the archaeological site firsthand. Of course, don't entertain any bold ideas; our country's laws against grave robbers range from imprisonment to the death penalty..."

[Housekeeper Lin gifted ten notes of the first tone to the live stream room.]

"Fox Fox Choir, assemble!"

While Ah Qing explained the sudden live streaming background, Ansheng saw the ten notes of the first tone appear and his eyes lit up.

From the name alone, it seemed to be Lin Bingyun who rewarded her.

Ansheng climbed off Ah Qing's shoulder and onto her head, waving his two little fox paws, conducting the fox herd to emit rhythmic fox cries.

"1, 2, 3! Thank Mother Nature for its gifts!"

"Whimper whimper～"

"Whimper whimper～"

Ah Qing: "......."

In the future.... really, never, ever let dad take care of the little fox.

After a few days, he already learned to love money.

At this rate, I might need to WeChat pay him twenty bucks just to pet him.

"Hahaha..."

Mo Yiqing, Lingren, and Tang You, watching Ah Qing's live stream room where the two performers did their own things, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Whimper whimper whimper?" The surrounding foxes, hearing the tinkling laughter, chimed in with their own whimpering laughter, not understanding what happened, but eager to join in.