The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 252

Chapter 252

Ling Chunann glanced at the little fox a few times, finding himself somewhat intrigued. He meticulously made the bed, then approached the little fox, who stood upright in her place.

Daling was a bit nervous. "Master?"

"Why don't you appear in your adult form now?" Ling Chunann asked.

"I, I…" Daling fidgeted with her fingers, her expression both aggrieved and sad. "I could have maintained my magic for another three hundred years, but last time, that person took away my magical tool, and then I could only revert to my original form."

The "that person" she referred to was obvious. Ling Chunann nodded in understanding, then reached out to gently touch the fluffy ears on the little fox's head.

"Ah!" The touched young girl screamed, quickly stepping back several steps and instantly reverted to her original form in a puff, "Master! Don't touch my ears!"

"Pfft!" Ling Chunann laughed, "Alright, alright, I won't touch them."

098 heaved a sigh of relief. If the female protagonist's magic could last another three hundred years, it meant that the male protagonist had been unaware of Daling's true form as a young girl all along, considering Daling left the human world more than a hundred years ago. He could barely forgive him for that.

However, 098 seemed to have forgotten that even in the original story, the male protagonist was unaware that he had dual cultivated with the little fox, treating her as if she had left without a word.

The next morning, Zhang Zhifeng knocked on Ling Chunann's door, "Junior brother, it's time to set off."

After reaching the Foundation Building stage, cultivators hardly needed sleep, so Zhang Zhifeng wasn't worried about disturbing Ling Chunann's rest. However, it was odd that it took a while for Ling Chunann to open the door, leading him to wonder, "Did junior brother go out?"

At that moment, the door opened.

Ling Chunann stood at the doorway, smiling at Zhang Zhifeng, "Senior brother, please come in and sit for a while. I need to take care of something first."

Zhang Zhifeng was tempted but eventually shook his head, "I haven't called Senior Brother Qinghan yet. How about this, junior brother, let's meet at the inn's first floor in a quarter of an hour, is that okay?"

"Sure." Ling Chunann nodded.

After Zhang Zhifeng left, Ling Chunann closed the door again, his smile unchanged as he looked at the little fox trembling in a corner.

098 glanced at the traces on the clothes the host had changed out of, then at the pitiful little fox, giving her a look of good luck, though of course, the little fox couldn't see it.

Ling Chunann took his time sitting down, remaining silent.

"Master, I was wrong," the little fox's thin voice timidly rang out.

"What did you do wrong?" Ling Chunann poured himself a cup of tea, gently tapping the lid.

The sound of the tea lid scared the little fox, who then spoke even softer, "I, I shouldn't have... peed on your clothes."

By the time she said the last word, the little fox sneaked a glance at Ling Chunann, then hugged her head with both paws, wishing she could burrow into the center of the earth, embarrassed by her actions.

"Host, please don't blame her," 098, who originally didn't want to intervene, spoke up after secretly researching and finding the little fox too adorable to resist, "The records say it's normal for young green foxes to occasionally... cough, be unable to control this condition if they maintain their original form."

"Mhm," Ling Chunann responded, "I know."

Thinking of the various books the host had read over the years, 098 thought, "You know and still scared her?" This was, of course, not said aloud in front of Ling Chunann.

"I won't dare again," the little fox said weakly, almost crying from shame.

"Enough," Ling Chunann waved his hand, "I'm going out. Remember to wash my clothes, clean them well."

"Yes!" The little fox immediately cheered up.

"By the way, 098," Ling Chunann said as he was leaving, "Did the information you looked up say anything about how a demon race's physical form affects their mentality?"

"Yes, host," 098 answered, "The mental state of young demons is easily influenced by their physical form. If they are in an adult form, they will subconsciously mimic the closest behavioral patterns. Is there a problem?"

"Mhm, got it," Ling Chunann adjusted his impeccably smooth sleeves, then couldn't resist using a cleaning spell on himself.

098: "..." It suddenly felt that the host asking the female protagonist to wash the clothes was too kind.

When Ling Chunann went downstairs

, Yun Zehan and Zhang Zhifeng were already waiting. Zhang Zhifeng, stretching his neck to look towards the staircase, quickly stood up upon seeing Ling Chunann, "Junior brother, you're here."

Afterward, Zhang Zhifeng's gaze lingered on Ling Chunann, who frowned, "Senior Brother Qingyun, what are you looking for?"

"Where's your little fox?" Zhang Zhifeng asked somewhat embarrassingly.

"Threw her away," Ling Chunann said.

"Ah?" Zhang Zhifeng's eyes widened.

"Just kidding," Ling Chunann smiled, "She's staying in the room. Senior Brother Qingyun, Senior Brother Qinghan, let's go."

"Oh." Hearing Ling Chunann say this, Zhang Zhifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Fucheng wasn't known as a water city, it had many rivers and lakes, with numerous small boats going back and forth, carrying goods to the market. Even though it was early, the boatmen were already at work, shouting cadences as they rowed.

"I heard Fucheng's Lianwu Lake has a beautiful sunrise," Zhang Zhifeng said, standing on a small bridge and touching his nose as he looked at the still-dark sky.

Yun Zehan looked at the sky, "There won't be any sun this morning."

Ling Chunann glanced at Yun Zehan, then nodded at Zhang Zhifeng.

"There's a restaurant ahead, let's sit there," Ling Chunann suggested.

The restaurant Ling Chunann pointed to was situated by Lianwu Lake and was the tallest building in the city, named Yuntian Tower.

"Sure!" Zhang Zhifeng, no longer dispirited, eagerly agreed.

"Senior Brother Qinghan?" Ling Chunann looked at the expressionless Yun Zehan.

Yun Zehan, staring at the direction of the restaurant and seemingly lost in thought, then looked away, "Okay."

"Host, don't provoke the male protagonist," 098 worriedly said as the restaurant was coincidentally the Yun family's former property. "He visited the Yun family last night and seems to have not given up on finding you."

"I didn't provoke him," Ling Chunann innocently stated, "This is the only nearby restaurant."

"..." The host seemed to be correct.

Fortunately, the male protagonist didn't show any particular reaction, calmly following the waiter to the fifth floor.

Their window faced Lianwu Lake.

Although there was no sunrise today, many lotuses bloomed on the lake, covered in a thin mist, with beautiful flower boats docked at the edge and the clear sound of a zither coming from afar.

Zhang Zhifeng, who had never seen such a scene before, couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so beautiful."

Ling Chunann nodded and looked at Yun Zehan, who stood motionless on the other side of the window.

Ling Chunann couldn't see Yun Zehan's expression, but the heavy atmosphere around him suggested it wasn't pleasant.

"Senior Brother Qinghan, what are you looking at?" Ignoring 098's warning, Ling Chunann approached Yun Zehan and asked.

Yun Zehan didn't immediately respond to Ling Chunann. After a while, he turned around, his face as usual, "Nothing, just a pile of ruins."

098: "Host, his eyes were red just now!"

This was a sign of a cultivator falling into the demonic path! This was bad; if the male protagonist fell into the demonic path, the mission would fail. 098 was panicking.

098's concern was understandable. A cultivator's fall into demonhood meant a complete loss of sanity, leading to extreme violence. Even if they weren't killed by righteous cultivators, they would gradually disintegrate in endless battles, ultimately leading to the destruction of their soul and spirit.

The male protagonist was a pivotal figure in this world. If he died, the world would collapse, and Ling Chunann's mission would be impossible to complete, which would be far worse than Ling Chunann's own death.

However, 098 soon calmed down. The original story was even more severe than the current situation, but after passing through Fucheng, the male protagonist improved significantly. Thinking of the recent plot, 098 couldn't help but suggest to Ling Chunann, "Host, maybe we shouldn't stop the male protagonist from destroying the city."

"Ah?" Ling Chunann finally paid attention to 098, "When did I say I was going to stop him? I don't recall this mission requiring me to be a savior."

098: "..." It realized it was overstepping.

While they were admiring the lake from the upstairs, a bead curtain on a flower boat moved, and a pretty maid carrying a zither came out and placed it at the bow. She made several trips back and forth, bringing out a soft couch, a

tea table, and some snacks.

After ensuring everything was set, she smiled and was about to return when something tripped her, "Ah!"

A splash was heard, and the maid, apparently unable to swim, struggled and gradually sank.

"Master, wuwuwu…"

Ling Chunann, who was discussing with Yun Zehan the sects they would pass along the way, suddenly heard the childish voice of the little fox in his mind, the one he had left in the inn to do laundry. He sensed her location, "What's wrong?"

"I, I've washed the clothes," Daling subconsciously replied, then realizing she hadn't answered correctly, quickly corrected herself, "Master, after washing the clothes, I wanted to find you. But as I passed by the lake, I accidentally tripped someone into it. I've pulled her up now, but she won't wake up." Saying this, she began to cry again, "My mother said good demons aren't allowed to kill people, wuwuwu…"

Hearing the little fox's call and immediately checking the situation, 098 shouted, "Host! It's the female supporting character!"

By then, Ling Chunann had already stood up, "Senior Brother Qinghan, Senior Brother Qingyun, I need to step out for a moment."

"Do you need help?" Zhang Zhifeng asked.

"It's fine. My spirit beast can't find me. I'm going to pick her up," Ling Chunann said with a smile.

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