Chapter 199: The Little Dan Spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox Really Knows How to Compliment (3)

Chapter 199: The Little Dan Spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox Really Knows How to Compliment (3)

Song Chuyi heard this and beamed.

"Yeah, yeah, we’re not just on the same path—we’re family."

Yu Qing: ……

This Dan Spirit is truly bizarre.

He’d met plenty of demons, but never one so stubborn about claiming kinship with a mere animal.

If he hadn’t just become human, Yu Qing would’ve walked out already.

Yu Qing took a deep breath, finally losing his patience.

"I’ve said my part. You better watch yourself, Mr. Song."

He glanced sideways at the nine-tailed fox and turned to leave.

The door slammed shut, rattling the tiny rental.

Song Chuyi stretched, looking at Hu Jiutian.

"Tian Tian, you see, I was going to make you my master."

"But he didn’t agree."

"So you’ve got to accept me as your master."

"Come on, say ‘Master’ for me."

Hu Jiutian looked conflicted.

He didn’t understand why Song Chuyi was doing this.

Hu Jiutian once had good demon friends. They practiced together and went through trials together.

But after his friends transformed into human form, everything fell apart.

His friends called him a beast forsaken by the heavens, a disgraceful demon.

He used to wonder why becoming human made their minds change so much.

He had never figured it out, not even until now.

Later, he stopped thinking about it and only focused on trying to become human.

But today, Song Chuyi stood up for him in front of Yu Qing and even asked for identity proof for him.

Even if it was just as a pet.

Seeing that Hu Jiutian remained silent, Song Chuyi urged him again.

"Say ‘Master’ for me."

Hu Jiutian: ……

After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"Idiot."

Song Chuyi hummed softly, "Even though you're calling me an idiot, I've decided not to be mad at you since your voice is just too good to resist."

Hu Jiutian: "Big idiot."

Song Chuyi nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah, when it comes to size, mine's definitely bigger."

Hu Jiutian: ……

His ears turned red, and his nine tails intertwined.

"Hooligan."

Song Chuyi burst out laughing.

He never thought there would come a day when he, a villain, would be called a hooligan!

Looks like my time to take charge isn't far off!

Hu Jiutian didn't understand what Song Chuyi was laughing about, but the little Dan Spirit's laughter did bring some warmth to this cold rental house.

Hu Jiutian's nine fox tails slowly unraveled, and one of them, whether intentionally or not, rested on Song Chuyi's leg.

"No more laughing."

Song Chuyi, showing no respect, continued to laugh.

"The rent is due today."

The laughter stopped abruptly.

"Ah?" He looked confused, "We still need to pay rent?"

Hu Jiutian glanced at him, "Didn't Yu Qing mention that humans need to work to make ends meet?"

"Even more so for demons."

Song Chuyi's mouth twitched, "But if you can't turn into a human, how do you earn a living?"

Hu Jiutian turned his head away, clearly unwilling to say.

However, Song Chuyi still got the answer from Xiaotong.

All this time, Hu Jiutian had been surviving by scavenging!

Song Chuyi, upon realizing that such a beautiful nine-tailed fox had been rummaging through trash for empty bottles, felt a pang in his heart.

With such soft fur and gorgeous paws, how could you be digging through garbage!

"Got it!" Song Chuyi took a deep breath, "Tonight, I'll go work."

"As soon as we have the cash, we'll find a bigger place."

Hu Jiutian lay down, "We'll end up sleeping on the street tonight."

As if recalling something unpleasant, his fox tail trembled.

"I hope we don't get kicked out again."

Song Chuyi shot back, "Definitely not!"

"I've got an identity token now!"

"We'll sleep in the haunted escape room tonight!"

"We should pack up and get going!"

Hu Jiutian let out an "Oh," his front paw fiddling with the small ball, lost in thought.

Song Chuyi stored the cauldron within himself, then looked at Hu Jiutian.

"Nothing to pack?"

"No worries, I'll buy new stuff once I make some money."

Hu Jiutian pressed his front paw on the small ball and remained silent.

It wasn't that he didn't want to pack, but as an unformed demon, he couldn't take anything from this rental house.

Even if the things here were bought with the money from collecting trash.

Hu Jiutian didn't explain, nor did he want to explain.

Or rather, he didn't dare to explain.

Song Chuyi clearly hadn't grasped the rules of human society yet, which was why he still held a sliver of kindness toward him.

But this sliver of kindness would eventually disappear.

Just like his old buddies.

Hu Jiutian knew very well that he shouldn't expect or hope for anything. However…

He lowered his eyes and nudged the small ball toward Song Chuyi.

"Can I take this with me?"

"Of course!" Song Chuyi assured him, "Then we'll take this small ball with us."

"It's getting dark; we need to head to the job site."

Hu Jiutian held the small ball in his paw and responded with a soft "Mhm."

Song Chuyi quickly left the rental house with Hu Jiutian.

Outside, many people were walking back and forth. Some noticed the brazen nine-tailed fox walking on the street, their eyes showing confusion and disgust.

Then they lightly tapped their wrists and revealed a look of understanding.

Turns out, the nine-tailed fox was just someone's pet.

Toward pets, humans were relatively tolerant.

Song Chuyi noticed everyone's actions and stopped someone to chat.

After a few sentences, Song Chuyi learned that in this world, information about both humans and demons was transparent.

A quick scan from their wristwatch could reveal what kind of person or demon the other was.

If they are not registered in the system, they are considered undocumented individuals.

Once a black market resident is found and reported, the person who reports them will receive a bonus of one million, so people will scan people whenever they get the chance.

After finishing the conversation with the other person, Song Chuyi immediately rushed to the work location with Hu Jiutian.

Yu Qing had assigned him a haunted escape room in the infinite amusement park located in the city center.

The park contained many escape rooms, such as puzzle-solving, horror, and comedy rooms.

Humans love this kind of thrilling activity, so this infinite amusement park was very popular.

Each escape room was standalone, and most of them were hosted by demon hosts with human-like appearances.

Here, there’s no fixed salary; income depends on how many customers you can draw in.

The ticket money from customers was their income for the day, and no matter how much it was, the amusement park would not take a cut.

After figuring out the rules here, Song Chuyi squatted down and excitedly told Hu Jiutian:

"Our haunted escape room will definitely become the number one escape room in this infinite amusement park!"

Hu Jiutian: ......

There is a human saying that goes, "Newborn calves aren’t scared of tigers."

A newly born Dan Spirit wouldn’t know how tough it is to survive in the human world.

Although Hu Jiutian didn’t ask, his expression clearly said "why."

Seeing this, Song Chuyi smiled and explained, "Because you’re so gorgeous!"

"With you here, we’ll definitely be the best!"