Chapter 204: The Little Dan Spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox Is Super Good at Complimenting (8)

Chapter 204: The Little Dan Spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox Is Super Good at Complimenting (8)

Hu Jiutian's whole body froze, as if he had turned to stone.

It felt like a grand fireworks display was going off in his head, leaving him bewildered.

Or maybe the fireworks were just too beautiful for him to react.

It took Hu Jiutian a long time to find his voice again.

He fiddled with the small ball, gently responding with a soft "Hmm."

Barely audible.

Song Chuyi gently stroked the nearest fox tail and smiled before speaking again.

"So, Tiantian, you need to share your things with me."

Hu Jiutian nodded lightly, his front paw fiddling with the small ball and gently resting on Song Chuyi's hand.

The faintly pink paw pad radiated a slight warmth.

Song Chuyi raised a brilliant smile.

"This is our special little secret."

He held the paw, which was like his own hand.

"Promise not to tell anyone else, okay?"

Hu Jiutian spread his front paw and, turning it over, held Song Chuyi's hand.

Only when his paw fully enclosed that delicate, pale hand did he appear content.

"Hmm."

There was a lazy undertone, but if you listened closely, you could detect a hint of seriousness.

After agreeing with Hu Jiutian, Song Chuyi seized the chance to learn more about this world.

After some understanding, Song Chuyi had to admit that this world was full of malice towards demons who hadn't transformed into human form.

They couldn’t use their demonic energy or even their original forms to find jobs.

The only thing these non-human form demons could do was become pets of humans.

But once they became pets, even if they later transformed into humans, they would be bound to their owners for life.

They could not have freedom nor dignity.

Both demon and human dignity vanished under the constraints of being a 'pet.'

So humans were relatively lenient towards pets.

They were very clear that demons, as pets, could no longer be considered independent individuals.

After learning about this, Song Chuyi had a sudden realization. No wonder Yu Qing had been swayed by him; he had thought Hu Jiutian no longer counted as a demon.

Now he understood why, upon his arrival, Hu Jiutian had arrogantly demanded he acknowledge him as his master.

Master... Probably the epitome of ultimate authority in Hu Jiutian's mind.

Song Chuyi gently ran his hand over Hu Jiutian's fluffy tail. "When we earn enough money, we'll buy a big house."

"I'll go buy some herbs and see if I can refine a transformation pill."

Hu Jiutian's fox eyes suddenly lit up. "A transformation pill?"

"Yes," Song Chuyi grinned. "I told you I'm very capable."

He thumped his chest confidently. "As long as there are herbs, I can definitely refine a transformation pill!"

All nine of Hu Jiutian's fox tails flicked at once, showing his excitement.

"Earn money."

"Earn money!"

He wanted to earn money with A'Chu, lots and lots of money.

Hu Jiutian's career ambition suddenly surged, and Song Chuyi naturally wouldn't lag behind.

He unlocked the haunted escape room and waited for customers to show up.

——

After escaping last night, the more Yu Tiangong thought about it, the more wrong it seemed.

How could someone who’s been through so many haunted escape rooms be beaten that easily?

So he logged onto his forum and started a new thread.

"Has anyone been to the 233rd haunted escape room? Let me know if anyone has cleared it."

Yu Tiangong was somewhat of a legend on the forum, and his post quickly attracted replies.

"The legend is back at another haunted escape room? What’s the latest one?"

"The legend must be going to a haunted escape room, right? How long did it take you to beat this one?"

"I bet ten minutes."

"No way, I’m betting five minutes!"

"These haunted escape rooms aren’t fun anymore; they’re just boring."

"EXP+1"

…………

Seeing these replies, Yu Tiangong chose one to respond to.

"Haunted escape room, I haven't cleared it yet."

This reply piqued a lot of interest.

"Wait, the legend couldn’t clear it?"

"No way no way? Is there a haunted escape room that the legend couldn't clear?"

"Room 233, right? Great, I want to try it out!"

"This marketing campaign is on point!"

...

The post sparked conversations within a close-knit group, and many people were curious about what kind of haunted escape room Room 233 really was.

Some brave individuals entered alone, while those less courageous went in groups.

Everyone got spooked without fail.

What was initially just an enthusiastic thread suddenly became extremely popular.

"Holy crap! It’s seriously scary! I got goosebumps everywhere!"

"So embarrassing, I dropped a grand and bolted."

"Same here..."

"Haha! Your courage is too small, right? What's it like inside?"

"It's quite clean and warm inside."

"Yeah, especially warm, like the warmth of a wife waiting for her husband to return."

"Oh no, don't say that, I got goosebumps again."

"Warm and creepy? Are you guys nuts?"

"Crazy or not, I lost eleven hundred bucks."

Yu Tiangong couldn't help laughing when he read the replies.

He wasn't the only one scared, and this thought made him feel much better.

But that haunted escape room... he still had to see it for himself.

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The escape room welcomed wave after wave of guests.

Guests were super generous, dropping a grand each!

By the end of the day, they had already made twenty thousand.

Song Chuyi used the money to rent a nice place for ten grand, moving in immediately.

When they got to the new place, Song Chuyi hugged Hu Jiutian.

"This will be our home for now!"

Hu Jiutian fiddled with the small ball and responded with a soft "Yeah."

He looked up at the tall, fair-skinned youth standing in the light.

A radiant smile spread across his face, one he had never seen on a human before.

How strange, Hu Jiutian thought to himself. Despite Song Chuyi also turning into a human, why was he still so nice to him?

Was he trying to get something from me?

Hu Jiutian toyed with the small ball, as if thinking of something, his red eyes briefly darkened.

Was it about the Nine-Tailed Fox Group?

But he... had long been abandoned by his birth parents.

There’s no way he could get any information about the Nine-Tailed Fox Group from me.

Hu Jiutian speculated to himself, while over there, Song Chuyi had already finished cleaning the room.

Spiritual energy sure makes things easy. With just a wave of his hand, the room was spotless, a real godsend for slackers!

Song Chuyi noticed Hu Jiutian zoning out and asked aloud, "Tian Tian, what’s on your mind?"

Hu Jiutian, lost in thought, heard this and instinctively replied, "What do you want from me?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he quickly realized his mistake and looked up at Song Chuyi.

His red eyes glinted with a blood-red hue.