Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

If Gu Yang, the protagonist, had shown Bai Yao what a man described as white jade looked like, this newcomer showed him what a male fox spirit should look like.

Yes, a fox spirit—a wealthy male fox spirit at that.

Glancing at the startled and slightly infatuated looks on the faces of the people around him, Bai Yao could not help sighing inwardly.

Trouble had come after all.

Even though he still did not know whether he and the two men were being sent to the same place in the countryside, he could already tell that the train ride alone would be anything but peaceful.

Right now, all he wanted was to board the train quickly and stay far away from those two.

A pretty face could spell disaster, and not just a woman's. The same went for men.

As for him?

Bai Yao was naturally a handsome man himself, but he was not nearly as dazzling as the two before him.

As Bai Yao thought this, he saw that the person in charge of distributing train tickets had probably intended to scold the two at first, but after seeing their faces, his angry expression turned into a friendly smile.

See? Looks were justice, even in this era.

"All right, hurry up and get in line. We're about to hand out the train tickets."

"Okay," the two answered, hurrying over to take their places in line.

Then, like Tang Monk, they found themselves being called over by a group of eager female demons.

In the end, however, they chose to stand beside Bai Yao.

One reason was that Bai Yao was not looking at them as though he wanted to eat them. The other was that Bai Yao was at the very end of the line, so they could keep their distance from those people here.

Seeing this, Bai Yao began sighing inwardly again.

Had he known this would happen, he would not have chosen this spot.

He did not have to guess to know that envious, jealous eyes were fixed on him now.

But the person in charge was handing out the train tickets, so no one dared say anything.

Before long, the train tickets were handed out one by one.

At the same time, Bai Yao learned the male fox spirit's name: Hu Yang.

Compared to the male fox spirit, however, he was more interested in the train tickets of this era.

Train tickets at this time were very simple: just an ordinary piece of paper bearing the train number and date, but not the passenger's name. So the ticket only proved that he had bought one; whether he got a hard seat or had to stand was up to him.

With that thought, Bai Yao prepared to move off to one side. There was still some time before the train arrived, so there was no need to rush.

Of course, his main reason was to get away from the two light bulbs beside him.

To his surprise, though, when he took the initiative to leave, the two big light bulbs followed him of their own accord.

Fortunately, the two knew their limits and did not follow too closely, keeping some distance between them.

Five minutes later, however, Bai Yao looked at the two people who had come up to him and felt terrible.

He could not get away from one fast enough, and now two had come straight to him.

"Do you two need something?" Bai Yao asked tactfully.

He was telling them that if they did not, they could leave. He quite enjoyed being alone.

"Hello, may I ask if you're also an educated youth going to the countryside in Heilongjiang Province?" Gu Yang asked.

Bai Yao: ...

Also?

Heilongjiang Province was large, but why did he have a bad feeling about this?

He wanted to say no, but before he could speak, two girls came over together and cut in with smiles. "What a coincidence, Comrade Gu. You're going to the countryside in Heilongjiang Province too?"

Bai Yao glanced at them. He was not displeased by their sudden interruption; he even thought it was rather nice.

The next second, however, the two girls moved a few steps and squeezed closer, forcing Bai Yao to take a step back.

Now he looked as though he had been pushed out.

He understood what the two girls were thinking, but he was unhappy with what they had done.

He did not want to cause trouble, but that did not mean he was afraid of it.

Looking at the two girls' delighted faces, Bai Yao raised his voice and said directly:

"Comrade Gu, Comrade Hu, could you come over here for a moment?"

Before he had finished speaking, Hu Yang, who had been impatiently giving the two girls the cold shoulder, came straight over. Gu Yang said something polite before going over.

Clearly, neither of them cared for the two girls.

The two girls knew that perfectly well, but they did not want to give up. After all, both Gu Yang and Hu Yang wore clothes that only wealthy families could afford, and with their good looks on top of that, how could the girls bear to let them slip away?

Even with the trip to the countryside ahead of them, neither girl wanted to let these two promising prospects go.

So the two of them followed.

"Comrade Bai, what did you call us over for?" Gu Yang asked.

"Let me treat you to some candy."

As he spoke, Bai Yao pretended to reach into his pocket, while actually taking three pieces of milk candy out of his system space.

Without giving the two a chance to refuse, Bai Yao stuffed a piece into each of their hands. Seeing this, they could only thank him politely.

Bai Yao paid little attention to their reactions. After all, the two were just tools for him to get back at the girls.

So when he deliberately turned his gaze toward the two girls, they thought he had milk candy for them too and thanked him with smiles.

"Thank you, Comrade Bai."

Milk candy! They had only eaten it a few times, but it had left a deep impression on them.

Hearing this, Bai Yao gave them a brilliant smile that left them both momentarily stunned. Only then did they realize that Bai Yao was quite good-looking too.

But Bai Yao's next words shattered the flattering impression they had just formed of him.

"No need to thank me. I only had three pieces, and I never planned to give you any."

With that, Bai Yao unwrapped the last piece of candy in his hand and ate it.

"Mmm, full of milky flavor. Delicious."

Bai Yao did not forget to twist the knife.

Gu Yang and Hu Yang were both stunned, but Hu Yang soon smiled, unwrapped his own milk candy, and popped it into his mouth.

"It really is delicious." Hu Yang joined in as well.

After all, what the two girls had done earlier had made him angry too.

Gu Yang looked at the milk candy in his hand, wondering whether he should do the same.

But before he could decide, the onlookers' gazes made the two girls so embarrassed that they hurried away.

Once they had run off, the little flame of anger in Bai Yao's heart went out. He then turned to Gu Yang and Hu Yang.

How should he put it?

Hu Yang's actions just now had taken him quite by surprise, but he rather liked them, and his impression of this fox spirit whose beauty spelled disaster had changed somewhat.

As for Gu Yang?

Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

A creature like a protagonist was not suited to his peaceful life.

Especially when this protagonist could not act decisively in certain matters. Would getting involved with him not be asking for his days in the countryside to be less peaceful?

For example, never mind anything else: once the two went to the countryside, their looks alone would be enough to make plenty of young girls fall for them.

When that happened, there would surely be no shortage of trouble and chaos.

If anything else went wrong, he could just wait for the whole village to turn against him.

Meanwhile, Gu Yang had also noticed Bai Yao's dislike of him, which left him very puzzled.

What happened? How did I come to be disliked?

Hu Yang had a few guesses, but he said nothing and merely watched with a smile.

For a moment, no one spoke, and the atmosphere became awkward for no apparent reason.

But soon the sound of the train reached them, drawing everyone's attention.