Li Chu rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Neither. Those grew on her own."
"Grew on her?"
Wang Longqi froze in astonishment. This was something outside the scope of his knowledge.
"She's that White Fox from last time—the one you wanted to take home and raise," Li Chu said.
"Oh!" Wang Longqi came to a realization. "It's her. Back then, she was on me..."
As he spoke, who knew what scene he thought of, but a lecherous smile suddenly floated onto his face.
"She's already taken human form, but for certain reasons, I have to take her in for now," Li Chu explained briefly, then glared at Wang Longqi. "What exactly did you come here for?"
"Heh-heh." Wang Longqi gave two embarrassed, awkward laughs. "I really did come to find you for serious business."
After a pause, he lowered his voice and asked, "Have you heard of Water Monkeys?"
"Water Monkeys?"
Li Chu thought for a moment. This sort of thing was rather famous; practically anywhere there was water, there would be legends of Water Monkeys. But as for what its Original Form actually was, opinions were wildly divided.
Wang Longqi saw his expression and knew he was not too clear either, so he began speaking in a mysterious tone.
"You know my family deals in seafood, right? The fish the fishermen catch at sea, the medicinal herbs they gather, and all sorts of strange and curious things—our family has shops that buy them."
Li Chu nodded. Yuhang Town bordered the sea and had many waterways, with numerous fishing villages under its jurisdiction. The Wang Family had made its start by purchasing seafood. Although later it had branched out into many other businesses, this was still the main body of their operations.
"At the easternmost edge of Yu Hang County, there's a