I Have a Few Hometown Folks Who Want to Defect

The mountain wind swept away the night mist.

Several strands of morning light pierced the clouds, slanting down across the blue-tiled roofs and soaring eaves of Jade Luan Manor.

The previous night, Jiang Yuechu had forcibly slaughtered her way through more than ten Great Demons of the Roaming Void Sea realm from the Buddhist Sect, and had even rescued Gong Qiulan.

Now, throughout the vast Jade Luan Manor, everyone regarded the young woman as their savior.

By extension, the fox demons had also become exceedingly courteous toward Purple Plume and Kongming, who had arrived alongside Jiang Yuechu—even carrying a faint trace of awe.

Purple Plume had no idea what to make of it.

Though Purple Plume was the personal disciple of the Greedy Wolf Star Lord of the Heavenly Court and had always strutted about Greedy Wolf Mountain like she owned the place, she had never liked using that status to lord over others.

Besides, what did last night's events have to do with her, Purple Plume? Not even half a copper coin's worth.

She accepted it with shame, as though thorns were pricking her back.

To evade the burningly fervent gazes of those fox-demon maidservants, Purple Plume was now practically dodging east and hiding west throughout the manor.

The moment she spotted someone carrying tea or pouring water from afar, she would immediately grease her heels, dart into the bamboo grove beside her, and circle halfway around before daring to emerge.

If she truly could not avoid them, she could only force out an awkward smile, muddle through a few replies, then flee in disarray.

"I can't live like this!"

Only after slipping back into the room, plopping herself down beside the table, and grabbing the teapot to gulp down a huge mouthful did she turn toward Kongming, who