While Seele was taking small bites of her soup dumplings, a commotion suddenly broke out not far ahead.
Several snack shops had erupted into chaos, a complete mess.
"There's a fox stealing things! Catch it!"
"A fox? How could there be a fox here?"
"Where's the fox? I'll get it!"
"A fox? I can..."
The shop clerks rushed outside with brooms, while nearby passersby and customers gathered to watch.
It was highly unusual for a fox to appear somewhere like this. This was modern society—how could a wild fox have run into town to steal food?
So, most people found the situation rather surprising.
Then Seele really did spot a yellow fox that seemed not yet fully grown. It had several bags clamped in its mouth and was frantically running out of the crowd.
"Demonic energy... That's a demon."
Seele froze when she saw the fox... She had sensed a demon's aura from it. It was not an ordinary fox, but a demon.
However, this fox demon was far too weak. It probably could not even defeat an ordinary person, so it was fleeing in panic.
Still, even if it could not beat humans, it was a fox after all. It did not take long for it to shake them off and escape successfully.
After shaking off the humans chasing it, a trace of sorrow flashed through the little fox's eyes. With the bag of food in its mouth, it limped onward with difficulty on its injured right hind leg.
It had not stolen anything. It had clearly paid, and even paid more than the others, but because it was too weak to take on a human form that people could see...
When it left with the things it had bought, a clerk saw it and immediately assumed