Can Only Make Fox Noises

Lanterns hung along the corridors of the Zhou Residence. A white-furred fox darted across the eaves, only stopping after running far away. It humanely patted itself with a paw, then turned back toward where it had come from. An expression of terror had actually appeared on its fox face.

"What was that?"

"The Capital City truly is a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons abound. Not only does it suppress Monsters, but even with talismans, I can only reduce the backlash by changing back into an ordinary animal. Why is there even a Great Demon hiding in such a grand household?"

"Could it be that someone in the Capital City actually dared collude with a Great Demon?"

The fox opened its mouth, and a young girl's voice came out, trembling as Zhang spoke.

Even its sleek, glossy white fur was still standing on end from fright after it had left that Duan of road. It had yet to relax.

"Still, it isn't impossible. Ah, I nearly got discovered."

"Luckily, I ran fast enough and wasn't noticed by that Great Demon."

Thinking it had escaped detection solely because it ran quickly, the fox flicked its tail, twitched its ears again, and continued running forward.

It passed through residence after residence, slipping through gardens or leaping across eaves. Along the way, it actively or passively overheard secrets of many great households. Among them, the person mentioned most often was unexpectedly this year's Top Scorer.

The fox had no interest in the Top Scorer of a human dynasty. What entered its left ear generally went straight out its right.

Compared to such matters, it seemed more interested in the common folk of the human world. Whenever it passed a bustling Duan, it would quietly stop to watch for a while, then, when