Tail: Huohuo, Watch Out for This Loli Con! / The Art of Wielding the Heliobi [Have Some Monthly Tickets and Blades!]

"Mm-hm, that's right."

"Th-then, alright. I'll take you to see the house."

The owner's movements were somewhat stiff.

Watching him, Ji Yuan felt that he seemed extremely nervous.

Could there be something wrong with this house too?

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

As he pondered, Ji Yuan began examining the structure of the house.

This place was close to Exalting Sanctum and not far from a Cloud Knights outpost, so its safety was well guaranteed. The house was not particularly large, but it had two floors, making it just right for Ji Yuan and Sushang to live in.

There were also several trees in the courtyard, giving it a quiet and secluded feel.

Ji Yuan observed carefully but could not spot any problems.

Then what was he so nervous about?

He was just about to ask the people nearby about the house.

At that moment, a trembling voice came from the entrance.

"T-Ten-Lords Commission, on d-duty. H-house owner, please come out..."

Ji Yuan looked over and saw a green-haired Fox Folk girl standing at the door, trembling all over, her legs shaking.

A green-haired fox-eared girl stood at the entrance.

Unlike Tingyun, a fully developed adult woman, the Fox Folk girl before him could only be called a loli. Her large eyes had pupils resembling fox paw prints, and tears constantly lingered at their corners, making her look utterly easy to bully.

She wore a hat that pressed down her fox ears, making her appear very low-key. Her hairpin featured a black and a white little ghost, giving her a distinctly girlish air.

She wore a green coat over a fitted white-and-green top and short skirt.

Bubble socks covered her feet, making her look incredibly adorable.

These socks are cotton and quite breathable. Her feet probably won't smell. Very nice, very nice.

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

At that moment, he saw the tail behind the girl glowing faintly, which looked rather novel.

Overall, she was an exceptionally adorable Fox Folk loli.

The only thing that detracted from her appearance was the heavy dark circles beneath her eyes, which made her seem somewhat absent-minded. There was also a notch near one of her ears, making people unable to help feeling pity for her.

The girl pressed her slender knees tightly together and shakily held up a small command flag with both hands.

I've seen this little sister before too. But there were very few pictures of her in my previous life. She must have been released later on.

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

Seeing Ji Yuan looking at her, she repeated her identity once again.

"T-Ten-Lords Commission, on d-duty. H-house owner, please come out..."

Hearing that identity, Ji Yuan could not help freezing.

As a Trade Official of the Maritime Trade Office, Ji Yuan naturally knew about the Ten-Lords Commission.

It was the most mysterious organization on the Star-skiff. Not only was it responsible for guiding Star-skiff residents nearing the end of their natural lifespan into the Hall of Karma and returning them to oblivion, preventing them from becoming Mara-Struck, but it also punished those who committed unforgivable crimes.

In terms of authority, status, and strength, the Ten-Lords Commission surpassed even the Cloud Knights. When necessary, it could borrow personnel from every department. In terms of status, it was even independent of the Cloud Knight generals.

Perhaps only Marshal Hua could directly command the Ten-Lords Commission.

Yet such a terrifying organization had appeared before Ji Yuan.

And the key was that it was represented by such a shy girl.

A terrifying organization, a timid girl.

What kind of strange appeal was that?

The owner frowned tightly. He walked up to the girl and shouted, "You little girl dare impersonate a member of the Ten-Lords Commission? Go back wherever you came from, now."

Hearing the owner shout like that, the girl trembled even more in fear. Yet her feet did not move at all, and she still said firmly, "I-I really am a p-probationary judge of the T-Ten-Lords Commission. Th-there is an evil presence in this house. It n-needs to be removed..."

The owner's expression changed drastically, and he immediately moved to push the girl away.

"What evil presence? How could there possibly be an evil presence in our house?"

He shouted loudly, but Ji Yuan grabbed the arm he was trying to use to push her away.

"Wait. I'm quite curious about this matter."

Ji Yuan had been almost completely suppressed when fighting Yanqing, but against ordinary Star-skiff residents, he was still quite physically strong. Once Ji Yuan seized him like this, the owner had no way to break free.

The owner shouted at Ji Yuan, "Get out! I'm not selling it to you anymore."

"Whether you sell it or not is another matter. But this girl is a genuine probationary judge of the Ten-Lords Commission. Obstructing her work is obstructing official duties."

"I..."

The owner was directly forced out of the house.

The girl took out her identification.

Ji Yuan looked at it and spoke for her. "This is the Ten-Lords Commission's identification. Leave now. If you come back in, you'll be punished for obstructing the Ten-Lords Commission's work."

Seeing this, the agent also slipped out immediately.

Only Ji Yuan and the fox-eared loli remained inside the house.

"Th-thank you."

She spoke softly to Ji Yuan.

"It's nothing. I'm from the Maritime Trade Office. Isn't helping judges from the Ten-Lords Commission part of my job?"

Ji Yuan smiled and reached out his hand.

"Hey, don't tease Huohuo!"

Just as Ji Yuan's hand reached the top of the girl's head, a voice rang out beside his ear.

The voice was sharp and grating, seemingly filled with great anger.

Hm!?

Who was that!?

Hearing the voice, Ji Yuan looked around.

There was no one else!

Where had that voice come from?

Could it be that some expert was hidden beside this probationary judge, and Ji Yuan had been harshly warned for acting a little too frivolously?

"Tail Master, d-don't attack."

Huohuo said tremblingly.

Only then did Ji Yuan realize that the voice had come from Huohuo's tail.

Surprise filled his eyes.

At that moment, the glow from Huohuo's tail became even brighter.

"What are you looking at?!"

"I've never seen a tail that can talk."

"I'm not a tail! Tail Master here is merely temporarily residing in this girl's body!" the tail shouted indignantly. Then its voice grew even louder.

"And you, take your hand off Huohuo's head."

Huohuo had been watching Ji Yuan and Tail Master argue, worried about the relationship between them. Only then did she realize that Ji Yuan's hand had been resting on her head all along.

Huohuo's face instantly turned bright red, and she crouched down while clutching her head with both hands. Ji Yuan had sharp eyes and could even see steam rising from Huohuo's body.

What a Steam Princess.

"Um, it was just instinct. Just instinct. I saw how shy you were and wanted to comfort you, that's all."

Ji Yuan hurriedly explained.

"Mm, mm..."

Huohuo accepted Ji Yuan's explanation and slowly stood back up.

Ji Yuan quickly apologized to Huohuo.

Then the system's voice rang out beside his ear again.

You teased the Ten-Lords Commission's most famous judge and made her feel embarrassed. Such outrageously rebellious behavior has earned you the Suiyang Subjugation Art.

A hundred years later, she would become the Ten-Lords Commission's most famous judge.

But right now, she was still an extremely shy probationary judge.

Ji Yuan looked at the embarrassed Huohuo and instantly perked up.

This girl...

She was the true treasure.

Seeing his delighted expression, Tail Master immediately warned Huohuo, "Little girl, be careful. This guy looks like a complete lolicon."

Ji Yuan: "..."

I'm not a lolicon!

I just can't help reaching out to pet adorable fluffy things when I see them.

The Suiyang Subjugation Art—Please Give Me Some Monthly Tickets and Blades!

(What I meant to write earlier was the Suiyang Subjugation Art, but I accidentally typed it as the Subjugation Art. It has already been corrected.)

Ji Yuan felt that his reputation had taken quite a hit.

He could not take the blame for being a lolicon.

He dared to guarantee that if he really were a lolicon, his mother would come all the way from the Yaoging Star-skiff and chop off his head.

Ji Yuan quickly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, Judge Huohuo, what did you come here for?"

"Look, little girl. He's even a sanctimonious lolicon who doesn't dare admit it."

Tail Master spoke up again.

Ji Yuan: "..."

"Tail Master, don't say that." Huohuo tried to persuade Tail Master. Just as Ji Yuan thought she had seen through him and recognized that he was not a lolicon, he saw her quietly shuffle several steps backward.

Forget it. Actions speak louder than words.

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

At that moment, Huohuo continued explaining why she had come.

"Um, there was intelligence saying that a Suiyang had appeared in this house. I-I came here to d-deal with the S-Suiyang..."

A Suiyang?

What was that?

Hearing the term, Ji Yuan immediately recalled the skill he had just obtained from Huohuo.