Worth Taking a Gamble On

Ji Yuan's foot was not merely pinning down a tail. It was more like he had stepped on some vital weak point. The plump man felt that not only was he unable to turn back into a fox and flee, he could not even use Farting Technique to save his life. His body felt weak.

In this situation, the plump man found it difficult even to turn around and kneel. He could only stand sideways and repeatedly cup his hands in pleading.

"There's no need to be so anxious. I won't do anything to you. Sit down."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he voluntarily lifted his foot from the other man's tail, picked a nearby chair, pulled it out, and sat down.

The moment he felt the restraint vanish, the plump man wanted to flee. Yet in the end, he did not move. It was not because his moral character was so lofty; it was simply because the sight of the golden-armored figure staring at him sent chills down his spine. He was terrified and did not dare move.

"Ah... I-I'll just stand..."

Though the portly man did not dare run, he did not dare sit either. He merely stood beside the table, his gaze shifting back and forth between Ji Yuan and the towering golden armor.

By then, the Little Paper Crane was no longer lying outside the window to watch. It squeezed through the window opening, flapped its wings, and flew onto Ji Yuan's shoulder, boldly scrutinizing the Fox Spirit from close range.

It was so different from Hu Yun, and so different from the ones it had seen before. He could clearly transform into a human shape, yet he somehow seemed far inferior even to Hu Yun.

Likewise, the plump man was instinctively drawn to the Little Paper