Pulling the Firewood from Under the Cauldron

"Your Majesty, you----"

The little fox girl naturally had no doubt about Yin Yunze's statement.

Upon hearing that Yin Yunze had gouged out his own eyes to cure hers, the little fox girl was deeply moved.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely protect this eye that Your Majesty gave me!"

As she spoke, the little fox girl actually closed her eye.

Witnessing the birth of yet another new fanatic, Yin Yunze found himself somewhat unmoved.

It seems that cultivating fanatics isn't that difficult, is it?

In fact, compared to the little fox girl becoming a fanatical follower, Yin Yunze wanted to criticize her behavior. "If you close your eyes, then the purpose of this eye I gave you is gone, isn't it?"

"When the time comes to use Your Majesty's discerning eye, Xuan'er will do so too!"

In response, the little fox spirit unusually voiced her objection. "But how can Xuan'er use Your Majesty's divine eye to look at these mundane things when there is nothing to do! Xuan'er already has worldly eyes to see the mundane world, so her divine eye should be cherished!"

"No, it seems like every fanatic's head has a bit of a hole in it, doesn't it?"

Guo Jing's relatively normal behavior had just made Yin Yunze slightly change his opinion of the fanatics, making him realize that not all fanatics were mentally unstable.

But the little fox girl's statement further confirms that Guo Jing is an anomaly among the fanatics.

Yin Yunze really wanted to criticize and correct the little fox girl's somewhat wrong behavior. But after thinking about it, he realized that the eyes had already been given to the little fox girl, and how she used them was her business.

Yin Yunze's insistence on taking things seriously might only make the little fox girl uncomfortable, so why bother!

Leaving that topic aside, Yin Yunze thought for a moment, having already assigned the necessary tasks and provided the necessary assistance.

After thinking it over, Yin Yunze felt there was nothing more to say, so he simply said, "Alright, you can go and get back to work."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now!"

They responded respectfully, and then the ghost and the fox left the Dao Field.

However, as soon as they entered the Qingnü Temple on the real side, Guo Jing and the little fox girl suddenly discovered that a huge figure had appeared in front of them.

Sniffing, Lord of Du Mountain sniffed Guo Jing and the little fox girl, then grinned and said, "You two smell of Qingnü! You little devil, you smell of Qingnü's blood! You fox, your eyes look just like Qingnü's— "

Tell me—you—uh?

Seeing Lord of Du Mountain's blatant provocation, Yin Yunze sighed and pulled Lord of Du Mountain into the Dao Field. Then he said to Guo Jing and the little fox girl, "It's alright, you two go do what you need to do!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After responding, the ghost and the fox stopped caring about Lord of Du Mountain's affairs.

After all, no matter how renowned Lord of Du Mountain was, how could he compare to Lady Qingnü!

"Qingnü! You've finally agreed to see me!"

After being pulled into the Dao Field by Yin Yunze, Lord of Du Mountain was not intimidated at all. He strode towards Yin Yunze, complaining, "You disappeared without a word, leaving me to face the Qingling County City God alone. That's so unfair!"

The divine body was somewhat helpless in the face of Lord of Du Mountain's accusations.

After all, the mortal body simply said hello and left, leaving Lord of Du Mountain alone to face the City God —this was indeed—

Seeing that Yin Yunze remained silent, Lord of Du Mountain mustered his courage and walked up to Yin Yunze. Then he began to circle around Yin Yunze's chair.

"Qingnü, when are we going to have a baby?"

Are you Vegeta? How did you end up as my teammate without even realizing it?

Looking at Lord of Du Mountain, Yin Yunze was momentarily at a loss as to how to respond.

After all, since Lord of Du Mountain offered to help, the two sides could be said to have become friends through a fight.

Now, facing the City God, Lord of Du Mountain, who has come to their doorstep, is a force that can be used without hesitation.

But if Yin Yunze were to give Lord of Du Mountain even the slightest kindness, he would feel that she would only push her luck further.

Seeing that Yin Yunze remained silent, Lord of Du Mountain simply nuzzled his head into Yin Yunze's arms.

"Qingnü, please speak to me—please give me a child!"

"Oh no!" Yin Yunze said irritably, pressing his hand against Lord of Du Mountain's large head, "If you keep doing this, I'll kick you out!"

"Okay, okay! I won't make a fuss anymore!"

Seeing that Yin Yunze was getting really annoyed, Lord of Du Mountain decided to stop while he was ahead.

After all, being able to enter Yin Yunze's Dao Field from the temple itself is a significant step forward.

As long as she makes steady progress every day, Lord of Du Mountain believes she will definitely achieve her goals!

After all, in the past, whenever Lord of Du Mountain wanted something and her mother refused, this was how Lord of Du Mountain treated her mother.

If I keep trying every day, I'll eventually get my mother's approval!

Walking behind Yin Yunze, Lord of Du Mountain sat upright once more, as if he had become a loyal guard.

Although Lord of Du Mountain's methods were somewhat perplexing, his quick thinking and decisiveness changed Yin Yunze's opinion of him slightly.

After all, if she becomes too troublesome, even if she can be used as a fighting force, Yin Yunze will only seek her out in a pragmatic way when he needs to use her.

Given this current reaction, it's not that it's impossible to raise it----

Realizing he had actually had this thought, Yin Yunze suddenly froze.

That doesn't make sense! How can you expect to keep everything at home as a pet?

Unlike the little fox spirit Guo Jing, this Lord of Du Mountain is a genuine mountain god who has been officially appointed!

Turning to look at Lord of Du Mountain, Yin Yunze asked, "Lord of Du Mountain, aren't you going back to your mountain god temple?"

"I'm not going back!" Upon hearing this, Lord of Du Mountain shook his head repeatedly and said, "I told those lesser gods that I would defeat you—but I lost to you—now they're all blocking the mountain god's temple, how can I go back—"

59

Okay, Yin Yunze admits that he was being a bit presumptuous.

Yin Yunze originally thought that it was her charm as Nine-Tailed Fox that made Lord of Du Mountain so happy that he forgot about home and chose not to return.

In reality, he felt so ashamed that he didn't dare go back to see his younger brother.

However, Yin Yunze was not annoyed by this; on the contrary, he was secretly pleased.

If it's the former, Yin Yunze will have an even bigger headache!

The latter is something to talk about!

"It's alright. You can go back and tell your underlings—you defeated me in our fight—and for your sake, I won't bother your underlings again."

Yin Yunze has no plans to expand his territory for the time being, so Lord of Du Mountain can say that.

Even, out of respect for Lord of Du Mountain, it's not impossible to make an exception for those Land God who submit to Lord of Du Mountain.

As long as he's willing to change his bad habit of eating blood, Yin Yunze isn't someone who enjoys killing.

However, Yin Yunze saw a clear, human-like reluctance on Lord of Du Mountain's furry face. "How could I, the dignified Lord of Du Mountain, lie! Losing is losing, how can you say that you lost----"

Yin Yunze hadn't expected that Lord of Du Mountain was still so concerned about saving face.

After thinking for a moment, Yin Yunze changed his approach. "Then, just tell them that we fought to a draw. And for your sake, I won't attack them! After all, in reality, we didn't really have a winner, did we?"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, Lord of Du Mountain's face showed a hint of interest.

Indeed, Lord of Du Mountain couldn't bring himself to say he had won, but if he said it was a draw...

Lord of Du Mountain was still somewhat resentful about Yin Yunze's sudden attack, which involved two against one, and one of them even launching a sneak attack.

Although she admitted defeat, Lord of Du Mountain felt that if she faced the two Qingnü head-on, she might not necessarily be unable to defeat them.

If it's a draw, Lord of Du Mountain won't find it so hard to accept.

Then she thought that getting Yin Yunze to agree to have a child with her was probably not something that could be done overnight.

In comparison, it would be better to go back and show off to his underlings as soon as possible.

"----Well, Qingnü, shall I go back first? I'll come find you to play again after I've finished explaining things to those minor deities?"

As he spoke, Lord of Du Mountain grew increasingly impatient.

Given that Yin Yunze was only maintaining the most basic level of the Dao Field, breaking through to the next Dao Field was not difficult.

Without hesitation, Lord of Du Mountain broke through Yin Yunze's Dao Field. Then, he skipped and hopped out of the Qingnü Temple, flapped his wings, and flew into the sky.

"No wonder you resorted to force—you really don't know how to please people."

After muttering a complaint about Lord of Du Mountain under his breath, Yin Yunze closed his eyes, found Sun Qin, and then gave an order.

"Sun Qin, from this day forward, tell all those who come begging for grain that, due to the City God's order, I will no longer be able to supply them with Fox Rice."

"Ah, this?"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's order, Sun Qin was momentarily stunned, but then bowed her head and replied, "Yes, Lord Yi Yun."

But Yin Yunze's orders went beyond that. "At the same time, find someone to tell the county magistrate this news as well. Make sure you tell everyone clearly that it was the local City God who ordered that I not be allowed to provide them with a single grain of Fox Rice!"

If the City God doesn't change his order, I won't be able to give them Fox Rice— "

Didn't the City God tell Yin Yunze not to give the disaster victims even a single grain of Fox Rice?

So Yin Yunze did as he said!

Yin Yunze is simply carrying out the City God's orders!

It's impossible for the City God to have any complaints if Yin Yunze acts on the City God's orders!

However, now that the supply of Fox Rice has stopped, it's unclear how the City God will deal with the people's anger.

Compared to having nothing at all in the first place, people are often less able to tolerate losing something they have already obtained.

If this matter involves life and death, then the unbearable nature of it is naturally amplified many times over.

Yin Yunze's previous distribution of Fox Rice to disaster victims was only enough for a few days.

After all, only by having people come to collect it regularly can people remember who gave Fox Rice to them.

At times like these, this can, in turn, become the fuse that quickly ignites public anger.

Who could resist watching the rice jar slowly empty?

In the past, the common people did not find the right goal, which is why the City God was able to sit comfortably on the throne.

This time, however, Yin Yunze made the City God the biggest target of the people's attacks.

Yin Yunze was eager to know how the City God would handle the public outcry three days later.

The people are not afraid of death, so why threaten them with death?

By then, will the City God's theory of terror still be effective?