Chapter 155 - 119: Fox Race Saintess

Chapter 155: Chapter 119: Fox Race Saintess

’An Advanced Creature twenty years ago?’

Gu Qing mused. ’Then he must be far beyond High-Level by now.’

He was only momentarily curious about Steward He’s strength and didn’t give it much more thought.

He quickly put it out of his mind.

"If there’s nothing else, I’m heading back to my office. Find me on Night Talk anytime if you need anything."

With that, Steward Tian turned and walked toward his office.

Gu Qing didn’t linger at the Night Court. He quickly went downstairs, signed out at the main gate, and arranged for a car to take him home.

He hadn’t officially checked in yet, so he hadn’t been assigned a personal vehicle.

On top of that, the Night Court headquarters was built in such a remote suburb that you couldn’t even hail a cab.

So he had to bum a ride every time he went back and forth.

So annoying.

Before long, a black sedan pulled up in front of Gu Qing.

Gu Qing pulled open the door and got in, heading home.

On the way home.

With a thought, Gu Qing took out the bottle of Recovery Pills from his Storage Pouch and began to carefully read the instructions on the bottle, word for word.

After a moment, he learned that these Recovery Pills were used to quickly restore stamina.

’This medicine is quite effective,’ Gu Qing thought to himself. ’Perfect for my little junior. It can improve her endurance, so she won’t complain about her legs giving out all the time.’

...

「Fifty-some minutes later.」

Gu Qing arrived home.

By this time, his parents and sister had already gone to bed.

The house was pitch black.

Gu Qing quickly took a shower, went into his room, and lay on his bed playing with his phone.

He hadn’t been playing for long when his phone suddenly buzzed.

It was a message on the Night Talk app.

He opened it and saw that Steward He from the warehouse had just posted an announcement.

It stated that starting tonight, the rules for using the Qi Blood Balls and Spiritual Balls in the E-Level reward area were changing.

The total absorption time remained a cumulative one minute.

However, a new limit on the number of uses had been added.

The maximum was three uses.

Once the limit of three uses was reached, no further absorption was permitted, regardless of whether the cumulative one-minute time limit had been met.

"Damn it! That son of a bitch is targeting me, isn’t he?!"

Gu Qing couldn’t help but curse out loud.

Without a doubt, this announcement from Steward He was aimed directly at him.

From now on, he wouldn’t be able to absorb the Blue Stone Balls like crazy anymore.

He could absorb three at most.

This completely cut off his free ride.

’A High-Level powerhouse twenty years ago, huh?’

’Fine. I’ll remember this!’

’In two months, I’m putting a sack over your head and knocking you out cold!’

Gu Qing muttered resentfully, already holding a grudge against Steward He. He would get him, sooner or later. His whole plan was to be even more petty and vindictive than the man himself.

Of course, the reason for his grudge wasn’t that the other party had suddenly changed the rules to target him; that was just the trigger.

The real reason for his grudge was that Steward He was a sore loser and hadn’t let him finish his full minute of absorption that night.

After muttering a few more curses,

Gu Qing exited the announcement page and went to the forums, looking for an interesting thread to kill some time.

As he scrolled, he actually found an interesting thread.

The thread was about him.

Someone had posted about him solo-killing a Tier Nine Fox Lady earlier that night.

The comment section was full of shocked replies. Everyone was stunned by his terrifying achievement, calling him a real-life Monster Hunter.

’Monster Hunter, huh?’

’I can live with that.’

’I like this title.’

Gu Qing smiled and continued scrolling through the comments, enjoying the feeling of shocking everyone.

As he kept scrolling, he found a comment talking about how he had absorbed the stone balls in the warehouse until they cracked.

The commenter said Steward He’s recent announcement was aimed squarely at him. It was because he absorbed Spiritual Extraordinary Power so fast that he’d cracked several Spiritual Balls on two separate occasions, which really pissed off Steward He.

The replies to this comment were all from people who were completely stunned.

[MilkyWhite_Snow: Is this Gu Qing even f*cking human? High Physical Strength is one thing, but how is his Spiritual Strength improving this fast too?]

[Truly_Handsome: Unbelievable!]

[DontSayTheDWord: What is this, the Stone Ball Destroyer?]

’Great. On top of Monster Hunter, now I’ve got the title "Stone Ball Destroyer" too.’

Gu Qing chuckled and continued to scroll through the comments.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Inside a private room at a high-end club.

A man with slicked-back hair was being straddled by a woman who was whipping him furiously.

And this man was none other than He Haikun, the one labeled "Traitor."

He wasn’t being punished. He was enjoying it.

Having served as a Furnace Cauldron for a Fox Woman, he had developed some... special kinks, which he still indulged in.

"Get off. Get the hell out."

He Haikun suddenly said to the woman on top of him.

The woman quickly got off him, afraid of displeasing him.

After the woman left the private room and was a good distance away,

With a thought, He Haikun took out the vibrating, specially-made communication device from his Storage Ring.

He tapped the screen and saw a message from the Fox Woman, Miss Mei.

[Miss Mei: We’ve lost contact with Qingyu.]

The moment he saw the message, He Haikun’s brow furrowed in disbelief.

He knew Qingyu’s strength. She had a Biological Level of Tier Nine, just one tier shy of being an Advanced Creature. No Extraordinary Being from the Night Court below the rank of Deputy Captain could handle her.

’So what happened?’

’How could Qingyu have just lost contact?’

’Could it be... ’

’Did that newcomer, Gu Qing, actually turn the tables and kill her?’

’But how is that possible?’

’That Gu Qing is just a new Extraordinary Contactor. No matter how strong he is, there’s no way he could have defeated Qingyu.’

’So... ’

’What in the world is going on?’

He Haikun’s brow tightened. Finally, he replied to Miss Mei: [Could it be that Qingyu found that Gu Qing handsome and is busy... ’tormenting’ him right now?]

[Miss Mei: Do you think that’s possible?]

[Miss Mei: He, I’m giving you one hour to find out exactly what happened.]

"Go threaten your mother!"

He Haikun couldn’t stop himself from cursing, his expression terrifyingly grim. "In six months, I’ll kill every last one of you Fox Women!"

"HUUFF—!"

He Haikun took a deep breath, trying his best to calm his turbulent emotions.

Then, with a thought, he took his phone out of his Storage Ring. He needed to contact his private network of informants and have them investigate the situation immediately.

However, before he could make a call, a bunch of messages popped up on his WeChat.

The messages were all from a small group chat he had created.

The group was full of his subordinates.

He was a Deputy Captain of the Night Court, in charge of nine Extraordinary Contactors.

He opened the group chat and his eyes immediately widened.

He saw his subordinates in the group were all discussing how Gu Qing had solo-killed a Tier Nine Fox Lady tonight.

’A Tier Nine Fox Lady... Isn’t that Qingyu?’

He Haikun simply couldn’t believe his eyes.

After the shock wore off, he fell into deep thought.

’Qingyu was so powerful. How could she have been solo-killed by a new Extraordinary Contactor?’

’This just doesn’t make sense.’

’Could it be that this Gu Qing kid has someone backing him?’

’Is he just a puppet taking credit for someone else’s kill?’

This possibility suddenly occurred to He Haikun.

’No.’

’I have to get to the bottom of this.’

’Something is very wrong with this Gu Qing.’

With that, He Haikun immediately contacted his informants and had them investigate Gu Qing’s daily life at home, hoping to uncover any clues.

After that, he sent another message to Miss Mei, telling her that Qingyu was dead, solo-killed by Gu Qing.

...

「In a hidden mountain forest somewhere in Hai City.」

Bamboo buildings stood in a dense cluster.

Green bamboo twined around the corridors.

A thin mist hung over the entire forest year-round.

This place was a hidden stronghold of the Fox Race.

Inside a bamboo room with antique furnishings.

Miss Mei was bowed in a half-kneel, respectfully reporting to a purple-gowned Fox Woman before her. "Saintess, Qingyu has failed her mission. She was killed by the new Extraordinary Contactor from the Night Court."

"Hm?"

The purple-gowned Fox Woman raised a delicate, arched brow, clearly surprised by the news.

Just then, a handmaiden at her side immediately presented an ultra-thin holographic screen.

The screen displayed screenshots from the Night Talk forums and candid photos from the morgue, which clearly showed Gu Qing’s face and the grisly state of Qingyu’s corpse.

The purple-gowned Fox Woman’s gaze lingered on Gu Qing, scrutinizing him.

Exceptionally handsome.

A tall, straight posture.

He perfectly met her requirements for a Furnace Cauldron.

Unfortunately, he was only an Extraordinary Contactor. No matter how handsome he was, he wasn’t worthy of being her Furnace Cauldron.

Still, it wouldn’t be bad to capture him to serve tea. At least he’s easy on the eyes.

"Inform He Haikun he has three days to deliver that new Extraordinary Contactor to me."

The purple-gowned Fox Woman’s eyes shone with a faint violet light. "If he makes any excuse to avoid this task," she said, her breath as fragrant as an orchid, "assume he has betrayed us. Then, send someone to capture him too. We’ll turn him back into a Furnace Cauldron and torment him properly."

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