Should a Vilainess snake eat a fox?

Before the moon arrives

Tonight, Shé Baihua will perform as the chosen moon goddess for the people of Port City. For the past 3 years before, the moon goddess that was chosen by the administrative officials was actually Sister Xuětù.

It's not surprising that she got chosen 3 years in a row, cause :

1. She's beautiful. With additional big jugs to add.

2. She's literally a snow rabbit demon, perfect for the festival.

3. She got many officials and people charmed under her, so she monopolized the whole voting thing. (Also pulled some strings through Shíròu Niǎo)

4. She's very skilled with her dancing and singing skills. Thus many trusted her to entertain the people even though her profession is that of a high grade courtesan. (sex worker is her preferable hobby)

5. Even though her reputation is not that good in the eyes of public, her main job was to be a performer. And she was the top dog entertainer at the most expensive brothel in Qin Port City, a Jiyuan where high ranking customers gather. A famous person basically. So tourists from other places could be attracted by her celebrity reputation to bring fort the city's economy.

But this year, a newcomer that was said to be as beautiful as a blooming flower, a young beauty in white will replace the famous rabbit's place. So people from outside the City became curious as they flocked their ways to enter the festival area and bought tickets to the most front seats near the stage.

Actually, in the past years they did not have to buy tickets to watch. But this year, due to Shé Famei's greedy suggestion, Shirou Niao had told the city officials to make the rule of buying tickets. Of course, they agreed. I meant, who wouldn't want some extra profit ?.

You know, the reason why Sister Xuětù didn't want to participate with the moon goddess voting this year, was because she's truly worried about Shé Famei's mission. Curse that damn bird brain, giving the poor girl such a hard and important mission in the same night of the festival's climax. The poor girl even had to break her promise to watch her little sister's performance. Unforgivable !.

Aside from her worry for Shé Famei, she was also thinking that she was getting too old and tired from dancing all night long just for the audiences. She's dancing for free, she thought. She got more publicity because of it, but she basically danced for free without being payed any taels (She didn't know that this year there will be tickets). Even worse, because she's usually too tired for days after dancing as the moon goddess, she would lose the chance to enjoy the pleasures of the festivals.

And by pleasure, it goes both ways(like her). The festival activities, and the 'festive' activities. She used to spent the entire week practicing for the dance after all, so she got no time to participate in those 'fun' activities before the climax of the festival ends.

Though this year, she's glad that she's replaced. But she's also not glad that the big mama in the brothel agreed so easily for the brothel's reputation to be degraded a bit just because the bird brain paid her huge compensation for the dangerous mission.

Even though the money is very big, and her own reputation won't be directly harmed, she still hates it when people tried to slander her workplace's reputation. She might be the highest ranking courtesan in Qin Port City's Jiyuan, but prostitution by choice is her main source of income dammit !.

Yes, the reason she even came here in the first place was to enjoy the pleasures of the mortal realm without being judged for not being an unchaste unmarried woman. She's a rabbit demon after all, a woman must get her needs filled all year long. She got no time to find love, so pleasure is all that she seeks.