The Cunning Cat and His Lazy Fox

Chapter 4 | The Hamster's Polar Bear Meeting the Fox and Fighting the Cat

Your date with Shen Jiu went well. The banquet at the village chief's home was delicious and everyone in Peony village was so kind and generous. Shen Jiu ate a lot on the insistence of the kind aunties and you were able to encourage him to dance with you. Currently, both of you are sitting at "Lover's Lake" which is a short walk from the village chief's house and it is a popular spot with couples as there is a tradition of couples releasing boat lanterns with their names written together onto the lake. And even though the lantern sunk once it reached the middle, it is said to be a good thing and not a bad thing as it means the lantern will stay at the bottom forever which means the couple's love will remain forever.

"A very typical couple spot," You commented after releasing a lantern with Shen Jiu on the lake and then sitting at a bench nearby.

"Agreed," Shen Jiu replied.

"At least the boat lanterns are made of peony petals instead of paper and the candles are made from soybean so the land's balance isn't thrown off," You added. "And it is interesting that as long as the boat lantern sinks in the middle, it is not a bad fortune for the couple,"

"And our boat just reached the middle," Shenn Jiu stated.

"Yeah," You replied. You and Shen Jiu watched intently as your boat lantern floated in the center of Lover's Lake and slowly sank to the bottom. There was a brief ripple of light from the center of the lake. You and Shen Jiu remained quiet as the both of you stared at the lake as other couples' boat lanterns arrived at the center, sunk, a rippled of light appeared, and repeated again and again. "I guess this is what makes Lover's Lake different from the water couple's spot,"

"... A-Duzhe," Shen Jiu called out after a moment of silence.

"Yeah," You replied.

"A-Duzhe must... better stay with Jiu-er or he will imprison you, A-Duzhe is after all responsible for Jiu-er," Shen Jiu stated after grabbing your right hand.

"Ahahah alright, A-Duzhe will stay with Jiu-er till he no longer needs me," You replied, locking your fingers together with Shen Jiu. The two of you sat at the lake till the banquet came to an end.

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After returning to Cang Qiong Sect then Qing Jing Peak and giving your report to you Shizun. You gave him his herbs and a bag of white peony tea leaves as a souvenir from your trip with Shen Jiu.

"Has disciple Shen Jiu seduced you enough?" Your Shizun teased.

"Is that rumor still going around?" You huffed.

"Getting caught by disciple Liu Mingcheng and the gossip spread by disciple Qi Ziyuan and her martial siblings has done large damage to his reputation. Head Disciple A-Duzhe should have nipped it in the bud," Your Shizun stated.

"This disciple understands his wrongdoing, this disciple will collaborate with Shen Jiu-shidi to strategize (scheme) to make that rumor disappear," You bowed to your Shizun.

"This master is looking forward to it," Your Shizun smiled. Tomorrow you will have to be more proactive in getting Shen Jiu the reputation, achievement, and skill to surpass you into becoming the head disciple of Qing Jing Peak.

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What started out as a normal day. Waking up with Shen Jiu in bed with you, training your junior siblings, doing your errands for your Shizun, tense tea time with Yue Qi, and trying to hang out with Shang Huaisang. When you went to hang out with your hamster of a junior brother to talk strategy for fixing Shen Jiu's reputation at a small house you had built just for your rendezvous with Shang Huaisang, his wet dream of a man happened to be there. It did not end well, in fact, you just fucked yourself to the demon world and your one-way home is ready to kill you. The future Mobei-jun is glaring at you as the two of you are cramped in a small cave hiding from his uncle. Just your luck, at least you know you will at least get something noteworthy at the end of this.