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Chapter 199 - 119: The Wild Fox Spirit

Chapter 199: Chapter 119: The Wild Fox Spirit

After lunchtime ended, Duan Mingyuan, who had suffered severe injuries, returned to his room and lay down on the bed directly. This was to avoid developing cerebral contusion at a young age.

Baptism was introverted, quiet, and not skilled at refusing others, but she was particularly persistent in certain aspects.

This might be why she was able to become an inspector and own such a large spaceship.

The Third Prince and the Elder Princess dropped their work immediately upon learning this news and headed straight to Duan Mingyuan’s room. Jiuyue, upon receiving the message, rushed back so hurriedly that she didn’t even bother to remove her white apron.

This was the most serious injury Mr. Mingyuan had sustained since she had known him.

Online, they say cerebral contusion has many dangers.

It might cause facial paralysis, difficulty speaking, slurred speech, general weakness and numbness, and impaired mobility.

In the most severe cases, it could even cause the patient to die suddenly.

"What I meant by cerebral contusion is a metaphor, not an actual cerebral contusion."

Lying in bed with a blanket over him, not allowed to get out, and with an ice towel on his forehead, Duan Mingyuan said.

Not only did Jiuyue’s treatment not help, but it also made him feel like his cerebral contusion was getting worse.

"Whether it’s a real cerebral contusion or not, it’s right for you to lie down for now."

Jiuyue said, "Wait a bit, and I’ll go to the kitchen to make you a bowl of chicken soup; tonight, I’ll prepare some pumpkin porridge for you."

"We can’t just leave when the real Baptism is in need of help."

That was the true purpose behind Duan Mingyuan’s summoning everyone; even he hadn’t expected their purpose for boarding the ship to change from "obtaining a letter of recommendation" to "helping the inspector" within a day.

Although the atmosphere on the ship had begun to improve steadily ever since Jiuyue seized control of the kitchen, this flourishing scene was only temporary. Once they left, the healed executive chef would retake the kitchen and reinforce his ascetic policies more vigorously.

Hei Misa would also reassemble her followers, launching a new offensive against "The Impure."

The chaos of demons would unfold again, and worse yet, if this went on, Baptism might eventually encounter the real Das-Vida in a future command, at which point her flagship would suffer a devastating blow.

If the plan to change Baptism failed, Duan Mingyuan would have no choice but to fall back on other people from the ship. Otherwise, it would weigh on his conscience to simply disembark after getting the letter of recommendation for nothing.

"I agree, great minds think alike."

Jiuyue, who brought over a chair to sit by the bed, was the first to speak; while she was in the kitchen, the kitchen staff, with tears in their eyes, complained about the executive chef’s actions since joining the ship, transforming the previously harmonious dining environment into its current state. They knew the chef was petty and vengeful.

Once he recovered, he would certainly make a comeback and make everyone’s life difficult.

"I think when it’s late at night, and the ward is quiet, we could sneak into the medbay, avoid the nurses, and pull out his oxygen tube, permanently solving the problem."

Jiuyue, throwing out a leading suggestion, had seen this type of solution in detective and mystery TV shows.

"That doesn’t seem right..."

Ning Ruyue said softly.

Although the executive chef’s adherence to the path of austerity was indeed detestable, it didn’t merit death. Moreover, committing murder on an Ashen Consortium ship, especially of a Consortium official, could indeed give the Universe Company a reason to dispatch the Destruction Fleet if discovered.

"We need to fundamentally change their mindset without endangering their lives."

Duan Mingyuan said.

The Executive Chef would ultimately return to his position, but in a brand new, acceptable appearance. He believed that the traumatic experience of suffering a crushing fracture would lead to some enlightenment for the Chef.

"Since it was Jiuyue that caused him to fall from the building initially, she should take responsibility for the entirety of this matter," he said, "The re-education of the Executive Chef’s thinking is up to you. No matter what means you employ, as long as you don’t endanger his life, change his mind."

Jiuyue nodded somewhat reluctantly.

She felt that Mr. Mingyuan was too principled on certain matters, which might just be why he developed cerebral congestion at such a young age.

"Well then, the task of changing Hei Misa falls squarely on you now, Mr. Mingyuan," she said.

The Third Prince shared the intelligence he had gathered, "During today’s seminar, the Priest of Hei Misa even asked about you specifically and was quite disappointed not to see you there."

He was learned and well-read in this area and was certain that Duan Mingyuan held a special place in the heart of Hei Misa.

Compared to the stubborn Executive Chef, having Duan Mingyuan intervene with Hei Misa was naturally a sure bet.

"Hold on a minute," she said.

Jiuyue flashed a ’time out’ hand signal, her "fox demon radar" sending out a warning at the mention of Hei Misa’s name. Even though she had never met the individual, she was quite convinced that Hei Misa bode no good will.

A highly-ranked Priest who went out of his way to inquire about Mr. Mingyuan during a seminar he was hosting—this was unmistakably suspicious.

"Ying Tian, explain to me just who this Hei Misa is," demanded Jiuyue.

"Put simply, a woman with heavy makeup and a good figure, wearing a latex version of a nun’s outfit," Ying Tian described.

"How good is her figure?"

Jiuyue’s eyes narrowed, sensing the complexity of the situation.

During her time in the kitchen, it had become clear that Mr. Mingyuan had caught the attention of another wild fox demon. This had already happened before at the Emerald Theater, and she realized that Mr. Mingyuan seemed particularly prone to being targeted by fox demons.

It was like the mythical "Tang monk’s meat" that every fox demon wanted to bite into.

"It’s that good."

The Third Prince placed his hands on his chest to demonstrate, driving home his point vividly. Jiuyue instantly understood that this was a big Fox Demon, then further pressed, "Is she holding a seminar this afternoon?"

"She wasn’t supposed to, but after finding out that Mr. Mingyuan wasn’t coming, she spontaneously set up an additional seminar this afternoon. The topic is the energy conversion of ’The Impure.’ She also wanted me to pass a message to Mr. Mingyuan, hoping he could attend this afternoon and demonstrate the energy conversion to the believers aboard the ship."

"I have a cerebral hemorrhage and can’t go," Duan Mingyuan flatly refused, noticing the hostility in Jiuyue, whose raised tail seemed to signal that she was about to lash out.

As a researcher of fox demons, he knew this was a sign they were entering a combat state.

"Your cerebral congestion is cured," Jiuyue forcefully declared Duan Mingyuan recovered, saying, "Since they invited you so sincerely, it would be rather impolite not to go. Don’t worry, I’ll support you and take you there in the afternoon."

The matter of the Executive Chef could be set aside for the moment.

She needed to suppress the arrogant spirit of those wild fox demons first.