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Chapter 281 - 200: Nine-tailed Fox Headbutt

Chapter 281: Chapter 200: Nine-tailed Fox Headbutt

This banquet was far from what Jiuyue had imagined. Until they left the venue and removed the ring that the Chamber of Commerce used to temporarily suppress their energy, there was not a single element of combat.

Not only that, but Garoya personally escorted them to the elevator and even sent them a simplified version of the plan before they left.

She mentioned more than once that the goal of the Chamber of Commerce was always mutual cooperation and win-win.

Jiuyue asked Garoya some sharp questions, such as, how she viewed the claims that Actus’s Cosmic Pirate Group was fostered by the Chamber of Commerce.

Garoya did not deny it outright but instead mentioned that Actus indeed had military trade dealings with the Chamber of Commerce, but invading Mechanical Star and attacking Gear Hotel were decisions made by Actus himself, driven mad by his obsession with the great treasure.

The Chamber of Commerce will send all of the pirates to Prison Planet to face their deserved trial.

Anyway, Actus was already dead, and even if this was a lie, it couldn’t be exposed anymore.

Just a few days ago, the news of the death of this Cosmic Pirate leader had spread throughout the universe, and many planets that had been plundered by him set off fireworks to celebrate, with many people popping champagne upon seeing the news.

By the time they returned to the room, it was already late at night.

After changing out of her dress and folding it neatly, Jiuyue wrapped herself in a bathrobe and sat cross-legged on the bed, refreshing the news.

The name Duan Mingyuan once again caused widespread discussion.

But this time, he was not known for the infamous spirit leader of the rebels but as an excellent and learned doctor; the cure for Dehydration Syndrome had caused a huge sensation in the medical field, and people attributed this to "Life Energy," which by name alone sounded like an energy that cures diseases.

Therefore, Blue Star was also crowned by people from all over the universe as "the Hometown of Medicine."

"Mr. Mingyuan, congratulations, you’ve evolved again."

After browsing through people’s comments extensively, Jiuyue told Duan Mingyuan the good news.

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"You are now the High Priest of the Ogre Tribe."

In games, the High Priest always possesses the power of nature and can heal difficult and miscellaneous diseases without issue.

Moreover, in many ogre tribe belief systems, the High Priest is a profession that is more mysterious and powerful than the Great Chieftain.

As the lower-ranked ogres often say, the chieftain only needs to manage the entire tribe, but the High Priest has many more issues to consider.

"Jiuyue."

"Hmm?"

"Is your tail itchy again?"

"Yes!"

This time, however, Jiuyue slowly turned her body around, opting to lie prone on the bed, presenting her fluffy tail to Duan Mingyuan and swaying it non-stop. The rhythm of her swaying was very regular, like teasing a cat with a foxtail grass.

She had also evolved.

Having adapted to the tremor of suddenly having her tail grabbed, she now found that upon careful consideration, it was actually quite stimulating.

Facing Jiuyue, who turned her side profile toward him with a mischievous grin like that of a sly spirit, Duan Mingyuan immediately felt that this little fox demon was getting naughtier and naughtier.

But perhaps this is just the nature of the fox demon. "Fox Demon Chronicles" mentions that even the most well-behaved fox demons naturally enjoy pranks and provoking humans. The author also discovered some special cases; for fox demons, the closer the person is to them, the more they enjoy playing tricks on them.

It seems that there is some indirect evidence to suggest that this behavior is to provoke the other party, in order to receive punishment.

Fox demons often consider punishment as part of their flirting tactics.

This is the advantage of reading more books.

Duan Mingyuan knew that if he went over and grabbed Jiuyue’s tail at this moment, he would fall into her trap, and as a result, this little fox demon would become naughtier and naughtier, looking to play tricks on him every so often.

This was not a good sign.

So, with Jiuyue’s disappointed gaze upon him, he moved a chair to sit across the bed and then sent the Third Prince the plan provided by Garoya as well as the events that occurred at the banquet.

Now it was Jiuyue’s turn to get restless, she sprawled on the bed, scratching and rubbing herself, making a mess of the sheets.

Seeing that Duan Mingyuan was engrossed in discussing the meeting with the Third Prince and not paying attention to her, she started rolling around on the bed, calling out with an annoyed voice, "Ogre Great Chieftain, Ogre High Priest, great Ogre!"

In between, she would occasionally pause to steal glances at Duan Mingyuan.

Huh?

The little fox demon’s heart was filled with doubt. In the past, whenever she called Mr. Mingyuan "Ogre," he would strictly pull her tail as a form of retribution, but today she had called out so many times and he sat there like a monk in meditation, not even lifting an eyelid.

Her tail wasn’t itchy originally, but being ignored like this, now it truly started to feel itchy.

Not just her tail, her heart also felt itchy.

"Bang."

With a soft sound, Jiuyue’s tail split into two behind her.

Then three, four... until all nine tails were revealed, her pupils turned the unique red color of a mischievous fox. She fixed her gaze on Duan Mingyuan, crouched down, and made a preparatory motion to pounce.

She had changed her mind.

Previously, it was always Mr. Mingyuan who punished her; today, they should switch roles... as punishment for Mr. Mingyuan leaving her hanging!

Jiuyue remembered Duan Mingyuan saying that monsters usually possess much more strength than humans, and she was among the best of the monsters. If she took advantage of a sneak attack to knock him down, even Mr. Mingyuan wouldn’t be able to withstand the strength of a nine-tailed fox.

With this thought, Jiuyue suddenly exerted force, "Take this! Nine-tailed Fox Headbutt, ouch—!"

The long-planned sneak attack missed its mark.

Jiuyue sat crouching on the ground, her hands covering her forehead that Duan Mingyuan had flicked gently with his forefinger.

Despite not using much force, it made all her nine tails puff up.

It didn’t hurt, it just gave her quite the scare.

For a moment, it felt like someone had set off a firecracker right next to her pillow while she was sound asleep.

"Who yells out their attack names when launching a sneak attack?"

Duan Mingyuan looked down at the pitiful Jiuyue and found it somewhat amusing.

This time the sneak attack had absolutely no element of surprise; the process of Jiuyue revealing her tails took a whole minute, and it seemed that she was trying to deliberately attract his attention, even occasionally making "bang bang" sounds like those from necromancy.

"Didn’t you say that fox demons were supposed to be much more agile than humans?"

As the attacking party, Jiuyue was the first to question him; she had only seen a blur and hadn’t even noticed when Duan Mingyuan made his move.

She wanted to accuse Duan Mingyuan of committing commercial fraud.

Although it didn’t hurt, failing at her attack and getting flicked on the head by someone was an affront to her dignity as a nine-tailed fox. Where was her pride to be placed now?

"I was talking about average people."

Duan Mingyuan said calmly, "The books have written that in ancient times, whenever monsters caused trouble, there would always be a master who would come out of seclusion to subdue them."

"So you mean to say I’ve been defeated."

Hearing the word "subdue," Jiuyue’s red eyes started rolling again.

"Yes."

Then, she suddenly stiffened her neck, putting on a defiant look, "Hmph, I will not yield!"