Chapter 21 You and the Fox…

On the other side, inside Ye Ying’s cell.

She gasped, and without a second thought, bent down to pick up the fallen bar of soap.

Fan Zhuo happened to lower his head at that moment, and in that instant, caught sight of her stunning waist-to-hip curve.

He felt as if his nosebleed veins were about to burst.

He snapped his head up sharply and stared fixedly at the ceiling, trying to divert his attention that way.

Holy Light above!

This is a test—yes, a Trial. He must not be tempted, must not…

Ye Ying seemed completely unaware of the man behind her who was on the verge of ascending to heaven right where he stood.

She crouched down, and her snow-white fox tails, due to her posture, lightly brushed against Fan Zhuo’s calves several times.

That fluffy, warm sensation made Fan Zhuo’s body tremble violently.

“Strange, where did it fall…” Ye Ying searched around his feet with focused concentration.

Her posture, combined with that expression, was the cruelest form of torture for Fan Zhuo.

He felt like he was about to explode.

The divine energy within him began to surge uncontrollably, like molten lava ready to boil over.

His only thought now was to leave this dangerous place immediately!

However, just as he prepared to step back, the heavy alloy door behind him was suddenly slammed open with a violent force!

“Bang!”

A petite figure filled with raging anger charged in.

“Fan Zhuo! You promiscuous sow! Come out and face your death!”

As Mika Starwind stormed in, she saw a scene that would forever be engraved in her memory.

A massive wooden barrel blocked most of her view, revealing only a fluffy fox head crouched on the ground, nine enormous tails restlessly flicking behind, gently swaying.

Beyond those tails stood her target—Fan Zhuo.

He was tilting his head back, staring at the ceiling with an expression mixing pain, struggle, and some indescribable ecstasy.

Mika’s mind crashed.

She stared at the shocking “man behind, woman in front” scene before her, and an absurd thought, one that even surprised her own genius mind, flickered through her head.

Alive.

In that instant, Mika felt like her worldview, built over countless centuries, was utterly shattered.

She had seen elves fall in love with dragons, dwarves marry goblins, even undead mages happily living with their stitched-together wives—

But she never imagined that a supposedly pure and celibate cleric would “defile” a nine-tailed fox in such a primal, savage way!

And from this angle… from behind…

!!!

“You… you two…” She pointed with trembling fingers at this shameless pair, too furious to form a complete sentence.

Her voice also caught the attention of Ye Ying, who was still searching for the soap, and Fan Zhuo, who was staring at the ceiling.

Ye Ying slowly lifted her head, a flicker of annoyance flashing in her amber eyes at being disturbed.

When she saw the small trembling figure at the door, that annoyance instantly turned into a playful, entertained smirk.

Fan Zhuo, however, was struck like lightning upon hearing Mika’s voice.

He suddenly lowered his head—and right then caught sight of Ye Ying’s nearly perfect, curved waist and hips, along with the faintly visible, maddeningly beautiful sight that would drive any man insane…

“Pfft.”

The last straw snapped.

Fan Zhuo felt a scorching hot wave surge straight to his forehead, then two streams of bright red liquid burst uncontrollably from his nostrils.

This only made the misunderstanding worse.

From Mika’s perspective, this shameless man, caught red-handed, not only showed no remorse but was so wildly excited he bled from the nose!

Beast!

Pervert!

Hopeless lecher!

Mika’s anger exploded, her petite body radiating a terrifying aura completely disproportionate to her size.

Her small hand grabbed at the air, and a massive wrench adorned with intricate blue energy circuits and precise gears appeared out of thin air.

“Mika Starwind’s Number Fourteen Wrench will teach this scumbag what the iron fist of justice means today!”

With that, she swung the wrench, which was taller than she was, straight toward Fan Zhuo’s head.

Fan Zhuo’s eyelids twitched wildly.

He wanted to dodge, but his body was in a strange stiff state from the violent surging of his blood just moments ago.

Just as the dangerous, electricity-flashing wrench was about to strike him, a snowy white blur blocked it faster than lightning.

It was one of Ye Ying’s tails.

A fluffy fox tail had curled over, acting like a soft shield, effortlessly blocking Mika’s powerful strike.

“Bang!”

A muffled thud sounded.

The huge wrench hit the soft fox tail as if striking a cotton ball, all the force instantly absorbed and neutralized.

“Little elf, no need to be so fiery.”

Ye Ying lazily stood up, casually using one tail to cover the most critical parts of her springtime beauty in front.

She looked at the flustered Mika with a malicious smile curling at her lips.

“Disturbing others’ good times is very rude, you know.”

“Good times?!” Mika felt like her lungs were about to explode.

“You shameless couple! To do such things in broad daylight! Especially you, Fan Zhuo!”

She pointed her wrench at Fan Zhuo’s innocent face, who was desperately trying to stop his nosebleed with his hand.

“You first made my White Rabbit lose her senses, and now you’re attacking Ye Ying! You’re a disgrace to Asphodel Prison! The black sheep among all clergy! Pervert! Scum!”

Fan Zhuo had no words to defend himself.

What could he say?

That he was just helping her wipe her hair, the soap fell, he looked up at the ceiling to ease his urge, and then she barged in?

“Um… Lady Mika, I think there’s some misunderstanding here…” Fan Zhuo tried to explain while wiping his nosebleed.

“Misunderstanding? I saw it with my own eyes! How could there be?” Mika didn’t listen.

Her emerald eyes blazed with furious fire.

“You dare say you weren’t just…”

She seemed to find the word too vulgar to say, her face turning bright red.

“I can vouch for him.”

Ye Ying mischievously interrupted, licking her lips with a tone full of lingering delight.

“Our little cleric was very ‘gentle’ just now.”

Fan Zhuo:

Which side are you on?!

“Did you hear that?! Even she admits it!”

Mika exploded with anger; the energy fluctuations around her became wildly unstable.

“Today, I will castrate you, pig! To comfort White Rabbit’s spirit in heaven… no, in bed!”

She raised the wrench again, the dazzling electric light flashing, preparing to strike a second time.

“Stop!”

Fan Zhuo knew if he didn’t explain now, he might really end up dead here today.

He stepped forward abruptly, spreading his arms to block Mika and Ye Ying from clashing.