Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

The flapping wings echoed with cries, resounding through the night sky.

"Coo coo coo!"

This excited and stirred up the crowd even more!

"Red Treasure, Red Treasure!"

"Committee Member Su, look this way!"

"Is there another person behind Red Treasure?"

"Why does it seem like Expert Bai Mo?"

"Oh my god, could the rumors be true?"

"Eating everything ensures a balanced diet!"

...

In the night sky, Red Treasure soared while listening to the crowd’s cheers and excitement, feeling quite triumphant.

Behind it, Su Yaoyao hurriedly said.

"Red Treasure, don’t circle around, go inside the stadium quickly!

"This is not the time to show off, Expert Bai Mo is here too, let’s get him inside first.

"We still have tasks to do afterward!"

Bai Mo sat cross-legged behind Su Yaoyao, holding his fox apprentice Bai Doudou, feeling the night breeze, and could only feel embarrassed by the cheers below... this entrance was simply too conspicuous!

Red Treasure, with a Wine Vessel Flower on its head, felt quite frustrated.

Such a golden opportunity to show off, and it couldn’t use it?

"Coo coo coo!"

It cried out again and soared over the crowd!

...

In the crowd, Wan Bocheng and Chu Mian’s group had just passed the first security check.

Chu Mian patted her chest, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Whew... haha!

"I was so worried that my Sakura Region health card wouldn’t pass security, but it did!"

In the Sakura Region, there’s no personal ID, only health cards or driver’s licenses for identification.

Wan Bocheng and the others laughed, taking Chu Mian along to queue for the second security check.

Suddenly, Chu Mian’s phone rang.

She lit up the screen to see a message from a friend far away in the Sakura Region.

[Did you attend the Liuhe concert?]

[I’m watching the live stream on YouTube, why does a concert have so much security? So many patrols and guards? And helicopters?]

[Is Jiuzhou really that unsafe?]

[They seem a bit terrified]

Chu Mian turned off the screen and didn’t reply.

She recalled the concerts she attended in the Sakura Region and suddenly lowered her brows, her face turning pale.

She looked up at the helicopter in the sky.

She faintly heard the loud noise from the rotor blades.

Concerts in the Sakura Region didn’t have these things.

But...

"Conspiracy and lies weave a false sense of security, surely nothing compared to the faint fears of reality.

"I’m not afraid of fear, I’d rather be real."

Wan Bocheng ahead turned back, blushing deeply, as if he had made up his mind, and firmly grabbed Chu Mian’s hand.

"Ah... this... ah... there’s so many people, I’ll hold your hand so you don’t get lost."

Yet Chu Mian suddenly smiled.

She pulled her hand out!

Amidst Wan Bocheng’s astonishment, she interlocked her fingers with his, holding on tightly.

"This way’s more secure!

"I like the helicopter in the sky."

Wan Bocheng felt the warmth in his hand, blushing deeply, and a silly smile appeared on his face.

"Haha, yes... it is more secure...

"Uh, what did you say you like?"

Chu Mian didn’t repeat herself. She looked up at the helicopter, then pulled Wan Bocheng along to catch up with their classmates.

What she didn’t know was that high above the helicopter, hidden amidst the clouds, floated a balloon airship, quietly suspended!

Inside the brightly lit balloon airship.

Hu Shanjiu and Liu Hongjuan, among others, were holding operation manuals, tensely inspecting a gigantic cannon over ten meters long.

"Take a good look, there’s no room for error with this thing."

"Will they really need us?"

"We’re just a backup."

Liu Hongjuan held the manual, rubbing her sore waist, and twisting her stiff neck.

"Ah, this period really exhausted me, hahaha, not easy at all."

The bald engineer next to her grinned.

"But we did manage to create this [Human World Flash]."

The dozen or so people involved in the inspection all grinned.

...

The balloon airship was hidden within the clouds at ten thousand meters high.

Further up to thirteen thousand meters, the clouds completely disappeared.

Going further up, only the desolate sky remained.

Continuing upwards to twenty thousand meters, the Fire Toad Balloon could be seen, staring down.

It looked down at Liuhe Stadium, ready to broadcast the concert!

To transmit the broadcast signal back to Fox Mountain, back to the Fox Mountain canteen, projecting onto the giant floating screen in the canteen’s airspace!

Before this scene, on the small stone tables, were dishes of fried mushroom balls, plates of fried potato chips, skewers of grilled chili peppers, plates of peanuts, and kettle after kettle of plum wine!

Fiery red foxes, gathered around the stone tables, staring with wide eyes at the scene.

Today, Fox Mountain is on holiday, celebrating the Master’s successful condensation of the Knowledge Container roots!

They saw the scene suddenly change perspective, shifting from the mountains of people to inside the stadium.

Seeing more and more people seated on the stadium’s tiered stands.

Watching the scene’s perspective adjust again, moving to a special area encircled in the stands, where the Master sits, holding Bai Doudou, smiling up at them.

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ao ao ao!"

"Ying ying ying!"

The foxes grinned, raising their glasses and shaking their paws, beginning to cheer!

The entire dining hall was submerged in a sea of cheers!

Their interest in the concert wasn’t all that great; they were more eager to see the Master!

...

Beyond the bustling world, deep in the mountains, darkness and stillness prevailed.

Swish...

Swish...

A team was swiftly threading through the dark forest!

Leading them was Miyamoto Rokuzo, stepping swiftly across the dew-covered grass, scattered stones, and the uneven mountain trail.

"Keep up!

"It’s just ahead, that mountain!"

Behind him, over a hundred ninjas, wandering samurai, Yin Yang masters, and witches followed closely.

Though clueless about what Lord Miyamoto aimed to do, all they needed to do was obey!

Swish...

Miyamoto Rokuzo sped out from the forest, leaping onto the tall mountain ahead!

He furrowed his brows, something felt amiss.

Speaking to the Ancient Immortal in his mind.

"Master, the gaze from the High Heavens seems to have faded away.

"Has he given up on us? Letting us act freely?"

The Snake-tailed Ancient Immortal sneered coldly.

"He’s still watching us.

"But no need to worry.

"He can’t change anything!"

The Snake-tailed Ancient Immortal sat behind a stone table, his large egg-sized compound eyes, through his disciple’s vision, gazing at the outside world and the dark forest!

The disciple couldn’t see, but he could.

Throughout this forest, among the vegetation, from all directions, on the tree branches, under the leaves, between blades of grass, a cluster of black eyes periodically opened, staring at them!

"Black Ghost Eye!

"Damn it! I’ve lived for thousands of years, slept for ten thousand more, yet first hear of a Master of Communication capable of controlling the Black Ghost Eye!

"Too sinister!

"Those immortals from Jiuzhou previously threw these Black Ghost Eyes into the Human World, trying to burden that person.

"Were they purely played as fools? Being used for free?

"Today, I’ve gained some insight myself!

"But no worry.

"Tonight’s events, he can’t change!

"Even if he sees, what can he do?

"Disciple, start digging, let’s show him something extraordinary!"

...

Gradually, fewer people remained outside the stadium, while seats inside grew fuller.

The sea of people outside transformed into a mountain within the stadium.

Everywhere one looked, there was a dense crowd, all chatting and laughing.

"I see Expert Bai Mo over there, oh my, it’s my first time seeing him in person!"

"Wow wow wow, isn’t that Expert Tian Xinghuo behind us?"

"Wu Qingyun is over there!"

"Did you notice, none of these big shots went to the inner field; they’re all in the stands, and at the top of them."

"Indeed, they’re scattered, some are in the east, some in the west."

"They’re not here for the concert, they’re here to ensure safety?"

Bai Mo and Su Yaoyao sat together at the highest point in the stands, surrounded by a dozen Immortal Technique Committee members, separated from the ordinary audience, occasionally smilingly responding to the enthusiastic greetings nearby.

Suddenly, the lights in the venue went out.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The drumbeat shook the entire venue, causing ear drums to ache.

The magnetic voice of the host echoed throughout.

"The time now is Shangjing time, 8:28 p.m.

"Is everyone ready?

"Is everyone’s enthusiasm ready?

"Is everyone’s cheering ready?

"Is everyone’s applause ready?

"Our concert begins now!"

In an instant, a sea of cheers erupted from the audience, engulfing the vast venue!