Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

Swoosh...

The bus cut through the cold night wind, weaving its way down the road.

Inside the bus, people were packed in tight.

"Hey, everyone, be careful."

"It’s way too crowded!"

"There’s no choice, tonight we can only take the bus to Liuhe Stadium; taxis and private cars aren’t allowed to get close."

"Is Expert Bai Mo actually coming or not?"

"Even if he does come, he wouldn’t squeeze onto a bus."

There are twenty students from the Immortal Grass Experimental Class on this bus!

The girls huddled on the seats while the boys either held onto the bus walls or the back of seats, trying to protect the female students in this crowded compartment.

For instance, Chu Mian was tucked into a corner seat.

And Wan Bocheng was holding onto the wall of the bus, using his back to shield her from the pressing crowd.

He turned to Chu Mian and grinned.

"With me here, don’t worry!"

Chu Mian smiled faintly, glanced at her phone, then at the window, and suddenly said,

"The nighttime in West State is surprisingly so brightly lit."

Through the window, you could see street lights outside and, in the distance between high rise buildings, colorful neon signs.

Inside the bus, it was a bit noisy; it took Wan Bocheng a moment to process Chu Mian’s words.

"What’s so strange about that? Isn’t Sakura also a big city? Aren’t the lights bright there too?"

Chu Mian shook her head.

"The feeling is different.

"The neon lights in Sakura’s big city are flashy and bright, but they make people feel dizzy, dazed, and unreal.

"The multitude of lights under the dark sky in West State makes me feel warm."

Wan Bocheng looked at Chu Mian’s slightly melancholic face and her big eyes, thinking how delicate the feelings of a young girl are! Aren’t all city neon lights the same? And she can differentiate them?

He suddenly had an ingenious idea... Should he pretend to lose his balance and fall on Chu Mian?

Could this bring them closer?

It shouldn’t hurt Chu Mian.

If he really fell, where should he place his hands?

Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?

In the midst of a flurry of crafty thoughts, Wan Bocheng hesitated, not yet deciding, when suddenly, with a "swoosh," the bus braked, and everyone in the bus wobbled, almost falling.

Screech...

The bus doors flung open.

The driver’s rugged voice came from the front.

"Everyone disembark in an orderly fashion, be careful, don’t fall or bump into one another!"

Yang Zhan, standing next to Wan Bocheng, gave him a pull.

"Come on, let’s get off, what’s that look on your face, daydreaming about something naughty? You’re practically drooling!"

...

The crowd got off the bus, only to see a long line of buses parked on the side of the road!

Some had already unloaded passengers and were driving away.

Others, full of passengers, were just arriving.

The newly disembarked passengers formed a flood moving down the road towards the nearby Liuhe Stadium.

"Oh my gosh, it’s so lively tonight."

"Hahaha, there are so many people!"

Whoosh...

Night wind blew, seeping into Wan Bocheng’s collar.

He’d just worked up a sweat on the bus, and now, chilled by the breeze, he shivered.

"Wan Jun, don’t catch a cold."

In a soft, gentle voice, a soft scarf was draped around Wan Bocheng’s neck.

Wan Bocheng looked up to see Chu Mian’s smiling face.

"Let’s hurry, we need to pass security checks, there are many procedures."

The group chatted and laughed as they crossed the road and finally saw Liuhe Stadium under the night sky.

They were all stunned!

Streetlights and searchlights illuminated the plaza, lighting up the sky!

An endless sea of people submerged the plaza in front of the stadium!

The din of voices was carried by the night wind, rushing toward them!

"Haha, I’m so happy, my ticket money was refunded."

"I’m not happy, why’d I buy tickets on the hill? Why didn’t I buy infield tickets?"

"This security check is so complicated, seventeen steps."

"It’s a security check related to immortals, got to understand."

A loudspeaker repeated calls.

"Please follow the signs to queue for the security check!"

"Do not touch the immortal-related security devices!"

"Do not touch the patrolling Immortal Beast!"

"Our staff are patrolling the entire venue, feel free to ask for help anytime!"

Wan Bocheng and his friends even saw helicopters in the sky, patrolling slowly, occasionally casting beams of light below.

"This...this setup is so massive."

"Are there really ten thousand people?"

"Oh my, even helicopters have been deployed?"

Suddenly, the crowd became restless!

In the sky, above the sea of people, a figure flew by with grand wings, breaking through the night wind, heading straight for the stadium!

"It’s Tian Xinghuo! Committee Member Tian! It’s his bloody scab wings! He’s here too!"

"Good evening, Committee Member Tian!"

"Committee Member Tian, look over here!"

Wan Bocheng and his friends were excited too!

"Tian Xinghuo is here? Long time no see!"

"Let’s queue for the security check. The sooner we sit inside, the better."

As they merged into the sea of people, queuing for the security check, the crowd once again became agitated.

"The helicopter up there, it looks like Wu Qingyun is inside!"

"I see Fan Lingtong!"

"Tonight’s concert is not ordinary, so many big shots!"

Wan Bocheng and Li Fangfang, among others, also looked surprised.

"Come to think of it, the concert’s got a really high profile, so many Sequence Seven!"

They stood in the crowded queue, moving forward, approaching the first security check.

"This step involves, checking IDs, scanning a QR code, and looking into that mirror..."

Before they could get closer, the crowd became restless once more!

"Committee Member Su Yaoyao!"

"Red Treasure!"

"Is that Red Treasure in the sky?"

Wan Bocheng and others looked up to see a giant red peacock flying in the sky above the sea of people at night!