Qin Yunie was completely taken aback when Hu Jiu asked her to return to Qingqiu with him, so he was stunned. The others were shocked by Hu Jiu's boldness despite her young age.

Yan Wenjing, who had been silent all along, finally made a move. His face visibly darkened, and without saying a word, he reached out and grabbed Hu Jiu's soft, fluffy fox tail.

Caught off guard, Fox Nine's small body was suddenly lifted into the air, and Yan Wenjing forcefully lifted her into the air.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Fox Nine had no time to react.

When it realized what was happening, it found itself suspended high in the air. It began to struggle and writhe its small body, letting out a series of terrified screams, "Squeak squeak squeak—let me go! Put me down!"

Fox Nine glared at Yan Wenjing and shouted angrily, "I invited Sister Qin, why won't you let me!"

"Sister Qin is single, anyone can pursue her! Why can't I?"

"What kind of skill is it to catch someone by the tail! If you're so capable, let's fight one-on-one!"

As Hu Jiu's words became more and more explosive, especially when the others heard that Hu Jiu wanted to challenge Yan Wenjing to a one-on-one fight, they silently lit a candle for Hu Jiu.

Even Lin Lan admired Hu Jiu's outspokenness.

Seeing that Yan Wenjing's expression was not good and that Hu Jiu looked very uncomfortable, Qin Yune frowned slightly and said, "King Yama, why don't you put Hu Jiu down? His tail must be hurting."

Yan Wenjing gave a cold snort, his tone tinged with barely perceptible annoyance: "He's young, but he's got quite the nerve. At such a young age, he's already trying to woo someone!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yunie, somewhat amused and exasperated, reached out to catch Hu Jiu and quickly explained, "He's not even an adult yet, he just said it casually. Please be magnanimous and don't take it to heart."

Since the East Sea and Qingqiu have always had a harmonious relationship and often help each other, it was impossible for them to just stand by and watch Hu Jiu get hurt. So Bai Bo looked at Hu Jiu and said, "King Yama, give Hu Jiu to me. I will send him back to Qingqiu. Don't worry, he won't be coming out of Qingqiu again for a while."

Fox Nine, however, was unmoved. Stubbornly sticking out her neck, she continued to shout, "I'm not going back."

Yan Wenjing couldn't possibly do anything to a minor, so he simply tossed Hu Jiu into Bai Bo's arms and said, "Keep an eye on him."

Bai Bo caught Hu Jiu with lightning speed, said goodbye to them, and then left.

Qin Yunie breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hu Jiu was alright.

After all, he is the most beloved child of the Fox King of Qingqiu. It would be terrible if something really happened to him.

Moreover, she genuinely liked Hu Jiu. She had sensed that Hu Jiu had protected her in a moment of crisis, but at the time her attention was focused on Yama, whose presence was so strong that she didn't notice anything else.

Before leaving, Lin Lan ignored Yan Wenjing, but instead said meaningfully to Qin Yune, "Miss Qin, I will contact you. Remember to reply to my messages, or I will come knocking on your door..."

Qin Yunie's expression stiffened; she didn't really want this great demon to contact her.

Yan Wenjing looked sharply at Lin Lan, but the latter seemed completely unconcerned and left in a flash after saying those words.

After watching the farce, Meng Po, seeing that everyone had left, immediately said, "Well, Little Yu Nie~ I'll head back to the underworld now. I need to go back and cook another pot of Meng Po soup; the current one isn't fresh anymore. I won't bother you any longer!"

Seeing this, Judge Cui, who was standing nearby, quickly bowed and said, "This humble official will also take his leave now."

Unexpectedly, the two had only taken a few steps when they suddenly heard Yan Wenjing's deep and authoritative voice coming from behind them: "You two, stop right there!"

Meng Po and Judge Cui both froze.

It's over, what was bound to happen couldn't be avoided after all...

Meng Po smiled, turned around, and asked feigning ignorance, "Does King Yama have any further instructions?"

Yan Wenjing glanced at Qin Yunie, paused, and ultimately didn't say it in front of her. Instead, he said, "Wait for me at the Yama King's Palace."

Meng Po waved to Qin Yune, "Little Yune, I'm leaving now~"

Seeing that Meng Po and Judge Cui had both left, leaving only her and King Yama in the room, Qin Yune asked in confusion, "King Yama, is there something you want to say to me?"

Yan Wenjing frowned slightly and said bluntly, "As you can see, Lin Lan and I don't have a very good relationship. I'm worried that his motives for getting close to you are not pure."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yunie nodded repeatedly without hesitation, saying, "I know, don't worry, I won't have much contact with him."

Judging from the atmosphere between the two of them when they first met, it wasn't just not good; they were practically mortal enemies.

He stared at Qin Yunie with deep and complicated eyes for a long time, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he just sighed and said, "It's okay, you go ahead and do your work."

He then turned and walked away, leaving behind only a tall and upright figure.

Qin Yunie still felt like she was in a dream about everything that had happened today; it all felt incredibly surreal.

Although she didn't know what Meng Po had done to persuade them to come, or perhaps she had promised them something to get them to come, she didn't think they genuinely wanted to associate with her. Therefore, even if Yama didn't say anything, she wouldn't get too involved with them.

After all, their statuses are different; people of their status wouldn't really have anything to do with them.

This is also why she believes that the King of Hell wouldn't like her.

Today they may be friendly to her out of respect for Meng Po and Yama, but that doesn't mean anything.

Qin Yunie was quite clear about this.

After leaving Qin Yunie's house, Yan Wenjing returned to the Yama Palace.

Meng Po and Judge Cui were already waiting in the main hall. When they saw King Yama enter, they immediately greeted him respectfully, "King Yama."

Yan Wenjing sat down, looking down at them with an imposing air. "Speak, what happened today?"

Under the pressure of the King of Hell, Judge Cui glanced at Meng Po and said with a forced smile, "I'm not entirely sure either, but the incident may have started because you and Miss Qin were having a cold war. I noticed you weren't in a good mood, so I told Fan Wujiu and the others. We wanted to resolve the crisis between you and Miss Qin, so Fan Wujiu thought of having Meng Po find Miss Qin and see if we could persuade her to come see you. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Yan Wenjing: "Go on."

Meng Po sighed, "Please don't make things difficult for Judge Cui. One should take responsibility for one's own actions. I did all of this; I was the one who found them. Since you have no feelings for Xiao Yu Nie, then it shouldn't be a problem for me to introduce Xiao Yu Nie to someone, right?"