Chapter 171 – Hmm? The Sword God Doesn't Have a Little Jiji?

A moment later.

“Master, are you done yet?”

Inside the room, Xiaobai sat on a stool, kicking her little legs restlessly as she asked nervously, “Master, you didn’t mess it up, did you?”

“Don’t rush, almost done. You should trust your master’s skills.”

Qin Yang replied calmly.

Holding a pair of scissors, he deftly trimmed the hair around Xiaobai’s forehead.

Snip, snip.

With each crisp cutting sound, soft white fur fell like rain, but before touching the ground, it vanished into thin air.

The morning sun slanted in through the window.

After a while, Qin Yang put down the scissors and gently patted Xiaobai’s back.

“Alright, that should do it. Go take a look.”

“Hmph! This Fairy warns you, bad master, if you really messed up my hair, I won’t let you off…”

Xiaobai grumbled, wiggling her bottom as she climbed down from the chair and shuffled toward the mirror in the corner, “Don’t sleep too soundly tonight…”

“Don’t sleep too soundly…”

As she stood before the mirror and examined herself, she suddenly stopped talking.

In the mirror.

Bathed in the gentle morning light, Xiaobai saw an adorable white-haired little girl wearing a floral nightgown. Her features were delicate, her skin like refined jade, and her snow-white hair cascaded down to her perky bottom.

“Eh? Master, your skills aren’t bad at all!?”

Xiaobai spun around, somewhat surprised, “You actually did such a good job? This Fairy feels even prettier than before…”

“…What were you saying about me earlier?”

Qin Yang moved a lounge chair to the floor-to-ceiling window, lay down, and asked leisurely, “Told me not to sleep too soundly… and then what?”

As soon as he finished speaking.

“And then…”

Xiaobai in front of the mirror giggled and turned around, twirling her hair around her finger, “And then… and then I’ll climb into bed to warm your blankets, master…”

“Get lost!”

Qin Yang rolled his eyes, indicating he didn’t want to talk anymore. He comfortably basked in the sunlight while fiddling with the Star Ring on his right hand.

That round of fur trimming had given him a huge harvest. The Star Ring was now filled to the brim with fox fur – absolutely exhilarating.

“With these raw materials in hand, I can mass-produce Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles now.”

Qin Yang thought delightedly, shifting to a more comfortable position on the lounge chair to enjoy the warm sunshine, too lazy to pay any more attention to Xiaobai.

“Aiyah, master, don’t be angry!”

Xiaobai hugged her cracked-screen phone as she passed by Qin Yang toward the kitchen, “Now that this Fairy has all her fur grown back, I’ll definitely reward you properly, master.”

“This Fairy will handle all of today’s breakfast – just wait and enjoy!”

As her voice faded.

Pots and pans clattered in the kitchen.

The noise continued, and soon Xiaobai was busy working away…

………

“This silly fox.”

Qin Yang tilted his head slightly, listening to the commotion from the kitchen but couldn’t be bothered to care. Since he’d already collected all the fox fur, she could make as much noise as she wanted.

He checked the time.

It was still early – perfect timing to browse some short videos.

With all the commotion in the city last night, the internet was probably exploding by now.

“……”

Qin Yang opened his phone, tapped into the app and scanned briefly. Sure enough, the trending searches were all filled with news videos about last night’s events.

Some Jianghai citizens had captured that shocking scene with their phones, uploading footage from various angles to the internet.

In the videos.Heavenly thunder surged, and torrential rain lashed against the coastal city, shaking the steel jungle. At 2 a.m., the sky was as bright as daylight, with rain falling in a frenzied downpour.

On the ground, plants flourished as if in spring—an autumn season of falling leaves, yet a hundred flowers bloomed.

The morning’s trending topics were abuzz, with discussions about the strange phenomena in Jianghai occupying eight or nine out of ten spots!

Qin Yang casually clicked on a video and scrolled through the comments below.

“Is Jianghai undergoing a heavenly tribulation? It’s been thundering all night?!”

“Incredible!! I sat by the window all night and ended up staying until dawn!”

“The rain poured all night; Jianghai’s drainage system almost collapsed. Rumor has it this is related to the Jianghai Sword God? They say the phenomenon was caused by his breakthrough?”

“I heard that too… Yesterday, all the top experts in Jianghai City gathered—the scene was truly spectacular. Elder Li even flew right over my head!”

“The Sword God broke through? That’s great news! It should intimidate those Heretical Cultists.”

Amid the fervent discussions of netizens, online public opinion grew increasingly heated. Hashtags like #JianghaiSwordGod, #UrbanRainstorm, and #Breakthrough topped the trending charts.

Qin Yang remained noncommittal and continued scrolling through videos.

After all, it was just a way to pass the time.

Why bother with the Sword God? Might as well keep watching girls dance!

As Qin Yang swiped through videos, bored out of his mind, his eyes suddenly narrowed as he spotted a peculiar comment.

【The Sword God has no pp!!】

“Huh??”

“What’s going on?”

Qin Yang was taken aback. This Sword God actually has anti-fans too?

And they’re this brazen?

Are you kidding me!

“Who is this? Since I’m at it, I might as well report this comment.”

Frowning, Qin Yang clicked on the commenter’s profile and scrolled through their bio. One glance at the comments left him startled.

Good grief!

This person is a professional hater!

The profile page was filled with over a dozen comments, all slandering and badmouthing the Jianghai Sword God.

“Fake medicine scammer!”

“Animal abuser!”

“Lazy glutton who never moves!”

Seeing this, Qin Yang’s temper flared. The account was a newly registered, unverified throwaway. A quick glance at the profile nickname…

【Sword God’s Second Anti-fan Leader!】

Beneath the nickname, the bio read:

“The Sword God is a hypocrite who only knows how to abuse small animals. Not only does he make this Fairy do laundry and cook, but he also expects her to warm his bed. He’s simply bullying this fox too much!”

His gaze lingered there.

Qin Yang fell silent.

“Protesting too much…”

He narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately turned his gaze toward the kitchen, where Xiaobai was preparing breakfast.

This silly fox…

Does she really think the internet is a lawless land?

………

Meanwhile.

In the kitchen.

The soup in the pot bubbled and gurgled, its aroma wafting through the air.

Xiaobai leaned against the kitchen counter, clutching her cracked-screen phone, rapidly tapping on the screen.

While guarding Qin Yang last night, she had crammed a bunch of internet knowledge and finally caught up with netizens, understanding all sorts of coded insults and profanity.

“Hmph, this Fairy learns fast!”

During a break in cooking, Xiaobai finished posting a new round of comments, twirling a strand of her hair with her fingertip.

Just then.

Ding—

A new notification popped up. Xiaobai opened the comment reply, her peach-blossom eyes narrowing as a sly smile curled at the corner of her lips.

Someone took the bait!【Netizen: You professional hater, always slandering Sword God—do you have any conscience?】

【Xiaobai: **!!!】

PS: Slept like a log last night, woke up at 5 AM to write…

(End of Chapter)