The interaction between the Eternal Life Sect Leader and Zhou Xuan has not been frequent, but based on these rare encounters, he has at least discerned one characteristic of Zhou Xuan—he conducts matters with etiquette.

This "etiquette" is simple to describe, nothing more than "if people respect me an inch, I will respect them a foot."

Take "King Xishan" for instance, ever since he placed his bet on Zhou Xuan, although the Fox Clan has offered Zhou Xuan plenty of benefits, the benefits Zhou Xuan returns are ultimately even greater.

With Zhou Xuan’s support, the Fox Clan has established their own branch, a unique occurrence among the Demon Clan in the Mortal World. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

King Xishan has also reached the Heavenly Vault God Level.

Now, even the Eternal Life Sect Leader and the Tiancan Monk, seeking some blood food within the Fox Clan, are sternly refused by King Xishan, and what he relies on for this confidence is Zhou Xuan’s backing, isn’t it?

Of course, this etiquette is not exclusive to King Xishan—who in the Mingjiang Prefecture’s painters, music masters, or the Tattoo Ancestor Peng Sheng has not received Zhou Xuan’s grace?

Even Yuan Jinpeng, singing on the opera stage, because he lowered his posture, wasn’t he rewarded with six gold bars?

"When facing Master Zhou, maintaining a humble posture is always beneficial."

The internal conflict in the Eternal Life Sect Leader’s heart seemed less conflicting as he recalled the scene of meeting Li Changxun today.

The former Li Changxun was truly inferior, pretending to be subservient to everyone in the Heavenly Dome. Now this grandson no longer plays the grandson, and acts like he’s the master, with no fear even when meeting Qing Yangyu.

"If I continue to hesitate, I’m afraid that in some days, I would even have to nod and bow when seeing Li Changxun, because he has a good master."

"Isn’t it just Fengliu Opera? Sing it, sing an opera, and embrace Mr.—this future giant of the heavens, what’s bad about it."

Having understood these, the Eternal Life Sect Leader, who couldn’t sit at the main table during the feast, made a certain decision...

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"Lao Xi, today is a great day for your Hu Sect, your little master has been brought back, hasn’t he?"

Zhou Xuan, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, glanced at Mu Hua and spoke with a hint of teasing.

Mu Hua was very shy about the term "little master," lowering his head and pretending not to hear.

But those foxes from the Hu Sect approached table by table to toast, always referring to "little master," there was no help for it, Mu Hua’s seniority was too high—or rather, Sister Cui’s seniority was too high, she was one of the few "Cloud Generation" in Hu Sect.

"It is a day for celebration." King Xishan said to Zhou Xuan, "Being allowed by Mr. and the God Traveling Department to have our Fox Clan people enter the city has already made us in the Hu Sect feel overwhelmed with favor."

"What’s so special about entering the city?"

Zhou Xuan, holding his wine cup, said, "Lao Xi, I told you from the beginning, in the future, the Fox Clan can embrace civilization, entering the city to study, work, and entertain is no problem,

as long as the younger generation of your Fox Clan can transform, take human form, and not scare the citizens, then you can enter the city, study if you should, work if you should, play if you like, neither the God Traveling Department nor the government can stop you."

"Really?" King Xishan, with trepidation, raised his cup again in a toast to Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan drank his drink, mingling his words with seven parts of caution, saying, "However, Lao Xi, the identity of the Fox Clan is hard-won, don’t bring certain mountain habits into the city,

like eating raw meat and drinking blood, seeing something or someone delightful and scheming to snatch it, if you can’t snatch it, then teaming up with the foxes in the clan with divine skills to rob or kill—such things must not occur."

"Of course, with such a large community and the complex nature of foxes, regardless of how thoroughly you restrain it, there will inevitably still be malignant events. Should any trouble arise, as the Fox King, you must not shield wrongdoing just because they are your own clan members, and instead violate the law."

Zhou Xuan’s words conveyed just one main idea—allow the Fox Clan to enjoy human rights in Mingjiang Prefecture, but do not let them consider themselves a Divine Clan, ignoring human laws and trampling on the rights of Mingjiang Prefecture.

King Xishan, understanding the principles, immediately drank three cups of light wine, resolutely speaking to Zhou Xuan,

"What Mr. said is very reasonable, as they say, one rotten apple spoils the barrel; in the future, I will certainly be more stringent in restraining the Fox Clan, letting them live merrily and well-behaved, not do evil, if they commit wrongdoing, not to mention Mingjiang Prefecture, even in my hands, they shall be dealt with more severely."

"Alright, Lao Xi, in the future, you will handle the integration of the Fox Clan into the city, the splendid Ye Ming River is open to your Fox Clan, you are no longer Mountain Barbarians."

Zhou Xuan’s words nearly brought tears to King Xishan’s eyes, the future of the "Fox Clan," for which he had pondered every night for hundreds of years, wasn’t it exactly like this—

—The Fox Clan no longer living in constant fear of being sacrifices to those Great Halls, no longer anxious about the hunts of notable figures, enjoying all those fresh and interesting things in this world.

The more King Xishan thought, the more excited he became, he eagerly sought Zhou Xuan’s opinion, asking, "Mr., this happy event is too great and comes too swiftly, may I, taking advantage of this moment, clarify with my fox children and grandchildren... that they have gained the right to enter the city?"

"Of course."

Zhou Xuan was awaiting King Xishan’s announcement of the good news; among the many who have come, if all break into smiles, what a wonderful "joyous atmosphere" that would create?

King Xishan immediately stood up, full of vigor, and proclaimed towards the seats of the Fox Clan, "Mr. has already spoken, the splendid Ye Ming River, from today onwards, is open to our Fox Clan, as long as they can take human form, they may come to study, work, and roam in Mingjiang Prefecture,