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During those two hours, Lu Lin and the little fox explored almost the entire study, leaving their traces in every corner.
So Shinobu Hisaki really has to be careful when he walks, because there are traps everywhere!
Even in this situation, she only muttered in slight bewilderment, "Why was so much water spilled?"
The girl didn't think too much about it or investigate further. She was busy with work and couldn't afford to worry about such trivial matters. At worst, she could just go back and change her socks.
Meanwhile, the Fox Fairy Palace Master was bending down, cradling a pair of large rabbits that enveloped Lu Lin's enormous member, giving him a massage!
Because the squeezing was too forceful, white juice kept overflowing and smeared on Lu Lin's hideous and terrifying creature, which could be considered as giving it a milk bath!
Amidst his busy schedule, the chief priest looked up briefly to deal with Hisaki Shinobu, and then assigned her a stack of manuscripts.
This was originally assigned to Lu Lin, but Lu Lin was in no mood to look at the manuscript right now. Since Hisagi Shinobu was so efficient, he might as well do more!
These two guys are really like two unscrupulous bosses, exploiting their capable employees to do their jobs while they themselves are indulging in a life of carefree pleasure.
Lu Lin glanced at Hisaki Shinobu's face, which was covered by a mask, and nodded inwardly. He was indeed a capable employee!
......
Hisa Shinobu had never felt a day could be so long. She had originally planned to finish reading the manuscript quickly so she could leave sooner.
But the manuscripts at the palace chief's place seemed endless; one stack after another appeared. By the time he finished reading them all, the sun had already set.
It really proves the saying—there's never enough work!
When she finished reading the last manuscript and looked up, she saw Lu Lin placing a pastry in front of her: "You must be hungry after a long day, have something to eat first!"
goo goo~
Hisaki Shinobu wanted to say she wasn't hungry, but her stomach betrayed her.
So without being polite, I picked up a few pastries and stuffed them into my mouth.
While eating, she glanced around and felt something was off.
But upon closer inspection, the priestess, dressed in a shrine maiden's outfit, was lazily resting her chin on her hand, slowly savoring a manuscript.
The manuscripts on Lu Lin's desk had all been moved away, so it seemed he had already finished reading them.
Wow, Lu Lin's reading efficiency is amazing! He's even faster than me!
Hmm... The floor is clean and tidy, which is fine, but I remember almost slipping and falling when I stepped in water.
Everything is normal, there's nothing wrong, I guess I'm just overthinking it.
Could it be that I've been reading too many manuscripts and my brain is a little foggy?
Hisaki Shinobu patted his groggy head and stopped worrying about it.
"You've finished reading the manuscript? Those two little ones are quite efficient! Thanks for your hard work today!"
Seeing that the two had finished their work, Yae-no-miya Tsukasa gracefully walked over with a money bag and handed it to Hisaki Shinobu.
"This is your pay for today's work. I've deducted the cost of hiring someone to clean up the flyers, so the rest is yours!"
"Thank you, Lord Miyaji!" Hisaki Shinobu took the money bag, feeling relieved. He had finally gotten through this ordeal without any major incident.
Aside from having an awkward chat with the chief priest for a while and the work being a bit tedious, I don't think I suffered any other hardships.
"Mr. Lu, this is your reward, an unexpected surprise. Please keep it safe!"
Fox Temple Master gave Hisaki Shinobu a meaningful look, then turned and handed an envelope to Lu Lin.
Hmm, why is Lu Lin's reward different from mine? And what did Lord Gong Si mean by glancing at me?
Jiuqi looked at Lu Lin with a puzzled expression, only to find that he also looked puzzled.
Lu Lin was very generous and immediately opened the envelope, inside which was a picture.
Because of her sharp eyes and the fact that Lu Lin didn't deliberately avoid her, Jiuqi Ren was able to see the contents of the picture.
It was a picture of a young girl named Kuki Shinobu without her mask, wearing a shrine maiden outfit, taken at Narukami Taisha Shrine.
"You! Give it back to me!!!" Even with the mask on, Hisaki Shinobu's face was visibly red!
Her ears turned bright red!
She reached out to snatch the picture from Lu Lin's hand, but Lu Lin nimbly dodged it.
"Lord Kuji is right, it is indeed an unexpected surprise, and we should cherish it!"
Lu Lin smiled mischievously, refusing to give it to Jiu Qiren no matter how much she tried to snatch it.
"Alright, alright, stop fighting! The people from the Desolate Waterfall Sect are still waiting for us at the foot of the mountain. If we don't go back soon, they might cause trouble again if they act impulsively!"
"Then you have to give it back to me!"
"This is my payment, why should I give it to you? You're so domineering, Shinobu!"
Knowing he couldn't win the argument, Hisuki Shinobu rolled his eyes and said, seemingly giving in, "Fine, let's go down the mountain first to avoid any trouble. I'll talk to you later!"
Chapter 283 Ah Ren, You Took the Wrong Picture Card! (4000 words in this chapter)
The two descended the mountain together, and Lu Lin checked the system backend along the way.
All the spam ads have been cleaned up, and the system has also issued a reward for completing the task.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the random task: Volunteer Labor; Reward: 1 million Mora, 500 points, 500 experience points; Added to the keyword: Unceasing Flow]
【Unending Flow】: Increases the owner's affinity for water elemental power, granting them an inexhaustible supply of water elemental power.
Lu Lin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he saw this entry; it was practically tailor-made for Miss Ornamental Fish!
No more worrying about getting dehydrated from playing!
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The guys from the Arataki faction were indeed quite worried about Riku and Kuki Shinobu, after all, the two of them had spent a whole day at Narukami Shrine.
Despite their worries, they absolutely dared not send those cowards to Narukami Shrine to demand their release from the terrifying fox woman!
They didn't even dare to approach Shadow Mountain again!
Although these guys are passable in character and don't have any bad intentions, they are truly a bunch of terrible teammates.
It's really a waste of his talents for Hisaki Shinobu to be the second-in-command of the Araki faction.
We have to poach her!
As Lu Lin gazed at the girl's tall and graceful figure, he harbored wicked thoughts.
Hisagi Shinobu's heart was also unsettled; what she wanted to do most right now was to get that picture back.
Who would have thought that Lord Kuji would have such a dark history of hers!
It was incredibly embarrassing that Lu Lin had seen me wearing a shrine maiden outfit without my mask!
But he's a very nice person, and he really helped me a lot. Plus, he's handsome... so it seems like he might feel...
No, no, Hisahi Shinobu, what are you thinking?!
The girl's expression beneath the mask remained unknown, but her mind was in complete turmoil.
......
With their own thoughts, the two returned to Hanamisaka before nightfall and found the Araki-ha group.
"Oh my, my dear friends, Ren, you're finally back! I was so worried about you! If these three hadn't stopped me, I would have gone to Shadow Mountain to snatch you back!"
Upon arriving in Hanamisaka, a carefree young oni (demon) greeted him; it was none other than Arataki Ichito, the leader of the Arataki Faction.
Lu Lin claimed to know Araki Ichito, who of course did not remember the matter, but thought he had simply forgotten and thus vaguely accepted it.
Yesterday, I received help from Lu Lin again. We apologized together and cleaned up the small advertisements. We went through thick and thin together, so I quickly recognized him as a close friend!
"I'm sorry to have worried you, Brother Yidou. Everything went smoothly and it's all settled!" Lu Lin said to Yidou with a smile.
"Hey! I knew it! With my best friend and Ah Ren on the case, what's a mere vixen woman! What are you three so worried about!"
Upon hearing this news, Araki Kazuto immediately perked up.
"Boss, it seems like you're the one I'm most worried about."
"Huh? Really?! You must have misheard!"
"Yes, yes, I must have misheard!"
"How about this? To celebrate the great success of this campaign to clean up those flyers, let's have a bonfire party!"
Araki Ichito is always impulsive and acts on a whim; he's getting all excited and boisterous again!
"Hey boss, do you guys still have Mora hosting bonfire parties?" Hisaki asked casually, observing from the sidelines.
"Uh... this... do we still have Mora?" Ichidou scratched his head awkwardly and turned to ask the three people behind him, one fat and one thin.
"We really should celebrate. How about this, I'll provide the money and supplies, and Brother Yidou can find a venue to decorate?
"Great! I knew my best friend would have a solution!"
......
The venue was quickly set up on a beach very close to Hanamisaka. The members of the Arataki faction gathered firewood and lit a bonfire, while Lu Lin provided drinks and food.
He wasn't short of money; he brought only the best wine and food.
Everyone got excited when they saw so much good wine and food.
There was no other way; given the living standards of the Arataki-ha, they couldn't afford such a lavish feast on a regular basis.
Hisaki Shinobu originally didn't want these guys to drink, as they were prone to causing trouble if they drank too much, but after glancing at Lu Lin, he suddenly changed his mind.
Not only did they not stop him, they also encouraged everyone to get Lu Lin drunk.
A smart girl like her could easily manipulate these simpletons. With just a few words, the four members of the Arakka group were clamoring to drink with Lu Lin.
Lu Lin didn't care at all. He picked up the bottle and started drinking with it, even skipping the cup.
Unfortunately, they didn't seem to be very good at drinking.
More than an hour later, apart from Jiuqi Ren who refused to drink, the other four were all staggering and quite drunk.
Lu Lin's alcohol tolerance was far beyond what they could fake, but having guessed Jiu Qiren's little scheme, Lu Lin pretended to be slightly tipsy in order to cooperate with her.
“My dear friend… come on! Have another drink!” Araki Ichito, drunk, clinked his bottle against Lu Lin’s again.
He was already drunk, and when he was drunk, he started talking a lot.
"My dear friend... this... I'm so grateful for your help this time, but I... I couldn't remember how we met, I'm really sorry!"
But I...I promise, I'll drink this! We'll be brothers for life!
The speaker may not have meant anything by it, but the listener took it to heart. Jiuqi couldn't help but look at Lu Lin with suspicion.
She initially felt that Lu Lin was deliberately getting close to her, but later, after a moment of confusion, she recognized him as a friend, and since Lu Lin genuinely helped everyone, she put the matter out of her mind.
Hearing Arataki Ichito's drunken ramblings, she was almost certain that Arataki Ichito had never known Lu Lin before, and that Lu Lin had deliberately approached the Arataki faction!
But what is he after?
"Yes, yes, we're good brothers!" While Jiuqi Ren was thinking, Lu Lin casually drank another big gulp of wine.
“My dear friend, we really hit it off. Why don’t you join our Wild Water Sect?”
I know my best friend must be a big shot, but our Arataki Faction isn't bad either! We have Shinobu as our deputy!
"My dear friend, do you like Shinobu? I've noticed you've been secretly watching her! If you could join the Ara-Taki Faction, we'd all support you in pursuing her!"
Araki Ichito is used to recruiting new people, but his words are getting more and more outrageous!
Upon hearing this, both Lu Lin and Jiu Qiren were stunned!
Lu Lin never expected that this guy, who seemed so carefree, would be so inexplicably meticulous in some ways. The key was that he was only meticulous for this moment, and couldn't control his mouth.
Hisaki Shinobu blushed instantly. Was he secretly plotting to woo her right in front of her?!
"Boss! What nonsense are you talking about?!" She couldn't help but yell at him.
But the drunken Araki Ichito had completely let loose, and as if he hadn't heard her, he continued, "My dear friend, I think you and Shinobu are a perfect match. What's that word again? A perfect couple..."
"A perfect match!"
"Yes, yes, you two are a perfect match! It would be wonderful if you two could get together!"
"And I heard from the neighbors that married women become very gentle. Ah Ren is good in every way, except she's too fierce..."
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