After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Are you Mr. Zhou Yan?"

Zhou Yan hummed in agreement.

"What is wrong with me?"

The waitress breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Chu has booked our entire restaurant and no one else is allowed in. If you are not Mr. Zhou, we will have to ask you to go to another restaurant."

Zhou Yan: "..."

They booked it all; they must be rich.

"Guest, Miss Chu is in the Haikuo Room on the second floor. I'll take you there."

The waitress reached out towards the stairs and walked over.

Zhou Yan went up to the second floor with the waitress, and then to a private room. The waitress opened the door to the room and gestured for Zhou Yan to enter.

The private room wasn't large, but it was decorated very elegantly. There was a wooden table in the middle, and Chu Daoyun, dressed in a fresh, pastoral-style outfit, sat in the corner. This already very beautiful girl looked as cute as a country elf in this outfit.

"Xiao Yan, you're here?"

Chu Daoyun placed her hands in front of her chest, her fingers moving restlessly up and down.

Zhou Yan clearly saw that the woman's favorability rating had reached 90% at this moment.

"sit."

Chu Daoyun's hand, half-hidden in her sleeve, grabbed a chair next to her.

Zhou Yan walked over and sat down next to Chu Daoyun.

A few seconds after they sat down, the door to the private room opened, and two waitresses came over with a bowl of soup, one for each of Zhou Yan and Chu Daoyun.

Zhou Yan checked the properties of the soup; they were normal, nothing special.

Chu Daoyun picked up the spoon from the soup bowl, took a small sip, and then asked in confusion.

"The taste is too bland."

Zhou Yan also took a sip and explained.

"The flavor of the first soup should not be too strong, so as not to overpower the flavor of the dishes that follow."

Chu Daoyun said happily.

"Is that so? Xiao Yan, you know so much."

The little fox Su Xiaowan, who was on Zhou Yan's lap, whimpered softly as a banner slid past her head.

"Keep packaging the green tea."

Chu Daoyun looked down at the little fox on Zhou Yan's lap. Zhou Yan had been carrying the fox when he came in, but now that she had the chance, Chu Daoyun pretended to be surprised.

"Xiao Yan, is this fox your pet?"

Zhou Yan smiled and grabbed Su Xiaowan's little hand, waving it around.

"Yes, this is my pet."

Chu Daoyun reached out to touch Su Xiaowan, but Su Xiaowan immediately stuck out her head and opened her mouth to bite Chu Daoyun.

"what……"

Chu Daoyun was so frightened that she withdrew her hand.

"Xiao Yan, your fox is so fierce..."

Chu Daoyun's words clearly carried a hint of coquetry.

Zhou Yan hesitated, wondering whether he should offer a few words of comfort.

"Yes, foxes are very wild."

Zhou Yan gently placed Su Xiaowan back on his lap and then carefully asked.

Are you alright? Were you bitten?

Chu Daoyun shook her head shyly.

"No, Xiaoyan, how about we go to the nearby movie theater after dinner? I've already made a reservation..."

Chu Daoyun suddenly felt a chill in her heart. A black wing suddenly appeared from Chu Daoyun's shoulder, and then a jet-black phoenix flew out.

"wrong……"

The phoenix's voice, tinged with fear, echoed in its dark tone.

"Dao Yun, something bad is about to happen..."

Zhou Yan, who was standing next to Chu Daoyun, suddenly frowned.

At this moment, Chu Daoyun's bloodline had transformed into that of a ferocious beast and a madman, and her face was filled with gloom.

"Little...Yan..."

Chu Daoyun murmured to herself, but turned her head in one direction.

In an area unseen by Zhou Yan, only Chu Daoyun could see the black phoenix gasp in shock, then exclaimed in fear.

"Yes, it smells like those demon bastards. How could this be? Are all those bald monks from Mount Ling dead?"

……

An unnamed hilltop.

Zhongdou Xingjun stood before the incense table where the horoscopes were placed, holding a decree in his hands, and recited it aloud.

"In the heaven of Paranirmitavasavartin, between the heavens of Vajrayana and Bhagavan..."

"There is a Demon Palace..."

"Six thousand yojanas in length and breadth, with seven layers of palace walls, seven layers of railings, seven layers of nets, and seven layers of rows of trees. And countless birds sing in harmony..."

The horoscope began to tremble, then emitted a burst of light that shot into the sky, but did not illuminate the heavens; only darkness permeated half the sky, turning it black.

Since countless curious, delighted, happy, and ambiguous eyes appeared from the dark sky.

Zhongdou Xingjun read out the last paragraph.

"In a very short while... they returned to the palace of the Paranirmitavasavartin, where Mara had already gone..."

As soon as the last word was finished, Zhongdou Xingjun suddenly smelled an extremely strong fragrance of women. Without even looking up, Zhongdou Xingjun knew that at least three stunningly beautiful celestial demonesses, beyond human imagination, had descended from the heavens.

Zhongdou Xingjun threw the edict aside, then placed the heads of the three monks on the ground one in each hand.

The fragrance vanished instantly, and Zhongdou Xingjun shouted loudly.

"Can three Arhatships be exchanged for a promise?"

A single word came from the heavens.

"allow."

Chapter Six Cooperation

Yangquan Private Kitchen.

"I... I have something to do."

With a frighteningly dark complexion, Jiu Feng got up. The young girl didn't even bother to eat with Zhou Yan and hurriedly walked towards the door.

"Xiao Yan, next time, next time..."

Upon reaching the door, Jiufeng seemed to remember something and turned back to Zhou Yan, speaking with utmost sincerity.

"I'll treat you to dinner again, and I'll bring an apology gift with me then."

Zhou Yan agreed.

"Your business is important, I'm fine."

Jiufeng walked out of the private room and downstairs. Zhou Yan heard hurried footsteps coming from upstairs and downstairs, then outside Yangquan Private Kitchen, followed by the sound of a car starting and driving.

Zhou Yan slowly leaned back in his chair.

This is interesting. Jiufeng had begged me to come out for a long time, and I finally agreed. Why did she suddenly run away because of something?

What happened to Jiufeng?

Should I look into it myself?

Honestly, not everything that's urgent is important. For example, if someone posted Zhou Yan's browsing history from yesterday online, Zhou Yan might be even more anxious than Jiu Feng, but knowing about it wouldn't do any good and might even drive Jiu Feng even crazier.

"Could it be a case of feigned indifference to lure the prey?"

Su Xiaowan, nestled in Zhou Yan's arms, pawed with her little hands and lifted her tiny head to look at him.

Zhou Yan lowered his head, puzzled.

"Playing hard to get? What does that mean?"

Su Xiaowan smiled, as if she had been through it all.

"It's because this 'green tea' girl saw that you didn't seem to like her very much, so she deliberately put on a mysterious persona to attract your attention. For example, she acted like this this time. Next time she meets you, she'll say some random things in private to arouse your desire to know more about her. Wouldn't you then take the initiative to approach Chu Daoyun in the future?"

Zhou Yan asked in surprise.

"There's actually a trick like this?"

Su Xiaowan nodded vigorously.

"Of course there are! I've watched several TV dramas like that on your computer, brother. Those scheming women have you completely manipulated, brother. Don't be fooled by Chu Daoyun!"

Zhou Yan: "..."

Our little fox is still young, isn't it a bit inappropriate for him to be looking at those kinds of things?

How about we hire a professional tutor to give Su Xiaowan one-on-one guidance later?

A knock sounded at that moment, and Zhou Yan looked up at the door of the private room.

The pretty waitress stood awkwardly at the door.

"Um, sir, we have more dishes to come."

Chu Daoyun had spent a lot of money to invite Zhou Yan over, and now that Chu Daoyun had run away, even though the money had already been paid, the waiter didn't know what to do. Should they postpone the rest of the dishes until next time, or should they just leave the rest of the dishes for the chef and waiters to enjoy?

Of course, the waiters have also encountered some less sophisticated customers who would pack up the leftovers and take them with them.

In short, as a high-end restaurant, whatever Zhou Yan, as a customer, wants to do, the waiters will listen and then carry it out in the best way.

Without saying a word, Su Xiaowan jumped out of Zhou Yan's arms and went to the seat where Chu Daoyun had been sitting. In no time, she transformed into a furry half-human, half-fox.

Su Xiaowan called out in her childish and somewhat awkward Chinese.

"Go ahead, I'll eat."

The waiter opened his mouth slightly, then shook his head. Those who could happily come to a high-end restaurant for a premium set meal at this time of year were definitely not those internet celebrities or nobodies; they must be high-ranking officials, wealthy people, or awakened individuals like Little Fox.

When most people are struggling to survive, only these people can still squander money and enjoy luxury every day.

However, this was the first time in the waiter's life that he had ever seen an awakened being like Su Xiaowan, who could transform into a purebred fox.

Zhou Yan glanced at Su Xiaowan. This girl had taken the elixir provided by the Vermilion Bird, and her awakening level had reached 41%. Her humanoid transformation was quite advanced, and the five fingers on her palms were almost hairless.

"But it's not human form yet," Zhou Yan said to the waiter.

"Remove all these tableware and replace them with disposable tableware."

A few years ago, Zhou Yan saw someone online criticizing that pets shouldn't use shared utensils. At the time, Zhou Yan agreed with this statement, thinking that it was disgusting for someone to bring their dog to a banquet and share utensils.

Although Su Xiaowan told Zhou Yan that they weren't exactly pets but more like family members living together, it was still better to take care of others. Of course, to avoid making Su Xiaowan feel that her dignity was being violated, Zhou Yan also used disposable tableware.

Treat equally.

The waiter bowed and said.

"understood."

Although it's unclear why Zhou Yan wanted to change the tableware, no waiter would refuse a customer's reasonable request.

The waiter turned and left. A moment later, disposable chopsticks, spoons, knives and forks were brought out. After these were served, two waiters carrying disposable, elegant plates came in and placed a plate with a dome-shaped lid in front of Zhou Yan and Su Xiaowan.

The two waiters opened the lids of the plates, and a delicious aroma wafted out.