Chapter 10

With a 'squeak', a silver light settled on Chu Tian's shoulder, revealing a mouse with a body only five inches long and a tail nearly seven inches long. Its silver fur shone like a brilliant silver flame.

The silver-furred mouse was entirely silver, except for its two eyes, which were the size of soybeans and glowed like red rubies. Under the sunlight, the red eyes of the silver-furred mouse looked like two solid flames, mixed with streaks of blood, deep and serene, yet exuding a chilling madness.

"In broad daylight, huh?" Chu Tian stroked the tip of the silver-furred mouse's tail.

"Morals are declining, and people are losing their sense of right and wrong!" The silver-furred mouse raised its head and sighed deeply by Chu Tian's ear. "In broad daylight, public indecency, and even adultery! Truly, people's morals have deteriorated. What has this world come to?"

The tone of the silver-furred mouse was extremely solemn and serious, with a hint of deep sorrow.

From its actions and words, the silver-furred mouse seemed like the most conservative scholar, standing at the pinnacle of traditional morality.

"A young woman in her prime, instead of staying at home to wash clothes and manage the household, takes advantage of her husband's absence to attract men and seduce them!" The silver-furred mouse's whole body trembled as if it were extremely angry. "Is there any justice in heaven? Is there any law in this world? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would believe that such filthy and despicable acts could happen in this clear and bright world?"

Chu Tian sat silently on the back of the old yellow wolf. With a light command, the old yellow wolf took off, creating a gust of wind as it raced through the streets and alleys, covering more than a mile in just a few breaths.

From behind came the hoarse cries of a woman: "Who the hell knocked Zhao Butcher out here! Damn it, how can I carry this fat body? Damn scoundrel, wake up and get lost! Brother Three is coming back, you need to pay the price!"

Chu Tian and the silver-furred mouse had very keen ears. Hearing the woman's cries, Chu Tian turned his head and locked eyes with the silver-furred mouse's small red eyes.

The silver-furred mouse's long tail swung wildly, and it rubbed its front paws, chuckling.

Chu Tian coughed lightly and said indifferently, "Lord Mouse, did you enjoy the show?"

The silver-furred mouse glared at Chu Tian. "What show? What enjoyment? I tell you, this world is getting worse with each generation. Women at home are learning to seduce men. I tell you, this world is filthy and despicable."

With a heavy sigh, the silver-furred mouse stood upright on Chu Tian's shoulder, crossed its paws, and looked up at the sky like a learned scholar, saying with deep sorrow, "The world is turbulent, and the mortal realm is filthy. Alas, I, Lord Mouse, am pure and noble, struggling in this filthy world. Who in this world can understand my suffering?"

"Big? White? Round? Firm?" Just as the silver-furred mouse was lamenting its noble character and how this filthy world was poisoning him, making him feel suffocated and unable to live, Chu Tian casually asked a series of questions.

With a 'slurp', a line of drool fell from the silver-furred mouse's mouth, half a foot long. It stared blankly and laughed foolishly. "Big, very big, bigger than the two of Widow Tian. White, whiter than Xiao Xiu's belly at the Wan Hua Tower. Round, as round as the chest of the third wife of the Prefect of Shu Prefecture. Firm, firmer than the seventh concubine of the Shu Prefecture Academy's headmaster's bamboo-like breasts!"

The small head shook slightly, and the silver-furred mouse sighed lightly. "Alas, the face is too ugly, as ugly as Dog Head's dog head. Otherwise, it would be a perfect beauty!"

"Noble character? Pure and noble? Filthy world? Can't live anymore?" Chu Tian glared at the silver-furred mouse, a series of sarcastic words spewing out like venom from a snake.

The silver-furred mouse shivered and turned to look at Chu Tian blankly. Suddenly, it rolled and screamed on Chu Tian's shoulder. "Ah, you brat, you've learned to mock Lord Mouse! Poor me, I raised you with my own hands, and you won't even find me a big-assed, big-breasted wife! You're cutting off my only joy in life!"

The silver-furred mouse wailed and sobbed, but not a single tear fell.

Chu Tian pinched the silver-furred mouse's long tail and said solemnly, "Next time, I'll take you to the newly opened Qin Yun Ya Zhu to watch the candid performances of the officials of Shu Prefecture. Now, let's talk about serious matters. An enemy is coming to seek revenge!"

The wailing silver-furred mouse shivered, and a flash of extreme cruelty and viciousness appeared in its red eyes. Its silver fur bristled and then slowly settled back down.

"An enemy? From which family?" The silver-furred mouse's voice became extremely sharp, like a needle constantly pricking the ear.

"Three years ago, the Zhou headman we threw into the White Python River, his son has returned. He is now a supervisor at Shu Mountain Academy and has opened a Qin Yun Ya Zhu in Shu Prefecture City, a place specifically for socializing with scholars and officials. He's making a big move, and with his current status as a son-in-law of the Ling family, he's coming with a vengeance."

Chu Tian recounted the information he had just obtained to the silver-furred mouse. "In three days, Ling Yue asked me to deliver ten golden-scaled carp, each a zhang long. It's likely related to Zhou Liuyun. This is a direct challenge, and it might come to a face-off."

The silver-furred mouse lay on Chu Tian's shoulder, its tiny face filled with extremely human-like expressions—cruel, vicious, despicable, and various negative emotions, almost tangible.

"Tsk, trouble is coming, truly annoying!" Lord Mouse's long tail swayed gently, and he said softly, "Fighting and killing, Lord Mouse hasn't done that for years. Poor me, such a compassionate and noble person, being dragged into it again and again."

Suddenly, Lord Mouse grinned. "They want golden-scaled carp, give them what they want! If they ask you to deliver the fish, just do it."

"Little Tian, remember Lord Mouse's words, losing is a blessing. We should be kind to others!"

Laughing a few times, Lord Mouse turned to look at the slight frown on Chu Tian's forehead, blinking his eyes. "Nightmares again? Or something else?"

Chu Tian shook his head, patted Lord Mouse's long tail, and said softly, "Do the job, do the job. The golden-scaled carp is important."

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