Chapter 17: General, Should I Bring the Chamberpot?

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Upon hearing this, Ji Ci’s eyes brightened as he nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, yes, yes, it’s best to close the doors and reflect on our mistakes.”
“We won’t work for anyone else anymore; no need to live in constant fear.”
“If you ask me, we should just rebel. You be the emperor, and I’ll be your loyal servant.”
Ji Ci’s heart swelled with delight, unaware that all his thoughts were overheard by Dongfang Jibai.
The man’s eyes deepened, and a smile curled at the corner of his lips.
He had never considered it before, but now he could.
Becoming emperor? Now… that didn’t seem so bad.
When two sides face off, the loser is branded a rebel.
“We admit our guilt and will go to the palace to apologize at once.” Ji Ci suddenly grabbed Dongfang Jibai’s arm, ready to leave.
Xue Jing immediately panicked.
Though he was not in the palace today, he had heard the news: the border had fallen three cities in a row, and the enemy had already reached Yanmen Pass.
If Dongfang Jibai gave up now, the Great Zhou dynasty would have no generals left to rely on.
“Wait, Dongfang Jibai.” Xue Jing hurried to stop them. “This matter is indeed my fault. I only intended to invite the lady to dine, but the servants misunderstood… Those who offended the lady have been executed, so I hope the lady will calm down.”
Xue Jing spoke sincerely, his earlier arrogance gone.
Ji Ci sneered coldly, “Since you’ve handed over the guesthouse to me, you all may leave. Leave all valuables behind—no one is allowed to take anything.”
‘I want to earn money for my own benefit! No one takes a single copper from me!’
Hearing Ji Ci’s inner voice, Dongfang Jibai’s eyes brightened. The little fox was truly family-minded, knowing his military pay was tight and already starting to gather wealth.
Xue Jing looked to his subordinates and nodded.
The servants reluctantly left their valuables behind.
Dongfang Jibai’s guards were thorough, moving all the valuables from the guesthouse.
“General, should we bring the chamber pot?” Bai Yi whispered to ask.
“Bring it! Of course!” Ji Ci quickly answered.
Dongfang Jibai indulged him with a nod—whatever Ji Ci said to bring, he would bring. Even if Ji Ci demanded digging three feet down, he’d hand over a shovel.
“Have you all gone mad from poverty?” Xue Jing muttered.
Picking the bones clean, when Dongfang Jibai left with his men, the guesthouse was left as nothing but an empty shell.
“A bunch of bandits!” Xue Jing beat his chest in frustration.
“Your Highness, it’s time to return to the palace.” A guard whispered, “Such a commotion tonight will surely draw the emperor’s summons.”
At the General’s Mansion, Ji Ci looked at the loot with great satisfaction.
Selling all this should feed the army for a day or two, but… some money was still needed.
Ji Ci had some savings in her space, and after signaling Dongfang Jibai, she was about to dash out.

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Dongfang Jibai suddenly grabbed her by the neck. “Put on your shoes.”
He lifted Ji Ci up, his warm palm cradling her dusty little feet as he carefully slipped on the new embroidered shoes.
“Feet are so dirty,” Ji Ci said with disdain, pouting.
“Hmm, I’ll wash them when you come back tonight.” Dongfang Jibai finished putting on the shoes and gently set Ji Ci down.
Having spent so much time as a fox, Ji Ci never thought to steal shoes while sneaking clothes.
All night, she had run barefoot.
Dongfang Jibai noticed and immediately ordered new shoes prepared.
Watching Ji Ci rush out behind the mansion, Dongfang Jibai changed into night clothes and silently followed.
Ji Ci ran through the darkness, the dried blood on her robe stiff and chafing painfully against her skin.
Once she was sure no one was around, Ji Ci slipped into her space, bathed in the spiritual spring water, quickly changed into fresh clothes, and came out.
In the distance, shock flickered in Dongfang Jibai’s eyes.
The little fox had quite the background—she changed her clothes in the blink of an eye.
Ji Ci first went to the seed shop and bought every seed they had.
“Boss, deliver all your seeds to the City God Temple. Here’s fifty taels as a deposit.”
She slammed the silver ingots on the counter, and the owner readily agreed.
After buying out an entire street’s seeds, Ji Ci purchased some daily necessities.
Since she was going with Dongfang Jibai to the border, she had to prepare food, supplies, clothing, and shelter.
At the City God Temple, after storing all the seeds and food, Ji Ci summoned several stray dogs.
“Go find where the Fourth Prince lives.”
Da Hei agreed, circling before running toward the palace with Ji Ci.
At a dog hole, Da Hei stopped.
“You want me to crawl through here?” Ji Ci asked.
Da Hei nodded.
“No way, I’m a human now!”
Da Hei ignored her and crawled into the hole.
Ji Ci thought for a moment—being human or not didn’t seem to matter!
She quickly crawled in.
Dongfang Jibai’s eye twitched slightly in resignation.
Ji Ci’s skills were good, but she seemed to lack any grace or finesse.
She relied entirely on brute strength.
Ji Ci emerged from the dog hole, and Da Hei grabbed her dress and ran toward the Fourth Prince’s palace.

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“You lead the way.” Ji Ci pulled her dress from Da Hei’s mouth.
Following Da Hei’s twists and turns, Ji Ci successfully reached outside the Fourth Prince’s palace.
Ji Ci crawled through the dog hole again.
The Fourth Prince had not yet returned to the palace—Ji Ci was one step ahead.
Quickly, she emptied Xue Jing’s private treasury, then went to his chambers and cleared them out as well, not even sparing the chamber pot!
Ji Ci nodded proudly. “There, now we have money.”
Once at the border, selling all this would bring a hefty sum.
Ji Ci happily ran toward the palace gate but suddenly stopped.
[Insufficient energy, forced transformation.]
A red light flashed, and Ji Ci transformed into a red fox. She hurriedly hid her clothes in her space, leaving only a pair of embroidered shoes outside.
Xue Jing entered to find a red fox licking its paws on the ground.
“Where did this wild fox come from?” he asked, happily picking her up.
Ji Ci stared blankly at Xue Jing. A memory had been erased from her mind.
“Find the male lead to prevent his dark turn.”
“Where can I find Dongfang Jibai?”
System: “……”
[Master, what’s wrong?]
“System, check where the male lead is. I need to hurry and complete my task.”
Ji Ci shook her fur, her ears twitching as she tried to break free from Xue Jing’s arms.
[Master, you forced transformation, and memories related to the male lead have been deleted.]
“Deleted? How am I supposed to complete the task?”
Ji Ci frowned. Was this really so unfair?
She hadn’t finished her mission before losing her memory?
What a cliché for transmigration stories!
[Replaying the past.]
The system played Ji Ci and Dongfang Jibai’s history like a movie.
“Isn’t this just pointless? And now you erase my memory too.”
Ji Ci grumbled quietly.
Xue Jing watched with curiosity and gently stroked the little fox’s fur.