Unknowingly, several days had passed since their return to the capital.0

During this time, the lessons between Ms. Calico and her neighbor-student had progressed from the Hundred Family Surnames to A Collection of Nursery Rhymes. They had also expanded from recognizing individual words to understanding sentences, word choice, and rhyming patterns.0

For several nights, Ms. Calico had hidden herself on the rooftop, staying up late by lamplight to study. Each night, she accumulated a heap of questions to ask the Daoist. Eventually, she fully grasped A Collection of Nursery Rhymes, ensuring she wouldn’t lose face in front of her student. She maintained her image as a genius cat and received plenty of awed and admiring looks from her student.0

Meanwhile, realizing that every day in Changjing drained their funds further, Ms. Calico became increasingly eager to earn money. Each day, she pestered her student for news, only to receive unsatisfactory answers time and again.0

Under the City God’s governance, the city was indeed much more peaceful than before.0

However, the City God’s jurisdiction only extended within the city walls.0

Outside the walls, the responsibility mainly fell to the legitimate gods of the Thunder Division.0

Of the northern demon kings, the most stubborn had been suppressed by Song You. The others, such as the Yellow Sand King at the border and the White Bull King of Yuezhou,...0