Chapter 26

After hearing Ning Wensong's response, Shen Che was stunned for a second, then became a little too happy. He laughed and picked Ning Wensong up in a princess carry, flying through the air all the way to the horizon.

The high-hanging moon grew larger and larger in Ning Wensong's eyes until it actually touched the moon's surface.

"Wow...is this really the moon?" Ning Wensong was both surprised and delighted as she carefully touched the surface of the crescent moon.

The moment it was touched, countless vines began to climb the surface of the moon, and roses bloomed.

Shen Che carefully helped her sit on the crescent moon, then put his arm around her and sat down as well.

"This is how I transformed, do you like it?" He nuzzled Ning Wensong as if seeking praise.

"I love it! Tonight was such a pleasant surprise, and you're so handsome too!" Ning Wensong replied by rubbing his face against hers.

Her heart pounded, and a flush rose on her face. In the beautiful moonlight, her handsome face appeared even more striking, almost divinely gifted.

Ning Wensong turned to gaze into the distance. This was her person; they would be together forever. Master and Mistress, I'm doing well here. You must be well in the other world too.

A thought crossed her mind, and she secretly glanced at Chen Che, only to find that his gaze had never left her. She cheered herself up.

"Chen Che..." Ning Wensong called softly, cupped his face and kissed Chen Che's lips. It was a very light but attractive kiss, which lasted only a moment.

"Let's stamp this together. We'll be together forever and ever, and we can't be apart." Ning Wensong gently covered her lips with her hand, her cheeks turning as red as apples.

"Of course..." Shen Che covered his mouth as well; he wanted to kiss her again, but a light kiss almost made him...

But there's plenty of time, we can kiss again next time. Right now, the most urgent thing is to go to the Pool of Destiny.

He suppressed his restlessness and, with a slightly hoarse voice, said to Ning Wensong, "Do you want to go somewhere? A place reserved for cat demons, a place where we can pledge our lives to each other forever. If we go there, we will never be separated."

Ning Wensong's eyes lit up. "There's such a great place?" she exclaimed. "Let's go!"

Together they jumped off the moon and flew towards the mountaintop. Led by Shen Che, Ning Wensong stepped onto the Pool of Destiny.

"It's really exciting. Take me flying more often when you have time," Ning Wensong said with a longing smile.

Shen Che pulled her hand and led her inside, remembering her ability, "Tomorrow we'll experiment and see if your Word of Power can make you fly."

"Okay!" Ning Wensong also wanted to explore her own abilities. She was carried forward, and the space that was originally covered by fog gradually became clear.

A towering stone tablet with the inscription "Destiny" carved on its top stands proudly, behind which lies a small pond.

“When we carve each other’s names on this stone tablet together and drink the spiritual water from the core of the Destiny Pool together, we will be truly connected.” Shen Che was very excited. Confessions were only verbal and spiritual, but this was the only one that touched the soul.

“Then let’s carve it together. I’ll carve your name beautifully!” Ning Wensong stared at him with a determined look, showing no sign of backing down.

Some irises were blown to the mountaintop by the playful wind, flying past the two people who had carefully engraved each other's names, with a petal occasionally sticking to the tips of their hair or the corners of their clothes.

Ning Wensong finished carving first. She had studied calligraphy before, and her carving on the stone tablet had a scholarly style. She looked at Chen Che next to him and gently removed the petals from his body.

As Chen Che finished the last stroke, both of their hearts trembled slightly, and a thread connected their minds to each other.

"Alright, let's drink the pool water together!" Ning Wensong took the lead and walked to the edge of the pool. She picked two clean, large leaves from the roadside, filled each with a little water, and handed them to Chen Che.

"We will never be apart."

"Yes, we're together."

After drinking the pool water, Ning Wensong felt even more sleepy and fell asleep immediately.

Shen Che caught her in time and took her home. The spiritual energy content of the pool water was too high, and Ning Wensong just had difficulty digesting it. She would be fine after waking up.

He lay down with Ning Wensong in his arms, but he was too excited to sleep. He sighed a few times and held her like that until dawn.

"Ugh, Shen Che, why are you awake so early?" Ning Wensong yawned and kept rubbing his head against Shen Che.

"I had something to do today, so I woke up early," Chen Che made up an excuse to get away with it.

"Ah! It's about Chang Qian. Why didn't you remind me? I would have gotten up early." Ning Wensong automatically connected what he said with Chang Qian's matter. After all, he had been here for three days and hadn't gotten down to business yet.

Shen Che never expected to be able to smooth things over so perfectly. With a smile on his face, he urged Ning Wensong to get up, "Then hurry up, let's go together!"

"No, the most important thing is your creative styling. Chang Qian can have us do it, we'll be competing when we get back." Shen Che didn't want anything to interfere with her competition, and he didn't know if the cats here would inspire her.

Ning Wensong was secretly delighted, and her voice was sweet as well, "I know, I've already decided what kind of look I want. I'll tell you about it after I've sorted things out for today!"

These few days were enough for her to get to know the local customs and culture, but there was indeed a problem: "Can I give you a heads-up? I want to take a kitten back with me to be my model."

She looked at Chen Che with a pitiful gaze and gently touched his lips again, "Is it okay?"

Chen Che: ...Seduction! Unreasonable.

“Yes, but the priest needs to calculate it.” He had already agreed, but he wanted to see what Ning Wensong would do to get his help.

That's how they took the bait!

If Ning Wensong knew what he was thinking, he would definitely beat him up.

The two cats, tails wagging, knocked on Black's door. "I know you're home. Open the door, we have important business."

Shen Che always felt that it was a bit strange that the two of them stayed at home every day without going out.

"Here they are!" Hein ran out first, looking a little haggard after two days apart.

Ning Wensong felt increasingly puzzled. She hesitated and asked, "Where is Xiao Li? Why can't I see her?"

Hein almost burst into tears after hearing this. He usually didn't show his emotions, but these past two days had really broken him down. "She's still in her room, reading comics..."

Yes, read comics on your phone.

"?" Ning Wensong looked puzzled. "Isn't there no internet or electricity here? How did she see that?"

Did Xiao Li secretly hide a power bank?

"No, no, on the first day, Xiao Li found a cat with the ability of lightning in the cat group, and somehow it actually charged up. Then she just kept reading the comics she had saved..." Hei Yin was really bitter. Although this place is not a 5A scenic spot, there are still some fun and beautiful places.

But no matter how much Xiao Li called out, she always stayed at home.

Ning Wensong took a deep breath. How could a cat act like this? Her current state was completely wrong, both emotionally and logically.

She stormed in angrily, dragged Xiao Li out, and threw the phone to Chen Che for safekeeping.

"You must listen to me today, stick close to me, and tell the truth." Ning Wensong channeled all his power to cast a spell on her.

Xiao Li's eyes glazed over for a moment, then she silently followed behind Ning Wensong.

Seeing this, Hein hesitated for a moment, "Is this alright?"

"No problem, don't worry about her. I'll remove her from the list once Chang Qian's matter is settled." Ning Wensong said coldly, pulling Shen Che to walk in front.

She will talk to Xiao Li tonight; this state of affairs is not right and cannot continue.

Because she reads comics and doesn't interact with the outside world, Xiao Li completely ignores how good Hei Yin is to her, even when they're traveling.

Shen Che knew what she was thinking, and gently patted her hand to comfort her, "It's okay, Xiao Li is just like this recently, she won't stay like this forever."

He felt something was off, so he leaned close to Ning Wensong's ear and whispered, "Actually, I think her behavior is more like a strange withdrawal reaction, Chang Qian."

Shen Che said a name, which is unusual for most people, but Xiao Li had indeed spent a lot of time with him. Even though Chang Qian had hurt her so much, she still felt a strange sensation in her heart.

Ning Wensong understood perfectly. She gave him a look, and Shen Che immediately understood.

He lagged a few steps behind, walking alongside Hain. "To be honest, we all know what you're thinking, including her."

Hei Yin's expression changed drastically; his usual aloof demeanor had completely crumbled. "Is it that obvious?"

"Of course, but I suggest you wait a bit. She needs time to process everything." Shen Che felt he was being too hasty; Xiao Li's condition clearly wouldn't improve in a short time.

"I understand, let's not talk about this anymore. They've all gone far away, let's catch up and deal with Chang Qian first." Hei Yin didn't want to talk about this anymore, he just wanted to deal with Chang Qian first.

Ning Wensong arrived at the priest's residence first. As she walked into the large house, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Priest, you live in such a nice house! It's so big, you could live in a human-shaped house there."

The priest chuckled, "Of course, I sometimes like to transform into human form, so I built it very large."

"Now let's get down to business?" Ning Wensong straightened his expression, pulled Xiao Li in front of the priest, cleared his throat and said, "We found this tabby cat named Xiao Li in human society. She was abused by the human who raised her. That human can also foresee future events, such as my design sketches. After finding evidence and arresting that human, someone gave us a message that that human's injuries can heal quickly."

Ning Wensong gave a brief introduction to the matter, which could have been explained in just a few words.

Shen Che and the others were a step too slow, and just happened to overhear her words outside the door. Shen Che thought for a moment, then added, "That person is very sinister, a bit like the legendary old cat demon..."

The priest was startled. "You mean the one from the tribe's legend?"

“Yes.” Shen Che nodded. There was no other possibility now.

“That’s a bit strange, because… I witnessed that cat die.” The priest lowered his eyes in thought and began to recall, “Because the priest’s birth was always accompanied by the passing of the oldest cat.”

Ning Wensong frowned. "Chen Che said he has an ability, possibly that his soul can enter another person's body?"

"!" The priest was genuinely puzzled. "No, let me show you. There's a book that records all the cats' abilities. That's when I remembered that you all need to register as well."

The priest began rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for books, while Ning Wensong leaned against Chen Che and looked at them.

Half an hour later, the priest finally found an ancient booklet from the pile of books.

He touched the cover with a sigh, "Each generation of priests has their own special book. This one was made by my father. Let me see the abilities of that old cat demon..."

Ning Wensong curiously leaned forward to look with him. The priest kept turning the pages until the page with the words "Changye" appeared.

"Found it!" the priest exclaimed in surprise, carefully examining the records on the pages. "His ability is..."