Chapter 8

It turned out that Ling Xi's move was very effective. After the kitten's paws were shaved, its balance and stability were greatly improved when it stepped on the glass tiles. It no longer slipped three times with every step.

But Ling Xi had a new problem: How to take Li Jue out for a walk?

The fourth cousin of the Shen family has a cat, a golden shaded cat that looks very similar to Li Jue, but it has short hair and is not as cute as Li Jue - no, that's not the point.

The key point is that Si Gu carries it with her wherever she goes. Even if she puts the cat down, it won't run around. It will find a comfortable place to lie down and start dozing off.

Mr. Shen used to have a dog. The dog would run wild when it saw people and would often throw the young Ling Xi (in that world, it should be called Ling Xi) to the ground.

When the old man was in good health, he always took the dog for a walk himself. Ling Xi, who followed him, observed that the dog had to be tied with a leash every time.

The boy looked at the kitten, who was not much bigger than a cheese mochi ball, and didn't think it was a good idea to put a leash on him; he was afraid that the loop on the leash would be bigger than Li Jue.

But, isn't it unsafe to just go out like this?

It's obvious that Li Jue hasn't fully adapted to being a cat yet.

Ling Xi walked around the room for a few times and came up with a perfect idea.

He took off his apron from his own small kitchen; at five years old, he cooked delicious meals that even the most discerning dragons couldn't find fault with and often asked him for extra meals.

Lingxi's apron has a velvet-edged pocket that can hold a lot of things and is also very comfortable.

He put the pear in and it was just the right size.

It won't fall out and the cat's head can still be seen.

Kittens are creatures that like to hide in hidden corners and observe the outside world. Li Jue is very satisfied with this "method of transportation".

After scratching around in the apron pocket and getting the paw texture to his liking, the kitten placed his paws on the edge of the pocket and turned his little head around curiously.

"Xixi."

"Um?"

"Kangaroo!" The little guy shook his head, "Xixi is the mother kangaroo, and Zaizai is the baby kangaroo."

The boy was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the cub could still remember the settings of these animals in the original world.

He pinched the back of the kitten's neck and said, "Well, I'll protect you then."

He had told Li Jue many times that he would protect him.

The young ones now cannot understand what kind of promise such protection means.

One day, he will understand.

It was not just a simple promise, but a vow that would never waver and was a gamble of fate.

Ling Xi took the kitten out for a walk.

Most of the dragons stayed where they were supposed to be. Occasionally one or two passed by the corridor and saw the boy with his usual handsome but extremely serious face, and greeted him in a friendly manner.

"Xiao Lingxi, where are you going?"

"Ayashi, what are we having for dinner?"

"Ayashi, your ironing is great, better than a machine!"

Most dragons disliked humans (and didn't like going to work), but they all liked this attentive and sensible little manservant who did everything perfectly and never seemed to get tired.

Dragons are very protective creatures. Since Aya is kept on their ship, it doesn't really matter whether she is human or not.

Anyway, they are all their children.

Some dragons looked unhappy: "Little Lingxi, did you change your apron? This little fur ball pattern is quite cute."

Some dragons looked like this: "Oh, Ling Xi, the doll on your clothes can move!"

Ling Xi explained patiently: "This is not a decoration, nor is it a doll. This is..."

He didn't forget that the name "Li Jue" had not yet appeared in this wheel world, so he changed it to the name the little guy used to introduce himself: "This is, baby cub."

The dragons heard the name and whispered:

"Is it the one that Mr. Lin picked up?"

"It's so small."

"I feel like I won't last more than three seconds if I give it to the boss..."

Their voices fell into Ling Xi's ears and touched the boy's deepest thoughts.

He couldn't say anything to them, refute them, or question them. He could only lower his eyes and cover the kitten's ears.

Li Jue was moving his ears around (a new ability he had just discovered!) trying to catch what everyone was chattering about, when he was suddenly covered by his brother's hand.

The kitten shook its head to try to get away, but its brother held it even tighter.

You won’t be able to hear it this way!

Zizi looked up in confusion and saw the boy's somewhat lonely expression.

Although others thought the little human servant always had a poker face, Li Jue could notice his difference.

Seeing the younger one sleeping on the cold floor and bringing his own blanket, he would sigh;

Your eyes will sparkle as you find the latest pastry from the kitchen;

Playing cub games with him will be fun;

I feel a little annoyed when I see the adults in the Shen family.

…

Those are the differences that only Li Jue can see.

The baby is very sensitive to his little brother.

"Meow meow."

The kitten eagerly rummaged through its apron pockets, trying to attract the attention of the bipeds.

The boy woke up as if from a dream and quickly let go of the kitten's head that he had squeezed flat: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I..."

Li Jue shook his fur: "Xixi, are you unhappy?"

Ling Xi lowered her eyes: "No."

He clearly looks unhappy.

It turns out that not only adults are dishonest, but children are too.

Li Jue thought about it distressfully and came up with a good idea: "Xixi, hold me!"

Ling Xi blinked: "Hmm?"

"Hug~!" the kitten declared solemnly.

Although he suddenly had this need for some reason, he would satisfy whatever Li Jue wanted.

Ling Xi carefully took the kitten from her pocket in her hands and held it up to her eyes: "What's wrong?"

Li Jue made a further request: "Xixi, come closer."

Ling Xi brought him closer, almost face to face.

And that's exactly what the kitten wants.

Ling Xi subconsciously closed her eyes because of the little fur ball that was so close to her, and then she felt something wet and soft on her cheek.

It was the kitten's little nose, rubbing against him briskly and happily.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but just by being so close to each other, Ling Xi’s depression suddenly dissipated a lot.

It was as if the originally oppressive and cramped spiritual world was suddenly filled with snow-white pear blossoms, illuminating the surroundings.

The boy asked in surprise, "What is this?"

"It's a kiss." If the little guy was not a cat now, but a human, he would be giggling, "Kiss from the cub!"

Cats don't express affection with their mouths, but by sniffing with their noses and rubbing their heads.

Ling Xi still maintained that exclamatory tone and subconsciously repeated: "Yes... kiss?"

"It's a kiss!" Li Jue said proudly, "Every time daddy is unhappy, if you kiss him like this, he won't be unhappy anymore~!"

These are all practical experiences of the little cubs.

Ling Xi also smiled, picked up the kitten's head, and kissed the furry forehead solemnly: "Thank you, Juejue."

He did feel better.

At the same time, I am also curious, does the elf-like Li Jue also have the same healing ability as the elves?

*

After going down to the deck of the mechanical power layer, there were not so many crew members coming and going, so Ling Xi felt at ease to let Li Jue go down and play by himself.

The kitten not only mastered the trick of walking steadily on the smooth floor, but also became more and more proficient in using the propeller to glide when he wanted.

Every time he swipes his claws, he can throw Ling Xi several meters away. The naughty little guy regards this as an interesting game.

Ling Xi knew that he was having a lot of fun, so she didn't spoil his fun. She played with him, but reminded him to be careful from time to time.

Don't just speed up without looking at the direction and end up crashing into a wall.

...It's not like it hasn't happened before.

However, this time, after sliding out in a series of spirals, when Li Jue looked back, Ling Xi was no longer there.

After waiting for a long time, the boy didn't catch up.

The kitten realized something was wrong, shook its fur, and called out softly, "Xixi...Xixi meow?"

His voice was so weak that it couldn't even echo in the empty corridor.

Li Jue called out several times but received no response.

The cat's ears were drooping in fear, feeling the fear of being abandoned.

It’s like not long ago when I couldn’t wait for my dad to come back home.

Now, I can’t wait for Brother Xixi anymore.

Where did they all go?

Why don’t you come back to see your baby? Why don’t you bring your baby with you?

At this moment, Li Jue suddenly felt an unusual fluctuation - this was not a force brought by wind or waves, but an invisible force.

In other words, it does not exist on the material level, but on the spiritual level.

The young Xiao Li Jue was unable to understand it so clearly. He could only feel the powerful force sweeping towards him from nearby, almost pushing the little guy to fall.

He curled himself up into a very small size and tried to stay in the corner to avoid being hit.

Then came a roar that shook the earth.

The cat's pale golden pupils widened in panic.

He looked left and right frantically, and finally locked his eyes on the wall in front of him.

No, it's not a wall.

It should be a door that can be opened.

The little kitten raised its head and looked at the big door.

Too—high.

The kitten tilted its head back so much that it lost its balance and fell to the ground with its limbs facing the sky.

Li Jue climbed up again and shook his blown-out long hair back to its original docile state.

The curiosity that is characteristic of a cub overwhelms the fear.

What place is this?

What's behind the door?

At a height that Zizi cannot see, there is a very complicated door lock.

Not only does the password have to be entered correctly, but the person entering the password must also be authorized.

In other words, not just anyone can open the door.

No more than a handful of people are allowed in or out of this starship.

However, driven by Li Jue's strong curiosity, the door weighing several tons slowly opened in front of him like a piece of paper blown by the wind.

The kitten's ears curled up again, its tail stood straight up, and it walked in with curious little steps, looking around.

What the cub didn't know was that as a system, he had supreme authority to enter and exit any sub-world at will. His level of freedom was among the highest in the entire infinite space.

Not to mention a door with a password, even a high mountain, a big river, a volcano about to erupt, or an ocean about to cause a tsunami cannot stop the baby from going where he wants to go.

This is an enclosed space that is so large that even from a human perspective, you can't see the end of it at a glance. There is little light source and it is pitch black everywhere.

Fortunately, cats have excellent night vision, so Li Jue can see clearly what's inside.

Well, it doesn’t look like anything anymore.

There was no additional furniture or decoration in the space, but even so, the bare ceiling and floor tiles were blown to pieces, piled up here and there into ruins.

It is hard to imagine what has happened to this place. It was completely destroyed by an incomparable powerful force, leaving only a crumbling layer of wall.

If it weren't for this layer of wall protecting it, the starship would probably have been penetrated.

Xiao Lijue had no idea what kind of territory he had entered—an absolutely forbidden area that even Lin Wang and others, whom humans called "ghost birds," did not dare to visit easily.

The kitten made soft meows as it walked, trying to call its companions.

Not only companions are called, but hunters may also be called.

The little cub was looking around when he suddenly bumped into something and fell to the ground with a thud.

This touch...

It looks very similar to the scales on Brother Lin Wang’s body before he transformed into a biped!

The cub tilted its little face up, its pupils becoming round and round with curiosity.

Above the ruins stood a pair of huge golden eyes that looked like ship lanterns.

It slowly opened its eyes and stared at the uninvited guest without blinking, its voice carrying a majesty and chilling tone from ancient times.

"...Who allowed you to enter my territory?"