Chapter 12

Yan Xuanjin's face suddenly darkened. He turned around and looked at the sweaty Milu, and asked quietly, "I told you to look at the cat, and this is how you look at it?"

Milu's face, which was not very rosy to begin with, suddenly turned a few shades paler. He stood up straight, looked at Yan Xuanjin and said, "It is my fault for not keeping good watch over the place. Please punish me, Boss."

Yan Xuanjin glanced at the cat in his hand, his expression softened a little, and he stopped looking at the elk. He carried the cat out of the training ground. When he passed by him, he didn't say anything, but just asked him to go to the training ground to do his morning exercises.

The cat lay motionless in Yan Xuanjin's arms, its body trembling from time to time. Every time this happened, Yan Xuanjin would hold the cat tighter.

Yan Xuanjin brought the cat back to the dormitory, took out a rarely used medical device, and started tinkering with it without being familiar with the instructions provided by the intelligent computer.

The kitten lay on his lap, watching his movements with its blue eyes.

"Come, give me your front paws." Yan Xuanjin stretched out his hand to the cat, motioning it to place its paws on his palm.

The cat did as he was told.

Buzz——

After a small buzzing sound, the black carbonized part of the cat's claws fell off bit by bit, and new flesh and fur grew rapidly.

bite--

A text message came from the intelligent brain - it was an explanation from Milu about the cat's experience in the infirmary and a surveillance video.

Yan Xuanjin glanced at it quickly and did not reply.

He observed the cat's condition silently. After its front paws were completely healed by the medical device, he picked up the cat and placed it on the work table facing him.

"I think we need to talk." Yan Xuanjin stopped the cat from trying to get close to him and pressed its butt down to make it sit.

The cat didn't speak.

"I know you can understand what I'm saying. For the following questions, you just need to nod or shake your head honestly."

"First question, are you a guide?"

The cat froze in place, neither nodding nor shaking its head—it had no idea what he was talking about.

What is a wizard?

When it was sleeping uneasily last night, it seemed to hear someone talking about Guide Su next to it. Could Guide Su be related to Guide Su?

"Give me some reaction." Yan Xuanjin lowered his eyes and stared at the cat's innocent eyes.

"Meow..." I don't know.

"What does 'meow' mean?" Yan Xuanjin frowned and asked in confusion, "You don't know what a guide is, do you?"

The cat nodded this time.

Yan Xuanjin: ...

"Okay, next question: Did you come here to accomplish some purpose?"

Shake your head.

"Did you come here looking for something?"

Shake your head.

"Fourth question, do you know where this place is?"

Shake your head.

"Fifth question..." Yan Xuanjin hesitated, a rare moment. But remembering the text message about the cat's unusual behavior today, he asked, "Were you shocked before... in the lab?"

“Meow——!”

The cat shuddered all over, stood up immediately, arched its body and kept backing away, making warning sounds in its throat.

Yan Xuanjin was silent, as if an invisible silk thread had tied up his heart, pulling it and trying to tear his muscles.

He slowly reached out his hand, carefully trying to touch the cat's fur, and gently stroked the cat's arched back.

"……Feel sorry."

The kitten's stress was relieved a little as he stroked it again and again, but Yan Xuanjin didn't dare to ask the last question.

——Do you know the purpose for which you were cultivated by them?

This question is too cruel for the kitten.

Perhaps, they should wait until they are more familiar with the kitten before asking about its past.

However, the most urgent task now is to go to the origin-tracing faction and ask for an explanation.