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The white cat leaped lightly, like a falling snowflake, and landed silently on the stone slab in the center of the courtyard.

However, its claws had just touched the ground.

"Buzz!"

A sharp and unparalleled sword aura, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air, suddenly launched an attack, heading straight for its small body!

It's Qin Wu!

He had gripped the Su Tian Sword tightly without anyone noticing, his eyes gleaming with a chilling light.

The white cat's fur bristled instantly! Its reaction was astonishingly fast; it exerted force with its four paws, its body transforming into a blurry white shadow, narrowly grazing the edge of the sword energy at an extremely tricky angle! Immediately afterward, instead of fleeing or dodging, it pushed off with its hind legs, like a white lightning bolt, charging straight towards Yun Qian's location!

"Senior Sister!" Qin Wuxin's heart tightened, and he cried out in surprise, his wrist twitching as he was about to draw his sword to intercept again.

In that split second, the white cat leaped up and landed perfectly in Yun Qian's arms! Even more astonishingly, its furry front paws, like those of a frightened cub, softly rested on Yun Qian's slender neck. Its entire fluffy body buried itself deeply in her arms, emitting soft, trembling whimpers, looking pitiful as if it were terrified and seeking protection.

Yun Qian was stunned for a few seconds by the sudden embrace, the warm and soft touch in her arms so real. She subconsciously reached out and caught the little guy, feeling the comforting warmth of the cat's fur on her fingertips.

"Senior Sister." Bai Chuan frowned slightly, stepped forward, and scrutinized the uninvited guest in Yun Qian's arms with sharp eyes. His tone was cautious and left no room for doubt. "This cat has an unknown origin and was able to easily dodge Xiao Wu's sword just now. It is definitely not ordinary and is probably not simple."

They knew perfectly well how fast Qin Wu's sword was. Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to escape unscathed, yet this cat managed to dodge it without a scratch. This alone was enough to explain the situation.

Yun Qian looked down at the kitten trembling slightly in her arms, seeking comfort. She did not immediately respond to Bai Chuan's warning, but she did not loosen her grip on the kitten.

At this moment, the white cat nestled in Yun Qian's arms seemed to sense Bai Chuan's doubts. It raised its head slightly, revealing a pair of amber eyes from its soft fur, and looked precisely at Bai Chuan.

On that incredibly cute, fluffy cat face, a distinctly human-like, defiant expression now clearly appeared! It was as if it were saying, "What can you do to me?"

"You...!" Bai Chuan frowned even more, about to say something more, when he saw Yun Qian bend down and carefully put the cat back on the ground.

When the white cat was put down, it seemed reluctant to leave, stretching out its paws with pink paw pads to hook onto Yun Qian's skirt, making gurgling sounds in its throat, unwilling to go.

Qin Wu and Bai Chuan exchanged a glance, both seeing the same helplessness in each other's eyes.

Yun Qian looked at the kitten rubbing against her feet, and unconsciously took a step forward, reaching out to gently rub the fluffy little head. The touch made her fingertips pause slightly before she straightened up.

Then.

She noticed that her two usually calm and composed junior brothers were staring intently at the seemingly harmless white cat on the ground with an almost hostile and wary gaze.

"You...?" Yun Qian blinked in confusion. "Do you... want to kill it?" She asked directly.

"No," Bai Chuan immediately denied.

Qin Wu shook his head, but did not loosen his grip on the sword.

"Then why are you looking at it like that?" Yun Qian asked, puzzled.

"I just feel that the cat's appearance was too abrupt, and the timing was too coincidental," Bai Chuan said, his voice returning to its usual gentleness, but his logic was clear, "Just in case, we're on guard at all times."

The appearance of this cat was already strange, but his senior sister's almost inexplicable acceptance and protection of the cat made him feel even more abrupt and worried!

Yun Qian followed his gaze and looked again at the kitten lying obediently on the ground, licking its paws. She raised an eyebrow slightly. She had to admit that such fluffy, soft creatures were indeed very easy to lower one's guard against.

But how bad could a kitten be? It looked so small and weak.

Yun Qian sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and indifference: "It's just a kitten."

“But this is Tianyan Mountain.” Qin Wu suddenly spoke, his voice still cold and hard.

Yun Qian understood his unspoken meaning.

The cat itself may not be the problem, but Tianyan Mountain itself is the biggest problem. Tianyan Mountain had just failed in its assassination attempt on Baichuan, and now this strange and persistent cat has appeared. It's hard not to suspect that this is another part of their conspiracy. We must not let our guard down.

“I understand.” Yun Qian nodded. She wasn’t unreasonable, nor was she truly blinded by the cat and determined to keep this little creature of unknown origin.

Seeing this, Baichuan covered his mouth and coughed twice, then stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the white cat with movements that were neither gentle nor rough.

“If Senior Sister likes kittens, we can raise a few well-behaved ones when we return to Cangmin Mountain.” As he spoke, he picked up the cat without hesitation and walked towards the courtyard gate, reaching out to open it. “As for this one, its origin is unknown, or…”

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

Just moments before, the little white figure he had personally sent out the gate, thinking he had gotten rid of it, reappeared in the courtyard like a ghost, leaping lightly and silently! It landed steadily.

The gate of the Shifangyuan courtyard is not low, so how could this cat return so easily?

With graceful and unhurried steps, the white cat leaped onto the stone table in the courtyard again in a few strides. It sat down, its tail tip swaying leisurely, and narrowed its amber eyes, its gaze once again landing precisely and with great interest on Yun Qian.

Sure enough... up close, she's breathtakingly beautiful. With her aloof demeanor and extraordinary looks, no wonder she could bewitch that arrogant fox, Lin Huaiyu.

Even among the most beautiful foxes, she would definitely be the one who outshines all others and causes a sensation with her looks.

The white cat raised a front paw and slowly licked its pink paw pad. It seemed relaxed, but it was actually thinking about how to stay. It had finally found an opportunity to make Lin Huaiyu suffer, and it couldn't give up so easily.

Its gaze swept back and forth between the three people in the courtyard, filled with assessment and calculation, before finally settling firmly on Yun Qian once again.