Bai Fujun was followed by a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old. The girl was dressed in blue, with a pretty face and a slender figure. She was looking nervously at Jiang Junyu.
Jiang Junyu remained indifferent, completely ignoring Bai Zhiyan. Bai Zhiyan's smile vanished instantly. She forced herself to remain calm, not wanting others to see her disappointment and sadness.
Jiang Junyu greeted Bai Fujun very warmly, treating the brother and sister completely differently.
Bai Zhiyan was in charge of receiving the female relatives. She took the initiative to walk up to Yuan Qi, Jiang Jiulu, and Jiang Songlu. The group knew each other and chatted familiarly. Even Yuan Qi had seen Bai Zhiyan at various banquets and had a fairly good impression of her.
The women from the Jiang family who came were all illegitimate daughters, so it was easy for everyone to talk. Although Bai Zhiyan felt bad, the illegitimate daughters from the Jiang family were very nice, which made most of her unhappiness disappear.
Jiang Junyu was known for being aloof, so it wasn't surprising that he treated her that way.
Bai Zhiyan led everyone into the flower hall.
When Yuan Qi entered, he discovered that most of the people present today were from the four major families. However, compared to Xiangli Mu's birthday celebration, there were many more people from the collateral branches, and their faces were unfamiliar.
But Jiang Jiulu and Jiang Songlu are almost acquainted.
Bai Zhiyan sat at a table chatting with the three of them, but her eyes kept glancing towards Wang Nanxi.
On the men's side, Jiang Junyu didn't even look this way, putting on an expression that said, "I'm not interested in you, I hate you."
Yuan Qi was bored sitting there, uninterested in the clothes, jewelry, and rouge her sisters were talking about. She sipped her tea listlessly, but luckily Bai Youhui had been wanting to talk to her alone for a while.
Ignoring the traditional separation of men and women, he barged in. Staring at a handsome and dashing face, he said with a grin, "Seventh Sister, this place is boring. Shall I show you around?"
“Okay.” Yuan Qi stood up and followed him.
As soon as he stepped out of the flower hall, Bai Youhui said, "Actually, there are some talismans that I don't know how to use, and I would like to ask Seventh Sister for guidance."
Yuan Qi then remembered the ethereal talismans and elixirs that Bai Youhui had scavenged.
As he walked, he said, "Grandpa has been keeping a close eye on me these days, so I can't go out. I've been studying those talismans on my own, but no matter how I throw them, I don't think they work."
Yuan Qi glanced at him sideways: "Some talismans only work when there are evil spirits around. Why are you using talismans for no reason? Is your house haunted?"
No, not at all.
"Wait for me!" Xiangli Youming caught up from behind. He was a little unhappy, but still pretended to be generous: "What are you doing? Why didn't you call me?"
Bai Youhui was a little angry: "How boring! I was talking to Seventh Sister, what are you doing here?"
Xiangli Youming said matter-of-factly, "Of course I have something to say. A few days ago, my seventh sister gave me a whip, and I don't know how to use it. Can't I ask her for advice?"
Yuan Qi, too lazy to care about Xiang Li Youming's jealousy, pretended not to notice and walked forward between the two.
A faint demonic aura emanated from Bai Youhui beside her, barely perceptible. Yuan Qi had just noticed it, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she walked along, observing the situation at the Bai residence.
However, nothing seemed amiss from the front hall to the back courtyard.
When Yuan Qi arrived at Bai Youhui's courtyard, he noticed that the demonic aura had become stronger.
Once inside, Bai Youhui ordered the servants to serve tea, while Yuan Qi strolled around the room at his leisure.
Bai Youhui was overjoyed. He had been studying feng shui recently, and the room was arranged according to what he had learned. He asked proudly, "Seventh Sister, how is my arrangement? Is this feng shui very auspicious for me?"
Yuan Qi hummed in agreement: "Not bad, you've read all the books I gave you?"
Bai Youhui nodded vigorously: "I looked at it carefully, and circled the parts I didn't understand. I'll ask you about them later."
Xiangli Youming scoffed, "Why would you need to learn something so simple? Look at your smug face..."
The two started arguing again. Yuan Qi followed the traces of the demonic energy all the way to the bedroom, where he found a yellow and white calico cat on the bed.
Yuan Qi could tell at a glance that this was a cat demon in human form.
The human and the cat stared at each other for a moment. The cat demon was clearly intimidated and meowed as it tried to get off the bed and run away.
Yuan Qi shouted, "Stop right there! Come back here!"
The cat demon had no choice but to stop and walked back tremblingly. Standing in front of Yuan Qi, with pitiful eyes, she said to him, "Master, I have not done anything evil. Please do not make things difficult for me."
Judging from the voice, it was a young boy's voice; this cat had only recently taken human form.
After saying that, the cat demon actually started to act cute in front of Yuan Qi, and went up to rub against Yuan Qi's hand.
This is a male cat.
"Wow!" Bai Youhui exclaimed in surprise. "This little brat is usually so aloof to me, ignoring me no matter how long I call him. How come he's so well-behaved in front of you?"
Bai Youhui stepped forward and picked up the cat demon, then gently stroked its fur, which the cat demon thoroughly enjoyed.
Yuan Qi was speechless when he saw Bai Youhui's silly look: "Get down and let me see what you look like."
The cat demon broke free from Bai Youhui and jumped to the ground. In the blink of an eye, the golden tiger transformed into a handsome young man wearing a golden robe.
The boy was half a head taller than Yuan Qi. He was slightly shy and bowed to Yuan Qi, saying, "Master, spare my life! Master, please don't kill me."
Bai Youhui stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word for a long time. He had personally witnessed his pet golden tiger transform into a human!
How could such a strange thing happen to him? Good heavens!
Xiangli Youming was also quite surprised. Standing next to Yuan Qi, he pointed at the cat demon and said, "He, he, he..."
"This is a cat demon."
Bai Youhui pointed to his own nose: "I, I, I..."
He didn't know how to explain it, and after a long while, he finally managed to utter a complete sentence: "This was given to me by that kid Mao Hongji last month. I thought it was pretty, so I kept it. Who knew it would turn out to be a cat demon! I'm going to beat him to death right now!"
He was clearly flustered.
The cat demon immediately knelt down: "Master, spare my life! Please don't kill me! Listen to me, I'll tell you everything."
“You have no sins or blood on your hands. Tell me, how did you take human form at such a young age?” Yuan Qi could tell that this cat was only a little over two years old, which would be more than ten years old in human terms.
The cat demon didn't dare stand up and remained kneeling on the ground: "Celestial Master, you have discerning eyes. You saw it correctly. I am only two and a half years old. I originally had no chance to transform into human form. The inner core in my body belongs to my mother. My mother fought with the snake demon and they were both injured. Before she died, she gave me her inner core. I went to my previous master's house and was given to Young Master Bai by him. Master, spare my life! Celestial Master, spare my life! I never did anything bad before, and I will never do anything bad in the future."
Actually, Yuanqi quite likes kittens. Compared to magpies, they're easier to pet and hold.
"That scoundrel Mao Hongji actually sent me a monster! I'll teach him a lesson when I see him!" Bai Youhui said angrily.
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