Chapter 4 Chapter 4 A Pounce
The meow had barely faded when a bloodstained hand grabbed the furry paw.
The hand had distinct knuckles and smooth, lustrous nails; below that, there was a bleeding wrist and tangled bandages.
The kitten tried to pull its paw out.
Wow.
No twitching.
Seeing the gleaming claws, 666 closed its eyes and waited for blood to splatter on the spot.
After a long while, no unusual sound came from the room.
It cautiously opened its eyes a crack.
The host remained in the same position, her emerald green eyes wide open, exuding a noble and aloof air, as if looking down upon all living beings.
They're not going to make a move? They're not going to kill?
【You...become a Buddhist?】666 used honorifics.
When someone pointed it out, the kitten almost lost its composure, raising its head to reveal two sharp little teeth: "Awooooo!"
He grabbed my hand!!!
[...] It's not that I don't want to eat, it's that I can't eat.
As expected, he's still a useless little devil!
Cang Yao was the first phoenix since the beginning of time. Putting aside his glorious achievements in conquering all directions in his youth and his sword never leaving his side for tens of thousands of years, the fact that he had been able to hold the title of "the greatest war god in the world" for so long meant that he could not possibly be "killed" by a mere kitten. Even if he was currently asleep.
Sensing murderous intent, the body automatically seeks advantage and avoids harm.
With a wave of his hand, he subdued the instigator, leaving him powerless to fight back.
Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the kitten displayed all sorts of martial arts skills, including pouncing, scratching, clawing, pulling, and rabbit kicking, leaving 666 in awe.
A flurry of actions, but upon closer inspection... the claws hadn't moved at all.
The kitten got tired of kicking and decided to take a roundabout approach.
Before she could even make a move, the man she considered her prey suddenly opened his eyes!
The kitten's breathing faltered.
The man's eyes were a magnificent gold, exuding majesty and nobility, but the whites of his eyes were quite prominent, giving him an inexplicably cold and fierce look, making him seem unapproachable.
The next moment, Ye Kemeng felt her claws being released, and she felt that her intimidation had worked.
The man sat up, simultaneously lifting Ye Kemeng up by the back of her neck, his beast-like eyes getting close to her: "Little thing, you look rather strange."
Ye Kemeng's claws flapped rapidly, striking out more than ten times in the blink of an eye, but the man quickly straightened his arm.
The little short-legged creature couldn't grab anyone even once.
666: [...] No, their systems are all trained, so they can laugh even at the funniest things.
Ye Kemeng is so angry.
She swiftly attacked when the man leaned closer to examine her again, but he was faster and missed with his dozen or so claws.
The kitten panted heavily and attacked again with a howling sound.
The ending... is self-evident.
[Hahaha] Their systems won't laugh at the host unless, unless they really can't help it, [Hahahaha.]
The man paused noticeably, then seemed to gradually realize that the unknown little creature was enraged.
He readily agreed and put it down, giving it a quick stroke as he finished.
Hmm, it feels good.
But the little creature quickly jumped away, ran behind a crevice in the rocks, and hid there, refusing to come out.
The moment the little thing slipped from his grasp, a deep suspicion flashed in the eyes of the emperor, who remained unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him. Then he turned his head and his gaze fell on the stone where the little thing was hidden.
His spiritual power is gone.
It was gone the moment the little thing slipped from my hand.
A thought flashed through Cang Yao's mind.
It was absurd and bizarre, even the phoenix, who had lived for countless millennia, found it unbelievable.
Cang Yao closed his eyes briefly, then quickly stood up when he opened them. He felt that catching that short-legged little thing would be a piece of cake.
But the kitten had become wary of him, and before he could bend down and reach out, it pushed off with its hind legs and ran away quickly.
Cang Yao: "?"
This little gadget looks dull, but it's surprisingly agile.
He followed and caught him.
Ye Kemeng ran away again.
Cang Yao: "..."
The kitten turned around and taunted, "Meow~" in a light and cheeky tone, which was incredibly annoying.
Having finally turned the tide, Ye Kemeng's mustache twitched, her green eyes sparkled, and she visibly became happy.
Normally, capturing a cub would be a piece of cake for the God of War, but now, not only are his old wounds still fresh and new ones have been inflicted, but he has also undergone a rebirth to completely eradicate the Black Tide that is eroding the human world.
Phoenix Nirvana is a rebirth. For a deity like Cang Yao, although it doesn't necessarily mean losing his memories and being reincarnated, the backlash is still very strong.
Completely reduced to an ordinary mortal.
This mortal was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely. It was a miracle he wasn't dead.
Cang Yao's eyelashes were not pure black, but black with gold. At this moment, as he slowly lifted his eyelids, a dazzling long eyelash fell. Ye Kemeng felt her mind go blank, as if everything around her had ceased to exist.
The kitten regained its senses only after being supported by a large hand.
But now she's in the hands of thieves, and all she can do is struggle.
Cang Yao touched the little thing and then sensed the surging flow of spiritual energy again.
Sure enough, his 'cloud seedling' was in this strange-looking little thing, or more precisely, inside her belly.
Cang Yao sat cross-legged on the ground, holding Ye Kemeng in his left hand, ignoring her constantly waving claws. He raised his right index and middle fingers together, and with fluid movements, cast a magic array in the void.
Countless subtle ripples swirled around the magic array, as if a gust of wind could blow them away. Cang Yao waited silently for a moment, and just as he frowned slightly, a loud 'bang' rang out in the air, and a young man dressed in green robes and wearing a jade crown appeared in the void magic array.
Behind the young man were magnificent palaces and a crystal-clear pool, clearly indicating that he was in the celestial realm.
"Cangyao, oh Cangyao, you've finally appeared! If we hadn't heard from you again, your little servant in the palace must have been worried sick." Daiyuan spoke with a smile, but in reality, his hands were forming a mudra, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he tried his best to maintain the magic array.
This formation, named 'Drifting Shadows in the Cave Heaven,' is the most difficult and energy-intensive of the thousands of connection formations.
Of course, only this kind of formation can cross the realms of immortals and mortals, allowing them to exchange things.
For someone like Cang Yao, it's something he can easily do, but for Dai Yuan Shenjun, who isn't good at formations, let alone doing it, even maintaining it after passively receiving it is a bit difficult.
That's why he didn't show up for quite a while.
Dai Yuan continued, "Why did you suddenly undergo Nirvana? And with such a grand display, as if you wanted everyone to know. According to what I observed in the Yaochi Water Mirror, the Demon Clan spies are searching for you extensively. You're currently powerless; if they find you, you'll have to start cultivating from a phoenix egg again sooner or later. Tell me where you are, and I'll come pick you up."
The attendant Fuxian nodded quickly, agreeing with what Lord Daiyuan had said.
“No need,” Cang Yao said, his black robe concealing all his injuries. “My Yunmiao has encountered some problems. I’ll go back after I’ve resolved them.”
Fu Xian exclaimed in shock: "Yun Miao is in trouble!"
'Cloud Seedlings' are refined from the broken eggshells of each phoenix after it hatches, containing the purest phoenix spiritual energy. Most phoenix cubs can't help but eat most of the eggshell, while the rest is refined into 'Cloud Seedlings' and kept close to their bodies.
In addition, 'Yunmiao' has another function: when one is reborn as a mortal, one can call upon its vast spiritual power to avoid being powerless when encountering a mortal enemy.
Cang Yao raised the kitten in his left hand and said calmly, "She ate my Yunmiao."
Lord Daiyuan: "?"
Fu Xian: "!!!"
Lord Daiyuan spoke rapidly: "My elder sister told me that you didn't eat a single eggshell back then, but refined them all into cloud seedlings to be your token of love. The entire immortal realm said you were born with a deep love, but you truly became an ancient iron tree. In the end, the cloud seedlings you kept pure for so many years ended up in her... ...
Cang Yao did not answer the gossip questions, but said, "I will return to Qiwu Palace after I have resolved this matter."
Dai Yuan asked cautiously, "How do you plan to resolve this? Kill her? Or refine her?"
Although the little beast looked extremely strange, it was also quite familiar.
I feel like I've seen this somewhere before.
Fu Xian hurriedly said, "Absolutely not! Since Yun Miao has already entered this beast's belly, killing her will cause our Emperor's Yun Miao to completely dissipate into the world; refining her won't work either. Although refining her would allow us to obtain Yun Miao, all of the Emperor's marriage lines would break, leaving him alone in the future! The only way to get back Yun Miao without affecting his marriages is for this beast to cultivate on its own, re-condense Yun Miao, and return it to our Emperor."
Dai Yuan casually remarked, "Your Emperor has been a bachelor for countless millennia, and he will most likely remain so. Whether his marriage line breaks or not doesn't really matter. However, Cang Yao, after you resolve Yun Miao's matter, give me this little girl. Just looking at her makes me feel a sense of familiarity."
Dai Yuan is the Empress's younger brother. If he felt a sense of familiarity with this beast at just one glance, it must have some connection to the royal family.
Cang Yao said, "Familiar? I remember that the primordial spirits of your family members are all in the form of birds."
No matter how you look at it, this four-clawed, furry beast has nothing to do with birds.
“I don’t know either. In any case, just hand her over to me in the future,” Dai Yuan said. “Getting back to the point, Cang Yao, you are in an extremely dangerous situation right now. Are you really not going to come back? Yun Miao is also in trouble. Why don’t you bring this beast back with you and then make further plans?”
Cang Yao countered, "If I go back, do you think the Demon Clan will launch a full-scale attack on the Immortal Realm..."
Before he could even utter the last word "boundary," Dai Yuan saw the unknown little beast on his left hand suddenly transform into a young girl in green!
The little girl's green eyes were filled with shock. Then, because she lost her footing, she fell straight into the arms of the black-clad, black-haired emperor!
Dai Yuan was dumbfounded. Before he could even ask the question, the magic array was suddenly severed.
Everything froze at the moment the girl in green lunged at the emperor in black.
Cang Yao clearly hadn't expected things to develop this way. He had never been in such close contact with any fairy before, and instinctively withdrew his hand. But as soon as he withdrew his hand, his vast spiritual energy was severed.
Fan Cangyao, severely injured, was caught off guard and was suddenly embraced by the girl in green!
A note from the author:
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Fu Xian: Is this something I can watch without paying?
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Red envelopes have been sent for the first three chapters~ More to come in this chapter, muah!
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