No one can resist a kitten
Not far from the courtyard, in the woods, a snow-white kitten was hanging upside down from a branch with its long, fluffy tail. Its body swayed slowly from side to side as the tail supported it, and its amber eyes were full of boredom.
Beside her, Lin Huaiyu leaned lazily against the thick tree trunk, her beautiful eyes, which always held a hint of a smile, now gazing quietly in a certain direction, seemingly lost in thought.
Suddenly, the white cat hanging upside down began to speak, its voice clear and curious like a child's: "Hey, since you care so much, why don't you deliver the medicine yourself and tell her that you went to the trouble of finding it?" It asked as it swayed, the branches curled around its tail making a soft creaking sound.
Lin Huaiyu paused for a moment, then a faint, bitter smile appeared on her lips, her gaze still fixed on him: "She's very clever. Even if I don't say it, she can guess it's me."
"Oh—" the white cat drawled, swaying more, and asked again, "Then what are you doing hiding here like a thief?"
Lin Huaiyu's fingers, hanging at his sides, unconsciously curled up, and he was momentarily speechless.
Why don't you dare to see Yun Qian?
He himself couldn't explain it clearly.
Perhaps it was her suddenly cold and wary gaze under the moon that night that pierced his heart like a thorn, making him feel fear.
"Hmph, I thought the chosen one who inherited divine power would be so powerful." The white cat seemed to see through his conflicted thoughts, and sneered, its tone carrying the arrogance and venom of a spirit beast, "Turns out he's just a cowardly coward who hesitates and worries."
It swayed its body and continued its merciless tirade: "You traveled all the way back to the clan, rummaged through the entire medicine storehouse to gather these medicinal herbs, and now that you're back, you don't even dare to show your face. You just sneakily stuff things into people's rooms. Lin Huaiyu, Lin Huaiyu, you really bring honor to the Nine-Tailed God Clan!"
This white cat is the guardian spirit beast of the Nine-Tailed God Clan. Although it has lived for eight hundred years, it still retains its cat form due to the difficulty of transforming into human form, a matter that has always been a hidden pain in its heart. Since Lin Huaiyu returned from his tribulation and inherited divine power, he would occasionally tease it about this matter. Now, it naturally seized the opportunity to retaliate fiercely.
As it spoke with smug satisfaction, its body swayed higher and higher due to inertia...
Sudden!
"Snap—"
With a sharp crack, the branch its tail was wrapped around suddenly broke under the weight!
"Holy crap!!"
The white cat cried out in surprise, and before it could react, it fell headfirst to the ground!
"Lin Huaiyu! You tricked me!" It shouted angrily as it fell.
"Thump."
With a muffled thud, the white cat landed solidly on the ground covered with fallen leaves, headfirst.
After a long while, it finally struggled to its feet, dazed and confused. Its once smooth white fur was now completely ruffled, resembling a crumpled snowball. Its beautiful eyes burned with rage as it roared at the tree, "Lin Huaiyu! You treacherous fox who always trips you up behind your back! Get down here and confess your sins to this spirit beast!!"
It arched its back, its fur standing on end, poised to pounce at any moment, waiting for the culprit to appear so it could deliver a powerful cat punch.
However, the trees were quiet.
Only Lin Huaiyu's voice, tinged with a hint of laziness and mockery, drifted down slowly: "Confess? Confess to a cat demon like you who has cultivated for eight hundred years and can't even take human form?"
He chuckled softly, his tone even more teasing:
"ridiculous."
This sentence hit the white cat's biggest sore spot with absolute precision!
It got even angrier! It was so angry that its fur was trembling!
It is the noble guardian spirit beast of the Nine-Tailed Divine Clan! Having lived for eight hundred years, who in the clan does not treat it with utmost respect? Yet this newly chosen one, relying on his extraordinary talent, constantly mocks it for its inability to transform into human form!
This is absolutely intolerable!
The white cat's amber eyes darted around a few times, a sly glint in them. Then, it snorted coldly, abruptly turned around, and with a burst of speed from its four paws, it shot off like a white arrow, galloping towards the Four Directions Courtyard without looking back!
To be someone whom Lin Huaiyu, a man of such high aspirations and unpredictable thoughts, so carefully cherishes, never forgets, yet dares not easily disturb.
It wanted to see for itself what kind of stunning beauty could have bewitched this fox to such an extent!
By the way, it will also say a whole bunch of bad things about Lin Huaiyu! Making him regret his humiliation today!
Want to hurt it? It'll just go and "harass" the people it cares about!
Let's see who's more miserable!
As he watched the white figure rush headlong towards the courtyard, Lin Huaiyu couldn't help but furrow his handsome brows. But then, those furrowed brows slowly relaxed. He didn't get up to chase after it; instead, he adjusted to a more comfortable position and remained sitting steadily on the tree trunk.
However, his deep eyes followed the increasingly distant white figure closely, and a barely perceptible curiosity and indulgence, which even he himself did not fully understand, flashed deep within his eyes.
The gates of the Four Directions Courtyard were tightly closed, but this clearly did not deter the agile guardian spirit beasts.
The white cat stopped outside the gate, its plump white paws rubbing against the ground in dissatisfaction. It first lowered its body, tensing its hind leg muscles, and then suddenly leaped up, its movements light and graceful, like a falling snowflake, silently and steadily landing on the gate.
It stood proudly on the narrow lintel, its amber eyes scrutinizing the clean and tidy courtyard below.
"Squeak—"
Hearing the unusual commotion outside, Yun Qian pushed open the door and came out. Xiao Hei, like an alert guard, hovered beside her, its sword tip trembling slightly, and together they looked in the direction from which the sound came.
A cat that is entirely white?
Yun Qian's eyes flickered slightly.
Almost simultaneously, the doors of the two adjacent rooms were also pushed open. Qin Wu and Bai Chuan appeared in the corridor. The three of them, without prior arrangement, all focused their gazes on the white cat that had suddenly appeared with an arrogant demeanor.
The little black sword circled Yun Qian twice rapidly, seemingly restless, before "whoosh" it swiftly disappeared back into Yun Qian's hair, completely concealing its presence.
From inside the palace came Xiao Hei's urgent voice: "Qin Wu's broken sword goes berserk the moment it sees me, I need to hide!"
Immediately afterward, Xiao Hei's voice rang out again in Yun Qian's inner palace, filled with utmost vigilance: "Be careful, Yun Qian! This cat smells even stronger of a fox than Lin Huaiyu! It definitely has a close relationship with that fox!"
"Hmm." Yun Qian responded softly in her heart, remaining outwardly calm, but in reality, all her attention was drawn to the fluffy white ball on the top of the door.
cat!
It's so fluffy!
So cute!
Yun Qian almost immediately shut down her internal senses, which were connected to Xiao Hei. She absolutely couldn't let this guy hear her true thoughts at that moment. If it knew that she actually thought a fox-scented cat was cute, it would definitely bristle and nag endlessly.
The white cat's gaze swept over the three people in the courtyard for a moment, finally settling precisely on Yun Qian. Its clear amber cat eyes, carrying the wisdom and inquiry unique to spirit beasts, met Yun Qian's calm and unwavering gaze in the air.
The moment her eyes met those of the cat, Yun Qian maintained her cool, composed, and unperturbed demeanor.
However, unbeknownst to anyone, her fingers, hidden in her sleeve, twitched slightly, her heart already struck by an indescribable tenderness.
so cute!
No one can resist a kitten that looks so soft and so proud!
Even if it might really be covered in the scent of that hateful fox.
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