Upon seeing this scene, Bai Xiaoruo's furious cursing abruptly stopped.
Not far away, Shen Yunhao sat cross-legged by the bed, his eyes closed, his expression calm and focused, clearly having entered a deep meditative state.
A layer of ice-blue transparent light shield, like an inverted bowl, enveloped his entire body, isolating him from external interference.
It's worth noting that a round, chubby brown-yellow cat was lying on Shen Yunhao's lap, fast asleep, its belly rising and falling with soft purring.
But unlike usual, at this moment, milk tea was constantly emitting wisps of white mist, which were inhaled into Shen Yunhao's mouth and nose with his long breaths.
The entire scene had absolutely nothing to do with the jumbled images in the little fox's mind...
"Uh...this...he..."
Bai Xiaoruo opened her mouth, her face embarrassed, unsure of what to say.
"Master is absorbing the energy of the Devouring Beast, and his cultivation is at a crucial moment of rapid growth. Do you really have to come and disturb him at this time?"
A cold voice rang out, and Shuang'er silently followed her in, standing beside her. Although it was a questioning, her tone was very calm.
"I……"
Bai Xiaoruo was speechless. Only then did she realize that as the master of the Devouring Spirit Beast, Shen Yunhao could naturally use "dual cultivation" with the Void Realm cat to assist his cultivation. This was an incredible opportunity for him!
But soon, she caught another key word in Shuang'er's words.
"Wait!" Bai Xiaoruo turned her head sharply, her eyes narrowed. "You called him master? Who exactly are you? I've never seen you before. And when did you start working for him?"
Despite her scrutinizing gaze, Shuang'er remained calm and composed.
"I am... Emptiness and Illusion."
"..."
After a long explanation...
Bai Xiaoruo's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief. "Konghuan? You're saying you're not human, but a sword?!"
Shuang'er nodded slightly. "That's right! Kong Huan is me, I am the artifact itself, there is no such thing as a sword spirit. If you really can't understand it, you can also understand it as... the artifact taking human form. Now, Shen Yunhao is my master, and I will always be by his side to protect him."
After hearing this explanation, Bai Xiaoruo's lips twitched uncontrollably a few times, and then an even more chilling thought popped into her head...
According to her, this expressionless woman had been staying by Shen Yunhao's side the whole time, which meant that... all the intimate things she and Shen Yunhao did and the private things they said in the flying chariot were seen and heard by this woman?!
Sword...currently committing a crime?
"That bastard... he had a sword in his head and didn't even tell me beforehand! Damn it... so embarrassing..."
The girl gritted her teeth, her cheeks burning uncontrollably again.
Although Shuang'er couldn't understand what the other person meant, she could sense that what they said wasn't anything nice.
However, she didn't mind and continued, "So, if you have something to do, you can come to see the master again tomorrow. Don't disturb the master's cultivation today."
It's that same calm tone of "get out" again!
Bai Xiaoruo felt inexplicably annoyed, especially since the term "master" came out of the other person's mouth so naturally, which made her feel a little awkward.
She raised her chin, her eyes flashing with renewed defiance. "Why should I leave? Can't I stay here and protect my man?"
The girl deliberately emphasized the words "my man," it's unclear who she was trying to provoke...
Shuang'er was somewhat puzzled. "As long as your people don't interfere, this place should be absolutely safe, right?"
"That's not necessarily true..."
The little fox instinctively wanted to retort, but stopped himself halfway through.
No matter what, this is her palace. She can't very well say that her territory is unsafe, can she?
With a quick dart of her eyes, Bai Xiaoruo decided to act shamelessly. She walked a few steps to the round table in the center of the room, lay down on it, propped her chin on her arm, and grumbled, "I don't care! I'm going to stay here and guard him! What if... what if some blind vixen sneaks in and tries to do something? I'd be in deep trouble!"
Shuang'er glanced at Bai Xiaoruo, who was sprawled on the table making a scene, then at Shen Yunhao, who was peacefully cultivating within the light barrier, and finally nodded. "Alright, with you here, I don't need to be distracted by maintaining vigilance for the time being, but..."
She paused, then added, "Master has just recovered from a serious injury, and not long ago he forcibly used his body to absorb the power of the Void Realm. His meridians and soul need to be strengthened... This time, cultivating with the energy of the Devouring Spirit Beast may take more than ten hours..."
"More than ten hours?!"
Bai Xiaoruo sprang up from the table, dusted herself off, and turned to walk briskly towards the door, waving as she went, "Well, I suddenly remembered I have some urgent business to attend to! I'm leaving this place to you! Keep a close watch on him! Don't let anyone disturb him! Bye-bye! Goodbye!"
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure slipped out of the room and disappeared.
...
However, the time Shen Yunhao spent cultivating far exceeded Shuang'er's expectations.
The icy blue spatial barrier remained silently in place, day and night alternated, and in the blink of an eye, two and a half days had quietly passed...
By the afternoon of the third day, the white mist surrounding Shen Yunhao finally thinned out, and the last wisp gently entered his nostrils and disappeared completely.
Shen Yunhao's eyes, which had been closed for two and a half days, trembled slightly before he slowly opened them.
"Ah—whoosh—!"
He exhaled a breath of stale air, stretched heavily, and his bones made a series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds.
An indescribable sense of clarity and comfort flowed through his body, causing him to let out a satisfied sigh.
"He's alive!"
"Meow~!"
Almost at the same time, Milk Tea, who was lying on his lap, opened its round eyes and then "whoosh" jumped off Shen Yunhao's lap, put its two front paws on Shen Yunhao's shoulders, and licked his cheeks for a while!
"Hey! Hey! Milk tea! Stop! Stop it now!"
Shen Yunhao laughed and reached out to block him, "When can we be elegant cats? Stop acting like dogs, okay?"
"Meow...Master!"
Milk Tea ignored all of that and continued to bark excitedly, her little paws pawing at Shen Yunhao's chest, her eyes full of joy and dependence.
After this two-and-a-half-day "dual cultivation" experience, Milk Tea is clearly much closer to Shen Yunhao.
It was as if... something important had been taken by its owner and merged into it.
Just like many years ago, the owner of the cat also shared important things with the cat so that the cat could survive...
"Alright, alright... You must have been cooped up for days, right? Go have some fun by yourself!"
Shen Yunhao felt the little one's undisguised affection, and his heart softened. He let the milk tea rub against him a couple more times before reaching out to lift her off his shoulder and ruffle her fluffy little head. "You've had your fill this time. I guess you won't be able to get anything good from you for a while..."
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