Chapter 263 (1/2)

Yu Xiaocao took the little golden kitten off of her shoulders and held it by the scruff of its neck. She used some force to shake it around and pretended to be very fierce. She frowned and glared at it, ”Who's the master out of the two of us? Asking you to do something is like praying to the G.o.ds!! I've already endured you for a long time! You're going against the wishes of your master, are you not afraid of being punished for this?”

Yu Xiaocao had truly guessed correctly. The G.o.ddess of Spirits was very familiar with the little divine stone's personality, so when she created this s.p.a.ce, she added something to prevent the little divine stone from devouring its master: If it went against the master's wishes, 1% of its spiritual energy will drain away. If it helped its master, then 0.1% of its spiritual energy will recover. It was an extremely unequal rule.

Consequently, even though the little divine stone really disliked Yu Xiaocao as its master, it could only fulfill all of her requests unconditionally. It could only wish that it could recover its powers sooner rather than later, break through its prison, and leave this energy-less world that was unsuitable for cultivation.

The tiny golden kitten momentarily deflated like a balloon and its ears drooped down dispiritedly. Even its two usually bright and dazzling golden eyes also didn't have as much sparkle as before. This fellow had unexpectedly learned how to pretend to be pitiful to gain sympathy.

Yu Xiaocao lightly ran her hands through its soft and pointed little ears and sighed, ”Since our contract was a success, then it means we are fated to be with one another. You shouldn't be in too much of a hurry. Heaven never bars one's way. Inevitably, there will be a method to restore yourself. When the moment comes, our destiny together will be considered at its end! Perhaps it's only a short few years or decades. Why not treasure the time we have together now?”

[Stop saying these plaintive, useless words, hmph! Isn't it just attracting a fierce beast over? For this divine stone, it's as easy as just thinking!] The little divine stone seemed to not be used to these emotional words that were coming out of her mouth, so it jumped out of her hands and shook itself all over, allowing its s.h.i.+ny golden fur to settle. It transformed into a golden light and shot into the forest.

Zhu Junyang had gone deeper into the forest for a short period of time and found that there was nothing interesting. He felt a bit disappointed. Yu Hai, who was next to him, would, from time to time, look back in the direction they came from because he was worried about his daughter. Zhu Junyang felt like his mood had also been influenced by the other man's and also started to worry about that foolish little la.s.s.

”Let's go forward a bit more. If there's nothing to be found, then we'll head back home!” Zhu Junyang felt an unfamiliar jittery feeling rise up within him and he lost his desire to continue hunting. He aimlessly stepped forward.

Suddenly, Head Steward Liu, who was constantly on the lookout, felt his ears twitch and he stopped moving, ”Master, there's something that's rus.h.i.+ng over to us...be careful!”

Zhu Junyang saw something that was moving extremely rapidly. He didn't even think when the bow in his hands moved and an arrow was shot towards that figure.

The little divine stone barely managed to avoid that arrow that was headed its way. It used its paw to pat itself on its chest in a very human-like manner, [How dangerous, I almost got hit by the arrow! This fellow's archery skills are pretty good. He's already gotten to the point where he can shoot accurately just based on his feelings!]

Although this kitten form was only something crafted by itself using spiritual energy, getting injured would still require the little divine stone to use up some of its hard-won spiritual energy to recover! The little divine stone let out a shrill meow as it was afraid that Zhu Junyang would shoot another arrow.

At this time, Zhu Junyang was also very surprised. He knew how fast his arrows were, yet there was an animal that was able to dodge his heavenly arrows? Just as he was about to put another arrow to the string, he heard a coy mew from the underbrush. They were deep in the mountain forests, how could there be a cat in the area?

Yu Hai recognized that delicate and dazzling little animal in the underbrush. He hurriedly interceded, ”That seems to be Cao'er's pet, a yellow kitten called 'Little Glutinous Dumpling'.”

Yu Hai carefully pushed aside the long gra.s.s and a tiny golden kitten, barely the size of his fist, appeared in front of the three men. The golden kitten seemed to know who almost injured it earlier and let out a resentful 'yeowl' at Zhu Junyang's direction!

Zhu Junyang bent over to pick up the tiny kitten by its scruff and lifted it to the height of his eye. He sized up the indignant, snarling little cat and finally chuckled, ”A pet takes after its master. This kitten is very similar to its owner. They both are the type who have more guts than the size of their own bodies.”

As he talked, he threw the kitten over to Yu Hai. The little cat executed a difficult rolling movement in mid-air and landed accurately on Yu Hai's shoulders. It resentfully raised all of the fur on its body and bared its teeth at Zhu Junyang.

Yu Hai hurriedly caught the cat in his hands and lightly stroked it. He knew his daughter's pet was very aware and asked it, ”Little Glutinous Dumpling, how did you get here? Did you follow your master here?”

[This divine stone was forced by your scoundrel of a daughter to come here. In a moment, when a giant black bear comes over, you better stay far away. If you get hurt, I will need to pay with my spiritual energy!] The little golden kitten mewed at its master's father and didn't care if the man couldn't understand it.

Zhu Junyang laughed, ”Look at this fellow, it must be tattling on me. Exactly the same as its master!!”  Head Steward Liu lightly sniffed at the air and frowned, ”Master, this old servant can smell the distinct odor of an animal. A giant one must be coming over. Be careful!”

As the sun slowly set in the west, the grove slowly darkened. Other than the sound of the wind blowing around, the rest of the glade became dead silent. Something was wrong. Although the forest was quiet earlier, there were still sounds of birds chirping occasionally. Now it was too quiet, so quiet that it made people feel pressured.

After hearing the startled calls of birds nearby, Zhu Junyang ordered Yu Hai somewhat hastily, ”It's here! Go hide behind the tree!”