Chapter 201: Who says cats can’t talk?
“Don’t come any closer! Who wants to have fun with you?” Qi Huang screamed repeatedly, fleeing at full speed.
“Daoist friend, why be so stingy? You’re feeding so many Nine Nether Demonic Cats alone, it must be too strenuous. Why not let this old man share your burden?” the white figure said warmly, approaching rapidly like a shooting star.
“No, no, no, I’m not finding it strenuous. I’m just a masochist; I love being a cat owner,” Qi Huang replied incoherently, fleeing with all her might. Unfortunately, her spiritual sense was already at a disadvantage, and with three sacks of valuables and two baskets of cats, she could only watch as the white figure got closer and closer.
“Daoist friend, please, allow me to share your burden!” the white figure said politely and persistently, determined to help Qi Huang.
‘What should I do?’ Qi Huang was completely panicked. She didn’t naively believe that the old fox genuinely only wanted half. Once she was caught, let alone these Nine Nether Demonic Cats, even her underwear would likely be taken.
“Throw away those ordinary cats. That way, you might be able to run faster.”
At this moment, a pleasant maiden’s voice sounded.
“No, if I throw them down from here, won’t they all be smashed to death?” Qi Huang answered reflexively. But in the next moment, her hair stood on end, and she carefully looked around.
‘This is ghost hunting! There’s no one around me. Who was just speaking?’ Qi Huang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her body swaying precariously, almost falling.
“Daoist friend! Have you thought it through? Cats are indeed difficult to raise. Why not hand them all over and let this old man share your burden?” The white figure behind her teased as he caught up. Just as Qi Huang had predicted, he had big ambitions.
“Who? Who was speaking just now?” Qi Huang managed to steady herself and then questioned him with a fierce tone, but no one answered. Qi Huang’s heart grew alarmed, but with pursuers behind her, she couldn’t investigate further and could only continue to flee.
After escaping for another dozens of miles, Qi Huang was inevitably blocked by the white figure. Qi Huang examined him closely and found him to be an extremely terrifying old man. Although he wore a snow-white robe, his appearance was not at all ethereal. His round head had few hairs left, his face was sallow and rough like old tree bark, covered in dense age spots, and his deep wrinkles were like gullies weathered by rain for many years. Furthermore, he was hunched, his upper and lower bodies almost shrunk into a ball, supported entirely by a cane in his hand.
Of course, the most conspicuous was the leaf-shaped clone mark between his eyebrows!
‘This is actually a clone! To think a clone could be so terrifying!’ Qi Huang gasped again.
“I didn’t expect you to be a woman! When did our Xihui Dynasty have female Shentong Realm powerhouses? May I know your esteemed name, Daoist friend!” The old man examined Qi Huang and showed a surprised expression on his ferocious face.
Qi Huang was stunned for a moment, then resigned herself to it. Her clumsy disguise could even be seen through by her main body, so how could she hide it from such a master?
“Since you know I’m a woman, you should introduce yourself first. That would be gentlemanly behavior.” Qi Huang seized the opportunity to probe. Before acting, she needed to at least know who was robbing her.
“This old man is Ye Donglai from the Donglai Sect! Greetings, Daoist friend.” The old man nodded politely.
“Ye… Ye Donglai?” Are you the Grand Elder Ye Donglai of the Donglai Sect, the foremost Immortal Sect in the Cultivation World?” Qi Huang’s apricot-like eyes widened instantly. Ye Donglai, one of the three Shentong Realm experts in the Xihui Dynasty, the only peerless expert who had the sect renamed after him. His fame was known throughout the Xihui Dynasty.
“I’m humbled! A mere name, not worth mentioning,” Ye Donglai said humbly and cupped his fists.
“What exactly do you want?” Qi Huang asked, trying to suppress her fear.
“Didn’t I already say? I want to share your burden!” the old man repeated.
“You want half of the Nine Nether Demonic Cats?” Qi Huang probed, secretly extending a strand of hair, which then went behind the old man.
“No, no, no, that was before! I see you’ve thought it through now; why not hand them all over and let this old man share your burden?” the old man said, becoming more demanding.
“Don’t daydream. To tell you the truth, you won’t get even a single one, let alone all of them,” Qi Huang sneered.
“I’m afraid that’s not possible. This old man has always been warm-hearted, and moreover, you are a woman, so I must help you today.” The old man was very forceful.
“Then it depends on your ability,” Qi Huang sneered and then suddenly pointed to the side: “Look, a cow is flying!”
“Where? Where?” Ye Donglai immediately looked around curiously.
‘Yes! Now!’ Qi Huang rejoiced as the hidden strand of hair suddenly struck, aiming for Ye Donglai’s bald back of the head.
Ye Donglai seemed to have been prepared and calmly dodged by tilting his head. He then teased, “Not bad! A very hidden attack method, but you should know that under spiritual sense, let alone a strand of hair, even a speck of dust cannot hide. So sneak attacks like this are useless against me.”
Qi Huang didn’t finish listening and turned to run. For her, spiritual sense pressure and “ghost hair” sneak attacks were the only two attack methods. Spiritual sense pressure was useless against those with higher cultivation, and her sneak attack had now been neutralized by the opponent. There was no point in continuing the fight.
“Still not giving up?” Ye Donglai snorted and chased after her again.
Qi Huang remembered that among the three sacks were Talismans presented by several sects. She no longer cared about selling them and took them all out, throwing them out in one go.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” The Talismans exploded in the air, emitting multicolored lights, forming spells of various attributes that blocked the path between them, some with little power and some with great power. Ye Donglai indeed slowed down under the onslaught. After all, being old and frail, he couldn’t withstand it with his physical body like when he was young. Qi Huang also seized the opportunity to create some distance from the detestable old man.
“Now descend to the ground, and I’ll help you get rid of him.” At this moment, the maiden’s voice sounded again.
“It’s you! I see you! It’s you, this red-eyed cat, speaking!” Qi Huang suddenly turned her head and pointed at the red-eyed cat like she was going crazy.
“What if it’s me? Who says cats can’t talk? If you don’t want to die, do as I say.” The red-eyed cat no longer hid itself and spoke human words with its pink mouth.
“Daoist friend, the contents in your three big sacks are quite nice! Why not hand them over and let this old man share your burden!” Ye Donglai chased after her again.
“Did you hear? If he catches up, you might have to hand over your underwear for him to share.” The red-eyed cat teased.
Qi Huang was simply overwhelmed. Seeing the old scoundrel getting closer and closer, she couldn’t afford to be too cautious and plummeted straight down, diving into the dense mountain forest.
“Daoist friend! What’s the point? You can’t even fly as fast as I can, let alone run!” the white figure teased as he chased after her.
“What now?” As soon as Qi Huang landed, she anxiously asked.
“Hurry and find a hidden place to hide, and don’t move!” the red-eyed cat commanded.
“Will this be useful? Even if I go three feet underground, he’ll find me with a sweep of his spiritual sense.” Qi Huang asked while darting around like a headless fly.
At this moment, an ancient-looking ring, guided by the red-eyed cat’s spiritual sense, flew out of a sack.
“This is a storage ring. Break its seal, and put everything inside first. I guarantee you won’t be discovered.” The red-eyed cat commanded confidently, while also emerging from the cage.
“Storage ring?” Qi Huang was stunned. She hadn’t expected to find such a good item among the valuables she had demanded. Normally, she would have been ecstatic, but with the enemy at hand, she couldn’t afford to celebrate.
Qi Huang did as she was told. She first broke the seal of the storage ring and then put all the items around her into it.
At the same time, the cat suddenly transformed into a pelt and quickly wrapped around Qi Huang. Qi Huang looked down in astonishment and found that the cat’s skin was rapidly expanding, spreading over her body, and soon transformed into a gorgeous black ruqun covering her.
“A skin-object! Another skin-object!” Qi Huang was almost scared to death.
