The Reason Behind His Human Form

In the silent, crimson space, You Su held the sleeping Bai Ze and leaned against the stone wall to rest with her eyes closed.

He did not choose to enter his Mistress's gentle dream, because he dared not actually fall into a deep sleep.

That centipede was just the beginning. No one could guarantee it wouldn't discover the signs and return, and no one could predict whether an even more terrifying Evil Demon would descend. In such a perilous environment, how could he possibly sleep peacefully?

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Ze slowly woke up, her long eyelashes fluttering. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, her gaze still carrying the confusion of just waking up, and stretched out her youthful and energetic body like a cat.

Once she regained consciousness, she found herself still nestled in You Su's arms. A blush rose to her face as she thought to herself that this guy hadn't abandoned her this time. Then, like a kitten purring at its master, she snuggled closer to You Su.

You Su didn't open her eyes, feeling the girl's affectionate gestures, a warm feeling welling up inside her, and she secretly mocked herself:

I must have been a really good person in my past life, which is why a cat turned into a catgirl to repay my kindness in this life.

Bai Ze rubbed against her with enjoyment, but then carefully lifted the hand that was wrapped around her slender waist. The movement was so gentle that it was completely unlike Bai Ze's usual style. After all, when she was a kitten, she would step on You Su's chest without any restraint when she woke up.

This aroused You Su's curiosity, so he kept his eyes closed, wanting to see what Bai Ze was going to do.

He sensed the girl's movements with his Divine Sense. After she got up, she didn't go far, but stayed in front of him and looked her over.

Suddenly, a warm sensation rushed towards his cheek and then stopped abruptly just inches away. You Su was secretly startled, knowing that the girl was getting close to his face to check if he was asleep. This made him even more curious, but he still didn't open his eyes.

The girl withdrew her face and began the next action.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she slowly knelt down in front of You Su...

You Su was startled again, because he felt a pair of small hands covering his knees.

Bai Ze gently applied force, attempting to spread You Su's legs apart!

You Su felt that this action reminded him of when he saw Qianhua Venerable serving him, so he dared not let Bai Ze continue and secretly exerted his strength to resist the force.

Bai Ze realized that You Su had woken up. She seemed to be putting up a fight, using more and more force, completely blatantly, but You Su's legs still didn't budge an inch.

Bai Ze's face flushed with anger. In a fit of pique, she punched You Su's knee, and as You Su instinctively sprang up, she sat down on her bottom.

You Su suddenly felt two small, elastic pieces of dough pressed against his thigh. He was shocked and quickly pushed Bai Ze away, saying:

"What you do?"

Bai Ze was dazed after being pushed away, his expression somewhat resentful, as if he didn't understand why You Su reacted so strongly.

"Didn't you say I was reliable?"

"You've been sleeping next to me the whole time, so why were you sitting on my lap just now?" You Su's voice was serious, clearly indicating that she didn't want to have any inappropriate intimacy with Bai Ze.

Bai Ze felt even more aggrieved, clenching her fists as she said, "I slept like that, and my neck was sore when I woke up. I saw you were still asleep, so I wanted to change my position and sleep a little longer. Is that not allowed?"

You Su now understood the girl's motive. She wanted to spread his legs, sit in front of him, and lean back so her neck wouldn't get tired, but he had misunderstood her intentions...

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, he was a seasoned veteran with a wealth of experience, and his thinking was naturally quite different from that of an innocent little girl like Bai Ze.

"Of course not. Either lean to the side, or don't lean at all." You Su's attitude was firm.

Even if the girl was naive and immature, You Su, as a grown man, wouldn't deceive himself, even though this catgirl was older than him...

This dangerous posture of sitting in front of someone or on their lap is an intimate act that can only be done with junior or senior female students, and it is completely different from sleeping on someone's shoulder. Because sitting like this, You Su would definitely not be able to fall asleep, and in most cases, it is not a proper posture for resting at all.

Thinking back to a few months ago, her senior sister sat on her lap like this, instructing her junior sister, who was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, through the open window. While feeling a sense of excitement, You Su also admired her senior sister, who truly embodied the principle of teaching by example, even when the junior sister practiced outside, she practiced inside...

"Why not!" Bai Ze puffed out her cheeks angrily.

"There's no reason why, and I can assure you, you definitely won't sleep well like that."

"Why should I?"

"Because swords have no eyes," You Su said firmly. "I told you when we were bathing together that it was a sword too, so you have to be careful and stay away. I won't apologize if it accidentally hurts you."

However, when You Su said those words to Bai Ze back then, it was because he was worried that Bai Ze, being just a kitten, might accidentally scratch him, so he was just trying to scare it. Now, however, he is saying those words because he is worried that he might actually 'hurt' Bai Ze.

"Why don't you just put your sword away!" Bai Ze stamped his foot.

"No."

"You've changed! Before, when I slept on you, you'd only say a few words to me, but you'd never actually push me away!"

Men are most afraid of women saying they've changed, but luckily You Su didn't see this silly cat as her woman.

"It's you who's changed, not me. If you were a cat, I'd let you keep lying down. You just need to change back, and you can lie down however you want."

Bai Ze deflated upon hearing this, raising his delicate fist in a threatening tone, "You wait! I'll definitely be able to turn back!"

You Su raised an eyebrow, "You could transform into the Great Bai Ze before, why can't you transform into the Little Bai Ze anymore?"

"That was before, now even the big one can't turn back, boohoo..." Bai Ze was angry, but still moved closer to You Su and sat down. However, when she sat down, she carefully arranged the blanket so as not to get her dress dirty.

You Su was very curious, "Why can't I even transform into my original form?"

"I was able to transform because my cultivation level recovered. Before, I couldn't transform even if I wanted to, and I didn't want anyone to know, so I didn't tell you. But after my cultivation level recovered, I felt something strange inside my body. I didn't feel very comfortable when I forcibly transformed into the Great White Ze just now, so I felt very tired when I transformed back, and then I found that I could no longer transform."

As she said this, Bai Ze rubbed her lower abdomen, as if it were the source of her discomfort.

Upon hearing this, You Su felt a surge of anxiety. "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I... I'm fine... I see you're so tired, you must be feeling even worse than me, so I'll just bear with it..."

You Su was speechless for a moment, feeling both warm and bittersweet, and could only curse:

"You silly cat, you're worried about me? Is your stomach upset?"

Bai Ze nodded gently, "Mmm..."

After answering, the girl stopped rubbing her stomach and moved her hand away, as if she didn't want to appear too uncomfortable in front of You Su.

You Su noticed this, and being concerned about Bai Ze's health, he couldn't care less about anything else. He directly reached out and placed his hand on Bai Ze's lower abdomen, slowly releasing his Mystic Qi to check her condition.

Bai Ze, whose stomach he was rubbing, blushed like a cherry and mumbled softly, "I told you not to touch my stomach..."

"I'm here to treat your illness," You Su replied solemnly, too anxious to appreciate the girl's gentleness.

Like demons, beasts also possess beast cores that store their cultivation. At this moment, the beast core within Bai Ze's body was shrouded in a blue light, which was growing stronger and stronger, a stark contrast to its previous empty state, indicating that its cultivation was gradually increasing.

You Su withdrew his hand, feeling somewhat relieved. "You're not feeling well because your cultivation has recovered too quickly, while your body has been depleted for too long and can't handle it for now. Since your cultivation is the key to your transformation into human form, and your cultivation is currently unstable, you can't transform. Once your cultivation recovers to a certain level, it will stabilize, and then you can transform back."

"So that's how it is..." Bai Ze looked enlightened. "No wonder I unconsciously turned into human form. I never wanted to become like this before."

Why do you say that?

You Su also found it strange. If he couldn't transform, wouldn't it be better to stay in his original form? Why did he turn into human form?

"Because I knew beforehand that this state is the most comfortable, and the fastest for cultivation!"

You Su nodded slightly upon hearing this. The human form was indeed the most suitable form for cultivation; otherwise, there would be no such thing as beasts transforming into humans.

Bai Ze's body requires a large supply of Mystic Qi, which is why she instinctively transforms into human form to meet her body's needs. If she were to remain in her Mystic Qi Divine Beast or white cat form, she would feel even more uncomfortable.

In this way, Bai Ze's so-called discomfort was not actually a bad thing, You Su was completely relieved.

You Su vaguely guessed that the key to Bai Ze's recovery of power was probably closely related to her becoming his familiar. However, the reasons were too complicated, and even if Bai Ze could understand, it was not the time to explain in this perilous environment. You Su did not intend to tell Bai Ze the truth; knowing too much might only cause trouble for the little fool.

Then, in astonishment, he asked Bai Ze, "If that's the case, then you could transform into human form before?"

Upon hearing this question, Bai Ze's already lowered head drooped even lower. Her fingers nervously tugged at the hem of her skirt. After hesitating for a long while, she quietly leaned close to You Su's ear and carefully whispered:

"That's right... I've only told you this secret, so please don't tell anyone else!"

You Su found it increasingly strange. Was the matter of Divine Beast transforming into humans really so secretive? Judging from Bai Ze's consistent attitude, she seemed very afraid of exposing this matter.

What are you worried about?

"Because if anyone knew I could transform into a human, she would definitely kill me!"