His Body Said No, but His Heart Was Honest

Lu Xuan handed the Stall Owner thirty-two Spirit Stones and took from him the Young Beast Cloud Stepping Lynx with Emerald Green Pupils.

To prevent the Young Beast from escaping, the Stall Owner also gave Lu Xuan a Jet-Black Rope, tied around the Cloud Stepping Lynx's neck.

Lu Xuan held one end of the rope in one hand and gently cradled the Cloud Stepping Lynx with the other, then left the market.

Before going home, he made a special trip to the shop where he had bought the Red-Beard Carp.

The Cloud Stepping Lynx Young Beast was covered in wounds, so it had to be treated, and this shop specialized in selling all kinds of spirit pets, while also selling medicine for Spirit Beast injuries on the side.

He bought a small bottle of ointment from the shop and brought the Cloud Stepping Lynx back to his courtyard.

"Be good. Don't move. I'll untie the rope right now."

As Lu Xuan softly comforted the Cloud Stepping Lynx Young Beast, he untied the Jet-Black Rope.

"This will be your home from now on. Remember to behave yourself and don't go outside carelessly, or those bad people with wicked designs will catch you."

Lu Xuan frightened the Cloud Stepping Lynx. The Young Beast's pair of Green Eyes went round and wide. It looked at Lu Xuan coldly, then turned its head to look around, observing the situation inside the house.

Seeing that the Cloud Stepping Lynx was still fairly obedient, Lu Xuan relaxed slightly and gathered his mind onto its jet-black fur.

A thought flashed through his mind.

"Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx, Rank 1 Demon Beast. Feeds on Demon Bird eggs, Demon Beast Meat, and the like.

It possesses Different Pupils, allowing it to see things normally difficult to detect, and can even see through falsehood and illuminate true nature."

"It really is a Variant Demon Beast. Those Different Pupils look like they've got something to them."

Lu Xuan clicked his tongue and said.

Demon Beasts were limited by their bloodlines, and their strength generally found it very difficult to break through the limits of their own rank, but that did not include the occasionally seen Variant Demon Beasts.

They possessed a few more marvelous traits than Common Demon Beasts, and their chances of breaking through their bloodline limitations were also much greater.

"I am a lynx from the north, walking through the boundless Wilderness, covered in wounds, yet still enjoying solitude, awooo~"

This was the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx's immediate state.

Lu Xuan looked at the Cloud Stepping Lynx, covered all over in wounds yet still wearing an arrogant expression, and a few traces of pity rose in his heart.

"Come on, let's apply this ointment first."

He pressed down on the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx's head, gently held it in place with his lower leg, took out a small amount of ointment, and slowly applied it to the Cloud Stepping Lynx's injured areas.

Before long, many patch-like smears of ointment appeared on the originally pitch-black Cloud Stepping Lynx's body, instantly lowering its looks by quite a bit.

"All right. Don't move around too much over the next few days, in case it affects the scabs forming. After applying the ointment two more times, you should basically be almost healed."

The Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx still stared coldly at Lu Xuan.

"Come on, come here and let me pet you."

Lu Xuan sensed its loneliness from the Cloud Stepping Lynx's immediate state, and the thought of petting this big cat arose in him.

He beckoned to the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx. The lynx's short tail swayed, but it remained unmoved.

"Oh, still not listening, are you?"

Lu Xuan reached out, pulled it over in one motion, stroked its head a few times, and tugged at the two tufts of grayish-white fur on the lynx's pointed ears.

"Awoo..."

When his mind gathered on the Cloud Stepping Lynx, Lu Xuan seemed to hear a pleased low growl from it.

He lowered his head and happened to meet its pair of emotionless Emerald Green Pupils, as if that thought just now had only been Lu Xuan's own illusion.

Lu Xuan could not help chuckling softly. He went to the kitchen, cut off a piece of wind-dried Puffer Pig Meat, tore it into thin strips, and placed them in front of the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx.

"Come have some Puffer Pig Meat. Even I'm usually reluctant to eat this myself."

The Cloud Stepping Lynx's Emerald Green Pupils first glanced sidelong at the strips of wind-dried Puffer Pig Meat on the ground. Then, as if stepping on four small white clouds, it slowly walked up to the Puffer Pig Meat and elegantly stuffed it into its little mouth.

"Is it good?"

Lu Xuan asked in a low voice.

The Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx still ate the Puffer Pig Meat on the ground unhurriedly, as if it were only filling its stomach.

Yet Lu Xuan noticed its slightly retracted paws, its round, wide Emerald Green Pupils, and the fur on its ears standing straight up.

His mind gathered on it.

"Awoo~ Who understands? Today I ate something called Puffer Pig Meat. It really makes a lynx wolf down its rice."

"Hahaha!"

Lu Xuan could not help laughing. He could now see through this Cloud Stepping Lynx Young Beast before him.

On the surface, it looked aloof, proud, and cold, but in reality, it especially needed warmth and care. It merely hid all of this deep in its heart. If he had not been able to grasp the immediate states of Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts, he probably would have found it very difficult to discover this trait of its.

"Your body says no, but your heart is very honest!"

The corners of Lu Xuan's mouth rose. Under the Cloud Stepping Lynx Young Beast's resisting movements, he forcefully rubbed its head.

When the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx had eaten almost enough, Lu Xuan went to the Spirit Field again and ladled out a bowl of Spirit Spring.

The Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx sniffed at the spirit spring water with its little nose, then stuck out its pink tongue and gently lapped at the spring.

Once it had eaten and drunk its fill, Lu Xuan carried it into the Spirit Field.

"These are the Spirit Plants I planted. Every single one is extremely important. When you're playing in the courtyard, you absolutely must not damage them, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"Also, you can't touch the Three-tailed Red-Whiskered Carp in the Spirit Spring Pool either. If I find one missing someday, you'll be the only one I question."

The Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx looked around the courtyard, its head not moving at all.

Lu Xuan knew full well that its true thoughts were not as they appeared on the surface, so he brought it back inside the house.

After leaving the young Cloud Stepping Lynx in the house to rest, Lu Xuan went to the Spirit Field alone and Checked Once all the Spirit Plants, satisfying every one of their tiny needs.

Then he took out a handful of Spirit Rice and scattered it into the Spirit Spring Pool. Only after the Red-Whiskered Carp had eaten it all did he return home.

By now, it was already dusk.

The moment he entered the house, he saw the young Cloud Stepping Lynx staring at him with a pair of Emerald Green Pupils. After seeing Lu Xuan's figure, it shifted unobtrusively to the side.

"Come here. Sleep inside my quilt."

After cultivating for several circulations and washing up, Lu Xuan planned to get into bed and rest.

He faced the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx curled up in a ball not far away, sensed the loneliness, solitude, and cold within its heart, and patted one side of the wooden bed, signaling for it to jump up.

The young Cloud Stepping Lynx closed its eyes, unmoved.

Lu Xuan had no choice but to let it be.

He blew out the candlelight, lay down, and closed his eyes to rest.

After a while, Lu Xuan opened his eyes and saw the Cloud Stepping Lynx's pair of oily-green eyes staring straight at him.

"This fellow seems to be a nocturnal Demonic Beast? It wouldn't get more excited the deeper into the night it gets, would it?"

Lu Xuan muttered, got up and climbed out of bed, then picked up the young beast by an uninjured part. Ignoring its endlessly struggling body, he placed it straight onto the empty spot at one side of the wooden bed.

"Behave. Hurry up and rest!"

He gave the instruction, then closed his eyes.

Before long, Lu Xuan's breathing gradually became long and strong.

The Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx felt the warmth coming from beside it. Its Green Eyes looked at Lu Xuan's side profile, its short, thick tail flicked, and it gently closed its eyes.