Senior Li's Cat

The Imperial Sky Ship crossed the sky, and before long, it had already appeared outside the Small Mountain Village.

"That senior... is he living in seclusion here?" Huo Ling'er was somewhat surprised.

This Small Mountain Village looked truly very ordinary.

"Princess, there is one thing This Humble One must tell you first." At this moment, Wei Yushan spoke up. He said, "This Senior Li is a mysterious and unfathomable expert. Now he lives in seclusion in this mountain village, mingling with mortals, playing among the world." He paused for a moment. "So, when the Princess pays respects to this senior, please do not be rash or offend him."

Hearing Wei Yushan's earnest warning, Huo Ling'er only grew more curious in her heart.

Playing among the world! This kind of figure truly seemed like something out of legend.

The ship stopped outside the mountain village. Yu Qishui and the others led Huo Ling'er as they walked into the village.

"Oh, you're back again?" Uncle Zhang at the village entrance saw them and smiled.

"We have come to pay respects to Mr. Li." Wei Yushan was very polite, changing his address to Senior Li.

After discussion, they had determined that since Senior Li was living in seclusion in this mountain village, he naturally did not want these ordinary villagers to know his world-shaking identity. If they carelessly leaked it, then Senior Li's wrath would mean the Lihuo Sect would not remain in this world.

"Xiao Li is at home. Go on ahead." Old Zhang smiled.

The group then continued forward.

"Hm? This ditch... has a problem!" On the road, Huo Ling'er's pretty face suddenly changed. She walked over to a ditch and looked at the stones piled up along it. "This ditch actually conceals Dao intent. Even ordinary water flowing through it carries a trace of spirituality..." She took out a White Jade Bottle and drew a bottle of water from the ditch. "Worthy of study!" She was very solemn.

Yu Qishui and the others had complicated expressions. When they first entered this Small Mountain Village, they too had been greatly shaken.

Now it seemed that even the royal family took very seriously the small touches Senior Li had left behind.

Not far along, Huo Ling'er was shocked again. "This tree... is full of Spirit Fruits?" She pointed at a pear tree in an ordinary farmer's yard.

Those pears were each plump and full, with a lustrous and tempting sheen. In terms of spirituality, they were no worse than some treasures in the Fire Kingdom's royal palace. What kind of place was this?

"This house is clearly a Daoist ground! What kind of people live here?" "This vegetable patch actually has Spirit Herbs planted in it?"

As she walked, Huo Ling'er grew more and more astonished. "Sect Master Yu, were all these... the work of that senior?" She found it hard to believe.

This Small Mountain Village looked unremarkable from the outside, but once inside, she discovered it held countless hidden wonders. Just what she had seen along this one path already had a foundation no less than that of the Fire Kingdom Royal Family! Not to mention how much more there was throughout the entire village! This was terrifying. It meant that the Senior Li living in seclusion here... was at least above the Mahayana Stage!

The Body Integration Realm could already be called a Venerable, and the peak of the Body Integration Realm was a Supreme... Could it be that a Venerable or even a Supreme was truly hidden here?

"All of this is just Senior Li casually doing as he pleases while playing among the mortal world." Yu Qishui shook his head. He recalled what he had seen in Senior Li's courtyard... that was the true terror.

Huo Ling'er's heart grew heavier and heavier. It seemed this trip was truly worth it.

Before long, they finally appeared outside the gate of Li Fan's small courtyard. "Hm? This... such a strong spiritual aura... as if it has formed its own world, transcending the mundane, unfathomable, impossible to set foot in..."

A flash of crimson light flickered in Huo Ling'er's eyes, but the next moment, she hastily shut them, two streams of tears flowing from her beautiful orbs!

—She had faced the small courtyard and couldn't resist using the "Eye of Blazing Fire" to observe, but the moment she activated it, some force blocked her!

If that force hadn't intended no harm, she might have died outright!

Too terrifying!

Yu Qishui frowned at the sight and said, "Princess, you were too reckless!"

How dare she use a divine ability in Senior Li's presence?

That was courting death!

Fortunately, Senior Li was magnanimous; otherwise, the peerless beauty Huo Ling'er would now be a corpse!

Huo Ling'er quickly added, "It was Ling'er's mistake. Please forgive me, Sect Master Yu!"

Tears kept streaming from her eyes, unstoppable, leaving her momentarily distressed.

Though displeased, Yu Qishui still glanced toward Mu Qianning.

They dared not approach, after all, Senior Li had only agreed that Mu Qianning could visit him.

Mu Qianning took a deep breath and stepped forward.

Inside the small courtyard.

Li Fan, utterly bored, was lighting a fire to cook cat food.

These past few days, having the Little White Cat with him had brought him considerable joy.

Moreover, this little white cat was very clingy, always burrowing into Li Fan's arms at every opportunity.

"Seeing as you're pure white all over, how about I call you Little White? Is that okay?"

Li Fan asked with a smile as he stirred the cat food and stroked the cat.

Meow... Little White... not the best name, Bai Xiaoqing's lively big eyes blinked, but she meowed in response.

Hmph, it's not that I, Bai Xiaoqing, am afraid of your high cultivation; I, I'm just doing it for the cat food...

Over these days, she'd gradually discovered that this terrifying figure was actually easy to get along with. As long as she kept to her role as a cat, she could live quite well—even those ferocious beasts in the courtyard stopped being hostile to her...

And there was all kinds of fragrant cat food to eat!

It was bliss for a cat! No... bliss for a tiger.

So she had wholeheartedly committed to being a good cat.

Now, watching the small pot of cat food Li Fan was cooking, she was practically drooling.

"Look at you, such a glutton. Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"

Li Fan chuckled.

Just then, a knock came along with a familiar voice: "Is Senior Li at home?"

It's Mu Qianning...

"Come in, the door's unlocked."

Li Fan said.

The door opened, and Mu Qianning, Yu Qishui, and the others entered. Li Fan looked over and noticed there was an unfamiliar maiden this time!

Another great beauty? And her looks were in no way inferior to Mu Qianning's!

His little courtyard was truly blessed with radiance!

But why was this beauty all teary-eyed...

Was she here to ask for something?

Li Fan pondered inwardly as he gestured, "Please, have a seat. Let me feed the cat first, then I'll attend to you all."

Yu Qishui and the others respectfully sat down at the stone table under the peach tree, unable to resist glancing at Li Fan's cat.

"Senior Li has such fine taste, raising a cat in his leisure time—how enviable..."

Mu Qianning's beautiful eyes held a hint of longing.

"Don't... don't speak carelessly..."

Yu Qishui said with a slight tremor, "That's not a cat, it's a tiger... and it seems to be a White Tiger!"

Hearing this, the others were stunned, staring at Bai Xiaoqing in disbelief.

Pure white, without a single speck of color.

And faint traces of Dao Rhyme swirled around her, her aura extraordinarily extraordinary!