Bonus Points, What Is the Flower Language of Stray Cats?

"Poor little kitty, do you have an owner yet?"

"If not, are you planning on finding one?"

"If you do, are you planning on switching to a new one?"

"If you don't want to switch, would you mind having an extra—never mind, I don't have that fetish."

A sunny smile appeared on the face of Bai Mu.

"Who are you? Why did you help me?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Bai Mu with vigilance, her voice cold yet carrying a trace of imperceptible tension.

She had originally thought she was saved by a good person, but Bai Mu's words and actions—did not seem like those of a good person!

"I'm just a passing Trainer."

Bai Mu tilted his head slightly, a touch of pride appearing on his calm face.

"As for why I helped you—"

He paused, looked at the cat ears on the girl's head, and smiled: "A genuine cat-ear girl, who wouldn't like that?"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's heart tightened. She glanced at Zygarde, who had easily wiped out the wolf pack nearby, and silently assumed a combat stance.

"What are you nervous about? Could it be that I look like a bad guy?"

Bai Mu spread his hands and walked toward Zhu Zhuqing, appearing completely unguarded: "Or is this how you treat your savior?"

"----"

Zhu Zhuqing did not speak, her gaze filled with a cold, scrutinizing look.

As a girl with a naturally kind disposition, she could not bring herself to repay kindness with enmity.

But if Bai Mu dared to make any improper moves, she would rather perish than tolerate it!

"Your injuries are quite severe; this little kitty is really tough."

Bai Mu arrived in front of the girl, clicking his tongue in wonder as he looked at the wound on her shoulder, and raised his hand toward her.

"Hell Hundred Claws—"

Zhu Zhuqing instinctively wanted to attack, but suddenly noticed three Spirit Rings lighting up at Bai Mu's feet—yellow, purple, and black!

Thousand-Year Spirit Ring! Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring!

In an instant, a chill shot straight up her spine to her brain, and she froze in her Original Place.

She shifted her gaze and found that Zygarde was also staring fixedly at her neck.

It seemed that if she dared to make any rash moves, the latter would not hesitate to separate her head from her body!

"Good girl, it feels nice."

Bai Mu reached out and rubbed the girl's cat ears twice, patting her head with a satisfied expression.

Eeya~

As her cat ears were touched, Zhu Zhuqing felt as if her whole body had been struck by an electric current, leaving her numb, and a strange flush spread across her cold face.

"As a reward—I'll help you heal."

His first Spirit Ring lit up, and a peculiar ripple spread from Bai Mu to Zhu Zhuqing.

The bleeding wound actually healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

No! It wasn't just the injuries!

Even her depleted Soul Power was being restored!

"A healing-type Spirit Skill?"

Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise as she stared at Bai Mu for a few seconds, then looked down at his Spirit Rings.

If his Thousand-Year Spirit Ring was already this strong, how powerful would his Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring be?

"Thank you."

Determined that Bai Mu held no hostility toward her, Zhu Zhuqing finally relaxed her guard slightly.

"No need to thank me, just obediently lower your head and let me play for a while."

As Bai Mu spoke, he raised his hand toward her cat ears again.

Zhu Zhuqing's expression turned cold, and she decisively put some distance between them.

Bai Mu showed no embarrassment and asked: "Tell me, why are you alone in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, remained silent for a moment, and whispered: "It's a shortcut; I'm going to Suotuo City."

"Suotuo City?"

Bai Mu feigned confusion, "What are you going to that godforsaken place for?"

"----To find someone."

Zhu Zhuqing clearly did not want to say more.

Yet these two words already revealed a sufficient amount of information.

According to the original trajectory, the time it took for Zhu Zhuqing to reach Suotuo City was not much different from that of Tang San.

In other words, if he arrived in Suotuo City at the same time as Zhu Zhuqing, he should be able to see Tang San in just a few days!

"Let me think..."

Bai Mu wore a thoughtful expression. "There seems to be an academy called Shrek or something in Suotuo City? The person you're looking for wouldn't be there, would they?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked up abruptly. "You know about Shrek too?"

"I've heard it's an academy that only accepts monsters, but I don't believe there exists a Spirit Master more monstrous than me."

Bai Mu grinned.

"That's true—wait?! Your Spirit Rings!"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded in deep agreement, then suddenly widened her eyes as she looked at the Spirit Rings at Bai Mu's feet.

The Spirit Rings that had been yellow, purple, and black just a moment ago had somehow changed into yellow, yellow, and purple!

"Spirit Rings?"

Bai Mu looked down and asked in confusion, "Are the colors not good-looking? If not, I'll change them."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three Spirit Rings instantly turned a vivid, terrifying red!

"Three hundred-thousand-year..."

Zhu Zhuqing's breath hitched.

The next second, the colors of the Spirit Rings changed again, cycling continuously through red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Watching the stunned expression on the young girl's face, Bai Mu laughed.

Zygarde's invisibility relied on light refraction; after practicing more, making his Spirit Rings invisible or changing their colors was no problem at all.

"Spirit Rings can actually change color..."

Zhu Zhuqing's heart could not calm down for a long time.

"Bai Mu, Spirit Zygarde, level 40 Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder. And you?"

Bai Mu smiled faintly.

Since obtaining his third Spirit Ring, he had spent this time not only on Time Hunting but also successfully raising his level from 3 to 40!

40!

Zhu Zhuqing's heart skipped a beat. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "Zhu Zhuqing, Spirit Hell Spirit Cat, level 27 Agility Attack System Battle Soul Grand Master."

"Yo! So you're the young lady of the Zhu Family from the Star Luo Empire."

Bai Mu put on an expression of sudden realization. "I heard there's a wealthy young master from Star Luo in Suotuo City whose name sounds a lot like mine, Dai Mubai. You wouldn't be going to find him, would you?"

Zhu Zhuqing's face darkened, and she cast a cold glance at Bai Mu. "What business is that of yours?"

"That's a huge business!"

Bai Mu smiled slightly and then asked, "Do you know what the flower language of a stray kitten is?"

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback. "What?"

"Fast hands get it, slow hands miss out!"

Bai Mu looked deeply at Zhu Zhuqing and, with lightning speed, grabbed the back of the girl's neck: "Since I caught you first, you're mine from now on!"

"Let go of me!"

Zhu Zhuqing was like a bristling little wildcat, struggling hard for a long time but still unable to escape the human's clutches.

Finally, she pursed her lips and said stubbornly, "I already have a marriage contract! Let me go!"

Bai Mu nodded earnestly. "That's right, that's a bonus point for you."

Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth and revealed her background: "I am the second young lady of the Zhu Family, the fiancée of the third Prince of the Star Luo Empire."

"A future imperial consort?"

Bai Mu's eyes lit up. "Even more bonus points!"

Zhu Zhuqing: "???"

"Alright, you might think I'm joking, but actually..."

Bai Mu released his grip on the girl and spread his hands. "I'm serious."

"It's meaningless; my fate was destined long ago..."

Zhu Zhuqing was silent for a moment before saying softly, "In order to survive, I must grasp that one and only hope."

Her voice was very light, yet it carried a certain sense of dejection and unwillingness.

"Only? In this world, there is nothing that is unique, especially fate!"

Bai Mu laughed. "What's more—your fate is decided by me, not by the heavens, understand?"

"Just you?"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered, her expression complex.

"Just me!"

Bai Mu nodded slightly: "It just so happens that I also want to go to that Shrek Academy to see what kind of monsters are there. Want to go together?"

As he spoke, he turned and walked toward the nearest wolf corpse.

Zhu Zhuqing did not respond. She took one deep look at Bai Mu's back, then erupted with full speed and vanished into the dense forest.

She ran away. Do you need me to catch her for you?

Zygarde let out a cry.

"No need, let her be."

Bai Mu smiled indifferently, continuing his Time Hunting on his own.

He slowly turned the wolf corpses scattered across the ground into a part of his Time Domain.

"Worthy of being on the Douluo Continent must-eat list, truly not bad—"

Thinking of Zhu Zhuqing's pure, alluring, and cold cat-girl image, Bai Mu's eyes shone with intense interest.

Of course, what moved him even more was—

As long as he could find Tang San and determine Tang Hao's location, he would be able to find an opportunity to go and build a relationship with the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Ah Yin, wait for me!"