Don't Touch My Cat

Saintess Hall.

This was where Bibi Dong had lived after breaking through to Soul Saint at twenty and being named the Saintess.

The place was unfamiliar to Bibi Dong. She hadn't lived here long before she began a six-year-long confinement deep inside Pope Hall.

"You'll sleep here from now on."

Bibi Dong brought over a large rocking cradle and placed it beside her bed.

Nan Feng stared oddly at the "crib." "Are you really raising me like a cat?"

"Would you rather turn into a human?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow.

"Don't forget, his spies are everywhere in Saintess Hall. He watches my every move. If you dare turn into a human behind his back, just imagine what'll happen if you're caught."

Nan Feng gloomily leaped into the rocking cradle and tried lying down.

Hmm, it was surprisingly comfortable!

"Being a cat isn't so bad." Nan Feng stretched.

"So, what are you planning to do next?"

The timeline before Tang San's birth was all over the place, and he had no idea what was happening in the story right now.

But according to the story, Qian Renxue was about ten years older than Tang San, and she'd gone undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family at nine.

Three years ago, Qian Renxue had awakened her Martial Soul, and Bibi Dong had gone to Slaughter City. That meant Qian Renxue was nine now. In other words, she'd be going undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire this year, and Tang San still wouldn't be born for at least another year.

"We'll wait for an opportunity." Bibi Dong scooped Nan Feng into her arms and lay down on the bed.

"They won't make a move against me anytime soon."

"Why not consider that plan I mentioned earlier?" Nan Feng said.

"Raise Qian Renxue and have her..."

"Stop!" Bibi Dong's eye twitched violently.

"What on earth is going through your head?"

"I'm just trying to help you," Nan Feng said.

"Help me?" Bibi Dong gave him an amused look.

"Why would you help me?"

Back in Slaughter City, if Nan Feng hadn't had his special healing ability, she wouldn't have picked a fight with so many Fallen Ones just to protect a child.

The reason she'd spent so long in Slaughter City, aside from those dreams, was largely because the Fallen Ones kept trying to steal Nan Feng, her healing tool, and distracting her from the battles in the Slaughter Arena.

"You helped me in Slaughter City and brought me out. Of course I'd help you in return," Nan Feng said.

"As for Spirit Hall, no matter how righteous they are, they have nothing to do with me."

"I'll help you, whether you're right or wrong."

Bibi Dong shook her head, her expression complicated. "But you helped me for three years, and now I've brought you out. I think we're even."

"This is dangerous. You'd better stay out of it."

She had no confidence in getting her revenge, and even if she succeeded, Qian Daoliu would most likely kill her.

"I'll find a chance to arrange a suitable identity for you. Don't bring this up again," Bibi Dong said.

"Oh." Nan Feng nodded.

Not help her?

As if!

All he had to do was kill Qian Xunji, and Bibi Dong would become Pope. Then he, the Pope's little sweetheart, would be second only to one and above everyone else in no time!

Kill Qian Xunji, deceive Qian Renxue, take over Spirit Hall!

Everyone would have a bright future!

Sunlight spilled across the grounds, accompanied by birdsong and the scent of flowers.

Breathing in the fresh air, Nan Feng headed out for a stroll after waking up.

The guards at Saintess Hall knew Bibi Dong had brought home a cat, so Nan Feng made it through without any trouble.

Now this was what life was supposed to be!

That damned place, Slaughter City, reeked of blood and all sorts of strange smells. Even breathing was torture. Thankfully, the Horse Talisman's power could also purify the air. When he was alone in his little room, he breathed "safe air." Otherwise, he felt he would've gone crazy in that hellhole long ago...

"Meow?"

Nan Feng had been lost in thought when he suddenly felt himself rising off the ground.

Which idiot was this?!

Didn't they know he was Bibi Dong's cat?!

"Kitty?"

A soft, sweet voice sounded by his ear. Nan Feng's anger faded by half before he could even snap.

Well, if it was a pretty girl, he could let it slide.

"Meow?" Nan Feng turned around, and a delicate little face appeared before him.

Blonde hair, a little girl, and an aura similar to Qian Xunji's... Qian Renxue?

Looking at the dazed kitten in her arms, Qian Renxue was puzzled.

Hadn't she heard that Holy Spirit Cats were timid and sensitive?

Why did this one seem... a little slow?

"Xiao Feng?"

Bibi Dong had woken up to find Nan Feng gone from beside her bed, so she went out to look for him.

"Xiao..."

She rounded the corner and saw Qian Renxue holding a Golden Kitten. Bibi Dong's face immediately fell.

"Mom..."

"Don't touch my cat!"

Bibi Dong flashed forward and snatched Nan Feng from Qian Renxue's arms.

"I..." Qian Renxue looked at Bibi Dong, hurt.

"What are you doing here?" Bibi Dong glanced at Qian Renxue coldly.

"Get out!"

Qian Renxue had just taken out a gift box and hadn't even had a chance to speak. She swayed, took half a step back, and turned deathly pale.

The gift box slipped from her hands and hit the ground.

"Why?" Qian Renxue looked up with red-rimmed eyes and asked in a trembling voice.

Bibi Dong didn't answer. She turned and left with Nan Feng in her arms.

Seeing her go, Qian Renxue instinctively activated Martial Soul Possession, then leaped in front of Bibi Dong.

"Why? Why are you treating me like this?"

Before she turned six, her father had told her that her mother disliked useless people, and that was why she didn't like Qian Renxue. But after Qian Renxue awakened her Martial Soul at six, displaying the highest possible Innate Level 20 and the finest Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, her mother had treated her even worse!

She didn't understand!

Why?!

"..."

Looking at the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul before her and feeling its nauseating sacred aura, Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. A thick, blood-red Killing Intent slowly seeped from her.

Qian Renxue stiffened. Her Soul Power stopped circulating, and she crumpled to the ground, her entire body limp. She stared at the terrifying Bibi Dong in fear.

"Meow!"

Nan Feng raised a soft paw and smacked Bibi Dong across the face.

The Horse Talisman activated, suppressing her out-of-control Killing Intent.

Bibi Dong suddenly came to her senses. Gasping for breath, she shook her head hard, then hurriedly left with Nan Feng in her arms.

Qian Renxue sat limp on the ground, staring blankly in the direction Bibi Dong had gone.

"..."

Watching from the shadows, Qian Xunji felt a little disappointed. If Bibi Dong had lost control of her Killing Intent and attacked, he could have stepped in at the right moment to save Qian Renxue and taken a few injuries himself. That would have further diminished the child's affection for Bibi Dong.

Still not enough...

"Xiao Xue!"

Qian Xunji hurried over and helped Qian Renxue to her feet.

"Xiao Xue, are you all right?"

"I'm... I'm fine." Qian Renxue shook her head.

As her fear faded, she thought back to Bibi Dong's strange reaction. Confusion filled her heart.

"Dad, what's wrong with Mom?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Just now, she..."

Qian Xunji shook his head. "I'm not sure either. Maybe she hasn't fully recovered from the aftereffects of going to that place, Slaughter City."

"Slaughter City?" Qian Renxue looked puzzled.

"What kind of place is that? Is that where Mom went to train these past few years?"

Qian Xunji nodded. "It's a very dangerous place. I tried to talk her out of going, but she insisted."

"Xiao Xue, you..."

Qian Renxue turned and ran in the opposite direction.

"I'm going to ask Grandpa!"

"Xiao Xue..." Qian Xunji watched her run off, helpless.

Why wasn't things going according to his plan...?