Hiss, sizzle!
Histeria lit a section of candle with a match, and a fresh fragrance wafted out—the scent of a bathroom just washed after a bubble bath.
The cat lamps immediately crowded around, comfortably sitting beside the candle with their bellies hugged, meowing as they poked the candlestick with their tails.
Jiang Han swayed her tail and joined the cat lamps, gazing at the candle in peace. She sniffed at it too, feeling the leyline energy within her slowly refine itself into purified leyline energy.
"A cat artifact—the Never-Extinguishing Cat Candle. It looks like a candle, but it's actually made from a piece of jade. It helps cat lamps refine the energy within them faster. I bought it from Miss Sha'er for a hundred and fifty thousand. Is it pretty?"
Drawing out her words, Xiya suddenly wrapped her arms around Jiang Han's arm and smilingly traced the candlestick with the tip of her toe.
"Not as pretty as you."
Jiang Han was already used to this. Grinning, she made a heart with her fingers, then took a deep breath and rested her head on Xiya's shoulder.
"Aren't we going back yet? If we don't leave today, we'll have to spend the night here."
"What's wrong? You don't like it here?"
Xiya smoothed back her hair, pinched Jiang Han's chin, then smilingly pressed her nose to Jiang Han's hair and took a sniff.
"Does this count as sniffing a cat?"
"Hmph."
Jiang Han neither confirmed nor denied it. She slipped free without leaving a trace, climbed over to the railing of the tent carriage, picked up the Big Orange Cat Lamp and rubbed it, then lay down and rested her head atop its head, looking out at the scenery beyond the carriage.
The tent carriage had already docked at a small