Encountering a Kitten at the Heaven Dou Border

Under the cover of night, a massive black figure swept through the sky at astonishing speed, like a dense storm cloud shrouding the forest below.

Several days had passed since they left Spirit Hall. They were expected to reach the border of the Heaven Dou Empire by sunrise tomorrow. At their speed, they might see Qian Renxue within a few days.

"Black Dragon, do you still remember what Xiao Xue looks like?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile, standing atop Black Dragon's head with his hands behind his back.

"Awwoo~ Awwoo~" Black Dragon seemed to sink into deep thought. A brilliant gleam suddenly flashed through its enormous, lantern-like black eyes.

It was when it had first gained consciousness. There had been a little golden-haired girl who knew only how to tease it all day long, tormenting it endlessly. So it had complained to its master, only to receive two slaps in the end.

At the thought of this, Black Dragon abruptly shrank its neck, and even its flying speed gradually slowed.

Noticing Black Dragon's mood, Lin Xiao said with a wry smile, "What? Are you afraid of Xiao Xue?"

Black Dragon nodded. Of course it was afraid. Everyone in Spirit Hall sided with that little girl, and it could not afford to provoke her. Especially back then, whenever it played with her, she would burst into tears for no reason.

It had practically been struck by lightning. It had already started thinking of all the ways it might die. Perhaps to others, that little girl was like sunshine itself, bringing warmth to those around her.

But to it, she was a little Witch who tortured dragons—its very doom!

Seeming to recall something, Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Black Dragon, Xiao Xue was still little back then, and you were too stubborn. You didn't know how to indulge her a little. Of course, Xiao Xue isn't like that anymore."

Lin Xiao comforted it. The truth was that Black Dragon considered itself a proud dragon and disdained staying by Qian Renxue's side. Yet Qian Renxue came to play with it every day, only for Black Dragon to reject her every time.

In the end, he was truly, truly, truly out of options. He could not exactly stand by and watch his little sister cry.

After giving it some thought, he promptly slapped Black Dragon twice across the face. And those two slaps had worked immediately—the effect had been obvious.

From that day on, Black Dragon lowered its head and played with Qian Renxue.

Black Dragon: Do you know how enormous and devastating those two slaps were to a dragon that had only just gained consciousness? Wuwuwu~

Black Dragon nodded at that, hoping only that after several years, that little Witch would no longer torment it. It was a dragon, a proud dragon, not some loach!

"Awwoo~ Awwoo~" Just then, Black Dragon seemed to sense something and instantly became alert. Lin Xiao's expression gradually turned serious as he felt the change in its mood.

"Black Dragon, did you discover something?" Lin Xiao asked.

He could clearly sense Black Dragon's emotional shift just now. It had obviously noticed something, but could not speak to warn him.

Black Dragon slowly nodded, then changed direction and flew toward another area. Lin Xiao did not stop it. Instead, he expanded his senses and carefully examined everything around them.

Upon reaching their destination, Lin Xiao, standing atop Black Dragon's head, immediately unleashed his first soul skill. "First Soul Skill: Dragon Eye!"

A ten-thousand-year soul ring emerged. As he used his first soul skill, Lin Xiao's originally dark, profound eyes transformed into Dragon Eyes in an instant, carefully gazing into the distant scene.

Within the lush and shadowy forest, a young girl was desperately running at tremendous speed. Her eyes were filled with terror as she darted across the ground like an agile kitten, sometimes using the trees to accelerate, sometimes sprinting over the forest floor.

As Lin Xiao watched the panicked girl, he was instantly struck speechless by her beauty.

Her waterfall-like black hair flowed freely over her slender shoulders. Her skin was as fair as snow, and she possessed a figure utterly mismatched with her age—an exceptionally voluptuous figure. After years of seclusion, this was Lin Xiao's first time seeing such proportions.

Yet her exquisite face held a cold expression, a chill that came from deep within her heart. It formed a stark contrast with her fiery figure.

"This is... Zhu Zhuqing!" The corner of Lin Xiao's mouth lifted slightly. "I never expected to encounter Zhu Zhuqing here. What a coincidence. Thinking about the timing, it made sense. Zhu Zhuqing had left the Star Luo Empire, been pursued by Zhu Zhuyun, and ultimately fled to the Heaven Dou Empire."

At first, Lin Xiao had not been certain whether she was truly Zhu Zhuqing. But once he saw her use the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul, he knew for sure.

Zhu Zhuqing was currently being hunted. She was fleeing with nearly all her strength, occasionally looking back to gauge the distance between herself and her pursuers. Panic showed on her exquisite face.

I can't die here. I absolutely can't die here! Zhu Zhuqing panted heavily as she thought to herself, then increased her speed once more.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you can't escape." Several black-clad figures instantly surrounded Zhu Zhuqing, sealing off every possible route of escape.

"Miss Zhuqing, don't blame us. If you must blame someone, blame your bad luck. Being born into a family like this is your misfortune and tragedy. We are merely following orders," the black-clad leader said coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, soul rings began to emerge beneath his feet. A Demon Bear martial soul appeared behind him and let out a fierce roar. He was clearly a Soul Ancestor.

"What should I do? What should I do? What am I supposed to do?" Zhu Zhuqing was utterly flustered. Her gaze anxiously swept over the black-clad soul masters around her, and she seemed to have fallen into profound helplessness and terror.

At that moment, she desperately wished for a powerful soul master to happen upon this place and lend her a hand to save her. She wanted to live!

She had not yet seen Dai Mobai, the one who had abandoned her and left the Star Luo Empire. She did not want to die like this.

Zhu Zhuqing gazed helplessly into the night sky. Suddenly, she seemed to notice something. At some point, two bright, lantern-like eyes had appeared in the night sky, as though they were watching her.

"Miss Zhuqing, don't blame us!" The black-clad soul masters slowly closed in, advancing toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing stared at those eyes in the night sky as though she had seized a lifeline, and delight blossomed across her face.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing like this, the black-clad soul masters all assumed that, with nowhere left to run, she had already given up.