Cat Woman Lina

Did disguising herself as Xue Qinghe and carrying out this usurpation plan really align with the Angel God's justice?

If her actions went against the Angel God's ideals of justice, then what did everything she had done amount to? What about the twenty years she had wasted?

It was fine as long as she didn't think about it. Once she gave it serious thought, Qian Renxue felt her scalp prickle.

But she had already spent twenty years on this. If she didn't see it through, those twenty years would truly have been wasted.

This was sunk cost at work. Qian Renxue's mind was in turmoil, and when she looked up, she found that Lan Yu had already disappeared.

"Where did he go? Uncle She Long!"

"I'm here." "Where did he go?"

"He left while you were lost in thought just now, Your Highness. Would you like us to bring him back?"

Qian Renxue shook her head. "No, there's no need. Let's go back."

After returning to the Crown Prince Manor, Qian Renxue shut herself in her room and stayed alone for a long time.

She Long and Cixue were both growing worried.

"Will the young lady be all right?"

"Relax. With us guarding her, what could possibly happen?"

"Who knows what that brat said to her? If anything happens to the young lady, I won't let him off."

She Long frowned. "Cixue, do you think he noticed us watching him?"

"That's impossible, isn't it? We're Titled Douluo. We're Titled Douluo! If that brat could spot us watching him, he'd be absurdly powerful."

"But I just have this feeling that he noticed us. He even gave me the illusion that he was dangerous."

"Hahaha! She Long, since when were you such a coward?"

She Long glared at Cixue. "I'm not joking."

Just then, the door to Qian Renxue's room opened.

"Young lady!" they both called.

"Uncle She Long, I've written a letter to Grandfather. Take it back for me immediately, and make sure you deliver it to him in person."

"Yes!"

She Long asked no questions. He took the letter and immediately hurried back to Spirit City.

Lan Yu paid no attention to how Qian Renxue was doing. Over the next few days, he wandered around Heaven Dou City, spreading the faith along the way.

Heaven Dou City had slums too, and they were far from small. There were plenty of people here who couldn't get enough to eat.

The area was also chaotic. Even commoners rarely set foot here, let alone nobles.

As Lan Yu walked through these places, anyone who dared attack him became nutrients for mushrooms.

Meanwhile, the fungal threads decomposed much of the garbage here, leaving the area a little cleaner. Mushrooms would grow in the cleaned-up spots as well.

Anyone who ate these mushrooms to fill their stomach would hear Bifulong's voice and be talked into becoming his follower.

Bifulong wasn't particularly strong among Demon Gods, but he certainly had a knack for talking people around.

Bifulong's consciousness also roamed the Mycelium Network, searching for things that interested him.

By now, Lan Yu had spread the Mycelium Network across almost all of Heaven Dou City.

At the Heaven Dou City Auction House, a Green Mushroom suddenly sprouted on the cage holding the Cat Woman.

The Cat Woman had been hungry for some time. Seeing a Green Mushroom suddenly appear, she plucked it off and ate it without a second thought.

Then Bifulong drew her consciousness into the Illusion Space.

The abrupt change sent the Cat Woman straight into a panic.

She crouched with her ears pricked and her tail rigid, looking exactly like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"I am the Sage Lord of Fungi, Demon God Bifulong. Become my follower. Become my follower, and you can escape your plight."

"R-really?"

"Of course. Why would I lie to you?"

"Then I will! I'm willing to become your follower." "Excellent. Once you escape, seek out my sage. He will help you."

Bifulong then transmitted Lan Yu's image into the Cat Woman's mind.

When the Cat Woman woke, she felt a powerful force surge through her body. She tore her cage apart, then escaped from the auction house while the guards were off their guard.

Once the auction house staff discovered what had happened, they naturally sent people after her, and a lively chase unfolded through Heaven Dou City.

For ordinary people, however, it was an undeserved disaster. No one dared step forward.

Only then did Bifulong tell Lan Yu about it.

"Couldn't you have discussed it with me beforehand? You've put me in a difficult position. If you know you have no brains, don't go acting on random bright ideas!"

"I don't care! She's a follower I chose, so you have to keep her safe."

"Is there anything special about that Cat Woman?"

"No. She just reminded me of that little girl with the huge appetite."

"Valesha?!"

"That's right! Don't the two of them have something in common?"

"They both have animal ears and tails."

"Heh, fine. I suppose that counts."

Lan Yu soon found the Cat Woman. The auction house's people had already surrounded her.

She crouched, watching everyone like a cat with its fur bristling.

None of them dared act rashly either. After receiving the power Bifulong had bestowed on her, the Cat Woman was no weakling.

Lan Yu simply released Hypnotic Spore. In the blink of an eye, everyone, including the Cat Woman, had been hypnotized.

In the end, Lan Yu grabbed the Cat Woman by the scruff of her neck and left Heaven Dou City. He had intended to leave within the next couple of days anyway, so the timing worked out.

That night, the Cat Woman woke and immediately bristled again. But once she got a clear look at Lan Yu's face, she relaxed at once.

"Lord Sage?!"

"Yes, it's me. You're safe now. What's your name? Do you have any family left?"

"My name is Lina. My family is all gone."

"Have you cultivated, then? Do you have any innate soul power?"

Lina shook her head at both questions. If she had possessed innate soul power, she most likely could have become a Soul Master and wouldn't have ended up being auctioned off.

Lina was very nervous, like a kitten afraid its owner would abandon it.

"Relax. I won't abandon you. You are, after all, a follower recognized by the Sage Lord of Fungi."

Hearing this, Lina relaxed a little.

Lan Yu stared at Lina for a long time, making her uneasy.

"Lord Sage, is there something wrong with me?"

"No, nothing like that. I just have an idea I'd like to test on you, and I was wondering if you'd be willing to cooperate.

"If it works, you'll be able to become a Soul Master."

"Really? I'll cooperate! What do you need me to do, Lord Sage?"

"Sit there. No matter what happens next, don't resist. Understand?"

"Yes, Lord Sage."

Once Lina was seated, Lan Yu controlled the fungal threads, spreading them over her body. Instinctively, she wanted to resist.

"Don't resist. Trust me."

Under Lan Yu's reassurance, Lina calmed down.

Lan Yu used the fungal threads to control her body, pouring soul power into it to open her meridians.

Finally, the fungal threads penetrated her martial soul. This time, Lan Yu didn't intend to change its form. Instead, he was attempting something different.