"I can give you spirit stones," the cat-eared girl pondered for a long while before finally testing the waters cautiously.
"No, unless you have something that can move me." Xu Zimo shook his head slightly.
"Then what do you want?" the cat-eared girl asked hesitantly.
"Let me pinch your ears." Xu Zimo's playful side surfaced as he said with great interest.
Upon hearing Xu Zimo's words, the girl's face flushed scarlet in an instant.
She was as red as a ripe red apple.
"N-No, that won't do," the cat-eared girl stammered.
"Auntie said only my future husband can touch my ears."
"Then forget it." Xu Zimo waved a hand and continued lying atop that rock, pretending to sleep.
After a long while, Xu Zimo felt someone poking him with a finger.
He turned over and saw the girl squatting beside him, her face red with embarrassment as she said,
"Then I'll let you touch them, but you're not allowed to tell anyone about this."
Xu Zimo burst into laughter, looking every bit like a bad uncle luring away a little girl.
He nodded, looking at those soft, adorable cat ears, and was just about to reach out and pinch them.
Suddenly, a furious shout came from the nearby woods.
"Scoundrel, don't touch that girl!"
Along with the voice came a blazing red fireball.
Xu Zimo glanced at the fireball flying toward him, clenched his right hand into a fist as spiritual energy surged around it, then threw a punch directly at the fireball.
Bang!
The instant the fireball shattered, Xu Zimo took the opportunity to stroke the girl's cat ears with his left hand.
"Meow!"
Her entire face reddened, and she actually cried out involuntarily.
As the dust from the fireball's explosion settled, a woman in red robes emerged from