"No... you don't need to wash me. I can... I can wash myself."
Luo Li wanted to bathe Tang San, which instantly sent her into a panic.
She did not want Luo Li taking advantage of her like that.
"Little Tang San, do you know cats better, or do I?"
"You spend all day at home, doing farmwork and looking after that useless dad of yours. When do you ever have time to play with cats?"
"This is your first time being a cat. As your owner, of course I have to teach you how to bathe properly."
Luo Li remained unmoved, looking every bit the lecturer.
Tang San grew even more flustered.
Especially now, when Luo Li was holding her in such an utterly shameful position.
If someone walked up to them, wouldn't all her secrets be exposed?
She placed great importance on a person's chastity.
Now that she had become a girl, she took it even more seriously.
Because she believed that if a girl lost her chastity, it meant her father had failed to raise her properly.
She, Tang San, was so filial. She did not want her father saddled with such a bad reputation.
Even less did she want people looking down on her less-than-pure body when she married someday, leaving her father unable to hold his head up before others.
But right now, Tang San found it difficult to resist Luo Li.
After her body became a catgirl's, she seemed to have grown many times weaker.
Having Luo Li pinch her ears and tug her tail, in particular, had exhausted a great deal of her strength.
Now she did not even have the strength to struggle.
Was she really going to let Luo Li take advantage of her like that?
Would he even end up seeing her true secret with his own eyes?
Then what if another boy saw and touched her?
That boy would have to take responsibility for her.
As these thoughts inexplicably crossed her mind, Tang San's face grew even redder.
Luo Li had already taken plenty of liberties with her.
Did that mean she would have to marry Luo Li when she grew up?
No, no, no! This hateful Luo Li actually dared to bully me and take advantage of me!
He already has a path to death!
She would never marry this shameless scoundrel.
But things between her and Luo Li had already gone this far.
How could Luo Li possibly justify not taking responsibility for her in the future?
What should she do if her father insisted that she marry Luo Li to preserve her reputation?
She did not want to go against her father's wishes.
Then she thought of Luo Li's Martial Soul.
It could actually turn other people into catgirls. This was definitely a very powerful Martial Soul.
He would definitely become someone strong in the future and earn lots and lots of money.
Then her dad would surely like him very much.
With her dad's lazy disposition, landing such a big golden-turtle son-in-law would definitely make him laugh himself awake.
Should she listen to her dad then?
But the thought of having to marry Luo Li left her head in a muddle now.
Tang San's brain already could not keep up, and with all these wild thoughts, she practically pushed everything happening around her to the back of her mind.
By the time she came to her senses, Luo Li had already placed her on a rock beside the river.
Holding the puffed-up little pufferfish, Luo Li squeezed out a huge dollop of Catgirl Facial Cleanser and rubbed thick lather all over her body.
Even more outrageously, Luo Li held the pufferfish in one hand...
And held nothing in the other. All by hand, bakayarou!!!
It made Tang San's body feel very strange.
At this, Tang San was both furious and mortified. With a carp-like flip, she jumped straight up.
Then she plunged into the water with a splash, leaving only her head exposed. Her face flushed scarlet, she glared warily at Luo Li and said in a trembling voice:
"You... did you... did you see everything?"
"You even touched me... sob, meow..."
"You, sob, sob... you hooligan, meow! Shameless, meow! Jerk, meow! Pervert, meow..."
"I never want to see you again, meow..."
Tang San was utterly numb.
Now her chastity was completely gone. She hated Luo Li to death.
Sobbing, her entire body red, she wailed as she clutched her clothes and ran ashore.
She swiftly put on her clothes and started running home. She felt that only her father could help her with this.
"Holy shit, awesome, 666. Little Tang San's gone nuts."
"You've got some seriously chubby guts, daring to curse your owner."
Although the words out of his mouth were cutting, Luo Li felt rather pleased inside.
Th-this... this Little Tang San really is adorable.
Even her insults were so cute and pleasant to hear. Her voice really sent tingles through him.
It made Luo Li feel as though he were floating on clouds in the sky.
But Luo Li would not agree to let Tang San run home to see that useless Tang Hao.
So he hurried after her and grabbed the cat tail swinging wildly behind her.
With her tail caught, Tang San slammed on the emergency brakes.
Then the aircraft carrier turned around.
Her face looked pitiful and aggrieved, her nose bright red and her eyes watery.
She glared at Luo Li in mortified anger.
At that moment, Luo Li felt as though he were the cruelest, most faithless person in the world.
After all, Tang San's expression, especially paired with her delicate catgirl appearance, stirred such a powerful urge to protect her.
Luo Li also knew that Tang San was a very conservative person.
Perhaps he had already guessed why Tang San wore that expression.
But Luo Li simply played dumb now, looking at Tang San in puzzlement as he said:
"Holy shit, Little Tang San, I was kind enough to bathe you. What's with that expression?"
"You really took my kind heart for a donkey's liver and lungs."
"Are you running home to see that useless dad of yours?"
"666, I already explained it so clearly."
"That father of yours is simply dog shit, mud that can't even be plastered onto a wall."
"If you go back, he'll only exploit you endlessly and turn you into free labor."
"You'd be better off coming with me and becoming a Soul Master."
"Our goal is the stars and the sea."
"Not this tiny Holy Soul Village and that tiny blacksmith's shop."
Though Tang San's heart was filled with countless grievances.
Seeing Luo Li looking so earnest, acting for her own good, she suddenly realized that Luo Li before her was only a half-grown child.
What did she know about matters between men and women?
Did she understand anything about taking responsibility?
Back when she was in the Tang Sect, when she was very, very young, boys and girls had shared the dormitory too.
It seemed she had overthought things and even wrongly blamed Luo Li.
After all, Luo Li really was acting for her own good.
Unlike her father.
After she could walk and make food for herself, had her father ever bathed her?
Alas, to say any more would only bring tears.
So she put on a deeply apologetic expression, looked at Luo Li, and said:
"I... just felt that snake wrapping around my leg again."
"I'm terrified of snakes, so I, sob, meow..."
As Tang San spoke, both her ears drooped, making her look very guilty.
After all, she was lying.
And she was even deceiving a half-grown child. It was mortifying.
Her acting really could not have been any worse.
But Luo Li did not expose her. Instead, he walked over and tenderly reached out to stroke her head, saying gently:
"That frightened you, didn't it? My little kitty."
With Luo Li suddenly stroking her head, Tang San felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart.
The tail behind her also rose high.
At that moment, she felt utterly at ease.
As though the person before her had already sworn vows by the mountains and seas to take responsibility for her forever.
All her earlier grievances turned into a catalyst.
They made the present Tang San like this feeling even more.
Anyone who had raised cats knew that cats and dogs were different.
Dogs wagged their tails when they were happy.
But cats held their tails high when they were happy.
Hiss... something seems a little off about Tang San after becoming a little catgirl.
Just now, she looked ready to declare that I had a path to death, but now she's this happy.
Meow damn it. For a moment, Luo Li had the illusion that he was the prey instead.