Chapter 516 - 257: Crossing the Bund, the Twelve Linked Arrows Reappear

Chapter 516: Chapter 257: Crossing the Bund, the Twelve Linked Arrows Reappear

Neither Feng Bei nor Zheng Xiu had ever personally cut down a "Deceitful Object".

Nor did they know that a "Deceitful Object’s" life force was so tenacious that it could still cause trouble even after being chopped to bits.

Zheng Xiu had unintentionally opened a "Passage" between his "Main Body" and his "Incarnation".

The barely-living "Orchid Deceitful Object" silently invaded the Red King Mansion.

At that moment, Zheng Xiu was still on the Bund in the [Prisoner] dimension, completely unaware of this.

Even if he had known, he would have been too far away to do anything.

「At the same time.」

Zheng Xiu and the Orange Cat had a serious disagreement over the matter of "breathing" and began to argue right then and there.

"Breathing? I breathe every day! Get me out of here, now!"

The thought that this Orange Cat had been "offline" for so long, leaving Zheng Xiu to be chased across two versions of the Bund by the "Orchid Deceitful Object," made all of his pent-up frustration erupt and focus entirely on the cat.

He snatched the Orange Cat, raised his palm, and started greeting its rump with a series of loud SLAPS.

"MEOW MEOW!"

[You dare hit me?]

Feng Bei came forward with a grin, grabbed the Orange Cat’s two front paws to hold it still, and righteously berated Zheng Xiu, "How can you bully a kitty!"

’Huh? Feng Bei actually managed to hold the kitty tight.’

Zheng Xiu paused for a moment, then continued to SLAP away, cursing as he did:

"Are you going to talk or not!"

"MEOW!"

[SWOOSH!]

"Swoosh my ass! I breathed, and I’m still here!"

"MEOW MEOW MEOW!"

[You’re still hitting me!]

"I f*cking hate riddle-loving cats!"

Although Feng Bei was a natural-born Mystic, her skin was currently being seared by this strange space as she soaked on the [Prisoner]’s Bund, peeling off at a visible rate. It would be a lie to say Zheng Xiu wasn’t concerned for her. He didn’t have time to waste mewling with an Orange Cat.

So Zheng Xiu decided to go all out. ’He didn’t care where this cat came from. On my turf, even a tigress has to lie down obediently, let alone a mere cat.’

Zheng Xiu spanked it mercilessly, smacking its rump so hard it rippled like a wave.

"And I still haven’t settled the score with you for going offline without a word!"

"MEOW MEOW WOOOOO?!"

[I have always done as I please! Why should I explain myself to a mere ant?]

"Oh-ho? A regular Cat-sue, are we! A Meow-sue! A Gary Stu!"

"WOO WOO WOO!"

The kitty foamed at the mouth, its eyes rolled back, its four paws stretched out straight, and after a brief convulsion, it went still, as if dead.

Feng Bei tilted her head, puzzled. "Did you beat it to death?"

"How could I?"

Zheng Xiu didn’t dare hit it again. He held the Orange Cat up in front of him to examine it.

With its eyes still rolled back, the Orange Cat pressed a paw to the top of Zheng Xiu’s head.

In that instant, Zheng Xiu’s vision shifted, becoming black and white. A faint, distorted rift appeared, surrounded by pale green flames. Within the rift, twisted light and shadow formed two characters: "Ji You."

"It’s Yin Qingqing’s ’Time Demon Post Station’!"

Zheng Xiu grabbed the Orange Cat’s tail with his left hand and took Feng Bei’s hand with his right, then flew toward the rift.

After that round of spanking, the Orange Cat was surprisingly docile. Despite being so abused, it didn’t seem angry. It silently allowed its tail to be held, its pupils moist and glistening with a rare, human-like luster.

Feng Bei’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. "It... seems to like it."

"How could..."

As he squeezed through the rift with Feng Bei and the Orange Cat, Zheng Xiu recalled his bold actions from moments before and felt a surge of belated fear. He wondered how he would apologize to the cat afterward to keep this mysterious creature from blowing its top. Just as he was about to say "impossible," he glanced back. The Orange Cat shot him an "angry" glare and meowed, "Next time... you can’t hit me again, meow!"

’Hmm... full of amorous charm.’ For some reason, that was the strange emotion Zheng Xiu deciphered from the cat’s moist eyelashes and gleaming eyes.

’Weird.’

He took another look.

Zheng Xiu was stunned. ’Does it really... like it?’

’This cat... is actually a maso-kitty?’

’Crap! Could it be that my bold actions just now were actually a reward for it?’

Zheng Xiu cursed ’holy sh*t’ in his mind. Without another word, a POP sounded in his ears, and they once again crossed between two worlds.

「Outside Lu Town.」

Yin Qingqing was waiting anxiously.

The sounds coming from inside were terrifying, and Yin Qingqing had no idea what was happening.

She rubbed the Eternal World Painting back and forth so much that its mirror surface had almost developed a patina, but no one replied from within it.

Suddenly, at that very moment, Yin Qingqing felt an intense sensation inside her body. It was as if something was forcefully pushing her open from within, filling an inner void.

"Ooh~"

Yin Qingqing let out a moan. The night sky behind her distorted, and an imperceptible "Passage" was forced open. Two people and a cat—three figures in total—were spat out from the ripples one after another.

Yin Qingqing felt relieved.

She stared in astonishment at the sudden appearance of the pony-sized Red King, Feng Bei, and the Orange Cat, her face a mask of shock. "You..."

"Hmph!"

The Orange Cat’s fur stood on end. It had finally processed the feeling of being spanked. Landing on the ground, it raised its tail high, fur bristling, and its pupils glowed with a faint green light as it adopted an attack stance.

The Orange Cat was very angry.

"Quick! The fried fish cakes!"

Seeing that the Orange Cat was about to settle the score, Zheng Xiu cut off Yin Qingqing’s question and held out his hand for the cakes.

Yin Qingqing swallowed the countless questions she had. Reaching out beside her, she performed a Miracle Technique, pulling two fried fish cakes out of thin air.

Zheng Xiu quickly stuffed both fried fish cakes into the furious Orange Cat’s mouth at the same time.

The Orange Cat froze. The next second, it was rolling around on the ground in delight, carefully avoiding its sore rump. An unconcealable smile spread across its face as it devoured the fish cakes in two crisp CRUNCHES.

Licking its lips, not yet satisfied, the Orange Cat hesitated and glanced behind itself. It sighed internally and decided to forgive him for the sake of the fried fish cakes. It then extended a pink paw toward Zheng Xiu and meowed, "Meow!"