Chapter 1031: Go, Little Black!

Chapter 1031: Chapter 1031: Go, Little Black!

Han Jing cautiously spoke.

Little Black, who had been hiding in the dark, suddenly appeared from some corner and haughtily said, "Why don’t you go yourself?"

Han Jing gave Little Black a big smile, "My eyes aren’t as good as yours at night. Go on, Little Black, I believe in you!"

Little Black turned its head away, "No way!"

"I’ll give you some dried fish!" Han Jing attempted to tempt Little Black with a treat.

"Scram—" Little Black lifted its paw, swearing it really wanted to scratch her. If she said another word, it would scratch her face with no hesitation!

Is it someone... I mean, a cat... that eats dried fish?

Hm?

"Little Black," Ning Shiqi called out in time.

Little Black snorted angrily at Han Jing.

Han Jing made a funny face, provoking Little Black to want to scratch her again.

Ning Shiqi stepped forward and patted Little Black’s head, then stretched out his hand in front of Little Black, palm open, revealing a medicine pill.

He smiled as he looked at Little Black.

Little Black...

Stretched its paw, feeling conflicted, to take it... or not to take it? Would taking it be too spineless? But if it didn’t take it... well, such a good thing would be a waste!

Is dignity more important... or is the treat more important?

Little Black was so conflicted that its insides were tied in knots. It closed its eyes, wouldn’t do, it had to resolutely resist temptation, it couldn’t be so shameless; couldn’t agree to night watch just for a single pill, no, no!

Yet, after closing its eyes, its paw unhesitatingly reached for the pill.

With a desperate resolve, Little Black clutched the pill with its paw and left at a flying speed.

Han Jing stared dumbfoundedly at Little Black, which had completely lost its dignity and vanished without a trace: "Does it even know the way, running so fast?"

Ning Shiqi chuckled lightly, "No worries, it will find its own way!"

——

The next morning, Han Jing instructed Lan Ling, Su Xingqiao, and Ling Xiang to stay behind, and went to the Island Master Mansion with Xiao Xue and Su Yu.

Thanks to Su Yu’s absolutely deceptive face and his particularly persuasive eyes, they smoothly got inside when they claimed to be old acquaintances of Xia Wu.

Of course, upon reaching Xia Wu’s courtyard, a servant went in to report first, and Xia Wu invited them inside.

Upon seeing Su Yu, Xia Wu was clearly stunned for a moment, "You are...?"

It was then that Han Jing finally got a clear look at Xia Wu’s appearance. The Xia Clan, indeed, was known for producing beauties. It was hard to believe this Xia Wu was over three hundred years old; even claiming she was thirty was a stretch for Han Jing... She looked at most twenty-five or twenty-six, at the peak of a slightly mature allure with a hint of girlish charm still lingering—a truly captivating age; her beauty was just right, with features carrying a hint of foreign exoticism, yet also possessing the delicate grace of Central Plains women, and light green eyes brimming with emotion, unforgettable to anyone who saw them.

However, Xia Wu currently looked somewhat fatigued, with a face void of color, as pale as if she had been seriously ill, her brows furrowed in visible distress.

Su Yu raised his hand, and an image of the jade totem appeared in his palm. Xia Wu glanced at it, stunned, and immediately knelt down: "Xia Wu greets the Clan Leader."

Even Han Jing was somewhat shocked by Xia Wu’s reaction.