DDT - Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Immortal Venerable × Meow Meow Cat (24)

Immortal Venerable Qingyun, anxious to save her disciple, hadn't left even a sliver of her divine sense behind in the room. This was the perfect opportunity for Yun Qian, who harbored ill intentions toward the little cat cub inside.

On the top floor of Jianxin Tower, only Yun Qian and Chi Junluo—one person, one cat—remained. Because the room was protected by a barrier, Yun Qian couldn't even touch the window. His only option was to make the cat cub inside open it so he could lure the creature out.

He recalled the cat cub's extremely proud personality and figured that calling out to it directly would likely get him nowhere. Remembering the method that had made the cat stick its head out before, he decided to try again.

Chi Junluo, having eaten and drunk her fill, was lying on the bed, her mind blissfully empty. But then, she heard that familiar, raspy gong of a voice outside the door, wailing "Master" this and "Master" that. She had no desire to deal with the self-important male lead, so she rolled over and burrowed back under the covers, attempting to block out all sound with the soft quilt.

Evidently, this was not an ideal solution. Chi Junluo had assumed the big fool would leave after howling for a while and realizing no one was in the room. She never expected that her cheap senior brother, who seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, would continue his incessant wailing for nearly an hour.

Chi Junluo: ???

Even folding the quilt into three layers couldn't stop the assault of that demonic sound. This was just bizarre.

Chi Junluo flung the quilt to the floor, pattered across the room on her little cat paws, and zipped onto the windowsill. Relying on the fact that the room's barrier meant the person outside couldn't harm her, she swiped a small paw, flicked the lock open, and pushed the window out.

Yun Qian was standing right outside. When the cat cub suddenly shoved the window open, it nearly smashed him in the nose.

He reflexively took a step back, avoiding the risk of disfigurement. Seeing that the black cat cub, its face a mask of impatience, had truly been drawn out, a wicked smile touched the corners of his lips.

Chi Junluo was as steady as a rock, not the least bit flustered. She stood elegantly by the window and licked her paw, certain that this cheap senior brother of hers was helpless against her.

But she had underestimated the instincts inherent in this world and this body.

With a wave of Yun Qian's right hand, a pile of green grass leaves, half a person tall, instantly appeared in the corridor outside the window. He must have taken it from his storage ring. The leaves were a lush, tender green, with dewdrops clinging to their surface. They looked incredibly fresh, and incredibly… delicious.

Delicious??

Chi Junluo's cat eyes widened. She had no idea what kind of trick this cheap senior brother was trying to pull.

A rich fragrance, one that could send a cat cub into a state of euphoria with a single whiff, wafted toward her. The barrier around Jianxin Tower was indeed powerful, capable of withstanding formidable attacks, but it was completely defenseless against a harmless scent like this. After all, the person who set up the barrier could never have imagined that one day, someone would be depraved enough to use catnip to lure a cat out of a room!

Who would ever think of such a thing? Who would believe it? In any case, before her body uncontrollably leaped out the window, Chi Junluo wouldn't have believed it either!

In her previous worlds, although she didn't keep cats, she had heard that most felines were powerless against a plant called catnip. She didn't quite understand the science behind it, but she had occasionally scrolled past videos of cats getting high on the stuff. Back then, she was an outsider, sitting on the other side of the screen, chuckling at how easily those cats succumbed to temptation. Now that she was the cat before the grass, she couldn't laugh anymore. Nor did she have the time to think about it.

Catnip!

It smelled so good!

A disdainful smile appeared on Yun Qian's face. A cat demon was still a cat demon. Even if it had gained sentience early on, it ultimately couldn't resist its body's primal temptations. He made no effort to conceal his aura as he strode toward the little black cat cub, which was already buried deep in the pile of catnip. Seeing the black cat, lost in the catnip with its eyes rolling back in its head, he reached out a wicked, demonic hand.

Yun Qian tidied up the mess outside Immortal Venerable Qingyun's door, then unceremoniously grabbed the nearly unconscious Chi Junluo by the scruff of her neck. He stuffed her into his wide sleeve and quickly flew downstairs and out of the city. Killing was forbidden in the rooms of Jianxin Tower. Besides, his demonic energy was restricted inside the building, tying his hands. He wanted to properly torture this pitiful little thing to satisfy his twisted desires. This wasn't his fault for being a cruel heir to the Demon Realm; the blame lay with this blind cat demon for touching someone it shouldn't have.

Noticing the heir to the Demon Realm flying out of the city with a familiar aura hidden on his person, the gray-cloaked man, who had been drinking tea for a long time in a teahouse across from Jianxin Tower, also transformed into a wisp of gray mist and easily followed.

Away from the temptation of the catnip, jolted by the bumpy ride and the Heavenly Dao's frantic shouting in her sea of consciousness, Chi Junluo finally, slowly, regained her senses. When she came to, she even felt a trace of reluctance to part with that earlier euphoric feeling. It really wasn't her fault. Still a bit groggy, Chi Junluo subconsciously tried to justify her actions. If it had just been one or two sprigs of catnip, she definitely could have resisted the temptation! But that guy was such a dog, using a pile half a person high!

Feeling herself being pinched by the neck and flying rapidly through the air, the cat in question, Chi Junluo, was filled with regret!

Who would have thought that she, a mighty ancient divine beast, would be taken down so easily by a pile of grass?

In her sea of consciousness, the Heavenly Dao E Feng saw that the great lord had finally woken up from the catnip's stimulation. He snuck into the small, dark hut at the edge of the sea of consciousness and chuckled to himself a few times. He was definitely not gloating, absolutely not! It was better for a small Heavenly Dao like him to laugh about such an embarrassing incident in secret. If this great lord happened to overhear and held a grudge later, that would be terrible.

Perhaps because it was late at night, a bone-chilling wind blew into Yun Qian's wide, open sleeve, distorting Chi Junluo's cat face. She began to miss the warmth of being in her heroine's arms. At that moment, a single line of a song lyric circled in her mind: "A cold, icy rain slaps wildly across my face…"

This wind was even more biting than icy rain…

Having successfully gotten far away from the city, Yun Qian let himself go. Demonic qi swirled around his body as he shot straight for the depths of the ancient forest. Not far behind, the gray-cloaked man who was tailing him saw this and, with a whoosh, increased his speed.

Chi Junluo had no idea that she was already being targeted by two people with malicious intent.

Soon, Yun Qian stopped in a clearing deep in the forest. While still in mid-air, he mercilessly tossed the cat demon to the ground. Fortunately, this body's instincts were intact. Chi Junluo performed a few elegant flips in the air and landed steadily on the grass.

The gray mist that was the gray-cloaked man stopped near a tree. He was curious to see if this rumored heir to the Demon Realm had discovered the little creature's true purpose, just as he had.

This was truly fascinating.

Yun Qian wasn't worried about his demonic identity being discovered here. He just scoffed when he saw the black cat demon land safely.

"I thought all the black-furred cats in the Nine Nether Profound Sky had been hunted to extinction by humans. I didn't expect there to be a fish that slipped through the net," Yun Qian said. He was speaking the truth. In the Nine Nether Profound Sky, the color black was considered inauspicious, and black cats were especially bad omens. Other spirit beasts might have black fur, but none were as despised by humans as black cats. The Demon Race was different; for them, black was a symbol of power.

"If you hadn't been so blind as to touch my person, I might have considered taking you back to the Demon Realm to be properly raised."

Chi Junluo watched Yun Qian talk to himself. Didn't he think it was ridiculous to be speaking human language to a newborn cub?

Seeing the expression on the so-called male lead's face—like that of a patient deep in the throes of chuunibyou—and his self-important, Long Aotian-like aura, it was so cringey Chi Junluo's toes curled into the ground.

"Idiot." Chi Junluo couldn't help but think of the cringey Long Aotian novels she had read in her original world. She was truly allergic to this kind of character. Influenced by this world and this body, she couldn't stop herself from retorting mockingly.

There was a multi-world generation gap between Yun Qian and Chi Junluo. Although he couldn't understand what "idiot" meant, he knew the first character, "sha," was an insult.

"You're doing this the hard way!" The heir to the Demon Realm, Yun Qian, was very angry, on the verge of exploding with rage.

After hearing this second line, Chi Junluo was certain that the creator of this world was definitely a Long Aotian enthusiast.

Didn't they understand one thing?

Villains die from talking too much.

Yun Qian raised his right hand, and inky demonic qi gathered around it like a tornado. Of course, he was just putting on a show for the little cat. He had planned it all out; he was going to torture this creature properly, so he naturally wouldn't finish her off in one go. It was all this damned thing's fault for ruining his chance to be alone with that woman. He had tried so hard! He had finally found an opportunity to kill that damned, superfluous junior sister in this forest! And now another creature had appeared!

A murderous glint appeared in Yun Qian's eyes. He, the great heir to the Demon Realm, was personally teaching a lesson to a despicable little demon. He was doing this creature a favor!

Seeing him remain silent for a long time, Chi Junluo knew he must be going through a series of chuunibyou-esque internal monologues.

The demonic qi by the floating Demon Prince's hand transformed into dozens of centimeter-long needles, which shot down fiercely toward the little cat cub on the ground. Chi Junluo knew then that this piece of trash had a tendency to abuse cats!

This creepy male lead didn't just want her dead; he wanted to torture her to death?

What a pity. He had chosen the wrong test subject.

The Heavenly Dao was already eating melon seeds in her sea of consciousness, preparing to enjoy the live broadcast. Behind the tree, the gray-cloaked man, who knew what the black cat was capable of, continued to watch with great interest, looking like he was waiting to reap the spoils of their conflict.

The needles formed from demonic qi failed to pierce the little cat cub's body as intended. Yun Qian stared in astonishment at the dazzling golden barrier that had appeared in front of the cat demon, blocking all of his attacks.

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