Secret Hides

"Hahaha!"

A blue-faced, red-haired Ye Cha laughed, his laughter resembling the cry of an owl in the night, incredibly unpleasant to the ear.

Especially when he laughed, it seemed as though a stack of mountains was above his head, emitting a faint red light, which was even more eerie.

However, this guy seemed to be in a good mood.

So, it seemed that both myself and the Husky should be out of danger... right?

Just as Du ke was thinking this, Ye Cha reached out and lifted him up from the cold ground, holding him high.

It was impossible for Du ke not to panic when faced with a pair of hands that could easily remove someone's head.

However, when the cat looked down, seeing this Ye Cha, it grinned and squinted its eyes, appearing quite happy, and sighed in its heart, letting him do as he pleased.

Being saved by a Ye Cha who liked cats, his luck should have turned for the better.

"Kitten, kitten, smile again, smile again!"

While holding Du ke high, Ye Cha's tone was soft, but it carried a sense of impatience.

It was like when you were waiting in line at a public restroom, clutching tissues, crossing your legs, leaning against the door, begging the guy inside to finish the battle quickly and stop watching videos and giggling foolishly.

That was how Ye Cha was now, even his attitude was somewhat humble.

"Meow~"

Faced with Ye Cha's request, Du ke could only cooperate with the performance. He widened his eyes, drooped his ears, allowing his pupils to fill his eye sockets while emitting an adorable meow.

Within that soft and tender meow, Ye Cha shivered directly, heat rising from his forehead and dissipating into the night sky, lingering for a long time.

Ye Cha, with trembling hands, instantly turned red-eyed, tears streaming down his face. A pair of fleshy wings spread out behind him, and he held Du ke as he soared into the night sky, circling back and forth.

Clearly, he was extremely happy, overjoyed.

Du ke, being carried while flying, turned his head and glanced at the ground, causing his heart to tremble.

He wasn't afraid of heights, but that was on the condition that he could control his balance and the landing point in high places.

Now being carried and flown by this Ye Cha, he was almost scared to wet himself.

Damn it, why was this Ye Cha so contradictory?

The legendary Ye Cha was supposed to be fierce and brutal, fond of fighting and eating humans, but the one he encountered... it's hard to put into words!

After a moment, Ye Cha landed with Du ke from the sky, crouching down and cautiously placing Du ke on the ground.

After Du ke landed on all fours, he felt as though his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Damn it, it was too exhilarating!

At this moment, the Husky also stumbled over from the side.

The Husky stared at Ye Cha with hostility, while also standing in front of the cat, with its tail lowered, ears back, and a fierce look in its eyes, revealing its still-growing milk teeth.

"Howl!"

"Howl howl howl!"

Upon hearing the howl of the Husky, Du ke couldn't help but raise his paw to cover his face. Why did the Husky start barking again?

And it was even dirtier than before!

Ye Cha was also momentarily stunned, looking at the Husky, then at the cat.

While Ye Cha was dazed, Du ke directly jumped onto the Husky's back, assuming a riding position, using this gesture to explain the posture between himself and the Husky.

However, after Duke mounted, Husky turned around and fled.

That's right, Husky ran away with Duke!

Under the gaze of the demon, while carrying Duke, they ran into the distance at an incredible speed, leaving the demon stunned.

In the blink of an eye, Husky carried the cat and ran a hundred meters away. The demon raised a hand to rub its own head and exclaimed, "A dog giving a cat a ride, that's truly rare."

As soon as the words fell, the demon spread its wings from its back and caught Husky and the cat, who had run far away.

Once Husky and the cat were caught and placed on the ground, Husky continued barking madly at the demon, blocking the cat named Thirteen and showing a strong hostility towards the demon.

The demon lifted Husky with one hand and delivered a heavy blow to his head.

"You little thing, you are quite loyal."

As the demon spoke, Husky coughed up a clot of blood.

Previously, he had been injured by the roar of the brute.

After the demon healed him, Husky growled even more vigorously.

Helplessly, the cat covered its face, wondering when this dog had become like this.

"Little cat, your dog is truly amusing."

After setting Husky down, the demon approached, and Duke hurriedly ran over and held Husky down. With the cat holding him down, Husky looked at the cat, then at the demon, and then...

Husky puffed out his chest, crouched down beside the cat, and lifted his front paws to embrace the cat.

But the cat pushed him away with a slap.

This dog had become so clingy.

Seeing this scene, the demon couldn't help but slap his thigh and burst into laughter.

This cat and dog were truly interesting, completely different from any cat or dog he had seen before.

"It seems that this dog carried you here, little cat."

The demon sat cross-legged on the ground, straightened his chest, and put on a serious face. "However, leaving home without reason is not right."

As soon as the demon said this, Duke rolled his eyes. Did he think Duke wanted to run away from home?

It was just an unexpected accident that led to being stranded in this desolate mountain.

"Although spirit cats are naturally free and unconstrained, going too far from home is not acceptable."

"Later, I will send you back."

Upon hearing this, the cat was momentarily stunned. Send me back? Send me back where?

But before Duke could think further, the demon suddenly looked towards the south, his expression turning serious, and his wings spreading out from his back.

"Hmph, White Lord's decree states that the demon race must not harm one another. How can this foolish creature disregard the law?"

With those words, the demon soared into the sky, shouting at Duke from a distance, "Wait for me here and don't move."

As soon as the words fell, the demon disappeared into the night sky, leaving no trace.

Only the cat and the dog remained in the hollow of the mountain.

When Husky saw the demon leave, he immediately howled continuously in the direction the demon had gone.

Duke paid no attention to Husky's howling and instead pondered the demon's words before leaving.

This Ye Cha was fond of cats, that much was undeniable.

From the words and actions just now, it seemed that he had been mocked by someone before, and no cat would ever show affection towards him.

But he inadvertently won the other party's favor.

The other party's intention to protect him was also evident. Who is this "White Lord" mentioned in their conversation?

Is there a connection between the blood demon that roams the Misty Cloud Mountain and this White Lord?

Duke's mind was in chaos, and after thinking for a while, he still couldn't make sense of it, and couldn't help but sigh.

Regardless, he didn't need to worry about being targeted by blood demons, martial artists, or other miscellaneous things.

With the protection of the Night Yaksha, both he and the silly dog should be safe.

In addition, there was another important matter to attend to.

The cat turned its head and looked at the headless body of Bear Aman, its eyes gleaming.

Bear Aman was being hunted down because he possessed Tongue-Changing Grass, which could be exchanged for Primordial Pills.

Duke didn't care much about the Primordial Pills. Once he returned to the Su family, he could use them as cat litter, nothing too significant.

However, the Tongue-Changing Grass was of great use to him.

With this in mind, the cat ignored the barking dog and ran straight towards Bear Aman's corpse.

After barking for a while, the dog, seeing that the Night Yaksha hadn't appeared, turned its head triumphantly, but as soon as it looked back, it found that the cat had already abandoned him and run towards the corpse.

"Woof woof woof!"

The little Husky, who had been barking, ran towards the corpse with an impatient expression.

My lord cat, you can't abandon your dog!

Meanwhile, Duke used his claws to separate the clothes on Bear Aman's body and took out a wooden box.

The cat that took out the wooden box slid off the cover and saw a strange grass inside.

This grass was only about three inches long, with stems resembling a trachea and leaves resembling lips and tongue. It also emitted a mysterious fragrance, making Duke's mouth water.

"Stems like a trachea, leaves like lips and tongue, the strange fragrance stimulates salivation. It's indeed the Tongue-Changing Grass that allows animals to speak!"

Excited in his heart, Duke quickly put away the Tongue-Changing Grass.

With this Tongue-Changing Grass, as long as he refined it into a pill and took it, he could break through the twelve-story tower, refine his bones, and speak like a human.

At this moment, the little Husky whimpered and crawled into Bear Aman's clothes, biting a piece of animal skin and dragging it out.

The little Husky, who dragged out the piece of animal skin, brought it to Duke and had an expression of "praise me quickly".

Duke looked at the animal skin and felt puzzled. The material of the animal skin couldn't be discerned, and the back was as smooth as a living creature, while the front was engraved with a tattoo-like portrait.

As Duke looked at the portrait, his eyes seemed to trance, as if his consciousness was being drawn towards it.

Suddenly, the startled cat snapped back to his senses, took a few steps back, and felt surprised. What kind of portrait was this? Why did it have such a strange power to capture the mind?

Shaking his head, Duke carefully rolled up the animal skin and put it into his black cauldron space.

No matter what it was, he would study it slowly later.

If he couldn't understand it, he would refine it and consume it.

Whew!

A piercing sound broke through the air, accompanied by the howling wind, and Ye Cha swiftly followed.

Ye Cha, emanating a bloody aura, had cold and impassive eyes, with a solemn and murderous expression. However, upon seeing Du ke, there was a touch of gentleness in its gaze.

After all, a cat servant's nature cannot be changed!

"Now that I have the opportunity, I will escort you all away from Steaming Cloud Mountain and send you back. Staying here any longer would likely be disadvantageous for you, considering the bloodthirsty blood fiends that have gone mad."

"Meow?"

Du ke blinked his eyes, without waiting to understand what was happening, Ye Cha had already grabbed him and Husky in its hands, soaring into the sky.

Du ke, forcefully taken away, attempted to struggle, but the claws of Ye Cha seemed as if they were forged from refined steel, impossible to shake.

No, I am grateful that you have sent me out of Steaming Cloud Mountain.

However, could you at least tell me where you are sending me to!!!