Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Contracting Lily? Just How Many More Secrets Does Gu Yuan Have

[Yun Zhenyue is awesome, and so is Lord Gu Yuan!!!]

[Damn, Haki Cat, you really picked the right owner!]

[That hiss was so satisfying to watch. Verdict: good cat!]

[I get it now. It was for Gu Yuan’s scent! No wonder Yun Zhenyue changed her clothes.]

[I feel so ashamed. I thought she was just asking for death.]

[Lord Gu Yuan just keeps getting more and more incredible. What else don’t we know about him?]

Research Headquarters.

Wang Xiuwen watched the inspiring comments from the Dragon Country audience on the screen.

A star-like glimmer lit up his eyes!

Even his breathing became rapid.

’It really is that cat—’

’I was right, I was right...’

Wang Xiuwen heard the staff around him begin to cheer.

He felt as if he had become decades younger, his cheeks flushing with excitement.

The cat, a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost, was actually Gu Yuan’s pet!

This was incredibly good news for Dragon Country!

Even if his own power was only at the level of a wraith, just being able to command a cat that was a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost was enough to dominate the battlefield!

Besides, Wang Xiuwen didn’t believe Gu Yuan’s power was that weak.

He was likely just acting low-key.

But those from other countries didn’t think so.

This was also a good thing.

Once Yun Zhenyue maxed out Gu Yuan’s affection for her,

and when that orphanage was revealed to them,

they would realize how wrong they were.

Wang Xiuwen was now ninety percent sure that Gu Yuan had an extremely close connection to that orphanage.

But what shocked him was this:

Gu Yuan regarded a cat of this level so lightly.

He dared to let Yun Zhenyue bring it back all by herself?

How could he be so confident!

Just how many more secrets was he hiding?!!

...

It wasn’t just the audience watching the livestream.

In front of the Blood Moon Restaurant.

Everyone present was also stunned by Yun Zhenyue.

Yamada Aiko’s vision swam, and her mind went numb.

Her lips parted, but for a long moment, all she could do was exhale a cold breath. The beauty mark by the corner of her eye twitched, and her body grew uncontrollably rigid.

’How could this be—’

Yamada Aiko murmured bitterly.

She had once asked her betrothed, Yugong Tian.

She’d asked him how great the gap was between him and a Crimson-robed Ghost.

Even though Yugong Tian was a top-tier Fierce Ghost, he was terrified of Crimson-robed Ghosts. He had told her the difference between a Fierce Ghost and a Crimson-robed Ghost was as vast as the heavens, an insurmountable divine punishment separating them.

The weakest Crimson-robed Ghost could easily kill hundreds of Fierce Ghosts with a single thought!

Unless a Fierce Ghost had a great stroke of fortune, it was utterly impossible for one to break through and become a Crimson-robed Ghost!

If she provoked a Fierce Ghost, Yugong Tian had said he could still handle it.

But if she provoked a Crimson-robed Ghost?

Yugong Tian had advised her to just kill herself. Otherwise, falling into the hands of a Crimson-robed Ghost would be a fate worse than death!

But a being like that, the most powerful among the Crimson-robed Ghosts!

A top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost!

It had knocked out the Ghost Manager with a single slap!

And that Blood-Pupiled Nether Cat hadn’t even used its full strength!

She didn’t even realize that the eyes all over its body were still closed!

Yet a being like this!

Was merely a cat raised by Yun Zhenyue’s husband, Gu Yuan?

Yamada Aiko felt as if her entire worldview had been shattered!

If his cat was a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost, then how powerful must he be?

She glanced around.

She noticed that the female players from other countries hadn’t yet realized the gravity of the situation.

They thought Yun Zhenyue had just tricked the cat with a lie.

They still thought Gu Yuan was just a lowly wraith.

’If only I had known earlier...’

Yamada Aiko was filled with regret. She really wanted to slap her past self.

’Why did I insist on thinking Gu Yuan was trash and not choosing him?’

’Why did I have to listen to the National Defense Strategy Office?’

’Then I went and provoked Yun Zhenyue. It’s probably too late to try and get on her good side now.’

’I can only do my best to make up for it.’

Yamada Aiko made her decision.

In the upcoming missions, she had to latch onto Yun Zhenyue and not let go!

...

"It really turned into a little cat."

"Can I borrow it to play with for a bit?"

"If it’s that easy to trick, I would’ve said the same thing if I’d known."

Seeing the crisis was over, the women from the other countries stared at Lily in Yun Zhenyue’s arms with a mixture of envy and jealousy.

But Lily had no interest in them.

Yun Zhenyue gently stroked her.

She tickled her under the chin.

Lily let out a contented PURRRR.

It was as if a switch had been flipped.

She was extremely affectionate with her, not treating her like a stranger at all.

The Ghost Foreman and the other specters nearby watched Yun Zhenyue with adoration.

’Daring to pet a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost Cat like that.’

’As expected of the manager!’

’If that cat were in our arms!’

’We’d probably all be scared to death!’

BANG!

Just then.

From a nearby pile of ruins, 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

a filthy man emerged.

This was none other than Zheng Yingjun, who had survived the ordeal.

Because the Ghost Manager had been heavily injured, the Ghost Chain that bound him had automatically come undone.

He stared in disbelief, gazing blankly at Lily in Yun Zhenyue’s arms.

He looked as if he were in a trance.

He had been hiding in the ruins the whole time.

He had witnessed the Ghost Cat transform into its current state.

He had thought Yun Zhenyue would be killed!

But he never expected her to tame this terrifying Ghost Cat with just a few words!

For Zheng Yingjun, this was worse than being killed!

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had been right in front of him, and someone else had beaten him to it!

’It’s just tricking a cat, right?’

’What’s so hard about that!’

’Didn’t you see even Han Sumei managed to trick it?’

’If I could get my hands on it, this entire vast Ghost World would become my personal backyard!’

’Then all those specters who bullied me would be turned into corpses!’

"Cat... that cat is mine!"

"Give it back! That’s the cat I was raising in my basement!"

Zheng Yingjun’s eyes were bloodshot. He urged Yun Zhenyue on as he slowly walked toward her.

"Hm?"

Yun Zhenyue was confused, not knowing who he was, but she refused him decisively.

"Lily is my husband’s cat. I can’t give her to you."

Zheng Yingjun’s face turned ashen upon hearing this, his greed no longer possible to conceal.

He couldn’t just stand by and watch someone walk away with such an obedient little cat!

"Insolence!"

Zheng Yingjun shouted angrily to hide his guilt.

"Do you know who I am?"

"I am Zheng Yingjun, a hero of the Great Cold Country!"

"Be a good girl and give me that cat. I guarantee you’ll earn the respect of the Great Cold Country!"

...

Hearing this,

the audience from the Great Cold Country grew excited!

’If Yun Zhenyue listens to Zheng Yingjun and gives the cat back to us, that would work too!’

’The cat doesn’t have a name written on it!’

’Whoever it acknowledges is its master!’

’Yun Zhenyue could trick it with just a few words. Zheng Yingjun is so much more mature, experienced, and worldly than her. He might actually succeed!’

[If he can really get that cat back, Zheng Yingjun will be the Great Cold Country’s greatest hero!]

[You shameless thief, give that cat back to our Great Cold Country!]

[That’s right! A name like Lily obviously belongs to a cat from the Great Cold Country! Cats from Dragon Country are all named ’Mimi’!]

[We’ve already applied for heritage status! From now on, all cats named Lily belong to our Great Cold Country!]

[Go, Zheng Yingjun! You’re a hero!]

...

Just as Zheng Yingjun was getting closer and closer,

suddenly!

Lily bit Yun Zhenyue’s finger without any warning!

A trickle of fresh blood flowed from her fingertip.

Just as Yun Zhenyue was wondering what was happening,

she suddenly heard a system notification!

[Ding! You have received a Master-Pet Contract invitation!]

[Blood-eyed Nether Cat Lily requests to become your pet. Do you accept?]