Chapter 392: Chapter 388: The Last Meeting

Luo Ziyun was an enigma to Tu Xiao’an, a completely unfathomable woman.

She was a walking contradiction. You could never figure out where she stood.

Perhaps the woman had no stance at all, acting purely on her whims.

Tu Xiao’an wasn’t just curious about her identity and power; he was utterly baffled by her actions, unable to find any rhyme or reason to them.

He had originally targeted the Golden Silkworm Gu Snake as the Snake Species for his third evolution. But after seeing Luo Ziyun on such close, sisterly terms with it, their bond seemingly innocent and pure, he’d grown wary.

But who would have thought she’d just say, "I don’t care"?

Tu Xiao’an decided he should keep his distance. ’If I’m not careful,’ he thought, ’she might sell me out one day, and I’d be the fool counting the money.’

"Don’t look at me like that. I came here today to save you," Luo Ziyun said to Tu Xiao’an.

"Save me?" ’I don’t need anyone to save me,’ Tu Xiao’an thought.

Luo Ziyun said, "You shouldn’t underestimate the Demon Fiends of this world. Even with your Rank 3 combat strength, Li’Er has reached the level of a Pseudo Demon King. Do you really think she’s that easy to defeat?"

"Besides, so what if you did manage to defeat it? The Bai Family is teeming with experts. The moment she undoes the seal on that space, they’ll swarm out. The sheer number of them could drown you in their spit, you little Pi Pi Snake."

’Truth be told,’ Tu Xiao’an thought, ’I wasn’t confident I could actually defeat the Golden Silkworm Gu Snake.’ He had also factored in the Bai Family. If the Golden Silkworm Gu Snake hadn’t been so arrogant as to seal the space, he wouldn’t have fought at all. He would’ve just grabbed Golden Pupils and left.

’One man fighting an entire family? Did he have a death wish?’

Then, Tu Xiao’an couldn’t help but ask, "Why help me? You and her go back three hundred years, you’re practically sisters. Us? We’ve known each other for what, three days?"

’Three hundred years versus three days, and Luo Ziyun chose to help him?’

’Was I really that charming?’

’Could she have a thing for me?’ Tu Xiao’an wondered.

But Luo Ziyun didn’t answer him. A faint smile played on her lips as she let his imagination run wild.

「After a moment.」

"That’s a nice cat you have at your feet. Give it to me as payment for my help."

Luo Ziyun’s gaze now fell upon the cat at Tu Xiao’an’s feet—the very same one that had followed him ever since they left the Bai Family estate.

Hearing this, Golden Pupils’ Yin Yang Eyes suddenly fixed on Luo Ziyun, shining like pearls in the dark night.

Luo Ziyun just smiled, completely unafraid of the intimidating power in those special eyes. Instead, she winked playfully at Golden Pupils.

Golden Pupils seemed to sense that this woman was no ordinary person, as it refrained from pouncing on her to teach her a lesson.

"In your dreams," Tu Xiao’an shot back, rolling his eyes.

"But I *am* beautiful," she retorted.

"..."

"You were the one being nosy. Even if I couldn’t win, I could have escaped unharmed."

’I went through all that trouble at the Bai Family estate late at night just for Golden Pupils,’ Tu Xiao’an fumed internally. ’And this woman has the gall to just ask for it, as if we’re old friends.’

"I have other things to attend to. You’re on your own. I doubt you need me to see you home."

Sensing Luo Ziyun’s ill intentions, Tu Xiao’an quickly made his escape.

’It was the middle of the night, and letting a beautiful woman like her walk alone on an empty street should be dangerous. But,’ he thought, ’I’m not worried about her in the slightest.’

’If some fool with no eyes for danger gets any funny ideas about her... well, good luck staying alive.’

Luo Ziyun stared blankly as Tu Xiao’an took off running with the cat in tow. She was speechless.

’It was just a joke,’ she thought. ’Was he really afraid I’d steal his cat?’

After leaving Luo Ziyun, Tu Xiao’an made a call. He then waited at an intersection until, a good while later, a car pulled up. He got in with the cat.

When the car stopped, Su Yu was standing at the door to greet him. Seeing Tu Xiao’an get out, holding a tiger-striped cat, Su Yu said in astonishment, "Brother Xiao’an, you’re really something else! You actually managed to snatch the cat back from the Bai Family."

At the sight of Golden Pupils, an uncontrollable look of greed flashed in Su Yu’s eyes.

’I’d spend hundreds of millions to get my hands on that cat,’ he thought.

’Unfortunately, this isn’t something money can buy anymore.’

"Where’s Yu Zitong? The cat wants to see him one last time."

Su Yu froze. ’What does he mean, "one last time"? Isn’t Yu Zitong going to live?’

Then, the meaning behind Tu Xiao’an’s words dawned on him.

’Not only could he not covet this kingly cat, but even Yu Zitong’s time as its true master was over.’

"ROWR..."

Golden Pupils suddenly cried out and shot into the house, its speed so great it left only an afterimage.

It had sensed its master’s presence.

On a sickbed, an emaciated Yu Zitong was propped up against the headboard, his eyes lost in memory.

He was reliving his memories with the cat, bit by bit. From the moment it was born, it was as nimble as a hare, clearing out every mouse within a one-kilometer radius. A month later, it was like a wild beast, able to hunt in the mountains.

The cat’s arrival had completely upended Yu Zitong’s ordinary life, making it bright and glorious.

He was like a father, raising it from birth with the highest of hopes for its future.

Yu Zitong had thought he could ride the cat’s coattails to the Peak of life. He never imagined that as the cat grew stronger, it would bring him not wealth and glory, but mortal peril.

A terrifying Snake had taken root in his body, feeding on his Essence and his very lifespan. He had come so, so close to death.

Having narrowly cheated death, Yu Zitong knew he could no longer keep the cat. Besides, the Bai Family had taken it, so it was out of his hands.

But Yu Zitong was still filled with reluctance. After all, he had raised the cat himself. How could he not be attached?

’I wonder how the Bai Family’s matriarch will treat my cat,’ he thought.

ROWR...

A sound like a tiger’s roar suddenly echoed through the room. Yu Zitong, lost in his memories, shuddered as a shadow shot across the room and landed by his bed.

"My baby, my baby, you’re back!"

In disbelief, Yu Zitong placed a trembling, skeletal hand on the cat’s head.

Meow...

Golden Pupils looked at its gaunt master and lowered its proud head, as if blaming itself for failing to protect him and letting him end up in this state.

"As long as you’re back, that’s all that matters. As long as you’re back."

Tears of emotion streamed down Yu Zitong’s face; he was still deeply attached to the cat.

Golden Pupils had lost its majestic air and was now unusually docile, enjoying its master’s touch.

The man and cat shared a heartwarming reunion.

"Master Yu, I’ve brought your cat back. I hope you remember what you said to me."

Tu Xiao’an stepped into the room, shattering the harmonious scene.

Yu Zitong started. He looked at the refined young man, a bitter smile touching his lips. He then looked down at the cat now nestled in his arms and sighed with a deep sense of sorrow.

"Thank you for bringing it back so I could see it one last time. I’m already content with that."

’Once Golden Pupils fell into the Bai Family’s hands, I didn’t dare to have any extravagant hopes. Just being able to see my cat again is a blessing.’

’The cat can’t stay with me anymore. Even if it could, I wouldn’t dare to keep it.’

’I can’t afford the consequences. For a mere Rank One Martial Cultivator to possess a Super Class king of cats... the trouble would be endless.’

’That much, I understand now.’