They all call me Great Master-Chapter 239 - 236 ’Cat Hole. Nine Lives’!

The errand kids of Dar Alley had brought Arthur five pots of fresh catnip and cat grass (a mixed barley shoots variety), one bag of each type of seed, as well as two bags (300 grams) of dried fish and one bag of cat-specific biscuits (300 grams, chicken biscuits with added catnip) when Marinda arrived.

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This lady had clearly gone yet another night without sleep.

At present, she was puffing away at a pipe to keep herself awake.

"Don’t tell me you’re planning on planting catnip and cat grass in the yard!"

Upon seeing Arthur arranging the five pots of catnip and cat grass near the entrance as if he were placing household plants and then picking up a shovel and hoe, the lady couldn’t hold back.

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Although she didn’t own a cat, the lady still knew the allure of catnip and cat grass for cats.

If truly large amounts of catnip and cat grass were planted in the yard, it would undoubtedly attract numerous cats, and such a sight…

Could only be described as spectacular!

"Of course not!"

"You’re planting with me!"

Arthur handed the hoe to Marinda.

The latter was stunned.

But after taking a deep breath, she accepted the short-handled hoe—although the errand kid hadn’t exactly informed her what had happened, Marinda was very clear that Arthur didn’t invite her just for help with planting catnip and cat grass.

There must be some important matters.

And about this planting…

"Do all ’Spirit Mediums’ share your kind of wicked humor?"

Marinda, crouching in the small yard beside No. 2 Cork Street, asked while digging the soil.

"If you had seen some of the scenes just now, you wouldn’t call it wicked humor but rather be surprised that I managed to restrain myself from killing the Bernices!"

After shoveling the soil dug up by Marinda to one side, Arthur sighed softly.

"Bernice?!"

Marinda narrowed her eyes.

Arthur didn’t wait for Marinda to inquire further but slightly embellished the incidents that had just occurred before narrating them to her.

Of course, he didn’t hide the part about Edith either.

After all, such matters could not be concealed from Marinda if she decided to investigate.

"Hah, the Evil Spirit Life-Stealing Curse!

This guy really deserves it!"

Marinda scoffed coldly, uttering a word that felt foreign to Arthur.

’Is there really such a curse?’

The young ’Spirit Medium’ wondered internally, while continuing to shovel soil outwardly, maintaining an indifferent demeanor.

Because he couldn’t be sure whether Marinda was telling the truth or just bluffing him.

Or to put it precisely, was this another opportunity for probing?

’If uncertain, then wait!

We aren’t those so-called omniscient gods!

Don’t feel embarrassed or guilty because of this!’

Old Charlie had said something similar, and after reading it in his memories, Arthur had always kept it in mind.

Because he had also heard another similar phrase—

Let the bullets fly for a while!

Indeed, just two or three seconds later, witnessing Arthur’s completely unmatching demeanor, Marinda sighed softly.

"As I thought, you do know about this secret curse!

But that’s normal!

Even though you’re a fake ’Spirit Medium’, you must have learned about the deeds of the greatest ’Spirit Medium’ Sigmund, even though those deeds made Sigmund a taboo during the Age of the Holy Empire.

However, Master Sigmund’s ’Soul School’ has always been secretly passed down."

Marinda said this and deliberately paused, checking Arthur’s expression.

Upon seeing Arthur still appearing indifferent, the lady finally gave up on probing.

"Alright, I suspected from the beginning that ’Cat Faction.Hei’ obtained some of the ’Soul School’ knowledge, what I now want to ask you is whether ’Cat Faction.Hei’ did get the knowledge of the ’Soul School’?

And exactly which part of the knowledge it was!

Also, whether the Evil Spirit Life-Stealing Curse was performed by you!

Enough, stop pretending!

Make your offer!"

Marinda looked at Arthur with disdain.

The lady thought the young ’Spirit Medium’ was once again holding out for a better offer.

But then, Arthur responded definitively—

"I don’t know anything about the Spirit Medium Sigmund."

I also don’t know about the so-called ’Soul School’."

I know even less about the ’Evil Spirit Life-Stealing Curse.’"

After the young Spirit Medium finished speaking, he began scattering seeds inside the turned soil.

This scene made Marinda increasingly suspicious.

The lady, with a pipe clenched in her teeth, took two quick puffs, and the thick smoke began to drift away. Though her lips did not move, her voice clearly reached Arthur’s ears —

"I know a little about ’Cat Hole’ Core Mystical Art ’Nine Lives.’"

Cat Hole. Nine Lives!

The rumored core secret of ’Cat Hole.’

It could grant the practitioner nine lives.

It doesn’t mean resurrecting directly after death nine times.

It means...

Reincarnating nine times, carrying one’s memories and power in each cycle.

Most importantly, during each reincarnation, all previously acquired power could be retained.

One must know that the ’Golden Lion Cat’ Aeolia had once shouted at the Pope of the Holy Empire, ’This punch, through nine cycles of reincarnations!’

Afterwards, that contemporary Pope was instantly defeated.

One must realize, that was the Pope in the prime of the Holy Empire, who claimed to be the ’God Among Men.’

It is precisely because of that, everyone believed the rumors about ’Cat Hole’ truly having the secret of ’Nine Lives.’

Of course, there were those who scorned it.

"Such incredible information — alas, I cannot afford to trade!"

Thus spoke Arthur as he walked towards No. 2 Cork Street.

He knew Marinda wouldn’t deceive him about such things.

But precisely because Marinda wouldn’t deceive him, Arthur knew that he could not possibly know any clues about the ’Cat Hole. Nine Lives’ — not even a tiny bit.

As for trading secrets from Sigmund’s ’Soul School’?

He would have to know them first.

However, Arthur’s actions had caused a misunderstanding in Marinda.

The lady gazed at Arthur with suspicion in her eyes.

"You wouldn’t have guessed, would you?

Damn it!

I knew you didn’t approach me with good intentions — you bastard!"

The lady muttered under her breath, her gaze becoming angrier as she spoke to Arthur.

Arthur, meanwhile, frowned secretly.

’Guessed? Could it be something or someone nearby...

Or is she testing me again?’

The young Spirit Medium decided that as soon as he had enough XP, he would level up his ’Eagle Eye’ and ’Insight’ skills.

Otherwise, he really feared falling into Marinda’s trap someday.

Of course, that was later!

Now?

Arthur handed the previously received letter to Marinda.

"If you dare come to Yumir Manor, I will kill you!"

The lady read from the letter, cut from newspaper clippings.

Afterward, the lady squinted her eyes, immediately guessing what Arthur intended to do.

"Cooperation?"

The lady asked tentatively.

"Otherwise, why would I have come to you?"

Arthur countered.

"You heartless fellow, you must have had your eye on the Bernice family’s property for a long time, and only someone as shrewd as you could guess that the clue to ’Cat Hole. Nine Lives’ is..."

Marinda continued with her resentful tone, but at the crucial part, she concealed the word.

Even though full of regret, Arthur still maintained an indifferent face.

But the next moment, the young Spirit Medium’s heart stirred.

Could it be that thing?