The Hehuan Sect Enchantress’s Short-Lived Spirit Pet 2

Chapter 002: Settling In

When Jiang Bai once again saw the little thing go from having a bit of spirit to looking completely despondent, her brows furrowed slightly. Her gaze turned distant, and even her words carried a hint of chill.

“What, you don’t want me as your master?”

Inevitably, a trace of displeasure arose in Jiang Bai’s heart. She didn’t think she was that bad, so how had she reached a point where even a cat found her distasteful?

Hearing this tone, Ji Zhu’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately nuzzled Jiang Bai’s fingers ingratiatingly, wanting to explain. However, the words she wanted to say came out as meows.

Ji Zhu: “…”

Jiang Bai lowered her eyes. Hearing the little thing’s soft cries, the bit of displeasure in her heart, though not entirely gone, had at least subsided to the point where she wouldn’t settle scores with it.

“Since you’re not unwilling, be obedient from now on. I don’t like noise, so remember to be quieter in the future,” Jiang Bai said faintly. When she looked down, she met the little thing’s dazed eyes.

Jiang Bai: “…”

Is this little thing affecting my intelligence? Why am I telling it these things? Even if a creature without spiritual intelligence is perceptive, it can’t understand what I’m saying, can it?

Jiang Bai felt a pang of annoyance. Consequently, the little thing before her became a bit of an eyesore. She shot it a cool, sidelong glance and said, “Get off my bed. And remember not to get on my bed in the future.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a flash of irritation crossed Jiang Bai’s eyes. Why was she telling it these things again!

Fortunately, this time the little thing seemed to understand her. It stood up shakily, even seeming to examine its own body with curiosity. Finally, it lifted its head, shot a glance in her direction, and just before it took a step, she thought she heard a dissatisfied grumble.

The next second, Jiang Bai watched with a deadpan expression as the little thing’s entire head face-planted into the bedding, its two small ears twitching.

“…”

She reached out, pinched the scruff of the kitten’s neck, and lifted it out, only to see that the little thing seemed to be angry with itself. It lowered its head to stare at its paws, and still not satisfied, it raised one front paw to swat the other. But as soon as it lifted it…

Jiang Bai stared at the little thing that had once again fallen sideways onto the bed and began to question whether her decision to keep it was the right one.

Not only were its limbs clumsy, but its brain didn’t seem to work very well either.

Ji Zhu lay stunned on her side, not yet recovered from her repeated falls. When she finally came to her senses, a cry of grief and indignation struck her soul!

I’m a bipedal creature, I’m not used to walking on four legs yet!

Ah!

Damn it all!

Did I dig up the heavens’ ancestral graves? Why am I being put through this!

Jiang Bai looked at the little thing, which seemed as if its soul had flown out of its body, and finally decided not to hold it against it. It was just a little creature that hadn’t even developed spiritual intelligence. Bothering with it would only make her seem petty.

So, for the time being, Jiang Bai didn’t mention kicking it off the bed again.

**

From then on, Ji Zhu truly settled down in the Hehuan Sect, becoming the short-lived “spirit pet” of the novel’s enchantress.

Ji Zhu had already come to terms with her situation. The reason the cat in the novel was slapped to death by the enchantress was entirely because it had courted death and angered her. As long as she behaved like a proper cat and didn’t provoke the enchantress, wouldn’t she be fine?

In that case, the enchantress should be able to provide for her for the rest of her life, right?

Having transmigrated into a small cat with no ability to protect herself, it was impossible for Ji Zhu not to tremble with fear. However, her anxiety and unease slowly faded.

Because staying in the Hehuan Sect was too comfortable!

Although the enchantress would give her the cold shoulder from time to time, she never hit or scolded her. Moreover, the people of the Hehuan Sect were exceptionally kind to her! Every single one of them was beautiful and good-hearted!

It made a cat feel no fear at all!

Ji Zhu drank the goat’s milk that First Senior Sister Qiong Yin had brought for her, allowing the Senior Sister’s restless hand to stroke her head. She was thoroughly used to it by now.

These past few days, Ji Zhu felt as if she had sold her body. After eating their food, she would inevitably be thoroughly “ravaged” with affection.

But if she had to say, she still liked this First Senior Sister the most. She was beautiful and gentle, her voice was soft and soothing to listen to, and the pressure of her hand stroking her head was just right, never making her feel uncomfortable.

But…

Thinking about the First Senior Sister’s ending in the novel, the goat’s milk before Ji Zhu suddenly lost its appeal.

In the novel, the First Senior Sister died at the hands of the male lead’s enemy. She had been in a city treating people suffering from a plague when someone discovered she was from the Hehuan Sect. The very people who had been grateful to her turned around and denounced her as a shameless enchantress, a harlot.

The male lead’s enemy, thinking she was one of the male lead’s female confidantes, captured and tortured her to death. Not content with that, he hung her corpse on the city walls, letting birds peck at her body.

And what of the refugees who had once received her kindness? One by one, they spewed filth, saying she deserved to die, that such a dirty person didn’t deserve to live in this world.

If you were to ask who Ji Zhu pitied the most in the entire novel, First Senior Sister Qiong Yin would undoubtedly be the one.

She had spent her life cultivating diligently and seriously studying the medical arts, wanting to save people from illness and pain. Yet, such a kind and selfless girl died at the hands of treacherous hearts and vicious words.

“Hmm? Not eating anymore? You’ve eaten a little less today.”

A gentle, smiling voice sounded from above her head, and the fingers on her head scratched lightly as if tickling her.

The scratching felt so good that Ji Zhu flattened her ears, her eyes slowly narrowing as she lay there, docile and well-behaved.

Such a good person must not be allowed to meet such a fate.

But I’m just a cat. How can I possibly change her ending?

At this moment, Ji Zhu’s small mind was filled with great troubles.

Why did I have to become a cat with no ability to protect myself? If I had transmigrated into some divine beast or ferocious beast, I could have helped her fight and struggle.

In my current state, forget fighting, a single kick could send me flying.

“Senior Sister.”

The enchantress’s cool and faint voice sounded. Ji Zhu struggled to open her eyes. Just from the tone, she knew the enchantress was probably a little unhappy right now.

She opened her eyes and saw the enchantress looking at her with an unfriendly gaze.

Ji Zhu: “???”

I didn’t provoke her, did I?

“Finished with your cultivation so early today?” Qiong Yin looked at Jiang Bai with a smile, her eyes scanning her. Her gaze landed on Jiang Bai’s injured left arm, and the smile faded. She quickly stood up, pulled Jiang Bai to a seat, and began to treat the wound.

“It’s nothing, it will heal soon enough,” Jiang Bai explained subconsciously when she saw how serious she was.

“But it’s still bleeding now!” Qiong Yin didn’t look at her. She took out her medicine kit and began to apply medicine and bandage the wound.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Bai said no more. She turned her head and saw the little thing staring intently at her wound. The bit of dissatisfaction she had felt upon entering and seeing it so comfortably letting Senior Sister knead it also vanished into thin air.

It seems it still sees me as its master. It even knows to be concerned about me.

However, what Ji Zhu was thinking at this moment was that the enchantress truly didn’t care about her own body at all. She had been here for half a month, and for ten of those days, she had seen Jiang Bai return injured after every cultivation session.

If she happened to run into Qiong Yin, who would help treat her injuries, that was one thing. But if she didn’t, she would actually let the wound gape open and bleed without treating it, just waiting for it to stop bleeding and heal on its own.

How little must one cherish one’s own body to do such a thing?

Qiong Yin finished bandaging her up. Looking at Jiang Bai’s slightly pale face, her tone was a little low, tinged with an unconcealable heartache.

“A-Bai, you’re already doing very well. You don’t have to push yourself so hard.”

In the current generation of the cultivation world, who could possibly compare to Jiang Bai?

“Brilliantly talented” was not enough to describe her.

Jiang Bai smiled without speaking. Although her current strength was not bad, she still felt it wasn’t enough. She was not yet strong enough to be invincible.

In the end, Qiong Yin left with a sigh. Although Qiong Yin was the First Senior Sister, she focused most of her energy on medical arts and alchemy. Her cultivation was still only at the Golden Core stage.

But Jiang Bai was different. The astonishing talent she had displayed when she first set foot on the path of cultivation meant she had been groomed as the future Sect Master since she was young. Now, few people knew the true extent of her strength.

Jiang Bai cast a cleansing spell on herself. Looking at the half-full bowl of goat’s milk on the table, she raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Eating so little today?”

Hearing her words, Ji Zhu choked.

Why does that tone make it sound like I usually eat a lot?

Besides, do I eat a lot? I don’t think so, right? And even if I do, so what! I’m still a growing cat!

Seeing the little thing’s choked expression, a faint smile appeared in Jiang Bai’s eyes. Raising this little thing wasn’t entirely for nothing. Sometimes, it could be amusing.

“Eat up. If you’re hungry at night, I won’t care,” Jiang Bai said, picking it up, turning it around, and placing it in front of the milk bowl. She then turned to wipe her sword.

Ji Zhu, forced to face the bowl, only dared to bare her teeth and curse under her breath with her back to the enchantress.

This enchantress really doesn’t know the first thing about being gentle! She always just picks me up and moves me around. The only time she ever held me was when she rescued me!

Seeing her own blurry reflection in the goat’s milk, Ji Zhu still felt a little smug.

Although she had become a Ragdoll cat, which was ugly and useless in the eyes of other cats, in the eyes of humans, she was a beautiful creature! Especially since her fur was a rare flame point color. If she stood in the sun, her whole body would look like it was plated in gold. How cool and awesome was that!

After finishing the milk in the bowl, Ji Zhu, who had finally gotten used to her four limbs, slowly moved to the edge of the table and peeked over.

“…” Mama, it’s so high!

Jiang Bai, having finished wiping her sword, watched the entire process of the little thing peeking its head out and then retracting it. Finally, its four paws bent, and it knelt down, burying its head between its legs.

“…”

“Useless!”