The Hehuan Sect Enchantress’s Short-Lived Spirit Pet 20

Chapter 020: Mount

The sauce on the fur around her mouth was meticulously wiped clean. As the hand that had wiped her withdrew, a pair of chopsticks suddenly appeared by her mouth, the aroma of the braised beef chunks they held rushing straight into her nasal cavity.

Ji Zhu’s stomach rumbled.

It smelled so good. Ji Zhu opened her mouth, and the chopsticks that were originally by her mouth entered, placing the piece of meat in her mouth without getting any of the fur around her mouth dirty.

The tail behind Ji Zhu slowly swept back and forth. As Jiang Bai fed her chopstick by chopstick, Ji Zhu was so comfortable her eyes were half-closed.

Eating flavorful food was truly satisfying. Ji Zhu, who had been a bit angry and irritable, had now completely thrown those feelings to the back of her mind, leaving only the happiness of eating delicious food.

It was great. This life was much better than her previous life as a corporate drone. Clothes came to her, food was served to her, and everything she ate was made with fresh ingredients, without any high-tech additives. Compared to her previous life of eating takeout, it was like living in heaven now.

Jiang Bai would feed her two mouthfuls of meat, then put a chopstick of vegetables into her mouth to prevent her from only eating meat and not vegetables, ensuring a balanced diet.

After feeding Ji Zhu until she was full, Jiang Bai had someone clear the plates, then poked Ji Zhu’s body with her fingertip and said, “Get up and walk around. Lying down right after eating is not good for your health.”

Ji Zhu shifted her body to avoid her poking hand, ignoring her.

It was just the time to get sleepy after a full meal. Who would want to get up and walk around!

Seeing her being lazy and unwilling to move, Jiang Bai’s brows furrowed slightly. “If you continue like this, you’ll get fatter and fatter.”

Compared to her thin and weak appearance when she was first picked up, Ji Zhu was now growing incredibly well. Her body had grown a whole size bigger.

Ji Zhu snorted lightly, unconcerned.

When she was a person, for the sake of so-called health and to look good in clothes, she had controlled her diet to prevent herself from getting fat. Now that she was a cat, who cared about that?

Besides, do cats look good when they’re too thin? They have to be round and plump to be cute!

Jiang Bai stared at her silently. Finally, she patted Ji Zhu’s bottom lightly and said faintly, “Hurry up, don’t make me say it a second time.”

Ji Zhu: “…”

Does this person have any humanity!

She stood up angrily, glared at her resentfully, and finally jumped down from the table, running out of the room to the courtyard downstairs to walk around and digest her food.

This inn was very large, and naturally, many people lived here. However, most people knew that people from the Hehuan Sect lived here, and they knew even more that the Young Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect had a spirit pet. So when Ji Zhu appeared in front of them, no one was idle enough to come and bother her.

She successfully ran into the courtyard and looked up at the window of the room where Jiang Bai was. She saw Jiang Bai standing by the window, looking down and meeting her gaze, a smile on her face.

Ji Zhu: “…” I really can’t be lazy at all.

She walked around dejectedly. There were only two people in the courtyard responsible for cleaning. Even though they thought Ji Zhu was cute and wanted to pet her, they didn’t dare to be presumptuous because she was the spirit pet of a so-called immortal. They were very respectful towards Ji Zhu, as if they were afraid of angering her.

Yawning, Ji Zhu stretched. After walking around the courtyard several times, she looked up and didn’t see Jiang Bai. She immediately stopped. Just as she was about to go upstairs back to her room, a large, earth-yellow dog suddenly trotted towards her.

“!”

Ji Zhu’s eyes immediately widened. Her body shivered and she immediately shot forward a certain distance, dodging the big dog’s attempt to greet her by sniffing her bottom.

When she dodged, the big dog seemed to be stunned for a moment. It looked at Ji Zhu in confusion, as if it didn’t understand why she disliked it so much.

Ji Zhu was already in a bad mood, and now there was this silly dog adding to the chaos. She immediately slapped the dog on the head with a paw, cursing while hitting the big dog until it shrank its neck and retreated in grievance.

Perhaps because her curses were too vulgar and the big dog understood them, it directly fell into a state of self-pity. It didn’t fight back when hit, nor did it talk back when scolded. Although it was many times bigger than Ji Zhu, it looked like a pitiful little thing.

The other passersby who saw this situation, not a single one came forward to stop it. They walked past in a hurry, as if they were afraid that Ji Zhu would not only hit the dog but also hit them as they passed by.

After hitting the big dog several times, Ji Zhu was tired. She barked angrily at the big dog, telling it not to be like a lecher, sniffing people’s bottoms as soon as it came up.

The big dog was half-crouching on the ground. It didn’t run away even after being scolded. Instead, it tried to come over and lick Ji Zhu ingratiatingly, but it was met with another paw.

Ji Zhu looked at the silly dog in front of her with disgust. She didn’t even lick her own fur, so how could she let a dog lick it? What if it left saliva on her fur? Did she have to walk around with the smell of saliva on her?

The big dog was completely prostrate on the ground. Actually, Ji Zhu’s hits didn’t hurt, but she looked fierce. And it just so happened that this big dog was rather simple-minded. Even when being scolded, it didn’t get angry at all. Instead, it still circled around Ji Zhu, seeming to really want to play with her.

Seeing that she couldn’t shake it off, Ji Zhu thought for a moment and simply climbed onto the big dog’s back, letting it carry her.

She had never ridden a horse when she was a person, but now that she was a cat, she had a dog to ride. Seeing the silly dog so obediently carrying her and running wildly in the inn, Ji Zhu was very satisfied.

I, Ji Zhu, also have a mount!

When Su Xin returned, what she saw was precisely Ji Zhu riding on the big dog, pointing out directions. Wherever she pointed, the big dog would charge, completely following her lead.

Su Xin: “…”

Xia Ye, who was following beside Su Xin and originally had a not-so-good expression, immediately smiled when she saw this situation. She found that this little thing that Jiang Bai was raising was really interesting.

It made her want to raise one to accompany her as well.

Ji Zhu was very excited to see Su Xin return. She directed the big dog to lead the way for them.

Now that the two of them were back, it meant that they could continue on their journey instead of being cooped up in the inn all day, so bored.

As soon as Jiang Bai opened the door, she saw Ji Zhu proudly riding on the big dog, and then the big dog grinning foolishly at her.

“…”

For a moment, she didn’t know whether to feel proud or ashamed.

In the end, Jiang Bai temporarily put Ji Zhu’s matter aside and her gaze fell on Su Xin. After carefully looking her up and down, she didn’t see any obvious injuries on her. And looking at her complexion, it was even better than Xia Ye’s beside her.

“Elder, are you alright?” Jiang Bai asked.

Su Xin shook her head, glanced at Xia Ye cryptically, and walked into Jiang Bai’s room, briefly telling her the reason for her delay.

“That serious of an injury?” Jiang Bai frowned. With Su Xin’s strength, how could she be injured to the point of being unable to move?

“Mm,” Su Xin replied without changing her expression.

Jiang Bai looked at her, then at the silent Xia Ye beside her. She understood that they might be hiding something from her, but since Su Xin was unwilling to say, she couldn’t press the matter. She then said, “Rest for a night. We’ll continue our journey tomorrow morning.”

Su Xin did not refuse. After leaving Jiang Bai’s room, she said to Xia Ye, “Now that you’re back, don’t throw your childish tantrums anymore.”

Seeing that she was about to leave, Xia Ye grabbed her wrist and said with red eyes, “Do you have to be like this? Why can’t you just look at me properly?”

Su Xin’s face was tense, as serious and cold as ever, without any hint of softness that would give Xia Ye hope.

“You…”

Creak—

The sound of a door opening came.

Qiong Yin walked out of her room. She was originally very happy to see Su Xin, but she soon realized that something was wrong.

Her gaze moved down and landed on Su Xin’s wrist.

Su Xin: “…”

Her face changed, and she immediately shook off Xia Ye’s hand that was holding hers.

Xia Ye’s heart trembled, and the pain made her eyes even redder.

Qiong Yin was bewildered.