The Hehuan Sect Enchantress’s Short-Lived Spirit Pet 6

Chapter 006: Golden Ingot

In the afternoon, fine, golden sunlight streamed in through the door and windows. It should have been a very quiet and harmonious scene, but Jiang Bai’s single sentence completely shattered the atmosphere.

Ji Zhu’s eyes widened bit by bit, and the anger in her deep blue eyes brewed, finally shooting straight to the heavens!

“Meow!”

The sharp meow, filled with grief and indignation, nearly burst Jiang Bai’s eardrums. Yet, it was only then that Jiang Bai seemed to nod in satisfaction.

Now that’s the feisty little cat I picked up. That earlier behavior must have been a possession.

“Seeing how full of vigor your cry is, I suppose you’re not that hungry yet,” Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow, a teasing smile playing on her lips. She had already emerged from her meditative state, her body lazily leaning against the chaise lounge with no intention of getting up.

Ji Zhu felt wronged. This enchantress truly had no awareness of how to care for small animals. Even at a time like this, she still had to bully her!

She curled up into a ball, aggrieved, even thinking to herself, Why wasn’t it Qiong Yin who brought me back?

Qiong Yin is so gentle, so understanding of a cat’s heart. If it were Qiong Yin, she would never tease me so maliciously like Jiang Bai!

Seeing that she didn’t fly into a rage and accuse her, Jiang Bai found it rather strange. She walked over and bent down to look at the small, platinum-gold ball on the dark brown table.

After watching for a while and seeing nothing out of the ordinary, she reached out and poked her back with the tip of her index finger. “What? Going on a hunger strike?”

This single sentence was enough to infuriate Ji Zhu all over again. You haven’t even brought the food out, so how am I on a hunger strike?

She didn’t even twitch an ear, determined to ignore Jiang Bai!

Jiang Bai looked at the little thing on the table thoughtfully, then straightened up and walked out.

Ji Zhu: “?”

She lifted her head in confusion. Seeing that Jiang Bai was no longer in the room, her cat face was on the verge of tears from grievance.

She’s left me, a cat, here alone to cool down again!

Such a master of the cold shoulder, hateful! Detestable!

Ji Zhu didn’t want to just sit and wait. She craned her neck to look at the floor. She didn’t dare to jump from such a height, so her gaze fell on the round wooden stool, wondering if using it as a transfer point was feasible.

Gritting her teeth, Ji Zhu decided to go for it! I can’t always be afraid to try because I’m scared! If other cats saw me like this, wouldn’t they laugh themselves to death?

With this thought, Ji Zhu made up her mind. She aimed for her target and took a tentative leap!

Hmm?

Ji Zhu landed lightly on the round wooden stool. She looked around on it in amazement, surprised that she could actually do it!

The moment she jumped, it was as if her body had an instinct to adjust its posture, allowing her to land steadily and without injury.

Wow, does this mean I’ll no longer be afraid of the enchantress putting me on the table and not daring to get down?

With this thought, Ji Zhu was overjoyed. She jumped from the round stool to the ground again, feeling the solidness of the ground beneath her feet. She lifted her head, took a step, and looked as proud as could be!

Ji Zhu strutted to the doorway with an air of arrogance, poked her head out, but didn’t see the enchantress. Wondering what she was up to, Ji Zhu thought that since Jiang Bai wasn’t preparing food for her, she would rely on herself and go out to find a meal ticket!

This time, Ji Zhu lightly leaped over the steps that had once been a considerable challenge for her. Then, she crossed the courtyard to the threshold. Looking at the threshold that was taller than herself, Ji Zhu wasn’t scared at all this time. With a push from her hind legs, she leaped directly onto the threshold, landing steadily on top.

Heh! So the threshold that once seemed so high is now under my feet, isn’t it?!

Just as Ji Zhu was feeling smug, she looked up and saw Jiang Bai, holding a tray and standing outside, looking in her direction.

Ji Zhu’s legs trembled, and she accidentally slipped and fell off the threshold, her heart filled with silence.

When did this enchantress appear? How long has she been watching? Did she see my smug and foolish look just now?!

Seeing her fall again, Jiang Bai walked closer with the tray, then stepped over Ji Zhu and into the room.

“What are you still doing lying out there? Not eating lunch?”

Jiang Bai’s voice came from inside the room. Ji Zhu was stunned for a moment when she heard it, tilting her head in confusion.

After all my antics, the enchantress isn’t angry?

She quickly crossed the threshold back into the courtyard and trotted inside. Now that the enchantress had prepared lunch, why should she go far and wide to find a meal ticket?

Back in the room, before Jiang Bai could come and lift her onto the table, she made two consecutive leaps and jumped onto the table herself. Her eyes lit up at the sight of the food on Jiang Bai’s tray.

She was really hungry!

Jiang Bai watched her movements, silent for a moment. She placed the already shredded chicken breast in front of Ji Zhu, followed by a bowl of goat’s milk.

Ji Zhu looked up and meowed gratefully at Jiang Bai, then lowered her head and ate with a satisfied expression.

As expected of the cultivation world. Even simple boiled chicken breast is so delicious. It’s not dry at all, and it even has a light, sweet taste!

Ji Zhu thought that perhaps because this chicken was raised in the Hehuan Sect, it had spiritual energy, which was why it was so delicious.

Watching her eat so happily, Jiang Bai propped her elbow on the table and rested her chin in her hand, watching her. She suddenly asked, “What were you planning to do just now?”

The meat Ji Zhu was halfway through swallowing almost got stuck in her throat. She lowered her head, feeling a little guilty and not daring to look up.

If the enchantress knew I was going to abandon her to find another meal ticket, would she slap me to death on the spot?

At this moment, Ji Zhu was especially grateful that she couldn’t speak. Otherwise, faced with the enchantress’s question, she would have had to answer.

Ji Zhu pretended not to understand and forced herself to continue eating as if nothing had happened.

The enchantress let out a couple of ambiguous chuckles, which made Ji Zhu’s little heart pound wildly. She even began to suspect that the enchantress knew she could understand but was pretending not to.

Fortunately, the enchantress didn’t continue to dwell on this issue. After she finished her lunch, she cleared the table and then went out again, off to do who knows what.

Ji Zhu paid her no mind. Full and content, she was already getting sleepy. She jumped down from the table and ran into the courtyard, climbed onto the cat tree Qiong Yin had made for her, where Qiong Yin had also placed a very comfortable cat bed. She ran in and curled up, sleeping while basking in the sun.

Actually, since coming to this world, Ji Zhu’s life had been quite good. She didn’t have to worry about anything, didn’t have to fret about food, clothing, shelter, or transportation, and certainly didn’t have to get up for work every day. It was simply too comfortable.

Actually… staying by the enchantress’s side isn’t bad either. It would just be better if she could be a little gentler.

With this thought, Ji Zhu drowsily fell into a deep sleep. This thought seemed to be very strong in her dream, as she actually dreamed that the enchantress was smiling gently at her, her voice soft and tender.

At first, Ji Zhu was very happy. But slowly, as the enchantress remained so gentle and didn’t tease her, Ji Zhu began to feel scared. She was extremely unaccustomed to this version of the enchantress.

Is this still the enchantress I know? It’s as if she’s been possessed!

This sleep left Ji Zhu feeling very uneasy. When she woke up and realized it was a dream, she even breathed a sigh of relief.

The enchantress in the dream was truly terrifying. She had almost thought that the enchantress was being so nice to her because she was planning to fatten her up for the slaughter.

Dazedly opening her eyes, she saw that the enchantress had returned at some point and was now sitting under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, holding some tools and doing something.

Ji Zhu yawned and stretched, resting her head on the cat bed and facing the enchantress’s direction, feeling too lazy to move.

The warm and comfortable sunlight poured down on her, making Ji Zhu feel the urge to sleep again. But she was afraid that if she slept too much now, she wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.

If she couldn’t sleep at night and made a fuss, the enchantress might really kick her off the bed.

“Awake?” the enchantress’s faint voice came.

“Meow~”

Jiang Bai put away her tools, stood up, and walked over to Ji Zhu, placing a small object she was holding around Ji Zhu’s neck.

Ji Zhu, who had just woken up, was still groggy. When she saw clearly what the enchantress was putting on her, her eyes instantly lit up. She looked at Jiang Bai eagerly, so happy that she wanted to give her a kiss on the cheek!

She actually put a small golden ingot on me!

Gold!

So generous!

Ji Zhu had never expected that the first time she would receive gold jewelry from someone would be from the enchantress. It was truly a unique experience.

Jiang Bai tied the knot on the string and said faintly, “You can run and jump now. If I don’t put this on you, you won’t even know how you died.”

This object was actually made from a sect token that she had melted down. It was like a key that would allow her to move freely within the sect without being harmed by some of the sect’s restrictive barriers and formations.

Ji Zhu: “…”

Is that what it is?

But on second thought, so what? The fact was that this golden ingot had been given to her! Ji Zhu instantly became happy again.

“It seems you quite like this little trinket,” a smile played on Jiang Bai’s lips, very satisfied with her reaction.

To highlight the uniqueness of her gift, she had not only made the token into this chic ingot shape, but she had also carved the words “Little Cat” on the bottom of the ingot. This was something that belonged exclusively to Little Cat.

Ji Zhu smugly swung the golden ingot around her neck. How could she not like it? This was a major prop that increased her net worth!

With this thought, she suddenly became bold enough to jump onto Jiang Bai. As Jiang Bai subconsciously reached out to catch her, she stretched out her head and gave her a peck on the cheek, then quickly jumped down and ran away as if fleeing for her life.

Ji Zhu, who had already run away, didn’t know that Jiang Bai remained frozen in the posture of catching her for a long time. Her charming and enchanting face was filled with a dazed expression, and her ears, originally like white jade, gradually turned red.