Thousands of Love

It was the first time that Yu Zhizhi cursed the system that always called itself Satan. After she vented her anger, she felt much better.

She had no time to be sad. She had to go back to her room quickly to pack her luggage for going out with Yousen and contact other people.

Otherwise, if she suddenly disappeared for half a month, it might cause big trouble.

Yu Zhizhi walked to the dining table. The little whale lifted up its tail, tried to stick out its chest, and made a few gurgling sounds, obviously asking for a hug.

Yu Zhizhi picked up the mermaid Suisui.

The spiderlings also finished the steaks on their plates.

It wiped the corners of its mouth with a tissue.

He raised his eyes and looked at his mother intently and a little shyly.

It is not as direct as Sui Sui.

It wants a hug too.

But it was too embarrassed to speak.

Yu Zhizhi glanced at the little gray jade. It was curled up into a ball, with a few furry spider limbs quietly huddled together. After meeting her eyes, it suddenly lowered its head, looking very at a loss.

Yu Zhizhi's heart softened. She took the initiative to open her palms and said, "Huihui, come here."

She used to...

But I'm very afraid of spiders.

I never thought that one day I would find spiders cute.

The grayish-white spider cub moved slowly, raised its spider limbs and gently climbed onto the warm palm of the rabbit female. Its size was just right for the other person to hold it in one hand.

The spider's small hairs rubbed against her palm gently, making her feel a little itchy. Yu Zhizhi slowly held it, and with her other hand, she hugged the little blue whale and walked towards her room.

Gray jade is so happy.

It clung tightly to its mother's palm, its eyes curved, and its little fangs were exposed in its smile.

After returning to the room, Yu Zhizhi put the two cubs in her nest.

Time passed quickly without me noticing.

By the time she finished her bath and changed into her nightgown, it was almost midnight.

Lying on the bed, she took out the white communicator, saw the list of unread messages, and her finger swept across the screen, gently clicking on the chat box with Ling.

The cat only sent one message.

The time was the day when the battle took place in the Whirlpool Sea.

About two hours passed after Dracula disappeared.

Yu Ling sent a message.

Dracula is safe

This seemed to be told to Yu Zhizhi specifically, because Ling knew that Dracula would not contact her on his own initiative.

Ling sent this message to reassure her.

Apart from this message, there was no other information in the chat box.

Yu Zhizhi slid her fingers across the screen, and she suddenly realized that her chats with Zero were either random small talk, starting with her and ending with Zero, or... Zero was telling her something about the Temple Alliance step by step.

It's all official business.

Zero never talked to her about himself.

Kittens are never even mentioned.

The gap between the two has always been there, and Yu Zhizhi tried to bridge it several times, but failed.

Thinking about the time we haven't seen each other, Zero's favorability has dropped by more than forty...

Yu Zhizhi took a deep breath, tapped the screen with both hands, and sent a few messages.

Yu Zhizhi: [As long as it's safe.]

Yu Zhizhi: [Are you... asleep? ]

She stared at the pale blue screen for a moment, receiving zero responses.

Yu Ling: [Just finished a meeting, haven't slept yet. ]

Yu Zhizhi: [Can I use voice?]

After that, she waited anxiously. Yu Zhizhi wasn't used to talking on the phone, so she mostly chatted via text.

After waiting for a while, a voice call came from Zero.

Yu Zhizhi answered the call, and the soft and gentle voice of the cat youth came from the other end of the communicator: "Good evening, Miss Zhizhi."

"Good evening." Yu Zhizhi was still happy when she heard Ling's voice. She hid under the quilt. The two cubs were already asleep. She said in a very soft voice: "Are you still in the temple?"

"Yeah." The young cat man sitting at the round table twirled the pen in his hand. "I've been busy lately, mostly here."

Ling is not busy recently, he has always been busy.

Yu Zhizhi asked softly, "Dracula, he... do you know where he went?"

Zero: "I'm not sure. The traces of the underground city have disappeared. He may have found a very secluded place suitable for developing the economy and military forces."

"Did he withdraw from the Temple Alliance?" Yu Zhizhi asked again.

Dracula's favorability level has reached its maximum. He must have...recovered his memory, right? Otherwise, how could this happen?

"No." There was a hint of laughter in the cat youth's voice. "What a surprise, he actually stayed."

He and Dracula met two days ago.

The young cats thought he was coming to break the alliance with the Temple.

Unexpectedly, he stayed.

Yu Ling lowered his eyes and looked at the white pen in his hand: "This may be related to you. Anyway, if he is willing to attend the alliance meeting later, Miss Zhizhi, you will have a chance to meet him. I will inform you in advance so that you have time to prepare."

"Okay, thank you." Yu Zhizhi just wanted to know that Dracula was safe.

If we have the chance to meet again in the future...

That would certainly be better.

The conversation about Dracula seemed to have ended here. The two of them fell silent for a long while, and no one spoke.

Yu Ling was just like usual. He didn't initiate conversation or ask to hang up the call.

He goes neither forward nor backward.

Just stay there quietly, watching her every move.

Yu Zhizhi gradually became nervous. She cherished every opportunity to contact each other. Many random things flashed through her mind. She didn't know what to talk about, so in the end she could only try to talk about daily life.

Starting from the flower garden in the territory, to what I ate today, and seeing the golden moon at night through the glass window.

A hammer here and an axe there.

Say whatever comes to mind.

The young cat was a good listener and would occasionally respond without any impatience. There was even a hint of a smile in his voice, as if he was encouraging the other person to say more.

Yu Zhizhi was reluctant to hang up the phone.

She finally talked about the sacred tree.

"It has grown a lot, with lush branches and leaves. I heard that in a while, its spiritual energy will cover the entire territory and may even spread to the sea."

"Very good." Ling leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes slightly. The little rabbit had been looking for topics tonight, being a little clumsy... and clingy.

While listening to the soft and sweet voice of the little female, he closed his eyes and rested, slowly recovering his mental strength.

Yu Zhizhi looked at the time and found that more than an hour had passed.

She spoke for more than an hour and her mouth was a little dry.

I feel like I can't go on any longer. Given Zero's personality, he might really chat with her until dawn.

He has always been considerate.

But this thoughtfulness is tinged with a hint of alienation.

Yu Zhizhi knew she had to let Ling rest. After a moment's thought, she whispered, "Will you be free sometime? Do you want to come to my territory and play? Or... I can come find you."

Not a temple meeting, a brief encounter.

But it's about longer-term companionship in her, or his, field.