Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

The catgirl was very upset, her expression was extremely aggrieved, and she was filled with bitterness, even her nose felt sore.

Of course, it wasn't because she cared about his gift! She just thought this annoying pet owner was heartless!

"Jingle Bell......"

Just then, a crisp bell rang out behind Bai Xueling.

The cat girl's cat ears immediately stood up.

The sound of the bell seemed to possess some kind of special magic, causing the catgirl to pause slightly, her beautiful, agate-like eyes involuntarily shifting their gaze backward.

Suddenly, Ye Ge appeared behind her, holding a beautiful silver-blue bell in his right hand. His perfectly handsome face, enough to make countless girls fantasize, smiled at her, and his voice was gentle: "Of course, I won't forget that my dearest Lingling hasn't received a gift yet, has she?"

Bai Xueling stared at him blankly.

"This is my gift..."

After realizing what had happened, the catgirl's cheeks flushed red. She lowered her head, her fingers clasped together, and muttered, "Who wants your gift..."

"Hmm, you don't care. It was my master who insisted on giving it to my cute and proud little kitten." Yege said as she sat behind the catgirl and helped her tie the bell around her neck.

"Who's being arrogant!" Bai Xueling turned her head and grinned at Ye Ge, revealing a fierce little tiger tooth.

Then, unable to resist, she looked down at the bell around her neck and reached out to touch it: "What is this...?"

"See for yourself," Ye Ge said.

Bai Xueling also had a system installed, so he directly opened the system panel to view its attribute information.

[Item: Liyue Neck Bell]

[Quality: Gold]

[Special Attribute: For Spirit Pets]

[Effect: Growth potential +9999, maximum spirit power +999999, efficiency of illusion skills +520%, resistance to illusion skills +520%]

[Description: A supreme treasure from the Liyue Continent, formed from the essence of ten thousand years of Liyue. Legend has it that this item is associated with a love story; it was a token of love between a Soul Emperor and his spirit pet, who had transformed into human form... After the emperor's death, his beloved spirit pet committed suicide in his tomb to accompany him, and the two rested together forever... Since then, this neck bell has been imbued with a strong sense of love and devotion, so the deeper the bond between the Beastmaster and the spirit pet, the greater the power this equipment will unleash.]

Gold quality!?

Bai Xueling was stunned; she hadn't expected Ye Ge to give her such a precious gift!

"Where...where did this thing come from?"

"Hmm... I bought it, where else could it have come from?"

Night Song, of course, could not explain the things about his own system.

His system isn't Deep Blue...

Moreover, he hasn't been exploring any secret realms recently. He's been in seclusion at Principal Lan Mi's place in the War Academy, and Bai Xueling has been by his side throughout this year of seclusion. So it's impossible to say that he obtained it by chance from any secret realm.

So all I can say is that it was bought.

"So, do you like it?" Ye Ge asked with a grin.

Bai Xueling lowered her head: "You're such a spendthrift... Why... why did you suddenly buy such expensive things?"

In this world, over 90% of the gold-quality equipment is held by the top ten races among all races.

Therefore, any gold item, especially equipment, is almost always extremely expensive!

Suddenly buying this kind of thing...

And the story behind this equipment... the more I read, the more something seems off. Night Song deliberately bought a gift with this kind of meaning; could he be trying to hint at something?

Could it be that after giving her the gift, he'll gaze at her affectionately, say a bunch of strange things, and then tell her, "I don't just want to be your master, I want to add another layer to our relationship, I want to be your... and this thing is our letter..."

The catgirl's eyes widened, her little head suddenly burning, her two upright cat ears turning bright red, almost steaming...

Ye Ge looked at her in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"

Little did he know where the little kitten in front of him was lost in thought.

"No, it's nothing..." Bai Xueling gently rubbed the bell around her neck with her two small hands, her face flushed as she asked, "Why, why did you buy this?"

"Well... I just saw this when I was picking out a gift, and I thought it would be perfect for you," Ye Ge said casually, making it up.

Actually, it was just a lucky blind box that I happened to open, and it just so happens to be suitable for spirit pets. If I don't give it to Lingling, who else can I give it to?

'Perfect gift for me!'

Bai Xueling's young heart seemed to have been struck a violent blow, as if her inner suspicions had been confirmed, and her body temperature rose again...

He really did... he really did...

That scoundrel of a master... he really did have designs on me!

I'm his contracted spirit pet!

How could he do this!

"Well," Ye Ge spoke up again, "actually, I suddenly remembered that there's something else I wanted to tell you..."

"No, no!" Bai Xueling cried out in terror, "Absolutely not!"

If her former subordinates from the Spirit Demon Kingdom knew that in this life she had become a human's spirit pet and was even in a relationship with her beast tamer master...

She'll be so ashamed she'll die!!!

Night Song: "?"

Ye Ge looked puzzled. He actually wanted to ask Bai Xue Ling whether, as a gold-quality spirit pet, she, like the Calamity Spirit, possessed memories of her past life.

Why such a sudden strong reaction?

"What I mean is..." Bai Xueling tapped two fingers together, avoiding Ye Ge's gaze, "You...you shouldn't say it, okay? I haven't thought it through yet..."

"Is that so... Alright then, I won't say anything for now." Ye Ge nodded, thinking that Lingling probably had some unspeakable secret from his past life. That's normal, after all, he wouldn't easily say that he came from Earth in his past life, and this is just a game world on Earth...

Bai Xueling breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Ye Ge wouldn't continue.

But why did she feel a vague sense of disappointment?

"knock knock"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Ye Ge looked up: "Go in."

The door to the room was pushed open, and Li Shuying walked in.

"Lord Night Song," Li Shuying said, "The King of the Feathered Clan wishes to see you."