My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

Ruan Chayan and Jinhua Cat stared at each other for a long time. Even Xiange couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say, "You can't just stand there like that. Don't kittens like to play? Why don't you make a cat toy out of a twig?"

Ruan Chayan felt that Xiange was grasping at straws in her desperation: ["Tell me, what if Demon Lord Huaiwei's brain is cured in the future, and he remembers that he, a dignified Demon Lord, played with a cat toy? Won't he be so ashamed and angry that he kills me?"]

With difficulty, Xian Ge began, "Actually, I don't think Qin Fansheng is that kind of person..."

Ruan Chayan glanced at Xiange: "He's not human."

Xian Ge remained silent. He said, "Take your time. I'm going back to my system space to binge-watch dramas. Call me if you need anything, I'll hear you. I won't show myself again."

"Seriously? You're going to be a hands-off manager again?" Ruan Chayan watched the giant panda disappear in a halo of light, trying to awaken its nonexistent humanity. "At least give me some advice!"

A melancholic voice, like that of a celestial being, appeared in Ruan Chayan's mind: ["I'm just too opinionated, that's why I got myself into trouble and was forced to lose contact with you. Now you want me to give you advice?"]

Ruan Chayan choked up. Looking at the kitten dozing in the crevice of the rocks, she asked, "Speaking of which, why did you go missing? And why did another system lead us for a while?"

Xuan Ge stammered, "[It's about a host I used to manage. She wanted to continue partnering with me, but our superiors thought it wasn't suitable and separated us. She couldn't accept it, so she kidnapped me.]"

Ruan Chayan exclaimed in surprise: "Amazing! Your former host was that powerful?! Tell us more about it!"

String Song shouted in exasperation: "What do you mean, 'unfold'?! Go do your task!"

Instead of worrying about me, why don't you hurry up and check on Qin Fansheng! What are you going to do if you can't take Qin Fansheng with you tomorrow?

Ruan Chayan was in a good mood, but what Xiange said made her anxious.

Ruan Chayan stood up and stretched her numb legs. As soon as she moved, Jinhua Cat opened its eyes alertly.

Ruan Chayan tried imitating a cat's meow: "Meow? Meow meow~"

Jinhua Cat just stared at her without reacting at all.

"Tsk." Ruan Chayan squatted down dejectedly. "Little ancestor, please pay attention to me. You're making me really embarrassed."

"Smell me, do you recognize my scent? We've formed a bond, and I've been channeling my spiritual energy into you. Can you feel it?"

Ruan Chayan muttered to herself, trying to make conversation: "We've been through thick and thin together, so why don't you recognize me now? And why are you so cold to me?"

"Isn't it dangerous for you, a cat, to be out alone? Why don't you come stay with me? It must be so uncomfortable for you hiding in that crevice. Please come out!"

Ruan Chayan thought to herself that she had really been infected by Luo Hanying, otherwise she wouldn't be so talkative.

She tried to bring her hand closer to the kitten, and the Jinhua cat stared straight at her without moving away.

"I'm a good person, I meant no harm, I just wanted to repay your kindness, so I stayed with you. Are you really stupid? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Ruan Chayan touched the Jinhua cat's pink nose with her finger, letting it get used to her scent.

She recited the mantra over and over again, while the golden cat cautiously sniffed her hands.

"Oh my!" Jinhua Cat meowed briefly, looking at Ruan Chayan with a hint of anticipation.

Upon hearing Jinhua Cat meow, Ruan Chayan quickly responded with a low "uh-huh," but she didn't understand what Jinhua Cat meant at all.

Ruan Chayan's voice was full of anticipation: ["Xiange, do you mean I can't understand cat language?"]

Xian Ge knew exactly what she was up to: "You're crazy."

Ruan Chayan was somewhat annoyed: "If you can't, you can't. Why are you making personal attacks?"

"Hey, you said you're a panda, and it's a Jinhua cat, you're both cats, so you should know what a Jinhua cat is talking about, right?"

String Song spoke coldly: "Essentially, I am not a living being."

Ruan Chayan gave up after being met with Xiange's indifferent attitude.

The Jinhua cat huddled listlessly in a crevice between rocks, a tiny, endearing creature.

A monster that resembled a pig but was not quite a pig, bewitched by Ruan Chayan's aura, slowly approached the place.

Ruan Chayan spotted the monster immediately: ["Xiange, what kind of monster is this? How strong is it?"]

Before Xian Ge could answer, the Jinhua Cat suddenly leaped and pounced on the monster, leaving Ruan Chayan completely dumbfounded: "What's going on?"

Xian Ge said, "The Woodhorn Plum Blossom Pig is docile and omnivorous. It was probably attracted by your aura. It's only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, so it's not dangerous."

The Jinhua cat stretched out its sharp claws and pounced on the back of the wooden-horned plum blossom pig, tearing at it. The faint glow that had appeared on its body reappeared.

Bloodstains soon appeared on the body of the wooden-horned plum blossom pig. It screamed in agony, trying to shake off the golden-flower cat that was clinging to it by running and crashing into rocks.

Seeing this, Ruan Chayan weighed the pros and cons and simply summoned her spirit sword to cut off the head of the wooden-horned plum blossom pig.

The cat meowed twice, its tail held high, seemingly very happy.

Ruan Chayan was still wondering why the Jinhua Cat would suddenly attack a harmless monster when she saw the kitten pounce into the pool of blood and lick the blood of the Wood Horned Plum Blossom Pig.

She was so shocked that she no longer had time to be wary of Jinhua Cat, because Ruan Chayan had helped Jinhua Cat kill the demon beast, and it was no longer so wary of Ruan Chayan.

She then grabbed him by the back of the neck and lifted him up, saying, "That's disgusting! You're thirsty, you're thirsty, I have Pine Cliff Dew, how can you eat raw meat and drink blood?"

The cat struggled frantically, but Ruan Chayan reacted quickly and threw it to the ground, thus preventing it from getting hurt.

"Suckling sound~ Mimi, Mimi—"

Ruan Chayan suddenly felt something was wrong. It wasn't a real cat, but its true form was indeed a cat. She didn't have time to dwell on it and tried to use the Pine Cliff Dew in the jade box to bring back the Jinhua Cat's rationality.

The spiritual energy content of the Pine Cliff Dew is naturally much higher than that of the blood of a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast. The Golden Flower Cat abandoned the demon beast blood and drank the Pine Cliff Dew with a "woof".

Ruan Chayan went to the side and cut out the inner core of the wooden-horned plum blossom pig, but it was only the size of a fingernail, pitifully small.

Ruan Chayan made a hand seal and rinsed the inner core with water. She then put the inner core into the jade box, and the Jinhua cat immediately bit into it, crunching it crisply.

Seeing this, Ruan Chayan seemed to understand something: [“Xiange, is it using spiritual power to heal its injuries?”]

Xian Ge replied, "Yes, if you're beautiful and kind-hearted, you could even treat that pig and give it a cooked meal."

Ruan Chayan glanced at the barely brightening sky and said, "In order for it to come with me, I definitely need to cook it a meal."

Not only wealth can move people's hearts, but delicious food can too.

So Jinhua Cat enjoyed a special roasted meat set meal from Ruan Chayan.

Ruan Chayan was amazed by the speed at which the Jinhua cat pounced on its prey and its enormous stomach capacity.

Ruan Chayan asked in shock, "Xiange, isn't it okay for it to eat like this? It's going to eat the whole pig!"

Xian Ge glanced at Jin Hua Mao's condition and said, "It's alright, he's not really a kitten."

Ruan Chayan: "Uh..." Okay.