Miss Witch is broke again.

This is the dome of the royal court. Undine brought Su Li here, dismissed the maids and had them bring her some elven delicacies, which cheered Su Li up.

Indeed, Su Li had been unconscious for at least a few days, and in this alien space with different rules, she hadn't felt it before, but now she was actually quite hungry.

Undine chatted with Su Li for a while, and then a maid brought over several silver platters, each filled with various fruits and a glass of red wine.

On the stone table under the dome, the fruit on the silver plate was of a type that Su Li couldn't identify, but each fruit was large and plump, still covered with dew from being freshly picked.

Clearly, Undine was very kind to Su Li.

Uh, Su Li was a little dumbfounded.

Theoretically speaking, witches are all carnivores, and fruit is just a supplement. But given the situation, and with Undine watching gently from the side, Su Li didn't have the heart to refuse.

Su Li carefully picked up a bright red fruit, almost the size of a watermelon, with both hands, opened her mouth and took a bite. The flesh was sweet and delicious, and the burst of juice filled her entire mouth.

good to eat!

Since it was delicious, Su Li didn't stand on ceremony and devoured the fruit without any ladylike manners, even taking a sip of wine when she had a spare moment.

Wine is also a light flavor that elves love, similar to the juice in the witch's world, and it tastes very good.

Undine laughed heartily when she saw Su Li's unreserved demeanor.

"Meow! Meow..."

Su Li looked up curiously, still chewing on half a piece of fruit. She seemed to have just heard the cat lamp's meow, and the meow sounded very familiar.

Seeing Su Li suddenly freeze, Undine couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong, Su Li?"

Su Li forced down the food in her mouth, looked around in confusion, but found nothing. She could only ask the elf girl:

"Did you just hear a cat meowing? Like the cat lamp's meowing..."

At this moment, Undine's expression was even more confused than Su Li's, and she asked in bewilderment:

"What is a cat lantern? There has never been such a creature in the Tree Realm."

Su Li was embarrassed. It was normal for Undine, a native elf from another dimension, not to know the Cat Lantern race, but Su Li did hear a familiar meow.

Did she hear wrong? Could it be that adapting to the rules of another dimension can cause auditory hallucinations?

Su Li thought for a moment and decided to continue eating.

Of all things, eating is the most important!

Just as Su Li was engrossed in her meal, the elven warriors guarding the vicinity were leaping and bounding about, trying to catch a nimble black shadow. Thanks to their natural agility, the elven warriors made no noise, so as not to disturb the queen and the distinguished guests she was entertaining.

To the elves of the Tree Realm, it was an adorable but unnamed strange animal, entirely black with smooth fur and a petite size, yet more agile than any elf.

Finally, the elven warriors could only watch as it leaped gracefully through the air and disappeared into the grass.

The warriors could only continue patrolling to prevent similar creatures from appearing again, but what they didn't know was that the shadowy creature had a clear target: the dome where Undine and Su Li were.

Su Li had just finished eating and was about to take a sip of sweet wine when a dark shadow swept across the corridor and crashed into her chest at a speed that was too fast to see clearly.

If it weren't for someone's broad-mindedness, they would probably have suffered internal injuries from that impact, and even so, they were still knocked flat on their backs on the ground.

"Meow, meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow..."

Before Su Li could even utter a sound, she heard a series of familiar cat-like meows.

A cute, petite cat-shaped lamp lay on Su Li's chest, its paws restlessly pressing against her snow-white breasts. Its brown eyes looked at Su Li as if it were quite pleased with itself.

"Meow!"

Su Li's eyes widened. Was this Cat Fia?

Undine had tried to stop the black cat's sudden attack on Su Li, but the cat lantern was too fast to stop. However, seeing the cat lantern still standing triumphantly on Su Li, she angrily chased it away, preparing to question the elven warriors about their lax guard.

Su Li quickly waved her hand to tell Undine not to be angry, and then got up to hug the familiar black cat lamp.

"Meow, meow, meow..."

The black cat lamp felt that Su Li recognized its identity, and immediately started meowing excitedly. It seemed that it had been holding back for a long time, so much so that it could hardly control its desire to express itself.

Su Li was filled with questions and could only tentatively ask:

"Fia the cat?"

The cat lamp immediately became smug, and its cat ears stood up proudly.

"Meow!"

Su Li was so happy she almost jumped for joy. It was such a surprise to run into Cat Fia here.

"Catfia, you've escaped from the deep-sea prison?"

The cat lamp immediately looked dejected, its cat ears drooping listlessly, and it meowed pitifully.

"Meow~ Aww, meow."

Uh, Su Li had a bit of a headache. This pitch-black cat lamp was indeed a cat phia, but she didn't understand how cat lamps communicated. The meaning of "meow meow meow meow" was probably only understood by the cat lamp witch.

The dark cat-lamp blinked and let out a meow, realizing that Su Li couldn't understand its way of communicating. So it opened its mouth to speak, startling the elf girl who had come closer.

There are no talking animals in the Tree Realm, at least Undine has never seen one.

"SuSuSuLi! I've missed you so much!"

Cat Fia was very excited. She pressed her paws against Su Li's cheeks, and then her hind paws ruthlessly stepped on the rise and fall of Su Li's chest.

Su Li didn't pay attention to these details; she was finally able to communicate properly with the cat. She asked:

"Catfia, are you released from prison?"

Fia the cat's whiskers were slightly raised, making her look quite smug, and her tone was very proud:

"No, the cat just recovered from her injuries at the big cat's place and sneaked out when the big cat wasn't looking. Hehe, luckily the cat is the Shadow Cat Lantern Witch, otherwise with her current strength, she wouldn't have been able to see the lovely Su Li."

Su Li's lips twitched. This was indeed something Cat Fia could do, and judging from her appearance, the great witch definitely hadn't discovered that Cat Fia had successfully run away.

"Cat Fia, you've done something naughty again!"

The cat-lamp jumped onto the stone table, its hind paws resting on the surface, while its short front paws were placed on its hips, looking quite smug, and it said:

"No cat! It's clearly the big cat that wasn't paying attention; the cat just ran out in broad daylight!"

Su Li chuckled and, before Cat Fia could even protest, hugged Cat Fia tightly in her arms, too happy to let go.

After a long while, Su Li finally released Cat Fia, while Cat Lantern lay dizzy on someone's chest, almost unable to breathe.

"Meow! Su Li, this is murder!"

Cat Fia, having just caught her breath, jumped onto the stone table with lingering fear and immediately accused Su Li of her behavior, but then burst into laughter.

At this moment, Cat Fia asked Su Li, puzzled:

"Meow, Su Li, what are you doing here? I sneaked out and finally managed to locate this strange alternate dimension. I almost got caught by those long ears as soon as I entered, but luckily I ran fast."

Su Li could only recount everything that had happened to her, which filled Cat Fia with anger and helplessness, leaving her only able to let out a meow:

"Aww, you wicked witch! It's a pity the cat isn't the same cat as before, and it's in this strange alternate dimension. The cat is no different from an ordinary cat lamp."

Su Li, on the contrary, comforted Mao Feiya, saying that she would find a way to escape, which made Undine, who was listening nearby, feel a little disappointed.

At this moment, Catfia pointed at the elf girl, seemingly puzzled by her existence, and asked:

"Meow, who is she?"

Su Li took Undine's hand and said happily:

"Undine, my new best friend!"

Fia the cat, her big eyes narrowed, jumped down and placed her paws on Undine's hand as if performing a ritual. After she finished, she said:

"Meow, since she's Su Li's friend, then she's like a sister to me!"

At this moment, the gloom on the elf girl's face dissipated, and with the cat Fia's consent, she even pinched the soft cat paws.

Just as the three of them—no, the two of them and the cat—were enjoying themselves, an elven warrior walked in, looking terrified.

"Princess, no, Your Majesty, the Spider Demon King has just ordered that you and this distinguished gentleman must come to see her!"