A cat that lingers beside a saint

Above the clouds, Yuanshi frowned deeply.

Beside him, the White Crane Boy seemed to sense Yuanshi's unease. After a moment of contemplation, he looked up and asked, "Master, should I go and bring this person up?"

Yuanshi glanced at the White Crane Boy.

Picking someone up?

Those who lack discernment know that this person is just a side character; the cat is the real deal.

The White Crane Boy clearly noticed the slight dissatisfaction in Yuanshi's eyes.

He was slightly taken aback, but dared not ask any further questions.

After all, he was just a pageboy by the side of Lord Yuanshi, and sometimes he really shouldn't have spoken out of turn.

If things continue like this, the heavenly lightning might injure that person. If that happens, wouldn't the master's plan fall through?

However, seeing that Yuanshi did not make any move, Baihe naturally did not dare to speak again and could only stand aside and patiently watch below.

……

The battle continues at the entrance to the Immortal Sect.

However, the battle was clearly chaotic.

The constant falling lightning from the sky left the disciples of the Immortal Sect at a loss.

Let alone attacking Su Bai and Yu Qiushui, they even had some difficulty dealing with the irregular heavenly lightning for a while.

But as the thunderclouds in the sky gradually dissipated, the thunder also slowly stopped.

Everyone's attention once again focused on Su Bai and Yu Qiushui, who were hiding in the cave.

"It's that cat demon! It was its magic that was unleashed. Such obscure supernatural powers are far beyond Yu Qiushui's ability to learn. He's just a ragpicker. Get rid of that cat first, then capture Yu Qiushui and bring him to the Hall of Law Enforcement!"

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's hair stood on end, and he was just about to open his mouth and exhale.

But Yu Qiushui stood directly in front of him, her right hand already resting on the storage bag at her waist.

"Don't panic, senior brother. I have thousands of lives. My life is your life."

Su Bai couldn't help but roll his eyes.

I've never seen you this tough when we were being chased before.

Although Su Bai did not raise the question, Yu Qiushui had already guessed that Su Bai was thinking this way.

"The Immortal Sect has a rule that fellow disciples must not kill each other."

"I was wronged that day, and if I had retaliated, I would never have been able to clear my name. But today, I have come to the Immortal Sect to fight back openly and honestly in front of all these people."

"One is a secret move, unseen by anyone. If those who are hunting me cannot return, the Immortal Sect will surely hold me accountable for this debt."

"One is to retaliate against the Great Brightness, and before retaliating, I need to shout that I am innocent. This will not only alarm the higher-ups of the sect, but also intimidate them. The two are completely different in meaning."

"Being a person is tiring. Even though you have such a big brain, you still have to think about all sorts of complicated things."

"You're not even as good as me, cat?"

Su Bai jumped onto Yu Qiushui's shoulder, nestled on his shoulder, licked its paws, and said, "I just like to sunbathe, cultivate, and when I have nothing to do, raid bird nests."

"How simple? How easy?"

Yu Qiushui gave a self-deprecating laugh.

He is not a cat, nor can he be as free and unrestrained as Su Bai.

He is a human being, and as such, all sorts of things will inevitably surround him; there's nothing he can do about it.

However, after living for so many years, Yu Qiushui has come to understand a principle of being human.

If you want to move forward, you must cut off your retreat. Only when you have no way back can you grit your teeth and charge forward.

At this moment, if he were to make a move, it would be tantamount to severing the last remaining connection between himself and the Immortal Sect.

He was also cutting off his own escape route.

Thinking of this, Yu Qiushui ripped off her belt and threw out dozens of storage bags at the same time.

Just as he was about to form a hand seal and roar out a burst, a beam of white light suddenly descended from the sky, instantly carrying Yu Qiushui, Su Bai, and the man with the belt away from the spot.

The sudden disappearance of the person and the cat stunned everyone present.

"Who dares to run wild in my Immortal Sect?" The sudden disappearance of Yu Qiushui and Su Bai naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.

The disciple in white robes who had been holding a fan earlier had clearly seized the opportunity.

Before anyone could react, he was the first to shout out those words.

The instant he uttered those words, another beam of white light fell from the sky.

Then the person vanished instantly.

For a moment, everyone instinctively shut their mouths.

Unlike the scenes where Su Bai and Yu Qiushui disappeared, there were no burn marks on the ground when that person and cat disappeared.

……

"Junior sister, this Void Land still needs to be reinforced. If you are unwilling to take action, why not hand over this Map of Mountains and Rivers to me? I might as well lend you a hand."

Nuwa slowly opened her eyes, her gaze piercing through thousands of miles to fall upon the immortal sect.

"Senior brother, although the Mountain and River Map is no ordinary item, it cannot withstand such repeated hammering."

"First it was your Immortal Sect, then it was the human race of our senior brother, and then Dijiang appeared. This place is just a self-sealed land for us saints, not a place for you to fight each other openly and secretly."

Yuanshi smiled faintly: "Didn't my junior sister also create a batch of demons? She even planted branches of the Fusang tree."

"And why didn't you mention the towering stone pillars in the West? Now you're blaming me?"

Nuwa snorted coldly.

Then he slowly closed his eyes.

She never said a word more than a few words to Yuanshi.

This is the deepest truth she has come to understand over the years.

She felt that even if she said just one more word, this senior brother Yuanshi was plotting against her.

Yuanshi slowly withdrew his gaze, then turned it to the person and the cat in the main hall.

Yuan Shi had actually been curious about this cat for a long time.

This place is inside the Mountain and River Map, placed in the deepest part of the Heavenly Court.

Apart from the disciples who participated in the Investiture of the Gods and the leadership of the Heavenly Court, virtually no one knew of the existence of this place.

Although the gods and immortals of Heaven know about this place, very few of them actually go inside.

Apart from a few former disciples of the Jie Sect who occasionally wanted to enter this place to see the old Taoist, no one else would dare to enter without permission.

The sages naturally knew what the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" was.

This item was originally the companion magic weapon of Emperor Jun, the former ruler of the Demon Court. Later, at the end of the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, it was obtained by Kunpeng. However, before it fell into Kunpeng's hands, the spirit of this magic weapon had already been extracted by Nuwa, which is why it manifested into the current Mountain and River Map.

Initially, this map of mountains and rivers was basically empty, which is what the sages often referred to as a void.

But one day, a cat's meow rang out in this deathly silent world.

What Yuan Shi couldn't understand was how a living creature could suddenly appear in a lifeless, unreal place.

Yuan Shi stared intently at Su Bai, feeling an urge to dissect the cat from the inside out.