Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 27
Chapter 27
An uncontrollable feeling of frustration surged in Yu Shu. She hated this overwhelming emotion.
There were many things she hated, for example—
The duration of Nan Zhi and Feng Zhiwei’s engagement was even longer than her age;
Even after the engagement was canceled, the storytellers still treated their love and hate as a joke;
The flirting that Li Qiu talked about;
The heart protection dragon scale was given as a token of love;
The heart protection dragon scale that protected the Dragon Clan was refined and exchanged for the phoenix feather that she hated;
And… the recent changes in her body, which made her unable to suppress her temper and made her moody;
It was all very annoying.
But the weasel cat’s claws were about to scratch Nan Zhi’s face.
This would not do!
Yu Shu quickly went forward and picked up the cat. However, at the moment she picked it up, that lump of a cat fell onto Nan Zhi’s face again.
She subconsciously looked down.
Nan Zhi was hit so hard that she covered her nose, her eyes welling up with tears. Li Qiu was also scared out of her wits, her fur standing on end.
Yu Shu: …
My apologies, but… is the Yuyin Sect’s food that good?
While she was distracted, Li Qiu made her move. She turned her head in anger.
When she saw Yu Shu, she became even more furious—the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and the friend of my enemy is my enemy!
Facing this enemy’s friend, all the past anger suddenly surged in her. She angrily kicked Nan Zhi’s head twice, gathered her strength, and used the momentum to charge at Yu Shu.
“Meow—”
Nan Zhi was shocked and scared out of her wits.
Even she was hit so hard that she was dizzy. The Young City Lord probably wouldn’t be any better.
Her eyes and hands were quick. She quickly grabbed the weasel cat’s tail.
“Bang.”
Li Qiu: …
Because she was stopped, she only threw a small tantrum, hitting Nan Zhi’s leg.
Who would understand?
She clearly wanted to teach this white tiger a lesson, but instead, she ended up embarrassing herself.
Li Qiu couldn’t help but get angry. She immediately turned her embarrassment into strength and charged at Yu Shu again, trying to regain her lost face.
Nan Zhi didn’t dare to be careless at all. After all, it was absolutely unacceptable for the Young City Lord to be attacked right under her nose.
But…
The Weasel Cat Clan was indeed the best fighting cat clan. Now that Li Qiu was angry, she almost couldn’t hold her down.
However, the situation had now evolved into—
The weasel cat’s short legs were furiously kicking, but it couldn’t get away. Nan Zhi was desperately holding her down and almost lost her grip.
Yu Shu, who was watching the whole thing: …
Although she was almost attacked, she also wanted to laugh. The corners of her mouth couldn’t help but turn up slightly.
When had she ever seen Nan Zhi like this? She looked disheveled and hilarious.
The frustration and unhappiness in her heart dissipated. For some reason, she was in a good mood again.
However, it was a bit unfortunate. Just as she was in a good mood but hadn’t laughed out loud, the weasel cat broke free and charged at her like a meteor.
It was truly like a meteor, even as fast as lightning.
Yu Shu didn’t react. At that moment, all she could see were the weasel cat’s furious eyes and Nan Zhi’s pale face.
Just when she thought she was really going to be hit, a familiar voice suddenly came from her side—
“Shu Shu!”
In a flash, the weasel cat was knocked away. Nan Zhi’s hand, which was casting a spell, was suspended in mid-air. A sudden orange cat jumped over.
“Are you okay?”
Nan Zhi and the orange cat said in unison.
Yu Shu’s gaze only fell on Nan Zhi. Seeing her anxious expression, her brows relaxed and her eyes filled with a smile. “I’m fine.”
Li Qiu, who was actually hurt: …
Song Cai, who was being ignored in favor of her friend’s love life: …
Li Qiu was angry, and Song Cai was also angry. In their anger, the two cats, who had no way to vent, got into a fight.
A huge, impossibly fat weasel cat and a huge, impossibly fat orange cat. Every time they jumped, Nan Zhi could feel the aftershock.
To avoid being affected, Nan Zhi pulled Yu Shu back a few steps. In the meantime, she couldn’t help but look at the two cats and ask, “Young City Lord, is it okay to just let them fight like this?”
Yu Shu shook her head and said calmly, “Song Cai and her fight every few months. It’s fine.”
“…”
Song Cai.
Nan Zhi had an impression of this name. It was that Lucky Cat from Yulin City.
But—
Nan Zhi’s impression was that she was a woman who managed the auction house in Yulin City in an orderly manner and made it a success, not a foolish cat who used her true form to fight with the Yuyin Sect’s Li Qiu and caused the ground to shake.
The corner of her mouth twitched. It was truly an eyesore.
The two cats were scratching and hitting each other. Nan Zhi really couldn’t bear to watch and turned her head away in disgust.
She just happened to meet the Young City Lord’s unwavering gaze. Her heart felt a little strange, and she spoke to ease the awkwardness. “I suddenly remembered what the Young City Lord said. That cat who can do a backflip is…”
Being so fat, it would be difficult to even fight, so it was probably not this Lucky Cat.
But, Young City Lord, why is your face so red?
Yu Shu quickly pulled her gaze away from Nan Zhi’s face. The tips of her ears were very hot. She couldn’t help but look at Nan Zhi’s face again.
She pulled her gaze away again.
“She, she can’t do a backflip.”
As soon as she finished speaking.
A burst of laughter suddenly rang out. It came from the weasel cat. Her claws were on the orange cat’s head, and her laughter was extremely arrogant. “Song Cai, Song Cai, what, you can’t even do a backflip anymore?”
Song Cai, who was caught off guard and ridiculed: ???
She was ridiculed…
“I’m dying of laughter. It’s just a backflip.
Anyone else can mock her, but not this dead weasel cat, Li Qiu—
At this moment, the main stage shifted to the two cats.
“Tsk, tsk.” The weasel cat arrogantly shook the orange cat’s head, still laughing arrogantly. “Then you do it~”
“What’s so difficult about that? I’ll do it!” The orange cat immediately flipped the weasel cat over. Her cat legs kicked the ground, trying to build up momentum. “Just watch!”
It was so interesting. Nan Zhi also couldn’t help but look at them.
At this, Yu Shu pursed her lips tightly in frustration, and she reluctantly looked away.
The cat’s backflip, the focus of all attention.
The huge, impossibly fat orange cat’s eyes were determined. She kicked her short legs and flipped up.
Nan Zhi was focused. Her arch-nemesis, Li Qiu, was also focused.
She only saw—
The chubby body suddenly paused. The orange cat’s face suddenly changed.
“Bang.”
The scene was comical. Nan Zhi couldn’t help but look away. However, sarcastic laughter came from her side again.
“Is that it? You’re usually so busy flirting with Li Yu that you can’t even do a backflip. You’re useless!”
Song Cai’s face turned red in anger. She angrily slapped Li Qiu with her claws, saying in embarrassment, “You’re only good with your mouth. If you’re so good, you do it!”
“Hmph.” Li Qiu snorted softly. Her tail was held high, and she said proudly, “If you want me to, I will.”
Once again, the focus of all attention. Nan Zhi looked away again.
And the Young City Lord… She couldn’t help but glance at Nan Zhi, getting sulky on her own.
The weasel cat’s short legs kicked, trying to build up momentum. There was a determination to win in her cat eyes. Nan Zhi was a little excited. After all, she had never seen a cat that could do a backflip.
She was concentrating, but—
Her face was suddenly turned back by the Young City Lord.
The Young City Lord’s smoke-like brows were furrowed. She said seriously, “It’s not good-looking. Don’t look.”
“Bang.”
A heavy object landed. Sarcastic laughter came from her side. This time, it was from Song Cai.
Nan Zhi subconsciously turned her head, but—the Young City Lord turned her face back again, holding it in her hands. It was a little strange. She tried to lean back, but she stopped because of the Young City Lord’s expression.
This time, the Young City Lord’s expression was serious, and her lips were tightly pursed. She looked unhappy. Her voice was very soft, but her tone was overbearing. “You’re not allowed to look.”
Nan Zhi: …
Not long ago, she lamented that she couldn’t meet the “bad” Young City Lord, and now she’s here.
The “bad” Young City Lord didn’t even allow her to watch a cat’s backflip. But this unhappy little expression was… indescribable. It made Nan Zhi want to tease her.
She smiled and asked softly, “Why?”
The Young City Lord was very overbearing. “Because it’s not good-looking.”
Nan Zhi laughed but then pressed her lips together, holding back her laughter. “But I don’t think…”
“Nan… Zhi.”
“Do you have to provoke me?”
The Young City Lord’s face turned cloudy, like a rainy day. Her apricot eyes were covered in a layer of dark clouds, and she sullenly looked at Nan Zhi.
Nan Zhi knew when to stop. She said with a smile, “But I don’t think the Young City Lord is wrong. It’s just…”
Yu Shu was attracted by the words “it’s just.” She subconsciously asked, “Just what?”
“The Young City Lord keeps bringing it up, so I’m just a little curious about the cat that can do a backflip.”
Instantly, Yu Shu’s face turned from cloudy to sunny. The sky was clear, so clear that her face was a little red, and the tips of her ears also turned red without her realizing it. She glanced at Nan Zhi with glistening eyes and said bashfully, “Where’s the room? Take me there.”
Nan Zhi: …?
Why did she bring up the room?
Young City Lord, your way of changing the subject is a bit too stiff. Of course, the real matter was not to let the Young City Lord be angry for too long.
At this moment, Nan Zhi had already forgotten her original intention. She immediately led the awkward Young City Lord into the Celestial Brush Sect’s base and into the room.
Yu Shu’s expression didn’t change, but she secretly held Nan Zhi’s hand while they were walking.
For a moment, the area outside the Celestial Brush Sect’s base was empty, with only the two cats remaining. A breeze blew. The two of them, who were tired and were about to take a break, suddenly froze and looked at each other.
Li Qiu, who was about to teach Nan Zhi a lesson not long ago: …
Song Cai, whose friend was abducted when she wasn’t paying attention: ??!
Song Cai immediately panicked and rushed inside, but—that stinky cat, Li Qiu, hit her on the head and made her dizzy.
“Li Qiu!”
“Running? If you can’t win, you’re going to run to Li Yu and complain?”
Song Cai: …?
Complain? What a joke. She was the strongest fighter in the world. This kind of trick for a three-year-old—she wouldn’t stoop to it!
For a moment, the two cats started fighting again without a word.
This time, it was truly a ground-shaking fight. Every time they jumped, the aftershocks could even affect the pedestrians’ feet. In a moment, the passersby all stopped and filled the street.
The Yuyin Sect’s weasel cat and Yulin City’s Lucky Cat are fighting outside the Celestial Brush Sect?
Wow.
Did something big happen in the Nine Provinces again?
…
While Song Cai and Li Qiu were fighting fiercely, Nan Zhi had already taken Yu Shu back to the room.
The room was set up very simply. When the door was closed, a lot of light was blocked out, and the vision became dim for a moment.
Yu Shu secretly glanced at her. Actually… after thinking about it all the way, she no longer wanted to do a backflip. She even hoped that Nan Zhi would give her a way out.
She turned her head away, covering her flushed ears, and looked down at her hands. She asked softly:
“Nan Zhi.”
“Are you really that curious about a cat that can do a backflip?”
As the words fell, she couldn’t help but look at Nan Zhi, hoping that the dragon would shake her head and let her feel relieved.
Things didn’t go as she wished—
Nan Zhi nodded as if she hadn’t noticed anything. “Yes, it’s a cat that can do a backflip.”
Yu Shu’s face became even redder, like a pink peach blossom. She was hesitant in her heart, but she stood up, eager to try.
Seeing that Yu Shu’s expression was wrong, Nan Zhi chose to give her a way out. She said softly, “How about… we just forget about it if we can’t find one? We’ve already seen a cat that can beat a drum, so it’s not a big loss.”
Yu Shu frowned at her words. She pursed her lips tightly and looked at Nan Zhi.
A cat that can beat a drum?
That black cat that Nan Zhi treated differently!
Since Nan Zhi had said that, what was she still hesitating for? She wouldn’t hesitate at all!
“Bang.”
A white mist appeared. A cute, snow-white little tiger appeared on the table.
Although it had been many days since she had seen Yu Shu’s true form, how could Nan Zhi not tell that it was Yu Shu? Her voice was strained. She hesitated. “Young City Lord, what are you doing?”
For some reason, Nan Zhi felt a little nervous.
After all, the creepy feeling of being petted by the Young City Lord last time was still there. Now, seeing the Young City Lord’s true form, she felt a little strange.
However, the Young City Lord didn’t say anything. She just quietly looked at her.
Her glass-like eyes, a pink, upturned nose, fluffy, soft fur, and that adorable little expression.
In the past, Nan Zhi’s hands would have been itching. But now—
Evil thoughts? No, no.
She avoided her. The little white tiger, however, walked over slowly and spoke in a human voice. “Don’t you want to see a backflip?”
Nan Zhi’s movements froze. Her expression was stunned.
A backflip?
Could it be…
Just as she saw the Young City Lord’s movements pause, preparing to jump—
Nan Zhi’s scalp suddenly tingled. Her eyes and hands were quick. She scooped Yu Shu into her arms.
Yu Shu was a little surprised. She asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
Nan Zhi’s hands were trembling. She only dared to hold Yu Shu loosely. She hid the strange feeling in her eyes, leaving only a complex expression. “Don’t do that.”
In her opinion.
Yu Shu should shine in the field of artifact refining and be respected by others, not—learn from an unintelligent cat and do a backflip for her entertainment.
“Don’t do that.”
“It’s not good-looking at all. I won’t watch.”
Not long ago, Yu Shu had said this. Now, Nan Zhi said it again.
“Nan Zhi.”
“So you’re more interested in the black cat that can beat a drum, right?”
Nan Zhi had a vague feeling that the Young City Lord was very unhappy. She retorted without thinking, “No.”
Yu Shu quietly lay in Nan Zhi’s arms and lifted her head to look at her. “Then why do you keep contradicting yourself?”
Nan Zhi didn’t know what to say, so she decided to just go with her heart.
“The Young City Lord’s true form is very beautiful.”
“But a comical move like a backflip is not beautiful.”
Yu Shu quietly looked at Nan Zhi for a while and replied, “Oh.”
With that, a white mist appeared again.
The little white tiger transformed into a human and was held in Nan Zhi’s arms.
Nan Zhi felt even worse. Although she completely understood Yu Shu’s intentions, her limbs were still stiff.
Yu Shu put her body weight on Nan Zhi, wrapped her arms around her waist, and said, using her love as an excuse to act like a tyrant, “So, compared to the black cat, I’m more beautiful, right?”
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but widen her eyes, shocked and in disbelief.
“Why would the Young City Lord ask something like that?”
Noticing that Yu Shu’s expression was wrong, Nan Zhi guessed that she had thought wrong again. She quickly explained:
“There’s no doubt that the Young City Lord’s true form is more beautiful than anyone else’s.”
Their eyes met. Yu Shu couldn’t take it anymore and was the first to look away, burying her face in Nan Zhi’s neck.
Warmth radiated from her body. Nan Zhi could feel that she was warm, and she couldn’t help but look down. Her ears were also red.
Her limbs were stiff, but Nan Zhi still didn’t understand. It was just a simple truth.
Actually, she also felt a little regret. Although she had decided to become a couple with Yu Shu because of the generous bride price, she still felt a little regret.
She regretted that she couldn’t empathize with Yu Shu at this moment.
The Young City Lord should be very happy right now. She didn’t understand why she was happy because of a simple truth, but she wanted to be happy with her.
What a pity.
Amidst the pity, she couldn’t help but reach out and gently wrap her arm around Yu Shu’s waist.
She lowered her eyes, looking at Yu Shu’s flushed ears, and thought to herself: It doesn’t seem so regrettable anymore.
So she repeated again—
“The Young City Lord’s true form is more beautiful than anyone else’s.”
At the same time, Yu Shu also looked up.
The surging emotions became even more uncontrollable.
Recently, her body had undergone a strange change. Not only was she inexplicably moody, but she also couldn’t suppress those emotions.
Now, as she looked at Nan Zhi, she couldn’t hold back even more.
Although Nan Zhi had been thinking about this matter from the very beginning, it was not appropriate for the two of them right now.
At this, Yu Shu could only continue to suppress it. She showed a complex look in her eyes and gritted her teeth, picking at Nan Zhi’s faults in return. “You lied to me.”
Nan Zhi was stunned. She couldn’t empathize with the emotions in Yu Shu’s eyes. She asked in confusion, “Lied?”
Yu Shu once again used her love as an excuse to act like a tyrant, accusing her. “This is clearly not that beautiful.”
With that, she took out the clay tiger statue from her storage bag and held it out in front of Nan Zhi, continuing to accuse her. “The clay figure you made is clearly not that beautiful. You lied to me.”
Nan Zhi laughed. She took the clay tiger statue. “I’m sorry. My hands are too clumsy. What I made isn’t even one-thousandth as beautiful as the Young City Lord.”
Yu Shu had a place to vent the warmth in her body. She snorted softly and turned her head away.
“There are also artisans in Chunlai City.”
“How about the Young City Lord and I go together? The artisan’s craftsmanship is good. If they can see the Young City Lord’s true form, they will definitely be able to perfectly replicate it.”
Yu Shu snorted softly again, refusing.
“So you want other people to see my true form?”
“No.”
Nan Zhi: “Then what should we do?”
A white mist appeared again. Yu Shu transformed into the little white tiger again. She jumped onto the table.
“I’ll supervise you!”
“If you make another one that’s so ugly…”
“Then… you… are… done for.”