HeYuan Community, Building 4, Unit 603
Liu Nanfeng stood at the door, observing. Compared to his last visit, there were clear signs of habitation. He raised his hand and knocked lightly, but there was no response from inside.
"Yang Ruoyun," Liu Nanfeng called out softly, but still, no one answered.
Liu Nanfeng took out the clump of cat fur he had left on the table that morning. His eyes flickered, and a flood of information fed into his mind.
Looking around again, Liu Nanfeng was certain that Yang Ruoyun had returned, though her condition seemed less than ideal.
He no longer bothered to knock, directly placing his palm on the doorknob.
With a "click," the lock was easily opened by him.
Liu Nanfeng stepped into the room and saw Yang Ruoyun lying in the rocking chair in the center of the room, her eyes tightly closed.
This reminded Liu Nanfeng of the first time he had met her.
Back then, she had been close to death, her face covered in wrinkles, filled with the aura of old age and decline.
Now, she appeared as a youthful and beautiful maiden. Who would have thought these two were the same person?
Although this art of borrowing life was not a righteous path, it was indeed incredibly miraculous.
However, her temples were streaked with white, and her face was devoid of any color, indicating her injuries were extremely severe.
Liu Nanfeng could roughly guess her intention for not maintaining her cat form. The longer one stayed in cat form, the more they would assimilate, eventually becoming a cat, living aimlessly in the world.
Therefore, while this art was miraculous, it was also incredibly perilous.
"Sigh..."
Seeing her in this state, Liu Nanfeng didn't know what to say.
After a moment's thought, he reached out and picked her up. With a thought, the *Guanshanhai* appeared out of thin air, hovering in the air. He then gave a sweep with his hand, and the two of them vanished, leaving the room empty once more.
As soon as they entered the *Guanshanhai*, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged towards Yang Ruoyun's body.
Although she appeared unconscious, she was actually healing in this manner. If Liu Nanfeng hadn't found her, she would likely have had to "sleep" like this for a very long time before waking up.
However, her movements had attracted everyone's attention.
"Oh my, after just one day of us being away, you've already hooked up with another little sister?" Su Huamei glanced at Yang Ruoyun and said sarcastically.
Su Jinxiu patted her arm, handed the little Jin Hua into her embrace, and then stepped forward, asking softly, "How did she get so badly injured?"
"It was done by people from the Tide Society," Liu Nanfeng replied.
"Leave her to me," Su Jinxiu reached out and took Yang Ruoyun from Liu Nanfeng's arms.
"Thank you," Liu Nanfeng said in a low voice.
This "thank you" seemed somewhat out of place, but Su Jinxiu understood his meaning, knowing why he was thanking her.
She pursed her lips and smiled lightly, "You are my husband, and I will believe you. It doesn't matter even if you lie to me, because you are my husband."
As Su Jinxiu spoke, her eyes were fixed on Liu Nanfeng, filled with an unspeakable affection. Liu Nanfeng was deeply moved by her words.
Su Huamei: ...
How could she be like this?
With Su Jinxiu's prior words, and then saying something like this, it instantly made her appear even more petty and a jealous woman.
"You are my husband, I... I believe you, I don't lie, I am a good child..." Just then, a cute childlike voice from the side suddenly mimicked Su Jinxiu's tone.
The few of them turned to look and saw Little Liyu prompting Gugu to imitate Su Jinxiu, while Gugu grinned, wanting to laugh but daring not to.
"Haha..." Su Huamei burst out laughing loudly.
Little Liyu's words had truly saved her.
"I'll go heal her first and teach her a lesson, but don't hit her too hard," Su Jinxiu glanced indifferently at Little Liyu.
Little Liyu shivered, as if being immobilized. Her body stiffened, only her big eyes rolling to the right, secretly looking at Liu Nanfeng.
Then she saw Liu Nanfeng looking at her with a half-smile.
With a "wah," she turned and ran, her short legs churning rapidly, her little backside wiggling non-stop.
"It's all over, it's all over..."
She wailed as she ran.
"Haha..." This time, not only Su Huamei, but everyone else started laughing.
Even little Jin Hua giggled along.
Little Liyu couldn't possibly outrun Liu Nanfeng, especially here in the *Guanshanhai*. So, she was quickly grabbed from behind by Liu Nanfeng, who held her by the collar like a puppy. Her little backside inevitably received a few slaps.
Little Liyu was very clever. Before the slap could land on her backside, she immediately started wailing loudly. As soon as the slap was withdrawn, she instantly became cheerful again. It seemed she had been spanked by Zhu Yin'e quite often, as she was experienced.
"Gugu..."
Gugu, seeing Liu Nanfeng holding Little Liyu, immediately ran over to plead for her.
Seeing Gugu's pitiful expression, Liu Nanfeng finally let Little Liyu down.
In fact, he was just putting on a show; he didn't really intend to hit her. Children are more adorable when they are a bit mischievous.
Seeing Liu Nanfeng release Little Liyu, Gugu pulled her and ran off.
Liu Nanfeng shook his head with a chuckle, then said to little Jin Hua in Su Huamei's arms, "Here, let Daddy hold you."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."
As soon as Liu Nanfeng took little Jin Hua into his hands, he heard her let out several farts.
"Haha, little Jin Hua is expressing her displeasure."
"This little thing, is this how you welcome Daddy?" Liu Nanfeng raised her high.
Little Jin Hua's little feet immediately began to kick. As time passed, the little one's strength had grown quite a bit, and her kicks felt more energetic.
After they chatted for a while, Su Jinxiu came out from indoors.
"How is she?"
"She's already much better. After a period of recuperation, she'll be fine."
"Mmm, then let's let her stay here for now."
"No..." At some unknown time, Little Liyu, holding Gugu, had run back and was eavesdropping on their conversation with her ears perked up.
"Why not?"
"Because she's a big bad cat," Little Liyu said indignantly.
Liu Nanfeng's eyes rolled, then he put on a look of realization, "Are you afraid of her?"
"I'm not afraid of her at all," Little Liyu immediately jumped up, stubbornly declaring that she feared nothing.
"If you're not afraid of her, then why don't you want her to stay?"
"Be... because she... she's a big bad cat," Little Liyu stammered.
But when she saw Liu Nanfeng's half-smiling gaze.
Little Liyu defiantly said, "Hmph, if she stays, she stays. I'm not afraid."
Then she pulled Gugu and ran off again.
Su Jinxiu playfully punched Liu Nanfeng's chest.
"Why are you playing tricks on a child?"
"Haha, I was just teasing her."
"Enough of that, what exactly happened? Do you need our help?" Su Jinxiu asked seriously.
Liu Nanfeng shook his head.
He told them the entire story.
They trusted him, and he could not betray that trust.
Finally, Liu Nanfeng told them something else.
He had promised Zhan Xiong Tian that he was planning to make a trip to the Celestial Palace.