In the end, Yun Fu’s excuses proved ineffective. Late at night, she was given a bath, scrubbed thoroughly from head to toe by the man, not even missing the gaps between her claws.
After washing her, Wei Rong even used his internal energy to dry the fur on her body.
Restored to her usual clean, fragrant, and soft state, Yun Fu spent the rest of the night trapped in Wei Rong’s embrace, unable to break free in the slightest.
Since she couldn’t break free, Yun Fu stopped struggling and adjusted to a comfortable position.
She looked up at the man before her.
Recalling his frosty expression earlier that night, she had to admit he looked quite handsome, but why had he been angry?
Especially when he saw her letting her senior sister go—shouldn’t he have immediately called for someone to capture her?
Instead, he’d said some very puzzling things.
Yun Fu was deeply confused. Was this man truly the Jade-Faced Yama that people spoke of, the stern and unsmiling Wei Rong?
Counting the days, Yun Fu had been at the Guogong Residence for nearly half a month. These past weeks had been the most carefree and comfortable days of her life as a cat.
Back when she was human, living on the mountain with her master, senior sister, and senior brothers, although they treated her well, they all had their own matters to attend to and only visited her occasionally.
Most of the time, Yun Fu would refine medicines in her own herb hut, tend to her herb garden, and occasionally read romance novels to pass the time.
After being brought back to the Su Family, her biological father didn’t seem to like her much. Her stepmother appeared gentle and often smiled, but Yun Fu could tell at a glance that she was troubled deep inside.
The only lively one was her younger sister. Yun Fu suspected that the occasional pranks and being pushed into the water after returning home were all the doing of that cheap sister.
Thus, all things considered, her days at the Guogong Residence—eating well, drinking well, occasionally catching fish, raiding bird nests, and returning covered in mud to see the helpless look on Wei Rong’s beautiful face—were extremely enjoyable.
Wei Rong noticed the little creature in his arms was still awake. He lifted his eyelids and saw those green eyes glowing in the darkness.
“Don’t want to sleep? Still thinking about going out to fool around?”
Hearing the words “fool around,” Yun Fu’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Since when did she ever fool around!
Remembering how her senior sister had covered her face with lipstick marks, Yun Fu fell silent. Even when she was human, she couldn’t stop her senior sister from kissing her all over, let alone as a cat.
So Yun Fu was truly wronged!
Through this incident, Yun Fu also realized that this beautiful man was quite narrow-minded and possessed a strong sense of possessiveness toward her.
It seemed that Wei Rong had been quite repressed before. Suddenly, a soft and adorable little cat like her had appeared, bringing a different color to his dull and monotonous life!
It was only natural for him to feel possessive of her.
All of the above came from Yun Fu’s personal fantasies, influenced by the hundreds of cheesy romance novels she had read.
Thinking this, Yun Fu felt a pang of pity for the beautiful man before her—a lovely child lacking affection.
Overflowing with maternal instinct, she raised her paw and gently patted Wei Rong’s forehead.
“Meow~” Poor child, be good~
After patting him, she felt it wasn’t enough and raised her other paw, patting him with both.
“Meow~” Don’t worry, I’ll stay with you as long as I’m a cat~
If she ever returned to her human body one day, Yun Fu thought, she probably wouldn’t be able to interact with him anymore.
At that time, one would truly only be able to admire from afar, unable to touch and handle as freely as now.
Wei Rong felt the warm softness on his forehead, raised his hand to grasp the pair of pink paws, continuously kneading them, then brought them to his lips and kissed them.
Little flatterer, only knows how to coax him.
Do other cats know how to coax people? No, only his A Fu does.
Though the step of kissing paws had been experienced many times, Yun Fu still felt somewhat unaccustomed to it, her ears habitually growing warm.
Damn handsome man, always using these little tricks to seduce her.
Meanwhile, at Shen Shi’s place, when he limped back to his room after receiving fifty lashes, he immediately detected an unfamiliar scent in his quarters.
Ignoring the flesh wounds on his body, he instantly drew a short blade from his waist and quietly entered the room.
After circling the room and confirming no one was there, Shen Shi relaxed his vigilance.
When he noticed the yellow cat fur left on the table and the disappearance of his clothes from the rack, instead spotting a flash of crimson by the window – a red ribbon – he reached out with curiosity to grab it.
A bright red bellyband embroidered with red plum blossoms abruptly appeared before Shen Shi’s eyes.
Silence…
The next moment, Shen Shi let out a sharp, piercing shriek.
Hearing the noise from next door, Zi Shi calmly continued applying medicine.
Returning to her temporary lodgings, Yun Shu removed the dull gray clothes with great distaste.
The garment had no patterns whatsoever, but fortunately it was clean and odorless, making it barely acceptable.
As she prepared to wash the changed clothes, Yun Shu suddenly discovered her intimate undergarment was missing!!!
In the following days, security at Wei Guogong Manor intensified, leaving Yun Shu completely unable to find any opportunity to sneak in.
Besides wanting to check on the poisoned Wei Heir’s condition and improve the formula for the Thousand-Thread Bone Serpent Poison, Yun Shu also wished to see that exceptionally beautiful and adorable kitten again, looking for a chance to steal it away.
Such a lovely, clever little cat would surely delight her junior sister.
Wei Rong remained unaware that his cherished cat had already attracted a thief’s attention.
Had Yun Fu known her senior sister’s thoughts, she might have been moved to tears – senior sister truly lived up to her reputation!
But for now, better not steal it yet. She feared the man before her might go mad, forge a golden cage, capture her, and lock her away.
Then with red-rimmed eyes, he would tell her: “You shall never leave me in this lifetime!!!”
Thus, Yun Fu would begin her imprisoned life in a cage~
Wei Rong, who was reading, didn’t know that the little creature sleeping on his knees was already weaving dramatic, mindless romance novel plots in its head.
During his routine examination, He Zhixian confirmed that the snake venom in Wei Rong’s body had been completely eliminated, finally setting his mind at ease.
Through this poisoning incident, He Zhixian had also developed an antidote for the Thousand-Thread Bone Serpent Poison.
This antidote owed much to the little cat A Fu.
The miscellaneous weeds it brought – each herb was quite ordinary, but when combined, they could actually counteract the formidable Thousand-Thread Bone Serpent Poison that struck fear throughout the martial world.
Just as Young Wei had said, this cat was indeed a lucky star.
He Zhixian couldn’t be bothered to investigate how A Fu knew Wei Rong was poisoned with Thousand-Thread Bone Serpent Poison, or how it precisely found the detoxifying herbs.
After all, the Thousand-Thread Bone Serpent Poison ranked among the top ten deadly poisons in the martial world, created by the Shutu Fairy, the head disciple of the Lingxi Sect Leader.
The poison in Shu Tu’s hands was vicious and insidious to the extreme. Toxins purchased from her had almost never failed to take effect.
Now, a mere cat had found these antidote herbs. If that sinister and ruthless Fairy Shu Tu were to find out, it could very well lead to a fatal disaster.
He Zhixian understood this principle, and Young Wei understood it even better.
There were rumors in the martial world that the only person capable of neutralizing the poisons crafted by Fairy Shu Tu was her junior apprentice sister. However, no one had ever seen this junior apprentice sister’s true appearance, and it was unknown whether these rumors held any truth.
“The snake venom has been cleared. Next is the Lie Yang Yan poison within your body. The time for its outbreak is approaching soon. You should retreat to the secret chamber in the coming days,” He Zhixian said quietly.
Wei Rong withdrew his diagnostic hand, neither affirming nor denying his words.
Yun Fu, who was sound asleep on Wei Rong’s lap, pricked up her ears upon hearing “Lie Yang Yan” and twitched them slightly.
So the poison that had been suppressed and hidden within Wei Rong all this time was called Lie Yang Yan. What an unpleasant name.
Wei Rong reached out and pressed down on the little ears that had perked up to eavesdrop, a faint glimmer of amusement flashing in his eyes.
“No rush. I need to die for a few days. Help me arrange it.”