Chapter 1074: What a Nice Spy Meow
And Jiangnan took this opportunity to start petting the cat like crazy, his hands constantly kneading the chubby orange cat's body!
At this moment, the orange cat's expression was nearly melting!
Th-this human doesn't seem that annoying after all!
He healed my wounds and even threw in a full-body massage?
That's pretty great!
Sure, the nosebleed was a pain, but my injuries are healed, right?
It doesn't hurt anymore!
But just then, Jiangnan noticed that the blood scabs on the orange cat's hind leg were stubborn, and there were quite a few singed cat hairs curled together, feeling particularly prickly to the touch!
So he picked at it with his fingers a couple of times, but the blood scabs were stuck to the cat hair, and Jiangnan couldn't get them off even after picking for a while!
This gave Jiangnan a huge case of OCD!
As a cat, you still need to maintain some cat hygiene!
That patch of fur is already burnt, and there are blood scabs too. I'll just shave it off for her!
Might as well go all the way!
Jiangnan pulled an electric clipper out of alternate dimension, turned it on, and aimed it at the orange cat's hind leg!
Orange cat: !!!
"Rowr~"
A sharp cry that didn't sound quite like a cat rang out, almost deafening!
The orange cat leaped in front of Jiangnan, its claws scratching so fast they left afterimages!
(‧̣̥̇⌯˃᷄Д˂᷅⌯)ฅ(Ф皿Ф)ฅ
"Swish swish swish~"
It scratched Jiangnan's face all over, then spun around and kicked him hard in the forehead!
"Bam!"
Caught off guard, Jiangnan was knocked backward, hitting the back of his head on the bedside table!
The orange cat shot out the window like lightning, tears and indignation in its eyes!
(థ益థꐦ)
He... he wants to shave my fur again!
Last time, my tail was bald for ages before it grew back!
Humans are just too evil, using healing and petting to tempt me into letting my guard down!
The ultimate goal is to make me bald!
Damn humans! Ahhh~
(☍﹏ฅ。)Wuwu~
Jiangnan held his head, completely baffled, feeling a sharp sting on his face!
I haven't even done anything yet!
Why such an overreaction?
He quickly checked his face in a mirror, only to find his handsome face covered in scratches, all bloody lines!
Σ(།།ᵒ̌།།口།།ᵒ̌།།)
And on his forehead were two red cat paw prints shaped like plum blossoms!
Jiangnan was stunned!
This can't be right? Sister Li Bing said my body is almost bulletproof. How could a cat scratch me like this?
I remember last time I got scratched too!
And that back kick had serious power!
Jiangnan turned to look at the orange cat, now crouching on a metal rack!
(ಠ益ಠꐦ)"Meow wow meow meow~"
It was grinding its teeth there, cursing nonstop!
Jiangnan glared. Still cursing? I'm just trying to help you!
So he pulled the covers over himself, turned away, and ignored the orange cat!
But he secretly ate a monkey biscuit.
Hmph, you think I can't understand you? Let me hear what you're cursing about!
He opened a space wormhole and started spying on the orange cat. With his fiery golden eyes, he read its mind directly!
The orange cat was still fuming, its thoughts churning:
Stupid human, jerk!
Worthless platinum, I could flatten you with one claw!
I'm definitely going to kill you! Don't let me run into you in no man's land!
I'll bite you to death!
I'm just~%?…;#!
Jiangnan, reading the cat's mental activity, sneered. Not exactly clean language?
Just a fat cat, but look at that inner drama?
You want to flatten me? How strong do you think you are?
Wait! How does she know I'm platinum?
Base? No man's land?
Th-this is a concept a cat could have?
Jiangnan's eyes shot wide open!
The orange cat was scraping its claws on the signal tower, sparks flying, looking furious.
Hmph, you think I can't deal with you?
I'll go back and tell my buddies to dig up all the vines you planted!
Hehehe, those stupid humans will never guess that I came here undercover to eavesdrop on their plans, right?
You want to plant vines?
If that stinking green vine becomes the boss of no man's land, where will me and my buddies live? What will we eat? Life will only get harder!
Don't even think about stealing my turf!
Then it gave Jiangnan one last fierce glare, slipped out of the base under cover of night, and disappeared into no man's land.
Jiangnan's eyes shot wide open as he sat up in bed, sweat pouring down his forehead, his face full of shock.
Holy crap!
This fat orange cat is a spirit beast?
It's been pretending to be a stray cat, lurking in the forward base, and it's a spy cat for the spirit beast group?
He suddenly remembered how Yang Jian and Zi Yuan talked about the ghost spirit beast group, which always managed to avoid encirclement and hunting.
It's because they saw the sand table at the main base, heard the plans, and grasped the overall movements in no man's land?
And then he recalled that every meeting, this fat orange cat could be seen in the conference room!
But nobody ever paid attention to a stray cat that had been hanging around the base for four or five years!
Jiangnan was going crazy!
Even spirit beasts are doing undercover work now?
How did it hide itself? Even Brother Jian didn't notice?
The reason it was so close to Zi Yuan was because she could dream of the future?
Indirectly helping the spirit beasts avoid danger?
Damn!
Jiangnan shot up from the bed. If he let this fat cat keep sending information, they'd never get the vine planted!
He teleported out of the base, but the cat was long gone!
So he turned back, teleported to Zi Yuan's room.
Just in case, it was better to bring this useless Yuan along, since she was close to the fat cat.
If something uncontrollable happened, at least he'd have a backup.
Zi Yuan was currently wearing a crocodile-patterned pajama, lying on the windowsill in a "爿" shape, straddling the blanket.
Drool was running from the corner of her mouth, pooling on the floor in a long string.
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"Hehehe~ snail noodles, grilled gluten... bleat bleat~"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Wake up! Hey, wake up! I'm taking you to catch a spy cat!"
But Zi Yuan was sleeping like a log. Even after Jiangnan lifted her by her pajamas and shook her for a while, she didn't wake up.
Helpless, Jiangnan slung Zi Yuan over his back, teleported back to his room, and grabbed the tea mug.
There was the orange cat's nosebleed inside.
He left a note in the room, then teleported out with Zi Yuan and the mug.
On the way, Jiangnan ate another dog biscuit, which he'd gotten from opening a blind box out of boredom earlier that night.
He sniffed the tea mug lightly, and the orange cat's scent and movement trajectory clearly appeared in his mind.
Jiangnan chased with continuous teleports!
Spy cat! Don't think you can run! I'll catch you and put you on trial! How dare you be so arrogant?
But then he suddenly jolted, afraid that he might get watered by her again.
So he quickly shifted her to his front, carrying her in a princess carry as he kept chasing.
...
Zi Yuan felt a bit cold, with the wind whistling in her ears and occasional beast roars.
She opened her sleepy eyes, then widened them in shock!
∑(°口°๑)!
Where the hell is this? N-no man's land?
Even if I sleepwalk, I shouldn't end up in no man's land, right?
I'm done for! No man's land is full of spirit beasts, and I'm only Starlight rank. They'll eat me alive!
٩(｡˃᷄⌂˂᷅｡)۶ "Ah! No! I don't want to die! I... mmm~"
(٥ಠกಠ) "Shut up! Shh~"
Before Zi Yuan could finish screaming, Jiangnan covered her mouth.
A few Blood-drinking Bats heard the sound, flew over, and opened their mouths to emit sound waves.
Jiangnan tossed Zi Yuan aside, pulled out a poisoned blade, and flashed through the air.
In an instant, the bats' throats were slit, and their spirit beads were dug out.
Then he caught Zi Yuan as she fell, snapped his fingers without looking back.
A void black hole erupted, and the bats were reduced to nothing, not even ashes.
Zi Yuan's eyes sparkled: "That was pretty cool~ I thought I was sleepwalking into no man's land. Scared me to death!"
The moment she realized Jiangnan was beside her, she wasn't afraid anymore.
Jiangnan always had a way to make people feel safe.
"By the way... why did you bring me so far? Is it to give me a lip mark?"
"Aren't you afraid Sister Xue and the others will find out? Hehe~ you're secretly quite a flirt!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Lip mark my foot? I didn't even get to pet the cat! That fat orange cat is trouble!"
"She's a spirit beast! She's been spying in our base! All our plans have been exposed. I bet she's connected to that ghost spirit beast group!"
Zi Yuan was dumbfounded and couldn't process it.
What? A spy cat?
"Impossible... Little Orange is so cute. She's just an ordinary cat. She's been at the base for four or five years. How could she be..."
Jiangnan looked dark: "An ordinary cat could scratch my face like this?"
Zi Yuan looked at Jiangnan's scratched face, then burst out laughing.
Jiangnan must have had his face ruined, right?
But she quickly realized the seriousness. If it was really a spy cat...
How many plans and secrets had it overheard in those four or five years?
"Gasp... C-can we beat Little Orange?"
Jiangnan pouted: "Hmph! Who do you think I am? I walk sideways in no man's land! What's there to be afraid of?"
"But this fat cat is fast. I couldn't even catch up with teleportation? Not even a glimpse of her tail lights after all this time?"
"She couldn't be Starlight rank, could she?"
At this point, the two were extremely close to the area of the northern no man's land, the ghost spirit beast region.
And in Jiangnan's perception, the orange cat seemed to have stopped.