Chapter 38: Meow Lord Makes His Appearance

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Chapter 38: Meow Lord Makes His Appearance

In the end, Lin Xuandi still returned home with three large bags full of dishes.

Although everyone in the Mu Family who could see him couldn’t imagine how this bandit-like man would manage to get all the food home in one piece, that didn’t stop Father Lin from enjoying his free meal at the expense of a wealthy family.

Of course, what truly put Father Lin in a good mood wasn’t the three tables of Manchu-Han Imperial Feast packed up to take home, but the fact that he could at least be certain his Linlin had quite a bit of say in front of his blind master! On top of that, the Mu boy’s attitude toward protecting his son reassured Father Lin quite a bit.

Although he couldn’t stand that boy no matter how he looked at him, now that he was certain the boy genuinely cared about his son, Lin Xuandi felt he could finally eat, sleep, and fight zombies in peace. Hmm, zombies were almost extinct these days. It seemed there were more spirits and ghosts around.

As for Young Master Lin You, who had watched helplessly as his own father left with three large bags of food without saying a single word to him, his feelings toward his father’s performance could be summed up with one emotion.

Hehe.

Lin You, the dying guinea pig, didn’t know if it was because he was about to kick the bucket, but he unconsciously started reminiscing about the hardships of the past and thinking about how unreliable his father had been back then… He should have poisoned his father for a hundred days when he successfully developed the dual-effect spiritual medicine! Ten days had really been far too merciful.

“Grandpa, it’s getting late. Would you like to come back to my place with me?” Mu Yanxiao asked. They were currently outside a restaurant in the suburbs. The Manchu-Han Imperial Feast here was the most authentic, and of course, the price was equally authentic. In order to build a good relationship with Linlin’s neighbor, Mu Yanxiao had been exceptionally willing to bend his pride and come along to pay the bill.

Grandfather Mu thought for a moment, then shook his head. “No, I’ll go back first. I already made plans to go fishing with Old Wang tomorrow. Take your guinea pig back with you. Oh, and as for that cat, just don’t let it eat your guinea pig.”

“…” Mu Yanxiao was silent for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, I understand, Grandpa. Be careful on the way… I’ll go to B City in a few days to see Yanming and check how his work is going.”

Hearing this, Grandfather Mu’s heavy mood, which had weighed on him since the day before yesterday, finally eased considerably. He patted Mu Yanxiao on the shoulder. “You just need to remember that you’re the pillar supporting your grandpa and your brother. Make sure you take good care of yourself.”

Mu Yanxiao nodded.

“One more thing. I heard that cat is supposed to be a very gentle and adorable Scottish Fold or something. You have to take good care of it! It’s a high-class cat from the Qinling Mountains! Just like that parrot, it’s very intelligent!”

Mu Yanxiao saw his grandfather off with a wooden expression, then gave a hard twitch of his lips after getting into the car.

Even if he knew very little about pets or animals, he knew that a “Scottish Fold” absolutely couldn’t have come from the Qinling Mountains. And any animal that came out of the Qinling Mountains was, nine times out of ten, unlikely to be gentle…

Grandpa, are you sure you weren’t tricked by that man whose voice sounds exactly like a bandit leader? Mu Yanxiao thought silently. Meanwhile, Lin You, nestled in his arms, was rather excited. His little paws scratched across Mu Yanxiao’s outstretched palm.

[Scottish Fold! This lord likes it!]

Mu Yanxiao smiled slightly. “As long as you like it, I’ll prepare everything. However, I’ve always wanted to ask, after you went in, did you kill its original soul?”

Lin You immediately bit his blind master hard upon hearing that. People of the Daoist school emphasized cause and effect. Even if it was merely an animal’s soul, it was still an innocent living being. If he forcibly erased it, the Heavenly Dao would take note of it. How could he undergo his tribulation then?

[It died first. Then I went in.]

So at this moment, the Scottish Fold in the box should already have died. When he went over, he could wait for his current body to die and then enter the new body, whose functions were all intact.

…Hehe. He suddenly realized that Young Master Lin was using his own life to demonstrate the animal kingdom. Young Master Lin You inexplicably felt depressed.

Soon, Mu Five drove everyone back to the garden “farmhouse.” The box containing the “Scottish Fold” that Lin Xuandi had brought over was still intact on the wooden table in the southeast corner of the yard.

Mu Yanxiao thought about it. To avoid anything particularly horrifying or unscientific happening later and frightening his underlings, he finally sent Mu Two, Mu Three, Mu Four, and Mu Five back to the villa next door and instructed each of them to research how to properly raise a Scottish Fold. At this point, only Mu Yanxiao, Lin You the guinea pig, and Mu One remained in the yard.

Mu One had been with Mu Yanxiao the longest. Naturally, he knew that his boss was about to do something particularly important. The fact that it had reached the point where even Mu Two couldn’t participate made Mu One stare intently at everything around his boss, determined not to let any accidents happen.

Mu Yanxiao spoke at this moment. “Mu One, no matter what you see or think later, don’t act rashly without my order.”

Mu One’s pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly gave a crisp answer. “Yes.”

Mu One then watched as Mu Yanxiao slowly set down the guinea pig named Linlin, who had barely left his arms since he appeared. The small, soft creature seemed reluctant to part with him and rubbed his little head against his boss. Then he lay motionless on the spot.

“Mu One, go bring that cat over.” Mu Yanxiao’s voice was somewhat unsteady. After a pause, he added, “What does it look like?”

Mu One had already taken down the black box. He was startled by the question and answered directly, “Boss, the box isn’t transparent. We can’t see what the cat looks like until we open it.”

Mu Yanxiao gave a small sound and was about to speak when the doorbell suddenly rang. Accompanying the bell was a sound that seemed to be an extremely excited… meow?!

“Meow meow meow meow meow—!!”

“Linlin, you silly, evil little bird! Come out here! This Meow Lord has come to make life fun for you!”

Mu Yanxiao’s expression instantly twisted. From that meow, he could already guess who had arrived.

But did the timing really have to be this terrible?!

What made Mu Yanxiao feel even more miserable was that he could already hear the cat’s meowing rapidly approaching his feet, accompanied by the whooshing of wind and the excited sounds of something that had found food?!

“If you dare eat my guinea pig, I’ll stew you!!”

In his desperation, Mu Yanxiao shouted toward the surroundings. He was afraid that this uninvited cat would disturb his Linlin’s new life. Unfortunately, Mu Yanxiao was still one step too late.

As Garfield the fat cat innocently held Linlin the guinea pig’s corpse in his mouth with his head held high, Mu One’s lips twitched violently. He cautiously said to his boss, “Boss, it seems… Linlin is already dead… and Garfield already has him in his mouth.”

Mu Yanxiao wanted nothing more than to eat that fat cat alive!

Just as Young Master Mu was about to brutally deal with the cat, a particularly unusual meow suddenly came from the black box, which had an opening at the top.

Mu Yanxiao’s heart jolted when he heard the sound. Even though he wasn’t familiar with cats, he could still be certain that the meow he’d just heard could never have come from a “gentle and adorable” cat. At that moment, Young Master Mu felt that he might have been tricked by that man whose voice sounded like a bandit leader.

Compared with Young Master Mu’s confusion, Garfield the fat cat, who was still holding Linlin the guinea pig’s corpse in his mouth, had already gone completely stiff. His instincts were telling him: Damn, some seriously badass guy has appeared! I might get bullied, meow! Q-Q

Then Garfield saw a cat leap out of the black box. He was half again as large as Garfield, looked particularly fierce and sinister, and was currently staring at him with the expression of someone looking at an idiot. Then… he revealed a ferocious grin.

Garfield, “!!” Old master, help! QAQ! If you don’t come soon, your little darling is going to get bitten to death!! Meow!

So when Garfield’s owner, old man Albert, finally got permission and slowly walked over while admiring the villa, the first thing he saw was a large cat that looked like a little leopard effortlessly pouncing on his Garfield, baring his teeth and growling menacingly.

Albert nearly had a heart attack.

He immediately sucked in a breath and shouted, “Oh! Mu! You can’t do this! My Garfield is my precious darling! Even if he offended you, I can compensate you! But you can’t let your lynx bite him to death!! I’ll fight you to the death!!”

Only then did Young Master Mu realize that the “soft and adorable Scottish Fold” he’d always imagined was actually a lynx that hadn’t even reached adulthood… This sudden transformation from a soft little girl of the animal kingdom into a tough woman… Hehe!

“Meow… Roar!”

“Damn it! Next time you casually eat my corpse, believe me, I’ll bite you to death! Huh?”

“Meow TAT.”

“I know! Master Lin, spare my life, I won’t dare to do it again!”

Holy crap! You’re a legendary spirit, aren’t you?! Right, right?! A while ago you were a parrot, and now you’re a big cat, and you’re even saying that the rat in my mouth was your previous body?

Waaah, Meow Lord is having such bad luck today. Why did I have to show up right when this spirit was going crazy?!

“Ahem. Linlin. Don’t be impulsive.” Mu Yanxiao finally spoke when Albert was frantic with worry. By then, of course, he had already calmed himself down.

Actually, when he thought about it, having a lynx was pretty good, wasn’t it? He had seen pictures of lynxes before. That kind of feline was quite powerful. At least his Linlin would have a better chance of staying alive this time. So Mu Yanxiao crouched down and reached out to pet his powerful and intelligent pet. Then he felt around for quite a while and couldn’t touch anything at all?!

Mu One, standing to the side, finally couldn’t hold back a cough. “Boss, your hand needs to go a little lower. This lynx isn’t fully grown yet, probably only about six months old… Well, he’s already strong enough to be invincible among cats.”

Young Master Mu, who thought he was very large, was speechless. What was with this slightly disappointing feeling?

Lin You, the adorably fierce young master, was extremely satisfied with this new body! He could act cute and innocent, beat up a fat cat, and even if he encountered a fool like a husky, he could go over and smack it with one paw!

Giving thirty-two likes to the family member who prepared this body!

At this moment, Father Lin, who had just arrived in the Qinling Mountains, sneezed hard. He rubbed his nose and chuckled. For his son’s sake, the Scottish Fold could go to hell; a big lynx was the real man! As for secretly switching pets, he wouldn’t care about that at all~

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