“Hey! Old thing! Are you still going to fight or not?” Mu Lin said, grabbing Feifei by the fur on the back of its neck. With a quick motion, he stuffed Feifei’s storage pouch into his ring.
“Ouch! Kid! You’re cheating! You’re bullying me! You’re a cultivator—how could you use such underhanded, crooked methods to fight me? Give me back my stuff right away!” Listening to that coquettish voice, anyone who didn’t know the situation might imagine a very sensual, romantic scene just from the sound.
“Hehe!” Mu Lin chuckled, clearly amused. From the looks of it, this creature really was Feifei. Although it was indeed an ancient divine beast, in the end, it was just a pet.
Now that he knew it was only a pet, Mu Lin relaxed his guard around Feifei. “It was you who insisted on fighting me! Not me! You said the winner gets a reward; I said the winner becomes the boss. So, this storage pouch now belongs to young master here!”
Feifei seemed momentarily confused by Mu Lin’s logic and didn’t answer for a while. “Since I won, from now on, whenever you see me, you must call me ‘boss’! I bet you don’t have any other skills either. Well then, since there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave now! From this point on, we have nothing to do with each other!” Mu Lin said smugly, letting go of Feifei. He then walked back toward his hotel room with his hands behind his back, head held high, and whistling a tune.
After walking a short distance, he heard a sound from behind. Turning around, he saw Feifei following him at a distance, neither too close nor too far.
“Hey! Didn’t I just say we have nothing to do with each other anymore? Why are you still following me?” Mu Lin shouted toward Feifei.
Upon seeing Mu Lin turn around, Feifei stopped in its tracks, said nothing, and suddenly turned around and walked away.
Seeing Feifei leave, Mu Lin felt a wave of relief. To be honest, even though he had defeated Feifei, it was mainly due to a surprise attack and the use of special techniques. He still knew very little about Feifei’s true abilities. If he had someone who was always itching for a fight following him around every day, he’d have to stay constantly on guard against retaliation—and that would be incredibly annoying. Plus, Feifei looked so cute. If it started stirring up trouble in front of his girlfriends, they would surely believe it.
Now that Feifei had left on its own, Mu Lin scanned the area with his telepathy and confirmed it was gone. Feeling reassured, he continued walking back.
When he reached the hotel entrance, however, he was stunned. Feifei was sitting right there at the hotel door waiting for him. Upon seeing Mu Lin approach, Feifei, like a typical pet seeing its owner, put on an act of joy and excitement, running up to greet him and circling around his legs.
At that moment, the hotel doorman opened the door for Mu Lin, welcoming him back while saying, “Sir, your pet is so adorable! It even came here to wait for you ahead of time!”
Without saying a word, Mu Lin entered the hotel, casually slipping the doorman a tip. Feifei followed closely behind.
In such a public place, Mu Lin couldn’t just grab or push Feifei away, otherwise he would be scolded by people who were deceived by Feifei’s cute appearance. Although Mu Lin looked down on ordinary people, he preferred to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Once inside his room, Mu Lin turned to Feifei with a cold expression and spoke sternly, “Alright, explain yourself. I already said we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Why are you still following me?”
“Kid! Who told you to take away my means of survival? If I don’t follow you, won’t I starve to death? Will you take responsibility then?” Feifei shot back without hesitation.
“Hey! Are you even reasonable? We agreed that the spoils of battle go to the winner! If I had lost, you wouldn’t have spared my storage ring either! Since you lost, it’s only natural that the pouch belongs to me!” Mu Lin grumbled, clearly angry.
“But you can’t take away my food too! Besides, we’re both cultivators, fellow practitioners! Can’t you at least show some mercy?” Feifei replied casually, as if Mu Lin had stolen its food on purpose.
Mu Lin couldn’t help but laugh at Feifei’s shameless attitude. “Fine! Since you say I took your food, I’ll return it right now. After this, we’ll be even!”
He took out Feifei’s storage pouch from his ring and reached inside. Poor thing—it didn’t have much in there. He casually pulled out a few jade talismans. “Is this your food? Probably not! Then it’s mine now!”
Then he took out several bottles of pills. “Is this it? No? Then this is mine too!” He tossed them casually into his ring.
Finally, he pulled out a colorless floating stone the size of a pigeon’s egg. “Hmm, floating stone! But it seems to have no energy left. This can’t be your food! Then it’s mine as well!” Mu Lin was about to toss it into his ring when suddenly Feifei snatched the stone from his hand and hugged it tightly to its chest.
“Listen up! This really is my food! What? Never seen such a big floating stone before, huh?” Feifei said smugly, hugging the stone tightly.
“No way! This is actually your food? Just this tiny piece of floating stone? Look at how stingy and protective you are! Who cares? Let me tell you, I’ve got a whole pile of them!” Seeing Feifei’s reaction, Mu Lin couldn’t help but mock it while showing off a bit.
“Bragging! Seeing this stone is your lucky day. Many cultivators have never even laid eyes on one! Do you even know how rare and precious this is? And you say you have a whole pile? Young man, it’s good to be confident, but don’t get too arrogant!” Feifei said disdainfully.
“What? Just a tiny floating stone, and seeing it is my lucky day? Haha! That’s really funny!” Mu Lin laughed in irritation.
“Summer insects can’t understand winter ice. You’re truly a frog in a well! How much have you actually seen in your life to speak so boldly? Kid, a little humility would do you good! If you knew the real use of this floating stone, you wouldn’t be wearing that expression now!” Feifei said in a condescending tone, as if lecturing an ignorant child.
“Summer insects! A frog in a well! You’re calling me that? Haha! That’s really funny. Old man, floating stone is just an energy stone, right?”
“Hehe! See? I told you you’re a frog in a well, and you still won’t admit it! Beg me! If you follow me from now on, I’ll tell you everything!” Feifei stood up, hands on its waist, looking smug.
“Follow you? Old man! You couldn’t even beat me, and now you want me to follow you? Have you gone mad? Are you serious? You want young master here to follow a gender-confused little brat like you? Did someone kick your head with a donkey’s hoof?”
Mu Lin couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time as he pointed at Feifei, who was standing in front of him. This guy really knew how to climb the ladder.
“I’m telling you, I’m a girl! If you keep talking like that, I’ll sue you for defamation!” Feifei jumped up, shouting at Mu Lin.
“Hehe! Look at you! Such a little drama queen! Well then, take a look at this. Let me show you something too!” Mu Lin took out a blue floating stone the size of a fist.
Under the light, the blue floating stone emitted a dazzling, surreal glow.
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