Chapter 186: Chapter 186: Still Sleeping? I’m Here to Collect You.

"MEOW."

The demon beast didn’t understand what "milk tea" was, but when he saw Lu Wu make a sniffing motion, he nodded in confirmation.

Yes, he was looking for the source of that fragrance.

The instant he caught that scent, desire overcame fear. He’d even dared to snatch food from right under the Great Demon’s nose.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t find the source of the fragrance on that human. After licking off the last remnants, he was completely hooked.

As for why he didn’t just eat the human to satisfy his craving...

What a joke!

’Open your eyes and take a good look at where you are.’

’This is the entrance to the Heavenly Buddha Temple!’

’The territory of one of the Eight Great Sects!’

’If I just ate people whenever I felt like it, would I even have a death wish?’

’To think that he, a tiger, had been a vegetarian for so many years, nearly gnawing through all the tree bark on the mountainside. On the rare occasion he craved meat, he’d only catch a rabbit to tide himself over.’

That bunch of monks all said he had a strong affinity with Buddhism and even wanted him to join their faith and become a Mountain Guardian Beast.

But he didn’t want to be a bald tiger, so he politely declined.

He had always believed his self-control was as solid as a rock, yet it crumbled like paper before this so-called "milk tea."

He’d admit it: he was addicted.

And he desperately needed a milk tea fix.

"Oh, I know about that. I’m the one who makes the milk tea," Lu Wu said, petting the cat. "But I can’t give you any right now. As you know, spiritual energy is sealed here."

As Lu Wu stroked the cat, her eyelids drooped, but a sharp glint shone in her eyes.

’Petting a cat is so relaxing.’

’I’m being chased by customers every day. The stress is just too much. I’ve got to get a cat to help me unwind.’

Customers: This blame is too heavy for one person to bear.

Gou Aotian/Huohuo: Now that you have a new love, have you forgotten about your old ones?

’In life, one has to be a little more... generous with one’s love, right?’

Lu Wu ignored the emotions coming from the two little ones in her cave-dwelling. She had a big household and a big business; what was wrong with raising one more little kitty?

"Little kitty, do you want to come with me? I’ll take care of you."

"Ahem, I misspoke. I mean, if you come back with me, there will be milk tea to drink."

"And not just milk tea. I can make you lots of other delicious things, all of them just as fragrant as this."

Lu Wu began to cast her line.

The heavyweight bait hooked the fish-loving cat, hook, line, and sinker.

"MEOW."

’I’ll go.’

’I’ll go right now.’

The demon beast nodded emphatically.

’The great tiger is my past. From now on, I’m just a little kitty who mooches off a human for food and drink.’

’My poor, miserable life under the Great Demon’s suppression is finally over!’

He looked back at the verdant mountain forest, his eyes filled with hot tears.

’Brothers, your boy Huhu has latched onto a rich lady!’

’Starting today, Huhu is in a different league from you guys!’

The human and the beast saw eye to eye. It was a perfect match, and just like that, he was recruited.

"From now on, your name is Mimi. And remember, without my permission, you are absolutely not to change back into your true form."

If she saw a tiger out in the world, she was afraid she might just pull a Wu Song.

"MEOW."

Mimi deeply agreed.

’This weak and helpless look really does make it easy to fool humans. The Tiger Clan elders truly did not deceive this beast.’

As long as he could drink milk tea every day, he would be a little kitty forever.

"MEOW!"

’Wait for me.’

The translation automatically appeared in the mind of Lu Wu, who was fluent in beast-speak. She watched as Mimi jumped down again, ran over to the human, and buried his head in the man’s clothes to search for something.

He soon returned with a storage bag in his mouth.

’I remember this thing is worth a lot of money in the human world. I’ll just treat it as my future meal ticket.’

Lu Wu fell into deep thought as she looked at the storage bag, its restrictive seal already broken.

’The man is alive, but the soul-bound seal on his storage bag is gone. The water here runs too deep; I can’t get a handle on this.’

’Since that’s the case...’

After glancing at the unconscious human, Lu Wu chose to turn a blind eye.

’Things are getting dicey, time to bolt!’

After all, she wasn’t the type to pick up just *anything* and take it home.

"Golden Shining, let’s go home!"

That was the name she had given her big-winged ride.

Cuddling the sweet-smelling little kitty, Lu Wu called for her ride to get moving.

Golden Shining went full throttle, and with a SWOOSH, shot through the clouds like an arrow and vanished. Just after Lu Wu left, a figure appeared.

It was Xia Yi.

She had witnessed the scene of Boss Lu duping the little kitty firsthand.

But thinking about how eager that demon beast was, and considering its original cultivation level, Xia Yi decided to keep her mouth shut.

’All creatures end up simping for Boss Lu. It’s perfectly reasonable.’

The main reason was that she probably couldn’t beat it in a fight.

As for the fact that the storage bag contained some treasures belonging to the Hehuan Sect, Xia Yi could only say that the sun had been too bright just now, blinding her so she couldn’t see a thing.

’Do they really think the seal on that storage bag is just for show?’

’The beast broke the seal right in front of me. Wasn’t that just to make the transfer of goods to Boss Lu legitimate?’

’What a nice guy that beast is.’

’He could have just robbed him, but he insisted on letting me know first.’

’I’m so moved I could cry.’

"Wake up!"

Xia Yi decided to channel her moved feelings into strength. She kicked the unconscious man, conveniently flipping him over so he was face-up.

Through the blackened, bloody mess of his face, his original features were faintly visible. Wasn’t this none other than the ever-unlucky Han Wenzheng?

Xia Yi had been watching him in secret ever since he appeared.

She had greatly enjoyed watching Han Wenzheng’s miserable journey.

He was drugged, targeted by a Demon, then targeted by a demon beast after the Demon was done, and then robbed after the demon beast was done.

Truly tragic.

Now, the show was over. It was time for him to pay his debt.

’What?’

’The items aren’t on him anymore?’

’That’s simple. He can sell a kidney to compensate.’

’I followed him the whole way, and I didn’t take the stuff. It must be Han Wenzheng’s fault.’

’Could there have been a third person at the scene?’

Amidst a buzzing in his head, Han Wenzheng opened his eyes.

It was broad daylight under a clear, vast sky.

Though he was under the bright sun, through the slits of his swollen eyelids, Han Wenzheng saw a figure that made him feel as if he had been plunged into a freezing abyss.

"Hello there. I’m Xia Yi, also known as the ’Demoness’ you keep talking about."

"Still sleeping? I’m here to collect what you owe!"

Xia Yi said with a grin.

’Uh oh!’

Two words flashed through Han Wenzheng’s mind. His eyes rolled back, and, overwhelmed with rage, he fainted again.

’Farewell, Mother, I set sail tonight. Don’t you worry about me...’

Xia Yi left, taking Han Wenzheng with her.

But then Gu Yan and the Sweeping Monk arrived.

This place was like a rendezvous point, with one wave of people after another.

"Do you truly not wish to leave this place?"

"If you are willing to make a Heavenly Dao Oath, we can undo the seal and allow you to walk the world once more."

The Sweeping Monk said earnestly, stroking his beard.

Who could have known that this Great Demon, who legends claimed was a mass murderer, had in reality just stumbled upon a murder scene back then.

Someone asked if he was the murderer, and out of sheer boredom, he confessed.

Thus began a long cat-and-mouse game, which ended when the founding Buddha Master of the Heavenly Buddha Temple suppressed him here.

In truth, the Great Demon had simply grown tired of the chase and allowed himself to be caught.

And he had stayed cooped up here for several thousand years.

For all those millennia, the Heavenly Buddha Temple had to tend to this master’s moods, constantly persuading him to lighten up and go for a walk.

Even the half-month-long "yard time" was something the Heavenly Buddha Temple had fought hard to get for him.

Otherwise... he wouldn’t have been willing to come out for even a single day.

"I’m not going out."

Gu Yan’s answer was the same as always.

"But, you can come and tell me about that girl on a regular basis."

Gu Yan straightened his sleeves, his handsome features cold and indifferent.

"Understood."

The Sweeping Monk understood.

’Telling him stories is secondary. The main thing is to have Boss Lu’s delicious food ready.’

’Just like Hong’an City, we now have to care for a difficult master who only has eyes for Boss Lu.’

’Well, what can you do? He’s our Demon, so we have to spoil him.’

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