Chapter Five Hundred Seventy-Eight: As You Wish
The next day.
In the cat café, Yan Rouwan was leisurely sipping tea.
“It seems your training isn’t going very well,” she commented.
Beside her, Young Master Sang was staring at Nian Nian with a frown, letting out a deep sigh.
“Sigh… Teaching cats is really tough.”
“If it were a dog, things would be so much easier,” Nian Nian replied with a teasing grin.
Yan Rouwan couldn’t help but smirk slightly, glancing at Sang. “You take this seriously.”
“After all, this is a task assigned by Senior Sister Yan.”
Sang finally found a topic to dive into, leaning in closer to Yan Rouwan. “Senior Sister Yan, why did you have me take care of this little cat?”
“Because I like cats.”
“Do you still like cats a lot, Senior Sister?”
“Average. All beings seem the same to me; maybe cats are just a bit higher up the ladder.”
“Do you enjoy living here, then?”
Yan Rouwan paused for a moment, then quietly sipped her tea. “It’s not bad.”
“Especially in your home. I’m quite satisfied with how I’ve been taking care of you.”
Great.
Sang seemed to find his motivation to keep going at that moment.
Nian Nian watched Sang’s eyes light up, like a happy little puppy, and couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
…Tsk. Love-struck fool.
Keep licking her, why don’t you?
“Speaking of which, there’s a question I’ve wanted to ask for a long time.”
Holding Nian Nian in his arms, Sang gently stroked her belly while asking, “As the embodiment of rules, are you interested in human emotions, Senior Sister Yan?”
Yan Rouwan’s hand paused mid-sip.
“Why do you ask?”
“Because… ever since you regained your memories, you’ve become a bit unapproachable.”
Sang scratched his head. “I can’t help but wonder, if I were the embodiment of rules, would I also look down on these mortals’ emotions and desires as noise?”
Yan Rouwan thought for a moment, then slowly shook her head.
“Actually… human emotions are more interesting than I imagined.”
“During my long existence as the embodiment of rules, I viewed everything with the calmness of an abyss, without any fluctuations.”
“But as Yan Rouwan in this short span of years, everything around me elicits emotional ups and downs.”
“Now that I think about it, it’s quite amusing.”
“I see.” Sang asked again, “So, what has caused your emotions to fluctuate the most, Senior Sister?”
“It’s—”
Just as Yan Rouwan was about to speak, she suddenly stopped.
The moment when you said, “This time, it’s my turn to chase you.”
That instant was so joyful it felt like her heart would leap out.
Even in her long existence, she had never heard such a heartfelt confession from you.
But Yan Rouwan couldn’t say that.
So she simply turned her head slightly to hide her slightly reddened cheeks and softly said, “Probably when you let me go back to the sect, only to be misunderstood and slandered by my own people.”
Sang seemed to recall Yan Rouwan’s suffering at that time.
“…I’m sorry.”
“It’s not your fault, so don’t apologize.” Yan Rouwan appeared completely unfazed, saying, “Given the circumstances back then, you as an interrogator of an opposing force were rather gentle. You didn’t harm me at all.”
“Besides, looking at it now, it’s just me back then being weak and foolish.”
Sang stole a glance at Yan Rouwan.
Indeed. For the newly awakened Yan Rouwan, her past experiences at the Water Moon Sect might just be a trifling dream.
To her, that experience was akin to getting hit by a monster while playing an unfamiliar game.
It seemed humiliating, but it was just a game. It didn’t even have any significance in a long life.
“So if it weren’t as Senior Sister but as the embodiment of all powers, would you hate those deities and demons?”
Sang pondered and asked again, “Did you ever truly loathe them?”
Yan Rouwan hesitated for a rare moment.
Even Nian Nian in her arms perked up her ears.
“Actually… if I must say.”
“I don’t hate those deities and demons,” Yan Rouwan replied calmly. “Or rather, we knew there would come a day like this since the Master entered reincarnation.”
“Those deities and demons had always eyed the Master, but were merely restrained by their own strength.”
“And…” her beautiful eyes suddenly drooped, she softly added, “I wonder if the Master deliberately lured them into action.”
“Maybe.”
Sang was taken aback.
The First Deity… did it deliberately?
He hadn’t considered that possibility.
But upon closer thought, it made sense. With the strength of the First Deity, it was hard to believe they were unaware of the attitudes of other Primordial Deities.
But what could their motive be?
“Who knows?”
Yan Rouwan casually shifted her gaze. “Whatever that fool does, I’m never surprised.”
Suddenly, Nian Nian let out a little sneeze.
Thank goodness she was a cat right now; otherwise, she would’ve burst out laughing.
Sang noticed Nian Nian’s reaction and couldn’t help but pick her up, inspecting her under her arms.
“Why did you suddenly sneeze? Are you feeling unwell?”
Being lifted, Nian Nian’s entire belly was on display, and feeling embarrassed and angry, she immediately attempted to bite Sang.
However, with many past experiences, he skillfully dodged.
“Senior Sister Yan sure knows how to pick ’em,” Sang couldn’t help but comment, “This cat has a really bad temper.”
You have the bad temper!
I swear I’m going to bite you, you heartless jerk!
As Nian Nian struggled more fiercely, Yan Rouwan nearly chuckled, suppressing a smile as she cleared her throat.
“Cats are just lacking in love. You just need to shower her with affection and care, and maybe she’ll be a bit less ferocious with you.”
Sang nodded thoughtfully, then hugged Nian Nian tighter, beginning to stroke her gently again.
Feeling Sang’s large hand clumsily petting her body, Nian Nian felt both embarrassed and infuriated, but she could only let him have his way.
“Hey! Yan Rouwan! Look at what you’ve done!” she huffed, her cat eyes wide open, glaring at Yan Rouwan.
Yan Rouwan, completely unfazed, continued sipping her tea. “What? I’m just helping you.”
“How is this helping me? I’m going to be ruined by him in the next couple of days…”
“You wouldn’t mind being ruined by him, would you?”
Nian Nian: “?”
“I don’t care! You hurry up and change me back! I don’t want to play anymore!”
Her voice was nearly bursting with embarrassment and urgency: “If I let him keep this up… I-I seriously might turn weird!”
Yan Rouwan watched Nian Nian’s cute, flustered expression with delight.
Then she suddenly changed her tune: “Alright.”
Nian Nian: “?”
In the next moment.
With a bang.
Sang stared dumbfounded at the lovely girl that had suddenly appeared in his arms.
And his hands, which had been caressing a cat’s belly, were now firmly gripping the soft, perky chest of the girl.
Sang: “…”
Nian Nian: “…”
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