"What...what are you doing!"
Zhi Yao was astonished. She looked at Yan Mu in disbelief. Was Yan Mu dissipating her spiritual power?
Yet, Yan Mu didn't respond; she just grabbed Zhi Yao's hand, their palms touching. The next moment, Zhi Yao felt a steady stream of spiritual power flooding into her.
The young girl was shocked. To know that it had taken Yan Mu an unknown amount of time to cultivate into human form. The current transformation to human form was an unstable condition, just like how Zhi Yao herself was before.
But… But now, she was still transferring her spiritual power to Zhi Yao.
Having transferred about half of her spiritual power, Yan Mu was clearly running a little low herself. Only then did she withdraw her hand and said to Zhi Yao, “Yao Yao, I just...I overheard your two elder brothers outside saying that…that you’re pregnant…"
She paused before finally adding, "Yao Yao, I’m grateful for your help and that you didn’t kill Xie Qinzhou. As a repayment, I’m giving you all my spiritual power. I hope…it can protect you and your child..."
This touched Zhi Yao deeply. She was about to respond when Yan Mu raised her hand as if to continue the spiritual power transfer. Panicking, Zhi Yao quickly withdrew her hand, saying, "You don't have to worry, my family will protect me. There won’t be any accidents, and I don’t lack spiritual power now."
Zhi Yao was telling the truth. Pei Chiyao transferred spiritual power to her every day. She didn’t lack an ounce of it now; it was completely like Pei Chiyao was force-feeding her!
But Yan Mu was incredibly stubborn, "No, no, Yao Yao, this is my debt to you. Now that it's time for me to repay you, I will not default on that promise! Rest assured, we Cat Clan are known to return favours properly."
Taken aback, Zhi Yao didn’t question Yan Mu's sincerity. But if this continued, Yan Mu would surely not be able to maintain her human form. She wouldn't even be able to act in the scenes.
"Yan Mu, you really don't have to do this! If you continue, it'll become tough to transform into a human later. And transforming would require a very, very long time. I don’t lack spiritual energy, truly. Or...I can tell you whenever I have other needs next time.”
Yan Mu, now weak, looked at Zhi Yao, her lips losing colour.
She wanted to nod, but somehow her body was getting heavier, her eyelids heavier. Then...everything went dark, and she couldn't see anything.
Zhi Yao was startled, quickly catching Yan Mu's body, laying her on the sickbed.
Soon enough, Yan Mu transformed back into her original form - a big white cat.
Looking at the large white cat sleeping on the sickbed, Zhi Yao silently sighed. She was about to transfer the spiritual power back into Yan Mu's body when she stiffened.
Why...had the spiritual power that Yan Mu had just infused into her body disappeared so peculiarly? What's going on?
She closed her eyes in panic and began to concentrate, only to feel that the spiritual power within her was ceaselessly pouring into her lower abdomen...
That would be...where her child was.
This...
The young girl was bewildered.
In reality, there was a conflict between Yan Mu's spiritual power and Zhi Yao's. It’s just that Yan Mu was unaware of the difference between spiritual powers, so she directly transferred hers into Zhi Yao.
However, before the spiritual powers had the chance to conflict within Zhi Yao's body, the child in her abdomen absorbed them the very next second.
And...it happened very quickly.
The young girl was genuinely startled. This was the first time she had felt the presence of a second life within herself.
She dropped her gaze and gently stroked her abdomen, a strange feeling spreading in her heart.
Yet Yan Mu...She didn't seem to be able to transfer the spiritual power within herself back to Yan Mu. After all, Yan Mu was very weak and fragile. What if something happened to her after she transferred the power?
Although Zhi Yao had recognized from the start that Yan Mu wasn't ungrateful, she was just a naive cat.
However...that didn't prevent Yan Mu from being a short-sighted cat, who would actually like Xie Qinzhou, that cunning and intriguing character.
Speaking of Xie Qinzhou, Zhi Yao suddenly remembered something important.
Yan Mu seemed to take Xie Qinzhou wherever she went. But now that Yan Mu was here, where did Xie Qinzhou go?
She hurriedly picked up the bag on the floor, only to realize that the only things inside were a few fallen fox hairs. Nothing else was visible.
When she reached into the bag, Zhi Yao could still feel the warmth inside, signaling what?
It indicated that Xie Qinzhou had not left long ago.
Was he planning to run or...
For some reason, a sense of foreboding enveloped Zhi Yao's heart.
She hurriedly dropped the bag and ran off.
...
On the other side, after Zhi Yi finished her conversation with Ling Er, she abruptly stopped in her tracks. She sniffed and felt a familiar odor.
Until...
A familiar figure suddenly appeared in her sight, Zhi Yi was momentarily taken aback. Then, she strode towards the figure.
"Xie Qinzhou, how are you here?"
"Auntie, hello, it's been a long time."
Although Xie Qinzhou couldn't communicate using human language now, he could still converse with Zhi Yi in a special language exclusive to the Fox Clan.
When Zhi Yi approached Xie Qinzhou, she suddenly noticed something was off, "No... your spiritual power?"
She could not sense any spiritual power fluctuating from him!
Next in line to inherit the Fox Clan, Xie Qinzhou was considered a young prodigy. Despite his age, his spiritual power and intelligence were on par with Zhi Yi, who inherently possessed racial talents.
"Thanks to your daughter," Xie Qinzhou said sarcastically, curving his lips, "Aunt, the Fox Clan has already been more than merciful to you and your daughter. Now, Zhi Yao is carrying another man's child. May I ask if you still remember the marriage pact you and my father made back then?"
The descendants of the Nine-Tailed Red Fox should rightfully be matched with the heir of the Fox Clan! Such excellent racial talents, or should I say genes, should not be wasted!
Only by bearing such foxes—noble and beautiful offspring—can the Fox Clan grow stronger and look forward to a promising future.
But now... Zhi Yao has followed in her mother's footsteps and is also carrying a bastard child!
Hearing Xie Qinzhou's words, Zhi Yi was utterly embarrassed. It seemed that Xie Qinzhou had come to claim someone today!
