Chapter 32: The Body Says No (Request for Catch-up Reading)
Chapter 32 – The Body Says Don’t (Requests for Follow-Up Readings)
Lu Xuan handed over thirty-two Spirit Stones to the stall owner and took the Cloud Treading Lynx cub with turquoise pupils from him.
For the sake of preventing the cub from escaping, the stall owner also gave Lu Xuan an ebony rope to tie around the neck of the Treading Cloud Lynx.
Lu Xuan grasped the end of the rope with one hand, gently carried the Treading Cloud Lynx with the other, and left the bazaar.
Before returning home, he also made it a point to visit the store where he bought the Red Bearded Carp.
The Treading Cloud Lynx hatchling was heavily scarred and had to be healed, and this store specialized in selling all sorts of spirit pets, and incidentally, healing medicines for spirit beasts as well.
He bought a small bottle of ointment in the store and brought the Treading Cloud Lynx back to the courtyard.
“Be good, don’t move, I’ll untie the rope here.”
Lu Xuan softly comforted the Treading Cloud Lynx cub while he untied the ebony rope.
“This will be your home from now on, remember to be honest and don’t just go out, or else you’ll be captured by those bad people who are scheming against you.”
Lu Xuan intimidated the Treading Cloud Lynx, the young beast’s pair of turquoise eye pupils glared round, coldly glanced at Lu Xuan, and then turned his head to look around, observing the situation inside the house.
Seeing that the Treading Cloud Lynx was still honest, Lu Xuan was slightly relieved, and his mind focused on its ebony fur.
A thought flashed through his mind.
“Blue-eyed Treading Cloud Lynx, a first grade demonic beast that feeds on demonic bird eggs, demonic beast meat, and the like.
Bearing extraordinary pupils, it can see things that are difficult to detect normally, and is even able to see through illusions and illuminate its nature.”
“It’s really a Fae demonic beast, this pair of Fae pupils looks like something.”
Lu Xuan tsked.
Demonic beasts were limited by their bloodline, and their strength was usually hard to break through its own grade, but this did not include the occasionally visible Fae Demonic Beasts.
They had to have a few more divine differences than ordinary demonic beasts, and the possibility of breaking through the bloodline limitations was much greater.
“I’m a lynx from the north, walking in the boundless wilderness, covered in scars, still enjoying solitude, ow~”
This was the instant status of the Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx.
Lu Xuan looked at the Treading Cloud Lynx’s scaly body but still had a haughty demeanor, and a few moments of pity arose in his heart.
“Come, apply this ointment first.”
He pressed down the head of the Bi-eyed Treading Cloud Lynx, gently clamped it with his calf, took out a small portion of the ointment, and slowly applied it to the injured part of the Treading Cloud Lynx.
In a short while, many patches of ointment like ointment appeared on the originally black Treading Cloud Lynx’s body, causing its face value to decrease a lot at once.
“Alright, don’t move around in the next few days, so as not to affect the scar formation, when the ointment is applied twice more, it will basically be almost as good.”
The Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx was still coldly gazing at Lu Xuan.
“Come, come over and let me jerk it off.”
Lu Xuan sensed the loneliness of the Treading Cloud Lynx from its instant state, and got up the idea of jerking this big cat around.
He beckoned towards the Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx, and the lynx’s short tail swung, unmoved.
“Yo, still not listening.”
Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and swept it over, stroking its head a few times and pulling the two tufts of grayish-white hair on the lynx’s pointed ears.
“Ow……”
As his mind converged on the Treading Cloud Lynx, Lu Xuan seemed to hear it let out a low roar of pleasure.
Lowering his head, he happened to meet its pair of emotionless turquoise pupils, as if that thought was just Lu Xuan’s own illusion.
Lu Xuan couldn’t help but laugh softly as he went to the kitchen, sliced off a piece of air-dried spiny dolphin meat, tore it into thin pieces, and placed it in front of the Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx.
“Come and have some spiny dolphin meat, which I myself don’t usually care to eat.”
The Treading Cloud Lynx’s turquoise pupils first skimmed a strip of air-dried spiny dolphin meat on the ground, as if stepping on four tiny white clouds, slowly walking to the spiny dolphin meat and elegantly stuffing it into its own small mouth. “Is it delicious?”
Lu Xuan asked in a small voice.
The Biyou Treading Clouds Lynx was still slowly and methodically eating the spiny dolphin meat under the ground, as if it was just for the sake of a fruitful stomach.
Lu Xuan, however, noticed its slightly shrunken paws, its glaring turquoise pupils, and its ear hairs that stood up high.
The mind pooled on it.
“Ow~ Who understands? Today, I ate a strip of something called spiny dolphin meat, it really makes the lynx eat.”
“Hahaha!”
Lu Xuan couldn’t help but let out a laugh, he could sort of see clearly the cloud treading lynx cub in front of him.
On the surface, it appeared to be lonely and aloof, but in actuality, it was particularly in need of warmth and care, only to hide it all deep inside, and if it wasn’t for the fact that he was able to grasp the instant state of the Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts, it would probably be very difficult to find out this trait of it.
“The body says no, but the heart is very honest!”
The corner of Lu Xuan’s mouth lifted up, and under the resisting movements of the Treading Cloud Lynx Cub, he forcefully stroked its head.
When the Bixie Eyes Treading Cloud Lynx had eaten almost as much as he wanted, Lu Xuan went back to the Spirit Field and scooped up a bowl of Spirit Spring.
The Bijou Treading Cloud Lynx’s little nose sniffed the Spirit Spring water and stuck out its pink tongue, gently licking the spring water.
After eating and drinking enough, Lu Xuan carried it to the Spirit Field.
“These are the Spirit Plants that I planted, each one of them is especially important, don’t hurt them while you’re playing in the yard, otherwise don’t blame me for being impolite.”
“Also, the three tailed red bearded carp in the spirit spring pool must not be touched, if you find one missing one day, I will hold you responsible.”
The Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx looked around the courtyard, its head motionless.
Lu Xuan knew in his heart that its true thoughts were not what they appeared to be, and led it back to the house.
After leaving the Treading Cloud Lynx cubs to rest in the house, Lu Xuan went to the spirit field alone, checking all the spirit plants over and satisfying their every tiny need.
He also pulled out a handful of spirit rice and sprinkled it in the Spirit Spring Pool, waiting for the Red Whiskered Carp to finish eating all of it before returning home.
It was already dusk at this time.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw a pair of turquoise pupils of the Treading Cloud Lynx Cub glaring at him, and after seeing Lu Xuan’s figure, he moved aside without a trace.
“Come here, sleep inside my quilt.”
Lu Xuan cultivated for several weeks, and after washing up, he intended to go to bed to rest.
He turned to the Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx that was curled up in a ball not far away, sensing the loneliness and loneliness of coldness within it, and patted the side of the wooden bed, signaling it to jump up.
The Treading Cloud Lynx cub closed its eyes and did not move.
Lu Xuan had to let it be.
He blew out the candlelight and lay down to rest with his eyes closed.
After a while, Lu Xuan opened his eyes and was seeing a pair of green eyes of the Treading Cloud Lynx staring at him.
“This guy seems to be a nocturnal demonic beast? It’s not possible that the deeper the night goes, the more excited it gets, right?”
Lu Xuan muttered, got up and got off the bed, picked up the uninjured parts of the young beast, ignoring its struggling body, and placed it straight onto the empty spot on the side of the wooden bed.
“Be honest and rest!”
He commanded, closing his eyes.
Not long after, Lu Xuan’s breathing gradually became long and strong.
The Biyou Treading Cloud Lynx felt the warmth coming from beside him, its turquoise pupils glanced at Lu Xuan’s side face, its short thick tail lashing out as it gently closed its pupils.
(End of chapter)