Chapter 269: Cat-Eared Girl Intercepts

"Nonsense... nonsense... I didn't! I was just angry!"

The young girl's face was the first to lose its composure; she wanted to turn her head away but was held in place by Qin Jian's two hands.

"Xiao Wu, are you really afraid of me?"

Qin Jian stopped smiling and instead looked Xiao Wu straight in the eyes, without blinking.

Xiao Wu's gaze couldn't help but start to wander: "No... that's not it... I..."

"Xiao Wu, how many years have we been together?"

Qin Jian said in a low voice: "If we're talking about familial affection, you and I are an eternally inseparable existence. If it weren't for that night, we would truly be siblings now, and you wouldn't have to struggle over this."

Xiao Wu's gaze wandered back, gradually focusing into Qin Jian's deep pupils.

There was no playfulness in them, no teasing; there was only the emotion settled from endless memories of the past.

"If I could, I would rather just be siblings with you than watch you struggle so much right now. Sometimes familial affection is more reassuring than romantic love, although..."

Qin Jian watched Xiao Wu's somewhat uneasy eyes and said softly: "Although romantic love is more heart-stirring, more beautiful..."

"So, Xiao Wu, have you thought it over? Do you want to have a romance with me that is destined to end in a breakup?" Qin Jian said in a low voice.

Xiao Wu looked silently into his eyes; there was no evasion or impurity in them, only pure affection.

"Brother, sometimes I wonder why I have to compete for you with Rongrong, Zhuqing, and even that Huo Wu or Shui Bing'er, or whoever it might be in the future..."

Xiao Wu raised both hands, just like Qin Jian, and placed them on his cheeks, her eyes as soft as water: "What I've been struggling with was never whether or not to be with Brother; I just don't know if what I want to be is a little sister by blood or a lover..."

Ten thousand years of being together and knowing each other had cultivated a rapport and understanding that was almost like being one person.

Qin Jian could even know what she was thinking just by seeing Xiao Wu's ears twitch.

If it weren't for that uncontrollable nibble after she transformed, perhaps the two of them would be the closest of kin, a familial affection even deeper than that of the original Tang San and Xiao Wu.

"Brother, I was just thinking that, actually, my struggling over this is completely meaningless, because you need it, so I can give it; it's just that simple..." Xiao Wu said, stroking his cheek.

Soul power instantly reached level 59.

Qin Jian shook his head and said: "It's not like that, Xiao Wu. I never want you to do things you don't want to do, so this only relates to whether you are willing, not whether I need it."

Xiao Wu's eyes began to grow confused again.

Soul power dropped to level 56.

Qin Jian: "..."

He was thinking that perhaps this God Trial also had trouble distinguishing between familial affection and romantic love, so it was very hard to figure out Xiao Wu's situation, ultimately manifesting as violent fluctuations in her soul power level.

"Alright, no need to think so much. Actually, just do whatever you want to do. You silly Rabbit aren't suited for thinking about such complicated problems," Qin Jian laughed.

"Do whatever I want?"

Xiao Wu's two rabbit ears bent, lost in thought.

"Just like I am now..."

Qin Jian's head slowly lowered, leaving only an inch of distance between them: "I really want to... kiss you."

"Mmph..."

Qin Jian savored it delicately, his whole being immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.

The pure, natural, innate fragrance of the Qiluo Tulip on Xiao Wu was truly enchanting. That time after she transformed, the reason he couldn't control himself wasn't just because of ten thousand years without physical contact; it was even more due to Xiao Wu herself.

The closer he got to her, the more he felt the urge to devour her whole.

However, this time Qin Jian's skin hunger had long since been alleviated, so he wasn't quite as impulsive and uncontrollable.

Going through more things does have its benefits...

His hands began to move slowly, sliding down from Xiao Wu's cheeks.

Although he had explored everything clearly long ago, he had never experienced Xiao Wu after she had grown up.

"Click."

But just at this moment, the bedroom door was suddenly opened gently.

That slight sound startled the two people tossing and turning on the bed.

"It must be Zhuqing, she's come to take my place! What do I do, what do I do? Brother, what do I do?"

Xiao Wu turned into a rabbit on a hot pan, her face flushed red: "I don't want her to see me like this!"

Qin Jian: "..."

Before he could think of what to do, his arms suddenly felt empty, and then Zhu Zhuqing came walking over with a cat-like gait, *deng deng deng*.

"Qin Jian, you... you're awake?" she said, somewhat pleasantly surprised.

Qin Jian straightened the quilt as if nothing had happened, sat on the edge of the bed, quietly kicked Xiao Wu's high heels under the bed, and then smiled: "Mm, I'm fine now."

"Where's Xiao Wu?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked around, somewhat puzzled.

"She saw I was awake, so she went back, reassured," Qin Jian said.

Zhu Zhuqing blinked her cat eyes, scanning like a radar: "That's impossible... how could Xiao Wu pass up such a rare opportunity to be alone with you..."

The quilt trembled slightly.

Qin Jian suddenly stood up, walked over, and without a word, pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms: "Zhuqing, it's been a while since I've spent time alone with you too."

Zhu Zhuqing, who had still been looking for clues, instantly cast those messy thoughts to the back of her mind.

She leaned gently against Qin Jian, pressing her perfect body tightly against him.

"Sometimes I really want to turn into a little cat, that way I could really hang on you like a little pet, and never have to worry about your affection for me decreasing," she said, nuzzling against Qin Jian's neck with infatuation.

If the fresh fragrance on Xiao Wu made Qin Jian unable to stop himself from nibbling, then Zhu Zhuqing's perfect figure combined with a hint of faint fragrance was like the most potent aphrodisiac.

Fortunately, he still remembered that Xiao Wu was hiding on the bed, so he could still manage to restrain himself a little.

But Zhu Zhuqing's passion was surging; before long, her eyes became misty, and she licked gently at his ear...

These three words were like a spark in a pile of firecrackers; the heat rushed to his head, instantly igniting Qin Jian!

However, extreme rationality still kept him from doing anything immediately.

"Qin Jian... you... aren't going to make me eat Catnip again, are you?" Zhu Zhuqing chuckled in a low voice.

"Ahem, no need... it's mainly because we can't yet..."

Qin Jian's breathing was somewhat heavy and chaotic; he could barely suppress the fire in his heart anymore...

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly moved away from his embrace, stepped back slightly, and pursed her red lips; shyness and temptation fused perfectly within her.

"I'm not eating Catnip today... I..."

Her face was slightly flushed, and she seemed a bit embarrassed, but soul power began to fluctuate on her body nonetheless.

Qin Jian watched her curiously, not knowing what she was going to do.

Nether Spirit Cat, Martial Soul Possession.

This time, Zhu Zhuqing's fingers did not lengthen, and there was no aggression on her body.

The possession only brought her one change, and that was...

A pair of cat ears...

A cat tail!

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(End of this chapter)