Chapter 140: Big Leopard

Mo Lie lowered his gaze at Lin Manzhi before him, his deep voice revealing an unhidden delight: "You gave me the Concentrated Spirit Dew potion."

Lin Manzhi met his eyes, seeing no change, and couldn't help asking: "Um, um, do you feel any improvement? You didn't take all six elixirs together, so I don't know if using only Concentrated Spirit Dew has any healing effect on the Spirit Core."

Mo Lie's expression was very calm.

She was a bit uncertain again, wondering if the effect of him drinking only Concentrated Spirit Dew alone was just her idealism, worried that the dew might have no effect on him, and what to do then?

At present she only has two kinds in hand, and must quickly find the six ingredients, otherwise can she even see any hope of healing?

She frowned.

Lin Manzhi thought of this and subconsciously knit her brows.

Just within sight, Mo Lie took in Lin Manzhi's worried expression, his deep‑sea eyes swirling with intense emotion.

He took a step forward, raised his hand and naturally looped it around Lin Manzhi's waist, lowered his head toward her and smiled, "Words are hard to explain; let me show you."

He pressed his hand firmly and lifted Lin Manzhi with one arm.

The next second, the advantage of his feline nature manifested; Mo Lie, with one hand, carried Lin Manzhi toward the largest living room on the first floor, where the architecture, designed for a Beast Form, made the ground floor unusually wide and tall.

Her heart raced, and Lin Manzhi's feet suddenly lifted; before she could react, she was carried into the first‑floor living room.

Mo Lie released his grip and placed the Little Female on a chair against the wall in the living room.

He didn't step back immediately; his hand rested on the chair's armrest, his head lowered as he looked at her, his blue eyes shining like premium sapphire, "Zhi Zhi, you seem never to have seen my Beast Form, right?"

Lin Manzhi: "!!"

Beast Form, huh.

A surge of intense excitement shot straight to her heart; looking at the black‑haired male beast before her, Lin Manzhi's eyes widened in an instant.

The effect of the Concentrated Spirit Dew was answered by Mo Lie's actions.

She felt her voice fail, so excited she couldn't speak.

Mo Lie raised an eyebrow, straightened up, and stepped away from Lin Manzhi one pace at a time.

Sunlight streamed in through the windows and arched doorway, the interior light allowing the female's eyes to see everything clearly.

It was a gigantic black leopard.

He appeared silently inside, his head nearly touching the eight‑meter‑high ceiling; when he lowered his massive skull, his blue beastly pupils were chillingly intimidating, sleek muscle lines rippled beneath his fur, which was not pure black but showed faint, shimmering leopard spots granted by nature to a dangerous race, exuding a terrifying, oppressive majesty.

His tail swayed gently behind him, evoking the contented flick of a cat.

Lin Manzhi tilted her head high upward.

She stared, dumbfounded, at the colossal beast that seemed to have stepped out of a dream.

Mo Lie lowered his gaze, his eyes fixed on the tiny Little Female on the floor, sensing what the aura emanating from her signified.

The feeling softened his heart.

This is... affection.

Lin Manzhi looked at the huge black leopard in the room, relaxed, and immediately broke into a big grin.

Heavens!

Big Leopard!

Isn't this the pet from post‑apocalyptic stories, huge enough for a human to lie and roll on its fluffy body?

Before, at the zoo, you had to watch from behind iron bars and glass, but now it's right before her eyes; if she could pet such a massive leopard, she couldn't even imagine how wonderful it would feel!

Lin Manzhi rose from the chair, her eyes sparkling as she spread her arms, her voice rising flirtatiously, "Big Leopard, lie down quickly, let me comb your fur..."

Big Leopard?

Mo Lie paused, wondering what that name was.

He lowered his body, instinctively obeying Wife Master's request by lying down in the room, his tail involuntarily tightening.

He kept an eye on the Little Female in the room, carefully avoiding her so as not to crush her.

Lin Manzhi blinked.

The tall, massive black leopard lay on its side in the room, its fur like black silk, its eyes like blue crystals; Lin Manzhi rushed eagerly into the beast's embrace.

Lin Manzhi wasn't as tall as the leopard's legs; now the leopard lay fully down, and she still wasn't as tall as its body.

She reached out, stroked the leopard's body, then carefully pressed her face against it.

Ah, so smooth.

So comfortable.

Lin Manzhi wore a goofy grin; before, seeing other male beasts' Beast Forms only surprised her, but now with this black leopard, she felt like a cat‑lover seeing a cat.

Just being this close made dopamine flood her mind, like being in a passionate romance.

I feel so happy.

Lin Manzhi ran her hand over the leopard's fur repeatedly, having long since forgotten she had said she'd comb its hair.

The leopard turned its head, casually flicked its tail around the Little Female, instinctively shielding her by its side.

Lin Manzhi, engrossed in cuddling the Big Leopard, casually grabbed the leopard's tail that had moved over.

Mo Lie's eyelashes twitched.

He seemed to recall something, lifted his head to look at the Little Female who adored his Beast Form, and let out a low rumble from his throat.

Mo Lie, who had never before interacted with a female while in Beast Form, felt no aversion to the Little Female's proactive intimacy; in fact, the excessive contact made him want to do something more to her.

The leopard narrowed its eyes, suppressing the restless urge in its heart, and, to avoid startling Lin Manzhi, began to sense the changes in its Spirit Core.

After ingesting Concentrated Spirit Dew, the faint pain in the Spirit Core did not lessen, but the entire core felt as if immersed in warm water, wrapped in a thin transparent membrane; the energy leaking from the fractured Spirit Core could accumulate a shallow layer.

This amount of energy was small for him, yet nearly matched that of a male beast like Hua Zheng, allowing him to sustain his Beast Form longer and even, after a long time, manipulate the surrounding soil.

Of course, such a tiny amount of energy could only support him using a one or two abilities, far from his prime.

But after the Spirit Core fractured, if news of the Concentrated Spirit Dew reached the outside, it would surely spark a bloody scramble across the continent.

Such an extremely precious Concentrated Spirit Dew was so easily fed to him by the Little Female.

Thinking of this, Mo Lie's tail subconsciously shifted a bit further inward, its tip pressed tightly against Lin Manzhi's back.

This is my priceless treasure.

……

Leitingcheng.

Lin Ling followed the Great Witch here, bearing the world's only Concentrated Spirit Dew.

She has memories from her previous life, especially regarding Fang Yue Dan, and she remembers those even more clearly than her own matters.

At this time in her previous life, Fang Yue Dan arrived at Leitingcheng after the drought, and then she was a minor witch attendant of the Mountain Classic Beast Temple.

Had she not been bearing the Concentrated Spirit Dew plant, the unique aura it emitted would not have been detected by the scent‑sensing spirit beast and reported, and the lord of Leitingcheng would not have noticed her, so because of that suspicion Fang Yue Dan received special attention and treatment.

Hmph.