Chapter 69: Ye Ruyan Was Again Tricked by the Jinhua Cat

The Jinhua Cat immediately let out a "meow",

sprang up agilely,

and steadily jumped into Ye Ruyan's soft embrace.

It opened its mouth and bit into a fresh, juicy Jinhua Peach,

and began chewing it with relish.

Meanwhile, Ye Ruyan,

furtively glanced in the direction where Ye Xiuxiu was,

after confirming that the other party hadn't noticed this side,

she then carefully reached into the storage bag hanging at her waist and began to feel around.

After searching,

Ye Ruyan finally pulled out a silver-white hoop that emitted a faint silver glow.

This hoop was the Beast Taming Ring she had painstakingly obtained after great effort, spending much time and energy.

As long as she could successfully slip this ring onto the Jinhua Cat's neck,

she could force the cat to acknowledge her as its master.

Ye Ruyan took a deep breath,

striving to calm her heart, which was pounding wildly from nervousness.

Then she gripped the silver hoop tightly with both hands,

and slowly, cautiously moved toward the cat's head.

The whole process required extra caution,

not only must she absolutely not let Ye Xiuxiu beside her notice anything amiss,

but also ensure she didn't alert the Jinhua Cat,

after all, this creature was famously clever.

As Ye Ruyan's Beast Taming Ring drew ever closer to the Jinhua Cat,

she could even clearly hear the sound of her own violently beating heart,

as if it were echoing right beside her ear.

"I must succeed! I must..."

she kept chanting silently in her heart,

silently praying that this operation would proceed smoothly and achieve its goal.

However, just then,

the Jinhua Cat, which had been wholeheartedly enjoying its food, suddenly stopped eating.

Seeing this, Ye Ruyan's delicate body shuddered violently,

she inwardly cried out that things were bad.

Next, the Jinhua Cat slowly lifted its head,

its round, big eyes fixed straight on the Beast Taming Ring gradually approaching in Ye Ruyan's hand,

revealing a hint of suspicion and wariness.

Those eyes, like gleaming gold forged,

were now tightly, firmly locked onto the silver Beast Taming Ring in Ye Ruyan's hand.

Ye Ruyan felt her heart sink sharply,

as if a great bell had been struck hard,

emitting a heavy, heart‑pounding sound,

"Oh no, this is over!"

"I didn't expect to be discovered by this cunning beast so quickly!"

However, just as she thought the Jinhua Cat would go berserk and shout,

an unexpected thing happened.

The Jinhua Cat that should have erupted in attack,

but instead seemed to have suddenly lost all interest,

merely lifting its head slightly to glance at Ye Ruyan,

then slowly lowered its head again,

and continued to enjoy the food before it as if nothing had happened.

This sudden change left Ye Ruyan completely stunned,

her mind went blank.

What on earth is going on?

Could it be that the Jinhua Cat simply doesn't care about this Beast Taming Ring?

Or perhaps it didn't recognize it?

Countless questions surged in her heart,

but at this moment Ye Ruyan had no leisure to ponder them.

Because the situation before her was extremely advantageous for her,

it was as if heaven itself were favoring her!

Ye Ruyan took a deep breath,

forcibly suppressing her inner excitement and nervousness,

Carefully, she slowly brought the silver‑glinting Beast Taming Ring in her hand toward the head of the Jinhua cat.

With every tiny bit of progress,

her heart would involuntarily jump violently,

for fear of alerting or provoking the Jinhua cat.

Finally, after a nerve‑wracking maneuver,

the silver Beast Taming Ring successfully slipped onto the Jinhua cat's head.

At that moment,

Ye Ruyan could no longer contain the surging joy inside her.

She mentally shouted, "Success! Success!"

Because she was overexcited,

she almost instinctively jumped to her feet,

and involuntarily opened her mouth,

and cried out loudly, "Ah!"

This sudden shout instantly shattered the surrounding silence.

The startled Jinhua cat shot off like an arrow from a bow, a "whoosh" as it sprang from its spot,

At the same time,

Ye Xiuxiu beside her also trembled from fright,

she hastily turned her head to look at Ye Ruyan, asking with a puzzled face:

"Ruyan, what's wrong with you?"

"Did you suddenly fall ill?"

Faced with Ye Xiuxiu's question,

Ye Ruyan first replied offhand, "No, no!"

"I'm just too happy."

She excitedly looked toward where the Jinhua cat was.

All she saw was the Jinhua cat that had just been panicking and fleeing,

with a "whoosh" it steadied itself and leapt into Ye Xiuxiu's arms.

Moreover,

it also extended a delicate little paw,

pointing at the silver‑glinting Beast Taming Ring on its own head,

and kept meowing "meow meow meow",

as if complaining to Ye Xiuxiu about some grievance.

Ye Xiuxiu instinctively reached out her hand,

and casually removed the silver‑glinting ring from her finger.

She stared at the delicate object in her hand,

muttering doubtfully to herself:

"What is this thing?"

Meanwhile, not far away, Ye Ruyan witnessed this scene,

her eyes widened instantly,

and she stood frozen as if paralyzed by a binding spell.

She stared in disbelief at the silver ring in Ye Xiuxiu's hand,

her lips trembling slightly, unable to utter a word for a long while.

You should know that once a Beast Taming Ring is placed on a spirit beast,

it cannot be easily removed.

because the Beast Taming Ring is not merely an ordinary ring,

its essence is actually a contract between the wearer and the spirit beast, manifested as a ring.

Even if someone wishes to dissolve this contract,

it can only be done by making the contract itself disappear,

but even if one wants the contract to vanish,

even a cultivator at the Deity Transformation Stage cannot do it easily.

But now,

this seemingly unbreakable contract was effortlessly removed by Ye Xiuxiu!

In an instant, countless questions surged in Ye Ruyan's mind.

"Is this a Beast Taming Ring?"

Bai Qingsia's voice rang out from inside the room,

"Xiuxiu, how do you have a Beast Taming Ring?"

"Coincidentally, you can use the Beast Taming Ring to form a contract with your little Jin."

Ye Xiuxiu replied casually,

"Back when I was beneath the Jinhua Spring, I already formed a contract with Xiao Jin."

Ye Ruyan froze upon hearing that,

"You two have already formed a contract?"

How could I not know!

So,

Just now, that beast of the Jinhua cat had seen through my intention,

There, pretending not to have noticed,

Then, only after I put the beast-taming ring on did it jump away!

Ran to Ye Xiuxiu's place to tattle!

In other words,

I was played again by that beast of the Jinhua cat!

Not only did it deceive me, it also snatched away the beast-taming ring I had painstakingly obtained!

(End of chapter)