Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 249: The Drenched Little Black Cat

Chapter 249: Chapter 249: The Drenched Little Black Cat

Xiao Jinsheng met his pitiful gaze, eyes wet and pleading.

Clearly, it was the same face as Yu Yunxiao’s, the same hair color.

Both had abnormal pupils of gold on the left and blue on the right.

Yet the feeling they gave was entirely different.

One proud and confident.

The other humble and cautious.

When Xiao Jinsheng looked at him, it was as if she saw a little black cat drenched in the rain.

Clearly, Ying’s hair was white, but the feeling he gave her resembled that of a little black cat.

Kind-hearted humans, when faced with small and pitiful animals, can’t help but radiate compassion.

Xiao Jinsheng suddenly had the illusion of a little black cat twitching its ears in front of her.

She reached out, ready to pet it, but Ying’s clear gaze met hers, snapping her out of it. She quickly withdrew her hand, suppressing the impulse to touch the imaginary cat.

Ying keenly perceived her withdrawing motion.

The faint hope in his eyes instantly dimmed.

He lowered his head, pressing his lips together. After a long silence, he finally spoke with concern, "Did he disappear again?"

He knew, strictly speaking, he had no real connection to Xiao Jinsheng.

She had suddenly appeared here.

The only reason Ying could think of was that Yu Yunxiao had gone missing.

Perhaps Xiao Jinsheng had come searching for Yu Yunxiao.

He shook his head and explained, "I haven’t seen him here."

"But I can help you look for him."

"Who are we looking for?" Xiao Jinsheng was confused.

"Your little white cat," Ying answered.

Xiao Jinsheng froze, then realized he might be referring to Yu Yunxiao.

Smiling, she explained, "I came in here for another reason. He’s not missing."

"This accidental entry was caused by my training method to enhance my strength."

Although Xiao Jinsheng said a lot, Ying only heard four words.

Accidental entry.

So, she wasn’t here to look for the cat, nor was she here to see him.

He looked down in disappointment, nodded, and said, "I see."

At this moment, Xiao Jinsheng was thinking of a way to leave.

Thankfully, everything Lou Yan Zhi taught was comprehensive.

By calming her mind and cultivating her spiritual power, there was naturally a way to exit.

While she was deep in thought, the person beside her handed her a chunk of fresh meat, still smeared with black blood.

"Take it. Eat," Ying said nervously, holding out the meat and looking at her anxiously.

If it weren’t for the sincerity in his eyes...

Just looking at the blood-dripping chunk, Xiao Jinsheng would have thought the person in front of her meant to poison her.

"Food needs to be cleaned..." Xiao Jinsheng’s gaze stopped as she focused on the black blood on the meat.

She wanted to say that food needed to be washed clean before eating.

And if it was meat, it should be cooked thoroughly first.

But then she remembered—this was a world of only black and white.

In this world, Ying was the only inhabitant.

The only companions he had were mindless creatures, with whom every meeting was a deadly battle—Mutant Beasts or Fog Corpses.

The words on the tip of Xiao Jinsheng’s tongue refused to come out.

Ying, however, assumed it was because his food wasn’t good enough.

He awkwardly withdrew the meat, looking ashamed, and explained softly, "I just killed this this morning. It’s fresh."

"That’s not what I meant..." Xiao Jinsheng struggled to explain.

For Ying, even mentioning any aspect of the outside world was a kind of wound.

"Can’t you leave this place?" Xiao Jinsheng regretted the question as soon as it left her mouth.

Wasn’t that obvious?

If he could leave, why would he stay here, chewing uncooked meat?

But if he left...

It would mean Yu Yunxiao must fall into slumber.

That wasn’t something Xiao Jinsheng wanted to see.

At the same time, she found herself in a dilemma.

As a Dark Soul, remaining in this dangerous spiritual world...

This was most unfair to Ying.

Xiao Jinsheng thought of Lou Yan Zhi, who had taught her spiritual power cultivation.

Perhaps she could leave first, ask Lou Yan Zhi for guidance, and then consult the Star System Map to find a solution for Ying.

Once the plan was clear, Xiao Jinsheng stood to say goodbye.

But Ying became tense at once.

He hastily reached out and grabbed Xiao Jinsheng’s wrist.

When she turned to look at him, he let go as though burned, nervously blurting, "You’re leaving now?"

Even staying for another minute, or even half a minute, would be enough.

The familiar howls of beasts that he had long grown used to reverberated from behind.

Ying reached out and gently nudged Xiao Jinsheng forward, saying, "Then go. This place isn’t suitable for you."

Ying’s heart, at this moment, was deeply conflicted.

He didn’t want her to leave.

Yet he feared her presence here.

Ying turned, quickly taking down the attacking Mutant Beast with practiced ease.

In the spiritual world...

His superpower strength had long reached 15 Stars.

Fighting a 12-Star Mutant Beast was simple—mechanical even.

Xiao Jinsheng looked at how skillfully and emotionlessly he swung his blade, her heart heavy with sorrow.

She needed to leave, to find a way for both Yu Yunxiao and Ying to exist outside.

But looking at Ying, she couldn’t bring herself to make any promises.

She feared that after she left, she might not succeed in returning.

Or worse, she might fail to find a solution.

And Ying, being who he was, would truly believe her words and wait for her until the end of his life.

Even with their limited interaction, Xiao Jinsheng had a strong intuition about this.

In the end, she buried all of her thoughts deep inside.

She simply said goodbye, "Alright, I’ll be leaving now."

"Safe travels." Ying tightened his grip on the hilt of his blade, forcing a smile.

"Goodbye." Xiao Jinsheng spoke quickly, afraid that staying longer would make her say something she couldn’t fulfill. Her figure vanished in an instant.

Feeling her urgency to leave, Ying suppressed the bitterness in his heart, lowering his head and absentmindedly wiping his blade.

He turned and walked to the Mutant Wolf he’d just slain.

With precise cuts, he opened the corpse and removed the freshest, still-warm piece of meat.

Taking a piece of raw meat, he brought it to his lips and bit into it, chewing with an empty expression.

But as he ate, warm liquid slid down his face.

Startled, he wiped his cheek with the back of his hand.

Staring at the tears on his hand, he dropped the meat and sat dazed in the pool of blood.

He realized...

It seemed this world never liked him.

Nor did the humans of this world.

After aimlessly surviving these past decades of killing...

He still didn’t understand what he was chasing after.

No one liked him.

It seemed...

Ying lowered his gaze, staring at the Mutant Beast he had disemboweled.

He gripped his curved knife again, looking at his own blurred reflection through the bloodstain.

Perhaps from the very beginning, he was wrong.

The so-called right path he had been walking, it wasn’t perseverance—it was giving up...

Xiao Jinsheng had just awakened from the spiritual world and immediately dashed toward the spot where Lou Yan Zhi was lounging.

Sliding to a stop just in time, she steadied herself before crashing into him.

"Can spiritual power really take you to another world?"

"And what would it take to bring someone from that world back?"

"Huh? Who are you planning to kidnap?" Lou Yan Zhi sat up sharply in surprise, watching her with curiosity.

"Wait, no." Lou Yan Zhi caught himself, frowning in confusion. "What I taught you was a manual for spiritual power cultivation, not some formation teleportation technique."

"How did you end up in another world?"

The more Lou Yan Zhi spoke, the more alarmed he became. "You didn’t have a deviation on your first attempt at cultivation, did you?"

"No, I entered another world," Xiao Jinsheng clarified. "Do you know about Dual Soul People? I went to the spiritual world of a Dark Soul."

"I just want to ask, how do I bring a Dark Soul out without the Bright Soul having to leave?"