Marry First, Love Later With The White Cat Princess - Chapter 90

Muffled in the familiar embrace, Lian Yi dazed for a long while. When she finally came to her senses, she held Liu Fenyun tightly in return.

“A-Yun?” she called out uncertainly, “Is it you? Is it your… soul?”

“It’s me,” Liu Fenyun smiled warmly. “I’ve finally found you.”

“Don’t leave, I beg you!” Fearing it was a dream, Lian Yi pressed herself against Liu Fenyun, almost trying to embed herself into the other’s body. “If you dare leave again, I’ll… I’ll keep you inside my belly for a lifetime…”

Liu Fenyun rested her chin on the girl’s head, gently stroking her cat ears. “Mm, I won’t leave.”

“You said that last time too! Do you know how scared I was…” Lian Yi’s tears flowed uncontrollably as she sobbed her grievances. “I was afraid… I was afraid you would die and wouldn’t stay in this world anymore…”

“I was afraid of losing you too,” Liu Fenyun sighed. “After I died, I could at least return to the Divine Realm, but I didn’t know where you would go. If I could never find you again because of that…”

Her mouth was suddenly covered by Lian Yi’s hand. The cat demon’s deep blue eyes were misty, her rims red as she murmured, “Don’t say it, don’t say it anymore… You lost your life because of me, you mustn’t blame yourself like this.”

“A-Yun, you’re so silly. I still had Physician Yu’s Feather Shield on me. I could have blocked that sword perfectly fine.” The more Lian Yi spoke, the more she regretted it, wishing she could go back to the moment before Liu Fenyun shielded her. “What do we do now? Your internal demon core is completely shattered, and your body is unusable. Such a massive hole won’t be easy to treat…”

Liu Fenyun listened to her ramble in silence. She gently moved the hand covering her mouth and wiped away Lian Yi’s tears, asking, “How is the outside world now? Have you all gone to the Demon Realm yet?”

“We…” Lian Yi paused and shook her head. “I don’t know. After I swallowed those two Witch-Doctor Envoys, I lost consciousness, and then I arrived here.”

She pointed to the surrounding spheres of light, her cat ears twitching as she revealed a happy smile: “Look, A-Yun, all my memories have returned, and you are in every single one of them.”

Hearing this brought a pang of pain to Liu Fenyun’s heart. Thinking carefully, it seemed the cat had indeed been by her side since the moment she first opened her eyes.

She had long been the cat’s entire world.

Realizing that Lian Yi didn’t want to discuss the outside world, Liu Fenyun cooperated and changed the subject: “Can I see them?”

Lian Yi nodded with a smile and directed a sphere of light over for her to touch, while she sat obediently to the side, her cat tail swaying behind her.

Liu Fenyun watched several memories within the light spheres, firmly committing the images to heart as she watched.

Previously, when she spoke with the woman in white, she had an inkling that as Lian Yi’s Favorability increased, the soul damaged by the Azure Lightning would slowly be repaired, and memories would return accordingly.

However, to recover so many memories at once, the Favorability likely had to reach its maximum value.

If she wasn’t mistaken, only the stimulus of her being in danger could cause the Favorability to jump to 100 points in such a short time.

Although shielding Lian Yi from the sword was a subconscious move, it had triggered the hidden condition for maximizing Favorability.

The only problem was… her peril also accompanied a surge in Lian Yi’s Blackening value. While the cat seemed normal now, her Blackening value was actually at its peak. Lowering such a high value would likely take more than just a few instances of comfort or appeasement.

With this in mind, Liu Fenyun began to treat the beaming Lian Yi with extreme caution.

She understood that the cat had nearly collapsed due to her death. Until the Blackening value dropped, the cat could not handle any more stimulation.

Otherwise, she would lose control completely.

One only had to think of the two swallowed Witch Doctor Envoys to imagine the consequences of a yandere losing control.

Half an hour later, the entrance to the Demon Realm.

Since the powerhouses of the Human and Demon races drew the boundaries, the continent had been divided.

The land where spiritual energy was sparse became the Human Realm, while the land with dense spiritual energy became the Demon Realm. The two races did not interfere with each other’s worlds, but there was no explicit ban on demons entering the Human Realm or humans entering the Demon Realm.

Demons were very sensitive to the concentration of spiritual energy, but humans found it difficult to perceive. If a human wanted to enter the Demon Realm, they had to find a demon to lead the way.

As long as one could find the border and was prepared to bear the consequences of crossing, they could move freely between the two.

“This is the entrance to the Demon Realm,” Yin Sa said after the teleportation array faded.

She stepped forward and raised her palm. Before long, a tightly closed door appeared before the group, while the rest of the area transformed into a wall so high the top was invisible.

“Once inside the Demon Realm, the spiritual energy will be dense, which will help her recover,” Yin Sa pushed open the door and couldn’t help but look back at Chong Yun. “But correspondingly, the demonic energy is also very thick. You are a regular human; if you feel unwell, do not hide it.”

Chong Yun, the original owner of the body Liu Fenyun had possessed, nodded.

A large white cat lay in her arms, sleeping quietly, its aura extremely weak.

With the help of Si Yangshen, Lian Yi had managed to return to the size of a normal cat, but her sea of consciousness was sealed by a barrier. According to Si Yangshen, her demonic energy consumption was too great, and combined with the severe shock, her body had entered a self-contained protective state.

After instructing Chong Yun, Yin Sa gave the same warning to Meng Nie.

Meng Nie had no interest in the Demon Realm; she only cared if there was a god here who could bring Liu Fenyun back to life.

“I remember Lian Yi had several cat demon subordinates. They agreed to meet near the border,” Qi Ran suddenly said before entering. “You all go ahead; I’ll go look for them.”

She was very familiar with this place, if she hadn’t been, she wouldn’t have been able to escape so smoothly back then.

Qi Ran released her spiritual sense to scan the area and quickly found seven cats huddled together under a wall not far away. Not one was missing, they had all come.

Sensing a familiar aura approaching, Xian Lihua looked up in shock. Meeting a pair of crimson eyes, her fur stood on end. She immediately arched her back to shield the other cats and let out a threatening low growl at Qi Ran.

Qi Ran wasn’t surprised by the reaction. She crouched down, her hand carrying a bit of Si Yangshen’s divine aura, and rubbed the head of the bristling tabby cat. “Let’s go. Go to the Demon Realm to see your master.”

Si Yangshen was a benevolent deity. Sensing the faint divine aura, the tabby cat let out a confused meow. Before it could react, Qi Ran had transformed into a black panther and lay on the ground. “All of you, get on.”

The seven cats looked at each other. Based on their trust in the divine aura, they eventually climbed onto the black panther’s back to be carried into the Demon Realm.

“How are Lady Lian Yi and Lady Liu now?” Xian Lihua couldn’t help but ask once they were inside.

The other cats held their breath, waiting for Qi Ran’s answer.

Qi Ran was silent for a moment before speaking truthfully: “Not good. Lady Liu is dead. Lian Yi swallowed her soul and hasn’t woken up yet.”

As soon as she finished, she felt her back lighten as a calico cat fell off in shock.

Qi Ran immediately doubled back and caught the calico by the scruff of its neck before it hit the ground.

“You… you’re lying to us, right?!” Ruan Ju, the chubby orange cat on her back, asked with a trembling voice. “How could Lady Liu die?!”

Qi Ran shook her head, tossed the calico back onto her back, and silently ran toward Kongmeng City.

“Tsk, these mortal demons are just little cubs who haven’t been through big storms. You could have been a bit more tactful with the bad news…” Si Yangshen began to nag in her sea of consciousness.

Qi Ran replied, “They’ll find out sooner or later. Why be tactful?”

She quickly caught up with Yin Sa’s group with the seven cats, thanked Yin Sa, and took over the task of leading the way.

Leading the way was supposed to be Yu Qingyue’s job, but she was likely still in the Kingdom of Zhuhuang, and it was unknown when she would return.

“We’ll be in Qingyan City. If anything happens, remember to come find us there!” Upon parting, Tu Shan Shuo wagged her nine fox tails and reminded them enthusiastically.

Chong Yun, stroking the white cat in her arms, was shocked to see Qi Ran arrive with seven cats of different breeds. “Why are there so many cats?!”

Had the god who possessed her fallen into a cat’s nest?!

Qi Ran ignored her and walked to Meng Nie’s side. “Help me carry a few.”

Chong Yun also wanted to help, but was stopped by Qi Ran: “Don’t. The one in your arms is a jealous cat, she usually doesn’t even like the Physician God touching other cats.”

When Xian Lihua saw Chong Yun and the big white cat, she froze for a moment. But the moment she locked eyes with Chong Yun, she realized this human was not the Lady Liu she knew. Recalling what Qi Ran said on the road, she didn’t say hello, her eyes darkening as she hung her head.

The Demon Realm was full of spiritual energy, and several teleportation arrays had long been built between cities. Qi Ran walked to one, transformed into human form, pulled out a round spirit stone, and placed it into a groove in the array.

The array was activated by the stone. Light swirled around its edges, and a pillar of light soon soared into the sky.

The teleportation was incredibly fast. Before Meng Nie and the others could react, Qi Ran said, “We’re outside Kongmeng City. Follow me closely.”

Looking up at the tall and grand city gates and seeing the three words “Kongmeng City” clearly on the plaque, Qi Ran couldn’t help but recall her escape years ago. She sighed and carefully summoned a crimson feather, twisting it in her hand to turn it into a scarlet entry token with feather patterns.

The royal cities of the demon race were usually the territory of Great Demons. Demons were far less interested in trade and interaction than humans, so the city gates were deserted, the excitement was all inside. Unless there was a war, guarding the gate was usually the most idle job.

Sensing many auras approaching, the wing demon guarding the gate rubbed his eyes and looked down. The moment he saw Qi Ran leading the way, he jumped from his seat in terror and clanged the alarm bell.

After ringing it, the wing demon shook his colleague awake and pointed. Both wing demons shouted at the top of their lungs: “Qi Ran is back!!”

“You must be a dangerous person, right?” Seeing this for the first time, Chong Yun frowned. “Otherwise, why would the guards of your hometown react like this…”

“I’m certainly no saint,” Qi Ran said nonchalantly. She put down the cats she was holding and stepped through the gate with the entry token.

Greeting her was a squad of wing demon soldiers gathered in an emergency, along with a row of spiritual arrows drawn on the city walls.

Qi Ran held up the entry token and said coldly, “I didn’t come back to fight you. Please move aside; I need to see my Master in the Inner City.”

The wing demon soldiers didn’t believe her at all. They gripped their weapons, each one staring at her warily, afraid she would suddenly attack.

The scene fell into a stalemate. The cats hid fearfully behind Meng Nie’s feet. Chong Yun held Lian Yi, looking at Meng Nie at a loss.

Until a smiling female voice drifted out from behind the soldiers: “A-ha, Ran’er is back? Come, let Master see how much you’ve changed~”