Chapter 668: This Is Not a Cat
"Of course not."
Bai Xiqin stroked the chubby white cat in her arms and shook her head.
The things in the space are already extraordinary; the things on the sea are dangerous and mysterious and might not even be as precious as the space.
Bai Xiqin understands contentment very well.
Moreover, when it comes to things Bai Xiqin wants, she generally won’t rely on others to obtain them; she prefers to get them herself.
"This cat is quite fat, where did it come from?"
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming saw Bai Xiqin shake her head and smiled lightly. Watching her stroke the white cat, his gaze also fell on the cat.
From the shore until now, it was the first time he laid eyes on the white cat.
His slender eyes slightly narrowed, brows slightly raised, his gaze on the white cat lingered longer.
He was sure this was not a cat.
"Xiao Fan rescued it from the safety base; it’s been getting fatter while being raised."
Bai Xiqin estimated roughly that it weighed about ten to twenty pounds.
"Is it from the Fire Phoenix Safety Base?"
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming asked again.
Bai Xiqin did not notice the hint of surprise in Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s eyes.
"Yes! But this cat usually has a big courage; today, for some reason, it keeps trembling."
Bai Xiqin continued to stroke the white cat’s back, trying to calm it down.
But when Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s gaze fell on it, it couldn’t stop shaking.
Nothing like its usual proud appearance.
So timid.
Bai Xiqin guessed it was probably because the aura of Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming was too strong.
Even Bai Xiqin could feel that Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s aura differed slightly from Zhang Yiming’s.
One had weathered storms and reined in his fierceness; the other kept everything hidden in his heart, and was completely gentle.
Both looked gentle to the core but were entirely different.
"Probably cold."
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s eyes flickered, and he slightly rubbed his nose with his fingers.
When people lie, they instinctively rub their noses.
Even the Zombie Emperor was no exception, feeling guilty when lying.
Chenghuang.
If Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming was not mistaken, this chubby white cat was not a cat but a divine beast similar to a white fox.
In his future world, humans were always striving to find the Divine Beast Chenghuang, hoping to change the past so that this nefarious Zombie Emperor would die before gaining power.
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming was also searching, but his purpose was merely to return to the world with Xiao Niu.
Finally, he found it.
There were two Chenghuang.
The first one, he hadn’t managed to find before two human Superpower Users obtained it - those two were Xiao Niu’s future grandparents.
The second one he snatched from some powerful human Superpower Users.
Near the Fire Phoenix Safety Base, that battle cost many lives.
Divine Beasts have their pride, and even though Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming won, it didn’t want to take him to the past.
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming had an evil smile on his lips, casting a dark glance at the white cat.
He, of course, had choked Chenghuang’s neck to return to the past.
He was so desperate to go back; at that time, he was almost mad.
Although the white cat had no memory of this, it instinctively feared him; a Divine Beast can sense it.
The white cat felt its back burning intensely and burrowed deeper into Bai Xiqin’s arms, fearing Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming would kill it.
Even though it was the first time it saw Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming, it wanted to kill him. But when he opened his eyes, the white cat feared him immensely.
Fear from the depths of the soul.
"Xiao Fan, hold your cat yourself."
Leng Yebai picked up the white cat with a dark face and tossed it into Bai Yifan’s arms.
He coldly glanced at Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming.
Where was this guy looking?
"Oh."
Bai Yifan staggered a bit from the white cat’s heavy impact, barely managing to steady himself.
Indeed, once the white cat was in Bai Yifan’s arms, Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming stopped looking.
Leng Yebai noticed this and his face darkened further.
Black as charcoal.
"Xiao Niu, I need to speak to you alone."
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming suddenly spoke.
"No way!"
Leng Yebai stood in front of Bai Xiqin, extending an arm to block her.
If it were Zhang Yiming in front, Leng Yebai might feel more at ease. But it was Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming, whose aura was far more intense than Zhang Yiming’s.
"Xiao Niu..."
The slight wickedness on Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s face instantly turned plaintive, his eyes drooping with unspeakable melancholy.
Despite all the bloodshed he had experienced, that face remained sunny and handsome.
When he feigned melancholy and pitifulness, it tugged at one’s heartstrings.
"There’s no need to avoid them; just say whatever here."
Bai Xiqin gently patted Leng Yebai’s blocking arm and smiled, speaking to Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming.
Among family, there’s nothing that cannot be said.
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming looked at the composed Bai Xiqin, his eyes dimming for a moment.
He didn’t know when she had already found someone she trusted so much.
That person, perhaps, should have been him.
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s mind was ravaged by a frenzy of bloodlust, jealousy nearly consuming his thoughts, wanting nothing more than to tear apart the man in front of him and swallow him whole.
The taste of flesh and blood - it had been so long since he’d tasted it.
Since arriving in this world, he had worked hard to restrain himself.
He must not taint this world that has her.
But no matter how much he restrained himself, this impulse was like a maggot gnawing at his bones, impossible to rid of.
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s eyes grew increasingly blood-red, his gaze gloomy to the extreme.
Even Bai Yifan sensed that Brother Zhang appeared somewhat menacing.
Bai Yifan swallowed, silently hugging the white cat and stepping back.
The white cat arched in Bai Yifan’s arms, its fur standing on end, completely on guard.
"Xiao Ming, are you alright?"
"Zhang Yiming!"
Bai Xiqin’s heart sank, her pale fingers waved in front of Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming, calling his name.
She understood that Xiao Ming had his self-restraint, but a zombie’s instincts were terribly hard to control, especially because Xiao Ming came back from the future.
Zombies that had tasted flesh and blood found it harder to abstain from it.
Bai Xiqin still didn’t make a move, she trusted the class monitor.
The class monitor, such a warm and sunny person, would not harm his classmates.
"I, I just..."
In the midst of his blood-red consciousness, Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming heard Bai Xiqin calling his name; his eyes instantly cleared.
His throat moved slightly, a bit at a loss for words.
All the bloodthirsty impulses and jealousy that had just arisen vanished entirely, replaced by helplessness.
To have lost his composure in front of Xiao Niu was truly... damn it.
"Did I scare you?"
Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s mouth twitched, wanting to explain so much, but seeing Bai Xiqin’s calm face, he didn’t know where to start.
He really had so much he wanted to say to her.
But in the end, he could only say once more,
"Please don’t be afraid, I, I won’t hurt you."