Chapter 297: The Cold and Heartless Human
Chapter 297: The Cold and Heartless Human
The warm light shone upon Xie Xinsu's body, and she curled up into a ball, lying on the soft bedding beneath her.
She felt a sense of warmth, reminiscent of the times she would sneakily sleep in late at Xuan Tian Sect.
Her mind felt a bit hazy.
She believed she had a dream, one where she left Xuan Tian Sect and ventured into a new world, only to begin a life of seclusion.
It was a nightmare.
After much difficulty, she managed to seclude herself, and upon the world's reboot, she transformed into a cat with low intelligence.
Thus began her miserable life as a cat.
Fortunately, the dream had ended.
Just then, a voice of communication echoed in her ear.
"Liver damage and unsuitability for neutering."
"Can't be neutered? Aren't stray cats supposed to be neutered by law?"
"It's unsuitable due to its physical condition."
"Oh... If it can't be neutered, then killing it won't be illegal."
Xie Xinsu, still asleep, was startled awake by the cold and heartless voice of the man.
Meow, meow, meow?
Neutering?
No way!
Killing it because it can't be neutered is legal? This human is terrifying; what kind of thinking is this?
Better to be neutered! She woke up, only to realize she was still a cat.
Apparently, the dream was real.
She had been stuck in a manhole cover and was rescued by this cold and heartless man.
Hmph... She had already decided that once she regained her true form, she would never bring this man onto the Immortal Path.
"Meow, meow, meow!" But at this moment, survival was the priority. She meowed desperately, something she had never done before, all for the sake of living.
The cold and heartless man, about to kill, turned to look at her, his eyes calm. "What if it goes into heat?"
He asked a critical question.
Meow, meow, meow! Xie Xinsu cried out frantically.
What does going into heat mean?
How could she possibly go into heat? Even though she had rebooted as a cat, her mind was still hazy and unclear.
But to go into heat randomly, Xie Xinsu believed she was still a human and wouldn't be controlled by animal instincts.
She was the Saintess of Xuan Tian Sect.
Although Xuan Tian Sect had declined, with only a dozen disciples remaining, she was the Saintess of its revival.
Her master, the 31st generation Sect Master, Crane Cloudzi, had sought and obtained a divine technique from the Upper World Grandmaster for her.
It could be said that if she followed the proper path, she would have the potential to reach the Purple Mansion Realm in this lifetime.
With an explosive opportunity, she might even catch a glimpse of the legendary Yin Spirit First Stage.
If she could ascend to the Yin Spirit Realm, she would have the chance to soar to the Upper World, becoming a legend of Xuan Tian Sect.
With her extraordinary talent, even after rebooting as a cat and suffering some brain damage, it was impossible for her to go into heat randomly.
Moreover, how do cats go into heat? Is this even a human's concern?
"To solve this problem, aside from neutering, there's another method," said Zero-One, the robot.
"What method?"
"The Feline Joy Stick."
As Zero-One spoke, a screen appeared on its face.
On the screen was a product link, accompanied by some rather suggestive images.
The cat in the image had an expression like a white cat eating corn.
"This... This is like discovering a new world!" Qi Yuan exclaimed, glancing at the black and white Xie Xinsu with a thoughtful expression. "Come here."
Zero-One nodded, its electronic voice carrying a hint of amusement.
Xie Xinsu listened to the conversation between the robot and its owner, feeling helpless.
They were deciding her life's matters so casually?
Xie Xinsu made up her mind to find an opportunity to escape this family.
This family seemed a bit too twisted.
As she was thinking this, her pink nose twitched, and her cat heart raced with excitement.
"Treasure! There's definitely a treasure here!"
Before her reboot, she had a connection to Arcstar and was quite familiar with it.
In this world, Spirit Qi was extremely scarce, and although it was slowly recovering, the difference in Spirit Qi compared to the world of Xuan Tian Sect was still significant.
However, this world had some remnants and Immortal connections.
Over the next ten years, some precious artifacts would appear.
Among them were some rare treasures.
With just a light sniff, she detected a strong scent of Spirit Qi.
The source of the Spirit Qi was clearly within this house.
This meant there was a leftover Cultivation treasure inside.
The Spirit Qi it emitted was incredibly rich.
At this moment, she couldn't bring herself to leave.
For the past month, she had endured a miserable existence for several reasons: first, her cat body was ill-suited for the outside world; second, the Spirit Qi here was too scarce; third, she lacked suitable cultivation techniques for this body; and fourth, her current mental state was not optimal.
These factors had made her life as the first Golden Core of Xuan Tian Sect a struggle.
Now, there was an Immortal Dao treasure in this house, emitting a dense Spirit Qi.
She suddenly didn't want to leave.
With her cat body, cultivation in the outside world was impossible. Only in a place with abundant Spirit Qi like this could she cultivate.
She decided to be compassionate and lower herself to stay here.
"Alright, get it out. After all, it's not my cat," the cold and heartless man spoke again, his voice as unfeeling as ever.
Xie Xinsu was stunned for a moment, then grew anxious. Meow, meow, meow!
She didn't want to leave!
If she left, she might become a stray cat again.
She wanted to stay here and cultivate.
"It seems unwilling to leave," Zero-One, the robot, commented appropriately.
Xie Xinsu was slightly taken aback. This robot seemed rather perceptive.
She continued meowing, even more cheerfully.
She was determined to stay and cultivate.
As for the Feline Joy Stick, she would deal with it after her cultivation; what was there to fear?
"All it does is eat, sleep, and poop. It can't even do backflips or cook. What's the use?"
I've never kept a lazy cat."
The cold and ruthless man was indeed cold and ruthless, and now he was thinking of exploiting her.
Xie Xinsu didn't think much and directly twisted her body, leaping into a backflip.
She was putting in extra effort now.
After all, it was rare to find a cat that could do backflips and understand human speech.
With this flip, would she be able to win over the man before her? As expected, the cold and ruthless man glanced at her, his eyes filled with a peculiar expression, "Has this cat...mutated? Can it understand human speech now?"
Robot Zero-One also looked at Xie Xinsu, his expression odd, "It seems different from other people's cats."
For some unknown reason, being stared at by both the man and the robot, Xie Xinsu felt like she was being treated as merchandise.
The cold and ruthless man stared at her, seemingly contemplating her fate.
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At this moment, Robot Zero-One spoke up, "Master, nowadays, you can also make money by producing videos.
We can keep this cat and make videos to earn money.
The money earned can be used to upgrade my components, which will also save you money."
Robot Zero-One was very considerate.
Currently, it yearned for upgrades and modifications.
However, all previous upgrades and modifications had been funded by the master's money.
As a robot striving to become the master's first little assistant, Zero-One didn't want to burden the master with everything. It wanted to earn money and work hard to improve itself, becoming a valuable asset to the master.
"Alright, if that's the case, you handle it then?
By the way, don't let it go into heat and meow randomly, affecting my martial arts practice. When I'm training, I need to focus."
Cultivation had become a habit for Qi Yuan, who could cultivate anytime and anywhere.
This was his first time practicing martial arts, and he was taking it very seriously.
Hearing this, Xie Xinsu breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, she secretly glanced at the cold and ruthless yet somewhat handsome man.
Men, what era are they living in, still practicing martial arts?
Cultivation is better than martial arts.
If you serve this young lady well, who knows, I might be kind enough to grant you an immortal connection.
Watching the cold and ruthless man leave, Xie Xinsu immediately felt relieved.
The living room was now hers, and without anyone around, the pressure vanished, allowing her to start trying cultivation.
The spiritual energy here was dense.
As for Robot Zero-One?
This was not a human, Xie Xinsu knew. In this world, robots were very ordinary, not smart at all, and they didn't possess their own consciousness.
If a robot could develop its own consciousness, that would be an exaggeration.
Only magical treasures crafted by cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm or above might have the potential to develop spiritual intelligence.
This pile of junk should not be treated like a real living being.
She was about to jump away and find a comfortable spot to cultivate.
Suddenly, a pair of icy hands grabbed her.
"Please cooperate with me to make a cat cooking video!" Robot Zero-One insisted.
Its tone was not as gentle as it had been when with Qi Yuan.
Meow meow meow? Xie Xinsu meowed in response.
What nonsense, are you really making a cat cook?
How can a cat cook? Xie Xinsu pretended not to understand, showing a clueless expression.
It's normal for cats not to understand human speech and not to work...right? Unfortunately, Robot Zero-One didn't care, "Oh, you said it's possible, good... Let's start filming then!
If we don't get it right, tonight I'll test the Feline Joy Stick on you!"
"Meow?" Xie Xinsu was left speechless.
Threatening a cat? This robot must be crazy.
How could there be such a robot in this world?
She was about to continue pretending not to understand.
Unfortunately, Robot Zero-One didn't give Xie Xinsu a chance to react and dragged her by the leg into the kitchen.
Meow meow meow! Xie Xinsu cried out in distress, but to no avail.
Facing the robot, she had no resistance at all.
An hour later, Xie Xinsu lay on the ground, exhausted.
These two hours had been exhausting.
Under Robot Zero-One's coercion, she obediently began her humiliating feline life, cooking.
Not only that, under the robot's pressure, she also danced the most popular online dances of the moment.
It was incredibly embarrassing.
Now, she was completely worn out, without an ounce of energy left.
"Once I cultivate and regain my human form, I'll disassemble this stinky robot into pieces!"
Perhaps it was because Robot Zero-One appeared overly malicious in Xie Xinsu's eyes.
Now, the cold and ruthless man seemed to have become gentle and refined in her eyes.
"It's just... this robot... why is it so different from the ones I've encountered before?
Even in the most technologically advanced Brilliant Star, their robots... aren't this smart, are they?"
In the two hours she had been coerced by Robot Zero-One, she vaguely realized that Zero-One was different from the robots she had encountered before.
For instance, those robots... were dumb and devoid of any emotions.
Zero-One was different; it even knew how to threaten her.
"This family... is so strange?"
"Could it be that an immortal treasure has affected them?"
Xie Xinsu thought to herself.
"No, I must cultivate, I must rise!"
She decided to start cultivating.
She found a safe spot and began her meditation practice.
Unbeknownst to her, a pair of mechanical eyes were already fixed on her.
The recording function was activated, and the video of the cat meditating was captured.
Zero-One returned to its room and began video editing and voiceover work.
After about half an hour, a video was posted by the account named Hardworking Battery-Eating Zero-One.
"My cat has become a spirit; it can not only cook but also meditate and cultivate!"
(End of Chapter)
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