226: Chapter 226 Xing Yaoyan's Philosophy of Life

Xing Yaoyan gently pushed open the slightly ajar door.

On the bed, the little cat-girl, dressed in little devil pajamas, was staring blankly out the window, seemingly completely unaware of her arrival.

"Linglong… how are you feeling? Are you okay?"

Ying Linglong's pair of cat ears twitched.

Other than that, there was no other movement.

Outside the door, Leng Xiaoyue's brows were already knitted together in a tangle.

He had never seen Ying Linglong become this decadent before. In his impression, she had always been the lively and cheerful type, someone who wouldn't suffer from internal turmoil. How could she have become like this now…

Seeing her like this, Xing Yaoyan didn't rush her, but slowly sat down on the bed and moved closer to her bit by bit, until finally… before she could react, she reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the back of her neck.

"Meow~"

With her weak point attacked, Ying Linglong immediately lost her composure.

She waved her little paws a bit agitatedly, pushing Xing Yaoyan's hand away.

She turned her head to look at the smiling White-haired girl, faint tear stains still remaining on her face.

"Look at you, you've cried yourself into a little tabby cat, making it seem like I'm some big scumbag…" Xing Yaoyan said.

"Sister Yan… is what the Phantom Demon said true? I still don't want to believe it. Everything I see and feel tells me that you've become someone else's girlfriend, but… I can't bring myself to believe it…"

As Ying Linglong spoke, her eyes filled with tears.

"You are clearly so powerful, so independent, why would you fall in love with a man! What is so good about him… I checked his information, he's just an ordinary human male… He will only hold you back!"

Looking at the heartbroken, teary-eyed little cat-girl, Xing Yaoyan felt a bitter taste in her heart too.

Huan Wuxing… I'll settle the score with you later…

Xing Yaoyan then took a deep breath and raised her hand, wanting to pat her head like she used to. But soon, she seemed to think of something and gently lowered her hand again.

At this moment, the two cat ears on Ying Linglong's head had slowly flattened, forming a pair of airplane ears. She had subconsciously prepared herself to receive Sister Yan's petting, but she was suddenly surprised to find that this time, she didn't get the caring petting she expected; instead, she was met with a big hug.

"Linglong… everyone goes through many things and meets different people. No one remains unchanged… When something reaches a critical point, what we need to do is to bravely take that step, to step into a new stage of life, rather than being timid…"

Xing Yaoyan gently patted the little cat-girl's back, speaking softly in her ear. Her tone was very gentle, just like she was teaching her own younger sister.

"Not falling in love with a man… before meeting Qian Mo, I did think that way. But now, my thoughts have changed. That's very normal, isn't it? As for what you say is so good about him, hmm… actually, I haven't truly seen through him even now…"

Scenes of meeting and getting to know the young man flashed through her mind, and the corners of Xing Yaoyan's mouth curled up unconsciously.

"We'll deal with the future when it comes… If our paths truly diverge by then, we can just break up peacefully. Although I'll be in pain and confused, I won't regret it… But if I keep avoiding it, then I think I will definitely regret it…"

Xing Yaoyan actually felt a bit guilty when she said this. After all, her consistent thought had been to avoid it; if it weren't for the loss of control over her Power Of Will when she advanced to the Four Marks… she might have truly kept running away forever…

After patting the little cat-girl's back once more, Xing Yaoyan just wanted to stand up, but soon she felt a faint resistance on her body.

"Sister Yan, don't go… let me hug you for a while longer… just a little longer…" Ying Linglong's voice was as thin as a mosquito's hum.

Xing Yaoyan smiled, didn't move again, and just quietly held her.

Meanwhile, Leng Xiaoyue was sitting on the sofa in the living room, tilting his head to look at the scenery outside the balcony. Back when the two ladies were hugging and talking, he had already silently left the doorway and sat on the living room sofa, giving them private space.

Suddenly, he seemed to feel a massive surge of Demonic Power pouring out from the room where the two women were, and almost in the next instant, the entire house seemed to be completely enveloped by some strange power.

"It's Linglong's!"

Leng Xiaoyue was startled. Fearing something had gone wrong, he was about to stand up and go check on the situation. But soon, a reliable figure already appeared before him.

"Linglong should be making her Breakthrough to the Fourth Level, and I have already used my power to isolate the aura in the room in time…"

Because it happened suddenly, Xing Yaoyan didn't have time to set up the Illusion Array Cube. And when a demon makes a Breakthrough to the Fourth Level, they are often quite vulnerable, and it is also a rare opportunity; once disturbed by the outside world, it is very likely to fall short of success.

In her urgency, she first used her Power Of Will to wrap around the entire house, then activated the Star Swallowing Art, using this Power Of Will as a medium to swallow the entire house's presence.

This was equivalent to an enhanced version of her own "Stealth" form.

It was her first time trying it, and she didn't expect to succeed right away.

Since she was acting as a Protector and had some idle time, Xing Yaoyan proceeded to chat with Leng Xiaoyue.

Knowing Leng Xiaoyue's nature, Xing Yaoyan not only chatted with him about his recent life in human society but also talked about his past romantic exploits in the Imperial City…

During the conversation, Leng Xiaoyue's mouth never closed in surprise.

He was surprised to discover that although he was a philanderer and had seen the world in the "brothels" of the Imperial City, Sister Yan, as a woman who, to his knowledge, had never been to such romantic places, was actually talking about things even more obscene than his…

She didn't shy away from it at all, completely unlike other girls.

Moreover… when they talked about some "special tricks" in the "brothels", every time Xing Yaoyan opened her mouth, she could deliver a critical blow to the Soul of this philandering Young Master. Some of the tricks she mentioned were things he had never heard of before…

After this conversation, Leng Xiaoyue felt like he had gotten to know his Sister Yan all over again today.

However, although the topic was a bit unsavory, Xing Yaoyan had achieved her goal—to close the distance with Leng Xiaoyue.

After all, there is nothing that can more quickly shorten the distance with a guy than talking about lewd things…

Seeing that the timing was about right, Xing Yaoyan subtly threw out the question she really wanted to know from this conversation.

"You and Linglong must have known each other since you were little, right? What was she like when she was a child?"