247: Shi Niang: Li Mu, you hateful capitalist

After finishing his diary, Li Mu looked at the severely injured cat demon beside him.

He opened the System to check on Shi Niang's current situation; she was working at her company.

That's good. He would send the cat demon to Shi Niang later.

As for the cat demon's injuries... Shi Niang would handle them.

Li Mu looked at the dying cat demon on the ground, then turned to speak to it:

"Later, I will take you to a place and hand you over to a woman. When you get there, you will sign a contract with her and become her mount."

"As long as you protect her well, you will not lack Spirit Medicine and other benefits."

After Li Mu finished speaking, he took out a Peiyuan Pill and fed it to the cat demon. The cat demon's aura instantly surged, its cultivation increased significantly, and even its injuries recovered a lot.

Seeing such benefits, the cat demon naturally nodded happily and agreed.

For it, becoming a mount meant guaranteed food and shelter, plus good things to improve its cultivation and heal its injuries. What was there to refuse?

Even if it wanted to refuse, it didn't have the strength to.

Cultivating to its current Peak Refining Qi strength was already very difficult. Now, with such an Opportunity before it, only a fool would refuse!

Linglong was very angry because Li Mu had taken her last Spirit Stone, but she also felt guilty about what she had done.

However, this did not hinder Linglong's curious heart for gossip.

The little fox, still in self-reflection, would occasionally sneak glances at the cat demon's location, wondering if a new companion was joining them.

From the conversation between its master and the cat demon, it realized that wasn't the case.

Finally, amidst Linglong and the little fox's curiosity, Li Mu disappeared with the cat demon...

.........

Li Mu instantly arrived at Shi Niang's company. Just as Li Mu was about to enter the company to find Shi Niang, he was spotted by Shi Niang's colleague. Li Mu naturally noticed her as well.

If he remembered correctly, she was the girl who was with Shi Niang last time!

The other party seemed to want to come over and say hello after spotting him, but because there was a man beside her, she waved at Li Mu. She made a phone call and then left.

Li Mu guessed she was calling Shi Niang just now. If so, it would save him a lot of time.

Not long after, Shi Niang appeared in a hurry, standing at the company entrance, anxiously looking left and right.

Upon spotting Li Mu's location, Shi Niang's eyes brightened considerably as she ran towards him.

She recalled that she was busy with client files just now when she received a call from her friend saying Li Mu had arrived.

Shi Niang was startled inwardly at the time. Li Mu hadn't appeared for so long. The third spiritual energy tide was coming soon, so he must be very busy. How could he have time to look for her?

After her friend's repeated assurances, Shi Niang excitedly and joyfully came to the company entrance.

The moment she saw Li Mu, a feeling of sweetness filled her heart.

She didn't expect him to come looking for her even when he was so busy. Had something happened?

Shi Niang, panting, looked at Li Mu: "Li Mu, you... why are you here?"

Seeing her panting, Li Mu conjured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Shi Niang, then said: "The weather is quite cold, drink some hot tea."

He watched Shi Niang, her face flushed, take the hot tea, then continuously cast spells to make passersby unconsciously ignore their presence.

Li Mu continued: "I came this time to find you a mount. It's a cat demon, with Peak Refining Qi strength. You can sign a contract with this cat demon, and it will protect you if anything happens!"

As he finished speaking, the cat demon Li Mu mentioned appeared on the snow.

The cat demon, maintaining the size of a small cat, looked at the woman before it. This was the human it was to form a contract with.

Her strength was just average, but what did it matter? Anyway, the man said that as long as it protected this woman well, it wouldn't lack benefits...

Shi Niang looked at the cat demon on the ground without asking further. It seemed Li Mu had come this time to give her a mount.

Following Li Mu's instructions, Shi Niang signed a contract with the cat demon.

After the contract was concluded, Shi Niang activated her ability, extracting the Life Qi from a tree. The tree immediately withered at a visible speed.

Then, Shi Niang implanted the extracted Life Qi into the cat demon's body, instantly healing its injuries.

The cat demon was overjoyed, happily circling Shi Niang.

It turned out this master's strength wasn't bad...

Suddenly, a phone rang. It was Shi Niang's colleague calling.

Shi Niang frowned, "So annoying! It's almost New Year's, and the company still isn't giving us a holiday. Damned capitalists."

Li Mu was startled. Apparently, Shi Niang's true boss was himself. He was usually busy with other matters, and Zhang Ming managed everything.

After thinking for a moment, Li Mu decided to tell Zhang Ming later to give Shi Niang an early holiday, and preferably reduce her usual workload as well.

Seeing Li Mu silent, Shi Niang looked at him in confusion.

"Li Mu, what's wrong?"

Li Mu: "Nothing. You should go back to work. Your company should be on holiday soon. As for the cat demon you just contracted, spend time with it and cultivate a bond when you're free."

Shi Niang knew Li Mu was comforting her. Cultivating a bond with a mount was something she had never heard of before. Was it similar to raising a pet cat and playing with it daily?

After a brief chat, Li Mu left...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Two Elders were discussing some matters. The Second Elder's Treasure Seeking Rat returned with another Spirit Medicine, placing it on the table in front of the Second Elder, happily seeking praise. The Second Elder chuckled and rewarded it with a handful of Peanuts.

The Grand Elder chuckled and teased, "Your Treasure Seeking Rat is a great contributor, and you only give it some Peanuts?"

The Second Elder helplessly glanced at the Grand Elder and said, "I can't help it, it likes Peanuts, so let it be!"

The Grand Elder was startled, then nodded with a smile.

The Second Elder continued, "Now that the second spiritual energy tide has passed for so long, there are more and more Spirit Medicine in the world. This little fellow has found quite a few during this time!"

No sooner had the Second Elder finished speaking than the Treasure Seeking Rat finished its Peanuts, indicating to the Second Elder that it needed more because it wasn't enough.

Watching the Second Elder playfully tease the Treasure Seeking Rat, the Grand Elder couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Second Elder: "By the way, has Li Mu's diary been updated recently? Did he say anything?"

Grand Elder: "He said there's an Immortal Cave on the Mythical Continent, but unfortunately, it has already been claimed by someone else."

The Second Elder was surprised and said regretfully, "What a pity. I wonder who had such an Opportunity."

At this moment, both the Grand Elder and the Second Elder were wondering who had inherited such an Opportunity. Wang Cao, at this moment, was still sound asleep in bed, with an unknown liquid dripping from the corner of his mouth.