Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess

If anyone told her she was going to die by choking to death on a piece of snack, she would turn up her nose and nod as she replied that she was Su City's two-time competitive eating champion! A piece of snack was nothing and would barely fill her mouth!

Since she was in the trade, it was a known job hazard.

When the gong for the third and final round of Su City's highly popular eating competition sounded, the host said excitedly, "We still have three minutes on the clock! Three more minutes to go! Look at our hot favorite, Lu Yao, as she gets embroiled in an intense battle with the two-time champion Cheng Xiaoxiao! Lu Yao is down to less than five pastry snacks, and Cheng Xiaoxiao sadly still has seven to go! Will contestant Cheng Xiaoxiao emerge as the glorious three-time reigning champion? Or will the up-and-coming competitive eating rookie win? Let's wait and see!"

As Cheng Xiaoxiao struggled to swallow the snack, she glanced at Lu Yao and clenched her fists tightly. This year's rookie was as fierce as a tiger. But she was still too green to usurp her crown so quickly!

"One more minute! One more minute to go! Let's turn our eyes to this final battle! Lu Yao is down to two pieces of snacks while Cheng Xiaoxiao has... three more to go! Tsk! If this goes on, I think the rookie is going to outdo her!"

Did she want to outdo her?!

Outdo her ass! She was Su City's number one Champion of Eating! Did she think it was nothing but a joke?

Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly swallowed the snacks. Then she grabbed the last three pieces of snacks.

The crowd was uproarious. The commentator stood up on the table excitedly as he pointed at the ring nearby and yelled, "Look at what Cheng Xiaoxiao is trying to do! She's trying to stuff all three pieces of snakes into her mouth! Three at the same time! She already stuffed two of them into her mouth! Will she manage to put the last one in? Ah! She almost managed to put everything in!"

"Hurry up! Take a close-up of her cheeks! Cameraman, aim all the cameras at Cheng Xiaoxiao! Both her cheeks and her chin! I don't care if there aren't enough cameras! Use Lu Yao's cameras instead! I want a 360-degree shot so that the entire country can see when the miracle is born!"

The director was equally excited as the host. He almost wanted to run over and personally operate the camera because this was such a rare shot! The competition was no longer of any significance. And all that mattered now was this woman as she challenged her limits!

No woman would disregard her image to win. That was the crux here!

Cheng Xiaoxiao was on the brink of tearing. Her throat felt as though it was about to burst. Even without looking, she was aware of how hideous she looked now. It was a live national broadcast no less. But she had to defend her veteran's dignity and honor!

Just as she was about to swallow the snacks, she suddenly felt a piercing pain coming from her feet. It was so painful that she almost spat the food out. As she willed herself hard not to spit, the food suddenly got stuck very badly in her throat.

She went stunned. Then she started going breathless as the snacks weighed heavily on her chest like a slab of concrete. While they cut off her air supply, she toppled and fell to the ground suddenly. As she gradually lost consciousness, she spotted a stiletto getting off the back of her foot calmly.

"Lu Yao, that bitch! How dare she use underhanded means!"

But could someone save her, please?

Could this man over here please stop pouring water into her mouth? She almost could not breathe!

Could this lady stop pressing on her chest? She had not gone into shock yet!

Why did no one use the Heimlich maneuver to save her?!

In her heart, Cheng Xiaoxiao swore in grief right before she died. She must haunt these people as a vengeful spirit after death!

In a daze, she thought she heard the metallic clanging of weapons next to her. When she opened her eyes absent-mindedly, she felt like she could breathe once more. But what was going on with this intense scent of blood that wafted into her nose?

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a woman covered with blood glaring at her angrily.

Cheng Xiaoxiao choked in shock. She raised her eyes and saw a sword-wielding man standing before her. He had tapered eyebrows, bright eyes, and appeared stunning while his long hair scattered behind him lazily. Then he calmly removed a handkerchief from his black coat to wipe the bloodstains off his sword.

He killed someone! He was a murderer!

Cheng Xiaoxiao was petrified. Then she glanced to the side and saw rows of guards dressed in ancient style garments standing motionlessly with swords hanging from the waists. Every one of them was dressed neatly in ancient clothing.

"..."

He tossed the handkerchief. Then a guard standing on his side said, "Do you think His Highness is clueless about the scheme that Wu is plotting? How can Wu have the gall to send a spy to assassinate him? You're simply too bold!"

The man who was tied up trembled hard. Then he said coldly, "Break his legs and send him back to Wu. Tell the King of Wu he has three days to decide whether to surrender or be a national martyr."

"Yes, we'll do it right away," said the guards respectfully before dragging the man away.

"Your Highness, what about the things that Wu sent?" the other guard turned to ask the prince. He seemed to be of higher status than the rest of the guards.

"Dump the dancing girl's body along with the stuff into the ravine."

"Then what about this cat?"

The man flung his sleeves and turned towards Cheng Xiaoxiao.

It was a classic opening followed by a familiar routine. So did she die and transmigrate?

How could that be, hahaha? It wasn't like she was dreaming, right? She raised her hand and suddenly saw a furry paw.

It seemed she must be dreaming.

She used her paw to slap herself on the face.

When she raised her eyes, the man continued staring at her coldly.

It looked like she was in a particularly deep sleep.

She raised her paw yet again and slapped herself.

This time, she slapped herself so hard that she saw stars.

Even after the stars disappeared, she did not understand why this man continued to be visible! And why a mild smile suddenly surfaced on his icy-cold face?

He was undoubtedly handsome. But he just murdered someone, and her corpse was still lying next to her! How about paying attention to that fact instead?

"This cat looks interesting. What was it doing just now? Did it just slap itself?" Xiaowu stared at her curiously. "I heard it's a lion cat that was sent as tribute from the Western Region. Its eyes are unusual and colored differently. But I didn't expect it to have such a strange temperament as well."

Chu Yunshen picked the cat in front of him up by its neck to scrutinize it. Then he asked as he looked down at her, "Aren't you going to hit yourself anymore?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao, "..."

Did the man get a kick out of seeing her slap herself?

Since it was a dream and she did not know who he was, if hitting herself did not work, perhaps hitting him would.

Cheng Xiaoxiao caterwauled and lunged to scratch his face. The guard did not expect the cat to attack and swiftly drew his knife at her. Chu Yunshen held the blade down with his fingers instead, so he quickly moved back. The little thing had its claws on his belt. As it was loosely tied, it could not withstand the weight. So it finally came completely undone.

Chu Yunshen had one hand on Xiaowu's sword while he held his sword with the other. The accident happened so quickly that even he was incapable of reacting in time.

The belt fell onto Cheng Xiaoxiao without warning and covered her eyes. When she struggled to look up, she caught sight of a pair of hairy legs in front of her.

As she continued to look up, her mind was overwhelmed as if there was an elephant trumpeting aloud.

Xiaowu, "Pfft..."

Chu Yunshen, "..."

The culprit stared dumbfounded at him. Chu Yunshen then felt a rare sense of awkwardness. Even if it was a cat and might not have meant it, he felt as though it had just taken liberties with him!

Xiaowu watched as Chu Yunshen threw his sword to the ground and picked his pants up. Despite the situation, his master appeared outstanding and was still the decisive killer that he was. Even as he put on his pants and straightened out his clothes, he looked elegant. Yet why was there a shred of panic in his actions?

"Don't worry, Master. I'll take care of the cat immediately," said Xiaowu.

"..."

Did he say he would take care of her?

Did he mean he wanted to kill her just like all these people here? Was she going to die again after she just choked to death?

Could they at least let her take her breath?

She wailed and scampered away. As she was rather eager to escape, she disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Master, I'll go after it." Xiaowu was anxious.

"That's unnecessary," said Chu Yunshen as he stopped him, "It's even more dangerous out there. Since it decided to escape, then let's see if it's able to make it alive."

Cheng Xiaoxiao used every bit of strength she had. When she got exhausted, she came to herself and realized she had darted into another compound. And she did not understand why she had yet to wake up.

Where on earth was she?!

She suddenly heard a dog howling. So she glanced behind to see that a huge black dog had appeared beside the rockery. The minute it saw her, it became so excited that its ears stood erect hard. Then it stared at her as it slobbered.

"..."

She was sorry for disturbing the dog, but she had to leave!

Then the black dog howled before suddenly charging towards her!

Calm down, calm down! She was only lost!

Cheng Xiaoxiao scampered for her life again. But the big black dog was swift and agile and got very close to her. So she hastily darted up a tree.

Fortunately, she was a cat, and they were excellent at climbing trees.

As the big black dog barked wildly at Cheng Xiaoxiao nonstop, she felt a deep sense of satisfaction from escaping the jaws of death. While the dog circled the tree incessantly, she waved her paws at the dog and said, "Bite me if you can, you brat! I'm just worried that I might end up hurting you!"

After the big black dog heard her provocation, it suddenly leaped up.

It jumped a few feet high before biting straight towards Cheng Xiaoxiao with its sharp teeth. She was frightened out of her wits, so she clawed it. Her blow fell squarely on its face. Then it howled as it fled with its tail between its legs.

"I'm too awesome!"

After giving the awful dog a good beating, Cheng Xiaoxiao could not help developing a greater sense of confidence, so she ran onto the ground. But before she went far, she heard the big black dog again. It was surprisingly still chasing her!

Cheng Xiaoxiao darted up the tree again before flashing her claws out.

"Daxian! Daxian! Don't so quickly. What's gotten into you?" came a woman's voice.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was stunned. How dare the dog run back to ask for help!

"Young Miss, there's a cat over here!" The dog even managed to gather such a crowd of people. A maid who was chasing the dog up ahead caught sight of the white cat on the tree, so she turned to shout.

"Is this the fellow that scratched my Daxian's face?" asked Wan Yun as she walked up and glanced, "Where did this wild and filthy cat come from? Catch it! I want to let Daxian bite it to death!"

A wild and filthy cat?

Take a good look here! She was a lion cat sent as tribute from the Western Region!

Daxian bared its teeth viciously at Cheng Xiaoxiao with the look of a bully all over it's face.

The maid came over with some nets. Then a few of them stood under the tree like they were hitting cicadas as they attempted to catch her. But she was not as easy to catch as they thought.

It was impossible. These ignorant human beings!

Cheng Xiaoxiao darted up towards the top of the tree. The maids could not reach her, so they could only bring out the ladders and send a few burly men up. They recklessly went up without paying any heed to whether the tree could withstand their weight. Since they were a safe distance away from her, she hung elegantly on the tree tip. She was waiting for them to fall off.

"What's with the commotion?" said Chu Yunshen as he frowned. He was happily playing chess in his compound when he heard the ruckus.

As Xiaowu saw the tree shaking rather violently from a distance, he looked hard. Then he suddenly replied to him anxiously, "Master...I think it came from Miss Wan Yun's compound. That cat is on the tree...tree, Master!"

Chu Yunshen moved his chess piece before looking up to say, "Since it's so noisy, let's go over for a look."

Cheng Xiaoxiao was doing her best to hold on. She and the people were now in a stalemate. Before long, she heard a respectful voice say, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

The woman that just ordered everyone to shake the tree until she fell suddenly changed her tune. Then she hurriedly went over and said, "Your Highness, you're here!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao was so exhausted that she was about to pass out. When she turned to see, she realized the prince was that dignified looking man from earlier. She felt like a drowning man clutching at the straw.

"Meow meow meow meow..."

Her savior was here! She didn't want to get bitten to death by the dog!

"What's going on?" said Chu Yunshen deeply.

"Erm...A wild cat came into my compound from god knows where. It even scratched Daxian's face. I was trying to catch it but unexpectedly disturbed you, Your Highness. Please forgive me."

Wan Yun's face turned crimson while she acted shy. She looked completely different from the arrogant woman that furiously wanted to capture her. Cheng Xiaoxiao was thoroughly impressed. Then she spotted Chu Yunshen looking at her intriguingly.

"Meow meow meow meow!!!" Cheng Xiaoxiao's throat was going hoarse.

Chu Yunshen saw the cat meowing at him nonstop as though it was asking him for help.

This cat...was certainly very intelligent.

"Your Highness, let's ignore the wild cat and head to the front hall. You haven't visited me for so long. I misse you so much."

"That won't be necessary. I want to see how you manage to catch this wild cat." Chu Yunshen sat down calmly. Then he looked at the cat as he waited for some drama.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, "..."

Howl howl howl! The fellow wanted to seek revenge on a cat over such a minor grievance! He was definitely seeking payback from her!

But...

The branch could not withstand her weight and broke instead.

Although Cheng Xiaoxiao came crashing to the ground hard, the cat's body instinctively flipped in midair. Then she landed lightly and tumbled. The huge black dog dashed towards her swiftly and bit her tail. Cheng Xiaoxiao cringed in pain, then turned back to scratch him hard. It was too much for the big black dog, so it released her.

When Cheng Xiaoxiao turned back to see Chu Yunshen as he sat there waiting to be entertained, a fury surged in her heart swiftly.

How dare he turn a blind eye? How dare he sat back and got a kick out of watching her suffer? She...she wanted to scratch his face into shreds!

She ran towards Chu Yunshen.

Since her scratching utterly provoked Daxian, it lunged towards her heedlessly.

Chu Yunshen caught sight of her dashing towards him as the huge black dog gave chase with his eyes all bloodshot and ferocious. They had lost all control of the cat and dog. The people around them turned pale with fear and scattered as they screamed. Wan Yun was so frightened that she darted into a corner. Chu Yunshen sat unmoving as he flicked his scabbard gently.

Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly felt someone grabbing her. Chu Yunshen had placed her in his arms. Then a light flashed before her eyes.

He unsheathed his sword and hacked the big black dog that was pouncing at her into two.

"Your Highness!"

A familiar scent of blood surged through the atmosphere. The blood that burst in the air came showering down on Cheng Xiaoxiao. As the culprit turned gently, there was no trace of blood on his white garments.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, "..."

He was just in his arms. Why did he throw her out in the blink of an eye?

He sheathed his sword. The unfortunate black dog was still convulsing on the ground. Wan Yu screamed, "Daxian!" She yelled so hysterically that it penetrated their eardrums hard.

Chu Yunshen turned to toss his sword to Xiaowu. Then he said, "Get this place cleaned up. Send Wan Yu five gold hairpins and give her money to give the dog a decent burial."

Xiaowu acknowledged his order. Then he turned to the slaves who were in shock and said, "What are you waiting for? Clean up!"

Chu Yunshen turned to face the unrecognizable little cat and said, "I'll give you two choices. You can either continue running or follow me. What will you choose?"

Xiaowu griped to himself. How could it possibly understand what his master said?

But as though it had awoken from a dream, the cat surprisingly stumbled over to the prince.

This cat was so intelligent that Xiaowu gaped in shock!

A slight smile emerged on Chu Yunshen's face again. He dismissed his status on this rare occasion and bent over. His instincts were right, after all. This was an extraordinary divine cat!

Cheng Xiaoxiao walked up in front of him and placed her paw in his hand. Regardless of whether he understood or knew about the resentment in her heart, she said, "Damn you! Blood makes me faint!"

At that, she tilted and fainted.

By the time she came to, it was already the next day. After staring at her paws and wailing for a while, she finally accepted the fact that she transmigrated. She heard about people transmigrating to become princesses, princes, or unloved imperial concubines before swiftly embarking on some epic love. But she became a cat. So how was her story going to unfold?

Even if there were men... no...even if there was a man that looked worthy enough to be the male lead of a story, she was unable to take a bite!

Also... she wanted to go back!

Even if she became a vengeful ghost, she wanted to seek revenge from the culprit, Lu Yao, for choking her to death at the critical moment!

There was no way she could die in peace since she died in such a hilarious manner!

A swishing sound of water came from outside. Then she realized she was locked in a cage and placed beside a large pool of water.

In a haze of steam, Cheng Xiaoxiao vaguely saw a silhouette approach her. As they got closer, she became jolted by the heat.

"Are you awake?" Chu Yunshen looked at the little cat with interest as she curled herself into a tiny ball. Then he flicked her forehead.

The moment he flicked her, the little cat's fur exploded and went upright like a round leather ball.

When she fainted out of the blue yesterday, he was surprisingly anxious. But it was only a small sliver of anxiety. After the court physician examined her, he concluded that she suffered from too much shock.

"I've given her medicine. When she wakes up tomorrow, bathe her. These wounds should recover by tomorrow now that I've applied medication."

"Xiaowu, once you're ready, put her in," said Chu Yunshen.

Xiaowu walked over and rolled up his sleeves. He kept grumbling softly, "Master, why are you keeping that cat? There's bound to be something wrong with it since it came from Wu!"

"Are you going to clean her or not?" After Chu Yunshen looked at him sideways, Xiaowu then finally picked up the cage.

"Little fellow, I'm going to bathe you!" Cheng Xiaoxiao seemed completely lost about where she was as Xiaowu carried her out. She was stunned. Was he going to bathe her?

In a second, she was submerged by hot water.

Wait wait wait wait! Where were his hands going?

Hey hey hey hey! He was a man, so it was inappropriate for him to touch her!

Cheng Xiaoxiao, "Meow!!!"

He was a hooligan!!!

Moments later, Chu Yunshen gazed at Cheng Xiaoxiao as she lost her temper and went hysterical. After getting bitten a few times by her, Xiaowu was too terrified to approach. He said, "Can't you even handle a cat?"

Xiaowu was hurt, "Master, look at my hands and face! It scratched me everywhere!"

Chu Yunshen, "..."

Chu Yunshen rolled his sleeves up helplessly.

"Master, you've to be careful! That fellow has a wild nature!" said Xiaowu with fear lingering over him.

He was the wild natured one! Wild natured his ass!

Cheng Xiaoxiao glared ferociously at the guard. She was an unmarried girl. How could these two men touch her?

"Come over," said Chu Yunshen as he reached his hand out at her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao hesitated.

Since she transmigrated, then she must have her own path to go down. If there was a script, then as the female lead, the male lead must be someone of high status. And this man was a diamond bachelor that came from nowhere and could rival Takeshi Kaneshiro in modern times.

No one could reject a face like that...

"Meow..."

Chu Yunshen smiled with satisfaction.

Xiaowu looked resentfully at the wild cat again as she obediently took the initiative to go over. He could not understand what happened. Was the animal able to determine their differences in status?

There were certainly plenty of strange things in the world.

Cheng Xiaoxiao swallowed the embarrassment while she let Chu Yunshen wash her thoroughly from head to toe. She whined in her heart, "I'll treat you well in the future. So you must be good to me."

As Chu Yunshen got ready for bed, he suddenly paused and quietly retrieved a sword from under the pillow. Then he lifted the blanket and shouted, "Who's there!"

A furry little head then reached out from under the blanket.

When he spotted Cheng Xiaoxiao, he suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. Then he threw the sword to the bedside. "How did you get up here?"

He lifted her and proceeded to place her in the cage. But she gazed at him pitifully and meowed softly. It made him a little more gentle instead.

She forgot to mention that she was a competitive eater by day and often a Robin Hood by night. So that little lock mechanism was nothing to her. Moreover, how could he throw her into a cage right after he took advantage of her? It was inhuman to make her sleep in a cage!

Chu Yunshen looked at the open cage perplexedly and said, "...if you dare to disturb me when I rest, I'll throw you out tomorrow."

As Chu Yunshen lay in bed, he could sense the little cat curled up and feeling particularly warm next to his neck. It made his heart tremble. For a long time, this bed had been icy cold. With his life hanging on a thread at all times, he never once thought that he might need a woman. But since this little cat was so intelligent, it seemed alright to keep it by his side.

A contented gurgle came from her body.

Chu Yunshen could not help but smile. But what was she happy about?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was naturally delighted. She successfully slept with the bachelor she desired and completed the complicated post-transmigration drama between the male and female leads. Now they were heading straight for the heart of the story.

Who else could be as efficient as her?

When his breathing gradually evened out, she came close to Chu Yunshen. The man was genuinely stunning, and he had high powers. He was attractive any which way she looked at him. But she was merely a cat.

She was only a cat!

She was annoyed with the gods! It was like putting such a good piece of meat in front of her without giving her any teeth!

Did she perhaps genuinely transmigrated here mistakenly?

"My apologies. It was genuinely an accident, and we are deeply sorry."

A voice rang by her ear. When Cheng Xiaoxiao sensed it, she suddenly appeared in an antique-styled main hall unknowingly. But the hall was filled with rows and rows of office tables, computers, documents, and other miscellanies. People were walking around in robes in front of her.

The modern office environment made Cheng Xiaoxiao ask impatiently, "Where on earth am I?!"

"Welcome to the Netherworld," said the same voice again.

"What?" Cheng Xiaoxiao trembled as she turned to see a man in a smart black suit smiling at her. Then he said, "Please come with me, number 56789067."

Cheng Xiaoxiao came to a reaction. It must be her serial number.

Where did he say they were? Was it the Netherworld?

As the man walked quickly, he seemed like he was floating in the air. He kept saying, "I'm so sorry. The Netherworld is so understaffed that none of its employees have gone on leave in hundreds of years. We got too tired and made a mistake this time.

Did they make a mistake?

Sure enough...

"Yes, Miss Cheng Xiaoxiao. You're actually dead, so you should've gotten reincarnated. But an employee...accidentally entered the wrong serial number. So...we mixed up your number with this lion cat's."

Another man dressed in a white suit stood before her and said helplessly.

"It so happened that it was the lion cat's time to die too. So your reincarnation quota was messed up. As it died three seconds earlier than you, it reincarnated in your place instead."

Cheng Xiaoxiao, "...what?!"

"So that's why you have to stay in this cat's body for a few more days. Don't worry. We'll ensure that you get a good next life. You'll have such good fortune that there'll be auspicious astronomical phenomenon when you're born!" said Hei Wuchang (together with Bai Wuchang, are officials of the Netherworld).

"How many days?" asked Cheng Xiaoxiao, "Can't I just get reincarnated now?"

"That's too soon. We need a month or so to prepare. Once your next life is ready, we'll get in touch. Then you have to find some way and kill yourself. When you arrive, we'll make arrangements for the reincarnation. Okay?" said Hei Wuchang anxiously.

Cheng Xiaoxiao noticed how anxious he was and suddenly realized. "You made such a huge boo-boo, yet the King of Hades didn't look me up personally. I'm sure...you're trying to keep it under wraps, right?"

Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang eyed each other. Then Bai Wuchang sighed helplessly and said, "You're right, Miss. If our boss finds out, then we'll be in big trouble... So I'd like to make up for it...in the hope that you can forgive us."

Cheng Xiaoxiao said, "Since you put it that way, I can be reasonable about it. I'll wait for a few days, but...!"

She reached her hand out and snatched one of Hei Wuchang's jade pendants from his hands. "This is collateral. If you turn back on your word or fail to fulfill your promise, don't blame me for giving it to the..."

Hei Wuchang was shocked, "You can't play with that!"

Bai Wuchang blocked him instead as he said, "Fine, it's a deal. We'll leave that with you as collateral. See you soon!"

A white fog suddenly appeared. When Cheng Xiaoxiao opened her eyes, it was daylight. She had returned to Chu Yunshen's bed, and it was late in the morning.

Chu Yunshen had already left. She looked at the jade pendant that she snatched as it hung from her neck. Then she could not help feeling sad about how unlucky she was in her heart. How could she have gotten into trouble when she was about to reincarnate?

But it was no use harping on it now. At least she was going to lead a glorious life in her next lifetime!

Since it was only a matter of months, it was no big deal. Hmph hmph.

After staying out all night, she was exhausted. Now that she had willingly accepted her fate, she felt so at ease that she fell asleep contentedly.

Chu Yunshen came back to the room after breakfast. At the sight of the little cat still sleeping soundly, he could not help feeling shocked. How could the little cat still sleep at this hour?

Was it a pig?

As he looked at the little cat, he contemplated deeply. He had not slept soundly in five years. Each time he shut his eyes, he saw a lot of spirits coming after him. They were the spirits that belonged to the people he killed. For countless days and nights, they harassed him. To him, it was a luxury even to sleep. But last night, he surprisingly fell asleep without dreaming at all.

Was it because of the cat?

Or was it because he did not have a partner?

Chu Yunshen furrowed his brows hard as he turned to instruct a maid, "Get the Household Department to send some jade plates (plates record the name of woman for ancient nobilities to sleep with) over tonight."

The maid was stunned. Then she became so excited that she stammered, "Yes...yes...Your Highness!"

Heavens, His Highness was going to sleep with a concubine tonight! Prince Jing's harem was so empty that it didn't seem like this was a prince's residence. Now that His Majesty and the other princes forced him to accept some women, there were finally some concubines in his residence. However, all he did was assign some compounds to them and left them alone. So he never once favored anyone. But now His Highness was...

His Highness was finally asking for a concubine!

News that the prince was favoring a concubine tonight spread across the residence before long. The concubines that had gone lonely for so long were suddenly reinvigorated.

As the night drew close, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally woke up from her deep slumber. The moment she stirred, her stomach growled hungrily. When she touched her stomach, she recalled that she had yet to eat.

"Are you up?"

The moment she opened her eyes, her eyes met with Chu Yunshen's.

When they looked at each other, Cheng Xiaoxiao sensed her face blushing. But since she was a cat, it could not be seen no matter how red it was.

"Bring up over the food you prepared," he told Xiaowu. Xiaowu nodded and went out.

Cheng Xiaoxiao then realized someone was kneeling before her holding a tray filled with several shiny jade plates.

"Great timing. Pick one." Chu Yunshen carried her up.

The man trembled at the thought that the prince wanted a cat to choose a jade plate. If any of the concubines found out that a cat picked them to serve the prince tonight, they would probably feel angry to vomit blood.

Pick one? What were these anyway?

As Cheng Xiaoxiao was dizzy with hunger, she could not be bothered with what they were for. Instead, she swung her paw and brushed a plate onto the ground.

The man quickly picked up the plate and handed it to the prince deferentially as he said, "Prince, it's Miss Wan Yun."

There was no change in Chu Yunshen's expression as he said, "Okay. Off with you. Get her to come over later."

Xiaowu came in, holding a tray filled with several plates. Cheng Xiaoxiao went over with an eager glint in her eyes. Then Xiaowu said happily, "See? I put in a lot of effort to catch them today!"

When Cheng Xiaoxiao saw the things in the plates clearly, she went, "..."

One of the plates was filled with skinned bloody dead rats. Another plate was filled neatly with three small fish. Finally, there was a mountain of sparrows on the last plate.

There was something in common with everything. They were all raw.

"Go on and eat. You don't have to thank me!" said Xiaowu smugly.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to kill herself now.

All she wanted to eat now were hamburgers, fried chicken wings, stewed pork knuckles, crystal dumplings, and lamb soup vermicelli!

When Chu Yunshen noticed the little cat's exuberance instantly die down, he told Xiaowu, "She doesn't like eating this."

"But that's what cats in my hometown eat." Xiaowu was confused.

Chu Yunshen pondered and said, "Get them to make some milk paste. She just recovered and probably doesn't have a good appetite yet."

Xiaowu acknowledged him and went off to prepare it.

Before long, someone knocked on the door gently. Chu Yunshen was still wondering how best to rear the cat when Wan Yun's gentle voice came from outside, "Your Highness... it's me, Wan Yun."

"Oh, come in." He did not even look up.

After the door closed, Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced over unenergetically. Then she suddenly shuddered.

This scene was a little too damned exciting!

Wan Yun shyly removed her cape to reveal her body covered only in a pink belly wrap and a thin gauze robe. Her ivory-fair beautiful form was utterly alluring.

As she shyly stood where she was, Chu Yunshen remained deeply engrossed with Cheng Xiaoxiao. As he stroked the little fellow on its neck, he suddenly sensed something there. With a pull, he realized there was a little jade pendant hanging on the other end of the string.

What was that?

It was completely concealed by her abundant fur, so he had not noticed it before.

Although this jade pendant... did not seem odd in any way at first glance, it felt particularly cool to the touch. Even if she wore it for so long under the fur, it did not warm up the least bit.

All Cheng Xiaoxiao's attention fell on Wan Yun, so she failed to notice Chu Yunshen studying her jade pendant for a while. She grabbed his hand and asked impatiently, "What is this woman doing here?"

Was he unfaithful to her?

Was he going to do it right in front of her?!

This scoundrel!

Only when she howled and bit his finger did Chu Yunshen finally put the jade pendant down. When he looked up, he was stunned, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Wan Yun was stunned, "I...I'm here to serve you."

"Serve me?" said Chu Yunshen, "Go back and get changed before you come back."

Although Wan Yun was caught by surprise, she swiftly came to a reaction. It seemed that the prince had a taste for something else instead. In that case, she had to get creative. Ever since the eighth prince sent her to the Prince Jing's residence at her pleading, the prince gave her the cold shoulder.

So she had to bribe the person in charge of her jade pendant at a high price, to give her this chance. This time, she had to get pregnant with Chu Yunshen's child no matter what it took! After she did, it would be like shooting fish in a barrel to become his consort!