Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 133 - 134: Pitiful Meow-meow

Benjamin, unable to accept the truth, soon sulkily left the Marquis family’s cemetery.

However,

Since almost everyone’s attention was focused on the pink-haired girl, no one noticed that something was wrong with Benjamin.

Aurora was no exception.

After confirming that the pink-haired girl was her granddaughter,

Aurora’s heart was filled with relief.

Although she still couldn’t figure out Jei’s strange behavior earlier, at this moment, those things were not very important. Now, for the Marquis family, the priority was to quickly hold a celebration party to welcome Xia’er’s return. Therefore, the Marchioness immediately summoned Audite and other servants and began to make elaborate arrangements.

In Aurora’s view,

Since the child belonged to the Marquis family bloodline, they shouldn’t treat her poorly. A formal welcome banquet was essential. At the same time, it would help to alleviate the child’s anxiety and fear, after all, the scene of Jei’s attack earlier still left tremendous pressure.

Aurora believed that a large celebration was necessary to appease Xia’er’s heart and to increase her closeness with the people in the mansion.

No matter what,

she did not want Xia’er to be as wary of the people in the mansion as she had been before.

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So,

Time soon came to evening.

Under Aurora’s careful preparation, a grand welcome party was held in the mansion.

Well,

Calling it grand might not be entirely accurate. Considering her granddaughter’s timid nature, Aurora ultimately gave up on holding a formal party. She did not invite any famous nobles in the City of Wind, and even if they wanted to attend, Aurora bluntly rejected them one by one.

She didn’t want these hypocritical people to frighten her adorable granddaughter.

Thus, the party attendees consisted of the people in the mansion, a few members of the Marquis family, and several members of the Church, including Mengxi.

Of course,

The scale of the party was not too large since Aurora gave up on inviting many acquaintances and even friends, prioritizing Xia’er’s feelings. Also, since almost half of the people in the mansion were still searching for Yuan’er’s whereabouts, the number of participants wasn’t very high.

However, despite this,

The party hall was still bustling.

To celebrate the young lady’s return, the people in the mansion prepared an array of delicacies and various entertainments, and one after another greeted the young lady, offering gifts...

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The party proceeded smoothly,

After receiving greetings from the old servants in the mansion, Yumo felt mentally exhausted.

acting all the time,

’It’s really tiring!!’

Yumo couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

Taking advantage of the preparation time for the next stage of the party, Yumo in a blue princess dress couldn’t help but scamper out of the hall, intending to catch her breath. Having lived in the cold winter forest for over 500 years, she still wasn’t used to the feeling of being stared at by a group of people.

Even though, the gazes of these people were mostly filled with goodwill.

Free from the stares and now in the moonlit garden, Miss Yumo took a long, deep breath. At the same time, she looked at the sky with mixed emotions.

Sigh~

’What should I do now?’

Originally, I planned to use this guardian beast to prove that I was not the granddaughter of the Marquis family.

Afterward,

I could then leave the city and go to the Asumos Church with Mengxi with legitimate reasons. As for her slave status, getting help from the Black Rose family should easily resolve it. And she didn’t need to use the identity of this fiancée to meet the Son of Destiny.

Mengxi was the girl of Destiny, and following her, she would eventually meet Xue Tianao.

There was no need for her to be anxious.

However,

The reality was completely different from what she had imagined?!!

Under normal circumstances, as long as the guardian beast rejected her, she could prove that she was not the real ’Xia’er’!

But,

Who would have known that the smelly cat would directly hug her thigh and rub against her so affectionately?!

Damn it!

Now,

After seeing the guardian beast’s reaction, the Marquis and his wife were completely convinced of her identity as ’Xia’er’! No matter how much she tried to explain, it might be of no use. Unless she directly released the power of Shadow, but doing so would expose her disguise in front of Mengxi.

It took great effort to gain enough favor from Mengxi with the identity of the pink-haired girl.

Changing disguises would be so troublesome!!

Thinking of this, Yumo sighed in distress.

Afterward, she frowned and looked at the black cat, who was clinging to her ankle and ruining her plan, with a disgusted expression. Yumo coldly said,

"Hey, haven’t you hugged enough? Do you want to be stewed into a cat meat hotpot?"

Upon hearing this,

The black cat, which was the Marquis family’s great guardian beast - Jei, immediately shuddered!

Seemingly aware of the impatience in Yumo’s tone and knowing that continuing to hug her leg wouldn’t appease the Abyssal Demon Lord, Jei decisively let go of his claws! Then, he sat obediently in front of Yumo with a well-behaved expression.

"No, no more hugging, Lord Yumo!"

To save his life,

Jei went all out.

In this big cat’s view,

Although he avoided being killed on the spot by Lord Yumo by timely shifting the target, the displeasure in her eyes was captured without reservation.

It was obvious,

His intention to attack Lord Yumo was still seen through by her!

Well,

After all, she was the ruler of the Abyssal Demons, so how could it’s little moves possibly escape her eyes?!

Lord Yumo didn’t hold him accountable for now, but there was still the possibility of settling scores later! Even if she didn’t take action personally, as long as she informed the other young masters about his actions today, he might not escape the fate of becoming a cat meat skewer!

So, for his life, Jei abandoned his dignity and began to act cute and beg for mercy. He kept begging for half a day.

However,

For some reason,

His attempt to act cute seemed to have the opposite effect. Why did Lord Yumo’s gaze become more and more disgusted?!!!

For a moment, Jei felt like crying with no tears.

But,

Perhaps hard work would pay off,

Jei’s constant cuteness did have some effect.

Upon learning that the black cat in front of her was once the young chieftain of the Thunder Beast tribe in the cold winter forest, Yumo couldn’t help but sigh helplessly, after all, she had never expected the guardian beast to recognize her. Then, considering that Jei was a powerful guardian beast at the eighth rank, which should be a considerable combat power, Yumo gave up on the idea of holding a grudge against him.

"Fine, I won’t take revenge on you. Just hurry back to your den."

Seeing that the murderous intent in Yumo’s tone was no longer as heavy as before!

Upon hearing that Yumo wouldn’t hold it against him, Jei was overjoyed!

"Meow meow meow!! Meow meow!!" (Lord Yumo, you are the best!, thank you so much!!)

Jei suddenly leaped up in happiness!

He jumped directly onto Yumo’s chest!

From the skillfulness of his movements, it seemed like this cat must have pounced on a girl’s chest quite often...

Regarding this,

Seeing the black cat that pounced on her chest, feeling the joy of the cat’s narrow escape from death, Yumo shook her head with mixed feelings.

Was it really necessary to be that afraid of her?

I had been so friendly to your kind of magical beast clan in the cold winter forest!

I even often had the Black Rose family send you some gifts...

Yumo complained quietly in her heart.

However,

She didn’t really care about the black cat’s attempts to take advantage of her, after all, in her eyes, wasn’t this just a cat?

However,

The fact that Yumo didn’t care didn’t mean that others didn’t care.

The next moment,

A familiar, icy-cold female voice resounded from behind Yumo.

"Oh? Where did this smelly cat come from? It’s so lewd."

As the crisp girlish voice sounded, a slender jade hand slowly stretched out from behind Yumo, directly grasping the nape of Jei’s neck, and lifted the slightly bewildered little black cat.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yumo hurriedly turned her head to look behind her.

However,

In the instant, she turned her head,

Yumo’s deep blue eyes couldn’t help but reveal a surprised expression.

Of course,

Yumo naturally sensed Mengxi’s arrival.

The reason she was taken aback was mainly due to Mengxi’s attire at the moment.

In order to attend the private banquet tonight, Mengxi changed into a white, off-the-shoulder dress with straps prepared by the Marchioness. The simple lace wide straps accentuated Mengxi’s collarbones, making them incredibly alluring. With a minimalist neckline revealing a large expanse of her delicate skin, her slender legs wrapped in white garter stockings appeared from time to time under the flowing white gown, similar to the style of a bride’s maid. On her silver-white, beautiful long hair, she wore an exquisite sapphire hairpin, and her gorgeous hair was gathered behind her, fully exposing her slender neck.

Such delicate attire, paired with Mengxi’s light makeup, made the already stunning girl even more radiant.

Seeing this, Yumo couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback.

Well,

It seems that attending the banquet wasn’t entirely a bad thing~

Looking at the incredibly pleasing silver-haired girl, Yumo couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.

It was undeniable that Mengxi, now exuding an aura of elegance, was truly too perfect.

However,

The only flaw might be Mengxi’s gaze at the moment.

At this moment, the beautiful, light-purple eyes of the silver-haired girl had lost their usual gentleness, replaced by a touch of gloomy darkness. As she caught sight of a certain part of the cat’s body, the darkness in Mengxi’s eyes became even more intense.

"Oh, it’s a male? By the way, Xiaomo, do you need me to help neuter your pet?"

Neuter?! You want to do *that* to me?!

Before Yumo could say anything,

Upon hearing these words, Jei’s face showed a ferocious look, staring menacingly at the silver-haired girl in front of him!

Damn!

It’s one thing for Lord Yumo to fondle me!

Who do you think you are?! A mere girl at the sixth rank middle stage, daring to be so rude to me?!

You’re courting death!

At this moment, in order to defend the dignity of a guardian beast, Jei’s eyes gradually filled with dangerous cold light, and the power of thunder began to gather in his sharp claws! As an eighth-rank being, if he were to attack the girl in front of him, her fate would be unthinkable!

However,

Before Jei could make a move, an indescribable chill suddenly swept up from his tail, spreading throughout his entire body!

Huh?

Yu, Yu, Lord Yumo?!

At this moment,

Jei gasped in shock, as he noticed the expression on the pink-haired girl behind him. That icy cold expression seemed to be warning him,

-’If you dare to make a move, I’ll chop you up’-

In an instant,

Under the influence of the desire to survive, the cat sullenly lowered his ears, and could only use a pitiful, pleading gaze to look at Miss Mengxi.

As for the dignity of a guardian beast,

Is it more important than his life?!

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the longest chapter till now :)