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Zhan Yan only saw a white shadow dart swiftly past from behind him and pounce toward his brother.

Before he could react, his brother had already raised his hand, grabbed the back of the cat’s neck mid-air, and caught it.

Only then did Zhan Yan realize that the one pouncing on his brother was Ghost King Wan Yan.

Zhan Yan: …

Zhan Yan rushed over at top speed.

Brother, hurry up and let go!

This isn’t our Xingxing; this is a psychotic Ghost King we can’t afford to offend!

But why would Kitty Wan Yan pounce on his brother?

Zhan Yan prepared to take Kitty Wan Yan from his brother’s hands.

Kitty Wan Yan: “Meow woo! Meow aoo aoo meow woo!”

Lin Yuan! Meow aoo aoo Lin Yuan!

Zhan Yan suddenly froze in place.

??!

Kitty Wan Yan was held by the scruff of his neck by his brother, his four legs flailing in mid-air: “Meow aoo aoo meow aoo meow aoo meow meow aoo aoo aoo!!!”

Zhan Jinli was expressionless, seemingly very composed, but in reality, his mind was completely blank.

Damn.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have dotted the eyes for that black iron fish.

What should he do?

Could it be that from now on, he would have to live a life entangled by this psycho once again?

What should he do?

Could he reincarnate anew once more?

What should he do?

Zhan Jinli couldn’t understand cat language, but besides Zhan Yan, there was another one here who could.

Xingxing crawled out of the car, baring his teeth at Kitty Wan Yan in great displeasure.

Where did this ugly white cat come from, daring to constantly meow “my fish, my fish!” at his family’s lowest-ranking poop-scooper?

Kitty Wan Yan saw the little leopard cat Xingxing, his eyes widening. After pausing for a few seconds, he suddenly exploded: “Meow aoo aoo aoo aoo aoo!!!!”

You have another cat?!!!

The two cats were about to tear each other apart.

Zhan Yan very arduously retrieved his rationality—no matter what was going on, first, he had to protect Xingxing.

This little guy wouldn’t be enough for Kitty Wan Yan to bully.

Zhan Yan ran over and picked Xingxing up.

Xingxing was very unconvinced: “Mi yee aoo woo—”

He wanted to protect his lowest-ranking poop-scooper from that shameless ugly white cat!

Kitty Wan Yan grew even angrier: “Meow aoo woo yee—”

Where did this broken little cat come from, daring to hook up with my exclusive chef!

Zhan Yan wrapped Xingxing in his jacket, holding him with one hand while pressing down on his head with the other: “Xingxing! Xingxing, stop making a fuss! I’ll handle it! Don’t make a fuss, good boy, good boy, Xingxing is a very, very good little kitty, right?”

Xingxing was reluctantly coaxed down by him and started quietly meowing insults at that ugly white cat.

Kitty Wan Yan’s fur began to puff up: “Woo—”

Zhan Jinli grabbed the cat’s head and looked directly at him: “Make another fuss and I’ll throw you out.”

Kitty Wan Yan: “…Mi.”

Kitty Wan Yan felt wronged; his little cat ears flattened down, and he ignored him.

The scene finally quieted down. Zhan Yan and Zhan Jinli looked at each other; their gazes were both awkward, accompanied by an at-a-loss confusion.

Zhan Yan: My heavens, could Ghost King Wan Yan have mistaken the person? Could he have mistaken him?? Is his brother really Ghost King Lin Yuan??? He seemed to have accidentally set his brother up…

Zhan Jinli: What should I do? I accidentally got caught by my brother when Wan Yan came looking for me. Ah, right, my brother shouldn’t be able to understand cat language, so he should just think a stray cat suddenly pounced on me, right? Not a big problem, not a big problem, right?

Zhan Yan: “Uh… that white cat… is a stray cat at my school. I’ve fed it a few times.”

Zhan Jinli nodded silently.

Zhan Yan: “…It, I also don’t know why it pounced on you.”

Zhan Jinli continued to nod silently.

Zhan Yan: “Um, shall we head back first?”

Zhan Jinli nodded silently once again.

A silent, socially phobic persona is truly great!

Zhan Yan: …

He had forgotten that his brother’s persona was someone who didn’t speak. Oh right, this should be because of Ghost King Lin Yuan’s Interdependent Fortune and Misfortune… but wasn’t Ghost King Lin Yuan a savory food lover? His brother was a sweet-tooth monster. Could Wan Yan have mistaken the person…

Zhan Yan’s mind spun messily. Holding down the squirming Xingxing in his arms, he got into the passenger seat. He still had to give directions to his brother, whose identity was in doubt—but if he wasn’t Ghost King Lin Yuan, who could hold Ghost King Wan Yan by the scruff so skillfully? Even if an ordinary person had practiced the ultimate cat-scruffing technique on Xingxing, they shouldn’t be able to react in time when facing Ghost King Wan Yan’s speed…

Zhan Jinli sat in the driver’s seat, holding Kitty Wan Yan with one hand, and realized he couldn’t drive while holding the cat.

Zhan Jinli: …

He slowly shifted his gaze to his brother.

Zhan Yan: …

Ge, you’re not planning to make me hold both Ghost King Wan Yan and Xingxing at the same time, are you??

That’s a Ghost King, ge! I usually just feed him and haven’t even pet him before!

Zhan Jinli felt there was nothing wrong with holding this psycho Wan Yan.

He shoved Wan Yan into Zhan Yan’s arms and said very briefly: “Behave.”

Kitty Wan Yan turned his back, feeling wronged, and ignored him.

Zhan Jinli: His brother usually coaxes cats like this; there shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Zhan Yan: …

Ge!!!

He hurriedly stopped the puffed-up Xingxing in a panic: “Don’t fight, don’t fight! I’ll make you guys delicious food when we get back!”

Both cats paused for a moment, then meowed at him simultaneously: “Who are you going to make delicious food for?!”

Zhan Yan: …

“Ge, drive faster, I beg you.”

The car speed shot up to the maximum with a rou sound.

Zhan Jinli: …Interdependent Fortune and Misfortune was triggered. He couldn’t even slow down the speed!

His brother was so intensely sincere.

Zhan Yan was thrown back violently against the seatback by the inertia, the two cats tumbling into a ball in his arms.

Zhan Yan: …There’s really no way to equate his brother with the calm and aloof Ghost King Lin Yuan!

The advantage of driving fast was that it was fast; the disadvantage was that there was no time to give directions.

Zhan Yan: “That intersection ahead… Missed it, missed it. Turn right at the next crossing and drive back. Xingxing, Xingxing, stop moving around!”

“Mi yee aoo meow woo—”

“Not that lane, turn back, turn back, yes, yes, yes… Don’t you two stick your claws out!”

“Meow… purr, mi woo—goo aoo!”

“It’s this road, take the middle lane ahead, ignore the intersection…”

Fortunately, Lord Ghost King Lin Yuan’s driving skills were reliable. Despite startling countless birds and kicking up endless dust along the way, he didn’t hurt anyone or any small animals.

It was just Mi Man by the roadside, who got a face full of wind from the car, holding onto his hat and sighing with emotion: “Who is this? Flying a plane in the village?”

The route was a messy tangle. It was quite a feat that they finally managed to drive to the location, all thanks to Zhan Yan’s good memory and not being directionally challenged; acting like a human navigation system, he could always detour back from the wrong direction.

He climbed out of the car with his legs turning to jelly. Both cats had been shaken dizzy in the car and were momentarily obediently curled up in his arms without making a fuss. Xingxing was genuinely shaken dizzy, while Wan Yan was dizzied by the messy jacket and the wildly thrashing Xingxing.

Zhan Jinli parked the car. Seeing his brother wanting to shove Wan Yan back to him, he quickly took a step back, took out the things he brought for his brother from the car, and forcefully occupied both his hands.

Zhan Yan: …

“Ge—”

He really had no way of holding two cats while simultaneously keeping them from fighting!

After entering the house, Zhan Yan forcibly shoved Wan Yan to his brother: “These two cats have to be separated.”

Zhan Jinli: …Fine.

If it’s fortune, it’s not misfortune; if it’s misfortune, you can’t avoid it.

Seeing his brother’s expression of having nothing left to live for, Zhan Yan began to feel guilty.

But his mind was still a bit foggy right now; the shock he received was a bit too great.

Zhan Yan opened the Gossip System and dragged the two information words “Ghost King Lin Yuan” and “Zhan Jinli” together.

The familiar scene appeared once again. The gossip threads pulled apart the indentation of blank time, and the gossip threads under the two information words interlocked tightly, the white stars and purple stars blending together. This proved that Kitty Wan Yan hadn’t mistaken the person.

So… his brother was Ghost King Lin Yuan.

The sweet-tooth and savory-tooth thing was a misunderstanding. His brother not speaking and not liking to listen to people speaking was because Ghost King Lin Yuan’s “Interdependent Fortune and Misfortune” divine ability was temporarily uncontrollable. His brother squatting in “unknown dark corners” for hours on end was because his brother entered the Yin Road. His brother living in a love hotel… Oh, didn’t live there.

At first, he was seriously trying to live as an ordinary person and open a lodging place, but later used it as a bathtub—Ge, have you lived in the mortal realm for twenty-six years and still don’t know what a love hotel is?! Too pure!

But why would his brother be Ghost King Lin Yuan?

His father was the Chongming Demon King of the Wan Yao Alliance, his mother was the Tianshi of the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau, and his brother was Ghost King Lin Yuan of Mount Chaofu. Good heavens, they monopolized the top three organizations!

Zhan Yan then thought of his sister; his sister… should be an ordinary person, right?

Before he could ponder further, Xingxing, whose combat power had exploded, had already stood up, arching his back and meowing at Kitty Wan Yan next to Zhan Jinli.

He wanted to protect his lowest-ranking poop-scooper! That white cat looked abnormal at a glance!

Zhan Yan: “Uh… Ge, Xingxing wants to protect you. How about you hold Xingxing and I’ll hold the little white cat. You take Xingxing to another room.”

His brain had taken too big of a shock earlier; he hadn’t thought of this move.

First separate his brother and Wan Yan. Even though Kitty Wan Yan was sometimes rather… erratic, he probably wouldn’t do anything to his completely clueless chef.

Perhaps… perhaps he could still find an opportunity for his brother to escape Kitty Wan Yan’s demonic claws once again?

Zhan Jinli looked at Xingxing, not expecting this little thing, who usually despised his cat food-making skills, to have this kind of heart.

Forget it, he wasn’t at ease leaving this psycho Wan Yan alone with his brother. Besides, since Wan Yan had already recognized him now, he couldn’t hide anymore. Even if he hid, Wan Yan could still find his way to his home, so it was better to resolve it now.

Zhan Jinli pressed one hand on Wan Yan’s back and typed single-handedly with the other: “I’ll take the white cat to another room.”

He picked Wan Yan up by the scruff and went to another room.

Zhan Yan watched helplessly as his brother took Ghost King Wan Yan away by the scruff of his neck.

Uh… maybe his brother wasn’t completely helpless against Wan Yan either?

Xingxing wanted to follow on his wobbly legs.

Zhan Yan coaxed him: “You rest first, my brother is fine. Didn’t you see my brother already subdued him?”

Xingxing didn’t believe it. He didn’t consider being held by the scruff of the neck as being subdued. Because he used to frequently get held by the scruff by Zhan Jinli too, but he had never yielded.

Zhan Yan: …

“Anyway, it’s fine, you rest here.”

After forcibly settling Xingxing down, Zhan Yan opened the Gossip System.

He was also very worried about his brother and Wan Yan.

If he had known earlier that his brother was Ghost King Lin Yuan, he would absolutely never have thought of using Ghost King Lin Yuan to divert Wan Yan’s attention! What was he supposed to do now… This is deadly, so deadly, so deadly…

Zhan Yan began watching the live broadcast next door in the Gossip System.

[Ghost King Lin Yuan, Zhan Jinli, carried Ghost King Wan Yan by the scruff and set him down on a chair. Worried that Ghost King Wan Yan might go crazy, Zhan Jinli decided to talk with Ghost King Wan Yan first, ask what he wanted to do, and coax this psychotic cat.]

[Ghost King Lin Yuan, Zhan Jinli, asked Ghost King Wan Yan: “What do you want?”]

[Ghost King Wan Yan went from feeling wronged to feeling angry.]

Zhan Yan: …Ge! That’s not how you coax a cat, ge!

This question was far too provocative.

[Ghost King Wan Yan let out a meow-aoo and charged at Ghost King Lin Yuan, Zhan Jinli. Ghost King Lin Yuan, Zhan Jinli, and Ghost King Wan Yan started fighting.]