Chapter 4 Return to your hometown in Jinzhou

Xiaowu came back with a fresh bowl of milk paste again, then took his leave.

Chu Yunshen flipped her over and saw how weakly she was breathing. Then he looked up at the piping hot milk paste and said, “Wait a moment. It’ll be ready in no time.”

She was going to die of hunger from waiting.

It felt as though she could envision her last moment alive now. She should at least not die hungry. Was she going to die of hunger because of her karma in this life?

When the door opened once again, Wan Yun came walking in. This time, her face was blood red and was honestly awkward.

“This is the latest fashion from the Western Region. Do you like it?”

A long robe fell to the ground. Cheng Xiaoxiao was so shocked by the scene that even the thought of dying from hunger was tossed to the back of her mind.

Wan Yun was almost stark naked. Only her three vital areas were vaguely covered with interlinked silver rings, which were linked to many bells. Also, a gleaming necklace hung from her neck to the ground. The scene was not only titillating but was highly arousing.

Wan Yun took a huge risk and went all out.

Cheng Xiaoxiao dumbstruck. Just as Chu Yunshen was about to look up, Cheng Xiaoxiao surprisingly found the strength to hug his face. She disregarded everything and grabbed his face hard.

“Don’t look. It’s bad for health!” meowed the little guy. Chu Yunshen sensed his face completely buried in fur. And the soft fur felt particularly pleasing to touch. Then he heard Wan Yun calling say, “Your Highness.”

“You’re here.”

Chu Yunshen pulled the little guy down. When he looked up, the sight startled him equally. But he averted his eyes quietly as though it was nothing but an old tree standing before him. Then he pointed to the bowl and said, “It’s too hot. Blow it until its cool.”

Wan Yun, “…”

Wan Yun, “Huh?”

The prince didn’t even raise his head. She was at a loss and didn’t know what to do. So she could only hold the bowl and cool its contents.

She put in so much effort so that the prince would summon her. After sparing no effort and even disregarding her feminine dignity, why was she serving a cat here?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt furious. The two of them were alone in the room. Although she was present, she was just a pet. After Chu Yunshen fed her, were they going to some burning action?

He had pretty hardcore tastes for SM!

But as the female lead, was she going to allow such absurd things to happen right in front of her eyes?

Wan Yun blew on the milk paste until her cheeks were sore before setting the bowl down. Then she said in anticipation, “Your Highness, it’s ready.”

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought she was in heaven. She gazed at Chu Yunshen’s face misty-eyed and wondered whether she was on the brink of death. Or else why would he surprisingly gaze at her so tenderly? Then he pried open her mouth and fed her something warm with a spoon.

When she smacked her lips, the sweet scent of milk came drifting over.

She was in tears from excitement. It was food!

She kicked her feet hard. Chu Yunshen then placed her on the table. She ran towards the bowl of milk paste in a daze to bury her head into the bowl and devour it ravenously. When he saw her momentum, he could not help smiling again.

Wan Yun said shyly, “Your Highness.”

Now that his little pet was full, was he ready to get to business?

The kitty hastily finished the bowl of milk paste. Then she pushed the bowl around and meowed at Chu Yunshen repeatedly.

Chu Yunshen was stunned, “Are you still hungry?”

Wan Yun was stunned, “Are you sure? It was such a big bowl…”

Chu Yunshen ignored Wan Yu’s words and said, “Give me a moment. I’ll get the kitchen to prepare another bowl.” Then he called for Xiaowu, who was standing by the door.

Wan Yun hurriedly put on her cape to cover herself tightly. In her heart, she blamed the prince for randomly letting a man in. If he saw her body, what was she to do?

But Xiaowu walked past her as he looked to the front steadily as well instead. After taking the prince’s orders, he ignored her again and left.

Before long, the kitchen prepared another bowl of milk paste and sent it over. Chu Yunshen pointed to the bowl at Wan Yun again and said, “Blow it until its cool.”

Wan Yun could only complete her task again while she was barely dressed.

When Cheng Xiaoxiao finished the milk paste, she did the same and meowed.

Then came the third, fourth, and fifth bowl of milk paste…

A wall of bowls gradually accumulated on the table. Wan Yun saw stars from cooling the milk paste. She, Xiaowu, and Chu Yunshen were all stunned.

The little guy’s stomach was a bottomless pit. She kept meowing for more very quickly after she finished. Although the bowl was small, ten bowls were equivalent to an adult’s meal. But the kitten was less than a year old.

Even the kitchen was in full swing and overwhelmed by her demand.

After she consumed dozens of bowls of milk paste, Xiaowu finally walked over. He faced his palms up and said, “Your Highness, please wait. The kitchen is out of goat’s milk. They are trying to get more.”

They both turned to look at the kitten as she ate happily. Then Xiaowu couldn’t help but say, “Your Highness, if it goes on eating like this, will it get stomach troubles?”

Cheng Xiaoxiao chuckled in her heart. Hehe. Who did they think she was? She was Su City’s two-time competitive eating champion. When she was human, she could usually consume ten adult portions of food daily. Even if she was a cat now and her appetite shrank a lot, she could easily eat three adult portions.

Also, she had been hungry ever since she transmigrated. So this amount of food meant nothing to her.

As she looked at Wan Yun, who was clearly too giddy even to stand, she shrugged. With her around, Wan Yun could forget about doing anything tonight.

But Chu Yunshen did not seem anxious at all.

Shortly after, Xiaowu came back holding a pot this time.

The moment Wan Yun saw that the pot was filled with piping hot freshly made milk paste, she almost rolled her eyes and passed out.

When would she be done with cooling milk paste?

She looked at Chu Yunshen imploringly. But he looked at the pot satisfactorily and pointed at it to her. Then he continued to read.

Wan Yun was completely hopeless.

She wondered when this torture would come to an end. Did she make all that preparation for tonight only to come over and help cool a cat's food?

Wan Yun was the 8th prince's cousin, so she was related to royalty. Since young, she was pampered to no end. But she was doing things that were more degrading than slavery so that Prince Jing would favor her.

After suffering from so much torture for such a long time, she was at a loss. And she had no idea what she was doing.

As she blew the milk paste, tears suddenly flowed from her eyes.

She knew that once tonight was over, she would probably not have the chance to come anymore. So she would rather risk everything than miss the opportunity.

When Chu Yunshen stood up to retrieve a book, she secretly pinched Cheng Xiaoxiao’s tail while she stood by the pot. She had been concentrating on waiting for dinner to be ready all this time. The sudden pain made her meow loudly and bounce. Then she turned to scratch Wan Yun. The moment Wan Yun let go of her, the milk paste got splattered onto the ground.

“What happened?” Xiaowu heard the commotion while he was standing at the door. When he rushed in, he saw was dumbfounded by the mess.

Chu Yunshen closed his book. As he looked at Wan Yun, his face sank.

“It wasn’t me…I was only helping to cool the kitten’s dinner. Maybe it scratched me because it got tired of waiting.”

With tears welling in her eyes, Wan Yun touched the wound on her wrist. Blood was already oozing from the three gashes on her wrist.

Cheng Xiaoxiao bared her teeth at her angrily. How could this woman make false accusations at her?

“What happened?” Chu Yunshen walked over to Cheng Xiaoxiao and reached his hand out.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s tail was in so much pain that she gritted her teeth. She hated women that secretly resorted to underhanded means like this the most!

“Your Highness… my hand hurts so much…” Wan Yun showed Chu Yunshen her wounds pitifully and said, “I cooled her food out of the kindness of my heart, but she hurt me. Your Highness, you must do something about it!”

“Do something about it? Do what?” Chu Yunshen carried Cheng Xiaoxiao up and stared at the blood oozing from her tail. It was bitten by the dog previously and had yet to recover. And the wound had split open again from the struggle.

“I…I was only thinking that the cat won’t do because it is still too wild. It’s better to put it in a cage instead.”

“Why should I? Do I have to cage my cat because you were hurt?” said Chu Yunshen coldly, “Can the likes of you compare to my cat?”

Wan Yun was stunned, “Your Highness?”

What did he mean by that? Was she worse than an animal in his eyes?

“You can’t even get a tiny task right. Prince Jing’s residence doesn’t need useless people. Pack up and return to your hometown in Jinzhou!”

Chu Yunshen waved his hand. Wan Yun became ashen.

She stood where she was for a long time as she stared at the cat dumbfounded. She was related to royalty. So if she didn’t love him, she wouldn’t have shamelessly come here. But now she was no better than a cat. He was even chasing her away because of that cat.

Tears came tumbling from her eyes. She retreated a few steps. Then she suddenly ran out.

Chu Yunshen said calmly, “Take a few maids along with you and run after her. Makes sure nothing happens.”

Xiaowu then snapped out from his dream and quickly ran out.

Cheng Xiaoxiao sat by the side and witnessed the battle in silence. Then she burped as though nothing happened.

Chu Yunshen couldn’t help laughing instantly.

Cheng Xiaoxiao turned her head awkwardly. She wondered whether she was too unrestrained with this cat identity of hers. In the past, she was known as the ‘Elegant Foodie’ after all. Even though her image probably collapsed completely during the finals.

Chu Yunshen caressed her fur. He felt that her life was so fragile that he could kill her with a gentle blow. But these hands of his that killed so decisively were now used for rearing a cat. It was such a mismatch.

“Master seems a lot more approachable now!” rang Xiaowu’s contented voice. Chu Yunshen contemplated, then he decided that his temper became better because he had a good night’s rest.

Since a cat was as good as a human, he didn't want to attract more trouble. So he wanted to send all the remaining women in his inner courtyard back to their homes.

Moments later, Xiaowu came to report. Wan Yun took things too hard as expected. She jumped into the lotus pond straight away while she was bare naked. Fortunately, he was chasing after her swiftly. So she was saved just in time. Although she was alive, she was deeply traumatized.

“Send Miss Wan Yun back overnight. Make sure the men take good care of her. She must get sent back to the 8th prince safely.”

“But Miss Wan Yun is emotionally unstable now,” said Xiaowu cautiously, “If she goes back, she might…”