"Meow!"
The cat's cry echoed in the air. Su Qiluo's little ears twitched, but she still couldn't see her beloved white cat anywhere.
"General, General, where are you?"
Su Qiluo squinted her eyes, trying to locate the source of the sound.
But Du ke's voice remained elusive, impossible to pinpoint.
"General!"
Su Qiluo called out louder in an attempt to find Du ke, who was playing a trick on her. But after dismounting from the young Crimson Golden-eyed Beast, she still couldn't see any sign of Du ke.
She even searched under the belly of the Crimson Golden-eyed Beast she had just obtained, but there was no trace of Du ke.
"Yun Shan, where is my general?"
Su Qiluo had no choice but to glare at Yun Shan in annoyance. Yun Shan had been with Du ke earlier when she went to choose the Crimson Golden-eyed Beast.
Now she could only hear his voice but not see Du ke, so asking Yun Shan was definitely the right thing to do.
"Young miss, your white cat general met with some accidents due to previous incidents," Yun Shan had barely finished speaking when Su Qiluo cut him off with a shriek, "Accidents?"
"What happened to my general?"
At this point, Su Xiushan also looked over at Yun Shan.
Yun Shan gave a wry smile and said, "Young miss, your white cat general is fine. He was just so frightened that his bloodline awakened!"
"Bloodline awakening?"
Su Xiushan muttered, while Du ke meowed timely.
Hearing the elusive cat cries, Su Xiushan put down the Sun Xiang he was holding and stroked his bald head.
"Damn it, this cat is pretty interesting! Even I, who has cultivated Taoism for many years, was almost fooled."
"Fifth uncle, do you know where my general is?"
Su Qiluo blinked her big eyes at Su Xiushan.
Su Xiushan nodded and reached out to the head of the young Crimson Golden-eyed Beast.
"He's right here!"
Before Du ke could react, Su Xiushan had already grabbed him by the scruff and shook him off.
Feeling the grip on his scruff, Du ke's whole body tingled. Soon the blurry vision in front of him disappeared without a trace, and the fog enveloping him also faded away.
But Su Qiluo, Yun Shan, Sun Xiang and Su Xiushan, who was holding Du ke, saw a tiny cat materialize out of nowhere in Su Xiushan's hand.
"Ah, my general!"
Seeing her familiar white cat return, Su Qiluo cheered and took the cat from her fifth uncle's hand.
Su Xiushan then turned his gaze to Sun Xiang and Yun Shan, and gave a cold snort, "You two got lucky this time. Your merits and demerits cancel each other out."
"Don't let there be a next time, or your hides are mine!"
"Thank you for your mercy, Master Su!"
Sun Xiang immediately kowtowed. He understood Su Xiushan's meaning. Causing such a big mess was a fault.
But because of it, Du ke had awakened his bloodline power, and Du ke was Su Qiluo's cat.
Su Qiluo would be happy about Du ke's awakening, so this was a merit.
The two balanced each other out, no merits or faults.
They had narrowly escaped disaster.
"This servant thanks Master Su for your mercy."
Following Sun Xiang's lead, Yun Shan also expressed his gratitude to Su Xiushan. Su Xiushan ignored them and turned to look at Su Qiluo with a smile.
"Girl, your fifth uncle has things to do. I'll come find you to play another time!"
"Okay, goodbye Fifth Uncle!"
Having obtained a Crimson Golden-eyed Beast and her white cat general becoming even more amazing this time in the beast park, Su Qiluo was naturally overjoyed.
"Ungrateful little brat."
Su Xiushan muttered and turned to leave.
But at this moment, a tender puppy bark sounded, attracting the attention of the four humans and one cat.
One of the culprits for this whole affair, little Ha, was paddling his short legs and running towards Su Qiluo.
Or rather, running towards Du ke.
"Ah!"
Seeing the dog charging at her cat, Su Qiluo also cried out in surprise. She hadn't expected the dog to be after her cat.
"Don't panic, little miss."
Sun Xiang got up and jogged over to Su Qiluo, grabbing little Ha by the scruff while also wedging his thumb into the puppy's mouth to pry it open.
Du ke took the chance to retrieve his tail.
Wagging his wet tail tip angrily, Du ke glared at little Ha.
Held in Sun Xiang's hand, little Ha kept yapping at Du ke relentlessly, as if they were mortal enemies.
"This little dog sure is interesting!"
Seeing this, Su Xiushan also laughed.
"What a cute little dog, but he bites the general, how naughty."
Holding Du ke, Su Qiluo stood up and moved away from little Ha. Seeing the white cat getting farther away, little Ha immediately struggled and let out a pathetic yelp.
"Aw aw aw!"
Thinking he had hurt the little dog, Sun Xiang immediately loosened his grip.
But contrary to expectations, little Ha broke free from Sun Xiang's hand and tumbled straight to the ground. Fortunately Sun Xiang was squatting, so the fall wasn't too bad for little Ha.
After rolling on the ground, little Ha persistently charged at Su Qiluo again, his eyes fixed on Du ke.
"Ha, looks like this dog has its heart set on your cat."
Hearing Su Xiushan's words, Su Qiluo's brows furrowed, "But he bites the general, how can we keep him?"
Su Qiluo kept evading the pursuing little Ha. Perched on Su Qiluo's shoulder, Du ke also frowned at the puppy.
Why was this dog so stubborn and relentless?
At this time, Yun Shan spoke up, "It's said cats and dogs are natural enemies, perhaps the general and this puppy have some predestined affinity from their past lives!"
"Affinity is something those monks advocate. Who can tell if it's real or fake?"
Su Xiushan shook his head, but also said, "Since this dog likes your cat so much, you might as well just take him back and raise him."
"Master Su, this is a spirit dog reserved by the young master of the thirteenth courtyard..."
Sun Xiang said in a low voice, but Su Xiushan could not tolerate any defiance. He immediately glared and bellowed, "So what if it's for the brat from the thirteenth courtyard?"
"In this whole residence, I only recognize my grandniece!"
"Tell that thirteenth courtyard brat to pick another dog. I'm making the decision for this pup to be given to my grandniece!"
"That doesn't seem right, Fifth Uncle!"
Hearing it was meant for the thirteenth courtyard, Su Qiluo also frowned. Du ke hadn't forgotten the scene of that thirteenth courtyard brat causing trouble for his young miss.
Since it was reserved by that stinky brat, he was adamant not to let him get his way.
Thinking this, Du ke jumped down from Su Qiluo's shoulder. Little Ha immediately abandoned Su Qiluo and charged at Du ke.
Du ke nimbly dodged little Ha's pounce, swinging his tail to lead the puppy in circles until he grabbed little Ha by the scruff with his mouth.
Strangely, little Ha, who had been relentlessly pursuing Du ke earlier, became docile and obedient after being held by the scruff, allowing Du ke to grip him and lift him up.
"Wow, how bizarre!"
Seeing this scene, Sun Xiang couldn't help but click his tongue, "Usually even when held in a mother dog's mouth this puppy won't stay still. But now he's obedient after being held by the general!"
"It seems there really is some predestined affinity between the general and this dog, just as Manager Yun said!"
Du ke also glanced at little Ha held in his mouth. Sensing Du ke's gaze, little Ha immediately strained to lift his head and look back at Du ke.
Meeting those bright blue eyes, Du ke couldn't help curling his lips.
Humph, scoundrel!