Chapter 19

"Crack..."

Wenlong seemed to hear the sound of something breaking.

It was as if a surging flood had breached a fragile dam; Wenlong's reason was instantly overwhelmed by desire. However, before he completely lost his senses, he quickly made a wise decision.

"Plunk!"

Wenlong used his legs to jump with all his might, finally diving into the bathtub beside him at the moment the desire surged, submerging his body in the water, thus avoiding an awkward situation.

"Oh, Mr. Cat, why did you jump in so hastily?" The splashing water caught Catherine's attention. She turned her head and looked at Wenlong, who had already jumped into the bathtub.

"Yes, I just wanted to finish my bath and rest early, ha ha ha... meow." While admiring his own quick wit, Wenlong couldn't help but marvel at Catherine's allure as a woman.

"This woman's body is simply legendary in its allure to men..." Wenlong thought.

"Mr. Cat, you must be very tired." Catherine said again.

After a while, Catherine finished washing her body and then stepped into the bathtub and sat down. Thus, Catherine and Wenlong, one human and one cat, faced each other naked. Although somewhat embarrassed, Wenlong couldn't help but carefully observe Catherine's body.

Her slender and well-proportioned figure, her skin, which had turned rosy from the hot water, her silver-white hair, which, wet, clung to her skin, and her pure and beautiful face—Catherine, in appearance alone, could be said to have reached the pinnacle of feminine charm.

"Which man wouldn't want such a beautiful woman? If I... were still a human... alas, I'm just a cat now..." Wenlong couldn't help but think.

"Alright, it seems that among my goals in this world, in addition to becoming a legendary great hunter, I need to add another one..."

"If possible, I must turn back into a human! Meow!" Wenlong vowed in his heart.

...

After the bath, Wenlong dried his body and then, exhausted, lay down on the bed.

This time, Catherine gently held Wenlong in her arms, but Wenlong was too tired to think much more and soon fell asleep in the warmth of Catherine's embrace.

Thus, one human and one cat, embraced each other and slept until the next morning.

"What time is it now?"

When Wenlong opened his eyes, he saw the sunlight already shining through the window into the room.

Glancing at the clock on the wall, Wenlong's body suddenly tensed, and he struggled to crawl out of Catherine's embrace.

"Meow, it's already past nine in the morning. According to the plan, there were many things to do today, and I slept until now. What a blunder, meow!"

"But to be honest, it's probably because this woman's embrace is so comfortable—warm, soft, and with a sweet, feminine scent. It's easy to get lost in it, meow!"

After a brief sigh, Wenlong quickly gathered his thoughts and prepared to wake up the still sleeping Catherine.

"Get up, woman! To become an excellent hunter, you can't just sleep in every day. You need to work harder and overcome numerous difficulties and dangers! Meow!"

Despite Wenlong's stern and loud words, Catherine still lay lazily in bed, seemingly still sound asleep.

"This woman can't be woken up... Fortunately, we're in a guest room at the Silver Dragon Inn. If we were camping in a dangerous forest for hunting and she slept so deeply, she might be eaten by some strange beast without even knowing it, meow!"

Looking at Catherine's silly sleeping face, Wenlong this time simply lifted one foot and stepped on Catherine's face, then poked her rosy cheeks a few times. Since feline claws are generally retractable and usually retracted into the sheath, Wenlong wouldn't hurt Catherine's tender skin even if he did this.

"Woman, get up!"

"Ugh, Mr. Cat..." To his surprise, Catherine didn't open her eyes but instead, as if sleepwalking, grabbed Wenlong's foot and slowly rubbed her cheek against the soft pads of his paws.

"Mr. Cat's paws are so soft, fleshy, fleshy, hehe..."

For a moment, Wenlong really wanted to extend his claws and give Catherine a good jab, but after some thought, he held back.

"Hmph, since that's the case, I'll have to use my ultimate move! Meow!"

Wenlong gave a cold laugh, then slightly turned his body and extended his tail.

Eli cats have flexible tails, so they can control them with ease.

Wenlong extended his tail to Catherine's nose and gently swept it. This time, it indeed had a good effect.

"Achoo!"

Catherine sneezed heavily and finally sat up in bed.

"Get up, woman. We have a lot to do today. Can't be lazy. Haven't you forgotten your goal of becoming a legendary hunter to travel the continent and find your brother?" Wenlong scolded her without hesitation.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Cat, I overslept." Catherine apologized and then jumped out of bed.

Wenlong and Catherine quickly got ready, washed up, dressed, and left the hotel.

"Mr. Cat, where should we go now?" Catherine asked as they walked down the path in Mirador Village.

"First, we'll go to Grandma Ruisi to have her forge our equipment. Forging equipment should be done as soon as possible, but the blacksmith's shop was already closed last night, so we can only come now to hand over the materials from our previous hunt, meow."

"Grandma Ruisi? I've never heard of her. Do you know her, Mr. Cat?" Catherine asked, unfamiliar with the name.

"How would I know her?" Wenlong gave Catherine a disdainful glance. "This is the benefit of buying drinks for people last night. Although those novice hunters aren't very skilled at hunting, they know this area better than we do. So I casually gathered some information, like who the best blacksmith in the village is, for example..."

"Oh, Mr. Cat, you really think things through." Catherine looked at him with admiration.

"Sigh, it's not that I think things through, it's just that your mind is too simple, meow."

"Ugh, Mr. Cat, how can you say such things to me..." Catherine looked aggrieved.

"I'm just speaking the truth... Oh, we're here, it should be this place."

Unconsciously, as Wenlong talked while walking, they had already arrived at a building made of stone and wood.