Chapter 129: Imprinted in the Soul

However, there is a human saying: misfortune is where blessing lies, and blessing is where misfortune hides.

After Jiu Yan left, Wang Chuan took me to the bathroom to "accompany him in the bath."

He smelled a bit stinky, probably because he had been wandering around a deer den. After tossing me straight into the bathtub, he plunged in right after me.

With a massive splash of water, I caught a glimpse of his body and involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Still just as sexy... A beast's muscles—not an ounce too much, radiating pure strength, every single taut fiber brimming with power!

I looked at the bite mark on his arm.

It had faded a lot. I knew that day Wang Chuan had intentionally dropped his defense, simply allowing me to bite into his true form's flesh.

Normally, the old me wouldn't have had such capability. But that day, I was frightened and furious, and coupled with the strange energy bestowed upon me by the little pup in my belly, I had actually managed to leave such a deep bite mark on his true body.

Reaching out to stroke the scar, I let out a slightly regretful sigh.

"Heartbroken?" Wang Chuan hooked the corner of his lips, easily reading my thoughts.

I had no intention of hiding what Jiu Yan had said to me earlier, so I told Wang Chuan everything honestly.

There was no need to keep up any pretense now. The fact that he clearly knew I was acting earlier, yet didn't expose me and instead played along, was already remarkable enough.

Besides, playing along proved that deep down in his heart, he didn't care about that cat at all.

"Master, I've realized something: I was wrong."

"Hm?" Seeming surprised by my sudden confession, Wang Chuan leaned back, resting comfortably against the bathtub and soaking.

With complete sincerity, I draped myself over his shoulder: "I've been a bit arrogant lately, always hitting you and biting people. You never got angry with me—I'm so moved."

"Not angry." That devilish smile returned. Wang Chuan's hand began to wander mischievously beneath the water: "All the punishments are piling up. We'll settle the score after the little pup is born."

As he spoke, he found the tender spot submerged beneath the water and gave it a vicious pinch!

That pinch elicited a dainty gasp from me, and my cheeks flushed crimson instantly—!

"Fine! I can't outtalk you anyway... I..." I looked at him shyly: "I keep my word. From now on, I'll be even more well-behaved than Jiu Yan."

Wang Chuan simply stroked my head without speaking, a strange smile lingering on his face.

I lowered my gaze, watching my hair drift and twine in the water, intertwining with his long hair as if we were bound by marriage knots.

His hair was dark, bright, and smooth, just like an animal's fur—so luxurious.

Mine was comparatively poor. Ever since I was in my teens, I had given all the best food and drink to Xin'er.

I once believed that my tiny stature—barely over a meter and a half tall—and my fine, soft hair were somewhat related to the malnutrition back then.

After all, money was so scarce, and with two children, if we didn't pinch pennies, survival was impossible.

Fortunately, those days were in the past. Looking at my soft hair tangling together with Wang Chuan's, for some reason, I suddenly felt overwhelmingly happy!

At that moment, however, Wang Chuan twirled a lock of my hair around his finger and asked me:

"Did you thoroughly enjoy acting spoiled today?"

"Ugh..." I froze: "Well... of course I did... Hehe!"

With that, I couldn't help bursting into giggles, the water in the bathtub rippling continuously along with my laughter.

As I laughed, I suddenly shuddered with a chill and sank into the water, leaving only my head exposed.

"Cold?" Wang Chuan chuckled, hooking my chin and sending a ticklish sensation rippling through me.

I nodded in the water, admitting I felt a bit chilly, waiting for him to reach out and stir the water, but he remained still.

Just as I was about to call out to him, I saw a tiny fire dragon darting back and forth through the bathtub, meaning Wang Chuan didn't even need to bother—the tub's temperature was automatically regulated.

"Wow—" I stared at the dragon in amazement and gasped: "How do you have so many dragons?"

Seeing the tiny, one-foot-long red dragon with a head and horns, making threatening gestures and swimming earnestly in the water, I poked it with my finger and found it utterly hilarious!

"I caught them when I had nothing to do. Spirit beasts are hard to raise, but dragon pups are quite entertaining."

"Dragon pups!" I jumped in fright: "Won't the dragon ancestors come looking for you?"

"Dragons are promiscuous by nature; they sometimes lose track of where they drop their offspring. Take this one, for instance—when I found it, it was a dead egg. I channeled fire spirit energy into it for a while, and it actually came back to life. Figuring we were destined, I brought it back to heat the bathwater."

His final sentence made me burst into laughter.

He found a dragon, saved it, decided they had a karmic connection, brought it home, and put it to work heating the bathwater!

Could there possibly be a cooler way to heat bathwater?

After laughing, I teased: "Dragons are promiscuous. What about you?"

"Me?" Wang Chuan smiled leisurely, lifting the corner of his mouth to reply: "You should know very well."

Another large fire dragon grew restless beneath the water. I hurriedly scooted away, giggling as I poked the little fire dragon swimming around.

"There's someone watching!"

"Don't worry," Wang Chuan lunged forward with unexpected gentleness: "Given its level of spiritual intelligence, it'll still just be a bathwater-heating gadget for the next three to five hundred years."

After that, I laughed, watching him lunge toward me and cooperating as much as I possibly could.

This was probably my most cooperative day in history. Whenever he asked me to beg, I begged; whenever he asked me to lick, I licked. I was impossibly obedient, wrapping my arms around his neck and letting out sweet giggles.

Just as I said, I was better behaved than Jiu Yan.

Yet, once we actually got into it, I realized this wasn't about correcting my bad habits; rather, it was an expression of pleading for even more pampering.

Like the immense pleasure Wang Chuan gave me today—so much of it that it left me completely limp, yet I still kept smiling.

Simply because I was exceptionally happy, and for no apparent reason, I was just brimming with joy!

Moreover, it had a lot to do with Wang Chuan playing along with me during the day. The moment he stepped through the door, he probably already knew what was going on.

Yet without asking a single question, he came straight over to hold me. Even when I acted spoiled and petulant toward Jiu Yan, he willingly cooperated by feeding me milk.

Furthermore, he seemed to thoroughly enjoy it.

That's right, Wang Chuan had once said he relished the feeling of me being jealous and found it immensely pleasing.

That being the case, it seemed this Jiu Yan was destined only to be bullied; as long as I didn't go overboard, Wang Chuan wouldn't really interfere.

Back in the room, I was still giggling, laughing uncontrollably as I clung to him.

"Master, hold me."

"Aren't I holding you right now?"

With one arm wrapped around me, Wang Chuan held a tablet in his other hand, seemingly looking for something to watch.

There was no internet here, so there was no television either. The tablet was pre-loaded with downloaded movies, games, and the like.

And Animal Planet, hehe.

Seeing him holding a tablet with only one hand made me rather unhappy, so I pouted: "Can't you hold me with all your heart?"

"If I held you with all my heart, I wouldn't be holding you like this." He glanced sideways at me with a teasing glint in his eye.

"Come on." Lifting the blanket as if deliberately trying to seduce him, I shifted my body.

With a soft *poof*, I transformed into my half-human, half-cat form, flicked my ears, and blinked at him.

My body shrank down a size. Normally, I would never have agreed to this.

Because Wang Chuan's lovemaking was usually quite intense, and with the physical accommodation issue, being a size smaller meant it would definitely hurt a bit. If he didn't use his male pheromones to properly soothe me afterward, I'd probably be unable to walk the next day.

Yet for some reason, my spirits were exceptionally high today, and I transformed on a whim.

I figured I must have been provoked by Jiu Yan. Wang Chuan liked the half-human, half-cat look, so I might as well satisfy him right here and now to keep him from looking for that cat outside!

So a little pain was a small price to pay. Smiling, I tugged at his arm: "Master..."

Wang Chuan, however, wore a somewhat crafty smile: "You certainly aren't afraid of wearing me out."

"Oh right." I nodded: "You made a trip to the spirit realm today and brought back delicious deer milk—you've rendered great service and must be exhausted."

"Indeed," Wang Chuan smiled. "What should be done if I'm exhausted?"

I flashed a mischievous smile of my own: "Then I'll wait on you, of course."

Lifting the quilt, I burrowed underneath, sliding down along his collarbone to lick and fawn over him.

True, that place was freezing cold. Although I didn't think this endlessly energetic creature could actually be worn out, he certainly had worked hard.

Hard work deserved a reward; otherwise, who would be willing to work hard for me in the future?

Making my way all the way down, a human tongue always elicited a uniquely sensitive reaction from Wang Chuan, coupled with the fact that at this moment, I was being exceptionally devout.

Wang Chuan simply watched me, a satisfied smile gracing his face.

A long while later, sucking on my numb tongue, I looked up at him with an embarrassed expression and pleaded:

"Master, can we start now?"

"Want it?"

"I want it so much!" I flicked my ears, resting my paws against my chest, putting on another obedient act.

"Haha..." He laughed, then pinned me beneath him: "Spirit deer milk really works wonders for the mood. Looks like I'll have to go beg for a few cups for you to drink from time to time, even when we aren't trying to conceive."

"Eh?"

I froze, wrapping my arms around his neck. Before I could fully process his words, I was completely overwhelmed by a sudden wave of sensation.

A soft, contented sigh echoed deep within my heart.

My master.

Though I didn't know how much longer I could serve him, every single time would leave an indelible mark upon my life.

Carved deep into my soul.

Even if I died and were reincarnated, I would never forget.