Chapter 114: The Kitten Repays Kindness (Part 1)

  "This...that..."

  Ning Feng smiled wryly as he looked at the sparrow in front of him, and then at the little cat with an expectant expression on its face, but the words got stuck in his throat.

  He smiled wryly in his heart, thinking: "I couldn't say I'm not good at this, it would hurt the cat's feelings too much."

  Ning Feng pinched his nose, picked up the sparrows with two fingers from the ground and placed them in the palm of his hand, squeezed out a grateful smile, nodded at the little kitten, indicating that he accepted the gift.

  Meow~

  The little kitten watched as he accepted the gift, spinning around in circles chasing his own tail, overjoyed.

  Seeing this, Ning Feng couldn't help but smile too.

  In just a few breaths, the little kitten stopped and continued to gaze at Ning Feng with eager eyes. The pink meaty paws were raised, not high enough, it stood up on its hind legs, revealing its white belly, barely reaching out with its small paws to point at the sparrow in Ning Feng's palm.

  "Wait, what does this mean?"

  A chill ran down Ning Feng's spine as a bad premonition surged up in his heart, and he asked nervously: "You mean for me to eat them now?"

  The little cat nodded like a chick pecking at rice, its beautiful emerald-like eyes narrowing, and the signboard-like expression appeared again: "Meow is very generous, you're too polite."

  "Gurgle"

  The little kitten was acting very generously while swallowing its saliva, looking very greedy.

  Although Ning is also swallowing saliva, it's completely two different meanings.

  "What to do..."

  He scratched his head and thought: "Eat it? The sacrifice is a bit too great..."

  Ning Feng hadn't made up his mind yet, and forced a smile: "I've already eaten, this is for midnight snacks later."

  The words seemed a bit complicated, or Xiao Nai was showing skepticism, her big eyes full of doubt.

  "Right, you wait for me here."

  Ning Feng nodded slightly. The little kitten looked puzzled, but still obediently lay down on the ground, its eyes rolling around, and its small head turning back and forth. Its gaze remained fixed on Ning Feng.

  The wind swept the sparrow back to the broken temple. When it came out again, its two hands were empty, and it rushed into the forest like a hurricane. A moment later, the sound of gurgling water came from afar, and when it reappeared, it was holding a live fish that was jumping wildly in its hand.

  "Meow~ Meow~~~~"

  The little kitten instantly understood what the creek fish meant and jumped up, starting to run around in circles chasing its own tail with extreme joy.

  Ning Feng brought a smile and placed the creek fish in front of the little kitten.

  The little kitten pointed at itself with its paw and meowed loudly, as if exclaiming "Is this for me? Is this for me?" in surprise.

  Ning Feng nodded slightly, squatted down, and stretched out his hand to rub the little kitten's head.

  The little kitten initially shied away slightly. In the end, it still accepted his touch. At first, it was a bit stiff, but later its eyes narrowed and it looked like it was enjoying itself comfortably.

  One person and one kitten, affectionate for a moment. The little cat, as usual, used its two paws to hold and drag the fish from the stream into the forest.

  It took three steps back, as if waving goodbye in a gentle breeze.

  Watching the little kitten disappear into the forest, Ning Feng let out a long sigh and stood up, feeling refreshed all over, as if he had been cleansed.

  "Continue nursing the wound. Keep wasting away."

  "I'd like to see who can drag whom down."

  Ning Feng turned around and walked towards the broken temple, his footsteps firm, as if every step was on the brilliant red copper tiles of the Sun God Temple, shining like the Dharma of the Great Sun illuminating all beings.

  What delayed him for too long and affected his rush to the southern border, what would this lead to missing the battle between the Sun God Temple and the Southern Demon Sect... These miscellaneous thoughts disappeared completely under the brilliant morning light.

  Nursing injuries, waiting for opportunities!

  Apart from this, Ning Feng's heart had nothing else.

  Time flies like an arrow.

  After two days of tempering in the nine deaths, Ning Feng's injuries were visibly recovering, especially with a ruddy complexion on his face, no longer pale as paper.

  "In seven days at most."

  At dawn, Ning Feng sat in front of the altar, behind him was a broken plastic statue.

  He had just finished a night of cultivation, his entire body was drenched in sweat, the hair on his forehead was wet and stuck to his forehead in strands, not looking disheveled, but instead making his eyes sparkle even more.

  "Even if I recover from my injuries in seven days, I still won't be a match for Tongtian Mouse. At the very least, I'll have some capital to run away."

  "When that time comes, I'll make another attempt. If the sky-covering mouse can change its name to heaven-covering mouse, it will really be able to cover the sky and block out the sun!"

  He steeled himself in the face of the strong wind, stood up straight and pushed open the door to go out.

  Meow~

  Another meow of a cat, tender and soft to the point where it sounds like it's coming from the center of one's ears.

  "Hmm..."

  Ning Feng lowered his head to take a look, and indeed saw the little calico cat, just like yesterday, still pacing back and forth on the stone steps. Seeing him come out, it first showed a surprised expression, then became reserved, nodding its head slightly as if it were human.

  Following its raised chin and looking over, Ning Feng almost dropped his own chin.

  On the steps in front of the ruined temple, a big fat mouse was twitching, covered with scars, and finally relieved after struggling to its last breath.

  Ning Feng couldn't help but think to himself, "This little kitten looks like it hasn't even been weaned yet, and it's already able to take down such a big fat old mouse. It's really something else, playing with its prey before killing it."

  "Wait a minute, something doesn't seem right?"

  Ning Feng's mind quickly recovered from its numbness and he immediately reacted to where the problem lay, "Is this a gift for me?"

  He blurted out and pointed at his own nose with his index finger.

  The little cat nodded proudly, walked elegantly, and held its small head high, as if the eight big characters "Meow is very generous, you're too polite" were floating above its head.

  "Alright..."

  Ning Feng took a deep breath, casually plucked a large fallen leaf and used it to pick up the dead mouse, following the usual routine of throwing it back into the broken temple first.

  Waiting for him to walk out of the broken temple, with a helpless look on his face, thinking that this day will continue, and when he turns back, what will this broken temple become? Will it be filled with sparrows and mice?

  The scene was just a thought, and it made Ning Feng's heart tremble with fear.

  Walked out of the broken temple, squatted down in front of the little kitten, stretched out his hand to rub its head, and Ning Feng saw it show a puzzled expression. It seemed to think that Ning Feng was strange for not eating the good things on the spot.

  "Not good..."

  Ning Feng saw the little kitten glance at the broken temple, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. Thinking that the little kitten had run inside, he found that the sparrow from yesterday was not enjoyed by him. How sad it must be.

  "Stay still. Don't move, I'm going to catch fish."

  Ning Feng finished speaking briefly and concisely. He jumped up and headed towards the small stream from yesterday.

  He saw the little kitten's eyes "brush" and brightened, no longer looking at the broken temple, with a look of expectation. Constantly swallowing saliva, Ning Feng suddenly let out a breath.

  Flying back and forth like this, this time Ningfeng even produced a little fire, roasting the creek fish to half-cooked, only then handing it over to the restless little kitten.

  The little cat didn't hesitate, and started eating with a crunching sound on the spot. While eating, it meowed continuously, as if praising Ning Feng's cooking skills to no end.

  Ning Feng smiled as he watched the scene unfold, until the little kitten's belly was round and full, almost rolling away on its own.

  "How interesting, little kitten. Before you even understand things, you already know how to repay kindness."

  Ning Feng thought about this and deliberately avoided the content of "report", what sparrow, what mouse, after all, it's just a kitten's heart.

  Just like yesterday, after this episode, Ning Feng's tense heart relaxed, and when he walked back to the broken temple to start a new day of cultivation, his spirit was full again.

  Day after day, in the blink of an eye, seven days have passed.

  The seventh day of convalescence has arrived in a flash.

  "It's almost done."

  The gentle breeze bathed in the morning light that crept through the cracks of the broken temple, and stretched lazily.

  "My injuries have mostly recovered, even if I'm not a match for Tongtian Mouse, I can try to escape with my life."

  "If you stay any longer, I'm afraid Tongtian Mouse won't be able to hold back and will come looking for you himself."

  "When the time comes, the initiative will be handed over, and it was already difficult to escape with a weaker strength."

  Ning Feng pushed open the old temple's large door as he had done for the past seven days, lost in thought.

  He knew what was outside the door. The "meow" calls had started several breaths ago, as if protesting that Ning Feng got up later than usual today.

  Upon hearing the familiar cry, Ning Feng's face first showed a warm smile, then his facial muscles twitched, and he barely controlled himself from turning his head to look towards a corner of the broken temple covered with thatch.

  There, under a large patch of grass, a pile of sparrows, mice, small fish as thick as fingers, and even a bunch of catnip.

  Every little kitten is a treasure, and Ning Feng has yet to find one that he can bear to part with.

  "Huh?"

  Ning Feng pushed open the worn temple gate, his eyebrows raised in surprise.

  The little kitten is still wandering around under the stone steps, but it's lost its usual proud and arrogant appearance, instead looking very anxious, no wonder it was crying out earlier.

  It's not strange, what's strange is that Ning Feng habitually lowered his head to take a look and couldn't find the little calico cat's thank-you gift on the steps.

  These days, Ning Feng has gotten used to it, and no matter how strange the things are, he can naturally take them in without showing any unusual expressions. The only difference is the speed at which he throws them into the broken temple.

  The steps below are empty, and the peaceful wind is actually unaccustomed to it.

  The little kitten saw Ningfeng come out and "whoosh" came over, with two paws alternating in force, transforming into a white lightning bolt that quickly climbed up Ningfeng's calf, passing through the thigh and waist, playing a big swing-like pose, and directly arrived at Ningfeng's shoulder.

  Seven days passed and both sides gradually became familiar with each other. This action wasn't the first time they did it, Ning Feng instinctively flexed his muscles to cooperate.

  The little kitten found a comfortable position, snuggled into his shoulder, and Ning Feng stretched out his finger to tap its nose, laughing and asking: "What's wrong, Meow Meow came empty-handed today? Want to eat for free?"

  "Meow Meow" was the name he gave to the little kitten when he had nothing better to do, and the kitten meowed in response, so Ning Feng took it as a sign of agreement.

  As he spoke, he was about to step towards the brook.

  As soon as he took a step, there was a loud "meowing" sound in his ear, and the little cat's paws even popped out claws, hooking onto Ning Feng's shoulder clothes, refusing to let go.

  "What?"

  Ning Feng looked over curiously, and the little cat stood up on his shoulder, meowing loudly, and repeatedly swiped its paws towards the northeast direction.

  "Where is he going?" Ning Feng asked tentatively.

  The little kitten nodded repeatedly, then turned its head away with a proud and arrogant expression, as if saying "You're so silly, you finally understood meow language".

  The wind and fog were one, but anyway, I had nothing better to do, so I went in the direction that little milk cat pointed.

  Unexpectedly, this time it was a good half day's work before they could stop.

  Through dense forests, across gorges, over streams, and beyond river valleys... all the way from sunrise to sunset.

  Watching the sunset in the west, the entire sky was painted with a brilliant glow. Ning Feng furrowed his brow and stopped in his tracks, saying:

  "Meow meow, where are you taking me?"