Chapter 1
“The surgery failed…”
“The patient no longer has any vital signs. Prepare for defibrillation!”
“Death confirmed. Notify the family…”
Bai Tang’s consciousness was muddled. In a daze, she slowly opened her eyes. What entered her vision were several extraordinarily tall trees, towering into the clouds. The sky was so blue it seemed almost unreal.
Hadn’t she died?
She had died on the operating table at the age of eighteen.
Before she could sort out her thoughts, a torrent of blood suddenly “fell from the sky” and drenched her entire body. The sweet, metallic scent rushed toward her. Bai Tang subconsciously raised her hand, only to see a tiny pink paw pad.
Bai Tang: ??
How had her hand turned into a paw?
And what was with all the blood on her body?
Bai Tang heard a mournful cry. Subconsciously, she turned her head and saw a gigantic spirit beast. Its body was covered in blood and wounds, and it was looking at her with a gaze filled with reluctance, extreme sorrow, and unwillingness.
Her heart jolted. Before she could even take a step to run, the massive beast before her collapsed and stopped breathing.
Bai Tang had no idea what was going on right now.
She looked around, only to discover that there were several cubs beside the giant beast, all of them lifeless. They were probably its children.
For some reason, a wave of sorrow rose inside Bai Tang.
It was strange. Why would she feel this kind of emotion?
“There’s still one alive over here!”
Bai Tang raised her head and saw a merchant caravan. The carriages in the caravan were marked with the character “Xiao.”
Before her little head could process anything, someone picked her up carefully with both hands.
She opened her big eyes and saw a woman dressed in fitted combat clothing. Her expression was stern, and she looked like the leader of the group.
Bai Tang tried to make a sound. “Wu ya…”
Bai Tang: !!
Was that whining creature her?
A smile appeared in the woman’s eyes, as if she had been charmed by Bai Tang’s cuteness. “I’ll help clean the blood off you right away.”
Her body was covered in blood and felt sticky. Bai Tang was uncomfortable too, so she nodded her little head.
The woman was charmed again. “Xiao Qi, come here. Use magic to wash her.”
Magic? Before Bai Tang could digest that word, a cool stream of water showered over her entire body.
The fur stained with blood was instantly cleaned. Her fluffy ears stood upright, and her sapphire-blue eyes looked at the world in innocent confusion.
Bai Tang subconsciously shook her body, flinging the droplets of water away.
The woman was sprayed in the face, but she did not seem to mind. The corners of her lips lifted, clearly softened by Bai Tang’s cuteness. “There’s even a little horn on her head.”
Bai Tang subconsciously touched her head. Sure enough, she felt something slightly sharp.
Xiao Qi said, “Captain Lü, we investigated the area. A spirit beast this powerful should have been the ruler of this forest. She was pregnant and was attacked. In order to protect the children in her belly, she ended up like this…”
Bai Tang had already realized it.
She might be this giant beast’s child. That was why it had looked at her with such a strange gaze.
Captain Lü’s smile faded. “What a pity. Only this one survived.”
Xiao Qi asked, “Should we bring her back?”
Captain Lü said, “Of course. Put it in a cage.”
Bai Tang was thrown into a cage by the person called Xiao Qi. The fall hurt, and her eyes reddened with grievance.
Captain Lü said, “This place is not safe to stay in for long. We need to get out quickly. Also, this little horned beast is worth a fortune. If any of you dare to get crooked ideas, I’ll slit your throat on the spot.”
Bai Tang trembled.
So this young lady was actually that terrifying.
She sat inside the cage and looked at her little paws. She was now very certain that she had been reincarnated. It was just that… was reincarnation usually this fast? There was no transition at all. She had directly turned into a little cub.
In her previous life, she had been weak and sickly. She had lived for eighteen years, and at least ten of those years had been spent in the hospital. What she had longed for most was to live like a normal person.
Now, she could not exactly be considered a normal person, but she had a healthy body. She could jump and run around. That was already very good.
But now she was inside a cage. How was that any different from losing her freedom?
“What quality do you think this spirit beast is?”
“No idea. But seeing how nervous the boss is, it must be very rare.”
“We’ll be able to sell it for a good price.”
Bai Tang listened to the guards’ conversation and was scared half to death.
She let out a whimper.
Xiao Qi came over to check on her.
Bai Tang bared her sharp little teeth and looked warily at this fierce woman. She was the one who had thrown her into the cage.
Xiao Qi stared at her. Looking at her adorable sharp teeth, she reached out and placed her index finger near Bai Tang’s mouth.
Bai Tang smiled and bit down.
Why was it so hard? She could not bite through it at all.
Xiao Qi looked at Bai Tang’s sapphire-blue eyes, which were filled with disbelief. It was simply too adorable, and she laughed heartily.
Bai Tang hated it so much her teeth itched. This was practically mocking her stupidity.
Xiao Qi said, “So cute.”
The guards beside her also revealed infatuated expressions.
Bai Tang froze.
It seemed she was very cute.
Realizing this, Bai Tang let out soft, milky whimpers. Her water-washed blue eyes opened wide as she looked pitifully at Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi’s heart melted. “Baby, what’s wrong?”
She had even started calling her baby. It seemed to be working very well.
For the sake of freedom, Bai Tang could only sacrifice her looks.
She used her little paws to paw at the cage, looking at Xiao Qi with watery, pitiful eyes.
Xiao Qi understood and opened the cage.
She was finally free. Bai Tang’s eyes lit up.
Before she could be happy for more than a few seconds, Xiao Qi hugged her in her arms.
Xiao Qi smiled and said, “I understand. Little cub, you don’t want to stay in the cage, right? Sister will hold you.”
Bai Tang struggled, but it was useless.
She might as well have stayed in the cage.
—
After three days of travel, Bai Tang finally saw a town.
It was very lively, with many vendors on the streets.
When she saw food, her eyes lit up.
These past few days, she had been fed raw meat. Every time, she had forced herself to eat a tiny bit. She was practically starving.
Seeing the cub in her arms moving around, Xiao Qi said, “Are there too many people? Sister is right here. Don’t be afraid.”
Bai Tang felt utterly hopeless. This sister was also wearing something like armor. It was very thin and light, but Bai Tang was truly uncomfortable lying in her arms.
Captain Lü said, “This spirit beast was discovered by accident. I’ll report it to the family head first, then we’ll decide what to do with it.”
Xiao Qi asked, “Are we going to sell it?”
Bai Tang’s ears perked up, and her big eyes looked at them.
Captain Lü said, “We’ll know after I report it.”
Xiao Qi hugged Bai Tang tighter. After a few days, she had already grown attached. “If you’re going to sell her, I’ll buy her.”
Captain Lü said coldly, “This is not something you can afford, nor are you worthy of raising it. Neither you nor I are worthy.”
Bai Tang gnawed on her paw. She clearly understood every sentence, so why did she still not understand what they meant? But the feeling of having her fate controlled by others was truly unpleasant.
The merchant caravan entered the city in a grand procession and stopped in front of a luxurious mansion.
Bai Tang was still curiously looking around when Captain Lü carried her away.
They passed through the central courtyard and arrived at the study without any obstruction.
Bai Tang saw a middle-aged man. His expression was stern, and his eyes had little light in them, as though he had lost something.
Captain Lü knelt on one knee. “Family Head, this little horned beast was discovered by accident in the forest. Its grade is not low.”
Xiao Jue said, “Bring it here and let me see.”
Captain Lü carried Bai Tang over to him.
Bai Tang looked warily at the man. She kept feeling that the aura around him was very dangerous. She bared her teeth, waved her claws, and struggled, trying to scare him away.
Xiao Jue examined her, and his eyes gradually darkened.
The fur on her back was a faint blue, while the fur on her belly was snow-white. Even with her teeth bared, she still looked soft and fluffy. The most recognizable features were her sapphire-blue eyes and her young horn, both of which displayed her extraordinary bloodline.
Xiao Jue said seriously, “Tell me exactly how you found her. Explain the cause and effect.”
Captain Lü reported everything truthfully.
Xiao Jue said, “Your luck is very good. A spirit beast like this is something one can only encounter by chance. It’s not an ordinary growth-type spirit beast either. Its upper limit is extremely high. Since it is still a cub, keeping it close will allow a bond to be cultivated very well.”
Captain Lü lowered her eyes to look at the adorable little cub in her hands. No matter how she looked at it, it did not seem like something with extremely high combat power.
“Then how should we handle her?”
“Doesn’t she still lack a spirit pet? Give it to her.”
Captain Lü understood. “This subordinate understands.”
Bai Tang’s mind was full of question marks.
Who was “she”?
But from their conversation, it seemed she was quite powerful. Once she became strong, she would definitely leave sooner or later.
Bai Tang was making her own little plans. When she came back to her senses, she discovered that she had been locked inside a cage again, and the cage had even been covered with black cloth.
She reached out and touched the iron cage. Her fur nearly got scorched.
Why was it electrified too? If she grabbed it, would she die?
Captain Lü said, “Hurry up and travel. We must arrive at the Young Lady’s place tomorrow.”
Young Lady?
Who?
Bai Tang yawned. She could not see what was happening outside. Was it nighttime now?
Xiao Qi whispered, “Captain Lü, doesn’t the family head hate Xiao Xinyue? Why is he giving such a precious spirit beast to her? It would be so much better to give it to me…”
Captain Lü said sternly, “This is not something you are allowed to covet. Also, don’t address the Young Lady by name.”
Bai Tang’s eyes widened.
What Young Lady?
Xiao Xinyue!
Wasn’t that the major villain in the novel?
Bai Tang had originally been lying there casually, planning to sleep. Now she shot upright like a startled fish, placing her little paws on her short legs.
Lying in the hospital every day had been too boring. Novels had been her main source of entertainment.
And she remembered this particular book especially clearly.
There was no other reason. It was the only book she had read where the villain was stronger than the protagonists.
Xiao Xinyue was born with an extremely high affinity for magic. She could easily mobilize the magical elements around her. And this kind of villain shared one common trait: beautiful, powerful, and tragic.
Because she had been born with magic contained inside her body, she had killed her own mother at birth. Her father hated her and had always left her alone. The people around her feared her magic and did not dare approach her. She had grown up surrounded by negative remarks.
The gentle and tolerant male lead became her only salvation. She clung tightly to that straw and refused to let go. But as everyone knew, the male lead loved the female lead, so the villain’s feelings were destined to come to nothing.
The villain, whose heart had already been extremely twisted, was provoked. She released powerful magic and achieved the ending where the world was destroyed.
This was the so-called: if I can’t be well, then none of you can be well either.
When Bai Tang had finished reading the ending, she had felt no ripples at all.
Ah, they died. Everyone died.
But now, she would die too!
She had finally reincarnated and gained a healthy body, but she had not expected to have transmigrated into a book. And she was even the villain’s spirit pet. This was simply the worst possible beginning.
Bai Tang panicked badly.
She had to escape!
Bai Tang stretched out her short little paw and gripped the iron bars. In less than a few seconds, she was electrocuted unconscious.
She fell on her back with all four limbs spread out. Her little paws twitched twice, and then she completely lost consciousness.
—
Captain Lü said, “We’re here. Xiao Qi, go knock on the door.”
Bai Tang seemed to hear it and opened her eyes dazedly.
The cage was no longer shaking. Had they arrived?
Bai Tang instinctively wanted to escape, but when she remembered the power of the iron cage, she shrank her little paws back.
Wasn’t she supposed to be very strong? Why was she as weak as a chick? She could not even open a cage.
But it seemed she knew magic.
While Bai Tang was still studying magic, the black cloth covering the cage was lifted. Having grown used to the darkness, she blinked in discomfort.
Before her was an exquisite and beautiful foreign-style house. There was a small garden on the second floor. The sunlight was perfect, and the flowers were blooming brilliantly. It looked very warm and cozy, but Bai Tang knew very well just how dark the villainous young lady living inside was.
The door opened, and a woman in a maid outfit walked out with an indifferent expression.
Captain Lü asked politely, “Miss Lan, is the Young Lady here? Her spirit pet has been delivered.”
Bai Tang had some impression of this maid. She not only took care of the villainous young lady, but was also the housekeeper of this home. She was very strong in combat.
Lan Ji said, “The Young Lady is right behind me.”
After saying that, she stepped aside.
The reflection of the villainous young lady appeared in Bai Tang’s sapphire-blue eyes.
The girl before her was only in her early teens. She wore a black Western-style dress, and her figure was slender. Her face was as delicate and obedient-looking as a doll’s. Even though her childishness had not yet faded, calling her a beauty did not feel out of place at all.
Xiao Xinyue was holding a gray rabbit plushie in her arms. The rabbit’s eyes had already been gouged out, with threads still dangling from them, making it look extremely eerie.
Bai Tang’s soft fur stood on end. She seemed to have puffed up.
It was just a brat in her early teens. What was there to be afraid of? Bai Tang gathered her courage and glared hard at her, her clear blue eyes opened wide.
Xiao Qi watched from the side.
So cute. She really wanted to pinch that little face.
Xiao Xinyue bit her lip and looked coldly at the group before her. “Why did Father give her to me?”
Captain Lü replied respectfully, “The family head believes you should have a spirit pet.”
Xiao Xinyue said, “Open the cage.”
Captain Lü glanced at Xiao Qi.
Bai Tang grinned, showing her small sharp teeth. Once the cage opened, she would run out.
Lan Ji said, “Young Lady, this spirit beast seems to like you very much. She’s smiling.”
Xiao Xinyue glanced at her and gave a cold snort.
Bai Tang immediately stopped smiling.
She did not like her!
Xiao Qi opened the cage.
Bai Tang prepared to leap down in a handsome landing. But the moment she came out of the cage, she unexpectedly met the villain’s cold, dark eyes. They were like a deep pool, filled with lifeless stagnant water.
She got distracted, fell headfirst to the ground, and even rolled several times. Her fluffy fur looked soft and plush, little stars spinning above her head, and her expression was dazed.
Xiao Qi laughed.
Captain Lü laughed too.
Even Lan Ji revealed a slight smile.
Xiao Xinyue pinched the rabbit’s long ear. “So stupid.”
Bai Tang: !!
Believe it or not, she would bite her to death.
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