Chapter 7

Bai Tang was dumbfounded.

She was not such a petty person. Besides, she had not been trying to scratch Xiao Xinyue’s face with her claws. She had been trying to take her life.

Her paws were easily pulled away. Bai Tang had forgotten that the difference in strength between them was far too great. This method was simply impossible.

Seeing her freeze stupidly, Xiao Xinyue lifted her to the edge of the bed and questioned her. “How did you get in?”

Of course, she had come in with the key.

Bai Tang did not want to sell Lan Ji out.

She blinked and tilted her head at Xiao Xinyue.

Xiao Xinyue exposed her. “Playing dumb and acting cute.”

Bai Tang slowly walked to Xiao Xinyue’s side, rubbed her head against her hand, and called out softly.

A fluffy head rubbing against the back of one’s hand was hard not to soften toward.

Xiao Xinyue lifted her by the scruff of her neck, placed her off the bed, and said coldly, “Get out!”

At least she had not thrown her out.

Bai Tang comforted herself.

She moved her short little legs and walked outside.

Xiao Xinyue said, “Come here.”

Bai Tang: ??

Hadn’t she told her to get out?

Xiao Xinyue got out of bed and said, “Come here. I’ll trim your nails.”

Bai Tang raised her paw and looked at it. Her nails did seem a tiny bit long. She happily trotted over.

Xiao Xinyue bent down and picked her up.

Bai Tang nestled in her arms, smelling the faint floral fragrance and feeling Xiao Xinyue’s warm body temperature. It felt very warm.

Xiao Xinyue turned on the light. After sitting down, she carefully trimmed Bai Tang’s nails.

Bai Tang stayed still in her arms and did not make trouble, obediently spreading her paws.

Xiao Xinyue held her paw pad. It was soft. She could not resist squeezing it twice, and even felt somewhat reluctant to stop.

Bai Tang felt ticklish and instinctively pulled her paw back.

Xiao Xinyue said, “Don’t move.”

Bai Tang obediently stretched out her paw again.

Xiao Xinyue held her paw and slowly trimmed her nails.

After all four little paws were finally trimmed, Bai Tang was put down. Without needing Xiao Xinyue to say anything, she consciously ran out.

Xiao Xinyue lay back down on the bed and hugged her gray little rabbit, her delicate stolen contentbrows slightly furrowed.

It was not soft enough.

Bai Tang wandered out of the room and sat down on the floor.

The assassination had failed.

Fortunately, her intention had not been exposed. She would summarize the experience and keep working hard.

Now that the mission was over, it was time to eat.

Bai Tang slipped into the kitchen and ate all the cooked food she could find. With her stomach full, it was time to find a place to sleep.

The floor was icy cold and not comfortable to sleep on.

Bai Tang missed Xiao Xinyue’s bed. How long had it been since she had slept on a bed? Thinking about it, it had been in her previous life.

Fearlessly courting death, she slipped into Xiao Xinyue’s room again.

After jumping onto the bed, she curled up on the very edge and only dared to pull a small section of the quilt over her belly. Perhaps because it was too comfortable, Bai [stolen content]Tang fell asleep before long. As for what would happen after she woke up, she would deal with it tomorrow.

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Early in the morning, Xiao Xinyue opened her eyes.

There was something soft and warm in her arms. She unconsciously hugged it a little tighter. When the corner of her eye swept over the gray rabbit on the floor, she was startled.

What was she holding?

Xiao Xinyue lowered her eyes and saw a warm little ball.

It was her spirit pet.

She had slept holding Bai Tang like this for the second half of the night? But she had to admit, Bai Tang was very soft and very warm.

Xiao Xinyue tugged Bai Tang’s little ear.

Bai Tang was woken by the pain. She had been having a beautiful dream.

The moment she opened her eyes and saw Xiao Xinyue, her little mouth fell open. She had forgotten to wake up early and leave. Now this was great. She had been caught on the spot again.

Xiao Xinyue warned her, “Try sneaking in again next time.”

Bai Tang’s ears drooped, and her little face looked pitiful.

Xiao Xinyue put her down from the bed.

Bai Tang quickly left the room.

Next time, she would still dare.

After wandering around outside for a while, Lan Ji came to call her for breakfast. Bai Tang ran very fast and arrived at the dining room even before Lan Ji.

Breakfast was chunks of meat and eggs, which she liked. Bai Tang climbed onto the table and started eating.

Xiao Xinyue took a bite of bread. Bai Tang’s plate was already clean.

Lan Ji gave her another serving.

Bai Tang started eating again.

By the time Xiao Xinyue finished her bread, Bai Tang already had a pile of empty plates in front of her.

Xiao Xinyue said, “Were you the one who stole the missing food from the kitchen?”

Bai Tang’s eating paused. Then she pretended nothing had happened and continued eating.

“My room door was locked. How did you sneak in at night? Don’t play dumb.”

Bai Tang pretended she had already gone deaf.

Besides, she could not speak.

Lan Ji said, “I gave her the key.”

Bai Tang: “…”

This was the truly foolish one. Why would she admit it herself?

“What did you give it to her for?”

“For her to play with.”

Xiao Xinyue: “…”

“Miss, the fact that she secretly ran into your room at night shows that she can’t bear to be apart from you. She even wants to be with you at night.”

Seeing Bai Tang facing her with her backside, Xiao Xinyue did not think that was necessarily the case.

She stopped dwelling on this matter. “Is the carriage ready?”

Lan Ji said, “It’s ready. We can set off at any time.”

Xiao Xinyue nodded slightly and continued eating breakfast.

Bai Tang’s ears stood up high. It seemed they really were going out.

After breakfast, Bai Tang kept following behind Xiao Xinyue. She wanted to go out too.

Xiao Xinyue entered her room.

Bai Tang slipped in through the crack of the door.

Xiao Xinyue lowered her eyes. “You want to watch me change clothes?”

Bai Tang’s face heated up. She retreated three steps in a row, even stumbling slightly and nearly falling.

Xiao Xinyue directly threw her out and closed the door.

Bai Tang’s bottom hurt from the fall, and her face was full of resentment. What was there to see about a little brat? Wasn’t she just a little prettier, a little fairer? Whatever she had, Bai Tang had too.

Bai Tang looked at her own belly. The white fluffy fur looked very soft.

It seemed she really did not have anything anymore.

Bai Tang squatted outside and waited for five minutes.

The door opened.

She raised her head and saw Xiao Xinyue at once.

Xiao Xinyue had changed into a dress. It was white, elegant, and noble. Her phoenix eyes were sharp, and even dressed all in white, she could not hide the cold, gloomy aura around her.

Xiao Xinyue’s gaze lingered on Bai Tang for a moment before she turned and left.

Bai Tang hurriedly followed.

She followed all the way to the entrance and saw that Lan Ji had also changed into casual clothes. The carriage outside was already waiting.

Bai Tang’s sapphire-blue eyes sparkled. She also yearned for the outside world.

Xiao Xinyue got into the carriage.

Lan Ji saw Bai Tang, walked over, pushed her inside, and closed the door.

Bai Tang: “…”

The next second, she secretly slipped back out.

The four wheels of the carriage slowly rolled forward, stirring up a faint cloud of dust.

Bai Tang clung tightly to the horse’s tail.

She wanted to go out too!

The horse flicked its tail hard, trying to throw her off, but Bai Tang clung even tighter.

The horse kept speeding up.

The coachman: “??”

Why was this horse no longer under his control?

Lan Ji lifted the curtain, her face cold. “What is going on? Aren’t you an experienced coachman? How dare you deceive us? Do you not want your wages anymore?”

The coachman was so anxious his forehead was covered in sweat. How would he dare deceive them? He was afraid that not only would he not get paid, he might even lose his life. He had no idea what was going on with the horse. It had never been this disobedient before.

The carriage shook more and more.

Xiao Xinyue impatiently lifted the curtain and was just about to lose her temper when she saw a pale blue little ball swinging from the horse’s tail.

After seeing it clearly, the anger in her heart burned even hotter.

Bai Tang clung to the horse’s tail and felt her little paws growing so tired. She was almost unable to hold on.

Just as she was about to fall, a gust of wind lifted her up and sent her into the carriage. The curtain that had been blown up by the wind also fell back down.

Bai Tang blinked and looked at Xiao Xinyue in front of her.

It seemed she had been discovered.

She let out soft, whining sounds.

She wanted to go out and play too.

Xiao Xinyue tugged at her cheeks. “Why did you follow us?”

Bai Tang blinked her left eye, pretending to be dumb.

Lan Ji said, “She can’t bear to be apart from you.”

Xiao Xinyue glanced at her. “Don’t speak for her.”

Lan Ji fell silent.

Bai Tang climbed onto Xiao Xinyue’s shoulder, licked her fair, smooth cheek, called out in a milky voice, and rubbed her little head against her.

Xiao Xinyue said, “My face is dirty after being licked by you.”

Bai Tang: “…”

She had gone this far to please her, yet Xiao Xinyue still said she was dirty.

Bai Tang jumped down and turned her backside toward her.

Xiao Xinyue wiped her face. “If you face me like that again, you can continue being dragged along by the horse.”

Bai Tang immediately turned around, her eyes full of resentment.

Xiao Xinyue glanced at Lan Ji. “Do you still think she can’t bear to be apart from me?”

Lan Ji had been staring at Bai Tang the entire time, the heat in her eyes impossible to hide. She was only one step away from pouncing on Bai Tang.

Xiao Xinyue: “…”

A little thing that bewitched people’s hearts.

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The journey was very long, and the road was not easy to travel. Whenever they encountered gravel, the carriage would jolt.

Xiao Xinyue closed her eyes to rest.

Bai Tang was nearly driven crazy by Lan Ji. She always wanted to pet and hug her. Why was it that every time Bai Tang sacrificed her looks to seduce someone, the one who fell for it was always Lan Ji?

Bai Tang was rubbed until she felt utterly hopeless.

Gradually, human voices sounded around them. Bai Tang guessed that they had arrived in the town. She struggled desperately out of Lan Ji’s hold, jumped onto the window, and lifted a corner of the curtain.

There were people everywhere outside.

How long had it been since she had seen this many people?

The ground was paved with stone roads, and both sides of the street were full of vendors. The stalls were filled with all kinds of dazzling goods, as well as various strange fruits she had never seen before. Bai Tang almost drooled.

The road was narrow, and the carriage was no longer convenient to travel in.

Xiao Xinyue said, “Get off.”

Lan Ji got off the carriage first, lifted the curtain for her, and helped Xiao Xinyue down.

Bai Tang jumped down by herself, looking left and right. In the blink of an eye, she had fallen far behind the two of them.

People came and went around her, and she was very small. What she saw was basically everyone’s legs. She hurriedly rushed forward, nearly bumping into people several times, but no matter what, she could not find the little villain.

Bai Tang grew anxious.

She could not find the little villain.

Her little head kept turning left and right. She [read the original at bailiantales.com]was even knocked over several times. Gradually, she became more and more panicked, and her heart became chaotic too.

She did want freedom, but not now. Besides, staying by the little villain’s side for the time being was not that bad. Xiao Xinyue was fierce, but she had not treated Bai Tang especially harshly.

Bai Tang grew tired from searching.

She squatted alone in a little corner.

If she really could not find Xiao Xinyue, living alone would not be bad either. She could become independent earlier, grow strong earlier, then launch a surprise attack on the little villain and take her down.

By then, she would definitely become super powerful and defeat the little villain in one move, making Xiao Xinyue look at her in a whole new light.

How wonderful that would be.

But why could she not smile?

Bai Tang looked gloomy and lowered her little head in dejection.

“Is hide-and-seek that fun?”

Bai Tang froze, then raised her head and saw Xiao Xinyue.

She stood against the light, her delicate white face warm and flawless. Her eyes were very cold, and her expression did not look good.

But Bai Tang smiled.

Xiao Xinyue held her in her arms and wiped her dirty face with a handkerchief. She said coldly, “If you run around again next time, I won’t want you anymore.”

Bai Tang kept smiling, her small exposed fangs especially cute.

Her long-term meal ticket was safe.