"You're willing to help?" Before Chu Feng could even speak, the Queen hurriedly asked.
"As long as you, little girl, are willing to apologize to this great lord for your earlier rudeness, this great lord will be happy to help you deal with that little trash," the old cat said with a mischievous grin.
"Tiger Lord, this little girl was wrong earlier. Please don't take it to heart." However, the moment the old cat finished speaking, Eggy bowed respectfully to him.
"I thought I was shameless enough, but I never expected you, little girl, to be even more shameless than me." At this moment, the old cat was speechless. He truly hadn't imagined that Eggy, who had been so domineering just moments ago, would have absolutely no backbone whatsoever.
"Tiger Lord, this little girl has already admitted her fault. Could you please help this little girl teach that old geezer a proper lesson?" Eggy continued, smiling so sweetly that it was practically impossible to find a reason to refuse her.
"You, girl — shameless as you are, you've got taste that suits this great lord just fine. Consider it done." The old cat chuckled, then raised his voice and shouted, "Hey! The person you're looking for is right over here!"
"What are you doing?!" At that moment, the Queen grew frantic.
She had discovered with shock that the old cat had not only betrayed their location to Li Rui's Master, but was also secretly using his oppressive aura to restrain both Eggy and Chu Feng.
Right now, Chu Feng and Eggy couldn't even move — all they could do was wait for Li Rui's Master to arrive.
Under these circumstances, never mind the Queen — even Chu Feng had no idea what game the old cat was playing.
Was he truly going to help them, or was he planning to screw them over? After all, they had already been deceived by this cat once before.
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Before Chu Feng and Eggy could even figure out what was going on, Li Rui's Master had already arrived at the scene and descended into the forest.
"Chu Feng, I've finally found you." The moment he laid eyes on Chu Feng, Li Rui's Master's aged face twisted into something truly terrifying — he looked as though he wanted to devour Chu Feng alive.
"Chu Feng, run!!!" At the same time, Xu Yiyi urgently urged him to flee.
"Run? Those two can't even walk right now, let alone run," the old cat chimed in leisurely, taking a casual puff from his pipe with all the composure and ease in the world.
"Who are you?" When the sight of an ugly cat that could actually speak registered, not only did Xu Yiyi and Elder Ningshuang jump in surprise, but even Li Rui's Master was startled.
"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is that from this point forward, I will be the one controlling your fate," the old cat said to Li Rui's Master with a grin.
"What did you say?" A faint anger flickered in Li Rui's Master's eyes.
Yet the old cat's expression didn't change in the slightest. He continued, "Little trash, don't say this great lord didn't give you a fair chance. I'll give you two options."
"Option one: you kill yourself right now. Put yourself out of your own misery — quick and painless. Saves this great lord the trouble of doing it personally."
"Option two: this great lord kills you himself. But if I have to do it, I promise you it will be an incredibly agonizing death."
"So I strongly suggest you pick the first option," the old cat said.
"Are you joking? Do you even know who I am?" Li Rui's Master said.
"Who are you, then?" the old cat asked with a smirk.
"I am Tuoba Shangshui, the Chief Enforcement Elder of Luoxia Valley! In all of Luoxia Valley, I answer to only one person — above ten thousand!"
"A stray cat like you dares speak to me in such a manner? Let me remind you — I have ten thousand ways to torture you to death." Sure enough, Li Rui's Master was now seething with fury.
In his eyes, his exalted status had been utterly desecrated.
And desecrated it truly was. In all of Luoxia Valley, apart from the Valley Master and Su Jingrui, he could be considered the third-most powerful figure.
In all of Luoxia Valley, apart from the Valley Master and Su Jingrui, there was truly no one who dared speak to him in such a way.