Yu Tong clung to the iron bars of the cat cage and meowed at Yun Mingchen’s departing figure.
The antagonist didn’t look back and walked away decisively, with no heart for the little cat at all.
Realizing that acting pitifully was useless, Yu Tong gave up yowling and wandered around the cage, lost in thought.
After spending a few days together, he found more and more mysteries surrounding the antagonist.
The recent killing sprees by demonic monsters seemed to be manipulated by Yun Mingchen.
However, according to the judgment of the main system, the antagonist was still considered just a flawed, ordinary person.
Yu Tong asked 8102 about the criteria for determining whether a target individual is considered a bad person.
The explanation given by 8102 expressed that it was based on their actions – whether they violated the laws and regulations of the novel’s world, and whether they have broken the recognized public order and morals of the current society.
Yu Tong found this criterion reasonable, but why didn’t the main system penalize Yun Mingchen for killing?
Was it because killing wasn’t considered illegal in this cultivation world?
Or did the people he killed have some special status?
Apart from this, Yu Tong also had another doubt.
Dreams are the subconscious creations of Yun Mingchen.
If the people in his dreams were all suspended by thin threads, it symbolized his feelings of powerlessness under the dominant control of his parents, as if he were a puppet with no control.
But why are those puppets not made of wood but of metal shells?
Did he watch too many sci-fi movies?
However, these questions seemed unrelated to Yu Tong.
Although Yun Mingchen put on a bunch of flashy personas, Yu Tong saw the kind side of him with every mask.
Currently, the identified external factors that could make Yun Mingchen turn dark are his parents and the male lead, Su Feng.
Yu Tong’s confidence increased by a few points.
He couldn’t handle the male lead, but when it came to breaking free from parental control, he had plenty of experience.
When he was sixteen or seventeen, he could handle his parents by himself.
Now, with the additional help of the system and a bunch of props, he could definitely help Yun Mingchen resolve family conflicts.
Before leaving, Yun Mingchen put cat food and litter into the cage. It seemed like he was afraid the cat would be lonely, so he also left two small toys inside.
A wobbly doll with a teaser wand stuck to its head and a squeaky toy that made “squeak” sounds.
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The electric squeaky toy mouse activated, spinning around in the cage.
Yu Tong looked at it disdainfully, but his pupils began to dilate uncontrollably.
After a few seconds, he arched his body, his ears twitched slightly, and with a “meow,” he pounced on it.
The system, busy touching up its big gold chain, heard the commotion and curiously peeked out. It happened to see its host acting like a cat, crazily chasing after the toy mouse.
8102 felt a bit worried.
If this continued, its host would eventually start grooming himself.
If Yu Tong turned into a real cat under its care, it wouldn’t be able to continue its work.
The system dug into its pockets and went to the shop to buy a “Human x Separation” prop, and stuffed it into Yu Tong’s soul.
With this prop, the host’s thought patterns and behavioural habits wouldn’t be influenced by the animal body anymore.
The prop took effect, and Yu Tong, who had been licking his paw, suddenly froze.
He stared blankly at the chewed-up squeaky toy, unable to believe what he had just done.
Sensing the host’s embarrassment, 8102 cleared its throat and changed the subject.
【I think the antagonist might be going to find the male lead today. If you don’t hurry and stop them from meeting, the antagonist might end up getting slapped in the face by the male lead.】
Yu Tong was puzzled. ‘Didn’t I already stop that before?’
【Yeah, but this is a face-slapping story. If the antagonist and the male lead meet, it’s very likely to trigger a face-slapping scene.】
While the system sounded confident, Yu Tong didn’t think it had much to do with metaphysics.
While Su Feng was dating Yun Mingchen’s sister, Yun Zhongling, he was also flirting with the two Misses from the Wen family.
Receiving chocolates from Wen Yingying and spending time with Wen Xiaoqian, yet in front of Yun Zhonling, he innocently claimed, “They are just like sisters to me, my confidantes.”
Who wouldn’t get angry hearing that their sister was dating a scumbag?
With Yun Mingchen’s deep affection for his sister, how could he not go after Su Feng?
However, from the antagonist’s current reaction, it seemed he hadn’t realized that Su Feng was a scumbag yet.
Yun Zhongling and the male lead needed to be separated before Yun Mingchen lost his mind and things escalated with Su Feng.
The system really was an industry elite. After hearing Yu Tong’s thoughts, it immediately brought up two important excerpts from the original novel.
The first excerpt is about a month after the swordsmanship competition at the academy, when a notorious womanizer appeared, drugging female disciples.
The Student Union president, Yun Mingchen, was unable to catch the womanizer, and the angry and panicked students ousted him from his position.
Su Feng, who was quite popular among the students, became the temporary president and promised to catch the womanizer within a week.
He did indeed catch the womanizer using a cunning plan but ended up being poisoned during the confrontation.
Then came the cliché plot.
Su Feng was poisoned and would die without intimate activity, so Yun Zhongling sacrificed herself for love, using her body to detoxify him.
They had an intense and thrilling intimate session in the secluded back mountains of the school.
Yu Tong couldn’t help but let out a hiss.
If this scene were to come true, the older brother might just promptly die from sheer frustration.
The system, puffing on its cigarette with the air of a seasoned veteran, coldly snorted, 【Hmph, this scumbag’s antics.】
Yu Tong was taken aback. “What antics? It was all planned?”
【The male lead is a ladybug, you know what that means? He takes the former best friend of the antagonist out for ‘fun’】 the system replied.
【He hardly cares for those women passing through his life, saying too many people have used them. So, he has no fate with them, only pure monetary transactions. It’s all written in the original novel.】
Spitting out a smoke ring, the system continued, 【He plays around so much when he’s not poisoned, but becomes a pure-hearted boy as soon as he’s poisoned. These tricks to get young girls into bed — ugh, disgusting! I can’t even bear to watch, absolutely disgusting!】
Hearing the system’s words, Yu Tong’s gaze flickered for a moment, and he shut up somewhat unnaturally.
Yu Tong knew what a ladybug was; he’d seen them all year round at his old home.
When he was a child, he often sat in the yard, reading fairy tales to his little black dog while watching these ladybugs flying around the house.
While the system continued to scold the male lead for being shameless, its mechanical tone of voice inexplicably awakened memories of Yu Tong’s childhood.
He continued to look at the second excerpt the system had brought up.
After catching the womanizer, Su Feng’s popularity among the students surpassed Yun Mingchen’s, and he successfully transitioned from temporary to permanent Student Union president.
At the same time, ambiguous posts about Wen Yingying and Su Feng appeared on the school forum.
To assert her sovereignty, Yun Zhongling planned to get engaged to Su Feng, and the male lead didn’t seem to have any objections.
When Yun Zhongling returned home and announced her intention to be with Su Feng, her parents seemed open-minded and supportive of her soaring love.
However, Yun Mingchen went crazy and vehemently opposed his sister being with Su Feng.
In a fit of anger, Yun Zhongling revealed the incident of her and Su Feng intimately clapping hands in the small grove, which infuriated Yun Mingchen to the point of slapping her.
Afterward, he forcibly arranged a marriage for her with a young gentleman she didn’t know, effectively cutting off her choice.
From then on, Yun Zhongling completely blacklisted Yun Mingchen, treating him as if he were her enemy whenever his name came up.
The more Yu Tong read, the more he sighed.
He wasn’t sure if the antagonist in the original novel was the same person he knew. If the Yun Mingchen he was familiar with found out that his sister not only slept with a ladybug but also insisted on marrying that ladybug, he would probably draw his sword and kill the bug before scolding his sister until she came to her senses.
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After scolding the male lead, the system felt much better.
Yu Tong consulted with the system, saying he wanted to cut off the relationship between Yun Zhongling and Su Feng before the womanizer plot began.
It was unlikely that an enraged Yun Mingchen could be stopped by a little kitten like him.
The system opened its package and took out newly purchased temporary tattoos, saying, 【I think your idea is correct, but you’re in a cage right now, and the antagonist won’t be taking you out. What can you do?】
Seeing the host tiptoeing to the edge of the cage, the system warned, 【This is an iron cage. If you bite through the iron bars, the antagonist will definitely suspect you. Your relationship isn’t good enough for that yet. You’ll end up as a stray cat. 】
Yu Tong raised his tail and silently extended his claws. A kitten paw stretched out from the iron bars and began to skillfully pick the lock.
In almost the blink of an eye, Yu Tong effortlessly opened the lock.
The system exclaimed, 【Wow, impressive, little Yu. Where did you learn this skill?】
Yu Tong felt a bit embarrassed. ‘My dad taught me.’
【Is your dad a locksmith?】
Yu Tong remained silent.
He was about to push open the cage door and run out when the closed bedroom door suddenly opened.
A servant with a simple and honest appearance briskly entered the bedroom.
He first took out a talisman from his pocket and threw it towards the cat cage.
The talisman fell to the ground, but there was no change around the cat cage.
The servant visibly relaxed.
Yu Tong curiously tilted his head and looked at him, suddenly remembering the chat logs he had seen earlier.
Mr. Wen wanted to get rid of Yun Mingchen’s little cat.
Oh, it seems the servant is here to kill him.
I wanna see how Yu Tong evades death, and also if his father is a crime lord.
The protagonist doing his so called sisters.. What is this ??? Sweet home Alabama ??? 🤣