Yun Mingchen uttered that one sentence, then set down the kitten and turned to enter the bathroom for a cold shower.
Yu Tong stared blankly at his departing figure, taking a while to snap out of it.
The system asked somewhat bewilderedly, 【Why do I feel like something is off?】
‘Something is indeed off. The sarcastic and childish elementary school kid act was just a facade. What we speculated earlier was completely wrong. The one who commands monsters with a cold face in the early morning is the real him.’
【Ah?】
‘Yun Mingchen mentioned that there were eyes everywhere in the room. He knew about the surveillance in the house a long time ago. The appearance of a mentally unstable waste was an act for Mr. Wen behind the surveillance.’
Yu Tong frowned and looked toward the bathroom.
Perhaps thinking that it was not a good time to kill the cat now, the male servant, upon receiving Mr. Wen’s instructions, did not make a move on the little kitten.
Instead, he replaced all the malfunctioning surveillance in the bedroom and directly left.
Yu Tong hid in the corner, peeking at him.
Watching the servant replace seven or eight cameras in the bedroom, they were almost everywhere except the bathroom.
Yu Tong was momentarily speechless.
These people could have placed surveillance even in the bathroom, yet they left Yun Mingchen a small amount of privacy.
They were truly kind; he felt genuinely touched.
As the male servant was leaving, Yu Tong saw a new message pop up on his unlocked phone screen.
Master: [What’s Ah Chen‘s impression of the two Misses from the Wen family? After the last gathering, have they been in contact again?]
Yu Tong couldn’t see the servant’s reply.
Fortunately, he vaguely remembered that the original novel mentioned Miss Wen.
The original novel was lengthy, and the system, through a full-text search, extracted all relevant passages related to Miss Wen. It went out to pick up a delivery, leaving Yu Tong alone to delve into the passages.
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According to the background of this urban cultivation novel, the cultivation levels for practitioners were divided into four stages: Body Refinement, Meditation, Concentration, and Immortalization.
Body Refinement had ten phases, while the other stages only had early, middle, and late phases.
Yun Mingchen’s current strength was in the early stage of Meditation.
With the development of technology, machines have reshaped mountains and rivers, severely disrupting the Feng Shui.
This has led to a depletion of spiritual energy in the world, making it no longer suitable for cultivating immortality. Although cultivators still exist, for the past five or six centuries, no one has ascended to immortality.
Without the support of sects, no land could withstand the widespread bombardment. The cultivation world was rapidly deteriorating at a bungee-jumping pace.
If it weren’t for the many monsters and ghosts that appeared within the Empire from time to time, the status of cultivators may have declined further.
In the original novel, there were three ancient cultivation families — Yun, Su, and Wen.
The three major families formed the Cultivation Alliance, responsible for managing cultivation academies, overseeing cultivators within the empire, organizing manpower to handle paranormal events, and more.
The antagonist, Yun Mingchen, is the heir of the Yun family, while the male lead, Su Feng, is the lost bloodline of the Su family, later found by the Su family master and recognized as the young master.
The Wen family was the only one among the big three with daughters and no sons, partaking in an alliance with the Su family.
Sisters Wen Xiaoqian and Wen Yingying were the twin pearls of the Wen family master. They both fell in love with Su Feng and joined his harem.
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The Wen family and the Su family formed an alliance, collaborating to bring down the Yun family.
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Su Feng accidentally tore Wen Xiaoqian’s top with the tip of his sword and nearly caused her embarrassment. Since then, Wen Xiaoqian has been making things difficult for him.
One day, in search of Su Feng, she went to a bar. After being drugged by some cannon fodder, Su Feng appeared in time to rescue her, then took her to a nearby hotel to care for her.
The next morning, although Wen Xiaoqian continued to scold Su Feng for being shameless, she couldn’t help but feel that he was a gentleman who didn’t take advantage of others and began to develop feelings for him.
Yu Tong waved his tail in lament.
Even a muddled thug in a bar could drug a young talent of the cultivation world.
It’s a waste; the cultivation world is wasted.
After reading about Wen Xiaoqian, Yu Tong turned his attention to Wen Yingying.
Unlike her twin sister, Wen Yingying is described as a foolish beauty with no redeeming qualities other than being cute.
She is clean and pure, doesn’t wear makeup, and enjoys doing household chores. After the male lead became the champion of the swordsmanship competition, she started secretly admiring him.
She revolved around the male lead 24/7, delivering handmade snacks and small ornaments to him. The male lead was touched by her innocence and kindness and developed feelings for her.
A small question mark floated out from Yu Tong’s head.
Didn’t the male lead just tear Wen Xiaoqian’s clothes with his sword in the sword competition?
How did this wind-leaking cotton jacket still manage to curve its elbows elsewhere?
Wait a minute, if he remembered correctly, Su Feng was currently in a relationship with Yun Mingchen’s sister.
Clearly had a girlfriend, yet he still accepted handmade chocolates from other girls.
Pah, this son of a dog.
Yun Mingchen hadn’t finished showering, and the system hadn’t returned either.
Bored, Yu Tong casually skimmed through the chapters featuring other female leads in the original novel.
There were many female leads, including the girl next door, the rich young lady, the policewoman, the kindergarten teacher……
Each female lead had a different appearance, personality, and profession, but there were also many similarities.
For example, they all had petite figures and impressive bodies – they also frequently encountered obnoxious thugs and didn’t mind the male lead’s suggestive jokes.
When the system returned, Yu Tong was still contemplating life.
It put down the delivery box and curiously asked, 【Little Yu, little Yu, what are you mulling over?】
After his soul entered the system space, Yu Tong shared the plot he read with the system.
One human and one system simultaneously fell into silence.
The system solemnly blew a smoke ring and said, 【The best women are sometimes blinded by love.】
Yu Tong felt that the male lead’s harem in the original novel may not be as blind as the system implied.
Antagonist Yun Mingchen alone had three faces and eight hundred schemes.
Even if the charmed female characters collectively lost their minds, their families couldn’t all be fools. How could they let their precious daughters become part of the male lead’s harem?
Yu Tong wanted to ask the system if there was an issue with the plot or if there were hidden storylines in the novel.
However, 8102’s attention was entirely on its newly arrived delivery, showing no interest in discussing the plot.
It interrupted Yu Tong and eagerly opened the package, simultaneously showcasing and introducing the contents.
【I bought three props in total. This one is called “Dream Romance X.” Using it allows you to enter the antagonist’s dreams, you can also do and say whatever you want there.】
【However, there are usage restrictions. It can only be used after the antagonist falls asleep, and you can use it once per night. Also, your appearance in the dream depends on the impression the antagonist has of you.】
Yu Tong took the little hat that the system handed over and asked, “Why is it called Romance X?”
【Because it’s a permanent item. In this world, you’re a little cat, so it’s called “Dream Romance Cat.” In the next world, if you’re a little chicken, it would be “Dream Romance Chicken.”】
Yu Tong: ……
“Are you saying I won’t be human in the next world either?”
【No, I’m just blindly guessing.】
Without waiting for Yu Tong to question further, it started introducing the second prop.
【This one is called “Husband and Wife’s Resemblance.” Have you ever heard that couples who spend more time together will gradually start to share each others’ appearance and temperament? After using this item, you and the antagonist will become increasingly similar.】
“I’ve heard of that, but I’m not a couple with the antagonist.”
【There’s no “Owner and Pet’s Resemblance” item on the market. Our contracted hosts are usually humans anyway, so just make do with it.】
Yu Tong really wanted to ask why he was originally a human yet had been turned into a pet. Did it not have awareness?
The words were on the tip of his tongue when he suddenly remembered something else.
“We’re different species. How will I look like him? Will I have a human head with a cat body or a human body with a cat head?”
The system looked at him with disdain. 【Ugh — disgusting. How can you have such disgusting thoughts?】
【The antagonist is a human, and you’re a cat. If you spend a long time with him, you’ll turn into a human. Do you still need me to teach you such a simple concept?】
Yu Tong: ???
“What kind of logic is that?”
【Let me ask you, in “Husband and Wife’s Resemblance,” is the husband human? Is the wife human too?】
“Yeah.”
【What’s the item you bound called? Is it not called “Husband and Wife’s Resemblance”?】
“Then, with me…”
【Your ability to raise one and infer three is really poor. With the “Husband and Wife’s Resemblance” prop, you’ll become more and more like the antagonist. The most striking difference between you and the antagonist is that he’s human, and you’re not. So, what do you think you’ll become?】
This conclusion didn’t hold up, and even when raising one and inferring three, it was impossible to infer to this extent.
Yu Tong felt that the system was spouting nonsense, and there must be some fishy catch with this item.
While the system was distracted, Yu Tong took advantage to secretly glance at the instructions for prop usage.
Damn, the instructions were in system language — he couldn’t understand.
Seeing its host finally stop obsessing over the “Husband and Wife’s Resemblance” prop, 8102 threw off the large gold chain on its body and opened the last package.
【This is the “Heart-to-Heart” prop. You can use meows or various little actions to roughly convey your thoughts to the antagonist. Of course, the effect is mutual. When the antagonist has obvious emotional fluctuations, you’ll also sense it a bit.】
Yu Tong wanted to ask what this had to do with the strength, but the system didn’t give him a chance to poke holes.
【The sensation will be vague and wonderful. The antagonist won’t realize there’s an external force at play. How about it? The items brother chosen for you are all great, right? They’re all permanent items, so no matter how many worlds you go through or what kind of creature you become, they won’t disappear.】
As the system spoke, it stuffed the small light ball-shaped prop into Yu Tong’s soul.
Yu Tong vaguely felt that there was something extra in his soul.
He looked at the system thoughtfully.
“Dream Romance X” referred to the fantasies of a lover.
“Husband and Wife’s Resemblance” represented a married couple, and “Heart-to-Heart” referred to a couple in love.
Yu Tong couldn’t help but speak up, “Little Eight, these props you bought, why are they all related to love? I don’t remember our contract requiring the host to fall in love with the antagonist.”
The system glanced at him with beanie eyes and threw its phone in front of him.
On the phone screen was a live shopping channel. A red light ball and a host in red were enthusiastically promoting products.
【Year-end promotion in the Love Strategy Mall! Buy two, get one free for all items! The enchanting Mary Sue halo, irresistible body fragrance, and flower constitution that can eat several at a time — all at half price today! Buying these is profiting! A money-making deal!】
【Ten seconds, three, two, one! Come! Let’s share the links for all systems!】
Yu Tong: ……
The system world was quite lively.
Yu Tong could see the system’s order records in its shopping cart, and his suspicions were alleviated.
It seemed that 8102 was a thrifty and frugal system, buying these strange items simply because of their great discounts.
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In the bathroom, where there were no surveillance cameras, Yun Mingchen lay in the bathtub feeling unusually relaxed.
Through the misted glass door, he could see a small shadow crouching at the bathroom entrance.
Yun Mingchen stared for a while, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.
He didn’t like being stared at, even if it was a little cat doing the staring; it made him uncomfortable.
He tensed up again and lost his mood for a bath.
He quickly finished washing, dried himself, changed into pyjamas, then walked out of the bathroom.
As he opened the bathroom door, the little cat that had been waiting immediately stood up. It dashed to his feet, rubbing against his ankles while meowing.
The soft and warm body rubbed against his skin, and on Yun Mingchen’s cold face, a hint of warmth gradually appeared.
He used the tip of his foot to kick the cat. “You’ve covered me in cat hair. Get lost, filthy thing.”
Yu Tong, with his paws clinging to his thigh, softly meowed, “Don’t talk, you’ve soaked me in a foul smell. Ugh, inauspicious!”
Yun Mingchen’s steps paused.
For some reason, even though the little cat looked cute and meowed pleasantly, something about it seemed off.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that the little cat had just insulted him for having bad breath.
Translator’s Notes:
Mass release: 6-13. I stockpiled a LOT during my break, so here’s a treat for everyone! Now that I’m back to school, the academic grind has started again. At this point, god knows when another mass release like this might happen again 
Broooooo! Thanks for the bounty of chapters, and also Yu Tong you are right to be suspicious as you’re already destined to be loversssss.
I also love that he can’t shit talked anymore without Yun Mingchen feeling his vibe.
Curious who’s the gong..
Thanks for the chapter