Xu Yintang broadcasted himself having breakfast for the audience.
The sandwich from the tavern truly lived up to Isa’s praise as the best sandwich in town. The warm and soft bread held partially melted cheese, crisp and flavorful vegetables, and bacon with an even stronger and unique smoky taste after being fried. Taking another bite, the sunny-side-up egg inside oozed softly, captivating the audience in front of the screen, making them unconsciously drool.
[Oh no, it looks so delicious.]
[The bread I have suddenly doesn’t seem as appealing.]
[But the wife on screen seems even more enticing.]
Xu Yintang earnestly chewed the delicious sandwich, accompanied by a chilled soda, perfectly healing the damage caused by the earlier pot of black coffee.
Due to strict upbringing by his mother since childhood, he ate with a measured pace, never stuffing his cheeks or rushing. He savored each bite gracefully and elegantly, complemented by his shining face on camera, easily striking a chord with enthusiasts of aesthetics.
[Sips.]
[Gulps.]
[Prprprpr——]
The screen was flooded with the image of his wife, a continuous surge, while Xiao Qing, following the principle of not missing any opportunities, spoke up, “Sugar, they’re calling you their wife!”
As soon as this was mentioned, the barrage collectively hesitated for a moment, and suddenly, the gleeful fans felt a sense of being caught out by the teacher. However, Xu Yintang just smiled and didn’t seem to mind much. “Well, as long as everyone’s happy.”
[Sobs. My wife is so good to me QAQ]
[I and my wife are like two peas in a pod [Shy][Shy]]
After finishing most of the breakfast, Xu Yintang asked the tavern owner if there were any scenic or historically significant places worth visiting in the town. Xiao Qing adjusted the live-streaming phone accordingly, pointing the camera toward the tavern owner.
“This is like being on TV!”
The tavern owner’s spirits lifted, clearing his throat and speaking with a composed demeanor, “Our town is surrounded by beautiful mountains, perfect for hiking. During this season, wild berries can be picked, but the mountain roads are challenging. It’s best to find a guide from the town.”
“We also have a church in our town, said to have a history of several hundred years. The divine radiance has always protected us from demonic disturbances. But if you plan to visit the church, please maintain a sense of reverence; God is watching over everything.”
The tavern owner made a cross sign on his chest devoutly. Xu Yintang nodded in agreement, “Naturally, I will show due respect.”
“White-collar youngsters like you are getting rarer here!” The tavern owner was very pleased with his response, smiling with narrowed eyes. “The church is at the eastern end of the town, just follow that road all the way, and Father George will be more than happy to accommodate both of you.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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As Xu Yintang and Xiao Qing walked over, she hesitated and whispered, “Here’s the thing, another guest just arrived asking for accommodation, but we only have two empty rooms in total at our place. So, I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind squeezing a bit…”
She also realized that her own rooms suddenly became so popular. Normally, her place didn’t receive any guests throughout the year, so she was worried that Xu Yintang and Xiao Qing might not agree. She quickly added, “You two, please manage for tonight. I’ll surely tidy up the innermost room.”
At this moment, undoubtedly, the outsider coming to town was a player, but…
“Only one?” Xiao Qing asked.
Before Isa could respond, a husky female voice with a smile replied, “What? Isn’t one enough?”
Upon hearing this voice, Xiao Qing’s face turned green. Seeing the woman leaning against the door, smirking at his friend, made his temples ache even more. He knew he didn’t need to ask where the other teammate had gone.
If they were faster, they would probably have already passed Nei Bridge.
Ignoring the woman, Xiao Qing said to Isa, “You don’t need to trouble yourself with rearranging. I’ll move in with my friend later, and let her, let this lady, stay in my room.”
At his words, the woman raised her eyebrows slightly, her luscious red lips curved slightly, “How polite, Little Qing. Back when you were doing business with me, you used to call me ‘good sister.’ Now that the deal’s done, you call me ‘this lady.’ Ah…”
Xiao Qing paid no attention to what she was saying and quickly shut down the live stream that had already begun joyously entertaining the audience. He turned to introduce to Xu Yintang, “This is Kama Zuozi… you might have heard of her. She’s a member of the Cat Alliance.”
No further explanation was needed. The words “Cat Alliance” were enough to sum up everything about Kama Zuozi. Xiao Qing rubbed his forehead, starting to doubt if the luck potion he had drunk was actually counterfeit.
He didn’t mind doing business with Kama Zuozi; just like his experience with the scoundrel ex-brother-in-law and distant relatives, doing business with her was actually quite pleasant behind the virtual screen. However, Xiao Qing genuinely didn’t want to see Kama Zuozi in the game—more precisely, he didn’t want to see anyone even remotely associated with the Cat Alliance among his teammates.
Who knew what madness a group of people could stir up.
Stepping forward, Xu Yintang took a half-step to block Xiao Qing, calmly extending his hand in greeting, “Hello, I’m Sugar, Xiao Qing’s friend.”
“I know you.” Kama Zuozi blinked lightly, her purple-black eyes capturing the figure of the young man, “At the Fair Hotel, you were teammates and had cooperations in real life. You seem to have a good relationship.”
Xu Yintang remained unfazed, “That’s how I feel too. I hope this time around will also be pleasant.”
“I hope so too.”
Xiao Qing questioned the credibility of this statement in his mind, but his face displayed a socially friendly smile, “I’ll go pack my things.”
Kama Zuozi had brought a large suitcase, effortlessly following Xiao Qing. She then asked him, “Where are you going later?”
Translating the hidden meaning of this sentence, it meant “Take me with you.”
And it wasn’t a question.
Xiao Qing packed the luggage he had taken out last night back into the suitcase, casually saying, “I haven’t decided yet,” then added, “Later, I’ll message you on your phone; I’ll send you the information we’ve currently speculated. I remember someone in our group had mentioned this instance before?”
“It seems there was something like that.” Kama Zuozi sat on her oversized suitcase, chin resting on her hand as she watched Xiao Qing pack, “Selling out all your teammates to survive, but still a useless man~”
Her tone was cheerful, as if she remembered something amusing, “At first, that guy wanted to keep it hidden, but you know our team leader’s personality. Later, when he realized he’d been deceived, he got so angry, meowing furiously, and just chewed the person up and swallowed them.”
“…Oh.”
Xiao Qing only listened to the first two sentences, realizing that Kama Zuozi might know more about this instance than he did. But considering it was someone from the Cat Alliance, he wasn’t particularly surprised. After all, not checking strategies before entering an instance was an old joke among Cat Alliance members.
As the leader of the Cat Alliance would say, the fun of this game lay in the unknown, where players holding instances had their own unique souls.
Kama Zuozi wasn’t surprised by Xiao Qing’s indifference and shifted some attention to Xu Yintang.
Usually, players randomly matched with members of her Cat Alliance would elicit various reactions. Xu Yintang looked slightly displeased by her recent account—Kama Zuozi often saw this kind of response. She quirked an eyebrow and asked him, “Do you have any objections?”
“It’s not exactly an objection…” Xu Yintang’s train of thought veered into an odd direction suddenly and couldn’t quite find its way back. He asked Kama Zuozi with hesitation, “When your leader… chewed that person up, didn’t he feel… dirty?”
The human body isn’t just flesh and bones; it includes pee and poop too.
Thinking about his own Little Darling, who usually ate everything from the bone to the skin, Xu Yintang felt rather uneasy.
Kama Zuozi was taken aback, “Um… I guess, probably not?”
This made her train of thought collide abruptly, nearly throwing his mental balance off. But considering how their leader acted—wild and primal when angry, and enjoying grooming themselves during bath times—she probably hadn’t considered what “dirty” stuff she might have swallowed either.
Heh heh.
Decision made, she’d use this question to disgust her leader later.
Finding a new way to mess with others, Kama Zuozi noticed Xu Yintang had become much more pleasant. She asked, “Are you raising evil godlings? I sense… not just one? Three of them? Young people these days, so courageous!”
Xu Yintang smiled and patted the wary-looking Second Treasure, “Actually, it’s fine. They’re very well-behaved, find their food themselves, and don’t make me angry. Much easier to raise than human children.”
He added after some thought, “But it was a bit painful during their birth. I had to cut open my stomach myself; it was troublesome.”
His tone was calm and gentle as if discussing how to dissect a carp. Second Treasure made a whimpering sound, invoking maternal concern. Kama Zuozi’s face froze in disbelief, and she asked, “You… gave birth yourself? Personally?”
He nodded, matter-of-factly as if every man in the world could give birth, “Little Darling and Second Treasure are. The first time, I didn’t quite understand, so it happened somehow. But with Third Flora, I learned to use some external help when giving birth, but I love them all the same.”
“Ah, let me introduce them. This is Little Darling, the eldest at home, and this is Second Treasure, Little Darling’s twin brother. They don’t look alike much, probably fraternal twins. And Third Flora, the youngest, but also a smart and obedient child.”
As Xu Yintang introduced them, each offspring popped their heads out and greeted their new “big sister.”
For Kama Zuozi, with her strong composure, mere evil godlings would not cause any substantial disturbance, even if Xu Yintang’s pockets produced tentacles, and Second Treasure had five eerie eyes. Yet, Xu Yintang’s incredibly affectionate attitude toward the offspring made her shudder involuntarily.
Kama Zuozi’s rational side told her this was abnormal, but Xu Yintang’s reactions weren’t normal either. He seemed so normal as if she were the abnormal one.
After Xiao Qing finished packing, he glanced at her. Seeing no response from her, he said, somewhat unwillingly, “They greeted you; why aren’t you responding? Have you made the kids cry? You’re from the Cat Alliance! Forget it, Third Flora, come with Big Brother Xiao Qing; let’s ignore her.”
The butterflies flew into Xiao Qing’s shadow, whimpering softly. Xiao Qing patiently comforted the phantom butterfly perched on his fingertip. Meanwhile, Xu Yintang soothed the distressed Second Treasure and addressed Kama Zuozi with a disapproving tone, “Do you have any issue with my children?”
This question made Kama Zuozi involuntarily step back.
Before, she was the one who made others feel crazy.
Now, she felt like the only sane one on this team.
Seriously, who exactly is from the Cat Alliance here?
Author’s Note –
Kama Zuozi: I’m greatly shaken.
Mother Xu Yingtang: Is this the Cat Alliance? Is this it? Is this it?
Insulting mom’s babies—this is calling for poison, torture, and grief… hahahahaha! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Not greeting the kids?! How unforgivably rude!!
Thank you for the chapter💜🧡
How dare she slight the babies, shun the nonbeliever
Go, Mom, Go! And Big Brother.
Thank you for the chapter
Not greeting the babies and making them cry? This lady’s done it now! There’s only one catboy I can accept in this novel, and he’s not part of this so called “Cat Association” (Casey Cat, as his half soul, is of course included in the respectable cat list!)
Is it just me, or am I the only one who forgot who the Cat Alliance is? 😭 Author sure loves cats!
They were one of the famous Nightmare Game teams. Laundry Detergent with our ML was the other one. Cat Alliance was known for approaching instances in unorthodox ways, deliberately messing with NPC’s, and being agents of chaos.
Been looking forwards to how a meeting with them would go!
Haha
Cat group : I’m not crazy, I’m the one sane one here!!∑(￣□￣;)
Mother Xu tangtang : we r normal ppl (♡˙︶˙♡)
I wonder if XQ’s reaction throws the cat off even more – after all, he’s someone she knows and he’s there coddling the eldritch godlings whose feelings were hurt due their warmth not being reciprocated
Haha hahaha who wouldn’t love the babies 😂😂 thanks for the chapter.
Thank you for the chapter! <3
Lol thats the first time our MC has spoken up about someone dissaproving his babies i love seeing that side of him
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚