After dinner.

Having eaten to her heart's content, Zhiyu happily trotted behind Lu Jin'an towards the Fuyao Inn.

"Did you really forget?"

"Forget what?"

Zhiyu looked up curiously at Lu Jin'an: "Master, you've asked several times, but you never tell Zhiyu what she forgot. Zhiyu doesn't understand~"

Of course, she knew deep down that Lu Jin'an was referring to the matter of the 'big Zhiyu', but what did the big Zhiyu have to do with the little Zhiyu?

The silly Zhiyu really couldn't comprehend~

"Alright, I won't ask anymore."

"Not asking anymore? But, but... Master, what exactly do you want to ask?"

Zhiyu quickly grabbed his wrist and shook it, her tone playful: "What is it, what is it?"

The little girl clearly knew that if she didn't press further, Master would definitely become suspicious. Hmph, she wouldn't be fooled by her cunning Master~

"It's nothing." Lu Jin'an patted her little head, no longer probing: "Tonight I'll finish making the gift for you."

"Yay~" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Zhiyu's attention was immediately caught: "What kind of gift, what kind of gift?"

"It's not something precious, but it's the most useful."

Lu Jin'an held her little hand and pushed open the door. He hadn't yet stepped over the threshold when he paused abruptly.

In his sight, Zhu Nanzhi was kneeling on the floor in a white dress, her head adorned with pure white cat ears, and a fluffy pure white tail extended from her lower back. Upon seeing Lu Jin'an, she waved gently: "Meow~"

Just this light call, Zhu Nanzhi's cheeks flushed with embarrassment, yet she still looked up at Lu Jin'an without blinking, eagerly awaiting his reaction.

Lu Jin'an blinked, then pretended to be puzzled as he spoke: "Whose beautiful cat-girl is this, how did she end up at my house?"

Zhu Nanzhi couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, she particularly loved how her husband played along with her little whims.

"Obviously it was the owner who picked me up, meow, how could you not recognize me, so mean, meow~" Zhu Nanzhi appeared as if she was about to cry, even her cat ears and tail drooped.

As she spoke, she sneaked a glance at Lu Jin'an, but when she looked over, her husband was nowhere to be seen in her view?

In the next second—

"Ah~"

With a soft cry, Zhu Nanzhi's body tensed up, quickly turning her head to the side, Lu Jin'an was playing with one of her cat ears and her tail, squeezing them in a playful manner.

"Tsk tsk, the Beast Transformation Technique is really realistic, huh." Lu Jin'an clicked his tongue in wonder: "Quite sensitive too?"

"Husband!~"

Zhu Nanzhi immediately shot Lu Jin'an a glare: "Can't you cooperate with me properly?"

"What's the first thing to do when you get home if not to pet the cat-girl?" Lu Jin'an responded matter-of-factly: "Besides, they feel really good to touch."

"But you should let me finish acting first... stop touching the tail, it tickles~"

Zhu Nanzhi naturally leaned into Lu Jin'an's embrace. Throughout the presentation of the Heavenly Tribulation, she constantly thought about Lu Jin'an. Now, having finally come out, her husband's scent was just as intoxicating.

"Tickles?" Lu Jin'an was keenly interested in inspecting the tail. Could the Beast Transformation Technique simulate even a demon beast's sensitive nerves?

"Actually, it's not that bad..."

Zhu Nanzhi blinked her eyes: "But I think if it wound around my husband, he'd probably start feeling itchy."

"Ahem..." Lu Jin'an immediately gave her a light smack on the bottom: "Are you teasing me now?"

"Well, since my husband likes that kind of Dragon Tail style, I suppose I could imitate it."

"Do you even need to imitate?" Lu Jin'an pinched her delicate cheeks: "You're already a White Tiger, what is there to imitate?"

"Doesn't it look more realistic with a tail?" Zhu Nanzhi said as her hands started to become mischievous: "My husband could take off his clothes for a comparison."

"Little Greedy Cat craving again?"

"Isn't it only natural for me to crave my husband?"

"Hmm... I know you're very hungry, but now's not the time." Lu Jin'an gave her a peck on her cherry lips: "Once I'm done, if there's time, I'll satisfy your cravings."

Zhu Nanzhi's twisting waist paused, before she obediently pulled away from his embrace: "Is there anything I can help with?"

"Hmm..."

Before Lu Jin'an could respond, Pei Wanyu stepped over the threshold, casually flicking her hand, scattering a pile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures with space attributes onto the floor, forming a mound: "Here~ these are the things currently available in the sect, is it enough?

If not, Master can look for more outside."

"It's enough, it's enough." Lu Jin'an nodded quickly. With the Wandao Sect's resources, how could it not be enough?

Besides, he was already cultivating the Space Dao, so he actually didn't need that much.

"As long as it's enough."

Pei Wanyu nodded and then quickly turned to leave: "I'll go handle my own tasks, the rest is up to you~"

She was in a particularly good mood, having just seen Xiao Yinruo toying with a string of 'pearls,' definitely planning to tease that introverted, Cold Fairy...

Lu Jin'an looked curiously at his Master's retreating figure but didn't think much of it. Retracting his gaze, he then instructed Nanzhi to help organize and classify things for him.

While he concentrated on channeling his Space Dao, applying it to the Netherworld Validation.

The three-foot-long sword began to shrink visibly, eventually measuring less than twenty centimeters.

But this was only the beginning; the most challenging part was establishing the Void Gate in the Netherworld Validation.

Lu Jin'an was entirely engrossed in refining the Space Dao, while Zhu Nanzhi sat nearby, smelting space-related Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as per his instructions, and Zhiyu squatted directly in front of Lu Jin'an, propping her chin in her hands, watching the scene intently.

Though her Master wasn't a Sword Immortal, giving his commonly used sword to her... it felt really nice~

Zhiyu's dragon tail wagged left and right, making Zhu Nanzhi take a couple of more glances. Sometimes, she felt that this little one was truly like a little puppy.