Chapter 345: This cat is really conscientious

“Do you think that’s possible? You little rascal, always encouraging me to practice these dangerous things. What are you up to?” Yuan Ni said, pinching Li Li’s big round face in exasperation. Asking her to practice spear techniques? What a joke! Her house was so small, where could she possibly practice that?

“Didn’t you, Xiao Jie Jie, say you wanted to practice? This cat only said it because you did. How can you blame me?” Li Li pushed Yuan Ni’s hand away as he spoke. She shouldn’t pinch him all the time, his face was about to swell up. Couldn’t she, as a girl, be a bit more civilized and polite?

Don’t pinch him when you have nothing better to do.

“I never said that, okay? It was clearly you, you little rascal, making your own decisions,” Yuan Ni retorted. “Hurry up and find something suitable for me. Stop trying to fool me with these things.”

“Oh, oh, I understand,” Li Li muttered. “You’re really hard to please. This isn’t good, that isn’t good. This cat doesn’t know what will do.”

Xiao Jie Jie being so picky was even harder to please than the Monkey King. At least the Monkey King had a sincere attitude.

“What are you mumbling about, you little rascal?” Yuan Ni asked, seeing Li Li turn his head away. “Are you talking about me behind my back again?”

What was this bad guy doing suddenly turning away? Could he be talking bad about her again? Judging by his look, it definitely wasn’t anything good.

“Of course not, my dear Jie Jie. I’m just trying to figure out what kind of manual to find for you,” Li Li quickly explained.

“Really?” Yuan Ni squinted at Li Li, her expression full of disbelief.

“Of course, if you don’t believe me, I can show you the evidence.” Li Li took out a fan. “After careful consideration, this cat thinks Xiao Jie Jie, you might like fan techniques.”

“Fan techniques? That sounds interesting. It seems like you, you little rascal, are actually thinking seriously,” Yuan Ni’s eyes lit up.

She almost forgot there were fan techniques, both practical and beautiful to watch. It seemed this little cat was really thinking of her.

“Of course, this cat keeps his word and would never lie,” Li Li said proudly.

He didn’t expect Xiao Jie Jie to believe his random fabrication. It seemed he had some talent for this.

“Mm-hmm, Jie Jie believes you. You little rascal, hurry up and give Jie Jie this technique,” Yuan Ni said, praising him while stroking his big head.

“Oh, oh, then Xiao Jie Jie, wait a moment. This cat will choose the most suitable one for you,” Li Li said, and began searching in the system mall. Making up these things was quite troublesome. He had to actually find them.

Fortunately, finding these things in the system mall wasn’t difficult.

“Mm.” Yuan Ni nodded and sat quietly on a chair, waiting.

“Xiao Jie Jie, what kind of fan techniques do you like? I see things like Gentle Breeze Fan, Thunderclap Fan, Tai Chi Fan, and so on,” Li Li said after browsing the system mall for a bit, having found a bunch of fan techniques.

“Which one of these is more elegant, which one is more suitable for my temperament?” Yuan Ni didn’t answer immediately but asked instead.

Using a fan was all about elegance, the more elegant the better.

“Uh, I haven’t practiced these before. How would I know if you ask me, Xiao Jie Jie?” Li Li said weakly. He might know if she asked about something else, but how could he know about this?

The system only described the power of the techniques, not how the fan looked when used. How was he supposed to answer?

“Is that so? That is a bit of a headache.” Yuan Ni thought hard. “Then Mao Mao, which one do you recommend? You must have a good one in mind, tell me quickly.”

“Uh, I don’t know which one is good, but I know one thing: the more expensive it is, the better it must be.”

“Xiao Jie Jie, if you don’t know how to choose, I’ll choose the most expensive one for you,” Li Li said. Since he didn’t know how to choose, choosing the expensive one wouldn’t be wrong.

“Okay! Let’s do as Mao Mao says. I believe what you say must be right,” Yuan Ni agreed.

Since the blue cat said so, it must be right. She had to trust the cat’s judgment.

“Alright, then Jie Jie, bring your head closer. This cat will transmit the Wind and Thunder Fan to you now,” Li Li said, raising his glowing paw.

“Okay.” Yuan Ni brought her head closer to Li Li. Li Li raised his paw and patted her head.

“Thump!”

With a crisp sound, Yuan Ni’s eyes glazed over.

“Meow meow, Xiao Jie Jie, you slowly absorb the technique here. This cat will go out for a stroll and won’t stay here with you.”

After retracting his paw, Li Li jumped off the table and walked towards the room where Yuan Ni kept her snacks, taking small steps. He wanted to see what delicious things Xiao Jie Jie had stockpiled recently.

“Yatou, are you home? Recently, your Auntie Wang found a good match for you. I’ve seen the boy. He’s tall and handsome.” Just as Li Li came out of the room, Auntie’s voice came from the doorway, making Li Li freeze.

Was Xiao Jie Jie’s situation already so dire? Auntie actually started arranging blind dates for her. It was really unexpected. He hoped Xiao Jie Jie wouldn’t be angry when she found out.

“Hmm? Is Yatou not home? Why is it so quiet?”

Yuan Ni’s mother walked in and, finding no movement, looked around in confusion. She didn’t understand what was going on. It was so quiet, could it be that no one was home?

As she was thinking this, she suddenly spotted Li Li. She immediately walked over. “Fat cat, why are you the only one here? Where did that Yatou go? Do you know?”

Yatou and the fat cat were always inseparable. Wherever the fat cat was, she would be there. But now she couldn’t see Yatou, only the fat cat. It was really strange.

“Meow meow~ （ If this cat says he doesn’t know, Auntie, you’ll definitely open Xiao Jie Jie’s room to look, right? What if you disturb her absorbing the technique? Sorry, this cat can only lead you on this wild goose chase. ）”

Hearing this, Li Li immediately started walking upstairs, taking small steps and looking back as he went.

“So Yatou went upstairs? That’s why I didn’t see her.” Yuan Ni’s mother suddenly understood and followed Li Li.

Then, when she reached the top floor, she saw no one, not even a single feather. She turned around in exasperation. “Fat cat, you bad guy, didn’t you say Yatou was upstairs? Why didn’t I see her when I came up? Did you trick me into coming up here, you little rascal?”

She had seen the little guy walking and looking back, thinking Yatou was upstairs. But when she came up, there was no one, not even a hair.

“Meow meow~ （ This cat never said Xiao Jie Jie was upstairs. It was Auntie who misunderstood, right? But since Auntie is here, why not stay a while longer? ）” Li Li said, a faint light flickering in his eyes.

Yuan Ni’s mother, who was standing there, suddenly froze, and another scene appeared in her eyes.

Of course, it wasn’t a pleasant scene. To prevent Yuan Ni from being pressured into blind dates anymore, Li Li thoughtfully created an illusion for Yuan Ni’s mother, depicting the consequences of her forcing a blind date.

He believed this would definitely help Xiao Jie Jie get rid of the predicament of being urged to marry.

“Meow meow~ （ Auntie, you just stand here. This cat won’t keep you company. This cat still needs to protect Xiao Jie Jie. ）” After finishing everything and making sure nothing would fall from the sky, Li Li slowly turned around and walked downstairs.

“What a powerful fan technique! After mastering it, I can unleash wind and thunder with a flick of my wrist. If I master this, wouldn’t I become like the Thunder God and Lightning Mother? Who would dare to underestimate me then?” Yuan Ni, having absorbed the manual, was extremely excited.

She didn’t expect this Wind and Thunder Fan technique to be so domineering, capable of summoning wind and thunder to attack.

By then, she could take down cultivators with a single fan, let alone any demons or monsters.

“Meow meow, Xiao Jie Jie, you seem to be in a good mood.” Li Li, who was still at the door, saw this and walked over with a smile.

“Of course! Who wouldn’t be happy after learning such a powerful martial arts manual?” Yuan Ni said, playing with the folding fan Li Li gave her, eager to try it out.

“Is that so? Then this cat also has some bad news to tell you, Jie Jie. Auntie is back, and she’s been looking for you since she got back,” Li Li said.

“Huh? Mom is looking for me? Did she say anything, Mao Mao?” Yuan Ni’s smile faltered slightly.

Before her mother went out, she seemed to have mentioned that an auntie wanted to introduce her to a blind date. So her mother was back for this, right?

“No, I’m just a cat. Why would Auntie tell me this? Xiao Jie Jie, you have to ask her yourself.” Li Li shrugged.

To give Xiao Jie Jie a surprise, he chose not to tell her and let her find out on her own. He believed Xiao Jie Jie would be very happy when she found out.

After all, from now on, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she should no longer be pressured into blind dates.

“Alright, I’ll go see what Mom wants to say.” Yuan Ni sighed, walking outside, helpless and without a choice.

She could basically guess what her mother wanted to say. It was a headache just thinking about it, but she couldn’t avoid seeing her. This was so annoying. She only hoped that her mother wouldn’t be too long-winded.

“Mom, Mom, where are you? Didn’t you say you were looking for me? Why don’t I see you?” Yuan Ni shouted at the top of her lungs.

“Ah, ah, ah~”

At the same time, on the top floor, Yuan Ni’s mother, hearing the voice, woke up as if from a dream. Her eyes were filled with panic, fear, and self-blame.

“Xiao Jie Jie, you’re looking in the wrong place. Auntie is on the top floor,” Li Li reminded her, seeing Yuan Ni searching in the living room, bedrooms, and even the kitchen.

“The top floor? What is Mom doing on the top floor?” Yuan Ni was puzzled, but still walked upstairs.

“Of course this cat brought her up here. How else would she be there?” Li Li said smugly, sitting downstairs and waiting.

“Was that a dream?” Yuan Ni’s mother looked around excitedly after coming back to her senses. “No, this is a warning, a warning from heaven. I can’t make the same mistake again.”

Saying that, Yuan Ni’s mother quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her gaze became much firmer. She wouldn’t repeat the mistakes she had already made.

“Mom, why did you come up here?” Yuan Ni asked, having come upstairs.

“Nothing, just wanted to come up and see the view. Now that I’ve seen it, I’m going down,” Yuan Ni’s mother said, walking downstairs with a slightly guilty conscience.

“Okay.” Yuan Ni shrugged and followed her. “Mom, didn’t you say you had something to tell me? I’m here, why aren’t you saying anything now?”

She felt that her mother was acting a bit strange. Was it her imagination? Logically, her mother shouldn’t be acting like this.

“It’s nothing important. Just wanted to let you know that from now on, if you want to go on blind dates, go ahead. If you don’t want to, I won’t force you. As long as you’re happy.” Yuan Ni’s mother, who was walking in front, paused and said.

“Huh?” Yuan Ni was stunned, then overjoyed. “Really, Mom? You’re not kidding, are you?”

“Of course not. Why would I joke about this with you?” Yuan Ni’s mother said in exasperation. “What’s wrong? You’re not happy that I’m not finding you a boyfriend?”

“Of course not, just a little surprised.” Yuan Ni shook her head repeatedly and then quickly rushed behind her mother. “I knew you were the most understanding, Mom. You wouldn’t be like other parents. Now it’s proven that my guess was right.”

“Alright, alright, let go. Don’t do that. You’re so old, aren’t you embarrassed?” Yuan Ni’s mother chided with a smile, but her hand tightly gripped Yuan Ni’s, afraid she would leave.

“Meow meow~ （ It seems my illusion worked well. I knew I was the best. ）” Seeing this scene, Li Li couldn’t help but feel smug, his eyes filled with joy.

Now that he had helped Xiao Jie Jie solve such a big problem, she could finally focus on practicing, right? Speaking of which, he was really quite dedicated.

“Mao Mao, let’s go back to the room.” After cuddling with her mother for a while, Yuan Ni finally let go and went to Li Li, picking him up and heading to her room.

Although she didn’t know why her mother suddenly changed her mind, it was a good thing for her.

“Meow meow~ （ Xiao Jie Jie, you’ve already picked me up. Do you still need to ask for my opinion? ）” Li Li muttered as he was carried into the room.

“Come on, Mao Mao, let’s have a drink to celebrate.” Yuan Ni, after closing the door, seemed extremely happy. She put Li Li down and took out two bottles of cocktails from her mini-fridge.

She opened one for herself and placed the other in front of Li Li.

“Meow meow, Xiao Jie Jie, are you mistaken about something? This cat is a civilized cat and doesn’t drink alcohol.” Li Li pushed the cocktail away with his paw.