Marshal Ji's little trick of loosening the reins in order to catch Yue Yue better than he had expected.

At least for now, Yue An was very close to him.

Ji Xiuyun stood at the door of the shower. He looked down at Yue An, who was trying to follow him in, and asked him, "Do you want to come in?"

The white furry ball pressed its two front paws on the back of his feet. Its soft paws were still very warm. Its soft fur gently rubbed against his skin, as if it was rubbing against his heart.

The furry ball raised its head, revealing a pair of sapphire-like cat eyes in the pure-white clouds. It meowed softly at him.

Cats were very territorial animals. Basically, they were very subjective about the places and people that had their own scent on them.

Yue An and Ji Xiuyun had slept together for so long that their scents had long been mixed together. Yue An had gotten used to this scent. They hadn't slept together for half a month, so the cat scent on Ji Xiuyun's body had faded a lot.

Yue An was a little unhappy about this.

Therefore, he didn't want to let go of any time. He rubbed against Ji Xiuyun more and worked hard to make up for the half a month that he had missed.

Ji Xiuyun didn't know what Yue An was thinking. Before Yue An could let go of his paws, he simply asked, "Do you want to take a shower together?"

Yue An liked to soak in baths. He hated showers.

Yue An hesitated for a while between taking a shower with Ji Xiuyun and taking a shower with him, which he hated. He let go of Ji Xiuyun's feet, took a step back, and obediently squatted outside the shower.

Ji Xiuyun looked at him for a long time. Finally, he didn't lose his mind and regret that he couldn't take a shower with the kitten.

He closed the door of the shower and turned on the concealment function.

Ji Xiuyun stood inside and could clearly see Yue An, who was squatting outside.

Yue An squatted outside and could only look at the door of the shower that had turned white. He could only hear the sound of running water from inside.

"Meow." Yue An meowed at the door.

Amidst the sound of water, a light snort of doubt could be heard.

Yue An's ears twitched. After hearing the response from inside, he felt relieved.

He realized that not all humans were as patient and tolerant as Ji Xiuyun.

At least, there were very few of them on this ship.

Those people who raised cats on the Internet might not be as patient as Ji Xiuyun when they met a cat.

After all, Yue An only needed to take a whiff of catmint to have fun. Basically, the furniture had to be replaced with a new set of cat furniture. The cat food was made of energy crystals that ordinary people couldn't buy. The scratching board used to sharpen its claws was made of leftover hard alloy scraps that Ji Xiuyun brought back from the technical class after work.

He especially liked to buy a whole page of expensive takeout food.

Although he perfectly avoided the big problems of shedding, cleaning, cutting his nails, and bathing a normal cat would face, purely based on the economic ability and status required to raise Yue An, Yue An was really a very delicate kitten that was difficult to raise.

Even if the kitten could make a lot of money on its own, there were some things that money couldn't get. Therefore, the status required to be a cat picker quickly increased.

Other than Ji Xiuyun and Marshal Kevin, there were probably not many people who could afford to raise a cat.

It wasn't easy to find a cat picker. It was even harder to find a cat picker who was rich and powerful, had a good personality, and was good at stroking cats.

Although he was a little ugly, he still cherished him.

After all, Ji Xiuyun hadn't been in a relationship for so many years. It didn't matter if he avoided Yue An or not.

Yue An quickly found a way out for himself. He lay down, yawned, and barked at the shower.

Ji Xiuyun looked at Yue An, who was eagerly looking at the shower. He was a little surprised by the effect of playing hard to get.

It had only been half a month.

And Yue An was the one who took the initiative to avoid him.

Marshal Ji didn't have a good time in the past half a month. After all, temporary battles didn't happen all the time. Yue An didn't really have to do the work of an assistant.

When he didn't have to go on the field, Yue An basically stayed in the training ground. Otherwise, he would drive his black mecha to the deck and wait.

When it was time to sleep, he would run to the First Army Commander's room to sleep.

Yue An didn't like to sleep with a cat. He also didn't like to sleep with several people in the same room.

Without Ji Xiuyun, his close friends, Old San and Xiao Qi were on the frigate. He couldn't go to the other soldiers' dormitories. The only person he could choose to sleep with was the First Army Commander, who was always on the flagship.

Compared to the time when he could see his cat or young man in front of him, Ji Xiuyun, who had lost his fluffy and beautiful face, felt that the past half a month was especially hard to bear.

However, when he saw how Yue An wanted to wait outside when he was bathing and call out from time to time to make sure that he was still there, Ji Xiuyun felt that this was nothing.

"Meow!"

Ji Xiuyun was brought back to reality by the soft meow of a cat.

He turned off the water and responded.

The moment Ji Xiuyun opened the door, Yue An went up and sniffed around. Then, he rubbed himself against the feet of the Marshal, who was drying his hair.

Ji Xiuyun took careful steps, afraid that he would accidentally step on the sticky kitten beside his feet.

Although he knew that with Yue An's reaction speed, the possibility of him being stepped on was zero, he couldn't help but be careful when he stepped on such a small ball. It was only one size bigger than his palm.

Marshal Ji watched as the plush toys returned to his bed, and his mood became more and more cheerful.

Yue An didn't just stick to Ji Xiuyun when he was in his cat form. During the day, when he was busy transforming into his human form, he was like a small tail following Ji Xiuyun.

He was trying his best to rub Ji Xiuyun's cat scent back onto him as quickly as possible.

Even when Ji Xiuyun was in the office, Yue An would drag a stool next to Ji Xiuyun's hand. When Ji Xiuyun was working on the battle plan, Yue An would seriously search for information about the Death Triangle.

After so many years on the Star Web, there were many speculations and inferences about the Death Triangle. Coupled with all kinds of unfamiliar terms, it was enough for the lazy Yue An, who didn't like to learn, to read for a long time.

Ji Xiuyun turned to look at Yue An, who was chewing on a pen with a frown on his face as he read the information.

There were several pages in front of Yue An. In front of him was a paper about the Death Triangle published by the Imperial Institute of Galactic Geology. Surrounding the paper were all kinds of technical explanations.

He reached out to save the pen from being bitten by Yue An and reminded him, "Don't bite the pen."

He had already lost count of how many times he had reminded Yue An today.

Obviously, Yue An didn't take his reminder to heart.

"I'm dead." The young man slumped on the table. He looked like his soul was about to float out of his body.

Marshal Ji glanced at the paper that Yue An had pushed away. He organized the battle plan that he had adjusted and said, "There's a problem."

Yue An groaned half-dead.

"Why did you reject me?" Ji Xiuyun asked. He adjusted the order of the paper and looked at Yue An.

Yue An opened his eyes and looked at him, "I still want to become an immortal!"

"As a cat, you have to have hope for the future. I still haven't verified whether this place is really an immortal realm." Yue An didn't give up.

Ji Xiuyun didn't expect to receive such an answer.

To be honest, he thought that Yue An would resolutely say that it was because he didn't like him.

Marshal Ji said earnestly, "Becoming an immortal doesn't conflict with dating."

Yue An sat up straight and corrected him, "Then what about dating? What will happen to me after you die?"

Ji Xiuyun paused and didn't know what to say.

It was rumored that after becoming an immortal, one would live as long as the heavens and the earth. Ji Xiuyun was a human, and a human would die.

As the one left behind, Yue An would only be left alone for a long time.

This wasn't fair to Yue An.

From Yue An's point of view, the person he chose to date had to have a standard that matched his strength and lifespan.

Ji Xiuyun was confident in his strength, but his lifespan wouldn't change according to his will.

However, there was still a way to compromise.

"So, it's not that you don't like me," Ji Xiuyun said in a low voice.

Yue An thought for a while and said, "I like you a lot, but it's not the kind of 'like'."

Ji Xiuyun put the documents in his hands on the table, "Who taught you to say this?"

Yue An quickly shifted the blame, "Live broadcast!"

"And I want kittens!" Yue An's eyes sparkled, then he glanced at Ji Xiuyun's lower abdomen, "You can't give birth to them."

Ji Xiuyun raised his hand to cover Yue An's eyes, which were glancing at his lower abdomen from time to time.

This kind of gaze was too suggestive for a man who was so close to him. Even Ji Xiuyun, who didn't have much experience, couldn't help but feel a little restless after being stared at like this.

Yue An stretched out his hand and pulled Ji Xiuyun's hand down. His eyebrows danced in delight as he said, "Look, even those old foxes have come all the way here. They're hoarding spirit … Energy Crystals, they're definitely not for their own use. Although it's possible that they're using it to maintain the operation of the formation, it's also possible that they're supplying it to other people or spiritual monsters!"

"What if there are kittens?" Yue An was very happy, as if he could already see a nest of soft and fluffy kittens.

Ji Xiuyun heard Yue An fantasizing about the future. He pulled his hand out from Yue An's grasp and covered his mouth.

Yue An was probably the only one who would talk about finding a female cat to give birth to cubs in front of a suitor.

"I don't want to hear this," Ji Xiuyun said.

Yue An said in a muffled voice under his hand, "Then I won't say it."

Ji Xiuyun let go of his hand and tidied up the battle preparation plan in his hands. He began to think about how to enlighten Yue An.

Using methods to deal with ordinary people could indeed make Yue An realize his importance and uniqueness. However, Yue An was a cat that wouldn't blush at all when facing a person who had clearly expressed his or her feelings for him. He or she would even take the initiative to crawl into the person's bed!

He couldn't really watch Yue An run away with a kitten — although whether there was a kitten or not was still a question.

However, he couldn't ignore Yue An and his own feelings just because he liked Yue An.

Ji Xiuyun knew that he actually had the initiative.

If he made a wish for Yue An to stay, Yue An wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Nine-tailed cats didn't need to cultivate themselves. They relied on time to grow their tails steadily. They had a huge advantage on the path of cultivation, so it would be more difficult for them when they were at the final step.

They could only accept the fact that they met scum when they were completing their destiny.

However, Ji Xiuyun didn't want to be scum.

No matter how strict the rules were, there would always be loopholes. If there weren't any loopholes, it must be because one's intelligence and knowledge couldn't keep up.

Marshal Ji put his hand down and began to seriously consider the feasibility of making a wish.

Before that, he had to move Yue An.

Ji Xiuyun brought his army to another planet. It was Hub Planet G11 in the 17th galaxy.

It was also Ji Xiuyun's home planet.

This planet had originally been an ordinary border planet. However, after Ji Xiuyun had appeared, all sorts of resources had started pouring in. In the end, it had become a brand-new border transportation hub planet.

As a transportation hub, there were many border trade caravans that chose to replenish their supplies on this planet. The more large trade caravans there were, the more dangerous it would be. This meant that this planet needed a large number of troops to guard it.

As a result, this planet had now become the safest stop on the border between the two galaxies.

Ji Xiuyun went to communicate with the local troops stationed there. Yue An bought a special drink and held a few skewers of unknown food in his other hand. He ate as he walked.

He was walking towards Ji Xiuyun's house.

Ji Xiuyun's parents' house had been preserved in the old city area of the planet's capital.

According to Ji Xiuyun, the first batch of goods had been placed at his house. Yue An was given the right to enter and exit the house. He said that if Yue An couldn't wait, he could go and get it himself.

Yue An didn't stand on ceremony with him either. He patted his butt and left Ji Xiuyun on the spot.

Soldiers were very popular on this planet. This was especially so for the soldiers who wore Ji Xiuyun's army insignia. Whenever they bought something on the streets, the merchants would give them a bunch of gifts. Buy one, get one free two. This was a very common benefit. Everyone was very enthusiastic.

When Yue An followed the navigation system to the street, he was already hugging a bunch of things in his arms. This was the result of secretly stuffing a lot of things into his Heaven and Earth Sleeve.

The old city area wasn't very lively. To be precise, it was very quiet.

It was like an old man in his twilight years. It lacked a lot of youthful vigor.

Yue An encountered a group of human cubs who were playing and chasing each other at the end of the street.

Yue An liked cubs that weren't bears, no matter what species they were.

In fact, the vast majority of people who had stepped onto the path of cultivation were exceptionally tolerant of the cubs, probably because the cubs were the future of the entire world.

Even if two parties had deep grudges against each other, they wouldn't implicate the cubs of the other party when they fought.

So much so that when they went out and saw a little brat in distress, they would also lend a helping hand in passing.

Yue An generously distributed the snacks in his arms to the group of children. Just as he was about to leave, a little girl tugged on his sleeve.

"Big brother." The little girl's voice was soft and sweet. She was still sucking on the candy that Yue An had stuffed into her mouth.

Yue An bent down slightly. "What's the matter?"

"Are you powerful?" she asked.

Yue An answered very straightforwardly, "Yes, I am."

"Are you more powerful than Marshal Ji?"

"Yes!"

"Then let me tell you a secret," the little girl leaned closer to Yue An and whispered in his ear, "There are bad guys inside."

Yue An was startled. He turned around and looked at the little girl with a serious expression. He also lowered his voice and asked, "What bad guys?"

"I saw it this morning." The little girl said, "There were many people with weapons and pictures of you. They entered this …"

Before she could finish her sentence, Yue An reached under her arm and picked her up. He quickly retreated to avoid them.

As soon as he left, a ray of light flashed and disappeared. It passed through the place where the little girl was just standing and left a deep hole about a finger wide on the ground.

There were more than ten cubs in the hole!

Yue An looked at the hole. His hair stood on end.