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Chapter 1884 - 1853: Hoodwinking the Cat Emperor

"Long time no see?"

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, the corners of the Cat Emperor’s mouth curled into a peculiar smile.

"Not long at all, just a few years."

The Cat Emperor crossed his arms, looking at Li Chen with great interest. "I just didn’t expect that in just a few years you would run all the way to Gonghua Heaven. If my master hadn’t sent me over, I probably wouldn’t have found you."

"Your master?" Li Chen’s face twitched.

The Cat Emperor himself was a powerful Immortal Emperor, and yet he had a master.

"Indeed." The Cat Emperor chuckled. "You should know my master, his name is Lingbao."

Upon hearing this name, Li Chen’s eye twitched even more.

He originally thought Lingbao was solely intent on finding Mo Daoyi, or rather the monster within Mo Daoyi for revenge, and had no time to bother with him. Little did he know, the old fellow was already prepared.

As expected of the cunning and experienced Daoist Lord.

"Huh?"

But soon Li Chen recalled that the Cat Emperor had helped them stop a Daoist Lord expert once who was tracking the Five Elements Boots. Could it have all been an act?

"Alright, kid, now it’s time for you to fulfill your promise. Hurry up and tell me, what secrets do you hold?" The Cat Emperor asked with a face full of anticipation.

Li Chen: "???"

Could it be that Lingbao didn’t send the Cat Emperor to capture him?

"Cat Emperor senior, are you really that interested in my secrets?" Li Chen couldn’t help but ask curiously.

In Li Chen’s view, the Cat Emperor had done him a huge favor. As long as the Cat Emperor didn’t attack on his own initiative, Li Chen didn’t have it in him to attack him.

"What do you think!" The Cat Emperor rolled his eyes. "Why else would I hassle my master into sending me here to find you?"

Li Chen was ever more speechless.

He sensed that there might be a misunderstanding between the Cat Emperor and Lingbao...

Lingbao probably assumed the Cat Emperor wanted to achieve merit by capturing them, without knowing that the Cat Emperor purely wanted to satisfy his previous curiosity.

"This joke went too far."

Li Chen even began pondering if the plan went awry, would the Cat Emperor be beaten to death by Lingbao next time they meet...

"Cat Emperor senior." Li Chen cupped his hands and gestured towards Yang Xin beside him, then spoke: "I do have quite a few secrets on me. But back then I only promised to tell you one secret, right? Now, which secret do you wish to hear?"

The Cat Emperor widened his eyes: "How am I supposed to know what secrets you have if you don’t tell me?"

"Ahem!" Watching the honest Cat Emperor playing along so well, Li Chen suddenly felt a pang of guilt in his heart.

Am I bullying an honest person too much?

Cautiously leaning towards the Cat Emperor, Li Chen deliberately lowered his voice: "Currently, there are several secrets for you to choose from. The first one is my cultivation technique, the second, is the treasures I hold. As for the third one..."

Here, Li Chen deliberately stretched out his words, creating a mysterious atmosphere that could fully arouse one’s curiosity.

"It’s about my complex and strange origin story, which even I find hard to articulate."

The Cat Emperor’s eyes lit up: "Then the third one, quickly, tell me about your origin story!"

How honest! The Cat Emperor was so honest that Li Chen felt somewhat unwilling to deceive him.

"Actually, it’s like this. I grew up in an ordinary martial arts family in the mortal world, but my birth..."

Halfway through, Li Chen’s voice halted abruptly, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Because he remembered something.

Lingbao and Mo Dao were still engaged in battle. Who knows how long it would last. If it ended soon, he’d be in serious trouble.

No matter who won, he was done for. Wasting time like this, he could be in danger.

Not just him, but Yang Xin would be in a precarious situation too.

"Why don’t you continue?" The Cat Emperor said impatiently, as Li Chen had just gotten started, and he was just starting to get into it when suddenly Li Chen stopped.

"Well... Cat Emperor senior, I suddenly remembered something." Li Chen said, "I didn’t intend to interrupt, but I just remembered, the Spiritual Treasure Daoist Lord is still in a fierce battle with another Daoist Lord, isn’t it inappropriate for us to idle here?"

Upon hearing this, the Cat Emperor furrowed his brow slightly: "Why don’t you come with me to see my master first and then slowly tell me on the way?"

"No, no." Li Chen hurriedly waved his hand.

"You want to go back on your word?" The Cat Emperor’s tone became somewhat unfriendly.

"Of course not!" Li Chen denied promptly: "I just don’t want to waste your time, senior, so I’ve come up with an idea."

"Here!"

Saying that, Li Chen took out a Jade Slip: "I can write my entire origin story in the Jade Slip instantly, and Cat Emperor senior, you can take your time reading it while doing your own things, without delaying any of us. What do you think?"

The Cat Emperor stroked his three strands of beard and thought for a moment, his eyes lit up: "That indeed seems like a good idea. It won’t waste anybody’s time. Hmm... let’s do as you suggested. Hurry and carve it, I can hardly wait anymore!"

"Great!"

Li Chen wasted no words and began using Yuan Force to quickly inscribe into the Jade Slip.

With his current strength, not to mention a story not too long, he could even write a magnificent long novel in a short time.

However, what’s written in the Jade Slip is indeed Li Chen’s true story. He felt he was already going too far by fooling such an honest person. Deception was unnecessary.

Moreover, Li Chen’s origins in the Human Realm were not exactly earth-shattering news.

The ancestors of many powerful beings in the Four Great Realms had also one by one ascended from the Human Realm over countless years.

Giving Yang Xin a quick glance, Li Chen pulled Yang Xin along, subsequently waving lightly and smiling at the Cat Emperor: "If there’s nothing else, Cat Emperor senior, we’ll be leaving first!"

"Alright, alright." The Cat Emperor was engrossed in reading the text in the Jade Slip. For him, having his curiosity fully satisfied today was his greatest joy in life.

"Hmm, I seem to have forgotten something..."

All of a sudden, the Cat Emperor raised a brow.

Seeing the Cat Emperor’s changing expression, Li Chen quickly waved and loudly said: "Cat Emperor senior, the one who Lingbao senior is fighting is a Daoist Lord expert, you must remind the old master to be careful!"

"Just a newly ascended Daoist Lord, my master could deal with them with a wave of his hand." The Cat Emperor said dismissively.

"But you only have Immortal Emperor cultivation, senior. Mind your own safety too."

"Alright, alright, you brat, why are you so nagging?" The Cat Emperor replied impatiently, but felt that this kid was quite sensible.

"Then, I’m off."

With another wave, Li Chen pulled Yang Xin without another word and opened a space gate, darting into it.