After school, he was then offered himself to a succubus.

"I'll do my best," Zhang Chen said, though his words didn't reflect his true feelings.

"Not only should you do your best, but you should also nourish your body," said the fox spirit.

"...Is eating goji berries enough?"

"That's not enough. I'll take you to Shennong Mountain to collect more herbs later."

Can we go a few days ago? I'm worried about kidney deficiency, sister.

"Don't worry."

Tu Shan Han Su calmly encouraged, "I'm not that hard to win over. Besides, winning me over is something you should do. You just have amnesia, but you still have to fulfill your responsibilities."

"Responsibility?"

"Yes, cultivating with me is not only your ideal, but also a vow and promise you made more than a thousand years ago."

"Since you said those things, you have to take responsibility."

Can we skip the pursuit stage and just go straight to dual cultivation? Let's squeeze every last drop out of each other.

Zhang Chen had reason to suspect that Tu Shan Han Su was actually deceiving him, deliberately taking advantage of his amnesia to find a way to severely discipline him.

Bai Nuoyan absorbs Yang energy, Shen Nianxi uses hypnosis, and Tu Shan Hansu plays with BDSM.

Is your demon realm always this repressive?

However, it's just a suspicion for now. The system hasn't provided more information yet. Once all the defeat CGs are released and he has enough evidence, he'll stop pretending.

"Squeak!"

Just then, several mice suddenly squeaked, which promptly diverted the two people's attention.

"Squeak! Brother, she's dying!"

The gray-white cat, surrounded by rats, was trembling and coughing up blood.

"Even your blood isn't enough to save her." Tu Shan Han Su didn't stop Zhang Chen. "She's a bit special. She just lost nine lives, and if her fate doesn't return, she'll still die."

"Now, only a wisp of her lingering soul remains, barely clinging to life. If it weren't for the yang energy within her body supporting her, she would probably be dead long ago."

"Does it have my yang energy?" Zhang Chen asked疑惑地, "Like these rats?"

"Yes, they are all monsters that absorbed your dissipated yang energy and became spirits."

"Then we're related by blood." Zhang Chen bent down to examine the cat and found obvious bruises on its lower abdomen, as if it had been beaten and trampled.

[List of Yokai Included]

[Already included: The Fateless Cat Demon]

[Note: Her life was deliberately taken away.]

The dialog box in front of me flashed, and the words "human-made" were extremely eye-catching.

Zhang Chen pondered for a moment, then dripped a drop of blood into the cat demon's mouth and instructed the rat demon to continue taking care of it.

Did someone take the cat demon's life?

He couldn't help but recall what Bai Nuoyan had said to him last night—that he owed Bai Nuoyan eight lives.

"Do cats really have nine lives?" he asked.

"Yes, but it's something they cultivate... Cat demons can even share their lives with other creatures, and each life can extend their lifespan by ten years."

Tu Shan Han Su bent down and stroked the injured white cat:

"Therefore, during the war between humans and demons, the first to be killed by humans were the cat demons, all in order to make the dog emperors live forever."

"But what they didn't know was that this kind of life-sacrificing ritual could only be performed if the cat demon itself volunteered."

"Is it possible that it was forced?" Zhang Chen pressed.

Tu Shan Han Su frowned, her previously slightly gentle gaze now turning cold.

"Um."

"Throughout history, there have been many innocent cat demons who were lured by humans to sacrifice their lives. The ritual of sacrificing life is irreversible; once it begins, it is when they are at their weakest..."

"Normally, a cat demon cannot sacrifice all nine of its lives; it will retain at least one life, unless it is..."

Tu Shan Han Su paused, then changed to a harsher tone and continued:

"Being abused".

She clenched her delicate hands. "Extreme abuse isn't just about punching and kicking; it's also about torturing the soul and inflicting mental damage. It makes them lose consciousness, leaving only instinct—the instinctive belief that they need to sacrifice their lives to preserve their bodies..."

"Is it like a lizard shedding its tail to survive?" Zhang Chen asked, giving an example.

"Yes, under these circumstances, it's possible to consume all nine lives," Tu Shan Han Su sighed.

"However, I cannot guarantee whether this cat demon was injured accidentally or was killed by someone."

"After sacrificing their lives, do all cats turn white?" Zhang Chen thought of Bai Nuoyan's words again, his expression complicated.

"Yes, but white cats have been quite common over the past few thousand years, especially those bred by humans through crossbreeding..."

Tu Shan Han Su paused halfway through her sentence, then suddenly stared at him, "Are you thinking that you're only alive now because a cat demon sacrificed its life for you?"

Zhang Chen remained noncommittal. "Didn't you say it was incredible that I've survived this long?"

"Hmm..." Tu Shan Han Su pondered for a moment, then turned her head away. "I don't know, I've forgotten."

She seemed unwilling to say more.

Zhang Chen didn't ask any more questions. He also remembered that Tu Shan Han Su had said that she had extended his life by two hundred years.

If it's all true, then I'll owe the demons a lot of favors.

After observing the cat for a while, its pulse gradually returned, but it was slow to wake up.

He thought that this cat had cultivated nine lives by absorbing his yang energy.

It is known that the cat demon's life was taken away by someone, and this is a fact given by the system and there will be no problem with it.

In other words, if that person can be found, he can use his self-control to get those nine lives back.

That will save the cat's life.

Logically, that yang energy belonged to him; emotionally, the actions of this deadly person were somewhat perverse.

The cat demon's willingness to sacrifice itself was already a great favor, yet they still wanted to exterminate it.

He wasn't some kind of champion of justice, but he was a warrior of pure love.

Xiao Wu's spirit ring was at least given to her true love, Tang San, while this cat demon clearly encountered a faithless man.

Minotaur must die!

"That guy..."

"Call me Han Su," Miss Fox kindly reminded her.

"Han Su... Immortal Su, there are laws governing the relationship between humans and demons, aren't there?"

"Of course." Tu Shan Han Su looked at him earnestly, her eyes shining brightly, as if she wanted to see the former glory of that person in the boy in front of her.

"If this was done by someone, is it illegal?" Zhang Chen asked.

"It's illegal, and it carries a heavy penalty, but only if you can find evidence, like... saving the cat; that's the only evidence."

"That's why those who take the lives of cat demons will exterminate them."

Tu Shan Han Su explained, "Because the sacrificial ritual is voluntary, there is no other evidence to corroborate it except for the cat demon itself."

Zhang Chen nodded, pondered for a moment, and walked into the room.

If we can retrieve those nine lives, we can save the cat and bring the minotaur to justice.

But the key issue is that he lacks law enforcement authority.

However... there is one person who can enforce the law, and that is Shen Nianxi.

The problem is, he can't take the initiative to go to Shen Nianxi, otherwise he'll be exposed.

How do we do it?

Sitting back in the boss's chair, Zhang Chen considered his options.

Incidentally, I also tried activating [self-control] a few more times.

Unfortunately, activating [Self-Control] without seeing the target of the spell is completely useless.

He thought it would have the effect of "all energies returning to their source," and that once the cheat was activated, all the scattered yang energy in the world would converge on him.

As a result, after absorbing all the yang energy from the rats, Zhang Chen smiled wryly and returned the yang energy to the rat brothers.

"Heh..."

Suddenly, Tu Shan Han Su, who had just sat down next to him, let out a soft groan.

"?"

"Strange..." The aloof fox spirit bit her red lips, "What kind of evil technique are you practicing...? How come..."

"..."

Oh, I forgot, this woman just drank his blood; she has his yang energy.

"I don't know, that's your own problem." Zhang Chen said calmly, taking a sip of tea, seemingly unaware of anything.

Tea? He only has goji berries here, where did he get tea? Oh, it was just brewed by Tu Shan Han Su, how thoughtful of him.

Such a beautiful fox spirit, it's a shame she doesn't wear a maid outfit.

Tu Shan Han Su covered her cheeks for a while, and before she knew it, her tail uncontrollably popped out from behind her.

And it stood up.

Zhang Chen watched in stunned silence, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the fox's tail...

Thankfully, it's fragrant and soft, not hard, otherwise it would be a bit scary.

Tu Shan Han Su twisted her waist to avoid his touch, stood up, and left a watermark on the chair.

It's fake, it's definitely just sweat marks.

It's too hot, so it's easy to leave a butt print when sitting on a chair, which is reasonable.

"Touching someone's tail like that... that's considered indecent in the demon realm." Tu Shan Han Su said reproachfully, suppressing something.

"Ignorance is no excuse." Zhang Chen raised his hands to show his innocence.

"Never mind... is there anywhere to change clothes?"

"Change clothes? You should be able to use magic to change them, right?"

"In the city, monsters can't use magic freely..."

"Uh, you can change upstairs, but there aren't any girls' clothes for you to wear."

"It's alright...your clothes will do."

Tu Shan Han Su, supporting herself against the wall, walked upstairs, maintaining a dignified expression, turning back every few steps to explain:

"Also, please don't think I'm in heat. Foxes aren't lustful at all; it's just that human literature has distorted that. If we're talking about the most lustful monster, it should be the rabbit..."

"..."

Zhang Chen hadn't originally thought of it that way.

But after Tu Shan Han Su said that, he couldn't help but think of Bai Nuo Yan's miserable state that morning.

That's incredible.

This doesn't happen when absorbing the yang energy of rat demons. Is it a special reaction against female demons? Or is their location for storing yang energy too ambiguous?

Should we ask?

How to ask...

Hey, you little devil, where did you put my yang energy?! Tell me now, or I'm going to start electrocuting you!

Asking that? I feel like I'd get killed for it.

However, there is currently no sign that Tu Shan Han Su is going downstairs.

Zhang Chen then abandoned his intention to inquire and decided to arrest Bai Nuoyan that night and investigate her.

Moreover, the matchmaking agency happened to have a few respectable clients, prioritizing making money.

Besides making money, he's also waiting.

Of course, it wasn't until Tu Shan Han Su changed into her maid outfit.

Instead, they wait for...the person who comes looking for the cat.

Zhang Chen put himself in the cat abuser's shoes. If he were that sadistic cat abuser and discovered that his cat had suddenly disappeared while it was on the verge of death, he would definitely search for it frantically.

I want to see the cat alive or dead.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long before a young couple who seemed to be very much in love barged in.

"Oh dear, honey~ it's okay if the cat's gone, why do you have to find it? Your illness finally got better, let's go to Balala KTV to celebrate? I haven't sung in ages~ my brother even booked a private room."

The woman hugged the man's arm and smiled sweetly.

The man, looking flustered, wiped the sweat from his brow and glanced around the yard. "Go, wait a minute. We came to the counseling center to thank the master first, didn't we?"

"That's right! Thank you to that old master for blessing us, which made your illness get better so quickly. And we even met here~ It's really super effective!" the woman said with a smile.

The two walked into the office, embracing each other, but only saw the young Zhang Chen.

"Little brother? Where is your master?" the woman asked.

"Bury it in the backyard." Zhang Chen stared intently at the man. "This place has been turned into a matchmaking agency now. Are you two still going on blind dates?"

"Oh? No, no, we're getting married soon." The woman quickly waved her hand and said, "Master, could it be that you've already...?"

Zhang Chen didn't answer, but his gaze was intentionally or unintentionally sweeping towards the weak white cat curled up in the corner.

[List of Yokai Included]

[Included: Human (cursed by a cat demon)]

[Note: Humans who take the life of a cat demon through seduction and trickery are cursed by the cat demon, and their offspring within three generations will be hated by all cats.]

As expected.

Zhang Chen closed his eyes, sensing the polluted life force within the man's body, which he could draw away at any moment, and he was certain of it.

In this peaceful era where monsters have almost disappeared, even mice can put aside their grudges and take care of cats.

Killing a hawk that was willing to give its life is somewhat morally reprehensible.