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Partner?
Xiu Xi looked at her.
After musing for two seconds, he answered, "Not sure if it counts."
"What do you mean not sure if it counts? There is either a partner or there isn't one," Ruan Jiaojiao looked at him confused.
"Don't know." At least he felt that in that forest, they were the only ones with intelligence, different from the others, so perhaps they could be considered partners.
Before seeing her, those animals were merely food in his eyes and didn't catch his attention.
The only thing he was interested in was seeing her in the forest.
A cat, yet possessing a human soul.
Out of curiosity and interest, he started paying attention. Who could have imagined he'd end up sacrificing his lifetime's worth of cultivation for her?
"Alright then," Jiaojiao nodded, not pressing him further.
She thought to herself that he probably failed to win over a she-wolf but didn't want to lose face, so he claimed to be unsure.
