Gu Yi pressed down on his head again. "Your barking really is unpleasant."

"Wang!" (Bastard!)

Shi Jianhua stared at Gu Yi's hand which held down Ye Zhizhou. His own hands tightened, and a crazed look appeared on his face.

"I can sell you that painting your grandfather likes." Gu Yi suddenly turned to look at him and then seamlessly stuffed Ye Zhizhou under his clothes. "And that studio you mentioned last time, I can invest in it, but I don't do business foolishly. In a year's time, I want to see the profits."

Shi Jianhua's gaze instantly shifted from Ye Zhizhou's tail that peeked out, to Gu Yi's face, recovering his calm and normal appearance. "Ok, I'll increase the price of the painting by 20% for you; thank you for parting with it. It won't take a whole year for the studio. With Jianwen, half a year is enough. When are you free? Jianwen wants to treat you to a meal." (Note: I think they meant to type decrease but I'm not sure so I left it as it is)

"Just this weekend." Gu Yi thought about his recent trip before he replied, and then he patted Ye Zhizhou's buttocks. "Stop flailing around. Behave."

Ye Zhizhou, who was trying to wiggle out of his clothes, stopped struggling and called to Tongtian in his heart, "Help me scan Gu Yi's soul state, and scan Jianhua's physical condition as well."

[Scanning Gu Yi's soul state... Scanning complete. The matching degree of body and soul is 100%. No abnormality. Scanning Jianhua's physical condition... Scanning completed. Born weak and needs rest. Applicable pill: Shiquan Dabu pill.]

100% again? Could it be that Gu Yi was also an illusion created by the soul flag? He couldn't help but feel depressed. This hell mode really was too terrible...

Gu Yi, who had finished talking with Shi Jianhua, pulled him out of his clothes, rubbed his unconsciously drooping tail, and pinched it. "Stick your tail up."

Ye Zhizhou glanced at him and then turned his head away. "Wang." (Fake, I don't want to pay attention to you.)

Shi Jianhua's gaze began to change once again. He stepped forward and said, "He should be hungry. I just happen to have milk powder for puppies at my house. It can be used to feed him."

Gu Yi quickly stuffed Ye Zhizhou under his clothes again, and his eyes narrowed as he looked him up and down. "Jianhua, I find that you're not behaving normally today... Go calm down. I'll be going first and we can get together again when I have time." With that, he turned and strode away, not giving Shi Jianhua the chance to stop him.

When the car disappeared, the fanaticism in Jianhua's gaze gradually faded and returned to its calm and peaceful state. He bent down and touched his family's dog son, who was close to him, and frowned slightly. "What happened just now? Why did I want that little white dog all of a sudden..."

Ye Zhizhou, who had been teased twice by the soul flag, laid listlessly in the cage, his entire body giving off the aura of "What is there left to live for."

"Hungry?" Gu Yi stopped the car, opened the cage, and carried him out. Gu Yi held Ye Zhizhou in front of him to look at him and suddenly frowned. "Became ugly again."

Ye Zhizhou looked at him with dead, fish-like eyes.

"Oh, so it's because you don't have your dog tag on," Gu Yi said to himself. As if by magic, he took out a dog tag from his pocket and put it on Ye Zhizhou's neck. "It doesn't matter. I ordered a whole box. I guarantee you won't have to wear the same one every day."

"Wang." (Stupid.)

"Behave."

"Wang, wang." (I want to poop in your car.)

"Call me dad."

"Wang." (Call me ancestor.)

"Come, shake."

Ye Zhizhou turned around and pointed his butt at him.

"It seems like you still need to be taught." Gu Yi touched him again, then picked him up, opened the door, and got out of the car. "Come, let's go buy milk powder."

On the issue of his livelihood, Ye Zhizhou was never careless, so he wagged his tail enthusiastically.

Gu Yi opened the map on his phone and looked for a nearby pet store. After confirming the address and route, he crossed the road and turned into an alley. "First, I'll buy you something to fill your stomach. In the evening, I'll go to the regular pet supermarket to buy food for you. Don't worry, you'll get fat and healthy."

"Wang." (Thank you very much, male lead.)

A dog and a man went through the alley harmoniously and arrived at the other street. After walking for a little more, he turned again and entered a busy street outside a nearby residential area. The fur on Ye Zhizhou once again puffed up. This place, this scene, the familiar "XX hot pot" logo... Isn't this where Gu Yi picked up the protagonist! He quickly poked open the plot information to check the timeline and, with horror, found that the plot had indeed developed to the time when the protagonist ran away from Shi Jianwen's home.

No, he couldn't let the protagonist meet Gu Yi!

His fur puffed up even more and raised his neck as he started to bark wildly, "Wang, wang, wang!" (There are monsters in the street, male lead! Quickly leave!)

"You can't eat hot pot." Gu Yi pressed down his puffed-up hair, turned his head which was looking at the hotpot shop, and said, "If you eat hotpot, you'll become a hotpot."

Ye Zhizhou breathed out angrily and anxiously, lifted his paws, and stretched him. "Wang, wang, wang, wang!" (I don't want to eat hot pot! No, I'm not hungry at all! top buying food; let's go!)

"Don't worry." Gu Yi pressed down on his head and patted his stomach. He frowned slightly. "Your stomach really is flat. Bear with it. We're almost at the pet store."

Gu Yi was completely unable to communicate with him and also shamelessly molested a dog. What a broken male lead! He was so angry that he lowered his head and bit Gu Yi. He then pushed the other side's evil hand with his hind legs and asked anxiously in his heart, "Tongtian, is there any way I can become a human being? Being able to speak human is fine too. I simply can't do the mission with this dog body!"

[Do you want to use the task rewards "Zi Xu Cultivation" or "Huaxing Pill"?]

Ye Zhizhou was stunned. "Oh, yes, I have a Huaxing pill... Wait, no. What's going on with "Zi Xu Cultivation"! I can learn it now?"

[Host's authority has risen. Some restrictions have been lifted. The first three layers of "Zi Xu Cultivation" have been released.]

"Then can I know the truth behind the soul flags?"

[Host's authority is not enough; unable to retrieve the information.]

"...."

[Opening array layer of "Zi Xu Cultivation."]

..... Refusing this bribe after that hit, thank you very much.

He turned off the light screen and felt a little more secure. Fortunately, he could still become human, so there was still some hope for the mission. There was also "Zi Xu Cultivation." He had learned how to refine pills and make talismans. Now he could add arrays to his skills. Wait, pill making! In his last life, his pill-making skills improved by leaps and bounds under his lover's teachings. Before he left that world, he had just successfully refined a bottle of a soul-returning pill! The reason why the protagonist met the male leads was because his soul had entered a cat's body. As long as his soul returned to its original body, then wouldn't this world's mission become simpler?

Never despair! There always was a way! God really opened his eyes!

He wagged his tail excitedly. Instead of the lifeless appearance from when he didn't want to meet the protagonist, he perked up. Using a stealthy gaze, he began to look for the pathetic figure of the protagonist on the street. The abacus rattled in his heart. He had to make Gu Yi take the protagonist back! If Gu Yi took him back, he could feed the protagonist the soul-returning pill! He would first use the soul-returning pill to make the little cat's soul return to its original body. Then he would try to find the protagonist's body so that he could use the soul-returning pill to return the protagonist to his original body... If he did that, then starting from Gu Yi, the love probability of the other male leads and the protagonist should all drop down to zero! Perfect!

It was written in detail in the plot information that Gu Yi and the protagonist would meet at a garbage can in front of an alley. At that time, the protagonist was dazed and miserable-looking. It just so happened that Gu Yi [assed by and, filled with compassion, he took the kitten back home. So he had to find the trash can... Where was the trash can, the trash can... Found it! His eyes brightened and, sure enough, by the garbage can, he saw a small creamy yellow figure of the protagonist, and above that small head were six flags!

No doubt, this was the protagonist!

"Wang!" (Look over there!) He lifted his paw and tugged at Gu Yi, who was concentrating on the map, trying to find the way to the pat store. He barked excitedly in the direction of the garbage can.

Gu Yi followed his gaze and looked over before he shook his head seriously. "No, even if you're hungry, you can't go rummaging through a garbage can. Remember, you are my, Gu Yi's, dog, a dog that has money."

"....Wang!" (Rummage, your lord!)

"Behave, I'll feed you soon." Gu Yi pressed his head and, completely ignoring the pathetic protagonist, strode past the trash can and then left it behind.

[The probability of Gu Yi and the protagonist falling in love had dropped to 50%. May the host persist in his efforts.]

What the fuck... There was something wrong with the plot!

He anxiously pulled at Gu Yi's clothes, lifted his claws, and pointed in the direction of the garbage can. "Wang, wang, wang!" (Don't go! Your true love is next to the garbage can! Go and bring him back!)

Gu Yi held his little claw and pinched it. He squished his face as he looked at him and said, "Xiao Qiang, behave."

This stupid person!

Ye Zhizhou angrily took back his claws and looked down to measure the distance from Gu Yi's chest to the ground. He gritted his teeth and was jumping down when he saw from the corner of his eye, a small creamy figure running toward them.

".....Wang?" Why did the protagonist run over here? So cooperative?

Gu Yi quickly pulled him back up before he fell, followed his gaze, and looked back before he frowned. "Xiao Qiang, you're too young. You can't play around with stray cats. You'll get sick."

At this time, the protagonist just happened to run up to the two, and his steps froze when he heard these words. He raised his head to look at Gu Yi.

"Such an ugly cat." Gu Yi started to shoot arrows again, and this arrow was smeared with poison. "And it's dirty. Don't all cats love to be clean?"

[The probability of Gu Yi and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 40%. May the host persist in his efforts.]

Ye Zhizhou: "Wang, wang, wang?" Male lead, your reaction wasn't quite right. The protagonist was a white British shorthair with clear, shiny eyes. He was clearly a beautiful cat.

The protagonist's tail stiffened and turned taut. He raised his head and looked at Gu Yi for a moment. Suddenly, he squatted down and licked his paws. He rubbed his face before he opened his mouth and said, "Meow~"

Ye Zhizhou: "...Wang." Protagonist, your settings are different from that in the plot information. Where was the big ancestor cat...

Gu Yi took out his mobile phone and opened up his browser. Ye Zhizhou was curious and shifted over and saw the contact details of animal rescue organizations in the area.

This bastard had no thought of adopting the protagonist at all! The protagonist even came over by himself and sold meng! He quickly raised his paw and held down Gu Yi's typing hand. With great effort, he squeezed out a longing gaze towards the protagonist sitting on the floor, and then he wagged his tail at Gu Yi. "Wang!" (I like this cat; let's take him back!)

The protagonist mysteriously understood the meaning expressed by this dog, Ye Zhizhou. He quickly took two steps forward with an expression of longing and meowed.

Ye Zhizhou was shaken by his meows and his fur once again puffed up. This cat protagonist's setting had collapsed way too much. What's more, based on the protagonist's behavior, it seemed like he knew who Gu Yi was and had come over to make Gu Yi adopt him.

"No." Gu Yi shook his head toward Ye Zhizhou with a cruel expression. "Even if you're hungry, you can't eat cats. You're too young to digest meat, and I hear that cat meat doesn't taste good."

The protagonist froze once again.

Ye Zhizhou couldn't hold back and lifted his paw to claw at Gu Yi a bit. "Wang!" (Do you dare to not be blind! I didn't mean it that way!)

[The probability of Gu Yi and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 30%. May the host persist in his efforts.]

...... Why was it falling again.

A man, a cat, and a dog were sanding in the deadlock on the street. A minute later, Gu Yi compromised, frowned as he rubbed his head, and asked, "You want this cat?"

Ye Zhizhou practically wagged his tail happily. "Wang!" (Male lead, your brain has finally come online!)

"All right." Gu Yi nodded with a blank face, and he deleted the phone number of the animal rescue center he had looked up. He squatted down and propped Ye Zhizhou on his lap for a moment while he took off his coat. He then put the protagonist into his coat and lifted his coat like a plastic bag. He picked up Ye Zhizhou and walked towards the pet store. "Xiao Qiang, in the future, if you want toys, they can't be alive or dirty. Understand?"

The protagonist meowed in protest and was rewarded with Gu Yi's comment of "That sounds even more unpleasant than Xiao Qiang".

[The probability of Gu Yi and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 20%. May the host persist in his efforts.]

"....." Male lead, how much did you dislike the protagonist! Wasn't you setting a cat slave! What was more, it was clear that things had developed in accordance with the plot. How could the love probability between the male lead and the protagonist decrease this much?

The Qin Bai who was wrapped in the coat moved. He raised his head to look at the little white dog who was nestled in Gu Yi's arms. He remembered that when Shi Jianhua had called Shi Jianwen, he had said that Gu Yi had no pets, but what was this silly dog? It seemed like Gu Yi doted on it too... A dark light flashed through his blue eyes before quickly disappearing.

It was just an ordinary dog, nothing to be scared of. He shifted his gaze, closed his eyes, and laid down. The prediction was not wrong. Gu Yi did appear near his home at this time. The dog was just a small accident, and it should not have a big impact.

[Detecting an abnormal energy trying to scan the host's body. System has intercepted it. Asking host to please pay attention!]

Ye Zhizhou was stunned. He lowered his head to look down at the protagonist who had been wrapped in the coat. Abnormal energy functions? Had the protagonist awakened his x-ray ability? But it was clearly said in the plot data that the protagonist's ability awakened only after he had returned to his own body...

"Tongtian, is there another plot hole?"

[There is an unknown force interfering with the system signal. The data may be wrong. Asking host to please find out yourself.]

It actually wasn't the usual "Please trust the system" phrase... Ye Zhizhou's heart sank. That unidentified power should be from the soul flag. Could it be that the plot holes in the data of the last two worlds were caused by the soul flag?

This damned hell mode.

"Xiao Qiang." Gu Yi suddenly opened his mouth and gently poked at Ye Zhizhou's buttocks, his voice doubtful as he said, "Why do I feel like you smell really fragrant, like you would taste really good."

Ye Zhizhou was stunned, then he was shocked, and then he barked, "Wang, wang, wang!" (Hell mode doesn't have this kind of setting right! He doesn't want to become a dog meat hotpot!)