I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

Lynn chuckled inwardly as he looked at her adorable, alarmed expression.

He lifted the curtain and crawled into the tent, but unlike last night, he didn't press himself against her directly.

He simply lay down in his spot, pulled the blanket over himself, and then remained still.

One minute……

Two minutes...

The cat, Bai Bai, had its eyes tightly closed, but its body was as taut as a stone.

strangeness……

Why is that scoundrel being so well-behaved today?

He...he wouldn't really just fall asleep like that, would he?

An inexplicable sense of loss quietly spread through her heart.

Just as she was lost in thought, feeling restless and even unable to resist turning around for a second look.

A warm voice, without warning, gently rang in her ear.

What are you nervous about?

"ah."

Cat Bai Bai looked as if she had been electrocuted, and almost jumped right out of the blanket.

She could feel that the scoundrel's lips were almost touching her ear!

The warm breath sent a tingling sensation through her ears.

"What...what are you doing, meow!"

She turned around abruptly, glaring at the face so close to hers with a mixture of shame and anger.

Lynn had a smug grin on his face.

"It's nothing," he slowly lay back down, pulled up his blanket, and closed his eyes. "I was just reminding you since you haven't been sleeping."

"Good night."

Cat Whitey: "..."

She looked at the scoundrel, whose breathing was steady and who seemed to have really fallen asleep, and almost ground her teeth to powder.

asshole.

He absolutely did it on purpose.

The cat, Bai Bai, lay back down angrily and covered its head with the blanket.

However, my heart was pounding uncontrollably and I couldn't calm it down.

The warmth of his voice still seemed to linger in my ears.

This night was destined to be another sleepless one for the catgirl.

Chapter Seventy-Five: The Judgment Checkpoint

The morning light was faint on the rugged mountain road.

The unicorn's steady pace did little to soothe the agitated little cat girl in front of it.

The cat, Bai Bai, had two faint dark circles under its eyes, and its little head was nodding off, looking extremely listless.

Last night, that scoundrel didn't do anything. He just whispered something in her ear, and then she obediently went back to sleep.

But she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

My heart was pounding uncontrollably, and I could almost hear his warm whispers echoing in my ears. My cheeks felt hot all night.

As a result, she suffered from insomnia.

That despicable villain.

Lynn pretended not to notice and went straight to the topic.

"The judgment checkpoint is just ahead. Stay alert and don't let the guards notice anything amiss."

Upon hearing "judgment checkpoint," the cat Bai Bai's attention was indeed drawn.

She forced down her shame and anger, raised her head, and tried to look ahead.

At the end of the continuous mountain range, an incomparably magnificent fortress, like a crouching steel behemoth, lies between two steep peaks, completely blocking the road ahead.

The city wall, built of massive black rocks, soared into the clouds. Its surface was covered with marks of chiseling and hacking, as well as dark bloodstains, telling the story of the countless brutal battles it had witnessed.

On the city walls, tall arrow towers are set up at intervals, and countless flags bearing the emblem of the kingdom's lion flutter wildly in the biting mountain wind.

Even from a great distance, Lynn could feel the iron-blooded and murderous aura emanating from the fortress.

"Wow...what a spectacular level, meow."

The cat, Bai Bai, was also stunned by the scene before it, and temporarily forgot its earlier embarrassment.

"This is the kingdom's first and most important line of defense against the monsters of the western wilderness."

A serious expression appeared on her small face.

"It is said that more than three thousand of the kingdom's most elite heavy knights are stationed here year-round, along with the church's temple guards for defense."

"Any monster that tries to invade the kingdom from the wilderness will be crushed to pieces here."

Lynn nodded, his gaze falling on the steel fortress, his expression becoming serious.

As the distance decreased, the road became flat and wide.

They began to see other travelers also heading towards the checkpoint.

There were itinerant merchants pushing wheelbarrows laden with goods; there were adventurers carrying huge packs, weary from their journey; and there were mercenaries leading several pack animals, their expressions wary.

Everyone's face showed exhaustion and wariness.

A journey through the wilderness is never an easy task for anyone.

Lynn and Cat White rode together on a single horse, and since their mount was a magnificent unicorn, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.

But most people only glanced at it before looking away.

In the wilderness, curiosity can sometimes be deadly.

Finally, they arrived at the checkpoint.

Before the massive checkpoint, a short queue had formed, where a dozen heavily armed knights were checking the passing travelers.

These knights were exceptionally tall, clad in heavy, full-body armor. Just by standing there silently, they exuded an aura of imposing grandeur, like mountains.

"Whitey the cat whispered to Lynn."

"I'll answer the guards' questions later, meow."

"Don't speak, lest you give yourself away."

Lynn nodded, indicating that he understood.

The procession moved forward slowly.

Soon it was their turn.

A knight stepped forward.

"Where do you come from? Where are you going? What do you do?"

"Greetings, Knight... Knight!"

Cat White quickly jumped off the unicorn's back, gave the knight a merchant's salute, and put on a sweet smile.

"We are traveling merchants from Shanoria, passing through Silverleaf Forest, heading to the heart of the kingdom to do some small business, meow."

Her voice was soft and sweet, and paired with her cute and innocent face and the slightly trembling cat ears on her head, it was enough to soften the heart of any man with a heart of stone.

However, the heavily armored knight in front of him seemed to have no reaction at all.

His gaze lingered on the cat Bai Bai for a moment, then fell on Lynn behind her and the magnificent unicorn.

"What a handsome horse."

Lynn felt a chill run down her spine, but her face remained impassive.

"Hehe, this is our chamber of commerce's most valuable asset, meow." Cat White quickly explained with a smile, "It has good stamina and can carry a lot of things."

The knight didn't ask any further questions. His gaze, covered by his helmet, swept back and forth between Lynn and Cat White.

"Let it go."

Cat Baibai quickly bowed to the knight.

"Thank you, Knight! Thank you, Knight!"

After saying that, she nimbly climbed back onto the unicorn's back, urging Lynn to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Lynn nodded subtly to the knight as a gesture of respect.

Then, he steered the unicorn slowly through the massive steel gate.

Only when the checkpoints behind him were completely left behind and the heavily armored knights could no longer be seen did Cat White finally breathe a long sigh of relief.

"This is just the first checkpoint. Their main task is to identify monsters and large armed groups."

"For small caravans like ours, as long as they don't look like bad guys, they generally won't make things too difficult for meow."

After passing through the checkpoint, the view suddenly opened up before us.

Behind them, the wilderness and mountains were completely isolated, while ahead lay a wide road paved with smooth stone slabs, stretching into the distant plains.

Neat fields and scattered villages line both sides of the road, with wisps of smoke rising from chimneys, creating a peaceful and tranquil scene.

This contrasts sharply with the wilderness and danger on the other side of the checkpoint.

It was as if, in the blink of an eye, one had stepped from hell into heaven.

"Wow...we've finally entered the heart of the kingdom, meow!"

Cat Baibai looked at the scene before her, and her beautiful big eyes regained their sparkle.

"From here on, the road is much easier, and the threat of monsters is much smaller. We'll be able to reach the next city soon, meow!"

Her mood visibly improved, and even her tail wagged happily behind her.

Lynn's smile deepened as he looked at her adorable, carefree demeanor.

He suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered a question in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"So happy? Is it because... tonight, you can finally find a hotel and get a good night's sleep?"

The cat's white tail, which had been wagging happily, stopped abruptly.

She turned around abruptly, glaring at the wicked-looking man behind her with a mixture of shame and anger.

However, looking into his teasing eyes, she found that she... couldn't get angry at all.

Chapter Seventy-Six: The Outskirts of the Royal City

The next day, during the day.

On the flat stone-paved road, the unicorn strolled along leisurely.

Lynn gazed ahead, his eyes filled with a hint of resentment.

Yesterday evening, they passed through a small town called "Qingshi".

Although the city was not large, it was close to the capital and frequented by merchants and travelers, so it had a full range of inns and taverns.

Lynn had been looking forward to another cozy night in the tent.

However, Cat Bai Bai simply and neatly extended two delicate white fingers in front of the hotel counter.

"Two rooms, meow."

Two rooms.

Two rooms.