One day, while Shao Ai is strolling around his small personal garden, he suddenly sees a cute black cat. But it felt... weird. It's as if the black cat is calling out to him while it's looking at him from afar.

"Heyyy~ pspspsps".

As a person who has past life and memory from earth, he use the pspspsps sound to attract the cat. If anyone saw it they would be confused because the culture there doesn't use pspspsps.

The cat actually went closer to him.

But suddenly, the cat opens his mouth and spat black clouds out from his mouth. The spherical bitter black clouds drop the ground, and as it dissipates suddenly a bloody and battered person appears.

Shao Ai is shocked and dumbfounded!

He looked at the cat, who was meowing at him, and his heart felt that he was requesting him to save the person.

As a normal person, seeing someone passed out on the ground bloodied, of course he would help.

He thought of bringing him to a nearby clinic or, give him to the royal doctor here since technically he's not a doctor yet.

However, just as he tried to carry the person, he was startled by a voice in his head.

"Please treat him! And don't bring him to anyone else. I beg you!".

Shao Ai looked at the cat in shock. The cat talks to him telepathically! No. This is cultivation world and spirit beasts are somewhat common technically… it’s just he never met one that can talk like this.

"I... I can try...".

'I will give you a 6th grade spiritual herb if you can help him!'.

Shao Ai just nods at this. He never planned to ask for reward to begin with.

Taotie, one of the 4 Fiends- who's disguising himself as a cat was at first shocked and felt incredulous seeing the power contained in Shao Ai after prying hard to bypass the seal on his body. He sees the bone age and the cultivation level, and he sees the prismatic core inside him. It's too ridiculous he never has seen it ever since he was born into this world!

The life of his host also relates to his life. His host foundation is too damaged. While a normal doctor may save him, but he doesn't think anyone can repair his foundation.

His host fought against powerful nascent soul elder and had to use a secret technique to only injure him and run away.

After his host passed out, he had to carry him to find help. He happens to noticed a mysterious aura nearby and went to see what is it only to see Shao Ai who had an aura of mystery.

He is one of the 4 Fiends- Taotie, the 5th son of the Dragon King; naturally he can see through Shao Ai with some effort. His status is the antagonist of the 4 Auspicious Beast, which includes Azure Dragon of the East and Phoenix of the South. From this the identity of Taotie is not simple at all!

Because of some humans in the past, he was sealed and weakened. Thankfully he met his current host who he made a partnership contract with when his host broke into the sect treasury.

The story is for later, what's important is he needs his host to be saved and has his foundation repaired!

Shao Ai don't think to much and carried the person to his house. He learned medicine enough and with his improved intellect and memory capacity and photographic Eye of Yin, he has to say he's actually capable of being a doctor already.

Seeing the face of the patient, he's surprised because he's handsome.

Putting that aside he uses his chi to sense the extent of injury. It seems the internal injury is bad, with broken bones and injured organs. But it seems the bleedings are stopped by special means.

He sensed his meridians and dantian and is surprised at the extent of injury. How did it get this bad? He assumes he used a forbidden technique to explode his power at this cost.

His heartbeat feels weak but he's not really close to dying or anything. But he would die if he is left like this for days.

After seeing the injury, he starts to work. He took off the blood drenched cloths first.

Oh no-

He had to care where his eyes are looking. The patient handsome face coupled with his hot sculpted 6 packs body is a bit too much. And that thing's size is too much!

But as a professional and seeing the injury present, he quickly washed him and disinfected visible open wounds. He put on a towel covering his lower half, and used acupuncture to slow the blood flow on the large cut wound on his chest.

He disinfected a needle with flame and sew the open wound. As for other minor wounds, it's already closed and he only applies ointment. He finishes up by bandaging his body.

He takes off the needles on him. He did what usually he would do for a mortal.

This should heal his bodily injury, but the dantian and meridians can't be healed just from this.

He's not a martial doctor and he doesn't have techniques for this.

Taotie who's watching waited for more action but there's none.

"Try to heal his dantian and meridians too".

'Umm... I will try'. Shao Ai replied.

Well. He can only exchange his vitality he supposes. And maybe pour in his chi to see any effect.

Shao Ai held his hand and run his technique. He circulates the chi and pour in his chi into the patient.

As the chi and flow increase, the healing rate of the body is increased at this moment.

Under the pure and dense chi, the dantian and meridians have signs of being recovered but stops.

Shao Ai thought for a moment and stopped it.

He sat closer to the patient and place his hands close to his chest. He circulates chi again and felt the chi flowing inside the patient.

Feeling the flow, he mobilises the chi to concentrated in path around dantian and meridians. Under the highly rich, pure and dense chi supplied by Shoa Ai, the patient body reacts as the dantian and meridians surprisingly show signs of recovering little by little. Taotie who's watching is surprised that such a simple method is able to kick-start the healing of them.

There's no technique whatsoever. It's just the chi is too special.

And over time, Taotie expression become more surprised, and then to shock, and then become dumbfounded.

Because as Shao Ai use his technique cycle of heaven and earth, he noticed the chi density around him is increased to a stupid amount!

It's as if Shao Ai becomes a black hole and is swallowing chi from heaven and expelling the excess back out!

Taotie doesn't expect this at all. What heaven defying technique is he using???

Taotie eyed Shao Ai with greed. If only he didn't contract with his host, he would have made a contract with this guy instead. And once this guy grows up, he would swallow him and increase his own power! Surely, he can become the strongest in the world! Muahahahah!

He shook his imagination and instead used this chance to cultivate. No one in their right mind would miss this chance to cultivate under such high chi density.

Shao Ai sees the cat sitting in a loaf position.

Gasp!

A perfect 10/10 loaf with no paws or tail seen. So cuteee!

He shook that distracting thought away and focused on running his technique.

He starts to exchange his vitality little by little as well but focus the life energy on the dantian and meridians as it's the most difficult to heal.

Taotie opens his eyes and is surprised again seeing the vitality being poured in.

Vitality related techniques are rare. But he never seen such efficient and direct technique! And there's no side effects at all?

Usually the flesh would be eaten, your body would be decaying, and you would bleed from different orifices.

But Shao Ai look absolutely fine with zero side effects from giving vitality!

Unreasonable!

After contemplating, he focused on cultivating again.

Shao Ai continued for an hour.

Suddenly the door from one of the room opened.

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The 14 years old girl is surpirsed seeing it. She's the maid serving Shao Ai and handles various things in the house including cleaning, cooking and buying fresh ingredients each day. She's a daughter of one of the servants in the palace.

"Who is this?". Gao Jia ask naturally. She knew Shao Ai is a cultivator and kept it a secret. But then she doesn't really know what's secretive about it because she doesn't have a standard as what's normal in cultivation.

She also sees a cute black cat in 10/10 loaf position.

"And this cat is so cute!". She went to try to pet it.

Before Shao Ai can explain, taotie interjected.

"Human! I will eat you!".

Gao Jiao was shocked to a point that she stumbled and fell to the floor.

"It talks!". She screamed in horror.

"Relax! He's a nice cat! He won't hurt you!". Shao Ai quickly pull her up and calm her down.

"Hey! Don't scare her!". Shao Ai scold Taotie for talking and the first thing he say is to eat her maid.

"Hmph!". The cat just lazily walked nearer to the patient and sat down quietly.

Shao Ai explained the situation to her maid.

"Keep it a secret alright".

'I-I will'. She looks at the cat warily. Her instinct tells her it's an evil entity. She even felt chill crawling down her spine. But then Shao Ai seems completely unfazed? Maybe it's just her imagination she thought.

Shao Ai continued the treatment by circulating his chi. Until suddenly he felt a twitching from the patient.

The patient furrowed his eyebrows. He felt the comfortable rich chi and lively energy inside his flesh running through his chi pathways, meridians and especially around the dantian.

He wanted to just lie down in this state but he still opens his eyes and see his surroundings.

As he opens his eyes, he's stunned to see a pretty unique figure looking at him. His hair is black and white, and his eyes are golden and violet respectively. The eyes are really beautiful.

He is in a daze for a while. Is it the afterlife? There's such a fairy here?

And he realised this person's hand is touching his bare chest.

He instinctively pushed the hand away, feeling embarrassed and tried to sit up.

Ack-!

He felt stinging pain all over his body as he fell back to the floor.

"Don't move. You are hurt...'. Shao Ai tried to calm him.

Su Yuan also noticed the cat and the little girl. Gao Jiao also has a frown showing her worries.

"H-Hey it's alright. I am trying to help...". Shao Ai said softly.

Shao Ai thought he was afraid he would harm him or something.

Taotie went to explain to him.

"Su Yuan, I brought you to him to heal you".

"It talks!?".

Su Yuan was startled and in shock. But taotie is weirded out. Why does he act as if...

"Su Yuan? Stop joking".

Su Yuan frowned.

"I am, Su Yuan?". Su Yuan pointed at himself. He looks at the cat; putting aside the bizarre animal and thinks about himself.

He can't remember...

He can't remember anything.

"Su Yuan, are you serious? It's not funny!"

Taotie is anxious and swiftly walks over to him.

He slapped his head a few times with his paw.

"It's me, Taotie! You found me in the treasury room! Remember you fought with the elder before?".

He keeps slapping his head.

'H-Hey-".

Shao Ai shows a worried look after hearing it. But the way the cat slaps his head is also funny.

Regardless.

"Su Yuan, then, you really don't remember anything?".

'I...'.

He tried to remember about yesterday, or his parents, or himself, he really can't recall anything.

'I don't know'.

He felt anxious all of the sudden. Suddenly the world becomes a scary place where he doesn't even know who he is, and where he can stay. It's like he has no purpose, no origin, no family, no home, there's just nothing.

It makes him feel stressed. Shao Ai noticed the deepening furrow.

"Su Yan. Just lay down and rest. Oh and... Don't move too much. You are still hurt".

Su Yan realised his body is in pain. He frowned a bit and lied down. He forcefully moved his limbs and it hurts so much all over.

Shao Ai stood up and went to make some herbal tonic.

"Gao Jiao, can you fetch a low-grade healing pill and painkiller". Gao Jiao nods and scurry away.

Since he's conscious he can take them.

Su Yan took the pills first and swallowed it. Soon enough he feels it melts as the essence rush into his flesh, feeling his body healing faster and eased a little.

He went to sip the tonic, retreating his tongue because it was too bitter. But he forced himself to drink it all. He feels warm and filled afterwards.

"Okay. I will keep circulating chi in you. Try to mobilise them as well".

'Mm...'.

Shao Ai placed his hands on his chest again.

He felt embarrassed honestly, feeling the soft palm touching his chest. But he swallowed that embarrassment and focused on the circulating chi. Somehow, it's as if he knew how to do it by instinct.

He felt the energy inside him and mobilised the chi to surround his dantian, meridians, and through his flesh. It felt really good and he could feel the healing of his body.

"I am Shao Ai by the way. I am not a doctor yet, technically. But I know a bit about it. It seems we are about the same age...".

"And the girl there is my maid. She's Gao Jiao". She nods at Su Yuan as well.

Su Yuan nods. But he can't help but ask.

"Why, how did I get injured?".

Shao Ai looks at the cat.

The cat looked at Su Yan. And then to Shao Ai.

"I will talk to him privately".

Taotie said to Shao Ai. He just nods at it.

"Su Yan. You are injured by Elder Tingfeng. You are a member of Blood Sword Sect, you stole me from their treasury, you killed the young master of Eternal Cloud Sect, Kang Zemin to avenge your mother, and his father found out and chased after you".

Su Yan was startled hearing this. He frowned and was confused.

"You really don't remember? Kang Zemin! Kang Zemin! You should remember that guy right? You always curse him even in your sleep...".

Taotie exaggerates it of course. It's not like he is his ex for him to even mutter his name in sleep.

Su Yan frowned hearing the name. He felt his heart tugged a little bit he doesn’t remember who he is. He shook his head to the cat.

"Sigh. Nevermind".

Taotie gave up. Anyways, he would recover his memory sooner or later anyways.

Shao Ai felt tired after exchanging his vitality overtime. But it's not that bad.

Su Yan's bodily injury looks closed already but moving too much might open it back. And mostly his dantian and meridians are still heavily injured.

"Can you move your limbs?".

Su Yuan tried. There's mild pain and heavy feelings but he can move little. It's just painful to move. And it's like his body is not moving as much as he wants too. His meridian is damaged after all so his physical body connection is a bit off.

"Okay just rest alright? I will continue later".

Su Yuan nods.

"Gao Jiao, let's make dinner. Oh and let's make porridge for Su Yuan".

'Yes'.

Shao Ai was about to leave with Gao Jiao to the kitchen.

"W-Wait...".

Shao Ai turned back.

"Yes? What's wrong?".

'I...'. Su Yuan is embarrassed at this point. His bladder is about to explode that's why.

'I need to go to the toilet...'. but the problem is he can't stand up.

"Ah... Umm..." Shao Ai is a bit shy himself. But he took a deep breath and calmed himself. He needs to act professional.

"It's okay. I can help you with it. Gao Jiao, can you fetch a basin for him...".

Gao Jiao scurried away fast and handed over it.

"Umm can you move your hands...".

'Somewhat...'.

"Cough... Emm I won't look okay...".

He lifted the blanket whole avoiding his eyes, positioning the basin.

Su Yuan wants to die out of embarrassment. He gritted his teeth as he moved his hands to position it properly.

Gao Jiao quickly went to the kitchen to prep first as the embarrassment might infect her as well.

Seconds passed.

"Emm... Relax... No need to be embarrassed...". Shao Ai knows he can't pee easily like this.

Su Yuan took a deep breath and just release the dam. He wants to die. He felt like his dignity is gone and his life becomes meaningless now.

Shao Ai went to dispose of it before coming back.

"Okay. I will go cook dinner. Rest well. If anything, just call me". Su Yuan nods at him and just close his eyes. He wants to forget everything. Oh, my dignity...

"Su Yuan what's wrong with you??". Taotie is really weirded out by the weird behaviour of his host.

His host is originally a cold vengeful person, cold and calm always even when he kills. He never seen this much expression for all the years he had been with him.

‘I don’t remember much…’. He answered the cat. It seems that the cat and him are friends from the way the cat is talking to him.

After some times delicious aroma filled the room. Taotie also salivates smelling it. Shao Ai come bringing a bowl of porridge and another bowl.

Taotie wants to order him to bring him food but before he could he is dumbfounded. Rice filled with only fried meat is placed in front of him. He can see the juicy meat in the bowl with no veges whatsoever.

He looks at Shao Ai, surprised that without ordering him he was brought food. Humph! Naturally, since he is the great Fiend. At least Shao Ai knows how to treat him well, haha!

He bites the piece of meat first. His mind was stunned and entered another dimension. The juices explode in his mouth. The umami infiltrates his system, eventually reaching the climax as he swam across sea of beefs.

Oh! Ouhhh!!!

He swallows everything fast. He never had proper meal since he come out of the seal years ago. Su Yuan never gives him proper food and always give him wastes. He can only find wild beasts to eat raw if Su Yuan didn’t give him his leftovers.

Wuwu. This is the first time he ate actual food after years.

Shao Ai pats Taotie, feeling the soft black fur. It's so fluffy and nice.

"Oh... So... Comfy...". Taotie was feeling the gentle pat he's getting, feeling like he’s in heaven, eating good food while getting pats.

Wait!

"Human! I am not a cat!".

Taotie was startled realising it. His face flushed with embarrassment.

He screamed at him, hissed and ran away. But he comes back and take the bowl of food away with him.

"Then what are you?". Shao Ai raised his eyebrow and had a little smirk because he seems tsundere. He's pretty sure he liked being patted just now.

'Heh. I am a great being feared by many! I can devour you in an instant! Don't test my patience human!'.

He said that with a flush in his cheeks.

Shao Ai furrowed his eyebrows.

"Hmm?".

Taotie thought for a second. He originally thought of pretending to be a cat. But then he himself revealed he wasn't a cat. Bah! No matter.

"I am one of the great 4 Fiends! World Devourer, Taotie!".

Taotie proudly pat his chest with an arrogant look.

"Really??". Shao Ai said with an amused smile seeing the cute posture.

Taotie sees his disbelief and feels disrespected! He will show him a part of his power and instil fear in him!

"You dare look down on me! I will show you true horror!".

He opens his mouth and unleashes his technique, Devouring of All Things. Black smoke spirals out of his mouth and surrounds Shao Ai.

"What are you doing!?". Su Yan was horrified seeing the scene.

Shao Ai was a bit startled and ready himself to defend.

Shao Ai felt, a sense of spatial fluctuation and a power trying to pull out his essences and chi as the smoke encapsulates him. But it seems so weak, to a point that he can ignore it. A wisp of chi seems to be absorbed from his body into the black smokes but it's really so little. If he did nothing, it won't harm in in the slightest.

He used Yin and Yang Mirror of reflection technique surrounding himself casually. The power is blocked effortlessly. Although the smoke still blocked his vision.

This cat is indeed not simple, Shao Ai thought. Although his technique is somewhat weak, it's surprising that the cat is a legit spirit beast that can use technique.

After seconds, in a flash the smoke is absorbed back into the Taotie.

Cough! Cough! He coughed out as he struggles to maintain his technique.

"No! Not on the carpet!".

Shao Ai frantically pinch Taotie's neck and pull it away. It's a habit from having a pet cat that occasionally throws up in his past life.

'Release me human!'.

He can't use that technique for too long as he is too weakened currently and his cultivation level is only at the 4th stage. Not to mention it has no effect on him?

'How!? Why are you not affected!?'.

Taotie don't believe it.

'Umm... I did feel something. A little of the chi seems to be taken away'. Shao Ai thought of remembering the feeling.

Taotie noticed the wisp of chi in his stomach.

He began to refine it into himself to see how it is.

"O-oh!".

The chi is so pure and dense, and its very effective at increasing his power! It's too abnormal!? What kind of chi is this? Is he a dragon? Is he an auspicious beast? Why the quality is so unreasonable??

It's just a pity there's too little of it. He looked at Shao Ai with saliva in his mouth. If he only he could devour him wholly...

"Taotie, you shouldn't harm people, okay?". Shao Ai had a feeling of ordinary people is under that technique they would be affected badly. Although he's unharmed, taotie's behaviour is really bad.

'Heh. I am Taotie, one of the 4 Fiends! Who are you to tell me what I can't do!?'.

Hearing this, Shao Ai felt a little annoyed.

"You are at my house. Act like it. Otherwise stay outside".

'Heh. You can't tell me what to do!'. He arrogantly spat out the sentence.

Shao Ai went to pick him up by the nape casually. Taotie is unable to dodge feeling some force and pressure locking him.

'Release me!'. Taotie struggled but he already used all of his power trying to devour Shao Ai just now so he's helpless.

He was thrown out into a bush out the window and hurriedly tried to climb back but the window was closed.

"Let me in you human! Or I am gonna-". He screamed outside. Shao Ai ignored him completely thinking it was background music.