“Mew?”
Xiao Mi whimpered twice in Anis’s arms and slowly opened her eyes.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.” Anis gently scratched the cat’s head a few times.
Two days had passed since her last job. During those two days, Anis had stayed by her pet’s side, caring for her meticulously.
After an examination, it turned out Xiao Mi only had internal injuries caused by a violent blow to her abdomen. It wasn’t serious, and she would recover after a few days of rest.
To be able to cause internal injuries through fur as hard as steel needles, the strength of that person in black was certainly unusual.
‘Just who could she be?’
Anis’s gaze swept casually across the room, finally landing on a cloth bag sitting on the table.
At the time, she had been too worried about Xiao Mi. After receiving the payment, she had only given it a brief glance before setting it there.
“Oh, right. I remember…”
Anis took out the slip of paper from the bag and carefully read the list of items Shirley had commissioned her to purchase.
Wondrously, among the seemingly chaotic and disorganized list, several materials pointed toward one specific thing — the formula for a High-purity Magic Stability Potion.
‘I expect this is what you really need. You certainly went to great lengths to disguise them.’
Based on the last time that maid came to collect the potion, her next visit should be within the next few days.
She took a bottle of magic potion from the medicine cabinet, holding it in her hand as she pondered.
‘It looks like I need to make some preparations as well.’
When it came to saving that girl, her stance was the same as Shirley’s.
“Meow?”
The cat in her arms let out a soft cry. Anis gently scratched the top of her head. “What is it?”
‘I want to bask in the sun…’
Xiao Mi’s female voice echoed in Anis’s mind. The latter was already used to such things.
“Hmm? You want to sunbathe? I suppose so. We haven’t been out for several days.”
Anis changed into her robe, picked up the cat, and brought her to the courtyard.
The winter sunlight felt exceptionally comfortable on her skin. Since the glass greenhouse had been built in the courtyard, she had the right to enter and exit the garden freely.
“Let’s go look at the flowers while we’re at it.”
“Meow.”
Anis carried the cat into the warm room filled with the scent of flowers. The temperature here felt just like being indoors; even in a nightgown, one wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of cold.
“The Constant Temperature Barrier Magic is functioning normally. No problems.”
After a quick confirmation that the system was working, Anis strolled through the small garden with the cat in her arms.
“Mew~”
The previously listless Xiao Mi became much more active after receiving the healing power of the sun and flowers. She jumped down from Anis’s arms and burrowed into the blooming bushes, sniffing around as she stepped on the soft soil.
“Xiao Mi, you can’t damage the flowers.” Anis followed behind her, watching over her like she was tending to a child.
However, when Xiao Mi walked in front of a certain blooming flower, the entire cat seemed to be captivated. She looked left and right, sniffed carefully from front to back, and finally turned around to let out a loud meow at Anis.
“Meow!”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
Anis walked over curiously. When she saw the flower, her eyes instantly widened in shock.
An icy chill could be felt clearly even from a distance. As a witch, Anis was all too familiar with it — it was magic power.
Under the influence of this wondrous magic, a thin layer of pure white snowflakes covered the soil around the flower. Upon this tiny patch of snow, an orchid was currently in bud, about to bloom.
“A Frost Lily of the Valley?!”
Anis was quite surprised by the appearance of this flower. This wasn’t an environment where it could survive at all!
Just how tenacious must its life force be to grow to the point of budding in such an environment?
In any case, this flower was one of the essential materials for brewing a High-purity Magic Stability Potion. It had to be protected!
However, there was another problem.
According to Shirley’s story, she said this batch of flowers had been randomly selected and purchased from a seed shop in the royal capital.
Could she really “randomly” happen upon a Frost Lily of the Valley?
Combined with the materials on that list, every single thing was sending her a signal.
Shirley’s intention to recruit her and save that girl together was already very clear.
It was just that Shirley didn’t know Anis was a transmigrator. Unsure if Anis knew about the girl’s situation, Shirley could only use this method to let her find out bit by bit.
‘Fine, let her have her way. The most important thing is to use a potion to preserve this flower first.’
Anis prepared to return to the bedroom to grab a few bottles of potion. It was at this moment that the greenhouse door opened.
“Hmm? Anis is actually here? What a rare guest.”
The newcomer was Shirley, followed by her personal maid, Sybil.
Anis looked at her with a cold expression. “Xiao Mi wanted to sunbathe, so I brought her here.”
“Meow!”
But at that moment, the cat at Anis’s feet reacted as if she were under stress. Her back arched and her fur stood on end instantly as she meowed loudly toward Shirley!
“Xiao Mi? What’s wrong? You can’t do that.”
Anis scolded her on the surface, but in reality, she gently pulled the cat into her arms and scratched her head to soothe her.
‘It’s understandable that she hates Shirley so much and would meow at her like that.’
On this point, the two of them shared the same opinion.
“Oh my, you hate me that much?”
Shirley wore a kind expression as she slowly approached the cat. She completely ignored the cat’s fierce expression and even gently scratched the top of its head!
“What did you come here for? Surely not just to have Xiao Mi hiss at you?”
“Of course not. I just came to water the flowers. I didn’t expect to run into you here.”
“Never mind that. Look at this.”
Anis pointed her finger at the budding flower. “Is this also one of the seeds you ‘randomly’ found in a batch from the seed shop?”
“Oh? What is this!”
Shirley looked at the budding flower with a face full of surprise. “How incredible! It actually caused a layer of snowflakes to cover the surrounding soil!”
Anis narrowed her eyes as she watched Shirley’s reaction. Shirley’s behavior was clearly a bit deliberate.
‘She definitely knows the specifics of this flower. Furthermore, the fact that it could grow like this definitely has something to do with her.’
But how exactly did she do it?
“Sybil! You really have a keen eye for talent! I was right to entrust you with the task of buying flower seeds!”
“Thank you for your praise, My Lady.” Sybil bowed elegantly and respectfully in thanks.
The way these two played off each other was also quite affected.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that for now. Anis, the weather is so nice today. Could I trouble you to go out and buy those items?”
Anis looked at her, and after a long silence, she nodded slightly. “I understand. I’ll go today.”
Looking at the timing, it really couldn’t be delayed any longer.
Besides, there was still an unresolved matter on the snowy mountain. A single day might be a bit of a rush.
“Oh, right. There’s one more thing!”