Chapter 71

Occasionally there are some small...

Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang had no idea what was happening behind them. They walked in the forest and did not encounter any danger along the way.

Occasionally, some small animals would appear, and Cheng Hui even caught a rabbit with great interest, planning to have it as dinner in the evening.

The overly peaceful environment made both of them feel something was wrong. Compared to their previous experience in the desert, this forest was too peaceful, wasn't it?

"If something is abnormal, it must be something wrong!" Cheng Hui said decisively.

"So... where do you think the demon is?"

Cheng Hui scratched his head, looked at the rabbit he was holding, and suddenly an idea hit him: "No, the number of animals in the forest is wrong."

Lin Qingyang:?

"Look, this forest is very quiet. There are obviously no large animals, but there aren't many small animals either."

Lin Qingyang nodded, and then what?

Cheng Hui grinned. "That's what's wrong. If there weren't any large animals, let's say rabbits, which give birth to a litter every two months. If there weren't large beasts hunting them, they would be enough to eat up the entire forest. But look, are there many rabbits in this forest?"

Lin Qingyang suddenly realized that although he did not understand the food chain, he understood the principle that there cannot be two tigers in one mountain.

Why can't one mountain support two tigers? Is it because the mountain isn't big enough? No, it's because the resources of a mountain can only support one tiger.

If there is one more tiger, both tigers will starve.

So the question is, why are there so few small animals in this forest? As Cheng Hui said, with the fertility of rabbits, they should have eaten this forest into a desert long ago.

Obviously, there is only one answer. Something has replaced the large beasts and is hunting the small animals here. It is precisely because of the existence of that substitute that the small animals here are not rampant.

"What do you think it will be?" Lin Qingyang became more alert.

The monster has limited intelligence and is easy to deal with, but this substitute may not be so easy. At least they have walked so far and have not found any trace of the substitute, which shows that the other party is very cautious and has not revealed any traces.

"It's hard to say." Cheng Hui went through all the species that might replace the large wild beasts in his mind, but ultimately could not come to a conclusion.

There is no way. There are too many possibilities, and there are too many strange things in the world of cultivation, so it is impossible to determine the target.

"In short, it's definitely better to be careful."

Lin Qingyang agreed very much. The two of them gradually slowed down their pace and observed their surroundings vigilantly.

The woods were quiet, and the little animals seemed to have disappeared since some time.

Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang exchanged glances, both realizing something was amiss around them and becoming even more alert.

Meow——

A black kitten crawled out from under a broad leaf and looked at Cheng Hui in confusion.

Cheng Hui's heart moved, but he did not act immediately. Instead, he looked around more nervously, fearing that this was a trap.

"Did you find anything?" he asked Lin Qingyang.

Lin Qingyang shook his head. He didn't find any danger.

Cheng Hui's spiritual sense didn't reveal anything else, so he breathed a sigh of relief, walked over, picked up the kitten, and shook it in front of his eyes.

With fate grabbed by the scruff of its neck, the kitten looked bewildered and meowed pitifully at Cheng Hui twice.

Cheng Hui's heart melted when he was called by him. This kind of furry little animal was his favorite. Unfortunately, due to the limited environment before he traveled through time, he could barely support himself, so how could he be qualified to raise any small animals.

"Oh, how pitiful! Whose big cat is this that even lost its own son?" Cheng Hui held the kitten in his arms and touched its chin.

The kitten probably had never seen people before and was not afraid. It felt very comfortable being touched by the kitten and made a purring sound.

Cheng Hui touched the kitten twice and was about to withdraw his hand, but the kitten was not happy and grabbed his fingers with its two front paws and refused to let go.

Cheng Hui was so amused that he immediately turned into a cat slave, carefully scratching the kitten and changing the angles.

Lin Qingyang: ...

He stared at the little black cat with a bad look, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

A poor cat actually enjoyed the treatment that you yourself didn't enjoy. I think you are looking for death!

Meow! Hiss!

The little black cat was extremely sensitive to murderous intent. It was frightened and jumped up suddenly, showing a fierce expression towards Lin Qingyang.

Lin Qingyang's eyes became even colder, and when his gaze touched the bloody marks on Cheng Hui's hands that had just been scratched, murderous intent emanated from him.

"Wait, wait, calm down! It's just a little wild cat..." Cheng Hui hurriedly hugged Lin Qingyang's hand, feeling that if he let go, the little cat would be gone...

"Let go!" Lin Qingyang said unhappily. "You were so kind to it, and it actually dared to hurt you. Why keep this beast that can't tell good from evil?"

"You said it yourself, it's just a cat. What bad intentions could a kitten have... He was just scared, so..."

Lin Qingyang interrupted him with a bad look: "Are you saying that this is my fault?"

Cheng Hui: ...

"No, of course not. This was just an accident." Cheng Hui's will to survive was very strong: "Look, it's just such a small wound, and it has healed in such a short time. Forget it, let's do a good deed and let it go."

The little black cat had already escaped from Cheng Hui's arms when it jumped up, and was now standing on a tree branch. It looked at Lin Qingyang with a very alert look, as if it could vaguely feel the threat posed by the other party.

"Hmph! For your sake, I'll spare his life..." Lin Qingyang didn't want to make Cheng Hui unhappy because of this. Anyway, the damn cat had hurt Cheng Hui, so it definitely couldn't stay with him. It would be the same if he found a chance to kill it later.

"Okay, okay, thank you Qingyang for sparing its life." Cheng Hui coaxed Lin Qingyang softly, looking at the little black cat with great regret. He had a vague feeling that with Lin Qingyang's jealousy, he probably wouldn't have the chance to raise any cats or dogs in the future...

Woo woo woo... So many furries left him... QAQ

"Ahem, why don't you go away quickly." Cheng Hui winked at the kitten. He just wanted to calm it down temporarily, but the premise was that the kitten couldn't be an eyesore nearby. Otherwise, if Lin Qingyang was in a bad mood again, the cat would be in trouble.

Meow...

The kitten didn't understand why the two-legged beast that seemed to be so comfortable touching him just now suddenly changed its attitude and even chased him away. It was so fierce!

Meow...

The kitten rubbed its claws on the branch unhappily. The two-legged beast had just made it very comfortable, and it wanted to raise the human and keep it for future use.

But... he looked at the other Twolegged beast. That Twolegged beast was so scary. He had a hunch that if he stayed there any longer, he might die.

The kitten was unwilling to give up, but couldn't win the fight, so he could only sharpen his claws on the tree angrily and glare at the two-legged beast with fierce eyes.

Cheng Hui's heart was pounding. My little ancestor, hurry up and leave. If you anger Lin Qingyang, you'll be turned into a cat fur scarf...

Lin Qingyang also stared at the little wild cat without showing any weakness. This cat must have lived long enough to survive since it dared to compete with him for people.

Sparks flew between the man and the cat. Cheng Hui, watching from the sidelines, felt as if he were witnessing some kind of Shura field...

Bah, bah, bah, it must be an illusion!

Just when he was racking his brains to figure out how to persuade the little black cat to leave, Lin Qingyang suddenly moved.

He moved as fast as lightning, and with one wrong step he came to the branch next to the kitten and grabbed the kitten by the scruff of the neck.

Kitten:……???

Meow?

The kitten was grabbed by the scruff of the neck again, but this time it was the annoying two-legged beast that got the upper hand. The kitten couldn't help but turn into a grumpy cat and cursed at him.

Even if he couldn't understand cat language, he could guess that it was scolding him. Lin Qingyang's face was grim, and he shook his wrist deftly... The kitten was shaken so hard that it felt dizzy.

"Wait, keep the cat..." Cheng Hui stretched out his hand. Lin Qingyang moved very quickly. He wanted to stop him but was worried that he would be unhappy. In the time he hesitated, the kitten had been caught by him.

"Uh... Qingyang, why do you still want to catch him?" Cheng Hui asked cautiously.

Meow!

The little cat was still cursing, and Cheng Hui was frowning as he heard it. He felt that the cat was going to die soon.

Lin Qingyang didn't say anything, but just used a spell to tie up the kitten.

He lifted Cheng Hui's arm and looked at the scratches that were gradually disappearing, his eyes becoming deep.

Cheng Hui thought he was still angry about his injury, so he quickly explained, "It'll be fine soon. Look, it's almost gone. Forget it, let the cat go. It didn't mean to do it."

Lin Qingyang glared at him unhappily: "Do you think I brought him back because of this?"

Cheng Hui: ...Huh? Really? Why?

Lin Qingyang poked Cheng Hui's forehead in frustration and said, "Look at your wound. Can't you see it? What are you? You are a corpse that has refined the blood of a thousand-year-old zombie. Even a steel needle made of black hair can't penetrate your defense. How could an ordinary underage kitten possibly hurt you!"

Cheng Hui couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise: OK...it seems to be like that...

He is not an ordinary person now, how could he get bloody marks just by being scratched by a kitten?

Could it be that… He looked at the kitten, tied up like a dumpling, with a strange look. Could it be that it was a substitute for the larger animals? Was it eating all those small animals?

Judging from its size, it is unlikely. The kitten is too small, even smaller than the rabbit he just caught. But in terms of fighting power, that ordinary rabbit cannot compare with this kitten that can only scratch itself. As for the kitten being able to eat the rabbit, it seems that there is no problem.

"So... is this a cat?" Cheng Hui was a little unsure.

There are too many monsters in the world of cultivation. God knows what kind of strange bloodline is hidden in this little cat's body, otherwise it wouldn't be so powerful.

"I don't know, but since it came to our door on its own initiative, we might as well catch it first." Lin Qingyang said nonchalantly.

Cheng Hui looked at the kitten silently. Does this count as door-to-door delivery?

"What if he has other companions?" he asked.

"After killing the young ones, the old ones came. I really want to know if the animals here are the same." Lin Qingyang curled his lips.

Cheng Hui: ...

I see, this is how we use this kitten to fish.

Although he likes small animals, he would not ignore his own safety because of such a thing. At most, he would discuss it with Lin Qingyang and try to resolve it peacefully if possible. After all, the other party did not seem to intend to hurt him.

Lin Qingyang agreed with a smile, but it was hard to say what he was thinking.

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