Liu Ziyuan
The two took the bag, nodded, and told Auntie not to worry and to stay at home. They looked around, thinking about where to hide best.
After much deliberation, they finally chose the osmanthus tree opposite Aunt Li's house. The tree was quite tall and the view was good. It was a big tree from which they could see the situation in the village. Ye Jing'an and Qiu Zimu climbed up and sat on the branch waiting for the crying cat corpse to appear.
Ye Jingan opened the backpack. His aunt had put a machete in it, and the rest were some food.
"It seems that your stomach growling has left a psychological trauma on Auntie. I'm always worried that you're hungry." Qiu Zimu smiled and took out a bottle of water to drink.
"What do you know? You need to be full to have strength!" Not long after Ye Jing'an finished his meal, he picked up a bag of biscuits and ate them.
It was a relaxing evening, a cool breeze blowing, and I was leaning against a tree, playing with my phone. Some time passed, and in the distance, a cat's meow reached me. It wasn't as gentle as a domesticated kitten's, but rather sharp and ferocious, as if it were about to pounce and scratch you to death.
"Here it comes, over there!" Qiu Zimu shook Ye Jing'an's arm and pointed to a patch of grass in the northeast.
Ye Jingan covered Qiu Zimu's mouth and whispered, "Don't shout, don't scare him away!"
The crying cat corpse stayed in the grass for a while. After confirming that there was no danger around, its entire body crawled out of the grass, looking around and sniffing something on the ground.
"Fuck, how did he grow up to be like this?" Ye Jing'an said in surprise.
The creature still vaguely resembled a human, though its clothing was tattered and its body bore several hideous wounds, revealing the red flesh beneath. A dark red and dark green substance, now dried and leaking from the wounds, was visible. Its body was covered in fine white hair, and it walked on all fours, its knees bent backwards. Its gait was unnatural, a human-like gait impossible.
"It's the crying cat corpse." Qiu Zimu whispered.
Ye Jing'an nodded and took out the talisman to throw. Qiu Zimu pulled him back and shook his head, then took out a jar of insects and released a few black poisonous insects.
The poisonous insect crawled down the tree trunk and quickly jumped onto the body of the crying cat, causing it to roll on the ground and scratch itself with its claws. The skin scratched by its sharp claws cracked and black-red blood flowed out.
While it wasn't paying attention, Ye Jing'an threw a talisman at it. The Weeping Cat Corpse noticed the yellow talisman flying towards it and slapped it to the ground, continuing to scratch the itch on its body. Ye Jing'an wasn't too surprised. It would be strange if the thing he drew worked. He would have to wait for the real thing to be effective. He saw the right opportunity to jump down from the tree and chop down at the Weeping Cat Corpse's head with his sword.
The cat's scalp was split open, revealing its white skull. It was already irritated by the poisonous insect, and the sword strike didn't seem to cause much damage to it, but it completely enraged it. Seeing that it was Ye Jing'an who had chopped it, it began to roar at him and clawed wildly.
Ye Jingan dodged backwards and could hear the sound of claws breaking through the wind. He had no doubt that if he was scratched, his intestines would be torn out.
Ye Jing'an slashed at the Weeping Cat's arms and legs several times, leaving the skin and flesh ripped. If it were an ordinary person, one strike would have severed their arm, but this didn't cause any substantial damage to the Weeping Cat, instead making it even more furious.
"If we can't kill him, let's think of a way!" He ran towards Qiu Zimu.
"What can I do? The insect can't control him!" Qiu Zimu panicked, frantically searching his bag for something useful. Seeing that Ye Jingan was about to be caught up, Qiu Zimu jumped down, his two feet just kicking the back of the crying cat corpse.
The crying cat corpse was pressed to the ground. After a loud cry, it suddenly arched its body and lashed out at Qiu Zimu with its claws. He dodged the attack, but his feet lost their balance and he fell to the ground.
Ye Jingan slashed at its head twice more with his sword, kicked it hard, pulled Qiu Zimu up and ran, shouting: "Why can't we kill this thing? It's useless even if you can fight!"
"Who knows? Let's run!" Unable to defeat them, the two men ran forward desperately. But it seemed they couldn't outrun the monster with twisted joints. As it screamed, they were getting closer and closer.
Qiu Zimu's clothes were caught in its claws, and he cried out. Ye Jing'an steeled himself, gathered his strength, turned around, and swung his sword. Before he could strike the weeping cat corpse, someone grabbed his wrist, and the sword fell to the ground. He heard the weeping cat corpse scream, and it looked like it had been kicked far away.
Ye Jing'an was stunned for a while, then looked in the direction of the hand that was holding him.
The person before him was tall and slender, wearing a white shirt and black pants, with her hair half tied up and draped over her shoulders. From behind, she looked like a gentle and pretty lady. However, this lady was about the same height as him, over 1.8 meters tall, which was the first time he had seen one. Moreover, her hands were incredibly strong, surprisingly able to withstand the force he had just thrown. Ye Jingan sighed inwardly, this person only looked like a lady, but she was probably just like his sister, and could kill you with one punch.
The crying cat corpse got up, growled at him twice, and ran back to the woods.
Ye Jingan was stunned. He had just chopped so many times with his sword, but it was useless. This lady had just beaten it away? This woman was not to be messed with!
"Sister, you are really awesome!" Ye Jingan exclaimed.
"What did you call me?" Liu Muzhe turned his head with a smile.
Ye Jingan paused. The man in front of him was very fair and handsome. His gentle temperament was accompanied by a cold and heroic aura. Although he had long hair, he did not look like a woman at all. Ye Jingan had seen many handsome men, but this was the first time he had met someone with such a temperament. Ye Jingan was stunned for a moment.
Liu Muze recalled what Ye Jingan had said when he was a child, and asked him playfully, "Do I look like a woman?"
Ye Jingan came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly and said: "No, no! I was blinded by the fight just now, handsome guy, don't bother with me."
"Hahahahahaha... you see that girl can kick that thing away with one kick." Qiu Zimu said to him mockingly.
Ye Jingan glared at Qiu Zimu, then smiled and greeted Liu Muze: "Hello, my name is Ye Jingan, what's your name?"
Liu Muze was silent for a moment and then said calmly, "Liu Ziyuan."
Qiu Zimu jumped forward and said, "Brother, my name is Qiu Zimu."
"Hello." Liu Muzhe nodded with a smile.
Ye Jingan always felt that the man in front of him was a little familiar, especially when he smiled. After thinking for a long time, he still had no impression of him. Ye Jingan asked, "Have we met somewhere before?"
Liu Muze resisted the urge to raise his eyebrows, shook his head and said, "I don't remember."
He often heard about the feeling of familiarity with strangers. The older generation said that this might be a past life encounter. But what does past life encounter have to do with this life? Ye Jingan didn't think about it any further and asked, "Why are you here alone in the middle of the night?"
"I was passing by and heard someone fighting, so I came over to take a look." Liu Muzhe said.
"It's already escaped, and it probably won't come out tonight. How can this thing be killed?! Let's go back and discuss how to deal with it." Ye Jing'an looked at the place where the crying cat corpse had escaped, then turned to Liu Muzhe and said, "Brother Liu, come with us. That monster likes to drink human blood, and you're not safe on your own."
"Okay." Liu Muzhe said.
"You're back. Are you all okay?" When Aunt Li saw them coming back, she quickly ran out to see if anyone was injured.
"Auntie, we are fine. The monster ran away." Qiu Zimu said with a smile.
"Auntie, do you have any rooms available? He is my friend and he also wants to live here." Ye Jing'an put his hand on Liu Muzhe's shoulder, as if he was very familiar with him.
Liu Muzhe glanced at Ye Jing'an's hand and pulled it away.
"The second floor is full. The only room left is the one on the first floor where the monster came." Aunt Li said in embarrassment. "How about you guys squeeze in on the second floor?"
"It's okay, I'll sleep on the first floor." Liu Muzhe said.
"No, the first floor is too hot and humid to accommodate guests. That's the rule here," said Aunt Li. "You'd better squeeze in. The second floor is full of Simmons mattresses, which are more comfortable to sleep on."
Ye Jingan didn't even think about it and said, "Okay, then Brother Liu, you can sleep with me. My bed is bigger."
Liu Muze was stunned for a moment, wondering how this kid could dare to sleep in the same room with a stranger. Wasn't he afraid that a bad guy would take his life while he slept? He was so bold! No wonder there was a natural disaster. Even if there wasn't one, he could create one.
Qiu Zimu was stunned by what he heard. He didn't even ask if he was willing to sleep with him. Seeing Brother Liu's equally shocked and confused expression, he winked at Ye Jing'an frantically.
Ye Jing'an understood Qiu Zimu's expression and secretly glanced at Brother Liu. It was indeed inappropriate to ask Brother Liu to sleep with him, after all, they had just met once. Although the inexplicable sense of familiarity made him feel good about this stranger, it was hard to say whether this person had some conspiracy to get close to him.
Then he thought again, this guy seems to be quite powerful. Killing him shouldn't be a big deal. If he's a good guy, then sleeping with him would be safer. At worst, he still has the protection of the Grandmaster. No need to worry about anyone who dares to touch him!
Ye Jingan broke the sudden silence and awkward atmosphere and asked again: "Brother Liu, what do you think?"
Liu Muze always slept alone and didn't really want to share a bed with others. If it were someone else, they would definitely refuse, but Ye Jingan was their own child after all, so it was okay for them to sleep together.
Ye Jingan brought Liu Muze to the room. He was exhausted and as soon as he entered, he habitually threw himself on the bed, forgetting that he was going to sleep in the same bed with someone else today.
Liu Muze sat on the bench, feeling both amused and helpless at the sight of the unfortunate child lying there heartlessly. In his defenseless position, if someone truly wanted to kill him, it would be easy. Thinking of having to protect him from now on, Liu Muze felt a little tired.
Although they had helped the Ye family to block several generations of heavenly tribulations in the past, they had all learned good skills and were able to protect themselves. All they had to do was calculate the time of the heavenly tribulation and take action to help avoid it. They didn't have to worry too much and it wouldn't be a hassle.
But looking at the way Ye Jingan, the unlucky kid, beat the crying cat corpse, it shows that he didn't learn anything seriously. He couldn't even deal with this kind of small monster, let alone encounter other powerful things in the future.
Liu Muzhe sighed in his heart. He would be in trouble in the future, but what could he do? He could only protect his own child.
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