Chapter 53 The Cat is the Boss
Thousands of miles away, there is a city called Luofeng City.
The sunlight shines through the gaps in the eaves and falls on the corner of the alley filled with groceries.
A snow-white cat was curled up in an abandoned wooden box, sleeping uneasily.
Its fur looks particularly pure and beautiful in the sunlight, and it is out of tune with the messy environment around it.
This cat is Bai Qingchen who has left Lingxiao Sect.
That day, I returned to Hanyuan Peak covered in blood, and the chill in my heart could not be dispelled for a long time.
Mo Zhiyuan's cold eyes, as if looking at dust, replayed in his mind over and over again.
He pursued the matter persistently, escaping death countless times, but all he got in return was a moment of indifference.
The huge gap and fatigue drowned him like a cold tide, and he found that the beliefs he had always held on to seemed so ridiculous at that moment.
Bai Qingchen suddenly felt tired. The loneliness of Hanyuan Peak and the gazes of his disciples, everything made him feel a heavy burden.
He needed to get away, to breathe.
So, he applied to go down the mountain for training as quickly as possible, without even saying goodbye to anyone. He felt very sorry for Yoyo, as they finally met again, but Yoyo left without saying goodbye.
Bai Qingchen just wanted to find a place where no one knew him, stay there quietly, and let his chaotic thoughts settle down.
As for the future, he didn't want to think about it for the time being.
After leaving Lingxiao Sect, he transformed into a cat and wandered aimlessly in Feixing City, trying to completely hide himself among the masses.
Late at night, he went into a secluded corner where goods were piled up to rest. Fatigue and frustration made him sleep soundly.
When he was awakened by the bumps and noise, he found that he was no longer in Feixing City.
The wooden box beneath him was moving with the convoy, and the air was filled with the residual scent of spatial fluctuations unique to the teleportation array and the unfamiliar smell of dust.
While he was sleeping, he was treated as part of the cargo and brought to this completely unfamiliar Luofeng City through a caravan's teleportation array.
Bai Qingchen jumped off the carriage in a daze and stood on the busy street, looking at the completely unfamiliar street scene in front of him somewhat at a loss.
The flying eaves and pointed corners, the bluestone roads, and the faint smell of fireworks floating in the air, everything is completely different from the atmosphere of the sects in the world of immortal cultivation that he is familiar with, but it makes him feel a deeper alienation and confusion.
Where should he go? What else could he do? His heart felt like it was blocked by a cold stone, heavy and he had no energy to do anything.
He lazily jumped onto a low wall, found a sunny spot and lay down, squinting his eyes, trying to let the warm sunlight dispel the chill in his heart.
At this time, a woman in coarse clothes passed by, pulling a little girl about five or six years old.
The little girl had sharp eyes and immediately saw the white cat basking in the sun on the wall.
"Mother, mother, look! There's a beautiful kitten over there!"
The little girl pointed at Bai Qingchen excitedly, her face full of surprise, and struggled to run over.
"Its fur is so white and soft, just like snow! Mom, can we take it home?"
The woman looked in the direction her daughter pointed and saw the cat. It was indeed very beautiful and too clean to look like a stray cat.
But the woman frowned and grabbed her daughter. "No, who knows if this cat is clean? What if it has fleas, or bites or scratches people? Let's go!"
Her tone was somewhat harsh, and she hurried away without saying anything, pulling the little girl, who kept looking back and looking disappointed.
Bai Qingchen's ears moved slightly and he heard the conversation between the mother and daughter clearly.
He showed no emotion and continued to lie in a more comfortable position, resting his chin on his crossed front paws, his ice-blue cat eyes half-closed, as if he was indifferent to everything around him.
However, after just a short while, a shadow blocked his sunlight, and Bai Qingchen lazily opened his eyelids.
He saw a huge tabby cat, weighing probably more than ten pounds, standing on the top of the wall, looking down at him and blocking his way.
This tabby cat is sleek and smooth, but its left eye has disappeared, leaving only a hideous scar, making it look fierce and difficult to mess with.
It looked down upon Bai Qingchen and spoke in a rough voice with a strong local accent.
"Hey! New here! You look unfamiliar. Which gang are you from? Do you know the rules? This place is under the protection of Sang Biao! If you know what's good for you, hurry up and give it to me..."
Before it even uttered the word "get out", Bai Qingchen was already impatient.
I was already in a bad mood because I was disturbed while basking in the sun, and this noisy cat was still acting like a big shot.
He was too lazy to even stand up completely. He just raised one of his front paws at lightning speed, leaving only a silver-white afterimage, and swung it towards the arrogant face of the fat tabby cat.
"Meow——!" A shrill scream.
The fat tabby cat who called himself Sang Biao felt a flash before his eyes, and then an irresistible force slapped him hard in the face.
Its huge body was blown off the wall like a ball, and fell on the pile of debris in the alley with a thud. It rolled several times before stopping, with stars in its eyes and half of its face burning with pain.
Bai Qingchen slowly retracted his claws, put them to his mouth and licked them. His ice-blue cat eyes glanced down at the fat tabby cat that had fallen and was stunned below. His eyes were calm, as if he had just swatted away a disturbing fly.
The fat tabby cat Sang Biao was completely stunned and woken up by this claw.
It struggled to get up and looked at the white cat licking its paws gracefully on the wall, its eyes full of awe.
This newcomer doesn't look big, but why is it so powerful and so fast? It doesn't even have time to react.
A man who knows the times is a hero. Sang Biao immediately faced the reality.
It rolled up and got up, not caring about the pain, and meowed in the direction of Bai Qingchen. Its tone suddenly changed 180 degrees and was full of flattery.
"Big... Big Brother, it's all a misunderstanding. I was blind and didn't recognize you! From now on, you are my Sang Biao's boss! You have the final say in this area of Luofeng City's West City!"
After saying that, it raised its neck and made a series of short and loud meows, as if calling something.
Soon, seven or eight cats appeared from various corners of the alley.
There is a skinny calico cat, a vigilant black cat, a simple-minded orange cat, and an old white cat that looks quite old.
They all looked at Bai Qingchen on the wall, and then at Sang Biao who was nodding and bowing below, their eyes full of curiosity and awe.
Sang Biao immediately puffed out his chest and meowed to his fellow comrades, "Look carefully! This is our new boss! Be smart from now on!"
Bai Qingchen looked at the group of cats below and fell silent.
He just wanted to find a quiet place to stay, so how did he become the boss of the cat gang out of nowhere? He flicked his tail, turned around, and wanted to jump off the wall and leave this troubled place.
"Hey! Boss! Boss, don't go!" Sang Biao became anxious when he saw this, and quickly jumped onto the pile of debris next to him, trying to get closer to Bai Qingchen.
"Boss, you're new here, so you don't have a place to stay yet? This city is a mess, and sleeping on the streets at night is not an option! Why don't you stay with me for now?"
Its tone was ingratiating, and its small eyes, as big as green beans, sparkled with shrewdness.
In fact, it had noticed this white cat with extraordinary temperament since Bai Qingchen just appeared in the city. It wanted to recruit him to expand its power today, but it didn't expect to hit a wall and was recruited instead.
However, a blessing in disguise, this new boss is incredibly powerful! Holding onto his thigh is a sure thing!
Bai Qingchen stopped in his tracks. He really had nowhere to go. Although turning into a cat would make him more concealed, it also meant losing the convenience of his human identity.
Sleeping on the streets, exposed to wind and rain, is not a long-term solution after all.
He glanced at Sang Biao, who had a smile on his face, then looked at the group of cats below who were staring at him eagerly, and finally meowed softly, indicating his agreement.
Sang Biao was overjoyed and hurriedly led the way, passing through several relatively secluded alleys and arriving at the outer city area of Luofeng City near the city wall.
The houses here are low and look a bit shabby, but they are still clean. Faint singing sounds like bells can be heard.
Sang Biao brought Bai Qingchen to a small courtyard surrounded by a low fence. The courtyard was not big, but it was quite tidy.
In the yard, a young girl wearing a washed-out green cloth skirt and a simple bun was humming a song while scrubbing a large basin of clothes on a small wooden stool.
Next to her, an old woman with gray hair and a kind face was sitting on an old rattan chair, holding a half-done old dress in her hand. She was squinting her eyes and threading the needle in the sunlight.
The sun shone on them, and the courtyard was filled with a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.
"Meow~" When Sang Biao saw the girl, he immediately changed to a completely different tone. His voice became soft and coquettish. He trotted to the girl's feet and rubbed her trouser leg affectionately with his head.
"Xiaohua! You're back!" The girl heard the voice, raised her head and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
She stopped what she was doing, wiped her wet hands on her apron, bent down, picked up the chubby tabby cat, and gently stroked its shiny fur with a doting tone.
"Where have you been running off to again? I haven't seen you all day. Be careful that you don't get caught by bad guys." She noticed that Xiaohua kept turning its head and meowing towards the outside of the fence, so she followed its gaze and looked over.
I saw a snow-white cat with a cold and noble temperament squatting on the top of the fence, quietly watching everything in the yard.
The sunlight fell on its fur dotted with silver hairs, as if giving it a layer of soft light.
"Wow! What a beautiful kitten!" The girl's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Xiaohua, is this your new friend?"
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