Chapter 26 Black Cat
Qing Bai was puzzled by Qi Xiaopang's howl, but seeing that he was sincere and didn't seem to be joking, he quickly lowered his head and continued to observe his forehead with the front camera of his mobile phone.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Qi Xiaopang had exaggerated. What he said about the authentic white jade with emerald green was clearly just a light jade color... but it still changed color.
Qing Bai looked at himself in the camera, frowning as he asked Ai Chan, "Do any of those 'rumors' and 'legends' of yours mention that rhinoceros horns can change color?"
Jade is a cool color, and although it is not as bright and eye-catching as the blood red just now, it appears like a totem mark on the pale forehead. It is okay for a while, but it always has a seductive feeling after looking at it for a long time.
Ai Chan was a little speechless. This person really treated him as a designated NPC to answer questions about metaphysics. But he was just there to answer questions, and he even despised it!
"I don't know. How can 'it's said' or 'legend' be so completely accurate?"
Qing Bai glanced at Ai Chan without saying anything, and continued to observe the mark on his forehead with his eyes lowered.
Although Qing Bai didn't say anything, Ai Chan felt that he saw the deep meaning in that look, which was probably either "What's the use of you" or "You're a waste".
Ai Chan, feeling somewhat guilty, coughed dryly and added, "Generally, the original features of spirit beasts after transformation, such as horns, ears, tails, etc., can be retracted. Just try it calmly."
Qing Bai was not in a hurry. Instead, he asked, "A spirit beast transformed? Are you so sure that I must be Lingxi?"
Ai Chan paused, looking Qing Bai up and down in disbelief, focusing on his forehead. "How could your horns be fake if they're almost popping out? Could it be that your forehead is blue?"
Qing Bai returned the phone to Qi Xiaopang and was silent for a moment before saying, "I've been an ordinary person since I was a child...except for these few days, I'm no different from everyone else."
As soon as Ai Chan said this, before she could even react, Fatty Qi couldn't help but speak up: "Brother, be modest. You're not ordinary at all. You're very different."
How could someone who stands out in Kyoto University in terms of appearance and IQ be ordinary?
These words are not meant to belittle Qing Bai, but rather the ordinary people like them who are outshined by Qing Bai and have no chance of turning things around!
"What I'm saying is... in the past twenty-plus years of my life as a 'human,' neither I nor the people around me have noticed anything 'special' about me." Qing Bai looked at Ai Chan. "If Lingxi is 'born with psychic powers, understanding the language of all things,' then why have I lived as an ordinary person in the world of the living for so long? It doesn't make sense."
"It's indeed irrational." Ai Chan understood what Qing Bai really wanted to ask. He smiled and said, "There is someone who is more qualified to answer this question than me. Perhaps you can ask him..."
Qing Bai looked at Ai Chan quietly without asking who that person was.
Sure enough, the next moment Ai Chan added two words with a smile: "...write a letter."
Qing Bai turned around and went upstairs without saying a word. Perhaps he was too decisive and quick, because he didn't hear a question from behind until he reached the stairs: "Where are you going?"
Qing Bai said coldly, "Write a letter."
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"You're back so soon today?"
As soon as he entered the gate of the underworld, he was stopped. Jiu Nian turned around and nodded slightly to the visitor: "Lord of the Underworld."
The green-robed man known as Yin Jun leaned against the railing with his arms folded, his movements free and unrestrained, with a bit of the demeanor of a dandy young man.
Yin Weihuai stared at the serious-looking man in front of him for a moment, then suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Did he ask someone to run away?"
The tone was interesting, and there was also a bit of undisguised gloating.
Having worked together for many years, Jiu Nian had long been accustomed to the Yin Lord's erratic behavior. He was not angry at all, but nodded calmly and said, "It's just a clone."
"Tsk, that thief bird is really something, it can make our ninth grade master suffer like this..." Yin Weihuai's eyes rolled around, and he smiled with some ill intentions. This expression would look vulgar on other people's faces, but when he did it, it was full of romantic charm... Although he didn't look like a good person.
"You destroyed one of that thief bird's clones today. Although it may have alerted the enemy, it also sounded a warning to him. I think he won't dare to show up again for a while. I wonder if Master Jiunian would be willing to come to my Shangjing Yinsi and take charge for a few days?"
The preface and postscript are a complete turn of 180 degrees, and I'm afraid you won't be fooled in the next nine years.
Jiunian's voice was still gentle and polite: "You are welcome, Lord Yin."
Well, with just such a short sentence, his sincere invitation was twisted into a polite remark. After so many years, this guy really hasn't changed at all... It was a waste of his life in the world.
After countless failed kidnapping attempts, Yin Weihuai curled his lips in boredom, waved his sleeves and was about to leave when he saw a ray of fire that cut through the endless darkness like chasing the stars and the moon, and then crashed into Jiu Nian's arms. After the fire entered his arms, it turned into a piece of letter.
Yin Weihuai stopped halfway in his steps and thought to himself how strange it was that there was actually a living person in this world who would write a letter to this old antique?
Nine years was strange. What surprised him was not that someone had sent him a message, but that Qing Bai had written to him so quickly...
When I unfolded the letter, I saw that there were only two big words in this urgent letter - Lingxi.
Jiu Nian frowned slightly, and Yin Weihuai became even more curious. He was in no hurry to leave, but leaned back to the railing leisurely, admiring the rare change in the expression of their master Jiu Nian.
Jiu Nian carefully put the letter back into the envelope and said to Yin Weihuai, "I have something else to do, so I'll go ahead--"
"Wait, wait!" Seeing that the man wanted to slip away after reading the letter, Yin Weihuai quickly interrupted, "Looking at your expression, what's going on?"
Jiu Nian was just thinking about what to say when Yin Weihuai started counting on his fingers: "There are only a few major incidents in the underworld that have been attributed to you. Either it's that thief bird, or it's the case of the Lingxi clan, or... is it really a Lingxi matter?"
Jiu Nian nodded and shook his head, but still managed to say a few words: "Today I met someone who...healed my wounded soul."
As soon as these words came out, Yin Weihuai stood up straight in an instant, and asked in surprise: "Relieve the wounded soul? A person? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
The latter sentence is pure nonsense. All ghosts in the underworld have moments of dazedness and blurry vision, but the man in front of him is the only one who cannot... He is just unlucky.
Nine years: "It's telepathy."
Hearing such a positive answer, the surprise on Yin Weihuai's face was replaced by genuine joy. He clapped his hands and laughed, "Great! The crisis in the City of the Dead has finally been solved! That bald guy won't have to go to various underworlds to borrow people every few days. My year-end KPI in the Shangjing Underworld is expected to be met!"
Although he didn't understand some of the words, Jiu Nian still waited patiently for Yin Weihuai to finish laughing before saying goodbye. This time, Yin Weihuai didn't stop him, but only asked, "Since Lingxi has been discovered, why didn't Master Jiu Nian bring him back?"
Jiu Nian hesitated for a moment before saying, "For some reason, Lingxi is in human form, and it's also a... cub."
Yin Weihuai's smile gradually faded, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he said in a reproachful tone, "Master Jiunian, why are you still here? This cub is the hope of our entire underworld! Hurry and be a nurse... a bodyguard! Don't get lost again!"
I came back to check the information about Lingxi for the past nine years: "...Farewell."
Watching Jiu Nian's tall and slender figure disappear behind the door, the anxiety on Yin Weihuai's face gradually faded. He touched his chin and muttered to himself thoughtfully, "Looking at the direction, it seems to be Shangjing? Hey, it's really an unexpected success... Rounding it up, it can be considered a successful abduction?"
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Qing Bai spent nearly an hour pondering over the words, but in the end he only wrote two words. He spent another half an hour lighting the letter, and only after there was only the last match left in the matchbox did he make up his mind to finally send the letter... Then came the long wait.
It was not until the last ray of daylight faded away in the sky that Qing Bai, who was sitting on the terrace, suddenly remembered that the man only said that he could burn the letter to contact him, but did not say that he would definitely reply... or come to find him according to the letter.
"How unfair..." Qing Bai shook his head and sighed softly. There was not much disappointment on his pale face immersed in the darkness, but instead a hint of a smile appeared.
Fortunately, as long as people are alive, everything is possible... He always finds a way.
Qing Bai staggered to his feet. He had been sitting on the terrace for too long and his legs were a little numb.
He himself didn't feel anything, but others were frightened when they saw it - the overly thin young man was staggering on the edge of a two-story terrace with no guardrails at all, as if just one more gust of wind would blow him down... His silhouette was as thin as a paper man.
At least Qi Xiaopang, who was standing in the courtyard and about to call Qing Bai for a midnight snack, was frightened. He trembled and wailed, "Brother, don't let it get to you! If you don't want to be a human being, then don't be a human being! Humanity is not worth it!!!"
Originally it was nothing, he could stand firmly after shaking a few times, but after hearing the howl from below, Qing Bai twisted his ankle and suddenly lost his balance and was about to fall down.
At this critical moment, Qing Bai surprisingly didn't panic at all. His first thought was whether the fantasy creature Lingxi had any resemblance to a real rhino. At least it had thick skin and was resistant to falls...
"hiss--"
I don't know if it can withstand drops, but it is definitely not resistant to collisions.
Qing Bai lay on the ground, dizzy for a long time before he barely regained consciousness and struggled to get up... He was still on the terrace, but was knocked from the edge of the terrace into the inside.
Qing Bai turned around and saw the culprit who hit his waist... Of course, it could also be said to be his lifesaver... A cat?
It was already very dark and there was no light on the terrace. Although it was not so dark that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face, it was like a layer of black fog covering the eyes, and one could only see the rough outline of everything. However, the black cat squatting one step away was almost clearly visible in Qing Bai's eyes - as if a purer black suddenly appeared in the darkness.
The black cat squatted motionless on the edge of the terrace, with long fur and pointed ears, and no trace of other colors on its body. It was impossible to tell what color its eyes were at the moment, but their shape was excellent, and they looked deep when it looked at people quietly. Its big fluffy and soft tail circled half a circle from behind and gently covered its two front paws that were put together... He actually saw elegance and dignity in a cat.
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