Chapter 149, Chapter 5: The Cat Master in a Rich Family Novel
His knuckles turned slightly white from the force he exerted, and a sound leaked out from between his fingers, carrying an eerie calm.
"Or... is it hallucination caused by three consecutive days of meetings?"
It was less of a murmur and more of an attempt to convince myself.
Looking at this person who was completely different from the original owner's memories, Xu Qingzhou almost laughed.
Xu Mingjing was not a fragile person; it was just that everything before him was beyond the normal range of what a person could accept.
Suppressing a laugh, Xu Qingzhou patted him on the shoulder.
"Do you need me to demonstrate again how to conjure white light with bare hands to physically exorcise the little monster?"
After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence.
"But this time there will be a fee. You know, I'm very poor since I left the Xu family."
"..."
Xu Mingjing lowered his hand, revealing his somewhat dazed eyes, and looked at him expressionlessly.
"explain."
His words were concise and to the point, and his tone returned to his usual commanding manner.
Unfortunately, he lacked confidence and was like a paper tiger.
Xu Qingzhou didn't mind; it was just his usual speaking rhythm.
Most people in power have this habit of using questions and instructions to control the situation and seize sovereignty.
He shrugged.
Are you sure you want to say this here?
Xu Mingjing remained silent for a few seconds, glanced at the dark, bottomless alley, and then silently got up from the ground.
"To your place."
He didn't explain anything else, looked around, and walked precisely toward Xu Qingzhou's car parked by the roadside.
Seeing his slightly unsteady yet steady gait, Xu Qingzhou shrugged and pulled Yu Wanwan back into his arms.
Back at the car, looking at the passenger window with a large hole in it, Xu Qingzhou lowered his eyes and gently scratched his cat ears.
"You're quite strong?"
Yu Wanwan twitched her ears, avoiding his hand, and looked over with a chilly gaze.
Xu Qingzhou chuckled twice, then immediately fell silent.
"Are you injured?"
"Meow……"
without.
Xu Qingzhou shook his head, walked around to the driver's seat, and placed her in the passenger seat.
Upon seeing her, Xu Mingjing immediately leaned back, his entire body radiating resistance.
Why are you still keeping it?
The smile on Xu Qingzhou's face faded.
"If I remember correctly, if it weren't for her, you would be dead by now."
"..."
"Besides, the Xu family has already kicked me out. Who I support is none of your business."
Xu Mingjing had nothing to say.
After holding it in for a while, he finally managed to utter a sentence.
"Don't let it get too close to me!"
Otherwise, even without that ugly thing, he'd be a dead man anyway.
Xu Qingzhou snorted and started the car.
Xu Mingjing also owns an apartment nearby.
If he works late on weekdays, he will go back to that apartment to rest.
That's why he was being chased in this alley today.
He originally planned to go to the apartment here.
As a result, his car broke down halfway through the journey. It was the middle of the night, and he was too lazy to call someone to fix it. In addition, his apartment wasn't far away, so he decided to walk back.
Who knew I'd encounter something like that in that alley?
Xu Qingzhou's house is full of traces of cats' lives; if Xu Mingjing went in, he would probably die.
Furthermore, he himself was unwilling to let outsiders step into his and Yu Wanwan's private world.
The car arrived at Xu Mingjing's apartment building.
Back in familiar surroundings, Xu Mingjing relaxed a little.
Looking at the cat being held in Xu Qingzhou's arms, she hesitated but ultimately didn't let him take the cat out.
I just sat far away in a corner of the sofa, far away from them.
"Can we talk about it now?"
Even though they knew Xu Mingjing was like this because he was allergic to cat fur.
Seeing his disdainful attitude, Xu Qingzhou was still a little annoyed.
He held Yu Wanwan tighter, feeling the softness in his palm, before he could barely suppress his anger.
Have you ever heard of vampires?
Xu Mingjing was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Vampires? You mean... vampires?"
"Um."
Xu Qingzhou nodded indifferently.
"You can understand it that way too."
Xu Mingjing was even more bewildered.
"Isn't that just something made up in movies and TV shows?"
Yu Wanwan scoffed softly and buried her head in the crook of Xu Qingzhou's legs.
Their own existence is fictional, yet they have the nerve to say that the vampire race is fictional?
Xu Qingzhou didn't quite understand what she was scoffing at, so he subconsciously tried to soothe her.
After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
A small ball of light condensed on the tip of the index finger.
"So you think this is also fictional?"
The light was not dazzling, but warm and pure, as if a small patch of sunlight had been concentrated on it.
Xu Mingjing's pupils suddenly contracted.
He still remembered that in the alley, the so-called vampire was burned to ashes by that same light.
Xu Mingjing seemed to want to go over and reached out to touch the ball of light.
But considering the cat in his arms, she didn't dare to go over. She just squinted and tried to find a flaw in his fingertips.
For example, hidden LED lights or something.
But no.
The light emanated naturally from Xu Qingzhou's fingertips, and even though he was sitting quite far away, he could feel the faint warmth emanating from it.
Even the weariness in my body gradually faded away under this warmth.
Special effects in movies and TV series require post-production compositing.
Magic requires props and techniques.
What he was seeing contradicted everything he knew about science.
Xu Mingjing opened his mouth, but his throat was so dry that he couldn't make a sound.
After a long time, he finally found his voice again.
"This is impossible..."
There must be some props that he hasn't discovered yet.
This half-brother has always enjoyed teasing him since childhood, and he can do it so well that no one can find a trace of it, leaving him with unspeakable suffering.
This time will definitely be the same.
Perhaps even that so-called vampire was someone he hired to play the role?
Xu Mingjing knew very well that his decision to return to his apartment today was a spur-of-the-moment thing.
No one knew he would return to this apartment today, no one knew his car would break down on the way, and no one knew he would abandon the car and walk.
Even if Xu Qingzhou wanted to play a trick on him, he couldn't arrange it in advance in the alley.
Xu Qingzhou dismissed the ball of light from his fingertips with a half-smile, leaned back on the sofa, and comfortably combed Yu Wanwan's hair.
He didn't care whether Xu Mingjing believed him or not.
If he weren't the one he wanted to protect in this world, he wouldn't bother explaining so much.
Xu Mingjing reluctantly accepted this absurd and surreal existence.
He is, after all, the heir to a large conglomerate.
After accepting it, he calmed down as quickly as possible.
Why did it attack me?
Xu Qingzhou was not surprised by his reaction.
"You're just unlucky; you happened to run into a low-level vampire who came out to feed."
"..."
Xu Mingjing's carefully maintained composure almost crumbled again.
I calmed down for a few seconds.
"Your light..."
"Oh, I met an old Taoist priest a long time ago and learned some unorthodox techniques from him. I originally thought they were just tricks to fool people, but who would have thought they could actually deal with that thing?"
That's a reason that sounds completely half-hearted.
Xu Mingjing remained silent for a long time, but still did not press the matter further.
Everyone has secrets, and besides, his relationship with his younger brother wasn't good enough for him to share these secrets.
It would be good enough if it didn't end in a fight to the death.
"How many... vampires are there?"
"I don't know."
"..."
Xu Mingjing stared coldly at Xu Qingzhou, whose face was full of innocence.
"This is the first time I've ever encountered this thing. But these things are like cockroaches; when you find one, there's already a whole nest of them hidden in the shadows."
Yu Wanwan shuddered and raised her paw to scratch the back of his hand.
Xu Qingzhou flipped her over, took her little hand in his, and squeezed it lightly.
This provoked Yu Wanwan to immediately pull out her claws and stuff them under Mao Mao's body.
No way!
Xu Qingzhou blinked and regretfully withdrew his hand.
Fine, if you don't want to pinch me, then don't.
"..."
Xu Mingjing almost lost his composure because of his description.
I took a breath, tried to calm myself down, and steered the conversation toward something more serious.
"One last question: how should I protect myself if I encounter this kind of vampire next time? Should I carry garlic with me?"
In movies and TV shows, vampires seem to be quite afraid of garlic, but I wonder if that applies to real life.
Xu Qingzhou didn't really understand either.
This was indeed the first time he had ever faced a vampire.
He subconsciously looked down at Yu Wanwan.
Yu Wanwan remained silent for a moment.
In the real world, vampires are not afraid of garlic.
But this is a virtual world, and these vampires shouldn't exist in this setting.
Who knows what characteristics they will be given?
The only thing that can be confirmed is that lower-level vampires are afraid of light.
As for high-ranking vampires and pure-blooded vampires, who knows if they even exist in this world.
Let's talk about it when we encounter it.
Xu Qingzhou remained silent for a few seconds, then understood what she meant.
"You can try wearing it."
His expression was serious, and his attitude was sincere.
"..."
Xu Mingjing pressed his temple.
"I need to digest this."
Xu Qingzhou tactfully picked up Yu Wanwan and got up.
"Get some rest, and contact me if you need anything."
He took a business card out of his pocket, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it over.
After staring at the business card for a few seconds, Xu Mingjing solemnly put it away.
"Thanks."
I want to thank him for this time, and also for taking him to the hospital in time last time.
Xu Qingzhou smiled.
"You're welcome. After all, you're my brother."
He didn't linger and left the apartment with Yu Wanwan.
The facts are just as Xu Qingzhou said.
Once one appears, more and more vampires will appear.
In the city, attacks in the shadows began to increase at an alarming rate.
Panic, like a silent plague, began to spread quietly among the citizens.
Various vague rumors and so-called eyewitness photos have also appeared online.
Although it will be removed by the platform soon, the seeds of fear have already been sown.
With fewer people traveling at night, sales of various items that are said to ward off evil spirits have skyrocketed.
Despite this situation, Xu Qingzhou's pet blogger account continued to be updated calmly.
It was as if all that chaos had nothing to do with them.
One day, Xu Qingzhou received an email from Xu Mingjing.
The emails contained previously undisclosed information about the bizarre attack case that Xu Mingjing had obtained through various channels and connections.
The abandoned factory in the west of the city is a high-risk area, where almost all the homeless people die, and their deaths are similar to those seen online.
There are people on the black market buying type O blood on the elevated highway; the channels are suspicious.
Several disappearances are quite strange; the last place they were seen before they disappeared was a dimly lit alleyway similar to the one where he had his last encounter.
The information was fragmented, but pieced together, it was enough to make one feel the gravity of the situation.
Looking at the email, Xu Qingzhou stroked his chin, his gaze suddenly falling on the kitten lying on his lap, and he smiled gently.
"Juanjuan, how about we go livestream ourselves fighting monsters?"
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