Chapter 121

Seeing Buyehou turning around to leave, Tu Jiaojiao, who was studying the damaged formation on the ground, raised his head and said, "Senior, is there anything else you haven't told me?"

When Yu Tu looked into Tu Jiaojiao's eyes, he once again confirmed his inner guess.

Only he had just seen the "fake corpse" of the poison puppet master, and someone had appeared briefly under the identity of the poison puppet master.

Yu Tu did not answer. He walked back a few steps, squatted in front of the poison puppet master, pointed his finger at his forehead, and energy leaked out. The skin that felt strange under his fingertips suddenly became hard. Yu Tu saw a flash of black scales.

Tu Jiaojiao had been paying attention to his movements, and he also saw the black scales that only appeared for a second: "Dragon scales?!"

The energy that had traveled around in the poison puppet master's brain had already given honest feedback—a short-term control mark was engraved on the poison puppet master's smelly soul. Using half of the recipient's soul as fuel, the person who planted the mark could remotely control or even temporarily possess the recipient.

gentlemen……

The boss behind the scenes seems to know him? Or to be more precise, does he know Buyehou?

Yu Tu withdrew his hand and looked at the two energy-consuming entities, one new and one old, inside the vest. Then he thought about the increasing number of mysteries surrounding himself and wanted to give up right there and then.

I can't live like this anymore, really.

During the moment when he was distracted, Tu Jiaojiao seemed to ask something again, but Yu Tu didn't hear clearly.

"I'm sorry..." Yu Tu said, "Can you say it again?"

The expression on Tu Jiaojiao's face that Yu Tu saw could be translated into a famous emoticon package———

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Yu Tu: “……?”

Perhaps his doubts were too obvious, the black cat squatting on his shoulder suddenly rubbed his cheek with its cat head and made a trembling "meow~"

Yu Tu suddenly remembered that the last time the vortex appeared in the vest, it only left the vest with the most basic life-sustaining functions, and its appearance was pale and bloodless. This time, the vortex increased to two...

Yu Tu: “!!!”

Help! He simply couldn't imagine what he looked like now!

He glanced at Tu Jiaojiao, who still had an expression of "wanting to say something but stopping, stopping but still wanting to say something" on his face. Yu Tu's scalp tingled, and he forced himself to nod to Tu Jiaojiao, then quickly ran away with the black cat, holding its life-saving object!

If you don't run now, when will you run?

After successfully coming out of this bloody shielding barrier, Yu Tu tried to clear his mind. How bad the vest's appearance was could be put off until later. The most important thing now was to send the child back before daybreak.

Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. When Yu Tu rushed back to the hospital, the building was already brightly lit and in a mess everywhere. The sound of police cars was particularly loud in the silent night.

Yu Tu: “…”

He decisively shielded himself, making himself disappear from the perception of others, and then signaled to the black cat on his shoulder.

The black cat rubbed Yu Tu's cheek with its cat head again, and made a gentle and coquettish "meow~" that Yu Tu had never heard since he met it.

It jumped lightly from Yu Tu's shoulder, grabbed the outer wall of the balcony, and like the legendary Catman, it entered the balcony on the second floor.

It had just sneaked into the bedroom from the sliding door on the balcony when it saw Liao Huanyan sitting on the floor with her knees hugged, her face full of tears.

The black cat let out a mournful “Meow!!!”

If anyone bullies the cat's owner when the cat is not around, the cat will cut him into pieces!

Liao Huanyan heard the sharp meow of a cat. Through her tearful eyes, she saw a furry black ball: "Meow, mimi... Xiao He is gone... Xiao He is gone..."

The black, warm, furry creature jumped into her arms and rubbed her face with its cool paw pads. She heard the anxious calls of "meow" and "wool".

"I called the police... Mimi... I couldn't find him anywhere..."

How could Liao Huanyan sleep through the night when her own child was sick? When she came to see if Tang He had kicked off the quilt in the middle of the night, she found the window was open, the quilt was torn to pieces, the bed was in a mess, and her son and cat were both gone.

Liao Huanyan almost collapsed on the spot. She searched the floor inside and out for several times, and even searched the entire building and the surrounding lawns. The last bit of hope in her heart disappeared completely during the search.

When she called the police, she was still able to speak clearly and think clearly. When the police arrived, she was able to force herself to explain the situation to them. But after she had done everything she could, she returned to this bedroom and began to cry uncontrollably. It would have been fine if she hadn't been comforted. Once she was comforted, her tears were like a dam bursting, and she couldn't stop.

“Meow!!!”

Suddenly, she heard a particularly fierce cat meow, and then she felt a pain in her arm—Mimi bit her through her clothes.

"Hiss——" She gasped in pain, choking on her cry, "Mimi, why did you bite me?"

The black cat, which was dizzy from her wailing, jumped out of her arms and pulled her sleeve to the balcony - the little fool was outside, don't just cry, go and pick him up!

The movement of it dragging her to the balcony was so obvious that she was almost panicked when it bit her sleeve and dragged her. Liao Huanyan got up from the ground and staggered to the outside of the balcony.

There was no moonlight today, but the lights from the police car and the lights in the building made the outside half bright. In the dim junction, she saw a man holding a child in one arm, with the child's head resting on his shoulder. She couldn't see the child's face clearly, but at the first glance, she felt that it was her Xiao He!

She could leave the ward first, go downstairs and come out again, but the anxious Liao Huanyan felt that it was a waste of time. She looked at the balcony on the second floor which was not too high, and jumped down in the confused look of Black Cat.

"Meow!!!!"

The cat just wants you to see that the child is fine, not to let you take a shortcut and jump down to find someone! Are you going to die, you stinky shit shoveler!!!

Liao Huanyan had no idea what her cat was thinking. She didn't even dare to waste time, for she was afraid that by the time she got around, the person holding the child would have disappeared.

She was prepared to get hurt when she landed, but something invisible seemed to support her, and she staggered to the ground. Apart from some pain in her feet due to the recoil, she was not injured.

This should have been a lucky and strange thing, but she had no time to care about it at this moment. She just ran towards the intersection of light and darkness. The closer she ran, the more familiar the figure of the child in her arms became.

The hospital gown was dirty and covered in dark blood. Was he injured? Why was he not moving?

She couldn't even judge whether the man in front of her had any ill intentions towards her, whether he was holding Xiao He as a deliberate trap, and whether something would happen if she rushed over - she didn't think about any of this.

At this moment, the mother's concern for her child overwhelms everything, even surpassing her instinct to seek profit and avoid harm.

When she rushed closer, she heard a very calm and gentle voice: "The child is fine, he just fell asleep."

The child was stuffed into her arms. With warm body temperature, normal heartbeat, and steady breathing, Liao Huanyan couldn't help but sit on the ground, tightly hugging her lost and found baby. Tears welled up again, and she choked, "Thank you... Thank you..."

In fact, at this time she should doubt whether the person who inexplicably returned the child after the child went missing had bad intentions. She should use her excellent brain to figure out the whole story... but she can't do it now.

Fear swept through her body, disrupting her ability to think.

The black cat behind came up after being stunned for a while. It looked at Liao Huanyan who was holding Tang He with its beautiful green eyes, walked forward a few steps, and squatted in front of Yu Tu.

"Meow."

Yu Tu met its eyes. The cat's eyes were very beautiful, like a glowing gem in the night.

"There is another way." Yu Tu said.

He looked away and looked at Liao Huanyan, who was sitting on the ground with her child crying. "Do you want to make a deal with me?"

Liao Huanyan raised her head: "...What deal?"

"Heal him."

It was like a bolt from the blue.

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Even after sitting down in the teahouse and drinking a cup of hot tea, Liao Huanyan still felt a little dazed.

Why did she follow a stranger for no apparent reason? She even brought her child and Mimi with her?

No, Mimi insisted on coming here, so there doesn’t seem to be any difference between the two.

Her hands were shaking a little, and after taking another sip of tea, she tried to calm her trembling voice: "You said, you can cure Xiao He?!"

In the past few years, she has taken her child to hospitals all over the country, but the cause of the disease could not be found. She could only watch as Xiao He became more and more afraid of the cold. Now the weather only requires a thin coat, but Xiao He needs to use an electric blanket and a hot water bottle.

"It can be cured," she heard the handsome young man sitting opposite her say, "but you have to pay a price, or... your cat will pay the price for you."

Liao Huanyan was originally holding the child in one hand, but now she subconsciously picked up the cat squatting at her feet and held it in her arms. Her expression immediately became alert: "My Mimi is just an ordinary, weak and cute little kitten. I can't afford the price."

The black cat that she held in her arms tried to block her mouth with its claws, and used its beautiful cat eyes to signal Yu Tu not to continue.

Yu Tu chose to turn a blind eye.

"It's not just an ordinary weak little cat." Yu Tu said, "It's an intelligent black cat. In human terms, its IQ is about the same as your son's."

Liao Huanyan: “……?”

Although it sounds a bit unbelievable, the words of the shop owner sitting opposite her have a magical power that makes people inexplicably convinced.

Liao Huanyan grabbed her cat by the scruff of the neck and looked at the guilty look on her cat's face. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Why are you feeling guilty? Mimi."

The cans and cat flicks that mysteriously disappeared at home, the cashmere carpets that were contaminated by cosmetics, the ornamental fish in the fish tank that would flip over and fall apart within three days, the dishes that would occasionally make her upset... and the culprit who always looked at a loss at the crime scene - she not only had to clean up the mess every time, but also had to comfort this frightened little ancestor!

So you all understand, just install it here!

After staring at each other for three seconds, the black cat looked away and licked its paw guiltily.

What could be wrong with a cat?

They were the first to take action!

The cat is wronged! The cat is not convinced!

After figuring it out, it glared back with a righteous look and let out a loud "Meow!"

Liao Huanyan: “…”

It's reasonable and expected.

"We can settle the bill when we get back." Yu Tu said, "Ms. Liao, have you decided who will pay for it?"

Liao Huanyan hesitated for a moment, then answered firmly, "Me."

The price of the unknown is the unknown danger. It is human nature to be afraid. Liao Huanyan is just an ordinary person and is not immune to it.

After she finished speaking, her cat kicked suddenly in her arms and fell into the knees of the shop owner opposite, followed by a series of rapid "meows".

She saw the shop owner used one hand to suppress her restless breasts and said slowly:

"The awakened black cat naturally possesses the [Talent] of 'connecting Yin and Yang, reversing life and death'. On the premise of voluntarily giving up the [Talent], it can extend the life of others. The only price is that it cannot transform into a demon cultivator in the future, but just an ordinary cat."

"It would be much more serious if humans paid the price." The shopkeeper's voice seemed to be a little tempting. "Are you sure you don't want to change your mind?"

Liao Huanyan suddenly tightened her hands on her knees. She admitted that the owner's words were too tempting.

"Before you knew it, your cat had entered into a contract with me," the shopkeeper continued, "so you can change who pays the price."

Liao Huanyan took a deep breath, grabbed the tea in the cup on the table and drank it all in one gulp, then placed it heavily on the table, as if to give herself courage: "Me!"

She looked into the shop owner's somewhat gray eyes and said, "Don't ask me anymore. I won't change it!"

"Okay." She saw the warm light reflected in the shop owner's eyes, "The deal is done."

These four words seemed to drain all of Liao Huanyan's strength. Cold sweat instantly soaked her clothes. After hesitating for a while, she asked, "Since the transaction has been established, can you tell me what I paid?"

"Good thoughts."

"Ah?" Liao Huanyan was a little confused. She repeated, "Good intentions?"

If her good thoughts are taken away, will she become a bad person in the future?

"When people do a good deed, they will receive a trace of good thoughts." Just as her doubts arose, she heard the shop owner's answer, "You come from a wealthy family and have a kind heart. You have accumulated a lot of good thoughts since you were a child. But if you want to cure your child, you must do good deeds for the rest of your life—practical good deeds."

Liao Huanyan seemed to understand: "Are good thoughts merits?"

The shop owner shook his head: "Ordinary good deeds are not good enough to be considered meritorious deeds."

"You can understand that you saved your child with an installment loan, but the loan has to be repaid until the day you die."

Liao Huanyan: “…”

Very simple and intuitive explanation.

She waited, but the shop owner didn't respond: "Anything else?"

For example, her life span, luck, soul, these mysterious things.

“No more.”

Liao Huanyan was shocked: "Gone?!"

What's the difference between this and doing charity?

In her joy, she suddenly felt an endless fear in her heart: "What if... I mean, what if I choose Mimi to pay for me?"

In the warm light, the owner smiled at her gently.

He said nothing.