Was he dreaming?
Mu Nanzi looked at him carefully. After a while, seeing that nothing bad happened, she was relieved.
"Brat, brat …"
She stretched out her hand and cut a few scalps of Xu Qi 'an. She was secretly happy.
Princess quietly vented her dissatisfaction of being ignored along the way. Although this guy was quite good to her. Except for a few nights in the barren mountains, most of the time he stayed in the best inn and ate the most delicious food.
But aren't you treating each other with too much respect?
Except for that time with Sun Xuanji, he was a little "excessive". Usually, he just held her little hand. Even if I changed my face, I am still the first beauty of Daibun. Am I not attractive?
"You hit Xu Yinluo!"
The little white fox in the bed poked out its little head. Its black eyes stared at Mu Nanzi. Like a child who discovered a big secret, it said,
"I want to tell him!"
Mu Nanzi rolled her eyes and said, "You can also come and hit him. I won't say."
The little white fox tilted its head and thought, "Okay!"
It climbed out of the warm quilt, jumped out of the bed, came to the small couch and jumped.
"Oh!"
It couldn't jump. Its little belly hit the side of the bed.
"Useless thing. You want to travel thousands of miles in a day?"
Mu Nanzi curled her lips and carried it to the bed.
"Stealth and speed are my magical powers. But it consumes too much magic power. I am still young. My strength is too weak."
After saying that, it climbed to Xu Qi 'an. Its two front paws moved left and right. It slapped his ears and scolded,
"Let you sleep with sister Ye Ji and not give money. Let you sleep with sister Ye Ji and not give money."
Although the strength was not big, it was imposing.
After it finished, Mu Nanzi smiled and picked up the little white fox. She said, "Tell me, what is sister Ye Ji and not give money?"
She only knew that Ye Ji was the little white fox's sister and Xu Qi 'an's old lover.
…
In the cellar, Xu Qi'an felt like he had returned home. He endured the pungent smell, feeling pain and happiness at the same time.
He followed the corpse whose hood had been removed, bent down, and quietly moved forward until he saw the walking corpse. "He" kept removing the hood of the corpse as if he was looking for something.
Who was he? Or rather, who was controlling him from behind?
With such doubts in mind, Xu Qi'an maintained his patience and waited quietly.
Time slipped away, and just like that, half an hour passed. He carefully examined all the corpses and then entered another small door.
A cellar within a cellar?
The oil lamp on the wall emitted a dim yellow light. Just as Xu Qi'an was considering whether he should go in or not, 'he' came out, closed the door gently, and turned back the way he came.
He's leaving … Orange Cat An didn't hesitate and immediately retreated.
It rushed out of the cellar before the zombies, jumped out of the small courtyard, and hid in the green belt outside the courtyard.
Not too long after, a black figure leapt out of the courtyard and landed with a 'thud'.
After that, 'he' silently sneaked towards Chai Xing 'er's residence, listened to the commotion inside the courtyard, then left without hesitation.
This person was very familiar with the Chai manor, skillfully avoided the patrolling disciples of the manor and left the Chai manor without any mishaps.
During this entire process, Xu Qi'an had been following 'him'.
In the cold night, the zombies were extremely fast, moving through the streets and alleys while avoiding the patrolling soldiers. This wasn't too hard, as a small county-level province like Xiang state had limited night patrols.
It was impossible for it to be as strict as the capital.
However, due to Chai Xian's recent killing spree, the government had increased their patrols, so after dusk, the city gates were closed.
Orange Cat An followed the undead around here and there until they reached a small river.
Splash …
With a splash, the zombies nimbly jumped into the water and disappeared without a trace.
He noticed me? That can't be, a controlled corpse wouldn't have the miraculous abilities of the main body, unless this corpse was at Ascended realm. But if that's the case, he should've noticed me already …
Orange Cat An's gaze followed the river to the towering city wall in the distance, then understood the other party's intentions.
'He' was planning to dive into the river and follow it out of the city.
The orange cat ran along the riverbank, only jumping into the water when he got close to the city wall.
The reason why he did this was because a cat's stamina wasn't enough to swim over a hundred meters underwater, so he still had to consider how to track him down.
The water was cold to the bone and murky to the point where he couldn't see anything. The orange cat swam his limbs underwater, smoothly passing through the city wall and appeared outside the city.
Ripples could be seen on the surface of the pitch-black water as the orange cat swam with all his might to reach the riverbank.
Normally speaking, this type of river that passes through the city would have metal fences installed underneath, but that wasn't an absolute rule. After all, the citizens of this era didn't have a good sense of hygiene, so any kind of trash would be thrown into the river.
It could easily cause blockages.
Because of that, whether or not a metal fence was installed was entirely up to the local government.
As he reached the riverbank, Orange Cat An looked up, his nose twitched as he smelled the faint stench of a corpse.
He shot forward like an arrow. Not too long later, under the dim moonlight, he saw the figure of an undead.
One 'man' and one cat maintained a safe distance from each other for about an hour. During this time, Xu Qi'an had to stop several times to rest and replenish his stamina.
The characteristic of felines was that they were fast, but their stamina was extremely poor.
After such a long journey, the orange cat's stamina had been greatly depleted.
If he was a dog, Xu Qi'an felt like he could accompany him until the end of time without any problems.
After passing through a ridge of fields, a dense forest, and a barren wasteland, a small village finally appeared in front of him, sitting in the silent darkness.
To be able to control an undead to travel this far, the controller's cultivation must be quite high … Xu Qi'an who was himself a parasite expert silently thought.
At least, he didn't have the strength to do so right now.
The undead easily followed the muddy path until he reached a certain family's courtyard. There were two tall haystacks in the courtyard.
The undead raised his hand and lightly knocked on the door.
The yellow mud house's door opened, as someone jumped out with a lantern in hand. He wasn't too tall, probably a child.
The child opened the courtyard door, welcomed the undead inside, then closed the door and returned to the house.
Then, a small window showed the light of a fire.
"Uncle Xian, did you find big sis Xiao Lan?"
The voice was soft and clear, it was a girl.
"I didn't!"
A tired voice replied.
The orange cat immediately jumped onto the city wall and crouched down in the courtyard to eavesdrop.
"Then what do we do? Damn it, who's trying to harm uncle Xian?" the girl angrily asked.
The voice didn't answer. After a while, it sounded even more tired: "I don't know. It's getting late, Er Ya, you should go to sleep "
"Ah!"
The little girl replied. Then, the candlelight was extinguished, and there was no sound.
Uncle Xian, big sis Xiao Lan, the undead that infiltrated the Chai family's manor … was Chai Xian!
Orange Cat An immediately made his judgment.
…
Inside Xiang Zhou city, inside a tavern. Xu Qi'an opened his eyes.
He abruptly sat up, startling Mu Nanzi and the little white fox who were whispering under the covers.
"Did you hit me just now?"
Xu Qi'an angrily asked.
"She (it) hit me"
Mu Nanzi and the little white fox both tried to push the blame away.
"I'll deal with you later"
Xu Qi'an muttered, then spoke in a low voice: "I'm going out for a bit, you two go to sleep first"
Mu Nanzi didn't bother to ask, so she stroked the little white fox's head. With this little thing accompanying her, she wouldn't be so scared.
Xu Qi'an turned into a shadow and left.
…
The village. Orange Cat An was about to silently leave, waiting for his main body to arrive.
"Friend, so you're a guest, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
As soon as he said so, Orange Cat An heard some noises coming from the haystack next to him. Four figures came out from the haystack.
Under the dim moonlight, the four of them wore tattered clothes, expressionless and lifeless, their dead eyes silently looked at Orange Cat An.
I've been found out … I'll just act cute here, I wonder if I'll be able to get away with it … he thought to himself, then spoke in human language:
"Chai Xian?"
The yellow mud hut's door opened. A man in cotton clothing walked out with a lantern in hand.
His facial features were handsome, about 1.8 meters tall, his temperament was gentle and reserved, but there was a deep knot between his eyebrows.
As soon as he saw this person, Xu Qi'an's mind 'exploded', filled with boundless joy.
In his vision, this person was surrounded by a golden glow, the faint image of a dragon could be seen moving around his body, an extraordinary presence.
The host of Dragon Breath!
Compared to the district tyrant who was beheaded by him, this person's Dragon Breath was countless times more concentrated. This was one of the nine most important Dragon Breath.
Earlier, he didn't notice that the other party was the host of Dragon Breath because his main body wasn't here, neither was the Earth Tome fragment, so there was no connection between him and Dragon Breath.
It was only now that he saw this person with his own eyes that Xu Qi'an saw Dragon Breath.
"So Chai Xian is the host of Dragon Breath? You can wear out iron shoes in fruitless searching, but you'll find it by chance … If it wasn't because of a sudden impulse and the frequent cases in Xiang Province, I probably wouldn't have stayed in Xiang Province for long … No, this isn't luck, this is the convergence effect between me and Dragon Breath … "
Xu Qi'an was so surprised that he almost 'meowed'.
"Who are you, sir?"
He restrained his emotions and replied with a calm tone: "Just a Vagabond"
Chai Xian looked at the orange cat, nodded and said softly: "This place isn't suitable to talk, follow me"
After leaving the courtyard, the two of them came to a secluded alley. Xu Qi'an took the initiative to speak: "I heard about Xiang Province's Chai family and was quite curious about it, so I went to investigate the Chai family at night, but I didn't expect to run into you"
Chai Xian casually said: "So?"
Xu Qi'an didn't mince his words: "I've already understood what happened. There are many doubtful points about you killing your father, I'm afraid it's not as simple as it seems"
Chai Xian seemed a bit surprised and said doubtfully:
"Why don't you tell me, sir? There are many doubtful points, what are they?"
"The biggest doubtful point is' killing your father '. Although there are indeed fathers in this world who don't want to be their son, the Chai family's master had treated you quite well. No matter how much you loved the young lady of the Chai family, all you needed to do was take her away. Why did you have to make things so complicated?
"If you were a purely evil person who wanted to repay kindness with enmity, then you should have already killed your father and taken your childhood sweetheart away. You should have already escaped, why would you still stay in Xiang Province?"
The orange cat spoke with confidence, his thoughts clear.
Chai Xian went silent for a bit, then sighed:
"Unfortunately, there aren't many people as smart as sir in this world. I didn't kill my adoptive father, nor did I take Xiao Lan away. The reason I stayed in Xiang Province was to investigate the person who framed me "
"Ah? Tell me, what did you find, who do you suspect? "
The orange cat happily stalled for time, waiting for his main body to arrive.
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