Chapter 9 Regulus 14
evening.
Cao Jinxing calculated the time and found that he had been "watching" for three hours. It was also time to go home from work at the government office. Since he was not conspicuous, he was too lazy to stay in the secret vault any longer. He resealed the secret book and returned the key.
The old Taoist priest looked as if it was a matter of course, as if it was natural for him to learn two sixth-grade spiritual skills in three hours.
There was only the captain on duty in the yamen. Cao Jinxing walked out quickly, bought a roast chicken and three pancakes, and went home.
His home was in Mingshifang, an ordinary courtyard. He hadn't been back for more than half a month, and the place was deserted.
Cao Jinxing took out the key.
Unlock the door and walk in.
“Meow~ meow~”
Suddenly, he heard a very faint cat meow somewhere in the yard.
Cao Jinxing was puzzled: Did the original body still keep a cat? He had trouble keeping himself...
Following the sound, he walked a few steps towards the northwest corner, dug up a pile of dry firewood, and saw a skinny white kitten curled up among the bloodstains underneath, meowing pitifully at Cao Jinxing.
This cat is weird.
It is only the size of a newborn kitten, but has the body of an adult cat. It is surrounded by dust and ashes, but its fur is as white as snow and is spotless.
There is a circle of fur under its neck, and its eyes are one yellow and one blue. It is a rare heterochromatic lion cat.
There was a long scar on its hind leg that almost went through its abdomen. It looked like a knife wound and seemed to be poisonous. It had already festered and was bleeding black blood and was about to become necrotic.
If he is not treated, he will become completely lame.
"What kind of cat is this? A teacup cat? It doesn't look very ordinary. Will it get into trouble?"
“Meow~~”
The kitten had tears in its eyes and looked at Cao Jinxing with its big eyes, and its whole body twitched every time it moved.
"never mind……"
Cao Jinxing sighed, picked it up carefully and placed it in the palm of his hand. The cat was too small, not even as big as a palm, and it seemed like it would die if it was squeezed lightly.
The kitten seemed to know that he was going to save it, so it curled up into a ball obediently.
Cao Jinxing brought it into the main room, took some medicinal wine to treat the wound, and then wrapped the injured leg with cotton cloth. Then he found that the kitten was staring at his roast chicken and licking its tongue constantly.
"You are so careless. You are injured like this, but you still want to eat... You must be hungry."
Cao Jinxing tore the chicken into strips and fed it to the kitten, and the kitten accepted it all.
It seemed like it never knew when it was full. Even after being fed a whole chicken leg, it still wanted more. Its stomach was flat and I didn't know where all the food went.
Most people might not be able to see the changes, but Cao Jinxing had extraordinary eyesight and noticed that the cat's body had grown a little bigger, the wounds had begun to scab over, and it was not as skinny as it was at the beginning.
"interesting……"
It directly turns food into energy!
This world is full of natural treasures as well as rare birds and animals. Now it seems that this cat is so magical that it is likely to be a kind of exotic animal.
Cao Jinxing said: "Wait here, I'll buy you something nutritious, don't move."
"Meow~"
Cao Jinxing went out and went to a nearby pharmacy to buy some tonic foods such as ginseng and Polygonum multiflorum - after all, he didn't feel bad about spending the silver notes seized from Wohu Mountain.
He spent several hundred taels of silver and came back with large and small bags of food, which he fed to the kittens one by one.
It eats everything!
No matter whether it is ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum or Cordyceps sinensis, as long as Cao Jinxing feeds it into its mouth, it dares to chew and swallow it!
All these nourishing things took effect. The scars on its body quickly scabbed over, and it began to grow in size. In a blink of an eye, it became the size of a full moon and could walk around with a limp.
"He ate so much, but he only grew this small. It's amazing..."
Cao Jinxing looked at the little white cat clinging to him with great interest, insisting on holding onto his finger. "Do you have a name?"
The kitten tilted its head, looking confused.
"I guess not. Then I'll give you one."
Cao Jinxing touched its head and thought for a while: "You are a lion cat, a lion... why not call it Xuanyuan 14. It is the brightest star in Leo, known as the Emperor's Star, the King's Star. I hope you can shine like it in the future and stand out among all the beasts. How about it? 14, do you still like it?"
The little white cat licked his hand.
"Ha ha."
Cao Jinxing is very wary of people, but he is more relaxed with animals.
People can kill without leaving any trace, and can be sweet-mouthed but treacherous in their hearts; however, animals are not that smart, and their emotions can be easily seen.
Simple means safe.
"It's not bad to have a cat. From now on, we can depend on each other."
"Meow~"
…
at the same time.
From a room in Fengyun Villa in the suburbs of Beijing, a suppressed roar was heard: "Not found? Still not found?! Trash! All trash!"
This was followed by several loud slaps.
"You have a leg injury and were poisoned by the bone-rotting powder, but you still can't be caught. What's the point of me raising you? What's the point?!"
Two bangs, this time it was a kick!
The five big men below were half-kneeling on the ground, not even daring to hide.
The young master Zhang Chengfeng kicked them twice but was still furious. He rushed up angrily and kicked each of them twice more before he was done.
He was not good at martial arts, and after this intense ordeal, his face turned pale and he held onto the table, gasping for breath.
“Young Master, the civet cat Xue Liuli is as fast as lightning and can heal itself. Even if it is lame and poisoned, it is really…” One person looked embarrassed .
Zhang Chengfeng's face became increasingly ugly.
Another person said quickly, "But it has already forced us to Mingshifang! With thirty mastiffs searching everywhere, it will definitely not be able to escape!"
Zhang Chengfeng's expression eased slightly.
"Catch it! At all costs!"
Zhang Chengfeng gnashed his teeth and said, "It took me five years to find it, and another three years to capture it. Now that we've finally accomplished our mission, it actually escaped! My father is seriously ill. How many years do he have left? I tell you, if we delay treatment, once he dies, I will make all of you in the family be buried with him!"
Everyone was startled.
Zhang Chengfeng is not good at martial arts, but he is proficient in the techniques of Sichuan and Shu Tang Clan's hidden weapons. All the hidden weapons he makes are extremely dangerous. Even the top masters in the world dare not touch him rashly.
If he gets really anxious, all he needs is a few [Rain of Pear Blossom Needles] and a few [Heavenly Thunderbolts]. Even if the five of them have bodies made of iron, they will still be torn to pieces!
"Why don't you go find it?!"
Seeing them still kneeling stupidly, Zhang Chengfeng glared at them and roared like a dragon: "Get out!!!"
The five masters ran out in a panic.
Zhang Chengfeng took a deep breath, rushed out of the wing room, and went to his father Zhang Dajing's bedroom. He was lying on the bed, looking haggard, like a zombie, but his face was strangely rosy.
"Riding the wind..."
Zhang Chengfeng's eyes turned red, and he quickly leaned over to the bedside and held his hand: "Father, please be patient, the civet cat will catch you soon! As long as we cut open its heart and make medicine, your injury will definitely heal!"
"Silly boy……"
Zhang Dajing grinned, his skinny face looked like a skeleton covered in human skin: "It's useless... Even if I was born with a spiritual beast, it can only restore my blood. As long as the magic power in my body is not removed, even if I eat thousands of spiritual beasts for nourishment, it will eventually dry up... Don't waste your time... She just wants to make me unable to live or die..."
"Father……"
"While I still have some time, let's summon all the shopkeepers to the capital to discuss matters tomorrow. It's time to hand over the villa and everything I have accumulated throughout my life to you..."
After Zhang Dajing finished speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.
"The Demonic Cult..."
Zhang Chengfeng's eyes were bloodshot, and he clenched his fists: "...I can't stand with you!"
