Chapter 110

Chapter 110

Chapter 110 — First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

The cat buried in the snow couldn’t struggle out, so he anxiously called for his master.

Xie Chen reacted quickly and swiftly pulled the little cat out, brushing the snow off him.

“You—”

Xie Chen wanted to scold the little cat, but before he could finish, the cat sneezed from the cold.

Xie Chen had no choice but to take the cat back to the car first.

There was a blanket in the car; the little cat was wrapped up tightly, only his face showing.

“Meow.”

I was wrong.

The little cat blinked and admitted it straightforwardly.

Xie Chen pinched his face, wanting to scold him but feeling reluctant, his eyes full of helplessness.

After a while, he settled the little cat and quickly went to get a box of self-heating rice.

“Do you still want to eat?” Xie Chen asked.

Bai Li stretched out his little paw and rubbed his belly, which wasn’t very full.

“Meow.”

Food.

After finishing the whole box of self-heating rice, Bai Li glanced at Xie Chen and pointed to the box of goat milk lying idle: “Master, I want to drink some.”

Xie Chen didn’t open it for him.

“Li Li.”

With nothing to do, Xie Chen reclined the seat and lay back, also pulling the demanding little cat into his arms.

“Tell me, have you been a little naughty today?”

Bai Li shook his head and stubbornly retorted: “I’ve been very well behaved.”

Xie Chen held his little paw and emphasized: “A little naughty.”

The two of them spoke quietly, while the cat sleeping in the front row twitched his ears.

They’d been in the car too long.

Worried Bai Li might be bored, Xie Chen finally went outside, made a few snowballs, and brought them back for him to play with.

Bai Li looked at the snowballs, then at himself.“Meow!”

He lay down on the ground, curling himself into a ball, rolling next to the snowball.

“Master, do I look like it?”

Xie Chen looked at the real snowball, then at the little cat ball, and thought the little cat ball looked better.

“Like.”

Xie Chen said somewhat regretfully, “If the phone had power, I could take a few more pictures for you.”

He hadn’t understood those who always took photos and posted them before, thinking it was boring. But after raising the little cat, he truly understood the desire to capture every moment.

While they were warmly interacting in the car, in a certain snow pile, Lang He bit some snow and looked back.

Sigh.

Fortunately, he hadn’t followed.

He recalled the recent scenes; his head was buzzing.

He originally thought he had found the strongest backing, but fate had mercilessly toyed with him!

He clearly remembered that after Xie Chen sliced his hand to let it bleed, his whole body seemed possessed by a demon.

“Master Xie, I—I was brought back by Li Li, you can’t hurt me by mistake…”

At the critical moment, Lang He mentioned Bai Li, causing the cold and terrifyingly expressionless Xie Chen to finally show a flicker in his eyes.

Shrouded in layers of black mist, Xie Chen looked like a vengeful god.

Perhaps because of Lang He’s words, those people heard them.

The group of demons trapping them in the car were drawn over by the sound.

The car door opened. The demons, thinking there was only one underage demon cub inside and an unarmed human, were very arrogant.

“How did he wake up?”

The leader demon sneered, “Since he’s awake, let’s get that human out first. I haven’t tasted human meat in a long time.”

“Cut it out. Since the founding of the nation, it’s been hard enough for us demons to live. If you dare to taste human meat, believe me, the heavens will strike you down with thunder.”

The demons grumbled but finally decided not to eat humans, only to take the human out to amuse themselves.

The dog trembled, curled up in the corner, fear on his face but laughing in his heart at these demons.

Hahaha, they’re done for!!!

Not only was his nose sharp, his danger sensing was ultra-sensitive too!

Just as he expected, the suddenly abnormal Master Xie stepped out of the car.

Then the dog skillfully covered his head and ears.

Outside, screams overlapped. When the dog looked out, all the demons were gone.

“Wow.”For a moment, the overjoyed dog happily raised his paw and gave Xie Chen a thumbs-up.

“Master Xie, you’re amazing! We’re free!”

The free dog was excited for only a few seconds before suddenly being grabbed by the neck with big hands.

Dog: “…”

Aow! Help!

The dog struggled wildly. Because it was shedding season, dog hair flew everywhere instantly.

In Xie Chen’s eyes glowed a cold crimson as he tightened his grip on the silly dog’s neck.

The dog, desperate to survive, barely managed to say two words: “Li Li…”

Those two words seemed like a switch.

The abnormal Master Xie suddenly regained some clarity.

A few minutes later, Xie Chen lowered his eyes, looking at the dog slumped on the ground.

“Lang He?”

“Aow.”

Lang He, seeing him seem a bit more normal, nervously shifted into human form.

“Master Xie, are you okay now?”

Xie Chen frowned: “I’m fine. What just happened?”

Lang He: “?”

Lang He looked at Xie Chen suspiciously, thinking maybe Master Xie had a split personality—or like what they said in the human world, a kind of dissociative identity disorder.

No matter which possibility, Lang He felt it wasn’t a place for dogs to stay.

“Master Xie, I want to go home.”

Lang He seriously took two steps back, thinking if Xie Chen wanted to go home with him, they probably wouldn’t get there without preparation.

So he clumsily wrote his mountain’s address in dog-scratch handwriting.

“Master Xie, sorry to bother you this whole time, farewell!”

The dog shoved the note to Xie Chen and sprinted away at full speed—not running for his life, but going home.

Xie Chen stared at his retreating back and raised an eyebrow.

The memory abruptly stopped.

Lying in the backseat, Xie Chen stroked his own soft little cat while talking to the cat in the front who had just opened their eyes.

“Bai Si.”

He asked, “I heard from Li Li that you’re good at treating monsters. There’s a dog whose grandfather is seriously ill. Can you go see him?”

“No.”The gray-white cat rolled over lazily and refused, "I want to sleep."

"Meow?"

But Bai Li stretched out his little paw and tugged at Xie Chen: "Is it Lang He's grandfather?"

"Yes."

Hearing it was someone familiar, Bai Li hurriedly dashed from the backseat into Fourth Brother's arms.

"Meow, meow aow."

Fourth Brother, the sick grocery store owner, is a good person!

Bai Li waved Fourth Brother’s paw, telling him about the grocery store owner's work.

Bai Si frowned while listening.

“You even went to tow a car?”

“Meow.”

I did.

Though he’s small, as long as the tow rope is tied, he can pull.

Bai Li blinked and pestered Fourth Brother, who knows how to treat illnesses.

Bai Si was extremely unwilling.

Although he studied medicine, he had no lofty spirit of self-sacrifice for cats.

His original purpose was just to care for his precious younger brother’s health.

After less than three minutes of pestering, Bai Si held his brother in his arms and finally agreed.

“Alright.”

Bai Si pressed his paw on his brother, bored, ready to play with him for a while.

The two cats fought and chased tails, having a great time.

Xie Chen sat quietly in the back, watching them play. Though he found Bai Xiaoliu and other family members a headache, he also thought Bai Li was lucky to have them.

Without family’s care, the frail Bai Li might not have grown up well.

It was the love those family elders poured into Bai Li that allowed him to remain innocent and kind even when facing setbacks.

He grew up in love, so he also loved others generously.

Xie Chen’s memory was good. After writing down the address Lang He gave him, he handed the note to Bai Si.

“If you have time, go there as soon as possible.”

“Got it.”

Bai Si glanced at Lang He’s address, realizing the place wasn’t unfamiliar; he’d heard about it from family elders.

“Wait… wait.”Bai Si suddenly realized: “The nose is very sharp... You say that’s a dog?”

“If not?”

Xie Chen retorted, “What else could it be?”

Bai Si twitched the corner of his mouth: “That’s not a dog pup, that’s a wolf pup.”

Luofeng Mountain, the Wolf Clan.

This clan is famous for its keen sense of smell, but in recent years, for some unknown reason, the clan has gradually declined.

Xie Chen and Bai Li both froze for a moment.

A wolf pup?

Bai Li blankly said, “Fourth Brother, Dad said wolves are very smart.”

But Lang He is so foolish.

Bai Si rubbed his forehead and explained: “Every family always has a lower IQ limit.”

For example, in their family, Third Brother is just a fool.

Bai Li was successfully convinced. He meowed emotionally, feeling that the dog suddenly turning into a wolf sounded really mystical.

The group wasn’t trapped for long.

Daniel and the main team traveled thousands of miles and found them.

Bai Si didn’t return with Bai Li and Xie Chen.

He watched his brother being carried by Xie Chen into the warm RV, given some food, then turned to go to Lang He’s place to treat Grandpa Lang’s illness.

“Fourth Brother, come back early.”

Before leaving, the little kitten stood on tiptoe, hugged Fourth Brother, and rubbed his face against him.

“I’ll come back once I’m done.”

Bai Si lowered his head and kissed the kitten’s head, then handed him to Xie Chen to hold.

With outside help, their return was also very quick.

On the way.

Xie Chen’s phone was fully charged, and a bunch of missed calls popped up.

Xie Chen first called back Xie Bo.

“Sir.”

Xie Bo, receiving his call, felt a slight weight lifted from his heart. His voice was a bit choked: “Are you safe now?”

“Safe.”

Xie Chen and Xie Bo had known each other for many years; they both regarded each other as their only remaining family.

So, the first thing Xie Chen thought of after getting his phone was to report his safety to Xie Bo.“Sir, where is Lili? Is Lili by your side?”

Xie Chen put the call on speaker. Just as Xie Bo asked about Lili, Lili immediately meowed to answer.

“I’m here!”

“As long as Lili is by your side, I’m relieved.”

Hearing the strong and energetic meowing, Xie Bo couldn’t help but smile.

“Lili, do you miss me?”

Xie Bo teased the kitten over the phone: “I recently collected a lot of new recipes, just waiting for you to come back.”

Bai Li’s eyes lit up: “Meow!”

Miss you!

Xie Bo chatted with the kitten for a while, and his mood naturally calmed down.

After hanging up, he busied himself making new clothes for the kitten, and ordered some fresh ingredients to cook a delicious meal, waiting for the kitten’s return.

After Xie Chen finished the call with Xie Bo, the other calls were mostly about business to handle.

Bai Li’s phone was also charged.

He sat quietly in Xie Chen’s arms, not disturbing him, obediently looking down at the phone, occasionally poking with his little paw to reply to the messages from the brothers left behind.

Bai Li had been gone for several days without leaving any notice for his brothers.

The next day, Tan Yi took a break from his busy schedule to visit Xie Chen’s home, only to find his younger brother missing.

Xie Bo was anxious, and Tan Yi was too.

Tan Yi quickly sent messages to the eldest brother and sixth brother.

Old Fourth had no contact.

After some initial searching, it was Yu Yin who provided a clue.

“Lili left together with Bai Si.”

Yu Yin showed them the chat records: “He woke up and couldn’t find Xie Chen, so he called Bai Si, and Bai Si said he went to accompany him.”

With the chat records, Bai Xiao Liu thought for a moment: “Fourth Brother probably took Lili to find Xie Chen.”

Having Old Fourth there made them somewhat reassured.

Old Fourth may seem lazy, but when it comes to Lili’s safety, he wouldn’t be careless at all.

In the car.

Bai Li finally finished replying to the WeChat messages, exhausted, he sprawled his chubby body out, lying flat on his back across Xie Chen’s legs.

“Meow.”

So tired.

The little kitten, tired from replying to WeChat messages, stared at Sir without blinking.Sir was still focused, using his phone to handle work. His serious expression even made the kitten’s heart flutter.

While fluttering, the kitten’s eyelids also moved.

When Xie Chen looked at him again, the little kitten’s belly was rising and falling, sleeping soundly.