Chapter 129
Chapter 129
Chapter 129 — First Release on Jinjiang Literature City
Xie Chen and Elder Lang found a secret realm.
Inside the secret realm was an icy, snowy land. Elder Lang said his parents were very likely here.
Hearing this, Xie Chen’s heart sank.
If they were here, it would be a miracle for his parents to still be alive.
“This place has a formation set up.”
The elder looked at the snow-covered ground. Having lived a long life, he understood formations well.
“This formation...”
Elder Lang looked back at Xie Chen: “It’s possible they willingly entered the formation.”
“Willingly?”
“Yes.” The elder was not surprised by such things: “Humans value family above all. This formation isn’t a death trap. I guess they entered it to keep you safe.”
But unexpectedly, they got trapped inside the formation.
“Are they still alive?”
Xie Chen’s voice sounded calm, but a closer look into his eyes revealed a trace of anxiety.
Elder Lang closed his eyes and wrinkled his nose.
“They are alive.”
There was still the scent of living beings here.
The Xie family parents were trapped unnaturally, so their bodies’ mechanisms didn’t follow the outside world’s flow of time.
Because of this, they retained vitality.
The elder could find them but did not dare yet. He didn’t tell Xie Chen that his parents’ bodies were part of the formation, possibly suppressing him...
For example, to keep him as Xie Chen and not let him become something else.
“Mr. Xie.”
Elder Lang stayed behind in the snowy mountains: “I’ll slowly break the formation; it will take some time. You should return first. If you stay longer, Lili might come looking for you.”
As he said, the little kitten at home really packed his bag.“I want to find Sir!”
The little kitten looked up, staring at Xie Bo who was blocking the way, firmly meowing.
Xie Bo wore a troubled face, trying to soothe the kitten: “Lili, be good, Sir will be back soon. Let’s wait for Sir at home, okay?”
“No.”
The little kitten said seriously, “I’ve already waited three days.”
He hadn’t seen Sir for three days and didn’t want to wait any longer.
Of course, Xie Bo couldn’t let the little kitten go alone, but he couldn’t catch up with the little kitten who ran too fast.
“Lili!”
Xie Bo watched helplessly as the little kitten with the packed bag disappeared in front of him. With no choice, he went to knock on Tan Yi’s villa door next door.
Coincidentally, Bai Rong and Jin Jin just came to visit their brother, and it hadn’t been two minutes.
“Xie Bo.”
Tan Yi saw Xie Bo and was a bit puzzled: “Do you need something?”
“Lili ran away.”
Xie Bo said anxiously, “Can you help find him? Our Sir hasn’t been home these days. Lili is very attached to him and doesn’t want to wait at home...”
Before he finished, Bai Rong quickly walked out first.
Jin Jin followed closely behind.
“Sis, don’t worry, we’ll definitely find him.”
“Jin Jin, let’s split up.”
Bai Rong planned to transform back to her original form to search for her brother; it would be easier that way.
Naturally, if she transformed back, Jin Jin couldn’t accompany her anymore.
Jin Jin had no objection and gave a soft “Hmm”: “Sis, see you later.”
Bai Rong went off in another direction. Jin Jin watched her leave, and the obedient expression on his face slowly faded.
Those people who came to A City to capture him—some died, some were caught.
Jin Jin thought coldly, this time, no one should come to bother him anymore.
As for the brother Bai Rong was looking for, Jin Jin casually picked a direction to search.
Fortunately.
Bai Rong’s brothers wouldn’t compete for people with him.
Otherwise...He also couldn't guarantee whether he might do something.
On the street, the little kitten with the bundled bag followed the real-time WeChat location that Sir sent a day ago, slowly walking along it.
He didn’t know how long it would take, but anyway, he was determined to find Sir.
After walking for about ten minutes, Sir’s call came through as expected.
Bai Li looked at the phone, feeling conflicted.
He didn’t know whether to answer; if he answered, Sir would surely tell him to go home.
The conflicted little kitten sat down heavily by the roadside, looking troubled at the incoming call.
The phone rang several times.
Xie Chen, who was on his way back, called Xie Bo again.
“I can see Lili’s location, don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”
“Okay.”
Xie Bo felt sincerely relieved when he heard Xie Chen was coming back.
These days without Sir, the little kitten was so down, and no matter how much he tried to coax him with delicious food, it didn’t work.
“Wow, it’s a kitten!”
Just as Bai Li was sitting by the roadside, a childish voice suddenly sounded.
Bai Li looked up and saw a chubby little kid.
The chubby little kitten felt very friendly toward the chubby kid.
He meowed once, greeting the little chubby kid.
“You’re really cute.”
The little chubby kid walked over and tentatively picked him up: “Meow meow, do you want to eat? I’ll go buy you some food.”
Children’s way of being kind is usually by giving good food.
Bai Li sensed the little chubby kid’s goodwill and sat on his arm, originally intending to refuse.
But then, an ordinary middle-aged woman holding food came walking over.
“Xiao Pang, I finished buying your snacks, let’s go. Your mom must be worried.”
Xiao Pang took the snacks, hugged the kitten, and followed the woman.
“Meow meow, be good, after this auntie takes me home, I’ll buy you cat food.”
Xiao Pang said while gently patting the little kitten’s head.Bai Li obediently didn’t move.
He didn’t stay still because the little chubby kid had coaxed him, but because he noticed something wrong about this woman.
This woman didn’t seem like a good person.
“Meow?”
Bai Li struggled a little in the little chubby kid’s arms, wanting to ask about the relationship between the kid and the woman.
But before he could ask, he quickly found the answer.
The woman led them to a van, then the little chubby kid got into the van, where a man inside quickly covered his mouth and made him smell something.
The little chubby kid’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted violently.
With the kid fainting, the little kitten in his arms naturally fell to the ground with a thud.
The kitten on the ground looked back.
Meow!
There were several other unconscious children!
Having seen news online, the little kitten immediately understood: these were kidnappers.
The kidnappers had drugged the children, and their gaze fell on the kitten.
“Kill the cat, so it won’t make noise and attract people.”
There were three people in the van: two men and one woman. The men looked fierce.
Bai Li was terrified at the thought of being killed and his fur stood on end.
There were several people; he felt he couldn’t fight them.
“No need to kill it.”
The woman spoke up: “This cat hardly made a sound when it came over just now. It’s obedient. By chance, I know someone who wants to buy a cat. I think we can sell it.”
In the kidnappers’ eyes, to make money, they could sell even children, let alone a cat.
Since the kitten still had some value, those who just wanted to kill it temporarily held back.
The van door was shut tight; Bai Li couldn’t run away.
But even if he could run, he might not.
There were so many human kids in the van, and Bai Li knew once these kids were sold, it would be very hard to get them back.
He couldn’t just watch these kids be sold.
The van was stolen, so even if he remembered the license plate and jumped down, it was useless.
The experienced cat curled up in the corner, calmly thinking about what to do.He had a phone and could call Xie Chen, but he couldn’t be discovered.
Fortunately, these people never thought to check the cat.
A cat using a phone was unheard of to them.
“Kids these days are still easy to deceive.”
In the van, the kidnappers were chatting:
“I’ve been doing this for so many years and never slipped up.”
Someone nearby immediately praised her:
“Aunt Jia, once you step in, I know this deal is secure. Can you share some of your experience with us?”
The middle-aged woman called Aunt Jia smiled:
“Experience comes from accumulation. Since you two paid me and want to learn from me, I can’t hold back.”
Aunt Jia sat at the front, explaining techniques for abducting kids to the two men.
In the corner,
Bai Li hid beside the little chubby kid, using his body as a shield.
He had already put his phone on silent and turned all volumes to zero, then dialed Xie Chen’s number.
“Hello?”
“Li Li?”
On the other end, Xie Chen called Bai Li several times but got no response.
He listened more carefully.
This time, he finally heard a different sound.
Bai Li’s phone was inconspicuous; he used it to send messages to Xie Chen without making any meowing sounds.
“I understand.”
Xie Chen said to his cat, “Wait for me, I’m coming to get you.”
Meow.
Okay.
Bai Li answered silently in his heart.
Actually, if he wanted to leave, there were many chances to do so. But no, with all these human kids here, he couldn’t abandon them.
After an unknown amount of time,
The van stopped in front of a nearly abandoned apartment building.
“Get all these kids out.”
Aunt Jia instructed the two men.The rent for the apartment building was very cheap because the location was bad and the house was in poor condition. Renting here was not only cheap but also didn’t require ID verification.
Besides the kids from the van, there were other children in the house.
Bai Li behaved obediently. When Aunt Jia carried him into the house, he didn’t struggle.
Seeing how well he behaved, Aunt Jia didn’t mistreat him.
“I’ll take a photo of you.”
Aunt Jia took a picture of the cat and sent it to the buyer who wanted to purchase him.
“Make me an offer for this cat. If it’s too low, I won’t sell.”
The photo along with this message was originally meant for the buyer. But by coincidence, her son, who was in college, sent a message, so she sent the photo and the message to her son as well.
Son: “Cat? Aren’t you working at the factory? Why are you selling cats now?”
Aunt Jia didn’t reply.
The son looked at the cat more and more and found it familiar.
Finally, he couldn’t help himself and posted the cat’s photo online.
“Quick question, does this cat look a lot like Xie Chen’s cat?”
The son’s thought was simple: if the cat looked like Xie Chen’s, maybe he could ride the wave of popularity and become a pet influencer like a short-video blogger.
At first, not many people saw this post, but unknown to him, one of his classmates was a diehard fan of Xie Chen.
She was not only a diehard fan but also the host of Xie Chen’s fan group, with a large number of followers.
Seeing the cat’s photo, she immediately confirmed it was Xie Chen’s.
This super fan and diehard female classmate then contacted Xie Chen’s verified account, Tan Yi’s verified account, and Tan Yi’s studio’s verified account.