Chapter 139

Chapter 139

Chapter 139 — Premiered on Jinjiang Literature City

Later, gunshots rang out again in the forest. Every time Bai Li heard the shots, he would get scared and hide for a while.

After hiding for some time and hearing no further noise, he would come out to run again.

The people chasing him—Bai Li wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination—but he felt they were gradually fewer.

He was a confused little cat, unable to read the map or find the way well.

Originally, he accidentally bumped into those looking for him, but relying on his small size and being all dirty and scruffy, he would just sit quietly in a corner, and no one could find him.

Now, he couldn’t even encounter a single person.

Dusk was falling.

The little scruffy kitten, with a rumbling stomach, struggled to decide between going out to look for fruit or staying in the small dirt pit to sleep.

After a while,

the little scruffy kitten curled up in the pit, covered himself with a pile of leaves he had collected, and closed his eyes.

“Meow.”

When asleep, he was no longer hungry.

The little scruffy kitten stretched out his paw to rub his belly, comforting himself.

Night deepened gradually.

Xie Chen walked alone through the forest, black mist swirling around him, his handsome face faintly hidden from sight.

“Li Li.”

Xie Chen whispered these two words, his crimson eyes still showing no clarity.

In his mind, only one thought remained.

He must find his treasure.

The treasure he had once lost, he must find again.

Unknown wild beasts in the forest emitted eerie cries.

The cries sounded like a hunt, but soon were abruptly replaced by screams.

It seemed the hunting beasts had become the hunted.The wind carried the scent of blood.

Xie Chen’s eyes flickered; in that bloodiness, he smelled a distant, familiar presence.

The old acquaintance had arrived, but Xie Chen did not want to welcome him.

Relying on his intuition, he sensed Bai Li’s presence.

After an unknown amount of time,

Bai Li woke up from the dirt pit. He was too hungry and could no longer fall asleep even by hypnotizing himself.

“Meow meow.”

Missing his master.

The little kitten, who hadn’t seen his master for a long time, missed him terribly.

When he was first captured, he was still plump, but now he had grown much thinner.

The pitiful little kitten sniffed and crawled out of the dirt pit.

He was hungry.

He had to learn from the black-footed cat brother and find something to eat.

At this time, it was still dark, but luckily cats could see at night.

After walking for a while, Bai Li really saw half of a wild beast’s body.

Fresh meat, bloodied and exposed right in front of him.

Bai Li trembled slightly, overcoming his fear, and carefully stepped forward.

He only ate fruit, which was not enough to maintain his strength.

The raw meat in front of him had not been prepared, and Bai Li had never eaten it before.

But right now, to survive and get out, he probably had to eat some.

“Meow.”

Before eating, Bai Li struggled and meowed.

He still wanted to wait for his master to come save him.

After a few minutes, the kitten accepted reality, closed his eyes, and lowered his head.

He only took one bite of the raw meat; the strong bloody smell made it impossible to swallow.

He sat beside the raw meat for a while, then got up and went to look for fruit to eat.

But barely two steps later, rustling footsteps sounded from behind.

Bai Li turned his head, scared, and plopped back down onto the ground.The footsteps belonged to a wild beast that was super large compared to him.

In the beast’s eyes, there was an undisguised ferocity.

“Roar~”

The beast’s low growl was full of aggression.

Bai Li looked at this wild beast, then at the other one next to it that was left with only half a body...

These two looked very similar!

Bai Li vaguely understood something and meowed to explain.

“It wasn’t me who killed it.”

Bai Li continued to meow: “When I came here, it was already like this.”

The wild beast let out a mournful cry, ignoring the little ball’s meowing.

It raised its big paw and stomped straight toward the kitten.

It wanted to kill this little ball.

“Meow!”

It really wasn’t me!

Bai Li saw it about to be stomped, scrambled up, and ran backward.

The angry beast saw him running away and chased after him without hesitation.

“Roar~”

It tried to scare Bai Li again.

Bai Li hadn’t been eating enough lately and couldn’t run fast. Not long after, he was tripped up by a clump of earth and fell, unable to get up.

The beast stretched out its neck; rather than just stomp this little ball to death, it seemed more interested in eating him.

Warm breath puffed onto his face.

The kitten, unable to get up, tightly closed his eyes, trembling as he awaited being eaten.

He didn’t dare open his eyes—if he did, he would surely cry.

He was about to die...

Bai Li wanted, in his last moment, to be a cat with dignity.

Crack—

Just as the beast’s huge mouth was about to bite the kitten, it abruptly stopped.The sound of bones breaking rang out—someone had smashed the skull of the wild beast. Bai Li slowly opened his eyes, but his gaze could only make out a blurry figure.

The person who smashed the beast’s skull seemed to sense something and quickly left.

“Forget it, I’ll spare you this time.”

“I’ll come back for your life later.” After delivering this death notice, the person disappeared completely.

“Li Li?”

From a few meters away, someone approached.

Upon hearing the voice, Bai Li’s small body stiffened. He didn’t dare make a sound, fearing this was a dream and that speaking would wake him up.

“Li Li.”

The person called again.

Bai Li still didn’t dare move; he was so nervous he held his breath.

At the third call, the person reached him and crouched down to look at him.

In this close gaze, Bai Li clearly saw—

This was Master.

He lifted his head, and after a few seconds, tearfully stretched out his little paw.

“Meow.”

Hug.

Xie Chen reached out and tightly hugged the kitten he had been searching for many days.

The crimson in his eyes hadn’t faded, and the black mist surrounding him hadn’t dispersed.

But Bai Li, held in his arms, was not afraid at all.

His soft little body pressed against Xie Chen’s chest. After holding on for so many days, the kitten finally didn’t have to force himself anymore when held by Master.

“Master, I really missed you.”

The tired kitten only said this one sentence before his head tilted, and he fell asleep.

Xie Chen lowered his eyes, looking at the kitten with closed eyes in his arms. The kitten’s little paw was tightly hooked on his clothes, as if afraid he would disappear.

“Li Li, let’s go home.”

Xie Chen said, holding the kitten even tighter.

His figure moved like a ghost through the forest. Unlike the kitten who was bad with directions, he clearly remembered every path he took.

Two days later.

Xie Chen carried the kitten, who had developed a high fever, out of the forest.Behind them, Old Xie sat on a tree, squinting at their backs.

“A bit too late.”

That day, he was just a little late.

He wanted to let that cat die in a different way after rescuing it from the beast’s mouth.

Unexpectedly, Xie Chen still arrived in time.

Tsk.

What a pity.

But it didn’t matter. Now he no longer expected Qiao to help bring the cat over; he planned to go out himself.

Outside, by the time Xie Chen appeared in front of everyone, he had already returned to a normal state.

“Li Li has a fever.”

Xie Chen touched the burning-hot kitten and told Bai Si Tong.

“Let’s go back, I’ll check him.”

Bai Si had long expected this. His precious little brother’s health was always poor; after staying in the forest for so many days in such harsh conditions, the little brother definitely couldn’t handle it.

Bai Si’s face darkened. If it was just a simple fever, it would still be manageable.

But if it triggered some other illness…

Bai Si forced himself to calm down and, taking Xie Chen and his precious little brother, went back home.

Everyone who got the news rushed over.

Except Bai Rong.

Bai Rong was sent to the hospital in a very critical state. The doctors said that if treatment was delayed any longer, not even an immortal could save her.

After several hours of emergency surgery, Bai Rong’s vital signs stabilized, but she hadn’t woken up yet and was currently under observation and treatment in the ICU.

At this moment.

In Bai Si’s house, the elderly Xie Bo also arrived.

He brought clothes to change for Xie Chen and Bai Li. Bai Li’s clothes included cat suits and clothes he wore after transforming.

Under Bai Si’s instructions, Xie Chen used hot water to wash the filthy kitten clean.

After cleaning, he put the kitten into a small basin filled with medicinal herbs.

“These herbs are very strong. Li Li will feel uncomfortable soaking in them. Xie Chen, hold him down and don’t let him get out.”

The strong herbs made the little kitten thrash its paws and meow nonstop.Xie Chen looked at him like this, feeling as if his heart was being twisted in pain.

“Li Li, be good.”

He kissed the kitten’s forehead, coaxing the kitten who wanted to climb out: “Soak a little longer, it’ll be fine soon.”

Bai Si said this medicinal bath still needed to soak for half an hour.

“Meow.”

Master, hold me.

The kitten’s whining meows scratched at his ear like little hooks.

He didn’t open his eyes, just kept complaining about the discomfort, wanting to get out.

Xie Chen couldn’t let him out.

“Li Li, if it hurts, bite me.”

Xie Chen put his finger near Bai Li’s mouth, letting him bite.

Under the fur, Bai Li’s skin was seeped with the medicine, making his body feel like it was about to explode.

His little paws held onto Xie Chen’s finger, his mouth open but still reluctant to bite.

In the end, he only gnawed gently on Xie Chen’s finger.

Half an hour was a tough time for both the kitten and the man.

Finally, right on time, Bai Si poked Xie Chen’s arm.

“Take Li Li out.”

Bai Lin had prepared fresh water and towels nearby.

Xie Chen simply washed off the medicinal residue from the kitten and wrapped him in a towel.

“There was fever-reducing medicine in the herbs just now. Now let him sleep, I’ll prepare new medicine in advance to prevent his illness.”

“Okay.”

Bai Si went to prepare the medicine, while the other cat brothers watched their suffering precious little brother, their hearts bleeding.

“Xiao Yi, Xiao Liu, come out with me.”

Bai Lin glanced at the two brothers’ faces and suddenly called them over.

A moment later.

Tan Yi and Bai Liu were called out.

“I know what you’re thinking now — you want to take revenge for Li Li. But I want you to remember, the other side is not a paper tiger.”

“Revenge is okay, but no risking danger.”Tan Yi and Bai Liu didn’t say a word, just listened to their eldest brother ramble.

After rambling for a while, Bai Lin waved his hand, telling them to go aside and not disturb Li Li’s rest in the room.

Bai Liu and Tan Yi turned and left.

At the corner, Bai Liu called the lab assistant: “I’m going back to the lab today, you don’t need to come.”

He needed to do something at the lab.

Tan Yi was very clear about his position. He knew that besides acting a little, he had no other strengths—in plain words, he was just a pretty useless person.

So, the pretty useless person chose to find a certain fool who spoiled him to complain.

“Touch my Li Li again, I want him dead!”