The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#194 - This cat is not that cat

Chapter 193: This Cat is Not That Cat

In reality, Lu Jing had noticed the black cat for some time now. Ever since Monk Zhaoming entered the courtyard, this black cat had inexplicably begun to stir.

It had been lurking on the roof, poking its head out furtively, as if searching for an opportunity.

Unfortunately, it probably hadn't found any flaws in the little monk, and seeing that Zhaoming was about to leave, it had no choice but to leap from the roof and take a risky gamble.

The little monk Zhaoming didn't think much when he saw the black cat struggling in Lu Jing's hand, only saying, "Brother Lu, do you also like keeping 'li nu'? This one has a rather special coat."

"Um..." Lu Jing mumbled.

After he saw the little monk off, closed the door again, and examined the black cat in his hand, he found that the latter had gradually quieted down with Zhaoming's departure.

This guy was really after Zhaoming?

Lu Jing didn't know what nerve this black cat had touched. Could it be that it had some prejudice against bald heads? Or was it just an overreaction to seeing a stranger?

But recalling when they first met, this cat didn't seem to want to scratch him.

Moreover, after Amu walked around the market with this guy, he didn't see it make any moves. On the contrary, it slipped away once on its own.

Lu Jing couldn't understand why this cat was so hostile to the little monk Zhaoming.

However, seeing that it was behaving itself again, Lu Jing threw it back on the ground.

The black cat landed and transformed into a bolt of black lightning, darting onto the eaves with a whoosh. Then, it looked around on the eaves, as if trying to find the little monk Zhaoming.

Unfortunately, the latter had already gone far away.

The black cat, failing to find the person, seemed very disappointed, and finally lay down on the eaves again, motionless.

After a day of tossing and turning, Lu Jing was also a little tired and didn't bother to care about the cat anymore.

Anyway, the brain circuits of cats are inherently magical, and it's difficult for ordinary people to guess what they're thinking.

So, Lu Jing went back to his room to sleep.

Nothing happened overnight.

Early the next morning, Xia Huai knocked on his courtyard door early.

Lu Jing had just finished practicing the Wind and Cloud Changes. He opened the door and saw the girl in red squatting at the door, teasing the black cat.

Seeing Lu Jing, Xia Huai raised her head in surprise and said, "This... is this 'li nu' yours?"

"I guess so," Lu Jing was also taken aback.

He knew that Xia Huai liked cats. He kept one in the Sword Washing Pavilion, sucking on it every day to recharge and relieve the boredom and monotony of practicing internal skills.

But this cat is not that cat.

Seeing that the black cat was still being obediently stroked by Xia Huai, Lu Jing's shock eased a little, but he was still a little worried and asked, "When you first met it, did this 'li nu' do anything to you?"

Xia Huai didn't seem to understand what Lu Jing meant. After thinking for a while, she said, "It showed me its belly to pet, does that count as doing something to me?"

"That's good. This 'li nu' wasn't well-behaved before. It always wanted to scratch and bite people, so be careful."

Lu Jing selflessly betrayed his own, bravely revealing the evil side of the black cat.

Then, as if to confirm Lu Jing's words, the black cat sniffed hard, suddenly stood up, shook off Xia Huai's hand, and then leaped up suddenly.

It pounced towards a figure in the distance!

The person who came was Yang Tao, who was shouting to Lu Jing from afar, "Good morning, Brother Lu, I was just about to call you to get up. Ah, Miss Xia Huai is also here, that's great, let's go together... Ouch, what the hell is this!"

Yang Tao was halfway through his sentence when he saw a black shadow pouncing on him. He stretched out his leg to kick, but then he heard Xia Huai anxiously say, "Don't! This is Lu Jing's 'li nu'!"

Yang Tao was indeed honest. Upon hearing this, he immediately stopped moving, and as a result, the black cat pounced on him firmly. The black cat was also impolite, and bit Yang Tao's arm with its mouth.

Yang Tao immediately gasped.

But before Lu Jing and Xia Huai could come to help, the black cat sucked hard and then released its mouth, landed on the ground, and then ran away in a puff of smoke.

Yang Tao looked down and found that the place where he was bitten was bleeding.

"See, what did I tell you? That guy is asking for a beating," Lu Jing spread his hands to Xia Huai, and then asked Yang Tao, "Brother Yang, how are you?"

"It's just a small injury, nothing serious," Yang Tao glanced at his arm. There were two tooth marks on it, the skin was broken, and a little blood was flowing, but for a martial artist, this was indeed a very minor injury.

However, Yang Tao couldn't help but howl, "Alas, I've been having bad luck for more than ten days. Ever since I met that unlucky monkey, nothing good has happened."

"At least you got your iron spear back, didn't you?" Lu Jing said.

"Don't mention my iron spear," Yang Tao became even more depressed when he said this, "My iron spear is gone again."

"The monkey came again?" Lu Jing asked strangely.

"It wasn't the monkey this time," Yang Tao shook his head, "That's why I said I've been having bad luck lately. Yesterday, I went to the mountain with a few friends to watch the sunrise, and I leaned my iron spear against a rock. It was leaning well, but I don't know why, the spear suddenly slipped.

"I reached out, but I couldn't catch it. I could only watch helplessly as the spear fell down. It's really too unlucky... Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Uncle Chen told us yesterday to go pick messengers today.

"I heard that you just came back last night, and I was afraid that you wouldn't know, so I came to call you to go together," Yang Tao said, looking at Xia Huai again, "Miss Xia Huai is here for this too, right?"

Xia Huai nodded, revealing two small dimples, "The three of us can go together."

"What messengers?" Lu Jing asked again.

"Oh, it's the nightingale. The seniors of the Sitianjian discovered that only this kind of bird can freely shuttle through the [Well] after training, so they chose them to be messengers. Whether it is the supervisors or the observers who collect information in various places, they all use nightingales for internal communication."

"No wonder," Lu Jing touched his chin and suddenly understood.

"No wonder what?" Yang Tao was curious.

"I went to the Guoxinglou before. There is a large copper tree on the first floor, and the tree is full of nightingales. There are hundreds of them, and they are constantly going in and out. It turns out they are used to exchange information..."

"With the messengers, our contact will be much more convenient," Xia Huai was also very much looking forward to it, "In the past, letters had to be sent by carriages and horses. If it was far away, it would take several days to arrive. With nightingales and the [Well], even the farthest places can basically be reached in half a day."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly. Although there are two days to choose nightingales, if we go late, I'm afraid that the fast-flying ones have already been chosen," Yang Tao said anxiously.