I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 300, Side Story 2: The Fish That Escaped the Net - Fox Cat
"Hello, could you please take a picture for us?"

The two stood in front of the picturesque waterfall. Lu Xingyun handed his phone to a young girl who was passing by and gave her a slight smile.

The girl was momentarily stunned and unconsciously took the phone.

Lu Xingyun stood back in front of the railing and put one arm around Xiao Qi's waist.

Seeing the equally attractive female companion beside the other person, the girl snapped out of her daze.

After snapping a few photos, the girl blushed and whispered as she handed the phone back to the other person, "Can...can we add each other on WeChat?"

"Sorry, I don't have WeChat."

What place doesn't have WeChat these days?

After being rejected, the girl's disappointment was visibly evident. As she turned to leave, she muttered angrily, "I shouldn't have helped her take the picture. What kind of person is she?"

Lu Xingyun:
Xiao Qi leaned closer with a mischievous grin and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Lu Xingyun sighed, "I dare not think about anything."

Yesterday he asked a guy to help him take the photos, and after the photos were taken, he kept pestering Xiaoqi for her phone number.

Today I changed my strategy and asked a girl for help, and to my surprise, the result was almost the same, except the person I asked for help with was him.

The two crossed the waterfall and continued walking.

"That's the famous Meiyan One Line Sky. Let's take a group photo."

"Huh? Where are those two people?"

The three girls chattered as they walked into the gap between two adjacent stone walls. They originally wanted a passing man and woman to take a group photo for them, as the two were quite good-looking, and they thought they might be able to take a photo together after taking their picture.

After all, they're prettier than celebrities, so taking photos with them is definitely a win-win situation for them.

But I clearly saw the two of them come in, how did they disappear in the blink of an eye?
There's no way out inside the narrow passage, so you have to get out after you've seen it.

But what about people?
Lu Xingyun and Xiao Qi, who had been talked about by the three girls, had come down from Meiyan Mountain and were walking slowly towards the town at the foot of the mountain.

Although it's called a small town, it's actually just a small mountain village. However, with the development of Meiyan Mountain and the increase in tourists, a series of supporting projects such as accommodation and dining have also developed, and the small mountain village has gradually become a town.

Of these, guesthouses and homestays are the most common.

However, after Xiao Qi and Lu Xingyun went down the mountain, they did not go to the guesthouse in town, but to a small courtyard in a remote location with only one brick house.

As the two entered the courtyard, the white cat, which was lying next to the old lady, basking in the sun and sleeping, suddenly stood up and looked at them warily with its beautiful, icy blue eyes.

"Grandma, your cat is so cute, would you sell it? I'm willing to pay any price."

As expected, the visitors were up to no good.

The white cat watched Xiao Qi warily, but instead of backing down, it stepped forward and stood in front of the old lady.

Xiao Qi was taken aback, then looked at the white cat with great interest.

The old lady was sewing a gray cloth garment when she heard voices. She looked up, squinted at Xiao Qi for a while, and then said, "Little girl, are you thirsty and want some water?"

I'm too old, and my hearing isn't good anymore.

Xiao Qi didn't mind and nodded in agreement with the old lady.

Perhaps because few people usually come here, the old lady seemed quite happy when she went to the kitchen to get a bowl and pour water.

Xiao Qi pulled over the three-legged stool next to her and sat down opposite the white cat.

Lu Xingyun stood behind her with his arms crossed, glancing at the white cat with a calm expression. The cat immediately arched its back, raised its tail, and its fur stood on end.

If it weren't for the old lady's sake, it would have revealed its true form.

It's not its fault; the man was putting too much pressure on it.

Xiao Qi tilted her head and looked at its right ear. A third of it was missing, but because it was covered with white fur, it was not noticeable unless you looked closely.

"Twenty-five years ago, when you first arrived at Sanqing Mountain, you killed one of our snipers and two soldiers, right?" That sniper was a soldier in Captain Xia's team, whom he had personally trained.

When the battle ended and the battlefield was cleaned up, Captain Xia couldn't find the white cat. He didn't give up searching for it in the years that followed, but never found it.

Unexpectedly, they hid in a small town at the foot of Meiyan Mountain in the south.

It's not actually a real cat, but a fox cat. If you look closely, you'll find that its face does resemble a fox to some extent.

No matter what it is, Xiao Qi is going to take its life today.

The fox-cat looked at Xiao Qi with its icy blue eyes; it really had come looking for it.

Is it that boy from twenty-five years ago?
Yes, its ear was injured by him, and then it slashed open his throat with its claw.

As for the other two soldiers, I don't remember them. Anyway, it was too chaotic at the time, and they killed more than three people during the escape. It didn't fare any better; besides having a piece of its ear knocked off, it also had a hole punched in its stomach. But it didn't dare to stop and rest for a moment, running and running until it reached Meiyan Mountain, where it fainted due to excessive blood loss and exhaustion.

It clearly felt its life slipping away at that time, and originally thought it was going to die. Unexpectedly, it woke up after being in a coma for a month.

Grandma saved it.

She was only in her early fifties then, not as old as she is now. After her injury healed, it didn't leave and has stayed with her ever since.

The old lady, carrying two chipped bowls, walked shakily out of the kitchen, handing one bowl to Xiao Qi and the other to Lu Xingyun.

"Drink up, drink up, this is spring water, it's very sweet."

"Thank you grandma."

Xiao Qi thanked him politely and then drank the water in one gulp.

Grandma Xiang smiled kindly at her, then sat back down in her little bamboo chair and continued sewing.

Perhaps because she felt she couldn't hear, she didn't try to chat with anyone, even though she was happy to have visitors.

How long have you been with her?

Seeing that the fox cat was reluctant to look at Grandma Xiang and was rubbing its head against her legs, Xiao Qi couldn't help but ask.

"Twenty-five years ago, after I ran away from Sanqing Mountain, I came here and never went anywhere else."

Although it has always been here, the fox-cat has killed people before.

He is the stepson of his mother-in-law.

She was her husband's second wife, and her stepson was only five years old when she married him. She treated him like her own son, raising him with great difficulty, but he turned around and schemed against her, trying to steal the jade bracelet that came with her dowry after his father's death.

The fox cat plotted to make him fall off a cliff and die while he was climbing the mountain.

Her stepson was no good, and her biological daughter was no filial daughter either. If it weren't for the fact that she was her mother-in-law's biological daughter, the fox cat would have killed her long ago.

"She's used to having me around. I don't know how much longer she'll live after I'm gone."

The rice, flour, oil, and salt in the house were all things that Fox Cat usually bought for her. Grandma Xiang knew nothing about these things; she was hard of hearing and had a poor memory. As long as there was rice in the rice container and flour in the flour bucket, she was quite happy. She had no idea how much was left last time or if it was almost gone.

The vegetables planted in the garden by the door are also watered by the fox cat.

Xiao Qi raised her hand and cast a talisman into its body. The talisman entered its body and disappeared instantly.

The fox-cat looked up at her in surprise.

"Accompany her on her final journey. After it's over, go to Qingzhou and find Captain Xia Yunsong. If you don't go, I will come and take your life myself."

After Xiao Qi finished speaking, she and Lu Xingyun left the courtyard and quickly disappeared.

Eight months later, one evening, Xia Yunsong was about to take a shower and go to bed after video chatting with his son at home when suddenly there was a click, as if something had been opened.

The sound seemed to be coming from the balcony, but his apartment is on the ninth floor. What could possibly climb in from the outside balcony?
Xia Yunsong grabbed a dagger and was about to go over to check when he saw a white, furry thing enter the living room from the balcony.

"I know you've been looking for me. I promised that young lady I would come and settle accounts with you after this was over."

The fox-cat's so-called "settling accounts" involved pulling its demon core out of its body, throwing it to Xia Yunsong, and then collapsing to the ground.