Chapter 49: Rainy Night Tabby

"Little Lu Ran..."

Deng Yu Xiang turned around and looked at the boy in the yellow raincoat below.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ran dared to face the nightmare head-on!

He stepped up the stairs and pushed Deng Yu Xiang upward: "Sister, accompany me to the rooftop first!"

Deng Yu Xiang buried her questions in her heart for now.

She also remembered that the reason everyone had chased them here was because of a unique cry.

A cat's cry!

A month ago, when Deng Yu Xiang and Lu Ran met on the rooftop, Lu Ran had been looking for a cat.

Could this cat be the tabby he was looking for?

Whether it was or not, this little fellow was lucky enough.

If they hadn't been here, this little cat would surely have been cruelly toyed with and torn apart by the two ghost-talisman boys.

"Sister?"

Lu Ran stopped in front of the old iron gate and signaled for Deng Yu Xiang to lead the way.

Wei Long and Wei Hu could act as human shields, and a Great Da Da Mengyan could certainly do so too!

"Can't you hear it?"

Deng Yu Xiang hummed, but cooperated, grabbing the cold iron bars with one hand.

"The rain outside is too loud," Lu Ran said softly.

With a "creak-creak" sound, the old iron gate was pushed open.

Deng Yu Xiang stepped onto the rooftop, looking around vigilantly.

Lu Ran followed closely, rushing into the pouring rain.

"It really is you!" Lu Ran was both surprised and happy, walking over quickly.

"Meow!!"

The tabby cat had already puffed up its fur, but it was soaked through, so its fur couldn't stand up.

As Lu Ran approached step by step, it looked at him with terror, crying out heart-wrenchingly and retreating to a corner of the rooftop.

Lu Ran stopped immediately, fearing the little tabby would jump off the rooftop.

"Is it this one?" Deng Yu Xiang came to Lu Ran's side.

"I think so." Lu Ran knelt on one knee and called out softly, "Mehh~"

The tabby cat froze on the spot.

Perhaps it didn't remember Lu Ran, but the tabby must remember this special sound.

Even if it didn't remember the cry, the divine technique Sound of Compassion would surely make it react accordingly.

"Mehh~"

Lu Ran beckoned with his hand.

In the rain, the little tabby was incredibly disheveled, limping toward Lu Ran.

Divine techniques were simply a dimensional strike against ordinary creatures!

The Sound of Compassion was clearly a soft control, yet it forcibly twisted the tabby's will.

The little tabby's terror hadn't faded, yet it still stumbled over, trying to provide Lu Ran with shelter and comfort.

"Meow~"

The little tabby cried softly, extending its pink tongue to lick Lu Ran's fingers.

Lu Ran rubbed its soaked little head, saying the same words he had said when they first met:

"Are you all alone too?"

The same words brought about the same scene.

The little tabby suddenly lay on its side, a paw batting at Lu Ran's fingers, as if trying to pull him over.

This time, it was Lu Ran's turn to be stunned.

"Meow~ Meow~"

The poor little tabby was trembling even while walking; it must have suffered greatly on this night.

Yet that paw stubbornly batted at Lu Ran's fingers, wanting to comfort this poor human.

Lu Ran slowly raised his head, surprised and happy: "It really is it!"

Deng Yu Xiang looked at the boy's smiling face under the hood...

For a moment, she was also a bit dazed.

On this night of the 15th of the lunar month, such a smile shouldn't appear.

Blood, slaughter, crying, and wailing...

These should be the main themes of the night.

Shouldn't they?

"Mm." Deng Yu Xiang nodded gently.

She, who had been slaughtering all night, had originally been cold-faced, but her sharp eyes softened slightly at this moment.

On the rooftop, the others also saw this heartwarming scene.

Sun Zhengfang couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

Since Lu Ran joined this team, he had given everyone too many surprises.

Lu Ran was a warrior, but also a candidate.

Combat power, fighting will, and so on were certainly key items in the assessment.

But on this long night of slaughter,

he could lift a cold blade to slay evil spirits,

and also crouch down to comfort a weak and pitiful creature.

Sun Zhengfang had already started looking forward to it!

After he reported Lu Ran's performance tonight to the Bureau in detail, how high would Lu Ran's score be?

What kind of heaven-defying evaluation would Lu Ran receive?

Rain Alley City,

had indeed produced an incredible believer.

"This time, I won't let you run away." Lu Ran picked up the little tabby, pulled open his raincoat, and tucked it into his chest.

"Come with me." Saying this, Lu Ran had already made his decision.

Little tabby,

you can't not come with me, can you?

"Mehh~"

Lu Ran called out softly again, putting a stamp on his "cat-napping plan."

Deng Yu Xiang: "We can't fight while carrying it."

Lu Ran looked up and saw the Great Da Da Mengyan's expression was soft; it seemed she didn't want to separate the master and pet.

Sure enough, Deng Yu Xiang said softly: "When we patrol later, find a household and leave the cat there for now.

When tonight is over and everything is finished, you can go pick it up."

"Okay." Lu Ran naturally had no objections.

"You've never raised a cat, have you?"

"No." Lu Ran shook his head.

Deng Yu Xiang reached into Lu Ran's chest and tapped the tabby cat's nose with her fingertip: "It looks like it has suffered a lot.

Stray cats have relatively stronger survival skills, but you'd better find someone to help take care of it."

"Mm." Lu Ran agreed quite a bit.

Not to mention what the little tabby had experienced before meeting them, just this heavy rain was enough for it to suffer.

"What are you waiting for?" Deng Yu Xiang looked into Lu Ran's eyes. "Take advantage of the fact that the superiors haven't issued a mission yet."

Lu Ran's heart stirred, and he immediately turned to look at the attending physician.

Sun Zhengfang was a good person, at least very good to Lu Ran.

He understood Lu Ran's look, so he smiled and reached out, green light already appearing in his palm.

The vigorous vitality radiating from it made Lu Ran's eyes light up, and he hurried over.

"Eh?"

Lu Ran had just handed the tabby to Sun Zhengfang when he was encircled by a slender arm.

To be precise, Lu Ran was choked from behind.

Deng Yu Xiang strode forward, and Lu Ran had no choice but to lean back and retreat step by step.

The Great Da Da Mengyan's tone lacked the gentleness from just a moment ago: "Now, let's talk about you cleaning my ears."

"No, no, no, I was just joking," Lu Ran said hurriedly.

"Tell me, how did you hear it?" Deng Yu Xiang loosened her grip slightly.

Lu Ran was silent for a long while, then blurted out:

"Maybe it's because heroes are born in youth."

Deng Yu Xiang: "..."

She was almost laughed to anger!

Lu Ran whispered: "Anyway, that's what the old saying goes; only the young can, the maidens don't allow."

Deng Yu Xiang stepped on the rooftop railing and looked down: "Want to commit suicide for love again?"

Lu Ran: "Huh?"

Deng Yu Xiang also realized she had been angered into confusion.

She had wanted to say "bungee jumping," but for some reason, she said those two words... Oh, right!

That morning, in the car, Lu Ran had sung those lyrics...

Ten minutes later.

In front of an auto repair shop.

Lu Ran, holding the little tabby, knocked on the repair shop window under the gaze of his teammates behind him.

"What is it, Lu Ran?" Chang Ying was a bit surprised, looking at her classmate outside the window. "Are you hurt?"

Compared to a few hours ago, Lu Ran was now soaked through and very disheveled.

"Can you do me a favor?" Lu Ran handed the little tabby over. "Take care of it.

When the night of the 15th is over, I'll come pick it up."

"No problem!" Chang Ying carefully took the little cat and held it in her arms. "Did you just save it?"

At this time, the tabby cat was sleeping soundly.

Chang Ying's embrace was clearly warmer and softer than Lu Ran's.

In its sleep, the tabby whimpered softly, its little head rubbing constantly.

"Sorry to trouble you, go back inside quickly." Lu Ran nodded with a smile and turned to leave.

"Clatter~"

The sudden crisp sound made Lu Ran stop.

He turned his head and saw Chang Ying holding the tabby with one hand, while the other hand held a bamboo tube, shaking it constantly.

In just two or three seconds, a spiritual sign drifted out.

The two looked up at the same time; the illusory spiritual sign floated in mid-air, rotating slowly.

On it was written one large character—Upper!

Lu Ran was quite pleasantly surprised: "You didn't fool me?"

Chang Ying also looked up at the spiritual sign with surprise, shaking her head repeatedly.

How could this kind of divine technique be faked?

"Lu Ran?" A call came from far behind.

"Coming!" Lu Ran retreated step by step, waving goodbye to Chang Ying with a smile, then turned and left.

"Be careful!"

Chang Ying stepped forward, watching the figure in the yellow raincoat disappear into the vast night rain...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 50 =====