Chapter 40: Life-saving Favor

Wang Ping'an used the Beast Taming skill to drive the Hei Mao Bu Tou, quickly flying to outside Hutou Gou; before a wide great river lay the mother river of the whole Qingyang County, the Clearwater River, where he saw a figure struggling in the water.

Looking closely, it was an adult, somewhat unexpectedly; he had originally thought it was a companion of those children.

But after a moment's thought, the children of Hutou Gou, since they could understand things, had been taught by their parents that they must never play near the Clearwater River, otherwise they would inevitably be served stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat.

The youths of Hutou Gou, unless they had eaten a bear's heart and leopard's gall, would never dare to play by the Clearwater River.

Naturally, they would not fall into the Clearwater River!

Wang Ping'an couldn't be bothered to wonder why a strange adult man was in the Clearwater River; he hurriedly shouted "Plop!" and the Hei Mao Bu Tou dove into the Clearwater River.

Unlike ordinary cats, I don't know if it's because of spiritual energy enhancement or something else, but the Hei Mao Bu Tou is practically a swimming champion.

When the Hei Mao Bu Tou swam to the man's front, it saw the man no longer struggling, appearing lifeless; startled, it still hooked the man's clothes with its claws and trudgedly dragged him toward the shore.

Not long after, after the Hei Mao Bu Tou exerted all its strength to drag the man ashore, it shook its fur, saw a group of children running over from afar, quickly turned and left, seeking a clean spot to bask in the sun.

"Ding! Your pet Black Cat Catch Head rescued a drowning man; congratulations, you have earned a reward: Merit +10!"

A mechanically cold voice rang out in his mind, and Wang Ping'an's little face showed a hint of excitement.

"Divine Cat Hero, truly amazing, actually able to pull a person from the river!"

A boy looked at the unknown-life-or-death stranger lying on the ground, then turned his head to watch the Hei Mao Bu Tou's retreating back, his little face full of admiration.

Just now.

Seeing someone fall into the Clearwater River, they panicked, hurriedly turned around, preparing to find help; they had never considered the Divine Cat Hero, even though Xiaocao had often boasted about the Divine Cat Hero, they were still shocked by what the Divine Cat Hero did.

But……

Still they did not believe that the Hei Mao Bu Tou could rescue an adult man who had fallen into the river from the water.

How would they know.

What they had seen by the shore not long ago left them all dumbfounded.

All that disappointed them was that, by the time they reached the shore, the Hei Mao Bu Tou had already turned and left, leaving them no way to make contact with it.

A boy looked at the unknown-life-or-death stranger lying on the ground and said, "What should we do, just let this person lie here?"

"Let's go find the Village Chief Grandfather; only the Village Chief Grandfather can settle this!"

Time passed unnoticed; Wang Ping'an ate his fill again, obtaining Growth Energy. Taking advantage of having enough essence, his mother held him in her arms as he resumed practicing the Purple Qi Classic; just then, the Hei Mao Bu Tou, having dried its fur, slowly walked in from outside.

Under its master's command, it jumped into the river, rescued a drowning man, did a good deed, exhausted its strength, and naturally returned home to receive its reward.

Lying at Liu Dongzhu's feet, while Wang Ping'an cultivated the Purple Qi Classic, drawing heaven and earth spiritual energy to gather, most was absorbed by Wang Ping'an's body, a small part by Liu Dongzhu, and the remainder was its benefit.

On the contrary, the first black dog Wang Ping'an bought back—Xiaohei, a name he gave it a few days ago—wanted to get close; although it hadn't grown up yet and wasn't smart, it instinctively knew the benefit of spiritual energy.

When it tried to mooch off the spiritual energy benefit, the lazy Hei Mao Bu Tou lying at Liu Dongzhu's feet glared at it fiercely; the fierce gaze frightened Xiaohei into a howl, after which it urinated and fled in panic.

The next second.

The Hei Mao Bu Tou looked at Xiaohei's sorry fleeing back, gave a disdainful meow, withdrew its gaze, and then lay lazily again at Liu Dongzhu's feet.

"Is Old Brother Wang home?"

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the hall, waking Liu Dongzhu; she stopped looking at Wang Ping'an, rose, hugged him and left. As soon as she stepped out the room door, she saw Village Chief Cheng Yong leading a soaking-wet stranger carrying a book box. Liu Dongzhu said, "Village Chief, my father and mother are working in the fields; what do you need my father for?"

"It's not me looking for your father; it's this scholar looking for your father—no, I should say he's looking for your family, and you being home is the same!"

Cheng Yong enthusiastically said, "Scholar Dai, these are the Wang Family members you're looking for; the spirit cat that saved you should be that black cat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yong's face also showed shock that could hardly be concealed.

Not long ago.

While he was resting at home, several children found him, saying there was a man who had fallen into the Clearwater River; when he hurriedly shouted for people to come, he immediately noticed a stranger lying on the bank.

Afterwards.

When he questioned in detail the children who had shouted for his rescue, he then learned the full story; not only him, but even the other villagers he had summoned to help, their faces and eyes showed utter disbelief.

They never imagined that the Hei Mao Bu Tou actually had the ability to rescue people from the river!

Of course.

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Although they were quite shocked, they didn't feel too surprised; who let their village's consecutive major events all be related to the Hei Mao Bu Tou?

The Hei Mao Bu Tou's rescue of the drowned man was very much in line with its past behavior.

"Is this the Divine Cat Hero?"

Dai Zhishang looked at the Hei Mao Bu Tou following at Liu Dongzhu's feet, couldn't help swallowing, and dared not say: "Did it really save my life?"

Before.

When he was awakened by being saved, in front of Village Chief Cheng Yong and his entourage he offered profuse thanks, almost kowtowing in gratitude, but Cheng Yong immediately stopped him and told them it wasn't them who saved him; his savior was someone else.

No.

Rather, it should be said that his savior was another cat!

He simply couldn't believe that the one who pulled him from the river was actually a cat.

If it weren't for Village Chief Cheng Yong repeatedly assuring him face to face, he would hardly believe this; even though he now personally saw the Hei Mao Bu Tou, called the Divine Cat Hero, he still harbored many doubts in his heart.

Hearing this, Liu Dongzhu couldn't contain her curiosity and blurted out, "Village Chief, what's this all about?"

"It's like this……"

Village Chief Cheng Yong saw Liu Dongzhu's curiosity, didn't waste words, and laid out the whole story from beginning to end.

The next moment.

Liu Dongzhu opened her mouth wide, her face full of strange expression; but thinking of what the Hei Mao Bu Tou had done lately, she felt no surprise, gave a hehe smile, and proudly said, "Indeed, it is worthy of being the protective divine beast of our family's Ping'an!"

Dai Zhishang took a deep breath, heavily exhaled a mouthful of turbid air; only then did he barely believe that his fall into the river had been saved by a cat.

Dai Zhishang hurriedly felt in his pocket, found no wealth at all, hastily opened the book box, still saw no gold, silver, or jewels; catching sight of paper, ink, brush, and inkstone out of the corner of his eye, a flash of light passed through his gaze, and he said:

"Madam, my money pouch may have fallen into the Clearwater River; I can't thank your family's spirit cat for its life-saving grace, so I will first paint a picture for you and your young master, as thanks for your family's spirit cat's life-saving grace—what do you think?"

(End of chapter)