Section 17 Cat Hunting
Iron Slag grinned and praised Bai Xiaoyun for doing a good job. Bai Xiaoyun said breathlessly, he is Brother Tie's orderly, and he will follow the bottomless abyss, let alone this little thing. Tie Slag was very happy to hear this, patted Bai Xiaoyun on the shoulder, and said that he was hungry and wanted to eat dinner, so he asked the orderlies to help get some food, and the two big white chickens would not be burned until midnight.
Bai Xiaoyun rolled his eyes, this black-hearted boss, before he could catch his breath, let him do something else. However, he didn't dare to say anything, so he went to buy dinner. Breaking away from Bai Xiaoyun, Iron Slag immediately found a secluded corner, put the two big white chickens on the ground, and then spit a few mouthfuls of saliva in the belly of the chickens.
About ten minutes later, with two piercing insect chirps, two large crimson ants with teeth and claws came out. As soon as the iron slag thought about it, the two big ants immediately rushed forward, and in a flash of smoke, they burrowed into the gap in the culvert.
The culvert was pitch black, but that didn't affect the ants' movements. When there is light, they rely on hexagonal compound eye vision. When there is no light, they rely on a pair of antennae to sense scents and analyze the exact location of objects.
The two large ants explored one after the other, and soon found a rotting kitten carcass. Iron Slag moved, and one of the big ants stepped forward to bite the kitten's corpse and dragged it along the culvert. Seconds later, the kitten's body was dragged off the ground.
After doing all this, Iron Slag directed the two ants into the culvert, found a corner and curled up, and then cut off their lifeline.
It didn't take long for Bai Xiaoyun to rush back with two lunch boxes. As soon as they met, Iron Slag pointed to the kitten corpse on the ground and said that he had found it. Bai Xiaoyun turned his head to look at the ground, and suddenly opened his mouth wide in shock, almost unable to hold the lunch box steadily.
"Brother Tie, how did you find it?" Bai Xiaoyun looked at the iron slag for a while, and looked at the kitten's corpse for a while, with an unbelievable expression on his face. Iron slag said that after Bai Xiaoyun left, he walked along the canal cover, and inadvertently smelled a rancid smell, and when he lifted the cement slab under his feet, he found the cat corpse.
Bai Xiaoyun nodded as if he suddenly realized, his eyes looking at the iron slag were full of reverence, and he sighed: "Brother Tie is really powerful, his nose is smarter than a hunting dog." ”
"Will you be able to chat?" Iron Slag frowned and asked very unpleasantly. Bai Xiaoyun actually compared the hound to him, it was simply looking for a draw.
Sensing his mistake, Bai Xiaoyun hurriedly changed his words, "I mean, Brother Tie's sense of smell is more sensitive than that of a hunting dog. ”
Tie Slag's face darkened, and when Bai Xiaoyun saw this, he was a little panicked, and said at a loss: "Brother Tie's sense of smell is stronger than ten hunting dogs!" ”
"Don't be verbose, go check it out!" Iron Slag's eyes narrowed, and he commanded in a deep voice.
Bai Xiaoyun nodded like a chicken pecking rice, then found a clean place to put down the lunch box, squatted in front of the kitten's corpse, and observed it carefully. During this time, he took out his notebook and double-checked the details in it. Although the kitten's corpse was somewhat decomposed, it was basically the same as the old woman's description, an ordinary domestic cat, nine months old, with a pale yellow coat......
"It should be, but ......" Bai Xiaoyun hesitated for a moment and said, "It may not be good to take the task like this." ”
Iron Slag asked what he meant, and Bai Xiaoyun said that the old woman looked so pitiful, and if she got this bad news, she would definitely be very sad. Iron Slag waved his hand and said that the task was to find the kitten, whether it was life or death. Bai Xiaoyun's eyes were a little red, and she said that the old woman was already very lonely, and now that the kitten was dead again, maybe she would think of the child she lost during the expedition. In any case, they could not hand over a corpse to go back, leaving the old woman in her twilight years heartbroken again.
Iron Slag spread out his hands and shrugged his shoulders, saying that people can't be resurrected after death, what else can they do, can he resurrect the kitten? Bai Xiaoyun said that as long as Zhang Tie agreed not to use the corpse to hand over the task, he would have a way to solve it. Iron Slag asked how to solve it, Bai Xiaoyun smiled narrowly, and said that he had no intention of looking for the kitten. The purpose of dangling here is only to pretend to show the old woman's neighbors, so as not to be talked about by them later. In fact, he had already planned to go to the alleys of Center Street at night to find a similar stray cat to replace. Now that he has seen the kitten's corpse, he is more confident. This cat is an ordinary domestic cat, and the coat color is also very common, so it should not be difficult to find an identical one.
Tie Slag thought it was okay, so he agreed to Bai Xiaoyun's plan. Bai Xiaoyun happily took back the lunch box, let the iron slag eat first, and then said that he was going to bury the kitten's body. Next, Iron Slag squatted aside and ate the lunch box, watching Bai Xiaoyun run around and bury the kitten's body in the flower garden next to the street.
"You must obediently go to heaven, no...... You're going to hell, eh...... It's the underworld, you must ...... Shet! In a word...... You want to find a good cat to reincarnate in your next life......" Bai Xiaoyun knelt in front of the flower garden and muttered to himself, the iron slag listened to it, and the mood for eating was gone.
After finishing the meal in three or two, he was about to say that he would go, but he saw Bai Xiaoyun sitting down with a lunch box and began to eat. He had to wait patiently, while Bai Xiaoyun chewed slowly and ate slowly, which made him irritable.
After dinner, the two left the school gate and came to Center Street. At this time, the central street was brightly lit and lively, and it was full of male and female students wearing different uniforms. Some wander through the dazzling array of small shops, some sit in front of restaurants/talk to each other, and some cuddle together and wander down the street......
Iron slag followed Bai Xiaoyun into the back alley of the street, and walked around for a while, and the smell of kitchen waste wafted in front of him. Looking up, I saw neat rows of garbage cans on both sides of the alley in the dim light. As the two approached the trash can, black shadows scurried around and disappeared into the darkness.
"Aim~aim~Meow~" Bai Xiaoyun carried a large bag of fried fish found in the canteen, and walked over lightly, learning to meow as he walked. Iron slag squatted aside and watched from afar, he had no experience, so he didn't make do.
It didn't take long for figures to poke their heads out of the darkness under the temptation of the fishy smell. Bai Xiaoyun continued to make a friendly "meow~" sound, which, according to his later statement, was the meow of a female cat. Anyway, no matter what kind of call it was, Bai Xiaoyun was quickly surrounded by stray cats.
Next, Bai Xiaoyun picked a pale yellow kitten among the stray cats, and saw that the size and appearance were similar to the old woman's cat. He held it in his arms and stroked it gently, then left the alley. After a while, Bai Xiaoyun found a pet store on Center Street, spent 1 silver coin to bathe the kitten, cut his nails, comb his hair, put on a small bow, and sprayed some pet perfume......
After taking care of it, the dirty stray cat has changed its appearance and looks much cuter. After leaving the pet shop, the two went straight to the ancient Babylonian Garden Street and delivered the kitten to the old woman. The old woman looked at the safe and sound kitten, her eyes were filled with tears of excitement, and she thanked Bai Xiaoyun and Iron Slag vigorously.
Iron Slag is not used to being thanked, and there is a feeling of weakness, after all, this kitten is not the original one. However, Bai Xiaoyun didn't have any psychological burden, and while teasing the kitten, he was playing with the old woman and gossiping.
After a while, the two said goodbye to the old woman and returned to the God of War Hall to hand in the task. Bai Xiaoyun said that the God of War Hall is open twenty-four hours a day, and you can come over at any time.
When they arrived at the front desk of the task hall, the staff said that the task client had not yet confirmed the completion of the task and asked them to come back to handle the formalities later. While waiting, Bai Xiaoyun pulled the iron slag to the rest hall to drink tea. Bai Xiaoyun ordered a pot of black tea, and when the iron slag looked at the price, his eyes suddenly widened.
1 Gold Coins! This pot of broken tea costs 1 gold coin!
"Yes, things here are more than ten times more expensive than outside, and I usually don't dare to rest here." Bai Xiaoyun said while sipping tea.
"Why dare you today?" Iron Slag asked, rolling his eyes.
"There's Brother Tie here." "Did I say I would pay the bill?" No mistakes, no word skipping. "This ...... Didn't you say that? "No mistakes, no skipping words." No! "Brother Tie is a big man......"
Iron Slag was about to say that he wouldn't pay the bill, when there was a commotion at the entrance. He turned his head keenly, and in the corner of his eye, a pale cyan figure slowly walked into the hall surrounded by everyone. He hurriedly lowered his head and picked up the teacup and drank the tea as if nothing had happened.
"Look! Turquoise Blue, the people of our temple. Bai Xiaoyun looked at the entrance and shouted.
"I don't know, didn't you say that the people from the student union won't come here?" No mistakes, no word skipping. Iron Slag asked casually.
"She's a newcomer, come here to meet everyone and increase her popularity." Bai Xiaoyun replied.
Iron Slag scratched his hair and said that the student union is a big shot, and what else needs to be improved. As he spoke, he thought to himself how to leave the lounge without being conspicuous.
"She's coming! Brother Tie, hurry up. With that, Bai Xiaoyun got up and greeted him. Iron Slag's eyes gathered, changed into a faint smile, stood up and followed behind Bai Xiaoyun.
The girl in front of her was dressed in a pale cyan cheongsam, and the robe was embroidered with a golden dragon with teeth and claws, like a living thing, wrapping around her body. Under the bright lights of the lounge, the golden dragon is even more dazzling and dazzling. If you avoid the golden dragon, the tight cheongsam, with its concave and convex lines, seems to make people feel the elasticity of her body. Looking up, it's a pair of bright, water-soaked eyes.
"Hello Secretary-General, I'm Bai Xiaoyun from the White Snake Temple." Bai Xiaoyun hugged his fists and made an ancient salute.
"Don't be so literate, just call me Xiaolan." Bi Qinglan smiled at Bai Xiaoyun and said softly.
"Don't dare, we're all little people." Bai Xiaoyun said humbly.
"You are Xiaolan's senior, please take care of me in the future." Bi Qing bowed first, only to see the light waves in her eyes, and her gaze quietly moved to Bai Xiaoyun's back. The iron slag met her gaze directly, looking down and generous, without a trace of crampedness.
"This is ......" As she spoke, Bi Qinglan stretched out her hand to the iron slag.
"Hello Secretary-General, I'm Zhang Tie from the War Bear Temple." Iron Clay grinned and stepped forward to gently take her hand.
"Hello, Zhang Tie." Bi Qinglan nodded, and just wanted to retract her hand, but the other party's hand suddenly tightened, and she held her hand and refused to let go.
"You're so good-looking." Iron Slag stared straight at the blue blue, his gaze became extremely hot, and he looked like he was yearning for it from the bottom of his heart.