The Little Fox's Surprise (2)

"Ah, those bastards are too despicable! To be so vicious—they deserve to die." Fanxin was furious when he heard this. Killing intent poured from him, and he wished he could go settle the score with them right now.

"What will you do from now on?" Fanxin asked, looking at the girl with concern. For a young woman with no abilities, traveling outside was extremely dangerous. He was very worried that she would fall into the hands of bad people again.

"I don't know. I don't know where to go, either," the girl said, shaking her head. She had never traveled far from home in her life and had always been with her parents. Now that both of them were suddenly gone, she felt that her world was shrouded in darkness, without a glimmer of light. She felt that with every step she took, she would fall into an endless abyss.

"Sigh. How about this? I live on an island over there, all by myself, spending my days in the company of fierce beasts. If you don't mind, you can come live there with me," Fanxin said after pondering for a moment.

Aside from his friend Black Cat, he had no other friends. He planned to make another one, so that he would have someone to talk to in the future.

"Of course, if you want to leave later, you can go whenever you like. I'll build you a boat," Fanxin added. He didn't want her to think he was trying to imprison her; he had no such intention.

"Mm, okay. I'll go." The girl nodded. She had nowhere to go now, so she could only make do for the time being.

"Hehe, great! I'll have a companion to play with from now on." Fanxin smiled happily at her answer. Then he pointed to Little Black Cat beside him and said, "This is my friend, Little Black Cat. From now on, Little Black Cat will be your friend too. Come on, say hello!"

"Mm, hello, Little Black." The girl waved to Little Black Cat.

Little Black Cat nodded politely in return.

"All right, now that you've met, that's settled." Fanxin then looked at Little Black Cat and asked, "So, did you get any metal? How much? Is it enough to make a suit of flight armor?"

"Lots. Enough to make two suits," Little Black Cat said.

"That's great. Make two, then. One for me, and the other for her!" Fanxin said with a nod.

"All right, I'll make them right away." Little Black Cat nodded, lay down in Fanxin's arms, and sank into the Mechanical Space, directing the machines inside to start making the armor.

Fanxin held Little Black Cat so the cat could sleep more comfortably, then looked at the girl and asked, "Oh, right, it's been so long and I still haven't asked your name. What's your name?"

"My name is Ren Fang. What about you?" After resting for a while, the girl had begun to liven up. She no longer just answered Fanxin's questions; she also asked him about himself from time to time.

"My name is Fanxin, hehe," Fanxin said with a smile.

The two then chatted there. As time passed, they grew more familiar with each other, and both began to relax.

"Hm? This is bad, someone's coming." Fanxin had a keen sense of perception and sensed movement nearby. He immediately shook Little Black Cat and said, "Black Cat, stop for now. Someone's coming."

Little Black Cat stopped at once, opened both eyes, and surveyed the surroundings. A moment later, the cat said, "A tall man is heading this way. I don't know if he's looking for us."

"Never mind that. Let's leave first." Fanxin immediately stood up, took Ren Fang by the hand, and headed deeper in. After walking for a while, Ren Fang couldn't go any farther, so he hoisted her onto his shoulder and started running again.

Little Black Cat flew high into the air and began keeping watch over the surroundings.

"Hm, a little fox?" Little Black Cat spotted a little white fox not far away, also heading this way.

"Its target seems to be Fanxin. Why? Does it want to eat him?" Little Black Cat was a little puzzled. After hesitating for a moment, the cat told Fanxin, then headed straight for the little white fox.

Reaching the little fox, Little Black Cat asked, "What are you trying to do? Why do you keep following us?"

"That man is trying to catch me, and I can't beat him. I wanted to ask you to help me," the little fox said, looking pleading and pitiful.

"Sorry, we're on the run right now. We don't want any more trouble." Little Black Cat shook their head and refused at once. They were hiding from the pirates who were hunting them, and if their location was exposed, they would be in trouble.

"That man is a pirate. The girl you rescued used to be on his ship," the little fox said immediately.

The little fox wasn't lying. It had been following Clark and knew exactly who was aboard his ship. It had seen Ren Fang when she was captured and brought aboard.

"What?" Little Black Cat could no longer stay calm. After pondering for a moment, the cat said, "Go that way immediately. We'll split up. Maybe that way we can shake him off."

The little fox shook its head. "It's no use. There's some kind of strange connection between the collar around my neck and that man. Wherever I go, he can follow. I can't get rid of him at all."

"Oh, I get it. The reason he came here is that you led him here, right?" Little Black Cat was somewhat displeased. They could have had a good rest here, but the little fox had led a bastard straight to them, forcing them to run.

"I couldn't help it. I can't beat him, so I had to find someone to help," the little fox said. Then it added, "You have to help me. Otherwise, I'll follow right behind you and leave you nowhere to hide."

"You..." Little Black Cat wanted to hit it. This fellow had latched onto them.

"Go on, hit me. If you so much as touch one of my fingers, I'll scream. Hehe, then you'll all be finished." The little fox looked at Little Black Cat without a trace of fear.

Little Black Cat was furious. "Just you wait. Once this is over, I'll show you."

With that, Little Black Cat hesitated no longer and rushed toward Fanxin to tell him the news.

The little fox watched Little Black Cat leave, a strange curve appearing at the corner of its mouth. Then it too followed without hesitation.

Little Black Cat caught up with Fanxin and told him what had happened. Fanxin stopped immediately and didn't continue running. With a tagalong behind them, running farther would be useless.

"Little Black, take good care of Ren Fang. I'll go deal with that pirate," Fanxin said after pondering for a moment.

He had someone with him now and didn't want to get into a conflict with anyone. But now he had no choice but to act, because he and Little Black Cat had joined forces to rob that man's ship. The man definitely wouldn't let it go. So a fight between him and the man was unavoidable. Running away was useless, and he didn't want to run.