The Rainy Night's Li Hua

"Little Lu Ran,"

Deng Yuxiang turned and looked at the young man in the yellow raincoat below.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ran dared to face the Nightmare directly!

He strode up the stairs, pushing Deng Yuxiang upwards, "Sister, come with me to the terrace first!"

Deng Yuxiang temporarily buried her questioning words in her heart.

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

A cat's meow!

A month ago, when Deng Yuxiang and Lu Ran met on the terrace, Lu Ran was looking for a cat.

Could this cat be the tabby cat he was looking for?

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

If the two ghost talisman dolls hadn't been here, this little cat would have been cruelly toyed with, torn apart, and skinned alive.

"Sister?"

Lu Ran stopped in front of the dilapidated iron gate, signaling Deng Yuxiang to lead the way.

Wei Long and Wei Hu could be human shields, and the Great Nightmare could be one too!

"Can't you hear me?"

Deng Yuxiang snorted, but she cooperated, gripping the cold iron bars with one hand.

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

With a creaking sound, the old iron gate was pushed open.

Deng Yuxiang stepped onto the terrace, looking around vigilantly.

Lu Ran followed closely, rushing into the pouring rain.

"It's really you!" Lu Ran exclaimed, both surprised and delighted, and walked over quickly.

"Meow!!"

The tabby cat's fur had already stood on end, but it was so wet that its fur couldn't stand up.

As Lu Ran approached, its eyes were filled with terror, and it cried out heartbreakingly, constantly retreating to a corner of the terrace.

Lu Ran immediately stopped, afraid the little tabby would jump off the terrace.

"Is it him?" Deng Yuxiang came to Lu Ran's side.

"It should be," Lu Ran said, kneeling on one knee and softly calling out, "Baa~"

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 sound, the Divine Technique Voice of Compassion would surely elicit the appropriate response.

"Baa~"

Lu Ran beckoned.

In the rain, the little tabby was incredibly pathetic, limping towards Lu Ran.

The Divine Technique was simply a dimensional attack for ordinary creatures!

The Voice of Compassion was clearly a soft control, but it forcefully reversed the tabby's will.

The little tabby's terrified state had not yet subsided, but it still stumbled forward, trying to provide shelter and comfort to Lu Ran.

"Meow~"

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

Lu Ran rubbed its wet little head and said the same words as when they first met:

"Are you alone too?"

The same words elicited the same scene.

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

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

"Meow~ Meow~"

The poor little tabby trembled even as it walked, likely having suffered greatly this night.

But its paw stubbornly batted at Lu Ran's finger, wanting to comfort this pitiful human.

Lu Ran slowly raised his head, surprised and delighted, "It really is him!"

Deng Yuxiang looked at the smiling face beneath the hood of the young man.

For a moment, she too was a little lost.

On this night of the fifteenth lunar month, such a smiling face shouldn't have appeared.

Blood, slaughter, screams and wails.

These should have been the main melody of this night.

Weren't they?

"Mm." Deng Yuxiang nodded lightly.

After a night of killing, her face was originally cold, but the sharp gaze in her eyes had softened a little now.

On the terrace, 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, and also a candidate.

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

But in this long night of slaughter, He could lift his cold blade and slay evil.

He could also crouch down and comfort weak and pitiful creatures.

Sun Zhengfang was already looking forward to it!

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

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

Rain Alley City, Indeed, it had produced a remarkable believer.

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

"Come with me." As he said this, Lu Ran had already made up his mind.

Little calico cat, You have no choice but to come with me, right?

"Mew~"

Lu Ran called out again, stamping his seal on his "cat-nabbing plan."

Deng Yuxiang: "We can't take it into battle."

Lu Ran looked up and saw that the Great Nightmare's expression was gentle. It seemed she wasn't trying to separate the master and pet.

As expected, Deng Yuxiang said softly, "Later, when we're patrolling, find a family and leave the cat there for now.

When tonight is over and everything is finished, you can come back to pick it up."

"Okay." Lu Ran naturally had no objections.

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

"No." Lu Ran shook his head.

Deng Yuxiang reached into Lu Ran's embrace, her fingertips tapping the calico cat's nose. "It looks like it's suffered a lot.

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

"Mm." Lu Ran agreed readily.

Not to mention what the little calico cat had gone through before meeting them, the heavy rain alone was enough for it.

"What are you still waiting for?" Deng Yuxiang looked into Lu Ran's eyes. "While the superiors haven't issued any missions yet."

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

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

He understood Lu Ran's gaze and smiled, extending his hand. A green light appeared in his palm.

The vigorous life force emanating from it made Lu Ran's eyes light up, and he quickly walked over.

"Hey?"

Just as Lu Ran handed the calico cat to Sun Zhengfang, a slender arm wrapped around him.

To be precise, Lu Ran was held around the neck from behind.

Deng Yuxiang took a step, and Lu Ran had no choice but to lean back and retreat step by step.

The Great Nightmare's tone lost its recent gentleness. "Now, let's talk about you cleaning my ears."

"No, no, no, I was just kidding." Lu Ran quickly said.

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

Lu Ran was silent for a long while, and then a sentence came out of his mouth:

"Perhaps heroes are often young."

Deng Yuxiang: "..."

She was almost angered to laughter!

Lu Ran whispered, "That's what the old saying goes, only youngsters can, but young ladies can't."

Deng Yuxiang stepped onto the railing of the terrace, looking down. "Thinking of dying together again?"

Lu Ran: "Huh?"

Deng Yuxiang also realized that she was really confused by anger.

She had intended to say "bungee jumping," but for some reason, these two words came out. Oh, right!

That morning, in the car, Lu Ran had sung that lyric.

Ten minutes later.

In front of a car repair shop.

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

"What is it, Lu Ran?" Chang Ying asked, looking at her classmate outside the window with some surprise. "Are you hurt?"

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

"Can you do me a favor?" Lu Ran handed the little tabby cat over. "Take care of it for me. I'll pick it up after the Night of the Fifteenth."

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

At this moment, the tabby cat was fast asleep.

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

In her sleep, the tabby cat whimpered softly, its little head rubbing against her.

"Thank you for your trouble. Hurry back inside," Lu Ran said with a smile, nodding, and turned to leave.

"Swish~"

A sudden crisp sound made Lu Ran stop in his tracks.

He turned his head to look and saw Chang Ying holding the tabby cat in one hand and shaking a divination tube in the other.

In just two or three seconds, an oracle card floated out.

They both looked up at the same time. The illusory oracle card hovered in mid-air, slowly rotating.

It bore a single large character – UP!

Lu Ran was pleasantly surprised. "You weren't tricking me?"

Chang Ying also looked up at the oracle card with a face full of surprise, shaking her head repeatedly.

How could such a divine technique be faked?

"Lu Ran?" A voice called from far behind.

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

"Be careful!"

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