Hundred Ghosts Night Parade was a term everyone was fairly familiar with, but Lu Yibai never expected he would witness such a grand spectacle of a Hundred Cats Night Walk.
In the dead of night, cat after cat darted out from who knew which corner, converging on Lin Xiaoqi.
Lin Xiaoqi at this moment gave Lu Yibai the feeling of being a stalk of catnip.
Catnip was a magical thing, acting just like a drug to cats, possessing a fatal attraction.
The most magical part was that the cats that had rushed over included house cats and stray cats, male cats and female cats, kittens and old cats, yet they all sat there in complete harmony.
Yes, they all sat obediently, just like they were standing by in place.
For cat enthusiasts, the current Former Cheng Second District was probably a holy land of dreams.
Lin Xiaoqi had clearly done nothing at all, merely letting out a meow in a soft and light voice.
What was this supposed to be?
A single cat-summoning arrow, ten thousand cats come to meet?
Lu Yibai was now starting to suspect whether Lin Xiaoqi's true form might actually be a cat-eared girl.
It was not just near the Former Cheng Second District; to be precise, the vast majority of stray cats throughout Crow City were in motion, seemingly searching for something.
It was just that the cats near the Former Cheng Second District had all rushed to the scene.
Just how many stray cats were there in a city?
It was really hard to say.
In a small city, which residential compound didn't have a few stray cats and dogs?
Not to mention that quite a few house cats had sneaked out.
And the dark night was a cat's paradise!
At night, felines held a massive advantage.
The present Lin Xiaoqi gave off the feeling of someone mobilizing the grassroots masses, although he had no idea how she pulled it off.
Perhaps quite a few animals possessed even more spirituality than humans imagined.
At this moment, the cats sitting neatly in rows began to meow in sequence.
Starting from left to right, they took turns meowing.
After the first cat on the left meowed a few times, the second one immediately followed suit.
It was just like making a report to a leader.
Lin Xiaoqi sat cross-legged on the ground, listening intently and nodding from time to time.
Making it look as if she could actually understand them.
However, she seemed like she really could understand...
After each cat finished reporting, it quietly left, as if nothing had ever happened.
Judging by this appearance, it looked as though they had even been trained.
It gave one the feeling that in the dark world of this city, some cat boss was pulling all the strings...
"Boss, we have a general direction!" After a while, Lin Xiaoqi looked up and told Lu Yibai.
The cats scattered in all directions, and Boss Lu and Lin Xiaoqi got on the motorcycle once more.
The black motorcycle roared through the dark night, and anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was a couple of death-defying young men and women out looking for thrills in the middle of the night.
Lu Yibai had a driver's license and could drive a car, but he didn't know how to ride a motorcycle, though he did know how to ride a little e-bike.
Lin Xiaoqi's motorcycle skills were already somewhat miraculous; of course, it would have been even better if she had tied her hair up first.
Her fluttering long black hair whipped across Boss Lu's face, causing Boss Lu not to dare open his mouth to speak, figuring that the moment he opened it, he'd end up with a mouthful of hair.
Fortunately, she had washed her hair, and it smelled quite nice.
Fine, Boss Lu's train of thought was wandering off again.
Just like before, Lu Yibai had thin skin, and even though he felt like he was about to be flung off every time they made a turn, he persisted in not wrapping his arms around Lin Xiaoqi's slim waist.
Hmph, he needed to let his employee witness the upright and gentlemanly side of her boss.
Soon, the motorcycle drove into a small alley where a small white cat was already waiting, and then it sprinted rapidly, leading Lu Yibai and the others forward at high speed.
They hadn't run far before a small tabby cat was standing by in place.
They had all witnessed a portion of the Illusion Demon's itinerary.
Cat after cat acted like a relay baton, each leading Lu Yibai and Lin Xiaoqi for a leg of the journey.
Before long, Lu Yibai arrived at a place he found very familiar.
What the hell, isn't this that same bar where I picked up Ye Yiyi? That most popular "party bar" in Crow City.
It was right here that he had run into Ye Yiyi playing role-play, back when she was playing a "corpse" at the entrance of the bar.
The doors of the three-star hotel opposite were wide open, as if saying: Little brother, still up for it?
"Boss, it should be inside here." Lin Xiaoqi pointed at the bar and said.
This bar was called Celebrity Bar, and it was the party bar with the best business in Crow City.
A massive number of luxury cars were parked in the front parking lot, and by comparison, although Lu Yibai's Answer Bar had decent business, it certainly wasn't as booming as Celebrity Bar.
Still, everyone walked a different path; Lu Yibai didn't like hanging out at party bars, nor did he dance to health-conscious disco.
It was already November in Crow City, yet there were still quite a few women wearing dark hip-hugging skirts with a random jacket draped over their shoulders, walking in and out of the bar entrance.
Lu Yibai felt it was entirely unnecessary; Lin Xiaoqi was bundled up tightly, yet her curvaceous figure was still displayed to perfection.
Dressing that scantily just made it convenient for others to grope them.
And honestly, weren't they cold?
But seriously, this Illusion Demon was quite smart.
At night, Celebrity Bar was indeed a very good hiding place.
Don't assume demons didn't go to bars.
Demons were much more energetic at night than during the day, and many demons who had integrated into human society were definitely the main demographic for bar-hopping.
Furthermore, demons with relatively chaotic personal lives like Night Demons might just work inside as well.
If you were a single demon among a crowd of humans, it would be like a bald person mixed into a crowd of people with hair—far too obvious.
However, since there were quite a few demons right here, mingling among the demon populace meant it wouldn't stand out all that much.
He never expected that after all that circling, he would end up right back here.
Lu Yibai turned back to glance at Lin Xiaoqi, whose state didn't seem very good.
To be precise, her physical condition was still great—she could kill a cow with a single punch, so to speak—but her mental state was somewhat poor.
It was just like pulling consecutive all-nighters.
Clearly, the Hundred Cats Night Walk had placed a certain burden on her.
Moreover, Lin Xiaoqi was not suited to go inside.
She was too powerful, and too famous.
Quite a few demons residing long-term in Crow City had crossed paths with her and would recognize her.
Under normal conditions, Lin Xiaoqi could conceal the Night Watchman aura on her body, but her current mental state was too poor to pull it off without a hitch.
The moment she went in, she might trigger a commotion and alert that Illusion Demon.
Lu Yibai was different.
He was weak enough...
Lin Xiaoqi was like a bonfire, radiating that wave of heat even from a certain distance.
Lu Yibai was just a lit matchstick...
Besides, "Menstrual Pain" was a Body Refining technique, and its energy aura was not particularly concentrated. Unless they got relatively close, demons wouldn't actually be able to sense him for a while.
"I'll go in first and take a look," Lu Yibai said.
Lin Xiaoqi nodded and said, "Boss, stay safe."
Lu Yibai: "..."
The last time he went out on his bike, Lin Xiaoqi had also told him to stay safe, and then Boss Lu had run into the very first demon he encountered after joining the Night Watchmen—Ye Yiyi.
Please don't jinx me anymore. Every time you tell me to stay safe, something is bound to happen!
(PS: First chapter, new week, begging for recommendation votes to rush the new book chart!)
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