Li Ji

Xiao Ran couldn't have been mistaken. The faint light flickering over Bai Xu was unmistakably demonic aura, much like the Tiger Demon's.

There wasn't much of it, but what little there was was exceptionally potent.

It was even more refined than the demonic aura on the Tiger Demon.

"What's gotten into this guy lately? How'd he change so much?" Xiao Ran asked Qiukui.

"I don't know." Qiukui shook her head, then tugged on Xiao Ran's arm and whispered, "The night Sister Liu left, I saw Bai Xu run out too. I think... I think he ate a whole lot of corpses."

"Meow!"

As soon as Qiukui finished speaking, Bai Xu let out an indignant yowl.

He was clearly displeased with Qiukui for blabbing.

But the next moment, Xiao Ran raised a hand, and Bai Xu, who had been hiding on a roof beam, was suddenly snatched right into his palm.

"Meow!!!"

Sensing danger, Bai Xu's pupils narrowed to slits. He bared his claws at Xiao Ran, looking ready to fight for his life.

Smack!

But Xiao Ran simply gave Bai Xu a light slap on the head. Even so, his slit pupils immediately rounded, and his eyes cleared.

"You'll eat anything, won't you? No wonder you've gotten so fat."

Xiao Ran tried checking Bai Xu's body with his mental power. Aside from having put on a little weight, the cat didn't seem to have suffered any adverse changes.

Only then did he toss Bai Xu back onto the roof beam.

Bai Xu shook his head and didn't dare yowl at Xiao Ran again. He even jumped down of his own accord and rubbed his tail back and forth against Xiao Ran's pant leg.

Creak!

Just then, the downstairs door opened, and Wu Man came in. The moment he entered, he