Is It Broken or Not?

"Bang..."

Thirty meters ahead in the warehouse, a plank of wood stood with a few haphazard circles painted on it in spray paint. After the crack of a gunshot, a small hole was punched through the plank right at the five-ring mark.

Bai Yang held up the still-smoking muzzle and blew on it with a flashy flair, saying:

"Can I graduate now?"

"Boss, when the safety on the gun in your hand is still on, and your finger is resting right on the trigger, you're practically inviting suicide with a move like that, you know that?"

Xiong Da looked at Bai Yang with an expression of utter speechlessness.

Bai Yang hastily pointed the muzzle toward the ground in embarrassment.

Then he heard Xiong Da say, "And Boss, the target you hit was on my side..."

"Hey, hey, you've had enough now. I'm not going to a battlefield, close enough is fine... Anyway, how much for the two guns and three hundred rounds of ammo in total?"

Bai Yang couldn't care less about marksmanship. When danger came, he wasn't the one rushing to the front lines, so what use did he have for such great marksmanship?

Sneaking shots from the shadows was the name of the game, get it?

"Forget it, Boss. No charge, just consider it a welcome gift from me. But you'd better keep this stuff stashed safely—if anything goes wrong, nobody can cover for you," Xiong Da said, shaking his head.

"I'm not a kid, you think I don't know that much?"

Bai Yang rolled his eyes, locked the two pistols inside a case, and walked away carrying it.

Money was a minor matter; as long as they kept it in mind, that was enough. Fussing over it too much would only make things feel distant.

"Oh right, remember to work overtime and hustle on what I asked you to do. Craft those items, and bring in that miscellaneous cargo. Fill up a few of those warehouses for me first, and don't even think about slacking off. You guys still owe me ten years of salary..."

With that final parting shot, he strutted away...

"He tosses tens of millions to his subordinates without a single worry. Is a boss like this an idiot, or an idiot, or an idiot?"

Xiong Da watched Bai Yang's departing back in deep thought.

Back inside his flashy Bugatti, Bai Yang closed the windows, vanished for a split second, and reappeared. In those few mere seconds, the case containing the guns had already left this world behind...

Even though luxury cars probably didn't get searched all that often, what if? That was why Bai Yang figured tossing the stuff over there was the safest bet.

Rushing back to his rented villa, he gave it some thought and couldn't be bothered to return the calls of Liu Qingshan and Song Guotao. Those two old men shared no common language with him, making a pleasant hangout completely impossible. Let whoever wanted to deal with them do it...

His 'sleep' this time around felt like it had been long enough. After a moment's thought, he decided to head 'over there' first.

When he'd come over, he'd brought two jars of liquor and over a dozen cloth pouches filled with ginseng. He'd sold one jar of liquor, but leaving the rest at the villa didn't feel secure, so he'd hauled them back.

Fussing back and forth like that, he was nothing more than an overgrown, bored porter...

Deep in the night at Geduo Village, inside a treehouse.

"The young master seems to be getting sleepier the more he sleeps?"

Watching Bai Yang push open the bedroom door and walk out, Little Cat muttered to herself with a trace of bewilderment.

Bai Yang, who had been busy all day, hadn't been sleeping at all. Now, however, the drowsiness finally hit him. He walked out of the bedroom, yawning continuously, and when he caught sight of Little Cat outside the door, his eyes gradually widened before he burst out laughing.

Ever since the day he declared Little Cat was his person, he'd felt that her local attire left her at a major disadvantage, so he'd brought some women's clothing over from Earth for her.

Right now, Little Cat was wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and skate shoes. There was nothing wrong with that—she looked like a fresh, vibrant teenage girl, with a full chest, a slender waist, and straight, long legs that were enough to make anyone's mouth water.

Yet what was the meaning of wearing a bra on your head like a hard hat...

"Young master, is... is something wrong with me?"

Little Cat lowered her gaze slightly and looked down at herself. Nothing's wrong, the young master wears things like this, I just don't know what these two bowls are for. They must be meant to go on your head, right? They're just a little tight, but since the young master told me to wear them, I wore them...

"Nothing's wrong, it's just that those are supposed to go on the inside right here. Look at the shape and size..."

Bai Yang walked over, pointed at the bra on Little Cat's head, and then pointed at her full chest as he spoke.

"Oh, I see..."

Little Cat looked up at Bai Yang with a somewhat dazed and adorable expression, then reached up, unhooked the bra from her head, and stripped off her T-shirt right in front of him, revealing her glorious upper body to his eyes.

Though she blushed slightly, she didn't try to avoid Bai Yang's gaze.

The Little Cat at Bai Yang's place really was even more obedient than a kitten!

"This sight is way too intense..."

Bai Yang's head spun a little, his breathing grew heavier, and his nose felt hot. He tilted his head back, his voice stuffy as he asked, "Little Cat, are... are you still bleeding?"

There was no helping it; he was a hot-blooded, grown man, and he simply couldn't hold back anymore...

"I'm sorry, Young master, I'm still bleeding..."

Little Cat paused her movements, rubbing the bra between both hands with a tearful expression full of self-blame.

This was pure temptation for crime!

Dammit, I can't hold back anymore!

Bai Yang roared in his heart, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and let wickedness take root in his gall. He dragged Little Cat into the bedroom, slammed the door shut, and stared at her like a rabid mad dog as he said:

"Be a good girl, Little Cat, squat down..."

(...several words omitted)

The night was as cool as water. Bai Yang lay straight as a board on the tiger-skin-covered bed, with Little Cat nestled in his arms.

Looking through the window at the night outside, the moon hung high in the deep, starry sky, radiating pure brilliance. Yet it failed to pierce the entanglement weighing down Bai Yang's heart.

Yes, right now he was feeling very distressed and tangled up as he pondered a single question.

"Did I actually break through or not, dammit?"

He truly couldn't figure it out, and the words slipped out of his mouth in an unconscious mutter, though he spoke them in Chinese.

"What did you say, Young master?"

Little Cat propped herself up on one elbow and asked.

Moonlight poured through the window, shining directly onto Little Cat. Bai Yang looked at her beneath the moonlight, lingering his gaze on her little lips for a moment before shaking his head. "Nothing..."

Thinking to himself: Does getting bitten actually count as breaking her in or not?

"Go to sleep..."

"Oh..."

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Half-asleep, a wave of chaotic noise drifted into Bai Yang's ears, causing him to instinctively frown in his deep slumber.

"Wake up, Young master, wake up..."

Then Bai Yang was shaken awake by Little Cat.

"What is it, Little Cat? It's not dawn yet."

Sitting up in a daze, Bai Yang let out a massive yawn and said woozily.

"Roar..."

From deep within the jungle, a heaven-shaking roar echoed forth, ferocious and chilling. Under the cover of night, the chirping of insects and cries of birds vanished, leaving behind a terrifying silence!

With a violent jolt, all of Bai Yang's drowsiness vanished completely.

"Little Cat, what's going on?!"

Before he knew it, Little Cat was already clad in armor, holding a titanium alloy longsword as she guarded the bedside. Staring out the window toward the depths of the jungle, she said:

"Young master, some big guy deep in the jungle has lost its temper!"

"A big guy?"

Bai Yang didn't quite understand.

"A big guy as terrifying as the great ape we saw that day, maybe even stronger!"

Little Cat offered an explanation, then added with a worried expression, "Let's hope it doesn't spread to our village. Young master, don't leave my side later. If there's danger, the villagers and I will protect you well!"

To have a young maiden constantly talking about protecting him—especially one he'd bitten just a few hours prior—made Bai Yang feel rather sheepish no matter how he looked at it.

"Then you guys better protect me well..."

What was integrity compared to having a small life?

Yet in his heart, he was screaming that the world's very own 'Double-Gun Old General' was about to make a brand-new debut...

He got up and dressed, then crawled onto the floor to drag the box out from under the bed. Opening it under Little Cat's puzzled gaze, he pulled out two pistols, loaded the bullets, tucked them into his waistline, and covered them with his trench coat. Still feeling uneasy, he strapped four full magazines onto his body.

With a kick that sent the combination lock box full of remaining ammo back under the bed, he snapped his fingers silently, swept back his trench coat with a flashy flourish, and said:

"Let's move out, Little Cat, and see what kind of monstrosity is acting up out there!"

"Slow down, Young master..."

The village was pitch black. No one had lit torches for illumination, and in the darkness, villagers gathered to gaze toward the distant, shadowy jungle, whispering amongst themselves and pointing every now and then.

Deep within the dark jungle, one heaven-shaking roar after another continued to ring out...

(You guys tell me, does it count or not? The author definitely didn't include the unedited version in the omitted parts... Begging for recommendation votes and collection support)