Zhu Si was beyond his control.
He couldn't afford to provoke the elder Zhu Si, nor did he dare provoke the younger one. If he somehow drew out Rat Immortal, who knew where he was in seclusion, and got beaten senseless, he would have nowhere to seek justice—if the black cat remembered correctly, the professor knew that little girl too.
As for the other two...
Su Ya was easy to handle. He only needed to tell Su Man about this "grossly improper" affair, and the stern Head Maid would surely make Little Fox Girl scrub floors for a month.
As for Li Meng, the black cat could not help swishing his tail at the thought of her name.
That little girl was the easiest to deal with, yet also the hardest.
Because dealing with her only required finding one person.
But ever since the matter involving Su Shijun had fully erupted, he had never figured out how to face Jiang Yu's bright eyes—even though he knew Jiang Yu had been aware of it before, things were now in an entirely different state.
"Ha! They're finally here!"
Beside him, the wizard wearing a White Mask suddenly spoke, interrupting the black cat's wandering thoughts. Coming back to himself, he realized that the parade was about to pass beneath the Old Scholar Tree.
Turning to look at the wizard beside him, he saw the man leisurely rolling up his sleeves and pulling a palm-sized Straw Man from his robe. Since they were so close, the black cat easily spotted the familiar name hanging from the doll—and was instantly left agape.
"Burning the big ones wasn't enough, so you're burning the little ones too?" The black cat could not hide the indignation in his voice, though to others, it sounded more like surprise.
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