"Where is your home?"
"Not far now. Just up ahead."
The young gentleman huddled in his clothes, the blood on his face still not wiped clean and his breathing still uneven.
"What a pity. Those two struck too quickly.
Each killed with a single stroke. Otherwise, your guards might still have been saved.
Do you recognize those two assassins?" Li Ping'an asked casually.
"...People from Parting Hatred Valley. I have no idea who would spend such a fortune," the young gentleman said gravely.
The little girl walked ahead, swinging her arms, each step leaving a footprint.
No one lived as freely and happily as this kitten.
Knowing she was off to cadge a meal, she walked briskly, in excellent spirits.
Old Ox told her to slow down and watch where she was going.
Before long, they reached a residence.
"Young master, we will see you no farther."
Li Ping'an stopped at the entrance.
The little girl tugged gently at his hand, looking a little anxious.
...Weren't we going to cadge a meal?
(*´･д･)??
The young gentleman turned back, still shaken. "Please, come inside and sit awhile.
Had you not been there, my life might have... I must properly thank you."
"There is no need. You have already treated us to a meal.
Do take care when you go out in future, young master. We will take our leave."
Li Ping'an pulled the reluctant little girl away.
"Wait, where are you staying? I could visit to thank you another day."
"Never mind that."
In the blink of an eye, the figure who had clearly been less than thirty feet from the young gentleman vanished.
"This Fairy is hungry."
"Don't you have dried mice, Fairy?"
"Oh, right~"
They returned home.
Cat Immortal had walked all day, and her shoes and socks