Just as Mu You had expected, by the time he and Cola retreated to the entrance of Qubai Mountain, the police had already established a tight human cordon around the entire mountain. Through the Warhawk's eyes, Mu You even spotted Anti-Invisibility Tools such as Thermal Imagers.
There was no way he could get past that with the Invisibility Cloak alone. In the end, Mu You climbed into his backpack, changed its appearance into a small cloth pouch, and had Cola carry it in his mouth. Disguised as a stray cat through Illusion, Cola finally crossed the cordon without alerting the military.
Of course, things became much easier once they escaped the mountains. Mu You and Cola immediately switched places. Cola went into the backpack to rest, while Mu You carried it home.
Still, Mu You did not dare hail a taxi directly. Wearing the Invisibility Cloak, he ran all the way to the highway, picked out a passing freight truck, and teleported onto its roof. He hitched a ride back to the city, then ran home.
By the time he finally made it back to the Pet Shop after all that trouble, it was already eleven at night.
To Mu You's surprise, the shop door was unlocked!
Could Xiao Ya still be here?
Puzzled, Mu You removed the Night Watchman's Skin and pushed the door open.
The shop was pitch-black, with no lights or sounds. It looked a little eerie.
Mu You opened the backpack, and Cola immediately jumped out, rushed straight to his bowl, and began gulping down water.
He had spent the entire day running around with Mu You. Though he had eaten plenty of cat food along the way, he had barely had time to drink and had long since become terribly thirsty.
Mu You left him