An Unwelcome Visitor, Another Reunion

Livestock Transformation?!

Chu Tianshu's first thought was of the rumored evil magic.

They use secret medicine and incantations to drape animal skins over people, turning them into beasts.

Those with shallow magical abilities can only turn people into monkeys or black dogs, and their victims are mostly children.

Those with profound magical abilities can transform people into donkeys, horses, cattle, and sheep, and drive them in herds on long journeys.

In the old society, some people used this method to disguise children as highly intelligent animals, perform in circuses, and make money off people.

Alternatively, they could use this as a cover to carry out large-scale human trafficking.

However, this kind of sorcery contains certain characteristics of illusion.

If a victim can be called by their real name by a relative, it may be possible to remove the animal skin and restore them to their original state.

However, Chu Tianshu stared at the cat from all angles, but couldn't detect any illusionary aura about it.

His scrutiny put too much pressure on the cat.

All the fur on the Bai Mei cat's body stood up like long needles, and a deep, purring sound emanated from its body.

Its Bai Mei trembled slightly, its strength reaching its peak, yet it didn't even dare to flee.

Having exhausted itself running through the snow and ice, it was a little confused.

I was surprised to find that this person was also practicing martial arts; they seemed gentle and warm, so I moved closer.

But now it seems...

This person is clearly terrifying!

"Meow!"

After the Bai Mei cat's body shape changed, its voice also changed, surprisingly taking on a deep, aged quality.

It met Chu Tianshu's gaze, then slowly threw a punch, chopped with its palm, and swept its leg.

He executed a set of punches meticulously, step by step.

Chu Tianshu observed that its boxing technique was expansive and dynamic, sometimes loose and sometimes tight, displaying the style of a master. Its entire body moved with fluid grace, except for its tail, which seemed to drift aimlessly with the current.

Clearly, this is a completely human-made boxing style, without considering the tail.

Could it be that a cat really learned human boxing techniques and could even twist its bones and move its muscles?

Chu Tianshu was momentarily distracted.

The cat seemed to have gained even greater courage from the boxing technique.

It turned and leaped towards the door.

"Meow!!"

The Bai Mei old cat paused in mid-air.

Chu Tianshu remained seated, his long arms bulging out as he reached out and, as if plucking a flower, pinched the cat's tail.

With a gentle twitch, the power spread from its tail throughout its entire body.

The Bai Mei old cat, like a cloud that had been rolled up, transformed from an anthropomorphic cat back into a normal cat in the blink of an eye.

The cat almost curled up and shrank back into Chu Tianshu's hand.

"Meow!"

Chu Tianshu placed it on the table, listened to its soft, whimpering voice, stroked its head, and smiled broadly.

"I don't pet cats because our old cat used to run around everywhere and never wanted to be bathed, so it was always dirty."

"But a cat that's been practicing until its whole body trembles does indeed feel very clean to the touch."

Chu Tianshu laughed heartily.

"You don't have any evil aura about you, and you don't look like you're from the Spirit Realm. So where did you come from?"

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

The cat quickly shook its head.

Chu Tianshu said regretfully, "So you can't understand human speech."

The cat nodded quickly.

Chu Tianshu laughed again, "Why are you nodding if you don't understand?"

The cat's body froze.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Chu Tianshu gently stroked the cat's head. "I'm not a bad person. Look, I just made you some food."

This cat is a bit too sensitive.

He deliberately showed some hostility just now, but it wasn't to the point of being murderous, so why are you so afraid?

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

Chu Tianshu turned his head to the north and heard a heavy banging sound coming from the back door.

Is anyone home?

A man shouted at the top of his lungs, "The stove must have just been lit behind this door, there's definitely someone there! Stop playing dead, did our cat wander into your place?"

The cat heard the sound and flinched.

"Is that really your master?"

Chu Tianshu looked at the cat, "Stop pretending you don't understand, tell the truth."

The Bai Mei cat hesitated for a moment, then shook its head.

It even used its paws to draw a word on the table.

The characters are incomplete, but you can probably tell if you look closely.

Chu Tianshu asked, "Steal?"

The Bai Mei cat nodded hastily.

They were still banging on the door from behind the house. "If you don't come out, I'll kick the door down!"

Chu Tianshu, holding the cat in one arm, turned and entered the building, passing through the living room and the side door, and unplugged the back door.

He could tell from his voice that there were actually two people outside the door before he even opened it.

Upon opening the door, there were indeed two men wearing down jackets.

One was a tall, thin man wearing a hat and a mask.

There was another burly man wearing a baseball cap and a scarf, with a scar on his nose.

The tall, thin man was the one who knocked on the door just now.

As soon as the man saw the cat in Chu Tianshu's arms, he immediately reached out and said, "Why are you holding my cat?"

Chu Tianshu just happened to take a step back, avoiding the grab.

"This cat clearly belongs to my relative, and I've never heard of them giving the cat away."

Chu Tianshu raised his eyes and glanced at them, "What exactly do you two do?"

The tall, thin man instinctively turned to look at the burly man.

The burly man's face darkened, and he suddenly flicked his wrist, throwing out three copper coins.

Three streaks of emerald green phosphorescence appeared in the air.

The tall, thin man was turned to the side when he saw three green flames fly past in front of him, and was then accurately struck by three silver needles.

Bite!!!

The phosphorescent flames dissipated, and the three copper coins fell to the ground simultaneously.

The silver needle actually pierced into the copper coin from the side, and even after falling to the ground, it did not separate.

"What?!"

The tall, thin man was startled and tried to make a move, but felt a numbness all over his body.

He had a silver needle in his knee, elbow, shoulder, and the side of his neck.

He was like a log, leaning towards the door.

The burly man reacted with incredible speed, and a layer of glossy golden light suddenly appeared on his body.

The silver needles struck his skin but couldn't penetrate; the force shattered all three needles themselves.

Chu Tianshu didn't even bend his knees before suddenly moving in front of the burly man, holding the cat in his left hand and slapping the man's chest with his right.

BOOM!!!

The burly man trembled violently, the golden light shattered, and everything he carried that was even slightly hard was stimulated.

The coins in the two pockets of his jacket, the cell phone in his trouser pocket, and the hard leather wallet in his back pocket.

They all tore through the fabric and shot out in all directions.

"You..."

The burly man only managed to utter one word before he felt the other man's hand pressing down on his head.

His vision went black, as if the pressure had penetrated his skull and pressed down on his eyeballs and tongue, causing his tongue to press tightly against his jaw and become immobile.

His head, mouth, and chest felt incredibly suffocated, and he felt completely powerless, causing him to kneel directly on the ground.

"You started with ruthless tactics; you've done more than just steal cats, haven't you?"

Chu Tianshu sighed, "Unfortunately, I don't want to kill someone near my own home. You guys lie down for a while."

When he removed his hand, the burly man had already fainted from suffocation, his head drooping, still kneeling.

Chu Tianshu took out his phone, just about to call the police station to have a few people witness the interrogation, when he raised an eyebrow and looked at the bamboo forest to the east.

Several figures were moving quickly through the bamboo forest.

They were all of different ages, but they weren't dressed warmly; they were just wearing leather jackets, sportswear, sneakers, and work shoes.

After they touched the green bamboo, large swaths of snow fell, but they didn't care and ran forward through the snow.

"Right here!"

The leader was a middle-aged or elderly man with a buzz cut, a chubby face and a full beard, but not fat; his arms were long and slender, hanging down to almost his knees.

These people, who had stormed into Chu Tianshu's bamboo grove with great momentum, stopped in their tracks as soon as they looked up and saw the two people lying down and kneeling.

"This is..."

The long-armed man's gaze swept across the scene, he exhaled, and politely clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute, "Was it this gentleman who helped us capture those two thieves?"

Chu Tianshu stared at the man for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed and said, "Master Qi, don't you recognize me?"

Qi Lianyong was taken aback. He noticed the silver needles stuck in one of the people's bodies and thought of something.

"You're that... that... Xiaotian from Doctor Chu's family?!"

Whenever he thought of that name, the face of that boy would appear in Qi Lianyong's mind.

He was a child who was Spirit Communication Aperture Opening at the age of five, and it was because of this that he suffered a lot of hardship.

That kind of innate courage and fierceness, that ruthlessness towards oneself and imagined enemies, is actually particularly suitable for martial arts training. Unfortunately, he can never truly grasp the essence of boxing Aperture Opening.

Even so, Qi Lianyong couldn't help but explain and teach the entire essence of the Qi Family Old Tongbei Fist in detail.

If only this little guy had learned boxing when he was five!

That year, as Qi Lianyong watched Chu Tianshu leave, he was still thinking about this matter.

It's a pity this child won't live past twenty.

The determined face of that young boy, who had worked hard but had not yet succeeded, was superimposed on the tall, elegant young man in front of him, who was holding a cat in one hand.

Qi Lianyong took two steps forward and blurted out, "You... you're all better?"

"Yes."

Chu Tianshu replied with a smile, "I'm all better, Master."

(End of this chapter)