The Flower Of The High Mountain Turns Into A Cat And Is Picked Up By A Human Chapter 36

“Hoo—hoo—”

Damn it! Damn it!

How did I run into the Administration people?!

Fan Qi’s figure flashed rapidly through the dense vegetation, no longer bothering to conceal his tracks.

As soon as those hyenas confirmed the presence of a demon, they would definitely pursue him by any means necessary.

His internal organs felt like they were burning. Fan Qi gradually lost the mental capacity to think about anything else. Only one thought was branded in his mind: run! Run! Run!

A hunched figure lunged out of the bushes.

It looked like a mix of human and beast, its vertical pupils reflecting the distant light in the darkness, like two small, silvery discs.

Fan Qi’s heart felt like it was about to explode.

How long had he been running?

This was the first time in his life he had run for his life, and he felt as if his limbs were about to fall apart. Soreness, pain, and numbness all surged over him.

Struggling to prop himself up, Fan Qi no longer had the strength to run. He could only stagger forward like an old man nearing the end of his life.

The moon was high in the sky, bright and clear.

He loved the moon.

It was said that the sun and moon possessed spirits, and some humans and demons favored by them could gather moon essence and sun radiance for their own use, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

The Glazed Orchid was unattainable now. Three months of scouting had ultimately ended just before success. He only hoped that his decisiveness would allow him to shake off the Administration people before they reacted.

The man grew smaller, his shadow shrinking into a short, round mass.

Fan Qi gasped for breath, his eyes almost losing focus.

He vaguely saw a figure leaning against the streetlamp ahead.

Everything was indistinct, yet in his perception, that person was cool and bright, like the moon he loved most.

Fan Qi stopped running.

In this desperate situation, with his strength exhausted and his fate uncertain, he staggered toward the object of his lifelong aspiration.

Finally, he collapsed in front of that person.

Fan Qi stretched out his hand, trembling as he reached forward.

“Hoo…”

Would he die?

To die by this person’s hand would be fine, too.

Like a sacrifice to the moon.

Bai Chendeng lowered his eyes, watching the hand that wanted to touch but couldn’t.

He squatted down, carefully examined the man’s pupils, and then said to the six people who had been setting up around the area and were now rushing to converge: “It’s a Human Candle. He’s about to lose consciousness.”

Deng Luo clicked his tongue.

“He runs fast.”

He patted the Human Candle’s face: “Didn’t expect this, did you? We came by car. Can your two legs outrun four wheels?”

The Human Candle could only manage a few muffled groans.

“Take him back.”

“We came out to enjoy the scenery and ended up catching a thief. We’re just born to toil.”

“It’s strange, though. The seven of us each chose a direction to surround him, but this Human Candle specifically headed straight for Mr. Bai.”

Deng Luo chuckled: “This Human Candle is Moon-aligned. He subconsciously rushed toward Mr. Bai, probably without even realizing it himself.”

Back at the Administration, the six people handed over the Human Candle, wrote their reports, and then returned to their dorms.

The corridor was silent.

He wondered if Bai Chendeng had already gone to sleep.

Yuan Zhiyi shared a dorm with two other team members. Lying on his bed, he stared at the ceiling and silently wished: Mr. Bai, good night.

“Oh, what are you thinking about?”

Zheng Lang teased: “Could it be the Great Cat Immortal?”

Zheng Lang, Heng Yuze, and Feng Chengji were together. After driving for half a day, they found a triple room at a hotel.

Heng Yuze, whose thoughts had been guessed, sighed faintly: “Brother Zheng, being too perceptive isn’t good.”

Zheng Lang burst into laughter upon hearing this: “I usually don’t like to use my brain, but when I do, I’m extraordinary.”

Feng Chengji just smiled and didn’t participate.

Heng Yuze glanced out the window, reminiscing: “It was a night like this when we stayed at the Lantern Inn, pitch black outside. I was woken up by Chendeng in the middle of the night. I heard footsteps in the corridor, which was scary enough, but then the Tree Demon showed up later.”

“Yes, back then, the two of us were terrified, afraid we’d lose our lives right there.”

Feng Chengji was curious: “You had experiences like that?”

He had met the Moon Cat the latest. Although he had the experience of defeating the Tree Demon with them, he still missed out on a lot: “That’s wonderful. Next time we see him, let’s go on an adventure together again.”

The three men, who showed no gratitude for their peaceful lives, began to fantasize.

Pulling back the curtains, the entire building was already awake. Administration cadres were putting on their uniforms and starting their busy day.

When Bai Chendeng woke up, it was already noon.

The sun lamp hadn’t been turned off, he had slept too late the night before, and the previous day had been overly strenuous. For these reasons, he chose to sleep until he woke up naturally.

After he tidied himself up and opened the door, he saw one of the five-person team members, a man wearing glasses, on the corridor stairs, calculating something with a compass.

This team member was named Zhuo Yang. He was young and had a scholarly air about him, but he wasn’t pedantic.

Seeing that he was awake, Zhuo Yang immediately handed over a thermos lunchbox and briefly explained the mission arrangements for the others.

Bai Chendeng had no mission. Helping the Administration was merely part of his plan. Putting in a full day yesterday was enough to let the Eye Worms know of his arrival.

After eating, Bai Chendeng was led by Zhuo Yang to the Administration building.

A crowd of people was gathered outside the main entrance, unsure what was happening.

The two stopped involuntarily on the path connecting the dorms to the main building.

Bai Chendeng frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

The Administration was always powerful and valued its image. Why would a problem occur right at the headquarters of their branch office?

Loud, agitated shouts drifted over from a distance.

“Where did you take my son?! My Ding family only has this one heir, a single descendant for three generations! You murderers, give me back my son!!!”

“Where is my husband? Where is my husband? What right do you have to arrest people just like that?!”

“My daughter! How can I live without my daughter? I demand you pay with your lives!!!”

At this moment, Yuan Zhiyi and the others jogged over.

“Mr. Bai! Little Zhuo!”

He briefly explained the current situation.

“A lot of ordinary people started gathering outside just now. The concealment array failed for some unknown reason. We are still looking for the cause, but we’ve ruled out the possibility of forced breach for now. These ordinary people show signs of infection, but the tests indicate it’s only in the initial stage, not enough to control their consciousness.”

Bai Chendeng asked: “What does the Administration plan to do?”

Yuan Zhiyi gave a wry smile: “We can only try to appease them first.”

Bai Chendeng looked up at the sky. There wasn’t a single cloud, making it frighteningly empty.

“I’ll go outside and take a look.”

The five team members exchanged glances.

“Mr. Bai, we…”

Bai Chendeng’s tone was flat: “You shouldn’t be tasked with monitoring me, should you?”

Yuan Zhiyi choked up, quickly explaining: “No, we are only here to assist and cooperate, absolutely not…”

“Then don’t follow me.”

Bai Chendeng stepped on a small stone beneath his feet, then kicked it away.

Bai Chendeng’s figure disappeared at the end of their sight, but the five people dared not follow, only watching pitifully.

“He’s gone.”

Zhuo Yang murmured distractedly.

Yuan Zhiyi sighed, then picked up the stone that had been kicked away.

“Captain, do you also feel like we’re just like this little stone, abandoned?”

Although Yuan Zhiyi had a youthful face, he wasn’t soft. He immediately knocked the speaking team member on the forehead.

“What nonsense are you talking about? I was planning to pick it up and throw it away.”

Leaving the interior of the Administration, Bai Chendeng went to the outer perimeter.

The bureau was crowded with people, and Bai Chendeng always suspected that not everyone inside was completely trustworthy. Therefore, he chose to investigate alone.

Activating his Spirit Sight, the spiritual energy and evil energy, invisible to ordinary people, were in chaos. A faint black mist permeated the city. At first glance, it looked as if the sky had darkened slightly.

After his physique transitioned from acquired to semi-innate, he could utilize the power of the sun more flexibly.

His eyes were no longer calm; a cluster of golden-red flames ignited in his pupils, carrying the scorching heat that purified everything.

Magnificent as a celestial deity, Bai Chendeng’s eye color lost its disguise, changing from black to blue, and then dyed crimson-gold by the Sun’s Flame, making it almost impossible to meet his gaze.

In just a few glances, Bai Chendeng spotted that extremely faint wisp of evil energy.

He quickly pursued it, following the rapidly dissipating trace.

Crossing the street, the final trace stopped at an alley entrance.

The clue abruptly ended here.

Bai Chendeng felt a little solemn, surveying the few items in the alley: old junk piled in the corner, and a dust-covered electric scooter that looked like it hadn’t been used in a while.

“Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai!”

Bai Chendeng turned around.

Behind him, an Administration cadre ran up, panting heavily.

Bai Chendeng calmly assessed him and asked: “Why are you here?”

“I… I…”

The man was completely out of breath.

“Just now, the compass showed an anomaly, and I saw Mr. Bai heading this way. Mr. Bai is very powerful and will surely find more clues, so I wanted to come… to see if there was anything I could help you with?”

Bai Chendeng glanced at the compass in his hand and said softly: “The clue ends here. The person has already fled.”

The cadre let out an “Ah,” his lips moving. He sounded a little disappointed.

“Yes.”

He added: “Mr. Bai, what should we do next?”

Bai Chendeng didn’t answer, but instead asked: “When will the other Administration personnel arrive?”

The cadre replied without hesitation: “A few people are heading this way now.”

Without him needing to say more, Bai Chendeng already saw the figures of men in black suits at the street corner.

Bai Chendeng stepped closer to the cadre.

The cadre was startled, thinking he was about to leave the alley, and quickly moved aside.

Unexpectedly, Bai Chendeng stopped right next to him.

A minute later, three other cadres arrived successively.

“Mr. Bai.”

Bai Chendeng nodded, then suddenly struck the cadre beside him.

His nearly transparent white fingertip lightly tapped the man’s forehead. The man didn’t even react before losing consciousness.

“!”

The three later arrivals froze, then cold sweat broke out.

“Mr. Bai!”

The three instinctively pulled out talismans for defense, but seeing that Bai Chendeng made no further moves, their professionalism kicked in. After a moment of thought, they put away their talismans and instead cooperated in performing tests on the unconscious cadre.

Although Bai Chendeng disliked the Administration’s rules and regulations, he didn’t mind cooperating with them, and this was the reason why.

There were many sensible people here. If this were the Demon Alliance, seeing him attack one of their own, they would have already cursed him as a traitor and engaged him in battle.

One of them took out specialized equipment and carefully checked three times, frowning: “There are signs of infection, but they are very faint.”

Bai Chendeng sighed: “Take him back first.”

“Yes.”

Back at the Administration, the ordinary people blocking the main entrance had calmed down after undergoing a purification ritual. The outer concealment array was still under maintenance.

Bai Chendeng was still thinking when someone called out to him.

“Mr. Bai, Director Fang requests your presence.”