Chapter 31 Not a Jianghu Hit Order

“No, Cat Bro, you’ve misunderstood. It’s not a *jianghu* hit order (a martial world kill order),” Chen Yuan quickly explained, seeing that Brother Tabby had misunderstood.

“Ah? They’re even having a conversation?” Xia Xinyu was completely baffled by the scene, because these two… no, this person and this cat, singing in harmony like this, really looked like they were talking.

The cat didn’t know what this human was so anxious about. It had already accepted the job, yet he was still so insistent. So, after staring at the other sausage in his hand for a long while, it meowed, “Killing is fine… but I want another one.”

Who the hell asked you to kill it!

Can’t you be a little less… social?

Helpless, Chen Yuan could only point to his sausage, then to the cat in the photo frame, meaning: after you find it, I’ll give it to you.

Humans, so stingy.

Oh well, I’ll just help him beat up that white fatty first.

“Let’s go~”

And so, the lean but sturdy Brother Tabby meowed and walked forward.

“Looks like it’s working,” Chen Yuan said.

“Then we follow it?” Xia Xinyu got up as well.

And so, the two of them followed behind Brother Tabby, who was strutting down the road with a cat-like gait, walking along the side of the road.

After a while, a large, pure-yellow *jú māo* (orange cat) perched on a wall meowed at it, “Where ya headed?”

The tabby cat raised its head and meowed at the *jú māo* on the wall, “Taking two idiots to find a white fatty.”

Gotta say, you’re a real chatterbox.

“White fatty?” the *jú māo* meowed, yawning lazily, “What kind of white fatty?”

The tabby cat stood still, thought for a moment, then raised its head and meowed, “Fat, big face, all white, long fur… anyway, unbelievably ugly, the kind of ugly that a cat can’t forget.”

“Haven’t seen it,” the *jú māo* said, standing up, shaking its body, and wagging its tail as if it were about to launch, stretching itself. “I’ll help you look.”

“Thanks, bro,” the tabby cat meowed particularly friendly, then said with a sly tone, “These two are real cheapskates. When you find it, don’t rush to bring me there. I’ll take them on a detour and get a few more meat sticks.”

The *jú māo* agreed with a smile, “Got it~”

“Middleman, you’re really ruthless,” Chen Yuan realized. This tabby cat was cunning.

“Why are you calling it a middleman?” Xia Xinyu didn’t understand Chen Yuan’s way of giving nicknames.

“Rip-off,” Chen Yuan shrugged.

And so, the tabby cat continued to lead the two of them, strutting along.

At this time, a small calico cat also glanced over.

The tabby cat perked up, went over, and got tangled up with it. The two cats’ bodies were all knotted together, and it even proactively licked the calico cat's fur.

As the tabby cat licked, it praised, "That big butt, so *shuang* (satisfying)..."

Okay, the cat language from here on out is untranslatable.

Don’t want the book to get banned.

“Why is it playing with its friend?” Xia Xinyu was a little anxious.

“These two cats are hooking up here.”

Chen Yuan knew that Brother Tabby wasn’t reliable, so he didn’t count on it.

While the two were playing there, Chen Yuan went forward and found another small *jú* (orange) cat, “gold quilt, silver bed,” sitting on a flower bed.

And took out the sausage and the photo frame.

No choice, there weren’t many sausages on hand. He couldn’t just give them out to every cat he saw. He had to use them sparingly.

“Give me a bite first…” But this “gold quilt, silver bed” directly and selectively ignored the photo frame, then stared at the sausage and started making demands.

Alright, it had to be this little *jú* (orange) cat.

How else could you be the fattest?

“Alright, alright, can’t stand you.”

Helpless, Chen Yuan had to put the sausage to its mouth.

But just as the little *jú* was about to open its mouth, a white-gloved hind leg suddenly shot over, instantly kicking the little *jú* away.

And, standing on the flower bed, it roared at the little *jú*, “Get out of here! Who told you to come!”

“…” The little *jú* glanced back timidly, then quickly turned around and ran far away, afraid of getting caught and beaten up.

“Get lost!!” Brother Tabby was still not satisfied, continuing to roar until the other party completely disappeared.

“Follow.”

Then, it continued to walk forward, coldly leading the two.

Xia Xinyu watched the calico cat who was licking her fur and complained, “Its girlfriend is still over there. Is it not going to care?”

“The big bro went to work. He’ll find his girlfriend after work.”

But as soon as she thought that, the tabby cat got tangled up with another tabby cat, licking and touching, very intimately…

“What a渣(scumbag) cat!” Xia Xinyu bit her lip, revealing a somewhat disdainful expression.

“Don’t just hook up, help me find Mimi,” Chen Yuan was really losing patience.

But as soon as he said that, Brother Tabby, who was hooking up with the tabby cat, didn’t forget to say while licking, “I’m looking for a white fatty, with long fur, and very, very ugly. Help me keep an eye out.”

“Okay, bro~” The female tabby cat meowed in a very agreeable way.

Then, Brother Tabby walked away again, looking fierce.

What a face.

You’re the cat world’s Chen Yuan, aren’t you?

Xinyuan (心源 - using Xia Xinyu and Chen Yuan's names combined) followed the tabby cat all the way, searching.

But this tabby cat didn’t do anything, just unhurriedly greeted all kinds of cats, walking a full circle around the neighborhood.

Finally, it stopped at the exercise equipment in a small park.

Then, it sat directly on the ground, licking its chrysanthemum, especially leisurely.

“Is it reliable to use the cat network to find a cat…?” Xia Xinyu began to question this method. Of course, she was mainly questioning it, “I think we might have been fooled by this渣(scumbag) cat.”

“渣(scumbag) it may be, but I think it’s quite efficient. I think it probably wants to sit on the ground and raise the price.”

Thinking this, Chen Yuan slowly squatted down, took out another sausage, peeled it open, and handed it to the tabby cat.

However, this tabby cat didn’t seem to see it or smell the aroma, directly ignoring it, continuing to lick its chrysanthemum.

What, not eating?

“Bro, take another look at the photo.”

Chen Yuan shoved the photo frame in front of it, hoping it would pay attention and get this thing done.

Or, at least try a little harder, don’t be so perfunctory.

First time unfamiliar, second time familiar. Maybe we can become friends?

But this Brother Tabby stubbornly refused to look at Mimi.

Could it be that it’s too ugly to look at?

That’s true. If someone forced you to look at a photo of Feng Jie, you’d feel uncomfortable too.

Suddenly, the tabby cat’s ears perked up. Then, it stopped licking its chrysanthemum and stood up.

Its eyes also became sharp in an instant.

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong? Suddenly looks very smart.” Xia Xinyu was also frightened by its posture.

“It’s coming.”

And Brother Tabby, still in that cool posture, stood upright, looking to the side.

Following its line of sight, Chen Yuan could only see a patch of air.

“What ‘it’s coming’? Don’t act tough…”

Just as Chen Yuan was saying this, a piebald cat ran towards them diagonally, “This way!”

Found it?!

But why are you running diagonally? Are you crazy!

Hearing this, Brother Tabby immediately shot out like lightning, running quickly towards there, “Follow me!”

“Let’s go, follow it!”

Chen Yuan guessed that they had really found it this time, and ran behind the tabby cat.

Xia Xinyu was also trying her best to keep up.

After running for a few minutes, both of them were panting and tired. But the tabby cat was still striding forward, leading the way.

Fortunately, the tabby cat stopped at the wall outside an old-fashioned residential building.

Then, the tabby cat meowed at Chen Yuan, “Squat down, give me the picture.”

“Oh, okay.”

Chen Yuan lowered his body and handed the photo frame to it.

“How can this person be so in tune with cats…”

The tabby cat couldn’t help but complain.

You’ve finally noticed.

That’s why you’re a cat.

That’s because, as a human, I’m very advanced.

The tabby cat sniffed the photo frame with its nose.

Then, it sniffed inside the wall.

After doing this back and forth three or four times, the little cat frowned, “A little like it.”

“Really?” Chen Yuan was very surprised.

Xia Xinyu was even more surprised.

What are you two talking about?

How come it’s completely encrypted just for me!

Just as the tabby cat was still confirming, suddenly, a cat meow came from inside the wall.

“It’s here~”

Chen Yuan conveniently deciphered the cat meow.

“Such a nice meow…” Brother Tabby was a little fascinated, but quickly complained, “What is it saying? Can’t understand a word.”

Good grief, is this cat language that Mimi invented herself?

But that’s also true.

Ever since Mimi was brought home by Yang Qiqi as a child, she had never been in contact with cat society, so naturally she didn’t have the same language system as the cats outside.

It could be said that every pet cat has its own language system.

It could be called ‘Mimi-ese.’

“I’m here~”

Just then, another cat meow came from the side.

After the two looked over, they saw a rather pretty orange cat walking over leisurely.

And when it meowed, the cat inside the wall started meowing too.

Now, the pretty orange cat perked up, “Although I can’t understand it, the voice is so nice!”

So, it meowed even louder.

Oh, the two cats are courting each other.

“The stray cats outside are here to find Xiaobai (Little White) again. Are they going to marry it?” a little girl’s voice came from inside.

“It seems like Xiaobai is also willing,” said a voice that sounded like her mother.

“But Xiaobai is so pretty. What if the stray cat is too ugly?”

“How about we let them meet? That way we can dispel Xiaobai’s courting thoughts.”

After discussing, the two of them opened the blinds.

And Mimi, seeing the pretty orange cat, meowed even louder, “Brother! Brother, I’m here!”

However, after hearing this pure meow, and matching it to the face of the meower, the orange cat suddenly became busy, walking and looking around as if it were looking for something, “Hmm, did I drop it here?”

“Here! Here!” Mimi was crying her heart out inside the window.

And the pretty orange cat was looking left and right, just not raising its head, passing right by this house, “Hmm… I’ll look again, maybe I dropped it back there.”

Seeing this scene, the tabby cat immediately meowed and laughed, “Laughing to death hahaha, this white fatty’s voice is actually pretty nice…”

You’re quite the sadist.

But without it, Mimi wouldn’t have been found.

Let’s express some gratitude.

Just as Chen Yuan was thinking this, Brother Tabby suddenly raised his head, looked at him, and meowed earnestly, “Give me the meat stick. It’s not a good time to beat it up now. When there’s no one around, I’ll sneak in and beat it up. I’ll definitely draw blood.”

“Yeah, right.”

Chen Yuan had wanted to say earlier, how did you figure out that the two of us have been working so hard for so long just to beat up this white fatty?

“You guys?” Just as Chen Yuan was talking to the cat, the little girl upstairs asked in confusion.

And Xinyuan (心源) both raised their heads and looked at them.

………

“Luckily, the little girl was willing to return the cat to us. Otherwise, if she insisted it was hers, there’s nothing we could do,” Xia Xinyu sighed, holding Mimi in her arms.

“The little girl is also a cat lover, and knows that the owner will be sad if the cat is lost,” Chen Yuan said.

“And it looks exactly like the picture, so it’s easy to verify.”

“Later I’ll have to find Yang Qiqi to reimburse the transfer money.”

As Chen Yuan said this, he squatted down and handed the sausage to Brother Tabby.

But Brother Tabby didn’t move, not at all tempted. It just calmly turned its head away.

Then, the piebald cat ran over diagonally, came to Chen Yuan, and started devouring the meat stick.

And Brother Tabby stood behind, its lean body, squatting gracefully, raising its head, looking to the side, aloof from the world.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan felt a hint of respect for it.

This Brother Tabby showed me the *yiqi* (righteousness) and heroism that modern people lack. It possesses extremely strong spiritual attributes, and abides by its verbal promises, like a swordsman on a small boat…

Just then, the tabby cat suddenly ran in front of the piebald cat and slapped it twice, “Just eat a few bites, are you done yet? Don’t you know these two are stingy!”

After chasing away the piebald cat, Brother Tabby started devouring the sausage.

Okay.

A little *yiqi* (righteousness), but not much.

After hosting the meow meow team, Chen Yuan and Xia Xinyu returned to the neighborhood.

“Wait, I’ll go in first, with empty hands. Then, you suddenly appear,” Chen Yuan instructed before entering the door.

“Okay,” Xia Xinyu nodded, and very cooperatively turned her body to the side, hiding the cat behind her.

And so, Chen Yuan knocked on the door.

Then, his aunt opened the door, “You’re back?”

“Shh,” Chen Yuan made a shushing gesture, reminding her not to make a sound.

Then, he walked into the living room.

Hearing something, Yang Qiqi quickly ran out of the bedroom, looking excited.

But when she saw that Chen Yuan only had the photo frame in his hand, her expression immediately became emo.

“Hey, searched all over,” Chen Yuan said with a sigh.

“It’s okay,” Yang Qiqi bit her lip and shook her head, “Bro, thanks for your hard work. It’s hard to find a lost cat, you rest a bit…”

“And then, we found it.”

Just as her emotions were visibly plummeting, Xia Xinyu walked in holding the white, fat cat that Yang Qiqi treasured.

“Ah! Mimi!”

The moment she saw it, Yang Qiqi teared up, covering her mouth, stomping her little feet in place.

“Aren’t you going to thank your big brother and sister?” her aunt said with a smile.

“Thank you, big brother!”

Saying that, Yang Qiqi hugged Chen Yuan.

Her aunt and uncle were dumbfounded on the spot.

Then, she rushed towards Xia Xinyu, giving her a big hug, sandwiching Mimi in the middle, hugging her tightly, “Thank you, sister-in-law!”

Her aunt and uncle were dumbfounded x2.

(End of chapter)