Hidden Blade

Chapter 16 It's a Demon, Not a Cat

Long Ji City was a small city in the south of Xuzhou. Apart from some traveling vendors, few outsiders usually came.

Canghai Liuliu, who had been sleeping in the open for many days with Xu Han, seemed to have suddenly discovered his conscience. He led Xu Han into the small city and found a decent inn, opening a wing room for Xu Han.

"Stay here for a few days. I have some personal matters to attend to." Canghai Liuliu then turned to Xu Han, who didn't know why.

"Senior, this junior carries this thing on his back every day. He hasn't slacked off for more than half a day …" Xu Han's heart tightened when he heard this. Vastsea Current could now be considered his life-saving talisman. How could Xu Han be willing to be left behind by him just like that?

"Since when have I ever broken my promise? Stay here for a few days and I will come find you. As for those charming monsters, as long as I'm alive, they won't dare to hurt you for a day." Canghai Liu curled his lips, clearly not pleased with Xu Han's suspicions.

However, Xu Han could not understand the old man's thoughts and was still somewhat worried.

"My things are still on your back. Are you still afraid that I'll run away?" Canghai Liu interrupted Xu Han's words. Then, he paused as if he remembered something. He threw the black cat into Xu Han's embrace and said, "Nah, Xuan'er is also here with you so that she can be fed alive."

"Miao!" The black cat did not expect this. When it landed in Xu Han's embrace, it immediately let out a shrill cry as if it had exploded. It seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with the old man's decision.

At that time, Xu Han was stunned for a moment, but he soon came to his senses. Seeing how he had spent the past few days together, Canghai Liu could be said to be extremely fond of this black cat. With it around, Canghai Liu naturally would not do anything to escape.

Xu Han ignored the struggle of the black cat in his arms and kept it alive. He changed his suspicious attitude and smiled brightly.

"Senior, don't worry. This junior will definitely take good care of Xuan'er."

"Mm. Get along well." Canghai Liu looked at the reluctant black cat and the smiling Xu Han with satisfaction. He nodded and said meaningfully. Then, he turned around and disappeared from the streets of Long Ji City.

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Originally, Xu Han intended to take advantage of the fact that the ocean currents weren't here these past few days to rest. After all, his body was still injured quite a bit. In addition, he was already exhausted from carrying that extremely heavy burden along the way.

However, the black cat was not a quiet master. After Xu Han finished his daily training, he would lie on the bed and rest. The black cat kept barking at Xu Han, signaling him to take him out. Xu Han was so upset by it that he had no choice but to compromise after several unsuccessful threats.

He put the thing wrapped in white cloth on his shoulder and the black cat on his head before leaving the inn.

This was not Xu Han masochism. It was just that the thing wrapped in the white cloth seemed to be extremely important to the Vast Ocean Current. Xu Han did not dare to leave it in the inn. If someone stole it, it would be difficult for him to deal with his business. Therefore, he simply took it with him.

Although Long Ji City was not considered prosperous, after nightfall, the crowd on the streets became lively.

Obviously, the black cat rarely saw such a strange scene. It squatted on top of Xu Han's head and stared at the surroundings with its eyes wide open.

Black cats were naturally not ordinary creatures, and Xu Han's experience in the past few days had long allowed him to understand this. But when the black cat hugged the doll sold by a street corner vendor and refused to let go, Xu Han had a new understanding of the spirituality of the black cat.

Helplessly, Xu Han could only buy the child-like doll. At that time, the black cat was satisfied with the doll and ended the day of wandering with Xu Han.

After returning to the inn, the black cat still showed great interest in the doll. He hugged the doll excitedly and kept rolling on the ground. His long and narrow eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and his mouth kept making rumbling sounds.

Xu Han looked at the black cat with a bitter smile and shook his head. He really did not understand why the seemingly ordinary doll had such a great attraction to the black cat.

He looked for a long time and found that the black cat did not have the slightest intention of stopping. Xu Han, who felt bored, withdrew his gaze. He originally wanted to fall asleep, but he found that his entire body was extremely sticky and uncomfortable. He had been trekking outside these past few days and was sweating profusely every day. Normally, he did not have any leisure, but he did not feel anything. Only now did he have the leisure to remember that he had not bathed for several days.

Xu Han thought for a moment and remembered that he saw a bathroom not far from the inn. Thinking of this, he felt a little moved, and simply stood up and said a few words to the black cat. He wasn't sure if the black cat understood, but the black cat waved its claws, seemingly dissatisfied with Xu Han's harassment.

Seeing this, Xu Han smiled bitterly and shook his head. Then, he left the inn alone and went to the bathroom he had seen before.

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After about half an hour, Xu Han, who had washed away the dirt that had accumulated over the past few days, walked back to the inn with ease.

He thought that he could finally get a good night's sleep, but when he stepped into the room, his brows suddenly wrinkled.

The room was quiet.

The candle flashed, as if everything was normal.

However, Xu Han could smell something unusual.

His gaze wandered, and he saw that the thing wrapped in the white cloth was still lying on the bed and had not been moved by anyone, but there was a demonic smell in the air.

This was the hinterland of Great Zhou. Naturally, there wouldn't be any monster clans causing trouble. The only ones that could emit such a scent were the Asuras of the Dark Asura Hall that were like him.

At least that was what Xu Han thought.

However, when he checked the situation in the room one by one, he did not find any traces of anyone in the room.

Only the doll that the black cat loved so much lay quietly on the ground, but the black cat was nowhere to be seen.

Xuan'er was gone. Only then did Xu Han realize what was wrong with the room.

"Xuan'er?" He whispered the black cat's name, but there was no response.

"Xuan'er?" He shouted again, his voice a little louder.

"Miao." At this moment, a weak cry came from under the bed.

Xu Han hurriedly followed the sound and found that the black cat was currently curling up under his body and hiding under the bed.

Xu Han was stunned for a moment and hurriedly carried him out.

The normally restless black cat lay quietly in his embrace. Its body trembled slightly, and its long and narrow eyes dimmed, seemingly extremely weak.

What surprised Xu Han even more was that the demonic aura he had just smelled came from the black cat's body.

Xu Han had no time to think about the demonic aura emanating from the black cat. What he was more concerned about was that the black cat's condition was obviously not very good at the moment. Not to mention the importance of this black cat to the Vast Ocean Current, it was impossible for Xu Han not to save him after spending the past few days together.

But he really couldn't think of any good way at the moment.

"Miao." The black cat let out another soft cry, and its body trembled even more clearly. The light in its eyes also dimmed a little.

His condition seemed to be getting worse and worse. Xu Han was anxious. He didn't care about anything else and quickly reached out to press down on the black cat's sky lid, trying to sense the situation in his body and find a way to deal with it.

This wasn't much of a solution. After all, the difference between a cat's body and a human's was huge. Xu Han couldn't find the cat's pulse, so he could only give it a try as a living horse doctor.

However, just as his hand touched the black cat's head, his body trembled and his hand was released by him as if he had been electrocuted.

At that moment, a strong look of shock appeared on his face.

The moment he came into contact with the black cat, the demonic energy in his body was actually pulled by the black cat. At that time, he could also feel an indescribable surge of berserk demonic energy within the black cat's body.

Xu Han did not know why a small black cat possessed such boundless demonic power, but it was clear that the black cat's abnormal state was caused by the berserk demonic power in its body.

Xu Han stared blankly at the black cat in his arms. He was extremely shocked. He recalled that he had seen the ocean flowing into the black cat's body every day. Perhaps it was helping the black cat suppress the demonic energy in his body.

Since that was the case, Vastsea Current should have known about the situation of the black cat. Then why did he leave it behind? Wouldn't that be putting the black cat to death?

Xu Han did not believe that Canghai Liu would do such a thing, so if he left the black cat behind, there would definitely be a solution.

Thinking of this, Xu Han's body trembled again.

Demonic power!

He suddenly captured the crux of the matter. The reason why the black cat was like this was because of the berserk demonic energy in its body. The Asura Art that Xu Han cultivated was the method of drawing demonic energy into its body to temper its fleshly body.

In theory, Xu Han could use this Asura Art to draw out the demonic power in the black cat's body, so as to reduce the damage that the power caused to the black cat.

But in fact, it was extremely dangerous.

After all, there was a conflict between demonic power and the human body. Xu Han had absorbed demonic power when he was young, and his meridians were affected by demonic power, so he was no longer able to produce the same internal strength cultivation as ordinary cultivators. This was also the reason why he had no choice but to continue cultivating when he knew that the Asura Technique would harm his body.

The reason why demonic energy was demonic energy was naturally something that humans were unable to produce on their own initiative. When cultivating this technique, the Asuras of the Dark Asura Hall had to use the demonic pills given by the Dark Asura Hall . However, Xu Han had already betrayed the Dark Asura Hall and had long since lost the demonic pills. At this moment, the demonic power in the black cat's body was a great opportunity for Xu Han, but at the same time, there was a huge danger hidden within it.

After all, that demonic energy was so violent that it was far from being comparable to the demonic energy produced by the demonic core.

Xu Han understood this, so he couldn't help but hesitate at that moment.

But looking at the black cat's painful expression, coupled with the conversation about "salted fish" with Canghai Liuliu in the suburbs yesterday, Xu Han's nerves were shaken at all times.

After hesitating for dozens of breaths, his expression suddenly sank, and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes. His left hand suddenly stretched out and pressed down on the black cat's head again.

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