Wanbao Lady

Chapter 202 The Black Cat Under the Desk

But it was too late.

He had subconsciously looked down, but was met with a pair of pale eyes under the table.

"Oh my god! What a ghost!"

The dishes and chopsticks in his hands flew out immediately, and he couldn't help but step back, but was stopped by someone from behind.

Looking back, he saw a tall young man in a black robe with a rough and tough face holding him up.

For some reason, a scent of sandalwood reached his nose, making him vaguely think of the incense burning in the temple.

Others were also startled by the noise here and looked over, even a group of people who came to trade spiritual rice not far away looked over.

"What happened?"

"I seemed to hear someone say there was a ghost?"

"You are dazzled, where is the ghost?"

Not far away, I saw a number of square tables joined together to form a long desk covered with a festive red tablecloth.

On the table is the community meal provided free of charge to the guests.

Under the desk, because of the tablecloth blocking the view, nothing unusual could be seen for the time being.

But looking at the young man who was screaming over there, his face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and he was obviously very scared.

The middle-aged man who had spoken to the man in plain clothes before looked in the direction of the other party's gaze. The place where the other party had just stood was empty, and there was no dirty thing there!

"You are dazzled!"

Upon hearing this, as if to prove something, the young man in cloth tightly grabbed the sleeve of the man in black robe beside him, pointed his finger under the table, and said excitedly:

"Big brother, you just called me, and you saw that thing, right?"

The strange man in black robe beside him patted his shoulder soothingly, then strode forward and squatted down in front of the desk.

I saw him lift a corner of the tablecloth and then put his big hand under the table.

What no one saw was that a black light appeared in his palm, sucking the things under the table into his hand, and then he held it tightly.

He took out his big hand and saw a black cat being held in the other person's hand.

The black cat was baring its teeth and claws, its eyes turning white, but the man's big hand held the back of its neck tightly, making it unable to break free and escape.

"It turns out to be a blind black cat!"

Everyone sighed.

The frightened young man in plain clothes looked at the black cat in the man's hand. The cat stared at him with pale eyes.

Suddenly I felt a chill in my heart.

No! That's not right! It's not a black cat!

Just now, it was clearly an old lady with pale eyes and a haggard face!

How could it be a black cat?

"No, it's not..."

Before he could finish his words, the man in black robe suddenly interrupted him, looked him straight in the eyes, and said in a slightly lower voice, "Look, it's just a black cat, don't be too scared."

Looking into the other person's eyes, for some reason, the young man in plain clothes suddenly felt his mind confused, and the fear in his heart gradually subsided.

At the same time, I also began to question my own judgment.

Is it a person? Or a cat? Maybe it is a cat? How can there be a ghost in broad daylight? Maybe I am really seeing things?

At this moment, a middle-aged man who looked like a merchant and a man dressed as a waiter suddenly ran over and shouted, "Hey, Xiao Hei, why are you here? Didn't I tell you to stay at home?"

As he said this, he took the black cat from the man in black robe and thanked him repeatedly.

The magical thing is that the black cat that had been struggling in the black-robed man's hands actually retracted its sharp teeth and claws and remained motionless when it fell into the other's hands.

"Is this really your cat?"

The man in black robe slightly emphasized the word "cat".

The guy nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Yes, this is the black cat I picked up. It is also my great benefactor! Without it, I would not be able to survive!"

As he spoke, he told everyone how he escaped from Songzhou, how he met the black cat on the way, and how the black cat was so smart and found food and drink for him. Everyone was amazed.

"Later, I came to Guangning Prefecture and found my relatives here. Today, I followed my uncle to buy Ling rice. I didn't expect that my cat would stick to me so much. I guess it got on the boat with me when I wasn't paying attention."

When everyone heard this, some people immediately grasped the key point.

"You said you fled from Songzhou? What happened there?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter sighed, with a sad look on his face.

"More than a month ago, a locust plague hit the western part of Songzhou. The locusts covered the sky and were like starving people. They ate everything they saw, even people and livestock. We had no choice but to escape."

As if recalling a painful memory, the man wiped his tears and continued, "Locusts were everywhere. The entire five prefectures in the west of Songzhou were hit by the disaster. I even saw someone in front of me who was fine just now, but was later eaten into a skeleton by locusts. I had no choice but to flee with the large group because I was too scared. Fortunately, I had my uncle's family in Guangning Prefecture, so I came over."

As he spoke, a middle-aged businessman from a distance came over and patted the waiter's shoulder as if to comfort him.

He remained silent, but his face looked extremely heavy.

Someone couldn't help but ask with concern: "What about your family?"

But the guy suddenly hugged the black cat tightly in his arms.

The black cat seemed to be in pain and cried out suddenly.

The man bowed his head deeply, his shoulders shrugged slightly, and he sobbed, "My...my father died early, and my mother...she..."

Someone immediately gave the person who asked the question a look of disapproval, and then came out to smooth things over, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about such a heavy topic. Today is a good day to worship the God of Land, and everyone should be happy!"

As she spoke, the auntie walked over and patted the waiter on the shoulder kindly, saying earnestly: "Young man, since you survived, you must live a good life in the future."

She handed a few fruits to the waiter and said, "These are the dates I planted myself. Try some."

The guy's attention was indeed diverted and he was pulled away from this painful topic.

After the merchant left with his servants, someone finally sighed.

"I didn't expect that Songzhou would suffer such a disaster! Oh!"

"Who says it's not true? I don't know if the locusts there have been controlled."

"I hope the locusts won't come to our Qingzhou..."

"It should be under control, right? If it wasn't, this news would have spread all over the streets long ago. How could it be that we heard about it only today?"

"makes sense."

While everyone was talking, they didn't notice that the man in black robe was looking at the waiter's back with a thoughtful expression.

But at this moment, a familiar female voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Cheng'an, what are you looking at?"

Luo Cheng'an immediately turned around and was about to blurt out "Empress" out of habit, but he stopped himself immediately.

After all, we are in public now, so it’s not appropriate to address him rashly.

Chongfan looked at Luo Chengan, who had transformed into a man in a black robe, and then followed his line of sight, only to see a man dressed as a waiter walking away.

And there was a faint ghost aura attached to the other person.