Chapter 6: The Bizarre Human-Faced Cat (7)

  I walked quietly inside and unexpectedly found two black stones among the fragments, which were neatly placed on the cotton padding. I knew that they must be the monster's leftover eggs, so I put them in my pocket and turned around to leave after finding nothing else inside.

  At this moment, a terrifying 'gurgling' sound suddenly came to my ears, and my heart sank, thinking that I was done for.

  "When the monster first appeared, I had a 'gurgling' sound in my ear, and now that sound is behind me. I carefully pulled out a short knife, extinguished the lighter in my hand, and slowly turned around. The thing was standing at the entrance of the cave, and with the firelight from below, I could vaguely see the outline of the monster."

  "It's really 'travelling a thousand miles to find the place, and getting there without any effort', I grasped that dagger tightly, but in my heart, I still wasn't confident. After all, I had experienced this monster's attack speed before, and Father fell under its sharp claws in the blink of an eye. And I have to admit, the strength in my hand is far from Father's."

  But at this point, it was already a situation where retreat was impossible. Either way, I would be dead, so I might as well stake my life and make a desperate attack on this monster. Once I had made up my mind, I didn't feel as tense as before. I held my breath, my eyes fixed intently on the monster's every move, preparing to launch a sudden attack and catch it off guard.

  I slightly bent my hind legs, with a coffin board under my feet. This way, once the attack comes from below, I can use force to counter it. The monster's body suddenly trembled slightly, and it must have been preparing to attack me. Seizing the opportunity, I immediately swung up the short knife in my hand, while using force with my foot. However, the coffin board under my feet slipped, and my entire body immediately lost its balance.

  The monster in front of me suddenly pounced on me, but the speed at which I fell was still a bit faster than its rushing speed. All I heard was a "whoosh" sound beside my ear, and then the black shadow flew over my head. The force of the monster could be judged from the wind sound on top of my head. If I hadn't slipped down earlier, I would have ended up like my old man by now. Without time to think, I quickly used my hands to prop myself up, and with a burst of strength in my hind legs, I sprang to the entrance of the cave. Before I could turn around, I heard the wind sound behind me, that monster must have already rushed over.

  Time didn't wait for me, I was the only one who flipped out of the hole with both hands grasping the stone at the entrance. The monster was indeed a monster, and its momentum was too strong, flying out of the cliff for over ten meters. I hung back on the cliff, cold sweat bursting from my back at this moment. Suddenly, I saw from afar that someone wearing black clothes seemed to be standing at the village entrance, walking towards the Yin family's large household, but then the Yin family's house caught fire, followed by a strange copper bell sound, and the person walked into the village with slow steps.

  Although the distance was far, I could vaguely see that person's height was very high, his left hand holding a staff, and his right hand shaking a shiny copper bell. Although the distance was far, strangely, the copper bell seemed particularly conspicuous. The ants on the ground obediently made way for him, and he walked towards the Yin family's mansion, finally entering the sea of fire. I thought to myself that this person must have some connection with the Yin family's mansion, but at this moment, I was already struggling to save myself, so I didn't think about investigating where he went further. After a brief rest, I quickly headed towards the outskirts of the village.

  I rushed to the nearest county town until dawn, stayed at a relative's house, and then asked my relatives to inquire about the situation at home. However, after more than half a month, there was still no news. Half a month later, one day, my relatives suddenly hurried back from outside and told me that my hometown no longer existed. It seemed that it had encountered a strange big fire half a month ago, which turned the whole old house into ashes. The leader of the Red Guards at that time received the news from somewhere, saying that this big fire was intentionally set by someone in the village, and that person was none other than me. Now the whole county is wanted for me.