Chapter 29: Red Light Spirit Beast

When Lu Qing heard the familiar scratching sound at the door, he could hardly believe his ears.

Didn’t Old Doctor Chen say that his medicinal powder was very effective, and that even jackals and wolves would retreat three li upon smelling it?
How come this fellow was still here?
Lu Qing was on the verge of a breakdown.

Was he not going to be able to sleep again tonight?

This couldn’t go on. If he didn’t solve this matter, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to sleep well in the future.

After two consecutive nights of not being able to sleep well, Lu Qing’s temper also became a little irritable.

He wanted to see what it was that was so bold.

Holding the stick by the bed, Lu Qing tiptoed to the back of the main door. Suddenly, he violently pulled open the latch and opened the door.

This sudden action obviously startled the thing outside as well.

A black shadow instantly shot out of the courtyard.

Ever since awakening his special ability, Lu Qing’s eyes had actually undergone some imperceptible changes.

First, his vision had become very good. He could see things clearly even from a great distance.

Second, his perception of light sources was also very keen.

Although he couldn’t see in the dark yet, he could see things seven or eight-tenths clearly with just a little light.

At this moment, with the help of the rather bright moonlight in the sky, Lu Qing could clearly see what had been bothering him for the past two nights.

It was a small black beast.

It was two feet long, looked like a cross between a cat and a leopard, and had two large eyes like light bulbs.

At this moment, the fur on the small black beast was somewhat fluffy, its tail was raised, its four limbs were low, and it was bristling with fur, looking at Lu Qing warily.

After seeing the appearance of the small black beast, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this small beast didn’t look very big, and it didn’t look very ferocious.

That’s right, a fellow that was scared away for a whole night by him slamming the door last night probably wasn’t very brave.

For some reason, this time the small black beast didn’t run away and just kept its body low, looking at Lu Qing.

Lu Qing quietly confronted it and didn’t rashly try to drive it away.

He wanted to use his special ability to find out the information about this small beast first before making a decision.

Lu Qing tried his best to remain calm and focused his gaze on the small beast.

However, his eyes widened in an instant.

A faint red light emerged from the mysterious small beast.

[Night Spirit Cat: A spirit beast from the mountains, a cub, female.]

[Extremely fast, with sharp claws that can shatter stone and crack gold.]

[According to legend, the Night Spirit Cat loves to eat fish, but is naturally averse to water, so it can only look at fish and sigh.]

A red-light level beast?!
Lu Qing almost jumped up in shock.

The special ability light emanating from this mysterious small beast had actually reached the red light level.

Wasn’t that an existence on the same level as Old Doctor Chen?
No wonder that medicinal powder was useless.
Taking a few deep breaths, Lu Qing tried to calm himself down.

A sense of relief suddenly rose in his heart.

Fortunately, he hadn’t acted rashly just now.

He hadn’t expected this little thing to be a red-light level spirit beast.

And what did the floating line of text say?
Extremely fast! Claws can shatter stone and crack gold!
Such an exaggerated lethality, even tigers and leopards might not be able to compare, right?
Fortunately, this small beast was timid. Otherwise, he would probably be lying on the ground by now.

Quietly hiding the stick behind his back, Lu Qing revealed a harmless smile.

“Little fellow, did you come here to eat fish?”

The small black beast still looked at Lu Qing warily, as if it didn’t understand what he was saying.

Lu Qing didn’t expect a wild beast to understand his words either.

He moved his feet gently, and without startling the small black beast, he quickly took out two pieces of dried fish from the kitchen.

When Lu Qing appeared at the door with the fish, he clearly saw that the small black beast’s eyes seemed to light up.

As expected, this fellow was here for the fish.

Lu Qing remembered the description of the third line of text just now.

He waved the fish in front of him.

“I’m sorry, I scared you just now. These two pieces of fish are my apology.”

The small black beast’s eyes, which were like light bulbs in the night, swayed left and right with the fish.

Seeing this, Lu Qing was certain in his heart.

“Take it.”

He threw the fish into the courtyard. To avoid provoking the small black beast, he deliberately threw it a little farther away from it.

The fish fell to the ground, startling the small beast, which took a few steps back and stared at Lu Qing.

Lu Qing didn’t move and stood quietly in place.

Seemingly sensing that Lu Qing had no intention of attacking, the small black beast’s bristling fur subsided a little.

It looked at the fish on the ground, its nose twitched a few times, and it suddenly moved.

Lu Qing only saw a black shadow flash by, and the next moment, the fish on the ground had disappeared.

Then, the small beast’s figure also jumped over the fence and quickly disappeared into the night fog.

After waiting quietly for a while and confirming that the small beast had left, Lu Qing closed the door and returned to his room.

When he lay on the bed, Lu Qing’s heart could no longer be controlled and began to beat violently.

There was no other way. The situation just now was really a bit thrilling.

Although that small black beast seemed relatively timid, who knew if it would attack people if it was provoked.

As the saying goes, even a cornered rabbit will bite.

What’s more, that was not a rabbit, but a spirit beast with powerful attack power!
Sharp claws that can shatter stone and crack gold!
It could even tear apart gold and stone, let alone flesh and blood.

So Lu Qing really didn’t dare to provoke it.

Fortunately, this small black beast was not only timid, but also not very aggressive.

Otherwise, it would be hard to say whether Lu Qing could have survived just now.

“Such a powerful beast, how come I’ve never heard the villagers talk about it?”

After calming down, a question arose in Lu Qing’s mind.

Then he remembered the description of the few lines of text his special ability had detected.

That small beast seemed to be a cub. Could it be that its parents were also nearby?
Probably not. If its parents were nearby, they would probably have come to his door in a group long ago.

Lu Qing had not forgotten that the line of text also said that this Night Spirit Cat loved to eat fish.

So it had migrated from another place, been driven away by its parents, or had its parents had an accident?
Lu Qing made a few guesses, but couldn’t get to the bottom of it.

However, he had a hunch that after tonight, this small black beast would probably come to his place again.

There was no basis for it, he just had such a hunch.

“It seems that I can’t put down this fishing.”

Lu Qing thought with some helplessness.

Originally, he had planned to slow down on fishing recently and devote himself to studying medicine.

After all, after Old Doctor Chen sold the Red Moon Carp, he would have a considerable sum of money, which would be enough to ensure that he and Xiao Yan would not have to worry about their lives for a long time.

But now, being pestered by this small black beast, he had to change his plan.

That was a red-light level spirit beast, not something he could afford to provoke. He could only appease it for the time being.

“What kind of thing is this!”

Lu Qing couldn’t help but lament.

(End of this chapter)