Chapter : 41

Yan Yunqing looked at himself in the mirror. No matter how he looked at it, it felt strange.

After a long while, he helplessly removed the disguise.

It was better not to cos-play Kurapika. He wasn't used to seeing it!

Yan Yunqing struggled for a moment, made some slight adjustments to his original appearance, then lengthened his black hair and changed it to the chestnut color that often appeared in this other world.

He tied it up high in a high ponytail at the back of his head, and then put on the [Face·Masquerade Ball] mask.

Oh ho, who could tell if he was a man or a woman now?

Yan Yunqing was very satisfied.

He chose a simple formal-style outfit from his wardrobe, put on leather gloves, and admired it for a moment.

Switching the mask to red, his codename would be Joker from now on.

Hmm, the Goro Akechi version of Joker.

Compared to making the target cry, kneel, and repent, he was better at physical change of heart.

This also fit his high-IQ reasoning ability setting very well.

Don't ask why his codename wasn't Crow, because Yan Yunqing thought Joker sounded better (and was more pretentious x).

While eating grilled steak, Lilian watched the miracle Yan-yan change clothes, giving a comment from time to time, but Yan Yunqing always treated her words as wind by his ear.

After confirming his attire, Yan Yunqing saved his current set of equipment in his character panel.

Like many online games, the game panel provided three preset equipment slots.

Yan Yunqing directly used this function to save his current set of equipment into a preset, so that he could switch with one click when needed.

Others used presets to switch between PvP and PvE equipment, while Yan Yunqing used presets to switch between his alternate identities.

What a genius idea!

Yan Yunqing also saved his daily attire into the third preset slot.

"Let's go." Seeing that Lilian was almost done eating, Yan Yunqing casually cast a cleaning spell on the dirty plates, removing the grease stains before putting them into his backpack.

Lilian wiped her small mouth and flew to Yan Yunqing's side.

Yan Yunqing locked the door from the inside, pushed open the window in the room, and used his roleplay skill.

As his figure gradually shrank, Yan Yunqing turned into the little black cat that often sunbathed at the entrance of Sunset Village.

This black cat was much more convenient than the white cat with a bow he had seen at the auction house before.

At least in the dark of night, the concealment effect of a black cat was ten thousand times better than a white cat!

Yan Yunqing moved his body, bounced on the spot twice, and after confirming that he hadn't forgotten how to move a cat's body, he decisively jumped out of the window.

The height of the fifth floor was a bit difficult for a human, but for a graceful and petite black cat that could climb steadily on even the narrowest of ledges, it was nothing at all.

Yan Yunqing jumped off the steps and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and the night was his best camouflage.

After looking around to get his bearings, Yan Yunqing walked towards a small tavern.

Generally, if you wanted to inquire about news, you would go to the most mixed and chaotic places.

There would be the most miscellaneous news there.

As long as you were good at extracting it, you could quickly find the news you needed.

Yan Yunqing, with his inconspicuous black fur, scurried past the feet of a group of people dressed as mercenaries, causing a few small gasps of surprise.

"My goodness, I think I saw a black fat rat the size of two beer mugs run past!"

"What's there to be surprised about?

Where aren't there many black rats these days?

When you can't find enough to eat in the wild, catching two black rats to roast is delicious."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yunqing almost twisted his ankle.

He turned back, hiding in the dark, and glared fiercely at the mercenary who called him a black rat.

You're the black fat rat, your whole family are black fat rats!

His fur was so glossy and smooth, how could it be compared to a rat!

This was the fat that had been scrounged from one meal at your house and one meal at his house in the entire Sunset Village!

Yan Yunqing, who had accidentally assimilated his thinking by roleplaying as a black cat, meowed angrily twice.

After Lilian pinched his ear, he suddenly woke up and quickly scurried under a table in the tavern.

The smell under the table was not very good.

Few of these sloppy mercenaries loved cleanliness.

They looked presentable above the table, but under the table, they had already taken off their shoes.

The feet that had been wrapped in thick boots all day gave off a strange smell, making Yan Yunqing want to retch twice as soon as he came in.

Lilian also looked pale. She whispered in Yan Yunqing's ear:

"Are we really going to eavesdrop here? I feel a little sick."

Yan Yunqing's black cat face was full of despair.

He looked around and crawled forward among a sea of stinky feet, finally finding a table of 'civilized' people who didn't take off their shoes.

Yan Yunqing wiped a handful of sweat in his heart, squatted under this table, and glanced at the shoes of the people at this table.

They were all neatly worn, and a few had even tucked their pant legs into their boots.

He sighed: It's really difficult to find a few clean people sitting at the same table among a group of mercenaries.

This difficulty is no less than trying to find a phoenix in a chicken coop.

Yan Yunqing wagged his tail and found that Lilian had suddenly become very quiet and hadn't said another word.

He was a little worried. Could Lilian have fainted from the stench?

He turned his head and sure enough, he found that Lilian's face was very pale, as if she was about to suffocate.

Elves have such a keen sense of smell!

Yan Yunqing sighed in his heart and considerately said to Lilian:

"Why don't you wait for me outside first?

I'll go find you after I've gathered enough information?"

Lilian had already joined his party.

The dot on the minimap was blue, distinguishing her from all other NPCs.

Yan Yunqing was not worried at all that he wouldn't be able to find Lilian after he went out.

Lilian was listless, "Can you do it without me?"

"Don't worry, am I not strong enough?"

Yan Yunqing, at level twenty-eight, could now take on ten people in this small tavern.

What was there to be afraid of.

Lilian hesitated for a few seconds. Finally, the harsh environment overcame her desire to stay. She nodded, "Then I'll wait for you outside. Be careful.

If anything happens, just call my name."

"No matter what, I will come back for you."

Yan Yunqing felt that there was a hidden meaning in these words, but Lilian had already flown quickly towards the door along the path they came from, looking like she didn't want to stay in this toxic space for another second.

Was it his imagination?

Yan Yunqing wagged his tail, lost in thought.

***

"Boss, I've already inquired clearly.

A new batch of goods will be transported into the warehouse tonight.

The schedule is very clear. If we go there at the right time, we can catch them all in one fell swoop."

An extremely ordinary-looking person whispered in the ear of a man sitting in the corner, holding a large beer mug and drinking.

"Gulp—"

After swallowing a mouthful of cloudy beer, the man placed the beer mug on the table with a clatter.

He wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth with the back of his other hand.

His long, curly eyelashes drooped, concealing the cold and stern look in his eyes.

"Got it, proceed according to the original plan."

The man said softly, his eyes sweeping over the person talking to him and several others who were sitting upright.

"Don't do anything unnecessary. Retreat after the plan is completed.

Don't cause trouble and make your comrades come and bail you out."

His voice was light and airy, but it sent a strange chill down people's spines.

The few who were already sitting upright immediately sat even straighter, a hint of fear in their eyes.

"Yes, yes, we all understand."

"Alright, go do your work."

The man waved his hand, a hint of weariness on his face.

"Yes."

The few who had entered silently, once again retreated silently, without attracting anyone's attention in this noisy tavern.

The man uninterestingly raised his beer mug and took another gulp of beer.

The smell of this inferior liquor made him frown tightly, "This tastes terrible."

He was bored out of his mind. Suddenly, he felt a slight movement at his ankle.

His eyes sharpened, he supported himself on the edge of the table with his palm, his body leaning back slightly, and his gaze quickly swept downwards...

Hmm?

The man was startled and met the eyes of the little black cat under the table.

"...A cat?" The man hesitated, seeming a little unsure.

He leaned down, supporting himself on the edge of the table, and reached out quickly and accurately, grabbing the scruff of the little black cat's neck.

"Meow!" The little black cat, or rather Yan Yunqing, didn't even have time to react before the scruff of his neck was grabbed by the man who had suddenly leaned down.

His soft black fur instantly puffed up, like a blooming black dandelion.

The man lifted the little black cat in front of him and met the little black cat's red eyes. He murmured:

"A cat with red eyes... quite rare."

Seeing the little black cat's tail puffed up and straightened, its dark red eyes staring at him vigilantly, baring its teeth and claws as if it was about to pounce and bite him hard the next second, the man couldn't help but chuckle.

Placing the little black cat on the table and stroking its back twice, the man hummed lightly, "I'm not a bad person, don't be afraid."

Yan Yunqing also wanted to say that he wasn't afraid, but he really couldn't control his fur from standing on end.

A pressure came from his bloodline... no, not his own bloodline, but the bloodline of the little black cat he was role-playing was completely suppressed by the man in front of him.

So much so that the tip of his tail was taut, no longer looking as relaxed as when it was wagging just now.

What's the situation with this man?

Why does he have a bloodline that naturally suppresses cats?

Is this man the reincarnation of a dog spirit?

Yan Yunqing discreetly sized up the man in front of him.

He had messy black-brown hair, and his eyes were also unremarkable, the most common black-brown color like his hair.

His facial contours were indistinct, a common face among common faces.

An ordinary appearance, the kind that would be inconspicuous in a crowd and forgotten after a single glance.

But what was incongruous with his appearance was the fierce aura of a superior he exuded.

He looked lazy, but in reality, he was a man with a very strong desire for control.

Even when casually petting the cat, his body muscles remained tense, maintaining a state of readiness to fight at any moment.

Could this be an ordinary person?

Absolutely impossible!

Looking at the NPC tag above his head again, very good, there wasn't even an NPC tag.

It simply showed [Lv.??? ???].

Six question marks, which perfectly represented Yan Yunqing's current speechless mood.

Yan Yunqing's tail was about to be tucked between his legs.

He was extremely depressed. He just wanted to eavesdrop on some information, how did he get caught by this man who looked like a big shot?

To be honest, if he wasn't in the state of a little black cat right now, he wouldn't be suppressed so severely.

But the problem was that he couldn't suddenly transform from a cat into a person in front of this man!

Stupid dog, stay away!

As if sensing the little black cat's excessive vigilance, the man's lips curled up.

He maliciously stroked the little cat's back twice again, feeling the fluffy cat fur under his palm. He chuckled:

"So scared of me?

Then why did you run under my table?"

Speaking of which, the man seemed lost in thought:

"This is the first cat that has actively approached me... Hey, you look like a stray cat, want to come back with me?"

Yan · Stray Cat · Yunqing: ...

Is this person serious? He's seriously asking for a cat's opinion???

"If you're willing, just meow once."

The man pinched the scruff of the little black cat's neck, narrowing his eyes as if considering how to raise a little black cat.

Yan Yunqing meowed twice in humiliation: He's not willing!

The man raised an eyebrow:

"Oh? Very willing? Not bad, then come back with me."

Yan Yunqing: ...???

For heaven's sake, is there no justice for cats?

Meowing once means willing, meowing twice means very willing, so how do you meow for not willing?

He's not giving him any room to refuse, is he?

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