171: Chapter 171: The Black Cat's Blessing (Part Twelve)

For a long while, the girl did not feel any pain on her body.

She quietly raised her head, and upon seeing the scene before her, her eyes widened.

"Xi... Xiao Hua!"

She saw Qian Ye's small arm blocking the man's descending palm.

"Heh, Little Girl, are you rebelling now?"

After saying this, the man increased the force in his hand, his face twisted in a snarl.

"Ling Ling, didn't you say your illusions were the most powerful? Now is the time for you to let me witness it."

As soon as Qian Ye finished speaking, Ling Ling immediately perked up.

Hee hee, I've been waiting for those words from Ye Ye.

"How dare he bully Ye Ye! I will make him see what true..."

The man suddenly let go, the ferocity on his face vanished, and his expression returned to normal.

"I'll let you off this time."

Once the man left, the Little Girl beside her stared at Qian Ye with eyes full of curiosity.

"Xiao Hua, you, you were just so amazing."

"I don't know either. Maybe I was just too afraid that he would hit us, so I unleashed my strength."

Qian Ye clenched her hands, looking very serious.

From the corner of her eye, she noticed the scars on the Little Girl's body.

The exposed skin was covered in crisscrossing scars, and combined with that practiced defensive posture, it was clear she hadn't been spared from beatings.

"Don't you realize that something good happened?"

"We actually don't have to get beaten this time, that's great!"

The Little Girl's face was beaming with joy.

Qian Ye's eyes dimmed.

She didn't expect that she would be so happy just because she didn't have to be beaten.

Why?

This was something Qian Ye could not understand.

Only now did Qian Ye properly observe her surroundings.

A single glance was enough to see the end of it.

There were only a few households on this road.

The houses looked like they were piled together from stone and mud, with a layer of thatch on top.

The rain kept pounding on them, creating a peculiar sound.

"Xiao Hua, what are you looking at?"

Qian Ye shook her head.

The Little Girl looked up, feeling the rain falling on her face, and turned back. "I don't know how long this rain will last, let's go find shelter from the rain first."

As she said this, the Little Girl pulled Qian Ye along again.

Qian Ye obediently let her lead the way.

A moment later,

Qian Ye's expression darkened.

She never expected that one day, she would be reduced to crawling through a dog hole.

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Sure enough, coming here still had something to do with it.

In front of Qian Ye, it appeared to be a stone temple.

And inside, it wasn't worshipping any Buddha or Bodhisattva, but a black cat.

This cat could not be more familiar.

"Xiao Hua, you like it too, right?"

The Little Girl beside her let go of her hand, walked in front of the black cat, and bowed to it.

"Lord Black Cat, we are just taking shelter from the rain here, I hope you don't mind."

After bowing a few times, the Little Girl pulled Qian Ye to the side.

"Xiao Hua, you must keep this a secret. From now on, this will be our secret base."

"It can shield us from the wind and rain here, so we don't have to get wet."

Qian Ye observed the whole place; it wasn't large. Behind the black cat, there were many memorial tablets placed there.

This looked more like an ancestral hall.

"How did you find this place?"

Qian Ye tilted her head, very puzzled.

"Ah, of course it was because Lord Black Cat heard my prayers, which is why my wish was granted."

The Little Girl truly believed in the black cat before her, her eyes filled with adoration.

Qian Ye didn't know what to say; she hadn't obtained any useful information here.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but the Little Girl beside Qian Ye groggily slumped onto a prayer mat, about to fall asleep.

In her daze, she saw Qian Ye standing to the side, staring at the black cat above.