The right way to pretend to be inscrutable

Chapter 4 The Hardship of Life

Under Chu Yao's stare, Bai Duan accepted the old lady's feeding tremblingly. No matter how good the old lady's handicrafts were, and how delicious the food was, Bai Duan could not feel relaxed and happy.

Finally, when the feeding was over, the old lady happily complained about the ferret's good appetite, and turned to the kitchen to clean up the mess. Chu Yao glanced at the white satin carefully huddled on the table, snorted softly, and followed into the kitchen to help .

Seeing Chu Yao leave, Bai Duan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly jumped off the table and rushed to the door, but was a little desperate to find that the door was closed—he couldn't get out.

Bai Duan's whole mink was a little dazed in anxiety. He walked around the door several times restlessly, hearing that Chu Yao and the old lady finished cleaning the kitchen and were heading back to the living room. He huddled pitifully in the corner by the door.

When the old lady came back from washing the dishes, she couldn't see Diao'er, so she couldn't help but let out a "huh".

Chu Yao also took a glance with his head and raised his eyebrows slightly: "That heartless little thing, didn't he run away after eating?"

The old lady was not happy to hear what Chu Yao said, so she raised her hand and patted his arm lightly: "What are you heartless! Even if you ran, you scared me away!"

"No reason" was blamed, and Chu Yao didn't bother to argue with the old lady: "Well, it's all my fault, can I take the blame?"

The old lady gave him a blank look, and while thinking about "Where did Diaoer go?" she began to search the entire hall and several connected rooms, passing by the corner of the corner where Bai Duan was hiding time and time again, but she was surprised. Turn a blind eye.

Chu Yao was not as anxious as the old lady. He sat down on the sofa carelessly, and crossed his legs comfortably: "Okay, Mama Li, don't look for it anymore! That ferret must have gone outside the house!"

"It's easy for you to say!" The old lady replied angrily, "I clearly remember that I closed the doors and windows tightly, how could it run outside?!"

Chu Yao glanced at the door, Bai Duan tensed up instantly - he felt that Chu Yao's eyes seemed to fall on him, and then moved away as if nothing had happened: "Dogs have dog paths, rats have rat holes, These small animals all have their own methods, who knows where they all got in and out? Otherwise, why would mice and cockroaches suddenly appear in the house?"

"Young master!" the old lady interrupted, her tone disgusted, "What are you talking about, rats and cockroaches, disgusting people?! I've cleaned up the whole house, how could there be such a thing!"

"Cough." Chu Yao coughed dryly and blinked innocently, "I'm just making an analogy."

"It's okay not to use such a disgusting analogy!" The old lady was furious, but she was persuaded by Chu Yao after all.

After searching all the corners she could think of, the old lady finally gave up looking for the ferret, just as if it had indeed escaped from nowhere.Although she was concerned about Diao'er's safety, after being coaxed and persuaded by Chu Yao, the old lady finally focused on other things and stopped thinking about it.

Because of the huge threat of Chu Yao, Bai Duan didn't dare to move at all. He huddled in the corner of the door obediently until the night was getting dark. Cup of coffee went upstairs and turned off the downstairs lights.

Bai Duan strained her ears and listened. The old lady was breathing heavily and dreaming, while Chu Yao was knocking on something upstairs, stopping to think for a moment and taking a sip of coffee from time to time.

Finally, after confirming that neither of them would return to the downstairs hall, Bai Duan moved his somewhat stiff body, walked carefully to the door, then turned into a human figure, followed the old lady's movements, and turned the doorknob.

Fortunately, things went well, the door opened quietly, Bai Duan hurried out, and closed the door cautiously.

After doing all this, Bai Duan breathed a long sigh of relief, he retracted to the prototype, three steps and two steps, can't wait to get into the bushes, and disappeared into the vast night.

Bai Duan didn't know that at the same time he closed the door, Chu Yao also turned out from the corner of the stairs on the second floor with his coffee in his hand, stared sharply at the door, and chuckled softly, "You're smart."

After that, he went downstairs, walked to the door, locked it neatly, then poured himself another cup of coffee, and Shi Shiran went back to the second floor.

Since escaping from Chu Yao's house, Bai Duan has lived a wandering life without a fixed place. Although the external environment is dangerous and unpredictable, compared with Chu Yao who made him fearful, Bai Duan immediately has no intention of complaining.

In order to understand the world, Bai Duan walked around the streets, went to various places, saw all kinds of people and things, and even hid in ordinary people's homes to observe the lives of people in this world. The proposition of "becoming a human being" has been analyzed and imitated in an all-round way.

But in just over ten days, Bai Duan has changed from a novice who knows nothing about everything to a "modern man" who can master all kinds of high-tech electrical appliances proficiently.More importantly, he also learned how to use computers and the Internet, so that he can understand things he doesn't know more conveniently and quickly.

There is no aura in this world, and there are no ghosts and ghosts. As a spirit beast that strayed into this world, Bai Duan felt a lot of pressure.

In this world, animals have no rights and freedoms.Most unowned animals end badly. They are dirty, hard to feed, and precarious. Although owned animals have no worries about food and clothing, they can only rely on their masters to survive.

Of course, as a spiritual pet raised by a cultivator, Bai Duan doesn't think much about "freedom", but as a top-grade spirit beast, he also has his own self-esteem and arrogance.

His previous master was one of the most powerful in the cultivation world, and Bai Duan was willing to submit to Master Gu Xiao, but if the target was replaced by a mortal with no cultivation, the situation would be completely different.

Even if he chooses the master, his status and cultivation ability must not be inferior to Zhenjun Guxiao. This is Bai Duan's most basic insistence.

However, it is impossible to find an existence in this world who can stand up to Zhenjun Huxiao, so Bai Duan had to start thinking about how to live independently as a "person".

To maintain the human form, one needs to consume aura, and no matter how careful Bai Duan is, the remaining aura can only maintain the human form for two or three months. If he continues, then he must find a way to replenish the aura.

Fortunately, after Bai Duan's careful investigation, this world is not really devoid of aura.

When wandering around in the city, Bai Duan passed by an area specializing in jade antiques, and sensed a little aura from it.

According to Bai Duan's observation, both the excellent jade and the ancient antiques contain more or less spiritual energy—the latter also has evil spirits—and these "qi" are the most precious of them, and they are the most precious. What distinguishes it from other jade artifacts.

Jade with "Qi" is translucent and pure, moist and dense, and has a compelling aura. Once the "Qi" is extracted, it will instantly become cheap flawed jade, and the same is true for antiques.The reason why antiques are kept intact is also due to the existence of "qi" in them. If there is no such "qi", most of the antiques will be broken into several pieces, or even turned into powder.

Extracting Qi is equivalent to destroying these antique jades, one reward for another, there is absolutely no way to have both.

As a spirit beast, Bai Duan has no interest in jade and antiques, even if it is destroyed, he will not feel sorry for it.But the premise is that these antique jades belong to him, and he can spoil them at will - after all, he is only a spirit beast, and he cannot destroy things that belong to others and cause others to suffer losses.

Looking at the astronomical figures marked on the counter for these antique jades, Bai Duan could only shake his ears dejectedly and sigh.

Well, the problem is coming.

To maintain the human form, he must work hard to collect aura; to collect aura, he must buy expensive antique jade; to buy antique jade, he must make money, make money, make a lot of money; and in order to make money, he must maintain the human form .

Bai Duan raised her paw in dismay, and wiped her face viciously, feeling desperate.

Even though he has learned a lot about human society, Bai Duan is still the timid and sensitive Mink who only has social phobia. He doesn't know how to make a lot of money in a very short period of time—and more importantly, Yes, he is still a gangster now, without a human identity card, it is impossible to find a job that makes a lot of money.

Silently sweeping the bare floor with his tail, Bai Duan turned and walked out of the antique shop in frustration, leaving the shop assistant who was cleaning to stare at the freshly wiped floor with a puzzled face - it was dirty. , as if squatted by some small animal.

Yes, after more than ten days of wandering, Bai Duan was no longer the clean and beautiful spirit-eating mink.In order to minimize the loss of spiritual energy, Bai Duan has never used the cleansing technique to help him remove dust. Now it is a dusty mass, and even the originally smooth and smooth fur has dried up and withered. From a distance, it looks a bit like a A gray squirrel with a bigger head.

Bai Duan has always been proud of his flawless fur. Now that he has been reduced to such a state, he is really wronged. He once hugged his big dirty tail and shed a few tears, but now he doesn't. Guxiao Zhenjun came to feel sorry for him and comfort him. No matter how wronged and sad he was, he could only carry it with a mink.

The only thing that can make fun of suffering is that he doesn't even need blindfolds now.City people always have countless things to be busy, they walk in a hurry, and rarely pay attention to a stray animal that looks messy and dirty.Even if he encounters naughty children or the staff who clean up urban garbage want to capture him, Bai Duan will easily get away with his excellent speed.

There is no need to waste aura to maintain blindness. Bai Duan has kept his aura consumption at an extremely low level. At the very least, his situation is better than other stray animals. After all, he will not be caught easily. You don't have to worry about how to fill your stomach.

However, this is not the life Bai Duan hopes for. He is a high-grade spirit beast, proud and self-respecting. Struggling to survive in the dirty gutters.

If... If there is really no other way, Bai Duan will probably have to go against the moral code she set for herself and do something that will harm the interests of others.

——However, if he did it, he would definitely be entangled in evil karma and attract demons, right?More importantly, Zhenjun Guxiao will no longer like him, will no longer hold him in his arms and caress him, but will cut him off with a single sword like he would deal with other harmful monsters. ?

Bai Duan huddled in her temporary nest, struggling endlessly in her mind.

In fact, he doesn't care about evil karma, inner demons and other things. Anyway, there is no aura in this world, and it is still difficult for him to survive, let alone improve his cultivation.

However, he cares about what Zhenjun Guxiao thinks of him, even if the other party may never see him again in his lifetime, Bai Duan still hopes that he is the kind, simple, well-behaved mink in Zhenjun Guxiao's heart, He will always be pitied and loved by Zhenjun Guxiao.

——In his life, there was only Zhenjun Guxiao, and Zhenjun Guxiao was the whole meaning of his life. When he thought that Zhenjun Guxiao would look at him with disgust and contempt, Bai Duan felt as if his heart was twisted like a knife , desperate.

Maybe...if he is reduced to satisfying himself by hurting others, he might as well just die and re-enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Bai Duan huddled himself into a ball, trembling slightly, and whimpering, until a surprised and distasteful voice interrupted his thoughts: "Huh? This dirty guy, can't it be the one that walked away?" Lost Mink, right?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Bai Duan froze all over, and raised her head abruptly, there were still dripping drops of water in her dark eyes, she was extremely pitiful.

"...It really looks like it." Under Bai Duan's gaze, the visitor squatted down, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said "Tsk", "How did you get into this? It's just... so stupid .”

Bai Duan: "..."

——It’s really a leak in the house and it’s raining all night. To see this person, it must be the wrong way for me to look up!