NFBE Chapter 114 Thrown Out
Chapter 114 Thrown Out
In the middle of the night, Yan Xun heard a cat meowing again.
He opened his eyes and found the cat watching him from the cabinet. In the darkness, he couldn't see the cat's appearance clearly, only its eyes.
Yan Xun turned on the bedroom light, and the black cat jumped down, landing right on Yan Xun's bed.
The black cat then started meowing at Yan Xun, seemingly trying to say something.
Yan Xun picked up the black cat by the scruff of its neck, put it aside, set a save point, and then put on his coat. He asked the black cat, "Where are we going?"
The black cat didn't expect Yan Xun to be so easy to talk to. It meowed and then came to the bedroom door.
Yan Xun opened the door, and the black cat stood motionless in front of the door that belonged to "He Jinchun"... He Jinchun's door was slightly ajar, enticing Yan Xun to go in and discover the truth.
Yan Xun thought that people should not be curious.
But without a bit of curiosity, how boring would this dungeon be? Yan Xun thought again.
So he simply left the room, went straight to He Jinchun's door, and then pushed it open—
Although they look similar, the interior furnishings are completely different.
Perhaps it's because as He Jinqiu grew up, the furnishings in her room changed many times, while He Jinchun's room remained as it was for a child.
There was no one in the room.
After the black cat entered the room, it jumped onto a chair and remained motionless.
Taking advantage of the save point, Yan Xun turned on the light in He Jinchun's bedroom.
With the lights on, the furnishings in the room made it even clearer that this was actually a little boy's room.
The carpet was shaped like a board game – Yan Xun knew that carpets like this were popular about ten years ago – and it probably hadn't been changed since.
There were some toys and car models on the ground, and the bed sheet had a soccer ball pattern.
The furniture in the room was rather low, clearly intended for children.
Yan Xun walked around and saw the black cat dozing off on the chair... Yan Xun walked to the study table, which was a bit low for an adult, and glanced at the homework spread out on it.
The pen next to the notebook suddenly started moving.
It seemed to come alive and jumped onto the homework book.
The pencil wrote a few large characters in a crooked and uneven way—
Help me...
Yan Xun looked at the handwriting on the homework, which was completely childlike.
"Are you He Jinqiu's brother?"
【right……】
"How do you want me to save you?"
Yan Xun asked.
You just need to take the things from that shrine.
Yan Xun was slightly surprised, "The statue in the shrine?"
"I can not."
"That's incredibly disrespectful!"
He said in a panic, "I would never dare to do such a disrespectful thing."
The thing that attracted him gritted his teeth inwardly—you weren't afraid of a pen that could write on its own, so what are you pretending for now?
【It's fine.】
That thing isn't some legitimate belief; you just need to...
"Then I'd be even less likely to do it." Yan Xun touched his chest, looking frightened. "If it were an evil god, I'd be even less likely to do it."
"I'm just an ordinary person, how could I dare to touch this?"
【Then go die!】
This thing was probably also angered by Yan Xun!
It erupted instantly!
The black cat suddenly meowed, as if to remind Yan Xun.
Yan Xun felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, followed by the familiar notification—
[Player Yan Xun has died. Please select a save point!]
……
Yan Xun put down his coat. "Never mind."
"It's cold, so I'm taking a nap."
As he spoke, he prepared to lie back down on the bed.
The black cat was incredulous, seemingly not expecting Yan Xun to be such a faithless person, and started meowing loudly again.
Yan Xun turned his head to look at the black cat's shadow under the lamplight—
It probably didn't realize it had been exposed. The thing in the shadows was thin and nimble, crouching on the ground, looking somewhat bewildered. It scratched the carpet a few times in a panic, and finally barked at Yan Xun again.
Yan Xun looked at it for a while before putting on his coat.
"where to?"
The black cat immediately meowed happily again.
They brought Yan Xun to the door of He Jinchun's room once again.
Everything was the same as last time. Yan Xun turned on the light and glanced at the bookshelves in the house. There were some books scattered on the shelves, as well as some children's books. He had seen some of these books in He Jinqiu's study.
They were probably all bought at that time.
However, because no one has entered this brother's room for many years, the room's furnishings have never been changed.
Just like last time, the pen wrote similar content again.
This time, Yan Xun spoke honestly to the pen.
"it is good."
【…】
You agree?
The pen seemed surprised that Yan Xun was so simple-minded and easily fooled, and also thought that Yan Xun was probably scared out of his wits—
After all, who wouldn't be terrified if they saw a pen that could write on its own?
Yan Xun also thought this thing was incredibly stupid; it actually believed whatever he said casually.
"of course."
Yan Xun added, "I will definitely help you achieve your wish."
He glanced at the black cat again.
The black cat meowed in response.
"If you don't finish, I'll curse you!" the thing wrote again.
Yan Xun found it laughable. He wasn't afraid of ghosts, so why would he be afraid of a curse that might descend at any time?
"Great Immortal, spare my life!" Yan Xun pleaded tremblingly. "I promise to complete the mission."
The pen was skeptical, partly because he felt that tiny humans must be terrified of such supernatural tales.
On the one hand, I felt that Yan Xun's acting was really perfunctory, and I couldn't tell how scared he was.
After thinking it over, he realized it was rare for a stranger to come to He Jinqiu's house and be able to help him with this matter. In the end, he could only swallow his suspicions and decide to trust Yan Xun.
……
Yan Xun left He Jinchun's room.
He watched as the cat struggled to climb the stairs with its short legs, and then reached out and picked it up.
Then she went straight to the first floor, to the shrine where He Jinqiu had just prayed that afternoon.
It was a palm-sized statue, seemingly unremarkable. Yan Xun stared at it for a while, but despite the black cat's urging, he made no move.
He must have been looking at it for too long when he heard a car outside...
Yan Xun carried the cat away from the shrine, and then the door opened, revealing a strange middle-aged man and woman at the entrance.
Yan Xun glanced at them and knew they were most likely He Jinqiu's parents.
They take good care of themselves and look younger than their actual age.
Upon seeing Yan Xun, the two were initially surprised, but then seemed to realize who he was and immediately greeted him.
They were smiling at first, but when they saw the black cat in Yan Xun's arms, He Jinqiu's father's smile suddenly vanished. "What's this?"
Yan Xun weighed the black cat in his arms.
"Suddenly appeared in the room."
"It's probably a stray cat from the neighborhood."
He walked a few steps toward the crane's parents, saying, "I was just about to put it outside..."
"Throw it out quickly!" He Jinqiu's mother suddenly shouted.
Her voice was so shrill that Yan Xun immediately stopped in his tracks.
Perhaps realizing her lapse in composure, she forced a smile, "Auntie is a little afraid of cats..."