Peking Opera Cat: I Became A Zi's Brother

"Damn it, these guys just won't go away!"

The cats of Xingluo squad stood back to back to form a defensive circle, but An's minions gathered more and more like a tide.

"Fire Judge!"

Wusong's flames crackled in the chaotic atmosphere, but could only illuminate a small area of ​​darkness.

"Ugh, my stomach hurts~"

Bai Tang clenched the Justice Bell tightly, and the rhythm pattern began to flicker. The stagnation in his abdomen made him sweat coldly, but his fingertips did not forget to secretly poke Da Fei's back:

"Da Fei, do you think if we dig holes like groundhogs, can we get straight into the city?"

"Stop it, sugar!"

Da Fei advised in a muffled voice, his strong arms subconsciously protecting the unconscious Mo Zi on his back.

"It's important to save your life!"

"It's already this hour and you're still talking nonsense!"

Wu Song turned back suddenly and glared, the flames swayed due to distraction,

"If you don't want to get caught, shut up!"

Xiaoqing suddenly pulled off the plain silk ribbon from her waist, rolled up her sleeves, and tore it into strips and threw them to the crowd:

"Put your cloak inside out and use the strips of cloth to cover the rhyme pattern!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already turned the ice blade into powder, mixed it with mud and smeared it on her cheek. Her once lively face instantly turned gray.

"Is this weird? No, I think it's even more fun!"

Bai Tang's eyes suddenly lit up when she took the cloth strips. She twisted the strips into a crooked headscarf and put it on her head.

"Look! Do I look like a knight who has traveled all over the country?"

Before he could finish his words, Wu Song grabbed him by the collar:

"Stop showing off!"

Wu Song pulled the strip of cloth and roughly wrapped it around the pattern on Bai Tang's wrist.

"If you dare to mess around again, I'll be the first one to throw you out after we enter the city to divert the pursuers!"

"Tsk, you stinky fart!"

Bai Tang stuck out her tongue, stuffed the Zhengyi Bell into her arms, and plucked a strand of Wu Song's hair and tucked it behind her ear.

"Wusong, you'll be even more impressive this way!"

Da Fei watched the two cats bickering, scratching his head with a silly smile:

"Stop arguing, and quickly think about how to get into the city to rescue Sister Zi."

……

While the minions were adjusting their formation, the cats moved along the rock wall towards the city gate.

Mo Zi trembled slightly on Dafei's back, and her hot breath sprayed on his neck, like a ball of fire that could not be burned.

"Don't be afraid, we'll be there soon..."

Dafei muttered to himself and unconsciously quickened his pace.

"Sister Azi, you will be fine!"

Bai Tang followed on tiptoe, turning back and making faces from time to time, trying to dispel the tension in the air.

"Are we finally entering the city gate?"

Finally, the huge black shadow of Dazong City Gate appeared before their eyes.

"Don't be careless, the inspection ahead is very serious!"

The heavy city gate is made of dark iron, and its surface is covered with ferocious animal head reliefs, as if it will open its bloody mouth at any time.

The towers on both sides of the city gate rose high into the clouds, and the torches flickered in the night wind, stretching the shadows of the guards very long.

"Humph!"

The two guards were clad in bronze armor that shone dimly, and stood like statues with spears in their hands. Their cloudy eyes revealed a chaotic aura, and the tokens hanging around their waists were engraved with twisted runes, which were very different from normal city defense tokens.

"Hiss~ Quite majestic!"

Bai Tang's heart was in her throat, but she didn't dare to slow down her pace, muttering softly:

"Heaven and earth bless you, the guards are all wooden men..."

Just as they were about to cross the threshold, the guard on the left suddenly stepped forward and slammed his spear into the ground with a deafening sound:

"and many more!"

"There's something wrong with you guys!"

The leading guard narrowed his cloudy eyes and pointed his spear at the dark purple on Dafei's back:

"Why is this cat so blue? There's been an epidemic in the city lately, and anyone suspicious is not allowed to enter!"

The guard beside him also slowly tightened his grip on his spear, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Yes~"

Bai Tang suddenly cried out "ouch", covered her stomach, and bent down exaggeratedly:

"Sir, help me! My wife ate the wild vegetables you sold outside the city, and now she's vomiting and having diarrhea..."

He secretly glanced at the guard's expression and continued to howl.

"If you don't let us into the city, our family will be destroyed!"

As he spoke, he squeezed out two tears, leaving two marks on his muddy face.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Xiaoqing reacted very quickly and immediately stumbled to the guard's feet, her hair disheveled and her sleeves stained with grass debris.

"This is my mistress. She caught a cold while traveling. If we delay any further, I'm afraid..."

She choked with sobs and took out half a piece of silver from her bosom and secretly put it into the guard's hand.

"Please, please!"

"Hmm~"

The guard weighed the silver, his eyes swept over the deliberately soiled clothes of the crowd, and suddenly held his spear across his shoulders:

"Unpack all the packages and inspect them!"

The guard behind him had already drawn the scimitar from his waist, and the blade shone coldly in the light of the torch.

"Should we fight them? No, let's think of another way..."

The air solidified instantly.

Bai Tang felt the bell of justice in her arms getting hot, and the rhythm pattern was beating wildly under Wu Song's headband, but she didn't forget to wink at Da Fei secretly:

"How about I imitate a wolf howl and scare the guards away?" Da Fei shook his head anxiously.

"Don't mess around, Sugar!"

"..."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise of fighting in the distance, mixed with sharp shouts:

"Let's grab the food! Attacking the Zong city defenses is useless!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of masked cats waving rusty weapons and fighting with the guards on the other side of the city gate.

A cat lit a torch and threw it towards the city wall. The firelight illuminated the hideous tattoos on their faces - it was the notorious "Blood Claw Gang" in the underworld.

In the chaos, a bandit shouted in a hoarse voice:

"Brothers, charge! All the treasures in the city are ours!"

"Damn it! These damn bandits broke in. Go and stop them..."

The guards' faces suddenly changed and they all turned around to look.

Da Fei seized the opportunity, slammed the guards aside and rushed into the city. Bai Tang followed closely behind him, turning back and shouting as he ran:

"Thank you for the 'permission'! I'll treat you to multi-grain pancakes next time!"

"In the darkness of night, the figures of Xingluoban were submerged in the bustling streets of Dazong.

"..."

The dark purple blood dripped onto the bluestone slab, like a string of dark red ellipsis.

The Xingluo Squad's footsteps hurried through the bluestone alley, and the dark purple dripping blood meandered like dark red silk threads in the moonlight.

"A bunch of kids?"

Four dark shadows lurked on the towering eaves, motionless like sculptures. Only the copper whistles hanging from their waists swayed gently in the night breeze, and the iron rings collided, making a slight buzzing sound.

……

When the Xingluo squad turned the corner, the leading tabby cat landed silently, its black short cloak sweeping across the ground.

He lightly touched the bloodstain with his slender fingers, brought it to his nose and sniffed it, his triangular eyes narrowed slightly:

"The watery aura of the Body Sect, and..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the dull thud of something heavy falling to the ground behind him.

"Boss, there's something strange about this blood!"

The sturdy tabby cat stepped heavily on a tile, knocking the whistle stick in his hand unconsciously against his palm, and his eyes suddenly locked on the sea drifter at the end of the team.

"Strange cat."

The tabby cat lowered his voice, a dangerous growl emanating from his throat.

"!"

The other two team members tensed up instantly, and the flame emblems on their whistles seemed to be ignited, flickering in the night.

"You're really courting death!"

The tabby cat's pupils suddenly contracted, and its fingertips brushed over the seal characters for "City Defense Patrol" on the token at its waist:

"If you fight within the sect, the strange cat must die."

He raised his hand to signal, and four figures disappeared into the darkness like ghosts. Only a faint murderous aura remained in the air, following the dark purple bloodstains and spreading in the direction where the Xingluo Squad had disappeared.