Rebooting 60, let's go on a rampage with the orange cat!

Nanshan is actually the Nanshan branch of Fengshushan, stretching across the southern suburbs. Because it is located deep in the mountains and forests, there are no flat roads, only muddy mountain paths.

Although the mountain is not high, it is beautiful with its green hills and clear waters, and its spirit is bright. It is about 10 kilometers away from the city, which takes two or three hours to walk there, or about 40 or 50 minutes to cycle there.

A short while later, Gu Jingxing arrived carrying a green backpack and riding a 28-inch bicycle. Huai'an nimbly jumped onto the back seat, and the two sped off towards Nanshan.

As Gu Jingxing rode his bike, he said, "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? There are some meat buns my mom made in my bag. Take them out and eat them."

Shi Huai'an didn't stand on ceremony. He opened his backpack, took out a meat bun, and started eating. She noticed his crossbody bag had images of a great man and a five-pointed star printed on it, and it was bulging with many things. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you carrying? So much?"

Gu Jingxing smiled and said, "There might be danger on the mountain, so I also brought a slingshot and firecrackers..."

Huai'an asked in bewilderment, "Why bring firecrackers?"

"There might be wild animals and venomous snakes on the mountain. Animals are afraid of loud noises, so we're bringing this just in case," Gu Jingxing explained.

Firecrackers produce a loud bang and release the smells of sulfur and realgar, which are deadly to venomous snakes. Therefore, the combination of firecracker noise and these smells may drive snakes away. Wild boars are also afraid of loud noises, and the loud sound of firecrackers can scare away some wild animals.

Huai'an secretly admired Gu Jingxing. Although Gu Jingxing was not old, he was very meticulous and steady in his work. He was really remarkable. In comparison, although he had lived for 95 years in his previous life, he was impulsive and willful in his actions.

She couldn't help but think: how could she retrieve some weapons from the spatial dimension to deal with the beasts without arousing suspicion? Taking a stun gun or a pistol was out of the question; it would be strange and inexplicable to others. She could only resort to melee weapons for close combat.

Since he can use a slingshot, it seems inappropriate for Huai'an to secretly prepare some darts. Let's deal with it later and try to avoid them for the sake of convenience.

Along the way, they carefully searched for traces of the orange cat.

The dirt roads in the suburbs were uneven, making the bicycle ride very bumpy and causing Huai'an's buttocks to ache. Sometimes when they reached a fork in the road, they would stop and ask the people living nearby if they had seen cats and dogs fighting. Most of them hadn't seen anything, but one old man who was collecting latrines did remember it.

He gestured enthusiastically as he described, “Last night, in the middle of the night, I heard a dog barking and cats fighting, so I ran to the rooftop to take a look. Hey! A bunch of cats were surrounding the dog! There were seven or eight of them. Strangely enough, it seemed like the cats were teasing the dog. When the dog didn't run away, the cats would stop and provoke it; when the dog chased after it, the cats would run away again. Behind them were three boys who kept yelling at the dog to stop, but no matter how much they yelled, it was no use. The dog ran into the mountains like a madman, and the boys had no choice but to follow them! I've been watching them all night, and they still haven't come out of the mountains. Are you the boys' family members or classmates?”

Gu Jingxing and Huai'an exchanged bewildered glances, utterly astonished. Huai'an felt a pang of fear; now she wasn't worried about Duoduo, but rather about Pang Biao. What if something happened to him?

They had no interest in engaging in a deeper conversation with the old man; they kept saying thank you as they rode their bicycles into the mountains.

The old man was quite helpful, shouting loudly, "Be careful, there are snakes and wild boars in the mountains!"

They couldn't worry about anything else and continued along the winding mountain road until they finally arrived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. The forest here was dense and the road was rugged, so the two of them had to get off their bicycles and push them forward.

Suddenly, Shi Huai'an noticed some cat hair and paw prints in the roadside grass, which looked like they were left by a cat or dog. She excitedly pointed them out to Gu Jingxing, and the two became even more convinced that they were on the right track.

"Duo Duo!" Huai'an shouted excitedly. Her voice echoed through the woods, as if to awaken the whole world.

Gu Jingxing held Huai'an's hand tightly, afraid that she would run away.

They cautiously entered the woods, their footsteps as light as feathers. They keenly observed every detail, afraid of missing any clue.

As they ventured deeper, they found more and more traces, seemingly getting closer to their target.

As Huai'an walked, he called out, "Duoduo, where are you!" His voice was filled with anxiety and worry.

Gu Jingxing followed silently behind, his eyes constantly looking around.

Suddenly, Huai'an excitedly pointed to the ground and said, "Look, there are cat footprints!" She squatted down and carefully examined the tiny, plum-blossom-shaped footprints in the mud. Gu Jingxing also came over, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

Gu Jingxing also pointed to the mud on the other side and said, "There are also footprints here; they weren't far from here."

They followed the footprints and came to the edge of a dense forest. The trees were lush and green, and sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows.

Suddenly, they heard a few faint groans. They exchanged a glance and quickened their pace.

The sound came from a bush not far away. They approached cautiously and found two boys, about fifteen or sixteen years old, lying haphazardly in the grass. There were skid marks on the hillside behind them, indicating that they had fallen and slid down the mountain path.

Gu Jingxing quickly stepped forward and asked, "Ma Yang, Yang Yong, what happened to you? Your parents are looking for you and are about to call the police."

The two boys looked somewhat disheveled, with varying degrees of abrasions on their bodies.

Ma Yang looked at them, his face showing excitement, as if he had found a lifeline. He rubbed his head and said, "Last night, the light in the mountains was so dim that we couldn't see the road at all. As a result, we accidentally fell down the mountain and sprained our ankles. It hurt so much." After saying that, he patted his chest with lingering fear.

Yang Yong chimed in, "Yes! The mountain at night is really terrifying. All sorts of strange noises are terrifying. Besides, my leg is injured and hurts terribly, so I can't move at all." As he spoke, he frowned, showing a pained expression.

Gu Jingxing and Shi Huai'an quickly checked their injuries, and thankfully, neither of them was seriously hurt.

"Where's Pang Biao?" Gu Jingxing asked with a sigh of relief.

“He and Lao Hei went up the mountain with the group of cats.” Ma Yang explained with a red face, “We got separated from the group. The road was dark and there were wild animals on the mountain, so we planned to spend the night and go up the mountain during the day. But now our legs are too weak to move, so we’d better wait and see.”

"Old Hei? Aren't there three of you? Didn't you also have a dog that went with you?" Gu Jingxing asked curiously.

Yang Yong raised his hand somewhat embarrassedly, then wailed, "Lao Hei is a dog I borrowed. Last night, I don't know what happened, it completely lost control and wouldn't listen to my commands. We weren't planning on going into the mountains, but Lao Hei and those cats kept running into the mountains like they were fighting, and we had no choice. This dog belongs to my dad's factory manager's brother-in-law. He left it with me for a few days while he was away on a business trip. If Lao Hei gets lost, I'm doomed."

He groaned, clutching his leg, his eyes glazed over, and said, "Old Black, come back quickly... If you don't find the dog, my dad will break my legs."

Shi Huai'an felt a mix of sympathy and speechlessness. She glanced at Gu Jingxing and said, "Let's go up the mountain to look for him."

Gu Jingxing placed the bicycle next to Ma Yang, then took two steamed buns out of his bag and gave them to them, saying, "You two stay here and rest. We're going up the mountain to find Pang Biao."

Ma Yang glanced at Shi Huai'an and couldn't help but remind her, "She's too young to go with him; it's dangerous up in the mountains."

Yang Yong nodded repeatedly and kindly said to Huai'an, "That lead cat is yours, right? I don't know how it angered Pang Biao and drove Lao Hei almost crazy, making us suffer too. It's really too wild. If you can't control it, you'd better give up and not keep it. It's impossible to tame it. Going up the mountain is just asking for trouble. You probably won't find it anyway, it's just too wild." He sighed and sincerely exclaimed, "Wild cats are hard to tame!"

Shi Huai'an found it a bit funny, but she didn't blame him for speaking without thinking. She simply said, "You should be grateful it's summer, otherwise you'd freeze to death tonight." Then she walked off towards the path leading up the mountain.

Gu Jingxing was initially hesitant after hearing what the two said, and was somewhat reluctant to let Huai'an go with him. However, seeing her walk ahead with high spirits, he didn't say anything, but became more vigilant about the movements around him.

Gu Jingxing took out his slingshot and held a few small stones in his hand. He said to Shi Huai'an, "You stay behind me and I'll protect you. If there are wild boars, just climb up a tree and stay there. Don't worry about me."

Shi Huai'an said embarrassedly, "I can't climb trees."

...After a moment of silence, the two of them laughed. Shi Huai'an held up a firecracker and teased him childishly, "Didn't you say that setting off firecrackers works? You can use a slingshot, and I'll light the firecrackers."

The two of them burst into laughter again, looking somewhat ignorant and fearless—no, more like the fearlessness of a newborn calf.

Just then, a commotion broke out ahead, with sounds of animals running, tearing, and fighting.

Gu Jingxing said urgently, "You climb the tree first, step on me to get up and hide for a bit." He stopped by a big tree and said, "You can't climb, I'll carry you up first, then you can step on my back to get up."

Shi Huai'an ignored it all and had already taken out a short dagger from his spatial storage, so he sped up and started running.

Gu Jingxing was startled when he saw the dagger flash in her hand, but he didn't ask any questions and chased after her. Perhaps this is the advantage of youth; some things don't need to be asked before they are accepted, and it's more important to deal with the immediate problem first.

Just then, a figure rushed over. Upon seeing Gu Jingxing and Shi Huai'an, he yelled, "Gu Jingxing, Shi Huai'an, you bastard! It's all your cat's doing! I'll make sure it doesn't get away with this when I get back!" He cowered behind the two men, terrified by the approaching beast.

The wild boar turned and charged at them. Shi Huai'an and Gu Jingxing dodged to the sides, but Pang Biao was already so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, waiting to die.

A huge wild boar was about to attack him fiercely. Pang Biao was trapped and tried his best to resist the boar's pounce. He knew it was useless, so he almost closed his eyes and gave up and waited to die.

Gu Jingxing quickly fired a slingshot at the wild boar. The stone hit the boar's muscular body and bounced off. The boar was enraged, its eyes turning red as it turned and pounced on Gu Jingxing.

Upon seeing this, Pang Biao quickly rolled to the side of a tree and hid behind it, peering out in shock.

Shi Huai'an didn't think too much for a moment, so she picked up the dagger and stabbed at the wild boar. However, she was weak and the wild boar had thick skin, so the dagger only went in a few inches. The little bit of blood that spurted out was covered by the thick black bristles and she appeared to be unharmed.

But this was enough to provoke the wild boar's hatred and revenge. The wild boar turned around and charged forward with a wild aura. Its body was strong, its bristles stood up, and its tusks were exposed. Its fierce and irritable appearance was awe-inspiring and chilling. The wild boar's angry eyes were like two flames filled with rage, as if it wanted to burn everything around it to ashes.

Just then, a sturdy, strong black dog pounced on the wild boar from behind, its eyes filled with wildness and uncontrollable power; its fur was covered in mud and blood, as if it had just gone through a fierce battle. Its teeth, sharp as knives, bit down on the wild boar's rump, and the wild boar screamed in pain, turning around to wrestle with the old black dog.

Gu Jingxing took out his slingshot and aimed it at the wild boar, but was afraid of accidentally hurting Lao Hei, so they were locked in a stalemate.

Suddenly, several wild cats leaped down from the towering, shady tree and pounced on the wild boar. Then, a miraculous scene unfolded: as the wild cats joined the fight, the situation fundamentally changed. A calico cat bit the wild boar's tail, a tabby cat bit its neck, and a black cat and another tabby cat bit its legs and belly... The scene descended into chaos.

Fat orange cat Duoduo had somehow appeared beside Huai'an, jumped onto Huai'an's shoulder, and made a meowing sound. Then, it whispered in Huai'an's ear, "Quickly, come with me when no one is looking."

Suddenly, Pang Biao emerged from behind the tree, reaching out to grab Duo Duo while laughing wildly, "Haha... I finally caught you!" Then, Pang Biao let out a scream as the chubby orange cat Duo Duo swung its tail and hit him in the face. Immediately, a tabby cat leaped from another tree, pounced on Pang Biao's face, and scratched him hard.

Shi Huai'an glanced at him, then focused her attention on the fight between the wild boar and the cat and dog. She had no intention of killing. Since her rebirth, she had been filled with awe for all living beings. As long as her life was not in danger, she would spare the boar if possible.

She frowned and shouted to Gu Jingxing, "Quickly throw firecrackers, stop them from hitting us, just scare the wild boars away."

Seeing that both the people and the cat had been found, Gu Jingxing didn't want to attract more wild boars. He just wanted to scare them away so they wouldn't bother them.

He took out a string of firecrackers from his bag, lit them, and threw them at the wild boar. The loud crackling startled the boar, causing it to panic and flee desperately. The other cats and dogs were also momentarily stunned and jumped up, scattering into the woods.

Seeing the wild boar escape, Gu Jingxing said, "Now we can go down the mountain without worry!" He turned around and found that Shi Huai'an and the orange cat were gone.

He couldn't help but panic, looking around and shouting, "Shi Huai'an—Shi Huai'an—where are you?"

Pang Biao got up from the ground, looked at him coldly, and said provocatively while panting heavily, "She went into the mountains with that fat cat. You treat her like a sister and a friend and want to protect her, but I don't think she needs you. She doesn't consider you a friend at all."

Just then, with a soft plop, a clump of bird droppings landed on Pang Biao's nose. He was momentarily stunned and wiped it away with his hand, saying, "Why are you drizzling? Is it going to rain?"

"I'm willing, what's it to you? You'd better watch yourself, what kind of luck did you have?" Gu Jingxing found it amusing, but didn't want to look at him at all. His eyes searched around and saw the figures of several cats disappearing in the direction of the mountains.

On a whim, he decided to go and see for himself. He felt that Huai'an was precocious and mysterious, as if he had some secret.

He was a little curious, but mainly worried about Huai'an running up the mountain alone. What if he encountered wild animals again?

"Hey! Where are you going? Take me down the mountain quickly, I can't go on alone, what if we run into wild boars again? Hey—hey—damn it!" Seeing that Gu Jingxing ignored him, Pang Biao stomped his feet angrily while wiping bird droppings, and cursed under his breath, "Damn it, are you rushing up the mountain to your death? I hope you run into a hundred more wild boars on the mountain..."

Gu Jingxing ignored Pang Biao's curse and continued up the mountain. After walking a while, he stood on a high point and turned back to shout to Pang Biao, "Hurry up and come down the mountain. Ma Yang and Yang Yong are still waiting for you down there."