Hunting High School

Like Zheng Qing, Xiao Xiao also lost his companion shortly after entering the passage of the magic mirror.

But unlike Zheng Qing, Xiao Xiao had no chance to turn around and hug the companion behind him—because before that, the unreliable captain classmate behind him had already let go of his hand.

So he can only fall into the dreamland alone.

Fortunately, the place where Xiao Xiao fell was a large river with gentle current. He didn't even waste the incantations copied in the Dharma book, he just waved his arms to dig the water, and then swam to the bank from the river.

When he stood on the shore, took off his robe, and wrung out the heavy water stains on the robe, the surrounding environment had all been reflected in his mind.

It was a river valley, with hills behind it covered with shrubs and small farmlands, and in front of it was the big river he had just swam ashore. The river is gentle, clear and blue, with a touch of golden scales spreading from the upstream to the downstream, and white waves float on the water surface, solidifying in the river water.

Looking from a distance, it seems that someone stripped a section of the sky and threw it in this valley to form this river.

There is a small city on the other side of the river.

The city wall is not high, overlooking the roofs of the city and pedestrians outside the city, it has a European style of the 18th and 19th centuries. It was dark, exuding an eerie silence.

After putting on the dry robe again, Xiao Xiao pondered for a moment, but did not summon Maodou immediately.

He didn't have the sense of urgency that Zheng Qing had after entering this world.

On the contrary, as an individual, Xiao Xiao would rather stay in this fantasy world for a while longer, to enrich the contents of his black notebook.

"For the sake of safety, I can't run around in the wild alone." He stared at the small town for a long time, murmured, and said to himself: "...everyone comes here, there must be something to eat." A place to sleep... that's my job."

With this in mind, the young fortune-teller put his hood on his head, held the black notebook in one hand, and the quill in the other, and walked down the river.

Because not far downstream, there is a bridge connecting the two banks of the river.

It was a majestic stone bridge, with strong piers and beautiful railings. The deck of the bridge is light yellow rock covered with gouges of different shades, and kittens of different shapes are carved on the railings.

At the bridge, Xiao Xiao met a farmer who was also planning to enter the city. He was driving a carriage filled with piles of tightly bundled firewood. Under the firewood, a faint smell of bacon and shochu could be smelled.

This should be the most primitive method of smuggling, the young fortune-teller thought to himself, and recorded these experiences in his notebook.

Maybe it was the clean robe, maybe the thick black notebook in his arms and the quill in the notebook, the farmer was very respectful to Xiao Xiao, and after drawing an old seal on his chest, he answered him no. less problem.

For example, this river is called the Skye River - of course it may be the Skye River, the farmer's accent is heavier, the young wizard is not sure about this, in view of the appearance of the river, he prefers to call the river 'Skye' The river' - where the source of the river is, the farmer does not know; where the river will flow, the farmer does not know. He is just an ordinary farmer in Life near this river and this city.

Another example is the bridge on the river, which has a history of nearly 1,400 years. It is said that when the bridge was being built, the master craftsman in charge of the project sealed the living people in the pier, as a sacrifice of the bridge to the river of sky. .

The city on the other side of the river is called "Uzzah" in official documents, but people who live nearby and business travelers prefer to call it "City of Cats" because the city's council passed a A famous law: No one is allowed to kill cats.

The consequence of this law is that there are more and more cats living in the city, more and more in the Enchanted Forest not far from Ulthar. The presence of cats seriously affects the security of the Zu tribes.

After answering the questions, the farmer drew another old seal on his chest, and then drove the carriage to the city gate.

Xiao Xiao stood at the bridgehead for a while.

He needs to sort out the notes he just heard.

Then, he drew a big circle with a red pen on the word 'kill the cat'.

The young fortune-teller suspected that the legislators who enacted this law did not want to prohibit the killing of cats, but to prohibit fools. That way those stupid country folks won't come to the city and compete with their smart city folks for valuable jobs.

This suspicion was greatly reduced when Zheng Qing crossed the bridge.

Because the large and small cats carved on the stone guardrails on both sides of the stone bridge are enough to show that cats do have an extraordinary status in this city.

"The captain and the squad leader should be dropped here." The young fortune-teller put away the black notebook, shook his head, and muttered in a low voice.

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Compared with him, the leader of the forgiveness hunting team with a black cat tail or the squad leader with a pair of cat ears should be easier to get preferential treatment in this city.

With this thought in mind, he crossed the stone bridge and approached the city of Uzzah.

The outskirts of the city are filled with pleasant elements, such as pale green farmhouses, neat fenced gardens, strolling hens, and those cobbled paths.

Walking on those small roads, no matter the soles of the feet or the mood, are pleasant.

Not to mention the "Mao Guozi" lying in front of the house, on the treetops and on the roadside, those cats of different sizes and colors snore comfortably in the sun, conveying a relaxed and joyful atmosphere .

When a strange traveler approaches, these bold cats will only raise their eyelids and snort feebly, signaling him to win and not to block them from basking in the sun. It doesn't have the sensitivity and suspicion of those timid cats outside.

After entering the town, the cats became more numerous.

On the pointed, ancient roofs, under the eaves of gargoyles, hanging between the overpasses over the lanes, among the manicured roadside trees, there are countless chimneys and cobbled alleys.

White cats, black cats, gray cats, tabby cats, big cats, kittens, piebald cats, tricolor cats, glazed eyes, heterochromatic pupils, all kinds of cats are dizzying and dazzling.

"The two of them will like this place." The young fortune-teller said to himself again in his heart, which also gave birth to a strong desire in his heart-to take Zheng Qing and Jiang Yu around this town.

"Edamame?"

"Edamame!"

"Edamame!!"

Xiao Xiao yelled for a while in a less-traveled alley, and the gray figure of Gouzi crawled out from the void, stuck out his tongue, looked at him with a smile and yelled: "Meow~!"

This meow attracted many prying eyes from behind.

Many of Ulthar's cats looked curiously at the one who looked so different from them but spoke the same words. No cat doubted that it was a cat, but no cat was willing to come out and say hello to the new 'grey cat'.