I became the professor's cat

The man put the phone back and bent down to pick up the jade pendant that fell on the ground.

Seeing him picking up the jade pendant and walking out the door, Zuo thought about it and became anxious. After being a cat for so long, how could he just miss the little clue he finally got.

He kicked his hind legs and rushed to chase after him without even thinking about it.

Qiao Huanhuan didn't expect him to run away at all, and was stunned for a while, until she saw that he was heading in the direction of the gate, and then hurriedly chased after him.

"Ah Zuo! Where are you going!"

Zuo Nian ran out with all his strength this time, and when Qiao Huanhuan chased him to the door, the cat had already disappeared.

"Fuck..."

She ran out to search around, but she didn't even see the shadow of the cat. Qiao Huanhuan started to panic, and turned back to look for Fu Changlin.

As soon as Fu Changlin came out of the house, he saw the flustered Qiao Huanhuan before taking two steps. He paused and asked in a deep voice.

"Where is Zuo?"

No one knew this man, and once he went down the mountain, the clues that had finally appeared would be broken again.

But beyond Zuo Nian's expectation, that person didn't go down the mountain, he took the road leading to the back mountain.

The road to the back of the mountain is on the shady side, without sunlight, and there is still a mist in the morning in the forest, with dense water vapor, soaking Zuo Nian's cat fur.

Zuo Nian was impatient, so he ran very fast, but for some reason, he seemed to be unable to catch up with this man. He seemed to be walking in a leisurely manner, but he was always at a distance from Zuo Nian. .

Not long after, it was swept away by a puff of smoke.

When he realized something was wrong, Zuo Nian immediately stopped and looked around vigilantly. The fog was getting thicker and thicker, just like yesterday afternoon.

Everything around was completely silent, even the occasional chirping of a bird disappeared.

The fear and sense of crisis in Zuo Nian's heart suddenly spread to the whole body, subconsciously remembered the nightmare of last night, bowed his body, and exploded his whole body.

No, you have to go back quickly.

Zuo Nian immediately turned around and ran back, but the more he ran, the colder his heart became.

According to the way he came out, he should have seen the B&B by now, but the road ahead looked even more desolate.

He is too small, the mountains and forests are like a maze to him, and the surrounding smoke has a strong fragrance of Sophora japonica, making it impossible to judge the direction clearly.

Regret, fear and self-blame, all the negative emotions began to spread slowly, and Zuo Nian, who still had no direction after running for a long time, collapsed a bit.

He seems to have lost his way...

Zuo Nian slowed down, forcing himself to calm down.

He wants to go back, he must go back, the professor is still waiting for him, if he runs away like this, the professor will definitely worry about him...

Under the locust tree behind him, a new bud grew slowly in an instant, and it seemed that the crackling sound of the growing branch could still be heard.

The half-person-high saplings were green, shaking their new branches, and suddenly whipped towards the left.

Zuo Nian, who had lost his way, was always on guard, and instinctively sensed the danger the moment the branch was drawn towards him, he jumped to the side and looked back.

The branch thrown by the locust tree sapling was taken back, like a snake that missed a single hit, entangled dangerously again.

When Zuo Nian saw this scene, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he subconsciously took two steps back.

That's not a snake, that's a branch of a locust tree...

How is this possible?

After entering the mountain, seeing the mist rising from the mountain forest, Fu Changlin lifted the frame on the bridge of his nose, and the irritability and worry in his eyes were obvious.

He was careless. He thought that with him by his side, it would be absolutely impossible for him to have an accident, and he shouldn't be left alone.

"Boss...I don't think it's right..."

Qiao Huanhuan said hesitantly.

"Is there really something unclean in this mountain..."

Fu Changlin didn't speak, and took out a piece of paper three fingers wide from his pocket, on which runes were drawn with a black brush. The moment he took it out, the runes emitted a dim light.

Looking at the things in front of him, Zuo Nian suddenly remembered the sprout that suddenly grew up before.

Before he could think about it, the locust tree branch came straight towards him again, and the white locust flowers swayed slightly, and the fog thickened.

Zuo Nian hurriedly dodged and escaped this attack.

The dense fog restricted the vision, Zuo Nian's heartbeat was fast and heavy, he stared at the direction of the saplings cautiously on guard, and listened to the small changes in the wind with his ears up.

The locust sapling didn't make any further moves, and after a long time of confrontation in the dense fog, Zuo Nian gritted his teeth, turned around and ran away.

He didn't know what it was, whether it mutated or turned into a spirit, he didn't want to get entangled with these things, he just wanted to return to Fu Changlin as soon as possible...

But before he took two steps, Zuo Nian heard the sound of the wind breaking behind him, made a sharp turn to avoid the branches, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, his hind legs were entangled.

Being pulled by the sky, Zuo Nian fell directly to the ground, kicking his legs desperately to break away from the entanglement of the branches, but felt the branches spreading rapidly.

Zuo Nian, who was driven to a desperate situation, turned over forcefully, bit off the climbing branch fiercely, and left a few deep scratches on it with his sharp claws.

But the branches are still growing, always imprisoning him.

Zuo Nian struggled desperately, but his heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, trembling with fear.

It was as if it overlapped with yesterday's nightmare. I wanted to escape, but I couldn't escape...

When he was entangled by the branches, he suddenly heard the locust tree sapling talking, as if floating in the air, with light laughter.

—give me your soul, your human soul...

--I don't!

Zuo Nian had tears in his eyes, and he was still subconsciously resisting.

This is a dream... This is my nightmare again... The professor will wake me up in a while...

The branch wrapped around the back of Zuo Nian's neck. When he was desperate, there was a sudden warmth from the back of his neck. The branch seemed to be frightened suddenly, and let him go instantly.

Zuo Nian was stunned for half a second, turned around and ran away without hesitation.

But the locust saplings seemed to be irritated, and the branches they threw over were more ruthless and denser than before.

Zuo Nian could feel the chase behind him, but he still couldn't find the way back, and he even wondered if he was running farther and farther.

He may... not go back...

Surrounded by despair, Zuo Nian ran and cried.

When the branch was about to catch Zuo Nian again, it was suddenly cut off by a firefly-like fire, and the branch that had been drawn was instantly engulfed by the fire, and the smell of burning vegetation was still wrapped in an erratic scream.

Zuo Nian shuddered from the shock of the voice, and just turned around in surprise, when he heard a call from someone not far away.

"Left!"

Zuo Nian turned his head sharply, Fu Changlin who was not far away still had worries in his eyes, walked over quickly, and carefully picked him up.

"Are you scared? Are you hurt? Tell me where you feel uncomfortable."

Zuo Nian stared at him blankly, and buried himself in Fu Changlin's arms.