SLLBTT Chapter 70
Translated by Q the Panda (ko-fi)
⋇⊶⊰Chapter 70⊱⊷⋇
The black bear demon kicked the door open, swaggered out as if he owned the place, every move radiating a carefree dominance at the top of the food chain. He had a long history of not repaying debts and even physically assaulting creditors.
The Snow Wolf King, not to be outdone, strode out, carrying Liu Jiao. However, they didn't end up in the expected Poisonous Me Company. Instead, they found themselves in another underground dungeon.
Nevertheless, this dungeon wasn't dim. It had bright incandescent lights, creating ample illumination. Right in front of them, there was a large iron cage, inside of which shivered a pitiful soul.
The pitiful soul jumped up at the sound of the door being kicked. Upon seeing the Snow Wolf King's face clearly, they said, "You scared me to death!"
Upon hearing the familiar Shandong accent, the Snow Wolf King said, "Lion Cat? Is it you?"
Lion Cat, not having been groomed for a while and enduring days of confinement, looked almost unrecognizable, like a mop. Upon hearing the Snow Wolf King's voice, Lion Cat exclaimed, "Big Brother Xiao Bai! Is it really you? Big Brother Xiao Bai!"
"Where is this? How did you end up here?"
"I was captured. They're so scary, and they even hit cats! Am I going to die? Please save me!"
The black bear demon looked at Lion Cat. Despite the weariness, those blue eyes remained captivating. The demeanor of the black bear demon suddenly softened. "Don't be afraid! I'm here to rescue you!"
So, the black bear demon employed the "door-opening without a key, just use your foot" method, lifting a leg and kicking the cage door open.
Lion Cat quickly bounced out.
The commotion triggered the alarm. The entire underground lit up with red lights, and a piercing "beep beep" echoed from the speakers.
Lion Cat, frightened, shrunk into the arms of the Snow Wolf King.
Busy carrying the poisoned Liu Jiao, the Snow Wolf King paid no attention to Lion Cat, tossing him aside without courtesy. The black bear demon caught Lion Cat and said, "Aiya, poor kitten. Don't be scared, okay..."
Soon, the door to the underground opened, and Master Kongque and the Vulture Guard swaggered in.
"It's you!" Master Kongque sneered upon seeing the Snow Wolf King. "Seems like the General Manager isn't very competent. Can't even control a mere dog."
The Snow Wolf King responded, "I believe you have the antidote for scorpion poison."
Master Kongque glanced at the unconscious Liu Jiao and said, "This scorpion poison is our Poisonous Me exclusive formula. If you're here on behalf of the government investigating A Very Long Snake, you should know that even A Very Long Snake dies from ingesting scorpion poison. This is our ultimate weapon, the venom to end all venoms that even poisonous creatures succumb to."
Upon hearing this, the Snow Wolf King felt a wave of panic inside but maintained a composed expression. "If you have such potent poison, why did you not send a scorpion to assassinate the Snow Wolf King and instead choose A Very Long Snake for the task?"
Master Kongque choked for a moment, then said, "That's none of your concern." Adding, "Moreover, you're on the brink of death. There's no need to think about saving your wife. You'll both meet your end, becoming a pair of underworld mandarin ducks!"
Lion Cat hurriedly said, "I'm not a mandarin duck with him. Can I opt out of the underworld?"
However, the black bear demon comforted Lion Cat, patting his fur. "Kitten, don't be afraid. Big Brother is here!"
The Snow Wolf King countered, "You only have two birds, but we have a black bear. It seems like you'll be the one to die first, no matter how you look at it."
"Do you think a black bear can defeat me? Since we've come to this point, I'm not afraid to tell you — I'm not an ordinary peacock. I'm a descendant of the phoenix!"
Lion Cat exclaimed in surprise, "So, you're a noble from the Great Jin Dynasty!"
Master Kongque declared menacingly, "You know too much. You'll die too!"
Lion Cat was astonished. "But didn't you reveal it yourself? How can you blame me?"
Master Kongque transformed into a majestic blue-green bird with wings as sturdy as a fortress, a beak as sharp as silver spears, and eyes blazing like torches. The black bear demon, undaunted, assumed the form of a giant bear and lunged, swiping at Master Kongque's massive wings.
Astonishingly, the bear paw, capable of fracturing lion bones, couldn't inflict the slightest harm on Master Kongque.
Master Kongque flapped his wings, sending the black bear demon flying. Despite the bear's massive size, it was a precise hit, and Lion Cat was immediately knocked unconscious.
The black bear demon howled in agony and said to the Snow Wolf King, "Brother, I might earn that one billion, but it could cost me my life!"
The Snow Wolf King retaliated with a punch, rendering the black bear demon unconscious.
Vulture Guard exclaimed, "Xiao Bai, you're attacking even your teammates?"
Although the black bear demon was inexplicably knocked out, it hadn't suffered significant injuries. After all, the black bear was one of the most robust species.
After a considerable time, the black bear demon groggily woke up, finding Lion Cat beside him, licking his fur. The black bear demon extended a large bear paw, gently patting Lion Cat's head.
Lion Cat, seeing the black bear demon awake, joyfully said, "Big Brother Black Bear, you're awake!"
The black bear demon got up, looking at the sky, and asked, "Wasn't I in the underground? Why can I see the sky?"
Lion Cat explained, "The underground collapsed."
The black bear demon stood up, surveying the surroundings. The underground walls were shattered, debris scattered everywhere, with bloodstains on the broken bricks and tiles, creating a grim scene.
The black bear demon mourned, "It seems Xiao Bai and Xiao Jiao are in grave danger."
Lion Cat also whimpered, "Yeah, they're in such a miserable state! All gone without a trace!"
The black bear demon noticed scattered feathers on the ground and remarked, "Looks like the vulture and peacock shed some feathers too. Could these bloodstains be theirs?"
"Impossible. You saw it yourself. The peacock is so powerful that even the black bear couldn't move him. They couldn't be in trouble. Losing feathers is normal. If you've ever had a cat, you'd know."
However, the black bear demon questioned, "Right, the underground collapsed. How are we still alive?"
Lion Cat also felt surprised. "I don't know. When I woke up, we were lying outside the collapsed building together."
The secret passage from the underground where the viscount's manor held the Snow Wolf King and Liu Jiao actually led to Master Kongque's mansion. Master Kongque had confined Lion Cat in the basement of his own residence. Now that Master Kongque's house had collapsed, Lion Cat and the black bear demon found themselves lying next to it, a rather mysterious situation.
Lion Cat asked, "Should we report this to the authorities?"
"How do we report it? We should sneak away! With such a nice house collapsing, and only the two of us at the scene, the officials will surely catch us!"
Considering the logic, Lion Cat quickly climbed onto the black bear demon's shoulders, urging him to run.
The black bear demon ran surprisingly fast, but a large black bear running on the streets naturally attracted attention. However, no one dared to stop the bear. Even the promotional guys handing out fitness and swimming class flyers didn't dare to interfere.
Interestingly, the black bear demon had never realized that people on the street might try to sell fitness, swimming, or English classes. These marketing folks, not to mention stopping the black bear demon, would be met with a stern question, "What are you staring at?!"
"Big Brother, let's go to the fitness..."
The black bear demon erupted in anger, "Your mom is the one who's despicable!"
"......"
In any case, the black bear demon found every place he went remarkably smooth. He even once thought that the elevators in shopping malls were for individual use because everyone seemed to exit when he entered. The black bear demon's mind wasn't particularly sharp. He fell for scams and owed loan sharks. When he realized he had been deceived, instead of reporting to the authorities, he chose to take matters into his own hands — quite effectively.
Regardless, the black bear demon was a rough individual who wouldn't complain but would take action whenever possible.
However, now the black bear demon had adopted a cat.
The black bear demon became much more amiable and even paid off the debts he owed because Lion Cat said it was embarrassing to be with a debtor. Every day, the black bear demon would meow at home — as everyone knows, cat owners often make "meow" sounds more frequently than their cats.
Lion Cat and the black bear demon spent weekends at home watching TV when they saw, "Ragdoll Fairy suddenly quits the film industry, and the stand-in takes over as the new lead in the upcoming movie."
It turned out that Lion Cat had been kidnapped, causing significant disruptions to the film's production. Big Orange Brother and the director couldn't afford to halt filming, so they decided to let the stunt double become the new lead. Now, the stunt double was also in the spotlight, becoming a major star.
Lion Cat, at this point, didn't seem to have any particular thoughts as he watched these developments.
Perhaps, after going through all this, he felt that rather than being a big star under the control of a criminal organization, it was better to be a cat in an ordinary household. Of course, by "ordinary household," it referred to the kind where a black bear with a sudden wealth of a billion could buy a mansion, not work, and live a life of leisure.
Occasionally discussing this, the black bear demon would become sentimental, "Big Brother Xiao Bai in the underworld would be pleased to see us like this."
Lion Cat nodded. "Yes, Xiao Bai and Xiao Jiao were respectable people in their lifetime."
They both felt grateful for the comfortable life they now enjoyed and decided to erect a monument in the garden of the mansion, commemorating this loving couple.
At night, when Lion Cat felt like it, he would run to the garden, visit the monument, and pay his respects. As Lion Cat leaped from the mansion to the garden, standing in front of the monument, about to say something, he looked up and saw Big Brother Xiao Bai in white attire, pale, staring at him under the moonlight.
"Meow ah ah ah ah ah meow ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah—Apparition ah ah ah ah— I'm going ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah—"