"I like your news, sir, and the old drunkard will too, though he’s short-tempered, he can still wait a bit."
The watchmaker nodded in satisfaction.
"Then, as for the Notting Hill family, our course of action is agreed upon."
Julie was also very relieved, "Does anyone else have intelligence to share?"
The White Cat Witch stood up and looked around, "I accepted a commission from my sect to hunt a mysterious person! She is a follower of Da Mo, belonging to the natural school within the Wilderness Sect!"
The Shadow asked hoarsely.
"Yes, we believe Da Mo’s domain is ’corruption,’ and this woman is very dangerous... From the information we have, she should have passed through the Pure White Wilderness and is an ’excellence,’ here is her sketch!"
The White Cat Witch distributed the sketches she had prepared in advance.
Zhong Shenxiu heard the painter snort, clearly having some opinions on the artist of the sketch.
He looked at the sketch in his hand and saw a young female face, delicately featured, with round eyes and a small nose.
"Understood, I’ll start mobilizing people to look for her."
What surprised Zhong Shenxiu was that Julie was the first to respond.
Seeing him somewhat surprised, Jasmine, who liked him, immediately explained, "The tail-eating snake despises Da Mo because of a legend that, apart from fate, it also involves the realm of original sin, being the master of the seven deadly sins... This creates a divergence with Da Mo, who governs ’corruption’... For these great beings, perhaps power is not of much concern, but the symbolic significance is very important, and it’s worth their followers harboring animosity, targeting, and even murdering each other..."
"If it were me pursuing this woman, then it would be normal, but the sect behind you, White Cat Witch, worships ’the Lost Name,’ right?"
Julie asked, "Why target this woman? Oh, what is her name?"
"Cadlyan Pense! That is her name, and as for why my sect is hunting her, it’s because she stole a highly confidential document from us."
The White Cat Witch replied.
’The Lost Name’ is also a great existence, and the White Cat Witch’s sect firmly believes in twelve great gods who collectively comprise the source of all mysteries.
Among them, one has been kept hidden by the Keeper of Secrets, which led to nobody remembering His name.
This one is ’the Lost Name’!
Because He is forgotten, this existence, relatively speaking, has good relations with other great beings, except the Keeper of Secrets.
"Then, what does your sect offer as a reward? Include the documents!"
The Butcher yelled out.
The White Cat Witch took a deep breath, "A ’Scarlet Key’, which will guide you to the Crimson River!"
Zhong Shenxiu’s eyes lit up slightly, as he saw both the Butcher and the detective smile, "Deal!"
After no one else stepped forward to share intelligence, Julie announced the gathering would move to the next phase, trading items.
The Bloody Marys brought by Zhong Shenxiu sold for a good price.
However, the painter’s works remained unnoticed.
Besides that, the White Cat Witch’s spiritual materials, as well as a few alchemical items from the watchmaker, were also in high demand.
Especially that sir, who must be a wealthy man in the real world, his extravagant spending of US Dollars was only slightly less audacious than Zhong Shenxiu.
After everything ended, Julie declared the meeting adjourned.
People left one by one, and by then, it was already early morning.
On the ground, the all-night revelry in that villa had come to an end, and people started leaving in small groups.
The attendees could blend in among them, not attracting any attention.
Zhong Shenxiu took a detour, watched the sunrise, and went straight home to sleep.
His daily routine in this world was ruined; he started his mornings from the night and spent his days sleeping.
Another morning dawned.
Zhong Shenxiu walked back to Merlin Avenue No.25, passing the garden, and was just about to return to his room to rest.
Suddenly, he saw his two younger sisters, Carmela and Jennifer, bouncing back from outside, seemingly holding something in their arms.
He called to Carmela, noticing a bundle of black fur in Jennifer’s arms.
"This is a little kitten that Jennifer found on the road!"
Carmela twisted the furry bundle, addressing Zhong Shenxiu.
"Yes, I found it on the roadside, it seemed to be hurt, it looked really pitiful... Sister said it was cute, so we brought it home."
Jennifer answered very innocently.
Zhong Shenxiu nodded; little girls liking pets and bringing home small cats and dogs was very normal.
Immediately after, Jennifer sucking on her little finger added, "After all, it’s a piece of meat, though a bit sour..."
Zhong Shenxiu coughed unexpectedly twice, looked at the equally shocked kitten, and asked incredulously, "What did you just say?"
That’s when he realized that the sisters’ gaze towards the black kitten wasn’t that of affection for a pet, but rather like... seeing a piece of bread as food.
"Lady Mary fed us before, didn’t she?"
Carmela answered nonchalantly.
Zhong Shenxiu searched Li Wei’s memory and suddenly realized.
In the slums, to survive, they could eat anything; in real famine, those small animals naturally were excellent sources of protein.
’Talking about etiquette with a bunch of people who can’t even fill their stomachs is simply a joke...’
"How can kittens be adorable if you eat them?"
Nevertheless, looking into Jennifer’s pure eyes, Zhong Shenxiu still felt a bit queasy.
"Alright, we’re not that desperate for meat, don’t set your sights on the kitten, and dogs are off limits too!"
He lectured the two sisters, looking at the black bundle in Carmela’s hand, feeling still a bit unsafe, casually picked up the little cat: "Let me see, ah, it’s a female cat!"
The black, small female cat seemed insulted, swiftly waving her paws, but Zhong Shenxiu easily subdued her.
"Anyway, this cat can’t be eaten, if you want to keep it you can... um, and it will need to be sterilized..."
He nodded, handing the kitten back to Carmela.
"There’s no value in raising it big to eat its meat!"
Carmela replied dismissively.
"Forget it, let the butler and maid raise it, at least it can catch mice..."
Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand and walked into the house.
Although the little black cat seemed quite understanding, he didn’t see any problem in it.
It was really just a very ordinary little cat.