"Dove eyes, pure white fur, you must be Queen Atai'a of the Cherish Dynasty."
Wen Wen walked forward, shook hands with the Queen, and then patted the Queen's cat head. Before the Queen could lash out, he handed her a small packet of catnip balls. Only then did she stop her attempt to bite.
Atai'a looked at the catnip ball in her hand, and then thought back to Wen Wen's previous actions. Suddenly, she felt a little more understanding towards the calico female cat. This fellow was indeed very annoying!
"You can call me the Ghost Investigator. I was invited by Ausono to capture a dangerous wanted criminal in this area. I hope you can cooperate a little."
"A dangerous criminal, are you referring to the Joyful Beast, Xiao Jiang? Lord Ausono mentioned it to me, but I haven't seen such a person in the vicinity..."
"Ausono doesn't want you to know too much because he's afraid you'll do something unnecessary upon knowing the news, thus triggering the crisis prematurely. Now that I'm here, this matter will inevitably be resolved."
Wen Wen paused and said, "Xiao Jiang has actually been with you all along, lingering around the Mouse Valley. His target should be something in one of your two locations."
"If you can provide me with information about this item, it will be of great help to my actions."
"Let's find a place to discuss the specific details."
Seeing Wen Wen about to leave with the Queen, the cat people who had been watching hesitantly became restless.
They all looked at Wen Wen pitifully, letting out meows. Wen Wen smiled wryly, took out a box from the containment facility, which was filled with those specially made catnip balls.
"Everyone who sees gets a share. Remember to save some for the cats who aren't here, don't hoard them all."
When dealing with the tiger-like tribes, there were many catnip balls left over. With Wen Wen's character of taking everything that could be taken, he brought back a few boxes when he left. Su Dan Novel Network
No cat could resist the temptation of this thing. With it, Wen Wen could pet cats anytime, anywhere.
Wen Wen and Tao Qingqing followed Atai'a to a secluded place and told her all the information they had.
At first, Atai'a was very calm, thinking that the worst outcome would be a war with Mouse Valley. But she did not expect the possible consequences to be much more terrifying.
In Wen Wen's vivid explanation, Atai'a understood the gravity of the situation, so she did not hide the information she possessed, and finally arrived at the ancestral hall of the Rodent Extermination Village.
The overall architectural style of the Rodent Extermination Village was somewhat like the gardens in the southern part of Huafu. Because these cat people came from Huafu, there was an ancestral hall.
Atai'a walked into the ancestral hall, searched for a moment, and then emerged with a solemn expression, holding a box.
This box was covered with dense yellow talismans, all of which depicted runes with suppressing effects.
"If Xiao Jiang is coveting something in the Rodent Extermination Village, it should be this. Recently, the seal on this box has shown signs of loosening."
"This item has been passed down in our family for a long time. I only know it's a very dangerous thing, but I've never opened it."
Wen Wen estimated the strength of these runes, then set up a small rune formation around it, and then carefully tore off the talismans.
As each rune was removed, it made a sizzling sound, which was the sound of the rune's power failing.
After all of them were revealed, Wen Wen opened the box and found a pool of bloody liquid the size of a canned lid.
This pool of bloody liquid seemed to possess vitality. As the box was opened, it slowly wriggled and tried to escape.
But Wen Wen simply waved his hand and stopped the bloody liquid's movement. Runes appeared around it, preventing the thing from wriggling.
Wen Wen himself was a master of runes. He could easily imitate the runes that originally suppressed the bloody liquid, which was why he dared to open this box.
"What... what is this thing?"
Wen Wen could sense that this pool of bloody liquid contained immense power, and the blood itself possessed power.
Ordinary Cataclysmic-level beings did not have such effects with their blood. Even Spirit Realm Gods might not, at least the blood of the Cicada Ancestor back then was not so miraculous.
"Could this be... the blood of a Heavenly God?"
"But what does Xiao Jiang want to do with this bloody liquid, and how did he know that the Rodent Extermination Village had this thing? What does he need from the Mouse Valley?"
Wen Wen was puzzled and had to seal the bloody liquid again. If he didn't get any results after another day or two, Wen Wen planned to have Tao Qingqing carry this bloody liquid and walk in the wilderness.
He wanted to see if this thing could lure Xiao Jiang out.
As for whether Tao Qingqing would agree... it was agreed before they came that Tao Qingqing would be the bait, so it was too late for her to object.
Boom!
With a loud bang, a huge wooden door was smashed through the ancestral hall and landed in front of Wen Wen.
Atai'a's face changed drastically. What had happened?
The cat people, who had been enjoying the catnip, quickly reacted, put on their armor, grabbed their weapons, and gathered at the manor's main gate to defend against intruders.
Wen Wen threw the box to Tao Qingqing, then followed Atai'a to the front of the manor. He saw a large rat, two meters tall, with a white goatee, standing with its hands behind its back at the gate.
This small-eyed large rat was the Rat King, Boluol!
Behind the Rat King followed large rats holding various weapons. Each rat was muscular, making them look a bit like kangaroos.
"Boluol, are you crazy? Do you really want to start a war!"
Atai'a looked at the Rat King in disbelief. When the rat tribe first moved in, they had a forbidden romance.
However, they were ultimately defeated by reality and realized that different races could not be together. But even though the two broke up, there was still some affection between them, and she found it hard to believe that Boluol would attack like this.
A trace of pain flashed across the Rat King's face. He didn't want to fight, but he had to now.
"Enough nonsense, hand over that fat orange cat!"
"Which orange cat? We have many orange cats here." Atai'a was stunned.
Boluol said angrily, "The one with three fat folds on its head and belly!"
"You mean Wei Da Ju?"
"You dare to mention Wei Da Ju?" Atai'a's eyes widened, and she wanted to bite again.
Not only Atai'a, but the other cat people were also filled with righteous indignation.
The other day, Wei Da Ju was playing outside with several cat people. The other cat people saw with their own eyes a rat with only one ear abduct Wei Da Ju.
If Atai'a hadn't suppressed the matter for the time being, the Rodent Extermination Village would be the one demanding an explanation now!
"Heh, why wouldn't I dare to say it? This Wei Da Ju has attacked us several times, and three rats were directly eaten by it. I even witnessed it once!"
"If you don't give us an explanation for today's incident, don't expect this to end peacefully!"