The next day, Yu Dad and Yu Mom surprisingly did not go for a run. After waking up and washing up, they were exceptionally delighted by the changes in their bodies, constantly comparing themselves in the mirror.
Yu Zhibo also woke up very early. After his awakening, he only needed to sleep for four to five hours each day to feel fully energized and refreshed.
Seeing his parents happy about becoming younger, he couldn't help but smile.
Since his family already knew about his awakened status, Yu Zhibo no longer concealed his abnormality. He directly asked Yu Mom to prepare seven servings of breakfast. After eating, he left the house.
As he exited the residential complex, it was already half past seven, the time when middle-aged and elderly people typically went out to buy groceries and exercise.
Perhaps influenced by Old Zhang's wonton shop, Yu Zhibo felt a sense of oppression in the atmosphere between people. The aunties were no longer discussing which supermarket had discounts or which vegetable market had fresher produce. Their expressions were cautious, as if they were afraid of encountering some danger.
With the increasing frequency of supernatural events, although the authorities had immediately blocked the spread of information online, it was impossible to conceal everything. Otherwise, his mother would not have so decisively guessed yesterday that the enemy he would face was a monster.
Yu Zhibo sighed. Last night, while browsing some information in the Sacred App, he learned about the grim current situation in the country. He felt that the peaceful days ahead might not last much longer.
Perhaps once the country developed instruments capable of detecting spiritual energy below ten points, which could identify ordinary people with awakening potential, everything would be fully disclosed, and the entire nation of China would enter an era of mass awakening.
What he needed to do was to protect his family in this new era and do whatever he could for the country.
He walked to where his Land Rover was parked, got into the car, and planned to visit his sister's school first.
This was because he was unsure if his sister possessed awakening potential. If she didn't, it would be fine. But if she did, she could awaken at any moment and be devoured by dark monsters.
"Xiao Ying, you really make your big brother worry so much!" Yu Zhibo exclaimed with a sigh.
He both hoped his sister would have awakening potential and gain a certain ability to protect herself in the new era, and yet he also wished she would remain an ordinary person, living safely under his wing, without having to face various dangerous supernatural creatures.
"Meow!" Just as Yu Zhibo was about to get into the car, he suddenly heard a slight unusual noise from the car roof, followed by a familiar cat's meow.
Then, a dark shadow flashed past, and a black cat was crouched on the car's hood, its pitch-black eyes staring at him.
Its fur was glossy black, but a patch on its chest was shaved bald, revealing a healed wound. It was none other than the black cat he had encountered in the alley yesterday.
"Meow!" Seeing that he wasn't moving, the black cat let out an impatient meow and then patted the metal beneath it with its paw, making a faint thudding sound. It seemed to have quite a bit of strength.
Yu Zhibo got out of the car with pleasant surprise, scooped up the black cat with both hands, and said with a smile, "You're all better, Brother Cat!"
He carefully examined the wound. It was almost completely healed, looking as if it had recovered over a month, despite only being one night.
"Meow~" The black cat's voice softened, its long tail swishing back and forth. It even rubbed its face against his hand.
Yu Zhibo chuckled, brought the black cat into the car. Since he had already decided to adopt the black cat, he had no intention of changing his mind. Moreover, the black cat before him clearly wasn't an ordinary cat. Perhaps he could train it to be his spirit beast.
But adoption aside, necessary checks were still required. Once in the car, Yu Zhibo immediately activated his Sharingan to scan the energy within the black cat.
"Meow!"
As his scarlet, eerie eyes appeared, the black cat's fur immediately bristled. It let out a strange cry and leaped out of his arms, watching him warily, emitting low growls from its throat.
Clearly, it sensed an unprecedented threat from Yu Zhibo's eyes.
It didn't understand how its "preparatory litter box attendant," who was just an ordinary person yesterday, had suddenly become so terrifying, with such a dangerous aura.
However, perhaps sensing no malice from Yu Zhibo, after breaking free from his embrace, it didn't make any further aggressive moves.
"Don't worry, I'm just giving you a check-up," Yu Zhibo chuckled. With his Sharingan activated, he could see a stream of blue energy flowing within the black cat. Simultaneously, near the cat's throat, a transparent cube was slowly rotating.
The spiritual energy flow of dark creatures was grayish-black, and that of humans was white. So, was the energy of demons blue? Yu Zhibo mused, stroking his chin.
After confirming the existence of demons in this world, Yu Zhibo had already determined that this black cat was a cat demon. However, he would not treat the black cat as an enemy because of this.
After all, the Sacred App recorded that some lawful demons were also good friends of humans, such as the panda demon in the Sacred Branch Bureau of Sichuan Province.
But what was that rotating transparent cube?
Yu Zhibo pondered silently, feeling that this black cat was rather unusual.
While he was lost in thought, the black cat, having confirmed he posed no threat, sat down in the passenger seat. Then, it suddenly spat out a black crystalline object the size of an egg from its mouth and began licking it with its rough tongue, its tail swaying contentedly.
"Holy crap! Dark Energy Crystal! That aura is at least C-class!" Yu Zhibo's eyes widened in shock. How on earth did it produce that!
The black cat was only palm-sized; how could it spit out an egg-sized Dark Energy Crystal!
Yu Zhibo was amazed and instinctively reached out to take the Dark Energy Crystal to examine it. However, the black cat glanced at him warily, swallowed the crystal back, and then assumed a defensive posture.
"Meow~" The black cat meowed, its ears folding back, as if warning him not to snatch its food.
"Don't worry, you're my little darling from now on. I definitely won't steal your things," Yu Zhibo chuckled after realizing his mistake and deactivated his Sharingan.
He first stroked the black cat's head. Seeing that it didn't resist, he gently pulled the black cat into his arms and stroked it.
The black cat immediately squinted its eyes in comfort.
Yu Zhibo also didn't have much defense against the black cat. After all, what bad intentions could a small kitten have?
Of course, the main reason was that he didn't feel any hostility from the black cat.
It had been years since he petted a cat; the feel of its fur was nostalgic!
While petting the cat, Yu Zhibo's mind drifted back to the rotating cube he had seen near the black cat's throat. Coupled with the cat's ability to swallow and spit out Dark Energy Crystals, a sudden idea struck him: could that transparent cube be the black cat's innate spatial storage?
With the activation of his Sharingan and the improvement of his physical condition, his thinking had become incomparably more agile than before his awakening. He could often infer the true answers from subtle details.
Therefore, as soon as this idea appeared, it became incredibly strong. Yu Zhibo glanced around, thought for a moment, took out his Type 92 assault rifle from the bag, removed the magazine, and asked the black cat, "Can you eat this thing?"
The black cat sniffed the gun, then turned its head away in disgust, pushing the gun away with its small paw.
"Swallow it, and I'll give you a pack of dried fish!" Yu Zhibo tempted.
"Meow?" The black cat tilted its head, looking at him as if it didn't know what dried fish was.
Yu Zhibo was speechless and said, "Wait for me in the car, I'll be right back."
Not long after, Yu Zhibo returned, but in his hand was not dried fish, but two bream, each weighing about half a kilogram.
It couldn't be helped; it wasn't even eight o'clock, and the pet stores selling dried fish were not open yet. He had no choice but to go to the market to bring back live fish.
As soon as he got into the car, the little black cat, upon smelling the fishy scent, immediately meowed excitedly and kept rubbing its head against Yu Zhibo's hand.
So, Yu Zhibo handed over the Type 92 again and said, "Swallow this thing, and I'll give you one!"
"Meow!" The black cat meowed. This time, it didn't show disdain. Instead, it eagerly brought its mouth to the Type 92, making chewing motions, and then the Type 92 disappeared from his hand.
"Holy crap! Spatial cat!" Yu Zhibo was startled at first, then a look of joy appeared on his face.
He had struck gold!