Chapter 199 Old Rival

What should I do if there is an evil spirit howling outside the window in the middle of the night? Waiting online, urgent.

Could it be that you were attracted by something? Lin Qi subconsciously lowered his head and looked under the bed, trying to find any trace of the mouse. Unfortunately, Mrs. Maggie had cleaned the room so clean that not even a single tentacle could be found.

No, I have been assimilated into this world, otherwise why would I think of tentacles in the first place.

As Lynch was muttering to himself, the cat meowing outside the window became louder and more angry. He even leaned on the window and started scratching the glass.

Well, you are awesome and I can’t afford to offend you.

Lin Qi sighed, reluctantly climbed out of bed and opened the window, and then saw a black shadow rushing up like lightning, directly covering Lin Qi's face.

Damn it.

Lin Qi's hair was about to explode. He didn't forget what he saw from this thing last time. He grabbed the black cat with both frightened hands and pulled it down. However, the black cat's persistent limbs hugged Lin Qi's head, claws Hooking Lin Qi's hair, the tail was like a steel whip, crackling on Lin Qi's face.

Ouch, what are you doing?

Lin Qi was extremely grateful that he had never written code in his life and had a considerable amount of hair. However, his head was still throbbing with pain when his claws were clawed at him. For a moment, the roars of man and cat came one after another in the bedroom, and the two sides started fighting.

After a while, the results of the battle finally appeared. The fear of the old rulers was indeed a lingering nightmare for all living beings. The evil god once again stepped on the heads of humans, showing its powerful terror to the world.

Yes, after a fierce fight, the black cat finally got his wish and lay on top of Lin Qi's head. His warm body made Lin Qi's head feel warm and comfortable.

Forget it, although having a cat lying on your head seems a bit cerebral, but since you can't resist, just close your eyes and enjoy it. Fortunately, you are a black cat. If it were a big orange, my neck would have been broken by now.

Lynch sighed deeply: "Ms. Hathaway, it is not what a noble lady should do while watching other people's misfortune and snickering. And don't you think that place is not suitable for a cat nest? Let's discuss it. Let’s discuss it, let it come down first, or you can communicate with it and let its tail calm down for a while, and don’t slap me in the face all the time?”

"I can't help it. Aziz is just my friend. He has his own will." The countess' voice came from the cat, which seemed extremely strange. "It likes to play with you, and it has a lot of fun. In addition, The cat’s tail is so rebellious that it can’t even control itself, what can I do?”

The problem is that I'm not happy. Cats are quite fun, but it's not fun at all when the sight of an evil god pops out of them at any time. Lin Qi sighed expressionlessly and suddenly bit into the cat and threw it in front of him. Tail.

Click, the bite is empty, click, the bite is empty again.

Lin Qi directly grasped the twisting tail and bit it in one bite.

Ouch!

Another slap on the pad made Lin Qi run away with his head in his arms. Then the black cat jumped onto the bed with satisfaction, lay down on the pillow and yawned swaggeringly. At the same time, the outline of a graceful and luxurious lady appeared from around the black cat again. emerge.

There must be many mortals bitten by the evil god, but I must be the first mortal to bite the evil god in return.

Although he doesn't know what to be proud of, Lynch is still very proud.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Detective. Aziz is usually just a cat. He's smart at most. Neither I nor that guy will look at him too often."

Um? Is that so...then I'll be relieved. Lynch started to roll up his pajama sleeves and stared at the black cat with a ferocious smile on his face.

"However, because it has received that person's attention, its physical fitness is much stronger than that of a normal cat. It is probably equivalent to the physical fitness of a third-level soul shifter."

? ? ?

The ferocious smile immediately turned into a flattering smile. Lin Qi quickly took a few steps back, distanced himself from the little ancestor, and said with a serious face: "Your Excellency, the Earl, came to visit overnight. Do you have any orders?"

He asked calmly, but he was actually very panicked. Could it be that Bastet, the cat goddess, discovered that he had secretly borrowed her supreme will and came to settle accounts?

Although it was an unintentional move, it was a bit unjust.

"I'm here to trouble you, Mr. Detective." The Countess' faint voice came from the shadow, causing the temperature of the entire bedroom to drop a few degrees. "Your behavior... is showing contempt for an old apostle. Promise?"

Um? What does this woman mean? It’s not like she’s here to demand a debt, but why do I despise her?

No, I actually forgot to clean it up.

Only then did Lynch remember that when she had received Cat's Favor, this weird countess had entrusted her to help her destroy the conspiracy of the Ghoul King Mordiggian, so she helped him retrieve a red moon. memories.

After that, I only focused on jumping up and down to play with new abilities, and completely forgot about this commission. Unexpectedly, she came to my door and shocked me.

[Don’t worry, Lynch, the supreme will you obtained is too weak and has no impact on her. It is almost negligible, and she cannot even detect it at all. 】

‘Thank you, it’s obviously something worth being happy about, but why do you make me want to cry when you say it? ’

Lin Qi sighed and shook his head vigorously at the black cat:

"No, I really haven't forgotten. No, it has nothing to do with whether I have forgotten or not. Ahem, isn't it that I am recuperating from a broken leg? Ms. Nightingale can testify that after recovering from the injury, I have been preparing for today's reception again. I'm busy and haven't had a chance to visit you yet." Yuan finally came back. Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "Has your Excellency been found again?"

"No."

"ha?"

"You have too few Holy Mysteries of the Red Moon series, so it's very troublesome to find them, and you moved too fast, and there was no time at all. I came to visit late tonight just to tell you that the Elegant Cat has seen your efforts, and her apostle has not I haven’t forgotten the promise, it just needs a little more time.”

Lin Qi was stunned for a moment, then put away his smile and stood up. He straightened his messy pajamas, caressed his chest and bowed to the woman's shadow.

No matter who you are, trustworthy people who value their promises are worthy of respect.

"Ms. Cat's favor has really helped me a lot. Please express my sincere respect to her on my behalf. As for the memory of Ms. Red Moon, I like cats and believe in the credibility of the Cat Apostle. I believe you will do your best to fulfill your promise. So, just give it to me after you get it, no matter the time.”

The black cat's green vertical pupils stared at Lynch humanely, and he didn't know who he was. After staring for a long time, Countess Hathaway's voice said: "I accept your kindness, but the cat owner has never liked it. I owe you a favor to a mortal, so let’s pay you part of the interest first.”

"Huh?" Lin Qi frowned in confusion.

"According to reliable information, one of your old rivals has arrived in Rhine City a few days ago. Based on his habit, he should have greeted you just a few days ago."

Lin Qi suddenly had an ominous premonition. He remembered the strange man who had appeared downstairs for no apparent reason five days ago. His behavior at that time was obviously to say hello, but he was unlucky enough to catch up with his upgrade and was slapped back by him. .

"But... who is the old rival?"

"Apostles of the Ancient Flicker." There was an obvious smile in the woman's phantom voice, "They seem to have deep feelings for you."

It's them, the relationship is so deep.

Lin Qi opened his mouth, but had nothing to say. Thinking about it carefully, this evil god was quite pitiful.

I wanted to eat the sacrifice, but the sacrifice slipped away. Instead, all the sacrifices died. I left a mark and hugged the sacrifice to sleep. I waited for the meal a month later. In the end, an inexplicable evil god came, and both of them were injured on the spot. The product slipped away again.

After finally recovering, he was furious and wanted revenge, but the important person was killed on the spot.

Thinking about Flicker's experience now, Lynch felt heartbroken for it.

It seems that its believers are still unwilling to give up, or that it is unwilling to give up and has come to visit again. What will happen this time?

"Listen to what I say clearly, you are the apostle of the Ancient Flicker."

"Not a believer but an apostle?" Lynch finally realized that there is a subtle difference between the two terms. "Wait, you just called yourself the apostle of Elegant Cat?"

"uh-huh."

"So the so-called apostles are believers who may have evil thoughts coming out of them at any time...the will of the rulers of the old days?"

"That's not true. What you are talking about is a body descended from the gods, a rare existence, and the body descended from the gods cannot carry the will of the ruler at any time. Apostles are just mortals who are favored by the ruler, but they are far more powerful than Ordinary soul-shifters are more powerful."

Countess Hathaway explained in detail this time:

"The person who entered the city this time is the apostle of the Flicker. I don't think he is here to reconnect with you. Be careful and don't wait until no one accepts the Holy Mystery that I tried so hard to find. How about this, this interest should be enough to exchange for an extension. Come on."

"Of course." Lin Qi bowed deeply, feeling quite grateful. Whether this kind of information could be obtained in advance often meant the difference between life and death. But after thinking about it, Lynch still shamelessly asked, "One more thing, can I ask you something? Do you know anything about Princess Chloe's ruby ​​flaming red lips? What do I need to pay in exchange?" ?”

“Nothing can be exchanged because I don’t understand.”

The black cat suddenly jumped up, stepped on Lin Qi's shoulder and used its strength to jump to the window sill, and then said lazily:

"I don't know much about the aristocratic social circle. I suggest you go to the Black Cat Theater and find their boss, Jefferson."

"That's it..." Lynch made a tentacle twisting gesture with his arms.

"Yes, the apostle of the Lord of Night City, the King in Yellow. The theater is the most well-informed place in the aristocratic social circle. He may know your question. Don't worry, he has no ill feelings towards you, and the King in Yellow only likes I don’t like to go to the theater and perform on stage.”

"I understand, I will go, then I look forward to your good news."

Lin Qi smiled, waved towards the black cat, and watched the black cat disappear into the night. After being stunned for a long time, he let out a long sigh.

I can't help myself, my enemies are here again, I hope it won't affect my investigation into the Flaming Red Lips incident.

Let's see what happens. We'll discuss it with Miss Valente tomorrow. Then we'll go see the mountain people, the Nicklai clan leader. If possible, first deal with Speaker Grant and the sewer ghoul. If we can open a breakthrough from Grant, say We may not know if the Flaming Lips are related to the railway project.

Thinking about it in his mind, Lin Qi soaked in the crimson moonlight again and gradually fell into a deep sleep.