Adopting A Stray Cat Chapter 1109: Secret Visit to Gauge Public Opinion

Chapter 1109: Chapter 1109: Secret Visit to Gauge Public Opinion

Looking at Qin Sisi’s retreating figure, Jiu Ge spoke leisurely behind her, "Hey, are you just going to leave your stuff?"

Qin Sisi stopped in her tracks, turned around, and asked in confusion, "What stuff?"

Jiu Ge’s lips curved into a sly smile. He raised his hand and shook it slightly, revealing a tiny sparkling Magic Crystal Stone pinched between his fingers.

Qin Sisi imdiately recognized it as sothing from her storage ring, which she had taken out and given to Lin Kun’s n in order to secure ti to escape.

After destroying Lin Kun’s Magic Source, Jiu Ge had taken all the items Lin Kun surrendered and stored them in his own storage ring. Since those belonged to Qin Sisi, of course, they had to be returned to their rightful owner—he wouldn’t let anyone else benefit from them.

Qin Sisi’s eyes lit up. She quickly stepped in front of Jiu Ge, stretched out her palm, and said, "Of course I want it back. Give it to ."

After all, she had worked tirelessly hunting Demonic Beasts to acquire those—why wouldn’t she want them?

Jiu Ge didn’t move. He raised an eyebrow and said, "I avenged you. Shouldn’t you thank ?"

Qin Sisi retorted, "I taught you to play the zither last night, but you didn’t thank

either, did you?"

Jiu Ge replied, "Isn’t what I did today my way of repaying you?"

Qin Sisi nodded, "Exactly, so now we’re even."

Jiu Ge was montarily stunned. He used to think Qin Sisi was naive and simple-minded. How was she responding so quickly today? She was unexpectedly sharp-tongued.

"Aren’t you going to give it to ?" Qin Sisi urged.

Jiu Ge blinked a few tis and obediently placed the Magic Crystal Stone into Qin Sisi’s outstretched palm.

Qin Sisi stored the Magic Crystal Stone in her storage ring and then extended her palm toward Jiu Ge again, "And the rest."

Jiu Ge took out another Magic Crystal Stone and handed it over. Qin Sisi tugged the corners of her lips, accepted it, and then once more extended her open palm toward Jiu Ge.

Jiu Ge produced yet another Magic Crystal Stone. This ti, Qin Sisi couldn’t help furrowing her brows, "Can’t you be straightforward?"

Jiu Ge looked innocent as he said, "What does straightforward an? I don’t understand."

Suppressing her annoyance, Qin Sisi said, "Young Master Jiuge, could I trouble you to return all my items at once?"

"Oh, so that’s what straightforward ans!" Jiu Ge said, feigning an enlightened expression, "No, I prefer handing them over one by one."

"You..." Qin Sisi was left speechless and had no choice but to patiently receive her pills and Magic Crystal Stones from Jiu Ge one by one.

Their exchange continued for quite so ti, with Jiu Ge pulling items out and Qin Sisi stowing them away, until Jiu Ge finally clasped his hands behind his back and said, "That’s all."

Qin Sisi, growing urgent, said, "Nonsense! There are still a few Jade lting Pills left."

Jiu Ge’s expression darkened slightly, his tone firm as he replied, "I retrieved those items for you. Taking a commission isn’t unreasonable, right? Consider those Jade lting Pills my fee."

After he finished speaking, he turned on his heel and briskly walked toward his residence.

Qin Sisi stomped her feet in anger but was powerless against Jiu Ge, so she turned into her room and slamd the door shut.

Without the Jade lting Pills, she couldn’t remove the poison or summon her Magic power—she was effectively useless, trapped like a cripple.

Earlier, while riding in the Blood Eagles’ litter, she had felt her heart tremble—an unmistakable sign that Ye You was nearby. But she had been unable to move or call out, forced to watch helplessly as Ye You passed her by.

Li Li stood in the courtyard, glancing from Qin Sisi’s door to the direction Jiu Ge had headed. Her expression shifted multiple tis, seemingly lost in thought. However, no one knew what was on her mind.

The next day, Ye You’s n split into three groups and arrived at different points in the outer regions of Midair City. Since they had decided to oust i Ji from her role as Clan Leader, it was ti to act.

The first thing Ye You planned to do was listen to the people’s opinions.

The situation in Midair City was best understood by its residents. Ye You intended to hear their thoughts on the Changkong family and i Ji, as well as learn about the city’s recent state of affairs.

If dissatisfaction with the rulers existed, Ye You also needed to find out if there was soone else in whom the people placed their hopes.

If such a person existed, their upcoming actions would be far more effective.

Ye You tead up with Qing Xun, and the two disguised themselves as traveling rchants, questioning nurous locals. They discovered that the public’s dissatisfaction with the Changkong family had a long history, and in recent years, complaints had grown even louder.

Midair City, located in the western part of the Demon Sacred Realm, had always been arid, with its residents relying primarily on the ice-lt water flowing down from Yuding Snow Mountain. Yet, i Ji diverted the majority of the mountain’s water to the Chief Mansion, leaving only a sparse portion for the people.

Over the past few years, Midair City had suffered from a severe drought, with not a single drop of rain falling for three consecutive years. The limited ice-lt water couldn’t possibly et everyone’s needs.

However, the Changkong family was powerful, and i Ji, with her high Mana and ruthless tactics, left no one daring to oppose her.

To Ye You’s disappointnt, the Changkong family lacked a single individual capable of earning the people’s trust.

They both feared i Ji’s cruel thods and indulged in the imnse benefits she brought the family. Breaking the Changkong family from within seed highly unlikely.

After a day of inquiries, Ye You’s mood grew increasingly heavy. The difficulty of defeating a stronger force from the outside was clear.

Standing beneath a dead but upright desert willow, his hands clasped behind his back, Ye You lifted his head slightly, gazing at the rounded setting sun on the horizon.

The sand-strewn land and the hazy, gray sky t in the distance, where the orange-red sun slowly sank below the horizon.

Qing Xun stood not far away, looking at Ye You’s solitary and determined silhouette before sighing helplessly. Having spent the entire day traveling with Ye You, Qing Xun could naturally sense the weight on his mind.

Facing the entire Changkong family, with no internal allies and no external reinforcents, their strength was indeed too ager.

Thinking of Jiu Ge’s evasiveness, Qing Xun couldn’t help but feel desolate. Once sworn friends who had grown up side by side, they were now destined to clash as enemies. The bitterness in Qing Xun’s heart was hard to bear.

At that mont, an unpolished flute lody drifted over. The tone was crisp and elegant, and the tune was delightful, but the flutist seed short of breath and hadn’t fully morized the piece, resulting in a sowhat intermittent performance.

Upon hearing the music, Ye You’s mind naturally conjured an image of Qin Sisi. In monts of longing for him, had she also hidden away in solitude, quietly plucking the strings of her zither?

At last, Ye You’s face, which had been shrouded in gloom for days, softened into a faint smile. He listened attentively for a while, then began walking toward the source of the flute sound.

Behind a large tree, a seven- or eight-year-old boy was crouched in the grass, holding a short flute to his lips and playing with absorbed focus.