Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 253

Chu Yunshen caressed the fluff on the Persian cat’s neck with his well-proportioned fingers, but he locked his sharp gaze on He Lulu’s unshaven face.

“We are getting along pretty well with that group of merchants now. It’s mainly because I haven’t seen any other money bags in the yard since that time. I also haven’t seen anyone else waiting in the yard except me.”

After they had explained everything, He Lulu was no longer as anxious as before, and he even began to analyze the situation.

“I suspect that they made a trade on a different day, probably to avoid me.”

Chu Yunshen finally retracted his gaze, and He Lulu quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Chu Yunshen’s low voice came from the other side.

“Do you have a fixed date?”

He Lulu did not dare to relax and immediately replied.

“Yes. Two times a month, and I’ll go once every two weeks. If there is a special situation, I will go to the end of the brothel street early in the morning and mimic the sound of the cuckoo bird. After a few calls, someone will appear to take me there.”

Perhaps it was because Chu Yunshen was too skilled at stroking the fur that Cheng Xiaoxiao involuntarily let out a comfortable purring sound in his arms. Chu Yunshen was worried that the Persian cat would fall asleep, so he stopped stroking her fur. However, Cheng Xiaoxiao raised her head and glared at him with resentment. She even pulled his hand with her paw toward her body and rubbed her head against his hand.

Chu Yunshen helplessly restrained the smile on his lips, but he still could not resist interacting with the Persian cat for a short while. Because of this, he became silent and did not have time to respond to He Lulu.

“Wait. If someone appears, do you not see where he comes from?”

Fortunately, Xiaowu was always standing guard by Chu Yunshen’s side. He did not give He Lulu a chance to rest and hurriedly asked.

“No, it just felt like he appeared out of thin air. I even wonder if that person is a ghost.” He Lulu shook his head. He did not want to admit it, but he had to.

Appeared out of thin air?

Xiaowu and the others knew the same trick!

A person sent by an ordinary merchant was skilled in the martial arts just like the Fourth Prince of Chu’s hidden guards. This supplier must be a big shot…

Cheng Xiaoxiao let go of Chu Yunshen’s finger and searched through the people with a powerful background who might have a fetish in powder manufacturing in her mind.

Since the Persian cat was no longer in the mood to play, Chu Yunshen stopped teasing her. Although he seemed to be focused on the cat, he was actually observing the situation on He Lulu’s side. Chu Yunshen heard all of He Lulu’s words. After He Lulu finished speaking, he made a judgment in his heart.

“It will be the end of the month in a few days.”

Chu Yunshen’s words reminded the others. Xiaowu originally wanted to ask something more, but he did not expect He Lulu to take the initiative to respond frankly.

“Yes, you’re right. We plan to sell the goods we have today and purchase a new batch in a few days.”

Not only did he admit it, but He Lulu also laughed at himself.

“That’s what we were thinking, but you guys caught us before we managed to sell the goods.”

Despite this, He Lulu didn’t sound like he was grunting at all as if he wasn’t frustrated that Chu Yunshen had captured them and seized the goods. He was so calm and honest that Cheng Xiaoxiao was astonished.

However, when Cheng Xiaoxiao raised her head and saw Chu Yunshen’s icy face, she immediately understood why He Lulu was so calm. Sure enough, it wasn’t because he had surrendered to his fate, but he was forced into a difficult situation.

“The goods have been sold. We will move them out later,” Chu Yunshen stated indifferently. His tone was flat as if he was discussing what to eat today.

He gestured at Xiaowu with his eyes. Xiaowu quickly took out a thick stack of silver notes from his pocket and placed them in He Lulu’s pocket. In order to prevent the silver notes from falling out, he deliberately patted He Lulu’s sturdy chest twice after putting them in.

“As for other things, everything will go on as usual.”

Chu Yunshen commanded coldly again.

He Lulu was still at a loss and confused, but after receiving Chu Yunshen’s order, Xiaowu and the others had already begun to move the linen sacks out of the warehouse.

Wait a minute!

What about these small animals?

Also, what did he mean by “everything will go on as usual”?

Why do they like to talk so mysteriously? Don’t exchange riddles! I don’t understand!

The Persian cat protested in Chu Yunshen’s arms. It was originally being held by Chu Yunshen, but now, it twisted its body and wanted to turn around to face Chu Yunshen.

“Master, many animals are locked up in these iron cages.”

Tingzhu quickly walked over with a small iron cage with a corner of the black cloth lifted. Inside the cage was a strangely colored parrot. The parrot closed its eyes and collapsed in the cage, just like the other animals that Cheng Xiaoxiao saw last night.

“Animals?” Chu Yunshen seemed to be a little confused. He looked at the parrot in the iron cage and then looked at the Persian cat, who was looking at him eagerly.

Yes, yes, animals!

He Lulu and the others sold animals too! You were investigating the Datura powder just now and didn’t ask about the animals.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted Chu Yunshen to come to his senses quickly and interrogate He Lulu so that they could save these animals too.

“Yes, the animals are our side income. We sell animals too.”

He Lulu answered Chu Yunshen frankly. Sensing that Chu Yunshen still had doubts, he explained patiently.

“We either collect or buy most of these animals at a cheap price and then trained them or cultivated them if they had some special individual skills. Then, we used these skills as a gimmick to sell them to the rich people who loved to keep pets.”

He Lulu smiled cautiously, feeling a little sheepish when he thought of how they had tricked the Persian cat and kidnapped her. He didn’t want to tell Chu Yunshen about this at first, but Gu Hunge reminded him. If they didn’t take the initiative to explain it to Chu Yunshen and he found out about it later, he would think that they had lied to him and be angrier. At that time, they would receive a heavier punishment on top of the trade of the Datura powder.

He Lulu and the others could clearly distinguish the seriousness of the matter between Datura powder and the animal trade.

Selling animals? It was very interesting.

Chu Yunshen felt the warmth of the Persian cat in his arms. When he thought about the cat being kidnapped yesterday, he was extremely angry.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was not as resented as before. It had already been a night since Cheng Xiaoxiao was kidnapped until she escaped and ran back to the courtyard. In addition, Chu Yunshen had taken revenge for her kidnap, so she was over the moon.

Just now, she felt extremely relieved when she saw He Lulu and the others twitching on the ground as if suffering epilepsy and were tied to the ground without any dignity now. As for other agendas, she didn’t really care about those much.

They had been drugged and tied up for a long time now. Cheng Xiaoxiao was just venting her frustration when she ranted about wrapping them up in a sack. Anyway, trading Datura powder alone was a crime serious enough to have He Lulu and his fellows beheaded. There was no need for Cheng Xiaoxiao to worry.

As long as Chu Yunshen could find a good home for these animals, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt that this matter was perfect.

Not only that, the relaxed Cheng Xiaoxiao began to recall her heroic deeds yesterday. She pretended to be unconscious and tamed, and then took the initiative to escape and find her way back.

This matter was enough for her to feel thrilled and excited, and she was so proud of herself that she could fly!

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to share the whole thrilling adventure with Chu Yunshen, but she didn’t realize that the cold aura around Chu Yunshen was getting colder and colder. His gaze was so chilly as if there was a stormy cloud hovering under his eyes. It was such a frightening sight that He Lulu and others dared not breathe heavily.

Chu Yunshen examined He Lulu and the others with his frigid glare, and He Lulu felt as if there was a thin and small blade brushing his body very quickly and lightly.

He Lulu was about to say something when Chu Yunshen unexpectedly spoke first. Chu Yunshen sounded as if he was enduring some kind of emotion and restraining his exasperation with all his might.

“Transfer these animals to the Court of Justice and hand over the case to Lord Di to deal with. We will discuss other things later.”

Chu Yunshen held the Persian cat tighter than before, and his wrinkled eyebrows hid a great deal of anger.

He wanted to charge and kill these Hu merchants right there and then, but he couldn’t be impulsive right now because they had just unearthed some clues about the Datura powder.

However, when he recalled the cat’s unbearable appearance and her confusing state of repeatedly changing from a cat form to a human form before turning into a cat again last night, Chu Yunshen looked at He Lulu and the others with a burst of anger.

Chu Yunshen was thankful that he was the one who spotted the cat in the courtyard yesterday. What if she had been spotted by someone else or she hadn’t been able to escape from the warehouse by herself? Would she have been locked up by these people as a freak or used as a gimmick to exchange for money?

Chu Yunshen definitely wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen. It was quite an ironic situation for the cat to go through the daunting experience without mishap.

It was because he didn’t protect the cat well that these hateful Hu merchants had the opportunity to kidnap her.

When Chu Yunshen thought of the end of the case, he felt slightly relieved.

Once the matter was over, he would kill He Lulu and his clan.

A rare trace of viciousness flashed through Chu Yunshen’s eyes. When Cheng Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked at Chu Yunshen worriedly, Chu Yunshen had quickly withdrawn all his emotions and restored his calm attitude. His change of expression was so swift that she was surprised.

Cheng Xiaoxiao almost thought that it was her illusion. She could feel the faint killing intent from Chu Yunshen. However, when she looked at Chu Yunshen, Chu Yunshen acted as if nothing had happened, and she could not see anything unusual.

Was it because she was too sensitive, or was it because she was confused now that she was in the cat form?

Cheng Xiaoxiao lowered her head suspiciously, but she quickly raised her head again with worry. When she saw that Chu Yunshen was still as calm as water, she finally leaned back into Chu Yunshen’s arms and found a comfortable position to quietly curl up into a ball.

She was quite smart.

Chu Yunshen was teased by the cat’s repeated probing. Only then did he truly recover a little of his calm. When Xiaowu and the others had almost moved the linen sacks and cages out of the warehouse, Chu Yunshen spoke to He Lulu again.

“From today on, he will be by your side until the next time you go and get the goods.”

“But the supplier already said that I can only go there alone. I’m not allowed to take someone with me!” He Lulu disregarded Chu Yunshen’s cold and somewhat disgusted tone. All he cared about was how to deal with the supplier.

“Okay, he won’t go with you to see the supplier, but you have to take him wherever you go these days.”