Huangfu Jun released Li Ying, waved her hand awkwardly, signaling that it was nothing.
The class bell soon rang. The professor entered, began taking attendance, and started the lecture. Everything seemed normal.
Huangfu Jun took out her book and listened to the class with Li Ying.
[Found it. Please enable the introduction function, Captain Bai.] She called out in her brainwaves.
[Waiting by the tree for a rabbit, pure luck. Where's your ability?] Bai Lin ground his molars.
Huangfu Jun didn't mind. In the workplace, the worst thing was to have thin skin.
Huangfu Jun, with excellent psychological quality, ignored Bai Lin's sarcasm and focused on extracting as much useful demon-catching strategy from him as possible: [So what's the origin of this cat demon? My supremely awesome Captain Bai, my all-knowing Lord Bai Lin?]
Bai Lin: [Legend says that if a domestic cat gazes at the moon for years, it becomes a Jinhua Cat. It takes female form when seeing women, and male form when seeing men. It specializes in extracting yin and yang energy from humans in the sea of desire. This Jinhua Cat hasn't yet taken human form; it should be in the process of using evil arts to lure good people into degenerating into desire.]
Huangfu Jun's gaze instantly turned cold.
What a sinister cat demon, what vicious methods. She couldn't just stand by and watch Li Ying, such a good girl, be led astray by the Jinhua Cat!
Just as she was about to ask for a way to deal with the Jinhua Cat, a hoarse voice suddenly came from Li Ying's seat: "Huangfu Jun, you damned demonic female! Trying to steal Li Ying from me? Dream on!"
Huangfu Jun held her breath and turned her gaze to Li Ying. A glowing hole suddenly appeared on Li Ying's chest, and the black cat was nestled inside.
It was hidden in Li Ying's chest, its bright green big eyes glaring straight at Huangfu Jun, its gaze exceptionally fierce: "Now this is my true body. You can see me indeed. You shameless female demon!"
Huangfu Jun's forehead veins bulged, but the corners of her lips curved into a faint smile. She tried to communicate through her brainwaves: [You little demon, how dare you call others names? Keep being arrogant and I'll take you down!]
"Stop pretending! Catching demons is the Monster Bureau's business. I know you well enough! You're a half-baked half-demon. You can't even get through the Monster Bureau's gate. You're only fit to be caught by the Supervision Bureau, tied to an experimental table, and dissected like a lab mouse!" The black cat's head angrily emerged from Li Ying's body, its dark green eyes blazing with fury. "Li Ying is mine! No one can take her away from me! You dare to flirt with my Li Ying, I'll teach you a good lesson!"
The black cat suddenly arched its back, leaped forward, and pounced straight at Huangfu Jun's face!
Huangfu Jun tried to dodge, but the seat was too cramped; she couldn't avoid it in time. She clearly saw the black cat's claws suddenly lengthen, sharp and deadly, striking viciously at her eyes!
The cat demon's speed was too fast. Huangfu Jun didn't even have time to close her eyes!
Bai Lin, hidden in the shadows, held his breath in excitement.
He was waiting for this moment. He would never interfere!
[Captain Bai, Captain Bai Lin, requesting backup!] Even through brainwaves, Huangfu Jun's voice trembled, sweet and weak, helpless and pitiful.
A spark of electric light uncontrollably flashed from Bai Lin's fingertip. Then, the world before Huangfu Jun's eyes suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button. The black cat's claws, the floating cat fur, all froze in midair.
Bai Lin, hidden in the shadows: [...]
Creak—it was the sound of his molars nearly grinding to dust.
He angrily looked down, glaring fiercely at his disobedient right hand.
It had actually defied its master's will and saved Huangfu Jun from danger?!!!
Huangfu Jun blinked, looking at the incredible scene before her, and asked incredulously: [So, Captain Bai, are you going to give me a golden finger to defeat demons now?]
Bai Lin: [...]
Alright, this wasn't softness. It was necessary groundwork to further gain Huangfu Jun's trust.
The more she trusted him, the more he could make her feel the pain of betrayal.
Bai Lin cleared his throat and tried to cover up the new lie: [There's no golden finger. You're not a novel heroine who dies and reincarnates. I'll keep you from dying this time, but I won't save you again next time. Time freeze only lasts 30 seconds. Find your own way out.]
Huangfu Jun's brow twitched violently. She changed direction in her brainwaves: [Besides seeing, do I have any other superpowers to catch demons?]
Bai Lin: [None.]
Huangfu Jun gritted her teeth. She had no superpowers and couldn't speak. How was she supposed to remove the cat demon from Li Ying?
As if reading her thoughts, Bai Lin added, [If you can't even handle such a small mission, even if you're bound to me, you'll die elsewhere later.]
Ridiculous. He was here for revenge. How could he actually help her?
Huangfu Jun: [...]
But she wasn't discouraged. [Did this cat demon escape from the Monster Bureau?]
Bai Lin paused. He didn't want to answer at all, but his mouth timely gave the answer: [Besides the demons in the Monster Bureau's work camp, there are many dormant demons in the outside world. Dormant demons have their aura closed, so the Monster Bureau can't detect them. The Monster Bureau can only set up a wide barrier. With this barrier, even if a demon wakes up, its demonic power is initially weak. Like this one.]
[Of course, weak doesn't mean harmless. This Jinhua Cat can't yet take human form. It wants to use evil arts to lure good women and men into degenerating into desire, hiding inside the host to fully absorb yin and yang energy.]
Huangfu Jun's brow furrowed deeply.
The cat demon was vicious, but fortunately, Li Ying was still in the early stage of temptation, with no substantial harm done.
Back in the real world, Huangfu Jun examined the black cat before her. She could 'see'? Could she see the weaknesses of the Jinhua Cat?
Bai Lin's voice sounded again: [Time freeze will be lifted soon.]
Huangfu Jun's eyes instantly lit up. This was her last chance!
Just a moment before the black cat resumed its movement, Huangfu Jun swung her fist and knocked it flying first! This was 'strike while the iron is hot'!
The cat demon let out a miserable cry and flew sideways instantly!
To the cat demon, time hadn't stopped at all. When it hit the ground, it had no idea what had just happened. It felt as if a god of death had suddenly descended. It scrambled to its feet and bolted for the door!
Huangfu Jun held her breath. She hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
Not only could she see, but she could also hit. She had to admit, that punch was incredibly satisfying.