Peking Opera Cat Heart Feather

Chapter 116 Black Storm

"Grandpa, what is the black storm?" Seeing the crowd gradually disperse, Bai Tang couldn't wait to trot to Bian Ri, blinking his big eyes and asking curiously.

Bian Ri smiled slightly, reached out and stroked his gray beard, and slowly said, "It is said that there is a storm like this here every year. When the wind blows, the sky is completely dark and the sun and moon are dim! Maybe this is why it got such a scary name as 'Black Storm'!"

"It is said... probably..." Bai Tang muttered these two words, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart, "Why is it all hearsay? It doesn't sound very reliable."

Bian Ri seemed to see what Bai Tang was thinking, and quickly explained: "Child, I also heard these things from my grandfather. In their time, this black storm already existed!" After that, Bian Ri waved his hand, turned and walked towards his room.

However, he had just taken a few steps when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He bent down abruptly and whispered a few words into Wu Song's ear.

Not long after, when everyone had returned to their rooms, Bai Tang suddenly turned around, his eyes fixed on the breakfast on the table, and he grumbled, "Oh, this breakfast is cold!"

"As expected of you!" the other five shouted in unison. They had initially expected Bai Tang to offer some important opinion or discovery, but in the end, he was simply complaining that the food was cold.

"The old man just told me that we should be careful at night. What does that mean?" Wu Song looked at the cats with twitching lips and quickly changed the subject.

At this moment, everyone suddenly noticed an astonishing phenomenon - whether it was Shopkeeper Pan in the spacious hall or the space behind the closed doors of the rooms upstairs, they all emitted extremely subtle, almost imperceptible breathing sounds at the same time.

"This...are all the cats in Bu Sect night owls?" Bai Tang widened his eyes, staring at the strange scene in front of him, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly uncontrollably.

"Then let's go up and rest first, and see what happens at night. We won't set up the barrier today. Everyone be careful and see what tricks they play." Bai Xinyu said this while looking at the shopkeeper Pan lying there resting.

But when he left, there was a glimmer of light in his eyes when he looked at Shopkeeper Pan.

At night, the wind and sand outside suddenly became stronger, and the visual range was basically compressed to a few feet in front of me.

As night fell, all around was silent. Almost simultaneously, several cats slowly opened their mysterious, deep eyes, each emitting a faint but distinct light. This wasn't some strange phenomenon, but rather a result of the unique physiological structure of cats—at night, their eyes are able to keenly detect subtle changes in their surroundings.

"Da Fei, have you noticed anything unusual?" Bai Tang, unable to contain his inner anxiety, was the first to break the silence. His tone revealed a hint of eagerness and anticipation.

Da Fei frowned slightly and responded in a low voice, "I've been using my sound-based positioning skills, but continuing to expend my energy like this is becoming a bit overwhelming. Furthermore, the raging sandstorm outside is seriously interfering with my judgment, making it difficult to hear other sounds."

However, just as they continued their discussion, Bai Xinyu suddenly shouted, "Everyone close your eyes immediately!" Her voice was quick and firm, interrupting the conversation without a doubt.

Although everyone didn't understand what was happening, out of trust in Bai Xinyu and awareness of potential danger, they instinctively closed their eyes. The moment they closed their eyes, a dazzling light suddenly shot in from the doorway, like a brilliant meteor across the night sky.

This sudden burst of intense light instantly unleashed a powerful energy so bright it was impossible to look directly at. Poor Wu Song, slow to react, failed to fully close his eyelids in time, and was consequently struck directly by the intense light. Suddenly, all he could see was a vast expanse of white, temporarily blinding him.

"What is this?" Bai Xinyu opened his eyes and found that even though he had closed his eyes, he was still flashing by the flash bomb and there was some white light in front of his eyes.

He quickly redirected his rhythmic energy and focused it on his eyes, and the white light in his eyes disappeared. When he looked more clearly, two figures were already standing behind Wu Song.