Zhao Yuan arrived at the airport just in time and, before long, spotted Ying Ji and Hao Li walking out with their suitcases.
To his surprise, Hao Li was also carrying a pet carrier.
After some brief pleasantries, Zhao Yuan pointed to the pet carrier and asked, "What's this all about? You brought a pet?"
"I didn't bring it—it insisted on coming," Hao Li said with a laugh. He reached out, opened the carrier, and a cat, pure white without a single differently colored hair, emerged from within.
"Xiaobai?" Zhao Yuan asked, his face a mask of surprise.
"Meow," the White Cat cried, then leaped into the air and landed on Zhao Yuan's shoulder. A Fire Spirit Insect poked its head out from the cat's fur and flapped its wings, as if greeting him.
Zhao Yuan stroked the White Cat's head, his mind reeling with questions. "What's going on? Did you go to my hometown and bring it here?"
