Some days Hu Lu will petrol the streets some days she is to lazy to walk hence she steak out at a rooftop. She wants to go back to the cell to get information but Officer Zhou is not going there. She have to be patience and watch for her surroundings. One day while being order to clean his office there are people screaming outside. She stick her head out of the window to see two men in fine long robe wanting to kick each other but hold back by the men working for Yamen. She laugh to see such childish acts. One of the men run off to look for Higher authority to handle this. She clean the vase as she watch the drama outside.
"Interesting show is going on?"
"Maybe. Some ..."
Hu Li stop to see Officer Zhou's face stick near to her face. He is looking outside too, in a pretending mood. Finally he look at her.
"Yu Bing you have very curious mind and short span of attention."
She point her finger at her own face and he nod his head. He walk away and she follows.
"Who are those ..."
"Noble lords sons. Every month at least a fight. Every month comes to visit here for tea and pastries. Nothing new. My boss will handle them."
"Ah... so they are regulars here."
"Yes and Yu Bing please keep cleaning. You are missing that spot there."
"Officer Zhou, i would like to ..."
"No. Unlikely they will do anything now. Since we got the ones from the palace and the one that are carrying the explosives. I doubt whoever the mastermind is on the move. He or she would need another plan."
"Any news from the ones that you have arrested?"
"Hmm nothing. Most of them are half dead by now. Why are you asking me all these when you should do the cleaning now?"
Outside the two noble men continue their drama of wanting to kill each other. Lord Heng walk out and bow to them to plead them to stop. He offer tea and pastry for them to cool down. Hu Li watch as the chairs and tables are set up for them. One on the left the other on the right.
"I already told you many times. When i go there i don't want to see you."
"You think i want to see you? Don't be so thick skin!"
At that moment, Hu Li see an unusual sight, she laugh. Rats are evading everywhere. The two noble men have their legs up on the chair while screaming. The Yamen men are shouting and avoiding those rats. the rats come running to Officer Zhou's office.
"Master!"
They all call out for her. Hu Li take out a bread out and feed them and lead them out of the room. She even take the pastry on the table to feed the rats who keep following her. Eventually she brings them out of the Yamen into the busy streets. She continue to walk out of the city and everyone who see this watch the rats follow her out. She walk to a lake outside the city. She sit on the ground and continue to feed them. Every rat there is please to have a good meal. After awhile when they are full, she ask them what they found out.
"Master! There is a man who visit the cell. I dont know how but he can come in without getting stop by the jail officers."
"I heard one of them call him master."
"It's a she you idiot!"
"I was hiding under the bed. When the person came. She ask if anyone say anything. The injured man said he did not."
"I saw from the high window that person hand over a pill to the injured man."
"Master! I saw that person pass a paper to one of the guards. That man after reading burnt the paper. He bow to the stranger and stranger left."
"Anything else? What about those people in the cell? If they say anything?"
"I am hungry! I am in pain! I want to see a doctor! That is the usual line they scream."
"Any more? "
"Master, that's all."
"Master, are you going to keep your promise?"
"Master! You must keep..."
"Quiet. Quiet.... I will keep my promise. Now let me count how many of you."
The rats who are spiritual stay still and allow her to count properly. While those are just rats cannot understand much but they follow the spiritual ones. They eagly await for her to be done with the counting.
"Done. Now tell me what is your wish."
"I want to live in a nice place where food is endless."
"I want to be a human."
"I want to be a human too."
"I want to be treated nicely and after i die, i like to return as a human."
"I want to follow master!"
"Me too! I want to follow master!"
"I want to be a human who is rich!"
Hu Li laugh as she listen to them. She look at the sky and smile.
"Fei! Can you come here!"
A ball of fire fly towards Hu Li fast and furious. The rats scream and run in all directions while Hu Li laugh. The ball transform before hitting the ground. Fei land gently on the ground and appears in his splendour appearances. He sit down on the ground after he see Hu Li who is laughing.
"Say why is it so funny with me coming to you in such a splendour style."
"No i am not laughing at that. Fei..."
She grab his hand. He can't contain his happiness for the first time she take the first step to hold his hand. He sweep his long hair back and look at her. The clouds in his eyes moves gently as everything Hu Li look into his eyes.
"Tell me what do you want to do."
"My new friends, you can all come out."
Fei is shock to see rats coming out of the tall grass. He can see some are spiritual rats and some are ordinary rats.
"I promise to grant them their wishes. Can you bring those ordinary rats to snowy land where they get endless supply of food. Dong wan and Yang Yang can take care of that. While the spiritually one, is it possible to bring them to the lotus pond to speed up their chances to become, like us?"
"The first request can be done. The second one, i have to see master's permission. Rats nature is unlike us. I have to check and see if there is other ways. I will bring them all to snowy land first."
"Who are the two who wants to follow me?"
Two rats jump around and run to her.
"What is your names?"
"Han Kong"
"Loon Tong!"
"My new friends, you do know that if you follow me, you will need to help me in the city Yamen's work."
The two rats jump around in joy. She continue to laugh and look at Fei. Both of them stand up. Fei command to open up a portal. The rats all follow him into the portal and soon it disappeared. She pick up the two rats and stroll back to the city. After awhile, she look up the sky, the fireball fly pass, the first request is done.