19~Turning Point
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"Come back with me. You are homesick too, aren't you? Your family is still waiting for you~" Lan Yi spoke in a kind tone to entice the cat-eared girl.

"I... I... ..... Mew I want to stay with this gentleman," The cat-eared girl's little face showed a few hints of red, like a small apple that people want to bite on.

“WTF I'm not running a pet store, and I don’t need to raise a cat. I can't feed myself let alone feed a cat?” Ji Bai thought in his mind.

"Well! I think you shouldn't keep your family waiting,kitten .... Little girl, I think you should let them take you home, right? Apart from that man with glasses, this sister should not harm you." Ji Bai said hurriedly.

"Hey hey! Young man, what do you mean?"

"Listen to me ah. After all, human society is dangerous for you. It is safer for you to go back to your hometown. Think of your parents, perhaps they are worried about your safety at home at the moment." Completely ignoring Lin Tuo, who jumped up in protest, Ji Bai leaned down and said to her in a serious manner.

"Meow~... I don't have parents anymore..." The cat-eared girl's two little ears drooped helplessly, her little face filled with dismay.

".... Sorry." Looking at the downcast cat in front of him, Ji Bai realized he had said something wrong, and his eyes took on an extra hint of gloom.

"Child, what is your name?" Lan Yi gently stroked the cat-eared girl's head.

"Kerr ....."

"Kerr is it? Okay, Kerr, since you don't want to go back to your hometown, will you come back to the headquarters with me?" Lan Yi released her maternal tenderness and spoke.

Kerr blinked her big watery eyes, looked at Lan Yi, and then looked at Ji Bai at the side. She lowered her head without speaking.

"It looks like this girl really likes you so much ....." Lan Yi sighed and slowly stood up, rubbing her temples with a little bit trouble.

"Then, allow me to confirm once again, teenager. Do you really have no intention of joining the Moon Knights? With both compassion and courage, perhaps, you will find your own creed in life." Lan Yi seems to be a person who doesn’t like to get tangled up in all sorts of ways, seemingly for the sake of Kerr's difficult to approach strangers, throwing an invitation to Ji Bai once again .

"It's difficult, but I'm going to refuse again." Ji Bai said calmly as usual.

In fact, the factor that prompted him to refuse was not only his current embarrassing status, but also his former creed.

From their introduction, Ji Bai could hear that the Moon Knights were all equal, which meant that they were likely to help the demon species as they did today, and might even clash with other knights in some cases. In this regard, the Moon Knights has zero tolerance for demon species, apart from a few essentical basis of knights, and is willing to heal a wounded demon species rather than hurting it.

Even if it is true that they follow the knight's creed as Lan Yi said, so how about? The main purpose of the Moon Knights clashed with the rest of the Knights alone, even with the spirit of Ji Bai’s own creed. Besides, although Ji Bai didn't think the creed of the Moon Knights was wrong, he doesn’t have the sense to fight against humans for demon species.

For a time Ji Bai felt ambivalent, and thus declined the invitation twice.

"Well then, we'll figure it out. Young man, you go first." Lan Yi was not surprised. She simply nodded before turning her attention to Kerr.

"Meow meow meow~" It seemed that Kerr didn't want to make Ji Bai feel difficult. She didn't say anything more, but the loss on her little face couldn't be hidden.

Ji Bai took a deep look at Kerr, who was sitting on a ragged cotton jacket, before shifting his gaze to Lan Yi. ".... Please."

"Don't worry, it's our duty." Lan Yi said indifferently.

Ji Bai nodded, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley. He did not know what to say in the end, but felt a little complicated mood.

Ji Bai shook off his head, and put these emotions out of his mind. He has delayed too much time. The next step, he had to think about how to find a job.

"Yi .... Lan Yi ah, why do not you finish the benefits of our Knights?" Lin Tuo quietly came up.

"? Did I leave anything out?" Lan Yi looked at Lin Tuo somewhat strangely.

"Of course, you forgot a lot! Besides, you forgot to mention the most important part of our benefits!" Lin Tuo said very seriously. "You forgot to tell him about the welfare of our group! Not only do we have a fixed monthly allowance, but also we have five insurance and one financial fund ah! So important, how can you forget it?"

Ji Bai don't know if Lin Tuo was intentional or not, because he said it very loudly.

"What did I think it was .... How could a warm-hearted knight care about such small benefits........"

"Hmm??! What did you guys just say?!" Before Lan Yi finished her words, Ji Bai who was about to walk out of the entrance of the alley turned around suddenly and stared at her with a hopeful face.

". Hmm? ..... Warm-hearted..."

"No! The previous sentence!"

"The previous sentence?" Lan Yi froze, the present Ji Bai’s performance was quite different from that before, as if he were a hungry and poor dog which was begging for food.

"Every month a knight will have a monthly fixed allowance, and have five insurance and one housing fund..."

"Yes! That's the sentence! Why didn't you say so earlier?! ...... How much was the allowance?" Ji Bai came up with a flattering face, which his behavior was totally different from that before.

"With two adults, one month’s allowance is still left." Lin Tuo interjected and explained.

"Deal! It's a deal! OK! Is the agreement to join the group signed or drawn?" Ji Bai patted his chest, which looked like a leader.

".....? You just refused twice." Lan Yi was surprised by Ji Bai's change of attitude.

"Hey, that's because you didn't make it clear! I thought you were the kind of cult that brainwashed poor workers to work for you for free, but now this is not clear? Hey hey the misunderstanding has cleared up now! By the way, where is the contract? Let me sign it quickly!" Ji Bai looked like he couldn't wait.

"........" Without any reason, now Lan Yi has the urge to regret.