The recently begun daily treatments of Yangzhouman have only helped to shore up his vision and his appetite a little so far, so Li Lianhua has indeed not gotten particularly far by the time Cat's shout follows him. Huli Jing is enthusiastically bounding ahead, always happy to play a game of Everybody Run Somewhere, and catches up to his master easily.

Li Lianhua pauses without turning around, and sighs when he sees his dog. What did he say about letting him run around outside? It's not hard to guess what has Cat rattled now, but he isn't really keen on being questioned about his motives. No, it's not a trick, it's not a trap, it's not blackmail, he doesn't expect to gain anything somehow. But what can he say that will even be believed?

"Young man, you shouldn't be running around outside either," he sighs again once the boy is close enough. This can't be good for his lungs.