Chapter 27 Cub

Qing Bai sat on the ground and looked into the eyes of a black cat as if possessed by some mysterious force, until Qi Xiaopang ran upstairs wailing and broke the somewhat strange atmosphere between the man and the cat.

"Brother, brother, brother, are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?!" Qi Xiaopang knelt down beside Qing Bai with a plop, pretending to cry, "We can discuss everything. If you have anything that bothers you, tell me, brother! Please don't be so upset! Let's talk about it again, let's talk about it again..."

Qing Bai sat on the ground without moving, quietly waiting for the second half of his sentence which was obviously not a good thing.

"Besides, it's only one floor high. Even if we fall, we'll only break our arms and legs... Why bother?"

Qing Bai was mentally prepared, but the dignified and elegant black cat twitched its ears and flicked its tail. However, the sky was dark, and its fur was also dark, so it was hard to make out the expression on the cat's face...

Qing Bai didn't think there was anything wrong with him trying to see the expression on a cat's face, and he even felt a little regretful.

"...Humans really aren't worth it! And even if you're not human, you'll always be my brother! My dear brother!"

"My feet are just numb." Qing Bai tried to interrupt Qi Xiaopang's mumbling.

Qi Xiaopang didn't believe it immediately. Instead, he asked suspiciously, "Then what are you doing sitting on the terrace?"

Qing Bai was silent for a moment before blurting out in a bad tone, "Let the wind blow and relax."

After saying that, he added, as if to avoid being believed, "I've lived for over twenty years and suddenly changed my race. I'm in a bad mood."

...Anyway, it's impossible to say that he's waiting for someone's reply with this silly look.

Qi Xiaopang was skeptical: "Oh... Then next time when you're in a bad mood and want to relax in the fresh air, don't sit on the side."

The black cat, which had been silent all this time, suddenly meowed twice.

This cat is handsome and has a special voice. It is completely different from those little kittens out there who have a coquettish voice and try to get food and drink when they have a disagreement, or those little kittens who meow with a pinched throat and artificial sweetener sound. This little voice is hoarse and low, and quite textured.

…I just heard it inexplicably in a different tone. What does it mean – “Be careful, little cub”?

Who is the little cub? Who is the little cub?

Qing Bai's eyes widened slightly, and for a moment he didn't know whether to dwell on this inexplicable name or this all too familiar voice...

"Huh? Where did this little kitten come from?" Qi Xiaopang finally spotted the black cat in the dark. He carefully turned on the flashlight on his phone and shone it over there. The strong light suddenly exposed the cat's location. The cat didn't run away, but just squatted there quietly. Every fluffy hair exuded calmness and elegance.

"Holy crap! This cat is so handsome! What breed is it?"

Qing Bai narrowed his eyes, and a barely perceptible arc appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Come to think of it, this cat just saved my life..."

As he said that, he stood up and took a step forward. The black cat did not hide, but just looked at him with its head tilted up. It was not known whether the cat was brave because of its skill or because it believed that the man in front of it would not hurt it.

Qing Bai really wouldn't hurt it. He bent down, and his pale, bloodless hand tentatively reached out towards the black cat's head—'Da'

When there was only the last palm's distance left, the black cat, which had been neither dodging nor evading, silently raised a claw and gently pressed it on Qing Bai's fingertip... It was just the pad of flesh, and the sharp claw did not pop out.

The black cat pressed Qing Bai's finger with one paw, then tilted its head slightly, and its deep eyes looked at Qing Bai quietly, tolerant and gentle, as if saying: That's enough, you can't come any closer.

With graceful movements and elegant posture, it is truly a gentleman among cats.

Qing Bai nodded thoughtfully, then turned his wrist and picked up the gentleman cat... really, he picked it up, holding his arm with one hand and his butt with the other.

Not to mention, this cat is not really a 'small' cat. Even without that beautiful fluffy tail, it is longer and heavier than Qing Bai's arm, and he almost couldn't hold it.

The black cat seemed to be startled by Qing Bai's sudden action. It did not resist at all during the whole process and was as obedient as a fake cat. It was not until its paws were pinched and placed on its thin shoulders that it suddenly realized that it was being held in the arms of the person in front of it. Its colorless pupils suddenly shrank, and it kicked its hind legs to jump out - its two hind paws were also pinched.

The person holding it gently shook it twice, then lowered his head and rubbed the top of its head with his thin chin, saying softly: "Don't make trouble..."

The cat stopped moving, and its pupils, which had shrunk to the size of needles, suddenly became round, making it look even more like a fake cat than before.

Fat Qi, who had witnessed the entire kidnapping process, held up his phone with a complicated look in his eyes: "Brother... what are you doing?"

Qing Bai held the black cat, which was as stiff as a sculpture, and said with a cheerful smile, "I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, except to repay you with my own body."

The sculpture cat's ears trembled, but it still did not struggle.

...Is this the cat promising the man or the man promising the cat?

Xiaopang didn’t know and didn’t dare to ask.

Qi Xiaopang felt that Brother Qing, who was only a whistle away from the little gangster during the day, was back again... It was an illusion, it must be an illusion!

Qi Xiaopang secretly spit twice in his heart, and then actively tried to find excuses for Qing Bai's unusual behavior: "I couldn't find the cat during the day, and the cat found me at night. It's fate! This cat is so handsome, it must be very good at catching mice! Our little chicken is saved!"

In the end, Qi Xiaopang had really convinced himself. Their family was in need of a cat! The whole thing about pledged love was just a joke! ...

Qing Bai held the cat and glanced at Qi Xiaopang calmly: "You have to save your own chicks yourself. It's none of my cat's business."

You cat? Is this your cat?

Qi Xiaopang was shocked: "Brother, you want me to catch mice???"

Qing Bai thought for two seconds and said seriously, "It's not impossible if you want."

The black cat tilted its head inward, its whiskers trembling slightly, as if... it was laughing.

Qing Bai hugged the cat tighter.

Qi Xiaopang looked at Qing Bai, who was holding the cat tightly, with dead eyes. Now he no longer felt that his brother Qing was a hooligan who kidnapped a pretty kitten... He was clearly a tyrant whose mind was bewildered by beauty!

But what could he do? He could only smile and forgive His Majesty Qing Bai.

The loyal Eunuch Qi smiled in a fawning and humble manner, and changed the subject in a pinched voice: "...Want a midnight snack, Your Majesty?"

Qing Bai pinched the cat's paw and shook his head, saying absentmindedly: "No, my dear, please leave. I want to go to bed."

Qi Xiaopang gasped. His brother actually acted with him? A rare sight in four years! Was having a cat really such a positive thing?

Qi Xiaopang continued his performance tentatively: "Tonight... the noble lady Cat will sleep with you?"

Qing Bai said seriously, "It's the Cat Queen."

The black cat suddenly raised its head, and its wet nose hit Qing Bai's cheek. Although the force was very light, the cat still didn't dare to move for a moment... Qing Bai smiled, tilted his head and pressed it against the cat's cheek, looking like a fool who was addicted to petting the cat and couldn't extricate himself.

Eunuch Qi couldn't bear to watch and earnestly advised: "Your Majesty! This is against the rules! The noble cat hasn't been bathed, dewormed, or vaccinated yet, how can she serve you in bed? How about—"

"It doesn't matter." Qing Bai said calmly, "I'm not a human anyway."

Qi Xiaopang: “…” How do you want me to respond to this?

Speaking of which, Lingxi is technically considered a beast. I wonder if it needs deworming or vaccinations...

The underworld should have complete supporting facilities and procedures...right?

…

After watching Qi Xiaopang go downstairs with a lot of questions in his mind, Qing Bai carried the black cat into the room, then closed the door with his backhand. After closing the door, he did not put the cat down, locked the window, and then sat down on the edge of the bed and put the black cat on his knees... Of course, the cat's paws were still held.

Qing Bai smiled and looked at the black cat. Just when the black cat couldn't help but want to turn its head away from his sight, Qing Bai suddenly said, "So it's a light gold color... It's really beautiful."

This color is like amber, and sometimes like gold. It is obviously light and faint, not gorgeous or strong, but when it is on him, it seems... divine.

It doesn't really look like a cat's eyes.

Of course it's not just cat's eyes.

The smile on Qing Bai's face deepened, looking at the big black cat who was obviously at a loss but still squatting on his lap with elegance, he really wanted to kiss him, or scratch his chin like a real kitten, rub his belly, knead his ears and pat his butt... But thinking of his temper, he held back and just watched silently.

The black cat moved its claws unconsciously.

The man's gaze didn't seem like he was looking at a cat, but rather like he was looking at a person, a person of the same height and intelligence as him.

The black cat lowered its eyes, but this shouldn't be...

The black cat opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, a cold hand gently covered it. The man in front of him had lost his smile at some point, and his dark eyes stared straight at him. His voice was light and frail, even thinner than his body: "Okay, break time, no talking allowed."

After saying that, he hugged the cat, closed his eyes and lay back without turning off the light, and fell asleep straight away.

This reaction was really unnatural. The black cat was held down by the two skinny arms for a long time before it raised its claws and took a step back.

Qing Bai's black eyelashes moved, but she didn't open them.

Fortunately, the black cat didn't want to run away. After taking that step back, it squatted quietly beside the person who was not sure whether he was really sleeping or pretending to sleep, with its cat eyes half closed, wondering what he was thinking about.

A few seconds later, the arm that had just dodged came over again, but this time it didn't pinch the paw nor hug it forcefully. It just loosely embraced it halfway, and the slightly cold skin gently touched the soft cat fur.

The black cat looked at the pale and calm face beside it with its eyes closed, sighed softly, and moved its big fluffy tail away from its clasped front paws, gently covering the arm that was embracing it like a small blanket.

Why is it always so cold...

Qing Bai's arms, with his eyes closed, suddenly felt warm, and then in just a few breaths, all the coldness on his body was driven away by the fur, leaving only fluffy warmth.

Surrounded by such warmth, with a handsome night watchman cat squatting beside you, even if you are pretending to sleep, you will actually fall asleep.

Qing Bai didn't hold on for long before his consciousness began to blur. Just before he completely fell into darkness, his fingers gently hooked the tip of the cat's tail...

The black cat, which was resting with its eyes closed, opened its golden eyes the moment the finger hooked up - no matter which clan, the tail is an absolutely sensitive part.

The black cat hesitated for a moment with its ears erect... and finally lay back down.

Forget it, why bother with a cub...it's still young.

Qing Bai finally fell asleep peacefully.