Chapter 26 Cat Steals the House
The coldness and vigilance in Youyou's eyes melted away like ice and snow, and were replaced by incredible surprise.
The threatening growl in its throat instantly turned into an excited whimper that changed its tone: "Meow--Woo!" The strong body was like a white lightning, and it suddenly pounced into Bai Qingchen's open arms!
The huge impact force made Bai Qingchen stagger and almost fall to the ground.
He hugged the big ball of fur tightly in his arms, and the ball was shaking with excitement.
Yoyo's big head was desperately trying to push into his arms, making extremely aggrieved whimpers in his throat, and his wet nose kept rubbing against his cheeks and neck.
The hot tongue with barbs licked his chin and ears again and again, with such force that it was a little painful, but full of joy of regaining what had been lost.
Bai Qingchen felt itchy and painful when it licked him, but his heart was softened and his eyes were hot.
He hugged Yoyo tightly back, his fingers sinking deeply into its thick, fluffy neck fur, feeling the familiar breath that was as warm as the sun.
"Woo... Woo... Aqing! Aqing." Yoyo was so excited that he was incoherent, conveying his emotions using the spirit beast's thoughts that only Bai Qingchen could understand.
"Four hundred years! Where have you been? Don't you want to yoyo anymore? Or are there other cats outside?" Its mind was full of grievances and accusations, as well as strong jealousy.
Bai Qingchen was so surprised by its sudden accusation that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly stroked its fur to appease it: "There's no other cat, only you. I'm back this time."
He didn't dare mention the matter of ten taels at this time.
"The big wood is bad!" Youyou continued to complain, her mind full of resentment towards Mo Zhiyuan.
"He won't let me go find you! He even wants to send me back to the Holy Mountain! I don't want that! I want to wait for A-Qing to come back!"
"He doesn't even give me anything delicious to eat. He just stays in seclusion every day. It's boring to death!" It described itself as a poor little thing that was being mistreated.
Bai Qingchen laughed and gently pinched its thick pads.
He knew Mo Zhiyuan. Although he seemed cold, he actually had an extraordinary sense of responsibility towards human existence.
It hummed and turned over, revealing its soft and warm belly. Its four paws faced the sky and it nudged Bai Qingchen with its big head.
Bai Qingchen looked at its defenseless, coquettish and naughty appearance, and the last trace of haze in his heart was dispelled.
In countless lazy afternoons in his previous life, he would read or take a nap with his head resting on Yoyo's soft belly.
He lay down obediently, resting his head on Yoyo's soft and thick belly hair.
The sunlight filtered through the branches of the ancient trees, casting dappled spots of light and enveloping them in warmth.
The familiar scent of Yoyo, like grass exposed to the sun, lingered at the tip of my nose, and the four hundred years of separation seemed like just a short dream.
The nerves that had been tense for a long time suddenly relaxed, and a feeling of fatigue came over me at the same time.
His consciousness gradually faded, and he fell into a deep sleep in this warm embrace. This was the most peaceful sleep he had had since his rebirth.
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Qingchen slowly woke up.
It was almost dusk, and the light in the small world on the top of the mountain became soft.
Yoyo was still being used as a pillow by him. When she saw him wake up, her emerald eyes immediately looked at him brightly, and a satisfied snoring sound came from her throat.
"I have to go back, yo yo." Bai Qingchen sat up and rubbed its big head. "If I disappear for too long, people will get suspicious."
"No!" Youyou immediately turned over and blocked his way with his huge body, his mind filled with anxiety and reluctance, "I'm not leaving! Stay with you! This is your home!"
Bai Qingchen hugged its big head helplessly: "My status is different now. As a disciple of Hanyuan Peak, I have to return to my residence on the mountainside. Once I'm settled, I'll find a way to come see you, okay?"
Yoyo's big ears drooped in frustration, and her green eyes were watery and full of grievance: "The mountainside is so far away, and it's so cold outside. Yoyo wants to go down with you! I have to protect Aqing."
Bai Qingchen looked at its huge body and said in embarrassment: "If you follow me down like this, the whole Hanyuan Peak will explode. It's too conspicuous."
Yoyo tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
There was a flash of white light on its body, and its huge body quickly shrank, and its fluffy hair became soft and smooth.
In the blink of an eye, the majestic Snow Shadow Leopard Cat disappeared, replaced by a small, furry, round white cat the size of a palm.
It lightly jumped into Bai Qingchen's open palm, rubbing its little head against his fingers affectionately, thinking proudly: "This way it won't be noticeable, Yoyo can become smaller!"
Bai Qingchen's heart melted at its cuteness. Looking at the mini Yoyo in his palm, which looked exactly the same as in his memory when it was young, how could he bear to refuse it?
He carefully picked up the shrunken Yoyo and put it in the lapel of his shirt, leaving only its tiny head sticking out.
"Okay, little ancestor, I'll take you down the mountain."
He touched its little nose, and Yoyo immediately made a satisfied meow, rubbed its little head against his chest, and found a comfortable position to nestle.
When he reached the edge of the barrier, Bai Qingchen was planning to make another small hole, but Youyou in his arms just lazily raised his little paws and pointed at the invisible barrier.
The powerful barrier actually rippled like water waves, silently cracking a door. Bai Qingchen understood. It seemed that Mo Zhiyuan was afraid that Youyou would be too bored staying in the barrier, so he gave Youyou the permission to enter and exit freely.
The man and the cat easily passed through the barrier and returned to the cold outside world. Bai Qingchen had just walked down the mountain path for a short distance when he ran into Chen Yi who was on his way to the warehouse.
It's rare to see Chen Yi sober and not drunk.
"Hey! Junior Brother Bai! I haven't seen you for an entire afternoon and I thought you... Huh?!" Chen Yi's voice suddenly stopped.
His eyes were wide open, staring at the furry little white head sticking out from Bai Qingchen's chest, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.
"This...this...this...Junior Brother Bai, you have this in your arms...this...this..."
He talked for a long time but didn't say the rest of the words, and the expression on his face was wonderful.
At this time, two more heads popped out from the side. They were the other two outer disciples, Chen Fugui and Zhang Ping, who were obviously also attracted by Chen Yi's movements.
When they saw the little white cat in Bai Qingchen's arms, squinting its eyes and licking its paws comfortably, their eyes almost popped out.
"Oh my god! Junior Brother Bai...Bai! You...you carried Master Xueyin down...down!" Zhang Ping stammered, his voice changing tone.
"Oh my God! It really is the one raised by Sword Master! How come it...it has become so small, and...so..." Li Fugui looked at the soft and harmless kitten, and thought of its usual majestic appearance. He couldn't bring himself to say the word "docile".
Everyone knows that the cat raised by Sword Master has a very bad temper. It will bare its teeth at anyone who gets close to it except Sword Master, and its cultivation level is frighteningly high!
Bai Qingchen felt his scalp tingling when he saw the three people's expressions as if they had seen a ghost. He explained with a stiff face: "Uh... brothers, you have misunderstood. I picked this up in the mountains... uh... I thought it was cute, so..." He tried to hide Yoyo in his arms.
"Picked it up?" Li Fugui pointed at Yoyo and then pointed in the direction of the peak, his voice full of absurdity.
"Junior Brother Bai, everyone on Hanyuan Peak knows Master Xueyin, who was raised by the Sword Master."
"Meow~" As if to confirm Li Fugui's words, or as if to deliberately make trouble, the mini Yoyo nestled in Bai Qingchen's arms raised its head at the right time.
She called out in a delicate voice to the three stunned people, and even stuck out her pink little tongue to lick Bai Qingchen's chin.
The little tail was wagging comfortably, and it looked like it was being spoiled to the point of being lawless.
This expression and voice are completely different from its usual cold and fierce image!
Chen Yi and the other two disciples were completely petrified on the spot, their mouths wide open enough to fit an egg in. The impact was too great!
They were often fooled by this living Buddha.
"Junior Brother Bai...Junior Brother Bai..." Chen Yi swallowed hard and looked at Bai Qingchen with eyes full of admiration.
The voice carried a complex meaning that I understood, I understood it all: "You... you're awesome! I surrender! You're the first one on Hanyuan Peak who dares to take Master Xueying for a stroll like a kitten!"
He held it in for a long time before finally uttering a single word, "I admire you! I really admire you!"
The other two disciples also came to their senses, and the shock on their faces turned into uncontrollable laughter and mischief.
"Junior Brother Bai, take it easy! If Sword Master comes out of seclusion and finds out you've kidnapped his cat..."
"That's right, Master Xueying looks like this... Tsk tsk, Junior Brother Bai has some tricks up his sleeve!"
Bai Qingchen was speechless. Looking at Youyou in his arms, who was pretending to be innocent but actually wagging her tail proudly, he felt the veins on his forehead throbbing.
This was a situation he couldn't clear even if he jumped into the Yellow River! He could only endure the knowing mocking gazes of the three people, holding this hot potato in his arms, and walked quickly towards his own courtyard.
I could still faintly hear their hushed gossip behind me.
Return to the cold stone house and close the door.
Bai Qingchen took the shrunken Yoyo out of his arms, placed it on the hard bed, and tapped its forehead unhappily: "You did it on purpose!"
Yoyo immediately turned over, revealing her soft little belly, with her four paws facing the sky, looking at him with her watery green eyes.
Its thoughts were full of innocence: "Meow? Yoyo just likes Aqing, they are making a fuss!" As it said that, it stretched out its pink little tongue and tentatively licked Bai Qingchen's fingers.
Bai Qingchen was so annoyed by its appearance that he lost all his temper. He sighed and didn't bother to care about it anymore.
Looking at Yoyo's expectant eyes, his mind moved slightly, and a faint light flashed on his body, and he turned back into the blue-eyed white cat again.
Yoyo's eyes lit up, and he immediately came over, circled around Baibai twice, and rubbed his head against him affectionately.
Then, it stretched out its pink tongue with tiny barbs and began to lick Bai Qingchen's fur seriously.
The movements were gentle and delicate. It remembered very clearly that Aqing used to help it comb its hair, saying that it was very comfortable. Now it can also help Aqing!
Bai Qingchen felt the warm and moist touch, as well as Youyou's cautious strength, and his heart softened.
He lay there quietly, enjoying this long-lost intimate time that belonged only to him and Yoyo.
Yoyo licked with great devotion, as if she wanted to make up for the past four hundred years.
However, at a certain moment, Bai Qingchen's mind inexplicably flashed a picture of another white fur ball, Shiliang, rolling on his legs angrily and protesting why it could lick him but he couldn't.
He quickly shook his head to suppress this dangerous thought. The cat's life was more important, and he couldn't afford to offend the jealous one.
The days seem to be stagnant, but they are quietly moving forward.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day to go to Wendao Peak to listen to lectures at the beginning of each month.
Bai Qingchen straightened his robe, and Youyou skillfully shrank and slipped into the inner pocket of his chest, revealing only two curious green eyes.
One man and one cat boarded a crane heading to the main peak.
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