Tabby Cat
This time when she went to Wuhua City again, it was obvious that there were people walking around the mansion at night. After asking around, Gui Yao learned that since Lu Qingshan went to the capital, the control of Wuhua Mansion had returned to the court.
The inn was not safe, so Guiyao stayed in the same small residence as before.
Pushing open the door and looking at the no longer glorious night market on the long street, Gui Yao suddenly remembered the night when she was frightened by the sound of fire.
I don’t know how Ren Beixi is doing.
Jiang Gu pulled her sleeve with some concern.
"Yaoyao...will I really not be discovered if I do this?"
"There's a risk, so once we reunite with my husband, we'll quickly return to Xianyu City." Gui Yao looked at the room, which had clearly been tidied up. She closed the door, went to the well to fetch some water, and said in a deep voice, "It would be difficult to hide the missing queen."
"But now, you are just an orphan I rescued in Wuhua City."
Jiang Gu lowered his eyes for a while, then smiled, moved from the door into the room, and leisurely helped Gui Yao pack her bag.
A pill was handed to her.
"If you take it for a long time, the side effects will be severe. Are you sure you're okay with it?"
"It's too risky to put on dark makeup. It's okay. My health isn't as bad as it appears. I'll wait until I'm well and then..."
Jiang Gu paused.
Guiyao brought the basin of water and took a closer look, only to find that she had turned over the painting of washing feet. The beauty in the painting was clear and graceful. Under the candlelight, only those who were familiar with each other could vaguely see the similar eyebrows and eyes of the two.
Gao Shun did not like others talking about or spying on his queen.
Jiang Gu did not reach out to touch the scroll, but he still felt a little sad in his heart.
"Since he ascended the throne, I haven't seen him recite poetry or paint again."
"It was difficult for him to live."
She thought to herself, yes, those paintings and love poems were just to thank her for a meal in prison. She was originally the daughter of the Li family, and was about to get married when she was almost of age. However, because the rumor in the market spread that she had an affair with the unpopular Seventh Prince, her reputation was ruined.
Gui Yao didn't know about this, and she didn't recognize Li Jiao at that time.
But the trust that Li Jiao revealed when they first met was playing tricks on her mind day and night. When she knew the conditions for completing the main task of raising birds, she resolutely began to plan and lay out her plans.
As for the plan between the two kings and their ministers.
While in prison, she tried her best to learn about the relevant plans, and then offered suggestions to fill in the gaps, making this already precise and rigorous division of labor even more solid.
If nothing unexpected happens, we will hear news from the capital at noon tomorrow.
That night, there were no clouds after the rain.
Without the ghost market as a cover, the empty roof really made it impossible to fall asleep. Although Ren Beixi's secret guards were guarding outside the door, Gui Yao still decided to go out under the cover of night.
Shen Xiaoyuan was left by her with Jiang Gu.
After finally being able to travel alone, Guiyao walked into a teahouse where storytelling was being performed, holding a paper umbrella. There were few customers there, and the waiter came over with a handkerchief in his hand and served her tea with a smile.
The paper umbrella was placed beside him.
The waiter smiled and said, "You have come at the right time, young lady. The lecturer is currently discussing the secrets of the capital."
Guiyao lowered her veil.
He pushed out two copper coins with his index finger and just sat there, waiting for the gentleman in the audience to start the show, fanning himself.
Next to her sat a pair of young men. The boy squinted his eyes and leaned against the girl's chest, whispering, "Sister, what kind of drama is going to happen today? You dare to choose to tell it during curfew?"
The girl pushed him: "If you don't want to listen, just leave! I'm here alone!"
When the words fell, Guiyao pursed her lips slightly under the curtain. What, was he choosing her?
"My dear sister, I am the dumbest. I will feed you tea."
"Don't shout..."
"Besides, there's no such thing as a curfew nowadays. There hasn't been a curfew since ancient times. It was all decided by that adult."
Suddenly, the wake-up stick in the lobby was hit, startling Guiyao who was eavesdropping.
She and the two men looked down together.
The storyteller wasn't the aged old man she'd imagined, but a rather young, handsome scholar. He explained carefully, "Today's tea is cinnamon dragon pearl tea from the sacred mountain of Yucheng. It has a cinnamon aroma and is quite astringent, perhaps too astringent. I'm afraid the anecdote I'm about to share will be just as astringent."
That autumn night was just like this night.
The ancient monster was named Que, who liked surplus and floods. It was said that there was an emperor named Xun Di, who was kind and powerful, wise and trustworthy. He developed water conservancy projects to benefit the people.
So Que fell into the palace from the cloud and rain in displeasure.
"Everyone, listen carefully. This demon beast has the body of an ox, the head of a phoenix, five horns and a tail, green feathers and a white beak. However, after it leans over, its magical power is greatly lost, and its body can only transform into a green bird, floating beside the person leaning over."
"Who did he lean over, then?"
"Of course it's Emperor Xun."
This Emperor Xun was quite interesting. He almost died in a double tragedy when he was born. Rumor has it that he survived because of the virtue of his mother. Therefore, the fourteenth prince was abandoned in the deep palace since he was young. Fortunately, he was unwilling to live like this. He planned for many years and finally inherited the throne.
The storyteller laughed and said, "You are about to say it. How could a useless prince like him win?"
"Of course, this Emperor Xun personally killed his twelve brothers and even hung the former crown prince's head at the Meridian Gate for seven days until it rotted. However, this Emperor Xun later benefited the people and left a good reputation for eternity."
"It is thanks to his descendants that the world has forgotten the truth about this demon beast."
Guiyao paused slightly while drinking tea.
She sat on the second floor, listening in on all directions. Most of the already sparse guests left because of the horrifying content. The two young men sitting next to her did the same. They said it was too dark and wanted to go home early, muttering something about bad luck.
When the story was almost over, it seemed that Guiyao was the only one left in the teahouse.
Gui Yao was aware of the storyteller's sarcastic remarks, but it was just a casual chat after dinner. The story of Emperor Xun and the monster was probably spreading like wildfire in the capital and its surrounding areas.
Ren Beixi acted cautiously, and she believed that the news that would reach Wuhua City tomorrow would be as she expected.
She wasn't sleepy, so she waited diligently until the Emperor finished speaking, then applauded earnestly. The waiter in front of her was clearing away the tea utensils and said apologetically, "People in the city still don't dare to listen to this. I hope I didn't disturb your pleasure."
As the only spectator, Guiyao just held the umbrella handle and wanted to roll up her sleeves and leave.
"Wait a minute."
The voice is clear and sharp.
Guiyao didn't want to stay any longer, but when she was going downstairs, a kitten came and rubbed against her feet, meowing.
etc.
This cat looks familiar.
But not all tabby cats in the world look the same. The kitten in front of her is one that has been raised very well. Since she traveled through time, Guiyao has never seen such a chubby kitten except Miaomiao. Why does it look so familiar?
It was during this moment of distraction that the storyteller who had just spoken was already standing in front of Guiyao. He squatted down and easily picked up the tabby cat, shouting, "Bug! You're running around again!"
Guiyao narrowed her eyes.
"Excuse me, sir, this kitten..."
"Chong Chong is a kitten my brother entrusted to me. He's just as smart as he is, but for some reason, he accidentally fell from a building a few years ago. Although he didn't have any other problems, he's become incredibly clumsy, like a completely different cat."
The speed of answering questions is comparable to that of memorizing the answers.
The deeper the cat love, the more severe the criticism.
Gui Yao leaned forward slightly and touched the kitten's head. The more she looked at it, the more familiar it looked. However, no matter how she called the kitten in her heart, the kitten ignored her and did not respond to her voice. She touched the kitten's big feet, thought about it, and wanted to call out the system.
But the system laughed muffledly: "Look familiar? If you can't remember it today, I won't let you leave."
As soon as the words fell from her mind, she saw the fat tabby cat jump off the storyteller's legs and land sideways at Guiyao's feet.
Gui Yao squatted down slightly, stretched out her hand, gently stroked the back of the tabby cat, and then silently pinched the cat's hind legs along the spine. The kitten did not dodge at all, but just stretched out its hind legs easily, and shook its short tail.
Male cat, tabby cat, with a broken tail.
This was clearly the cat that fell from the building and that she rescued the night before she traveled through time three years ago.
Gui Yao was slightly startled, and the fur in her palm rolled around. Seeing that she didn't move, she couldn't help but lick it with her barbed tongue. Just as she touched it, she heard the system clear its throat: "Ahem, yes, that's right, the cat you saved is it, and it's me too."
"I was originally a little wild cat. I was blessed with the guidance of Heaven and was reborn several times in this era. I am quite old and blessed with life. However, in this life, there are many people I care about."
Gui Yao was slightly startled, and felt that the voice of the system in her mind suddenly fell back on the cat in her palm.
The moment the tabby cat stood up, the surprised storyteller beside her kept her original posture and stopped moving. She followed the cat's footsteps and walked out of the awning of the teahouse. When she opened the umbrella, she saw that there was no rain on the tabby cat's furry body.
It turned around and meowed at Guiyao.
Gui Yao suddenly realized that what she should listen to now was the voice of this little kitten.
"The Heavenly Dao governs countless worlds. This world was created solely for a cat like me. But He forgot that all living things will have delusions. As long as there are delusions, this world will never be the same again."
"After several lifetimes, I started out as a kitten, and later wanted to become a demon beast."
"My first time as a human being, I had a heavy responsibility."
"It's just that the price of delusion came too quickly. That epidemic was a punishment from heaven. I can't control this world, nor can I control everyone I care about: Pinyue, Jiuchong, my brother, and you."
The tabby cat led Guiyao down the mountain step by step, and Guiyao accompanied him step by step, listening to him finish this long story.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Guiyao could no longer only hear the faint sounds of mice, but also many other things: budding dewdrops, the beginning of all things, the first ray of sunlight in the morning, and the questions that had been lingering in her heart for a long time.
"Am I Guiyao?" she whispered.
Her moist almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly, and the scar on the palm of her hand made her memories of many years clearer. In an instant, perhaps because of the system's confession, many young faces she had seen flashed through her mind, including the young face of the silly girl from the Gui family.
"Of course I am Guiyao, but I don't understand why you chose me."
The tabby cat was a little surprised.
"Because you are Guiyao, I choose you!"
Gui Yao seemed to hear a playful moment that belonged only to the Changsheng kitten. Ren Zhong smiled and said, "What would these worlds become without you? Do you want to hear it?"
Guiyao shook her head.
"Thank you for letting me have many things that I didn't have in my previous life."
Ren Zhong angrily bent the tip of his tail into a question mark.
"Alright, the last side quest is almost complete. Once you've collected the mind-reading notes, they'll still be in your mind. It's up to you whether you want to read minds from now on."
"Whether you want to stay in this world that belongs to you is up to you to decide."
Little Lihua jumped on his paws and when he turned around, he saw Guiyao's eyes were rarely red and he was a little at a loss for a moment.
"Don't cry... No one is here to comfort you." Ren Zhong was a little conflicted about whether he should tell her the outcome of what happened in the capital, but suddenly he realized that the guy in front of him who was wiping his tears had heard it.
Gui Yao was somewhat helpless: "Let me help you fulfill your wish, or save the world."
"Why are you still allocating binding objects?"
The tabby cat said nothing, but just wagged its tail back and forth.
"I've been to Tiandao and seen that you and Ren Beixi are a match made in heaven, destined to be husband and wife. But if you had followed your original destiny, you would have gone to Jiuchong to regain your soul, left home to go north to do business, saved the defeated General Ren, and then had a shocking and tragic love affair."
"Why not just find you a relative, meow~"
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