9 Chapter 9
◎The Mouse Awakens Its Intelligence◎
Chapter 9
When asked why the cat Ali had to show off to Ying Huai after catching a mouse, it was of course because the mouse smelled very delicious.
This is the first one it has caught that smells so good!
Now Ahri doesn't know what evolution is, nor does she know what awakening intelligence is, and she has no idea what the lowest-level demon is.
It only knew that this mouse was very difficult to catch, but it smelled good. It knew from the smell that this mouse must be delicious.
Because he had a good relationship with Ying Huai, it was natural for Ali to take the mouse to Ying Huai and show it off to him.
Ying Huai looked at the mouse that was placed beside his tree and was dying after being played with by Ali. The mouse had an aura similar to that of the little demons in the world of cultivation who had just awakened their intelligence.
This is a rat with great opportunities, but also has bad luck.
If Ali hadn't thought of showing him today, this demon rat with a great chance of becoming one would have died tonight.
Although the mouse was dying, after being placed next to Ying Huai, it instinctively opened its eyes and looked in Ying Huai's direction, as if confirming something.
Its intelligence has been awakened, and its brain has been turned into a mess by Ahri. When it sees Ying Huai, it still thinks he is a little demon like it, but relatively stronger.
Maybe it thought Ying Huai was of the same species as it, so it mustered up the strength to squeak twice in Ying Huai's direction, asking Ying Huai to run away. This cat was specifically blocking the mouse to eat it, and the mouse couldn't escape even if it ran. After it finished eating it, it would probably eat Ying Huai later.
Thinking of this, Shushu called out again in the direction of Ying Huai.
"What's this?"
Before Ying Huai could prepare anything, Tang Rufeng, who was sitting under the Ying Huai tree in a daze, heard the subtle sound, came back to his senses, looked at the mouse lying at Ali's feet, and frowned slightly.
He knew that it was cats' instinct to eat mice, but today he inexplicably felt that this mouse should not be eaten.
As Tang Rufeng spoke, he walked over to Ali and squatted down, reaching out to pick up the mouse at Ali's feet.
Ali was a little unhappy when he saw that this human who was locked up in the house every day wanted to snatch food from him. He stretched out his claws and stepped on Tang Rufeng's hand that was stretched out to the mouse, with a serious look in his eyes.
What? This human is locked up every day and has no food to eat, so he comes to compete with the cat for food.
When Ali thought of this, he swung his tail a few times in annoyance. He didn't want to give away such delicious food.
"Ahri, can I trade this mouse with you?"
When Tang Rufeng saw that his hand was stopped, he inexplicably understood what Ali meant, that he was not allowed to touch its food.
After saying this, he patted the dog next to him on the head, signaling it to go home.
Luo Luo has gotten used to it. Whenever his owner sends him home to get food, he turns around and glances at the tree trunk of the locust tree. Then his four paws move happily and he runs back home.
After a while, it came towards Tang Rufeng as usual, holding a stainless steel rice bowl in its mouth. When it got close, it put down the bowl and pushed it in front of Tang Rufeng, indicating that he should eat first.
This time Tang Rufeng did not refuse. Instead, he took the food bowl and placed it in front of Ali, motioning it to look at the bowl full of meat.
Ali hesitated for a moment to exchange the meat in the bowl for the mouse. After hearing Ying Huai say that he would give it a ball of pleasant and comfortable smell later, he decisively threw the mouse, which had no strength to move, in front of Tang Rufeng, and walked forward to eat the meat in the bowl.
Luo Luo, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded. His pot and his meat were all given away by his owner...
The dog is unhappy and even its tail won't wag.
As soon as Tang Rufeng held the mouse in his palm, the mouse trembled. It was not because it was afraid, but because the aura on Tang Rufeng was a little cold. It was caught off guard and felt the coldness.
Almost instinctively, the already scarce spiritual energy around the mouse began to swirl and spread from Tang Rufeng's palm to his entire body. Soon, the cold and ghostly energy remaining in Tang Rufeng's body turned into spiritual energy that could nourish his body.
This action almost killed the already dying mouse. If Ying Huai had not thrown a ball of spiritual energy at it at the critical moment, its newly awakened intelligence would have gone to hell because of this action.
Because it was acting instinctively, the mouse didn't realize how dangerous it was just now. After feeling the ball of spiritual energy that Ying Huai threw at it, it opened its little paws comfortably, and its dying state was relieved a lot.
When being carried away by Tang Rufeng, it squeaked in the direction of Ying Huai to express its gratitude.
Now its brain has recovered a little, and it knows that such a tall tree cannot be eaten by a cat. Instead, the spiritual ball that Ying Huai just gave it made it realize that Ying Huai is very strong and it doesn't need to worry.
Tang Rufeng had just walked some distance away when, as if reminded by the mouse, he remembered something and turned around to look at Ying Huai with some anticipation.
He didn't have to wait long before a small bunch of locust flowers fell from above him and landed directly on the palm of his hand holding the mouse. The off-white flowers contrasted with the gray fur of the mouse, showing an inexplicable harmony.
Perhaps it’s because they all have the same aura of white sheen.
As the sky brightened, Tang Rufeng changed his usual time and arrived home much earlier, which scared the two elderly people in the family. They thought something had happened to him.
After seeing clearly what he was holding in his hand, Grandma Tang almost jumped three feet high with her old arms and legs.
"Grandson, you like to raise this thing? Wait, wait, let your grandfather make a cage for it?"
Grandma Tang calmed her pounding heart and carefully made a proposal to Tang Rufeng.
Grandma Tang is very clean and takes great pains to keep the house clean so that there is no messy area for these small animals to live, because she is afraid of them.
Otherwise, she doesn't have mysophobia, so there's no need to be so diligent. Just keeping it clean is enough.
In the past, whenever a mouse entered the house, she would find a way to put up a mousetrap to block the way. Now, when she suddenly saw her grandson holding a mouse in his hands, she did not throw him out directly, but made a suggestion. This shows that she loves her grandson very much.
"Hmm? Oh, okay, I'll look for Grandpa."
Seeing that grandma was scared, Tang Rufeng finally realized that girls seemed to dislike this kind of small animal, so it was normal for grandma to be scared.
Thinking of this, he raised his hands higher, crossed the gate, and walked towards his grandfather, ready to show his grandfather the little mouse he brought back.
Because the mouse's previous instinctive spiritual energy had dissipated, Tang Rufeng felt much more relaxed and in better spirits.
He himself didn't notice it, but the old couple who had been paying attention to him since last night noticed it immediately.
The two thought that he was so happy because he saw the small animal he wanted to raise, so even though Grandma Tang was scared just now, she didn't show any intention of asking Tang Rufeng to throw the little mouse away.
"This thing is easy to take care of. Wait, grandpa will weave you a nice frame to use as a nest. It looks a little wilted, so feed it some food and it will recover slowly."
Grandpa Tang and Grandma Tang looked at each other, smiled, and took a look at the mouse in Tang Rufeng's hand. They agreed immediately and also asked how to raise the mouse.
They didn't care what Tang Rufeng was going to do, as long as he got better, even if he wanted to raise a dog at home, the two of them would go out and find a tank for the dog to live in.
To be honest, if Tang Rufeng hadn't grown up now and had his own values and code of conduct, and if the old couple had spoiled him so much when he was a child, he would probably have grown up in a wrong way.
Become a self-centered bully every day.
This is not impossible. When Tang Rufeng was on a mission outside before, he had seen such doting parents and the naughty children they let grow up.
But now, Tang Rufeng is so old, he has his own judgment. Now he just needs to enjoy the love of his grandparents and parents, and try to control himself not to do anything that will disappoint or sadden them.
Grandpa Tang moved quickly. After carefully observing the mouse in Tang Rufeng's hand, he turned around and picked out a frame from the ones he had woven before. He quickly wove a cover and put some cotton inside, making a shallow padding that was just enough for the mouse to live in without getting too hot.
"Let it stay here for now. During the day, I'll go to your uncle Changsen's house and get some sawdust he's shaved off. I'll use that to make a nest for it. It should like it."
As Grandpa Tang spoke, his eyes fixed on Tang Rufeng who was placing the mice, his face full of kindness.
Although Grandma Tang stood far away and didn't come over because she was afraid of mice, she was still smiling happily.
"Okay, Grandpa, if it's convenient for you, go. If it's not convenient, it's fine as it is."
Tang Rufeng nodded, glanced at Grandma Tang who was standing far away, stood up, carried the frame back to his room, and placed the frame on the bedside table next to his bed.
"If you feel better, come out by yourself, but you can only stay in my room. Don't go out and scare grandma."
Tang Rufeng said this as he gently stroked the mouse's head with his fingers.
As for whether the mouse could understand what he said, he didn't think it couldn't.
Judging from his cleverness before, and his grandmother's advice since he was little, don't mention rat poison when other people put it out, otherwise the mice won't take the bait. Plus, the sticky traps they've had since they were little never caught any mice, so it's clear these mice have high IQs and understand his words without any problem.
Tang Rufeng stayed with the mouse in the room for a while and fed it some food given by Grandpa Tang. He only got up when Grandma Tang called him to go out for dinner.
Luo Luo, who came back with him from outside, was already eating without even raising his head. His meal had been sent out by Tang Rufeng before, and now Grandma Tang gave him a supplement.
On the other side, Ali had already finished eating the pot of meat and was now sitting on the branch of the Huai tree, licking his paws and washing his face.
Ying Huai looked at the empty dog bowl with some surprise.
"Ahri, not only has your body been able to absorb more spiritual energy, but your appetite has also increased."
As Ying Huai spoke, he once again focused his spiritual sense on Ali and looked back and forth. This look was not a big deal, but he discovered something.
Although Ahri has not yet awakened its intelligence, it seems that some mysterious power is transforming its body. Once the transformation is completed, not only will Ahri grow a lot bigger, but even its cultivation speed after awakening will be much faster than that of the normally awakened little demons.
Just like the mouse before, even though it got a great opportunity to awaken its intelligence, it couldn't escape from the claws of the unawakened Ahri. This is enough to show that when Ahri grows up, she will definitely be a great demon!
【Author’s words】
This is also a typo.
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