Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Xu Maomao looked as if he was indeed like this. Last time Jade Rabbit mentioned that the aura on the bone was very close to his own, so he asked: “Which big cat demon is it?”
Black Lightning shook his head: “Forgive me for my limited knowledge, I cannot completely confirm its true identity, but I suddenly remembered a past event in the upper world. Maybe this bone is related to that event. Mr. Xu, please allow me to investigate this bone.”
Xu Maomao nodded: “Okay.”
“How did you get this relic? It’s not a mortal thing.”
“Ah, it was a dog, Caucasian breed, so – strong!” Xu Maomao drew a picture in the air, big and round, but consciously it was not enough to describe his shock when he first saw the Caucasus, because it was the dog breed he was most afraid of.
“It fell into the hands of the dog clan?” Black Lightning looked a little solemn.
Cats and dogs didn’t get along. Xu Maomao was afraid that due to over-interpretation, he would do something drastic to the honest and silly dog, so he quickly said: “It is not yet civilized, so it must have been taken back from somewhere…”
“Just take it back casually?” Black Lightning was in disbelief. “Such an extraordinary bone should be treated with awe, not to mention worshiping it!”
Xu Maomao felt a little ashamed when he thought about the scene that day, but he still said bravely: “Then it wasn’t like this when the dog gave me this bone. It was just a very ordinary bone… Well, it said it was for me to grind my teeth – don’t get me wrong, I have never sharpened my teeth on it even once!”
“…”
According to what he said, he could already imagine how the dog treated the bone before it was given to Xu Maomao…
That’s all! He was just an uncivilized stupid dog, don’t care about it.
The slightly erected hair on Black Lightning’s body softened and he said, “I know, I won’t embarrass it, but it’s a bit difficult to investigate out of thin air. Can I borrow it for a while?”
“How long will it take?”
Black Lightning calculated. In his next trip, in addition to settling Oscar’s follow-up, he also had to deal with some trivial matters regarding the kittens in the clan, so he said: “Half a year.”
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Xu Maomao said regretfully, “I am now entering a critical period of transformation, I can feel it myself, so I have to strike while the iron is hot and continue to practice harder.”
Black Lightning expressed understanding and asked to scrape off a little bit from its surface, and Xu Maomao agreed.
“One more thing,” Black Lightning paused, looking a little hesitant.
“Tell me, there’s nothing I can’t accept anymore.” He could accept being a cat in the future, could Black Lightning tell him something more shocking?
Unexpectedly, what Black Lightning said next was truly a critical blow.
Black Lightning’s tone was a little heavy: “Actually, there is another reason why I didn’t crush Oscar’s soul during this period. It may make you uncomfortable to hear it, but I think you should know it.”
Xu Maomao didn’t know how serious he was: “?”
“Oscar once said that the reason why he could not return the body is because he feels that he deserves to be a human being. I have been observing its soul body for a while, and not only did it not gradually separate because of my magic circle, but it became more and more stable,” Hei Mang said lightly, “Of course at first I thought its words were quibbles, and that it couldn’t be separated because I wasn’t good at learning. But the ‘Nine Furnace Formation’ I gave it in the end was the most domineering and safest spell for the separation of souls. Generally speaking, it is said that even if the body is taken away and the soul is exchanged, it can be extracted, unless…”
Xu Maomao listened carefully, and gradually had an ominous premonition: “Unless?”
“Unless there are two special circumstances, one is that the creature in the array is someone with strong soul power, such as ancient mythical beasts, heavenly immortals, or humans with great merits, who are protected by luck and heaven, and are thus not scorched by the Nine Furnaces Formation. However, Oscar’s soul power is not strong, so this possibility is relatively small, and the other reason,” Black Lightning paused and said in a deep voice, “is this body. Maybe it really belongs to him, or has some other connection with it…”
Xu Maomao subconsciously retorted: “But I was Xu Maomao when I was born. I am.” After saying that, when Black Lightning didn’t respond, Xu Maomao became a little anxious and asked, “Isn’t it right?”
Black Lightning didn’t know how to appease him as he wanted him to accept that the body he had lived in for more than 20 years might be someone else’s, this fact was cruel, and besides, he didn’t have enough evidence unless he went to the underworld to investigate in person.
“It’s just a guess. Next time the gate of hell opens, I will apply to the lower world to check the reincarnation records, but… you have to be mentally prepared.”
Xu Maomao looked at him blankly. Today, he was already very depressed when he heard that he couldn’t go back. Who knew there was something even more shocking, that was, a cat told him: You may have been wearing the wrong body for the past twenty years!
Black Lightning: “Are you okay?”
“Not good,” Xu Maomao was about to cry but had no tears. “I am struggling to reshape my three views.”
Black Lightning: “…although my cat tribe does not have the title of ‘Spirit of All Things’, but the bloodline is absolutely noble, and the status in the demon world is high.” Cats include leopards, lions, and tigers. Which one is not a terrifying existence for other animals in the forest and grassland?! They are ferocious, good-looking, can catch rabbits, are cute, and have superior IQ and can do all decathlons! Moreover, after becoming a spirit, you retained your elegant and proud nature, and have a strong body. Now you could even easily defeat other spirits in the monster clan.
So Black Lightning didn’t think there was anything wrong with being a cat at all. He could only say that he half understood Xu Maomao’s worries. He thought he may be nostalgic. After all, it was understandable that he was a little emotional after being a human for more than 20 years.
Xu Maomao really couldn’t communicate with it, he was already shaken to the point of collapse. At this moment, he really wished Shen Yu was by his side, using his unique gentleness to soothe his injured little heart. But Shen Yu was probably undergoing a re-examination now. How could he have the nerve to cause trouble? The only one who could support him was Black Lightning. However, he was already a family cat and could not hang out with other cats or give or take kisses.
Fortunately, he was optimistic by nature. Xu Maomao rubbed his eyes and said, “It’s fine now. You can go back and don’t worry about me.”
After saying that, Xu Maomao himself felt a little unbelievable. Accepting the fact that it might be a cat was much easier than he imagined, his reason told him that he should struggle, but his emotions calmed down at the speed of light.
Black Lightning looked at him suspiciously, but stayed with him for a while until he confirmed that Xu Maomao was calm. The cold looking Black Lightning was actually quite gentle.
“By the way, I hope you keep this matter secret and don’t tell Shen Yu.”
What should Shen Yu do if he felt that he was actually in love with a cat (possibly)? He didn’t want to make it more difficult for him!
Black Lightning looked puzzled but did not ask why. Instead, he was a little happy, feeling faintly happy that he was the only one sharing Xu Maomao’s secret.
They didn’t stay long. Before leaving, Xu Maomao asked: “Where will Oscar go next? My house is still there and he can live in it.”
He had asked Shen Yu to stop the water, electricity and gas before, and only the property fee was being paid. Still it could be handed over, using Xu Maomao’s own bank card. Even though Xu Maomao was just a cat now, his ability to attract money could not be underestimated. The royalties from old articles over the years, as well as the money from his live broadcast fans’ rewards, not to mention the property expenses, were more than enough to support a pretty boy.
It was not that he wanted to be a hero, but he considered that it was no big deal to pamper his original body with the money. No matter what, it was his own body, and he might be able to go back in the future, so he was reluctant to let it suffer.
Black Lightning said coldly: “Of course, he’ll come back with me.”
How could Oscar dare to say anything? He didn’t dare to think about Brother Qiao Lingfeng’s house. It was a bit scary to live alone in the world and Black Lightning was a bit fierce, but he had never really abused him.
During the final farewell, Black Lightning was nestled in Oscar’s arms. Oscar treated it like his master and would comb it with his hands from time to time. He thought sadly: In fact, being a human is not that good. In the past, the man who was grooming others now used to have his hair groomed, but now it was his turn to take care of another cat, hey, life is not easy.
——It didn’t take long for the wound on Shen Yu’s forehead to heal completely. His skin’s repair ability was amazingly powerful. In just a few days, he was barely left with any scars, and even the red marks were not very obvious, which made the little girls in the pet shop beat their chests with envy.
However, the shit shoveling officer was just fine here, but something went wrong with Xu Maomao over there.
The Ragdoll cat, which had always been healthy and fat, suddenly felt something was wrong.
Spring was coming, and he felt itchy.
Especially the area near the base of its tail was extremely itchy, and Xu Maomao couldn’t help but scratch it. Body itching was common for long-haired animals, especially now that the weather was getting warmer. Xu Maomao thought it was normal physiological hair loss, so he didn’t pay much attention to it. He just felt itchy and scratched for several days. He scratched until the place went bald.
Because the ragdoll cat’s hair was long, it was not obvious during the day. When Shen Yu held him on the sofa at night while watching TV and smoothed his hair, he discovered a small bare patch at the base of his tail, which was no more than the size of a fingertip, but it was exposed and the pink skin was a little red and swollen at this point.
“What’s going on?”
“It’s a little itchy.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Shen Yu pressed it with a frown, causing Xu Maomao to hum comfortably: “Press harder.”
“…”
“Yes, that’s it, scratch it.”
Shen Yu let go of it wordlessly, found a bottle of cat rash anti-itch spray in the medicine cabinet, and sprayed it there twice. The cold mint soothed Xu Maomao’s discomfort.
“If it’s still itchy, spray it yourself. Seeing as there are no red spots here, it shouldn’t be serious, but you have to restrain yourself and never scratch it again.”
Shen Yu judged that it was just an ordinary itching caused by the change of seasons and thought it would be gone in two days. It would get better, but Xu Maomao became more and more itchy, and the entire base of his tail was red.
There was no relief even after taking a bath, so Shen Yu discussed in a professional tone: “Maomao, let’s trim your hair. You are a ragdoll cat. Your hair is long, thick and dense. It will be uncomfortable when the weather is hot.”
Xu Maomao jumped up in surprise: “Meow!”
I won’t! Don’t think I haven’t seen what a pet looks like after being shorn!
Only the head had hair, and the body and limbs were bare, it looked so ugly that it could lead to depression! Every time he saw those shorn cats and dogs on the road, he laughed at them. He must never look like that!
Shen Yu smiled and grabbed his big tail that was trying to escape and said gently but not negotiably: “It’s not good to hide a disease and avoid treatment. The cat has to be trimmed in the spring. Follow me to the store.”
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