As the golden sun slowly descended from the West, changing from a golden hue to a sunset red, the surface of the stillness og the lake illuminated my wind-blown ssy fur. As the stars and the moon filled the night sky, the last traces of warmth disappeared into the coldness.
In my dazed and half-awake state, I could hear what seed like Bi Qingshen Jun's sighs and breathing from the bell, but when I paused to think about whether I should ask if it was him, the sound quickly faded.
In the end, I awaken by the sound of a howling wolf. I stood up, shook my body to rid it of the grass and leaves, and then one step at a ti, I walked towards the cave.
Seeing
return, the mouse that I had co across and captured in the cave back in Luoying Mountain, Mouse Jing, he imdiately offered
a delicious carp to eat. Although I had an empty stomach, I had no desire to eat anything, and then just waved my paws to set him free. I then went towards the bear skin mat and sat there to continue to be in a daze.
After I had granted him freedom, Mouse Jing's face was full of tears and he hurriedly knelt down to give
his many thanks, and then promptly ran out.
I suddenly rembered a problem, and imdiately went to block his only exit.
"King, you…..didn't you grant
a way out?" Mouse Jing's two legs trembled from fear, and with slurred speech, he begged, "Cat…..cat chasing mouse is not fun."
I stared at his semi human form and gently asked, "Why do you want to achieve enlightennt?"
"I…..I have only cultivated for 300 years, and just recently achieved enlightennt. I have not done anything bad…..and have overco so stuff!! King, please have rcy!" Mouse Jing knelt down again with a forehead full of cold sweat.
I hesitantly asked again, "Why do you not want to beco a mouse? And why would you spend 300 years to beco a demon?"
"I….." Mouse Jing gave several strange glance, and did not answer my question.
"Speak!" I flashed my claws out and rcilessly roared.
Mouse Jing limped to the ground from dread, and then hurriedly exclaid, "Because I don't want to be a mouse! A mouse's lifespan is only 2 years, and there are predators everywhere! A cat will eat , a snake will eat , an owl will eat …..I don't want to sleep to sleep in the cold and damp cave for the rest of my life, and always be afraid of not seeing the sun next day!"
I blankly stared at him from shock, "But…..you are a mouse though."
"That's because the heavens did not let
choose my creation!" Mouse Jing wiped a single tear away, and then firmly said, "Thus I had to change my own fate with my own hands, every year, the number of mice that want to beco immortals number to the tens of millions. They have to give up their pleasures and work hard in cultivation, but the vast majority still die at two years, and the ones that are successful are very few. But after one becos a demon, there is still thousands of more years of penance to go, and only if you don't do any evil or wrong doings, will you finally be able to beco an immortal."
"Why would one want to beco an immortal?" I asked.
"Because I don't want to live dishonorably under the claws of others, nor be frowned upon, and because I don't want to be controlled by destiny, instead, I want to be in control of my own fate." Mouse Jing beca more excited little by little, and seeing that I did not give an answer, he suddenly lowered his head down and beca scared, "I beg of you, don't kill …..I…..really don't want to die….."
I nodded my head, turned around and walked towards the cave, letting Mouse Jing to freely bolt away.
From within my brain ca tingling sensations. I fell onto the rug on the ground with my eyes closed, and dreamt of returning to what appeared to be my holand.
Tall buildings that almost reached the skies were everywhere. On the streets, there were many armored animals running about on the streets. And I, I was just an ordinary three-coloured calico cat, not a demon, and was not able to turn into a human.
At that ti, the
had just learned how to jump and run, and liked to happily play and scratched on everything. Finally, when I broke a vase, a big hand had grabbed my neck and threw
to the bottom of the stairs. A little girl's cries and a woman's cursing sound could be heard by my ears nonstop.
I watched as the people on the streets ca and went. The strange armored animals that let sharp piercing sounds had caused
to instantly beco afraid, thus I quickly stood up my four little paws and crawled back up the stairs. I was surprised to see that the cold and big door had closed on , locking
outside.
ow woo~ I let out may whining calls out, hoping that the people inside would open up.
The steel doors were like a ruthless general. It showed no signs of moving.
ow woo~ I hurriedly increased my volu and called out again. I kept scratching at the door in hopes that soone would hear and open the door to let
inside.
I called and called, until dusk arrived, until nightfall ca, but the steel door did not open.
My voice had also beco hoarse from screaming. I had beco sensitive and fragile from fear. Many of the passersby stared at
and said, "Look, it's another abandoned cat."
Unfortunately, the
at the ti did not understand their speech.
My shouts gradually died down and my throat had beco painful. The more I called out, the more unbearable my stomach beca, but I had stubbornly refused to leave the door.
The steel doors opened, and the woman holding a bag of garbage ca out. I cheerfully wanted to enter the house, but I was kicked away with her foot and was told, "Don't go in."
Why can't I go in? I just stood there and watched as the she was about to close the steel doors.
There was an unfamiliar little girl who passed by us, she couldn't bear with it anymore and held
within her embrace. She said so stuff to the woman, which had caused them to start an argunt. It beca very noisy and very chaotic. In the end, the little girl held
and rushed into the stillness of night.
The hospital was filled with the scent of disinfectants and housed many beat and weak cats and dogs. The little girl pleaded for a very long ti to the doctor wearing a white coat until he finally agreed to take
in.
Therefore, the little girl gently touched my head, and said so words to
with a face full of tears. She then placed
into a small iron cage, waved her hands and said, "I will co see you everyday."
ow woo~ I stepped away from the warm embrace, and once again beca fearful. The doctor wearing a white lab coat ca over to give
an overall inspection, and then went back to work.
I called out from day to night, and from night to day. My voice was no longer as sweet as it had been before and sounded even worst than a duck's chirping. The little girl ca to see
everyday, she would sadly say, "I'm sorry…..my family doesn't allow pets, so I can only hope that you find a nice person that is willing to adopt you."
I waited and waited, this nice person that she talked about never ca.
Everyday, the white and long lab coats would shove so soup with rice to . The quantity was not a lot, and so I began to rapidly lose weight. In just less than two weeks, I could already feel my skin against protruding bones.
I don't rember which day it was, but in my most desperate monts, a man finally ca and stopped in front of my cage. He let the doctor open the cage, and then held
in his arms and said, "Little kitten, do you want to co ho with ?"
Who is this? I raised my head up to look at his face. The light that he had in his eyes were so beautiful, the hands that stroked my fur were so gentle, and his scent felt so familiar, like I've slled this sowhere before.
After he and the long white lab coat greeted each other, he held
and left the hospital, and walked into the night.
I didn't have any objections, and just wanted to be in his arms and did not want to leave.
I beg of you, don't abandon , ok?
I beg of you, don't lock
out, ok?
I beg of you, stay with
for forever, ok?
It was like he could understand my voice, looking down at
with a smile, he said, "In the future, you will be called Hua Miao Miao, and we will be with each other forever."
I nodded my head, and all of a sudden, his face and Bi Qingshen Jun's face overlapped each other. They had the sa gentle manner and the sa scent, which made it difficult for
to tell who was who.
In my trance, I woke from my dream. He was not by my side, and only coldness was all around .
I did not know when it was that the moon had exposed its face, but my heart had suddenly panicked.
Shifu…..where are you?
Miao Miao is scared.
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