A cat that lingers beside a saint

"If you don't speak up, who will think you're a monster?"

Yu Qiushui patted her storage bag.

His storage bag contained a variety of items, including magical artifacts he had crafted himself, as well as many daily necessities and, of course, some silver coins.

These coins were given to him by his fellow disciples when he was in the Immortal Sect.

I heard from my senior brothers that all this money was given by their senior brothers.

As for who used it, no one knows.

After all, the rule that the Immortal Sect allows people to leave the mountain has not been in effect for very long.

Yu Qiushui was among the first batch of disciples allowed to leave the mountain after the new regulations were implemented.

I don't know if this money is enough.

……

Su Bai has already woken up.

Looking at the village before him, a sudden hesitation arose deep within his heart.

Having lived on the mountain for so many years, he had almost forgotten that he was once a human being.

Or rather, he has gotten used to being a cat.

Now, the thought of returning to the human world stirred a slight unease within him.

Wanling's hands kept touching Su Bai's body.

She could clearly sense the negative emotions in Su Bai's heart. Although she didn't understand where Su Bai's resistance came from, she knew that gently stroking him might make Su Bai feel better.

Perhaps it's because this cat has never been in the human world before that it's feeling uncomfortable.

"Let's go down and take a look." Wanling looked down at Su Bai, her fingertips gently scratching Su Bai's head.

Su Bai squinted his eyes, enjoying the moment without saying a word, only nodding.

Wanling's fingers seemed to possess a magical power; as they moved across Su Bai's back, they seemed to carry away all the negative emotions in his heart.

This made him thoroughly enjoy the feeling.

Yu Qiushui glanced at Su Bai, and to be honest, he had wanted to touch Su Bai for a long time.

He walked silently to Wanling's side, gently raised his arm, and slowly moved his fingers toward Su Bai.

Before they could even touch each other, Su Bai suddenly bristled and abruptly turned to look at Yu Qiushui.

"ha!"

Deterrence!

Although he didn't infuse any magic power into his breath, just that alone sent a chill down Yu Qiushui's spine.

His hand instinctively retracted.

In that instant, Yu Qiushui even felt his soul tremble, as if this seemingly insignificant kitten would swallow him whole in the next second.

Yu Qiushui took a few steps back, and only after his heartbeat had completely calmed down did he exhale and say, "Um... well... how about we go into the village first and get something to eat?"

Su Bai didn't speak, turning his head away and still enjoying himself.

Wanling nodded.

These past few days in the mountains, all she's had is fruit. To be honest, she's also really looking forward to trying human food.

Wan Ling nodded, and without waiting for Su Bai's agreement, followed Yu Qiushui towards the village at the foot of the mountain.

……

The two people and the cat attracted a lot of attention as soon as they entered the village.

For these people, their village is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, making it quite remote, and very few outsiders ever come here.

The arrival of these three people has been a pleasant surprise.

The two were dressed in ways that suggested they were not ordinary people; one was wearing a blue Taoist robe, and the other was wearing a plain long dress.

Although she looks young, she is definitely a beauty, and with the cat she is holding in her arms, the person who came must be someone important.

Curiosity aside, no one would ever take the initiative to greet them, since they were outsiders and would be somewhat wary of them.

Yu Qiushui led Wanling and Su Bai on a tour of the village, but they still couldn't find a place to stay.

He had read in books that places to eat in the human world were either called inns or restaurants, but he hadn't seen a single one along the way.

This made him frown.

Could it be that this village is too small and there is no such place at all?

Just then, an old man suddenly walked towards us from inside the box.

"May I ask where you three come from?"

Su Bai didn't speak, afraid that he would scare people if he opened his mouth.

Wan Ling stood beside Yu Qiushui without saying a word; given her age, it would be inappropriate for her to speak.

Yu Qiushui glanced at the man and cat, then smiled and said to the old man, "Greetings, junior. We are indeed from out of town, passing through this area and looking for a place to eat. However, we haven't seen any shops along the way. May I ask, elder, are there any towns or cities nearby?"

The old man, leaning on his cane and stroking his beard, thought for a moment and said, "This place is called Shouyang Village. A hundred li further south is Shouyang Town, and if you continue for another three hundred li, you will see Shouyang City."

"It might be difficult for you to find a place to stay in this small village. If you don't mind, I have a few spare rooms at my house where you can rest for the night."

Yu Qiushui turned to look at Wanling, but Wanling's gaze remained fixed on the old man.

For some reason, she felt that something was not quite right.

It's not that the old man is strange, but rather that something about what he says is a bit off.

She remembered that when the old man first spoke, he said "three people."

If it were in a Taoist temple, the old Taoist priest would simply say "three people," since he would know Su Bai's identity.

But the person in front of him uttered such a sentence, which made Wan Ling suspicious.

"Look... should we stay here for the night, or leave now?" Yu Qiushui turned to look at Wanling, her gaze inadvertently glancing at Su Bai.

"Let's go and take a look around town."

Just as Wan Ling finished speaking, the old man suddenly laughed and said, "It's still quite a distance from here to Shouyang Town. I think it's getting late. If you walk there, who knows how long it will take. Why don't you rest for the night before you go?"

"I still have some leftover food at home. It won't hurt you two to have a bite to eat or a sip to drink."

Yu Qiushui chuckled; he was genuinely a little hungry.

However, he couldn't say it directly, since his role in following Su Bai and Wan Ling was merely to provide protection.

The real beneficiaries are Wanling and Subai.

If the two of them disagree, Yu Qiushui naturally won't force them.

All spirits fell into deep thought.

She lived for countless years, residing in the Empress's palace, and observed all sorts of human affairs through a bronze mirror.

For the human race, she had only one thought in her mind.

There is no such thing as unprovoked goodwill, nor is there unprovoked malice.

The human heart is unpredictable; the more one is in this mortal world, the more careful one must be.

Wan Ling lowered her head slightly to look at Su Bai in her arms, and whispered in Su Bai's ear, "Senior brother, what do you think?"

Su Bai was taken aback.

Why are you asking me?

My main purpose is companionship; I'm just a cat.

"Meow?"