【Purchase successful.】
【Deducted 20,000,000 shock points.】
【Remaining shock points: 73,567,424.】
A ball of soft white light fell from the System panel.
Cen Yao hurriedly reached out to catch it.
The white light fell into her palm, gradually shrinking into a palm-sized white fur ball.
The fur ball was very small.
Soft and warm.
It curled into a ball, its ears pointed, and its tail fluffy like a small cloud.
In the center of its forehead was a tuft of extremely faint golden fur, resembling a king's mark that had not yet fully manifested.
The little guy was fast asleep.
Its nose twitched slightly.
Cen Yao's heart melted instantly.
“So cute.”
The orb reminded her, “Host, do you want to establish the contract now?”
Cen Yao nodded.
“Yes.”
“The Host only needs to drip a drop of blood onto its forehead.”
She placed the little white cat on the bed, reached out to hold its soft little head, and placed a drop of her own blood on its forehead just as the orb had instructed.
A flash of white light swept through the dim room, and a silver-white magic circle appeared.
Cen Yao tried to see the patterns of the magic circle clearly, but it vanished before she could get a good look.
The contract was complete.
At the same time, a pair of golden slit pupils lit up in the dim room.
Those eyes were completely different from a normal kitten's.
Calm, majestic, and carrying a certain scrutiny unique to ancient beasts.
It looked at Cen Yao for a moment.
Then, it stuck out its pink little tongue and gently licked her finger.
The little white cat seemed to have completed some task. It yawned again and lay back down in Cen Yao's palm.
Curling its tail, it fell asleep.
Cen Yao held it and stared for a long time, feeling as if her heart was melting completely.
Finally, she carefully placed it next to her pillow.
“Please take care of me from now on.”
The next morning.
Just as Lu Xiuying brought breakfast to the table, she saw Cen Yao coming downstairs holding a little white cat.
The kitten was snow-white all over, except for a speck of light golden fur on its forehead. Its eyes were round and a beautiful light gold.
It didn't struggle while being held in Cen Yao's arms.
It just quietly flicked its tail.
Lu Xiuying froze.
“Yao Yao, where did this cat come from?”
Cen Qihang also set down the soy milk in his hand.
“Did you go out to catch a cat last night?”
Zhu Lingxi and Pei Tinglan looked at Cen Yao at the same time.
This cat had appeared too suddenly.
Last night, Cen Yao had only asked Lu Xiuying what kind of animal she liked, and early this morning, she brought down a little white cat that looked excessively high-quality.
If it were a normal adoption, the speed was simply too fast.
Cen Yao had already prepared her excuse.
Holding the little white cat, her expression was extremely calm.
“A friend gave it to me.”
Cen Qihang frowned.
“What kind of friend gives you a cat in the middle of the night?”
“Just... a player friend.”
Cen Yao replied without batting an eye.
“He said he happened to find a stray kitten and asked if I wanted it. I thought it was fated to be with Mom, so I brought it back.”
The little white cat was very cooperative.
It let out a soft “meow” in Cen Yao's arms.
Its voice was soft and babyish.
Lu Xiuying's heart was instantly captured.
“Oh my.”
“Such a tiny, poor thing.”
She hurriedly wiped her hands and reached out to take the little white cat.
The White Tiger Guardian Beast did not resist.
Held in Lu Xiuying's palm, it first squinted its eyes to study her, then stretched out its front paw and gently pressed it against the back of Lu Xiuying's hand.
Lu Xiuying laughed instantly.
“It's so good.”
Cen Qihang leaned closer.
“This little kitten is really beautiful.”
Zhu Lingxi also gathered around.
She looked at the little white cat, her eyes filled with curiosity.
“It has a very clean aura.”
“Like a spirit beast from the mountains.”
Cen Yao's heart tightened.
Zhu Lingxi's Nuo God Talent was the most sensitive to these things.
She quickly said, “Maybe it's because it's white.”
Zhu Lingxi looked thoughtful. She glanced at the little white cat, then at Cen Yao, and went along with her words.
“White does indeed look clean.”
Cen Yao: “...”
That actually worked?
Pei Tinglan glanced at Cen Yao, his beautiful eyes clearly writing a single sentence: Keep making things up, go on.
Cen Yao pretended not to see.
She reached out and patted the little white cat's head.
“Its name will be Xiaobai from now on.”
Pei Tinglan finally spoke up.
“Your naming skills are just like your cooking—a complete mess.”
Cen Yao glared at him. “What's wrong with Xiaobai? It's easy to remember and easy to call.”
“Why don't you just call it 'White Cat'?”
“That works too.”
Pei Tinglan: “...”
He decided to shut up.
Lu Xiuying held Xiaobai, liking him more and more the longer she looked.
During breakfast, she even specially used a small saucer to scoop out some warm fish and chicken breast, setting it aside to cool.
The little white cat graciously took a couple of bites.
After eating, it hopped onto Lu Xiuying's lap, curled into a ball, and began to doze off.
Lu Xiuying didn't even dare to move.
Seeing her cautious manner, Cen Qihang shook his head with a smile.
“Well, now you're satisfied.”
Lu Xiuying lowered her voice, “Don't wake it up.”
Cen Yao watched this scene and finally felt completely at ease.
Over the next few days, another new activity was added to the household.
Walking the cat.
On ordinary days, Xiaobai looked just like a normal little cat.
It would roll around under the flower trellis in the yard, squat on the grape trellis to watch birds, and lie next to the candy-shrub, batting at those shiny little candy beans with its paws.
Once, when Pei Tinglan was singing to the candy-shrub,
Xiaobai jumped onto his wheelchair's armrest at some point and squatted there quietly.
After Pei Tinglan finished singing a segment, he turned his head to look at it.
Xiaobai looked back at him.
Man and cat stared at each other for a full half-minute.
Finally, Xiaobai slowly raised its paw and patted the back of Pei Tinglan's hand.
Pei Tinglan lowered his eyes.
“Do you also think I sing well?”
Xiaobai flicked its tail.
Pei Tinglan curled his lips in a rare smile.
“You have good taste.”
In the next second, a pitch-black candy bean fell from the candy-shrub.
Xiaobai immediately leaped away.
Looking at the candy, Pei Tinglan's face darkened.
“...I take back what I just said.”
Cen Yao laughed so hard nearby that she could barely stand straight.
Aside from raising the cat, Cen Yao had not forgotten what she promised her parents.
She was going to build a fish pond.
Although the Cen family's yard wasn't small, its original area was limited.
The vegetable patch, flower trellis, fruit trees, and those few strange plants rewarded by the System had already taken up most of the space.
Digging a fish pond using ordinary methods was indeed a bit of a stretch.
After thinking it over, Cen Yao began to study the Space Extension Spell.
She spent two days drawing an extremely complex magic circle along the edge of the yard.
She traced the lines of the magic circle bit by bit using ink mixed with silver powder, and finally embedded low-grade space crystals purchased from the System Mall at several key nodes.
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