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Is she a black cat, or a black cat with nine lives. She knew it from birth. Her mother gave her a nice name: Jiu'er. It's a really good name, it's clear at a glance, and you know at a glance that she was born extraordinary. In her family, it took hundreds of years for there to be such a nine-life cat, which is why she has been walking sideways since she was a child. In the huge cat clan, she was appointed as the heir by the patriarch early on. In order to make her stronger, the patriarch did not put her in the clan to grow up with other cats, but let her travel around early on, learn from teachers everywhere, and practice spells.

It's only to blame her, she doesn't want to make progress, she only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, and wastes her time, so that at the age of 300, she still can't learn anything. Don't say magic, even if you ask her to catch a little mouse, she can't do it. Really, that rat spirit is really difficult to deal with. Seeing that she was so embarrassed, the patriarch expelled her from the cat clan, and also released cruel words, and if she couldn't catch a mouse for a day, she would not be allowed to step into the clan gate. As a last resort, she has been wandering the forests for years, constantly searching for the whereabouts of mice, and whenever she finds them, she will challenge. But nine times out of ten, you lose. As a cat, she can't even beat a mouse, which makes her a big joke in the clan. The patriarch made her so angry that she couldn't get out of bed, and she couldn't wait to take back her nine lives and put them on other cats.

One day, she suddenly got tired of this life of fighting and killing. She remembered the world in the story of her mother's parents, which was full of temptation for her. She wanted to go around the world, play well in the world, and no longer care about those cunning mice, let them toss, and this girl would no longer be with her. As soon as she said go, she waved her sleeves without taking away a trace of clouds, and from then on, her petite figure was no longer seen in the big forest, and there was a black cat in the world that played in the world. If she hadn't met him, she would have been the most alive cat in the world. Her happy days could no longer continue after that incident, and began to entangle with him for nine lifetimes.

A few years later, in a ruined temple in Qinyang Town, south of the town, a little beggar about seven years old was nestled in a pile of hay lazily basking in the sun. His face was covered with dust, and he could no longer see his true face, except for those sparkling eyes, flickering, full of shrewdness and sophistication. The tattered and tattered clothes hung loosely on the thin body, and the skin on the body was already exposed in a few places. His skin was also covered with dust, almost blending in with the clothes, and he didn't know it was his skin until he looked closely.

It is not strange for a little beggar to hide in a ruined temple. What makes people feel strange is that there is a black and shiny cat lying in his arms at this time, with a pair of glowing eyes, looking at a group of people in front of him fixedly, unhurried, quiet and terrifying. It lazily raised its head, scratched at its face with its little paws, and then meowed, and then ignored the outsiders, just nestled in the arms of the little beggar, closed its eyes, and did not even bother to raise its head again.

A ruined temple, a little beggar and a black cat, such a combination makes people look so strange. Especially the cat, as if it could see through people's hearts, made its eyes look weak, and its legs were weak, and it felt that its small body was full of magical power. It is also unknown when it began to live with the little beggar, the people around him only know that wherever the little beggar goes, he will be followed by a black cat. Even if the little beggar had nothing to eat, he would not let the cat go hungry.

The little beggar ignored the group of people standing in front of him, and only scratched the cat in his arms, and gently patted the cat's body with his hand to let it sleep comfortably.

The group of people were several subordinates wearing household clothes, and the clothes were also printed with the word "Qin", and at a glance they knew that they were the subordinates of a large family in this town. That's right, the Qin family is the richest man in this town. The old man of the Qin family had seven daughters under his knees, and a total of four wives and concubines, but none of them gave birth to a son for him. The old man of the Qin family is fifty-five this year, and he wants to regenerate, but he is also powerless. Life is so strange, if you have the intention to plant flowers but not bloom, and you have no intention to plant willows and willows to sprout. No one thought that he was drunk once and forced a servant girl, which actually made the family bead secretly knot and conceive his species. It's a pity that the woman expelled his wife from the house, was outcast, and after suffering and giving birth to a son, he fell ill and died. This son of his grew up begging with a group of old beggars, and the cat, from the moment he was born, has been by his side, dependent on him, and he regards the cat as his only relative.

The old man of the Qin family didn't learn until now that he had a romantic affair that night, and he gave birth to a son by a servant girl, who was still his only son. This time he sent these people to bring the little beggar back, and he wanted to personally confirm whether the little beggar was his own flesh and blood. If it is really his flesh and blood, then he will immediately let the little beggar recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and in his lifetime, he will personally train the little beggar to become his heir. Although Master Qin was very anxious in his heart, he also hoped that the little beggar was his own flesh and blood. But he couldn't pull off this face and came to the temple to find the little beggar, so he could only send a few henchmen to come. All this is still done privately from the genuine lady at home. If you let that person know, chances are he won't even be able to see him once.

Several family members were hesitating, wondering if the thin boy in front of them was the person the master was looking for. A few people were whispering, and no one dared to be sure about it. So a few people secretly discussed, to see if they could trick the little beggar back, so that the old man could see it, as long as the old man said yes, then he was. The problem is that this little beggar doesn't look very easy to deal with, and his ridiculously bright eyes are looking at them, and without blinking, waiting for them to speak.

One of the housekeepers cleared his throat, stepped forward, and said to him with a smile on his face, "Little boy, can you come with us?" Our lord wants to meet you. As long as you are willing to follow us, no matter what the outcome, you will get ten taels of silver. If you are really the flesh and blood of the master, you can rise to the top and fly on the branches as a phoenix. What do you think? Can the little boy move? ”

The little beggar suddenly laughed crisply, reached out and patted the black cat's head gently, and then whispered, "Black Pupil, do you think I should go?" That's a great thing for me, and I don't lose anything, do I? ”

The cat in his arms rubbed his palm, and he didn't even open his eyes, just a "meow", which was considered a response to his words.

"Hee-hee! I knew you thought the same thing as I did. Ten taels of silver, I can't earn it for a year by begging. ”

After saying that, he stood up with the black cat in his arms, patted the hay sticking to his body, and then grabbed the hair that was messier than the bird's nest, and said a word to the group of family members, "Go!" ”

The men breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly made a way for the little beggar to go ahead. The Qin family in the west of the town, who doesn't know. He didn't even know how many times he had passed by that house, just to get a bite of food and a hot bun, where he was more familiar than anyone else. Without hesitation, he hugged the cat that was lazily asleep tightly and walked towards the Qin family.