"That is to say, this is the territory of the imperial court, and the people who usually come here to give you incense and worship are the people of the imperial court." Song You paused for a moment, "You occupy this temple to absorb incense from these people, and you have to get permission from the imperial court or the heavenly palace." ”

"Who are they?"

“……”

Song You thought about the words again before saying: "Theoretically, the imperial court is in charge of all the people in the world, and the heavenly palace is in charge of all the gods in the world. ”

"What are you looking for me to do?"

"It's not us, it's them, I'm just asked by them to come and check it out."

"What are they looking for me for?"

"I'm going to trouble you."

“……”

Sanhua Niangniang was also silent when she heard this, and then continued to walk forward, walked to the side of the god platform in small steps, jumped up slightly, and when she squatted on the god platform again, she was not much lower than Song You who was standing, and it only said:

"Those people burned incense for me themselves."

"Is this temple yours?"

"Nobody wants it."

"I'm afraid not."

"Why?"

"Because incense is limited in this world, if someone gives you, you can't give it to other gods, or you have to give less to other gods." Song You said, "And the imperial court and the heavenly palace will not reason with you, a lowly little demon." ”

"Then I won't eat it."

"I'm afraid not."

"And why?"

"There are rules in the Heavenly Palace. There were also monsters here before who absorbed incense privately and were killed, and the temple you occupied was originally it. ”

“……”

Sanhua Niangniang only stared at him, her eyes were round.

It is difficult for humans to see emotions from the cat's face, but Song You thought to himself, it is estimated that it was frightened.

After a long time, it asked again:

"Why?"

"Maybe it's done something bad."

"I didn't." Sanhua Niangniang stared at him, "I'm just helping the people under the mountain catch mice." And I used to have a temple, which was a small temple, and then someone brought my clay statue to this big temple, not me. ”

"No matter how small the temple is, it won't work. It's just that it wasn't discovered before, but now that it's been discovered, even if I don't care about you today, someone will still come looking for you. ”

"What then?"

"If you had not murdered people, if you had not sucked the essence of men, and had eaten human flesh, you would not have died."

"So what will happen to me?"

"If you don't run or resist, I can take you to meet them, and they will follow the rules." Song You said to the cat in front of him, "This may be better for you." ”

Sanhua Niangniang's eyes rolled:

"Good ......"

Seeing that the Taoist priest was looking away, it immediately ran.

"Brush!"

The cat's movements are so agile, not to mention that a cat demon with cultivation jumped off the altar almost instantly, and went out of the temple gate in the next moment.

Running all the way up the path, like a bolt of lightning, only variegated shadows could be seen. After running some distance, the three-flowered cat stopped, turned his head, and stretched his neck so that his eyes could be crossed over the top of the weeds and looked in the direction of the temple.

"Huh?"

Didn't even catch up?

Sanhua Niangniang was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled.

After waiting a little longer, but no one came out, it changed its position, so that it could look through the gate and see that the man was still standing in the temple, not knowing what to do.

It's weird.

The three-flowered cat simply sat down on the spot, sat upright, stretched its neck and tilted its head, staring at him without blinking.

Time passes slowly.

The three-flowered cat finally couldn't help it, walked a little closer to the temple, and cautiously looked inside.

But I saw that the Taoist priest looked at it indifferently: "You are the luckiest to meet me, and if someone comes next time, it may be much more fierce than me." ”

"Why didn't you come after me."

"How can I catch up with you?"

"Then what will you do if I run away?"

“……”

Song You looked at its eyes and felt helpless, but he still patiently explained: "I was just entrusted by Wang Shangong to come over to see the situation, not to arrest you or punish you." Besides, this clay statue in the temple is deeply involved with you, and you can be found no matter how far away. ”

"yes!"

The three-flowered cat's eyes suddenly widened, as shocked as Daigo's empowerment, and there was the pleasure of solving doubts, as well as the distress and anxiety born of this, and the small cat's face showed so many emotions at once.

So what to do, what to do, what to do?

The three-flowered cat is almost gone.

"The Taoist priest takes it as his mission to eliminate obscenity and evil cults, you should feel fortunate that I am a false Taoist."

"What then?"

"I took you to see Wang Shangong, who is a kind man, and I will explain your situation to him, and try to make them treat you lightly. Of course, before that, I will go down the hill and inquire to prove that what you say is true, and then ......."

"And then!"

"You'll get your results."

"What result?"

"I should be fined."

"Punished?"

"Mostly locked up, locked up somewhere."

"Somewhere?"

"Like a tower."

“！”

"I don't want to scare you, but that's probably how it turned out." Song You looked at this little cat demon and his heart softened a little, "Most of the time it's like this." ”

“！！”

"Youkai have a long lifespan."

“！！！”

The three-flowered cat was still staring at him with round eyes, and her brain was racing.

Instinct made it want to run away, and the farther it ran the better, but it was very smart, and it was clever enough to tell it that staying seemed to be the best option.

It regrets it now, when the villagers put its clay statue in the small temple and put it in the big temple, it should have secretly moved it back at night, and if it stayed in the small temple, maybe it would not be discovered.

After fighting for a long time, the three-flowered cat still entered the temple.

"And where are you taking me?"

"Not far."

"Shall you leave now?"

"Tomorrow." Song You looked up at the sky, "I'll stay with you for one night tonight, and I'll be there early tomorrow morning." ”

"Isn't it not far?"

"Not close."

"Good ......"

Sanhua Cat simply sat down on the spot and looked at Song You without blinking.

"Feel free."

"Good ......"

"Isn't this your temple?"

"yes!"

The three-flowered cat suddenly woke up, but it couldn't relax.

It was almost dusk outside, and the three incense sticks that had been burned before had long been burned out, leaving only the faint smell of herbs.

The three-flowered cat jumped on the altar again, and ate the local small river fish, thinking that these meat must not be eaten today, and felt a pity, so he turned his head and wanted to give a little to the Taoist priest below, and then he would say a few good words to himself, but unfortunately this Taoist priest did not eat, only ate what he brought.

It was getting dark, and the temperature plummeted.

The moon rose very early tonight, a little rounder than last night, and the moonlight was getting colder and colder, but there was no door to this temple, and the cold wind poured in wantonly.

After looking at the moonlight for a while, I gradually felt bored, and when I looked back, the three-flowered cat had fallen down, shrunk into a ball, only the head and body, and no tails, and stared at him without blinking, not knowing what I was thinking.

"What are you thinking?"

"Daoist, if I am locked up, will anyone still give me incense?"

"Naturally, there is none."

"Can you hang out then?"

"Naturally, not."

"Do you still have meat to eat?"

"Probably not."

“……”

The three-flowered cat looked depressed, in fact, it still didn't know what it had done wrong.

But it's just a cat.

Not to mention the imperial court and the Heavenly Palace, not to mention these Taoist priests, even many Jianghu people who pass by and spend the night here are also something it can't afford to provoke.

The night became quieter and quieter, except for the sound of the wind.

After a long time, I heard the Taoist priest say, "I also have a question for you." ”

"Huh?"

"I have a question for you, too."

"Just ask, be natural in my temple."

"How long has it been since Sanhua Niangniang opened her mind?"

"It's been a few years."

"It's only been a few years."

"It's been a long time."

"How did you become a demon?"

"That's it."

"Any adventures?" The Taoist priest nodded and looked at it, "For example, you have met someone, or eaten something unique, or spent some time in a place where you feel particularly comfortable." ”

"Nope."

"Really, isn't it?"

“……”

The three-flowered cat refused to make a sound, only turned its head and looked at the Taoist priest, without blinking, before saying for a long time:

"I'm smart."

"Possibly."

Song You retracted his gaze and said no more.

It's getting late, and it's getting colder and colder in the mountains.

Song You leaned against the corner and closed his eyes.

The three-flowered cat yawned on its stomach, sometimes stared at Song You, and sometimes had a messy escape plan in his head, but it was actually just boring.

But now it can't go out to play, and it can't jump up and down like it usually does in the temple, which is really difficult.

Until five in the morning, it was the coldest.

The cold wind enters the door.

Song You opened a slit in his eyes, hugged his arms around his chest tighter, as if this could lock in the heat, and then looked at the side, the three-flowered cat lying on a straw futon in the moonlight, also shrunk tightly, looking just a small hairball.

Song You seemed to feel something, and couldn't help but ponder for a moment.

The next morning, a rooster reported the dawn at the foot of the mountain.

Sanhua Cat woke up before Song You, so he sat on the futon, looking at him directly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Maybe thinking about his future destiny.

Song You ate a cold steamed cake bought on the road yesterday, so he took it to the bottom of the mountain to inquire, and learned that there is indeed a miracle cat fairy in the temple on the mountain, if anyone is badly plagued by rats, just bring some fish and fragrant candles to the past, and it can be clean that night, so that its fame spreads to farther places, and there are people from all over the country who come to see it, just to get rid of the rat infestation.

After asking the last one, Song You stood still at the door again, looking up into the distance, and fell into deep thought.

"Why don't you leave?"

The three-flowered cat followed him.

"Let's go."

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing."

"You're not moving yet."

"I'm thinking about ......" Song You looked at it again, "your followers are quite widely distributed. ”

"Yes!"

"Every day someone comes to make offerings, do you go to his house at night to catch mice?"

"That's right!"

"What if it's far away?"

"Go faster."

"You're having a hard time."

"It's not hard."

"Let's go."

"Have you gone to find Wang Shangong?"

"Yes."

A person and a cat walked out of the village, Song You walked in front, and the three-flowered cat hung behind not far away, without speaking, just walking silently, but if this picture was changed to others, it might feel novel.