Chapter 109: Tree Up and Under Tree
Xiao Xiao was obviously also aware of the unreliability of the little witch.
He politely refused: "That cat already has a name, it's called Tuan Tuan...... Because it's an orange cat, it looks like a ball of yarn from a distance...... Do you like cats very much? Are you here today to see cats?"
Xiao Xiao's way of changing the topic is not clever.
But Li Meng was easily diverted from the topic by him and forgot that he was going to name a certain civet cat.
"Cat fruit tree?" Li Meng's eyes widened, and he immediately realized what Xiao Xiao meant: "Do you mean the big locust tree that is crawling with cats?" β
While talking, the two of them had already come to the cat's fruit tree.
Li Meng wears a pink-trimmed peaked wizard hat that matches her red robes. Xiao Xiao, as always, was dressed like a primary school, and the bright red robe of Jiuyou Academy could show a matte dark color on his body.
Of course, that could also be because of the dim light in the woods.
"If you like cats, you can apply to the school to adopt one. Xiao Xiao looked up for the black cat's tracksβin the dim light, this was a very difficult taskβand suggested to Li Meng, "...... Just like here, a lot of feral cats can be found all the time. They should like a stable life. β
"I'm not particularly fond of cats...... I prefer rabbits. Li Meng also looked left and right, as if he was looking for something.
"But your pet is a pigeon?"
"Because no one uses rabbits to deliver letters...... And they're too fragile. β
"Why do you like rabbits?"
"Ah, I can't remember which rabbit said, 'If only I were a quilt, either in bed or in the sun,' I love that sentence. Li Meng put his hands behind his back like an adult, and tried to evaluate in a vicissitudes of life: "Perhaps, that's life." β
"Then you should like quilts?"
"Of course I love quilts. It's just that no one uses the quilt as a pet...... So I had no choice but to settle for rabbits. β
"This kind of life is inevitably too salty. β
"What's so bad about salted fish?"
"No, very good. Xiao Xiao wisely did not entangle the little witch with this conclusion, but he still concluded in a humorous way: "...... It's just that most of the salted fish is either lying in the pot or in the bowl. Anyway, it will always end up in someone else's stomach. β
The black cat in the tree couldn't help but laugh and laughed.
Xiao Xiao immediately sensed his position and gestured at him, meaning that there was something to find him.
Li Meng also noticed the black cat.
Then she saw the little white cat next to the black cat, and immediately overjoyed, raised her hand and greeted excitedly: "Ah, watch... Hell, climb so high?!Meow!"
Li Meng realized that there were other people next to her the moment she spoke, so her greeting to Jiang Yu was forcibly changed to a nondescript sentence.
Xiao Xiao tilted his head and glanced at her.
"Do you know that black cat?" he thought Li Meng was greeting the black cat.
"Black cat, is there a black cat there?" the little witch stared at a few more times before noticing the black cat with shiny fur next to the white cat, and suddenly turned her face sideways and snorted twice: "Phew...... It's unlucky. β
For many old-school wizards, black cats and crows don't bode well. Meeting them is only slightly better than meeting worse symbols such as Thestrals and Black Dogs.
Although Li Meng is not an old-school wizard, she comes from an ancient wizard family and will inevitably be affected by this.
Zheng Qing listened to the little witch's babbling, and his face was full of black lines. The little white cat next to him laughed. She glanced at the black cat, flicked her tail, jumped off the cat fruit tree lightly, and quietly disappeared into the depths of the forest amid Li Meng's shouting chase.
Most of the 'cat fruits' in the trees just lazily glanced at the farce under the trees.
"What's the matter?" asked the black cat, sticking its head out.
"Make sure you're still alive. Xiao Xiao shrugged his shoulders, he noticed the confusion on the black cat's face, and explained, "The Beta Town Post has some other newspapers and magazines, didn't they all talk about the outer gods the other day?"
Hearing the word 'outer god', the black cat couldn't help but snort, and for a moment he couldn't hold his strength, letting the quills poke a transparent hole in the parchment.
He looked at the little hole in annoyance.
"What's new there?" the black cat shouted.
"For us, it's really not new. Xiao Xiao craned his neck and continued: "But for the other students in the school, the concepts of outer gods, dependents, starry sky, etc., are a bit distant and strange...... Yesterday weekend, we trained, so there was no attention...... After class today, all kinds of rumors began to circulate in the class......"
"Rumors?"
"Some say that the wizards of the North Side have killed too many frogs, so Satogua intends to place a divine punishment on the North of Beta and destroy a quarter of Beta...... It is also said that the Three Pillars God made an agreement with the school to cultivate a new group of wizard families, and so on. β
The black cat listened inexplicably.
"What does this have to do with me?" he poked his head out, revealing the whole cat's head, "There are all sorts of stupid rumors circulating in the school every day...... Some people also say that Lao Yao was imprisoned by Danhag for illegally using spells!
"Of course not. Xiao Xiao raised his arm, pinched his sore neck, took a breath, and then continued: "...... It's just that you didn't come to class today, and it just so happens that there are all kinds of horrible rumors at school...... So some people speculate if you were attacked by an outer god and are now admitted to the school hospital. β
Zheng Qing smacked his lips, expressing deep admiration for the young wizards' exuberant energy and open minds.
They actually deduced half of the correct answers based on a bunch of wrong conditions - Zheng Qing was indeed attacked by the outer gods, but he was not hospitalized, and he did not ask for leave for this reason.
"Don't tell me you believed. The black cat stared at the doctor.
"Three people become tigers. Xiao Xiao rubbed his neck again: "At noon, I flew the paper crane to Professor Montella's laboratory, and they said that you did not ask for leave to participate in the experiment today...... Everyone is asking me what you are doing, and if you are really admitted to the school hospital......"
The black cat retracted its head a little.
"It's another lab......," he muttered, his tail flicking a little uneasily, "Didn't I tell you could come to the Cat Fruit Tree to find me?"
"So here I am. Xiao Xiao moved his shoulder blades, tilted his head, and finally couldn't help shouting: "Excuse me, can you come down and chat?"
"I'm doing my homework. The black cat replied as he hid in a tree, grabbing a quill and parchment to show that he was telling the truth.
"The library can't fit you, or is the chair in the study room uncomfortable?" Under the tree, Dr. Xiao's incredible voice came: "Do you have a hole in your brain? Choose to become a cat to write homework on the tree!"
I hadn't planned to do my homework before, but the black cat looked at the quills dancing on the parchment and thought helplessly.
PS, [Abandoned Small Theater]
"What are you going to name that fat orange in our dorm?"
"How's the chicken thigh? I've heard that it likes to eat chicken thighs. β
"It's really good. Xiao Xiao reluctantly praised it.
"Really...... I've named the cats in that tree...... That's called the hedgehog, that's Liyue, that's Bai Ze, and that's the fog......" Li Meng pointed to the big and small cats squatting on the tree, and counted them one by one.
Xiao Xiao noticed that the name 'Fog' was the Norwegian forest cat.
"Why did you name it 'Fog'?"
"Because it screams like 'wow'...... And the first time I saw it, it was crouching in a foggy depression. Li Meng replied.
"For the first time, I knew that Bai Ze was a cat. Xiao Xiao nodded with a serious expression and looked at the other bobtail: "...... You know that most of them are cats with status, which means they have their real names. β
"What does it matter. Li Meng raised his head and raised the box full of chicken fillets in his hand: "Meow meow...... Come on, have afternoon tea!"
Except for a few wild cats, most of the 'fruits' on the cat's fruit trees did not move at all.
The black cat lowered its head and looked at Li Meng with caring eyes.