[Ancient Sword II] Morning Light Shadow

—The situation is not right.

The drowsiness gradually receded, and Chu Qi felt an indescribable strangeness before he opened his eyes, and it was... a little familiar.

He subconsciously wanted to put on a defensive posture, and the moment he opened his eyes, he discovered where the strange feeling came from.

...just dozed off for a while, and turned into a cat again.

Chu Qi quickly jumped out of the pile of clothes, and listened carefully to the movement in the room below. Second Miss Shen hadn't gotten up yet, so he breathed a sigh of relief.Being pressed by Shen Xi in his arms and smoothing his hair, although he didn't feel disgusted at all, but...

Chu Qi resolutely refused to admit it, and felt ashamed.

Even if he becomes a cat, he should still fulfill his duties and protect Shen Xi's safety... The premise is that he still has enough force.

He thought about the only thing he could rely on as a weapon now, his teeth were still biting down on a chopstick, and he could barely see blood when he scratched it...

Chu Qi was depressed and found that the biggest function of herself in the form of a cat was to pet, rub, rub and hug Miss Shen Er to satisfy her desire for fluffy.

Could it be that at this time, the only way to prove the value and significance of one's existence is by being cute?

Chu Qi scratched the roof tiles with his fluffy paws, thinking seriously and deeply about the cruel life he was about to face.

Although I really enjoyed being patted, but...huh?

The cat's ears trembled slightly, and at the same time that they stood up, Chu Qi had already stood up, looking down at the roof below her.The fine ringing that came from below should be the golden bell in Shen Xi's hair accessory.

Miss Xi is already up?

Chu Qi cautiously poked his head through the skylight, took a look into the room, and suddenly the whole cat was sick.

On the bed in the inner room, the quilt was entangled with the girl's underwear, a small lump was bulged around the collar, and a long white fluffy ear could be vaguely seen... It was a scene that seemed familiar .

The black cat with slender limbs quickly passed through the skylight, walked along the roof beam to the end and jumped down, landing lightly and silently.He jumped onto the bed a few times, and lowered his head into the bulging collar. After a while, a fluffy little rabbit was slowly dragged out by biting the back of the neck.

The little rabbit who has not yet realized its current appearance has not yet woken up. The long drooping ears tremble slightly with the ups and downs of breathing, and the short tail, which is like a ball of hair, is wrapped around the tether of the golden bell. The little rabbit occasionally shakes the tail , the bell was pulled and made a sound.That's how the ringtone that Chuqi heard just now came from.

It seems that because Shen Xi has grown up, the little rabbit looks a little bigger than before, but it still looks very small. Chu Qi estimated that with her limbs spread out and her ears, it can probably fill up an adult palm.

——Just like Chu Qi's impression of Shen Xi all the time, she is so soft and cute that people can't help but want to pinch her.

Maybe it's because cats are used to rubbing their heads along their fur, or maybe it's because cats have a special liking for round shapes. Chu Qi carefully raised a front paw, put away his nails, landed on the little rabbit's head, and rubbed it gently. A few times, the soft and fluffy touch made the black cat smile involuntarily.

Seeing that the little rabbit curled up tightly and made no other movements, Chu Qi became more courageous, quietly moved his paws to the little rabbit's ears, and pinched.

"……Meow meow?"

The long ears trembled, and the little rabbit stared sleepily at the black cat who was much taller than him, still a little confused.

Chu Qi shuddered as if scalded by boiling water, his body froze, and he didn't even retract his claws.In a moment of negligence, I forgot that rabbit ears are very sensitive.

"Meow...how did it become so big?"

Shen Xi stood up slowly, not realizing that she was on all fours.She tilted her head, looked at the black cat that was nearly twice as tall as herself in confusion, then stood up on her hind legs, her upper body stretched out her paws, and tentatively touched Chu Qi's unretracted front paw .

Probably because they have all turned into small animals, now Chu Qi can understand what the little rabbit is saying in various pronunciations, so communication should be no problem.

"The meat pad is still soft, it feels so good~"

"...Miss Xi..." The black cat had to remind the little rabbit of a fact, "You have also become smaller."

And it turned into a bunny.

A word awakened the rabbit in the dream, Shen Xi looked down at her own little fur paw that was pinching the cat's paw, and then at the black cat with red marks under the right eye, and finally confirmed that this is the cute cat that appeared on the day of Qixi Festival. Meow.

"Chuqi?" The three-petal mouth squirmed for a long time before uttering a few syllables, "...you changed meow?"

The black cat nodded silently, and immediately felt a paw on the pad that Shen Xi was pinching... Although the little rabbit had no strength, it didn't hurt to scratch it.

"--fraud!"

Feeling cheated, the little rabbit frowned, squeaked angrily, gritted his teeth, turned around and jumped off the bed.

Although the distance from the bed to the ground is a bit high for Shen Xi, the rabbit's natural jumping ability is quite good, theoretically she will not fall, but...

Seeing the bell rolling farther and farther away from his eyes, being dragged by the tail of the pompom, the cat's curiosity and sensitivity to ball-shaped objects made Chu Qi decisively claw out and hold down the jingling gold ornament.

Then Shen Xi, who was about to hit the ground, lost her balance and landed directly on her face - never expected.

Seeing this situation, Chu Qi didn't bother to think about the reason why Second Miss Shen was angry, she quickly jumped out of the bed, lowered her head and bit the little rabbit's nape, picked her up, went back to the bed, and put the little rabbit back there. On the pile of clothes and bedding, I licked it carefully with my tongue.After making sure that the fur on the little rabbit's face and body had been combed neatly, Chu Qi took a step back, only then did he realize that he seemed to have done something inappropriate just now.

——Placing it on humans, this is the most obvious indecent evidence.

It was protected by fluff, and when it fell, it was almost on the ground again. It was a soft landing, so the little rabbit didn't break its shape.But Shen Xi was obviously still in the state of soul wandering, and didn't pay attention to what Chu Qi did just now.

Seeing that the little rabbit hadn't recovered, the black cat breathed a sigh of relief, and gently pushed the little rabbit with its forehead.

"Miss Xi and her subordinates have changed, I'm afraid I have to notify the master now."

If only one person becomes an animal, even Miss Shen, who has to carry a bucket of water in two trips, still has the ability to live independently and protect herself.But both of them have turned into small animals, and their combined weight is less than ten catties. In case of any accident, their combat effectiveness can basically be ignored.At this time, it is better to have someone you can trust.

Hearing this, the little rabbit nodded blankly, its appearance was so cute that the black cat couldn't help but almost stretched out its paws to rub its fur again.Remembering that there was still business to do, Chu Qi withdrew his paws rather reluctantly.

When the master came, he couldn't rub it casually... Chu Qi didn't have the guts to rub his baby sister in front of Shen Ye.

There are many contact methods between Shen Ye and Chu Qi, some of which are used in emergencies. The most convenient method is the method Chu Qi uses now, which directly smashes a glazed bead infused with Shen Ye's spiritual power. The high priest of Moon City will receive the warning immediately, and there is almost no time difference between the two sides.

While waiting for Shen Ye, Shen Xi finally recovered from the series of stimuli [becoming a rabbit→discovering that Chuqi has turned into a cat→face landing].Then kicked his hind legs, jumped onto Chu Qi's back, bit his ear, and ground his teeth hard.

——No way, from the front, the ear is the best place to mouth.

Considering Shen Xi's mixed feelings of shame and indignation, and the fact that the little rabbit didn't feel any pain from biting his teeth, Chu Qi didn't intend to struggle at all, so he just leaned over and lay down on the quilt, with his tail curled up in front of him so that the little rabbit wouldn't step on it. slipped and fell down.

Excessively frightened and did not eat breakfast, and grinded his teeth with the black cat's ears, and used a lot of strength. The little rabbit bit and bit, and his head began to bite. The black cat's fur is the fluffy fur she likes. , Biting and rubbing unconsciously, I fell down on the stomach, rolled up and began to take a nap.

After Shen Ye rushed all the way to break into the door violently, he saw a slender and fit black cat lying on his baby sister's bed, curled up in a circle, surrounded by a white fluffy bunny ball, shiny and shiny. The slippery cat's tail flicked back and forth, gently smoothing the little rabbit's fur.

Seeing Shen Ye coming in, the black cat stretched its body and stood up. Without waking the little rabbit up, it jumped out of bed briskly and silently, walked up to Shen Ye in small steps, and bowed down respectfully.

After receiving the warning, he rushed over non-stop, his heart was in his throat, but when he saw this scene, Shen Ye's lips were pursed into a thin line, as if Chu Qi had the audacity to fool High Priest Ziwei.

However, when he glanced at the bright red mark under the black cat's right eye, and then looked at the golden bell around the little rabbit's furball's pompom tail, Shen Ye thought deeply and was terrified, his whole body was not well.

"The seventh day..."

A cold voice sounded slowly, pressing down on the black cat in front of him like invisible gravity.

"You actually... dare to run to my sister's bed?"

Seeing that Shen Ye misunderstood—in fact, he didn’t— Chu Qi had to explain, but the language family of humans and cats was too different, he meowed for a long time, but Shen Ye didn’t understand a word he was saying.

——Spells can only communicate with different languages ​​between human races, and currently do not have the power to break the communication barrier between species.

"...Remember this matter for the time being, and discuss it later."

Shen Ye took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, "I must first figure out why you have become like this?"

Shen Ye knew that his younger sister liked fluffy things, but he never thought that his younger sister would also become a fluffy animal, and it was still such a small one. This appearance... is actually quite cute.

Seeing Shen Ye bent down carefully, holding the little ball of fluff in his hands, and gently smoothing the fur with his fingers, Chu Qi silently looked away.

The owner and Miss Xi are indeed brothers and sisters, and their love for Fuzzy is simply passed down in the same vein.

But looking at Shen Xi, Chu Qi thought of a way to communicate, so he jumped onto the table, awkwardly fiddled with the teapot on the table, poured some water from it, dipped it with his paw, and wrote directly on the table.

The reason why two people turned into small animals at the same time is actually not very clear to Chu Qi himself.Although I had the experience of becoming a cat before, it was because of someone else's curse, this time it was really for no reason.What's more, he didn't dare to tell Shen Ye about turning into a cat before.

Even if I become a cat, it can't be used as a reason to take a bath with Shen Xi or even sleep together at night.If this kind of thing is said in front of the little girl's own brother, she will definitely be beaten to death, and in the future, she will definitely not be able to stay by Shen Xi's side and just give the little girl a smooth ride...

So about why he became a small animal, he can only ask three questions.

Realizing that he couldn't find the source of the problem for a while, Shen Ye thought about it for a while, and decided to take the two small animals back to Liuyue City.Just as Chu Qi had thought before, the two little animals had no fighting power, and it was safer to stay with someone they trusted.But Shen Ye couldn't leave his job for a long time, so he could only temporarily take the two small animals back to raise them.