Transmigrated Into the Body of a Sickly Villain's Kitten - Chapter 6

Fu Rou noticed that Shi Yao had been appearing less frequently lately.

The person she spent the most time with now was Guan Jin.

Every day after Shi Yao woke up and fed Fu Rou, she would shut herself in the study alone. Fu Rou would then go to the room filled with small toys and cat trees to play, and that was when Guan Jin would show up.

Although it was said that Guan Jin was keeping her company, it always felt more like surveillance.

The current Fu Rou was a cat with a peculiar personality.

She had already crafted her feline persona to make Shi Yao dislike her, the key was to never display her charm in front of Shi Yao and to act as if she didn’t like Shi Yao at all.

Over time, Shi Yao would come to see her as an unaffectionate little cat and eventually let her go.

The current situation seemed to align perfectly with Fu Rou’s expectations. Shi Yao must have lost interest in her, which was why she had handed her over to Guan Jin, right? But if that were the case, why did Shi Yao still bring her back to the bedroom to sleep together at night?

The temperature on Wuqi Mountain was never high, in fact, it was rather cold, but Fu Rou’s playroom was always warm, likely due to some spell Shi Yao had cast.

Guan Jin watched the little cat stretching and playing on the beige cat tree, feeling utterly miserable inside.

It was the first time she had ever encountered a cat with two faces.

In front of Shi Yao, the cat would cling to Guan Jin’s skirt, making Guan Jin feel as if she were freezing from the cold aura Shi Yao emitted. She didn’t dare pet the cat and could only stand there stiffly.

But the moment Shi Yao left, the cat that had been tangling with her skirt would instantly walk away, showing no intention of engaging with her at all.

Whenever Guan Jin tried to approach, the cat would retreat, leaving Guan Jin completely baffled about what was going on in that little feline’s mind.

Guan Jin essentially served as Shi Yao’s assistant, helping her organize documents and then sending them to Shi Yao for review and feedback.

Now, she had an additional task: keeping the little cat company. So, she brought her laptop and tablet to the playroom, working while “accompanying” the cat.

But!

This two-faced cat only cared about her own amusement, playing with whatever she pleased and napping whenever she felt tired.

When Guan Jin waved a cat teaser in front of her, the cat would just stare at her with a look that said, “Are you an idiot?” and show no reaction whatsoever.

Guan Jin felt used.

“Are you doing this on purpose? Trying to drive a wedge between me and the Master?”

“Meow~” Not at all! You just don’t understand what a little cat is saying!

“So, it’s true. What exactly are you trying to do? I already told you, just make the Master happy, and you’ll have all the benefits you could want. Why go to such lengths?”

“……”

Communicating with a supernatural creature was truly troublesome.

Fu Rou hopped down from the cat tree and trotted over to Guan Jin, tapping the closed laptop on the carpet with her pink paw.

Guan Jin asked, puzzled, “Can you type?”

“Meow!” Of course!

Still half-doubting, Guan Jin picked up her tablet, opened the notes app, and said to Fu Rou, “Go ahead, type.”

Fu Rou pressed her paw pad against the tablet, and a letter appeared on the screen. She felt relieved, it seemed that with a bit of effort, she could type out a full sentence.

Guan Jin, sitting nearby, watched the little kitten typing with such seriousness that her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

What in the world? Is this a Tsinghua cat?

Because of her small size, Fu Rou took quite a while to type a single sentence. Guan Jin quietly observed Fu Rou’s performance. After Fu Rou finished typing, she stood beside the tablet, looking up at Guan Jin’s astonished face.

“I want to leave this place…”

Guan Jin read the words Fu Rou had typed aloud, one by one, then froze for a couple of seconds before saying, “Has our Honored Master treated you poorly? Why do you want to leave? Is the goat milk Liang Zhuo prepared not tasty enough, or are the toys here not fun? Even if I’ve had some issues with you, I haven’t actually done anything to you, right? Do you really dislike it here that much?”

Fu Rou: “…”

Why is this person reacting so strongly?

Fu Rou slowly typed again: I don’t belong here.

“Then where would you go if you left? Back to the immortal Honored that sent you? If you haven’t completed your mission, would they even let you return? And wouldn’t you be in a terrible situation once you got back?”

That question truly stumped Fu Rou.

Yeah, if she left this place, where could she go?

To this day, she still didn’t know whether this world was a new story written by that yuri author, featuring Shi Yao and Youyou as the protagonists, or a continuation of the story about Qi Wushuang and Shen Xiaobai.

Other transmigrators knew the entire plot and could turn the world upside down, but she didn’t even know where she was at this moment.

Seeing the kitten lower its head in deep thought, Guan Jin suddenly felt that this little cat seemed quite helpless.

“Alright then, how about this: confess everything and tell me which immortal sect sent you. I’ll put in a good word for you in front of the Honored Master, and you might even get to stay here. When you grow up, you can work for the Honored Master just like me, Liang Zhuo, and that deer demon. Wouldn’t that be better than going back to your so-called immortal sect to suffer abuse?”

It had to be said, Guan Jin’s words moved Fu Rou quite a bit.

But Guan Jin had no idea what kind of situation Fu Rou was really in.

Only by leaving could she truly feel at ease.

Seeing the kitten looking dejected, Guan Jin reached out to pet her and offer some comfort, but the cat reacted quickly, the moment Guan Jin’s hand moved, Fu Rou dodged to the side.

“Hey, you! fine, fine. The Honored Master’s cat is off-limits, I get it. But can you at least tell me why you cling to me as soon as the Honored Master shows up, then ignore me the moment she leaves? Don’t you think that’s a bit two-faced?”

Isn’t it just to make your Honored Master lose interest in me?

Of course, Fu Rou couldn’t tell Guan Jin the real reason. She tapped the darkened screen of the tablet with her paw. Guan Jin understood and turned the tablet back on, only to see Fu Rou slowly typing: Why do you keep saying things a little kitten can’t understand?

Reading that, Guan Jin was practically fuming: “Are you an ordinary little kitten? You’re not even two months old, yet you’re scheming and typing, you must be some high-level spy from an immortal sect, possessing this kitten’s body, right? Or is there some other secret method involved?”

Fu Rou shook her head.

She truly had no idea why she had transmigrated into such a tiny kitten, why she had encountered so many troubles, or how she had ended up being picked up by her goddess as a substitute.

Guan Jin pouted and was about to put away the tablet when she suddenly felt a chill creeping up behind her.

Sure enough, as soon as she turned her head, she saw Shi Yao standing there silently.

Lately, the Honored Master seemed to enjoy appearing out of nowhere like this, reminding Guan Jin of the horror movies she used to watch with Liang Zhuo and the others at night. The ghosts weren’t scary, it was the atmosphere that was terrifying.

Right now, Guan Jin felt that the Honored Master carried an aura of… deathly stillness.

The tablet floated into Shi Yao’s hand. With a faint, ambiguous smile, Shi Yao looked at the three sentences the little kitten had painstakingly typed out, the curve of her lips deepening.

But to an observer, her deliberately crafted smile appeared bitterly sorrowful.

“You clearly have a way to communicate with me, yet you’ve always ignored me. Do you think it’s unfortunate to run into me again after coming back this time?”

The sudden remark from Shi Yao left both the demon and the cat frozen in place.

Shi Yao tossed the tablet aside, then crouched down and gently stroked Fu Rou’s little head. Fu Rou didn’t pull away. Seeing Shi Yao’s deeply pained expression, she suddenly felt a tightness in her own chest.

Shi Yao never wore shoes or socks, yet the tips of her feet remained untouched by dust. A deep blue veil draped over her delicate skin, clean and translucent.

Witnessing this scene, Fu Rou felt as though a key had gently turned a lock in her mind, causing a dull ache.

At the same time, Shi Yao clutched her chest and coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The crimson spread across her lips, but Shi Yao wiped it away indifferently, continuing to gaze at Fu Rou as she murmured, “What I owed you back then, I’ll repay it all now. Give me a chance to atone, will you?”

Guan Jin, utterly terrified, rushed to help Shi Yao up but was pushed away.

“You clearly don’t like being touched by her, so why must you make me jealous? Make my heart ache?”

Fu Rou quietly slipped away from Shi Yao’s palm, took two steps to the side, and curled herself into a small ball.

Shi Yao continued to cough up blood, her lips pale, yet a tormented smile hung on her face.

“Honored Master! Please stop tormenting yourself and go lie down on the couch! I’ll call Ke Fan to treat your injuries. You must calm your mind!”

Guan Jin was so anxious that tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. She turned to Fu Rou and said, “You need to calm the Honored Master down. I’m going to fetch Ke Fan. If anything happens to the Honored Master, I won’t let you off!”

Huh? Just like that, she’s leaving!?

Fu Rou stared at Shi Yao, who seemed unconcerned about the blood she was coughing up, her heart tangled in knots.

What on earth is going on? The original book only mentioned that the protagonist defeated Shi Yao, but it never said where she ended up. Could it be that she was severely injured and has been recuperating on Wuqi Mountain all these years?

Is this not the sequel the yuri author wrote for Shi Yao and Youyou, but an extension of the story about the pear blossom demon and the alchemist?

Does that mean Shi Yao is still the villain?!

Will Youyou ever return?

Fu Rou’s mind was a complete mess. She lifted her head, her bright blue kitten eyes meeting Shi Yao’s gaze, countless thoughts flashing through her mind.

The two remained locked in a stalemate, neither willing to back down.

Ke Fan arrived and, seeing the scene before him, hurriedly said, “Honored Master! Please, you must-”

“Say no more.”

Shi Yao interrupted Ke Fan, shaking her head as she said, “I’ve clung to life all this time just to wait for her. Now that she has no intention of returning, what meaning is there for me to remain in this world? So be it. After I die, you can divide the spiritual energy within me and go on with your lives.”

“Honored Master!”

The three demons knelt behind Shi Yao, their faces filled with sorrow. Guan Jin’s eyes were red from crying, Ke Fan looked heartbroken, and Liang Zhuo gritted his teeth, struggling to hold back tears.

Fu Rou: What’s going on here? Why is she suddenly talking about life and death?

While Fu Rou stood there bewildered, Guan Jin occasionally shot her meaningful glances: If you can just comfort the Honored Master, anything you want is possible.

What the hell!

Shi Yao’s pitch-black eyes remained fixed intently on Fu Rou. The blood at the corner of her lips continued to flow, dripping onto the carpet and staining it crimson where it was absorbed.

Since when did this cruel and tyrannical villain turn into such a delicate flower?

After wrestling with her thoughts for a long time, Fu Rou finally relented. She took two steps forward and gently tapped Shi Yao’s sleeve with her little paw.

“Meow~” Fine, fine, I’m afraid of you. I’ll obediently be the substitute, alright?

Shi Yao lightly tapped the tablet and said to Fu Rou, “I don’t understand.”

Meaning: if you have something to say, type it out.

Fu Rou rolled her eyes internally. She trotted over and slowly typed out four words:

I’ll stay with you.