Chapter 176

The bowing-down Maorongrongdoushiwode was at a loss; she never expected the orange cat to react like this, the viewers doubted, and she herself was also puzzled.

"Host, what's going on?"

She didn't dare to approach the cat again, fearing it would trigger a stress reaction, and instead asked Ling Yue.

To be honest, Ling Yue...... didn't know either.

Hold your phone up to it, and I'll ask.

Maorongrongdoushiwode nodded, Ling Yue looked at the wary orange cat, also completely baffled, not understanding why it would be so afraid of the consultee.

At that moment, beside the shrubs of the flowerbed, a rustling sound suddenly arose; in the blink of an eye, one cat head after another popped out, the big white cat's head even wearing a green leaf—obviously, they were all stray cat brothers summoned by Daju.

The stray cats hissed at her, various tones of meows drifting into Ling Yue's ears.

Who, who's bullying my little brother?

Damn human, don't come over! If you dare come over, I'll, I'll run away!

Pah, Xiao Liu, you're really useless—look at me, my meow punch isn't to be trifled with!

Saying that, the little tabby cat glared fiercely at Maorongrongdoushiwode, its white-gloved paws looking especially eager to try.

Ling Yue saw the situation was wrong and immediately spoke: 'Hello, kitty.'

The orange cat mewed plaintively in rebuttal: 'I'm not okay at all QAQ'.

Ling Yue: '... Why aren't you okay?'

The orange cat accused: 'Of course it's because of her!'

After saying that, it realized someone could actually understand its words— the orange cat stared wide-eyed in shock, and its stray cat brothers nearby were so frightened their fur stood on end.

Ling Yue heard all kinds of wow-wow-wow exclamations, and stared intently at the orange cat; but soon, this well-traveled stray cat adapted to the situation.

After receiving Ling Yue's assurance that Maorongrongdoushiwode would not easily approach it, the orange cat finally relaxed.

It plopped down on the ground, sunlight showering over it, the cat squinting its eyes, mouth curling up, leisurely and carefree.

As long as she doesn't come near me, I'm fine—I was terrified just now!

How did this even start?

Ling Yue didn't understand, and the orange cat explained: 'You can't smell it, but I can—she has a cat odor on her, and that smell is overpowering, it scared the cats to death!'

After saying that, it gave a swipe and licked its own big cat leg.

Ling Yue vaguely guessed something: 'What cat smell?'

As soon as she finished speaking, the other cats rushed over: 'Of course it's the cat smell! Her cat odor is terrifying—she's actually the master of the Demon King!'

Good heavens, the cats are about to die of fright!

Ling Yue listened, bewildered, but she caught the key words: 'master of the Demon King'—no way?

Ling Yue immediately asked Maorongrongdoushiwode: 'Besides Yuan Yuan, do you have any other cats?'

Maorongrongdoushiwode shook her head: 'Impossible, our Yuan Yuan has an especially strong possessive streak—even when I pet other cats outside… cough cough.' For some reason, as she said this, her expression turned a bit embarrassed and guilty; she paused, then continued: 'I only have Yuan Yuan, one cat.'

Upon hearing the name Yuan Yuan, the leader of the stray cats, a blue-eyed white cat, sprang to its feet: 'That's it!'

Clearly just a little fatty, it made us meow in pain; clearly it's a Demon King, yet it's called Yuan Yuan—truly absurd!

Yeah yeah! The Demon King is too awful—when unhappy, it comes down to bully us! Wah wah wah, boss, we definitely have to fight back!

Upon hearing that, the white cat suddenly coughed: 'Let's talk about this later.'

Ling Yue heard its explanation and slowly widened her eyes; she had never guessed this, and the viewers watching this scene on the stream in front of the screen were even more anxiously curious.

【Wuwuwu Host, what exactly did you hear, why is your expression so surprised?】

【I envy the host, this bunch of cats is really chatty, meowing nonstop, I don't know what the host heard.】

【Host, speak up quickly, or…… I'll kneel and beg you! 【hands on hips】【hands on hips】】

Ling Yue's gaze swept across the screen, seeing these comments, she couldn't help but laugh: 'It said, Yuan Yuan is a Demon King.'

Upon hearing that, the viewers: '???'

It seemed like in the blink of an eye, a little 'ziu' appeared on their heads, sprouting tiny question marks—Demon King Yuan Yuan?

Next, Ling Yue faithfully translated the meow language she had heard once more; the viewers who listened to the whole process had a heated discussion.

【Waqu, this cat is so awesome—why do I recall someone saying Yuan Yuan is especially obedient?】

【Cute in front of people, a little minx behind them! 【hehehe】】

【For some reason, I suddenly had a bold idea.】

At that moment, Maorongrongdoushiwode, having heard the explanation, couldn't help but shake her head: 'How could that be?'

Her astonished gaze overturned her entire worldview; she couldn't believe that her own well-behaved little princess was actually so famous among cats!

Maorongrongdoushiwode couldn't help but cover her mouth: 'Maybe, possibly, it's a misunderstanding?'

The viewers in the stream, upon hearing that, burst out laughing.

【Hahahaha, Miss, you're so cute!】

【Yuan Yuan is a big shot, I think no one would dare bully it!】

【As said before, Yuan Yuan is smart and has high combat power—so why would it climb downstairs in the middle of the night to do what?】

Ling Yue was also doubtful, so she first asked this group of stray cats long stationed in the neighborhood whether they had seen Yuan Yuan in the past two days, or knew who Yuan Yuan's enemies and friends were.

Upon hearing that, the cat army obediently squatted to one side; even the most talkative Daju fell silent, and they struck various poses.

Ling Yue: 'What are you doing?'

The white cat leader licked its paws, looking at her: 'Cats can't work for free; they need to eat too!'

Ling Yue: '... So?'

Give us cat food!

These little cats…… each one sharper than the last.

She told Maorongrongdoushiwode the meaning of these little cats, and without thinking she agreed: 'Yes yes yes, I have a box at home; as long as we find Yuan Yuan, I'll give them cat food!'

Hearing this, the Daju cat couldn't help but stretch, shake its fur, and say: "I've seen it!"

"Cat food? I've seen that too, meow~"

They completely changed their previous aloofness, now so enthusiastic it's almost overwhelming!

Ling Yue questioned them one by one, then asked carefully, and only then realized these cats' eyes were darting, clearly lying!

If she weren't smart and wary, she'd have been fooled by the cats long ago.

Finally the senior white cat stepped forward: "These lazy kittens definitely haven't seen it; all they do is eat and sleep, what would they know?"

"I've seen the Demon King."

"But I only caught a glimpse; its gall is truly huge!"

The senior white cat recalled that scene and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

It couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, went out for a walk, suddenly heard movement upstairs, the cat glanced and was instantly shocked.

The white cat's pupils contracted; on an extremely high floor, a golden kitten leapt down from the windowsill, its nimble paw pads stepping on the pipes, crawling down step by step.

Each time it reached a floor, it jumped onto the balcony, calmly and orderly descending.

The senior white cat stared, bewildered: "Is this the Demon King? Running away from home doesn't even follow the usual path!"

The cat watched, heart pounding.

And it was able to notice because Yuan Yuan kicked over the flowerpot downstairs with a thud; under the clear moonlight, the fluffy golden gradient cat was draped in a hazy white gauze.

Yuan Yuan arrogantly lowered its head, locking eyes with the senior white cat, then swooped down and glared fiercely at the white cat: "What are you staring at, ugly freak!"

After saying that, it hissed and ran off.

The senior white cat was furious, chasing it halfway, all the way to a building.

It led Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo almost across half the residential complex, arriving at a building and stopping.

The white cat looked at the phone screen: "I followed it here, then it suddenly vanished, and after that I didn't know where it went."

When Ling Yue told this to Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo, the girl's eyes lit up instantly, and upon seeing the building number, she was even more stunned.

【Wow, sneaking out in the middle of the night, I knew there must be some shameful secret!】

【Nice, nice, opening the window and jumping down from the tenth floor one level at a time—this is too awesome!】

【Are you sure it's a domesticated pet cat? I think it's even more impressive than the Li Hua big shot!】

The chatting netizens didn't notice her oddness; Ling Yue saw it and asked: "What's wrong?"

Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo couldn't help but sigh, saying: "This is the apartment building where my friend rents; I just moved here not long ago, and I once brought Yuan Yuan over."

Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo speculated: "Could Yuan Yuan have come to visit?"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became: "My friend also has a cat, super cute; Yuan Yuan wasn't very close to it back then, I thought it didn't like her."

Ling Yue thought it possible, but not likely; mainly, who visits at midnight? Or maybe cats' habits differ from humans'.

The livestream chatters were also stunned, with a considerable number agreeing with Yuan Yuan's owner's idea.

【Yuan Yuan is the Demon King, and the Demon King doesn't take the usual path!】

【Yay, I love little cats, kittens snuggling are even cuter!】

【What are you waiting for, miss? Go find your friend quickly—Yuan Yuan might be at her place!】

Speaking of this, Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo recalled that, because the incident happened suddenly, she was completely panicked and hadn't yet told her friend that Yuan Yuan was lost.

She made a snap decision: "Broadcaster, let's first go to my friend's place to check; maybe Yuan Yuan is there."

She thanked the senior white cat profusely, agreeing that once they found Yuan Yuan, she would definitely give him lots of proper cat food.

The senior white cat licked its paws, then suddenly asked her: "Can I come along too?"

Under Ling Yue's surprised gaze, the senior white cat held its head high: "I want to go."

It thought, maybe it could also see something hard to witness—for example, the Demon King's pitiful appearance; hahaha, these stray cats have always been beaten down by it, so getting to see the Demon King's look would be totally worth it!

However, with one more cat, Ling Yue nodded, considering it the same.

They took the elevator to the eighth floor; along the way, Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo's complexion was good, noticeably more flushed than before.

"Broadcaster, Yuan Yuan will definitely be at my friend's place."

Ling Yue remained silent, seeing her full of confidence; suddenly the elevator dinged, eighth floor arrived.

Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo rushed to the friend's door, knocked, and in the anticipation of the chatters, seeing the friend's appearance, couldn't help exclaim: "What happened to you?"

Upon seeing her, the friend immediately flared with anger: "You still have the nerve to come! Our Nainiumao just came back from the hospital!"

Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo was bewildered; before even entering, she was hit with a barrage of accusations. At that moment, a soft meow came from behind her—a black-and-white Nainiumao poked its head out from behind the friend.

The instant she saw it, Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo burst out laughing.

The livestream chatters were stunned, then after reacting, burst into a dense chorus of laughter.

That Nainiumao peeking out had its front leg tightly wrapped in white gauze, its right ear also wrapped in a white cloth; walking, it limped, eventually unable to adapt, it flopped onto the ground and writhed, each limb moving in its own flamboyant way.

Nainiumao: "Love however, just giving up.". JPG

【Ahahaha, I'm dying laughing, folks!】

【What kind of weird species is this, Mom, save me I can't help laughing!】

【It's clearly pitiful, why can't I stop myself from laughing hahaha!】

【This laugh, minus ten years of merit】

【Someone come, lift my electronic wooden fish up【knock knock knock】【knock knock knock】】

Maorongrong Dou Shi Wo quickly reacted, covering her mouth, looking shocked at the friend: "What on earth is going on?"

The friend's eyes nearly shot fire with rage: "It's all because of your Yuan Yuan! I'm furious!"

"I have surveillance here, come take a look!"

She finished, then lovingly hugged her own Nainiumao, kissing and lifting it high; Ling Yue heard the Nainiumao's whiny, cooing sounds, then looked at the video—

The timestamp in the upper right showed today at 2:10 a. m.; the friend's cat lay in its bed, sprawled out, when suddenly the window made a sound, and the next moment a round-faced, round-eyed golden kitten sneaked into view from the window crack!

You know, this is the height of an eight-story building!

In an instant, Mao rong rong dou shi wo de blurted out a single "Roundy".

Just as she had expected, Roundy indeed came over, and this was its first appearance after being missing for a day and night; only she, its owner, could tell that compared to before, Roundy had grown thin.

Its fur had also become quite messy.

Yet its distinctive scent could not be hidden; the Golden Gradient kitten truly lived up to its name, with a round head, round brain, round eyes, and golden, fluffy fur that looked as if it were glowing.

Mao rong rong dou shi wo de didn't have time to feel sorry, and in the next second, Roundy kicked the window open with one swift move, the whole cat leapt inside; at that moment, the Nainiumao was still sound asleep, never imagining that another small cat had already entered the house.

Roundy rushed over with a menacing aura and suddenly meowed, "You little brat, Granny's come to find you!"

The Nainiumao blinked awake, and a cat punch came straight at its face, making it yowl in pain.

Ling Yue heard Roundy's foul-mouthed words, then recalled its cute appearance from just moments before, and fell silent instantly.

The one-sided beating on the screen continued, as the Nainiumao head-butted the cat food: "Woo woo woo, owner, save me!"

Roundy gave a heh, cold laugh: "Go ahead, yell, even if you shout your throat raw, no one will come to save you!"

Seeing this, Mao rong rong dou shi wo de fell completely silent, hands clasped together in panic.

A week ago, it definitely wasn't like this.

In fact, the cats nuzzling in human eyes are likely a warning from a big shot to their juniors.

Roundy, being a cat with strong possessiveness, could never tolerate the scent of other cats on its owner, so after first detecting that unfamiliar cat smell on its owner, it flew into a rage.

Mao rong rong dou shi wo de didn't know, thinking it had been home too long and grown bored, so a week ago they brought Roundy to a friend's house.

Just after entering, Roundy smelled that unfamiliar cat scent again, and the whole cat froze.

The Nainiumao is also a territorial cat; upon suddenly seeing Roundy, it began to meow and scold—don't let its small size fool you, its vocabulary is rich.

Roundy is a five- to six-year-old adult cat; considering its youth and ignorance of the rules, I was prepared to let it off once.

Unexpectedly, the Nainiumao directly acted cute toward its owner, jumping into the owner's arms, lying in its spot, and looking at it proudly, saying, "Sister Roundy, your owner is really nice!"

"Sister Roundy, I took your spot—you won't be angry, right? With such a good temper, scolding me a sentence or two surely won't matter, right?"

"Sister Roundy, you're really sturdy—I'm nothing like you; no matter how I eat, I can't get fat."

Saying that, it also affectedly sighed.

The backhanded compliment made Roundy so angry it charged over, but just then the owner's visit time was up; it watched helplessly as the clueless little milk-cow cat lounged comfortably in someone else's arms, cooing, "Sister Roundy, welcome to come play again sometime~"

Afterward, Roundy thought at home: "It's fine; it had a reason to scold me."

It's still a child, I'm an adult; as a cat, I should stay calm and peaceful.

But as time went on, Roundy grew angrier the more it thought, thinking, "I really ought to die; I'm going to give it a beating!"

Thus came the scene of Roundy jumping off the building in the middle of the night.

Ling Yue heard the monitoring footage of the Golden Gradient cat laying out its accusations in detail, its paws easily pinning the miserable little milk-cow cat: "You little brat, didn't expect this, did you? All my effort searching floor by floor wasn't wasted—I've finally found your home!"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't beat you to death!"

Ling Yue listened, and just like that unbelievable little milk-cow cat, her heart gave a sudden jolt.

The following footage left the stream's viewers silent; Roundy's cat punches flew out so fast that not even an afterimage could be seen.

While attacking, it didn't forget to yowl loudly, pressing down on the Nainiumao to hit it; one can imagine this is nothing short of a lifelong shadow for the Nainiumao.

【Brutal! Too brutal!】

【Demon King, this is absolutely the Demon King, the little milk-cow cat is too miserable!】

【Holy crap holy crap holy crap, is this a cat or a little monster!】

【It's so cool, its little fists hit my heart.】

【Upstairs is weird, want to take another look?】

Below, the Eldest White Cat that saw the footage had already been frightened into airplane ears; being a cat, it naturally understood meow speech, and upon hearing that Roundy was climbing floor by floor, it immediately freaked out and its fur stood on end.

No more, no more—I don't want to take revenge in this lifetime!

The cat has self-awareness QWQ

At this point, the young lady who was Roundy's owner could no longer bear to watch; she guiltily looked at her own friend and said, "Um... I... I also don't know; it had already gotten lost the day before yesterday."

So, this truly wasn't her doing; the cat acted on its own, and the poop-scooper is innocent.

The friend also knew her temperament, furrowed brows, simply feeling sorry for her own little milk-cow cat.

Mao rong rong dou shi wo de voluntarily offered to pay the medical fees; after speaking, it looked pitifully at the friend, who jumped in surprise: "You, you what's wrong with you?"

"Our Roundy hasn't come home yet; do you know where it is now?"

The friend shook their head: "I don't know."

"Look at the surveillance—it beat my kid and then ran away!"

She had never seen such a formidable cat!

Having received a negative answer, Roundy's owner drooped their head in dejection; at that moment, nobody noticed the Eldest White Cat suddenly padding toward the window, sniffing left and right.

Suddenly, it looked up with a face full of surprise, and its meow reached Ling Yue's ears: "I think I know where Roundy is."

Since Roundy left the friend's house less than a day ago, and there had been no rain to wash away the scent, for a cat with a keen sense of smell, this was practically a trivial matter.

Ling Yue immediately told this to Roundy's owner, who beamed with surprise: "Where is Roundy?"

Ling Yue looked at the Eldest White Cat and said, "Ten cans of cat food!"