Chapter 10: The Little Orange Cat Comes Chasing

At this moment Li Yan also looked at the cat, but she felt that she had seen that cat before, though she couldn't recall where.

The kitten paid no heed to everyone's confusion and rushed straight toward Ye Yun.

Ye Yun looked and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't this the chubby cat that has kept me company for hundreds of years in the Daoist temple?" Suddenly Ye Yun got an ominous feeling that he might have left the cat at the temple. "Hmm, could it be coming to take revenge on me?"

Immediately the little orange cat leapt, pounced on Ye Yun, and in an instant knocked him down, terrifying Sun Gong and his grandson.

Immortal Ye was knocked down by the cat, and the cat had come out of his own courtyard—this time it's over.

Li Yan, meanwhile, laughed there until she was out of breath; she recognized that the cat was the little orange cat from the Daoist temple, probably because Ye Yun had abandoned it, so it had chased over a hundred li to seek revenge on Ye Yun.

Ye Yun not only didn't get angry, but held the little orange cat with an apologetic expression, saying, "Hey, stop messing around, I'm sorry. You know my Dao Heart has been nearly dormant for thousands of years; this rare opportunity naturally excited me, so I… accidentally left you behind. My mistake, truly my mistake."

The little orange cat, seeing Ye Yun's apologetic face, gradually lowered its clawed paws and switched to a coquettish caress, as if saying, "Of course I know you, you fool. You left me at the temple, I just took a nap, and when I woke up you were gone. Luckily I have some cultivation, otherwise I wouldn't have found you."

As it spoke, a few tears seemed to appear in the little orange cat's eyes; after all, it had lived with Ye Yun for a thousand years, and being suddenly abandoned couldn't have felt pleasant, and the journey to find Ye Yun had been arduous, leaving it dirty and grimy.

That made Ye Yun feel heartbroken; this boring thousand years had been spent with the little cat by his side, and now he had made such a huge mistake. Fortunately the little orange cat has cultivation, otherwise he truly wouldn't have been found.

Ye Yun continued to hold the little orange cat apologetically, apologizing as he said, "I will never leave your side again."

The other three people in the room watched the scene; although they didn't understand what was being said, they felt something in their hearts, and Li Yan, knowing the situation, was moved to the point of shedding a few tears.

A girl's emotions are like that—so easily stirred, especially when she's young.

Ye Yun immediately sat on a stool, still holding the little orange cat, continued waiting for the delicious dishes, and during the wait explained the story of himself and the little orange cat to everyone.

Everyone was deeply moved by the bond between the man and his cat.

At the same time, the tasty dishes were brought out; Ye Yun, the little orange cat, and Li Yan inhaled the intoxicating aroma, began to salivate, and, caring little about appearances, started clearing the plates.

【7】 The three little food‑loving cats looked at Sun Gong and Sun Liwen, who wore broad smiles, feeling that before them was not an immortal but their own family.

These three little gluttons looked at Sun Gong and Sun Liwen with smiles all over their faces, feeling that the people before them were not some immortal but their own relatives.

After a brief lightning‑round, the three ended the "battle"; the battlefield was truly… too horrible to look at. Actually, the only thing too horrible to look at was the three of them: the little orange cat's whiskers were soaked with sauce, and Ye Yun's and Li Yan's mouths were smeared with food crumbs.

The two exchanged a glance, grinning so broadly they couldn't close their mouths, teasing each other that the other's face looks like it had been painted on. Sun Gong and Sun Liwen, seeing this, also broke into amused smiles. The little orange cat meowed nearby, as if saying, "You two look the same, what's there to tease about? I'm dying of laughter. You both look so funny now, especially you, old Ye, a ground‑immortal, turned into this. If those old guys saw you like this they'd have a field day mocking you."

They didn't understand, but Ye Yun could, and retorted, "You stinky cat, you still have the nerve to mock me? Why don't you find a mirror and look at yourself? You look worse than I do now. Besides, you've followed me for a thousand years, you could be called a half‑immortal. We're about equal; at worst we both get laughed at by those old guys in the heavens and meet our end together."

That infuriated the little orange cat, which started tussling with Ye Yun again; the onlookers resumed watching, laughing uncontrollably. I must say the scene was truly delightful and warm, though not entirely harmonious.

After all, there were still two of them fighting!

The orange cat fought while saying, "Stinky Ye Yun, today's trouble isn't over; let's settle both old and new scores together."

"Come on! I can't be scared of you. Today I'll pluck every hair of yours clean."

Ugh, it's indeed not very harmonious, even a bit bloody.

The three nearby were just about ready to grab popcorn and soda.

After a long while, Ye Yun and the little orange cat finally ceased their love‑and‑hate tussle.

"By the way, the person you invited to explain things to me can come over now; after all, I need to understand the current situation before I can continue seeking opportunities."

"Sure, no problem; I'll have her go to your room to find you from now on."

Not long after, a fashionable young girl entered Ye Yun's room; indeed, she was the person Sun Gong had found for Ye Yun, tasked with explaining the current state of society and its development trends.

"Hello Mr. Ye, I am Du Xueqing, the presenter the Sun family head has arranged for you."

"Hello, please begin."

Because the Sun family head never mentioned Ye Yun to anyone, everyone assumed he was just a raw youngster from the deep mountains.

However, after seeing Ye Yun's appearance, Du Xueqing felt a hint of doubt—could this person really be from a remote forest? Why is he so good‑looking, his skin… Yet she didn't dwell on it and began the briefing.

Meanwhile, the immortals of the Heaven Realm and the Underworld were watching Ye Yun's every move through a magical instrument.

At the same time, they were brewing a cataclysm that would overturn heaven and earth.

Next to Ye Yun, Li Yan saw a beautiful woman enter Ye Yun's room and felt a vague displeasure, though she couldn't explain why.

"Stinky Ye Yun, now that a new beauty has arrived, you won't look for this lovely, flower‑like cute girl anymore?"

"Hmph, that stinky man is indeed unreliable; once he has a new lover, he forgets the old love."

"No, who is his old love anyway? Hmph, I won't bother with him anymore."

Although she said she'd ignore him, deep down she wished Ye Yun would come find her right now; in Li Yan's eyes, Ye Yun wasn't an immortal but a handsome peer.

After a lengthy briefing, Ye Yun finally gained a thorough understanding of the present world, which is an information‑technology era; compared with a century ago, its progress is extraordinarily rapid.

Beside her, Du Xueqing thought to herself, "Is this person a genius? I just started speaking and he already gets it? I even used many technical terms, and he understood them—what a little prodigy."

Ye Yun, after all a ground‑immortal, can indeed read people's thoughts—so‑called mind‑reading—but the ability depends on whether he wants to listen; for instance, he used it on Li Yan at the start.

Having heard Du Xueqing's words, Ye Yun thought inwardly, "I may be a ground‑immortal, but with ten‑thousand years of cultivation and my experience, if I still didn't understand, what would become of my reputation? I'd rather dig a pit and bury myself."