In the courtyard, the Lynx Cat diligently dug a well.
The sun blazed overhead, and scattered specks of glaring sunlight filtered through the branches. A pit had appeared beneath the tree. Bai Yujun had originally only meant to dig a hole and draw in a Water Vein, making a puddle for Fat Tiger to drink from for a few days. She had forgotten that the Lynx Cat had obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
It carefully dug three feet down and cleared away every root. Before long, murky spring water slowly seeped up from underground. It was actually connected to the same water system as the imperial garden.
Fat Tiger lowered his head, about to drink the muddy water from the pit, only for the lynx to shove him aside.
No one knew where it had stolen sand and gravel from to pave the bottom of the well, and it had even pried loose a pile of wall bricks to line it.
The cat crafted bricks and carvings with exquisite artistry, imitating the style of the Imperial Palace Manufactory and turning the well into a work of art. Its obsessive eyes could not tolerate the slightest flaw.
The Old Eunuch arrived as promised.
The fat sheep had been skinned and gutted. There was no need to remove the bones from the whole sheep; the Old Eunuch had great faith in the tiger's teeth.
Upon entering the little courtyard, he saw the tiger squatting beside the pit with a wronged expression, while the lynx had shrunk back to the size of an ordinary cat and was single-mindedly building the well. It was incredibly serious. For one brief instant, the Old Eunuch felt as though he had met a kindred spirit, and the two of them even seemed to cherish one another in mutual sympathy...
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