Through the crack, one fluffy ear poked in first, followed by the other.
Fu Xiaoxiao stood at the doorway, her hair spilling over her shoulders. The two fluffy cat ears on her head trembled faintly with her pounding heartbeat.
Gu Chengming was a little stunned. Fu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and puffed out her chest, trying to make her voice sound less shaky.
"I heard young cultivators like this sort of... meow?"
She had meant to say "cat ears" after that last "meow," but the words were so embarrassing that she swallowed the rest. What came out was a perfectly genuine meow.
The cat ears on her head drooped completely, nearly flattening against her scalp.
Gu Chengming looked at the little Acting Sect Master of Joyful Union Sect standing in the doorway, blushing and wearing cat ears, already regretting it at a speed visible to the naked eye.
[The Yin Yang Creation Strategy fell silent for a rare moment, then said: Heavenly Emperor Gu, you absolutely have to take this opportunity.]
—Damn it, why are you calling me Heavenly Emperor Gu now, too?
No, could you not call me Heavenly Emperor Gu right now?
When Gu Chengming still didn't react, the last bit of courage in Fu Xiaoxiao's heart rapidly drained away.
Oh no, oh no, oh no. Did he think this was weird? "This kind of accessory works really well"—what a lie!
Her hand had already reached for the cat ears on her head, ready to rip them off at lightning speed and bolt out the door, when he caught her by the wrist.
"They look pretty good."
The cat ears sprang upright with a swish.
Fu Xiaoxiao's face turned so red it was nearly smoking. She wanted to say something to salvage her dignity as Acting Sect