Under the moonlight, three black cats—two large and one small—were strolling slowly along the tree-lined path.
The large black cat on the left had a Little Green Snake draped over its ear. The large black cat on the right had flecks of blood-red gleaming in its eyes, while the little black cat in the middle had a sleek, glossy coat that shimmered with captivating colors in the night.
This was a little bit of mischief Zheng Qing had suddenly thought up after leaving Old Yao's office. Unexpectedly, the Shadow Cat had not refused his request to travel together.
Zheng Qing felt that it had been a long time since he had wandered around as a cat like this.
Experiencing the Black Gemstone Cat's adventures through its memories was fundamentally different from becoming a cat himself. The young teaching assistant sighed inwardly, then happily bade the Shadow Cat farewell when they reached the intersection.
"Thanks for your hard work tonight. See you around!"
With that, he flicked his tail and headed briskly toward the Cat Fruit Tree. But after only two steps, he sensed that something was off. He slowly stopped, tilted his head, and shot a sidelong glance at the two black cats following unhurriedly behind him.
"Why are you two still following me?"
His expression soured, and his tone had lost all of its earlier patience. "I have proper business to attend to—well, I mean, don't you have things of your own to do?"
"Who's following you?" The Shadow Cat snorted, took a step forward, actually overtook Zheng Qing, and continued toward the Cat Fruit Tree. "The school is so big. Who says I can't walk in this direction?"
That was true enough.
Choked by that reply, Zheng Qing turned to look at his avatar.
The Shadow Cat was