The Broken Law

Perhaps it was because of "that shadow."

After turning into a cat again, Zheng Qing felt as though his frame had grown larger. No, it hadn't just seemed that way. He really had grown.

The black cat had once been about the same size as Tuantuan. Now he had to lower his head just to see the fat tabby's ear tips, let alone his paws. Zheng Qing guessed he might stand a full meter tall.

This was no longer a black cat.

Calling him a "little black tiger" wouldn't have been much of a stretch.

"You monster... Stand back! I can't even fit half your face in my frame!"

"Where are your clothes, you shameless cat? You're far too old to be running around bare-bottomed! Have you no shame?"

"Wipe that gunk out of the corners of your eyes! Don't subject everyone else to it!"

Dylan's full-length mirror shrieked and scolded the Big Black Cat sitting before it. It paid no attention to the dangerous glint in his narrowed eyes, unaware that it was one swipe away from being shattered.

Luckily, there were two others in the room who could talk.

"Ahem." Dr. Xiao coughed softly twice. Before the Big Black Cat could lose his temper and smash the mirror, he cautiously reminded him, "I remember Dylan's family gave him that mirror for his birthday... It has sentimental value."

"A killer pays with his life; a thief or assailant pays for his crime." Fatty Xin recited the ancient laws with a wag of his head, then stole a glance at the Big Black Cat and muttered, "...You won't be a cat forever... If you break someone else's property, you'll have to pay for it."

Zheng Qing's raised paw paused in midair before slowly lowering.

Two relieved sighs came from behind