Yin Zi angrily sat up, pointed at my nose, and angrily said, “Even if you had a dream, you don’t have to bite me! I’m not ribs!”
“You guys are so loud…..” Wawa called out from her sleep in stupor, using her hands to cover her ears, she went back to sleep.
I immediately became silent. Looking at Yin Zi’s puzzled and confused face, I quietly whispered, “I just dreamt of Shifu looking all over the place for me, he looked really scared. Said that he was going to kill you. How about we hurry and think of ways to go back.”
“You’re just dreaming, the stuff in dreams aren’t real.” Yin Zi’s face showed signs of frustration, “Who knows, maybe he isn’t looking for you at all, but is waiting at Xuan Qing Palace waiting for you the entire time.”
“But…..I’m really worried…..” I held onto Yin Zi sleeves and pled.
“The snow storm is really strong right now, so I can’t do anything about it. I’m a crow, not a penguin.” Yin Zi wanted to go back to sleep, but he suddenly held onto me, “Do you still remember how we first met?”
I obediently sat next to him, gently asking, “Was it the day when I thought you were tasty delicacy and bit you?”
“It’s not that time, why is it that you heartless cat do not remember…..” Yin Zi’s voice contained a deep concern and regret, “That time, I still haven’t been able to attain a human form, my body was weak, and no one in the mountain was willing to give shelter to the anonymous crow. I was once again kicked out, and just as I was about to fall into despair, I met you at Luoying Mountain.”
I didn’t understand any of the words that were entering my ears, as if it was a completely different story.
“That day, the radiance of the sun spread for tens of thousands of miles, you were wearing light green clothes and standing in the grass staring at me. Your face wore a confident and brilliant smile, it was incomparably beautiful. And myself who was covered in stains, was strikingly the opposite in comparison. You laughed loudly that I was a coward who could only escape, so you kept me by your side to manage finances and protected me from being bullied by other monsters.”
“I don’t remember…..”
Yin Zi ignored me and continued to ramble on, “I worshipped and admired you. You were such a smart and powerful cat demon, you caused all the other monsters to surrender to your feet, and caused waves of suitors to flood to you. But you still remained your composure, you didn’t care about any of the people, nor did you felt love towards any of them. Whatever you wanted to do, you were able to do. No one dared to interfere.”
“I really don’t remember…..”
[TN] : In case you guys are confused about the what Yin Zi is talking about or forgotten about earlier chapters, the current Miao Miao and the Miao Miao that Yin Zi is talking about is not the same. Of course, Yin Zi doesn’t know this and neither does Miao Miao, but our current Miao Miao time traveled (and possibly crossed dimensions) to enter in the body of a cat demon (the Miao Miao that Yin Zi knows) due to reasons unknown. Refer to Chapter 1.
“Afterwards, compared to the others, I tried hard and gave twice as much effort as them in anything I did, and finally when I was able to attain a human form, I also passed through the trials of the purification of the heart. You happily congratulated me and asked what kind of gemstone I would like in return. I didn’t want any gemstones, I just wanted you to agree to one thing…..” He raised his head and stared at me bewildered, let out a sigh, and then continue to speak, “You promised to never leave me behind. I really thought that this promise would be never-changing just like how gemstones won’t change into another object.”
“I didn’t leave you behind though.”
“But you’ve changed…..around three hundred years ago, you displayed a sudden change. But I still continued to like you, although the current you has become a bit more stupid and a lot more easy to approach, and also a lot cuter. That doesn’t matter, as long as it’s you, it’s ok, I just want to continue to spend my days with you happily and warmly.”
“Of course we can spend our days together!”
“But not in the cold and reclusive heavenly realm, not with three people! You made me a promise, I forbid you to break it, you absolutely can’t!” Yin Zi’s voice became coarse, “The feeling of being abandoned, the feeling of loneliness, the feeling of exclusion, are all more painful than the pain from purifying one’s heart, I’d rather die than feel it again.”
“Yin Zi…..I don’t understand what you’re talking about, why are you grabbing me with so much force?” I glanced at the blue veins protruding from his arms due to the excessive force utilized, my heart was thrown into even more confusion.
“Something that belongs to me, I’d rather die than let it go. If someone wants to steal it from me, then he’ll first have to behead me first.”
“Who ever that wants to kill you, I go all out with them!” I hurried to console, “Yin Zi, you shouldn’t to continue talking about t