Becoming a Cat

"If you want to know the cause of the previous life, you will receive it in this life; if you want to know the result in the future life, you will do it in this life."

"What are you looking at?" Hearing my murmur, Ye Yixing leaned over to read, "Longshu Pure Land Text, Buddhist scriptures...?"

I rested my chin on my hand and asked softly, "Do you believe in past lives?"

Ye Yixing said with a smile: "Believe me, I must have done a lot of good deeds in my previous life, and I am so happy in this life."

"I had a dream the night before..."

"What did you dream about?"

What did you dream about?I think I'm dreaming about our past lives...

In the previous life, I was a pure white cat, and Ye Yixing was a black cat with green eyes. He was neither Xiao Hei nor a cat demon. He was the prince of the cat kingdom.

In the cat country, the status is determined by the race, and the dignity of the race is determined by the coat color.

Black represents the emperor's family. The general heirs to the throne have pure black hair. His majesty the king's hair is black and shiny, and his body covered under the luxurious robe is burly and strong.And His Royal Highness is wearing a silver robe, with a slender figure!

During the coming-of-age ceremony that year, His Royal Highness, led by the king and queen, appeared on the ceremony platform of the castle for the first time——

"My name is Mo Yu, and I am the next successor to the throne of the cat clan dynasty. Today, I once again made an adult oath. May my people respect me and help me. I will definitely promise you a prosperous and peaceful dynasty."

In the sunlight, his black hair exposed outside his robe reflected golden light, and his pair of emerald green eyes looked down at the nobles and courtiers, like the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

The moment I met his line of sight, I knew that my heart had sunk...

I swear, he is the most handsome black cat I have ever seen, no, ever, the royal family!

"Bai Ran, wake up!"

Hearing the voice, I turned over in a daze, and raised my face: "Hmm...?"

"Aren't you going to take the last round of exams today!"

"Ah!" I jumped up and hurriedly washed my face with my paws.

Too bad, I have to accept an interview with His Highness the Prince today!He overslept!

The guard cat in the dormitory who woke me up gave me a sympathetic look: "Are you sure you don't need to take a bath?"

"It's too late!" I licked my sleepy hair and ran out quickly.

Last month, I signed up to participate in the selection of the guards in front of the prince's palace. As an orphan of a middle-class nobleman, I am eligible to participate in the selection, but the chance of winning is very low.Because the other competitors are high-class nobles, most of them have pure dark hair.

In the past, white cats had a high status in the country of cats, because most white cats are gentle and beautiful, and they are good candidates for queens, but because of mating problems, the kittens born are often variegated, so, The status of white cats has been lowered from generation to generation. Up to now, there are very few white cats left among the nobles.

My father was originally a minister of clerks, writing letters for His Majesty the King, and my mother was the personal maid of Her Majesty the Queen, who could make delicious cat biscuits.Both of them are pure white cats, so when I was born, naturally there is no stray hair on their bodies.

Unfortunately, I prefer dark colors. I think dark cats are handsome and healthy.

The white cat family has always had a weak heart, and it is easy to get sick after a little overwork. My parents love me very much, but because of this reason, they both died young when I was a child.

Her Royal Highness the Queen took pity on my loneliness, and sent two maids to take care of my daily necessities, and often wrote letters to wish me well.I studied hard, exercised diligently, and grew up to be a cat. Now it's my turn to repay them. I will become the guard of His Royal Highness and protect him for the rest of his life!

But, but if you don't choose, if you don't choose...

I can only find other ways to repay my kindness...

No more thinking about it, I hurried to the test hall, and when I arrived, all the cats that had been selected for the selection had arrived, there were ten cats in total, and the last round was the cruelest, half of them had to be eliminated.

I'm very nervous, but I'm very satisfied to get to this point. After all, white cats are rarely able to serve as guards in front of the palace. Even if they are eliminated, they can at least be promoted to captain cats and manage the cat soldiers below.

His Majesty the King is sitting on the throne in the main hall, kind but majestic. His Highness the Prince will also sit there in the future... I happily imagined, looking for the figure of His Highness the Prince from left to right.After a while, he came out. Today, instead of wearing the silver robe from the coming-of-age ceremony that day, he wore a white woolen vest with more black hair exposed, looking so slippery, shiny, and handsome... …

Woo... If only I had beautiful black fur like His Royal Highness!Ah no, His Royal Highness is sacred and inviolable. If I can see His Royal Highness like this all the time, I will be satisfied...

His Highness sat down next to the king and looked around us. I don't know if it was my illusion. His eyes stayed on me for a few more seconds. I looked down at the ground, not daring to look at him.

"You are all highly educated elites who have passed the literary test, military test, and final review..." His Majesty the King spoke up, "The cat kingdom is proud of your existence, and you will be the cat kingdom Future pillars!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" we said in unison.

"Gathering you here today, there is one last test left. Those who pass will be directly promoted to the guards of the palace of the royal family. This position is a hereditary title for life. Your duty is to assist and protect my son, accompany him, and be his beacon." , a mirror, and a close friend, respect him as a king, treasure him as a friend, love him like a son, and he will do the same to you..."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"For this last test, Yu'er will personally propose, judge, and select." After finishing speaking, His Majesty turned his gaze to His Highness Prince, who replied, "Thank you, Father."

After he finished speaking, he stood up, with a confident smile and an innate demeanor of a king: "My father also said just now that you are the elite among the elite, and you must have gone through all the tests that you should go through..."

I greedily looked at the prince's standing posture, and listened to his voice, feeling like a spring breeze, refreshing.

"My test is very simple. Maybe you are also prepared for the answer to the question. Of course, I want to hear something different..."

The ten cats look at each other and start to get nervous.

"Please tell me one by one the reasons why you participated in the selection of the guards in front of the palace. I want you to tell the truth. Each person has only five seconds, that is to say, you can only say one sentence at most... Number one!"

No. [-] said without even thinking about it: "Serve the country and never change until death!"

"Number five." His Royal Highness did not pause at all, and immediately clicked on the next person after speaking.

"For the prosperity of the cat country!"

"Number three."

"In order to prove that my ability is enough to assist the prince in governing the country!"

"Number nine..."

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"Number eight."

ah!it's me!Me, me, me!They've said everything that can be said, woo...

I looked into the prince's green eyes, couldn't think any more, and blurted out: "For, to stay by His Royal Highness's side..."

It's over, it's over, you have to say such a boring reason, you will definitely be eliminated, woo woo woo...

The prince paused, smiled slightly, and looked away: "Number four."

"To be the pride of the family!"

"..."

One minute later, His Royal Highness asked the civil servants beside him, "Have you written it all down?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"You wait here, I will make a choice later, and I will come out and inform you."

My heart was ashamed, and I had no hope for the result of the selection. A dark gray cat beside me patted me on the shoulder: "What's the matter, Xiaobai, I'm downcast."

"I think I'm going to lose," I said in frustration.

The gray cat said, "How could that be? You answered that well."

I was comforted by him and felt better, but I still hung my head and asked, "What did you answer? I was so nervous just now that I didn't listen to the answers of the people behind me."

The gray cat said with a smile: "Compared with you, my chances of losing the election are greater. The prince asked the question so quickly that I didn't even have time to think about it. I just stated my purpose and made enough money to make my younger siblings live happily." life."

I was surprised and said, "Hey, aren't you a nobleman?"

The gray cat smiled wryly and said: "It's not so much anymore. We were originally sheltered by our ancestors. In my grandfather's generation, there are only a group of lazy second sons left. When I was born, my family wealth was almost ruined. Even my younger siblings went to school. I can't afford the expenses, hey, the ups and downs of the world are unpredictable, I don't know if I can revitalize the family."

I held the gray cat's paw and said distressedly: "As long as you have the heart, you can definitely do it."

It turns out that there are many people in this world who are more miserable than me. My parents died young, but I was favored by the royal family. Although Gray Cat's parents are still alive, the hope of the family rests on him alone... This kind of pressure, Not ordinary people can afford it.

Just as we were talking, His Highness the Prince came out, and the following officials held a roll of tissue paper. We stopped talking and waited quietly for His Highness's announcement.

"No. [-], your score in the martial arts test ranks first among all the people, and you just said that you will serve the country until death. I think the royal army is the most suitable place for you. You will train with General Luo from now on. Given the right opportunity, he will definitely promote you."

This is... being eliminated?

Number one seemed a little disappointed, but the new position was not bad, he quickly showed gratitude and bowed to thank him.

"Number three, you have come this far to prove your ability. I think that following me is to prove yourself, not for me. In view of your outstanding achievements before, I will send you to the royal dignitaries management group; The same goes for number five, the Royal Merchant Corps needs talents like you, and I hope you can do something in the future."

The two cats thanked him with tears of gratitude and shook their beards.

I think the prince is very good at grasping the hearts of cats. Even if he loses the election, the arrangements he made make every cat feel willing...

"Number four, number six."

The gray cat and the other cat immediately stepped forward when they heard the sound.

"I appreciate your ideas, but following me doesn't mean you can make a lot of money. On the contrary, sometimes you will be bound a lot, and you can't go home to visit your relatives. You must always put me first, not your family. As far as I am concerned, the Royal Family Admonishment Teaching and Research Group has more chances to get rewards, I decided to let you go there, both of them are high-ranking, and will not let you lose your head in the family."

The gray cat glanced at me quietly, with a happy face.

I was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that His Royal Highness had already announced the whereabouts of five of them...

"The remaining five, come in with me."

I was so happy that my soul went out of my body, I couldn't believe that I was chosen just like that!He blankly followed them into the inner hall, even forgetting to say "goodbye" to the gray cat.

His Royal Highness smiled and sat down, pointed to the cushion beside him and said, "You sit too."

I was lying on a jade-colored cushion, surrounded by a faint fragrance, the maid cat next to me, the handsome prince, and the good-smelling Mutian Polygonum tea, all of which were unreal.

"Do you know why I chose five of you?"

Several cats shook their heads in puzzlement, and one of them asked timidly: "I said just now that I was willing to share the joys and sorrows of His Royal Highness. Could it be that His Royal Highness wants to talk to us?"

His Royal Highness licked the tea bowl, "Not really." He glanced at me and asked, "What's your name?"

"...Ah?" I was in a daze for too long, and I didn't realize that His Royal Highness was talking to me. I stammered, "Bai, Bairan..."

"Bai Bairan?" the prince asked back with a smile, his smile was full of magic and made my heart beat wildly.

"Your Highness, Xiaobai is the youngest among us. If you scare him again, he will faint..." Another cat with reddish fur is called Tian Hong. Seeing His Royal Highness's natural look, he boldly said Just kidding.

The prince flicked his tail and said happily: "I want you to be like this, be lively, don't treat me as a prince, from now on, we are friends. The prince is only for the country and the people to see."

We looked at each other, a little puzzled.

The prince said again: "You have been selected in this way, and you are already very good. The question just now is just to pick out cats that I like, and think that we can play together, learn together, and manage the country together..." His Highness pointed I said, "Like him, I want someone who actually wants to be around me."

"Understood!" The tan cat stroked its beard, "No wonder I said, you can play chess with His Highness, and you know many interesting places in the Kingdom of Cats, so you choose me, because His Highness wants to play with us... "

"Hahahaha!" He laughed loudly, "That's right!"

Contagious by the prince's laughter, we all relaxed.My whole body was fluttering, I wagged my tail, looked at the prince and said sincerely: "Your Highness, I can make cat biscuits..."

This is my mother's specialty. When I was a child, I often watched my mother make it in the kitchen. After she passed away, I could only remember her by making cat biscuits.

I am willing to share my most cherished things with His Royal Highness.

"Cat biscuits?" The prince tilted his head and thought for a while, "I seem to have eaten them."

"what……"

"Is it the kind made by Aunt Xue'er?"

Aunt Xue'er... Xue'er, that's my mother's name!Ah, I forgot, my mother used to be Her Royal Highness's maid, and she must have made cat biscuits for him too!

When I think of him having tasted the biscuits made by his mother, I feel that His Highness is even more kind.

I nodded desperately.

"Little rascal, I haven't done it for us before, we want it too." Tianhong joked, he was the one who said I was timid just now, since he participated in the selection, he loves to pick on me the most.

I glared at him and said, "It's all there."

The other cats also laughed. I think most of the cats selected by the prince are friendly and easy to get along with...

After the "little meeting" was over, we each went back to pack our luggage.On the second day, I checked out the dormitory where I lived during the exam, said goodbye to my friends one by one, took simple clothes, and a large box of cat biscuits that I had baked, and headed to the castle.After that, we will live with His Highness the Prince.

My room is the closest to His Highness's bedroom. As soon as I got there, I found a pile of new clothes on the bed. I rushed to touch them, wow, the materials are all good!

"Do you like it?" Suddenly heard a gentle voice, I turned around and found the queen and His Royal Highness standing at the door, I immediately jumped off the bed, and respectfully said: "My queen, Your Royal Highness."

"It really looks like Xue'er, with beautiful white hair."

I raised my head to look at the empress queen, but I didn't expect her to come and rub my neck, my God!This is the most intimate etiquette between nobles, and it is only allowed to happen between relatives... I am humble, and, and, the Queen herself...

"Don't be too cautious." The empress touched my neck with her paw, and said kindly, "I need you to help me look after Yu'er in the future."

looking at him?Your Highness is so mature...do you want me to watch?

"Xiaobai, where are the biscuits?" When I turned around, I found that His Highness was already looking through my package...!

"Ah..." My broken vest is still in the package!I was about to go back and grab it, but His Highness had already taken out the box, sniffed it, and said, "Aunt Xue'er's smell."

The Empress Dowager Queen greeted her with joy, and asked, "Is that so?"

His Highness opened the box, and there was a box full of rough biscuits lying inside... I hung my head, not daring to look at them, the ones I made were not as good as those made by my mother...

"Hey... once I tasted this taste, I remembered when Xue'er was still there." The empress choked up, her eyes were wet, I raised my head in surprise, walked over and rubbed my head lightly on the empress queen.

Are they missing their mother?

The empress hugged me and said, "Good boy..."

"Queen mother, you are going back to the palace soon, and the father will not find you in a while, and he will be sullen again." His Royal Highness coaxed the queen away.He was lying on the mat in my room eating biscuits, and asked me to change into new clothes. It turned out that those were His Highness’s clothes, which he couldn’t wear when he grew up, and I was slightly smaller than him, which just fit me well...

He chose a ruby ​​red one and said: "This is not suitable for black, but it is very suitable for your white. You can wear it and let me have a look."

After I changed, I felt awkward. The color of the clothes was too bright. I was used to wearing plain colors, but suddenly I was dressed in such a high-profile way, and I always felt a little shy.

His Royal Highness stared at me for a while, before saying: "You are so beautiful."

My face burned, I went to lie down next to the prince, accidentally touched his shiny black hair, and said softly, "Your Highness is much prettier than me."

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