44 Die Xiao Zi Is Missing (2/2)
Unexpectedly, from behind, there came the shouts and calls of the women, ”Where did another thief come from?”
The seven colours fluttered in the air and was coming towards me, I was busy untying the ropes around Shao Zhong with my mouth, and as I was anxiously trying to avoid them, I fell into their trap. I desperately struggled, trying to free myself from the growingly tight ropes…..and as I was dragged into the jade pond…..I was thrown in the water like a frog and made a 'plop' sound.
A delicate white hand reached out and tied me up like I was going to be made into cat soup. I saw a beautiful woman, she had widened almond eyes and exclaimed, ”Oh it's a cat demon! How cute.”
”Even a cat wants to be a thief? Hateful!” A woman beside her loudly scolded, ”Tie it up and beat it, and then hang it together with the guy on the tree!”
”Elder sister…..this is a female cat demon?” Another voice along with the sound of a zither passed through, ”I heard that this kind of three coloured cat, the males are naturally born eunuchs*…..”
*Eunuch refers to men that are castrated
So…..the seven women, twelve…..fourteen eyes stared at me at the same time, and then lifted me up with their hands, flipped me over, continued to feel down, and examined to see if I was an eunuch…..
”Don't!! Help!” I shouted desperately, however, no one payed me any attention, and the more they played with me the more excited they became, delightedly holding the devastated me in their arms.
From top to bottom, every inch of me had been touched…..even the paws and buttocks were no exceptions, this was unprecedented abuse…..they even prepared to give me a bath with acacias, pulled my bell, and then cheerfully asked, ”Why don't we take you home and raise you?”
”Don't want!” I strongly opposed, but a celestial maiden held me tight into her embrace, nearly suffocating me.
”So cute! So cute! Fluffy! Whose household does this belong to?”
”It's probably a pet, we will wait for someone looking for this cat in the future…..”
”We're lucky to chance upon this beautiful cat demon, it's all that stupid bird demon's fault that suffocated to death…..”
”Give her a bow tie and tie it on its head, the bell isn't cute enough.”
Everyone turned a deaf ear and opposed to my opinions…..and after taking a bath, they joyfully dressed me up in clothes and placed me in a big basket, and then gently said, ”Nice kitty cat, after we finish, we will bring you to Queen Mother of the West's place.”
Hearing these words mentioned, I became very delighted, the me that was bound by ropes sadly stared at the Shao Zhong that was still hanging in the air…..and felt that we were on the same boat.
His eyes were already tearful, we looked at each other and did not say anything…..
I was carried onto a cloud, the scenery that constantly past flew by very quickly, many immortals greeted these seven beautiful celestial maidens, but they were arrogant and reserved as they only nodded in return…..
The cloud finally stopped in front of a large peach forest, the celestial maiden in red suddenly stood up and said to everyone else, ”I heard that this patch of peach forest has a new care taker, how about we go and give him a greeting?”
Another celestial maiden in purple said coldly, ”We came by the orders of Queen Mother to pick peaches, there's isn't any need to do that. And if we chance upon him, then we can greet him.”
”But also~ don't forget that the care taker is probably a feeble and weak stupid monkey.” The green clothed celestial maiden suddenly burst out laughing.
The other fairies nodded and entered the garden, I curiously had my eyes wide open and stuck my head out looking left and right, but only to discover that the peach trees had no peaches on them at all.
Could it be…..that they want to pick the leaves to eat when they return?