64 I’ve Found You! (1/2)
The Cirrus House was abuzz as usual, songs and dances performed along with harmonious melodies as workers and customers came and went. Many had arrived to find that the rooms and the ladies were occupied, but they did not leave, sitting in the foyer downstairs to wait instead.
It was only natural that the Cirrus House did not ignore these people and served them tea and cakes.
Among the Twelve Golden Flowers of Cirrus House, the one featured to play in the hall today was Qing Shanxue.
She wore a white dress and sat behind the light chiffon drapes; her opaque silhouette and resonating string melody were undeniably alluring. Those who visited, whether they be loutish men in the martial arts world or scholars themselves, had all put up refined and courteous fronts with no exceptions. Even the sharp lines on some of their brutish faces seemed to have softened upon hearing the calming tones of her music.
On the side, there were a few people sitting up straight. Although they were wearing casual clothes, their militant aura was clear for all to see. These people were also enjoying the string music with squinted eyes.
However, the arrangement today seemed a little different than usual.Behind the feathery chiffon, there was another white silhouette about the size of a fist hopping and running around actively.
The string melody went astray.
“Ah!”
An exclamation came from behind the curtain. Right then, a tiny white shadow sprinted out from behind the curtain. It was a minute white kitten the size of a fist; it was absolutely adorable with its fluffy fur and blue eyes.
It paused for a bit on the floor before scurrying under one of the tables.
“Giant Snow!” Qing Shanxue’s panicked voice rang from behind the curtain. “My Giant Snow ran out…”
Was it Qing Shanxue’s pet?
Instantaneously, Qing Shanxue came scuttling out from behind the chiffon as her eyes frantically searched the floor; anxiety painted on her beautiful face.
Just standing there, she had everyone in the hall staring unblinkingly
Her pitifully weak look coupled with her charming beauty had stirred everyone’s protective nature and brought it to the fray.
“Can everyone help to catch my Giant Snow? Please don’t hurt it…” Qing Shanxue’s voice soft as velvet as she gazed shyly towards the crowd with hopeful eyes.
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you get it back!”
The crowd exploded into action.
It was only a cat.
What was so difficult about catching it?
A maid walked through the hall as she bent low to find the kitten under the tables, calling out, “Giant Snow… Giant Snow… come out quick…”
With a sudden flash of white, a kitten sprinted out from under a table. Someone’s hand stretched out to catch it but the kitten jumped aside and avoided it with an agility belying its little frame.
Suddenly, the white kitten actually scratched the maid who was bent over on her buttocks with a swish.
It had scratched a large hole out at once; even her undergarments had been torn from the swipe, exposing her plump pink flesh, causing everyone to stop and gawk at the sight.
“Eek!” The maid straightened up with a flushed face, one of her hands covering her rear end in embarrassment. “Giant Snow, you naughty thing…”
She covered her buttocks with her dress and fled in a flustered huff.
“Good job, Giant Snow!” someone cheered, whilst some brave others whistled in appreciation.
The kitten nimbly steered through the crowd, obviously unafraid of humans. Another maid went over and the kitten sprung up, scratching with her sharp claw.
Swish!
The dress around her buttocks was torn again.
Cheers and whistles arose right away. Even those so-called scholars and gentlemen who had managed to act with utter prudence and reservation had shining eyes even as they muttered, “Where’s the decency? Where’s the decency in all of these?”
Without hesitation, their eyes were taking honest peeks at the exposed flesh from the torn dress.
The maid ran away covering her face as whistles emanated from all around the room.
The maids were trying to catch the kitten but all the other customers were half-hearted in their efforts because they could see that this kitten seemed to like scratching women’s dresses!
A classic thug of a cat it was!
A splendid job I say! Let it scratch a few more, why don’t we?
All of them began to herd the kitten towards the maids around them. The kitten was exceptionally agile as it sprung up and hopped down, slinking away through grasping hands; the maids were exclaiming in their velvety voices but came nowhere near catching the creature.
Suddenly, a quick swish had a rotund set of buttocks scratched, exposing a large, spherical hind end. The men laughed. “Councilor Li, thou art fair indeed!”
Councilor Li laughed as well. After all, men were less reserved compared to women. He laughingly scolded, “This naughty, lusty kitten!” He lifted his robes to cover his buttocks and sat down after taking two steps back; the man did not intend to leave despite the state he had gotten into.
Swish! Swish!
More people’s robes fell victim to the kitten’s sharp claws.
The hall was in a commotion. Everyone was laughing and shouting, whistling vivaciously. How could this be the Cirrus House that used to be so quiet and refined?
Qing Shanxue stood still, in stupefied shock.
Yun Zuiyue appeared from the second floor and said angrily, “What is going on? Catch the kitten quickly! Xue’er, I told you not to bring the kitten around. Look what’s happened now, what has become of this!”
Qing Shanxue said tearfully, “Sister Yue… I’m sorry, I didn’t think…”