Chapter 21

It is said that Xuan Kong closed his eyes and focused his mind, practicing with great joy, but it was a hard time for the two mountain cats hiding outside the Yewei Caotang.

These two mountain cats were different from their peers, being at least a circle larger, looking heavy and fat, and could be considered an upgraded version of mountain cat kings. The two mountain cats were sneaking around the corner, one of them biting its nails and lamenting:

"Oh, what can we do? Young Master Xuan Kong is practicing again!"

He pointed to the Shangqing Divine Thunder surrounding Xuan Kong, just as a wisp of black gas came from the sky and was struck by the divine thunder, instantly turning into green smoke and dissipating.

The other mountain cat was also in a daze: "Young Master's magical power has improved again."

The first mountain cat scratched the other's face with its paw: "You fool, with Young Master's improved magical power, how can we go back and report to King Shanxiao?" These two mountain cats were once tamed by the Taoist One-Eyebrow to protect the young Xuan Kong, named Xiao Bai and Xiao Hua.

Later, when Xuan Kong himself obtained magical powers, these two mountain cat spirits were laid off. Hearing that a new King Shanxiao had moved to the depths of Laoshan, they didn't take much effort to hook up with the King's subordinates, promising some benefits, and were easily lured away by King Shanxiao.

Now, they had received an order from King Shanxiao to invite Xuan Kong to his cave for a talk.

As the moon was high in the sky, past the third watch, the two mountain cat spirits were still hiding in the corner outside the door, not daring to step into the Yewei Caotang.

Finally, after practicing the mystic technique for forty-nine rounds, Xuan Kong felt that his eight extraordinary meridians were filled with the true power transformed from spiritual energy. He slowly adjusted his breathing and stopped the technique. His consciousness gradually cleared, and he quickly noticed the two mountain cat spirits who were taking one step forward and two steps back at the door.

Using his divine sense to circle around the two mountain cat spirits, he recognized them as old acquaintances. Xuan Kong's lips curled up, and instead of exposing them, he used his divine sense to form a needle and fiercely poked one of the mountain cat spirits in the buttocks.

"Ah!" The mountain cat spirit immediately clutched its buttocks and jumped up, afraid of waking Xuan Kong who was meditating on the wooden bed, it quickly covered its mouth.

"What's wrong with you?" The other mountain cat spirit looked at its companion in confusion.

This mountain cat spirit was puzzled: "Why did you poke my buttocks?"

The other mountain cat spirit looked particularly innocent, spreading its hands: "I didn't, don't talk about this, we need to quickly think of a way to invite Young Master Xuan Kong to the King's place!"

Xuan Kong found it amusing, the expressions on the faces of these two mountain cats were really rich. How did he not notice their potential to rival Garfield when he was young? "What King?" Xuan Kong felt that the two mountain cat spirits had no ill intentions towards him, so he became curious.

However, if that King wanted to deal with Xuan Kong, it would be impossible to send these two clowns.

Having made up his mind, Xuan Kong still pretended to be meditating, secretly using his divine sense to form a palm and fiercely slapped the other mountain cat spirit's face. Xuan Kong had the idea of punishing them for secretly entering his hut, and this slap was a bit too hard, sending the mountain cat from the door to outside.

"Meow!" The mountain cat spirit cried out in pain, like a rat with its tail stepped on, its two front paws raised, and it hopped around like a boxer.

This time, the mountain cat spirit whose buttocks were poked was dissatisfied: "What are you doing?"

The mountain cat spirit whose face was slapped angrily said: "Why did you slap me?"

The other mountain cat spirit curiously asked: "Why would I slap you for no reason?" Without paying attention to its companion, it continued to crouch and slowly move towards Xuan Kong's wooden bed. Xuan Kong saw its high-raised buttocks, thinking the posture was really cool.

He laughed inwardly, transforming his divine sense into a big foot and lightly kicked the mountain cat's fat buttocks.

The mountain cat spirit, already nervous and cautious, was kicked from behind and, of course, was not convinced. It turned around and clawed the other mountain cat spirit outside the door: "Why did you kick me!"

The mountain cat spirit outside the door looked puzzled: "When did I kick you?"

The mountain cat spirit that was kicked angrily said: "I'm leading the way, if not you, who else?"

The mountain cat spirit outside the door looked innocent: "I'm at the door..."

The two mountain cat spirits immediately calmed down, looking at each other: "Could it be him..." They quickly turned to look at Xuan Kong, who was still meditating on the wooden bed, not awakened by them. To their surprise, the Shangqing Divine Thunder that originally surrounded Xuan Kong had been retracted.

The two mountain cat spirits sat on the ground, using their front paws to rub their fat faces, encouraging each other to successfully approach Xuan Kong this time!

Seeing them hesitate, neither daring to take the first step, Xuan Kong found it amusing.

It seemed that the impression he left on these two mountain cat spirits when he was young was still very deep!

Finally, the two mountain cats reached an agreement, standing up from the ground and moving towards Xuan Kong's wooden bed. This time, nothing went wrong. They moved to Xuan Kong's front, looked at each other, and both used their hind legs to support themselves, raising their front paws to lift Xuan Kong and the wooden bed.

Xuan Kong's body was not heavy, and the bed was also light.

But for the two mountain cats, it was a big deal. In the middle of the night, under the bright moon, a wooden bed floated in the air, with a young man in a Taoist robe sitting cross-legged on it, and four cat paws extended below, wobbling as they carried the bed forward.

Fortunately, it was in the back of Laoshan, otherwise, if someone saw it, Xuan Kong would be accused of animal abuse.

But considering it was the Song Dynasty and these two mountain cats were spirits, it would be hard to win such a lawsuit.

"Good grandsons, it's good that you know how to respect your grandfather!" Xuan Kong sat on the bed, curious about the audacity of these two mountain cat spirits to carry him. He enjoyed the mountain cat sedan chair, which ordinary people could not experience.

In the middle of the night, with a gentle breeze, Xuan Kong felt very comfortable and fell asleep. The two mountain cat spirits, with their small paws, lifted Xuan Kong's wooden bed high, perhaps because it was too heavy, they walked unsteadily, stopping and starting.

The mountain cat in front walked while recognizing the path, complaining: "Use some strength, I'm almost crushed!" The mountain cat behind was not to be outdone, angrily saying: "I'm almost vomiting from the pressure, don't think I don't know, you stole my dried rats yesterday morning."

No wonder the two mountain cats looked so full, they had the good habit of storing food.

After about half an hour, they walked from the back of Laoshan to the mountain waist, not far from the village where Xuan Kong and his companions had subdued the female corpse, they saw a cave. The cave entrance was small, but inside it was spacious and bright, illuminated by torches.

---

(AD begins)

(AD ends)