Chapter 51.5

Time flew by, and before we knew it, a year had passed since we started following Prince Yuer. During this time, we accompanied him in learning, training, hunting, playing, and sharing his worries and troubles. King Yuer also began to entrust Prince Yuer with simple matters of the state. With no worries of my own, I dedicated myself to serving Prince Yuer, and every day felt fulfilling.

Like this, we grew up slowly, and I watched him get married to the princess, ascend the throne, and even witnessed the birth of the young prince… Reflecting on it, I felt that my life was filled with happiness!

Prince Yuer was very close to me, taking me wherever he went. His companions would often tease us, saying that I was the perfect match for Prince Yuer, a black and white pair. At first, I thought they were joking. Prince Yuer was so noble and handsome, while I was just an ordinary white cat.

I looked at Prince Yuer apologetically, but he didn’t refute their words. He would just smile gently while looking at me.

“Xiao Bai lacks confidence. Look at how his neck is shrinking. Haha…” The cat speaking was the brownish one named Su Su.

Tian Huang said, “Xiao Bai, be more confident. Look, your fur is sparkling in the sunlight, as if you’re surrounded by a transparent barrier. It’s so beautiful.”

I lowered my head and looked at my own body. The snowy white fur was tousled by the wind.

Su Su said, “You seem to have lost weight, elegant as you are, but too delicate.”

Prince Yuer suddenly interjected, “You should gain a little weight, so it’s comfortable to hold you.”

“Oh~”…”Ah~”…”So that’s it~”

Hearing Prince Yuer say that, they all made strange sounds of understanding and burst into laughter.

“What nonsense are you saying, Your Highness!” I stared at him, feeling embarrassed.

“Oh dear, Xiao Bai is shy again…” Tian Huang rushed over and playfully tapped my ear with his paw.

I felt annoyed and turned to bite him, but he quickly ran away.

Su Su, who was initially lying down, got up and ran over, laughing as he approached me. I tensed my shoulders, preparing to defend myself. Su Su was quite strong and easily knocked me over. I tried to roll away and get back on my feet, but he was already on top of me, ready to bite my neck. I tilted my head back and closed my eyes…

Suddenly, I felt a light touch on my body, a familiar scent enveloping me. It was Prince Yuer’s…

I opened my eyes and found that Prince Yuer had appeared in front of me at some point, and he said to Su Su, “Don’t bully Xiao Bai.”

Su Su grinned mischievously, “I’m not bullying, I was just playing wrestling with Xiao Bai…”

Prince Yuer smiled faintly and turned to let me get up. “Even play-wrestling is not allowed.”

“Oh~”

“Hahaha~”

They laughed again. I sat down with a downcast expression, thinking that if things continued like this, Prince Yuer might not want me anymore. I wasn’t contributing anything useful, and he had to protect me…

When we returned to the castle in the evening, I wiped my body with warm water, licked my fur clean, and went back to my room. To my surprise, Prince Yuer was in my room: “Your Highness… why aren’t you resting yet?”

He rolled over and scrutinized me. I remembered what had happened during the day and lowered my head in dejection.

He whispered, “Come here.”

I walked over and lay down beside him. He rested his chin on the back of my neck. Prince Yuer often did this, and though I used to be extremely nervous, I had grown accustomed to it. I lay obediently, and his breath brushed against my ear, warm and ticklish…

Suddenly, my ear felt warm, and I trembled slightly. Prince Yuer was licking my ear! He even held it in his mouth and bit… this… this was too intimate…

I tilted my head to evade, “Your Highness…”

Prince Yuer released his grip and softly said, “Xiao Bai, when it’s just the two of us, you can call me Moyu or Yu, don’t always address me as ‘Your Highness’ or ‘Prince.’ Do you understand?”

I was taken aback, turned to look at him. His expression was earnest, his emerald eyes seemed to have a captivating charm. I greedily looked at him, unable to tear my gaze away. “Mm…”
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He heard me agree and leaned over to lick my neck again. I tilted my head back, squinting my eyes in comfort. It felt so pleasant, yet deep inside, I was desperately shouting, stop, stop, this can’t continue…

It felt like a considerable effort to dodge Prince Yuer’s actions. I looked at him and softly said, “Let me lick you.”

He looked at me with eyes as deep as an abyss. “Alright.”

I carefully extended my tongue and began licking Prince Yuer’s neck, his beautiful black fur… oh… it was so soft…

Yes, it should be me attending to him… I licked his chest, chin, cheeks, forehead, ears. Prince Yuer also seemed to enjoy it, squinting his eyes and reveling in the sensation. His gaze never left me.

Lost in this tender atmosphere, Prince Yuer suddenly pushed me away with his paw. “Xiao Bai… that’s enough…”

I fell onto the soft cushion. I looked at him a bit innocently. “What’s wrong?”

Prince Yuer used an odd tone, “I’m quite tired today. Rest early, as we have to inspect the merchant guild tomorrow.”

“Oh…” I licked my paw and decided to listen to him, curling up in bed to sleep.

“Xiao Bai, you’re not going to wish me goodnight?”

I hurriedly said, “Goodnight, Your Highness.”

“Your Highness?”

Oops, I got it wrong! “Moyu, Moyu. Goodnight.”

“It’s Moyu, not Moyu Moyu.” Prince Yuer gently corrected me. My palms were already warm as I softly said, “Goodnight, Moyu.”

“Mm…”

Lately, I felt that Prince Yuer had been getting more affectionate with me. Initially, he would just nuzzle and lick me in the room, but now, even in public, he would occasionally bite my ear. I wasn’t dull-witted; naturally, I sensed his closeness. Although I liked it, these affectionate gestures, when overdone, might become disrespectful in terms of etiquette. After all, he was a prince, and I was his subordinate. Most of these behaviors were meant for interaction with female cats, not me…

I didn’t think much about it. I assumed that Prince Yuer liked my obedience and continued to serve him wholeheartedly. However, at some point, my tasks gradually diminished. Initially, all five of us cats could receive an equal amount of tasks from Prince Yuer, but now, most of the assignments were given to the others. I was only assigned to be around Prince Yuer, and I couldn’t go anywhere else.

As a result, I felt even more worthless…

One time, Prince Yuer sent Tian Huang to the royal military to deliver documents. But Tian Huang had other things to attend to, and I couldn’t help but say, “Your Highness, I have time. Let me go.”

Prince Yuer immediately rejected without a second thought, “Let Ai Mi go. Xiao Bai, you stay here.”

Ai Mi took the task, grinning mischievously as he ran out. Tian Huang blinked at me, making a friendly grimace, and followed suit. I felt wronged, so I lay on my side, absentmindedly licking my paw. After a while, Prince Yuer asked me, “What’s wrong? Are you angry?”

How could I be angry with him? I was just feeling upset. “Your Highness doesn’t trust me anymore? Why won’t you let me handle tasks?” I looked at him with a complaining expression.

Prince Yuer remained silent for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter. “…Xiao Bai, you’re so adorable…”

“Ah, ah?” Was he laughing at me or praising me?

“When you stay obediently by my side, you’re already performing a task.” He leaned in, raising his paw to gently touch my neck. “Your fur, hehe…”

My fur? What’s wrong with it? I lowered my head and realized that the fur around my neck was sticking up in various directions. I twitched my ear and bent down to lick it.

Oh… how embarrassing…

Prince Yuer laughed as he looked at me, then slowly began to speak. “I still remember the first time I saw you. It was during the final test of the palace guards’ selection…”

“Hmm?” I looked up, wondering why he was mentioning this.

“On that day, your fur was sticking up too. It was quite cute…”

Ah, I remembered now. I had overslept that day and didn’t have time to groom myself properly. I had rushed to the test in a hurry, and Prince Yuer had actually noticed, and he even remembered…

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“I’ve noticed that your fur often sticks up in places. Do you always sleep in the same position at night?”

“I… I don’t, um… I don’t know.” I licked my fur, feeling that my image was really quite dismal…

“You’re truly adorable…” Prince Yuer leaned in closer, pressing his nose against my neck and taking a deep breath. “Yes, it’s this scent…”

“What scent? What are you talking about?”

“From the first day I saw you, I could smell it. Your scent, it makes me feel… very comfortable…”

“I… I didn’t take a bath that day…” I admitted honestly while nervously retreating an inch.

Prince Yuer’s paw encircled my neck, and he buried his head against my chest, inhaling deeply.

Here it comes again, these affectionate gestures that made my body heat up… I nudged Prince Yuer’s head with mine, gesturing for him to back off a bit. But this time, he didn’t back off. Instead, he lifted his head, extended his tongue, and licked the tip of my nose…

Oh heavens! For me, this was already pushing the limits! My tiny heart was almost leaping out of my chest…

“Very clean, very pure. It’s your scent,” Prince Yuer said earnestly, “something that no other cat will ever have, a scent that makes me want to be close to you.”

“…”

Prince Yuer’s emerald eyes locked onto my gaze, and he continued, “I don’t know when it started, but I find your amber eyes particularly charming and cute.” As he spoke, he extended his tongue and licked my eyes.

“…” What should I do? What should I do? Prince Yuer, please don’t say things like that, please, please… stop…

“The way you look at me, everything you do for me, it all makes me feel…” He grew more and more serious, with a serious expression and tone. By this point, he extended his tongue again, gently licking my mouth, “I’ve already fallen in love with you like this…”

“…” Heaven, heaven, heaven… am I dreaming? The gentle and handsome Prince, saying he loves me? He… kissed me? This was even more potent than the strongest catnip…

I stared at Prince Yuer, my head spinning… “Your Highness…”

“Call me by my name.”

Prince Yuer licked my mouth, occasionally slipping his tongue inside, licking my tongue.

“Moyu, Moyu…”

“It’s Moyu, not Moyu Moyu.” Prince Yuer corrected me again, and he completely pressed himself onto me, his entire body covering mine. “Xiao Bai…”

I didn’t know when it happened, but I was already lying completely weak on the cushion, letting him do as he pleased…

“Xiao Bai…” Prince Yuer’s paw gently traced my back and tail, and then his tongue moved from my neck to my chest, lower abdomen…

I blinked my moist eyes, intoxicated by Prince Yuer’s actions. I lifted my neck and tried to rub against him, but this time, he didn’t back off. Instead, he lifted his head, extended his tongue, and licked my mouth.

My, my, my… if only I were a fox, then I could use my big tail to cover my face.

Just as I wanted to escape, Prince Yuer suddenly pounced, pinning me down on the cushion again. He chuckled softly, “It’s alright. Now they all know we’re busy and won’t come bother us…”

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I struggled hard, attempting to crawl forward, torn between fear and anticipation, pleading, “Prince, Prince…”

“Xiao Bai, don’t run away…” Prince Yuer’s entire body was pressing down on me. He was heavy and much larger than me in size. Being pinned under him, I couldn’t move at all. The interruption from Su Su hadn’t disrupted the sensations between us; if anything, my body responded openly. I felt completely weak…

Prince Yuer lightly bit my ear and whispered, “… Around the time of adulthood, I had no interest in any of the beautiful, alluring females, except for you. The moment I saw you, I felt…”

His masculine member, instantly finding its way to the right entrance, his desire was rising. His voice carried a seductive huskiness, “I felt that… I can only have you…”

As he spoke, his thickened lower body surged forward, and I couldn’t bear it, crying out in distress, “Ah… Yuer… I… Ah…”

The dual impact on my mind and body turned my brain into a pot of freshly cooked porridge, hazy, swollen, and melting.

“You love me…” He thrust his body, his tone tender, “You truly love me, right?”

I couldn’t hold on any longer, tears streaming down as I sobbed, “Yuer… Yuer… Meow… Meow…”

“Hehe, you’re so cute, Xiao Bai…”

“Ah… Ah…”

“I also… love you quite a bit…”

Afterwards, it felt like I had dreamt a dream, a dream in which I had visited paradise. But what I feared the most also became a reality…

Moyu was the prince of the cat kingdom, bound by duty to mate with a female cat and produce an heir. I could stay by his side and fulfill his every wish, as long as it made him happy. However, if he truly mated with another cat…

I was sure it would hurt, I would be jealous, and I would feel miserable to the point of tears…

I didn’t know what to do, tormented and lost in thought for days. Finally, I made a sorrowful decision: I would write a letter to the Queen, confessing what had happened between Prince Yuer and me, and then I would leave him…

I wanted Moyu to grow up happy, to have everything he deserved, rather than giving up his responsibilities for me. But if he truly had another love interest, I would break my own heart. Having him meant I wouldn’t be able to bear seeing him with another cat, wrapped up in sweet affection…

Love made me kind and beautiful, but it also made me fragile and jealous. So, I had to make a decision while I still had the strength: to leave him.

I forced a smile in front of Prince Yuer. He seemed to sense something was amiss but didn’t ask anything. It was better this way, I could leave quietly, and he would surely meet many more beautiful cats in the future, much more beautiful than me…

I chatted with Tian Hao, Su Su, and others several times, imparting old-person-like advice, hoping they would stay by Prince Yuer’s side and protect him. As for me, I wouldn’t have another chance…

They looked at me with strange expressions, often starting to say something but then stopping. In the end, they sighed and advised me not to think too much. It felt like they were hiding something from me. But these past few days, I was too consumed by my own troubles to pay attention; my only focus was on escaping from Prince Yuer’s side…

The night before leaving, I intertwined with Prince Yuer for the last time. He asked for so much, and I almost couldn’t move. But I couldn’t sleep. I cried silently for a long time. When he was asleep, I carefully climbed out of his embrace. I retrieved the prepared letter, deciding to find the Queen.

With a simple small package on my back, a package I had brought with me on the first day I entered the castle, made by my mother herself. Although it was already old, I treasured it.

I opened the door, staring blankly at the four cats sitting outside…

“Tian Hao… Su Su… Ai Mi… Yun Zhou…” Why were the rest of the guards here?

“Oh, Xiao Bai, we’ve finally caught up with you…” Tian Hao complained first.

Su Su followed, yelling back inside, “Prince, mission complete!”

“Xiao Bai, where do you think you’re going…” Prince Yuer’s voice was still gentle and soft, coming from behind…

I suddenly felt a tingling scalp and cold feet. I stiffly turned around, only to find that he had already awakened at some point, sitting on the bed where we had shared our intimate night, gazing at me.

Ai Mi chuckled teasingly, “Xiao Bai, don’t think about running away. No matter where you go, the Prince will make us bring you back.”

Yun Zhou, usually the quietest among us, even spoke coldly now, “Why are you crying? Look at your swollen eyes. Is the Prince really that fierce?”

My face felt hot and I was flustered, but thankfully they couldn’t see my fur. Right now, I had no words left to say.

Tian Hao said, “Oh, don’t tease him anymore. If you keep it up, Xiao Bai will cry again. Don’t blame the Prince for punishing you then.”

“Xiao Bai, come here…” Prince Yuer softly called me.

Hearing his voice alone, I involuntarily walked towards him. How could I leave him when I was like this?

“Little fool,” Prince Yuer lifted me onto the bed and nuzzled me, “Do you think that after being with you, I would still want another cat? Do you know that the Black Cat Clan is the most devoted when it comes to love?”

“But, but… you need an heir…” I sobbed.

“Sigh, I knew you’d worry about that. Why does your little head always come up with all these unnecessary thoughts? That’s a matter for me to consider, you don’t have to think too much!” Prince Yuer suddenly became serious.

I shook my head, “No, it’s not… After the Queen knows, she’ll surely be disappointed in you… and me… ah…”

“Fool,” Prince Yuer licked my wet eyes and spoke gently, “Do you think everyone is as foolish as you? The Queen has known about us for a long time.”

“Ah…” I looked at him in surprise, blinking my eyes, and a few more tears fell.

“Remember the clothes she prepared for you on your first day here?”

“Um…” What did my clothes have to do with this?

“Cat emotions can mostly be cultivated. She thought I liked you, but she didn’t know you liked me too. She was worried you wouldn’t agree, so she had you wear my clothes to familiarize yourself with my scent…”

“She… she…” I… I didn’t expect the Queen to have known so early!

“Silly, when it comes to an heir, just find a black royal cat to mate with. The cat I want to be by my side for the rest of my life is you…”

“Meow…”

“And I worked so hard last night, yet you still have the energy to get out of bed, huh?”

Blushing, I buried my head into Prince Yuer’s chest. “Meow…” Buried in Moyu’s embrace, I felt both wronged and happy, silently shedding tears of emotion.

“So, don’t leave me, and you’re not allowed to leave me either…”

“Mhm…” I could stay by Prince Yuer’s side. It was truly wonderful!

“Your Highness, when will we distribute the wedding candy?” The cats at the door started being noisy again.

“Ask Xiao Bai. See when he’s mentally prepared to announce his relationship with Prince Yuer to the world!”

“Why announce it? We’ve been patrolling around with Xiao Bai for a whole year. Everyone already knows…”

“Hahaha, Xiao Bai is the most clueless. He knows nothing…”

In this moment, I felt so fortunate to have met Moyu, to have fallen in love with him!

Mother, thank you for blessing me from up in the heavens, giving me such a fulfilling cat life…

Closing the sutra, I said to Ye Yixing, “These books aren’t what I was looking for…”

The stories of my past and present lives that I dreamt of were something only found in fairy tales.

“Tell me about your dream,” Ye Yixing said, putting the books away and returning them to the shelf.

Looking at Ye Yixing’s back, his figure was cast into the library’s sunset, casting a long shadow – handsome and reliable, just like the black cat prince I loved in my previous life.

“I can make cat cookies, you know. I could make them for you sometime, if you’d like.”

Ye Yixing turned around, smiling at me. “Is it the you from your dreams who can make them, or the present you?”

“I’m not sure, but I remember the steps. I can give it a try.”

“Hmm, if I don’t like them, I’ll give them to our sons.”

“Alright…”

 

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