“I want to eat it. I really want to eat it.”
“Then it’s settled.”
Black Cat Lulu pointed ahead.
“There’s an open space up ahead. We can light a fire there and roast the meat, give ourselves a good treat.”
The three cat girls made their decision, lifted their prey, and headed forward.
But before they reached the spot, they noticed something wrong. Something was lying on the ground ahead.
“Looks like a beast girl.”
“Not ‘looks like’—it is.”
The three kittens set down their prey, trotted over to the white object, and found a girl in a white dress.
“No ears or tail. She’s not a cat girl.”
“If she’s not a cat girl, then what is she?”
“Who cares what she is. The most important thing now is to save her.”
“Are we really going to save her? What if she’s bad?”
“Well…”
The three kittens looked at each other.
But soon they stopped hesitating.
The yellow-haired kitten turned the girl over and saw her face. All three opened their mouths wide.
“So pretty!”
“So cute!”
“She’s like a little fairy!”
One sentence each, and without any more hesitation, they immediately decided to save her.
…
Xing Lian had no idea that her looks had saved her life once again.
At this moment, she ‘looked’ at the three little ones in front of her, her mouth hanging open in shock.
She had fainted in the forest, yet she wasn’t dead—she had been saved by people… no, by cats.
Xing Lian had lived in the city for a few months and seen many cat girls, but she had never seen any as adorable as these.
They were small, even smaller than her, and from their appearance, they seemed like kitten cubs.
Each of the three kittens was very pretty, with delicate features, petite figures, big round eyes, and cute little noses. Even though they wore coarse linen clothes, their cuteness couldn’t be hidden.
“You’re awake? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”
Seeing her open her eyes, a little yellow cat came over and asked curiously.
The little white cat also came closer, and the little black cat looked at her with a worried expression.
“I… I’m fine. Did you save me?”
Xing Lian propped herself up and sat, her eyes full of confusion.
“Yep, we saved you. We found you under a big tree. Why did you pass out here?”
The little black cat asked curiously.
“I was being chased, and I had no choice but to flee here. But after entering this forest, I couldn’t find the way out, so… so I ended up…”
Xing Lian couldn’t finish the sentence.
Fainting from hunger because she couldn’t find anything to eat—that was just too embarrassing.
Black Cat Lulu looked indignant.
“Chased? Who chased you, big sister? You’re so pretty—how could anyone bear to chase you? They’re so mean!”
Hearing herself called pretty, Xing Lian blushed. She told the little ones about what had happened to her, and the three kittens immediately erupted.
“It’s those bad doggies again! They’re so mean! They drove us all out of our village, and we went through so much hardship!”
When they heard that Xing Lian had been chased by the black-clad beast girls, the three kittens got even angrier, jumping up to defend her.
Seeing the little ones like this, Xing Lian found it amusing, and her mood improved a lot.
“You…”
Xing Lian was about to say something when a sudden gurgle sounded, making her freeze.
“Big sister, why did your stomach make that noise? Are you hungry?”
The little white cat asked curiously.
Smack.
Black Cat Lulu smacked the little white cat on the head and said irritably,
“What a dummy. Big sister just said she passed out from not eating, so of course she’s hungry. Here, big sister, eat these.”
As she spoke, Black Cat Lulu took a skewer of roasted meat from the grill and handed it to Xing Lian.
Xing Lian was nearly dying of hunger. She didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted it, starting to eat.
It was a wild place with no grilling tools, not even seasonings, and no salt to speak of.
But even so, Xing Lian ate with great relish.
She hadn’t had meat in two or three days; she was ravenous. She wolfed down the food, completely ignoring her image.
The three kittens were astonished by her eating style.
The big sister looked so pretty and soft, yet she was so unladylike.
Xing Lian didn’t notice the little ones’ stares. She was eating too fast and choked, patting her chest uncomfortably.
“Big sister, slow down. Did you choke? Here, have some water.”
The little yellow cat handed her a waterskin.
Xing Lian looked grateful, took it, opened it, and drank.
Gulp, gulp. She took several big gulps, then ate more roasted meat, polishing off several pieces before she felt full.
“Thank you. I feel alive again.”
Xing Lian wiped her mouth, her face slightly red.
Eating so fast and so frantically—she was so embarrassed.
“Don’t mention it, big sister. Do you want more?”
The little black cat sat beside her and asked.
“No, I’m full, little sister.”
Xing Lian smiled at the little black cat. Seeing how cute she was, she instinctively reached out to pat her head.
But halfway there, she stopped.
Her hand was greasy. It wouldn’t be nice to touch her.
The little black cat guessed what she wanted to do, quickly took the waterskin, poured a little water onto Xing Lian’s hand, dried it for her, and then…
Then she actually rubbed her cheek against it.
“Mm.”
Xing Lian was stunned. So that was how it was.
Although she felt it wasn’t quite right to be rubbing against a stranger, the kitten was too cute, so Xing Lian let her be.
The little yellow cat and little white cat saw what their companion was doing, envy flashing in their eyes. They both looked up at her expectantly.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Xing Lian was puzzled.
“I want one too,” said the little yellow cat.
“I want one too,” said the little white cat, eyes sparkling.
Xing Lian’s lips parted slightly, her face full of surprise.
It was just a head pat—why were they acting like it was some huge reward?
But the three little ones were her saviors. Since they wanted it, of course she would indulge them.
Xing Lian nodded in agreement.
The little yellow cat and little white cat came closer, each rubbing against her for a while.
The four of them nuzzled and petted, and the atmosphere became very lively.
After a brief chat with the little ones, Xing Lian began exchanging names.
The black cat was named Lulu, the yellow cat was Shasha, and the white cat was Xiaobai. All sounded very cute.
The three kittens, just like their appearances, were indeed not yet adults. They had come out to hunt for their village to earn income.
When Xing Lian learned about the three kittens’ situation, her cheeks burned with shame.
These three little ones weren’t even grown up, yet they could hunt on their own and had caught such big prey. And in contrast, her…
Xing Lian felt useless, and her spirits sank. But soon, she was healed by the three little ones.