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“What is that?”
“A cat?”
“Why is Her Majesty's cat wandering over here again?”
“Those cats are quite skilled, you know—scaling walls and rooftops is nothing for them.”
“Should we catch it and return it to Her Majesty? Otherwise, if she finds one of her cats missing, she’ll have us scouring the entire palace again in the middle of the night.”
A group of guards chatted among themselves as they brought their lanterns closer, illuminating the cat on the ground.
The calico cat sat upright, tilting her head as she gazed at them.
Her fur was pristine, her posture elegant, her features delicate, and her eyes sparkled with intelligence. The way she tilted her head made it seem as if she could speak, as though she were asking them what they were muttering about.
“A calico cat? I don’t remember Her Majesty ever keeping a calico cat!”
“This cat is stunning!”
“And clever too—looks like she climbed up onto the lantern post to stay warm in the cold.”
“I heard His Majesty entertained a guest today at Changle Palace—an immortal master of some sort who brought a cat along. That guest is said to be quite esteemed by His Majesty. Could this be the one?”
“A cat? An esteemed guest?”
As the group whispered among themselves, the calico cat tilted her head even further in response to their conversation, her expressive eyes locked on them, as if growing...
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