Beast Familiarity Starts with Raising Cats

Just opened the door,

Two furry little things came up and rubbed Bai Ye's right trouser leg.

The other one got through the gap between Bai Ye's legs,

Walking like a kitten, raising its white dandelion-like tail,

He strode away confidently and walked towards freedom outside the house.

Like a young master confidently patrolling his territory,

I didn't stop until I was near the elevator entrance.

Staring straight at the empty elevator corridor.

There seemed to be something in the air in front of her that attracted her.

"Berry, come back quickly."

Bai Ye shouted.

Its ears moved to show that it heard it.

But he showed no intention of moving back.

"return."

Bai Ye shouted again, his tone a little more serious.

Standing in the middle of the corridor, Berry turned her head in surprise.

She has a beautiful face and sapphire blue eyes,

There is also a big, white scarf that goes around the neck.

But at this moment, this perfect face showed disbelief and questioning eyes.

As if speaking silently, are you actually cruel to me?

Don't you know I'm expensive?

Bai Ye holds the key and walks towards Berry.

Another fat cat at his feet who was trying hard to rub Bai Ye's trouser legs lost his support.

Unprepared, he rolled the wheel,

Turned half a circle,

I fell on my back,

The little mouth is slightly open,

With a dull and aggrieved expression, he looked at the master's back as he turned and left.

Walked up to Berry and bent down.

Bai Ye passed his hand under its belly, gently hugged it, and picked it up.

Berry raised her head and rubbed her master's hand with her ear.

Bai Ye looked in the direction that Berry was staring at just now.

The corridor is empty and empty.

It was also dark in the hallway.

Only the small lights on the up and down buttons next to the elevator emitted a faint light.

"What are you looking at?"

Bai Ye asked it softly.

Berry raised her head and glanced at her master,

no answer,

I just couldn't help but press my head against Bai Ye's chest,

There was a grunting sound in the throat.

The sound is getting louder and louder, more rhythmic.

At two years old, it only weighs eight pounds, but is a bit thin.

Berry, who was held in Bai Ye's arms, calmed down.

Only the tail hanging down from between the arms swayed from time to time.

Back home, Bai Ye closed the door.

Take off your boots and put on slippers.

Then put the boots back in the shoe cabinet,

After doing all this,

Only then did he realize that the fat cat that greeted him at the door with Berry had disappeared.

Turn on the living room light and you can see everything in the small single apartment.

On the sofa in the living room,

A plump gray cat squatted aloofly on it,

With it as the center, the sofa is exaggeratedly sunken.

The fat cat stared at Bai Ye expressionlessly.

To be precise, he was staring at Berry in Bai Ye's arms.

The fat cat suddenly grinned,

With a fierce look on his face,

fierce!

Berry in Bai Ye's arms turned away casually.

Then he lowered his head and rubbed his master's arm,

He deliberately glanced at the fat cat again, and a trace of jealousy flashed in the fat cat's eyes.

Go back to the bedroom and pick up the remote control from the computer table in the bedroom.

Then press cool air.

Ding~

The air conditioner is on.

The cool wind roared out and sprayed on Bai Ye's face.

Bai Ye stretched out comfortably.

I went to the kitchen and made a simple noodle dish.

Add a fried egg and sprinkle a little soy sauce on the surface of the fried egg.

Wash the pots and dishes after eating,

Then I went to the bathroom and took a shower.

Lie on the bed and cover yourself with the air-conditioned quilt,

Take out your phone, connect it to the charger, charge and play at the same time, have endless fun~

Until after eleven o'clock,

Bai Ye, whose ability to stay up late is no longer as good as in previous years, doesn't even know when he fell asleep.

In the silent room,

He was left lying on his side, with the phone screen in his hand still on.

...

Bai Ye woke up from the cold.

I opened my eyes drowsily. It was still dark outside the window, and the shadows of the trees were reflected on the window.

His right hand was groping beside the bedside table,

I picked up the air conditioner remote control and pressed it above my head.

Um?

Why is the air conditioner not making the expected beeping sound?

Bai Ye pressed it several times in succession.

There was only silence in the bedroom.

Is it because the posture is wrong? Bai Ye sat up.

Raise your hands to the air conditioner,

Then Bai Ye was stunned.

because,

The air conditioner has been turned off for some time.

Why is it so cold in the room?

This is not the kind of temperature a mountain town can have in August.

The mountain city is a steamer,

The mountains on all sides store heat in the basin.

Bai Ye turned his head and looked out the window,

The shadow of the trees shining on the curtains made him a little panicked for no reason.

At this time, he realized something was wrong,

Although my floor is not high, it is still on the seventh floor, and there is a small business district downstairs.

You can't see the trees from the window,

Not to mention the shadow of the tree falling on the window,

This was something he had never seen before.

Inexplicably, Bai Ye felt a little flustered.

Carefully walked to the bay window,

Opening the curtains left a small gap between the two curtains.

Eyes look out from between the gaps.

Bai Ye's movements froze instantly.

dilated pupils,

The hair stands on end.

Just because outside the window,

The high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete are gone.

There are only misty clouds and steep mountains lined with cold pines.

Thousands of miles of wilderness with no human habitation.

And above the sky,

Two bright moons hanging high in the sky.

Like the bright eyes looking down at the gods on earth.

"grass!"

...

The power at home went out.

The moonlight outside the window spills into the house.

The silver moonlight passed through the living room glass, allowing Bai Ye to barely see the table in the living room without stumbling on his knees.

Walk to the bathroom,

Instinctively press the light switch,

The bathroom was still dark,

By the meager reflected moonlight,

Bai Ye turned on the faucet,

He took some water with his hands and wiped it on his face.

The coolness made him more awake,

There is a furry touch on my feet,

lower your head,

Bai Ye saw a black shadow hovering at his feet. He didn't know if it was an illusion. The black shadow seemed a bit big.

From the perspective of body shape,

Bai Ye recognized that this was Duoduo,

Duoduo is the elegant name of the fat male cat at home.

Because when I first brought him home,

This cowardly guy hid under the sofa and refused to eat or drink for two days.

Do not come out until you are sure the surrounding environment is safe.

Bai Ye bought three full bowls of cat food that day.

Since then, Bai Ye has given it the stage name "Hide".

Bai Ye bent down and wanted to pick it up, but Bai Ye's cheeks turned red and it took a lot of effort to pick it up.

"Why have you gained so much weight!?" Bai Ye exclaimed in disbelief.

"And he seems to be getting fat again."

Duoduo let out a cry of dissatisfaction after being picked up.

Not fat, but strong.

Putting Duoduo on the ground, the guy ran to the cat food bucket and looked at the owner expectantly.

But Bai Ye went straight to the bathroom, ignoring the greedy fat cat.

bathroom,

He raised his head and looked at the blurry figure in the mirror,

The faucet in the washbasin is still flowing water.

But the water pouring out of the faucet at this moment is also weak.

A small stream of weak water,

Gurgling water flows from the dragon's eyes.

Like an octogenarian.

Bai Ye suddenly thought of something.

Quickly pick up the washbasin and put it under the faucet to collect water.

Bai Ye didn't go away, just stood in front of the faucet,

After receiving most of the pot,

Less and less water comes out of the faucet.

Squeeze out the last drop drop by drop.

Picking up most of the basin of water, Bai Ye fell into deep thought.

he was thinking,

What should we do if this basin of water runs out and there is no new water source at home?

Where in the house is there water?

Last night I boiled two pots of water in the kitchen.

I have two kettles at home because I need to add water to the cat’s water bowl.

Bai Ye is also a very lazy person,

So I bought two kettles.

Boil two pots at once.

A pot for people and a pot for cats.

Fortunately, I wasn't lazy last night.

Licking her dry lips,

Carefully bring the basin of water to the kitchen and cover it with a lid.

By the way, I drove out two cats who took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen.

Return to the living room.

Bai Ye sat in a daze,

Thinking of something, I went back to the bedroom and picked up my phone.

As expected, the mobile phone had no signal at all.

He who likes to read novels already has some absurd guess in his heart.

That means the building you are in may no longer be on earth.

The two moons in the sky outside the window clearly told him this fact.

Thinking of this,

Bai Ye felt agitated and angry for no reason.

Although I am single,

But my parents are alive and the family is harmonious,

There is nothing unthinkable,

Why do we say time travel?

Without giving any advance notice,

Prepare yourself to stock up on food at home.

Although I am relatively lazy, I usually stock up on more food.

But the food at home can only last him ten days at most.

And there are these two little guys...

Bai Ye lowered his head and looked at the two little guys following him.

"Cat~"

"Wow~"

It seemed that he sensed the master's emotions were a little dripping,

Two cats came up, one on the left and the other on the right.

Rubbing his head against his master.

Duoduo on the left is particularly hard-working.

It doesn't feel like rubbing, more like a hard push on the head,

Just while supporting Bai Ye, he looked intently in the direction of the cat food bucket.

"Han Pi." Bai Ye gently patted Duoduo's head.

Patting your head big makes it feel comfortable.

"Why do you feel like you two have grown so big?" Bai Ye muttered.

Then Bai Ye stood up and walked to the living room window.

Carefully poke your head out of the anti-theft net,

In the single apartment, only the bedroom can see the outside. Although there is light in the living room,

But the window in the living room faces the neighbor’s window.

It is a "concave" layout.

Looking out from the security net in the living room,

This time Bai Ye looked more carefully.

It was exactly the same view as what I saw outside the bedroom window just now.

I guess the building I live in is on a mountain.

The altitude seems to be quite high,

No wonder it's so cold.

A gust of cold wind blew.

Bai Ye closed the window.

A hand covered with white hair suddenly grabbed the security net outside his window...

But Bai Ye had already closed the curtains and turned around.

Bai Ye returned to the bedroom and took out a sweater from the closet, then put on a down jacket and warm pants.

It finally felt a lot warmer now.

"Hass—"

"Woooooo~"

Just returned to the living room,

Bai Ye heard two little guys standing in the living room making threatening sounds towards the window.

Bai Ye looked out the window along his line of sight,

The anti-theft net is empty.

Is there something outside the window?,

unfamiliar environment,

Bai Ye was a little nervous now,

These two little guys don't scream out the window for no reason.

Quickly rushed into the kitchen and picked up the kitchen knife,

Holding the kitchen knife in both hands in front of his chest,

When I returned to the living room, I found that the two little guys had stopped screaming.

Now squatting in place,

Looking out the window intently.

"What's outside the window?"

Bai Ye asked.

It's a pity that the two little guys can't talk.

Just moved his ears,

He turned his head and glanced at Bai Ye, then continued to look out the window.

Bai Ye carefully observed the anti-theft net outside the window from all angles.

No abnormalities were found,

With concerns,

Bai Ye closed the curtains,

Then he took the two cats back to the bedroom.

The windows are closed, and there are strong anti-theft nets.

This gave Bai Ye a little sense of security for the time being.

A puppet and a Maine Coon.

They are all long-haired cats,

So although the temperature in the air has dropped a lot.

But at present, these two little guys are still active and have not been affected much.

...

Until dawn, no suspicious figure appeared outside the anti-theft net.

Bai Ye rubbed his sore arm.

"Mom! Mom! Come here and see how many big trees there are outside, and how high the mountains are outside!"

Bai Ye heard the child living upstairs shouting in surprise.

The children living above our house are very energetic.

energetic,

Wake up very early every day,

Then there will be a lot of noise at home,

So the surrounding neighbors could always hear his children making all sorts of noises.

And the fried meat with bamboo shoots comes next.

"Husband, look outside the window. Am I dazzled?"

The hostess upstairs is a young woman in her thirties who looks somewhat intellectual.

Bai Ye happened to meet him when he was taking the elevator on weekdays.

It's not that he has any special powers,

It was the sound of the young woman in the elevator jumping and making a lot of noise next to her, holding her arm, that he could hear.

This allowed Bai Ye to directly identify the mother and son.

"How can there be a mountain? Our community is in the city center - holy shit! Are you kidding me?"

Men's foul language is very exaggerated,

He also showed his exaggerated emotions.

Anyone who wakes up and finds the scenery outside his window has changed will exclaim like this.

"Where's the fucking house?"

"Don't say bad words, you'll teach the children bad things."

"Okay, okay, it's just that something is wrong. We didn't go back to our hometown in the countryside, right? I'll go downstairs and see what's going on."

"You put on your coat first, it's a bit cold outside."

"..."

As the sky gradually gets brighter,

The moon disappears without knowing when,

A beam of dawn shines on this land from the end of the distant mountains,

Everything is stained with the morning light.

The residents in this building woke up from their sleep one after another.

Following closely behind,

It was the sounds of exclamations, screams, and disbelief that came and went.

Someone walked from the safe passage to the first floor,

Then rush out,

Want to see if it is true,

Or God made a joke.

Standing by the window,

Observe those who touch the bark of trees, bend their heads to pull weeds, and some pick up pine cones,

About half an hour passed,

Seeing that there were no ferocious beasts or strange monsters in the forest near the building,

People who have touched the plants have no abnormal symptoms for the time being.

Bai Ye's brows gradually relaxed.

To say that there is no danger in such large mountains and forests,

Bai Ye absolutely doesn't believe it,

The mountain range in front of me is so vast that there is no human habitation at all - except for the building under my feet.

For now, there seems to be no danger in the forest near the building.

The bark of these pine trees is also free of toxins and does not show symptoms of "sperm".

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is because it is daytime.

As we all know, the most dangerous place in the wild is night.

But this was much better than the danger Bai Ye expected.

Seeing these safe people, Bai Ye felt a little at ease.

It seems,

It’s time for preliminary exploration.

Bai Ye found the tape from the drawer,

Then he took two thin books and wrapped them around his arms.

The two cats are naturally kept at home,

This is to go out and explore, not for an outing.

So Bai Ye will not bring two burdens.

Come to the corridor,

The elevator is as expected,

Stopped.

The door of the safe passage on the side is open,

The safety exit sign inside emits a faint green light...

Inexplicable,

Bai Ye felt a little scary.

...

Arrive safely at the first floor through the safe passage.

The hall on the first floor was packed with people.

Most of them came to watch the fun.

They looked outside with curiosity and doubt on their faces.

The building I live in has traveled through time, which is of course very exciting.

There are also people holding children of two or three years old and looking around.

There were too many people and it was a bit noisy.

A child held in an adult's arms cried loudly, and there were noisy sounds everywhere in his ears.

Bai Ye quickly squeezed out of the crowd,

Come outside, take a breath,

The fresh air refreshed Bai Ye's spirit.

The air here,

Fresh.

There is a hint of sweetness in the fresh air, as if every cell in the body is cheering and jumping for joy.

...

"We should be on a mountain. I see that many of the trees around here are pine trees. The altitude is at least two to three thousand meters."

"Fortunately it's on a mountain, otherwise there would be a lot of venomous snakes and insects in such a big forest."

"Old Wang, have you discovered anything? You said that your family used to hunt."

An old man next to him asked another old man.

The old man who was asked shook his head,

His face was a little solemn.

"I don't know, I walked around for a while...it felt a little weird."

Although I am a bit older and have lived in the city for so many years.

Many of the things his father taught him when he was still in the country are a bit vague.

But the basic knowledge of identifying traces of plants, animals, and footprints impressed him deeply.

"Is there anything weird?"

An old woman wearing a yellow cotton-padded jacket asked eagerly next to her.

She has already booked a group tour tomorrow and paid all the money.

As a result, I woke up early in the morning and found that the scenery around the building I lived in had changed drastically.

Just like...

It’s like a ghost hitting a wall!

It didn't scare her to death.

Hurry up and knock on doors door to door,

Find someone to come out with her to see what's going on.

The old man frowned,

The wrinkles on the brow are squeezed into deep grooves,

I touched my pocket out of habit,

But I found that in the rush of coming down in the morning, I forgot to bring cigarettes.

He cleared his throat,

Looking at the group of uncles and aunties surrounding them.

He expressed his doubts,

Rubbing his fingers together,

Some dry black powder fell from his fingers.

"My hometown used to be on a mountain, and the terrain is relatively high. Logically speaking, I don't know all the plants on the mountain, at least I am familiar with them, but there is no plant nearby that I have seen before.

Moreover...I also saw Xiong Xiazi's feces in the grass nearby. Although it's not very fresh, it definitely doesn't last long."

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The title of the book was chosen with the help of the editor.

I don’t know why, but when I looked at the title of the book, a crazy idea kept popping up in my head.

Animal control starts with raising a cat?×

Beast control starts with shoveling shit.√