Taming beasts starts with raising cats

Just opened the door,

Two furry little things came up,

One of them rubbed Bai Ye's right trouser leg.

The other one,

Sliding through the gap between Bai Ye's legs,

Taking cat steps,

Raising its white dandelion-like tail,

Leaving with confident strides,

Go outside to freedom.

Like a young master confidently patrolling his territory,

Walk all the way to the elevator entrance,

Then it stopped.

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,

The tone became more serious.

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

She has a very pretty face.

Eyes as blue as sapphires,

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 being 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 against Bai Ye's trouser leg lost its support.

Unprepared,

Turn the wheel once,

Turned half a circle,

He fell onto his back,

The little mouth is slightly open,

With a dull and aggrieved look on his face, he looked at his master's back as he turned away.

Walked 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 was empty and deserted.

The hallway was also dark.

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

"What are you looking at?"

Bai Ye asked it softly.

Berry raised her head and glanced at her master,

no answer,

He just couldn't help but press his head against Bai Ye's chest.

There was a grunting sound in the throat.

The sound is getting louder and 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,

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 was 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 bared his teeth,

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,

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 breeze howls out,

Spray on Bai Ye's face.

Bai Ye stretched out comfortably.

I went to the kitchen and made some simple noodles.

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

After eating, wash the pots and dishes.

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 it and play at the same time, you will have endless fun~

Until after eleven o'clock,

Bai Ye, who doesn't stay up late as well 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 screen of his mobile phone still on.

...

Bai Ye woke up from the cold.

He opened his eyes drowsily.

It was still dark outside the window,

The shadows of the trees are reflected in the windows.

His right hand was groping beside the bedside table.

Pick up the air conditioner remote control,

Pressed on the top of the head.

Um?

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

Bai Ye pressed 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 face 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 trap heat in the basin.

Bai Ye turned his head and looked out the window.

The shadow of the trees shining on the curtains.

He was a little panicked for no reason.

At this time, he realized something was wrong.

Although my floor is not high,

But it’s still on the seventh floor.

Downstairs is a small business district.

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.

Bai Ye felt a little flustered for no reason.

Carefully walked to the bay window,

The curtains were lifted, leaving a small gap between the two curtains.

Eyes peered out from between the gaps.

Bai Ye's movements froze instantly.

pupils dilated,

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 overlooking the gods on earth.

"grass!"

...

The power went out at home.

The moonlight outside the window spilled into the house.

The silver moonlight passed through the living room glass, which allowed 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,

It's still dark in the bathroom,

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 feeling 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 in the family.

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 your surroundings are 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, who was picked up, let out a cry of dissatisfaction.

Not fat, but strong.

Putting Duoduo on the ground, this 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 tap.

Squeeze out the last drop drop by drop.

Pick up most of the basin of water,

Bai Ye fell into deep thought.

He was thinking,

If this basin of water runs out,

What should I do if I don’t have a new water source at home yet?

Where in the house is there water?

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

There are 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,

As expected, the cell 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 still alive and my family is harmonious.

There's nothing to think about,

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 looked down at the two little guys following him.

"Cat~"

"Wow~"

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

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, it looked intently in the direction of the cat food bucket.

"Silly." Bai Ye patted Duoduo's head gently.

Patting your head big makes you feel comfortable.

"Why do you two feel 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 anti-theft 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 not low,

No wonder it's so cold.

A 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 followed his gaze and looked out the window.

The anti-theft net was empty.

Is there something outside the window? ,

unfamiliar environment,

Bai Ye was a little nervous now.

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

He 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 to look at Bai Ye, and 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 ragdoll, 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 there are many big trees outside, and there are so high mountains outside!"

Bai Ye heard the child living upstairs shouting in surprise.

The children living above our house are very energetic.

full of energy,

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.

Instead, he heard the sound of the child next to the young woman in the elevator, holding her arm and jumping and making noisy noises in the elevator.

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!"

The man's foul language is very exaggerated;

It also shows 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 use bad words to 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."

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

"..."

As the sky gradually gets brighter,

I don’t know when the moon will disappear,

A ray of dawn falls 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.

What follows is

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,

I want to see if it's 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 didn'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 that

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 exudes a faint green light...

Inexplicable,

Bai Ye felt a little scary.

...

Arrive safely to the first floor through the safe passage.

The lobby on the first floor was packed with people.

Most of them were there to watch the fun.

They looked outside with curiosity and confusion on their faces.

The building they lived in was crossed, so it was of course a big excitement.

Some people were holding two or three-year-old children and looking around.

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

Some children held in the arms of adults cried out, and there were noisy sounds everywhere in my ears.

Bai Ye quickly squeezed out of the crowd,

came outside, took a breath,

and the fresh air refreshed Bai Ye's spirit.

The air here,

fresh.

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

...

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

"Fortunately, we are on the mountain, otherwise there must be a lot of poisonous snakes and insects in such a large forest."

"Old Wang, did you find anything? You said 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... I felt a little weird."

Although he was a little old and had lived in the city for so many years.

Many of the things his father taught him when he was still in the countryside were a little vague.

But he had a deep impression of the basic knowledge of identifying the traces and footprints of plants and animals.

"What's so weird?"

An old woman in a yellow cotton jacket next to him asked anxiously.

She had booked a tour group for tomorrow and paid the money.

As a result, when she woke up early in the morning, she found that the scenery around the building where she lived had changed a lot,

It was like...

It was like a ghost wall!

But she didn't scare her to death.

She knocked on the door of every house quickly,

and asked someone to come out with her to see the situation.

The old man frowned,

The wrinkles on his eyebrows squeezed into deep ravines,

He habitually touched his pocket,

but found that he had forgotten to bring cigarettes in the rush of the morning.

He cleared his throat,

and looked at the group of uncles and aunts around him.

He expressed his doubts,

rubbed his fingers together,

and some dry black powder fell from his fingers.

"My hometown used to be on the mountain, and the terrain was relatively high. Logically, I don't say I know all the plants on the mountain, but at least I can see them. But none of the plants around here are what I have seen before.

And... I also saw the feces of a blind bear in the grass nearby. Although it is not very fresh, it is definitely not old."

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The title of the book was chosen by the editor.

I don't know why, but when I look at the title, a crazy idea keeps popping up in my head.

Beast taming starts with raising cats? ×

Beast taming starts with shoveling shit. √