Early next morning.

In the middle hut, a stove was lit, raincoats were hung, and fishing gear was leaning against the wall. There was only an old man and a calico cat lying next to the stove.

The old man used an iron rod to stir the fire and looked down at the cat.

The cat also raised its head and looked at the old man silently.

"Your name is Sanhua Empress?"

The old snake fairy was the first to speak, looking away and asked.

"Yes!"

Cat still stared at him and replied seriously.

"When did you meet him?"

"It's in the afternoon!" the cat answered with great accuracy, "when the sun is about to set!"

"which year."

"It's called the first year of Mingde..."

"where?"

"In the temple."

"Temple?"

"My temple!"

"Your temple?"

"Sanhua Empress was originally a cat god who helped people catch mice, but the gods in the Heavenly Palace did not allow Sanhua Empress to become a cat god..."

"So he took you away?"

"He asked Empress Sanhua to travel around the world with him so that he would not be lonely." Mao'er said in a serious tone, "And Empress Sanhua agreed."

"Then did you want to leave with him?"

"Empress Sanhua agreed!"

"I see."

The Snake Fairy nodded calmly, his eyes flickered a few times, not knowing what he thought of, and then asked:

"how old are you?"

"I have no idea."

"have no idea?"

"The Taoist priest said that Empress Sanhua has a long lifespan, so it doesn't matter how old she is. The Taoist priest also said that Empress Sanhua was born free. She can be as old as she wants."

"Long life is not always a good thing..."

"Why?"

The cat is very puzzled, how comfortable it is to live a long life.

"..." Snake Immortal shook his head and didn't say much. He just asked, "How many years have you been enlightened?"

"I have no idea."

"do not know either?"

"I couldn't count at that time."

"Where's the metamorphosis?"

"One, two...six years!"

"Then you are still young and have a long future ahead of you."

"It's a big cat!"

"hehe……"

The Snake Fairy couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

I think it's quite interesting to talk to this kitten.

But it suddenly occurred to me that talking to children seems to be a kind of aging mentality.

At this time, the cat took the initiative and asked:

"Your name is Snake Fairy?"

"You can call it whatever you want."

"How did you get so big?"

"Um?"

"So big..."

The lying cat briefly took his hand out from under his chest, gestured with the length and width, and then retracted it again. The farmer looked up and stared at the old man.

"This."

The snake fairy really understood what she meant, and smiled at her and replied: "It is normal for the demon body to be larger than ordinary animals. I am old and have lived for hundreds of years, and the snake demon is Special, that’s why the main body is so big..."

"What's special?"

Cat continued to ask seriously.

"Ordinary animals will not grow again until they reach adulthood, and they will stop growing for a period of time at most. They will even become thinner and smaller when they get old. But it is said that snakes have the blood of dragons, so they will keep growing. Even ordinary snakes will. It will continue to grow until it dies of old age, but it will grow slower year by year." The snake fairy said in a slow voice, "When you become a demon queen, it will be easy to grow very big."

"Can I learn it?"

“You’re born with it, you can’t learn it.”

"How big can a cat get?"

"..."

The Snake Fairy turned his head to look at her carefully and met her eyes.

The old man's eyes were already a bit cloudy.

The cat's pupils are extremely clear.

Snake Fairy could not see any sadness in it, as if she had never worried about the lifespan difference between a demon destined to become profound and a Fulong Temple monk. Looking at the clear eyes, she thought she was washing her face outside.

The young Taoist priest protected her very well.

This is naturally a good thing.

Snake Immortal didn't say anything, but just thought for a moment before replying: "I remember there are several spells in Fulong Temple that can make you bigger, some are fake and some are real."

"The Taoist priest said so too!"

"Then what are you worried about?"

"Sanhua..."

Before the calico cat could say a word, the Taoist priest's shout came from outside:

"let's go."

The cat immediately swallowed what he had not finished, stood up quickly, turned to the Snake Fairy and said: "I'm leaving! I'll talk to you when I come back!"

"talk later."

"Say more?"

"up to you."

"Let's go!"

The calico cat shook his head and walked forward.

From here, I walked out the door. Every step I took was further away from the warm stove. The chill became heavier. When I got out of the wooden door, it was already a world of ice and snow outside. The cold wind was blowing. The calico cat couldn't help but shivered, and then raised his head to find it.

The Taoist priest and the bay-red horse in front looked up at the swallows in the sky, then immediately took steps and ran quickly forward.

When she reached the Taoist, she slowed down and followed him slowly, walking hard in the snow, poking a small hole with every step she took.

The Snake Fairy watched them go away from the house.

Suddenly he showed a smile, as if he could feel a bit of beauty in his heart. Maybe the reason why older people like to chat with children is because they want to draw some simplicity from this process, so as to neutralize some of the complexity of their own lives.

Vicissitudes of life.

…

It was already covered with snow and wind on the mountain.

"You happen to be here."

Song You patted the neck of the horse beside him and said to it as he walked: "I think Doctor Cai has some belongings that he wants to bring over. Without you, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to transport them all with his donkey alone."

"puff……"
To be continued...