Chapter 19: Kitty Treats Guests

Jiang Jinyue looked at the patch of yellow in her arms, and a rare, genuine smile appeared on her face.

She gently rubbed the kitten’s head and praised it without holding back.

“As expected of my fortune cat. So amazing!”

After receiving praise, the kitten seemed even happier. It wriggled out of its owner’s arms, then rubbed against her calves twice more, pressing its head against her while letting out comfortable purrs.

Seeing this, Jiang Jinyue quickly took out the small bag of ordinary cat food she had gotten from opening a chest earlier. She poured some into the pretty cat bowl and pushed it in front of the kitten.

“Aotian is so amazing. You must be hungry after working so hard hunting, right? Hurry and eat something to recover your strength.”

Jiang Aotian lowered its head and sniffed. Then it immediately let out an “aowu” and buried its head in the bowl, eating heartily. Its little head bobbed up and down as it ate with exceptional relish.

Watching it eat so happily, Jiang Jinyue’s own stomach could not help but let out a rumble.

Earlier, she had only drunk half a bottle of warm water, then experienced that nightmare afterward. The mental exhaustion had been immense.

Now that she had relaxed, the hunger she had been suppressing instantly surged up.

She even swallowed unconsciously. After forcing her gaze away from the cat food with great difficulty, she began calculating whether she should go to the chat lobby now and use water to exchange for some food.

In any case, she still had to go pick up treasure chests later. She needed to replenish her condition first.

Just as Jiang Jinyue was about to act, Meow Aotian, who seemed to have noticed its owner’s gaze while eating happily with its head lowered, suddenly slowed down.

It lifted its head. Its beautiful, round cat eyes looked at Jiang Jinyue, then at the cat food in front of it. It seemed to hesitate for a moment.

Then, as if it had made some kind of decision, it quickly lowered its head and picked up another small mouthful of cat food to swallow.

After that, it stretched out its little paw and, with some effort but great determination, pushed the bowl that still had more than half its cat food left toward its owner.

After pushing it over, it even nodded its little head in the direction of the cat bowl, then looked up at Jiang Jinyue again, its clear eyes filled with an obvious invitation.

At first, Jiang Jinyue did not react. She thought the cat food did not suit its taste, and was already wondering whether she could get some higher-grade cat food from the next chest for Aotian to try.

But when the kitten persistently pushed the bowl toward her again, even lifting one front paw to lightly pat the top of her shoe, its eyes full of the meaning of “sharing,” Jiang Jinyue finally realized it.

Aotian had seen that she was hungry and wanted to share its rations with her?

An indescribable feeling of emotion spread through her heart. She had survived so much killing and despair earlier, but now, looking at this sincere little life, Jiang Jinyue rarely felt her nose sting.

Humans really were such strange creatures. Their bodies had evolved so many abilities for surviving desperate situations, yet they still could not withstand the collapse of the spiritual world.

At this moment, Jiang Jinyue really missed her mother. She wanted to tell her mother that she had met a very good little cat. Not only could it go out hunting on its own to support itself, it would even share its food with her.

An uncontrollable ache welled up in her heart. Jiang Jinyue could not help but reach out and carefully pull the fluffy little thing into her arms. She gently buried her cheek against its soft, warm belly and silently cried.

3 minutes. She would only give herself 3 minutes to be weak. Only 3 minutes to miss her mother.

Little Aotian also seemed to sense its owner’s low mood. It did not resist. Instead, it obediently nestled in its owner’s arms without moving, offering her silent comfort.

3 minutes later, Jiang Jinyue lifted her head from the kitten’s belly. Her face had returned to its usual calm and unhurried expression, and not a trace of vulnerability could be seen.

However, when she noticed the small flattened patch of fur on the kitten’s belly, she still guiltily took a pure cotton towel out of her backpack.

She carefully dried the kitten’s tear-dampened fur bit by bit, then pulled the longer fur nearby over that spot to cover it. Only after making sure not a single suspicious trace could be seen did she place it back on the floor.

Seeing the kitten look at her with a puzzled expression, Jiang Jinyue coughed lightly twice to hide the embarrassment of “destroying the evidence.” Then, as if nothing had happened, she took two pieces of cat food from behind the bowl and symbolically put them in her mouth to chew.

Hm? It actually tasted pretty good?

There was a faint milky fragrance. It was not crispy, but soft and fluffy, similar to a little cake. It seemed this cat food had been specially adapted for young kittens.

However, even though the cat food tasted decent, Jiang Jinyue had no intention of stealing the kitten’s rations.

After swallowing the cat food in her mouth, she looked at the kitten seriously and said gently,

“Thank you for your cat food, Aotian. But I really do have other food. This is yours, so eat slowly. You don’t need to save any for me.”

Her tone was sincere and serious, full of convincing force.

But Meow Aotian tilted its head and looked at its owner, seeming somewhat skeptical.

It looked at the remaining cat food after Jiang Jinyue had “eaten” two pieces, then looked at Jiang Jinyue again, refusing to lower its head and continue eating for a long time.

Seeing this, Jiang Jinyue no longer delayed. To prove that she really did have food to eat, she directly opened her friends list and found the one person who definitely had not gone to sleep yet, 【AAA Information Broker】.

【A Loving Family】:

“Emergency help from the jianghu. One bottle of mineral water for a piece of bread or any other food. Got any?”

The other side was probably watching the game panel the whole time, because the reply came almost instantly.

【AAA Information Broker】:

“I’ll give it to you. I’m busy. Don’t bother me with that cheap-ass bottle of mineral water.”

Immediately afterward, a trade request popped up. The other party directly sent over a perfectly packaged 【Purple Rice Stuffed Bread】.

Jiang Jinyue looked at the extra bread in her backpack and smiled. She understood that AAA Information Broker was indeed very busy right now, so she did not politely argue with her. She only silently remembered this favor in her heart.

Then, in front of the little cat Jiang Aotian, she directly took out the bread. After tearing open the packaging, she took a big bite.

The soft bread paired with the sweet, sticky purple rice tasted pretty good.

Jiang Jinyue broke off a small piece of the bread center with some purple rice on it and held it in front of Aotian, offering it a taste.

Aotian tried a bite tentatively and felt that it still was not as tasty as its own cat food. Even so, it politely finished it.

Then, seeing that its owner really did seem to be eating with great relish, it finally relaxed and returned to its cat bowl, lowering its head to continue eating happily.

Only, every few bites, it would occasionally lift its head to glance at her, its eyes seeming to say,

“Do you really have enough to eat? If not, I still have some here. You can change your mind anytime.”

Jiang Jinyue was made both amused and helpless by its little expression. Her heart softened into a complete mess.

“Don’t worry. Hurry and eat your food. I won’t starve.”

After eating and drinking its fill, Meow Aotian contentedly washed its face with its paws, then circled Jiang Jinyue once.

The tip of its fluffy tail seemed to casually hook around her calf. Then it spread out its four limbs and gave a comfortable stretch, revealing its soft little belly.

Only then did it step elegantly back into the warm cat bed, curl itself into a fluffy ball, and soon, faint little purrs came from inside the cat bed.