Peking Opera Cat: I Became A Zi's Brother

"Clap clap clap..."

After Wu Song finished speaking, the cave fell into a brief silence, with only the crackling of the campfire as the sound.

Xiaoqing reached out and fiddled with the bonfire, sparks flew up and then died out.

"It's too risky to continue. My sister can't handle the stress right now. Besides, our injuries haven't healed yet. What if we run into Chaos again..."

Her voice trailed off, her worry evident.

"Hmm~"

Bai Tang suddenly clapped his hands, breaking the silence:

"I think we can't just sit there and wait! Every day Sister Mo Zi is unconscious, Chaos will become a greater threat. Maybe we can find clues along the way, such as asking seniors from other sects. Maybe they know how to stabilize high-level rhyme power!"

Fighting spirit ignited in his eyes, and the tip of his tail twitched excitedly.

"I don't think so!"

Da Fei scratched his head, his honest face full of confusion:

"But what if something happens to Sister Mo Zi on the way? We'll wait here, at least we can take good care of her..."

He looked down at the still warm grilled fish in his hand, which he was going to eat when Mo Zi woke up.

"Besides, we're both injured like this, and we can't move fast with her."

Mingyue stopped silently wiping her two axes. She stared at the faces of the people reflected on the axe blades and said in a deep voice:

"Staying here isn't a long-term solution. This ice sheet has been contaminated by the aura of Chaos. If we stay here for too long, our injuries will not only be difficult to recover from, but may even worsen."

She paused, her eyes swept over the unconscious Mo Zi,

"But Bai Tang is right. Perhaps other sects can find a solution. The only problem is how to ensure safety on the road..."

Wu Song clenched his fists, and the wrinkles on his forehead glowed slightly:

"We can head to the nearest town first. There, at least we can find a safe place to stay. Be careful to avoid areas with a strong Chaos aura along the way. With our strength, as long as we don't provoke them, we should be able to arrive safely."

He looked at his companions with a firm look in his eyes.

"As for Sister Mo Zi, we will take turns taking care of her and will never let anything happen to her!"

"..."

At this moment, Haipiao, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, suddenly had his eyes light up.

She quickly ran to her package, found a piece of animal skin covered with strange symbols, and took out a charcoal pencil.

"..."

She was seen squatting on the ground, quickly drawing a simple sketch of cats carrying Mo Zi on their backs. Then she drew a big sun and a warm house next to it, and finally drew a flashing question mark at the top of the picture.

"Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm..."

She held up the animal skin, her eyes moving eagerly among the crowd, pointing to the road in the painting, and patting her chest to indicate that she could also help.

Dafei grinned:

"I understand! Haipiao means to go together, and she can also contribute!"

Bai Tang leaned over to take a closer look at the painting and gave it a thumbs up:

"Sister Haipiao is amazing! This is what they call 'silence speaks louder than words'!"

As the decision was finalized, the atmosphere in the cave was no longer oppressive.

Moonlight streamed in through the cave, illuminating the tired yet determined faces of the cats. A new journey was about to begin.

……

At the same time, outside the cave, everyone was discussing around the fire, but inside the cave, the unconscious Mo Zi fell into an illusory world.

"..."

At some point, the ice beneath her feet turned into shimmering water. Looking up, she saw the sky and the water both stained with a hazy dark green. Fine rain fell into the lake like silk, creating countless tiny ripples.

The translucent mist flows slowly on the water surface, and several suspended glass islands are looming in the distance. The jade tower on the top of the island reflects a colorful halo in the rain, and is reflected on the water surface into a flowing picture.

"Hiss~ It's so cold!"

Mo Zi stepped into the water barefoot, and the coolness spread up along his ankles, startling a group of fish that were swimming with a faint glow all over their bodies.

"Um?"

When her eyes swept across the other side, she saw a familiar figure standing in the center of the mist—the man was wearing a moon-white robe, his silver hair shone with a pearly luster in the drizzle, but he always had his back to her.

"and many more!"

Mo Zi lifted her skirt and ran forward, and the splashes of water disappeared into the void in an instant.

But every time she was about to touch that figure, the other person would retreat like mist, always keeping an unreachable distance.

She stopped panting, her wet hair sticking to her cheeks:

"Why are you here? Have we... met somewhere before?"

"..."

The figure suddenly turned around gently, and a faint smile seemed to appear at the corner of his mouth hidden behind the rain curtain.

I saw a streak of white light flying out from his sleeve, circling around Mo Zi lightly, as if he was deliberately teasing her.

Mo Zi reached out to grab it, but Liu Guang dodged nimbly and disappeared into the rain with fragmented light.

The entire Water Moon Realm suddenly rippled, as if a mischievous stone had been thrown into the water. The figure's voice drifted over with the drizzle, with a hint of mischief:

"Little girl, it's not that easy to catch me~"

Mo Zi gritted her teeth, not caring about the splashes on her skirt, and chased after the elusive figure relentlessly:

"Senior! Please stay! Where on earth is this place?"

Her voice echoed between the water and the sky, scaring away a flock of glowing jellyfish.

The man seemed to turn into a wisp of wind, sometimes passing over the eaves of the jade tower, sometimes disappearing into the depths of the mist, occasionally leaving behind a few clear laughs.

"Stop running!"

Mo Zi stomped her feet, which had turned white from being soaked in water. The water droplets from her hair fell on the water surface.

"I clearly remember that when I was finally swallowed by Chaos... my consciousness almost dissipated! Why am I here? And who are you?"

Her questioning was filled with anxiety and unwillingness, causing layers of echoes in the empty water and moon realm.

The figure finally stopped, his silver hair moving without wind, and the corners of his moon-white robe spread out like a lotus in the drizzle.

When she turned around, her face hidden behind the rain curtain was still blurry, but her eyes were full of tenderness.

"Because of your friends."

She raised her hand and waved lightly, a stream of light passed across the dark purple forehead, and the confusion that had just lingered in her heart dissipated like mist.

"They tried their best to dispel the chaos and pull you back from the brink of the abyss."

"!"

Mo Zi was suddenly stunned. She seemed to hear Bai Tang's anxious cries, Wu Song's burning flames, and Da Fei's honest but firm protection... She subconsciously touched her chest, which seemed to still retain the hot temperature of the blending of her companions' rhythmic power.

"It's them……"

She murmured, her eyes suddenly hot.

The figure turned into flowing light again, and before disappearing, its fingertips lightly touched the water surface, and tiny golden runes emerged in the ripples.

"Wake up quickly, don't keep them waiting too long."

Her voice gradually faded, and finally turned into two clear, seven-character lines:

"Chaos will overturn the world, and the icy abyss will break and the dawn will emerge."

"Senior, I know what you said first, but what does the second sentence mean?"

Mo Zi shouted loudly at the gradually dissipating light and shadow, and his anxious voice echoed in the realm of water and moon.

However, the only response she received was the sound of raindrops hitting the water and the faint halo left after the figure disappeared.

"..."

She stretched out her hand to catch the ray of light that was about to disappear, but her palm passed through the halo, leaving only a slight coolness.

Mo Zi looked at the empty surroundings. "The cold abyss of ice breaks and the dawn light emerges." She chewed on this poem over and over again, and the face of her brother Mo Yun involuntarily appeared in front of her eyes.

In my memory, when my brother used his rhyme power, water froze into ice and the cold was biting. That cold abyss was his most powerful force. Could this poem really be related to my brother?

"Wong..."

Just when Mo Zi was full of doubts, the entire Water Moon Realm suddenly shook violently, huge waves rose from the calm water surface, dark clouds covered the sky, and the originally hazy drizzle turned into sharp ice spikes.

Mo Zi staggered to his feet and watched the changes around him vigilantly.

In a trance, she seemed to hear the familiar sound of rhyme fluctuations. The sound was wrapped in a biting chill, but it made her feel extremely at ease - that was the breath that belonged only to her brother Mo Yun!

"elder brother!"

Mo Zi blurted out, ignoring the danger surging around him, and ran towards the direction of the breath.

But before she could take a few steps, the water beneath her feet suddenly froze into ice, trapping her ankles tightly.

At the same time, chaotic black fog surged in from all directions again, instantly swallowing up the faint light in the distance and drowning out the subtle fluctuations of rhythmic power.

Mo Zi struggled hard, but found that the ice surface was getting tighter and tighter. From the chaotic black fog came waves of sinister laughter, as if mocking her futile efforts...