A cat that lingers beside a saint

The Heaven of Separation and Sorrow.

Outside the gate of the Tushita Palace.

The two people and the cat stood outside the door, but refused to go in for a long time.

They clearly sensed that there seemed to be no one in the Tushita Palace.

For some reason, the entire palace was completely silent today, including Laozi, his attendant, and the green ox.

This, ironically, made the two people and the cat hesitant to venture inside.

I remember once when the three of us were drinking, Sun Wukong mentioned unintentionally that the day he caused a ruckus at Yaochi, he was originally in Yaochi, but for some reason, he vaguely found himself in the Thirty-Third Heaven.

Later, when they entered the Tushita Palace, they didn't see anyone else except for two children.

……

Now, the two people and the cat stand outside the Tushita Palace, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

After a long silence, Su Bai finally jumped off Nezha's shoulder and tiptoed inside.

Yang Jian and Nezha exchanged a glance. Although they both wanted to go in with Su Bai, they were also hesitant.

But whenever they had this thought and took action, intending to lift their feet and step over the threshold, they felt as if someone was calmly watching them from behind.

In fact, it's obvious without even thinking that besides Laozi, there was probably no one else watching them.

Normally, everyone serves as an official in the Heavenly Court. When they meet, they address each other as Laozi or Third Prince, which is perfectly normal.

However, if they were in private, away from the Heavenly Palace, according to the rules, the two of them should pay their respects to Laozi and then call him "Grandmaster Uncle".

At this moment, the little cat Daoist had already entered, not without any hindrance, but with Laozi's permission.

The fact that the two of them were stopped outside the hall meant that this grandmaster did not want Yang Jian and Nezha to disturb him and Su Bai.

Just after Su Bai stepped into the Tushita Palace, a gold and a silver figure suddenly emerged from either side of the originally quiet Tushita Palace gate.

The golden and silver attendants stood guard on either side, looking at the two people outside the hall. They first bowed, then smiled and said, "If the two immortals have something to attend to, they may leave first."

As soon as the Golden and Silver Boy finished speaking, a muffled moo came from a corner inside the door.

……

After Su Bai stepped into the Tushita Palace, he began to look around curiously.

In fact, he was very curious about every part of the Heavenly Court.

Of course, besides being driven by nature, there was also a touch of other emotions involved.

After all, it's the Heavenly Palace; it would be truly strange not to be curious about it.

In other places, Su Bai might need to be cautious, but here, the vigilance in Su Bai's heart naturally decreased a lot.

He even climbed around the palace.

He found it particularly enjoyable to climb the shelves where the elixirs were stored.

Several times, he accidentally knocked the gourds to the ground.

Fortunately, these gourds were quite sturdy, and even when they fell to the ground, they did not break.

As for why Nezha and Yang Jian didn't follow, Su Bai was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it.

Anyway, there's no one here. If they come, everyone can just pack up all the pills and take them with them.

Since they weren't coming, Su Bai naturally wouldn't be too polite.

As he passed each medicine shelf, he collected the containers holding the medicines into his small sword.

In no time at all, he had swept the entire medicine room clean.

……

Meanwhile, inside the main hall, Laozi was staring intently at the tiny tabby cat roaming on the shelf.

Before Su Bai entered, he had cast a spell on himself. With his cultivation level, it would be easy for him not to be seen by Su Bai.

As is customary, when a younger person visits, the elders should at least prepare some gifts.

In fact, the pills displayed on Laozi's shelf were gifts he gave to Su Bai.

He had assumed that this brat would follow in the footsteps of Sun Wukong and begin to eat and drink indiscriminately once he entered the alchemy room.

Unexpectedly, the kitten didn't eat a single bite; it absorbed them all into the Qingping Sword.

This scene surprised Laozi.

If anyone else were to enter this Tushita Palace, they would more or less swallow hard.

But this kitten only sniffed it with its nose, and more importantly, it showed a disgusted expression.

This is the kitten. If it were anyone else, Laozi would definitely reward them with a Vajra Bracelet.

Seeing that Su Bai had almost finished tidying up the pills on the shelves, Lao Jun shook his whisk slightly.

The next second, Su Bai felt dizzy and lightheaded, and then his body fell directly off the shelf.

Just as it was about to make intimate contact with the ground, Laozi gently waved his whisk once more.

A halo of light instantly enveloped Su Bai.

Then it flew in the direction he was.

Looking at the kitten in front of him, Lao Jun smiled faintly and gently touched the kitten's brow with his finger.

A beam of white light traveled down his finger and entered his brow.

……

In a daze, Su Bai slowly opened his eyes.

He got up and looked around. This was a Taoist temple, but strangely, the hibiscus tree and laurel tree in the courtyard were gone.

A series of clanging sounds came from inside the Taoist temple.

Su Bai walked towards the Taoist temple, only to see the old Taoist priest fiddling with something using a wooden mallet.

Perhaps sensing Su Bai's arrival, the old Taoist priest turned around with a smile and looked at Su Bai: "Awake? Get ready, it'll be time to eat soon."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's eyes lit up slightly.

In the past, the old Taoist priest never allowed him to eat. He couldn't even lick the oily soup, let alone eat.

What's wrong with me today?

Has the old man changed his ways?

Su Bai quickly jumped onto the old Taoist's shoulder, craning his neck and asking curiously, "Master, didn't you never let me eat?"

The old Taoist turned around, half-closing his eyes, and said kindly, "You little cat, the reason I don't let you eat is because I'm worried that you'll get tainted by worldly desires and won't be able to control them."

As the saying goes, humans have three poisons and six desires. If one can dispel desires and purify the mind, the six desires will not arise and the three poisons will be eliminated.

"If you are always at peace, even eating ordinary things will not cause you any harm."

Hearing the old Taoist's words and seeing his kind appearance, Su Bai subconsciously jumped off his shoulder.

Something is wrong!

Something's not right with this old man!

His master would never look at him with that expression, and his master said that anyone who showed that expression was no good.

Who is he?

Am I dreaming?

Could this person be my inner demon?

Thinking of this, Su Bai subconsciously raised his paw and touched the small sword on his chest.

"Master, I forgot to tell you, I got something good from my second senior uncle last time. Come quickly, let me show you."