Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 49 The True Cat-like Boy

The morning sunlight streamed through the blinds, casting warm golden stripes on the floor of the room.

When the number symbolizing the milestone in the background—"100,000"—finally settled steadily, the air seemed to leap lightly.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands!"

"One hundred thousand!!"

Xia Qiyue suddenly jumped up from her chair, like a fawn struck by surprise, her cheers tinged with elation.

“Wuhu!!!”

"Finally surpassed 100,000! Chen Nian! Congratulations on officially joining the top tier of pet streamers! Awesome, Plats!!!"

Xia Qiyue danced with joy.

Just as she turned around, excitedly wanting to high-five Chen Nian in celebration, she only saw Chen Nian's hurried back as she rushed into the bathroom.

Then, the bathroom door was slammed shut with a loud bang.

It was accompanied by the crisp sound of the lock clicking shut.

pat-

"???"

Xia Qiyue blinked: "Is Chen Nian... so happy that she pooped?"

In the bathroom.

After locking the door, Chen Nian rushed to the mirror. When he saw his reflection, he gasped in shock!

"hiss----"

The Chen Nian in the mirror was handsome and had an extraordinary appearance; her looks were only slightly inferior to those of the people in front of the screen.

It looks no different from usual.

The biggest difference is that there are now two things that shouldn't be there on the top of his originally dark and fluffy head.

Two fluffy, slightly upturned tips, with a healthy pinkish hue—

Cat ears!
They were not inanimate objects; they trembled slightly at an imperceptible frequency in response to Chen Nian's disordered breathing, their soft downy fur gleaming gently under the overhead light.

'Little Mimi!!!'

Chen Nian screamed like a groundhog in her mind, her face showing shock and confusion.

'Yes, meow~'

Xiaomi's voice sounded unusually happy.

'What the heck?! Why have I grown two cat ears?!'

As she spoke, the fluffy cat ears in the mirror twitched.

This left Chen Nian completely stunned!

He could feel the two cat ears very clearly, just like his hands, and he could control them at will, even better than his own ears!

'This is Best's Ear, meow, you just received it yourself~'

'But you didn't tell me they had real cat ears!'

Chen Nian wailed inwardly.

He couldn't resist reaching out and touching the cat ear on his left side.

Whoosh!
The cat ears instinctively tucked back, turning into airplane ears, and a strong itch came from the bottom of Chen Nian's heart, making him involuntarily shrink his neck.

I used to enjoy chasing and playing with the cat's soft ears, and then the cat would gently nibble on them.

I only realized it now that I have cat ears.
It really does itch when you do this!

Little Mimi: 'I was going to tell you, but you were too impatient and claimed the reward right away, meow, so don't blame me, meow~ hehe!'

'How dare you laugh?!'

Chen Nian's tone was unfriendly.

I could vaguely see a cat wagging its tail happily.

Chen Nian originally thought that this reward would be similar to the previous Eye of Best.

It belongs to the internal manifestation.

That's why he accepted it without hesitation.

Who would have thought that 'Best's Ear' would actually grow out on the spot? If he hadn't reacted quickly and dashed into the toilet, he would have been arrested on the spot by Xia Qiyue!
The consequences are simply unimaginable!
We can't just kill him to cover it up!

Seeing Chen Nian's frustration, Xiaomi laughed even harder. After it had finished laughing, it slowly said.

'Don't worry, meow~'

'The only reward will only be visible immediately after you claim it, just like when the Eye of Best awakened. It's only temporary, meow~'

That's good, that's good!

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He doesn't want to become a walking version of Fu Rui!
After confirming that the cat ears would disappear on their own, the crisis was over, and a sense of novelty quietly grew in my heart.

Chen Nian relaxed her tense shoulders.

I leaned closer to the mirror and curiously examined this unexpected gift.

In the mirror, as his eyes glanced upwards, the cat ears on his head swayed from side to side.

He then tried to make them fan in sync, and the fuzzy tips opened and closed slightly like flower petals in the wind.

It can even be controlled separately!

One stands upright, the other lies down.

It's really amazing!

The Chen Nian of the past was a sunny and cheerful young man.

With these cat ears, Chen Nian doesn't look strange at all; on the contrary, they add an indescribable softness and liveliness to her!
After controlling the cat ears to flap up and down twice, Chen Nian herself was charmed by how cute they were.

"Tsk!"

Chen Nian subconsciously touched her chin, a hint of interest that she herself was unaware of flashing in her eyes, and a slight upturn of the corners of her mouth replaced her initial panic.

"This doesn't feel so bad!"

Chen Nian thought to herself with a narcissistic expression.

Then, he looked at the panel description of the Eye of Best.

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Best's Ears: The Legendary Ears of the Cat God

It is said that only humans blessed by the Cat God have the chance to obtain Best's Ear.

Those who possess this ear will gain the ability to hear all things and perceive the heart of a cat.

[Active Effect: Once activated, Best's Ear will become visible and can accurately locate any movement within a radius of 300 meters when needed, with a more significant effect on feline creatures.]

[Passive effect: When you concentrate, you can understand some of the cat's simple emotional fluctuations.]

— So, the cat ears only appear when activated, right?

Yes, meow~

Chen Nian thought about it and found this acceptable.

At worst, you can just wear a hat.

As for the effectiveness of the cat ears, Chen Nian decided to test it herself.

In the mirror, Chen Nian's furry ears, like the most sophisticated radar antennas, silently adjusted their angle.

In an instant, the sounds from the living room outside the door were amplified and brought closer, reaching my ears with unparalleled clarity:

Xia Qiyue was imitating Chen Nian's live stream opening remarks in a strange tone, her voice filled with laughter.

Then came the rustling sound of fabric rubbing together.

And a loud 'mua~' followed by a dissatisfied yet helpless 'woo-mi' sound from Xiao Lan as she was kissed.

I never knew Xia Qiyue liked cosplay.

Having no intention of prying into other people's privacy, Chen Nian turned her attention to Xiao Lan instead.

This time, it wasn't a sound that reached my heart.

Rather, it's a wonderful ripple of emotion!

At this moment, two emotions were intertwined within Xiao Lan.

The first is disdain, while the second is more obvious.

It's hungry!
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Hmm. That fits Xiao Lan's personality perfectly.

Chen Nian refocused her attention.

This time, he tried to expand his hearing range.

I want to test the limits of these amazing ears!

Gradually, the world outside the window was no longer a blurry background sound, but instantly transformed into a surging wave of sound that rushed towards me!

The rustling of the wind through the treetops, the soft rustling of leaves rubbing against each other, the clear, cheerful voices of children chasing and laughing in the garden downstairs, the rhythmic hum of the washing machine on the neighbor's balcony, the faint sound of traffic on the distant street, and so on.
Countless sounds, whether loud or soft, rushed into Chen Nian's ears with unparalleled clarity.

then
The cat ears 'exploded'!

It's still an explosion at the physical level.

Chen Nian clearly saw that in the mirror, the pair of cute, fluffy pointed ears, like a thin mist melting in the sunlight, quickly became blurred and transparent at the edges!

Then, like dandelion seeds scattered by the wind, they drifted away lightly and silently.

With a "biu" sound!
It traced a fleeting path under the warm yellow light of the bathroom, eventually dissolving completely into the air.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp pain, like being pierced by a scalding needle, suddenly gripped Chen Nian's ear!

hiss--

Chen Nian gasped in pain.

He instinctively covered his ears with both hands, his brows furrowed.

Fortunately, the pain came and went quickly, otherwise Chen Nian would have almost thought she was going deaf.

'Xiao Mi, what happened?'

Chen Nian covered her ears and asked.

"Oh dear, meow!" Xiaomi's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

Before you've mastered how to use Best's Ear, overloading it will cause it to explode like this, "biu!" meow~

Why didn't you say so sooner!

The stinging pain in her ears made Chen Nian wince.

'If I told you, wouldn't you try it, meow?'

Xiaomi's rhetorical question was rather light and airy.

But it precisely struck a chord with Chen Nian's burning curiosity.

Okay, Xiaomi really knows him.

Will it come back?

Chen Nian touched the top of her head, and the furry ears had completely disappeared, and the pit that Chen Nian was worried about had not appeared where they had disappeared.

'Of course I can, meow!'

Xiaomi's voice was soothing.

'It will just put you on a cooldown period, during which you won't be able to use Best's Ear, meow~'

That's good, that's good.

Chen Nian felt relieved.

He didn't want to squander the main storyline rewards he had just earned.

After a quick test, Chen Nian was extremely satisfied with the effect of the cat ears!

When the live stream starts, just put on the hat and activate your divine ears!

He could easily pretend to be a 'cat whisperer' right there on the spot!

The show's effects will definitely be even more explosive and amazing!
However, what Xiaomi didn't tell Chen Nian was that the wonders of Best's Ear were not limited to that; there were many more wonderful uses waiting for Chen Nian to discover for herself.

Dude, dunk, dunk.

A slow, deliberate knocking sounded on the door.

Then Chen Nian heard Xia Qiyue's deliberately drawn-out, laughing voice:
"Chen Nian! You didn't actually have a happy bowel movement, did you? Why did you stay inside for so long?"

"You're the one who pooped!"

Chen Nian took a deep breath, rubbed her still slightly hot ears in front of the mirror, and only after confirming that everything on her head was normal did she unlock the door.

The door opened.

Xia Qiyue leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed, her amber eyes filled with a mischievous smile as she looked Chen Nian up and down.

"Yo~ Finally finished?"

"What, you want to eat it while it's hot?" Chen Nian glanced at her irritably.

"Ugh! You're disgusting!"

After giving Chen Nian a disdainful pat, Xia Qiyue mysteriously beckoned to him with her finger, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"Come here, I've got something good to show you!"

"what is this?"

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