Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH106

Chapter 106

“Quack.”

Seeing all the extra catnip floating in the bathwater, Tang Rong instinctively squeezed the little rubber duck in his hand.

The duck’s squeak, paired with his puzzled expression, somehow made the whole scene extra funny.

“You use this for bathing. It makes your body smell nice,” Shen Muhan explained.

It was the kind of “nice smell” that only he could truly appreciate.

The idea came from what Aunt Yun Jian had said that afternoon about “catnip essential oil.” He wanted Xiao Rong to smell like catnip too, so that he could bury his face in Xiao Rong and inhale catnip from him. Just thinking about it made him feel blissful.

Tang Rong could not smell catnip the way a feline would, but he did not dislike its scent either. Since Xiao Han-brother liked it, then he would just take a catnip bath.

Anyway, today was Xiao Han-brother’s birthday. Today, he was in charge, and Tang Rong would listen to him.

The system also let out a “hoh” in Tang Rong’s mind.
[The little snow leopard really knows how to enjoy life.]

Just sniffing the catnip in the flowerpot was not enough. Sniffing a person who smelled like catnip was the real treat. Truly worthy of being the Empire’s future Crown Prince—smart.

After scattering the catnip into the bathtub, Shen Muhan brought over a small basin and set it beside the tub.

Under several puzzled gazes, he changed into his little snow leopard form. Then the little snow leopard obediently curled up inside the basin, its long tail neatly wrapped around itself.

It had already been a long time since his parents had bathed him in his little snow leopard form.

Han Zhi and Shen Chuanqiong instantly understood what their son meant. Shen Chuanqiong crouched down with the showerhead, adjusted the water temperature, and wet the fur along the little snow leopard’s back, while Han Zhi brought over some fragrant body wash.

Tang Rong leaned against the edge of the tub, enjoying his catnip bath while watching the little snow leopard get washed.

Once the warm bathwater soaked through, the scent of catnip quickly spread throughout the bathroom.

The little snow leopard tried hard to restrain itself, waiting until bath time was over before throwing itself into Xiao Rong’s arms to inhale all that catnip.

At last, the little snow leopard was clean, blow-dried, and fluffy. Tang Rong also dried himself off and changed into his pajamas.

The moment they left the bathroom, where the catnip scent had been strongest, Tang Rong—after soaking in the catnip bath—had basically become walking catnip.

The instant they stepped out, the little snow leopard lost control and rubbed itself against his leg, its tail sticking straight up and winding around him.

So fragrant, so fragrant, so fragrant.

After only a few steps, the little snow leopard’s legs went weak. It started mewling for the little cub to pick it up.

Tang Rong had long since been dying to gather the freshly washed, extra-fluffy, sweet-smelling little snow leopard into his arms. He bent down at once. Before he had even fully reached out, the little snow leopard leapt straight into his embrace.

He caught it full in his arms.

Tang Rong could not resist burying his face deep into the little snow leopard’s fur and taking a huge whiff. The little snow leopard could not resist doing the same to Tang Rong, greedily breathing him in.

The two little ones were both dizzy with delight, each inhaling the other.

After a while, Tang Rong carried the little snow leopard onto the bed. Right away, the little snow leopard began rubbing all over him, from head to toe. Soon its tiny teeth, beyond its control, started lightly nibbling at him too.

When Han Zhi and Shen Chuanqiong finished their quick wash in the bathroom and came out, the sight that greeted them was one giant leopard-huffing-human scene.

Han Zhi turned her head to look at her husband and asked, “Your spirit form is a black panther too, also a feline. How come catnip doesn’t affect you at all?”

Shen Chuanqiong answered calmly, “Even among cats, not every individual reacts strongly to catnip.”

Han Zhi gave an “oh” and did not suspect anything.

That night, after everyone else had fallen asleep, Shen Chuanqiong suddenly opened his eyes. He glanced at the two little ones sleeping between him and his wife, then quietly leaned in and took one huge sniff.

…

Catnip was easy to grow. That night, Shen Muhan had cut some of it with scissors for Tang Rong’s bath, but before long, new leaves had already sprouted from what remained in the pot.

Later, the catnip grew more and more until the flowerpot could no longer contain it. So the two of them transplanted it into the little courtyard, giving it more room to grow naturally.

Later still, after they graduated from kindergarten, Shen Muhan was taken back by the royal family, and Tang Rong also moved out of Eden with his family.

There had been too many flowers and plants in the courtyard to bring them all along, but they took only that patch of catnip with them.

…

A few months later, Tang Yao and Lin Fei finally returned from their honeymoon, bringing quite a few little gifts for the family.

By now, Eden had entered the heat of summer. Tang Rong wore a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, sitting on the sofa and eating watermelon with Shen Muhan.

Summers on Trash Planet were never hot either, so this was the first time Tang Rong had ever so clearly felt what real heat was like.

The watermelon had been cut into halves, and they were scooping it out with spoons. It was sweet and seedless.

One bite for Tang Rong, one bite for Shen Muhan. When they chewed, it made a soft sandy sound—the sweet taste of summer.

Tang Rong’s birthday fell at the end of summer, and before then, the family planned to take him back to Trash Planet.

It just so happened that Trash Planet stayed cool all year round, so they could also use the trip to escape the summer heat.

Before leaving, Tang Rong received his very own little suitcase and stuffed inside everything he wanted to bring.

Other than clothes, nearly all the rest was snacks.

He knew that on Trash Planet, food was the most important thing. Even though the private spacecraft would prepare plenty of supplies, Tang Rong still could not quite relax unless he personally packed his own snacks.

Shen Muhan also applied to his parents for permission to travel with Xiao Rong.

As the future Crown Prince, visiting more planets was not a bad thing. But for safety’s sake, the royal family sent even more personnel and starships along.

In truth, the Tang family themselves were more than enough protection, but an extra layer of security was never a bad thing.

Trash Planet was remote. They would spend about a week aboard the spacecraft.

This spacecraft was the very same one Tang Rong had ridden back in when he first returned, and the layout of the children’s room had not been changed at all—only some of Shen Muhan’s personal items had been added.

The moment he stepped inside, Tang Rong felt a strange sense of revisiting an old place.

Less than a year ago, he had still been a skinny, grimy little dirtball, curling up in the corner in fear and wariness, not even daring to speak to Uncle Butler.

But now he was dressed cleanly and beautifully, with soft baby flesh on his cheeks, his skin white and smooth, raised so well. He had learned many things, seen much of the world, and grown so much.

Back then, all the security footage from the spacecraft had been archived. Yun Jian later watched every bit of it and ached with heartache.

By then, they had already uncovered the full truth: Tang Rong’s abduction had been carried out by one of Yun Fangqian’s men. But that man’s wife had only recently given birth to a daughter, and faced with such a tiny infant, he ultimately could not bring himself to kill him. So instead, he secretly sold him to star pirates, which also allowed him to lie and report back.

Then, while the pirate ship carrying little Tang Rong was in transit, it was attacked by another group—fake pirates disguised as real ones.

As the real pirates fled, they were forced to land on Trash Planet. They no longer wanted to keep dragging along little Tang Rong. At first they intended to sell him, but time was too tight, and they themselves were injured. The crying of an infant was too likely to expose their location, and there was no time to find a buyer. In the end, they could only abandon him in a hurry.

Later, Tang Rong was found and taken in by a kind grandmother, who gave him the name “Xiao Rong.”

If not for all those twists of fate, Tang Rong would have grown up in fine clothes and good food, right beside his family, with no shortage of resources, no shortage of love, and no suffering.

Even so, Tang Rong did not think his time on Trash Planet had been especially miserable. At least there had still been light in that life.

But it was true that he had also lived through many unpleasant memories there. That was why Yun Jian had decided the whole family should go back with him and “revisit the old place.” With his family by his side as his strongest support and protection, he would not be afraid anymore.

Even aboard the spacecraft, their light-brain terminals could still connect to the network, though signals between star systems were unstable. For the sake of speed, they had to take the nearest route and could not constantly ride the signal of relay towers.

Tang Rong had downloaded many cartoons in advance, and he and Shen Muhan sat side by side watching them.

Before long, Shen Muhan could not resist changing into his little snow leopard form and burrowing into Tang Rong’s arms—it was much more comfortable watching cartoons while being held by him.

Nearby, the little nine-tailed fox and the little black wolf were wrestling around, rolling into a tangled ball, fur flying everywhere and scattering into glittering motes of spiritual energy that vanished in an instant.

The little nine-tailed fox had never once beaten its older brother in a fight. Its nine tails were simply too easy to grab, and before long it was thoroughly defeated again.

Unwilling to let the score stay that way, on the first night aboard the ship, the little nine-tailed fox turned off the room lights and had their mother shine a flashlight on it. Then, with all nine tails and coordinated body movements, it performed “tail shadow play” again.

Back when little brother had just returned to the main planet and had been in a terrible mood one day, it was tail shadow play that had cheered him up.

Later, after returning to the main planet, it had been too busy with its music career and never again had a chance to perform tail shadow play for little brother.

This time, with the whole family present, it was the perfect opportunity to show off its skills.

The little black wolf’s tail could at most whirl like a propeller the way a little black dog’s might. It simply could not produce all the fancy variations the little nine-tailed fox could.

So this round went to the little nine-tailed fox.

It might not be able to beat Big Brother in a fight, but in other things, it had plenty of advantages.

The little nine-tailed fox proudly flicked its nine little tails.

This was the first time the little snow leopard had ever seen tail shadow play, and it found it fascinating. Once the little nine-tailed fox finished, the little snow leopard padded over with eager little meows, wanting to learn too.

It had a long, flexible, powerful tail. It could definitely do it too.

Since there was not much to do aboard the spacecraft anyway, the little nine-tailed fox readily agreed and became the little snow leopard’s teacher.

Tang Rong also watched the little nine-tailed fox teach with great curiosity.

Humans had no tails, so he could only watch the fluffy ones show off their talents.

Not long after, under the little nine-tailed fox’s instruction, the little snow leopard’s long tail began twisting and dancing rapidly, and in front of everyone…

it tied itself into a dead knot.

“Mii?!” The little snow leopard was horrified.

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