I Really Don't Have Psychic Powers

(Former title: "Did the Major General's Cat Run Away from Home Today?" The synopsis and title have changed, but the plot hasn't.)

Please add my next book, "The Villainous Master Refuses to Repent," to your favorites. Synopsis at the end.

Pirate-striped cat who loves freedom x possessive, jealous major general

Yan Li accidentally fell through a rift in space and time into the interstellar era. The moment he opened his eyes, he was face-to-face with an ugly bug. In a panic, he swung his sword. Good news: the bug died. Bad news: his spiritual energy was exhausted, and he turned back into a kitten. This awful place had no spiritual energy, and he couldn't speak the language!

To keep himself safe, he picked out a servant to scoop his litter. The man was high-ranking, cold, and easy on the eyes, but that was just a bonus.

His cat owner gradually grew serious about him. But Yan Li's nature got the better of him, and he tried to run away again and again, only to fail every time. His search for a substitute for spiritual energy went nowhere, until one day he managed to get a taste of psychic power, opening the door to a whole new world.

People in this world used psychic power to pilot mechs, and everyone had psychic power.

Psychic power affected people's genes and determined the upper limit of their achievements.

By then, Yan Li had regained his human form and become a renowned mech pilot. He blinked. "Just kidding. I don't have psychic power."

No one believed the slender mech pilot who wasn't affected by S-class psychic power and could easily take down a group of burly men. That is, until his information was made public and his psychic power was clearly listed as the lowest rank, E-class.

In fact, that little bit of psychic power came from the major general. He really had no psychic power, but he did have spiritual energy.

The major general never imagined he would keep a harmless, furry animal. At first, it was just because his spirit form liked the cat. Gradually, he grew more and more addicted to the cat's smooth fur and soft body.

When he saw the cat and his spirit form getting along so well, he silently put his spirit form away and pulled the cat into his arms. Anyone who wanted to get close to the cat received a death glare.

Then, on a sunny day, the cat turned into a person and sprawled across his chest, looking guilty as he greeted him in clumsy standard language.

"...?"

P.S.:

1. No baiting or flame wars. No swapping or reversing the CP, and no face-swapping in any form.

2. Every setting serves the plot. The story is fictional, with no real-life inspiration. You don't need to tell me if you drop it. The cover uses a template with edited text.

3. Both are pure. Two long-haired men. The gong's spirit form is a black-winged kite. Both are strong, though the shou is superior in cultivation and every other way (it's a bit metaphysical).

"The Villainous Master Refuses to Repent," synopsis:

Cold, rule-abiding master with a rebellious streak x seemingly obedient, inwardly dark and obsessive reborn disciple

Wei Yiqing, a revered immortal of the Qingchuan sect, was adored by thousands and respected by tens of thousands. No one would ever guess he was a major villain.

Of course, he hadn't expected anyone to see through him either.

In the original story, he did every evil thing imaginable and couldn't win the protagonist's love. He repeatedly tried to force the protagonist into a relationship and imprison him, but never succeeded. Out of love turned to hate, he fell to demonic ways, was reviled by everyone, and was ultimately pierced through the heart by the protagonist's sword, body and soul destroyed.

He learned of this so-called ending after being badly wounded fighting the demon clan, when something calling itself the Villain Repentance System suddenly appeared in his mind.

Only then did he learn he was a villain in a book, destined to be killed by his nephew, who was the protagonist.

The Villain Repentance System advised him: You'll die horribly in the end.

Wei Yiqing: So what?

System: Villain, stay away from the original protagonist, or you'll end up miserable.

Wei Yiqing: On the contrary, you've given me a few ideas.

The System immediately sensed trouble. Sure enough, at the disciple selection ceremony, Wei Yiqing, who never attended and never took disciples, had a clear target. He stole the protagonist away from his junior brother.

The System shrieked, saying he was going to repeat the same mistakes and that villains who fell in love with the protagonist would meet a terrible end.

He slapped the thing away without a second thought, looking impatient. "I am not a pedophile."

That was what he said, but once his young disciple grew up, he subjected him to forced love, imprisonment, and hate-fueled sex, every last bit of it. As for falling to demonic ways, he had no intention of joining that bunch of lunatics.

The System broke down. Wei Yiqing, meanwhile, kissed the person in his arms, utterly satisfied.

Karma came late, but it came. Even when he was dragged onto the execution platform, he never regretted it. He took one last look at his young disciple, then decisively ran himself through with his sword.

In his previous life, He Miyuan killed Wei Yiqing with his own hands. Just as he was about to ascend, a bolt of heavenly lightning struck him back to the time when he was young and first became Wei Yiqing's disciple. His Dao heart was unstable, and the heavens refused to acknowledge him.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his Dao heart. In this life, he would still kill Wei Yiqing with his own hands.

Rebuilding his cultivation wasn't difficult for him. Who could have guessed he would end up becoming Wei Yiqing's disciple, and his only direct disciple at that? He had thought Wei Yiqing was reborn too, but it turned out he wasn't.

Wei Yiqing treated him wonderfully, teaching him and protecting him. He thought things would turn out differently this time, but just when he trusted this master most, Wei Yiqing locked him in the cave abode, day and night without rest.

He hated Wei Yiqing for ruining his path to ascension. He hated that Wei Yiqing's kindness toward him had all been for a reason. He hated Wei Yiqing himself.

Until Wei Yiqing took his own life, and He Miyuan could no longer find him...

Theme: Love yourself, then love others