The Cat Patriarch Wants to Squeeze Into the Chinese Zodiac Too

Ambitious, mischievous beauty tabby cat x gruff, burly tiger tyrant who switches between black and white

(Strong pairing, size difference, gruff hero, younger male lead, sweet romance, cat-and-tiger master and disciple, both each other's first and only, happy ending)

Synopsis:

Four hundred years ago.

Jun Xiye, a nine-tailed civet cat and the cat world's all-powerful overlord, tried to kill the Snake God of the Celestial Realm to secure a place among the Twelve Zodiac. Instead, she provoked the wrath of all and was hunted down and killed by the eleven Zodiac Gods.

Four hundred years later.

Jun Xiye regains consciousness, only to become an ordinary kitten. By chance, a handsome man picks her up and takes her into his arms. Seeing the tiger with different-colored eyes beneath his handsome exterior, Jun Xiye swishes her tail. "Tsk, where have I seen this brat before?"

Hu Shengwei pinches Jun Xiye's cat cheeks, unable to put her down. "Little kitty, how about I become your master from now on?"

"In your dreams! You faithless, opportunistic, treacherous disciple!"

She scratches five bloody marks into his face with one claw and stalks away.

The cat world's power structure has changed, and everything is different. Jun Xiye resolves to return to her old ways: she will become the main god who rules over the Twelve Zodiac.

She'll make every Zodiac who killed her pay!

But... why is there always a tiger following her around?

Hu Shengwei: "Your dark green eyes look so familiar. We must have some history."

Jun Xiye kicks him in the face. "Don't come near me!"

She runs, he chases. He clings to her relentlessly, and she is forced to reveal her true identity.

Hu Shengwei perks up, grinning like a scamp. "Grandmaster, your disciple is willing to help you become the main god."

Jun Xiye sits on Hu Shengwei's shoulders and yawns. "Since you're a decent mount, I'll allow it, more or less."

She thinks this foolish tiger is just making an offhand show of loyalty. Who knew he was serious?

Snatching sacred treasures? He's the first to charge in.

Taking a lightning strike? He's the steadiest at bearing it.

Fighting gods? He's the hardest hitter.

He's practically ready to turn the entire Celestial Realm upside down to clear her path.

Jun Xiye finally starts to suspect something. "You, you big oaf, why are you being so attentive? What do you want?"

Hu Shengwei wraps his arms around her and rubs his big head against her. "I want Grandmaster's soft body, I want Grandmaster's kind heart, and... I want to be ridden by Grandmaster for the rest of my life."

Jun Xiye: "!"

Very well. This disciple's descendant needs to go straight into the pot to be stewed.

Note: This new synopsis was written on December 25, 2025, and a screenshot has been saved.

Theme: Where my heart yearns and where my heart goes, there is my way home!