A Cat That Walks Upright

This is the story of a cat that accidentally became a yao, gained intelligence and abilities, and chose to keep cultivating so it wouldn’t regress into an animal again, until it eventually became human. The journey is full of twists and pain, as well as moments of exhilarating triumph. These are all familiar tropes, so I won’t elaborate on them here. What I want to express is simply what this cat experiences, learns, feels, and thinks as it becomes human. You need only remember that someone once looked upon humanity from this perspective and with this state of mind, and tried to consider what kind of creatures humans might be. That is enough. I don’t expect to strike at your soul, only to have something worth saying. If any passage brings you a small, unexpected delight, then my efforts will not have been in vain.