Back to the Past as a Cat
回到过去变成猫
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.4M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Life
- Updated
- 10y ago
- English
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- Back to the Past to Become a CatEnglish name
- Strange Life of a CatEnglish name
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A laid-back list maker who updates whenever the mood strikes. I'll gradually add new books and revise my comments on existing ones. Feel free to drop by often. I'm an older reader with eclectic tastes. I read male- and female-oriented fiction, cultivation, fantasy, historical romance, magic, family intrigue, sci-fi, farming stories, anime-inspired fiction... pretty much anything. Rather than following new books as they come out, I prefer the satisfaction of reading a whole story in one go. So
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Black Charcoal and Master Fang's first encounter
#OnlineNovelFillingPlotsFestivalWishingSeason# I want to see the daily life of the protagonist and the Jiao family after turning back into a human.
Congratulations to CiMiao for reaching Platinum rank!!! The number one female platinum-level female author in the male-oriented genre, oooooooooooooooooooo!
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[Go Back in Time and Become a Cat] Daily Perks Now Available!
As you may have noticed, the books that have enabled daily rewards are basically all in the top 100 of the overall charts last month. Even ongoing series have a hard time getting daily rewards, let alone Huimao, which has already finished its run. Fortunately, although our book is finished, the review section is not lonely.
I read this book a very, very long time ago and have always loved it, but I've never had the money to buy it. I used to occasionally save up my monthly votes to vote for it, which earned me some fan points. Suddenly, I checked my ranking and saw it. Then I thought about how I can now afford to spend some money on things I like each month.
Dear readers, please refrain from spoiling the plot. Let's give new readers a pleasant sense of anticipation. I really don't want to delete any chapters you've mentioned, so please don't spoil anything. If you spoil too much, I'll have to delete it even if I don't want to! ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ Dear newbies, please don't start with the side stories. The first chapter is about the wind blowing an eggshell.
After thinking about it, I'll still post the ending I envision.
Hmm... It truly is a rare gem of a book. Actually... I hope that one day in the future, when technology is more advanced, I can see it on television. It's so evocative, especially the final chapter. As I finished reading, images kept involuntarily appearing in my mind. Take, for example, the scene where Zheng Tan and the sheriff are sitting on the bench.
Sigh, I've finished reading it, and I feel a little unsatisfied. It's rare for me to feel melancholic; it feels like a piece of my heart is empty. I've been reading online novels for seven or eight years, and this is probably only at the beginning. It's a rare gem. Reading about the cat was the most relaxing part.
I think I read this book back in elementary or middle school, using pirated software. It's been so long! But ever since I finished it, this book has been on my mind. I finally had time to reread it recently. Some parts of the plot are a bit blurry, while others are still vivid in my memory. I remember the beginning of the first chapter and the end of the last.