During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there lived an old lady Zhang in the countryside of Henan. Mrs. Zhang used to keep a cat. This cat did an earth-shattering event and is still circulating in the countryside.

That year, Mrs. Zhang was 68 years old. After her son married, she separated from them and gave the new house to her son. She went back to live in the dirt house in her hometown alone.

Mrs. Zhang's wife died early, and she raised her son alone. Now that her son is married, she wants to live a clean life for a few days.

Mrs. Zhang and her son separated not because their son was not filial, but because Mrs. Zhang liked to be quiet and liked to eat fast and recite Buddhism. In order not to disturb life of the little couple, she decided to go back to the old house to live.

This year, Mrs. Zhang went up the mountain to worship Buddha and came back. As she passed through a remote path, she suddenly heard a shrill cat barking.

Following the sound, Mrs. Zhang found a huge flower cat lying in the grass by the roadside, its hind leg dripping with blood, as if it had been bitten by some animal. Seeing that it was pitiful, Mrs. Zhang took it home.

Back home, Mrs. Zhang bandaged the cat's wound and fed it some leftovers. The cat fell asleep after eating.

Under Old Mrs. Zhang's careful care, the big cat's wound gradually healed. After a period of time, old Mrs. Zhang found that this big cat did not like to bark, and was always quietly guarded by her side.

Mrs. Zhang liked it very much because the big cat liked to listen to her chanting Buddha and never bothered her.

This big cat has been accompanying Old Lady Zhang for three years, and it has been peaceful and peaceful. During this period, Old Lady Zhang also discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, the other cats in the village always treat this big cat respectfully, just like a leader.

Recently, I don't know where a group of raccoons came from. Every night, the raccoons would come out in groups, harming the chickens, ducks and other livestock of the farmers. Their movements were very fast, and it was difficult for ordinary people to catch them.

It is said that raccoons are the natural enemies of cats. They not only love to eat chickens and ducks, but also cats.

Tanuko's ability to catch cats has also been rumored to be amazing. It is said that tanuko will cry at the bottom of the river. As long as the cat hears cry of the tanuko, it can't help but walk to the river, lie by the river and keep drinking water until it fills its stomach, and then spit out the water. Repeat a few times, the cat's intestines will be washed clean, and the cat will almost die. At this time, the tanuko will come out to enjoy a delicious meal.

During this period of time, some villagers really reported that their cat had disappeared, and it must have been caught by the tanuki. Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang kept the big cat by her side all the time, for fear that it would be eaten by the tanuki, but the big cat did not care and did not show any fear.

That evening, Mrs. Zhang locked the big cat in the woodshed and went back to the house to sleep alone. In the middle of the night, Mrs. Zhang got up and came to the yard and suddenly heard movement in the chicken coop. She approached and found two strong cones holding her chickens.

Old Mrs. Zhang was anxious when she saw it. She picked up the stick beside her and was about to chase the tanuko. Maybe the tanuko was frightened, or maybe the tanuko saw that an old man didn't take her seriously, and they put down the chicken and pounced on Old Mrs. Zhang!

Mrs. Zhang was unprepared and fell to the ground. At that moment, the big cat jumped out of the window, but the two raccoons had already run away without a trace.

The elderly are most afraid of wrestling. After this fall, Mrs. Zhang's eyes suddenly dimmed. After lying in bed for three days, she still left.

The big tabby cat, who never barked, barked for a whole day on the day Old Mrs. Zhang was buried.

After burying Mrs. Zhang, the big cat disappeared, and no one knew where it went. At night, the whole village was restless, and outside was filled with cat meows, accompanied by the roars of other animals.

Hearing this shrill voice, none of the villagers dared go out to look. It was not until dawn that the sounds outside gradually stopped.

The next morning, many villagers were stunned by the sight in front of them. They saw many dead cats on the roads of the village. There were many biting wounds on their bodies, and their sharp claws were still stretched out, as if they had just experienced a battle.

Looking ahead, there were about a dozen dead raccoons piled up together, and they looked even more miserable. Their bodies were covered in blood that had been scratched by cats, and the eyes of the dead raccoons showed incredible eyes…

Only then did the villagers suddenly realize that it was the big cat that organized the cats from several villages together last night. In order to maintain the peace of the village, they sacrificed their lives to fight to the death against these murderous raccoons!

Everyone claimed their cats and buried them well, but in the end, no one found the big tabby cat in Mrs. Zhang's house. Everyone prayed in their hearts that it was alive, but left this sad place...