White Cat — My House of Horrors

The White Cat is a living stray adopted by Chen Ge after he finds it guarding four dead kittens. Its mismatched eyes can perceive ghosts, making its reactions an early-warning system during investigations. It remains stubbornly autonomous: Chen can persuade or carry it, but the cat decides whom it trusts, when it attacks, and when a supernatural threat is too dangerous to approach.

Biography

From territorial stray to chosen companion

Chen Ge first notices the White Cat near Hai Ming Apartments, where it guards dead kittens and attacks people who approach. Wounded, soaked, and hostile to human contact, it still reacts directly to nearby spirits. Chen takes the cat and kittens to a pet clinic, preserves the kittens’ scent on his jacket, and gives the survivor shelter inside the House of Horrors. (Chapters 121, 128–130)

The cat does not become obedient merely because it is rescued. It rejects Chen’s proposed names, avoids Xu Wan’s attempts to pet it, and briefly appears to leave the attraction. Its return to the jacket carrying the kittens’ scent marks a choice rather than domestication. When it later follows Chen into the Third Sick Hall, that wary acceptance becomes an ongoing partnership built around familiarity and judgment. (Chapters 130, 144, 147–185)

Scout against the Ghost Stories Society

Chen begins carrying the White Cat on investigations because it sees threats before he does. It hisses at concealed presences, tracks movement that human senses miss, and helps him judge whether a haunting is close or overwhelmingly strong. During trips from the Third Sick Hall to Coffin Village, the cat serves as a mobile warning system while retaining the freedom to hide, pursue something, or refuse a path. (Chapters 151–185, 200–216, 308–337)

At Coffin Village, it independently steals and swallows the Ghost Stories Society’s black blood before the substance can be used to control a Red Specter. The act disrupts the society’s plan and draws danger toward the cat, which flees instead of fighting head-on. No lasting bodily change or new rank follows; later appearances show the same living companion rather than a confirmed transformed creature. (Chapters 338–342, 394–396)

A selective guardian on later missions

As Chen’s investigations grow more dangerous, the White Cat repeatedly detects poison, possession, hidden spirits, blood-world routes, and the shadow’s presence. It travels in his backpack through the underground morgue and Li Wan City, emerges when instinct demands it, and sometimes follows after Chen despite being told to remain behind. Its courage is selective but real: it stays close enough to warn and assist without behaving like a disposable fighter. (Chapters 401–447, 617–671)

Away from immediate danger, the cat becomes part of the House of Horrors’ domestic life. It curls beside Chen’s pillow, hides his backpack when it senses another trip, attends the birthday gathering, and calms him during a private movie screening. These small choices show the territorial stray developing a home while preserving the independence that defined its first meeting with him. (Chapters 681, 709–721)

Appearance and personality

The White Cat is a large, pure-white stray with different-colored eyes and a long facial wound from its life outside. Its clean coat later makes it look attractive to visitors and employees, but scars and an aggressive posture reveal its history. It commonly rides in Chen’s backpack, perches on his shoulder, or walks ahead with its body lowered toward a sensed threat. (Chapters 128–130, 144, 151–156, 670)

It is fierce, suspicious, clever, and territorial. The cat dislikes being touched by most people, ignores names it finds unappealing, and learns how to hide equipment when it anticipates a dangerous outing. Its affection appears through proximity rather than compliance: it sleeps beside Chen and follows him by choice, yet readily flees pressure from beings such as Zhang Ya when instinct tells it that staying would be fatal. (Chapters 130, 144–147, 394–400, 681, 709–721)

Skills and supernatural abilities

Spirit perception and threat sensing

The White Cat sees and reacts to ghosts that remain invisible to ordinary humans. Its gaze follows hidden movement, its fur and posture change near danger, and its hissing or refusal to proceed warns Chen before an attack. He learns to compare the intensity of those reactions when estimating a threat, although the cat cannot identify an enemy by name or explain what kind of ability it senses. (Chapters 121, 128–130, 153–185, 401–447)

Later missions broaden the uses of that perception. The cat detects suspicious smells, contaminated routes, possession, and the shadow’s influence while moving through morgues and blood worlds. These responses remain instinctive rather than a formal supernatural technique: Chen must interpret them correctly, and a confused or frightened cat can warn him without revealing which direction is actually safe. (Chapters 420–447, 617–671)

Interaction with spirits and supernatural matter

The cat can see, scratch, chase, or frighten weaker spirits, including the small ragdoll who plays with its tail. It also physically consumes the Ghost Stories Society’s black blood, showing an unusual tolerance for supernatural matter. The reason for that tolerance is unexplained, and the incident does not demonstrate a lasting transformation, enhanced body, or place in the Specter hierarchy. (Chapters 129–147, 338–342, 394–396)

Its limits remain those of a living animal. Strong Red Specters and large door-world threats frighten it, injury is possible, and it often survives by running, hiding, or staying in the backpack. The White Cat is most valuable as a scout and autonomous companion; it cannot replace Chen’s Specter employees in sustained combat against high-level enemies. (Chapters 338–342, 394–400, 617–671)

Relationships

Chen Ge: Rescues the cat, gives it a home, and carries it on investigations. Their bond depends on repeated choice: Chen interprets its warnings, while the cat follows, sleeps beside him, or refuses him according to its own instincts. (Chapters 128–185, 308–447, 617–721)
Xiaoxiao: The small ragdoll is initially frightened by the cat but later clings to and plays with its tail, helping the living animal settle among the attraction’s spirits. (Chapters 130, 147)
Zhang Ya: A protector of Chen whose overwhelming presence frightens the cat. Its retreat around her illustrates that supernatural perception includes a clear instinct for threats far beyond its ability to confront. (Chapters 394–400)

Items

Ghost Stories Society black blood: The cat steals and swallows the substance before it can be used in the battle at Coffin Village. No confirmed enduring change follows the exposure. (Chapters 338–342, 394–396)
Kitten-scented jacket and backpack: The jacket earns the cat’s early trust through the scent of the kittens it guarded, while the backpack becomes its usual shelter and transport during investigations. (Chapters 129–152, 617–721)