Chapter 119: Divine!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was getting dark.
Zhang Zian watched the clock. It was past 5 o’clock.
It was almost peak hour for people to go ho from work. More and more people were walking on the street. At this ti, most people were in a hurry to get ho and seldom would stop for a pet. The wind felt good in the morning, but as it got dark, it started to get cold. As the wind blew through the trees, the rustling leaves gave people an eerie and depressing feeling.
It wasn’t too dark yet. No custor was in the store. Zhang Zian turned on the lights outside of the store, but not the ones inside. The “Amazing Fate Pet Shop” sign was lit up as well. He was hoping the pedestrians would notice the sign and rember the store.
This was a boring ti for him. No custors. The two followers of his did not arrive either.
Fina was taking a nap on the tallest cat tree. Her tail was hanging and whipping from ti to ti just like a bell in an old clock, or a magician’s watch. Zhang Zian started to feel tired just watching her tail whip.
Old Ti Tea was still having fun watching TV. The light from the screen lit her beard up. Old Ti Tea was just like Zhang Zian when he was little. She moved her body from ti to ti, wanting to jump into the TV and be part of the show.
Zhang Zian fell asleep for a second. His head suddenly jerked down and he was awake.
I can’t fall asleep like this. I will get sick.
He wiped his face and turned his eyes to look outside.
Xinghai was also yawning. The kittens were not as energetic as her, so they couldn’t keep up after playing hide-and-seek for just a little while.
“Xinghai, do you want to play?” Zhang Zian asked.
“Hide-and-seek? Yeah! Xinghai wants to play hide-and-seek!” Xinghai got excited.
“Okay! Let warm up first!” He stood up from the recliner, stretched his back, and moved around. Although he knew warming up wouldn’t help him beat Xinghai, it was better to warm up so he wouldn’t hurt himself easily during the ga.
Zhang Zian found a wall and said, “I will start counting now. You’d better hide yourself, otherwise I am going to win this ti…”
Bullsh*t!
Xinghai standing right behind him and said, “Zian won’t beat Xinghai.”
Xinghai’s heart was always pure. She always told the truth, which sotis was quite hurtful.
“Okay. I am going to punish you by counting fast! One, two, three…” He was counting quickly, only leaving half a second between the numbers.
“Oh no! Zian is tricky!” Xinghai’s voice faded.
“Four, five, six…adults can play tricks just like kids can whine…seven, eight, nine…” Zhang Zian continued counting. What a thick-skinned person!
When he finished counting to 100, he turned around. Xinghai was gone.
Fina was not interested in childish gas like this at all, so she kept napping.
Old Ti Tea stared at the second floor. He looked like he had sothing to tell.
“What’s up, Miss Tea?” Zhang Zian didn’t search for Xinghai.
Old Ti Tea laughed, “That kid’s na is Xinghai, right?”
“Yes,” Zhang Zian was too embarrassed to tell that he gave her that na.
Old Ti Tea wiped her beard with her front paw, and spoke with her eyes half closed, “That kid is good.”
“Oh?” He knew Xinghai ca with a deep background, but he wasn’t sure how Old Ti Tea found out.
Old Ti Tea turned around, staring at the stairwell. “I am old but I am still sharp. That kid disappeared within seconds as you started counting. Even I could not follow her movents. That speed…. was just phenonal!”
“Oh, no… You are not old at all. If you take good care of yourself, you will live for decades…” Zhang Zian was being nice.
“Well, thank you.” Old Ti Tea smiled.
“In reference to Xinghai…” Zhang Zian glanced at the stairwell, “She is a very special kid. It is not that you are too old to follow her movents. Even the most advanced technology could not capture it.”
“Oh, really?” Old Ti Tea nodded, “That speed is divine! She disappeared in a blink, only leaving three shadows. The shadows were behind you as you turned around, at the bottom and on top of the stairs.”
Zhang Zian was surprised!
He was not amazed at Xinghai’s speed because he already knew. He was surprised that Old Ti Tea could capture the three shadows. It was amazing!
It was not that Xinghai was detected by Old Ti Tea, but Old Ti Tea separated Xinghai from the quantum status.
It was a profound theory which was too complicated to explain. Honestly, Zhang Zian wasn’t sure if he understood it enough to explain to Old Ti Tea. He might confuse her instead of making it clear. Not to ntion, Old Ti Tea was a cat from ancient tis, which would make it even harder to understand modern theories.
There is a saying – People who claim that they know quantum physics are all liars – from The Hottie Manager’s own words
“Miss Tea, look at you! I bet you are not old just by how sharp your eyes are!” He gave Old Ti Tea a serious praise.
Honestly, he took a peek several tis when he was counting. He wanted to win, at least once! However, even if he took a peek, he could not tell how Xinghai moved. Old Ti Tea could tell imdiately… All and all this contributed to his conclusion about Old Ti Tea – She was a real observer, a very powerful one!
That was not fun. I am not even as good as a cat!
Zhang Zian was terrified. He realized that he was at the lowest level of the food chain! Xinghai, Fina, Old Ti Tea…he was only a bit better than those puppies and kittens.
Wait a minute! He suddenly thought, “I am better than Wang Qian and Li Kun, two waste-picking machines!”
He felt much better when he thought of that.
The Elfins are magnificent because they are blessed by spirits. If I could get that, I might be even better than them. Zhang Zian’s confidence all ca back.
However, he was only an ordinary man with no followers.
Wait! Wang Qian and Li Kun followed him without a second thought! But they are only two crazy college kids…
I will just stop here. Those thoughts hurt !
He yelled upstairs, “Xinghai, here I co!” He then ran upstairs quickly.
The result was not surprising. He searched for a while upstairs and couldn’t find anything.
When he ca back down, Xinghai was sitting in the middle of the store.
“I lost!” He was low. “I want a rematch! One more ga?”
He thought Xinghai would agree imdiately, but she was watching the night in the street. Her eyes were shiny.
Reviews
All reviews (0)