Chapter 953: Restricted Area
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Looking at the elfin detection notification on his phone screen, Zhang Zian’s first thought was, Was the thing that ran away just now the elfin that was awaiting capture? Because that was really too coincidental.
But there were two strange points there: first was that he did not see it from the Ga Capture Interface, and second was that it actually appeared before the ga gave a notification... It had already appeared when they were at the parade square. Why did the ga only give a notification now?
Thinking about it, he felt that there were only two possible answers. One was that the thing just now was just a random animal that walked by and not an elfin. The second possibility was... perhaps it was a very unique elfin?
“Zian, what happened?” Old Ti Tea saw that his expression was strange.
Zhang Zian put down his phone and stared in the direction that thing had run off in. He answered, “There is an elfin that appeared nearby. I’m wondering if it was that thing just now?”
Old Ti Tea muttered to itself and then said, “Compared to standing on the edge of a pond and idly longing for fish, it’s better to retreat and make a netting. Rather than stand here and guess, it’s better to chase after it and investigate it. What do you think, Zian?”
Zhang Zian was in deep thought. If it were an elfin, what type of elfin was it?
He narrowed his eyes to look up at the eaves again, at the 11... No, it was 11 unique animals, including the chicken.
A dragon, a phoenix, a lion, a heavenly stead, a hippocampus, a gorilla, an orangutan, a bull, and a Hang Shi––and also a chicken.
By logic, those 11 unique animals all had the right to beco an elfin. After all, they had stood on the eaves for a few hundred years and had witnessed the Ming Dynasty and the Chao Dynasty in all its happiness and sadness.
Under their silent gaze, the brave and capable––or incompetent––emperors were like a trotting horses––they all took their turn in the spotlight, but no emperor could change the fate of the decadent feudal dynasty that was dood to extinction.
They were placed on the eaves to avoid evil, but in the end, they did not manage to maintain the “house,” nor did they let any emperor avoid the “evil.” Ultimately, they were all only pieces of loess. Even the Forbidden City itself was no longer the “house” of the emperor, but had beco a museum open to all people. As long as the money was spent, anyone could step foot in it.
In addition, ancient Chinese houses were made of wood and were afraid of fire. Several of the beasts were related to water, but the Forbidden City had been burned multiple tis in history.
Despite that, the 11 beasts were not all suitable to be pets. Amongst them, perhaps only chickens were, grudgingly, considered pets. Since they were not even pets, it was even more doubtful as to whether they could beco an elfin.
The thing that just ran away was definitely not a chicken, although Zhang Zian had not seen its specific appearance. As for the hippocampus, it was the horse of the sea, not the hippocampus in everyday life.
If it were not those 11 exotic beasts that had beco elfins...
Zhang Zian recalled that he had felt monitored while he was singing the national anthem at the parade square. Pets were not allowed to enter the square... The only animal-shaped object was the stone on the ornantal column surface, but that was even more unlikely.
Standing on the stairs before the Hall of Supre Harmony and looking backwards, the tourists poured in like corpses coming out of their cages. He and the elfins could not stay there any longer. Otherwise, they would be subrged.
“Ga?” Richard was caught off guard when Zhang Zian caught its legs and threw it up.
“Go and see where that thing ran to.”
Richard did quite a few sorsaults in the sky, turning until it was dizzy. It flapped its wings as hard as it could before it managed to steady itself and not fall like a piece of stone.
It only saw a blurry image and angrily said, “It ran north... This is definitely using official ans to take your own revenge. You’re purposely trying to take revenge on , right?”
Zhang Zian would definitely not admit it. He called to the elfins, “Let’s go. Anyway, we are also heading north, so we can try to chase it. Let’s see if we can find it.”
“ow! Hide and seek! Hide and seek!” Galaxy was eager to try and jumped out first.
Zhang Zian was scared there would be a mishap and followed closely behind with the other elfins.
Before that, he had promised that they would play hide-and-seek in the Forbidden City, but he did not think that it would co true in that way.
From the point of view of the employees, Zhang Zian alone was walking vigorously and passing through the Zhonghe Palace and Baohe Palace without turning his head. He did not even stop to admire the Forbidden City, and in their hearts, they wondered if that person had spent money to co to the Forbidden City to exercise.
If the elfins saw any kind of structure that it was slightly interested in, they would run over to it to take a look around. After they finished looking, they would run back to Zhang Zian.
Actually the process of touring the Forbidden City was quite boring. The 8,000 plus rooms were all around the sa, and the history of each room was not sothing that interested everyone. Most people that had never co to the Forbidden City before just liked to admire the scenery and look at the new things. After that, they were unlikely to go there again.
The Gate of Heavenly Purity was an important link between the inner courtyard and the outer court. After one passed through the Gate of Heavenly Purity, they would reach the real “harem.”
Zhang Zian turned his head back to look. They had already left the large part of tourists behind. They stopped to take a breath and find the elfin’s trace while they were at it.
Richard saw the elfin go through the Gate of Heavenly Purity. Where it ran to after that, it did not manage to see.
Galaxy and the other elfins were also looking.
“Zian, I seed to have slled so scents,” Famous lowered its head and sniffed around, then suddenly raised its head.
“Oh? It’s the scent of that elfin just now?” Zian asked, walking closer.
Famous shook its head. “I can’t tell. It could be. Anyway, the scent is a fresh one. It extends all the way from the Hall of Supre Harmony.
“Then that’s probably correct,” Zhang Zian let out a breath of relief. The trail that had been cut off continued again. “Where did it run to?”
“The scent trail is headed this way.” Famous raised a claw and pointed in a direction.
“ow! That guy really knows how to play hide-and-seek.” Galaxy was very excited. After all, it was a new opponent.
Old Ti Tea also tried to hurry them. “Zian, we’ve rested enough. We can’t delay any longer. Shall we continue after it?”
Zhang Zian did not move. He shook his head and smiled bitterly. “Sadly, I can’t chase it anymore. If we want to continue chasing it, only you all can go.”
“Why aren’t you chasing it anymore?” Famous was stunned, thinking that Zhang Zian ant there was a problem with its tracking ability.
Zhang Zian raised his chin, looking at that direction and sighing. “Because that’s the restricted area. It’s not open to tourists. If I go there, I would just be stopped.”
Before that, when he was at the Binhai City Library capturing Pi, he was scared as to whether Pi would appear in the ancient books section or the children’s section. If it were like that, he could not even enter, and could only give up on capturing it. The good thing was that Pi appeared in the mathematics reading area.
Now, they were t with sothing similar, but he was not as lucky as last ti. The thing that seed like an elfin had actually run into the restricted area. What could he do? Forcefully enter?
What a joke! That was the area of the emperor. If one had a brain, they would not dare to forcefully enter the restricted areas of the Forbidden City!
So it seed he could only give up.
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