Pet King - Chapter 119

Chapter 119
It was getting dark .


Zhang Zian watched the clock . It was past 5 o’clock .
It was almost peak hour for people to go home from work . More and more people were walking on the street . At this time, most people were in a hurry to get home 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 customer 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 remember the store .
This was a boring time for him . No customers . 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 time to time 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 Time Tea was still having fun watching TV . The light from the screen lit her beard up . Old Time Tea was just like Zhang Zian when he was little . She moved her body from time to time, 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 me 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 game .
Zhang Zian found a wall and said, "I will start counting now . You’d better hide yourself, otherwise I am going to win this time…"
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 sometimes 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 games like this at all, so she kept napping .
Old Time Tea stared at the second floor . He looked like he had something to tell .
"What’s up, Miss Tea?" Zhang Zian didn’t search for Xinghai .

Old Time Tea laughed, "That kid’s name is Xinghai, right?"
"Yes," Zhang Zian was too embarrassed to tell that he gave her that name .
Old Time Tea wiped her beard with her front paw, and spoke with her eyes half closed, "That kid is good . "
"Oh?" He knew Xinghai came with a deep background, but he wasn’t sure how Old Time Tea found out .
Old Time 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 movements . That speed… . was just phenomenal!"
"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 Time 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 movements . Even the most advanced technology could not capture it . "
"Oh, really?" Old Time 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 Time Tea could capture the three shadows . It was amazing!
It was not that Xinghai was detected by Old Time Tea, but Old Time 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 Time Tea . He might confuse her instead of making it clear . Not to mention, Old Time Tea was a cat from ancient times, 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 Time Tea a serious praise .
Honestly, he took a peek several times 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 Time Tea could tell immediately… All and all this contributed to his conclusion about Old Time 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 Time 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 came 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 me!
He yelled upstairs, "Xinghai, here I come!" He then ran upstairs quickly .
The result was not surprising . He searched for a while upstairs and couldn’t find anything .
When he came back down, Xinghai was sitting in the middle of the store .
"I lost!" He was low . "I want a rematch! One more game?"
He thought Xinghai would agree immediately, but she was watching the night in the street . Her eyes were shiny .