Pet King - Chapter 740

Chapter 740
Fina and the others were late because Fina had been searching for shells in the sand the entire way, hoping to find pearls in them . Old Time Tea was not in a hurry, either; it appreciated the scenery along the way . Snowy Lionet was just interested in flattering Fina .



To Fina's disappointment, there were many shells hidden in the sand, but none of them had a pearl inside . 　　

Famous was waiting for them at the cape to warn them about touching the dangerous animals . 　　

The wet rocks didn't bother them too much, as they had much better balance than human beings did . 　　

If anyone were to see the mermaid floating in the water with only her head and neck out, they would think she was human . Thus, Fina and the others were astonished, indeed . With so many dangerous sea creatures about, surely nobody would be stupid enough to stay in the water . 　　

They then noticed her dark green, curly, long hair floating on the water like seaweed . It was such a rare color and very unlike human hair . 　　

Fina was about to ask Zhang Zian where this woman came from when the mermaid gave it an unpleasant greeting . 　　

Fina was stunned, then looked behind it . It thought that maybe an orange cat was following it, but there was nothing behind it; the mermaid had clearly been referring to Fina . 　　

"What did you say? Do you dare to repeat it?" Fina's voice was not loud––almost as if it was not actually mad––but there was a chilliness creeping around in its almond-shaped eyes and its ears were tucked back like an airplane . 　　

"Hey, is this fat orange cat yours? It can talk?" the mermaid asked Zhang Zian with a laugh . 　　

When she turned her head, Fina could not take it anymore . It arched its back and pressed its four feet hard against the ground . Its body sprung up like an arrow, aiming towards the mermaid like a flash of lightning!　　

If Fina didn't miss, her delicate face would have surely ended up with a few nasty scratches . 　　

Old Time Tea moved its body to stop it, but paused all of a sudden . As Fina's long coat flew in the air, its shadow only blurred slightly . 　　

Fina suddenly realized that, if she was an ordinary human, she could not have heard it talk . Besides her rare hair color, she definitely might not be an ordinary Jane . She said those words because she had no fear . 　　

As expected, as soon as Fina moved, the mermaid reacted . 　　

Her wide and strong tail flew out of the water, then flapped heavily on the surface of the sea!　　

Flap!　　

The sea's surface was dented by the flap . A meter-wide wall of water formed in front of her, rushing towards Fina's face . 　　

Fina didn't think much out of rage . It thought that she was nothing but an ordinary human, but here came the surprise!　　

It didn't fear water, as most cats did, but it didn't like getting wet . A bath would have been fine, but the sea water was clearly not as clean as tap water . It had a strong, salty taste . 　　

Then, Fina suddenly turned its body around in the air and dodged this surprising attack from an unpredictable angle . It flipped in the air and landed on another rock . 　　



It fixated its eyes on the proud mermaid and asked while bending down, "What the heck is this thing?"　　

Famous and Old Time Tea were also shocked at this wave attack . This new elfin was nothing to be overlooked . 　　

"Don't fight yet . "　　

Afraid that these two would start fighting again, Zhang Zian quickly stepped between them to intervene . At the beach, the mermaid clearly had an advantage . If they had really started a fight, Fina might not be on the winning side . Zian had unintentionally noticed some giant tentacles moving beneath the water––a lot of scary creatures might be lurking under the blue water . 　　

In the first round, the mermaid had some advantages, but she was afraid of Fina's strike speed . It was fast like a bolt of lightning . 　　

She crossed her arms in front of her chest and squinted at Fina, on alert . 　　

"Hey! Ajeossi, tell me now which is the shortest way to swim to Korea . I must see Oppa right away!" she said as she raised her voice, then pointed east and west . "This way or that way?"　　

"Neither way is short . Both are halfway around the earth," Zhang Zian said, then pointed downward . "If you want a shortcut, swim down . The shortest distance between two points is the straight line . "　　

"Really?" She was excited to hear this, then dove into the water . 　　

A moment later, she came up from the water while crying . There was a red patch on her forehead…　　



"You are lying! There are rocks down there!" she said as she wept . 　　

Zhang Zian was speechless . 　　

What she did was so stupid that it didn't even appear as though she had faked it . Even Fina found it funny and slowly let its guard down a little . 　　

"Zian . " Old Time Tea lifted one front paw and waved it secretly at Zhang Zian to call him to the side . 　　

"Grandpa Tea?" Zhang Zian followed it . 　　

"Zian, what's wrong with this elfin? Why can't I understand what she's saying? Am I too old for this?" Old Time Tea asked in confusion . 　　

"Quack! That's because she's speaking broken Korean with very bad pronunciation . " Richard hid back into Zhang Zian's hoodie while Fina and the mermaid were fighting . Now it stretched out its head and said, "This mermaid is so stupid . She somehow thinks that she's a mermaid from Korea . Even I can tell there's something wrong with her brain!"　　

Zhang Zian looked back . Fina and the mermaid were still in silent rivalry . The mermaid rubbed her forehead as if she was in pain . She wouldn't be starting any trouble… for now . 　　

Zian explained, "Old Time Tea, I'm guessing that this elfin is an imaginative elfin . She was like a blank piece of paper when she became an elfin, then she accidentally saw a Korean drama from a tourist at the beach . The Korean drama may have some overlap with her past . She was influenced without realizing it and picked up the Korean accent . She also picked up the outspoken and shrewd characters of most female characters in Korean dramas . " 　　

Old Time Tea suddenly understood everything and sighed . "No wonder… As the saying goes, 'Man on earth, good at birth . ' No matter if it's humans or animals, they are a piece of white paper at birth . Their character depends on nurture and past experience . It's the same with imaginative elfins . "　　

Zhang Zian nodded . Old Time Tea's words were famous . 　　

Old Time Tea murmured for a moment and continued, "Zian, do you know what follows 'man on earth, good at birth'?"　　

Zhang Zian thought for awhile and then answered, "The same nature, varies on nurture . With no education, there'd be aberration . To teach well, you deeply dwell . The Mencius' mother, chose her neighbor . At Mencius sloth, she cut the cloth…" 　　

Human nature was good at birth . Different characters, depending on how they were nurtured, grew up to be either good or bad . 　

Without proper education, the good nature would turn bad . To avoid having people turn bad, the most important method was to focus on education from childhood forward . 　　

Old Time Tea nodded with a smile, then looked at that poor mermaid and said, "Zian, from what I observed just now, this elfin isn't bad in nature, and is not outspoken, either . She just talks like a child––just like a kid who learned some bad words from other people and then repeated them for fun . Parents can't punish this kid, but should not ignore this, either . What do you think?"　　

Zhang Zian listened and learned . 　　

In fact, the moment he recited the Trimetric Classic, he had already understood Old Time Tea . 　　

Old Time Tea continued, "As you said, she just turned into an elfin not long ago . It's still possible to mold her character . She might look like an adult, but in fact, she's just a child at heart… I believe in words such as 'growing in the mud but remain untainted . ' She's untainted because she's been washed by clean water . She is a beauty . I can't watch her become corrupt like this . "

Zhang Zian admired the big empathetic heart of Old Time Tea the most in the world . 　　

He looked sideways at the blue ocean and smiled . "I get it, Grandpa Tea . Let's put more work in on ourselves, and be the clean water for her . "