Pet King - Chapter 882

Chapter 882: 882




Zhang Zian and Huang exchanged a few casual greetings . As they far apart in age, experience, and character, they ran out of topics after only a few words . As they heard Xiao Zhi shouting, they both looked back .

"What? Where?"　　

Huang stretched out his neck and looked around, but the sea was so vast . Where was the minke whale?　　

"There! Right there!"　　

Xiao Zhi's face turned red with anxiety; he thought his father didn't trust him . He then pointed in one direction, jumped, and shouted with all his strength . 　　

Zhang Zian also looked over, but as Xiao Zhi had only pointed towards an approximate direction, he had no idea how far it could be . He gazed attentively for a while until his eyeballs turned rigid, but he still didn't see the minke whale . 　　

Huang didn't see it either . He asked skeptically, "Where is it? Are you mistaken?"　　

Ever since they had saved the minke whale, Xiao Zhi had been in a state of extreme excitement . He told the whole story to his mother a few times, then while he ate, before he slept, and even in his dreams . It was a shame, however, that the minke whale had swam away just like that . He had insisted on visiting the beach again since earlier that morning . Therefore, Huang thought that his son made a mistake, as he was too eager to see the minke whale . 　　

"It's real! Right there, just now! You missed it because you were too busy talking!" Xiao Zhi spoke angrily, as Huang's skepticism was hurtful . 　　

Zhang Zian didn't see it either, but he didn't rush to deny it . Instead, he glanced over the sea and asked, "Xiao Zhi, did you see it clearly? Did it surface, then sink?"　　

Xiao Zhi shook his head . "I saw it spraying water . "　　

"Is it a whale spraying water?" Zhang Zian asked again . 　　

"Yes!" Xiao Zhi nodded . 　　

Zhang Zian made a subtle frown . He hinted to Huang with his eyes, then asked him to come to the side . 　　

Xiao Zhi was still staring at the sea in perseverance, waiting for the whale to spout water again . 　　

"Bro, what's the matter?" Huang followed him and asked him in a low voice . He had taken the hint that Zhang Zian had something to say to him in the absence of Xiao Zhi . 　　

Zhang Zian replied in a low whisper, "Huang, do you really think that Xiao Zhi has really seen a whale?"　　

Huang took a deep breath and told him hesitantly, "Xiao Zhi barely lies . I'm not willing to believe that he was lying . But… I didn't see any water spraying . Did you see anything?"　　

"No," Zhang Zian murmured . "Actually, I don't think Xiao Zhi was lying . But there's a problem… If it's that half-grown minke whale, then we've all seen it spouting water . The spray is quite thin, and is only visible when it's very close by . If it's that close, it will not be able to dive very deep, as the sea bed is quite flat in this area…"　　



Huang was lost . He didn't understand Zhang Zian at all . He smiled bitterly and asked, "Bro, what are you trying to say? Please talk straight . I can't understand what you are saying at all!"　　


Zhang Zian had to explain simply . "I mean, either Xiao Zhi's eyes lied to him, or… what he saw was not that minke whale, but a bigger, fully grown whale . "　　

He tried not to suspect Xiao Zhi as a liar . 　　

To further confirm, he came next to Xiao Zhi, bent down, and asked: "Xiao Zhi, how far was the water spray from the beach we are standing at?"　　

"Very far . It's almost at the end . " Xiao Zhi pointed at the horizon, where the sea met the sky . 　　

After hearing that, Zhang Zian was more inclined towards the latter—Xiao Zhi might have seen another whale . From such a long distance, the thin water spray from the minke whale would barely be visible unless Xiao Zhi had the eyesight of a fighter pilot . 　　

"Elder brother, is the minke whale back to visit us?" Xiao Zhi asked expectantly . 　　

"Well… It's hard to say . I think it might be a different whale," Zhang Zian told him frankly . "Xiao Zhi, you may know that there have been a lot of whales lately in our city's neighboring sea . Most of them are minke whales from northeastern Pacific, but there might be other kinds of whales, too . "　　

"Oh right…" Xiao Zhi was a bit disappointed . Yet he asked again curiously, "What kinds of whales?"　　



"I don't know for now . I must see them first," Zhang Zian replied . 　　

Xiao Zhi and Huang stopped flying their kite . The kite was poorly made anyway, and it could not fly very high . They sat on the rock with Zhang Zian and stared at the sea, searching for the whale's trace . 　　

A few minutes passed…　　

A quarter passed…　　

"Why is it not spraying anymore? Did the whale swim away?" Xiao Zhi fidgeted anxiously . He sat for a moment before he stood up . It was normal, in a sense . Boys at his age always had a hard time to staying seated for a long time, as if their butts were on fire . 　　

Huang turned a bit impatient . Most of time, he bowed his head and played with his phone . He lifted his head to look only once in a while . 　　

There was nothing on the vast sea—it was empty . Without the undulating waves, one might suspect that they were standing in front of a giant painting . 　　

"If you want to see a whale, be patient," Zhang Zian persuaded them . "Whales are slow animals . They only come up to breathe after a very long dive . "　　

Minke whales normally did not dive for as long as other whales . Zhang Zian became more convinced that Xiao Zhi was not mistaken, but it was not a minke whale in the sea . 　　

Minke whales could dive 20 to 25 minutes in their deep dives, but they normally would not stay down so long . They came up once every ten minutes . 　　

Xiao Zhi was anxious and disappointed, as if he made a trip to the zoo for the tigers, yet the tigers rested inside the kennel and refused to come out . 　　

Huang looked at his watch again . He tugged Xiao Zhi and said, "Xiao Zhi, let's go now . Let's not wait any longer . It's time for your English class . "　　

"But I'm not interested in English!" Xiao Zhi twisted his body and said unhappily, "I'm interested in whales!"　　

"Hey! This is not a question of interest!" Huang's face turned serious . He rebuked him, "All the other kids are attending the class . If you don't, you'll fall behind . We cannot lose the race at the starting line!"　　

Zhang Zian didn't say anything . He pretended that he didn't hear anything . 　　

"I don't want to go to the English class . I want to watch the whales!"　　

Xiao Zhi sat on the sand and pretended to have a stomach ache . He did everything to skip the English class, yet Huang refused to give in on the matter . He insisted that they had to go no matter what . 　　

After a long fuss, Zhang Zian was sympathetic towards Xiao Zhi, but Huang was not doing the wrong thing, either . They were living in a competitive society . Xiao Zhi did not understand that for now, but one day in the future, he would surely thank his father . 　　

Then he said, "Xiao Zhi, how about this: I'll wait here while you go to the English class . If the whale shows up, I'll take a picture and send it to your father . At such a distance, it makes no difference whether you watch it with your eyes or in a photo . Is this okay?"　　

Xiao Zhi was still unwilling, but he had no other choice .