Chapter 409: Chapter 409 Simple Joy (Part 1)
For most young women, when complimented on their appearance by a cute little girl like Liu Shiling, the usual response would be something like âOh, thank you, Shilingâ, âYou sure know how to sweet talkâ, âYouâre very cute too, Xiao Lingdang!â or âIâm not that pretty!â usually followed by a thank you, a humble response or a return compliment.
However, Xia Libing, who was holding Liu Shilingâs hand, slightly opened her mouth as if to say something, but after a moment of hesitation, said nothing.
Shilingâs mom, on the other hand, didnât sense anything amiss as she assumed that Xia Libing was probably shy or inherently introverted. But Xiang Kun almost burst into laughter.
He, of course, knew that Old Xia was neither embarrassed by compliments nor shy. Rather, she has accurately assessed Little Fatty Girlâs true needs. She had already begun trying to control the super-connected coin on her to activate the Illusion Reality ability, though realized that it might not be an appropriate situation to use it.
As for what Old Xia would co-manifest, it was obvious: it would either be grilled chicken wings or crispy pigâs elbow.
Oh, yes, now she could even co-manifest ice cream.
After fetching Liu Shiling, instead of going home, the four of them decided to find a restaurant and have dinner together.
Little Fatty Girl was excited about having dinner with Xiang Kun and Xia Libing, but she didnât forget her homeâs languishing âCustard Pieâ. Looking upwards, she said, âUncle Bald, letâs rescue âCustard Pieâ at home before we go to dinner!â
âDonât worry, Old Xia and I just came from your place. âCustard Pieâ is already alright,â Xiang Kun said with a smile.
After landing in Star City that afternoon, he and Old Xia had first visited Shilingâs home. Shilingâs mother, who was at home, introduced them to âCustard Pieâ, who was still lying on the couch.
When Shilingâs mom heard Xiang Kun mentioning this, she couldnât help but admire him.
This afternoon, Mr. Xiang and Miss Xia visited her home. Instead of making idle chit-chat, they asked to see âCustard Pieâ instantly.
The moment she brought Xiang Kun into Liu Shilingâs room, the lethargic cat that hadnât moved for nearly two days, suddenly sprang up from the couch as though sensing something. But maybe due to all the starvation, the cat soon flopped back to the ground, allowing Xiang Kun to pick it up.
Xiang Kun held âCustard Pieâ, carefully inspecting and palpitating the cat as if to conduct a full-body check. At the same time, he explained to Shilingâs mother that he had studied some veterinary knowledge. âCustard Pieâ was fine, just reacting to the temperature change and feeling lonely since Liu Shiling had started school and wasnât home during the day. He suggested using his pet massage technique to stimulate a few acupoints and to boost circulation.
Shilingâs mother listened in confusion. Although she found Xiang Kunâs explanation abstruse, it seemed perfectly logical, and he sounded very confident and certain, giving her the impression that he was highly professional and unquestionable.
However, Xiang Kun had explicitly said that he had only learned a little relevant knowledgeâŠ
But in the end, it turned out that Xiang Kunâs pet massage technique indeed worked. After the massage, âCustard Pieâ perked up and started to meow energetically.
By the time they left to pick up Liu Shiling from kindergarten, âCustard Pieâ had already started chomping on cat food.
Shilingâs mother was really impressed. Mr. Xiang was truly capable, not only being able to afford a house in a first-tier city but also being good at cooking. He even knew how to deal with a sick pet. No wonder the beautiful Miss Xia on the side was taken with him â even though Xiang Kun only introduced her as a friend, she had already assumed Xia Libing and Xiang Kun as a couple.
In reality, Xiang Kun didnât know anything about veterinary science. All that talk was just baloney on the spot. His so-called massage to âCustard Pieâ was in fact him using various methods to examine the cat.
In addition to observing via infrared thermographic vision mode, Xiang Kun could probe and inspect âCustard Pieâs body structure, such as bones, muscles, blood vessels, and internal organs, using his âsixth senseâ.
And this examination process gave Xiang Kun a very strange yet familiar feeling, like an inside-out familiarity with âCustard Pieâ.
This familiarity, to some extent, was similar to his relationship with âGolden Shimmerâ. This was probably because âCustard Pieâ has been partially drawn into the âSuper Sensory Item Systemâ by Little Fatty Girl in a unique way.
And the other part simply involves familiarity and understanding of cats as living creatures.
At first, Xiang Kun was somewhat puzzled because he had not specifically studied the physiological knowledge of cats and had very little interaction with cats in reality. Therefore, he should not have such a clear understanding of a catâs body structure.
But, in an instant, he realized what was happening. This information wasnât remembered using his traditional senses, it was retrieved through using his âsixth senseâ. He understood â this was the ability from the âmutated parasiteâ. The parasite must have parasitized a cat before.
After examining the âCustard Pieâ, Xiang Kun still did not figure out how Little Fatty Girl managed to partially incorporate the âCustard Pieâ into the âSuper Sensory Item Systemâ, but he gained a general understanding of its current status in the system.
For now, the âCustard Pieâ is only connected on the level of consciousness to a small system that Little Fatty Girl herself âestablishedâ. This system, on a foundational level, is built from two super-connected coins named âChocolateâ and âIce Creamâ.
It doesnât give the âCustard Pieâ any direct abilities, but it does allow it to communicate with Little Fatty Girl at the conscious level. Of course, this communication is even far inferior to the one with Xiao Pingguo and âGold Glitterâ. Even Little Fatty Girl herself hasnât realized this super connection with the cat.
However, when the three new âsuper-connectedâ coins that Xiang Kun sent to Little Fatty Girl arrived, she began to familiarize herself with and integrate these new coins into her own local system. The âCustard Pieâ then began to feel uncomfortable, and a barrier arose in its conscious communication with Little Fatty Girl. ÆrÄewebnoŃ”Ńl.cÏm
To it, it was as if a part of its sensory abilities were missing, so it started to feel frightened of its surrounding environment.
The solution was of course straightforward, Xiang Kun directly gave it an âapprovalâ attitude so it could officially be integrated into the âSuper Sensory Item Systemâ.
In this way, it could proceed to accustom itself to the local system established by Little Fatty Girl using Xiang Kunâs âSuper Sensory Item Systemâ.
In terms of the conscious connection between them, Little Fatty Girl needs to realize this point herself, and then help the âCustard Pieâ change its contact method.
As for the specific method, Xiang Kun could only guide her but he could not interfere as he didnât know how Little Fatty Girl managed to do it.
For dinner, they went to a Japanese restaurant because Little Fatty Girl said that she had never had Japanese food before, and Xia Libing noticed grilled chicken wings on the advertising board outside the restaurantâŠ
Yes, there were actually grilled chicken wings on the sign board of a Japanese restaurant.
Even though Little Fatty Girl had known Xiang Kun for a longer time, during dinner, she stuck with Xia Libing, eating and whispering various questions.
These questions initially remained limited to some basic physical knowledge which Xia Libing had no problem answering, and didnât mind further inquiry. If Little Fatty Girl dared to ask, she could answer.
However, gradually, Little Fatty Girlâs questions started getting random, such as why do horses have four legs while humans have two, why do flies have eyes on their forehead, why do birds have feathers on their wings, why donât pterosaurs have feathers, why canât cats grow as big as tigers, why can airplanes fly even without flapping their wings, why chicken and duck taste differently and so onâŠ
Xia Libing explained everything from a biological evolution standpoint with no impatience, as if she was capable of handling any question.
Granted, Miss Xia did not know everything, but for any question, she could provide some degree of explanation with her acquired knowledge. It may not be deep, but it was something. Even questions that were nonsensical, childish, or absurd from the onset, she would clarify with a few sentences, seriously correct the way the question was asked, propose the âcorrectâ question, and then answer herself.
As for Little Fatty Girl, even though she didnât understand 98% Xia Libingâs explanations, it didnât deter her from listening in awe and admiration with her little face tilted up and mouth slightly open.
Indeed, a real magician ought to be like Miss Grilled Chicken Wings, knowing everything!