Chapter 142 Punishment World 8 HPD Dad 8
Man and cat stared at each other for a moment. Shen Qingxian thought the kitten was petrified, but then his conscience finally dawned on him, realizing this was a terrible news and a huge blow to the little creature. He lifted Zhuozhuo from the cat carrier and held him in his hands, saying gently, "You're sad to lose your mother, but don't be afraid. I'll take care of you from now on, and you'll never be bullied by anyone or any other cat again."
Zhuozhuo swung her tail, unconcerned with Shen Qingxian's words. She stood up tremblingly, took a deep breath, and let out a long, childish roar from her chest, like a newborn tiger cub declaring its sovereignty over its future territory: "Meow——"
The clear glass eyes are full of ambition, with a tiny flame jumping in them, which will eventually become a raging fire.
Shen Qingxian watched intently. After Zhuozhuo laid down again, he tapped her forehead with his index finger and chuckled. "Come on, King Zhuozhuo! I'll take you to see your mother."
Zhuozhuo was annoyed that Shen Qingxian was taking too long, so he raised his furry little paw and pointed forward, "Mimi!"
Let’s go now!
The mother cat's body was discovered last night after evening study, scaring the heels of several young couples who had been sneaking into the woods. The school rushed to the scene, digging a grave overnight and burying the cat. Now, all that can be seen is a small patch of freshly turned earth, with flies still lingering over it.
Ducks and geese in the lake caught fish, and birds flew and chased each other in the grove. Amidst the bustle, a stillness permeated the air, a scene no different from any other day. Without knowing ahead of time, who would have guessed that a cat had suffered a tragic and painful death here?
Shen Qingxian put Zhuozhuo on the ground, pointed at the new soil that had been bleached by the sun, and said, "Zhuozhuo, say goodbye to your mother."
Zhuozhuo stumbled forward, leaned forward to sniff the ground, and discerned a familiar smell from the chaotic smell. She called out softly, "Mee--mee--"
It sounded like the cub was calling for its mother, or like it was sending away a restless soul.
Zhuozhuo lay on the new soil, clinging tightly to it, as if he could feel the presence of his mother cat through the soil and life and death.
[Baby, don't be sad anymore. I just secretly checked Momma Cat's data. She'll be reborn as the youngest daughter of a wealthy couple in City S in 492 days. If this world continues to function, her older brother and best friend will be the male and female protagonists in the next storyline. She's the easy-win supporting actress, and the bitterest things she's ever tasted are bitter melon and unsweetened coffee.]
The Punishment World is different from the Mission World. The Mission World is in the process of transitioning from virtual to real, while the Punishment World is a completely virtual world constructed by the Main World. Everything is under the control of the Main World, and every plant and tree within it is just data. However, a legend circulates among the systems that the Punishment World is used by the Main World to imprison dangerous and powerful criminals, but it is unclear whether this is true or not.
Zhuozhuo didn't quite understand what she heard, but she also knew that her mother was about to go to live a good life. She instantly perked up, "Meow!"
Go find mom!
[Hey, hey, hey, no, I'm checking secretly, which is against the rules. We can just keep it a secret, you can't go looking for it. If you go, I'll be destroyed.]
Fearing Zhuozhuo wouldn't take it seriously, 9972 deliberately exaggerated the situation. But then, feeling Zhuozhuo wouldn't care, 9972 felt a wave of grief. In this small world, its biggest pain wasn't having almost all of its functions shut down, but that Zhuozhuo didn't recognize it anymore. Sob, sob, sob, the baby it had raised for several worlds no longer recognized it.
Zhuozhuo tilted her head and saw the sorrow and panic on the mechanical face of the cat head. She didn't understand but chose to dote on it, "Meow."
No.
When she grows up, she will let Shen Qingxian take her to find him. By then, her parents will be adults, and they can get married on the spot. She will be the flower girl and present the ring!
9972 didn't know what was going on in Zhuozhuo's head. He was so moved that he cried out, and was slapped away by the kitten's paw. He hurried to look at Shen Qingxian, but found that he ignored Zhuozhuo's behavior of slapping the air and even smiled with the corners of his mouth raised. He breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Qingxian probably didn't realize that something was wrong and just thought that the kitten was playing by itself, or slapping a small flying insect that was difficult to see with the naked eye.
The guilty cat head didn't dare to make any more noise. It quietly floated back and hung next to Zhuo Zhuo's little head as if dead, feeling her body temperature and heartbeat.
The leaves swirled and fell, covering the kitten's head. A melodious bell rang, and the quiet campus seemed to come alive as if a switch was turned on, echoing with laughter and shouts, full of vitality everywhere.
Zhuozhuo sniffed the scent of the leaves, hooked some down with his claws and bit them for fun, feeling leisurely and comfortable, as if all the pain and misfortune had gone away.
Shen Qingxian watched, breathing softly, unable to bear interrupting. He pulled out his phone, pointed it at the kitten playing with leaves, and clicked record. The next second, the kitten, seemingly living a peaceful life on the screen, leaped up from its spot and flew high. He froze for a moment, and the kitten had already fallen to the ground, rolling in the dust.
"What's wrong, Zhuozhuo?" Shen Qingxian hurried over, picked up the kitten, and roughly touched it before staring at the ground. "What scared you?"
"Meow."
Nothing.
Seeing Shen Qingxian making a fuss, Zhuozhuo also stretched out her little head to look. After watching for a while, she patted Shen Qingxian's hand with her furry little paws. When she saw him looking over, she pointed to the depths of the grove and said, "Meow."
Let’s go there.
Shen Qingxian was puzzled and touched the kitten again to check if it had been bitten by anything. "Zhuozhuo, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, let me know and I'll take you to see Doctor Qin."
Zhuozhuo raised his head and looked at Shen Qingxian in confusion.
Shen Qingxian: "...Why did you suddenly jump up just now?"
Zhuozhuo: "Meow."
Want to jump.
Shen Qingxian: "..."
9972 especially understood Shen Qingxian's current mood. It might be due to the cat's overly vigilant nature. Zhuozhuo was a bit of a divine gold in this small world, and would occasionally go crazy. It didn't matter, just ignore it.
"Mimi."
Go quickly.
The hot little cat patted Shen Qingxian's hand and urged him on. "Daddy is pretty good, but sometimes he's slow to react and a bit dull." Perhaps that's why Mom disliked him. Even when she asked who her biological father was, she didn't want to include this fleeting romance in her list.
Alas, poor thing.
Shen Qingxian had no idea how disgraced he had become in Zhuozhuo's little head. He followed her instructions and headed into the woods, eventually stopping at a crooked tree. He studied the tree, wondering if there was anything special about it, when he suddenly noticed scratches and brown bloodstains on the dry bark. He subconsciously covered the kitten's eyes and turned away.
"Meow!"
Zhuozhuo pulled Shen Qingxian's hand away, leaned forward, pointed at the bark and then at a branch, and called softly to Shen Qingxian, "Mimi mimi mimi."
My mother was tied to the tree branch by her tail and hung there. There was a big hole on her back, from the middle of her ear to the base of her tail. She swung back and forth, trying to grab the tree, but she couldn't swing high enough. She could only barely grab the bark, and soon her claws slipped down again.
Zhuozhuo looked at the ground and wanted to jump off Shen Qingxian's hand, but he noticed her intention first and put her on the ground. She pointed at the ground covered with dead leaves, and then pointed at the tree trunk on the ground, "Mimi mimi mimi."
My mother's blood dripped here. I wanted to climb up to find her, but I couldn't and kept falling down. My mother wouldn't let me climb, but I wanted to climb. When I climbed here, my mother stopped moving and only talked to me, teaching me how to find food and how to avoid people and cats.
Zhuozhuo was a little frustrated. Her mother taught her a lot, but she didn't learn the essence. Not only was she chased and beaten by cats, but she was also chased and beaten by people.
Shen Qingxian didn't understand what Zhuozhuo said, but he understood what she was trying to say. He squatted down and carefully examined the tree trunk. On the wrinkled old bark, he found scratches left by the kitten. The highest one was a meter high. After raising a cat for a few days, Shen Qingxian was familiar with the weakness of the kitten's claws. It was hard to imagine how she had managed to climb so high just ten days ago.
It is even harder to imagine how she watched her mother cat die without knowing what was happening.
Shen Qingxian was so heartbroken that he almost suffocated. There was no surveillance by the lake or in the woods, but at this moment, he was determined to find out the murderer who abused and killed the mother cat and avenge her.
Zhuozhuo the little cat raised its head and looked at Shen Qingxian's sad expression. It felt that it had already introduced the latest situation of its mother to him, so it felt relieved and began to look around. When it looked around, it saw a dark shadow passing by the tree branch like a ghost.
"Meow!"
Black General!
The little cat Zhuozhuo instinctively chased after him, dragging her three injured legs through the thick rotten leaves, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and was soon picked up by Shen Qingxian. Without even looking up, she meowed fiercely and stretched out her claws to kick and scratch. But when she really grabbed Shen Qingxian's arm, she retracted her claws in time and just slapped him down with her soft paws.
"Zhuozhuo, calm down. That black shadow just now was General Black, right? The black cat that chased and beat you?" Shen Qingxian said calmly, "You can't catch it now, but I can catch it. Zhuozhuo, don't worry. Wait until I catch General Black, and then you can beat him however you want."
9972:[……]
Every naughty kid has a naughty dad.
Zhuozhuo glanced at the direction where the Black General disappeared, knowing that she could not catch up and could not get ahead. She raised her head and looked at Shen Qingxian, thinking seriously about his words. After a moment, she shook her head and said, "Meow."
don't want.
I can take revenge on my own.
Shen Qingxian steadily displayed his exceptional ability to read people's expressions and said with a smile, "Zhuozhuo, you can beat it yourself when you grow up, but stray cats live in a harsh environment, and their average lifespan is no more than three years, and you still need eleven months to reach adulthood. If I don't wait for you to grow up, and General Black dies on his own, don't you feel aggrieved?"
Zhuozhuo followed Shen Qingxian's words and imagined that after practicing hard for a year and mastering his skills, he could finally go and seek revenge on his enemy, but his enemy died from parasites infected by eating something he didn't like... He drew his sword and looked around, feeling confused.
I'm so angry!
The little cat clapped its paws angrily, slapping the back of Shen Qingxian's hand until it turned red. After a few cat punches, she thought of a solution, "Mimi mimi mimi!"
Dad, you keep Black General and I will duel with him when I grow up!
Shen Qingxian couldn't follow Zhuozhuo's train of thought, but the cat-loving father didn't want to miss a thing his furry child said or did, so he immediately took the little one home and got her a new, rinsed cat bed to coax her to sleep. He then searched online for "pet-friendly communication button" and found a store in his city. He paid the owner for immediate local delivery.
Zhuozhuo woke up to find a colorful array of buttons neatly arranged horizontally and vertically next to the cat bed. She immediately stopped worrying about the fact that she had wet the bed again and walked over curiously, observing it carefully. She raised her paw and tentatively touched it.
'Zhuozhuo is hungry'
Shen Qingxian's voice, disturbed by the current, suddenly rang out, frightening the little cat so much that it crouched down and shrank back. She waited a moment, but nothing happened, so she touched the button next to her again.
'I like my dad'
Zhuozhuo widened his eyes and pressed the buttons one by one.
'Go out and play'
'sleep'
'Good morning'
'No'
'Hate'
'happy'
…
Shen Qingxian had walked over at some point, watching Zhuozhuo play with satisfaction. He had spent over two hours recording this video, which contained nearly all the commonly used nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, particles, and interjections, ensuring he and Zhuozhuo could communicate with each other daily. He also had over a hundred spare buttons in the storage room, allowing him to add more vocabulary at any time.
Zhuozhuo quickly figured out what the buttons did. She would sometimes jump onto a small stool to observe, sometimes jump down to press a button. It wasn't long before she had memorized most of them. The furry little kitten dove among the buttons, pressing them with her little paws from time to time, forming sentences with words.
'Dad, go wash the cat bed.'
Shen Qingxian: "..."
He was just a moment's excitement at the word "Dad," but then the following words made his emotions more complicated. The first real exchange between father and daughter was Zhuozhuo ordering him to work. Was that right?
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