Chapter 257 Cats, Hot Springs, and Black Thorns
Lu Mingfei took Eri to play in Umezuji Town for a whole day, experiencing many things that are common to ordinary people but are invaluable to her.
In the evening, as the sun set, Lu Mingfei and she sat on the Ferris wheel and admired the sunset and sea view.
The Ferris wheel in the small town is not big, with the highest point only about 20 meters. The scenery you can see there is definitely not as good as that on the mountain cliffs.
But Eri was still very happy, as it was her first time riding a Ferris wheel.
Small and fun.
When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Lu Mingfei took a picture of her with her hands on the glass, looking out at the sunset over the sea, and set it as his screensaver.
As for the photo taken at sunrise, that is the wallpaper.
At night, Lu Mingfei drove Eri to Atami to soak in the hot springs.
This was not a sudden idea on his part. When he went to refuel his Lamborghini after breakfast, he found a note on the driver's seat with an address and the following words:
"There are two cute little guys there. Please help me take care of them. In return, I will have someone prepare a delicious seafood dinner and hot springs~"
Signed: Dearest brother.
So Lu Mingfei changed his itinerary and drove to Atami before the sun completely sank into the sea.
We drove for nearly four hours, passing Osaka along the way, and nothing happened.
Lu Mingfei did not hide his whereabouts when he set out. He believed that Herzog would definitely have a way to locate himself and Eri.
But after passing through Osaka twice in a row, and even stopping the second time to refuel and have some dessert with Eri, I dawdled for half an hour, and there was nothing unusual.
He thought that the old turtle was so patient, but he didn't expect that he received a call from Chu Zihang as soon as he arrived in Atami. The secret sentries planted by Herzog near Takama-ga-hara jumped out and were killed one by one by his good brother.
With great difficulty, a survivor was found, and he was a die-hard fan of Herzog. After being injected with a powerful truth serum, he bit off his tongue and swallowed it without saying a word, and was actually prepared to choke himself to death.
After hearing this, Lu Mingfei had to praise him as a ruthless person.
But the worst one is Kassel College. Damn, they don't do their work all day long and just make trouble for themselves.
Even when the principal was leading the team himself, a time bomb sneaked in. Before the big fish could follow the scent and come to the newly-made nest, the time bomb scared the fish away, and splashed water all over Chu Zihang and Caesar who were holding a scoop net on the shore.
All I can say is that Kassel College has never disappointed anyone when it comes to disappointing people.
Fortunately, the devil is as powerful as the road is. Although the time bomb was powerful, Old Tang did not disappoint him and taught the other party a lesson with one punch.
It seems that the progress in Yamanashi Prefecture is indeed very fast, and Herzog is becoming more and more impatient.
But it doesn't matter. The more anxious he is, the more likely he is to be exposed.
Now the revived White King is hiding in the Well of Corpses to absorb nutrients. It is difficult to fish it out without tasty enough bait.
In the days that follow, Herzog will only become more and more anxious. With Su Enxi and Jiude Mai helping to keep an eye on it, if that old turtle dares to show its head, he will chop it off with one knife!
There were lights on the towering cliffs in the distance, and you could vaguely see an ancient building surrounded by high black walls.
That is where they will be staying tonight, Blackstone Residence.
While having lunch, Lu Mingfei looked up some information and found out that it was an antique built in the middle of the Edo Shogunate.
Although it is privately owned, it is a cultural relic protected by the government. The annual maintenance cost is staggering. Some professionals have calculated that its maintenance cost every ten years is equivalent to the price of a house.
The previous owner of Blackstone Mansion was burdened by the high maintenance costs and was forced to put it up for sale.
In this way, although the "king" of all hot spring villas in Atami did not fall from the throne, it could only sit there lonely and beautifully with a price tag, waiting for a sucker to take over.
The person who finally took over the villa was named "ENXI". She bought the hot spring villa on eBay.
She has never been here since the photo was taken. The only people living there are the housekeeper, servants and two cats.
What? You asked Lu Mingfei why he knew that. Because when he saw the name of that sucker, he immediately called Su Enxi and asked her if she was crazy to spend so much money to buy a shabby house and put it there as a decoration.
Su Enxi's answer to this was also very concise. She said that she was just an accounting maid and was just following orders.
Now Lu Mingfei knew who the sucker who had so much money to burn was.
One hundred million US dollars!
What a spendthrift!
Next time I see Aze, I must kick his ass hard with my size 40 feet!
On the cliff, an old man in a black kimono stood at the door of the Kuroishi Residence, with servants lined up to greet him.
Guan Jia Kimura Hiroshi stood meticulously at the front, staring at the approaching car lights in the distance, and could faintly hear the roar of the engine getting closer.
A few days ago, the master and her friends arrived at the Kuroishi Residence. Although they hurried back to Tokyo without staying overnight, after waiting for eight years, he finally saw the master he had been thinking about, and the uneasiness in his heart was finally soothed.
Early this morning, the host sent a message saying that a distinguished guest would be visiting in the evening and asked them to provide the best service to entertain them.
The host's first appearance caught them off guard and he was unable to provide her and her friends with the best service, so today Kimura Hiroshi and the people at the Kuroishi Residence were busy all day long, just waiting for the two distinguished guests to arrive.
Soon, the roar of the engine from the foot of the mountain became closer and closer, and a sapphire blue luxury supercar was seen at the end of the mountain road.
Master Enxi is very young, and her friends are also very young.
Hiroshi Kimura looked at the boy and girl who got off the Lamborghini. Both of them were very good-looking and had outstanding temperament.
The boy looked at the Blackstone Residence and the welcoming staff with a scrutinizing look.
The girl had a blank expression on her face, revealing a sense of coldness and aloofness, but her rosy red eyes always followed the handsome boy.
The two men walked forward hand in hand, and Kimura Hiroshi led the servants in bowing and expressing the highest greetings to the two distinguished guests.
Lu Mingfei didn't like this kind of pomp and circumstance, but Eiry was used to being treated with awe and respect, so she didn't seem nervous.
He handed the key to the Lamborghini to Kimura Hiroshi and said, "Thank you for your hard work at this late hour."
Since the house was bought by that brat Aze, Lu Mingfei didn't hesitate to treat it as his own home.
Kimura Hiroshi has been a butler for thirty years. This alone shows that Lu Mingfei has a close relationship with his master.
Of course, romantic relationships are excluded first.
After getting off the car, the two held hands and never let go, looking like a couple. If they were not a couple, Kimura Hiroshi would have jumped off from here, swam all the way to Tokyo Bay, found a cement barrel and sunk himself to the bottom.
"Mr. Lu, Ms. Uesugi, please follow me." Kimura Hiroshi did not rush to park the car. He put the keys away and led the way.
While introducing this historic mansion to the two distinguished guests, he took them towards their dining location.
However, Lu Mingfei was not very interested in this kind of ancient building, let alone Eiry. Perhaps because she had seen it too many times, she was a little disliked by the majestic palace buildings. She did not pay attention to Kimura Hiroshi who was explaining in a gentle tone and in an orderly manner.
Just after she entered the door, she heard a faint cat meow.
Although it was not obvious amid the sound of the waves and the howling wind, the super hybrid's hearing allowed her to pick up all the movements, big and small, in the Blackstone Mansion.
Lu Mingfei noticed this and looked into the distance. He saw two chubby furry balls squatting in the shadow of the corridor in front of him. Their big round eyes looked over here, as if they were wondering where this wild poop scooper came from and dared to trespass into Mr. Cat’s territory.
There were two cats. Their fur color looked like Siamese cats, but their chubby and plump bodies looked like Garfield cats. They also looked like "mixed-breeds".
Two foreign hybrids and two local hybrids were facing each other in the corridor, and the atmosphere seemed to suddenly become grim and murderous.
Kimura Hiroshi was a little surprised when he saw the two cats suddenly running out to block the way. After all, when Master Enxi came before, neither of them came out to greet him. They just looked at him from a distance and then went back to playing by themselves. Master Enxi and her friends were not allowed to get close to touch them.
He pursed his lips, smiled, and wanted to introduce the two "natives" of the Black Stone Mansion to the two. Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, Lu Mingfei came forward with a look of surprise.
"Tushou? Little Bird Swim?" Lu Mingfei looked at the two fat cats and smiled.
"Why are you here?!"
This statement shocked Hiroshi Kimura. He had taken care of the cat brother and sister for eight years, but he never knew their names.
Even Miss Enxi didn't know what they were called. She just wanted to get closer but was rejected and whispered "stupid cat".
But from what he said, Mr. Lu should not be the owner of the two cats, he is just acquaintance of them.
And just as he thought, the cat brother and sister who were squatting on the ground and watching with eager eyes heard Lu Mingfei calling out their names, and the vigilance and alertness in their eyes disappeared, turning into strong curiosity.
The elegant cat sister took the lead and walked over. The brother who acted as a knight hurried to investigate, but was slapped away by his sister.
Sister Cat walked forward with the steps of a queen, staring at Lu Mingfei's face with her big round eyes, revealing a hint of doubt.
As it got closer, it leaped lightly, its chubby body bursting with agility that didn't match its size, and jumped directly onto Lu Mingfei's shoulder. It leaned its little head over and gently sniffed the scent of Lu Mingfei with its nose.
The slower cat brother did not dare to jump up like his sister, for fear of being slapped down halfway through takeoff. He just circled around Lu Mingfei's feet, as if confirming something.
But before he could turn a few circles, he was caught.
"You two are still so fat."
Lu Mingfei rubbed his face against the little bird that was standing on his shoulder and sniffing around, then squatted down and picked up Tu Shou who was circling foolishly and weighed him, with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.
In his previous life, he returned to his homeland with Aze and Renata. When passing through Moscow, he met a pair of stray cats. Aze felt sorry for them so he took them home and named them Tuo Shou and Xiao Niao Yu.
At first, Touma and Kotori were very thin and vigilant, but after Renata's careful feeding, they became fat and strong like balls in just half a year.
Aze, who was only in charge of collecting the pigs but not raising them, laughed at her for being a professional pig farmer, without noticing that he was also laughed at.
In the previous life, Lu Mingfei and Eiry's daughter liked to play with them. The two little guys were also very human. The little cat brother was stupid and would not resist when being bullied. Although the big cat sister was aloof, she would not scratch if her tail was grabbed or her ears were bitten. She would just raise her paw pads to push away the daughter's naughty hands. If she couldn't push them away, she would just let her do whatever she wanted.
I thought that due to the different time and space, these two fat cats would not exist, but I didn’t expect that Aze still found them, and bought a sea view villa for them, and also equipped them with such a luxurious service team.
It's true that people are more annoying than cats.
The brief memory faded away, and Lu Mingfei held Tuo Shou in both hands, looking at the confusion and stupidity in its eyes, knowing that the two of them actually did not recognize him.
Perhaps it was just because I had Aze's scent on me that they didn't resist my approach and intimate actions.
But it doesn’t matter, Aze’s cat is his cat, all the same.
In his previous life, he helped raise these two children when they were young, so when they grew up, he felt at ease to let them help take care of the children.
Hiroshi Kimura's eyes almost popped out as he watched from the side. He had been feeding the cat siblings for eight years, and they had never shown such intimacy. They would always turn their faces against him after eating the cat food, but they behaved so well under Lu Mingfei's care.
Eri watched eagerly from the side. The two fat cats looked chubby, ugly and cute, which met the aesthetic standards of almost all girls for pets.
Lu Mingfei was about to pass the toy in his hand to her to play with, but then he remembered that this little fool liked to step on things, so he tucked it under his armpit.
"Meow?"
He took off the cool cat and bird from his shoulder and put it in Eri's hand, letting her hold it in her arms and play with it.
Unexpectedly being stuffed into the girl's warm embrace, the cat queen wanted to resist. However, before she could show her queenly aura, Lu Mingfei had already reached out and touched her forehead, rubbing it gently, with a gentle tone and a smile:
"Be good, little birdie, let your sister hold you for a while."
It became quiet instantly, allowing Eri to hold it without struggling, and did not resist even when she pinched the little pads on its feet.
Eiry held the furry kitten as if she was holding her own stuffed toy, her eyes sparkling as if reflecting the stars in the sky.
Since she was a child, she has never come into contact with these lovely animals because if she is not careful, she may take their lives.
Moreover, even if they happened to meet her in the family shrine, those small animals did not dare to approach her and would be scared away by her every time.
So, this was the first time in her life that she petted a cat.
It feels really good, better than the teddy bear doll... and as good as it.
The dinner was held at Tsukimi-tei overlooking Sagami Bay.
When Eri sat down holding her cat sister, the maids were bringing the steaming bluefin tuna belly to the table, which was already filled with various precious seafood.
Lu Mingfei picked up a piece of tuna sashimi to hook the cat. Seeing this, Kimura Hiroshi hesitated to speak, wanting to say that the two were very picky eaters and only ate special cat food. But the next second, he saw the little cat took the bait directly, jumped over and bit the sashimi, hanging in the air and swaying.
Eri tried to feed the fish in the same way, but the cat sister held her wrist with her paw pad. The noble cat queen didn't like being teased, so she stretched out her neck and took the fish from Eri's fingertips.
He finished eating slowly and nodded with satisfaction. He looked at Eiry with eyes as if to say, "You are a good poop scooper. Tomorrow my poop will be left to you."
The moonlight shone through the night rain and fog onto the dining table, reflecting the silvery fish oil on the cat's whiskers, and the girl's delicate and bright face blossomed into an intoxicating smile.
…
The cherry blossoms by the hot spring pool had already faded, and the remaining petals rubbed against the green leaves in the night breeze, making tiny collision sounds.
Lu Mingfei was wearing beach pants and a floral shirt, leaning against the obsidian pool. He didn't look like he was here to soak in the hot springs, but rather to look at the beauties on the beach.
And in fact, he was indeed waiting for the beautiful woman to appear.
Before leaving Ehime Prefecture, he picked out a swim skirt for Eri that was suitable for taking a hot spring bath.
"Swish--" the sound of a paper door sliding came from behind. Eri stood at the junction of moonlight and steam. Her plain white yukata was like a mountain covered with the first snow, hiding her graceful and beautiful body.
Huili looked at Lu Mingfei who was already soaking in the hot spring pool. There was no shyness on her face. She walked barefoot on the cobblestone path, came to the hot spring pool, and slowly untied the silk ribbon wrapped around her waist.
The moment the white bathrobe slid down the girl's body, the entire hot spring pool was eclipsed.
The moonlight outlines her porcelain-like skin, and the hollow of her collarbone is filled with bright light. The pink and white swim skirt that fits closely to her skin outlines her perfect waistline, and the lace hem just covers the key parts, giving people an indescribable beauty and temptation.
The most terrible thing was that pair of legs, which were so slender that they were almost arrogant, and every step taken by those slender feet seemed to be stepping on Lu Mingfei's tense heartstrings.
Lu Mingfei swallowed hard and wanted to say something flattering, but his usually eloquent mouth seemed to be stuck with 502 glue and no words came out.
The sky was full of moonlight. There were two people in the courtyard, one on the shore and the other in the hot spring pool. They just stared at each other without saying a word.
"Eri is so pretty." Lu Mingfei smiled, extended his hand to invite her, and said a cheesy love phrase that he had taught Old Tang:
"If you are too beautiful, you will catch a cold."
Because this was a pun in Chinese, Eri didn't understand it. She nodded and put the yukata she took off on a huge rock beside her.
This movement exposed her entire back to the moonlight.
On the skin that should have been fair and flawless, there were spider-web-like black lines.
Black blood vessels climb up from the lumbar spine under the delicate skin and spread to the vicinity of the shoulder blades, looking like an exquisite yet hideous tattoo.
The hot spring suddenly became chilly.
Lu Mingfei took a step forward, the water in the hot spring pool was surging. Looking at the black blood vessels on the girl's smooth back that were like black thorns, he held his fingers above them but did not dare to touch them, his face looking terribly gloomy.
"When did it start?" Lu Mingfei looked at the girl who turned around, his voice frighteningly hoarse.
(End of this chapter)
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