Chapter 29
The tents were set up quickly, but a problem arose when it came time to rest at night: which tent should the lark sleep in?
Ning Wensong didn't ask in public, as that would embarrass the child. She glanced at Chen Che and figured he probably wouldn't behave that night, so she quietly pulled Xiao Li to the other side.
"Did you and Blackie get together?" If they didn't, that would be easy; she didn't mean to prevent them from getting together.
Xiao Li blushed slightly at the question, but still told the truth, "No... I can't yet..."
"Then the lark can sleep in your tent tonight!" Ning Wensong said with a triumphant smile.
Xiao Li finally realized what was happening, and blushed as she gently patted Ning Wensong with her tail.
"No problem."
On their last night in the no-man's-land, the five of them talked around the campfire, discussing what they would do in the future, with the stars in the sky witnessing this heartwarming scene.
The little lark curled up beside Ning Wensong, listening to them talk about his studies, and quickly said, "I've never been to school, can I really keep up with human society?"
There are no cultured cats in the cat group; he can only recognize simple characters.
"It's alright. How old are you exactly?" Ning Wensong hadn't originally intended to put any pressure on him; as long as he was knowledgeable, that was enough. However, Ning Wensong genuinely didn't know his real age.
Yun Que counted in his head; he had no concept of time and could only estimate, "It should be seven years old, right?"
"Seven years old is great! I'll teach you the basics this winter, and then you can go to the second semester of first grade. You won't fall behind." Ning Wensong had already thought about the future. Since he had brought him out, he had to make sure he learned something.
As dark clouds began to gather in the sky, Chen Che got up and urged everyone to return to their respective tents. It was raining both when they came and when they left.
The lark stood there stunned for two seconds before Xiao Li hooked its tail and led it into the tent.
Ning Wensong also ran into the tent and huddled inside.
"I'll hold you in a bit. It feels much colder than last time." Chen Che felt the temperature outside for a while, and just as he was about to go inside, large raindrops began to fall.
"Great! I'm going home tomorrow! I can't wait!" She wasn't sleepy at all; her eyes were wide open.
Once inside, it grew larger and completely enveloped her in its embrace, preventing even a breath of air from getting in.
"Okay, I'll go look at houses tomorrow. I'll bring back the photos for you to choose from. You can practice at the hospital. The competition is in three or four days..." Shen Che habitually said the arrangements for the rest of the day, but he fell silent at the end.
Ning Wensong looked up and saw that Shen Che had already fallen asleep. He had been traveling all day and was exhausted.
"Phew, this little trip was really interesting!" Ning Wensong muttered to herself, but then noticed Shen Che frowning and quickly shut up.
She gently nuzzled against Chen Che, then closed her eyes and went to sleep.
The weather was great the next day, with not a cloud in the sky. When the group woke up, there was still some sunshine, which was not glaring and felt very comfortable on their skin.
"Have you made the arrangements? Don't use the same car as last time, okay?" Hei Yin stretched as he came out, his face full of refusal as he thought of the car from last time. He was afraid that Chen Che would contact that person again.
Chen Che chuckled, "So what if it's that car?"
Blackie's fur stood on end, and he cried out in terror, "Change it! Change it! I don't want that one!"
After washing her face, Ning Wensong heard them talking and, suppressing a laugh, said to Hei Yin, "He's just teasing you. This time, he went back and found another car that was safer."
...
As his name suggests, Hei Yin's face darkened, and he ran to Chen Che's side, ready to fight him to the death.
But Shen Che didn't want to fight him, so he kept dodging and tidying up his things. Finally, he used his tail to tie up Hei Yin and threw him ten meters away.
The prototype of Chen Che is more than twice the size of Hein.
"Alright, pack your things and let's get ready to go. We'll leave this tent here; it'll be used for something else." Shen Che said mysteriously, ignoring Ren Ning and Wen Song's questions.
The group walked for half an hour towards the edge of the no-man's-land, and then saw an SUV pull up in front of them. There were just enough seats for four people, and Yun Que was transformed into a kitten and held by Ning Wensong.
"Oh, it's you guys again! Why didn't you contact my account? That way I wouldn't have to split the money!" The driver was the same one as last time, but this time the car was much more luxurious.
Shen Che fell silent upon seeing him, forced to endure the barrage of glares directed at him by the other three.
Who knew they were a gang...
"Oh, are you guys here to survive? Like those internet celebrities?" The driver was still very talkative. He didn't dare to survive in the no-man's-land, so he kept asking them about survival.
But they didn't know how to answer, so Ning Wensong answered their questions, using her experience of watching short videos to speak eloquently and logically.
Not only the driver was fooled by her, but others who didn't go with her would also be deceived by her.
"From now on, I'll crown you the King of Storytelling Cats," Shen Che whispered in her ear. "You're such a storyteller."
Ning Wensong crossed his arms and proudly raised his face.
It was too cold for Ning Wensong to talk about the rest of the journey, so she could only huddle in Shen Che's arms, shivering all over.
Fortunately, the driver was driving very fast, but the cold wind was blowing directly into their faces.
"My face is freezing..." Ning Wensong said, shivering. She didn't want to get out of Chen Che's arms at all.
Shen Che glanced at the two people in the back row, who were also freezing. He quietly cast a spell to erect a spiritual energy wall in front of the four of them so that the wind wouldn't blow on them.
This method is great in every way, except it consumes too much spiritual energy. It should just be enough to get to the airport.
"Ah, that feels so good! I love you so much!" Shen Che raised his face and smiled at Shen Che.
Without the wind, time seemed to fly by. When they arrived at the airport, they had exactly one hour left before boarding.
The waiting time and time on the plane passed even faster because all four of them fell asleep. This time, the plane allowed pets, and Lark was sound asleep, nestled on the tray table.
...
"Ah! Finally! I'm home..." Ning Wensong rushed to the sofa and collapsed as soon as he got back to the hospital.
Shen Che was about to take his suitcase upstairs to pack, but seeing Hei Yin and the other person still standing there, he had an idea and pulled Hei Yin to accompany him upstairs.
"You can't live in the hospital room with Xiao Li forever, understand?" Shen Che only thought of them because he was thinking about buying a house, but neither of them had a job.
"Ha, you think I don't have any savings?" Hain looked incredulous. Did he look like someone who didn't have money?
"..." Shen Che rubbed his temples, somewhat shocked. "It's been a hundred years since you last came out. In these hundred years, do you really believe your money is still there? And that money can't be spent now, right?"
Hein froze on the spot; he hadn't really thought of that.
He was a little lost now. "Then what should I do?"
He used to sleep a lot and never learned a trade.
Shen Che wasn't sure either, but the cat demons had a clear physical advantage. After a moment of silence, he seemed to have thought of something and said to Hei Yin with a smile, "Why don't you become a male model?"
"?" Hein was speechless, but at the same time he felt that it seemed feasible. "I'm not going to talk to you anymore. We should stay here for a while. Can you lend us some money? I'll look for a job in the meantime."
"Of course, I won't charge you interest." Shen Che agreed immediately, telling him to go and keep them company while he tidied up the house and prepared a small room for Yun Que to stay in.
downstairs.
"Why don't you go find a job?" Ning Wensong kept petting the lark, but his eyes were on Xiao Li.
"When you're busy, you won't overthink things!"
Xiao Li lay on the carpet with a worried expression, sighing, "I don't know what I can do. I was spoiled rotten by Chang Qian before, and now..."
"What's the big deal? I'll enroll you in a class if you want to learn, no matter what it is. Just pay me back later!" Ning Wensong was very understanding, but when it came to Chang Qian, she hadn't had time to deal with him these past two days...
She was planning to talk to Shen Che during dinner that evening.
"Thank you so much. I'm so grateful to have met you all, otherwise I would be dead by now." Xiao Li wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes. Since Ning Wensong was so supportive of her, she would definitely work hard!
After Chen Che finished tidying up and preparing dinner, the five of them gathered together to eat and discuss Chang Qian's matter.
"I don't have time to go with you guys these next few days." Ning Wensong is busy for at least ten days, as the preliminary rounds are being held in the neighboring province.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Che decided not to leave this potential problem unresolved. "Then let's go in the next couple of days. You girls won't go; Hei Yin and I will go."
"no problem."
Thinking of Chang Qian's strange behavior, Ning Wensong hesitated before speaking, "You guys should have made thorough preparations before you went. Something just doesn't feel right."
Shen Che patted her hand to reassure her, "We will."
After finishing their meal, everyone went back to their respective rooms.
Ning Wensong left Yun Que in the living room. She sat down next to him and said with a smile, "Little Que'er, tomorrow you need to transform into your original form and do something with me!"
"I'm a cat stylist, and I need you to help me with this demonstration!"
Lark completely agreed! He was just hoping it would be useful.
"Sure! Then you can practice, but I only have one, how are you going to practice?" He can't be in two places at once.
That is a problem. Ning Wensong thought about it for a moment. She was very confident in her skills, but Que Mao couldn't find any other...
She looked at the little sparrow, and an idea flashed through her mind.
"It's okay, we can do this: I'll put a transparent plastic film over you, then we'll go to a cat cafe and find a cat of similar size to practice on!" This way, we can locate the cat on Little Sparrow and practice on the same basis.
The lark breathed a sigh of relief. "OK!"
Seeing that the two of them still wanted to continue chatting, Shen Che quickly pulled Ning Wensong up and said, "Go to sleep, go to sleep! Yun Que, your room is over there, everything is set up! Get some rest!"
He pointed in a direction as he led her away.
I slept soundly through the night.
When Ning Wensong woke up and didn't see Shen Che, he groggily went out to look for him. But as soon as he opened the door and took a step, he tripped over something.
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