Chapter 454: A Needle Versus a Thorn
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Fina looked similar to Ashera cats because both had blonde fur with black spots, but Fina’s hair was shinier and easily recognized.
Usually when people saw Fina, they thought it looked dangerous and wild, but next to the Ashera cat, everyone would think it looked much more tame and cute.
Ting Ying kindly waved her hand at Fina and told it nervously, “Kitten, don’t get too close, that cat is dangerous!”
Luo Qingyu, on the other hand, tried to convince it to get closer. “Go, go, go! You can do it! Beat the s**t out of it!”
Zhang Zian looked at the Ashera cat with surprise because the way it was looking at Fina was so nonchalant, unlike the other cats who usually would shake in fear when they even smelled Fina.
Snowy Lionet and Galaxy weren’t afraid of Fina because they saw it as an elfin instead of a real cat. Old Time Tea wasn’t afraid of Fina because it had the spiritual power of necessary violence, which he used in events of injustice. This Ashera cat, however, was not an elfin, so why wasn’t it afraid of Fina?
Zhang Zian thought hard about it and decided on one possibility. Ashera cats’ genetics mostly came from their wild ancestors like marbled cats or leopards, not domestic cats. Because of this, it likely wasn’t aware of Fina’s true power.
Fina was also very confused, staring at the Ashera cat. To it, this strange animal seemed like a cat yet still did not completely feel like a real cat. Its presence felt so strange, and this unfamiliarity made her uncomfortable.
The Ashera cat apparently hated to be stared at and shouted again, sending out a threatening message that sounded similar to a screaming baby. Although the background of this cat was different and very feral, it could still feel the dangerous threats coming from the golden cat in front of it, like any other cats natural instincts.
“How dare you!” Fina was furious.
Fina was the protector of the Ptolemaic dynasty and the king in the Beisite Palace in Bubastis. But before that, it would always be a noble warrior who commanded over other cat warriors to protect the barns of Ancient Egyptians from mice, and to protect Ancient Egyptians families from the invasion of poisonous snakes and other poisonous insects. Its warrior pride made these disrespectful threats from the strange cat even more unacceptable.
Lu Yiyun and the others listened to Fina roar back with a high pitched tone in response to the Ashera cats’ defiance. At the same time they watched it stick up its fur all over its body, arch its back, and reveal its claws and pointed ears. Fina’s body grew double in size to face its opponent and was ready to fight.
Seeing these two cats staring each other down, ready to start fighting at any moment, Ting Ying and Luo Qingyu quickly hid behind the cashiers desk so they wouldn’t get hurt. It would be an unpredictable fight, like a needle versus a thorn.
“Sir, please stop them, please don’t let them fight!” Ting Ying had faith that Zhang Zian could stop the fight because he was the only one who could speak the cats’ language.
Luo Qingyu changed his camera mode from photo to video. Even though he was scared, he couldn’t miss this opportunity. He would get hundreds of thumbs up if he posted this video on Weibo.
Zhang Zian didn’t know what to do. He wasn’t afraid of a fight going down between Fina and the Ashera cat, because after all the Ashera cat was still in its cage. He was just worried about the situation— It wouldn’t be likely to work if he asked Fina to put up with the other cat, but the good thing was that this Ashera cat wouldn’t be staying in the shop for much longer.
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Lin Qi. After he picked up the phone, Lin Qi said with a tired voice, “Hey, Manager Zhang, why did you call me so early?”
Zhang Zian responded directly, “Your Ashera cat is here, come and pick it up now!”
Lin Qi obviously had just woke up and wasn’t fully awake yet. It took him awhile to understand what had happened and he said, “What? My cat’s already there? That’s awesome…”
He hadn’t finished his sentence when the Ashera cat started moving anxiously in his cage, seeming unhappy about how intimidating Fina was acting. It roared back at it, sounding like a high pitched baby crying.
“What was that sound?” Lin Qi got so scared that he finally woke up on the other side of the line. He dropped his phone out of his hand and he picked it up in a hurry saying, “Manager Zhang are you watching Thai thrillers? Turn down the volume please! My heart can’t handle that sort of scary thing…”
“Sorry, but I don’t watch Thai thrillers. That was actually your Ashera cat.” Zhang Zian told him the harsh truth.
“Huh? Manager Zhang you’re kidding, aren’t you? Cats only make nice meowing sounds, right?” Lin Qi sounded desperate. The scream had freaked him out!
Thrillers were the last kind of film Lin Qi would ever watch, especially Thai thrillers. After watching one, he spent the whole night awake with the lights on. The reason he bought an Ashera cat was so he could show it off to his friends, and he definitely couldn’t do that while he was freaked out and terrified.
Zhang Zian was nearly speechless. “Mr. Lin, who do you think you are? Ashera cats are not even close to being normal domestic cats, and that was just the way they normally meow. Listen to me, you’d better get up and hurry over here. This cat looks mostly cute if you look at it quickly, but that is the real meowing though.”
“Real…really? Are you sure? Are you lying to me?” Lin Qi said trembling, sounding like he had found his savior.
Ting Ying and Luo Qingyu looked at Zhang Zian without saying a word. Was this cat actually cute? You could say it was pretty, as it had its own unique wild beauty, but cute? It had nothing to do with cuteness. The store manager was an expert at lying!
Zhang Zian said calmly, “Of course it’s true. Come on over here, take your cat with you, and you can show him off to your friends. Also, this cat can’t be refunded or returned within seven days, I’m just letting you know.” Before Lin Qi could respond, Zhang Zian hung up.
Zhang Zian wouldn’t back down in this cat sale. The fees had been paid for, the cat had been ordered, and returns weren’t allowed even if you no longer wanted it.
The strange sound coming from the Ashera cat caught the attention of Fina and the other elfins, even though there was an automatic glass door between them.
Old Time Tea’s beard trembled slightly as he smelled the scent of the wild cat coming from the door. Was it a beast or something? it thought to himself. Can Zhang Zian handle this on his own? I’d better go and check it out. It jumped out of its electronic heated blanket, straightened its hat and its clothes, and quickly walked out into the outer room.
Sensing the tension filled atmosphere between the Ashera cat and Fina, Old Time Tea was absolutely shocked — this cat seemed ferocious. But no matter how aggressive it was, even if it was ten times more aggressive than average, it was a piece of cake for Old Time Tea. It just doubted that Fina could handle a fight against it. Fina’s pride wouldn’t allow itself to ask for help from Old Time Tea.
Knowing this, Old Time Tea walked to the side and hid itself in the shadow of the cat god sculpture. It waited to see if things would go wrong, and if it did, it would be able to jump in and do something.
Richard was shocked when it heard the Ashera cat’s roar from the second floor, and he was scared to imagine what it could possibly be. It flew downstairs in a hurry, flapped its wings and shouted, “What was that sound? I’m scared, I’m scared!”
It flew around in a circle and noticed that everyone was in the outer room. It started to go in, but changed its mind as soon as it saw the Ashera cat, and instead flew to the highest point in the shop and waited— it was 100 percent sure that once the cat came out of its cage, it would be the first one the cat would attack!
Ever since Snowy Lionet had tasted raw beef, it couldn’t stop imagining it. Like the character in The Plum in the Golden Vase, it loved the taste of raw beef even though it had never tasted beef sirloin before. Once it tried it for the first time, it was immediately obsessed with the idea of eating it. It closed its eyes and chanted to himself, “Raw beef…raw beef…mama wants raw beef…”
The sharp sounds from the Ashera cat didn’t wake it up from its daydream. It was in the middle of its beef sirloin eating fantasy when someone gently shook its body to reality.
Snowy Lionet unwillingly opened its eyes, angrily wondering who dare shook him out of his dream. If it was Zhang Zian, it would kill him.
However, it was Galaxy, staring at it with its grey eyes. It said seriously, “Fina is about to get attacked outside.”
