945 Hand in Hand (1/2)

They didn't lower their voices, so the conversation between Zhang Zian and Old Time Tea was overheard by the other elfins.

”Meow, meow, meow! There was a stray cat spying on us? Was it coveting after my beauty?” Snowy Lionet sat on the bench with its head looking upwards, but because it was still too low, it couldn't see anything. Snowy Lionet then hugged the pillar of the pavilion and tried to climb up it, but whenever it was halfway up, it would slide down again.

”What cat is so bold that it dares to spy on this queen?” An icy emanated from Fina's eyes.

Famous also asked in confusion, ”Old Time Tea, could you be mistaken? Besides, you're invisible now, so it shouldn't be able to see all of you.”

The incident was really beyond belief. How could an ordinary, stray cat spy on them? However, Old Time Tea had always been calm and cool-headed, and it wouldn't have brought it up if it wasn't sure about it.

Zhang Zian nodded. What Famous said made sense too… All the other elfins aside from Famous were currently invisible. If the stray cat was indeed spying on them, it could only be spying on Zhang Zian and Famous.

Old Time Tea talked in great detail. When they left the hotel building, it had noticed that there was a stray cat probing around in the hotel parking lot.

It was a very normal phenomenon because spring nights were still very cold. Stray cats liked to rest near car engines, like on the front tire or the engine cover, using the engine's residual heat to warm themselves. If it rained or if the temperature dropped suddenly, the stray cat might even sneak into the engine compartment from the chassis. To the stray cats, an engine compartment was a magical place that could shelter them from the wind and rain, and there were situations where stray mother cats would give birth to their kittens in the engine compartment…

However, for car owners, that situation was very bad. Because they didn't know that a cat had entered their engine compartment, when they started their car, they might hurt the stray cat. Also, if the stray cat excreted in the engine compartment, there was a foul stench.

Old Time Tea saw the stray cat in the parking lot, but it didn't think much of it. It had thought that it was looking for a warm engine compartment to stay in for the night.

As Zhang Zian and the other elfins walked towards the garden, however, the stray cat quietly followed behind them, maintaining a distance of 100 steps. It was hiding as it followed them, as if it didn't want Zhang Zian to find out.

Old Time Tea continued to observe their surroundings. The other elfins did not realize that they were being followed by an unfamiliar stray cat, only Old Time Tea had noticed it. It still didn't really care; it felt that the stray cat could just be hungry, so it was following Zhang Zian in hopes of finding something to eat.

However, when Zhang Zian walked into the garden and began to chat and play with the elfins, the stray cat didn't come over for some food. Instead, it quietly snuck into a corner and used the surrounding flowers as a cover as it watched every move both Zhang Zian and Famous made.

It was starting to behave unlike ordinary stray cats.

Old Time Tea was bold with confidence. It didn't make any noise when it discovered the stray cat's abnormality, but instead, it started to observe the cat. Even if the stray cat was conspiring something, Old Time Tea wasn't afraid.

After some observation, it noticed that the stray cat wanted to leave, so it immediately notified Zhang Zian.

It had also considered approaching the stray cat quietly then taking it down by surprise, but what could it do after taking it down? Torture it and force out a confession? That was obviously impossible, and the average cat had limited intelligence, so it might not have even been able to get anything useful out from the stray cat.

Another way was to quietly follow after the cat and see where it went after it left, but that would take up a lot of time.

As they listened to Old Time Tea, everyone was surprised that they had encountered a strange incident just after they arrived in the capital.

Zhang Zian decided to maintain the status quo. If the stray cat was really spying on them, it would definitely come back.