Volume 1 The Ivory Tower Chapter 23 Morning

Morning

The morning dew is rising, and the night is still cool.

Li Zhi, who was drowning in sleep, was suddenly awakened. His eyes widened, he held his breath, silently listening to the whispers in the silence.

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"Click~" is a balcony! Li Zhi, who slept in his clothes, fell directly from the sofa and crawled to the kitchen on his knees. . . As for why he didn't squat and move, it was very simple, because the prosthetic leg of Li Zhi's left leg had its own ideas.

"Da~Da~Da~... It's coming! Walk out to the kitchen! Li Zhi's pupils contracted, he took a deep breath slowly, and then held his breath again. He cautiously shrunk behind the open door outside the kitchen, clenched his right fist and waited silently.

"Click~click~" The footsteps suddenly stopped! Li Zhi's already tense body and spirit once again increased in strength.

One second.

Two seconds.

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Time flows slowly but unhindered. Li Zhi couldn't hold it anymore, and his heart was beating violently due to nervousness, frantically consuming the little oxygen in his body.

"Bang bang ... Li Zhi stiffened, and his vision was a little dark. Now his ears are full of his own frantic heartbeat...

In this frozen scene, the 'intruder' actually spoke! "What are you doing?"

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On the sofa in the living room, Li Zhi and Han Yaya sat opposite each other. "Whew~Whew~Whew~" Li Zhi's breathing hasn't calmed down yet...

"Look at your little sample~ You didn't want to ambush the old lady just now, right?" Han Yaya looked Li Zhi up and down with contempt.

"I..." Li Zhi stopped talking and scratched his head in embarrassment. "I thought there was an intruder...

Han Yaya rolled her eyes. "So what? That's why you hide behind the door and bang the drum with your heart? Want to scare me away with 'drumming'? ”

"I, I don't, that's not the intention... Li Zhi lowered his head in shame.

"Cut ~ rooster." After Han Yaya shook off the sarcastic words, she walked to the bedroom by herself.

Li Zhi's lips twitched on his prostrated face, and he made an inaudible sound. "It's not because you don't walk through the door!" There was a bit of gnashing of teeth in his tone...

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Ah~ What a refreshing morning.

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Obviously, after what happened just now, Li Zhi couldn't sleep. He lay bored on the couch, his eyes staring unfocused at the ceiling. Soon, the sound from the couple's bedroom brought Li Zhi a pastime.

"Huh~? Wife? You're back. Didn't get hurt, did you? This is Lin Zhiyuan's hoarse voice after he just woke up.

"Well, no." Han Yaya's words are still so concise and powerful.

"Uh~ wife, can we not show this kind of look? I'm afraid~" Li Zhi subconsciously moved his ears, and he was aroused a little curiosity.

"Don't! Don't do it! I know! I know, I'll take it off myself. Li Zhi blinked, a little thoughtful.

"Uh~Wife~Tap~" "Shut up! Lie down! Straight waist! ”......

Don't look at it, Li Zhi silently closed his eyes. Then, he felt the sound coming into his ears become more subtle and clear.

An hour later ...

Lin Zhiyuan only crawled out of the bedroom and tiptoed to the kitchen. There is a stored source of water – pure water that quenches thirst and cleans...

Halfway through, Lin Zhiyuan, who subconsciously turned back, met Li Zhi's slightly reddened eyes. "Uh~"

"No, I know. Not bad, come on. Li Zhi used eight words to block the explanation that Lin Zhiyuan was about to blurt out.

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Ah~ What a passionate morning.

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After seeing Lin Zhiyuan return to the bedroom, Li Zhi got up and walked to the balcony. Compared to the scenery outside the window, the paw prints at the bottom of the window attracted his attention first. That look is the traces formed over time, very deep! Very powerful!

Li Zhi frowned slightly, and touched it cautiously. Unfortunately, the skin on his fingers didn't send back any feedback. "Alas~"

His behavior touched his hidden illness, and Li Zhi hurriedly diverted his attention. He looked up to the sky and found the sun, which had not yet fully awakened.

Li Zhi had a very strange misunderstanding, although the surroundings were clear and bright, he did not feel that the sun was shining daylight.

The world is bright because of you, but you have not shone brightly. Li Zhi silently looked up at the sun, immersed in that sudden inexplicable feeling...

"Hey! What to see? Fast! Come with me! The innocent and lively female voice slapped Li Zhi's soul back to his body, and it was Han Yiyi, who was still dressed in black.

Li Zhi turned his head in confusion. "Good morning, why are you going?"

"You'll know when you get there! Hurry up! Han Yiyi hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Li Zhi's hand, pulled him open the door, and rushed outside...

He was dragged through the bushes, through the gate of the community, across the road. Li Zhi, whose trouser legs were covered with dew, exerted his strength and firmly fixed himself in place.

Han Yiyi stumbled and was almost dragged to the ground. "Uh~ Huh? What are you doing? What are you stopping for?! Fast! Come with me, it's too late! ”

"Where are you going?" Li Zhi frowned, and suddenly discovered a common characteristic of women...

"Oops~! You'll know when you get there! Right in front of the school! "Han Yiyi is really anxious.

β€œγ€‚γ€‚γ€‚β€ Li Zhi, who was helpless, could only continue to be led away. As he ran, he scanned the changing things around him. The car in the middle of the road, the corpse under the wheels, the silver box in the arms of the corpse, the little red paper left in the silver box... Similar to this scene can be seen everywhere, but without exception - they are all covered in a thick layer of dust......

After trotting for less than ten minutes, Han Yiyi pulled Li Zhi into the school that had lost its gate. Li Zhi saw the word "elementary school" on the side wall at the entrance, and the font in front of "elementary school" was nowhere to be found.

"There! See? The two came to the center of the elementary school where the grass was growing clutterly, and Han Yiyi pointed to the black fuzzy 'object' not far away, and spoke excitedly to Li Zhi.

"Meow~" The autumn wind blows, as if mixed with the faint wail of animals.

"Cat?!" Li Zhi was instantly vigilant, grabbed Han Yiyi's hand, and was about to drag her in the opposite direction of the 'black'.

"Oops~ It hurts me! Are you sick? So what are you doing so hard? Han Yiyi felt the pain and withdrew her palm.

Li Zhi's expression became more and more solemn, and he faced the 'black' and retreated little by little. "Like me, retreat slowly. There's a cat there! I'm not sure if it's awake, but there's no need to try. ”

Han Yiyi was amused by Li Zhi's appearance at this time. "Haha~ You're really interesting! Haha~"

Seeing that Han Yiyi was still standing in place, he even began to laugh. Li Zhi's eyes gradually crawled with doubts. "Don't you want to live?"

"Ahem~ Stop making trouble! Come here. It's in dystocia! We've got to help it! Han Yiyi coughed lightly twice and put away her smile.

β€œοΌŸοΌβ€ The doubt in Li Zhi's eyes was replaced by surprise. "It's a difficult birth, that's why you brought me here?"

"Of course! The imprint I left on it sounded the alarm more than an hour ago, and it turns out that it hasn't been successfully produced yet. If it doesn't end, it's going to die! Han Yiyi admitted as a matter of course.

Li Zhi became more and more unable to understand the girl in front of him. "You got the alert more than an hour ago? Do you want to save it? So why not come a little earlier? ”

"I... Didn't I get out of the bedroom before! Eh~ Where are you having so many questions~ Hurry up and help! In order to hide the blush on her cheeks, Han Yiyi turned around and walked directly towards the black cat.

"Meow~Meow!" The black cat had long been aware of the existence of the two, and after discovering that they were finally moving closer to him, he let out a poignant warning sound.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. We're here to help you~Good~" Han Yiyi was not frightened away by the scream, but squatted down directly, stretched out her hand to get close to the cat's head, and began to caress it.

Li Zhi watched this scene from a distance, his hair standing on end. All the knowledge he had gained about the Age of the Gods had one thing in commonβ€”that is, a living animal equaled danger!

Li Zhi looked at Han Yiyi, who was squatting alone beside the black cat, and fell into a shameful entanglement. After a moment of decision, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

Li Zhi first circled around the black cat and Han Yiyi, and after finding a good position, he squatted down close to the cat's head. He stretched out his right hand and hovered near the black cat's neck. I plan to choke it directly as soon as there is any change. If the situation allows, you can twist it directly!

"Meow~?" The black cat glanced at Li Zhi weakly and suspiciously.

"What are you going to do?" Li Zhi asked at Han Yiyi.

"Huh? What to do how? Han Yiyi raised her head and looked at Li Zhi innocently, and her right hand stroking the cat's head did not pause.

"Didn't you say you were going to help it? How can you help? Li Zhi added his question in detail.

Han Yiyi blinked. "I'm helping~" After she finished speaking, she slightly sped up the action of stroking the cat's head.

β€œγ€‚γ€‚γ€‚ You... Li Zhi was stunned.

After a short silence, Li Zhi organized his language and wanted to communicate with Han Yiyi again, he wanted her to know that her current behavior was most likely useless.

Li Zhi's words were held back. "Ahh Not good! It's going to fail! What to do? What to do!? Han Yiyi stood up suddenly and stomped her feet in a panic.

"What do you mean? How much longer? Very suddenly, Li Zhi was taken aback.

β€œ30!” After Han Yiyi closed her eyes for a moment, she gave the exact time.

Li Zhi frowned, "30 what?" Minute? ”

Han Yiyi's little face wrinkled together, and she was about to cry in panic. β€œ29!”

"Huh?" Li Zhi didn't react for a while.

β€œ28!” Han Yiyi rubbed her hands well.

"Grass!" Li Zhi finally understood. "Whew~" took a deep breath, allowing himself to think as calmly as possible.

β€œ27!” Han Yiyi's report is really a kind of interference.

"Whew~" Li Zhi closed his eyes and continued to take a deep breath. He was asking himself, what he could do and what he should do...

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"17 up! What are you doing!? Han Yiyi, who saw Li Zhi in place with his eyes closed and motionless, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Li Zhi's eyes opened, and he was calm.

β€œ16!”

Li Zhi leaned over and squatted again, and he touched the black cat's back.

β€œ15!”

"Meow~" The black cat turned its head with difficulty, allowing Li Zhizhi to see its right eye. The orange vertical pupils were already dyed with psychedelia, as if they would dissipate with the wind in the next moment.

β€œ14!”。。。

Li Zhi stared at the orange and spoke steadily. "I don't know if you can understand me, but as is customary, I should have asked. Do you want to keep it big or keep it small? ”

β€œ10! Woo~" Han Yiyi has already begun to cry.

The black cat's eyes seemed to roll, and its mouth flaps showed tiny slits. "Meow~" A faint and short cry reached Li Zhi's ears.

β€œ8! Hmm~Woo~Hmm~" Han Yiyi was sobbing.

"Okay, I got it." Li Zhiyi sat on the grass.

β€œ7~!”

Li Zhi dismantled his prosthetic leg.

β€œ5~!”

Li Zhi pulled out the 'scabbard'.

β€œ4~!”

Li Zhi flipped over the black cat with his left hand, so that its belly was facing up, and he held the prosthetic leg in his right hand and pressed the tip of the dagger against it.

β€œ2~!” Han Yiyi covered her eyes with her hands.

The blade pierced through the soft black bristles and plunged effortlessly into the bulging belly. Drag! The wound that crossed the entire abdomen of the black cat was created by Li Zhi...

Li Zhi inserted his right hand and began to search by the light.

One, two, three.

On the chest of the black cat, which was no longer moving, Li Zhi put three black and white kittens on the table.

After finally exploring the black cat's abdomen again, Li Zhi wiped his hands on the grass next to him. He lowered his right hand and placed the kittens on top one by one. One, two, three.

At some point, the sun has fully awakened. The dazzling sunlight shone on the earth, so that even the three kittens could not open their eyes.

Feeling the tremor coming from his right hand, Li Zhi looked at Han Yiyi. "Do you have a handkerchief or something?"

Han Yiyi was still staring blankly at the three new beings, but when she heard the sound, she quickly took out a small white towel from her pocket. "Yes, yes, I'll definitely take it when I come to deliver the baby."

Li Zhi took the towel and covered it on his right palm, feeling that this was not enough, he simply got up and stood on one foot. He raised his right arm high and raised his right hand above his head. He wanted to bring the three little ones closer to the sun, so that maybe it would be warmer.

Han Yiyi took the current scene into her eyes in confusion, and after a little hesitation, she still asked her doubts. "Do you really understand the wishes of the mother cat?"

Li Zhi turned his head when he heard this, revealing a self-deprecating smile. "Heh~ Do you think I can understand? From the beginning to the end, all I could save was the baby in its womb. And I'm not completely sure about this. ”

β€œγ€‚γ€‚γ€‚β€ Han Yiyi lowered her eyelids and looked silently at the eyes that had rolled blankly on the grass......

The warm golden yellow licked the little heads of the three kittens outside the white towel, lovingly drying out the soft fur on the top of their heads. The poor little ones whined as if they had smelled the fragrance of milk...

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Ah~ What a morning full of life.