Chapter 31. Reading Cat

Chapter 31. Reading Cat

Lin Nuo glanced at the big cat and continued to read his book.

“It’s me, the cat in front of you.”

The same voice continued to reach Lin Nuo’s ears.

“I know.”

Lin Nuo didn’t open his mouth, but his voice reached the big cat’s ears.

The big cat also didn’t speak, squinting its eyes while staring at Lin Nuo, looking like a lazy cat, curiously observing a human, unaware that this was a hypocritical facade hiding its true feelings.

“How do you know?”

“People wouldn’t say ‘foolish humans’ right off the bat, would they?”

“Hm?”

The big cat suddenly found this reasoning valid; it seemed that a human who could peruse that ancient book was rather unique.

Wait, his mouth didn’t move, he communicated telepathically, and he didn’t show any surprise at all—could it be that he already knew?

“Are you not surprised, human?”

“Seen enough, nothing to be surprised about.”

After all, he was the world-ending villain; what kinds of storms hadn’t he seen? The telepathic ability of spiritual beasts was nothing to be astonished at.

The big cat felt that this human was difficult to gauge; he had just been sneaking laughs at “The Joy of Martial Arts” but was now seriously reading the bitter “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” and a hint of profoundness seemed to leak from his words.

“I’ll introduce myself first; I, named Dao Yuan, feel free to call me by my name. I am a spiritual cat with over a hundred years of cultivation, residing in Zhi Shu Ge, deriving joy from reading. I’ve practically perused all the books here.”

“You can read?”

Unbelievable! This cat had turned into a spirit; didn’t they say that after establishing a nation, cats couldn’t become spirits? And Dao Yuan? This cat was a cultivation cat!

“Yes, I can read, and I possess wisdom. For over a hundred years, I’ve observed the myriad lifestyles of you humans. Each person who visits the book pavilion is a reflection of life’s complexities—there’s grief over lost loved ones, joy in gaining fame, troubles in romance, and happiness in marriage. The books they read, their expressions, all reveal their hearts and lives.”

The big cat still squinted its small eyes, the lazy demeanor starkly contrasting with its sage-like words.

Maybe this is the true depth hidden beneath the surface?

Lin Nuo suddenly became curious; he had seen plenty of rare beasts, but a book-loving fat cat was a first.

Moreover, this fat cat’s voice was rhythmic, just like a well-read sage.

At the very least, he felt that this fat cat’s tone had more depth than the elders of Xuanyun Sect and carried a hint of philosophical flavor.

Of course, it was legitimate philosophy.

Lin Nuo stopped reading, gazing at the lazy, culturally refined cat.

At that moment, nothing was more interesting than conversing with a cultured cultivation cat; if there was, it would be talking to an old perverted cat.

“I just saw, it seems humans can’t reach you; you aren’t just a cat who reads books, you have trained.”

“Living for over a hundred years, this bit of skill is nothing remarkable. Ignorant humans have no right to approach me.”

“You’re quite haughty. Why did you choose to communicate with me?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Why did you choose to read that book in your hands?” Dao Yuan queried.

“Because I stumbled upon it in the past and couldn’t understand it, so now I decided to take another look.”

“In the past? How long ago?”

“Five years ago.” Lin Nuo smiled.

“How old are you?”

“Seventeen.”

“You have quite a high comprehension; at seventeen, you can understand that book. Five years ago, at twelve, it was perfectly normal not to comprehend.”

“No, five years ago, I was seventeen.”

Instantly, the entire book pavilion fell silent.

Dao Yuan and Lin Nuo became silent, staring at each other—a lazy fat cat and an ordinary teenager—an unusual soul hidden beneath an unremarkable façade.

Dao Yuan didn’t think Lin Nuo was joking and was increasingly puzzled by this youth.

It seemed this boy concealed a huge secret, and his life was undoubtedly tumultuous.

However, the spiritual cat Dao Yuan had no intention of meddling in human affairs; it wasn’t considering digging deeper, just listening was enough. To hear such words from a seventeen-year-old brat was a nice gain.

“You say you’re well-read, that you understand everything?” Lin Nuo broke the silence.

Cat: “Yes, if you don’t believe me, you can test me, but only on book knowledge.”

Lin: “So confident? Where does 【Heavenly Timing Is Not as Good as Geographical Advantage, Geographical Advantage Is Not as Good as People Harmony】 come from?”

Cat: “From ‘Mengzi.'”

Lin: “The Four Teachings of Confucius?”

Cat: “Literature, Conduct, Loyalty, Trust.”

Lin: “Not bad, next, how can one counteract someone who will explode in times of crisis?”

Cat: “The books don’t record this kind of physique, cannot answer.”

Lin: “…”

Wow, can’t extract anything useful here! By the way, how come you act like Google, only spitting out recognized knowledge? Can’t you turn that into something useful?

So it turns out that Su Kexin is just a buggy existence; the protagonist’s physique truly is unsolvable.

Lin: “Do you know ‘Three Kingdoms’?”

Cat: “Yes, I’ve thoroughly studied it and am well aware, feel free to ask anything.”

This world shares much knowledge with Lin Nuo’s world; this spiritual cultivation world has the masterpiece ‘Three Kingdoms,’ and the content is the same.

Lin Nuo suddenly got some ideas.

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