Zhang Zian was shocked as if he had been struck by lightning. The elfins were also shocked speechless.
The elfins had only seen the girl for a short while, and so many things had happened. None of them were in the mood to pay attention to her appearance. At this time, they looked at him and then at her. They really found some traces of Zhang Zian on her face.
"Zian … Zian, could she be your … distant cousin or something?" Old Time Tea, who was usually calm and collected, stuttered.
Zhang Zian's parents and his generation basically didn't know any relatives. His relatives had been lost in the chaos of war, unrest, and other movements in the countryside during his grandfather's era. There were very few relatives who still kept in touch, and they didn't have much contact with each other. Even if he tried to borrow a few thousand yuan, he would probably be rejected.
Zhang Zian hadn't heard of him having any distant cousins. Even if he did, why would she come all the way to help him, a distant cousin who was a stranger?
Moreover, the appearance of distant cousins would not be similar.
People said that sons were like their mothers, and daughters were like their fathers. There was some scientific truth to this, but it wasn't absolute. It depended on which parent's sex chromosomes were dominant, which meant whose genes were stronger.
Richard, who was standing on his shoulder, slapped his head with his wings. "You're ruthless, you're cruel, you're unreasonable! You betrayed the revolution! What happened to being gay friends for a lifetime? No! It must be the black technology of men having children in the future! And you must be the one in charge of pregnancy! "
Snowy Lionet licked its claws. "Meow meow meow? He, a piece of trash, can also find a wife? Why don't I believe it? In order to prevent poor women from being tortured, I'd better castrate him now — the last eunuch in ancient Egypt, congratulations! "
Zhang Zian looked at the girl with a dull expression.
"Haha! I've been seen through! " She put her hand on her forehead in embarrassment and sighed. "But now is not the time to talk about this. Let's talk about it when we get back."
Zhang Zian reluctantly looked away and smiled perfunctorily at Cleopatra VII, taking it as an answer to her question.
Today's protagonists were her and Fina. The others shouldn't steal the spotlight and leave the time to her and Fina.
After a while, the elves stopped talking, but their hearts were still shaken.
Cleopatra VII didn't expect her very ordinary words to cause such a big reaction. She didn't understand what the cats and birds were saying, but she thought it was very interesting.
The room became quiet. Apart from her and Fina, Richard was the only one who faithfully translated for them.
Fina was shocked that the mysterious girl might be Zhang Zian's daughter, but it had more people and things to care about at the moment.
The human senses were very slow, but it could feel that her life was rapidly fading away. She was like a copper lamp that was about to run out of oil. Even a slight breeze could make her close her eyes forever.
"Are you … okay?"
There were so many things in its heart that it wanted to say to her, it wanted to lose its temper at her, it wanted to hug her and cry, but in the end, it only asked a very stupid question.
Of course, she was not well. Her country was destroyed, and her life was at stake. She had been using her right hand to touch it, and her left hand was close to the side of her body. Because there were two teeth marks on the inside of her left forearm, her originally healthy wheat-colored skin had become blue and purple, and the range of the blue and purple was still expanding. Especially around the teeth marks, it had become black, faintly emitting the rotten smell of body tissues being eroded by toxins, and it was also oozing pus.
She was an emperor, but she was also a woman. Even if she died, she wanted to die in the most beautiful way possible. She didn't want Fina to see her ugly side.
"I'm fine. How about you?" she replied with a smile.
"I'm fine too …" Fina's throat was stuck. It couldn't go on. No matter what word it said, it would cry on the spot.
She could see that Fina was doing well. Its fur was as smooth as usual, and it even seemed to be stronger than the last time she saw it, and its eyes were more … intelligent. It was no longer like a cat, but more like a human.
"Really? That's great. Then I'm relieved." She smiled. "Your friends are all very good. It must be very happy to be able to live with them."
Her hand kept stroking the top of Fina's head and back, combing its fur for the last time.
Fina suddenly raised its paw and pressed her hand firmly on the bed. All the fur on its body stood up, and it shouted at her sternly, "Liar! Big liar! You're obviously dying. Why did you lie to me and say that you're doing well! Why! You promised to go to the Sacred Palace to see me. Why didn't you keep your promise! Why … did you leave … "
Zhang Zian and the others saw its shoulders and body go up and down together from behind it. It was obviously sobbing.
They lowered their heads and pretended not to see it.
She tried to sit up and bow her head to apologize, but the poison had spread to her spine, and she could no longer sit up.
"Fina, I'm sorry. I didn't fulfill my promise. It's all my fault. I'm sorry. Please forgive me."
She also cried, and the tears washed away her eye makeup. She held Fina tightly in her arms, and one person and one cat hugged each other and cried.
Being too emotional would speed up her death, but at least she said sorry. There was one less regret before she died.
After a moment, she stopped crying and held back her tears. Time passed in the blink of an eye, and she could already feel the approaching footsteps of death. She could not waste her last moments on crying.
"Fina, I've been very worried about you. I'm worried that you won't be able to live well in the future. I won't be able to take care of you in the future. You must take care of yourself, okay?" She whispered in Fina's ear, "Promise me that I can only leave this world with peace of mind if you live well."
Fina wiped her tears with her paw, gritted her teeth, and nodded.
She struggled to lift her arm, but she had no strength left.
"Please help me." She asked Zhang Zian for help.
Zhang Zian was startled, but he still quickly walked to the side of the bed and waited for her instructions — whether it was out of respect for a king or out of courtesy for a lady.
She pointed to her neck. "Help me take this off. It's time to return it to Fina."
Zhang Zian recognized it at a glance. It was a gorgeous and delicate necklace. Under the light of the oil lamp, it shone with a mysterious and sacred light.
This was not an ordinary necklace. It was the Wadjit's Eye amulet. It looked very similar to the one on the Holy Cat statue's neck, but the latter was obviously a fake.
The eye on the amulet was so lifelike that it seemed to be moving.
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