"Baby, don't ask why. I'm just begging you to agree to this condition of mine, okay?" Lili ignored the doorbell and begged.
"Okay, no problem mom. I won't speak a word of Mandarin before boarding the plane even if there are words that I don't understand," Zhang Lisheng nodded helplessly seeing his mother's sincere expression.
Lili was relieved to hear that her son agreed to her request. She opened the door in relief.
A tall, skinny young man wearing the Golden Dragon Hotel's housekeeping staff uniform was pushing a dining cart outside the door. He said politely, "Ma 'am, the room service that you booked is here."
"Please come in," Lili opened the door.
He stood straight but the tall, skinny waiter looked a little hunched when he walked.
He pushed the dining cart to the coffee table in the living room and placed the few dishes that looked, smelled, and tasted great. He looked at Zhang Lisheng who was lying flat on the couch and sniffed a few times. He asked, "Do you want a knife and fork or a pair of chopsticks?"
"A knife and fork and a pair of chopsticks," Lili who was sitting aside said casually.
"A knife and fork and a pair of chopsticks." The tall, skinny waiter repeated what Lili said and put down the cutlery. He turned around and pushed the dining cart out of the door.
Seeing that he was leaving, Lili who was holding a five-dollar bill in her hand waved the bill in her hand and asked, "Young man, don't you want a tip?"
The tall, skinny waiter was stunned. He pushed the dining cart and walked slowly to Millie. He said politely, "Thank you," and took the bill.
After sending the waiter away with a few dollars, Lili fed Zhang Lisheng the entire lunch almost one bite at a time. She then began to eat the leftovers in a hurry.
Seeing that Lili looked a little absent-minded when she was eating, Zhang Lisheng who was sitting next to her asked, "Mom, did you wake up early today?"
Lili who actually did not sleep at all last night forced a smile and said, "No baby, I had a good sleep last night."
"But I didn't sleep well. Let's rest in the hotel for the whole day today okay?"
"Sure, nothing's better than that."
"Then I'll go back to my room to take a nap. You can go back to your room to rest after lunch, Mom."
"Oh baby, you're so considerate!" Lili suddenly understood her son's intention and put down her knife and fork. She stood up and hugged Zhang Lisheng tightly. "I'm an incompetent mother at all but I got such a considerate child.
Oh, God, thank You for this … "She broke into a low sob.
In reality, ever since Lili found out about Zhang Lisheng's existence, the heavy guilt that had accumulated in her heart for 16 years almost crushed her completely.
It was precisely because of this that this capable professional woman, who treated her son whom she had abandoned for 16 years with an attitude of atonement deep in her heart, wanted to spoil and protect him almost irrationally after seeing Zhang Lisheng.
But even so, the guilt in Lili's heart was not vented well. Subconsciously, she urgently needed some kind of emotional relief. Otherwise, she might drive herself crazy.
Right at that moment, due to Zhang Lisheng's insignificant heart-warming action, Lili found the right opportunity. Soon, her sobs turned into crying, and her crying turned into wailing. No matter how Zhang Lisheng comforted her, it did not work at all.
Eventually, she fell asleep crying on the living room sofa of the hotel suite as she was exhausted mentally and physically.
Seeing that Lili fell asleep and was snoring softly, Zhang Lisheng who was at a loss just now was stunned for a moment. He extended his arm, wanting to carry his mother from the sofa to the bed so that she could rest.
Unfortunately, although Lili was not considered tall, she was much bigger than Zhang Lisheng who was skinny. He could not carry her even though he was clenching his teeth and blushing from exhaustion.
Looking at his skinny arms and legs while forcing a smile, Zhang Lisheng panted heavily. He shifted his gaze to the backpack on the carpet.
'Since I've become a wizard, can't I even do such a small thing?'
However, he could not help but shudder when he imagined Mountoad turning into the size of a yak and hopping toward the bedroom with Lili in its mouth.
"I'm really crazy. Becoming a wizard doesn't make me a god." Zhang Lisheng mumbled to himself and walked into Lili's bedroom in big steps. He carried a duvet out and covered her with it.
Zhang Lisheng then carried his backpack softly and walked back to his bedroom.
He climbed onto the bed and poured out the wizard worm from the backpack. He sat in the most comfortable position and began his cultivation while chanting witchcraft incantation 'pst shh, pst shh …'.
Time passed by. Not knowing how long had passed, Zhang Lisheng who was chanting until his mouth was dry slowly snapped back to reality. The wizard power that was flowing in his body became normal slowly.
He felt that he was only half a step away from becoming a Rank-2 Wizard.
Zhang Lisheng got off the bed while carrying Mountoad and opened the bedroom door with his bare feet on the carpet.
The living room was dark, Lili's snoring could still be heard.
Seeing that his mother was still sleeping, Zhang Lisheng smiled and decided to let her sleep until she woke up naturally. He wanted to go back to the bedroom softly. At that moment, Zhang Lisheng saw a pair of round eyes glowing faintly in the dark all of a sudden.
At the same time, a teasing voice that was purposely lowered came out of nowhere, "Young man, don't scream. Your mother's sleeping soundly, be careful not to wake her up."
"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss …" Zhang Lisheng was shocked when an accident happened. His mouth opened and closed quickly as he chanted a few incantations under his breath. His expression turned extremely cold right away as he said, "Brother, this is Western Sichuan's territory. If you don't want to die, stay away from my 'Old Man' Mother."
"Hehehehe …"
I know I got the right person just from what you said. I was anxious for a long time when I thought you ran away last night. After all, it doesn't feel good to owe someone a favor. "
"You're here for Third Brother?"
"You know quite a lot," The uninvited guest in the living room said while smiling.
"Not a lot, what's your name?"
"Since you're so calm, I'll make an exception and tell you that my name is Mountain Cat. Mountain means mountain and cat means nine-lives cat."
"What do you want then, Mountain Cat?"
"I want you to go somewhere empty with me. Although I have nine lives, my instinct tells me that I might waste a lot of energy if I fight you in the room."
"Sure, I'll leave after I put on my shoes," Zhang Lisheng agreed right away and was about to leave the wizard worm at the bedroom door.
"You dropped something, don't play tricks in front of me …" The cat with night vision said in his deep voice as an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
At that moment, 'pst shh … pst shh …' mumbling came from the dark.
As the strange sound came out of Zhang Lisheng's mouth, the air in the suite began to flow rapidly. Mountoad that looked like a toad statue at the bedroom door grew over two meters tall all of a sudden. It opened its gigantic mouth and stuck its long tongue that was filled with mucus at Mountain Cat.
Mountain Cat no longer acted like a master who had everything under control when he saw such a horrifying and strange scene. He cursed and leaped high in the hotel living room like a leopard cat.
Just when Mountain Cat was going to take Lili who was not far away as hostage after dodging Mountoad's sticky tongue attack, Mountoad stuck its tongue out again without stopping, blocking all of his escape routes.
Mountain Cat could only move like a bug that was dodging a toad that was devouring. He kept moving to avoid that horrifying giant sticky tongue.
Moreover, he was getting further away from Lili to prevent Zhang Lisheng from figuring out what he was doing.
However, despite being at a disadvantage, Mountain Cat still tried to cut Mountoad's giant tongue with his hands that had sharp nails that were half a foot long as he leaped between the floor, the wall, and the ceiling.
Unfortunately, he could not exert any force when his sharp claws touched the side of the wizard worm's giant tongue as if he was cutting into a slippery and tough cowhide. Instead, it was stuck tightly.
If it was not for the fact that his nails could regrow after breaking, he might have been dragged into Mountoad's stomach.
Mountain Cat began to speak intermittently again since his attack was futile. He was trying to mess with Zhang Lisheng's mind so that he could find a way to attack, "Don't you find it strange that your mother … hasn't woken up after so long?
Kid, your mother is … poisoned … by … me … "
However, with the help of the bright moonlight that flowed through the floor-to-ceiling window, he saw Zhang Lisheng who was hiding behind Mountoad's back with the help of Zhang Lisheng's bright eyes that looked like he was looking at a dead person. He finally gave up the last hope in his heart.
Mountain Cat knew that he had made a huge mistake of underestimating his enemy since he had been killing smoothly all this while.
His instinct told him that Zhang Lisheng was extremely dangerous but he still treated his enemy with a playful attitude. Such a mistake was fatal.
The door might have been a trap set by Zhang Lisheng to lure him in. Mountain Cat cursed in the end, "Motherf * cker, if, we, were, on, an, empty ground, I, would've, taken care of, you.
I, won't, die this time. We, will, meet again … "He dodged the toad's tongue attack by a hair's breadth and crashed into the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room without caring about anything else.
It might not be dangerous for him if he were to climb up and down calmly from a height of 45 floors. However, he would be lucky if he could survive such a crash and fall.
Mountain Cat could not help but have endless frustration, hatred, and anger growing in him as he was running for his life. Those negative emotions were like the straw that broke the camel's back, completely destroying the last obstacle for Zhang Lisheng to break through to Rank-2 Wizard.
Zhang Lisheng closed his eyes and recalled all of the runes and incantations that he had memorized before.
What was different from the last time he became a wizard was that there were tens of ancient strange bugs crawling in black and white images behind the runes this time. They were faintly visible in the background.
At that moment, a brand new incantation appeared in Zhang Lisheng's head. The wizard power in his body increased by more than half while a second tumor the size of a green bean appeared on his upper jaw.
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