Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 228
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Chapter 228 The Ring of Fire or the Maze
As the high-spirited crowd praised and cheered on Cheng Xiaoxiao, she felt the enormous confidence and satisfaction inside her.
Cheng Xiaoxiao, who had achieved some achievements, tried to challenge something new again. After all, she couldn’t just keep doing backflips. Even if the audience wasn’t bored with the performance, she would be exhausted.
When Songtao went to interact with the audience, she walked to the props that Xiaowu had arranged and carefully examined them.
It was also at this moment that Cheng Xiaoxiao discovered the unusualness of these props.
At first, Cheng Xiaoxiao assumed that the props the men prepared would be very simple and crude since they had to prepare everything in a hurry. Surprisingly, she saw the maze, the ring of fire, and a small bridge. There was even a rope hanging in the air for tightrope walking.
They were so well-prepared!
Did they really have to make such a big deal out of it…
Cheng Xiaoxiao broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the rope hanging in the air. She really couldn’t do this!
Her legs went jelly when she saw the rope dancing with the wind in the air. She couldn’t even imagine herself walking on the rope.
Since she couldn’t do tightrope walking, she’d better pick a simple one!
After all, the maze, the bridge, and so on were easy acts for a smart human like her!
The Persian cat walked to the side of the maze and nodded at Tingzhu again. Tingzhu was about to speak, but Gu Hunge took the lead and cheered excitedly at the crowd.
“Oh my goodness! The Persian cat wants to jump through the ring of fire! Are you ready for it?”
The ring of fire?
Who the hell wanted to jump through the ring of fire?!
Who said that she wanted to jump through the ring of fire?!
Cheng Xiaoxiao was taken aback by Gu Hunge who suddenly took the initiative to decide on her performance. She had never seen such a shameless person!
Also, she could do the performance only if she knew how to do it!
Why didn’t the smarty-pant Gu Hunge do it himself?!
When Gu Hunge said this, the crowd was in an uproar. The anger in Chu Yunshen’s eyes became even stronger, and impatience began to materialize on his originally cold expression.
He did not want the Persian cat to perform in the first place, and he decided to end today’s show after she did the backflips. To his surprise, the cat went to the props and checked them out.
Moreover, the cat carefully observed the props as if she was trying to pick one out of the props.
Chu Yunshen did not even want the cat to try the maze and he didn’t care whether the cat was smart or not and whether she could walk out of the maze smoothly. Moreover, according to his understanding of the cat, she would be able to complete the maze since she could do the backflips effortlessly.
But he was just reluctant. He didn’t even want her to do a few more backflips, let alone the maze.
Now, the darn Gu Hunge had proposed such a dangerous act—the ring of fire!
Chu Yunshen motioned for Tingzhu to ignore Gu Hunge. Then, he announced in a stiff and stern tone to overthrow Gu Hunge’s suggestion, “I’m sorry, sir. The cat has no intention to jump through the ring of fire. Please don’t make any assumptions.”
After Chu Yunshen finished speaking, the audience was in an uproar immediately. They were excitedly discussing with each other at first, and now, they shouted at Chu Yunshen in great dismay.
“Hey, you’re so arrogant! Just now, you hid the cat in your sleeve, not letting it out to perform. Now, you even want to stop its performance!”
“That’s right! I think he just wanted us to fork out more money or he would not show us the cat!”
“The Chu people are so selfish and greedy. The cat is just an animal. It can’t think like a human!”
…
These people were whispering to each other at first, but then, they became louder and louder. They also began to swear at the troupe with nasty and vulgar words.
However, some people talked in their Hu dialect instead of the official Chu language. Judging from their tone, Chu Yunshen and his troupe could tell that they were not being kind with their words, and they must be cursing Chu Yunshen.
Xiaowu was ready to move again, and this time, even Tingzhu couldn’t sit still.
Chu Yunshen looked at Gu Hunge expressionlessly. He knew that Xiaowu and the others would rush over to settle the problem as long as he gave them his permission, but he had to weigh his decision wisely.
Right now, these Hu people had all expressed their opinions. He could have suppressed the matter in the first place if the cat hadn’t performed, but now, it was obvious that she could perform. If he were to forcefully stop the show, the cat’s previous performance would be in vain, and it would be a hindrance to their plan.
However…
The hostility from the audience became more and more intense, and Chu Yunshen also became more and more oppressive. For a moment, the atmosphere between the two sides was so tense that Cheng Xiaoxiao, who was the only one who was preparing to perform not far away, found it hard to breathe.
Maybe, she could give it a try…
She could try jumping through the ring of fire!
Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to go over and comfort Chu Yunshen, and she did do so.
She walked to Chu Yunshen’s side and patted his black boots with her paw. When Chu Yunshen lowered his head to look at her, she pointed to the ring of fire next to the maze that had yet to be lit.
The Persian cat’s every move pulled at the audience’s heartstrings. The audience was waiting for Chu Yunshen’s answer.
“No!”
Chu Yunshen rejected the cat’s proposal without even a second of hesitation in a cruel and cold tone.
The audience originally had great hopes that they could see the Persian cat’s talented skills again, but Chu Yunshen’s ruthless refusal diminished their expectation. The audience became angrier now. They refused to dismiss and stayed to argue with Chu Yunshen.
“Hey, you’re so stubborn! The cat has agreed, but why did you say no?!”
“Uncle, let the cat perform. We like the cat.”
“If you don’t let the cat perform today, we won’t leave!”
As the audience tried to change his mind by pleading and threatening him, Chu Yunshen stood there indifferently and let the audience shout at him.
For Chu Yunshen, not making a move at this moment was his biggest concession, and it was absolutely impossible for him to push the Persian cat out to put on a show!
When did he need to use a cat to solve the case? If this piece of news spread out, it would tarnish the reputation of Prince Jing’s Residence.
Moreover, even if the Persian cat had taken the initiative to express her opinion, he noticed the uneasiness in her eyes.
This was obvious. The cat was resisting and scared, so Chu Yunshen couldn’t let her do it!
Chu Yunshen opened his mouth again, wanting to calm the crowd, but was interrupted by Gu Hunge.
Gu Hunge was very satisfied with the tense atmosphere he had created. Now that the atmosphere had reached its peak, it was time for him, the controller, to come out and control the chaos.
“Leader, why don’t you think about it now that the audience is excited?”
Chu Yunshen had just shaped his mouth into a ‘no’, but before he could speak up, Gu Hunge once again pretended to understand Chu Yunshen’s feelings and persuaded him.
“If you don’t want the cat to jump through the ring of fire, you can let her do another thing. The maze seems nice!”
Damn it! Why did the fatty keep interrupting Chu Yunshen?!
Cheng Xiaoxiao was so annoyed that Gu Hunge had interjected Chu Yunshen twice. She wanted to go forward and kick him, but when she thought she had to comfort Chu Yunshen, she simply glared at Gu Hunge fiercely before patting Chu Yunshen’s black boots with her paw again.
Although Gu Hunge played the devil’s advocate by trolling them, his last statement made sense.
Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully. They were caught in the middle of the crossfire. She couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.
Moreover, Cheng Xiaoxiao had planned to go through the maze in the first place, so Gu Hunge’s provocation had no effect on her.
The best way to deal with it now was for Chu Yunshen to agree to Gu Hunge’s suggestion, and then Cheng Xiaoxiao would go through the maze and satisfy the audience, who was at the peak of their irascibility.
Since Chu Yunshen wouldn’t budge when she patted his boots, Cheng Xiaoxiao changed to another tactic and hooked his sleeve with her claws.
Without making a sound, she hooked his sleeve and shook it gently. Then, she looked up at Chu Yunshen with her big watery eyes. She blinked for a while, and her face was full of grievances.
Chu Yunshen bent down to carry the Persian cat. He ignored the cat’s pitiful look, but he didn’t realize that the coldness on his face faded little by little.
“Hurry up and let the cat do it!”
“Let the cat do it, bastard!”
Looking at the Persian cat’s pitiful appearance, He Lulu wished he could immediately go on stage and knock Chu Yunshen away, and then carry the cat himself.
The cat looked so distressful, but the leader was so cruel and ruthless.
It seemed that he had made the right decision of stealing the cat. He was helping the cat to escape from its hardships.
Next to He Lulu, De Ertai also cursed in a low voice, but he cursed in his dialect.
Unlike He Lulu, De Ertai couldn’t care less about the cat’s wellbeing. He just felt that Gu Hunge was too slow and inefficient. It had been a long while, but they only managed to implement their plan halfway through. If this dragged on, the show would end before they succeeded in their plan.
No matter how impatient and irritated He Lulu and De Ertai were, the people on the stage were still in a deadlock and did not speak.
The restless audience was clamoring for the cat to perform. Eventually, Chu Yunshen decided to carry the cat and walk away. But before he could bend over to pick the cat up, Xiaowu came over and whispered in his ear.
“Leader, judging from the current situation, I think it’s better for us to let the cat walk the maze, or it’ll be difficult for us to walk away unscathed today.”
Chu Yunshen’s expression had loosened a little, but he did not immediately nod in agreement as he stared at the maze in the middle of the stage.
Chu Yunshen was very clear about the cat’s intention, Xiaowu’s advice, and the current situation.
But…
Chu Yunshen had a vague premonition that he could not let the cat go into this maze.
He had always had logic to his actions, and he had a precise plan. Today, the “premonition” that came out of nowhere really made Chu Yunshen a little uncertain.
Xiaowu knew what his Master was worried about. He carefully observed Chu Yunshen’s expression and continued to whisper, “Also, I created the maze. I can guarantee that it is absolutely safe, please rest assured.”
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