Chapter 391: I Should Have Known Better Than to Pretend

“Big Fat Raccoon Cat, you’re so well-behaved! I’m so reluctant to part with you, I really want to pack you up in a sack and take you away.”

“Yeah, yeah! Big Fat Raccoon Cat, you stay here and wait for us to come see you at school, okay?”

The people who were patting Li Li weren’t aware of themselves at all and crowded around again. Li Li was speechless; these guys were really annoying.

But luckily, they only bothered him for a while before leaving one after another. After all, it was their graduation day, and they didn’t have much time to stay here.

Although they left, others came one after another, which made Li Li very annoyed.

“Fat Plum, you have to take good care of yourself from now on. Don’t eat so much when we’re not around, okay? You’re already fat, and if you eat so much, you might get high blood lipids and high blood sugar, which wouldn’t be good,” Miao Miaoqing, who was squatting in front of Li Li, said sadly.

“Yeah! Being too fat is not good for your health. We still want to see you live to be over twenty years old,” Liu Weiqiu added, her face full of worry.

If a cat is too fat, it can easily have a short lifespan, especially a cat like Fat Plum that weighs over ten kilograms.

They were afraid he wouldn’t live past ten years old, and they couldn’t bear the thought of Fat Plum dying early. How sad everyone would be!

“Meow~ (I’m happy that you care about me, but can you please stop beating around the bush and saying I’m fat?)”

Li Li was speechless. Why were these two so troublesome? Everyone else wasn’t like this.

But thinking that this should be the last time they would bother him, Li Li endured it. After all, once they left, there shouldn’t be many people bothering him like this.

Then he could live a leisurely life again. After all, his popularity seemed to have dropped a lot in the past six months.

Many new animal internet celebrities had emerged all over the country.

“Alright! Qiu Qiu, don’t be so sad, okay? When you miss Fat Plum, I’ll come over and livestream for you.”

Liang Tiantian, who was standing by the side, comforted them.

She had asked them to stay and do postgraduate studies with her, but they were unwilling.

And now they were so sad, which made her speechless.

“Mm-hmm.” The two of them felt much better after hearing this.

Then they touched Li Li’s paw and left, looking back every three steps.

“Meow~ (Finally! I’ve finally outlasted these two! It was really not easy, meow meow meow~)”

Li Li couldn’t help but feel happy seeing this. These two could be said to be stumbling blocks on his road to success, obstacles on his road to food.

Today, they finally graduated and were going to pack up and get out of here.

He hoped that they would never return to school for the rest of their lives.

Of course, if they really had to come back, it would be best if they came and left on the same day.

“Fat Plum is teary-eyed. I knew he couldn’t bear to part with us.” Liu Weiqiu, who had turned back, couldn’t help but say when she saw the light reflecting in Li Li’s eyes.

“Yeah! We must work hard and save up some money. Then we can come back and start our own business, and we’ll be able to see Fat Plum every day.”

Miao Miaoqing agreed, wiping her slightly teary eyes. Then she turned and left.

This parting was for a better reunion in the future. Fat Plum, wait for her. She would definitely come back.

“Meow~ (Are you two crazy? I’m just so excited, not reluctant.)” Li Li was speechless after hearing this. Then he closed his eyes and continued to lie down.

For the sake of their imminent departure, he would not argue with them.

He would take a nap to calm down first. Later, he still had to lead the little ones to conquer the other world.

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“This is the famous martial arts school of our Lantian University. Here, you can learn the most solid fist and leg techniques. Whether you want to cultivate immortality or become a martial artist, this is the best choice.”

“Also, I have good news for you. The leg technique master of the martial arts school is our senior student. So, if you are freshmen enrolling, you can get a 30% discount.”

The student who was leading the freshmen on a tour of the campus smiled and introduced the martial arts school to everyone.

Hearing this, the freshmen’s eyes lit up, and they started talking amongst themselves: “Really? That’s great! The reason I chose Lantian University is because it’s famous for being the hometown of martial arts.”

“Yeah, I heard that the two masters of the martial arts school are very skilled. They’re already on par with Golden Core cultivators.”

“Yeah, yeah! Some time ago, someone saw Master Li Hao sever a river with one finger.”

“That’s right! Who would have thought that Master Li Hao, who teaches basic leg techniques, is actually most skilled in finger techniques?”

“Indeed, he’s a true master who doesn’t reveal his true abilities. I really want to be his disciple and learn real skills from him.”

“Really? That’s great! You can go worship Master Li Hao, and I’ll go worship Master A Liang. Master A Liang’s punches can create celestial phenomena. That’s the kind of fist technique a real man should learn.”

“Clack, clack”

“Clack, clack”

As they were discussing, the sound of rolling wheels suddenly came from the entrance of the martial arts school, and then a figure pushing a small cart entered their field of vision.

It was Le Le, who was already in high school, and Li Li, who was being pushed by her.

“I say, Big-Faced Cat, is it really okay for you to pretend to be disabled like this? Your body is perfectly fine.” Le Le, who was pushing the cart, said, feeling speechless.

“If I didn’t pretend to be sick, wouldn’t there be so many people coming over every day? This is called recuperating, do you understand?”

Li Li muttered as he looked at the freshmen who were looking over: “Hmm? The freshmen are here so soon? They’re faster than I thought.”

Time really flew by. Unknowingly, a year had passed, and it was time for another batch of freshmen to arrive.

“Yes, I heard that the freshmen have to come early for intensive training.” Le Le nodded in response and pushed Li Li over.

There were a lot of people in the martial arts school now, and she had to push Big-Faced Cat to a quiet place to play.

“Could it be that the fluffy figure lying in the cart is the famous Fat Plum?” A freshman immediately recognized him when he saw the fluffy figure lying in the cart.

After all, this was the mascot of the martial arts school.

He was a famous internet celebrity all over the city. After all, a tabby cat as fat as him was very rare.

“That’s right! It’s him. But why does he need someone to push him around?” A companion asked curiously.

“Yeah, is Fat Plum so lazy now?”

The other freshmen also started asking questions.

“He’s not lazy. It’s mainly because he’s too heavy now. He accidentally injured his leg while playing some time ago, so now he can only be pushed around.” The senior student who was leading the freshmen said with a smile:

“Otherwise, how could he stay in one place? He would have run away as soon as someone came.”

“So that’s how it is. Poor Fat Plum.”

“Yeah, his leg must hurt a lot.”

The freshmen couldn’t help but express their sympathy.

“Big-Faced Cat, look, you’ve successfully deceived another group of people. They’re all saying you’re so pitiful.” Le Le couldn’t help but say when she heard this.

“Meow meow, if I can’t even deceive them, how can I deceive the people in the school?”

Li Li said as he urged her to push him away quickly and avoid getting entangled with these guys.

Hearing this, Le Le quickened her pace, pushing the cart with a “clatter.”

The freshmen, who were about to take a closer look at Fat Plum’s injury, hadn’t even had time to speak when Le Le pushed the cart away.

Seeing this, the freshmen couldn’t help but tremble:

“Are the students of the martial arts school so physically fit?”

“Yeah, this is too outrageous. This isn’t a small cart, it’s a dump truck!”

“That’s right. I had a feeling that if I dared to stand in the way, I would definitely be knocked away.”

“That’s not a feeling, it’s a fact.” The student who was leading them smiled and said: “That’s the famous little martial artist in the martial arts school. Although she’s only in high school now, beating up a group of you is like child’s play. If you dared to stand in her way just now, you would really have been knocked away.”

“Is that so? That’s terrifying.”

“Yeah, that little girl is like a human Tyrannosaurus Rex.”

The freshmen trembled at the thought, but their eyes towards the martial arts school became even more fervent.

They couldn’t wait to become strong.

“Big Raccoon Cat, how’s your leg lately? Has it gotten any better? If I had known that you could injure your leg just by running, I wouldn’t have given you so much cake.”

In front of the cake shop, the shop assistant touched Li Li’s big paw with concern, afraid that she might hurt his leg again if she used too much force.

“Miss, my leg is fine. I came here to see if there’s anything delicious.” Li Li muttered as he looked towards the cake shop.

Although he hadn’t entered, he could already smell the aroma of the cake, and it was still slightly warm, proving that it was freshly baked.

“Sister, this gluttonous cat wants to eat cake again.” Le Le, who was beside him, whispered a reminder.

This bad cat, Big-Faced Cat, had pretended to be sick and lay in the cart, making her push him around to beg for food.

If she wasn’t familiar with the shops around the school, she wouldn’t dare to do this.

“Ah? Fat Plum, you still want to eat?”

Hearing this, the shop assistant immediately shook her head:

“I don’t dare to give you any more. You’re already so heavy, and you injured your leg just by running. If I give you more, what if something else happens to you? The netizens will come and beat me up through the internet.”

“I’m very happy that you came to see me, but I don’t dare to give you anything to eat anymore. And it’s not just me, all the shops on the street have agreed.”

“Until your weight goes down, they won’t give you anything to eat.”

“Ah?” Hearing this, Li Li’s eyes widened, and he sat up with a “whoosh.”

What the hell? He just wanted to be lazy and avoid people, but it had backfired.

All the shops were no longer giving him special treatment? How was he supposed to survive?

“Big-Faced Cat, it seems like you’ve shot yourself in the foot.” Le Le couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Li Li jump up.

Big-Faced Cat wanted to avoid people and have some peace and quiet, but now he had pretended to be sick and created a problem for himself. “Meow~ (Miss, can you really bear to see me starve?)” Faced with the current situation, Li Li immediately used his skill of pretending to be pitiful.

He blinked his eyes pitifully at the shop assistant, as if he was about to cry. Seeing this, the shop assistant couldn’t bear it.

So, to Li Li’s astonishment, she ran into the shop and closed the door: “Le Le, take Fat Plum away quickly. I can’t look anymore. If I keep looking, I won’t be able to resist feeding him.”

She couldn’t bear to see Fat Plum so pitiful, so she chose not to look.

Because she knew that this was the best thing for Fat Plum.

“Meow meow, what the hell? Could it be that my tricks don’t work anymore? This is unscientific.” Li Li was dumbfounded.

Could it be that his long-honed skills were no longer effective?

“Scientific or not, you’re not getting any cake today, Big-Faced Cat.” Le Le said as she pushed Li Li towards the ramen shop.

And as expected, they were also turned away.

It proved that sometimes pretending to be pitiful came with a price, and Li Li was now experiencing that price.

“Do you think I shouldn’t pretend anymore? If this continues, I think I won’t be able to beg for food anymore.”

After walking around the commercial street near Lantian University, Li Li had to admit that the shopkeepers were now truly firm in their resolve. They were not sympathetic to him at all, and they wouldn’t give him anything to eat even if they closed their shops.

“I think it’s not a matter of whether you pretend or not, but that your weight is indeed too heavy. Even if you weren’t pretending to be sick, they wouldn’t give you anything to eat.” Le Le replied when asked.

Why didn’t Big-Faced Cat understand why he was being turned away? It was mainly because he was too fat. If he lost weight, everyone would definitely be willing to feed him.

“So you’re saying I have to lose weight? That’ll take some time.” Li Li muttered, scratching his big belly.

It was unrealistic for him to actually lose weight, but he could use illusions. However, if he suddenly became slim, everyone would definitely be uncomfortable, so he needed to do it gradually.

And that would take a long time, maybe a month, maybe half a year.

“Yes, so Fat Plum, where do we go now? Do you want to go see Sister Liu Yun and see what she’s made?” Le Le asked.

Big-Faced Cat’s food-begging plan had completely failed. If they wanted to eat for free, they could only go to acquaintances.

And the one who would prepare food for Big-Faced Cat was naturally Sister Liu Yun.

“Let’s go, let’s go. Let’s buy a watermelon on the way and ask her to make some watermelon jelly.” Li Li said, lying down.

“Okay.” Le Le nodded and pushed Li Li forward.