Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 239 Aotian's Older Die-hard Fan

Outside the courtyard, snowflakes continued to fall slowly and steadily.

The living room in the small courtyard, however, was filled with warmth and peace.

Chen Nian, Xia Qiyue, and an elderly woman with a kind face and gray hair were sitting around the stove.

Each of the three held a cup of freshly brewed hot tea.

Take a small sip, and instantly a warm current slides down your throat into your stomach, quickly dispelling the chill that seeped in through the cracks in the door and window.

Xue Aotian was also there.

This time, it didn't run away at the sight of strangers like it had before.

Like Dot and Little Grey, who have long since disappeared.

It was lying quietly in the crook of Chen Nian's legs, its huge body resembling a docile, large purple rag doll.

Those pale blue eyes, now faded from their deep blue in childhood.

At this moment, he was staring intently at the unfamiliar old man sitting opposite him.

This person smells so strange.
It smells like a snow leopard!

But this flavor is completely different from the feeling Chen Nian gave it.

The aura emanating from Chen Nian was one of closeness, leaning towards the essence of a snow leopard; it was an inner, gentle 'cat-like scent'.

And the old man in front of me smelled of a snow leopard.

It is more like the result of long-term immersion, rich and profound, as if it has just come out of a snow leopard den crowded with its own kind, flowing only on the surface, yet exceptionally vivid.

Very strong!

Xue Aotian twitched his nose.

No! It's extremely concentrated!

The human scent was so strong it almost overpowered the old man himself!
In short, Xue Aotian did not find this strong sense of kinship repulsive; on the contrary, he felt an urge to get closer to it.

This is also the main reason why it stayed comfortably in Chen Nian's arms instead of running away.

The old man was also observing Xue Aotian at this moment.

From beginning to end, from top to bottom, his sharp gaze scanned Xue Aotian like an X-ray.

A moment later, his eyes regained their kindness.

And she made no attempt to hide her amazement and pride!

That was the heartfelt exclamation of a lifelong researcher upon witnessing a perfect creation!

The live stream captured this scene.

Many cat lovers have developed a strong interest in this distinguished elderly man.

"Who is this old man? Why didn't the young master run away this time?"

"It looks familiar, let me think!"

"I think I've seen snow leopards before when I was researching them!"

"I remember now! I saw his picture when I was researching snow leopards! This is Professor Tang Rong! The founder of snow leopard research in our country, a big shot known as the 'Father of Snow Leopards in China'!"

"He must have come for the young master, right?"

"Indeed, the young master is like the most brilliant star in the sky; nothing can dim his brilliance!"

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, inside the brightly lit Snow Leopard Research Institute.

When a group of researchers, who were so busy they barely had time to breathe, and who habitually opened the live stream to catch a glimpse of the 'young master,' saw the figure leisurely sipping tea on the screen, everyone's hands froze instantly.

"Teacher?!"

"Am I seeing things?! That's definitely a teacher!"

"When did the teacher go to Teacher Chen's place?!"

After a brief moment of confusion, everyone's eyes immediately focused on a young researcher wearing glasses in the corner.

He is Professor Tang Rong's personal assistant, Xiao Li.

“Xiao Li!” A senior researcher pointed at Professor Tang’s contented appearance on the screen, his tone filled with disbelief.

"Didn't the professor say the day before yesterday that he had some very important business to attend to personally, which is why he urgently handed over his work to us? So..."

He took a deep breath.

"Going to have tea with Professor Chen, is this the 'very important' thing the professor was talking about?!"

Xiao Li pushed up his glasses and calmly waved his hand.

"Relax, relax~ fellow senior brothers and sisters, please calm down."

"If the teacher hadn't said that, would you have let him out so easily? He probably wouldn't even have been able to leave the research institute."

He paused.

Looking at the live stream, the teacher, despite needing oxygen, had bright eyes and a more serious tone.

"And this matter is indeed very important!"

After saying that, Xiao Li stopped talking and silently cheered for his teacher in his heart.

At this moment, three rounds of tea had already been served in the living room of the small courtyard.

Chen Nian put down the teapot and looked at Professor Tang Rong with concern: "Professor, are you feeling better?"

"Much better, much better."

Professor Tang waved his hand with a smile.

Although her voice still carried a hint of weakness from panting, her spirits were noticeably more invigorated than when she first entered.

Seeing that his face had indeed become rosier, Chen Nian finally felt relieved.

"That's good"

After hesitating for a moment, he still asked, "Professor, why did you come here alone? You didn't even give us a heads-up so we could have picked you up."

"Yes! Professor Tang, you're taking too much of a risk!"

Xia Qiyue nodded, echoing with lingering fear:
"You knew you had such severe altitude sickness, yet you didn't bring anyone with you to take care of you! Just now, when we saw you leaning against the doorframe looking so pale, Chen Nianhun and I were terrified!"

Chen Nian still felt lingering fear when she recalled what happened half an hour earlier.

Just now, they were preparing to start the second World Snowball Battle in the yard.

Then they heard a knock on the door.

Turning my head, I saw an old man with white hair and beard, his shoulders covered in snowflakes, holding onto the door frame with one hand. His face was as pale as the snow on the ground, and his lips even had an unhealthy purple tinge. He was breathing rapidly and laboriously, and he looked so weak that he seemed like he could be blown away by the wind at any moment!
It's clearly a severe case of altitude sickness!
Chen Nian recognized the old man at a glance.

He is Professor Tang Rong, a leading figure in the domestic snow leopard research community and his mentor who overcame all opposition and strongly supported him in keeping Xue Aotian by his side to observe and raise him!
It turned out that the professor had come alone.

And with such severe altitude sickness, Chen Nian was almost scared to death!
They quickly helped the old man into the house to rest, providing him with hot water and oxygen. After a while, the professor's face finally regained some color from its horrifyingly pale complexion.

"Haha, I'm so sorry to have worried you all!"

Professor Tang Rong smiled apologetically.

He was very approachable and had no airs of a great scholar.

Then, he winked mischievously and said with a 'bitter' expression, "There's nothing I can do. If someone finds out, I won't be able to come."

"You have no idea how difficult it was for me to come here this time."

His words were accurately conveyed to the live broadcast room.

The people in the research institute looked at each other, and then sighed in unison.

"If the teacher hadn't been suffering from severe altitude sickness, we wouldn't have stopped him!"

"I didn't expect the teacher to sneak away anyway."

"Hey!"

Students have a love-hate relationship with such a capricious teacher whose personality is so different from that of ordinary people.

However, seeing that their teacher had arrived safely at Teacher Chen's place, they could rest assured.

"."

Chen Nian didn't know what to say.

It can only be said that this professor's personality is more unique and unrestrained than he imagined.

After finishing his 'complaints,' Tang Rong's gaze fell on Xue Aotian again, revealing a pure smile.

"Most importantly, I don't want to miss our young master's most precious period of growth!"

嘤？
He called me Young Master!

Kind meow!
Xue Aotian's tail wagged.

Seeing this, Tang Rong smiled even more happily, like a child who had received recognition.

However, after only a couple of laughs, his breathing became rapid again due to his slightly agitated emotions. He quickly grabbed the portable oxygen cylinder next to him, took a few deep breaths, and his complexion, which had just regained some color, turned pale again.

This persistent altitude sickness is indeed so severe that it's heartbreaking!

Chen Nian looked at the other person with concern.

After his breathing had calmed down a bit, he tentatively asked, "Professor, did you take such a big risk to come here mainly just to see Aotian with your own eyes?"

"This is just one."

Professor Tang Rong paused for a full three minutes before continuing, "The main reason I came here is to talk to you about the thesis."

"paper?"

Chen Nian was taken aback: "You mean that paper on 'massage'?"

"Correct."

When serious matters were brought up, the old man's demeanor changed instantly.

He was no longer the kind and slightly mischievous old man, but had returned to being the authoritative scholar who held sway in the academic field and had keen insight.

The altitude sickness was completely suppressed at that moment!
"There are quite a few voices questioning and mocking your theory on the internet right now, and even if old Thompson came out, it wouldn't make a difference."

"There are always some people who oppose for the sake of opposing, and who argue for the sake of arguing."

"Most importantly, they do not believe in the seemingly 'unscientific' practical experience from the East."

"Therefore, it's time for a well-documented, formal paper to be published!"

(What?! Double monthly passes at the beginning of the month?!)
(End of this chapter)