Goddess

I mentioned earlier that the little wizard is no longer interested in magic.

Zhu Xi said, “One should know when to stop and not be greedy.”

The little wizard’s intention was good, but he didn’t have the means to avoid it.

Life is often so interesting or cruel.

The Tao Te Ching states, “The way of heaven is to reduce excess, whereas the way of man is to strive for excess.”

As the saying goes, “Seize the opportunity when you’re weak, aim to take your life.”

After being humiliated by magic, Murphy’s Law began to show its power - the little wizard’s goddess no longer paid attention to him.

Here’s what happened:

A few days ago, the goddess suddenly called the little wizard and unknowingly, they chatted for over an hour.

In the phone call, the goddess complained to the little wizard about her recent fatigue. Then, discreetly, she hinted that she wanted a magic book container, specifically the latest one released by the Evil Curse Magic Group called “Enlightening Pure Sticker”. She also subtly mentioned some news from the magic world. It was truly a subtle way of expressing her desires.

When the little wizard received the call, he was already pleasantly surprised. For the following days, he was even more exhilarated. His goddess’s birthday was approaching, so he decided to give her the magic book container.

Money was an issue, but luckily the little wizard was frugal and saved every bit he could. In the end, he managed to barely afford it.

After comparing for a while, he finally purchased one and gave it to his goddess.

Two days after delivery, he saw the goddess replied, “I really like it, thank you,” but before the little wizard could respond, he realized that the goddess had gone offline.

The little wizard didn’t suspect anything, his heart filled with infinite joy, just like the Minions in “Despicable Me 2” experiencing rich associations and imagination when they saw the female lead.

However, a day passed and the goddess still didn’t respond.

At first, the little wizard thought that maybe she was just busy since she’s the goddess, unlike him who spends his days idly browsing forums, refreshing Weibo, and chatting on QQ. It was normal for her to not respond immediately.

By the evening of the second day, the little wizard felt that something was wrong. He tried various forms of contact - QQ, WeChat, Weibo, text messages, and phone calls - all kinds of magical communication, but to no avail.

The goddess, truly living up to her title, skillfully applied military strategy and responded in an unpredictable manner:

>/dev/null

She turned all the magic the little wizard could think of into nothingness, leaving no trace.

Heartbroken, the little wizard still held on to a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Then, he came across this inhumane question:

How to keep a backup plan?

Answer:

If the backup plan initiates a conversation with you, just respond casually.

If the backup plan no longer initiates, you ask them what they’re up to.

The little wizard reflected on his past experiences and it seemed as if these two sentences were being validated.

Truly, “Every word is like blood, every action is like a testimony, full of grief and indignation.”

The little wizard’s eyes welled up with tears, finally succumbing to his emotions.

Translated by gpt-3.5-turbo