"Hey, Xiaolan... where did you get your horse?"
Ah Qing, sitting on the stairs, temporarily put aside her worries about the little fox running circles with her, but soon a new question arose: where did the little fox get the horse?
The horse he's riding now is approximately 1.78 meters tall, with a reddish-brown body, straight limbs, and developed muscles—it's obviously a good horse.
Although Ah Qing never practiced horseback riding, she often followed her dad to watch races in Xiangjiang and had some concept of racehorses. The horse the little fox is riding looks more mighty than many horses on the racetracks.
"Picked up a wild horse..."
Ansheng didn't hide anything, immediately revealing the origin of the horse before them.
This horse doesn't belong to any scenic area pastures, nor is it a farm horse raised by the herders; it's a released wild horse.
Looking around the world, there are currently no true wild horse groups. The so-called wild horse groups seen now were artificially released back into nature—true wild horses have gone extinct in the wild due to their own factors.
"Yay—!"
The reddish-brown wild horse, seemingly understanding Ah Qing's words, joyfully let out a loud neigh, introducing itself.
"Master Fuli was right, I'm a wild horse. Brother Dao said there are many tourists here, so I should come over to eat some feed."
"Brother Dao said, let me find Master Fuli here, and I'll recognize him immediately."
"Brother Dao... oh, I remember now, it's Tang You's family's cigar-smoking sheep!"
Ah Qing paused but quickly remembered who Brother Dao mentioned by the wild horse is.
"What a clever little fox, establishing its circle of friends in Northern within a day," Ah Qing remarked, looking at the little fox with a face full of admiration.
Thinking back a few months ago, Xiaolan was still very shy, not daring to come out during the day, only daring to rummage through trash cans at night...
A few months passed, and the little fox became more cheerful and energetic, even seeming more daring.
"I might not know what you're thinking, but I feel you're slandering me at heart..."
"But, no worries, you should come too!" Ansheng let out a playful whimper to Ah Qing, signaling her to come and enjoy horseback riding.
The tall horse before them is essentially a patrol sent by the Dao Lang sheep unit, used to patrol grasslands crowded with people, guarding against certain wild beast threats.
However...
Those matters aren't important—Master Fuli only needs to shout a few cries, and the prairie would remain peaceful.
If something were really reckless...
Ansheng honestly wouldn't mind, stepping forward, swinging that beast around and showing it the power of the fox.
"Hiya!"
Without a saddle or stirrups, Ah Qing had much difficulty getting onto the horse, straddling its back, slightly swaying, needing both hands to hold onto the not-so-wide horse back to barely stabilize herself.
"A horse is harder to ride than a cow..."
Sitting on the horse's back, its back wasn't wide, its belly had a curve, the fur felt smooth, leaving no leverage point for legs, causing a wobbly ride.
However, after a brief adaptation, Ah Qing figured out the upper-body strength technique, managing to maintain her balance without tugging the horse's mane.
"Be smart, don't let Ah Qing fall!"
The little fox shouted to the wild horse, which let out a long "yay—", raised its head, puffed out its chest proudly, and slowly took its first step.
It seemed that Master Fuli's power was great.
While walking, it didn't need to be as cautious as usual, guarding against sudden wild beast attacks.
The wild horse snorted loudly, steadily moving forward.
Ah Qing, sitting on the horse's back, held the little fox in one arm, raised a phone with the other, capturing herself with the little fox and wild horse in the frame, smiling and taking a photo.
"I warn you! If you keep spitting on tourists, I'll take away your whole basket!"
The wild horse passed by the sheep enclosure. A park employee angrily grabbed a llama by the collar, spraying saliva in anger.
The llama's head swayed, its bangs fluttering left and right.
Riding the wild horse from Master Fuli past the sheep pen.
The llama's expression turned serious, stood upright, clutching the park worker's neck, shaking his head vigorously, bleating and spraying saliva onto his cheeks.
You dare to take my basket?
I've been busy from 4 AM until now 9 PM, chased by tourists from east to west and back, exhausted, haven't even had a sip of water.
I'm done! Whoever wants to run can go!
"What the heck—"
The park employee looked bewildered, wiping his face, gazing at the llama lying straight on the ground with four legs pointing up, looking confused: "Huh?"
"Bro?"
"Baa!"
The commotion and drama between the llama and park worker went unnoticed by Ansheng and Ah Qing as they had already reached the park's pasture.
Here, surrounded by many tourists, park workers set up a barrier, announcing through a loudspeaker:
"Watching marmots fight can be interesting, but please be aware, marmots are hosts for the plague and may carry encephalitis or other diseases. Being bitten could turn you rabid and back to nature."
"Pat one, and you'll find Potou City Hospital doctors laughing..."
Inside the circle set apart by staff, two male marmots are standing, hand-to-hand pushing like sumo wrestlers. They're not fazed by human onlookers, continuing their scuffle over food, fights getting more intense.
"Ouch… grabbing and pinching there, sounds painful." The marmots cursed while pushing, but one of them, completely ignoring propriety, pinched the other's fur there.
Ah Qing gasped hearing it.
However, amazed, Ah Qing didn't forget to take out her phone and start live streaming.
In the stream title, she typed: [Poor yet amazed marmots, morning live cuddle session]
"...Seriously, buds, they're both male-das." Sitting on the horse, hugging the little fox, Ah Qing had her wrist against the little fox's belly while typing. Ansheng, seeing Ah Qing's outrageous title, looked surprised, turned her head asking Ah Qing.
"I know!"
"But they're definitely cuddling!" Ah Qing responded, full of sincerity, unable to hold back a chuckle: "Hehehe..."
The live stream began.
Some viewers who had special notifications joined the live stream right away. During National Day, they expected Ah Qing would definitely be home fishing.
They planned to urge Ah Qing to go out and catch a humpback whale, aiming to win the fishing competition.
But as the images came in, the stream showed two yellow, chubby creatures sitting together, four little black paws appearing like animals playing 'pat-a-cake' in the video.
The viewers who were fishing enthusiasts appeared confused, their expressions clueless like children.
Where's my fish? My ocean? My steel? The streamer turned into a dirt-colored mouse.
"Pft pft pft! The streamer is behind the camera! How could I become a mouse?"
"Ta-da—look, it's the Northern Great Prairie!" Ah Qing laughed, telling her audience:
"Later, I'll show you bubble tea! Guaranteed fresh, steaming hot quality."
"..... Early morning, can't you say something normal, Ah Qing?" The little fox looked at her, full of disdain.
"And squeezing sheep milk, are you sure it can be streamed? I was banned just for shaking my booty in front of the camera, careful not to get a permanent ban." Ansheng stated.