"Whine! Whine whine~"
"Whine—whine!"
During the Spring Mountain Grassland night's music concert, a few adorable little creatures suddenly barged in. In the mouth of a black-skinned rabbit, it held a piece of cheese the size of a fist. Behind it, a big-eared sheep carried a little fox in pursuit.
The little fox emitted a clear whimper from its mouth, the sound not sharp but rather with a hint of a playful whine.
The three little creatures circled around the microphone. The clear whimper of the fox transmitted to the microphone, and the band remained silent, with none of them making a sound.
"Ah Qing...what is the little fox saying?" Momo glanced at the ridiculous scene on the stage from below. Unable to help moving away from the lively atmosphere he had been enjoying, he looked at the dumbfounded Ah Qing with a slightly helpless smile.
The scene on stage was warm, funny, and kind of silly.
The only pity was, the little fox was calling out happily, yet no one understood what he was saying. They could only turn to Ah Qing, who was proficient in animal language, for guidance.
"The little fox is scolding the rabbit..."
Ah Qing retrieved his jaw that had dropped in surprise, looking at Momo and the live stream with a face full of helpless amusement, saying:
"The first thing the little fox said was: Hey! I am the great fox king of the Northern Grassland, how dare you, little imp, be insolent!"
"The second thing was: If you have the guts, stop running. Come and face Master Fuli head-on."
"And then there was another line, I specialize in dealing with the defiant, all foxes follow me to conquer..."
The black-skinned rabbit had snatched the fox's cheese, and as the sheep carried the fox after the lightning-fast rabbit, the little fox atop the sheep was spewing trash talk in its anger.
Ah Qing, face full of helpless humor, translated all the exaggerated phrases the little fox uttered while chasing the rabbit.
Didn't the little black rabbit just steal your cheese? Do you have to chase it nine blocks on the sheep?
"Whine!!!"
"Ah Qing, what's this one?"
"This one? It's just the word 'Come'."
[Goodness, the tick-tock sound of the sheep's hooves on the stage, transmitted through the speakers, really does sound a bit like the sound of cavalry charging.]
[Darn, I'm fired up.]
[???]
[No, I didn't type that, a crow flew in from outside my window at home and snatched my electric U-shaped financial investment cesuox....] (Head pressed against the keyboard)
The viewers of Ah Qing's live stream hailed from all over the world, with a higher proportion of viewers from Xia Dong and Chang'an. Some might not even enjoy watching Ah Qing's streams, but their pets did.
Viewers from both places, hearing Master Fuli's call, got all fired up, cheering for him, as Master Fuli was about to start the grassland domination.
"Alright, let's retreat!"
On stage, Master Fuli cast a glance at Ah Qing and Momo, a smug expression displayed on his little fox face, giving a sly look to the black-skinned rabbit.
The obeying black-skinned rabbit leapt off the stage, landed on the ground over two meters below, kicked with force, and spun in place creating a puff of smoke, dashing madly towards the door along the barrier between the stage and audience seats.
Master Fuli, riding the knife wolf sheep, leapt up, one of his little fox paws tugging its ear. His human-like form leaned slightly back, landing heavily on the ground, disappearing into the background noise of "tick-tock" from the sheep's hooves.
"Ah haha..."
The lead singer, full of smiles, stepped forward, grasped the microphone, and said to the audience: "The following 'Ode to the Tes River' is dedicated to nature and everyone. We thank nature for giving birth to these little darlings on the grassland, and thanks to all of you, because of our encounter with you, we had the fortune to witness such an amusing scene."
The lead singer chuckled, glossing over what should have been considered a performance mishap.
"Your fox is lying~" said Momo teasingly to Ah Qing.
The little fox just mentioned going home to sleep, but now he was so gleefully riding the sheep to chase the rabbit.
Ah Qing, having sipped two glasses of sheep's milk wine, blushed slightly, huffed a bit, and mumbled, "Just wait, when I get home tonight, I have to give him a good scare..."
During the time the little fox was away, Tang You explained a few things to the viewers in the live stream.
Such as when traveling in the Northern Region, try not to touch cattle or sheep and grassland creatures of unknown origin.
Of course, this isn't about fraud, but about a disease in the Northern Region called: echinococcosis.
This is a zoonotic parasitic disease, and if you really want to touch them, you must wash your hands afterward.
If you're still worried, you can buy the corresponding anti-parasitic medication in roadside pharmacies or at scenic spots.
While it's not a big deal, it's something to take note of when traveling in the Northern Region.
Tang You has already bought the medication, planning to distribute it to her lady friends once the alcohol wears off in the morning.
The little fox certainly has a share too, riding either horses or sheep on the grassland. Naturally, he needs the medication.
Darn that dishonest Xiaolan tricked me, wait, I'm going to trick him by saying I'm going to feed him toenail pills later... Ah Qing secretly muttered to herself.
.........
"Set sail! Head towards the depths of the Spring Mountain Grassland!"
Back in the parking lot, Master Fuli, standing up on hind legs, jumped off the sheep, lifted a paw, and pointed towards the depths of the grassland.
The war declaration has been issued, and it's time to establish a grassland creature intelligence network with strength.
The limitations of the knife wolf sheep are too great. How can just the sheep be enough?
Those flying in the sky, running on the ground, burrowing in the soil.
They all are crucial intelligence personnel.
"Hey, is it Uncle Hongyu?"
"Hey! Xiaoyu Xiaoyu, Grandpa calls me Xiaoyu, that's fine...." Tang Hongyu responded quickly, wanting to see what Master Fuli had to instruct.
"Bring a high-power industrial fan." Master Fuli said to Tang Hongyu, and simultaneously, had the knife wolf sheep call the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord in.
Once all personnel was assembled.
Lin Bingyun drove the pickup, carrying Master Fuli, Ba Mountain Mosquito, and the human-shaped Medicine Spring Mountain Lord, heading into the Spring Mountain Grassland.
After driving ten kilometers deep into the grassland, Master Fuli felt like they had almost arrived, patted Lin Bingyun, and indicated that stopping here would do.
The trailing Tang Lian and his summoned logistic support team members also stopped their vehicles.
"Uh..."
"Everyone... turn your heads for a moment, I need to prepare a few things."
Holding a new iron basin, Master Fuli arrived at the top of the pickup. Seeing everyone gazing at him, he couldn't help but reveal a peculiar expression, lifting a paw to point towards the grassland, signaling them to look over there temporarily.
"Oh oh oh!"
Though everyone was puzzled, Master Fuli had already clearly explained the tasks beforehand, evidently familiar with the entire plan, so they had no objections and turned around.
"......."
Seeing no one was watching him, Master Fuli finally stood four-legged on the car top, mumbling to himself.
"For the sake of Wish Power..."
"Sh-sh-sh...."
The little fox lifted his hind leg, adjusting his trajectory with paws, and urinated in the basin. Then, he plugged the industrial fan from the car deck and turned it on.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
The industrial fan blew over the large iron basin on the car-top, the scent of Master Fuli scattering with the wind, mingling into the grassland's night breeze, drifting further into the distance.
Animal urine contains pheromones that can carry a certain amount of information in the scent. Ansheng knew this trick, though it doesn't necessarily work in urban areas, but on the grassland, it's a powerful tactic.
As the scent diffused, spirit beasts or fierce beasts within tens of miles in radius would know a fox was staking its claim.
The knife wolf sheep said, a few years ago, the crackdown on illegal activities cleaned out the spirit beasts on the grassland.
Master Fuli expressed disbelief, claiming that was a previous batch, haven't new ones grown in their place?
Like I, Ansheng, am just an eleven-month-old fox.
Already strong and mighty, in a few years, who knows, the spirit beasts on the grassland might have already taken human form to play games in internet cafes.