"Our Qinling...do we have skunks?"
Ah Qing looked completely bewildered, staring at her desk mate, Wang Ya, and asked.
"No, skunks are creatures from America. We don't have skunks in Xia Country..."
Wang Ya showed a thoughtful expression, pondered for a moment, and said to Ah Qing: "However, Qinling has weasels, and heading towards Han Zhong you might see hog badgers..."
"If it's something similar to a skunk, then the creature you're asking about might be a hog badger; the two do have similar fur colors."
"What's the difference between them?" Ah Qing asked with a strange expression, hanging up the phone.
"The liquid from a hog badger's scent gland isn't as potent or long-lasting as a skunk's, but it's quite stimulating; your friend should know well..." Wang Ya glanced at Lingren.
Hog badgers are distributed more towards the south, and people who live in the Sichuan and Chongqing region have more or less encountered them.
"It's so stimulating. My mom almost cut ties with me, thank goodness I can call my dad." Lingren shivered instinctively, with a face full of disgust.
The liquid sprayed from a hog badger's scent gland isn't unbearably smelly, but has a nearly tangible pungent, fishy smell that assaults the eyes.
When Lingren brought home that smell, her mom straightened her arm, pinched her nose, squinted, and personally threw her precious daughter out the door.
Then had the disciples surround Lingren with a water gun array to clean her up before letting her inside.
Even so, the fishy, unpleasant smell on Lingren lingered for two days.
"So...are we going back?"
Ah Qing's neck shrank, looking hesitantly at her best friends.
If the school had lions, tigers, and various carnivorous beasts, Ah Qing would immediately return to personally negotiate and rescue classmates in distress.
But now facing hog badgers, and with hundreds of them, their scent gland liquid might completely marinate her.
"Why rush? Let's talk after lunch..." Ansheng casually waved his hand and said, "I just ordered the food."
"Old Wang, get a helicopter over here. We'll fly back later..."
It's lunchtime rush hour now, and in a tourist city, you can't expect to return to school without a traffic jam until three o'clock.
The school's situation may be a bit stressful, but Ansheng isn't too worried about the safety of teachers and students because the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord, Black-skinned Rabbit, and Black-chested Cockroach are now at the school.
If the Spirit Beast really causes chaos, the classic mechanics of the Black-skinned Rabbit are no joke; undefeatable under the Defender's command, in the Defender's absence, its octagonal cage mechanics ensure one for one.
"Waiter~ serve the food!"
Ansheng gestured to the hotel's attendant to hurry up and serve all the dishes; the helicopter would arrive soon.
"A helicopter?" Ah Qing's eyes gleamed, looking at the little fox with what seemed like stars in her eyes.
"I'm not sure what you're expecting, but it's not going to be as comfortable as you think..." Ansheng retorted.
The armed helicopter from the Security Bureau belonged to equipment retired early from the military district and is not a luxury commercial aircraft.
It's fortunate to have a small stool to sit on; aside from firepower and speed, don't expect anything else.
"Then...how does it compare to the old Dongfeng?"
"???" Ansheng looked puzzled, staring at Ah Qing who mentioned the old military transport vehicle.
Are you also my comrade with an iron will?
......
The Security Bureau's dispatch was exceptionally fast; within fifteen minutes, the helicopter had landed on the grass field.
Despite claiming fear, as soon as Ah Qing saw the helicopter land, she immediately ran up to it.
Lingren, with a face of determination as if facing death, wrapped herself entirely in plastic wrap, resembling a temporary hazmat suit.
The helicopter took the aerial route, encountering no congestion and arrived above Xinxing Agricultural Science College.
"Wuwuwu...Mom, I can't go back. Brother Leopard, when you eat me, remember to choke from behind with one clean bite, and if you can, please don't eat me..."
The boy, with a face full of despair, struggled to crawl on the campus lawn, occasionally turning back to look at the Golden Leopard embracing his legs, issuing a plea for negotiation.
The Golden Leopard hugged the boy's legs, occasionally rubbing his head against the boy's waist.
In another grass field, a wolverine of abnormal size lifted its paw and grasped a girl's left hand, opposite a black bear.
The wolverine and the black bear, one on each side, seemed to be engaged in a tug of war over the girl, huffing madly to intimidate and compete for possession of their chosen host.
"Is that your relative..."
Jumping from the helicopter, Ansheng glanced at the male favored by the Golden Leopard and teased Leopard Head.
"Not a relative, I'm a Northern Leopard, and that shorty over there is a Northwestern Leopard, we're not from the same circle."
The Golden Leopard got off the helicopter, glanced at the leopard opposite, and spoke.
"Roar—"
The Golden Leopard glanced, struck a combat posture, showed a fierce expression, looked at the Northwestern Leopard, and snorted heavily.
"Whimper..."
Seeing the Golden Leopard with arms thicker than waist, the Northwestern Leopard, who just clung tightly to a boy, stood at attention like a kindergartener caught in the act, hands and feet at a loss, raised its paws high to reveal a snow-white belly, and whimpered.
Sister..... don't come over, I'm scared, it's so big.
"Die!"
The Golden Leopard slapped the Northwestern Leopard on the head, sending it smashing to the ground, mouth wide open, sliding across the lawn and dirt for more than a dozen meters.
The Northwestern Leopard's butt perked up and it fainted.
"So annoying!"
The Golden Leopard's face showed a look of displeasure; it hated being called big.
Do I need you to tell me how big I am? Don't I know how many times I've failed at matchmaking myself?
"Hey hey hey, can you hear me?"
Ansheng ignored the Golden Leopard over there and waltzed into the security room, grabbed a megaphone, adjusted the volume, making sure the speaker worked.
Ansheng climbed to the top of the security room, stood up and brought the megaphone to his mouth, facing the interior of Xinxing Agricultural Science College and let out a passionate call:
"All spirit beasts and wild beasts inside, listen up! You are now surrounded by Master Fuli. If you're on my turf, you listen to me..."
"Drop the students in your hands and mouths one by one. That teddy over there, pull your dog snout out of the principal's car exhaust pipe. Line up and get assigned a partner, sponsor, sugar daddy....."
"I'll give you five minutes to consider. Once the time's up, if Master Fuli sees any defiance, I'll either crack your skulls with my bare hands or gun you down. You choose how you want to die!"
Master Fuli stood on the security room, not even bothering to look at the invading creatures, holding the megaphone high and issuing the sternest possible warning.
When the five minutes are up, if any spirit beasts in the college have not gathered on the field.
Master Fuli will have no choice but to wield the big hammer.
"Woof!"
The dog badger loosened its grip, took three steps forward, leaned against the wall, and squatted with its hands on its head in textbook fashion.
"Ah Qing.... is the little fox reliable?"
Momo looked at a snorting, fierce-eyed, thick-butted Martens bear, which seemed like it had just woken from hibernation, walking past her, and asked Ah Qing worriedly.
This Martens bear looked like trouble, drooling like a mad dog.
"In other areas, perhaps not very reliable, but in terms of martial support, it's definitely reliable....."
Wang Qiqi sat beside the helicopter, relaxed and not intending to intervene, and said to Momo.
"You all should know, that fox spiritualization is divided into two categories: Fuli transformation and a general category for other fox transformations, there's a reason for that."
"Later we'll just take brooms and mops to scrub the bloodstains off the ground..."
"Is..... is it really that powerful?" Ah Qing's face was full of skepticism as she looked at Sister Qiqi and asked.
In Ah Qing's memory, the little fox was the kind that liked to sit and huddle, easily toppled over, and would whimper in dissatisfaction when downed...
How does it feel...
All of Xiaolan's friends have an almost superstitious trust in him.
"Just watch!"
Wang Qiqi pouted in the direction of the approaching Martens bear towards Master Fuli.
Ah Qing and her companions glanced over, watching intently with a touch of apprehension, but not overly worried because the little fox was on the second floor, and the Martens bear couldn't reach him.
"Meow～"
The Martens bear stood up, looked at Master Fuli atop the security room, and let out a series of "meow meow" sounds.
Sir! It's windy upstairs, and my fur is soft. How about I come up to give you a footrest?
I'm sincerely joining the cat gang.