"Why was I avoiding the cameras before? Wasn’t I worried that you’d end up in Tilanqiao Prison for enlightenment?"
"Now... it’s all good! If I see any Forestry Bureau cars daring to enter the village, I won’t hesitate to tie up that spy couple next door!"
The little fox shook its head, happily murmuring to Yu Xueqing.
The main reason for not helping in the live stream before was that Ansheng was worried Yu Xueqing would end up in jail.
Bringing Guo Er home, according to wildlife protection laws, could result in a fine of tens of thousands, and harming or causing Guo Er’s death could lead to imprisonment.
Ansheng wasn’t afraid of the big iron cage from the Forestry Bureau.
But he was worried about getting Yu Xueqing into trouble.
Now....
It doesn’t matter.
Anyway, there are two hostages next door. If the Forestry Bureau dares to bring in the iron cage, the files on the mayor’s desk tomorrow will definitely read: [The Forestry Bureau’s rash action led to a gangster fox wielding a gun and holding hostages]
However.
The little fox’s rebellious words, when translated to Yu Xueqing’s mind, became a gentle whisper:
’Squeak—Master feeds me every day. Now I have the strength, I can also help master hunt on the screen, eat to my fill!’
’Let’s hunt, eat, and sleep together!’
"Fox baby, don’t be so blunt..." Yu Xueqing showed an embarrassed look on her cheeks.
Even though I really like you, your daily food expense is actually not high. I grit my teeth, work hard during the summer, and can earn a year’s worth of your food expenses in a month.
Although I’m quite moved, I’m also ashamed!
Obviously, it’s just meat bought at the market for eight bucks, yet Fox treats it as if it was brought back from the forest after battling dangerous beasts...
Feeling ashamed, Yu Xueqing, full of determination, picked up her own fox, sat in the tram, closed the door, and drove straight to the barbecue stall in the city.
"Boss! Two skewers of chicken kidneys, no seasoning, and also two more skewers of sea prawns and chicken legs, same, no seasoning."
"And give me a bowl of noodle soup."
Feeling guilty, Yu Xueqing, full of determination, went to the night snack stall to treat her own fox to a feast.
Yu Xueqing’s several barbecue skewers and one bowl of noodles: 53 yuan.
Yu Xueqing muttered a grunt, not daring to speak much, as the prices at the night snack stalls felt like a thunderous blow, being real financial damage for a poor college student.
Still, the campus canteen’s fried rice is affordable, eight bucks for a big serving that fills you up.
......
After eating her fill and returning home, Yu Xueqing went back inside to prepare for a bath, planning to snuggle with the fox and watch dramas afterward.
"Hmm..."
Ansheng went to the flowerbed, lifted the back leg, and a smooth stream of water came from the fox, sprinkling onto the single seedling in the flowerbed.
"It still feels nice to form a water line."
Ansheng glanced back, seeing the smooth and even water stream, he nodded with satisfaction. The shower that hung for days now finally feels comfortable.
Ansheng instinctively shook a bit, sprinkling a small bottle of water again on the thriving seedling in the flowerbed to dilute potential burning from unfermented organic fertilizer.
The tea sapling that originally had only green shoots has now grown over ten centimeters tall, growing at an unusually rapid pace.
Previously just a small green sprout, Ansheng couldn’t determine what the little thing in front of him was.
But now, as it grew, it was gradually becoming apparent it should be a tea bush seedling.
Even though Old Deng is notoriously mischievous, he presumably wouldn’t dare plant trees at home as decorative plants.
Otherwise, if the arboreal tea tree really grows tall, it might uproot the foundation of his ancestral home.
Ansheng went back inside, lay on the sofa, and started drinking a bottle of ice-cold Coke Ah Qing just bought.
His restless little hand kept scrolling on the music note platform on the phone next to him.
"Huh? You say... you are Xiaolan’s friend?"
"Xiaolan, your friend says they’re looking for you."
Over the sound of the hairdryer, Yu Xueqing in the bathroom opened the door and spoke to the fox outside who was watching movie reviews.
"My friend?"
Ansheng was stunned, wasn’t Ah Qing showering in the bathroom?
What kind of friend could visit while someone was in the bathroom?
Surely it couldn’t be those twin-tailed elves?
"Hiss—"
With Yu Xueqing opening the bathroom door, amidst the hair dryer’s noise, came a hiss, and a wholly ink-black King Cobra crawled out of the bathroom.
"No need to thank, you guys play around first! I still need to blow my freshly washed hair."
Wearing a bathrobe, Yu Xueqing squatted down, smiling to the King Cobra: "Get along well, my Xiaolan usually doesn’t have many friends, I need you to take good care of him."
"Hiss!"
The nearly six-meter-long, square-faced King Cobra held a regal and aloof demeanor, but after hearing Yu Xueqing’s words, it gave an almost imperceptible nod.
"???"
Slumped on the sofa, leaning against the pillow, Ansheng stared wide-eyed at the King Cobra, raising a question mark.
"No way! Where did you, this black scoundrel, come from?"
"Ah Qing! Get a clue! This is the world’s number one venomous snake!"
Ansheng capped the ice-cold Coke bottle, showing a wary face, gazing at the black scoundrel he had fought twice before.
"Hiss—"
As the King Cobra moved around the room, it slithered up the dining table corner, facing the white fox directly.
"Hiss!"
The King Cobra shook its head, and then its entire upper body stood straight, with a ladle on its head, suspiciously resembling a huge pointing arrow.
"Are you saying... you want me to go with you?"
The fox frowned, murmuring to the King Cobra.
But between the fox and the King Cobra, their species didn’t share any similarities, and neither could understand the other’s language.
However, Ansheng could vaguely guess some meaning from the King Cobra’s posture and actions.
"Hiss!"
The King Cobra made several arrow-like gestures, "hissing" twice at Ansheng, seeming to urge him.
Ansheng took a step forward, and the King Cobra slithered off the dining table, crawling toward the windowsill, lifting itself up to peer outside the window.
"Alright, alright!"
Though Ansheng didn’t know why the King Cobra specifically came by today, he still responded, murmuring to Yu Xueqing in the bathroom:
"Ah Qing, I’m heading out for a bit, remember to leave the door open, it’s summer and I don’t want to sleep outside."
"And! Get a clue! You dared let the King Cobra in when it knocked on the window, aren’t you afraid of getting bitten?"
Ansheng spoke with a look of helplessness.
Facing people, Ah Qing often gets stage fright, but when facing those peculiar animals, she’s completely fearless.
Thankfully, this King Cobra doesn’t hurt people, otherwise, even without using venom, it could constrict someone like a python to death.
King Cobra’s constriction is no joke.
"Do you want some snacks when you return? Alright, I’ll prepare some for you later," Yu Xueqing responded.
The little fox covered its face with a paw, murmured a sound, and followed the King Cobra’s lead.
Ansheng originally mentioned he wanted to lie in Yu Xueqing’s arms, watching dramas, checking the wish list, and adding two Wish Power Values.
But, let’s do that later!
See what this black scoundrel, who was thrown onto the mountain, suddenly wants with me.
Ansheng followed behind the King Cobra, heading up towards the mountain grass slope.
Old Chen, cooling off in front of the door, holding a notebook, saw a black, sewage-pipe-thick big snake crawl by, with Master Fox treading lightly behind it.
They walked in a line, heading into the mountains.
"They say they’re not on the criminal path, but with that fierce demeanor, I’d believe they were off to kill,"
Old Chen casually commented, not wanting to meddle in matters among national protected animals.
He wouldn’t dare report to the public security bureau.
Concerned that Master Fox might breakout of jail later and flip his ancestral home.