Chapter 33
Chapter 33
Lin Qianyu’s First Time Seeing Such a Big Tiger.
【Holy crap! Don’t sleep!】
【Ahhh?! What is that thing? Help, someone please save her! Is the production team dead or what!?】
【@Director, are you in the livestream room? Did you see that? Quickly locate and find her!】
The livestream equipment, which had been floating and following behind Lin Qianyu the whole time, recorded this moment in full.
Many longtime fans in the livestream room, although their hearts tightened, relaxed a bit seeing Lin Qianyu jump lightly down from the cliff. Everyone knew Lin Qianyu’s health was poor; her fair complexion and the lack of close-up shots also contributed.
Fans thought Lin Qianyu would handle the sudden situation as smoothly as usual, but when they saw she had fainted, they realized something was seriously wrong.
Especially what the camera couldn’t fully capture — the huge figure Lin Qianyu ran into headfirst, and the thick tail that swept past the camera — these made people’s hearts tremble.
No need for fans to urge, the director already couldn’t watch the following footage. He hurriedly left to meet the rescue team and find her.
But the GPS location couldn’t be displayed on the map, meaning this was a part of the island the owner had not submitted — essentially a forbidden zone where even forest rangers wouldn’t go.
No one knew if there was a path below the cliff.
Director Su hurriedly got into the car, calling the island’s person in charge to report Lin Qianyu’s location. To be accurate, he also sent the livestream device’s and Lin Qianyu’s watch’s GPS data.
But when uploading, they discovered the watch’s location was moving.
It’s normal for the livestream device to move slightly due to angle adjustment, but Lin Qianyu had already fainted—why was she still moving?!
This question sent chills through Su Yuxing’s whole body, his back turned cold and sweat pouring down.
Frantically switching back to the livestream, the camera showed only green plants below the cliff; Lin Qianyu’s figure had disappeared.
But the livestream device was still moving forward. The device’s fixed point was on Lin Qianyu, meaning she wasn’t captured temporarily but was still being followed.
Once Su Yuxing thought of this, other staff familiar with the equipment naturally guessed as well.
The sound of keyboard tapping paused briefly. A staff member in the back said in a low voice, “Director Su, what should we do now? Should I officially cut the livestream from here?”
The fact that Lin Qianyu was dragged away by an unknown fierce beast was now a reality; currently, the camera just didn’t capture it.
It was also possible that the beast was searching for a proper place to eat. Once it stopped — what scene would appear on the livestream captured by the device following behind? The staff clenched their fists, unable to imagine how cruel it would be…
“We can’t cut it,” Su Yuxing refused after a brief thought. “There’s no map, and it will be difficult to re-establish the connection once we cut the visible footage unilaterally.”
Su Yuxing said in a deep voice, “Hurry up, take the footpath directly from the mountain base. Prepare the tranquilizers, bring extra.”
Judging by the size of that beast, two or three tranquilizers might not be enough to take it down.
“Got it.”
Glass vial clinking sounds came from behind. Su Yuxing closed his eyes, his heart pounding, unable to calm down.
He forced himself to settle down, his fingers gripping the phone turning white, the livestream window showing Lin Qianyu.
He wanted to see Lin Qianyu appear but feared what might happen…
After struggling for a while, his eyes were bloodshot and veined with red.
【Help... I really can’t watch anymore, it’s hard to imagine what might happen.】【Sob, Lin Jie, my Lin Jie ahhh... Are there any other small animals nearby? Can someone go rescue her?】
【Where is the rescue team?! Is there any point continuing a show that can’t guarantee the guest’s safety?!】
【I won’t say you’re faking it anymore, but I can’t watch this scene. Can it just end here? Hurry up and send someone to bring Lin Qianyu back.】
...
The livestream equipment weaved through the branches and leaves of the big trees, brushing against leaves and producing soft rustling sounds.
The quieter the environment, the more such light sounds stir fear in people’s hearts.
Where the fierce beast passed, the surrounding shrubs and broken branches looked shocking.
Even without seeing any bloody scenes, these signs were enough to let everyone imagine terrifying pictures in their minds.
Scaring themselves, the barrage in the livestream room dwindled significantly.
Most messages were trembling texts asking where the rescue team was.
Su Yuxing was verifying the approximate terrain map of that area with the island owner’s assistant, trying to find a path to enter in the shortest time. He was too busy to pay attention to the livestream room.
Until the livestream suddenly darkened.
He noticed out of the corner of his eye, shifting his gaze slightly, anxious and almost unwilling to look. When he saw the brownish-yellow fur with horizontal black narrow stripes in the camera, he gasped.
Through the screen, one could not estimate the tiger’s size or weight, but just its back gave an endless sense of pressure. Its strong limbs stepped on the grass without making a sound. Its thick tail even exceeded the diameter of the livestream device. He had discussed mountain tigers with Lin Qianyu before.
But he never imagined meeting a tiger would happen under these circumstances!
Most importantly—he did not see Lin Qianyu.
Then where had Lin Qianyu gone? Could she have already become the tiger’s meal?
Just out of the camera’s view?
Su Yuxing struggled to steady his breathing, trying to calm himself. At times like this, panic was the worst thing. “Faster.”
The driver helplessly said ahead, “The gas pedal is already floored.”
The vehicle, specially for rainforest driving, even with the pedal to the floor, wouldn’t go very fast. After all, there were no flat roads. Without speed limits, any bend could mean total wreck and death, especially with fallen trees blocking the way everywhere.
Su Yuxing’s throat tightened. He patted the seatback and said no more.
At that moment, the tiger on screen turned and left.
As the tiger departed, the cave’s view suddenly opened up.
At this moment, the unconscious Lin Qianyu lay on a pile of weeds, eyes tightly shut, brow slightly furrowed, seemingly restless due to discomfort and unclear consciousness.
But—she was still alive!
The faint rise and fall of her chest showed she was still breathing on her own.
Seeing this, Su Yuxing nearly burst into tears.
Alive is good.
Alive means he still had a chance to bring Lin Qianyu out.And she wasn’t missing any limbs either. Just as they were relieved, the tiger’s front suddenly appeared in the livestream.
【!!!】
【Aaaaaahhh, damn it!】
【Mom!! Sob sob sob—I was so scared my phone flew out. I got off the bed to pick it up, but my legs gave out and I knelt down. Sob, I crawled to get it back.】
【My hands are shaking while typing!】
...
The yellow-brown eyes looked upward, revealing black stripes unique to tigers, similar to the character "王" (king).
The sharp gaze fixed motionlessly on the livestream equipment, but it seemed as if it was looking through the screen directly at the people opposite. Just one look, as if at prey above, made two legs tremble, freezing stiff on the spot without any ability to flee.
The staff nearby watching the livestream shouted in shock.
Su Yuxing was choked with a breath caught between not inhaling or exhaling, his face deathly pale. “It really is... a tiger.”
This physique didn’t belong to any recorded species.
There really are offspring of Caspian tigers and Siberian tigers!
Neither of those two are known for being gentle animals; their descendants surely aren’t either.
One glance and Su Yuxing couldn’t speak for a long time.
After a while, someone in the car suddenly asked, “It won’t knock the livestream equipment away, right?”
There had been previous incidents of animals knocking the livestream devices away.
For some animals, livestream equipment floating and moving in the air looked like a toy, or like a bird that wouldn’t fight back and could be tapped.
In any case, they wouldn’t see it as a threat, but if they didn’t like it, they could knock it down anytime.
Hearing this, Su Yuxing’s already trembling heart jumped again.
In an instant, his mind started running through various emergency measures, rapidly recalling special plants filmed along the livestream path that could help quickly locate Lin Qianyu.
After the tiger stared for a long time, everyone held their breath, thinking the tiger would finally take action, when the person lying in the weeds stirred.
“Ugh...” Lin Qianyu moved her fingers. After extreme exertion, every part of her ached; her mind was fuzzy and unclear, completely unaware of where she was. She painfully gathered nearby weeds, as if trying to curl herself up.
The tiger stopped paying attention to the livestream equipment, stepped onto the weeds, lowered its head, and opened its mouth.
【——!!!】
That mouth didn’t even need to open fully; just slightly ajar it could swallow the whole head. With sharp teeth and extraordinary bite force, it could slice through a neck instantly.
It seemed like blood would splatter across the livestream the next moment.
Su Yuxing’s hand was already hovering over the screen’s mute button, but before he could press it—
The tiger picked up the shrinking Lin Qianyu gently in its mouth, showing no intention to eat her, instead carrying her to a higher pile of grass.
So she wouldn’t sink in.
The grass pile was quite tall; sinking further might have buried her in weeds.After picking her up, the tiger circled around her, occasionally lowering its head to sniff her neck. It was hard to tell what it meant, but at least it seemed... not to want to eat her.
【Is the tiger treating Lin Qianyu as stored food?】
【As far as I know, tigers don’t have the habit of storing food, but I searched encyclopedias for a long time and couldn’t find a species resembling this tiger, so I’m not sure if this is a unique behavior of this tiger.】
【Sob... I don’t know whether to say Lin Qianyu is lucky or unlucky right now, as long as she’s alive it’s good.】
The tiger circled around for a while, then lay down on a nearby grass pile, the protruding dry grass immediately flattened, lowering the height considerably.
It lay on its side, its tail tapping rhythmically on the dry grass behind it, fixedly watching Lin Qianyu.
Lin Qianyu, besides a brief moment just now showing signs of waking, struggled several times and then fell back into unconsciousness.
For a time, the unconscious Lin Qianyu and the tiger lying nearby formed a quiet and harmonious atmosphere.
—The vehicle drove halfway.
Su Yuxing received an electronic business card pushed by his assistant.
After adding the contact, before he could explain the situation, he received a video call invitation.
“Hello, I’m Su Yuxing, director of The Wilderness.”
The man on the other side of the video had striking features, long phoenix-like eyes with slightly raised outer corners. Although his face showed no expression, he exuded an imposing aura without anger. He lightly nodded, “Hello, Feng Jingye.”
“I’m currently on the plane, arriving on the island in about twelve hours.” After a pause, Feng Jingye asked, “How is the situation now? This kind of tiger is intelligent and fierce, with a strong territorial instinct. It won’t tolerate anyone or any animal intruding into its territory and leaving alive. You previously said that guest very likely…”
Su Yuxing: “The guest is fine, looks pretty good.”
Feng Jingye’s tone hesitated, “Pretty good?”
That phrase seemed ill-suited for the situation.
The assistant told Feng Jingye that when director Su Yuxing called, he sounded anxious, almost tearful; obviously, the situation had reached an irreversible point.
But at present, Su Yuxing’s reaction made Feng Jingye somewhat puzzled.
“Yes, pretty good.” Su Yuxing repeated to himself, then nodded and said, “This is the guest’s livestream room. Look, it’s quite harmonious, isn’t it?”
Turning the livestream screen aside, Feng Jingye’s brows showed a trace of surprise.
Apparently, he hadn’t expected that tiger to not attack the guest who had mistakenly entered its territory.
Moreover... when the guest fell down, she seemed to have collided with a tiger that was napping.
A grumpy tiger with a bad morning mood would only be more violent at that moment.
Feng Jingye pressed his lips, “This really surprises me. Is this the Lin Qianyu you said before, the one who has a very friendly relationship with animals?”
Hearing this, Su Yuxing’s face showed a bit of pride, “Yes, it’s her.”
Having such a remarkable person on his program made the director feel proud.
Su Yuxing said, “I’m currently on the way to pick her up.”
Although the tiger hasn’t harmed Lin Qianyu so far, facing an unfamiliar animal, precautions must be taken in case the tiger suddenly changes.
Trying to build a good relationship with the tiger can wait until later; the priority now is to bring her back safely.“You’d better not get too close for now.” Feng Jingye was probably the one who understood this tiger’s temper the best among everyone. “It can tolerate Lin Qianyu’s presence, maybe because Lin Qianyu is special, but to it, you are still strangers invading its territory. Don’t let it be that…”
The rest didn’t need to be said explicitly for Su Yuxing to understand.
Don’t let it be that if they approach, they anger the tiger instead, which could endanger Lin Qianyu, or the tiger might turn and attack them.
But...
They were already this far; just driving a bit more, crossing a river, and they’d enter the tiger’s territory.
Just half a step short and they’d have to return empty-handed?
Feng Jingye said, “Find a safe spot nearby to rest for a while. Wait for me to get to the island, then we’ll go together.”
After hesitating a moment, Su Yuxing nodded, “Okay.”
After hanging up, he pointed to a relatively flat clearing not far away, “Park the car there; we’ll head in later.”
Looking at the dense, impenetrable rainforest, Su Yuxing let out a deep sigh.
—
The news that a tiger appeared in Lin Qianyu’s livestream room and that she lost consciousness and fell into the tiger’s den spread and was picked up on Weibo’s trending searches.
Many marketing accounts posted the same screenshot from the livestream.
The angle of the picture was delicate: the large tiger was lying on its side, shielding Lin Qianyu with its belly, slightly curled up as if resting.
Just a simple photo, along with marketing accounts exaggerating the story, sparked several trending topics.
【Hey, at least make the photoshop believable. That tiger is almost twice as big as two Lin Qianyus combined. Where do they even find such a huge tiger?】
【True. Previously, Lin Qianyu, the red-tailed hawk, black bear, leopard, and others went viral and benefited from it, right? This photoshop is getting ridiculous.】
【Look at the same show’s @An Lanqing and @Hang Sisi; they don’t have so many bizarre rumors.】
【Everything that happened was live-streamed. Doubters can watch themselves; here’s the link: (Lin Qianyu livestream link)】
Originally, fans waited in the livestream room, eagerly anticipating Lin Qianyu waking up. Seeing people mocking on Weibo, they came over to share gifs and links.
In the ensuing insults, many hate accounts’ profiles turned out to be An Lanqing’s fans — praising An Lanqing as a fairy sister one second and cursing Lin Qianyu the next.
Lin Qianyu’s fans instantly fought back even harder.
The war of insults and heated discussions escalated, and the topic’s popularity skyrocketed.
Until suddenly, a message popped up: 【Lin Qianyu has woken up!】
The insult war finally ended when An Lanqing’s fans were banned for their insults.
Rushing excitedly into the livestream room.
The viewer count at the top right corner kept rising, eventually staying at 00+, breaking the livestream’s maximum capacity again.
The lighting was dim; Lin Qianyu’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, her eyes squinting into a slit, seeing nothing clearly. Reaching out, she only felt something furry.
Having something furry beside her made Lin Qianyu feel very safe.
She stretched out her hand to pull the furry thing closer to her, but it wouldn’t budge. So she leaned over and rested against the furry thing, “Huahua... won’t let me hug? I’m going to hug anyway.”
Her voice was soft, the tail of her words lifting in a gentle hum-like tone.The tiger looked utterly confused as it was being hugged, one of its paws pinned down. It obviously had never encountered such a situation before and hesitated, wanting to retreat.
Lin Qianyu simply lifted her leg, placed it on the tiger’s body, and pulled its paw to hug it.
“?”
【???】
【Sister Lin, open your eyes and look! That’s not Huahua! You mistook the big cat!】
【I don’t even know what expression to show right now... Our Sister Lin is fierce.】
Only belatedly did the tiger seem to react, roaring at the human who was almost lying on it: “Roar—” The low, angry roar echoed in the empty cave.
Unlike Huahua’s joking tone with Lin Qianyu, this roar alone was enough to shock people into silence, their breathing unconsciously tightening.
However, Lin Qianyu, at the center of the storm, was completely unaware. She opened one eye, stretched out her hand with five fingers spread and covered the tiger’s mouth, then buried her head in the fur, gently saying, “Shh—” as if soothing a kitten.
The fur quieted down. Lin Qianyu closed her eyes, pursed her lips, and snuggled against it, wanting to continue sleeping.
Suddenly, she seemed to realize something was wrong. She opened her eyes wide, lifted her head, and looked blankly at the huge, unfamiliar... tiger?
Lin Qianyu’s hand was still on the tiger’s mouth, not withdrawn. Her spread fingers were not enough to cover the tiger’s entire mouth, making her arm look slender next to the big furry head.
This scene was a bit awkward and hard to resolve.
Even Lin Qianyu had never encountered such an embarrassing situation.
When their eyes met, she cleared her throat lightly and awkwardly smiled, “H-Hello.”
The tiger lowered its eyes meaninglessly. Lin Qianyu curled her fingertips and hurriedly withdrew her hand, “Ahem, I just…”
“Roar—!”
Seeing the blood-red wide-open mouth in front of her, Lin Qianyu thought the tiger probably wasn’t very interested in hearing her explanation.
But it didn’t seem to intend to harm her either.
It just roared twice.
Lin Qianyu rubbed her ears; her head buzzed from the roar. No wonder it was a fierce beast—the sound was so penetrating.
“I didn’t mean to bump into you, I just didn’t see,” Lin Qianyu tried to use petting to get closer to the tiger, but as soon as she reached out, the tiger’s gaze immediately fell on the back of her hand.
It didn’t dare to pet rashly and silently withdrew its gaze.
“Alright, alright, no petting.”
Lin Qianyu propped herself up on the dry grass, trying to sit, feeling as if she had rolled down a mountain, “Hiss…”
Her ankle hurt, and before she could sit steadily, she fell back onto the dry grass.
The tiger’s tail swished to a stop, glanced at her sideways, then resumed swinging its tail.
Lin Qianyu’s body was weak; this fall made her dizzy. It was only then that she noticed a thick layer of dry grass spread beneath her. Though inside a cave, it was not like her home cave with no light; a shaft of light shone into the cave like heavenly light.
This seemed to be the tiger’s home.
Surprisingly, there was no strange odor, no smell of rotten corpses—everything was clean, and the tiger even knew to pile dry grass as a bed to rest on.It was a very intelligent tiger.
However...
It was way too big.
Also lying on its side, Lin Qianyu had to tilt her head back to see the tiger’s head. The king of beasts is naturally a top predator, and this one in front of her... Lin Qianyu could only say it truly lived up to being a descendant of the Caspian tiger and the Northeast tiger.
It combined all their strengths.
Most importantly, Lin Qianyu whispered, “This tiger looks really beautiful.”
Some tigers have round heads and look somewhat goofy even though they’re fierce beasts. You only realize how fierce they are when hunting.
After all, “tiger head tiger brain” is often used to describe cuteness.
Comments scrolling by: 【Are you even listening to yourself?】
【Hey, is it my fault? When facing a tiger, your first reaction is that the tiger looks beautiful? Is that reasonable?!】
【Newcomers don’t panic, the old fans are already confused.】
...
Lin Qianyu had long noticed that this tiger had no intention of harming her, so she wasn’t at all anxious.
Since she passed out until now, if the tiger wanted to eat her, it would have done so already. Could it really be waiting for her to wake up, enjoy the chase, and then eat her?
That would be a bit too abstract.
Although she didn’t know the reason, from the current situation, the tiger was quite friendly.
“Oh, right.” Suddenly recalling the location she had sent to the director before losing consciousness, Lin Qianyu opened the watch on her wrist and sent a message to the director to report that she was safe.
Lin Qianyu: 【I’m with the tiger now, don’t worry about me.】
Su Yuxing replied immediately: 【Got it, saw it. Stay safe.】
Huh?
Saw it?
The first thing Lin Qianyu thought of was the livestream. She turned to look for the livestream equipment and indeed saw it, stuck like a surveillance camera in a corner, helplessly shaking up and down, unable to escape.
“Hi,” Lin Qianyu greeted the livestream audience, “Sorry, I slept a bit long.”
Su Yuxing sent another message: 【Wait until the island owner arrives, then we’ll go in together to get you.】
He typed out a more detailed explanation of why they couldn’t go in recklessly now.
Lin Qianyu understood and put down the watch. She propped herself up on the tiger, bent her leg, and saw her swollen, red ankle.
The aching, hot pain from swelling was worse than just a sprain.
She was still wearing shorts. Over time, the scraped bleeding wound had dried, leaving several crisscrossed hardened blood stains on her leg, and many bruises—all from unconscious bumps along the way.
Lin Qianyu’s constitution was special; even a light pinch would leave redness for a long time. After all these bumps, the large bruises were particularly shocking.
She couldn’t see her own back, but judging from the soreness, she had probably been jabbed many times by stones on the ground.“What time is it?” Lin Qianyu hadn’t brought any medicine and felt helpless looking at her wounds. Pressing her swollen, painful ankle hurt—it was swollen to about twice its normal size.
When she was asleep, she didn’t feel anything, but the pain started after waking up.
Lin Qianyu looked outside at the sky. “The little eagles should have finished hunting and gone home by now.”
If they hadn’t found her, the furry one at home should be worried.
But right now, it was hard for Lin Qianyu to even stand, let alone walk.
She could only wait for the director to come pick her up.
While speaking, Lin Qianyu glanced at the tiger beside her. The tiger was now resting with its eyes closed, a huge furry mass almost taking up half the cave.
Lin Qianyu rested her hand lightly on the tiger’s paw. “Look, this tiger’s paw is much bigger than my hand. Watching the livestream, you can’t even imagine how big this tiger is.”
【No... we can imagine.】
【Lin Qianyu’s official height is 1.77 meters. Comparing that, this tiger’s four legs on the ground almost reach her chest. It’s ridiculously big.】
【If I wasn’t always in the livestream room, I’d really suspect this is some virtual image the director secretly made while we weren’t paying attention.】
【Wait, why are you all so calm now? Shouldn’t you be curious why Lin Qianyu hasn’t been eaten by the tiger?】
A dense pain spread across her body.
Leaning against the dry grass, Lin Qianyu tried to distract herself with chatting, ignoring the discomfort and staying awake.
Glancing at the scrolling comments, she said, “It’s not ‘eaten.’ You should ask why I haven’t been bitten to death. No animal specifically treats humans as food, especially such a picky tiger.”
“Remember the buffalo we saw by the hot spring last time? The tiger picked only what it liked to eat, leaving all that meat untouched.”
Maybe from the tiger’s perspective, human flesh can’t compare to a buffalo’s heart.
As for why it didn’t kill her...
Maybe it was full and too lazy to move—a big cat enjoying a lazy afternoon might not want to make a fuss over something so trivial.
Lin Qianyu didn’t know the answer herself, so she didn’t offer one lightly.
“I’ll ask the tiger why it didn’t kill me if I get the chance later.” Obviously, now was not the right time, because the tiger completely ignored her.
Pinching the wound on her forearm, Lin Qianyu thought of something and seriously said to the camera, “Don’t imitate anything I do, and don’t approach any wild beasts without safety precautions, even if they are in a zoo.”
Wild beasts have their wildness. Even living comfortably in a zoo without hunting and having meat fed to them won’t completely erase this wild nature. Getting too close is always dangerous.
While she was speaking, the dry grass beside her moved lightly.
Lin Qianyu turned and only saw the tiger’s departing back.
Where was it going?
Bored, Lin Qianyu tugged at the dry grass. “Big tiger? Brother Tiger? Mr. Big Cat? Where are you going?”
The tiger didn’t stop, passed through the branches at the cave entrance, and disappeared from Lin Qianyu’s sight in an instant.
“Hunting?” Lin Qianyu didn’t know how long she’d been unconscious. Thinking of hunting now, she was a bit hungry too.
After lying in the cave for a while, Lin Qianyu had barely recovered a little.Jumping off the cliff, the first few steps were because she couldn’t climb up, so going down was the best choice.
But jumping further down was purely because the mountain was too high, and she couldn’t turn back to find another path, so she grit her teeth and persisted.
Lin Qianyu rubbed her neck and got down from the dry grass. It seemed she had a stiff neck from sleeping awkwardly without a pillow or anything to prop up her head, so she didn’t sleep comfortably.
Pushing aside the vines at the cave entrance, Lin Qianyu was immediately dazzled by the light outside.
“Is it just my imagination, or is the sunlight here better than where my cave is?” Lin Qianyu staggered with each step, and every time her foot touched the ground, a piercing, bone-deep pain shot through her.
She had done a quick check just now; fortunately, there was no fracture, only a sprain. But... it still hurt a lot.
Since entering the rainforest, this was probably Lin Qianyu’s most miserable moment.
But having saved the parrot, the pain in her foot wasn’t such a big deal anymore.
Lin Qianyu didn’t have the energy to hunt, make fire, or cook. She rummaged through some bushes and plucked a handful of grape-sized berries to eat.
The berries were juicy, filling her up and quenching her thirst. Lin Qianyu ate a handful in a row, licking her chapped lips to moisten them.
Not wanting to go too far, she just kept picking berries from this patch to satisfy her hunger. “These berries are even plumper than the ones up on the mountain.”
She still had the mood during the meal break to show the berries to the camera. She had seen these berries before at the shelter down the mountain, but compared to these, the ones there looked wilted.
The tiger that had gone out found the cave empty when it returned.
“Roar—!”
The roar was so loud it silenced the birdsong.
Lin Qianyu, puzzled, said, “What’s wrong? With Brother Tiger’s size, it should be easy to catch any prey.”
After hearing the sound, the tiger soon came from not far away, looking straight ahead. It seemed to be coming to find her.
The tiger’s mouth didn’t carry any prey. Lin Qianyu didn’t know if it lost its catch on the way back or had already eaten.
Swallowing the berries in her mouth, Lin Qianyu asked, “What is it? Are you looking for me?”
The tiger opened its mouth and bit the hem of her clothes, turning its head and pulling her back.
“Hey hey hey... wait.” Lin Qianyu hopped on one leg and had a hard time keeping up with the tiger’s pace. She was pulled off balance and directly fell onto the tiger’s body.
Unexpectedly, the tiger didn’t roar impatiently at her. Instead, it lowered its head and seemed to help support her.
It seemed to want to help steady her balance.
Lin Qianyu leaned on it and helped herself up a bit. “Are you taking me back?”
“You can understand what I’m saying, right?” Lin Qianyu leaned against the tiger and walked forward slowly. “Why are you ignoring me?”
The smarter the animal, the easier it is to communicate.
But from just now until now, the tiger had only growled softly and hadn’t communicated otherwise.
Lin Qianyu couldn’t figure it out. She muttered to herself for a long time. Because she was walking slowly, the tiger also slowed down, mostly standing beside her as a support.
Only when Lin Qianyu caught up would it take a step forward and then stand still again.
“Howl!”Let’s go.
Lin Qianyu was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, “Alright.”
【Hahaha damn, this is so funny, what’s going on?】
【Although I don’t understand what the tiger is saying, I can sense the impatience in that voice.】
【Tiger: Stop nagging, Master, just stop nagging.】
【Lin Qianyu has really good psychological resilience—still has the mood to laugh. If the tiger growled at me once, I’d probably lose my mind.】
…
Lin Qianyu’s mindset was indeed good. Holding onto the tiger, she slowly made her way back to the cave.
She didn’t see any prey but noticed some tender green grass on a pile of pale yellow dry grass.
The roots still had soil attached, so it must have just been freshly uprooted and brought back.
“Did you pick this?” Lin Qianyu picked it up and examined it. At the tip of the grass was a flower similar to a dandelion, but the shape was different; the petals could be blown open.
This kind of grass is a common anti-inflammatory herb in the rainforest and is effective for bruises and sprains.
“???”
Lin Qianyu pinched the herb, looking surprised. “Did you go out to pick this medicinal herb?”
The tiger had already lain down, ignoring Lin Qianyu, and was lazily licking its paw intermittently.
Lin Qianyu broke the herb in half, chewed it together with the flower, then applied the crushed pulp to her ankle, also smearing some on the bruises.
While treating herself, she didn’t forget to explain to the viewers, “If you’re outdoors without a medical kit and get injured, you can look for herbs like this, which mostly grow where there’s plenty of sunlight and rain. They also repel insects and mosquitoes. It’s a very useful herb.”
This herb can be used both internally and externally, but since it tastes bitter and grassy, Lin Qianyu preferred to chew it up and apply it externally.
【Ah? Tigers can pick medicinal herbs?】
【I know this tiger; it sat in front of me during the college entrance exam. When I asked it to help me with the questions, it bared its teeth at me instead.】
【I got this question right! Actually, many wild animals find herbs when injured. Catnip for cats is considered one of those wild medicinal herbs. Of course, for humans, it’s just ordinary wheatgrass.】
“Stop pretending to sleep, Brother Tiger.” After applying the medicine, the cooling feeling didn’t instantly reduce the swelling but was definitely much more comfortable than before, less tight and painful. She even had the mood to tease the tiger.
Lin Qianyu leaned forward, flicking her fingertip in front of the tiger, saying, “I saw your nose move.”
The tiger’s paw swatted down from above, impatiently lowering its head.
Lin Qianyu curved her eyes and gently brushed the tiger’s whiskers with her fingertip. “Such a good temper?”
The tiger’s temper was indeed quite good. After Lin Qianyu persistently teased it with two low growls and didn’t leave, the tiger gave up and extended a paw to push her.
It probably wasn’t a strong push, just a light swipe, but Lin Qianyu was pushed to roll on the dry grass.
She rubbed her shoulder and said, “Such strength would be a pity if you didn’t use it to play tug-of-war.”
The tiger snorted, scratched with its paw, and then helped pull Lin Qianyu back up.
After settling her, the tiger ran out of the cave again.Looks very busy.
Lin Qianyu put her foot on the ground, testing how to step without pain. She didn’t know when the director had come in. There were still the furry ones waiting at home. She leaned against the wall and stood up, planning to walk back by herself.
“Good thing I took a shower before coming out. The scent of the soap pods disturbed their sense of smell, otherwise…” Lin Qianyu clicked her tongue, thinking if the furry ones at home followed the scent here, they would inevitably clash with the tiger.
That would cause trouble if they fought.
Unnecessary disputes are best avoided.
With that thought, Lin Qianyu, trying hard to walk out, locked eyes with the tiger who hadn’t gone far yet.
“…”
The reserved food tried to escape but was caught by the tiger on the spot.
Then Lin Qianyu was carried back to the cave again.
The tiger had no intention to guard her, put her down and left.
Lin Qianyu said helplessly, “What is it busy with?”
No matter what the tiger was busy with, its meaning of not letting her leave was very clear.
There was no need to say it out loud; Lin Qianyu understood.
If the tiger didn’t let her go, then it would be very difficult for her to leave the tiger’s territory.
After all, she was injured and walking slowly. If the tiger noticed she disappeared, it could catch up and carry her back anytime.
If her ankle wasn’t injured, she might have tried racing the tiger.
Lin Qianyu chewed a piece of medicinal herb in her mouth, biting small bits with her small mouth, the bitterness less obvious. “Looks like getting out of here will take some long-term planning.”
【@Director, the next part depends on you.】
【I can’t wait to see the director embarrass himself… ah no, save the person.】
Su Yuxing, who had been watching Lin Qianyu’s livestream since the incident began, said: “…”
So funny, completely impossible, no strength for that.
But going back to the tiger’s attitude towards Lin Qianyu, Feng Jingye was right.
If he rushed in to save her recklessly, he would definitely anger this huge beast. The sedatives have a time limit. If several injections don’t take effect quickly, the tiger could overturn all of them.
Lin Qianyu saw the director chatting with fans on the livestream, mentioning that the rescue team was waiting outside. She thought for a moment and said, “Director, please tell my little animals at home that I’ll be late today, let them eat by themselves and rest early, don’t come out looking for me.”
Su Yuxing was stunned: 【Huh?】
He almost couldn’t keep up with all that talk. How does he talk to animals?
Besides, they don’t listen to him either.
Lin Qianyu realized this and said, “Then just show them this livestream.”
This was easier to solve. Su Yuxing immediately agreed: 【Okay.】
With the director’s words, she could somewhat ease her mind.Lin Qianyu pressed down the dry grass, then pulled some dry grass from the side to make a pillow-height cushion for her head. “This cave location is really nice. Even half of my cave at home would be great. Look up there, there’s even a skylight.”
A naturally formed hollow, quite delicate.
【Huh? What are you saying, fight me for it.】
【Hahaha, don’t leave the chat just now, have the guts to say that again to my Brother Tiger’s ear.】
No way to fight for it.
This cave was still a bit far from Lin Qianyu’s usual activity area.
Just as she was thinking whether she could make a window like this in the cave at home, Lin Qianyu smelled a hint of blood.
The tiger dragged a water buffalo to the cave entrance.
Tigers don’t store food, but when they catch larger prey they can’t finish at once, they hide it in bushes or tall grass, then drag it out to continue eating later.
But now, this water buffalo had only a throat wound from being bitten, the rest of the body was intact, meaning the tiger hadn’t eaten any of it and brought it back directly.
It was obvious who it was brought back for.
Lin Qianyu smiled and asked, “Do you like water buffalo so much?”
She often saw water buffalo carcasses, or maybe the water buffalo her territory had were many, and it chose one with plenty of meat.
The tiger didn’t answer, just pushed the water buffalo toward her, licked the blood at the corner of its mouth, walked onto the dry grass, scratched the corner of the haystack with its front paw for a long time, then stuck its head in and grabbed something.
Under Lin Qianyu’s puzzled gaze,
The tiger turned around seriously, holding a comb in its mouth, placing it in her hand, then sat down earnestly in front of her, “Roar!”
Trade.
Lin Qianyu: “???”
Looking at the comb with the production team’s logo on it, she slowly raised one eyebrow.
Trading a water buffalo… for a comb?
Lin Qianyu ran her fingertips over the teeth of the comb, weighing it carefully, “Are you trying to trade the water buffalo for me to comb your fur?”
Author’s note: Good night, sleep early, love to everyone.