Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Can't get onto the shore, this crocodile is almost mad at itself.

The leopard led the way, the wolf pack followed behind, and Bai Zhao stepped aside to let them in without blocking the door.

Lin Qianyu clapped her hands, "Why have you come to find me here?"

The leopard approached Lin Qianyu, but its eyes quietly took in everything in the hall, including the lynxes eating with heads down not far away.

The thylacine was also no longer as tense as when it first came; facing the staff in the yard who hadn’t managed to evacuate in time, it only glanced a few times without any reactive stress.

Probably because it had integrated well with the wolf pack, having many opportunities to hunt together, gaining confidence from being with them, it no longer resisted humans so much.

Lin Qianyu patted Dou Dou’s belly—it looked like he had eaten before coming.

Maybe he had returned from hunting but found no one home, so he came to look for her.

Lin Qianyu purred to the furry head, "Since you’re here, let’s all eat together."

There were still quite a few disposable bowls, with many fluffy animals coming, so she took out half the remaining bowls and filled them up.

The lynx chewed slowly on a piece of meat snack, chewing for a long time without swallowing, cautiously watching Lin Qianyu, but even more so the animals beside her.

The fighting power of a wolf pack compared to a lone wolf is worlds apart, excelling at group combat.

Lynxes hunting wolves is no myth, but facing a wolf pack, even a very powerful lynx is destined to lose.

[Lynx: Didn’t we all agree? Why are you still calling for reinforcements?]

[Haha, you can tell the lynx isn’t enjoying the meat anymore.]

[Honestly, if these lynxes in the hall banded together, wouldn’t they be pretty strong?]

That’s probably what they thought, but judging by the lynxes now, all carefully distancing their bowls from their companions, it’s clear that even if lynxes cooperate in nature, these few don’t seem likely to.

Noticing the lynxes looking at her,

Lin Qianyu looked up, but the lynx buried its head in its bowl, eating seriously.

She got up to fetch water, placing a bowl of water not far from the lynx, saying nothing, then returned.

The lynx sniffed the water bowl; there was no strange smell. It took a few steps forward, cautiously licked twice, paused, then began drinking.

Bai Zhao stood at the door, sighing, "So many animals in one room."

The rescue station is known for having many animals, but he had never seen such a big scene.

And this was with a few young animals missing from Lin Qianyu’s home, and the cubs not present.

When the cubs grow up, with so many animals crowded around wanting to cuddle Lin Qianyu, just imagining it shows how huge the scene will be.

Especially since the animals not personally raised by her can still have such a good relationship with Lin Qianyu, the few in the wooden house now were practically raised by her since they were young, so they will definitely cling to her even more when grown.

Lin Qianyu said lightly, "Like it?"

"More than that." Bai Zhao shrugged without denying, "I’m jealous."

This might just be the legendary ‘animal magnetism’ trait.

Bai Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I remember a new kind of jerky that tastes good. Let me get some for them to try."Lin Qianyu refused, "No need, this is enough."

They all ate before coming, and there’s still half a bag left. Processed snacks can’t replace meals—Little Wolf and the white lion still have to go out hunting.

Bai Zhao, unable to resist, asked if he could bring more food to feed them, "Not enough, not enough. Since they’re here, they have to eat their fill before leaving."

Saying that, he hurried off to the storage room.

When he came out, he was carrying two big woven bags, the same size as the snack bags. These would be enough for all the animals in the room to eat two meals.

Seeing Bai Zhao stagger under the weight, Lin Qianyu stepped forward to help carry one. The weight made her ask, "This much?"

Bai Zhao laughed, "Better to bring more than less. If they’re full, they won’t eat it, and I can take the leftovers back in time."

Lin Qianyu unpacked some of the new jerky and meat bits, adding some on top of the previous snacks for the lynxes.

Watching the lynx sniff the jerky and decisively abandon the snacks to eat the jerky instead, Lin Qianyu raised an eyebrow, "So it’s not especially fond of the meat snacks."

Simply because besides the food it hunted itself outside, it had only eaten the meat snacks given by Yin Youran.

After all the furry ones ate their fill, it was almost afternoon.

Lin Qianyu declined Bai Zhao’s offer for a ride, "Just ate, running isn’t good for my stomach. It’s still early, might as well take a walk."

Mainly because when the wolf pack wasn’t here, the car barely fit them, but now with so many furry ones, the car couldn’t hold them all—they had to run behind the car.

Just having eaten, the food wasn’t digested yet, so running too fast wasn’t good.

"Really don’t want a ride?" Bai Zhao followed her out, walking her to the door, "There’s a bus. All these little animals can get on together."

Lin Qianyu asked, "You can drive a bus?"

Bai Zhao paused, "I can get a driver. Our rescue station has quite a few full-time drivers."

They often use trucks and buses to shuttle between airports or transport supplies.

Not only that, but they even have crane operators.

"No trouble." Lin Qianyu smiled gently, "I was stuck at home all morning anyway. A walk sounds good."

Bai Zhao worried she might not handle such a long walk just after recovering, but seeing her insist, he said, "Alright, I’ll stay in your livestream room. If you want a ride, just say so."

The furry group surrounded her as they walked out. Lin Qianyu nodded and waved, "Okay."

—The 4 p.m. sunlight was not as harsh as at noon.

Lin Qianyu went out without a straw hat. She casually grabbed a large leaf, folded it, and wore it on her head. Not as delicate as a straw hat, but with a larger brim that almost covered her entire face.

Little Wolf kept raising his head; when the brim hung down and blocked Lin Qianyu’s face, he couldn’t see her, so he stepped forward a few steps and turned his head to look in.

Lin Qianyu pressed the brim back with her fingertip, smiling as she put a smaller, matching leaf hat on the grassland wolf’s head, "Looks good."

Little Wolf paused, "Woo!"

Lin Qianyu poked his head, rolling up the brim of the leaf hat so it wouldn’t block his vision when it fell.

After tidying up, Lin Qianyu looked up, satisfied, meeting a bunch of furry faces—over a dozen pairs of eyes looking at her expectantly.【One at a time, must be one at a time!】

【This hat looks pretty simple. I cut one from the Chinese evergreen at home, but it didn’t turn out well, so I cut another. Now I’ve made quite a few... Anyone willing to take in a 240-month-old minor who was kicked out by their parents and is homeless?】

【The whole family of furry ones going out wearing matching outfits, that’s too cool!】

【If the lion pride finds out about this...】

The next day—no, there’s no need to wait until the next day—the whole grassland must have known already.

While the comments were cheerfully discussing, Lin Qianyu had already made hats for every furry one.

The white lion’s hat used a few extra leaves; the honey badger’s hat was made smaller, all fitting just right.

After resting under the tree for a while, by the time they left, the tree was nearly bare.

Lin Qianyu ate freshly picked berries, “I haven’t been this way before.”

Before, she always rode back and forth in a car, looking through the windows; the feeling is quite different from being outside.

There’s quite a difference through a layer of glass.

Walking along the riverbank, the shadows behind shifted with the sun’s changing position.

Vaguely, she saw the shelter previously built at the edge of a small forest with only a few scattered trees not far off.

They were almost home.

The grassland wolf came to rub her hand, “Aw…”

“Do you hunt on your own?” Lin Qianyu half-squatted to pet the little wolf, “Does Tuanzi go hunting with you?”

“Howl!” The white lion shook its fur, its hat flying off. The shaking stopped, it raised its head and opened its mouth, but the hat was already thrown away.

Lin Qianyu raised her hand to catch it, “I’ll keep these for you.”

Saying that, she took off the little wolf’s hat, “Go on.”

The little wolf wanted to leave, and some other grassland wolves in the pack followed a few steps, only to be growled back by the little wolf.

Lin Qianyu said, “Let’s go, we’ll head home first.”

The little wolf and the white lion should be back soon after hunting.

“Let’s go this way.” Lin Qianyu stacked the hats in her hand and put them on, “There’s shade this way.”

The path around the back is a bit farther but shaded.

With the little wolf gone, the following pack of wolves closed in.

Lin Qianyu held the cheetah’s tail in her hand, and when she saw the riverbank not far off, her steps paused, and her voice lowered as if afraid the animals there would hear, “There are crocodiles sunbathing over there.”

Two or three were lying on the riverbank, their skin already dry, probably been sunning for a while, eyes tightly closed as if asleep.

The wolf pack stopped to drink water by the river.

Lin Qianyu hugged the cheetah and sat by a tree, watching the crocodiles.

Right on the riverbank where the crocodiles were sunning, ripples appeared on the nearby water surface, and gradually, another crocodile swam out.Earlier, when trying to get ashore, the crocodile’s short front legs paddled weakly, then it turned sideways and used its back legs to push itself up.

The back legs didn’t look much longer than the front legs either.

Its back claws stepped twice on the shore’s edge, each time slipping off.

“...Haha.” Lin Qianyu covered her face with one hand, but laughter slipped through her fingers.

The crocodile was splashing the water with its back claw; upon hearing the laughter, it reacted slowly but turned its head surprisingly quickly this time.

It held its breath, pushed twice more, still couldn’t get up, then turned and swam away again.

【Haha, what’s the use of looking so fierce if your legs are too short to get ashore?】

【I think it’s not just the short legs, it’s also because it’s fat.】

【Oh no, those two on shore won’t be making fun of it, right?】

【I don’t know if the crocodiles on shore are laughing, but I’m rolling on the bed laughing.】

…

The cheetah licked its lips, saw Lin Qianyu staring over there, stood up, and walked toward the crocodile.

Lin Qianyu was still laughing, but her peripheral vision caught a flash of orange-yellow fur. She looked closely and quickly reached out to grab the cheetah’s tail.

“Wait, Dou Dou. I’m just looking, I don’t want to eat the crocodile.”

The advantage of familiarity is probably this—no need to say much; one glance was enough to know what the cheetah was thinking.

Usually, the cheetah wouldn’t actively hunt crocodiles, but maybe because Lin Qianyu kept watching, the cheetah mistakenly thought she wanted to eat it, so it didn’t hesitate to move in.

Even though there was more than one crocodile there.

In a way, Dou Dou really does have the boldness of a honey badger.

While this was happening, the wolf pack that had finished drinking water also gathered around. The honey badger glanced left and right; if it weren’t wearing an Elizabethan collar making fighting inconvenient, it might have already joined the cheetah’s expedition.

To prevent them from actually fighting the crocodiles,

Lin Qianyu quickly detoured into the forest, her pace noticeably quickening.

“Forget the crocodiles. Hurry and catch up.”

Seeing Lin Qianyu leave, the furry animals watching the crocodiles also withdrew their gaze and went to catch up with her first.

The crocodiles sunning on the shore unknowingly escaped trouble.

After Lin Qianyu’s figure disappeared by the riverbank, the calm river surface rippled again, revealing the crocodile’s shadow, still in the same spot, the same posture, still... unable to get ashore.

The live-streaming equipment left behind accurately broadcasted all of this.

【If Sister Lin comes back to poke her head, she might scare the crocodiles to death.】

【Maybe not scare to death, but definitely annoy them to death.】

Unable to get ashore, this crocodile is almost mad at itself.

In this land of outstanding people and beautiful places, even a crocodile seems unusually lively.

Author’s note: Good night, sleep early, love every one of you.