"You... you... you’re Xiaolan!"
As Ansheng turned his head, Chen Zhiyu’s eyes widened in shock, as if she had seen a ghost.
Or perhaps, when she was on the rooftop watching the fox beating up the giant crocodile, she already felt like she was witnessing something supernatural; she was stunned for quite a while then.
But recalling the events she encountered with her mentor as a graduate student,
the fox beating up the giant crocodile was barely understandable.
Yet, when the fox completely turned around, Chen Zhiyu was utterly dumbfounded, her face full of disbelief.
During her university studies, her specialization was animal science, and her thesis involved research on the mating and reproduction of hundreds of dogs. Chen Zhiyu had developed keen observational skills regarding animals during this time.
White foxes might look similar, but even with Ansheng now sporting two tails, Chen Zhiyu instantly recognized that the white fox in front of her was the same little pet that visited her Pet Paradise at noon.
She had chatted happily with its owner.
Ansheng’s eyes widened, a look of surprise and uncertainty spreading across his face as he glanced at the approaching Chen Zhiyu.
No, I’ve already revealed my true form, yet you can still recognize me?
Chen Zhiyu cautiously probed.
Ansheng pretended to be oblivious, casually trotting into the Pet Paradise building, heading straight for the tool room.
The crocodile may have been subdued, and the wish list in his mind refreshed a bit.
But Ansheng currently had no time to focus on the wish list or Chen Zhiyu’s matters.
The issue with the crocodile wasn’t over.
Initially, Ansheng thought about bringing Lin Ying over to take some photos of the crocodile, suspected to be a Spirit Beast, allowing Lin Ying to play the role of a guide and connect with the things she wanted.
As it turned out, the crocodile’s vicious nature led it to emerge straight from the river and bite a little fox like him.
Helpless, Ansheng could only subdue them.
Now, Ansheng needed sturdy hemp rope, to perform Bow Fishing Skill and tie up the two crocodiles to prevent them from causing trouble in Pet Paradise once they awakened.
"Eey... I’m just a fox, why do I have to learn about binding and electrical repairs? Isn’t this making things difficult for a fox?"
Ansheng groped in the dark, searching for tools to bind the crocodiles in the tool room.
Though he was secretly complaining, he couldn’t conceal the excitement on his cheeks when he mentioned the ability to tie up crocodiles.
Binding, eh! Knowledge he’s never encountered before.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Lin Ying had already come down from Changping Mountain, her breath even as she arrived at Pet Paradise and hung up the phone she was holding.
Driver Xiaolin wore a bewildered expression, following behind his mistress.
The sights and sounds of this night shattered Driver Xiaolin’s simple worldview.
Moreover, due to his extraordinary courage, attention to detail, and loyalty this night, he was promoted.
However, before officially taking up his position, he needed to travel to the Tropical Continent for a six-month overseas training trip.
Before entering Pet Paradise, Lin Ying explicitly instructed Xiaolin to wait at the entrance and not to go in.
"Truly Master Fox..."
Before Lin Ying even approached Chen Zhiyu, she calmly continued speaking to her: "He’s the Fox Immortal from the legends of Xia Dong Region’s paradises..."
As she spoke, Lin Ying pointed at the crocodile, calmly stating, "And that creature over there, seemingly mutated, has a unified designation: they are called ’Spirit Beasts’."
Holding the camera, Lin Ying quietly looked at Chen Zhiyu without saying more, even in the face of the fully armed Chen Zhiyu, her demeanor remained tranquil and undisturbed.
Lin Ying’s appearance and attire filled Chen Zhiyu with a sense of incongruity and made her wary. However, Chen Zhiyu did not retrieve the shotgun strapped behind her.
The principle of not pointing guns at people is a core element that the Hunter Training Program under the Security Bureau repeats countless times.
Though Lin Ying seemed strange, she remained within the realm of humanity.
"There are people who capture Spirit Beasts, and I don’t want the Fox Immortal born in our Xia Dong Region to encounter misfortune, so I appeared specifically to inform you of certain matters."
Lin Ying continued, "The fox is a good fox... but whether people are good, I won’t comment."
"Master Fox? You... know him?" Chen Zhiyu asked Lin Ying.
"I do." Lin Ying nodded slightly, pointed to the peacefully lying crocodile, and said, "I haven’t formally interacted with the organization that captures Spirit Beasts, but Spirit Beasts possess very strong territorial awareness. They launch fierce attacks against any creature that intrudes upon their territory."
"Once Spirit Beasts go berserk, the consequences are unpredictable."
"Master Fox is known as Master Fox because he has prevented untold numbers of Spirit Beast incidents; I call him Master because I’ve witnessed it."
Lin Ying, maintaining a composed appearance, spoke calmly, though she was fabricating without a hint of disturbance.
What experiences Master Fox has had, Lin Ying who only knew Ansheng for about half a month, couldn’t possibly know much.
But what Lin Ying could confirm is:
The fox is a good fox; she must protect him.
Things got wildly out of hand here, even damaging the flood control project, it couldn’t possibly be concealed.
However, Lin Ying remembered Master Fox saying that he cut the park’s electricity when he entered Pet Paradise.
In other words, no video evidence could account for today’s events at Pet Paradise; only Xiaolin, Chen Zhiyu, and herself were aware.
The defeat of two Spirit Beasts was absolutely not something any human could achieve without heavy weapons.
Thus, explaining is actually simple, just say the Spirit Beasts from land and river fought, and the three of them were merely innocent bystanders, and report the incident afterward.
Lin Ying’s eyes sparkled, as she began convincing Chen Zhiyu to join her in protecting Master Fox.
"I can distinguish right from wrong!" After briefly processing the information Lin Ying provided, Chen Zhiyu looked at Lin Ying with a wary expression and asked, "Master Fox’s matters are Master Fox’s... but what’s your situation?"
Lin Ying’s expression remained calm, without speaking, she simply raised the camera in her hand.
"I’m... just curious, the world is so vast, don’t you want to explore it?"
"What nonsense from the wealthy family daughter," Chen Zhiyu secretly complained in her heart.
Every day holding a camera, wanting to see everything, without needing to work to earn money for food?
Although she harbored suspicion towards the poised Lin Ying,
she agreed with one phrase from Lin Ying’s words.
Whether people are good or not, unknown, but Chen Zhiyu witnessed the intimacy between Ansheng and Yu Xueqing; she also saw Ansheng directly overpower two crocodiles...
If it weren’t for the little fox’s intervention, relying solely on the Chen’s hunters from Changping Mountain wouldn’t be enough to even fill the gap in the Han Yu Crocodile’s teeth.
Powder metallurgy arrows, unable to pierce the skeleton, the Security Bureau’s Gun of Kindness... Forget it!
They’d just be snacks for the Han Yu Crocodile.
Ansheng essentially saved her fellow Chen clan members from Changping Mountain and the local Security Bureau colleagues.
This favor, Chen Zhiyu accepted it entirely, and even if she were interrogated later, she’d take it to the end and never reveal it.
Chen Zhiyu returned to the crescent-shaped building, took out a special carbon fiber fishing net, and called over Master Fox, along with Lin Ying, to drape the net over the crocodile and flip its four legs to impede their strength.
Then, she took out three boxes of sealing tape and tightly sealed the mouths of the two crocodiles.
"Zhiyu’s mastery in tying is somewhat excessively proficient."
Ansheng, with a strange expression, lifted his head directly, observing the adeptly dressed Chen Zhiyu.
A sudden vibration buzzed from Lin Ying’s pocket, she glanced at it, answered the call, said a few words before hanging up, and looked at Ansheng, saying:
"Master Fox’s car has arrived; leave this matter to us to handle; you should go rest now! It’s almost eleven o’clock."
"Car? What car did you call?"
"I called a Cullinan with front-rear partitions; Master Fox said he likes Cullinan."
Lin Ying’s words rendered Chen Zhiyu speechless.
The previous intuition was indeed correct.
This truly is the otherworldly daughter of a wealthy family.
In fact, only a business car came; those overly ostentatious vehicles weren’t suitable for their Lin family.