Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 286 Unleashing one's true nature!
The tiger enclosure, which is usually so quiet that only heavy footsteps can be heard, is now filled with a series of extremely abstract sounds.

Ouch?

"Wuhu!"

Awooo? ? ?

Hey! I'm right here!

Under the wall, which was about half a meter high, Chen Nian crouched down and ran from one end to the other.

Then he suddenly stood up and let out a strange cry.

The giant flower, which was still staring at where Chen Nian had just been, took a full two seconds to react before leaping and bounding toward them with its massive body.

Seeing this, Chen Nian disappeared again.

He crouched low, like the most agile cheetah in the jungle, almost blending into the shadow of the low wall.

With light, silent footsteps, skimming the cool ground, she glided silently from where she had just peeked out to the other side of the low wall.

The whole process was smooth and seamless!

It fully demonstrates the superhuman flexibility and agility that comes from being enhanced by Best's body.

This time, Chen Nian didn't give a prompt immediately. Instead, she poked her head out, grinned, and laughed at Da Hua's bewildered expression.

Just a second ago, Da Hua was wondering where the person was.
A second later, after hearing laughter, he turned his head and tilted his head to look over.

It seemed that it hadn't yet realized that the person was Chen Nian.

Instead, he turned his head back and stared intently at the spot where Chen Nian had just disappeared, while also scratching at the glass, as if to say:

I've found you!
Come out!
Hey! Over here!

It wasn't until Chen Nian gave the signal that Da Hua rushed towards them with a gust of wind.

However, just as its heavy tiger paw was about to land on the glass in front of Chen Nian, the figure disappeared again.

Big Flower missed her target.

A huge claw pressed against the glass, its face showing a bewildered and adorable expression.

And so on, the cycle repeats.

Considering that the creature in front of us is a top predator weighing over 700 pounds, no matter how docile it may appear, its potential danger should not be underestimated.

Therefore, Chen Nian did not apply for any close contact permit.

This half-meter-high wall now seems to have become a "time tunnel" connecting two worlds.

Chen Nian transforms into a sprite that traverses the passageways, always appearing in the most unexpected places under the cover of the low walls.

This man and the tiger, one as agile as the wind, the other slow yet sincere.

A purely interactive game unfolded, separated only by this low wall and sturdy glass.

From the side, Chen Nian seemed even more engrossed than Da Hua.

They were having a blast and had a great time!
Fine beads of sweat glistened slightly under the light, but Chen Nian's eyes were even more serious and focused.

Xia Qiyue, the zookeeper, and the cat lovers in the live stream watched this scene in silence.

Watching Chen Nian run from one end of the wall to the other, and then back again.

The scene looked quite comical.

Many people couldn't help but laugh out loud at first.

But as the laughter subsided, it gradually transformed into a more complex and tender emotion, quietly spreading in everyone's heart.

Because of Chen Nian's patient and guiding interactions.

On Big Flower's usually blank and bewildered face, an emotion was now clearly revealed—

Pure and unadulterated happiness!
Those usually listless little eyes were now sparkling, as if they held the stars. That thick, powerful tail, which usually just swayed lazily, was now wagging wildly and uncontrollably like a house cat, even occasionally whipping up high in excitement, its tip curling playfully!
No matter how delayed its response may be.

Once it realizes something, it will immediately use all its focus and effort to find that 'friend' who is willing to play with it.

A joyful atmosphere was brewing between Chen Nian and Da Hua.

It infected everyone present.

Standing to the side, the zookeeper who had raised Da Hua from a kitten witnessed this unprecedented scene. Seeing the joy that seemed to emanate from every single hair on Da Hua's body, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and his vision blurred instantly.

He quickly lowered his head and awkwardly wiped the corner of his eye with the back of his hand.

"Big Flower hasn't been this happy in so long, I was wrong. We were all wrong!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was filled with regret and realization.

They always thought that this tiger, which was special since it was a cub, had become quiet and no longer tried to integrate into the group as it did when it was young, because it had "grown up" and become "calm".

They were even pleased about it.

I feel that Da Hua has finally found her own peaceful way to survive in a group.

However, it wasn't until this moment, when the zookeeper witnessed Da Hua and Chen Nian playing the most primitive 'cat' game, getting so carried away that they forgot they were Siberian tigers and were more like an evil golden shaded tiger, that the zookeeper was struck by lightning and suddenly came to his senses.

Big Flower hasn't grown at all!

It was clearly after countless attempts, countless clumsy invitations, and countless times being ignored or driven away by its own kind, that it finally understood the gap between itself and 'normal' in its simple and slow way.

Even if its reaction arc is long enough to circle half the Earth!
Those repeated disappointments and the loneliness of being left unanswered were enough for it to understand that it was different and special.

It's so special that no tiger wants to play with it.

As a result, Da Hua became 'calm'.

It silently suppressed its innate desire for companionship and play deep within the most hidden corner of its heart.

It no longer tries to get closer, no longer extends invitations.

Day after day, he wandered alone or slept quietly.

If nothing unexpected happens, perhaps Big Flower will carry this nature, which was 'killed' when it was only six months old, and live its long yet short tiger life alone and in silence until the end of its life.

But something unexpected happened.

Chen Nian's arrival was like a gentle yet precise breeze, opening up a corner of Da Hua's heart.

The aura of being of the same kind (Best's body) that she actively emitted made Da Hua mistakenly think that Chen Nian was inviting her to play.

This was the first time in Da Hua's life that she had received an invitation from someone of the same kind!
But by the time it realized what was happening, Chen Nian had already retreated.

This made Da Hua think that she had neglected this new 'friend'.

So it immediately showed its desire to play and expressed it eagerly through its actions.

It doesn't want its 'friends' to leave.

Because this might be the last time it gets so close to 'friendship'.

Fortunately, Chen Nian didn't leave.

Even more fortunately, Chen Nian heard Da Hua's heartfelt call.

Not only did he stay, but he also responded to its clumsy yet eager invitation with a gentle yet firm attitude.

Thus began this game of 'hide-and-seek', which was so simple it was almost childish.

This became the first time in Da Hua's life that she had ever truly interacted with her companions.

It has friends now!!

(Type 1 if you're part of a group that steals cats!!!)
(End of this chapter)