Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

"Aww!"

Wang Yu roared at the pit opening again, as if venting his anger at failing to capture anyone on camera.

The roar finally brought Fan Zhengcheng back to his senses on the snow. He gasped for breath, one hand clutching his chest as if his heart was about to leap out of his throat, while the other hand patted his chest repeatedly, trying to calm his wildly beating heart.

But when he saw the deep tiger claw print on the edge of the pit, and the four shocking scratch marks, a cold sweat broke out on his back, and he was filled with lingering fear.

If he had been even half a second slower, that claw would have killed him instantly if it had struck his head!

At the bottom of the pit, Wang Yuyu was still pacing anxiously, staring intently at the pit opening, occasionally letting out a few angry growls, vigilantly capturing any movement outside.

"Damn it, I almost died in the tiger's mouth!"

After recovering, Fan Zhengcheng scrambled to his feet, not daring to approach the edge of the pit any further, and quickly pulled the villager away to a safe distance.

Only when the footsteps and voices on the ground gradually faded away did Wang Yuyu relax her vigilance slightly, stop her frantic roaring, and return to lie down next to the ball.

But his ears remained perked up, like radar, capturing any sound around him, not daring to relax for a moment, his mind filled with the thought of waiting for Tang Li to come and save him.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "That guy just now... he looks kind of familiar? Where have I seen him before?"

"Could it be that Captain Fan that Tang Li mentioned?"

"Hmph, who cares who he is! He's lucky he dodged quickly, otherwise I would have beaten the shit out of him!"

"If it really is that Captain Fan, then he deserves to be beaten even more!"

"He was the one who ordered the shooting at the zoo last time!"

"I've never been shot in my two lives combined, but he had a gun pointed at me and I almost died there!"

"Getting slapped by me is too lenient; he deserved it!"

"I'm a Class I protected animal now, I'm incredibly precious! When have I ever suffered such a humiliating disgrace?"

"You're trying to scare me again today. I'll remember this!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, but as she grew angrier, she couldn't help but miss Tang Li. Her tone softened, filled with deep grievance: "Tang Li, when are you finally arriving? I want to go out... It's so dark and cold here, I'm so scared... Tang Li..."

Fan Zhengcheng and the villager stumbled back to the main group, their faces pale, their lips trembling, and their steps unsteady.

The tiger's roar at close range and the tiger's claws that almost slapped them had really terrified them.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately surrounded him, asking questions all at once, their voices filled with panic: "Captain Fan, what happened? What's wrong?"

"Did something happen to the tiger?"

"That roar just now was chilling! What happened?"

"..."

Fan Zhengcheng held his knees for a while before he could catch his breath.

He waved his hand to quiet everyone, his voice still hoarse with lingering fear: "Don't move forward! Listen to me, everyone stay away from the pit!"

"Iron Rice Bowl is really irritable right now. I just peeked out and it jumped up and swatted at me with its paw, almost hitting me!"

"The claws slammed into the edge of the pit, leaving deep marks!"

"If you accidentally fall in, it'll be like lambs to the slaughter; there's no chance of survival!"

Everyone gasped in shock, their faces filled with terror, and they nodded repeatedly, taking a few steps back.

They had all witnessed the power of that tiger's roar just now—deep, fierce, and more terrifying than any wild animal cry the village elders had ever heard. Now, hearing Fan Zhengcheng's words, they dared not let their guard down.

Fan Zhengcheng composed himself and then instructed, "Everyone, don't just sit around! Divide into groups now and go cut down some sturdy trees around here!"

"Let's cordon off the big pit first, so that someone won't accidentally fall in, and it'll also protect them from being injured by that 'iron rice bowl'!"

"Okay!" everyone responded in unison.

Under Fan Zhengcheng's arrangement, everyone split into several groups, each grabbing the axes and machetes they had brought, and braved the cold wind to walk towards the surrounding woods.

Soon, the sounds of chopping trees, "thump thump" and "crack," rang out.

However, the noise still alerted Wang Yuyu at the bottom of the pit.

He had been lying beside the ball, listening alertly, when he heard the sound of chopping wood outside. He suddenly stood up, pressed his ears tightly to his head, his tiger fur bristling again, and roared wildly at the pit entrance: "Roar!"

The roar was full of anger and vigilance, clearly provoked by the unfamiliar sound.

Fan Zhengcheng was prepared; he had already spoken with Tang Li on the phone and devised a plan to appease her.

He used a sturdy rope to secure a cell phone, and then carefully lowered it down the pit wall.

The phone was on video with Tang Li, and Tang Li's gentle voice came through the receiver: "Secure job, secure job, don't be afraid, it's me, I'm here!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Wang Yuyu's roar abruptly stopped, and he abruptly halted his movements, slowly lowering his raised claws.

He looked in the direction of the sound, puzzled, and saw a cell phone slowly sliding down the pit wall. He immediately went over and whispered into the phone, his voice full of grievance and urgency: "Tang Li? Is that you? Where are you! Come here quickly!"

"Someone's cutting down trees outside, I don't know why!"

"I'm so scared... Please come and save me!"

The phone slowly slid to the bottom of the pit, and Tang Li's voice became clearer as she softly comforted you, "Don't be afraid, they're not bad people, they're here to help you. They're cutting down trees to create a safe passage for you so they can rescue you."

"Turn your phone over so you can see me."

Wang Yuyu stretched out her paw, gently pried at the phone a couple of times, and carefully flipped it over.

When Tang Li's familiar face appeared on the screen, he instantly quieted down, bringing his head very close to the screen, his amber eyes filled with dependence.

Tang Li couldn't help but laugh at his pitiful and utterly lacking-tiger-like demeanor, and teased the screen, "Look at you! You don't look like a mountain lord who rules the forests at all!"

"You're a Siberian tiger, the most majestic and fierce tiger, you have to be a bit more aggressive, you know?"

Wang Yu immediately became displeased, pressed her face against the phone, glared at Tang Li on the screen, then abruptly turned her head away, letting out a low growl of dissatisfaction: "Awooo!"

He thought to himself, "How can I not be afraid? I was once a human being too; how could I not know how terrifying humans can be?"

"Don't even mention me, a tiger. Even Superman would stumble in front of prepared humans, wouldn't he?"