Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Wang Yu stared at his back, her curiosity gradually overcoming her hostility. She couldn't help but crane her neck to see what he was doing, but her view was blocked by his back, and she couldn't see anything clearly no matter what she did.

He stood up and tried to move forward on tiptoe, but as soon as he moved, Tang Li immediately grabbed the leash and asked nervously, "What are you doing? Don't cause trouble!"

Wang Yu looked at Tang Li with a wronged expression, then stubbornly craned her neck, her gaze fixed on Cheng Yongnian, as if she wouldn't give up until she understood.

Tang Li followed his gaze to Cheng Yongnian, then suddenly realized what he meant and asked with a smile, "You want to see what Dr. Cheng is doing?"

Wang Yu nodded vigorously, then pulled Tang Li toward the worktable, her steps hurried yet careful, as if afraid of bumping her injured leg.

He walked to the worktable, jumped up, put his front paws on the edge of the table, stood up slightly with his huge body, stretched his neck out, and stared intently at Cheng Yongnian's operation.

Tang Li was afraid that he would frighten Cheng Yongnian, so she quickly squeezed between the two of them, gently pressed down on his tiger head, and separated him from Cheng Yongnian.

Cheng Yongnian turned to look at Wang Yuyu, who was peeking in, his eyes full of gentleness, and patiently explained, "This is for anesthesia, not the kind that involves injections, it's a breathing method!"

"Take a few breaths and you'll slowly fall asleep, just like when you're sleeping. Once the examination and treatment of your wound are finished, you'll wake up, and it won't hurt at all."

"Tang Li, you're blocking my way, move aside!"

Wang Yuyu tugged at Tang Li's arm, craning her neck to the side to get a clear look at the equipment. "I'm afraid of injections, not this. What's there to stop me from doing this?"

Tang Li rolled her eyes, took a step back helplessly, and ruffled his fur: "I really don't know why you're so curious. You were scared to death just now, but now you're joining in to watch the fun."

Cheng Yongnian quickly prepared the anesthetic solution, loaded it into the inhalation anesthesia machine, turned to Wang Yuyu with a smile, and pointed to the stretcher placed against the wall: "Iron rice bowl, go lie down, we're about to begin."

Wang Yuyu instantly suppressed her curiosity, scoffed dismissively, and turned her head away: "Who are you? Why should I listen to you?"

"If I tell you to lie down, you'll just lie down? What about the dignity of the Siberian tiger?"

As he spoke, he deliberately shrank behind Tang Li, making a gesture as if he would rather die than submit.

"Alright, stop wasting time and come lie down! The longer you delay, the harder it will be for your leg injury to heal."

Tang Li hugged his neck, half-pulling and half-supporting him as they walked towards the stretcher, her tone forceful and unyielding, "Lie down quickly, finish the examination soon, and I'll get you some meat to eat."

Wang Yuyu was being dragged along, his head held high, muttering complaints under his breath: "Tang Li! I have my pride too! Can't you show me some respect? I'm a Class I protected animal in China, a Siberian tiger!"

They shouted fiercely, but their feet followed her faithfully.

"Hurry up, lie down right now! You've already wasted too much time!"

Tang Li led him to the stretcher and gently pushed him. Wang Yuyu reluctantly lay down on it, and even deliberately kicked his legs. However, because of the discomfort in his right leg, he quickly calmed down and obediently lay on the soft cushion, leaving only his tail outside, wagging restlessly.

Cheng Yongnian pushed the anesthesia machine over and handed a specially made veterinary mask to Tang Li: "Tang Li, help him put on the mask. This gas takes effect quickly, and he will fall asleep in a few minutes."

"Okay." Tang Li took the mask and put it directly over Wang Yuyu's mouth and nose.

Wang Yuyu tried to say something, reaching out to tightly hug her wrist, his eyes filled with dependence and unease, but Tang Li didn't give him a chance to speak, gently pressing his head down to signal him to relax.

Cheng Yongnian pressed the start button, and the anesthetic gas was slowly released.

Wang Yu took a few breaths, gradually feeling his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. The claws holding Tang Li's wrist slowly loosened, and his amber eyes closed little by little until he finally fell into a deep sleep, his breathing becoming steady and long.

Seeing that Wang Yuyu was sleeping peacefully, without any trace of his previous fierceness, Cheng Yongnian squatted down, reached out and gently rubbed his fluffy tiger head, his tone full of teasing: "Just now you were baring your teeth and claws and wouldn't let me get close, you were so fierce, why aren't you fierce now? You're letting me touch you obediently."

As she spoke, she deliberately pinched his tiger-like face lightly, her eyes full of affection.

Tang Li leaned against the side, watching Cheng Yongnian carelessly playing with the sleeping Wang Yuyu, and couldn't help but smile and urge, "Alright, Dr. Cheng, stop playing with him, hurry up and do his examination, otherwise he'll wake up when the medicine wears off."

"Okay, okay." Cheng Yongnian nodded with a smile, then gave the soft tiger head a good rub before reluctantly straightening up and pressing the stretcher lifting button.

The stretcher was slowly raised to half a person's height. He pushed Wang Yuyu to the X-ray machine, skillfully adjusted the angle and fixed the position, preparing to take an X-ray of Wang Yuyu to find out the specific situation of the leg injury.

The filming was completed quickly. Cheng Yongnian held the X-ray film close to the light to examine it closely. His brows furrowed tightly, and his serious expression made Tang Lixin, who was standing next to him, jump into her throat.

Only when he could see the depth of the crack did his brows gradually relax, and a smile appeared on his lips.

This change in expression made Tang Li's heart race like it was on a rollercoaster.

She quickly moved closer, her voice trembling slightly: "Dr. Cheng, how is Tiefan's leg? Is it very serious?"

Cheng Yongnian pointed to the fine but clear line on the X-ray of his right hind leg and patiently explained, "Look here, there is a fine crack on the bone of the right hind leg of the man with the iron rice bowl. It should be a minor bone fracture caused by the hind leg landing first when he fell into the pit and bearing the weight of his whole body."

As he spoke, he picked up the X-ray of the left hind leg and handed it over, saying, "Look at this leg again, there's a very small crack here too."

"He actually injured both of his hind legs, but the injury to his right hind leg was more obvious and painful, which made him ignore the discomfort in his left hind leg."

"Fortunately, we discovered it in time and dealt with it early."

Cheng Yongnian's tone was tinged with relief, "If it were any other wild tiger, it would definitely have endured the pain and hidden its weakness until the injury worsened to the point of losing its ability to hunt, and in the end it would likely have starved to death in the wild."

"Both legs are injured..."

Tang Li's voice softened as she looked at the unsuspecting Wang Yuyu on the stretcher. She tenderly stroked his head, her tone tinged with reproach, "You idiot! I told you to watch your step when you walk, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened! You almost ruined both your legs!"

"If you can't be cured, you can expect to become a crippled tiger who can't walk!"

Although his words were harsh, the force he applied was as gentle as if he were handling a fragile item.