Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

"Illegal mining?" Wang Yuyu stopped abruptly, tilting her head to look at Tang Li, her amber eyes filled with confusion. "I've heard of poaching, but this is the first time I've heard of illegal mining. What does that mean?"

Tang Li couldn't help but laugh at his bewildered expression, slapping her forehead: "Oh dear, I've gotten so used to treating you like a person that I forgot you don't understand these words!"

"Let me tell you, illegal excavation is when people illegally enter the mountains and secretly dig up precious soil resources such as peat and black soil, as well as protected plants such as Amur cork tree, purple linden, Rhododendron dauricum, ginseng, and Ganoderma lucidum. They may even steal cultural relics from ancient cultural sites."

"These people are just like poachers—daring and dangerous, they live on the edge. Don't be stupid and rush in to fight them head-on, understand?"

"I'd be heartbroken if you got hurt!"

"Oh, so that's what illegal excavation is all about!" Wang Yuyu suddenly realized, and the story instantly clicked in his mind.

During his previous patrol of the territory, he discovered some fresh holes in the woods and initially thought they were made by the forest rangers dismantling traps. It turns out they were the work of these criminals!

"Damn it, so it was these bastards causing trouble!" he cursed inwardly. "How dare they dig around on my territory! They're asking for it!"

"If I were to encounter this, I would make sure they know why the flowers are so red!"

As for the "danger" that Tang Li mentioned, he had long since forgotten about it.

No matter how dangerous it is, could it be more dangerous than his?

It wasn't winter, and the heavy snow couldn't hide him; his tiger skin made him very conspicuous in the snow.

It's summer now, the trees are lush and leafy, it would be incredibly easy for him to ambush them.

Even poachers have to be careful when entering the mountains in the summer, for fear of being discovered, let alone those who illegally dig.

Tang Li continued her incessant nagging, explaining the methods and dangers of the illegal digging in great detail, completely unaware that Wang Yuyu was paying no attention; the words went in one ear and out the other!

His attention was entirely on Tang Li, his amber eyes fixed on her, while he plotted other ideas.

"These illegal miners are digging up valuable stuff. Last time they offered Tang Li some gyrfalcon meat, she absolutely refused to accept it!"

"Then I'll just grab some ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms and give them to her. Surely she won't have a reason to refuse, right?"

"We can't eat animals, but we can't stop us from taking plants!"

He glanced furtively at the security camera on the wall, a sly glint in his eyes: "Just snatch it and give it to her quietly, without anyone seeing, so no one will know, right?"

"Now that you've accepted my gift, shouldn't Tang Li treat me a little better?"

"Send me more meat from now on, visit me more often, and tell me I'm cute..."

Seeing that Wang Yuyu was staring at her, Tang Li thought he was listening attentively and spoke even more enthusiastically, completely unaware that her "iron rice bowl" was already distracted, his mind filled with how to give her a "big gift".

Half an hour later, Wang Yuyu had finished eating all the meat that Tang Li had brought, and was now lying lazily on the floor in front of the wooden house, ready to take a nap.

As for why I slept by the door, it makes me angry just thinking about it!

The cabin was so small that Tang Li had already taken it first.

She lay down on the hay and fell asleep immediately, sleeping soundly without ever remembering that there was a "King of the Forest" waiting to land at the door.

Wang Yu squinted at Tang Li, who was fast asleep in the room, her amber eyes filled with speechlessness, and she kept muttering to herself:

"Seriously, I'm a protected Siberian tiger under Rin's protection. Why should you sleep comfortably inside while I have to sleep in the wind outside? How can you be so shameless?"

"If I were hungry, I could eat you up in one bite, wouldn't you be scared at all?"

"Damn it, how dare they make me, the King, guard their gate? They're really pushing their luck! I'm furious!"

Fortunately, it's already June, and the nighttime temperature isn't too low. The evening breeze carries a slight chill, but it's not cold enough to make you feel freezing.

Otherwise, with Tang Li sleeping like that, lying down on the ground, she would probably be woken up by the cold in the middle of the night, or even freeze to death!

Wang Yu muttered complaints for a while, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, so she simply stopped thinking about it, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

As dawn approached, Wang Yuyu, half-asleep, felt something warm crawling on his body, occasionally rubbing against him, the wet liquid making him itch.

He suddenly opened his eyes, looked up, and froze instantly.

Tang Li appeared out of nowhere, clinging to him like an octopus, half her body on his chest, her head pressed against his chest, drool dripping from her mouth.

"Damn, this woman has absolutely no sleeping posture!"

Wang Yuyu instantly bristled, inwardly furious. "I'm a Siberian tiger, the king of these mountains! Can't you show some respect?!"

"I'm not your giant pillow, nor your plush toy, let go! Stop rubbing against me, I'm filthy!"

He bared his teeth at Tang Li, letting out a low growl, his tone full of anger.

Tang Li was fast asleep and didn't react at all. Instead, she frowned, rubbed her face impatiently against his tiger fur, changed to a more comfortable position, and continued to snore, drooling even more.

"Damn it! Damn it! This is infuriating!"

Wang Yuyu was furious at her unguarded state, but she never dared to actually lay a hand on her.

He was fierce in his words, but his movements were exceptionally gentle. He didn't even dare to sway his body easily, for fear of dropping Tang Li.

After staring at Tang Li's sleeping profile for a while, Wang Yu finally lay down and sighed inwardly, "Never mind, she got up in the middle of the night to bring me meat and talked to me, she must be tired, let her sleep in my arms for a while."

"Anyway, it's not long until dawn. Once it's light, she, the working girl, will have to get up for work, and then she won't have a chance to hug me anymore!"

Wang Yu closed her eyes helplessly, relaxed again, and let Tang Li hold her.

Unbeknownst to him, Tang Li, who was lying on top of him, secretly curled up a triumphant smile. She peeked through a crack in her eyes at the furry tiger head beneath her, then quickly closed them again, pretending to be asleep. She was secretly pleased with herself: Sure enough, a secure job is all talk and no action.

As dawn broke, Wang Yu opened his eyes, stretched out a big yawn, and his tiger fur all over his body unfurled. Completely forgetting that there was still someone lying on top of him, he got up immediately.

As soon as Wang Yu moved, Tang Li, who was lying on top of him, lost her support and fell heavily onto the wooden floor of the cabin with a "thud".

"Ah!" Tang Li winced and cried out in pain as she was thrown to the ground, instantly waking up from her sleep. Her hair was a mess, and she looked at Wang Yuyu with a mixture of grievance and anger.

"A secure job? What are you doing here?!"

"You woke up and didn't even wake me? You almost killed me!"