Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuyu, who had been lazily lying on the ground, suddenly brightened up. He abruptly raised his head, his amber eyes filled with surprise and excitement. He nodded his head vigorously, letting out several low growls, his mind racing with anticipation:

"I can read! I really can read! Not only can I read, I can also speak! It's just that I'm in the body of a tiger right now, so I can't speak!"

Tang Li stared at his clear nod, her pupils contracted sharply, and she froze completely. It took her a long time to react, her voice trembling as she asked, "You...you really can read?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she snapped back to reality, her expression instantly turning serious.

She quickly covered her mouth, pulled out the mini earphones from her ears, and threw them into the snow in the distance without thinking.

This is a huge secret, and it must never be heard by anyone else!

Wang Yuyu's ears went numb from her sudden scream. He immediately drooped his ears, shook his head irritably, and his tiger fur trembled.

This woman's voice is so powerful, it almost deafened him!

Tang Li disregarded everything else, quickly squatting down in front of Wang Yuyu, carefully and urgently cradling his large head in her hands, her eyes fixed on his, as she pressed him, word by word, "Iron rice bowl, tell me the truth, do you really know how to read? You're not lying to me?"

Looking at her eyes, reddened with excitement, Wang Yuyu nodded gently, feeling rather helpless: "What's wrong with me knowing how to read? Why are you making such a fuss? I can understand what you're saying!"

Tang Li stood there completely stunned, her hands still holding the tiger's head, staring blankly at Wang Yuyu, with only one thought in her mind: A tiger, actually knows how to read!

This is simply an unprecedented and amazing thing!

It took her a full half minute to come to her senses. She vigorously rubbed Wang Yuyu's furry tiger face, her tone extremely serious, even carrying a hint of urgent intimidation: "You're talking about a secure job! You absolutely cannot let anyone know that you can read, understand?"

Fearing Wang Yuyu might not understand, she emphasized, "If you can understand human speech, we can barely cover it up. But if you reveal your ability to read, many bad people will come and arrest you!"

"They'll lock you in a dark, sunless room, deprive you of meat every day, draw your blood, and conduct all sorts of experiments. You'll never be able to run and hunt in the forest again, never be able to bask in the sun again, understand?"

She pointed to the drone still hovering overhead, her expression serious: "You wouldn't want this thing hovering over your head and monitoring you every day, would you?"

"You don't want to get shot with a tranquilizer gun again and be manipulated while you're unconscious, do you?"

"You'd rather be like in a zoo, with someone pointing a gun at you and keeping you in a cage, wouldn't you?"

"If you don't want to live that kind of life, you must keep your literacy a secret and never tell anyone! Understand?"

Only then did Wang Yuyu belatedly realize that her ability to read actually concealed such great danger, and the tiger fur on the back of her head couldn't help but stand on end.

He nodded frantically, his heart pounding with panic: "I know, I know! Let go of me, you've squashed my face until it's all distorted!"

Tang Li finally breathed a sigh of relief, slowly letting go of her grip and slumping onto the ground. She then burst into uncontrollable laughter, slapping the snow around her as she laughed, tears welling in her eyes: "Hahaha...you can actually read!"

"A tiger can actually read!"

"My God, this is outrageous!"

"Hahaha... It's a tiger! It's a tiger! It can even read!"

"Unprecedented! Absolutely unheard of!"

Tang Li laughed so hard she almost fell over, but Fan Zhengcheng and Wang Weiguo's group down the mountain were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Tang Li's sudden act of throwing away her headphones caused them to completely lose the audio signal from the scene, and they could only see the two people's movements through the drone's footage.

Fortunately, judging from the footage, Tang Li was unharmed and was even seen huddled together with Wang Yuyu, seemingly busy with something. Otherwise, they would have rushed over without hesitation.

"What on earth is this girl doing? Why did she suddenly throw away her headphones!"

Fan Zhengcheng paced anxiously back and forth, "What if something happens?"

Wang Weiguo frowned, staring intently at the screen, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "Don't panic, wait a little longer. Xiao Tang knows what she's doing. If there's real danger, she'll definitely send a signal."

Tang Li laughed for a while before gradually calming down.

She wiped away the tears of laughter, took out her phone, and flipped through her photo album to find pictures of various animals at the zoo.

These photos were taken by her previously and are labeled with the names of the animals.

She handed the phone to Wang Yuyu and said earnestly, "I'll show you one page at a time. If you see something you want, just say so, okay?"

"Roar!" Wang Yu roared softly, flicking its tail slightly to indicate that it understood.

Tang Li leaned against Wang Yuyu's warm body, one arm around his neck, the other holding her phone, scrolling through photos one by one, patiently reading aloud: "Look, this is a sheep, this is a cow, this is a monkey..."

Wang Yuyu lazily scrolled through the screen, showing little reaction to these common animals, until a picture of a sika deer popped up. His eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately let out a low growl, his tail wagging excitedly.

Tang Li immediately stopped scrolling, stared at the photo of the sika deer on her phone, paused for a moment, then laughed in exasperation. She reached out and vigorously rubbed Wang Yuyu's tiger-like head, gritting her teeth as she said, "A secure job! Do I look like a sika deer to you? You actually want this!"

She poked his forehead, her tone both angry and anxious: "Do you know that sika deer are a Class I protected animal in China? They're even more precious than you! Where am I supposed to get one for you? Do you want me to spend the rest of my life in jail?"

"This one is absolutely not going to work, find another one!" Tang Li said, and started scrolling down to look at the photos.

Wang Yu immediately shook his head, let out a low growl, and stretched out a front paw, waving it in front of Tang Li with a determined look in his eyes.

I want this one, and I want the whole thing!

He muttered to himself, "What's wrong with a sika deer? It's a protected animal, and so am I!"

"I ate one in the summer, and it was so delicious! It was tender, juicy, and incredibly nutritious!"

"On such a cold day, how cozy and comforting it would be to eat a whole deer!"

"Ahhh!" Tang Li looked at Wang Yuyu, who was completely unyielding, and angrily rubbed his tiger head, messing up his fur.

"Can't we find another one? Can't we find another one! This is the middle of nowhere, I can't even find a single deer hair, let alone a sika deer!"