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The rest area was bathed in warm, cozy light streaming down from the skylights on the ceiling.

The air was filled with a faint, sweet scent of hay and the warm aroma of animal fur.

Lin Ye walked over and sat down on the soft cushion next to the haystack. His knees were bent in a relaxed and natural arc, and the hem of his coat spread out on the cushion with his movement.

He leaned back slightly, his entire body silhouetted against the light shining down from above, with a slender outline and a fuzzy golden halo around the edges.

The little boy shifted his bottom forward, and the haystack made a series of soft rustling sounds. A few unruly straws were squeezed out from the side and drifted wobbly onto the soft cushion.

She leaned against his arm, the back of her head resting on his shoulder, her soft hair brushing against his neck.

"Godfather," she said softly, her fingers unconsciously gripping the cufflinks on Lin Ye's coat sleeve.

Her voice was soft, tinged with frustration:

"Little Douzi has become so greedy."

Lin Ye turned his head to look at her and asked softly, "Why are you being greedy?"

"It's just..." Xiao Douzi twisted the strap together and unfolded it, sometimes unbuttoning one end and then buttoning it back up.

"Little Douzi now wants to raise a hairless kitten, a chinchilla, and an Angora rabbit. They're all so cute..."

She paused, her fingers stopping, then suddenly looked up: "Oh, right! And the parrot! It'll say Little Duzi is cute!"

Lin Ye drawled out a "hmm—"

"Then what should we do?" The voice carried a hint of hidden amusement.

"Little Douzi probably can't take care of so many people by herself."

Xiao Douzi fell silent.

The rest area became quiet, with only the occasional tinkling of bells on alpacas' necks in the distance and the rustling of dwarf goats' hooves pawing the ground.

Duoduo had already run to the other end of the haystack and was playing with a straw she had pulled out of the haystack.

She held the tip of the tassel to her nose, swirling it back and forth, and then choked and sneezed twice.

She was stunned after sneezing, then giggled.

Xiao Douzi nodded somewhat dejectedly, agreeing with Lin Ye's statement.

She rubbed her forehead against his shoulder from side to side, making her few stray hairs sticking up even messier.

He then gave a muffled "Mmm": "Little Douzi has to go to school, so we really can't take care of her all the time... Let's choose one, but it's so hard to choose..."

"It's okay." Lin Ye raised his hand and tucked the strand of hair that was sticking up at the back of her head.

His fingertips traced down that strand of hair as he comforted her:

"We're just here to have fun today. Let's get to know these little guys first, and then we can decide what kind of pets we want to keep another day."

Little Douzi looked up, her eyes lighting up: "Is this okay?"

"Why not?" Lin Ye casually rubbed his hands a couple of times, a hint of indulgence in the slight upturn of his lips.

"Having a new member in the family is a big deal, so we need to think it through carefully before making a decision. We can't just rush into bringing them home and then regret it later."

"Godfather is right, I need to think about it carefully..." Little Douzi nodded solemnly.

Then his gaze fell back down, landing once more on the crumpled sleeve strap between his fingers, and he was about to start thinking about it.

The comments floated by leisurely.

[Commoner Monday: Oh dear, Master Lin is right. So many little rascals see cute kittens and puppies and take them home, then abandon them after a couple of days because they're too much trouble. What a waste!]

[Commoner Wang Laoqian: The eldest princess is so young, yet she thinks so much. She's truly sensible. No wonder she was taught by Immortal Lin.]

[Commoner Liu Wen: Yes, no rush. We need to choose someone we click with; after all, it's a companion for many years.]

……

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out on the other side of the rest area.

First, a piercing scream broke the silence—"Quick! Stop it!!"

Then came a series of dense, crisp hoofbeats, "thump, thump, thump," striking the ground from afar.

Then suddenly a sheep appeared in my field of vision?

A short-legged goat somehow squeezed out of the enclosure and is now standing in the middle of the passageway, its four short legs spread apart, its hooves tapping nervously on the ground.

The sheep was light brown all over, with short, thick legs and two small horns just beginning to emerge on its head.

Its curly fur wrapped around its round body, with the wool swirling and sticking to its back, making its whole body look like a ball of yarn when it runs.

The little bells hanging around her neck jingled as she moved.

It was clearly bewildered by this sudden freedom. After spinning around in place twice, it suddenly took off running wildly along the passageway.

The sound of hooves blended into a series of dense drumbeats, echoing from one end of the aisle to the other.

The zookeeper chased after it, waving a handful of hay frantically and calling its name in a distorted voice:

"Yaoyao!! Come back!! Be good!! Come back quickly!!"

But the sheep was clearly having too much fun and wasn't paying any attention.

Little Douzi stood up from the haystack, grasped Lin Ye's fingers with both hands, stood on tiptoe, and curiously peered into the other direction.

The sheep circled the aisle twice, then suddenly tilted its head, its amber eyes meeting Xiao Douzi's.

Its nostrils twitched twice, its wet nose twitching slightly, and then suddenly it changed lanes, using all four hooves to accelerate towards the little one.

Xiao Douzi was startled and unconsciously tightened her grip on Lin Ye's hand.

The barrage of comments exploded instantly, with messages of public concern scrolling rapidly, one after another, densely packed.

[Commoner Wang Daniu: What's going on?? How did that sheep get out?? Wasn't it just grazing inside the enclosure??]

[Commoner Zhou Qi: Ahhh, it's charging at us!! It's charging at the First Princess!! First Princess, watch out!!]

[Commoner Lin Xiu: Oh my god!! Stop it!! Don't let it hit the eldest princess!! The eldest princess is still so young!!]

[Commoner Li Fugui: Guards! Where are the guards?! Oh dear, how can this place be without guards! I wonder if Immortal Lin can stop them all by himself...]

[Commoner Zhang Ersan: Is it frightened?! Frightened animals are the most terrifying!! They don't recognize people!! Princess Lin Xianren, run!!!]

……

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.

Those eyes, which were usually half-closed and carried a lazy, indifferent air, suddenly tightened in that instant, their gaze sharp as a drawn sword.

His body reacted even faster.

First, she took a slight half-step back, then her right hand pulled the small bag behind her back in an irresistible manner.

Before Xiao Douzi could react to what was happening, he was completely shielded behind Lin Ye, with only his wide-eyed stare peeking out from Lin Ye's side.

The sheep was charging closer and closer.

Lin Ye's gaze was fixed on the sheep's running trajectory. He tapped his right heel on the ground, his calf muscles silently tensing, preparing to kick it away.

however--

But the sheep was running along when it suddenly stopped the cart!