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The dwarf sheep suddenly stopped two steps away from them.

It lowered its head and leaned closer, gently nudging the back of the hand that was hanging by the little pouch with a small patch of its forehead.

It feels warm to the touch, with a slightly rough texture.

The little boy was stunned.

The sheep nudged her palm again, nudged her fingers with its nose, and then raised its head, its horizontal pupils reflecting the little dumpling's round face.

It let out a short, soft "baa."

The warmth of the sheep's forehead still lingered in the little boy's palm.

She emerged from behind Lin Ye, and the two faced each other, able to smell the scent of hay and sunshine emanating from each other.

She suddenly chuckled, stretched out her other hand, and gently touched the two newly sprouted horns on the sheep's head, her fingertips tracing the delicate patterns on the horns.

Little Douzi recognized it; it was the first lamb she had fed before.

There were so many dwarf goats in the enclosure, big and small, huddled together, but this one was huddled in the very corner.

All the other sheep crowded to the front, craning their necks to grab the carrots, but it kept its head tucked into the gap between two large sheep, only its horizontal pupils peeking out timidly.

Xiao Douzi went around to the very edge of the fence, squatted down, and offered the carrot to its mouth.

It stared at her for a long time before coming closer, carefully carrying the food away. After eating it, it even touched her finger with its nose.

She even told Duoduo, "That little lamb is so cute!"

So the little lamb remembered me, and that's why it came looking for me?

She turned her head to the side, raised her face to Lin Ye, and her eyes curved into two small crescent moons.

The light spots cast by the overhead skylights reflected in his dark, bright pupils, like scattered stars in his eyes:

"Godfather! Little Sheep came running out to find me!"

Lin Ye looked down at the short-legged sheep that was burying its head in the palm of his small bag. His legs, which had been poised to pounce, gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He gave a soft "hmm," then stepped slightly behind Xiaodouzi to shield her from the occasional gusts of wind blowing through the aisle.

The zookeeper finally breathed a sigh of relief. She bent over, her hands on her knees, panting heavily, her forehead covered in sweat.

She caught her breath, carefully approached with a handful of hay, squatted down next to Xiaodouzi and the sheep, and smiled up at Xiaodouzi:

"Little one, it seems to like you quite a bit," she said, her voice still slightly breathless, but her tone had returned to gentle.

"Could you please do me a favor and use this grass to lure it back to its enclosure?"

Xiao Douzi hesitated for a moment, twisted her two index fingers together in front of her, and then looked up at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye could tell that she wanted to go.

He looked down into her eyes, smiled, and gently patted her head: "Little Douzi, go if you want to."

Xiao Douzi then took the hay, took out a few strands, and handed them to the lamb's mouth.

The dwarf sheep lowered its head, slowly picked up one end of a grass stalk, chewed it twice, and then obediently lifted its hoof and followed her two steps toward the fence.

When Duoduo returned from the bathroom, this was the scene she saw. She quickly skipped after him, shouting incessantly:

"Ling'er, Ling'er!! Why did you bring a sheep with you? I just went to the toilet, how come you have a lamb with you?"

Little Douzi turned around and smiled at her, sharing some of the remaining hay with her:

"It came looking for me on its own! It's the very same one I fed at the beginning!"

The comments section was also startled by the sheep that almost collided with them, paused for a moment, and then continued to surge.

[Commoner Zhao Si: Oh my! That beast suddenly rushed up and scared me half to death! Turns out it just ran over to rub against the First Princess's hand?! What kind of sheep is that?!]

[Commoner Chen Xiu: But the Crown Princess has really changed a lot! She was touching a snake just now, and now she's helping to lead a sheep, not afraid at all. She's really different these past few months.]

[Commoner Qian Da: This sheep clearly adores the eldest princess. Look how it ran over to her the moment it saw her, even acting all cute!]

[Commoner Wang Feng: The eldest princess is indeed lovable. Let alone this sheep, if I had a daughter like that, I'd tie her to my belt and protect her wherever I go. I'd be afraid of losing her no matter where I go.]

[Commoner Li Dong: Oh, you're dreaming...]

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Little Douzi led the sheep back into the pen.

The zookeeper squatted by the fence, took a piece of wire from his pocket, and quickly tightened the gap through which the sheep had just crawled out.

The sheep stood by the fence, its hooves on the haystack, its neck sticking out from the gap between the two bars.

The gap was still a bit narrow for it; only the lower half of its face was visible. Then it bleated again at the little bag outside, as if saying goodbye.

Little Douzi squatted outside the fence, reaching out to touch the sheep's muzzle—it was soft and wet, and the warm breath from its nostrils warmed the back of her hand.

The sheep squinted, its pupils half-closed, and rubbed its nose back and forth against her fingertips.

Duoduo also came over, resting her hands on her knees, and looked inside as well.

The shadows of the two little girls were stretched long by the light from the roof, trailing from their feet all the way to the haystack at the bottom of the fence, where they overlapped.

Mu Chenfeng stood to the side for a while, then raised his camera and gently pressed the shutter to capture their backs.

A soft snapping sound was drowned out by the chewing sounds from the sheepfold and a long moo coming from the cattle and horse shed in the distance; it was so faint that almost no one heard it.

The exit of the ranch is just ahead of the rest area.

There is a souvenir shop next to the exit.

As the group went inside, they saw wooden shelves on both walls that stretched from the floor to the ceiling, each shelf filled with various animal dolls, plush toys, and other related merchandise.

The warm yellow spotlights shone on the shelves, illuminating each plush toy so clearly that every single hair was distinct.

Several staff members were organizing goods behind the counter. When they saw them coming, they greeted them with a smile.

Xiao Douzi's gaze swept across the shelf and then suddenly stopped.

She tiptoed and reached down a small plush pendant from the top shelf—

It was a dwarf sheep with light brown wool and two small, pointed horns on its head, exactly like the sheep that had rubbed against her hand earlier. It must have been made based on that one.

At that opportune moment, a staff member peeked out from behind the counter, holding an aged-looking pet passport in his hand. He waved it around and spoke with a beaming smile:

"Children whose pet passports are filled with nine stamps can choose any souvenir from the entire store—it's free, no money required."

Little Douzi's eyes lit up.

She carefully put the dwarf sheep pendant back, then took the shoulder bag she had been carrying off her shoulder, unzipped it, and took out the pet passport.

She protected the pet passport very well; the cover was clean and the four corners were perfectly flat.

She opened her passport, which was neatly stamped with animal stamps from nine different zones—

Cat paw prints in the cat area, bone prints in the dog area, rabbit silhouettes in the mammal area... and sheep hoof prints in the interactive ranch.

There was also an insect-shaped stamp in the arthropod section. Although they didn't go into that section at all, they still stamped the entrance.

Nine chapters, not one missing, are neatly arranged on the inner pages.

She stood on tiptoe, holding her passport in both hands, and held it up to the counter: "Sister, look, I..."