On the Ark.

Aside from Lin Guang, this was the longest tail Lin Ye had ever seen, and it gave off a very soft feeling.

Ah, I really want to pinch it.

An evil thought flashed through my mind.

Chu Xue also noticed Lin Ye, looked over, and her silver-gray ears twitched.

"Who are you?" came a clear and soft voice.

Lin Ye immediately stood up, but before he could introduce himself, Jiao Feng ran out of the kitchen.

"Dr. Lin Ye is my guest. Miss, you've arrived. Where is the young lady?"

"She has an upset stomach and isn't coming," Chu Xue said. "So I just came to let you know that's all for tonight, I need to go back and take care of her."

The situation changed, and Horn Peak immediately panicked, blocking Hatsuyuki's way: "No, Miss!"

"how?"

"Miss, I'll take care of things later. You must stay here tonight."

Chu Xue frowned: "Why?"

“This…” Horn Peak didn’t know how to explain it either. He couldn’t very well say that he had specially hired a psychologist to educate Snow on the behavioral norms of a saint. “Please wait a moment.”

He immediately pulled Lin Ye aside and then lowered his voice to say something.

"Dr. Lin Ye, please think of something."

Lin Ye was speechless: "What can I do?"

"Didn't you see how badly the young lady is already dressed?! Aren't you worried at all?!"

Lin Ye was puzzled: "How is she? I think she's fine."

"How could that be good!" Horn Peak exclaimed. "Look at her, she's wearing that kind of clothing!"

Those kinds of clothes?

Lin Ye looked over.

It's just a regular T-shirt and shorts, nothing wrong with it.

"I don't understand," Lin Ye said.

"Young Miss is the Holy Maiden of Shelag!" Horn Peak's expression turned pained again; Lin Ye had lost count of how many times this look had appeared on his face. "Our Shelag is the darling of the Snow Mountain God, how could she dress so scantily?! So revealingly?! So undignified?!"

Lin Ye glanced sideways at the massive pectoral muscles of the horn peak.

After saying all that, can you at least put your own clothes on first?

Isn't it normal to wear shorts and t-shirts in the middle of summer? Wearing a cotton-padded coat in 40-degree heat is just stupid.

Lin Ye was speechless: "Then what do you want me to do?"

"I'm leaving Miss here in your care." Horn Peak patted Lin Ye on the shoulder. "I'll go back to cooking. You must keep Miss here!"

Hey, is this kind of hands-off management style really okay?!

Seeing Horn Peak turn around and go back to the kitchen, Lin Ye felt extremely annoyed.

However, considering the saying "he who eats another's food is bound to him, he who takes another's money is bound to him," Lin Ye had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead.

"First Snow, is this it?" Lin Ye walked up to Chu Xue and cleared his throat. "I'm a psychologist... uh, a doctor who just started working here a month ago. Nice to meet you, let me give you a gift."

"A gift?" Chu Xue's ears twitched.

Lin Ye took out a small jar.

Chu Xue's eyes immediately lit up: "What is this?"

“Cat's Skin… no, that’s not right,” Lin Ye said seriously. “Forget-Me-Not.”

Chapter Ninety-One: The Deception Has Left Him Crippled

"Forget-me-not?" A look of confusion appeared on Chu Xue's face. "What is a forget-me-not?"

“It’s a specialty of our hometown,” Lin Ye said. “When you feel unwell, you can lick it…smell it, or chew a couple of pieces, and you’ll feel better.”

First Snow didn't believe it: "There's no such thing."

"Yes, yes," Lin Ye nodded repeatedly. "Would you like to give it a try?"

"Okay."

Lin Ye twisted open the bottle cap, and Chu Xue leaned over, sniffed it, and her eyes slowly became hazy.

"This taste..." she murmured, "It's strange, it's unfamiliar, but..."

Lin Ye immediately twisted the lid back on.

"Hmm? Let me smell it again," Chu Xue said.

"Uh, this is for you. You can smell it slowly when you get back," Lin Ye said. "It's also edible, but you can't eat too much at once, or it's addictive."

Chu Xue frowned: "Could this be...?"

"No, no, no." Lin Ye shook his head. "Don't worry, this thing is absolutely harmless to the body. You can have it tested."

“If that’s the case, how could it be addictive?” First Snow said. “Although it smells nice, it shouldn’t be addictive. I’m Sherag… uh, I have great self-control, it’s impossible for me to get addicted.”

Yes, most cats are aloof before they encounter catnip.

Lin Ye thought for a moment and then gave the catnip to Chu Xue. Chu Xue held it in her hand and looked at it, looking quite happy, constantly twitching her fluffy ears.

Actually, Lin Ye only brought the catnip on a whim. According to Ansel's description, the first snow seemed to be a snow leopard girl, and snow leopards are felines, most of which are not very resistant to catnip. As a veterinarian, Lin Ye knew this well, which is why he brought a small bottle to try his luck.

Unexpectedly, it succeeded.

However, seeing Chuxue's happy expression, Lin Ye felt a little worried. He remembered the patch of land behind the university dormitory where catnip was grown. Every day when he passed by, he would see seven or eight stray cats lying there without any regard for their image, like drug addicts who had gone too far, letting people play with them.

If Chu Xue uses catnip like those stray cats, will he be beaten to death by the Bull Demon King in the kitchen?

After projecting the image of the first snow onto those stray cats, Lin Ye felt that if such a thing really happened, he would be close to death.

Thinking of this, Lin Ye broke out in a cold sweat and quickly reminded Chu Xue.

"You absolutely can't eat too many slices in one day," Lin Ye said. "And don't eat them in crowded places."

Chu Xue's ears twitched again, and she said, "I only take it out to smell it occasionally, how could I possibly eat it? It's grass."

Lin Ye thought to himself, "I hope you can keep your word."

Then Chuxue asked, "Is this kind of thing common in your hometown?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

Chu Xue held the bottle in one hand and pointed to the label on the bottle with the other, saying seriously, "Because you forgot to tear this off."

Lin Ye looked over, his lips twitching slightly.

Because the label says "gift".

Oh, I remember now. This catnip was a free gift during a spaying/neutering surgery promotion the veterinary clinic was running when business was slow. The clinic director wanted to boost sales by giving away one catnip and some hairball remedy and catnip. He hadn't looked closely when he left, and thought it was just regular catnip.

Lin Ye felt his face burning.

"Uh, that..."

"It's okay." Chu Xue smiled. "I really like your gift. I'll share it with Ya Xin when I get back."

People gathered to inhale catnip.

Okay, Lin Ye already felt that he was not far from death.

Mingming had invited him over to subtly advise Chuxue to be mindful of maintaining her noble appearance as the Holy Maiden of Sherag. Now it was all over. Lin Ye felt he had really brought this upon himself.

No, we can't give up! Lin Ye, we can't give up! It's not the final moment yet, quickly use your invincible little brain to think of a solution!

Lin Ye encouraged himself in his heart.

"Ahem, First Snow." Lin Ye cleared his throat. "To be honest, the main reason Horn Peak invited me here this time is to have me discuss something with you..."

"Hmm?" Chu Xue looked at Lin Ye.

"...Let's discuss the issue of your tail." Lin Ye felt like he was being a scoundrel when he said that.

"My tail?" Chu Xue tilted her head, and her fluffy tail lifted up. She hugged it and asked, "What's wrong with my tail?"

Lin Ye didn't know how to respond. He felt like he was being incredibly stupid. Shouldn't these kinds of topics be discussed gradually? Why did he have to jump straight to the point?

"Your tail..." Lin Ye paused for a moment, "is very beautiful."

"Really?" Chuxue's cheeks and ears began to flush. "Thank you. I thought you would find it strange, pure-blooded humans don't have tails, right?"

"Yes, it's precisely because we don't have tails that we're so envious." Lin Ye didn't know what else to say. "It must be a gift from heaven."

"Perhaps." Chu Xue suddenly sighed, "But you might not believe it, but I'm also very envious of you."

"Hmm?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled. "Why?"

"Because it's convenient, we're never as comfortable walking as you are, especially with tails like these." Chuxue's tail swayed. "We can't wear many pretty clothes, and they're very heavy. Sometimes I have to bite them in my mouth to save some effort."

Biting it in my mouth...

She looks quite cute.

Ah, stop overthinking and get back to the main topic!

Lin Ye warned himself in his heart.

Chu Xue continued, looking somewhat troubled: "And what's even more inconvenient is that molting season, like now, is really troublesome."

Pet? Shedding?

Two years of experience as a veterinarian in Chernobog made Lin Ye instinctively pull a vial of reagent from his pocket.

"How about trying hair conditioner?"

"Conditioner?" Chu Xue looked at Lin Ye in surprise. "You even have this?"

"Uh." Lin Ye scratched his head. "To be honest, before coming to Rhodes Island, I was an experienced veterinarian...

"Really?" First Snow was delighted. "I'm so lucky to have met you, Doctor."

No, you don't need to say that.