Chapter 26: Leopard, Your Breath Is a Bit Smelly

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Leopard, Your Breath Is a Bit Smelly

When Liang He learned that her voice also had a certain soothing effect on the Mengji Snow Leopard, she specially recorded a message at Xu Yi’s request to try to get the Mengji Snow Leopard to cooperate with his treatment.

However, when she and Hoder finally rushed to the medical area of Star D139 and were brought to the treatment room where the Mengji Snow Leopard was held, Liang He was a little dumbfounded by the sight before her.

"That person inside, wearing my face and trying to coax the Mengji Snow Leopard... is Doctor Xu?"

Through the floor-to-ceiling glass wall of the treatment room, Liang He watched the man cross-dressing in women’s clothes, wearing a crude mask made from her photo on his face, trying to disguise himself as her by playing her recorded voice. She fell silent. She kind of wanted to pretend not to know him, but it seemed she couldn’t just walk away either.

"Ahem, he just wanted to run an experiment," Huo An said. He actually felt a bit of secondhand embarrassment for Xu Yi’s social death, but since it was an attempt at researching treatments for SSS-level Beastmen, he had no reason to stop him.

It turned out that after Liang He sent the voice recording, Xu Yi noticed the Mengji Snow Leopard’s mood gradually stabilizing. He then had a sudden whim: would it be possible to get the Mengji Snow Leopard to cooperate with treatment by pretending to be Liang He? If successful, Liang He wouldn’t have to run back and forth in person anymore, which would be a very important discovery for the protection and treatment of SSS-level Beastmen in their Evolutionary Stage.

"So, that’s his excuse for impersonating me, ruining my reputation in the Animal World, and deceiving the fluffball?" Liang He watched Xu Yi inch closer to the Mengji Snow Leopard, attempting to apply medicine to him. She was a bit speechless, yet also slightly impressed. At the very least, he genuinely wanted to heal the injured Mengji Snow Leopard; otherwise, he wouldn’t have disregarded his own image like this.

"ROAR!"

Unfortunately, things did not go as Xu Yi had hoped. When Xu Yi first entered, the Mengji Snow Leopard had been highly on guard. But when he played that gentle and sweet voice, the Mengji Snow Leopard, who was ready to attack at any moment, began to hesitate. Even when Xu Yi cautiously approached, the Mengji Snow Leopard showed no rejection or warning signs, giving Xu Yi a boost of confidence and joy.

Just when he thought he had successfully tricked the Mengji Snow Leopard, the beast suddenly lunged at him!

"AH! Help!"

The Mengji Snow Leopard’s sudden attack scared Xu Yi into scrambling frantically. He bounced up and down like an agile monkey. Hearing the cry for help, Huo An immediately opened the treatment room door to let Xu Yi escape. Seeing this, the Mengji Snow Leopard, whose speed was countless times faster, dashed out of the treatment room first, instantly scaring the crowd into scattering in all directions.

"ROAR!"

"Careful!"

Since Liang He was closest to the treatment room, Huo An tried to pull her away, but she refused.

"Don’t worry, I’m fine." Liang He shook her head at Huo An and turned her gaze to the Mengji Snow Leopard, who was roaring hoarsely at the surrounding crowd. Perhaps knowing he couldn’t take down so many people, he only wanted to scare them away and then escape.

"Kuang Ye?"

Just as the Mengji Snow Leopard was trying to find a way to break through, that voice that made him feel bathed in a spring breeze appeared once again. Thinking it was Xu Yi trying to trick him again, the Mengji Snow Leopard immediately turned around with a vicious, teeth-baring warning. However, the moment he clearly saw Liang He, he froze in place. Feeling a bit awkward, he even pretended to groom his fur to find an excuse for his aggressive posture.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Liang He began to inch closer to the Mengji Snow Leopard while continuously uttering soothing words. She let him lightly sniff her scent until he finished confirming her identity and quieted down. Astounded by this sudden twist of events, the onlookers were left dumbfounded.

"No, why can Liang He do it, but I can’t?" Hiding inside the treatment room, Xu Yi complained about the Mengji Snow Leopard’s double standards, wanting to cry but having no tears left.

"ROAR!"

The moment he heard Xu Yi’s voice, the Mengji Snow Leopard became triggered again, trying to bypass Liang He to roar at Xu Yi and make him shut up. However, Huo An and the others, who didn’t know the real situation, were both tense and worried.

"Liang He?!"

"I’m fine, his target isn’t me." Startled by the sudden roar, Liang He reached out and pinched the Mengji Snow Leopard’s muzzle, physically forcing him to quiet down. "Leopard, your breath is a little stinky."

Because he was injured, the Mengji Snow Leopard had refused to eat and kept licking his wounds. It was completely normal for this to cause bad breath. Feeling rejected, the Mengji Snow Leopard flicked his tail pitifully, but he showed no intention of breaking free from Liang He’s grasp. He had already smelled it just now—Liang He was not the bad doctor in disguise.

"...So, his target is me?" Seeing this, how could Xu Yi not understand? The Mengji Snow Leopard was clearly targeting him!

"Based on what you’ve said, you’re the one who knocked him out with an Anesthetic Gun. You were also the first person he saw when he woke up. You imprisoned him, and you even deceived him. It’s perfectly normal for him to hate you." Liang He, who understood the mindset of fluffballs quite well, instantly pointed out the reason why Xu Yi was being targeted. "You wanted to trick him using my photo and voice, but you forgot one thing."

"What?" Not only Xu Yi, but Huo An and the others were also curious.

"Animals usually have a much sharper sense of smell than humans. Your scent was marked by the Mengji Snow Leopard a long time ago. He can recognize you without even looking at you." Therefore, Liang He was also quite curious. How did Governor Huo, as the head of the Animal Protection Zone, agree to Xu Yi’s absurd idea?

Hearing her say this, they were truly... struck by a sudden realization.

Xu Yi awkwardly took off his mask inside the treatment room and scratched his head in embarrassment. "Oh right, I forgot about that."

"...It’s truly thanks to Miss Liang He arriving in time. Otherwise, Kuang Ye definitely would have run loose." Having finally found a chance to rest, Duke Kuang Lin had heard the commotion of Kuang Ye going berserk again and rushed over immediately. He then witnessed firsthand the entire process of Liang He effortlessly subduing his son. Needless to say, he was certain that this beautiful and lovely lady was the savior Huo An had spoken of!

"And you are?"

"Oh, I’m Kuang Ye’s... adopter, Kuang Lin." Duke Kuang Lin already knew the inside story and did not expose the fact that the Mengji Snow Leopard was an SSS-level Beastman.

"So it’s Duke Kuang Lin." Liang He greeted him politely. Seeing that the Mengji Snow Leopard had remained quiet for a while, Liang He let go of his muzzle and gently stroked his head. "Be a good boy, don’t run around."

Feeling an unprecedented gentleness, the Mengji Snow Leopard didn’t struggle or resist, nor did he have the slightest thought of dodging. He even began to proactively nuzzle against Liang He’s palm, just like Cedriel used to do.

"MEOW..."

Hearing the Mengji Snow Leopard let out a sound completely different from before, everyone present, with the exception of Liang He, fell into a stunned silence. Good heavens, who knew Admiral Kuang Ye could use such a cutesy voice?!

As a father, Duke Kuang Lin couldn’t help but wipe away bitter tears. He felt even more heartbroken when he remembered Kuang Ye’s double standards from earlier, when his and Liang He’s voices had been played on loop.

"So good." Completely oblivious to Duke Kuang Lin’s envious and bitter gaze, Liang He examined the Mengji Snow Leopard’s wounds. Frowning slightly, she looked at Huo An. "Governor Huo, please open the treatment room door. I’ll take Kuang Ye inside to apply his medicine."

"Alright." After Cedriel and Lanton, Huo An was already used to this kind of scene. He obediently opened the door to the treatment room.

However, he seemed to have forgotten one thing.

"AHHH! I was wrong, don’t come over here!"