Chapter 36: The Smug and Punchable Hoder

Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Smug and Punchable Hoder

As the most watched and beloved animal blogger right now, the moment the Fur Raising Officer’s account updated, countless netizens immediately flocked to watch.

[Wow~ What am I looking at? It’s actually a post-bath photo of the Mengji Snow Leopard! Look at all those muscles, drool~]

[Is this something I’m allowed to see? Can I really look at this?! This is an Imperial Admiral! Save the picture, I must save it!]

[It feels like the Mengji Snow Leopard is being raised to look so incredibly handsome by the Breeder, haha! But speaking of which, is there any hope for that bald patch of fur?]

As an Imperial Admiral, Kuang Ye had never posted such a spicy photo in public before. Even if it was just his Beast Form, it was enough to make netizens cherish it, frantically clicking to download and save it. At the same time, after learning the latest news from Star D139, the netizens were also very concerned about Admiral Kuang Ye’s physical condition. Seeing him being raised so well by Liang He, they were genuinely happy from the bottom of their hearts and immensely grateful to her.

Thus, under the blessing of these two factors, the Federation Coins in Liang He’s account began to skyrocket once again, making her grin from ear to ear.

"Leopard! You really are a top-tier feline superstar!"

Liang He happily planted a big kiss on the Mengji Snow Leopard’s forehead. Smelling the fresh scent of body wash, she prepared to rinse him off.

However, the Mojin King Tiger, who had never been able to stand this White Lotus Leopard, immediately threw a fit upon seeing this scene. He wondered why Liang He didn’t kiss him, considering he was obviously the good boy who loved taking baths the most!

"BANG!"

"SPLASH!"

"THUD THUD SWISH!"

"Cedriel!"

Liang He, who had been successfully drenched by the splash kicked up by the super strong gravity, glared angrily at the culprit.

"Awooo?"

Not understanding what he had done wrong but sensing Liang He’s anger, the Mojin King Tiger decisively began to act cute, trying to use his adorable charm to get away with it. Looking at him tilting his tiger head foolishly, his golden eyes full of clear, unadulterated stupidity, Liang He actually laughed out of anger.

She thought, "Fine, fine, so you think you have me all figured out, huh?"

"Leopard, give Cedriel a good lesson for me!"

She figured that while she couldn’t bear to strike him, the Mengji Snow Leopard surely wouldn’t hold back. Liang He definitely knew how to borrow a leopard’s claws to discipline a silly tiger.

"Meow!"

Although the Mengji Snow Leopard couldn’t completely understand Liang He’s verbal command, he could clearly understand her gestures—especially since he couldn’t stand the Mojin King Tiger either.

"Awooo!"

Before the Mengji Snow Leopard’s injuries had healed, the Beast Beasts’ every scuffle would be stopped in time. Now that he had a "get-out-of-jail-free card," they fought even more joyfully. Of course, they wouldn’t actually fight to the death; it was merely a matter of trading swats and scratches.

Meanwhile, Liang He, who stood to the side watching the battle, didn’t sit idle either. She took out the showerhead and, while rinsing off the Mengji Snow Leopard, "took revenge" on the Mojin King Tiger by soaking all of his fur.

"I was going to let you off the hook, but since you’re asking for it, you can’t blame me!"

As the only one among all the Beast Beasts who had already taken a bath, the Mojin King Tiger wasn’t originally scheduled for another one. Liang He had planned to just wipe him down with animal-specific wet wipes if he got too dirty, but since he insisted on washing, she wouldn’t stop him.

To be fair, whether they were big cats or small cats, they were all quite fond of cleanliness. They would lick their fur in their free time, and even use their paws dipped in their own saliva to wash their faces. Especially after a bath. Every time Liang He saw it, she wanted to complain, wondering if they actually thought their saliva was cleaner than body wash. But complaints aside, human thoughts could never fully empathize with animals. She didn’t understand it, but she respected it, so she never interrupted or stopped them.

"Right! I still need to brush your teeth!"

After hurriedly giving the Mojin King Tiger another bath, Liang He suddenly remembered the times she had occasionally been licked awake. She quickly took out the toothbrushes specially prepared for the tiger and the leopard. Carnivores had a lot of bacteria in their mouths and were prone to bad breath, so they had to have their teeth brushed regularly.

The staff in the control room completely lost their minds when they saw Liang He reaching her bare hands into the unprepared maws of the tiger and leopard without a single safety measure.

"Oh my god! Liang He really has some nerve, actually sticking her hands straight into the mouths of the Marshal and Admiral Kuang Ye!"

"That’s nothing! Back when the Mengji Snow Leopard refused to take his medicine obediently, Liang He practically shoved her hand down his throat. He didn’t even dare to move, terrified of hurting her!"

"I’m more curious about where Liang He got all these random tools. Blue Star? There are things even we haven’t seen before. So Blue Star is actually this friendly to animals?"

They didn’t know that the majority of people on Blue Star still upheld the concept of coexisting with nature. This was especially true when animal species after animal species became endangered or even extinct; the uncontrollable heartache from that loss was truly unbearable.

Liang He carefully and meticulously finished brushing the teeth of the Mengji Snow Leopard and the Mojin King Tiger. She even leaned in to sniff, and upon finding that their breath really had improved a lot, silently made a decision. She thought, "These teeth must be brushed, and they need to be brushed more often!"

"Phew... Finally done washing."

After tossing the Mengji Snow Leopard and the Mojin King Tiger into the drying room, Liang He let the two small wolf cubs, who had finished their drying cycle, out of the drying box. Then, she collapsed exhaustedly into a chair, not wanting to move a single muscle.

In the end, Huo An, who saw the mess all over the floor through the surveillance feed, ordered Hoder to clean it up. Hoder, who was freeloading food and drinks and could only contribute manual labor, was quite willing to help Liang He clean up the "battlefield." As long as he wasn’t being besieged by the Beast Beasts, anything was fine.

"Hey! Buddy, you can’t catch me, can you? Hehe~"

"Hey! I’m talking to you! You still dare to bite me? Still chasing me to bite me?! You can’t reach me now, can you!"

"My, my, my! Still glaring at me? I’ll punish you with another two hours of solitary confinement!"

Relying on the fact that the fierce beasts were locked in the drying room, Hoder began to act recklessly and boldly provoke them through the glass window, making the people in the control room want to cover their eyes in secondhand embarrassment.

This was especially true for Huo An. He could feel the curious, teasing, and suspicious glances cast his way by his subordinates. They seemed to be wondering if this was really his nephew, and if so, did that mean he was also... He was not! He did not! Please do not spread rumors!

"Hoder, if you dare provoke Cedriel and the others again, I’ll have Liang He let them out directly so you can fight them face-to-face!"

Huo An’s teeth-gritting voice transmitted through the control room’s microphone and straight into Hoder’s ears. This was a feature specially added after the Rebel Army sent people for a sneak attack and they couldn’t contact Liang He. It was generally never used under normal circumstances—unless it reached a point where it was absolutely intolerable!

"PFFT!"

Lying in her chair, Liang He immediately burst out laughing upon hearing Huo An’s words. Her large, round eyes darted about playfully as she wickedly played along with Huo An.

"Governor Huo makes a good point. Hoder, if you dare to bully my Beast Beasts again, I won’t care whether you live or die."

The originally smug Hoder, threatened one after the other by his uncle and his current boss, immediately froze in place. He smiled awkwardly at the Mojin King Tiger and the others, then decisively begged for mercy.

"Station Chief Liang, I was wrong! Please let me off!"

Watching Hoder drop to his knees without the slightest hesitation, Liang He laughed even more joyfully.

As for the Beast Beasts, who had been baring their teeth from being provoked and were already figuring out where to attack Hoder from, they gave up their assault upon seeing her laugh so happily. They each returned to their own spots, lying down obediently to wait for their fur to dry.

They huffed, figuring it was never too late for a Beast Beast to take its revenge!

Unaware that he had already been blacklisted by the petty Beast Beasts, Hoder was currently fawning over Liang He, asking her what was for dinner tonight.