Chapter 337 - 335

"Quite the appetite, aren’t you? And quite the nerve! You actually wanted to eat me!"

Yun Jiao grabbed the giant python by its tail and used it like a whip, slamming it against the ground. THWACK! THWACK!

The python, already dizzy from being choked and having been slapped hard several times, was slammed until it didn’t know which way was up.

Finally, barely breathing, it was tossed into the air and flew off to who knows where.

Yun Jiao decided against eating the snake meat. After the severe lesson she’d taught it, whether it lived or died was up to the snake itself.

Besides, she preferred seafood over snake meat anyway.

Dusting off her hands, she continued on her patrol of the island.

Later, she spotted crocodiles in a river she was preparing to cross.

Several crocodiles surrounded her, clearly seeing her as a tasty little morsel.

The final result, naturally, was a foregone conclusion.

She had kicked the crocodiles in the river belly-up.

By the time she left, several crocodiles were floating belly-up on the water’s surface, causing a magnificent leopard on the other bank that had been about to drink to stare with wide-eyed terror.

Yun Jiao, dangling a crocodile tail from her hand, locked eyes with the leopard.

The leopard retracted a paw, turned, and promptly fled.

It wasn’t an idiot. Even a leopard couldn’t face that many crocodiles at once without being at a disadvantage.

’What was that thing? So small, yet so ferocious.’

Watching the leopard’s retreating figure, Yun Jiao felt it was a bit of a pity.

’That big cat’s fur looked so smooth. It was huge and majestic, too. It must feel amazing to pet.’

She had hoped to see a legendary tiger, but hadn’t come across one yet.

Still, seeing a leopard wasn’t bad either.

Yun Jiao was growing fonder and fonder of this island. Not only was it beautiful and large, but most importantly, it was teeming with different species.

There were big cats on this island that she’d never seen before, and more than one of them!

Although Yun Jiao preferred the ocean, she had to admit that the fluffy animals on land were much nicer to pet than the ones in the water.

After teaching the crocodiles a lesson, Yun Jiao wandered off to another area.

She saw some monkeys, and they were curious about her.

Yun Jiao was curious about them, too.

They were a species of silver-gray monkey with large, round, all-black eyes. A ring of light blue fur surrounded their eyes, making them look as if they were wearing glasses. Their bodies seemed quite small.

They were a very good-looking species of monkey, though Yun Jiao didn’t know what they were called.

She also saw a few monkeys holding babies, but surprisingly, the baby monkeys were covered in golden-yellow fur.

With their big eyes, they looked adorably dorky.

These monkeys showed no aggression toward Yun Jiao. One of the baby monkeys even ran up to her and curiously touched her hair.

Yun Jiao, in turn, acted harmless and tried to interact with the little monkey.

In the end, the baby monkey actually climbed onto Yun Jiao, settling on her shoulder to play.

Yun Jiao melted. ’So cute!’

’This tiny, fluffy little thing feels so good to hold.’

She played with the monkeys for a good while, even picking and eating some bananas with them. Finally, seeing it was getting late, she bid them farewell and left.

’I should head back,’ she thought. ’Otherwise, Dad and the others will get worried. It would be dangerous for them to come looking for me in these woods.’

’This island is crawling with poisonous snakes, pythons, and venomous insects.’

On her way back, she once again saw the large blue spider she’d had a brief encounter with earlier.

"Oh, you’re still here."

’This big, fluffy, good-looking spider... I kind of want to keep it.’

"It must be fate."

Then, without another word, she took the large blue spider with her.

’Since it’s fate, it would be wrong not to take it with me, right?’

The large blue spider: ???

But since resistance was futile, the spider decided to just let it happen.

Back at the camp, Yun Jiao heard her dad and the others calling out for her, and she quickly called back in response.

Soon, a group of adults hurried over to her.

"As long as you’re back safely."

Yun Chen Nan saw the giant spider perched on her head and immediately felt his blood run cold.

"What in the world did you bring back?!"

Yun Jiao giggled. "Third Brother, don’t you think it’s beautiful?"

"That thing looks poisonous!"

Yun Jiao puffed out her chest. "I’m not afraid!"

The others: ...

’You might not be afraid, but they were.’

It was so brightly colored, it looked poisonous at a glance, not to mention it was huge.

Yun Jiao announced, "I want to keep it."

"Don’t even think about it."

Yun Linhai was the first to object. "What if you take that home, it accidentally gets out, and bites one of us?"

Yun Jiao countered, "I’ll just raise it here. Besides, I have a feeling it’s not actually that poisonous."

Everyone stared at her. ’What’s that supposed to mean?’

Yun Jiao’s eyes lit up. "Dad, this island is so much fun! There are huge big cats—probably leopards—and pretty monkeys, giant pythons, crocodiles, and huge spiders! There are so many animals and insects!"

"I love it! I’m going to work hard to earn money and buy this whole island!"

Yun Linhai and the others: ...

The adults were instantly dumbfounded.

Yun Chen Nan swallowed hard. "Are you sure?"

Yun Jiao nodded.

Yun Chen Nan said, "Well, that might not be possible."

"Why not?"

"You can’t buy or sell land, and that naturally includes islands. You can, however, purchase the usage rights."

It was a good thing to have someone in the family who was well-read and knowledgeable enough to offer such advice.

Yun Jiao was a little disappointed, but having the usage rights was good enough.

"Then I’ll buy those!"

In any case, she had her heart set on this place.

Yun Chen Nan pushed up his glasses, his tone tinged with resignation. "Alright, then. Your big brother will help you look into it."

Inwardly, he was weeping. ’An island this huge... even just purchasing the usage rights would cost a fortune.’

’My little sister is a genius at making money, but she’s a true prodigy when it comes to spending it.’

She went to check on the killer whale, feeding it some milk and minced meat before joining it in the lake to play.

After catching some shrimp from the lake, she took them to feed the large spider.

Unexpectedly, the spider seemed to quite like them. Once it had eaten its fill, it became visibly more friendly toward Yun Jiao.

On the other side, the men watched Yun Jiao interact with the giant spider, and their skin crawled with goosebumps.

Yun Linhai sighed. "Why does Jiaojiao only like such strange and bizarre things?"

Yun Chen Nan replied, "Jiaojiao simply likes pretty things."

And that spider was indeed several leagues more beautiful than your average pitch-black, glossy-looking spider.

Yun Chenbei piped up, "I think that spider is quite pretty."

"It’d be perfect if it weren’t poisonous."

Looking at it, he even felt a little urge to raise one himself.

Instantly, the way everyone looked at him changed.

’Seriously? You, the one who’s usually so quiet, have such... unique tastes?’

Under their scrutiny, Yun Chenbei silently lowered his head and said no more.

’But I really do think it’s pretty,’ he thought.

’I wonder if I’ll be able to pet it once it gets more familiar with Little Sister.’

Everyone except for Yun Linhai and Ying Chengye left before nightfall.

As Yun Jiao fell asleep, she was already thinking about continuing her exploration of the island the next day.