Cedriel, who discovered his home had been raided the moment he returned, roared angrily at Huo An. His tiger eyes were majestic and chilling, and his spread claws were poised to strike, waiting only for the right moment to directly slash the enemy's throat.
"Wow! Cedriel, did you go hunting? That's amazing!"
The sudden praise instantly dispelled the tense atmosphere between the man and the tiger. Cedriel looked at Liang He in bewildered confusion. Seeing her staring at his catch with sparkling eyes, he immediately pushed the prey in front of her.
"AWOO!"
He wanted her to take it and eat.
Huo An had known since yesterday that Cedriel treated Liang He differently. However, seeing it with his own eyes and experiencing it personally, he couldn't help but complain inwardly. He thought Cedriel was a hypocritical dog... well, tiger!
"For me?" Liang He looked at the wild rabbit and the farm-raised chicken on the ground in pleasant surprise.
Because the beasts refused to eat food fed by humans, yet there was a fear they couldn't always catch suitable prey, the reserve would regularly release live animals for them to hunt.
"Cedriel, you're so awesome! Thank you!"
When faced with fluffy creatures, Liang He was never stingy with her praise. Not only that, but she also planted a sweet kiss right on the "King" character pattern on the Mojin King Tiger's forehead.
Having received the praise, the Mojin King Tiger surprisingly dropped his grudge against Huo An for raiding his home. He docilely walked over to Liang He, who was preparing to process the chicken, stretched lazily, and simply lay down.
"So, the Marshal went hunting specifically for Liang He?"
"I was really afraid that Cedriel would get annoyed and just swallow the district chief whole."
"He was clearly furious just a moment ago, but Liang He's single word of praise made him surrender!"
In the control room, the crowd, who not only had to endure the temptation of a live food broadcast but also suffered the betrayal of Cedriel's double standards, shed tears from both their eyes and their mouths.
Fortunately, once the Marshal regained his human form, he definitely wouldn't be so irrational as to surrender to Liang He so easily. Otherwise...
The consequences would be unimaginable. Better nip that thought in the bud!
Completely unaware that she had sparked a sense of crisis and wild imaginations among her colleagues, Liang He had just finished cleaning the chicken. She planned to make roast chicken and then prepare an extra meal for Cedriel.
"Let me rub your tummy, okay?"
Liang He gently stroked the Mojin King Tiger's belly. After confirming that he had eaten lunch, she decided to add some vegetables to his diet.
As a big cat, Cedriel needed to eat some grass to help pass hairballs and aid digestion. In addition to this, Liang He also prepared a large watermelon for him.
Seeing Cedriel obediently enjoying the fruit and grass Liang He had prepared for him, Huo An confirmed once again that she was indeed the one being treated specially.
"I'm so jealous. Liang He actually gets to rub the Marshal's tummy!"
"Double standards. I'm tired of saying it. When will it be my turn?"
"By the way, Liang He is a little bit bad. She actually secretly mixed the medicine into the watermelon!"
To get Cedriel to obediently take his medicine, Liang He deliberately made a fruit platter out of the watermelon. She sprinkled the medicine prepared by Xu Yi over it, using the watermelon's sweetness to mask the bitter taste.
Cedriel, who trusted Liang He implicitly, was tricked into taking his medicine just like that, leaving the onlookers dumbfounded.
This new Breeder simply had too many sneaky tricks up her sleeve!
"Right, Brother Hao, can I ask you something?"
Liang He tore off a leg from the roasted chicken and handed the rest to Huo An. Over the course of a single meal, she had already learned of Huo An's strength—oh, rather, his appetite.
"What is it?"
Roast chicken and roast lamb had completely different textures, but once in the mouth, they were equally flavorful, leaving a lingering deliciousness.
"My friends back in my hometown are very curious about the fluffy creatures of the interstellar era. Can I post some pictures and videos of the animals in the reserve on the Star Network, so they can enjoy the fun of cloud-petting interstellar fluffies?"
Blue Star people were reluctant to leave their home, yet they were curious about the planets outside. Liang He also wanted to use this to document her life, but since she didn't fully understand the reserve's regulations, she didn't dare to act rashly.
"You can, but you cannot force them."
As the district chief, Huo An actually knew that many people would post photos taken in the reserve onto the Star Network to earn a bit of photography income, so Liang He's request wasn't excessive.
As for why he wasn't worried about leaking the existence of an SSS-level Beastman like Cedriel, it was naturally because, in the eyes of their enemies, this was already an exposed fact.
"Also, it's best if you don't show your face."
Compared to the Beastmen who could transform into fierce beasts, Cedriel was currently more worried about Liang He's safety. She simply looked too weak, making it hard not to worry that someone might try to harm her.
"No problem!"
Regarding showing her face, Liang He actually didn't like to show off either. She only had this idea out of a desire to share the joy of petting fluffy animals and to document her life.
The meal was enjoyed thoroughly by all, leaving everyone fully satisfied. After Cedriel swallowed the last piece of watermelon into his tiger jaws, Liang He prepared to take him into the treatment room to change his dressing.
"Cedriel, come here. It's time to change your dressing."
Hearing Liang He's call, Cedriel slowly stood up and sharpened his claws. He glared warily at Huo An opposite him, gave a displeased snort, and immediately turned to run toward the treatment room.
Huo An, who had been blatantly despised, silently twitched the corner of his mouth. He began to clean up the mess and took the opportunity to move the remaining supplies from the aircraft to the door of the treatment room bit by bit.
Liang He looked at the double bed in the treatment room. She figured they assumed Cedriel might want to sleep close to her, so they had specifically prepared a large bed with enough space for one person and one tiger to lie down.
"Good boy, I'm going to cut open yesterday's gauze first. Don't move around."
With Huo An absent, Cedriel was exceptionally relaxed. He lay leisurely beside Liang He, swishing his tail back and forth, and obediently cooperated with her to change the dressing.
As an SSS-level Beastman, his innate healing ability was already quite good, but with the addition of Xu Yi's specially formulated medicine, the wound would clearly heal faster and better.
"AWOO..."
Because the wound was still inflamed, applying the medicine caused a slight stinging pain, making Cedriel a bit uncomfortable.
However, since Liang He had told him not to move, he truly remained completely still. He only gave a couple of aggrieved whimpers, signaling for Liang He to coax him some more.
"There, there. I know it hurts a little. I'll blow on it, and the pain will fly away."
Liang He coaxed the Mojin King Tiger as if coaxing a small child, and he completely fell for it. Having received his comfort, Cedriel squinted his tiger eyes in contentment and obediently waited for the treatment to end.
The people in the control room thought, "We can't bear to look! We really can't bear to look!"
They wondered if, once the Marshal snapped out of his Beastification state and regained his senses, he would be so ashamed of his current self that he'd want to smash his head against a wall.
"The medicine has been applied, Cedriel. Don't go secretly playing in the water lately, understood?"
"ROAR!"
He understood!
Having successfully completed the treatment task, Liang He once again demonstrated her value to Huo An and her colleagues. After bidding her farewell, Huo An immediately returned to his office in the Main Service Area and began to report upward.
Meanwhile, Liang He prepared to take Cedriel around the area to take some photos. If they could run into other fluffy animals, that would be even better.
"SCREECH!"