Chapter 109

"What?" The senior brother blinked slightly, then laughed: "How could that be?"

"Before the surgery I checked repeatedly—there was no tracking collar, no leash, not even a crystal core; he often hung around the hospital entrance, so what else could he be but a stray dog?"

The neutered stray dog on the cart:???

Immediately it howled: "I do have an owner! I just like looking at pretty girls—why neuter me? My balls, my poor balls!"

His voice was agonized, like heart‑rending screams; even under anesthesia he could howl so miserably, showing the dog's emotions were extremely intense!

The senior brother jumped in fright; the only one who knew the truth, Ling Yue: "……"

She was about to explain when the pet hospital's doors were shoved open; a man came running, phone in hand: "Doctor, doctor, is this Miaomiao Pet Hospital? Who posted an adoption—"

The young man spoke, his voice cutting off, he lowered his head, incredulously staring at the dog on the cart: "Pipi?!"

His face turned ashen, as if thinking of something bad: "My Pipi……is it sick?"

The doctor who had been so confident just now: "……"

Ling Yue almost burst out laughing; looking at the senior brother, who wore an embarrassed expression: "No, no."

I gave it a minor surgery.

The young man breathed a sigh of relief, then realized—what minor surgery? What kind of minor surgery?

Having seen the description of Pipi on his friend's feed, he rushed over, never expecting to hear such words—what sort of minor surgery? Could it turn Pipi into this?

"Awoo~~woof woof woof!!!"

The dog lying on the cart was agitated, almost jumping out, eyes bulging: "Help, poop‑scooper, why did you only come to pick me up now!"

"I've lost my balls! I got neutered! I just like looking at beautiful dogs outside, chatting up a few girlfriends—why? Why like this?"

Seeing its furious look, Ling Yue had no doubt that once the anesthetic wore off it would surely bite back.

Poor Pipi never imagined that, for a moment's lust, he'd end up castrated.

"Whimper…" The dog tilted its head and burst into tears, wallowing in self‑pity.

Ling Yue couldn't help glancing at the senior brother, who scratched his head sheepishly and explained: "It's just a neutering operation."

The man froze for a moment, like a stone statue, silently staring at his own dog: "It… it became a palace eunuch?"

The senior brother nodded and continued: "It often loitered by the hospital doors, and I found no collar or any proof of ownership on it, so I assumed it was a stray and neutered it—who would have thought—"

"It actually has an owner."

The owner, hearing this, also felt ashamed, lowered his head, and raised the thing in his other hand: "My dog is too clever; I'd prepared a GPS collar, but he simply wouldn't wear it, slipping out several times without it."

"I'm also at fault—I shouldn't have let him out just because he's smart, letting the dog roam free."

At that moment——

The dog on the cart, tears streaming down his face, howled: "Are you speaking human? My balls are gone—it wasn't you who neutered me, it was me!"

The skin on his face was all scrunched up—he looked like a total sucker.

When Ling Yue translated those words, the owner blinked, looked at the suffering dog, and soothed while laughing: "Pipi, try to move on—let the past be past; what can pain solve? Could your balls really grow back?"

Pipi: "……"

It barked wildly, baring its ferocious canine teeth, and snapped at the air: "Poop‑scooper, I'll drag you down with me!"

"If I can't have them, neither can you!"

"And you, you bastard—once I'm better I'll come curse you every day!"

Ling Yue was startled; she told the poop‑scooper, who hadn't reacted yet, while the senior brother already warned anxiously: "If you take the dog back, you must be sure to protect yourself!"

The male owner looked at him dubiously; the senior brother, face grim, said: "Not long ago, a male tabby cat was neutered here; after its owner took it home, it seized a moment when the owner wasn't looking and bit his… balls."

He trailed off, leaving a large blank.

The male owner's expression right now: (「⊙ω⊙`)

As they left, Ling Yue couldn't help sighing: "Boys also need to uphold male virtue—being a playboy and cheating will get you neutered!"

Hahahahaha.

Believe it or not, before long this city will have one more heartbroken dog.

Ling Yue went home and told the little animals about it; Xunbao Shu Duo Duo heard the laughter and, in the next instant, looked terrified toward the Black Cat Queen: "Honey! Honey, hear me out!"

Ling Yue lay on the sofa, hugging a kitten‑shaped cushion, sitting side‑by‑side with Da Lao Hu Junjun; the table held assorted fresh fruits—life ought to be like this.

Just then, a call came in: "Miss Ling? The studio you booked earlier—we've got it ready over here."

Ling Yue: "Sure, I'm all set on my end."

After speaking, her ears twitched; she suddenly turned, as if sensing something, and flopped onto the sofa backrest to look outside——

A fluttering sound rang out; on the opened window sill, a brilliant gold‑plumed goldfinch suddenly flew in.

An ethereal, lovely voice rang out—it was Miss Goldfinch flying in.

Ling Yue had been busy lately and actually hadn't had time to attend to her.

She opened her hand, and Miss Goldfinch landed in her palm, its tiny black eyes brimming with happiness.

"I went to see Mr. Hawk."

Ling Yue nodded; as a listener she never interrupts casually, but the expected bird feed wasn't there—because the goldfinch, aside from mentioning a couple of lines about her daily life with her husband, mostly talked about the winery Ling Yue had bought.

The workers were putting in overtime; the Abundant Autumn Wine is a fruit wine with a short fermentation period, so it matures quickly.

"... the whole winery is filled with a faint fragrance of fruit and wine, so fragrant that it's drawn many mountain critters to linger outside, even little squirrels have come running."

It said, a little worried: "These little animals are overly enthusiastic; I'm afraid they might do something."

Ling Yue nodded along: "If I have time, I'll go take a look?"

Miss Goldfinch nodded: "Sure!"

Ling Yue felt she'd forgotten something, but whatever could be forgotten probably wasn't worth remembering anyway.

Better to urge Miss Goldfinch to rehearse a few more pure‑music pieces; she pecked at her feathers: "I've already rehearsed several tunes—you just haven't heard them."

Ling Yue rubbed its head, saying while massaging: "Then when I have time, let's go listen together."

Good!

The days just passed like this, idling away, the forgotten netizens: "???"

Dear, hello, do you still remember the netizens in the live stream?

—We really miss you^_^

Ling Yue certainly hadn't forgotten; she had just woken up from a nap in a daze, directly forgetting the Saturday alarm reminder, and in the end it was the Mysterious Cat Queen who kicked her awake from the bed with one foot.

She had originally planned to sleep until dark, but it felt as if something was blocking her chest, leaving her unable to catch her breath.

Ling Yue woke up.

At 4:30 p. m., she opened her eyes to meet a pair of pale yellow vertical pupils; the sunlight outside was blazing, Ling Yue sprang up, her hair disheveled, and asked: "What's wrong?"

Mysterious Cat Queen reminded her: "Today is Saturday."

Saturday?

Saturday—how—Ling Yue suddenly stopped, picked up her phone, the alarm had already stopped, she covered her mouth: "QWQ"

I forgot.

In the live stream, a group of fans waiting for their cute pets to gain extra life had already been discussing for at least two hours, still holding onto a sliver of hope.

Suddenly, she received a phone notification: "【You are following the streamer who is now live; click the link to enter】"

What are we waiting for? Any hesitation for even a second is disrespect to me!

On screen, a refreshed Ling Yue pursed her lips, greeting the netizens in the live stream: "Good afternoon, everyone!"

Ahhhh, streamer, you still know what a streamer is—I thought you had stood me up! (▼▼#)

【Heavens, do you know how I spent those few hours? I ate two bags of chips, three packs of biscuits, a bowl of shredded meat noodle soup, plus two meat floss little cakes! Now I can't eat anymore; these were what I prepared to eat while watching the stream【crying】【crying】】

【Sisters upstairs, stop teasing me, I'm already preparing, I'm already preparing!】

【The missing person has returned! 【fireworks】【fireworks】】

【Everyone, don't be angry; if you want to scold, scold me—we just went on a date】

【...... drinking several bottles at once, you really dare to imagine!】

Ling Yue only said one sentence, and the live stream became as lively as boiling water, bubbling nonstop.

Ling Yue couldn't help but rub her forehead: "Sorry, I overslept earlier, which caused the previous mishap; tomorrow I'll send gifts and give away a thousand little cuties."

The endlessly discussing netizens: "!!!"

【A thousand? I still don't have the streamer's previous insect-repelling cute pet little pouch—is it that?】

【The thousandth time begging the streamer to open a shop!】

Likewise, some netizens in the live stream asked what the insect-repelling cute pet little pouch was; after receiving the answer, they were all dumbfounded, repeatedly exclaiming "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Ling Yue lowered her gaze, just as everyone thought she was about to change the subject again, she suddenly spoke: "The shop is in preparation, but it's not what you think; the insect-repelling cute pet little pouch will not be purchased for now; another thing will be put up instead."

Having whetted the appetites of the netizens in the live stream, Ling Yue shifted gears: "Alright, back to the topic, we'll continue the raffle, starting with the first place live."

【Ahhhh, is the little pouch going to become a 'once-in-a-lifetime' series?】

【Streamer, hurry up and draw the raffle, I can't wait any longer!】

Moments later, Ling Yue looked at the winner's name, slightly startled, she spoke while sending a video call invitation: "The winner's name is Sea Adventure King netizen; please agree to my live stream connection."

The next moment, the screen split into two.

On the Sea Adventure King's side, what came into view was a vast, azure sky as clear as washed blue; further down lay an endless deep blue sea meeting the sky; the camera pushed forward, revealing a foreign man with blond hair appearing in the frame, looking about forty, his blond hair slightly white, a pair of gray-blue eyes, bearing the marks of experience.

The man exuded a deadly charm all over, enthusiastically greeting Ling Yue: "Dear streamer, hello!"

Beside him stood another young man, with blond hair like the man's, their outlines somewhat similar.

The young man appeared in the frame, with deep-set features, handsome looks, and eyes as blue as the ocean.

Their exotic demeanor, starkly different from that of locals, prompted many netizens to exclaim, "So handsome!"

"Oh, Dad, is that her? Goodness, dear streamer, I'm Chris, honored to meet you!"

Because a foreign fan had previously been drawn, the netizens were fine with this, and incidentally discovered a bunch of overseas fans also present in the live stream.

How was it discovered? The live stream's comment section had region suffixes, and some English bullet comments; someone translated them, all being overly sweet praises that gave one goosebumps.

One can't help but marvel that the streamer has become famous even abroad.

Getting back to the point, Ling Yue lightly tapped the table, looking at the two: "May I ask what you'd like to consult?"

The two looked at each other; the background shown by the camera revealed they were riding a red-and-white speedboat, sailing on the vast sea, or perhaps fishing?

Ling Yue's gaze shifted slightly, falling on the fish hold behind them; the weather was fine, sunlight glittering off the water's ripples—plainly put, it was the fish scales reflecting light.

Sea Adventure King chuckled and said: "Yes, I have a question I'd like to consult."

"Dear streamer, I want you to chat with the fish on my boat to verify whether your superpower is truly real."

【What?】 The netizens in the live stream doubted whether they had misheard—why would there be such a boring question? Weren't the previous videos enough?

【Don't dwell on it; they only believe what they have personally experienced.】

Ling Yue didn't really have an opinion on this, she nodded: "Sure."

Next, the two aimed the camera at the fish in the hold; what they actually saw was completely different from what they had imagined—for example, although the fish in this hold were a bit small, they shimmered with five-colored rainbow light, practically blinding the live stream's netizens.

【Holy cow, what a veteran—how can there be so many sea fish!】

【Damn, whoever's jealous, I won't say, but this is too awesome!】

The netizens were sending messages on the screen; seeing these translations, Chris kept shaking his head: "No, no, no, it's not like that."

"My dad and I fish at sea, but there has never been a day when we would fill the hold like this straight away; moreover, it's only been two hours since we left home, and the fishing took just a few minutes—some of these fish literally jumped onto our boat!"

He said this while shrugging his shoulders and furrowing his brows: "I think this is too strange; I don't know if the streamer can ask about it."

Upon hearing this, the netizens in the live stream fell silent.

【...... Well, just saying, could such good luck possibly be, uh, inhaled?】

【Brother, you're not playing by the rules—what's so strange about this? With a whole boatload of fish, I've already figured out how to eat them! Steamed, braised, fried, stewed—if I can't finish them, I'll dry them into salted fish; super delicious!】

【Jiangzhe gets full marks!】

【Are you trying to starve us to death?】

At this moment, Ling Yue's camera moved closer; she could already hear the fish discussing. After hearing Chris's words, a sea fish flicked its tail: "Idiot!"

"We appeared for a reason; we're not running—do we still wait to be eaten?"

"Yeah yeah, big bro is the most awesome!"

"Nonono, you need to remember, there are fish beyond fish, heavens beyond heaven. You speak so weirdly—did you catch someone's accent?"

"The slightly smaller sea fish immediately got excited and wagged its tail: 'Yep yep, I once bumped into a Chinese fish, it taught me that!'"

"The little fish was simple and silly, yet unintentionally won the affection of the other fish."

"Come here, auntie, I'll feed you."

"Okay! Thanks, auntie!"

"Over here, Ling Yue Ling Yue furrowed her brows—eating?"

"Who wants to eat you? Or is there a big fish in this sea?"

"Just now, during idle chat, even some fish basking in the sun instantly dove down, but there were simply too many of them, and some fish remained at the surface: 'Humans?! You can really understand our speech?'"

"Ling Yue smiled: 'Isn't it the case now?'"

"In the end, the big fish spoke up: 'What do you want to ask?'"

"What's the reason you fled onto the boat?"

"Ling Yue isn't deaf, so she naturally heard Chris's question; some viewers thought he was showing off, but she shared his thought: in the vast ocean, why would such a strange phenomenon occur?"

"And from what they meant, it turned out that fleeing onto the boat was self-rescue."

"The young Chris beside them widened his sky-blue eyes in surprise, looking at his old father, who was equally surprised, and they actually were really having a conversation!"

"That light-blue fish, slightly larger than the other small fish, spoke up: 'Of course the fish want to eat us!'"

"Humans are really stupid; besides fish wanting to eat us, what big fishing ships are there that even eat us small fish?"

"And me, me too—I also eat myself."

"A simple-minded voice sounded; Ling Yue looked closely and saw small sea fish emerging from the water, along with some nearly transparent phosphorescent shrimp, piled in heaps in the corner."

"Ling Yue vaguely thought of something, then the camera jolted, and she heard the Sea Adventure King's voice: 'Don't worry, streamer, it's just a small wave.'"

"The next moment, Ling Yue heard countless cries for help."

"Oh my god, save me, save me, save me, save me!"

"Swim fast, flee fast!"

"There's a boat ahead—let's jump!"

"Ling Yue's expression changed, and the viewers in the live stream grew curious."

【Streamer, what happened?】

"Ling Yue spoke extremely quickly: 'I heard many cries for help; the speedboat is getting closer!'"

"Upon hearing this, the Sea Adventure King and Chris and his father: '!!!'"

"The next moment, watery spray splashed onto their faces amid the crackling sounds; not just them, but the live-stream viewers also stared dumbfounded."

【Holy crap holy crap holy crap, fish are falling from the sky!】

【May I pass the civil service exam and get into graduate school!】

"By this point, the comments had been completely derailed."

"A large group of fish leapt out of the water, crackling as they struck the small boat, densely hitting their faces, a bit painful; the Sea Adventure King swore he had never experienced such a scene in his life."

"Not only fish, but also semi-transparent shrimp."

"Ling Yue heard countless fish shouting and cursing: 'Oh my goodness, scared stupid? Hurry up and run!'"

"Oh my god, who will save me? I'm stuck, my tail is stuck!"

"Ahhh, humans run fast, a big whale is coming! If you don't run, you'll be eaten!"

"Ling Yue's expression suddenly changed; she finally realized what she couldn't figure out: these small fish and phosphorescent shrimp are exactly the whale's favorite food!"

"She urgently exclaimed: 'Sea Adventure King, start the boat quickly—there's a big whale here!'"

"The two of them jumped in fright; the next moment, a white water column several dozen meters high suddenly spouted from the calm sea tens of meters away, accompanied by an ethereal whale song."

"The whale song surrounded them 360 degrees with no blind spots; the live-stream viewers who heard it instantly fell silent."

Under the high-definition camera, a deep blue whale leapt out of the water, its back arched upward, forming a graceful, smooth curve; its massive body resembled a mountain range, rising straight from the sea surface—it was a humpback whale!

Suddenly, the whale sank, heavy waves surging, causing the speedboat to shake; with a bang, a part of the humpback whale's back slammed hard into the yacht—its motion was so graceful, yet its power was immense.

Haishang Maoxian Wang and his son lay on the deck, the boat tilted, gripping their phone tightly—never expecting to coincidentally capture the whale feeding.

The phosphorescent shrimp and small fish scattered as if fleeing for their lives; the huge whale opened its mouth, its neat, chilling baleen fully unfurled, and in one gulp, the water surged—Ling Yue's nearby cry for help vanished instantly, leaving only fragmented sounds of relief.

They were the surviving small fish and shrimp.

Haishang Maoxian Wang and Chris were in trouble—the humpback whale kept striking the small boat, leaving the livestream viewers stunned.

The mishap came too suddenly; the camera shook as the world spun, accompanied by feeble wails barely audible—Ling Yue saw several objects tumble from the smooth deck, but they flashed by too quickly, and because of the camera's narrow angle, she couldn't tell what they were.

Waves churned up by the humpback whale rolled onto the deck in layers, wave after wave crashing over; the small boat, amidst the waves, was like a toy of the whale, teetering on the brink of capsizing.

"God!" the man screamed, and together with his son Chris, they clung desperately to the fixture below.

The ethereal whale song rang out again, and this time Ling Yue listened closely: "It hurts so much, it itches!"

"Where are the humans? Why is there no one on the boat?"

"Damn barnacles!"

Ling Yue suddenly realized: "It's come to ask for help."

"What?"

Upon hearing that, the livestream viewers all froze: "The humpback whale is asking for help? What is it asking for?"

Ling Yue stared fixedly at the screen, then suddenly shouted, "I know where the humans are—are you sure you want to continue? If you sink the boat, you'll never find humans again."

Her voice transmitted with crystal clarity into the humpback whale's ears, yet some people were still in disbelief.

【What is the host doing? Her voice is so soft—can she really communicate with a humpback whale?】

【May God bless you, may you soon ascend to heaven.】 This is from foreign viewers who have given up hope and begun to mourn.

Seeing this, the netizens' teeth were practically bared—people aren't even dead yet, and they're already talking about going to heaven?

【Hahahahaha!】

【We've just had the most pitiful consultee in our livestream—people aren't even dead yet, and someone's already blessing them.】

【Isn't this wrong? Look at that rickety little boat—God, after a few more times it'll surely fall apart.】

Ling Yue paid no heed to the comments; after speaking, she turned toward the huge creature thrashing in the sea, and in the next instant, before the countless livestream viewers' eyes, the humpback whale actually came to a stop.

The father and son clung desperately to the boat's hull, still shaken; the camera showed their two ashen faces, seawater soaked their bodies, and they looked like two pitiful drowned chickens.

【Oh my god, I'm about to die of fright in front of the screen—I feel like that tiny boat, almost done for! So, host, what is this humpback whale going to do?】

【From what the host says, it seems to be looking for humans?】

【... Too brutal! Too pitiful!】

【Sea Adventure King and Chris: Danger!!!】

The waves were ferocious, the humpback whale lurked, yet they also heard Ling Yue's voice, knowing that if they didn't go out, although whales don't eat people, the bottomless ocean would drown them alive!

So, Sea Adventure King and Chris stepped forward; before the pitiful little boat, it was simply enormous beyond imagination—over ten meters long, weighing dozens of tons, like a massive, ancient vessel.

Ling Yue saw their terrified expressions and said, "Relax, it's come to ask for your help."

Help? Help with what?

The father and son's heads were full of question marks; standing before the humpback whale, their legs began to tremble.

Ling Yue conversed with the humpback whale; she had already guessed its purpose, her gaze falling on one side of the whale's back, where those awful, ferocious barrel-crown whale barnacles clung.

She got straight to the point: "You want to find humans to help you clean off the barnacles on your body?"

The humpback whale nodded; the next moment, a surge of waves rolled across the calm sea, and it resembled the incarnation of a sea god from ancient myth, wielding authority over the ocean.

Hearing this, the father and son didn't know whether to be shocked or if the deck was too slippery; with a plop, they knelt on the deck.,,.