Chapter 2621: Magical Creatures in the Zoo 28

Song Xiao Kuai was really exhausted.

It practices parkour every day in the zoo, but tonight's back-and-forth frantic running is far more intense.

It pointed its tiny paws at its chest, held its breath, its belly heaving violently, and after great effort managed to take a breath, then chattered away at breakneck speed.

"Gao Gao said! The zoo is bright, with many flashlights and people running around; you've been discovered, and now everyone is looking for you, including the zoo director, who is very anxious!"

"Gao Gao told you to hurry, hurry down the mountain! Quick, quick, quick!"

After speaking, it flopped onto its back, limbs splayed, sticking out its tender little tongue and panting heavily.

The squirrel is exhausted to death!

"Discovered?" Jin Chen stared in disbelief.

How could his wife wake up so quickly?

【Oh ho~】 Ling Gun Gun teased, 【Woken in the night, finding his beloved missing from beside him without cause! Utterly anxious, searching everywhere……】

Jin Chen: 【……】

Doomed, he's going to get scolded by his wife.

"Go down the mountain, return immediately!"

Jin Chen made a swift decision.

Hu Cai Cai's monster power had recovered to the level before entering the zoo.

He hesitated a moment, glanced at Jin Chen and the tiger, then flicked his fluffy big tail, hurried to catch up, and lightly tapped the tiger's hindquarters with the tip of his tail.

"What are you standing there for, you stupid tiger!"

Hu Gu let out a low growl, happy.

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Inside the zoo, the lights were blazing.

All on-duty staff and those urgently called out mobilized, holding strong flashlights, forming several teams to conduct a carpet‑style search of the zoo grounds, every face etched with worry and anxiety.

The security captain climbed the zoo's highest watchtower, using binoculars to scan the direction of the zoo's outskirts and the foothills of Zhenyang Mountain.

"Over there! By the side gate! Up the slope!"

He lowered the binoculars, pointing toward the side gate's direction, and said, "I see them—many animals are lining up to come down, the little white jade is on the tiger's back!"

Bai Rendong, whose heart had been in his throat like a heavy stone, felt the tension finally ease upon hearing those words.

He was the first to react, turning and running toward the side gate, with the keepers and staff close behind.

All right, all right… as long as the little white jade is there, it can keep those animals under control.

As long as they haven't run far, haven't run into the urban area to cause a big mess, there's still time to fix everything.

The staff thought.

Bai Rendong felt only lingering fear and… the anger at being deceived by the little troublemaker surging in his chest.

The side gate was opened by the staff.

Bai Rendong rushed to the doorway and saw the small escape squad filing in one after another.

And the little white lion, the culprit, seeing him approach, leapt down and pounced into his arms.

Bai Rendong tightly caught that warm, familiar white figure, holding it close, and his anxious heart finally settled.

His handsome face still flushed from running and beaded with sweat, brows furrowed, eyes still showing lingering shock and anger, his usual gentle tone now edged with rare sternness.

"Where did you run off to in the middle of the night? Who said you were tired and needed to rest during the day? Who asked me to keep you company at night? You've got nerve! Pretending to be so obedient, then sneaking off with everyone!"

"Do you know how dangerous this is? If you get lost, what then? If you run into poachers, what then? Don't you realize… I……"

He choked up, unable to get out the words "How worried I am."

The little white lion, feeling guilty, shrank in Bai Rendong's embrace, ears drooping slightly, eyes timidly lifting to sneak a glance at his wife's face.

He wagged his tail ingratiatingly, licked the tense jawline of Bai Rendong's angry face, and let out a soft, pitiful whimper, trying to sweet‑talk his way out.

However, Bai Rendong, still seething from his fright, wasn't so easily appeased this time.

He set his face, gripping the little white lion's arms tighter, as if afraid it might bolt again.

But the scolding continued.

Meanwhile, keeper Amu finally managed to grab hold of the unruly tiger.

He angrily and helplessly slapped Hu Gu's head, saying, "You lot—what possessed you to run off into the wilderness in the middle of the night?"

Hu Gu pretended not to understand, turned his head aside, deliberately yawned wide, showing his sharp fangs, and spat out a fruit pit chewed to shreds.

The fruit pit fell with a slap into Amu's palm.

Amu looked at the sticky fruit pit in his palm and was utterly exasperated.

"……You wouldn't have gone up the mountain in the middle of the night just to snack, would you?"

Meanwhile, Dao Ge, the bird, flapped its wings guiltily, intending to sneak back to the aviary, and instantly caught the keyword.

It perked up, its clever head tilting side to side as it edged closer, then shouted with its cracked voice.

"Extra food! Extra food! Dao Ge wants some too!"

Amu: 【……】

Fuming, he wondered whether this counted as an occupational injury.

Bai Rendong now had no patience to deal with the other animals and the keepers' cross‑talk.

He held the feign‑innocent little white lion in his arms, his face grim, and instructed the other staff: "First bring all the animals back to their enclosures and check them carefully for injuries."

"Have Doctor Su get ready to examine them all."

After giving the orders, he embraced Jin Chen, turned, and headed back to the row house.

He needed to have a proper talk with Jin Chen.

The little white lion curled obediently in his arms, knowing it would be hard to get off easy this time.

Before he could think of a solution, he suddenly felt his head go dizzy.

Bai Bai, my head feels hot... uncomfortable.

What...?

Bai Rongdong instinctively lowered his head to look at the little creature in his arms.

Before he could finish speaking, he felt the little white lion's head in the crook of his arm go limp and softly rest against his arm, and he actually... fainted outright!

"Jin Chen!" Bai Rongdong's pupils constricted suddenly, his heart feeling as if it had stopped beating.

All anger, fear, and admonishing words were instantly drowned by panic.

The animals that the keepers had been trying to bring back to the enclosure were also frightened by the boss's sudden change.

"Roar!!" Hu Gu let out an anxious, irritable tiger roar, violently breaking free from Amu's hand and charging over.

Hu Cai Cai nimbly darted to Bai Rongdong's side, poking curiously, wanting to see what was happening.

All the animals broke free of their restraints and anxiously gathered around.