Chapter 1685: The First Human Kicked Out of the Group by an Evolved Wolf on Blue Star

Xia Qing nodded. "The Western Tiger King has already returned to its original territory. The tiger group hasn't moved, and the Western and Southern wolf packs have returned to normal. Third Brother, how's Pianhu doing now?"

"You didn't hear the tiger roar when you came back? After it woke up inside the wire-mesh protective circle at the base of Peak Four of Mountain Fifty, it kept letting out roars. Six wolves from the Northern pack are lurking outside the wire mesh, movements unknown. Get in touch with Xiao Duan and tell them not to... get into a conflict with Pianhu." Saying that terrible name out loud made Zhang San's headache worse.

"Got it, I'll contact them right away." Xia Qing had only been back in Northern Zone One territory for less than ten minutes, and she really hadn't heard Pianhu's roars.

She pulled her phone from her protective suit pocket, plugged in a power bank before turning it on, quickly scanned the latest messages in the Blue Star Alliance group, paused for a second on the notification that Duan Yao Wolf had kicked Zhang Shi out of the group, then placed a video call to Duan Yao Wolf.

The call connected, and against a backdrop of blue sky and white clouds on the phone screen, a big black nose appeared.

Xia Qing stared at the nose for two seconds, then asked, "Little Wolf Brother, where are you? Where's your dad?"

Little Wolf Brother raised his fuzzy big head to take a look, then picked up the phone pouch in his mouth and fussed with it for a while, showing Xia Qing where his dad was.

Xia Qing spotted Handsome Giant Wolf at the foot of the slope first, then followed his gaze upward and found the swaying wolf tail beneath the pine branches, which had been shaken free of snow.

Damn!

Duan Yao is way too infuriating for a wolf. As soon as Boss Wu moves into the territory, Xia Qing is definitely going to ask him to design a pair of spring-loaded boots for Handsome Giant Wolf!

Unable to hear Xia Qing talking, Zhang San stood up and glanced at the dirty silver-gray giant wolf on her dirty phone screen, asking, "Where's Xiao Duan?"

Xia Qing replied, "Up in the tree. Handsome Giant Wolf challenged him, but instead of fighting, he hid up in a tree and annoyed the other guy into leaving. That counts as a win!"

When Zhang San found the wolf tail swaying left and right above, his headache eased and his expression softened. "Cleverly using one's own advantages to reach a goal is a sign of superior intelligence."

Xia Qing...

When it came to favoritism and shielding their own, her idol was absolutely at the very top of the pyramid!

Xia Qing said huffily, "Little Wolf Brother, call your dad over. I have something to discuss with him. If he doesn't come, I'm calling the Queen directly."

Little Wolf Brother immediately opened his mouth and howled "Aow-wu, aow-wu" at his dad up in the big tree on the slope.

The big tail in the tree stopped swaying and pulled back into the pine branches. Duan Yao Wolf bounced quickly through the trees up to the slope, picked up the phone in his mouth, then took several more leaps, stopping at a height Handsome Giant Wolf couldn't reach, before setting up the phone and looking down at Xia Qing.

In front of her idol, Xia Qing didn't mention Duan Yao Wolf kicking Zhang Shi out of the group, and got straight to the point. "Duan Yao, I'm back in the territory. Third Brother says a few members of the Northern wolf pack are now stationed outside Pianhu's medical zone. What did you send them over to do?"

Duan Yao Wolf raised a paw covered in snowy mud and covered his own mouth. The gesture made Zhang San frown deeply.

Xia Qing understood. "It was Old Four who told you to send wolves over? Got it, I'll hang up. We'll meet up tomorrow morning and talk in detail."

Zhang San...

After hanging up, Xia Qing gave her idol a detailed report. "Old Four had your Xiao Duan send a few wolves over to declare to humans that the area where Pianhu is located is Northern wolf pack territory, letting humans know the Northern pack is very unhappy about Pianhu moving in. At the same time, it lets Pianhu know its allies are right outside the wall, so it shouldn't be nervous and can stay there for treatment in peace."

Xiao Duan just covered his mouth for a second—how did this bizarre new human analyze out so much information? How accurate was her intel? Had she discussed this with the old wolves of the Southern pack beforehand?

Zhang San was low on energy now and didn't want to think any further, so he sent her off directly. "As long as the wolves don't damage the wire-mesh wall, we're fine. You've worked hard on this trip. I'll have Sister Ping prepare some food for you. Take it back and get some rest early."

Xia Qing stood up. "Sure, you should eat something and get some sleep too, okay? Because they were worried about you, Zhang He and the others couldn't focus on their work. Only when you've eaten, slept well, and are in good spirits will our research institute's efficiency go up."

Zhang San had watched through the surveillance the scene of Zhang He and the others opening their doors one by one and stepping out when Xia Qing entered the hallway. He nodded. "I'll go in a bit."

Xia Qing had returned safely to the territory, so he could sleep easy.

After leaving her idol's office, Xia Qing first went to find Zhang Zhang to get the medicine for the blue-faced little monkey, then went to find Da Ya for a type of green-light vegetable not available in Territory Three, and finally went to the cafeteria to find Sister Ping.

When she walked out of the south gate of Territory Seven, she found Tang Heng, who had left his car parked in the same spot, get out and open the rear door for her. The patrol vehicle from the inspection team also drove in from the eastern divider into the corridor and stopped outside the south gate of Territory Seven. Wu Chengyu stepped out of the car with his two border collies.

Almost simultaneously, Xia Qing and Wu Chengyu pressed the single-sided light-transmitting film on their identical protective masks and nodded to each other in greeting.

"Aow——"

A tiger roar suddenly rang out. Xia Qing's heart clenched sharply. The two evolved border collies that had been nodding at Xia Qing immediately pressed against Wu Chengyu. The guards of Territory Seven remained as still as ever.

After Wu Chengyu entered Territory Seven with his border collies, Xia Qing got into Tang Heng's car and returned to Territory Three.

Hearing that the little sister who'd been out all night had returned, Sheep Boss, who had been hiding in the sheep shed, charged out furiously. Even the delicious lettuce in Xia Qing's hand wouldn't tempt her, and she butted Xia Qing flying several times in a row. It wasn't until the second tiger roar sounded that Sheep Boss stopped fighting, pressed tightly against Xia Qing, and opened her mouth to let out a nine-twisting, eighteen-turning squeaky bleat.

"Baa~_~_~"

Xia Qing's heart ached. She hugged her and Lao Er beside her, soothing them softly. "Boss, Lao Er, don't be scared. That's an evolved tiger's call. It's Old Four's friend, it won't hurt you..."

Xia Qing carried her two companions home, let Boss eat the delicious lettuce, and rewarded Lao Er—who had faithfully guarded the territory and protected her companion—with fragrant jerky.

The little yellow cow shivering in the sheep shed got lettuce leaves, Little Whitey got the same delicious jerky, and even Whitey the raven and his minions perched on the tree outside Xia Qing's courtyard each got a sunflower seed.

After Xia Qing went inside, Little Feimao, who had been hiding in the luxurious tree nest, immediately burrowed into her pocket and found inside a pine cone Xia Qing had brought back for him, stuffed full of green-light pine nuts.

She patted Little Feimao, who was curled around the pine cone, then Xia Qing took off her protective suit and hung it by the door, showered and changed clothes, carefully checked the chat records, and understood why Zhang Shi had been kicked out of the Blue Star Alliance group by Duan Yao Wolf.

After the emergency disaster-relief procedure ended, Zhang Shi's silent state ended too. Once she packed up her tent and returned to the cave with Ye Yiyi and Black-Tail Wolf, she @'d Xia Qing in the group to report she was safe.

After Xia Qing replied to that message, she put her phone back in her pocket and focused on the mission. Later, there were always people around her, and she never had a chance to pull out her phone to check messages.

Duan Yao Wolf @'d Zhang Shi in the group and sent a question-mark emoji.

Zhang Shi thought the Second Boss was asking about her location and status, so she immediately gave a brief report and @'d the Third Boss, asking if the twelve-meter-long python living under the granite rock wall was the Third Boss's ally.

To Xia Qing and the three evolved wolves in the group, this twelve-meter-long python only counted as a small python, but in Zhang Shi's eyes it was a giant python.

To make it easier for Old Four to identify which python it was, Zhang Shi also posted two overhead photos of the python in the group. Then, she was kicked out of the group by Duan Yao Wolf.