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Chapter 179: The Most Prestigious Cub on the Plateau
After vomiting for a while by another river 200 meters away, washing her face and rinsing her mouth again, and calming herself for quite some time, Yuan Xiaoxiao finally returned to the campfire.
Little Four had finished its "personal hygiene" and was standing next to the Wrangler, howling at the roof.
Yuan Xiaoxiao looked up and saw Wang Ping standing on top of the car, facing the rising sun in the east. His honey badger face was solemn, and his small paw moved rhythmically up and down.
Wang Ping seemed determined to thoroughly impress Yuan Xiaoxiao. He thought to himself, I’m absorbing the essence of the sun and moon—bite me if you dare! However, the plot seemed to take an unexpected turn.
Pfft!
Yuan Xiaoxiao suddenly burst out laughing, her eyes crinkling with amusement.
This laugh seemed to dissipate all the awkwardness and tension from the previous night’s conflict with the honey badger. Bending down to pick up the howling Little Four, Yuan Xiaoxiao tilted her head and smiled at the honey badger: "Who taught you this calisthenics routine?"
"Calisthenics?!"
Wang Ping froze, then became furious.
"You country bumpkin! This is authentic Chinese qigong—you know nothing!"
He bared his teeth at Yuan Xiaoxiao for a long time, but instead of intimidating her, it only made her laugh harder. Apparently deciding that the honey badger wouldn’t really harm her, Yuan Xiaoxiao laughed freely, completely unlike her "shy" demeanor with Gu Lang the day before.
Ignoring the fuming Wang Ping, Yuan Xiaoxiao returned to the campfire with the silly wolf pup, playfully teasing it as if deliberately provoking the honey badger.
After a while, when the sun peeked over the mountain peaks and sunlight flooded the valley, the back door of the Wrangler opened. Wang Ping emerged with a milk bottle and a bag of milk, striding casually toward Yuan Xiaoxiao. He tossed them toward her face.
Yuan Xiaoxiao quickly raised her hand, catching the flying milk bottle and bag deftly, then looked at Wang Ping with a hint of smugness. Her expression seemed to say, "Heh heh, you can’t hit me!"
However, Wang Ping didn’t seem disappointed; instead, he smirked mischievously and shrugged his little shoulders.
Soon after, Yuan Xiaoxiao felt Little Four struggling in her arms. Looking down, she saw the wolf clawing at her chest, tilting its head and whimpering at the milk bottle.
Yuan Xiaoxiao: ...
"So, feeding the dog becomes my responsibility?"
Scowling, she was about to throw the milk bottle back at Wang Ping when she noticed him narrowing his eyes, his small paw patting his furry face threateningly. Yuan Xiaoxiao suddenly recalled being slapped by the honey badger the previous night.
"Hmph! Fine, I’ll feed it! What’s the big deal!"
With a stern face, she opened the milk bottle, poured the milk, and held it near Little Four. The eager wolf immediately lunged, latching onto the nipple and slurping greedily. Its restless paws stomped on Yuan Xiaoxiao’s legs, accidentally slipping into the crevice and causing the milk to spill all over her leg.
"Woof!"
The wolf showed no remorse, crawling up and baring its milk-stained teeth, seemingly cursing.
"You little shit!" Yuan Xiaoxiao glanced at Wang Ping, who stood nearby with folded paws, watching smugly. She cursed under her breath, her pretty face turning frosty, and shoved the milk bottle back into the wolf’s mouth.
After finally finishing the feeding, Yuan Xiaoxiao hastily placed the wolf on the ground and stood up, brushing off the fur and milk stains from her legs. At this moment, she noticed Wang Ping opening the passenger door and rummaging under the dashboard. The rear hatch of the Wrangler opened again.
Without any curiosity or surprise, Yuan Xiaoxiao frowned as Wang Ping threw out the mess kit Gu Lang had stuffed inside last night, retrieved a small bag of rice, and dragged it over to her.
When Gu Lang woke up, he was surprised to find that Yuan Xiaoxiao had already prepared breakfast.
The white porridge, mixed with dried beef, was cooked to mush and smelled incredibly appetizing. His stomach growled immediately.
Whether he woke up naturally or due to the large bump on his head was debatable, but he certainly rose earlier than usual.
"Brother Gu, you’re awake? Come and have breakfast!" Yuan Xiaoxiao brought freshly washed bowls and chopsticks from the river, smiling at Gu Lang.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Gu Lang sensed a hint of relief and suppressed grievance in Yuan Xiaoxiao’s tone.
"Hehe, good morning! And thank you so much for cooking the meal for us!"
Gu Lang scratched the back of his head, wincing as he touched the bump. He greeted the honey badger sitting on the folding stool: "Good morning, Boss!"
"Good morning? The sun’s already burning your butt!"
The honey badger ignored him, raising his paw toward Yuan Xiaoxiao… and the steel bowl in her hand.
When the Wrangler set off again, the audience in the live stream unexpectedly noticed that the honey badger had returned to the front passenger seat. Meanwhile, the young woman Gu Lang had rescued the previous day sat miserably in the backseat, occasionally fishing out dried beef, pork bits, and other snacks to place on the small furry paw extending backward.
Wang Ping swore this wasn’t bullying. Before departure, Yuan Xiaoxiao had voluntarily suggested sitting in the backseat, citing the need to accommodate the stream’s audience—most viewers were here for the honey badger, and facing the camera throughout the journey would be uncomfortable.
Since there was someone in the backseat now, the honey badger naturally didn’t want to move when fetching things.
Thus, the stream’s style that day turned into the honey badger lounging in a laid-back slouch, Little Four lying at his feet with its soft belly serving as a footrest. Behind him, Yuan Xiaoxiao occasionally handed him snacks, making him the most prestigious cub on the plateau.
"Boss looks so cool."
"Boss’s happiness is unimaginable!"
"Haha, feels like the empress defeating the concubine."
"Poor Miss."
"Poor Miss +1"
"Am I the only one curious why Boss’s tail is always in front?"
"To cover those little bells, perhaps?"
"So what happened? Did Boss strike?"
"IllegalAccount gifted the streamer with ×6 super rockets..."
"Behold the tycoon, everyone scatter!"
"Bowing to the big shot."
"The big shot is still an IllegalAccount?"
After leaving the fan-shaped valley, to the south lay a wide river nearly a hundred meters across, curving northward around the west side of the valley and winding westward. The Wrangler now traveled along the northern bank of the river.
According to navigation, there were still nearly 400 kilometers to the final destination, all through uninhabited wilderness. The Wrangler traversed the vast highland canyon between the eastern spur of the Gangdise Mountains and the northern Kunlun Mountains. Crossing the Kunlun Mountains further north would lead to Hotan in Xinjiang, famous for its Hetian jade.
Gu Lang’s planned route was to cross this highland between the canyons, then descend southward from the eastern pass of the Karakoram Mountains to reach Ritu County. At the current speed and efficiency, they would arrive in at most three days.
Thinking about soon enjoying a hot shower and sleeping on a soft mattress, Wang Ping’s mood brightened considerably. It was at this moment that a chaotic roar of beasts faintly echoed from the Wrangler’s left front.
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