Chapter 189: Tengwang Pavilion Sealed Land
Yuzhang Appraisal Institute.
Li Xiaoqian held a cup of hot tea very nervously. She didn't know that she had blurted out this sentence at the banquet before, and then she was taken to the appraisal building.
A staff member from the appraisal institute asked her what she wanted to report. After she wrote it down, the staff member took the paper and walked away. He poured her a cup of hot water and asked her to wait here.
Li Xiaoqian felt a little regretful. She didn’t know why she said it at that time. Was it because of what her mother-in-law said, and the warm smile of Consultant Lin?
The matter she wanted to report was actually not within the jurisdiction of the appraisal institute, so the appraisal institute didn't have to care about it.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Just as Li Xiaoqian was waiting anxiously, Lin Ye walked in from outside the door.
“No…no.”
Li Xiaoqian quickly stood up, somewhat at a loss. Looking at Li Xiaoqian's actions, Lin Ye thought of the news on the Internet about the creature called the caracal.
It seems that this thing has a hard time surviving in the zoo. The only caracal, nicknamed Sun Simiao, passed away not long ago.
Gan Province is not the habitat of the manul, but Lin Ye also learned from the transcript taken from the identification personnel who were responsible for the questioning why this manul monster appeared in Yuzhang.
Escape from marriage.
In order to avoid the arranged marriage by the clan, he fled from the mountains in the northwest to live in Yuzhang City.
Lin Ye also has an earlier appraisal report on Li Xiaoqian. She is timid and lives in fear in human society, leading a life like an ordinary social animal.
It is very consistent with the habits of the manul.
"Your matter..."
"Advisor Lin, don't you humans have a wildlife protection law? This is also within your jurisdiction."
As soon as Lin Ye opened his mouth, Li Xiaoqian interrupted him and said excitedly, "Our caracal tribe is very rare now, and a big reason is because of the oppression of the wolf tribe. If this continues, our caracal tribe will be exterminated. Don't you humans protect endangered animals?"
The corner of Lin Ye's mouth twitched. Are monsters also considered endangered protected animals?
If monsters are classified as a tribe, then it does seem to count, after all, monsters are rarer than any animals.
"The Bei tribe is so shameless. They threatened our young women to marry them with the lives of our people. But within three years of marrying them, they killed them. If I hadn't escaped, I would probably be dead now."
Li Xiaoqian's expression darkened. She didn't know what happened to her tribe after she escaped this time, or whether her parents were persecuted by the wolfhounds. The reason why she had kept herself busy working all these years was that she didn't dare to let herself be idle, because as soon as she was idle, she couldn't sleep when she thought of her parents and tribe members.
Lin Ye looked at Li Xiaoqian. The manul is indeed a protected animal, but the law does not stipulate that the manul monster is also a protected animal. Besides, compared to the rarity of the manul, the wolfhound is even rarer.
They are in cahoots with each other and are in a miserable state.
Many people know these two idioms, but some people don’t know that langbei is not an animal, but refers to a wolf and a bei respectively.
There is a description in the Tang Dynasty novel "Youyang Zazu": The wolf and the beige are two different animals. The front legs of the beige are extremely short, and it always rides on two wolves when traveling. If one wolf is lost, it cannot move. Therefore, people who do things badly are called wolf and beige.
In other words, the wolf and the Bei are two different animals. The Bei cannot walk due to its short front legs, so it can only choose to lie on the wolf's body and cannot move without the wolf. The proud and arrogant wolves will accept the Bei lying on their bodies, because the Bei is very intelligent.
Legend has it that every wolf-dog will develop intelligence from the moment it is born as soon as it reaches three months old. They will imitate the sounds of various animals to lure prey to the wolves, and they will also give advice to the wolf pack, acting like a military advisor.
Therefore, in the past, if hunters wanted to shoot wolves, in addition to dealing with the wolf king, they must not let the wolf-dog go. Otherwise, if the wolf-dog escaped, it would organize the wolf pack to retaliate.
However, in modern times, people have no longer seen the wolf, and it has become a legendary animal.
The manul is only a protected animal, but if the wolfdog is discovered by humans, it will at least be a first-class protected animal.
Li Xiaoqian became discouraged when she saw that Lin Ye looked calm.
"If you don't care, I can understand, Consultant Lin. So forget it."
After saying that, Li Xiaoqian was about to leave. Lin Ye looked at Li Xiaoqian's dejected back and said with a smile, "Who told you that I don't care?"
"You want to take care of it?"
Li Xiaoqian turned around and when she saw Lin Ye nod, she was so excited that she couldn't express it in words.
"Thank you, thank you so much, you are a great benefactor to our caracal tribe."
"Don't thank me yet. All I know now is your one-sided story. I need to find out more about the specific situation."
Lin Ye agreed because he was curious about the wolf-dog and what this extinct animal was like. Another point is that monsters generally would not combine different races, but the wolf-dog clan insisted on marrying women from the caracal clan. What was their intention?
"Get ready. I'll accompany you back to the northwest the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow? Consultant Lin, do you have anything to do tomorrow?" Li Xiaoqian wished she could go back to the clan right now.
"You have to ask for leave from your company or something. Are you going to let the miners not get paid?"
Lin Ye looked at Li Xiaoqian with a smile, and Li Xiaoqian's pretty face blushed. She lived from month to month, and if the miners didn't get paid, she wouldn't be able to pay the rent next month.
Apart from occasionally buying some blood on the black market, she also likes human clothes. The happiest thing every month is to change into beautiful clothes while drinking plasma.
"Then I'll come to see you the day after tomorrow."
"Well, just come find me at the appraisal office."
Lin Ye looked at Li Xiaoqian's happy steps as she left, and smiled. It was the monsters that harmed people, but there were also some cute monsters in this world. Of course, the prerequisite was that these monsters could be frightened away.
Take Li Xiaoqian for example. Because of the identification institute, she can only work to earn money to survive in human society. If there is no deterrence from the identification institute, in order to live a better life, Li Xiaoqian will use her monster skills to harm ordinary people.
After seeing Li Xiaoqian off, Zhong Shan came in soon and gave Lin Ye a thumbs up, praising him: "Advisor Lin, you are really awesome. After this moon-watching party, the monsters and ghosts in Yuzhang City won't dare to come out and cause trouble anymore."
"Stop flattering me. I won't stay in Yuzhang for long. Whether Yuzhang City can remain stable depends on you."
Lin Ye held a document in his hand and said calmly, "I saw that there is a sealed realm in Tengwang Pavilion in Yuzhang City. I am going to go there. You can do the finishing work."
