Volume 1 Animal World Chapter 14 Warm Corgi
"Then why did the painter not just draw a dog but a cow?" Ke Xun asked.
"Dogs are friends of humans, and the artist loves dogs. He doesn't want others to be disgusted with dogs because of his sharp and radical painting. Or, he believes that given dogs' loyalty and friendliness to humans, even if humans have hurt and abused dogs, dogs will not do the same to humans."
Mu Yiran said, "So he found a substitute for the dog in the painting, one that has a loyal face and gentle and kind attributes. In this way, after swapping places with humans, it appears more impactful and cruel."
Ke Xun suddenly realized: "As for cats, since he doesn't have any cats, he doesn't care about protecting the cats' image. In addition, there are many cases of cat abuse, and cats have a cold look, so he used the original model in the painting to add some gloomy and cruel colors."
Mu nodded proudly: "That's why the space shown in this painting is larger than the paintings we've been in before. We can go to the whole city. What he wants to express is that this kind of 'evil' of human beings is everywhere in the city, such as abusing dogs and cats, violent killings, and poaching for meat. He wants to denounce similar incidents that may be happening in every corner."
"So where do you think a painter like this would put his signature?" Ke Xun asked.
“Perhaps, the signature this time is not somewhere.” Mu raised his eyes with a gleam in his eyes. “This painting is about the animal world. The painter mainly wants to show the contrast and conflict between animals, including humans, so ‘animals’ are the focus. We speculate that the original intention of the painter to draw this picture was to denounce some bad behaviors that happened to his favorite animals in reality, and this animal…”
" The focus is on the dog!" Ke Xun blinked and looked at him.
Mu nodded happily, looking at the big, matted-haired dog in front of him: "The painter likes dogs, and he couldn't bear to see the dog appear in this painting as a victim. But since he is speaking for dogs, he will probably give the dog a place in the painting. In order to make the viewer pay more attention to the saying that dogs are loyal friends of humans, the dog in the painting - most likely appears as the savior of mankind."
"That makes sense!" Ke Xun's eyes lit up, making Mu Yiran inexplicably think of the word "puppyeyes".
Turning his gaze away from his face, Mu Yiran continued calmly, "So, as the seal and signature of the painter himself in the painting, it will not exist in the form of a human in this subverted world. He is ashamed to be a cruel and dark person, and he will not be another animal that replaces humans and commits cruelty. He likes dogs, he speaks for dogs, and he wants humans to be redeemed with the help of dogs. Therefore, the signature representing himself is most likely a dog."
"Then where can we find this dog? There are dogs everywhere in the city. Why don't we just go with the flow and follow these two cows into the city?" Ke Xun asked.
"There is only one savior." Mu Yiran lowered his eyes in thought, then raised his eyes, "Based on my previous experience, the signature will not be too far away from us and difficult for us to find. The reason why you and I were taken to the city is not just because of the plot, but more importantly, you and I are the next pair of people chosen by death. If nothing unexpected happens, we will die. Even if we have a slightly better fighting ability, there will be a way to exhaust you and me and die. So I think the city is not the right way to leave."
"If the signature isn't too far away, then it can only appear near the farm," Ke Xun thought for a moment, stroking his chin, his eyes lit up again, "That's right, don't farms usually have dogs? We have to go back!"
Mu nodded happily: "Think of a way."
"You pretend to be unconscious, and I'll make some noise to get their attention here." Ke Xun had a strange idea every time he blinked. "They can't bring a human who is unconscious to the arena to gamble. They must turn back."
Mu Yiran reluctantly agreed to this method, lay down in the cage and closed his eyes.
Ke Xun's gaze reluctantly moved around the face and body of the sleeping handsome man in front of him twice, then he kicked the cage door and started shouting.
The giant bull in the front passenger seat turned around upon hearing the sound, and saw the two humans entangled in a ball. To be exact, one of the humans was riding on the other, with his hands around the other's neck, with a ferocious expression, as if the fight would not stop until one of them died.
The other human lay motionless beneath him, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.
The giant bull mooed, and the driving bull stopped the car. The two bulls got out, opened the back door, took the cage out, observed it carefully, and communicated for a while. They also took Mu Yiran out of the cage and shook it, then finally got back into the car and turned the car around.
Ke Xun leaned over and lay beside Mu Yiran, who could only continue to pretend to be dead, and lowered his voice in his ear: "It's done, boss, it's a pity that you don't become a movie emperor with such great acting skills." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and gently touched the tip of Mu Yiran's nose.
Mu Yiran closed his eyes, and the small blue vein on his forehead twitched eerily.
Ju Niu drove the car back to the farm, took Mu Yiran out of the cage, and was about to throw him to the slaughter room. At this time, Mu Yiran moved his body at the right time. Ju Niu noticed it, shook him, and Mu Yiran "came back to life".
Seeing that Mu Yiran was in poor condition, the giant bull threw him onto the lawn. It was still the morning exercise time, and all the humans were basking in the sun on the lawn.
When Mu Yiran was carried out, Ke Xun took the opportunity to escape from the cage. Fortunately, Ju Niu didn't take it seriously and seemed to have given up the idea of going to the city again today, so he let him jump onto the lawn.
Ke Xun glanced around calmly and saw that Wei Dong, Qin Ci and the others were gone. After the giants returned to the management office, he and Mu Yiran strolled to the place where they had dug the ditch yesterday, one after the other.
After climbing out of the ditch, you will be outside the fence, and outside the fence is a tall and dense forest.
"Where do you think the dog will be?" Ke Xun and Mu Yiran discussed.
"Normally, it should be kept on the farm, but we have never seen it from beginning to end." Mu Yiran had no idea either.
Ke Xun thought for a moment and looked at him: "What about those women?"
This is a difficult question to answer.
Mu Yiran lowered his eyes, then looked at him: "Do what you can."
"Then let's do this," the man's puppy eyes were dark and shining, "you follow the marks to find Dongzi and the others. Since the signature is likely nearby, there's no need for us to run too far. There are trees all around here, so I think we should all hide in the trees. Cows can't climb trees. I'll go to the women's farm and dig a ditch outside the fence for them. Whether they can escape successfully depends on their luck. Then I'll come back and meet up with you."
Mu Yiran did not answer immediately, but just stared at him, as if weighing the feasibility.
Ke Xun smiled and said, "There's no time to think about it. It's settled. Don't forget, I run fast. Let me brag a little bit. No one has been able to break my record at school. Don't worry." Then he turned around and ran.
Mu Yiran looked at his back and shook his head helplessly.
So willful.
but……
I have to say, having someone like this around you will always make you feel...warm in your heart from time to time.
Mu Yiran's speed was not slow either.
Following the marks left by everyone along the way, Mu Yiran took more than half an hour to finally catch up with Wei Dong, Qin Ci and Zhu Haowen who were still fleeing.
"Huh? You're back?!" Wei Dong was surprised, "Where's Ke'er? Where's him?" Then he looked at Mu Yiran in panic.
"He will join us later." Mu Yiran then told everyone his and Ke Xun's speculation about the signature.
"If the signature is a dog, I have an idea," Qin Ci said thoughtfully, "No matter where the dog is, there is a way to lure it out, but... it's too dangerous."
Mu Yiran seemed to have thought of what he was going to say, and his face looked a little solemn.
"If a farm has a dog, then the role played by the dog is probably equivalent to that of a sheepdog or a hunting dog," Qin Ci said, "and once the farm finds that a person is missing, they will probably release the dog to help search, and in this case..."
"We don't need to take the initiative to find the dog, but just wait for the dog to find us." Zhu Haowen said expressionlessly, "But doing so may lead to a bad consequence, that is, the cow will arrive before the dog."
These words made everyone shudder. After a moment of silence, Qin Ci continued, "There is no other way. Opportunities and dangers coexist. I even suspect that this is the only way to leave this painting. After all, the painting will not let us leave easily. This is a necessary step, either life or death. It is very likely that if we are caught by the cow, we will be thrown directly into the slaughterhouse when we return."
"That's natural," Zhu Haowen said without wavering. "If you want to get something, you have to stake a corresponding amount. I agree with this approach."
Qin Ci looked at Mu Yiran and Wei Dong: "I agree too."
Weidong looked at the three of them: "I'm going to wait for Ke'er to come back."
"Go up the tree and wait," Mu said happily, "He will come back."
According to Ke Xun's judgment, those girls outside the painting would still hide in a group away from the people in the painting, just like they did last time he saw them. So after quickly digging a ditch with thick branches, Ke Xun crawled into the fence and carefully searched nearby.
Those girls were probably lucky.
Ke Xun found them behind a nearby grass hill, squatting there, huddled together and crying.
Ke Xun threw a bunch of leaves in his arms to them: "Follow me when you're done."
He picked up these leaves on the way here and made them into a body covering. When he was in college, he was doing military training and had to lie in the wild for a whole day. He had to wear a wreath of grass or leaves on his head as camouflage. He learned this trick at that time.
First, I knitted one for myself to wear around my waist to cover my private parts, and then I knitted a few more for the girls to make it easier for them to move around.
The girls followed him out of the ditch, trembling. Just as they were about to run into the woods, they heard a sharp, long whistle from the farm.
"We've been discovered!" a girl screamed in panic.
It was already noon, and Ke Xun had spent a lot of effort digging the ditch. It took several men half an afternoon to dig together. Moreover, he was alone. Even though he used branches as tools, he got several blisters on his hands in this short time.
"Climb the tree!" Ke Xun made a prompt decision.
But the women couldn't climb a tree, and the tree was much taller and thicker than the one in the real world. Several girls climbed at the roots of the tree for a long time but couldn't climb up half a meter.
“What should I do—what should I do—” Several people broke down and cried, softening into a ball of mud.
