Chapter 93

After walking for a while, Su Zhe and Liu Ling'er both stopped.

This was a fork in the road, with two small paths, one to the left and one to the right. Su Zhe had been running so freely just now that he hadn't paid attention to the route. Now, he had no idea which path to take to go back.

Su Zhe couldn't help but look at Liu Ling'er, thinking that since her school was nearby, she should know the way. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come here.

Seeing Su Zhe looking at her, Liu Ling'er's voice became a bit choked, and she said in a hurry, "I've never been here before. I followed Doudou." She suddenly seemed to think of something and held the dragon cat in front of Su Zhe, saying, "Why don't we let the dragon cat lead us back?"

After saying this, Liu Ling'er really put the dragon cat on the ground and whispered some encouraging words in its ear, like "Be a good dragon cat, take big sister back, and big sister will buy you something yummy." Liu Ling'er's tone was very sincere, and it was clear that she wasn't joking.

Unfortunately, the dragon cat didn't understand Liu Ling'er's words and just looked at her in confusion. Even if it understood, Su Zhe thought it wouldn't know the way home.

Watching Liu Ling'er's performance, Su Zhe felt almost like crying. He thought, "You're too naive, putting your hope on a little dragon cat. It would be more reliable to count on Xiaolong."

Su Zhe suddenly thought that maybe Xiaolong could really help. After all, dogs are famous for their sense of direction, and Xiaolong is so smart. He should be reliable.

So Su Zhe squatted down and whispered in Xiaolong's ear, "Xiaolong, it's up to you now. Otherwise, we'll go hungry."

Although Xiaolong had also never been here before, they could only try. Even if they took the wrong path, they could always come back. They were taking a chance.

Xiaolong seemed to understand Su Zhe's words. He first ran to the left path, lowered his head, and sniffed the ground. Then he ran to the right path and did the same. Suddenly, Xiaolong lifted his head and barked at Su Zhe a few times.

Su Zhe understood his meaning and knew that Xiaolong had chosen the right path. So he asked Liu Ling'er to follow him and walked down the right path.

Liu Ling'er picked up the dragon cat and said, "Xiaolong is so smart. Doudou doesn't know the way, she's really silly, isn't she?"

Su Zhe couldn't help but be speechless. Liu Ling'er's words were like a double-edged sword, indirectly criticizing both herself and Su Zhe, since neither of them knew the way.

"Brother Su Zhe, do you know if there are any animals like Doudou around here? She's all alone, so pitiful," Liu Ling'er suddenly asked.

"Doudou has you, so how can she be pitiful?" Su Zhe glanced at Doudou, finding it a bit amusing that Liu Ling'er was more concerned about her pet than her own situation.

"But I can't always be with Doudou. When I go to class, Doudou stays in the dormitory and gets very bored and pitiful," Liu Ling'er said, her eyes starting to well up.

Su Zhe couldn't help but feel a headache. Liu Ling'er was too sentimental. However, seeing her sad, he felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help but try to help her and make her happy.

"What is Doudou's gender?"

"When Mom gave her to me, she said Doudou is a girl, just like me," Liu Ling'er said, touching her head.

Is that how you make a comparison? Su Zhe found it a bit amusing. "Ling'er, I'll do a magic trick for you. Close your eyes and think about what you want."

Liu Ling'er was curious about what Su Zhe was going to do but still followed his instructions and closed her eyes.

Liu Ling'er was completely unguarded, showing no suspicion towards Su Zhe.

Seeing Liu Ling'er close her eyes, Su Zhe quickly opened the pet exchange mall, searched for the needed animal, and said, "You must think about what you want and not peek, or the magic won't work."

Su Zhe quickly exchanged for a dragon cat.

After a burst of light, Su Zhe had a small animal in his hand, similar to Liu Ling'er's dragon cat.

There are three types of dragon cats: one is the Emperor Dragon Cat, which went extinct hundreds of years ago; another is the short-tailed dragon cat, which is almost extinct in the wild; and the third is the long-tailed dragon cat, which is also almost extinct in the wild, and the ones sold now are all bred artificially.

The scientific name for the dragon cat is the South American chinchilla, also known as the chinchilla. It is called a dragon cat because it resembles the cartoon character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film.

The dragon cat looks very similar to a rabbit and a squirrel, with a small, plump body, a rabbit-like head, and a squirrel-like tail.

The dragon cat has large, bright eyes, many whiskers of varying lengths on the sides of its nose, and sensitive touch. Its ears are large and thin, rounded at the tips. Its front limbs are short with five toes, and its hind limbs are strong with four toes, making it good at jumping. The fur on its back and sides is gray-blue (there are other artificially bred colors), and the fur on its belly gradually fades to white. The fur is evenly distributed, with each pore generally growing 60-80 fine hairs.

The dragon cat Su Zhe exchanged for was a long-tailed dragon cat, the same as Liu Ling'er's. However, the long-tailed dragon cat Su Zhe exchanged for was male and slightly smaller than Liu Ling'er's female dragon cat.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now and see if it's what you wanted."

Liu Ling'er slowly opened her eyes. Su Zhe's mysterious actions made her start to feel excited.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Liu Ling'er saw the dragon cat in Su Zhe's hand. She first checked if her own dragon cat was still in her hands, and after confirming, she couldn't help but get excited. "Brother Su Zhe, you're so amazing. How did you know what I was thinking?"

Liu Ling'er put Su Zhe's dragon cat and her own dragon cat on the ground, placing them together as if to make them friends.

"Brother Su Zhe, can you give me this dragon cat so it can live with Doudou? I can give you money," Liu Ling'er said hurriedly, reaching into her pocket. Then she remembered she had forgotten to bring money when she left, and she was almost in tears, her eyes misting over. She said carefully, "Brother Su Zhe, can I go back to the dormitory to get the money? I forgot to bring it."

Liu Ling'er's absent-mindedness made Su Zhe reach out and pat her head, saying, "This dragon cat is what you thought of in your heart. It's your wish come true, not my doing. You don't need to give me money."

After doing this, Su Zhe realized it was a bit too intimate and was a bit worried that it might cause Liu Ling'er to be repulsed.

Fortunately, Liu Ling'er didn't notice, perhaps because her heart was on the dragon cat, or perhaps she didn't mind Su Zhe's actions, which made Su Zhe feel relieved.

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