At one o'clock sharp that afternoon, Chen Yuan returned to the farm.
He called all the pet beasts on the farm, big and small, to his side. Of course, Bean Chicken remained in the coop, incubating eggs.
The little ones wore different expressions. Flame Cloud Falcon was silent; Cola was bursting with excitement, pouncing at Chen Yuan from time to time; Duckie yawned, looking as though it had not fully woken up; Ironhead Kid looked solemn, every inch of it radiating two words—utterly dependable.
As for Sparkling Flying Cat, it hid in a corner off to the side, its body slightly curled up, completely out of place.
Chen Yuan had quite a headache over Sparkling Flying Cat's personality. It had clearly displayed remarkable intelligence during its fruit-stealing escapades—one might even call it cunning—yet after arriving at the farm, it had become exceptionally sensitive and withdrawn, unable to blend into the farm's atmosphere for the longest time.
Perhaps it's because of what this child went through. Chen Yuan sighed inwardly.
Sparkling Flying Cat had said that it had drifted from place to place before reaching here, bullied often by other pet beasts along the way, and had no choice but to rely on certain tricks to survive.
But perhaps its sensitivity and introversion were its true colors, once every false facade had been stripped away.
Yet to Chen Yuan, Sparkling Flying Cat, which could smell the aura of Spiritual Plants, was extremely important.
As long as he brought Sparkling Flying Cat along when heading into the mountains, they might be able to reliably find Spiritual Plants.
So, in order to raise Sparkling Flying Cat's favorability as quickly as possible, to keep Cola from being disturbed while sleeping, and to help Sparkling Flying Cat integrate into the farm sooner, Chen Yuan decided