Pet License Diary

Awoo~

Like a prisoner breaking free of its cage, Taike, freshly released from the cramped backpack, let out a howl of freedom.

The sound was thin and still carried a milky softness. Rather than sounding majestic or imposing, it was absurdly adorable.

A young woman passing by with a Husky was instantly charmed. She turned her head to stare at Taike, her eyes practically sparkling.

Wow, such an adorable little puppy. I want one so badly!

However, the young woman failed to notice the expression on her beloved pet's face...

It was truly beyond description.

The moment Taike howled, every pet in the entire Pet Management Office—dogs, cats, and all the others—fell completely silent.

Utter terror appeared on their faces. Huskies, Samoyeds, Alaskan Malamutes, Chow Chows, Teddy dogs, Chihuahuas—every kind of dog collapsed or cowered on the floor. Quite a few were so frightened that they wet themselves on the spot.

Every cat's fur stood on end. Some broke free and fled in all directions, while others desperately burrowed into their owners' arms, flailing their paws and clutching whatever they caught with all their strength.

The sudden situation left everyone dumbfounded. The management office looked like the end of the world!

Fortunately, Taike only howled for a few seconds before giving a bored yawn and curling up in Bao'er's arms.

Trash. Every last one of them was trash. No fun at all!

Magical beasts had an aura of their own. The stronger the magical beast, the wider the range its aura could cover and the greater its power to intimidate other magical beasts.

The presence of a top-tier magical beast could even blanket an entire forest, turning it into its exclusive territory, inviolable by others.

Although Taike currently looked like nothing more than a little puppy, it possessed the legendary bloodline of the Abyssal Cerberus. Forget ordinary cats and dogs—if even a fierce mountain tiger ran into it, it would only flee with its tail between its legs.

In fact, Taike had already held back. If it truly unleashed its aura in full, it could frighten every pet here into uselessness.

But the owners of those cats and dogs that had wet themselves were panicking.

"Ah Huang!" "Little Husky!" "Flower!" "Fat Ball!"...

Cries rang out one after another, and within moments, the management office had become as chaotic as a marketplace, with people scrambling everywhere!

Bao'er held Taike and looked around in confusion, utterly unaware that the culprit behind the trouble was the little thing in her arms.

But Zuo Yi knew perfectly well.

He came back with the form he had just collected and smacked Taike on the head.

Taike shrank its head and whimpered, trembling beneath the Demon King's tyranny.

Bao'er was startled and distressed. "Daddy?"

She pouted in displeasure. A-Tai was being so good. Why did he have to hit it?

Zuo Yi rubbed the little girl's head and explained, "Taike was being naughty. It did something bad just now, so I have to punish it and make it remember not to act recklessly. Do you understand?"

Magical beasts were naturally wild, and young ones were no exception. They had to be properly trained, or high-level extraordinary magical beasts like Taike could easily cause trouble.

Bao'er nodded blankly.

A-Tai had done something bad just now?

She seemed to understand a little. Frowning, she said to Taike, "A-Tai, how could you do something bad? If you do bad things again, then I... then I won't be nice to you anymore!"

Taike whimpered, "Eee, eee, eee... mm, mm, mm..." Its watery eyes made it look pitiful beyond measure.

Bao'er's heart, which had just hardened, softened again. She looked helplessly at Zuo Yi.

Zuo Yi smiled. "It's fine. It already knows it was wrong."

The trouble Taike had caused was not actually serious. The chaos in the management office was quickly brought under control. Staff came out to maintain order, while a cleaning lady carried a mop around to clean the floor.

Oddly enough, after that, the place became much more orderly and quiet.

Zuo Yi finished filling out the form and handed it in, paid the registration and licensing fee, then took Bao'er to get Taike vaccinated.

Vaccinating a pet was a required part of getting its license. Although no virus could possibly affect a magical beast like Taike, Zuo Yi still followed the regulations.

"Big sister..."

Sitting in front of the pet nurse with Taike in her arms, Bao'er cautiously asked, "Does getting a shot hurt a lot?"

The nurse smiled. "You definitely won't feel any pain."

Seeing how cute Bao'er was, she could not resist teasing her with a joke.

Bao'er stroked Taike's head and said, "I'm afraid A-Tai will feel pain."

Shots were scary. She had gotten shots before, and they hurt!

"It's okay."

The nurse said with a smile, "It'll be over very quickly. How about letting your daddy hold... um, A-Tai?"

Bao'er bravely shook her head.

The nurse did not insist. She told Bao'er to hold Taike securely, picked up the syringe, and jabbed it toward Taike's neck.

She had not worked at the management office for long, but she was extremely experienced at giving pets injections. Normally, she could finish in a few seconds.

Yet this time, she missed.

The needle pierced Taike's neck skin but failed to penetrate it. The syringe actually bent!

It was as if she had stabbed an incomparably tough piece of rubber.

The nurse withdrew her hand in astonishment.

Taike, lying obediently in Bao'er's arms, turned its head and gave her a puzzled look before turning back again without a care.

Unwilling to give up, the nurse tried injecting it again.

This time, she deliberately used more force. The syringe bent even worse, but the needle still could not go in at all!

What was going on?

The nurse was dumbfounded.

She had given shots to plenty of large dogs with thick hides, and everything had always gone smoothly. How could she fail to handle a tiny puppy?

Could there be something wrong with the needle?

She hurriedly replaced it with a new needle and tried a third time.

But it still failed!

This time, even Bao'er was looking at her with puzzled eyes.

The nurse felt like crying.

"Ahem!"

Zuo Yi, who was sitting nearby, coughed and said, "Let me do it. This little guy's skin is a bit thick."

A bit thick? It was impervious to blades, bullets, water, and fire!

The nurse hesitated. "Do you know how to give an injection?"

Zuo Yi said, "No problem. Don't worry."

Since it was not a person receiving the injection anyway, the nurse, having failed three times, still handed the syringe to Zuo Yi.

Zuo Yi grabbed the scruff of Taike's neck and drove the needle in, completing the injection with ease.

Taike was somewhat displeased after being injected, but under Zuo Yi's suppression, it had no room whatsoever to resist.

Only Zuo Yi could handle this little thing.

The sight made the nurse question her entire life.

After administering all three vaccines and stamping the paperwork, Zuo Yi took the form to the counter to collect the license.

Bao'er felt quite sorry for Taike after it had taken three shots. She quietly asked, "A-Tai, did it hurt?"

Taike took the chance to act spoiled and complain, successfully tricking Bao'er into making it a whole pile of promises.

For example, she promised to let it eat steak when they got home.

Zuo Yi collected the dog license and tag, then left the Pet Management Office with Bao'er.

Outside the management office, there were many pet shops along the street ahead, selling all kinds of pets, dog food, cat food, and more.

Keeping pets was very popular in modern big cities. Many urban residents felt emotionally lonely and empty, so they placed their emotional support in pets, turning the pet industry into big business.

Zuo Yi picked a pet shop that looked fairly large and walked in.

He said to Bao'er, "You choose."

Bao'er wanted to buy Taike a dog bed, because the dogs she saw on television and in books all had little nests of their own.

So Taike should have one too.

The pet shop had many styles of dog beds, large and small, a dazzling array that nearly left Bao'er overwhelmed by choice.

She asked Taike for its opinion. "A-Tai, which one do you like?"

After being put down, Taike really did go pick one itself. It hopped onto one in a grand manner and lay down.

Zuo Yi was left speechless—the little thing had picked the most expensive model outright!

But he had let Bao'er choose, and Bao'er had let Taike choose. Now that Taike had made its choice, he could not go back on his word. He could only pay.

Then he bought a space capsule backpack as well.

It was a backpack designed specifically for cats and dogs. Pets could not be taken onto public transportation such as the subway, but they could be brought into malls, restaurants, and other places, and it was convenient to carry.

Most importantly, it was far better than the little backpack Bao'er was currently using.

The pet shop clerk also tried to sell Zuo Yi dog food, leashes, collars, dog toys, and similar things.

But Zuo Yi refused.

Even so, by the time Zuo Yi came out of the shop with Bao'er, there was barely anything left in his account!