Jing Yuan held the bill in his hands. When he saw the figure at the bottom, he could not help sighing.
He had named the kitty "Mimi."
No, to be precise, she was a lion.
The great beast of the forest had never encountered her own kind, and Jing Yuan raised her as a kitty.
Whether it was an instinct ingrained in her blood or a trait shared by all felines, she loved leaving her scent on people and objects.
The enormous creature overhead blocked out the light.
With practiced ease, Jing Yuan shifted aside, dodging Mimi's attempt to groom him.
The great beast's tongue met empty air.
Here, she did not need to hunt or fight over territory.
Her excessively comfortable life had gradually stripped away her original wildness.
She tilted her head, obediently retracted her claws, and lay down on the ground.
After waiting a long time, she watched the human beside her-with that fluffy mane desperately in need of her licking and grooming-take her somewhere more spacious, only to leave her behind again.
Jing Yuan came to the pavilion in the courtyard.
His friends had already prepared drinks and dishes to go with them.
Baiheng waved to him.
"Jing Yuan, you're late."
Yingxing urged him to drink.
"Come on, come on! Drink these three cups."
After finishing the three cups of wine, Jing Yuan could not help asking Xianyu:
"Xianyu, your classmate keeps lions too?"
Xianyu considered it for a moment before answering:
"Not just lions."
"Tigers, leopards, and whales too."
Your classmate really is royalty, Jing Yuan thought.
Then he reconsidered.
True enough.
That was perfectly normal.
If there was one thing the Xianzhou did not lack, it was rich people.
As usual, everyone chatted about amusing things that had happened recently.
Xianyu remarked casually:
"I