Chapter 109

Hearing the commotion, the head of the small forest ranger station came down from his second-floor office and immediately recognized Yan Kexing. He quickly ran over to shake his hand. "Professor Yan, it's you!"

Yan Kexing smiled and said, "Hello."

According to Shi Wen, everyone seemed to have heard of Yan Kexing's name, and upon hearing it was him, their expressions became even more excited.

Someone recognized Shi Wen: "You're that handsome guy who put out the fire, right? They say you're incredibly strong and run incredibly fast."

Shi Wen smile sheepishly.

When everyone heard that they had also participated in the firefighting, their enthusiasm more than doubled, and they quickly asked the kitchen to cook the mutton sent from down the mountain, saying they wanted to treat their brothers.

The station manager explained, "They said we've been working hard these past few days, so they specially sent over fresh vegetables and meat. Our usual food standards aren't that high."

Yan Kexing: "Preventing and fighting fires is our duty."

Upon Shi Wen that the forest rangers were planning to prepare a large meal for them, they quickly pulled out the various meat and vegetable dishes they had brought, such as horse sausages and cheese. "We brought some dishes with us, let's have some together."

The station manager declined, saying, "Eat our food today. The food you brought won't spoil anytime soon; you can eat it tomorrow."

Shi Wen laughed and said, "Try it. We're going back tomorrow."

Only then did the station manager allow the kitchen to bring in the vegetables they had brought.

Everyone was hungry, and the kitchen prepared a variety of dishes in half an hour.

A dozen or so dishes were laid out on the table, and because the table wasn't big enough, many of the dishes had to be stacked, emphasizing the importance of honesty and generosity.

Even at this point, no one refused; they picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating.

The chef was very skilled; all the dishes smelled delicious, especially the chef's homemade pickled radish, which was fragrant and spicy, making it a perfect accompaniment to rice.

Shi Wen ate three bowls of rice in one go, thoroughly enjoying his meal.

After the meal, the forest rangers vacated three rooms for them and even changed their bedding.

Aside from Ge Yue, Shi Wen that they shared rooms in pairs.

Lying on the newly made bed, she whispered to Yan Kexing, "These forest rangers are so kind. I think they cooked and ate a whole week's worth of food for us. When we get back, should we send them some of their own livestock and geese?"

Yan Kexing put his arm around him. "Okay."

Shi Wen, "There are still vegetables. There are so many vegetables in the backyard. Let's take some vegetables to them while we're at it."

The two fell asleep while talking.

Having a house to stay in is much more comfortable than sleeping in the wild. Shi Wen slept for a night and felt refreshed and fully recharged the next day.

They still had research work to do today, so after having breakfast at the forest ranger station, they said goodbye to the rangers and continued their journey.

Before they set off, the chef specially brought over a glass jar of pickled radishes and insisted on giving it to Shi Wen, saying with a smile, "I saw you liked them yesterday, so I took some out this morning and mixed them with sesame oil and chili. Take them with you to eat on the road."

Shi Wen, "This is so embarrassing."

The chef said, "You researchers work so hard, you should eat well when you go out. Take this bag of steamed buns with you too, I kneaded them by hand this morning, they taste better than what you get outside."

Shi Wen feel bad refusing someone's kind offer, so I bring it along.

With the pickled radishes and steamed buns provided by the chef, they ate quite well even when they were out for lunch.

A steamed bun with some radish and pickled vegetables, topped with horse meat sausage, tastes absolutely amazing.

In the afternoon, they reached Mount Kuyang and finally saw the mother tiger.

Having not seen them for quite some time, the tigress clearly missed them, and she came galloping towards them from afar. "Roar!"

The feral tigress looked rather frightening, especially her claws, whose muscle lines were more defined than before. It looked like she could send a car full of people away with a single swipe. When Gong Jiang and his two companions saw the tigress, they instinctively took two steps back.

The tigress didn't care what others thought. She rushed to Shi Wen, lay down on the spot, exposed her belly, and enthusiastically invited Shi Wen to pet it. "Woof!"

Chapter 109

Before Shi Wen started petting the tigress, Shi Wen first gestured with his hand.

The tigress had grown even bigger; Shi Wen's hands were no longer as large as her claws.

Its claws are black, and its large paw pads are a bit rough, but they feel very good to press. In particular, pressing the paw pads can even bring out sharp claws like knives, which feels very peculiar.

The tigress cooperated, hooking her paws and rubbing her back against the grass, her eyes fixed on Shi Wen: "Woof!"

Shi Wen squatted down, rubbing and masturbating, which made the three people next to him, including Gong Jiang, very tempted.

Unfortunately, the tigress wasn't willing to let them pet her. Whenever they got restless and tried to squat down and rub against her, the tigress would turn her head and stare straight at them.

The tigress's deathly gaze was chilling, and even if they were tempted, they had to temporarily abandon the idea.

The tigress is alright, that's wonderful.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing took the opportunity of petting the big cat to check it over from head to toe, making sure there were no wounds, illnesses or other problems. The two then helped the tigress up and gave it some beef jerky.

The beef jerky I made this time was a bit hard, which is perfect for the tigress to gnaw on.

The tigress held the beef jerky in her two huge paws, grinding her teeth from left to right, her round head turning back and forth, making soft purring sounds in her throat.

It's clear that it really likes this beef jerky, and it also likes having Shi Wen and Yan Kexing with it.

Gong Jiang seized the opportunity to take several pictures of the tigress and also recorded a short video.

This kind of footage of close interaction with a wild tigress is so rare; it must be recorded.

After feeding the tigress, they went to pick raspberries, led by her.

The tigress was actually familiar with Gong Jiang and the others, and was quite generous to them, not minding that they picked raspberries.

So the five of them picked two bags of raspberries before saying goodbye to the mother tiger and returning to the ranch.

In the car, Ge Yue ate handfuls of raspberries. "These big, sweet wild raspberries are so delicious. I wonder how the tigress found them?"