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The two dogs had been watching him out of the corner of their eyes. As soon as he entered the house, they both stood up, wagging their tails as they walked out.

When they were in the yard, the two dogs kept their pace back, but as soon as they got a distance away, they immediately started running on all fours and were far away in the blink of an eye.

Qing Mengzhu quickened her pace, ran back into the house, and called to Ming Chunxi had just turned on the computer, "The Guard and Dharma Protector just took a big piece of lobster meat out of the house, something's up!"

Ming Chunxi looked up. "Maybe they went to see a friend?"

Qing Mengzhu: "They have so many friends, but probably very few are willing to share their food?"

Their two dogs are very particular about their food; they rarely share ordinary food with other animals, let alone delicious and tender lobster meat, which they really love.

Qing Mengzhu guessed that the friend who was willing to share the lobster meat must be a really good friend of the two dogs. He thought about it for a while but couldn't think of any good friends the two dogs had recently.

Seeing his interested expression, Ming Chunxi closed her laptop and said, "How about we go out and take a look?"

Qing Mengzhu had the same idea. "Let's go, let's go, let's take our electric bikes and chase after them."

Qing Mengzhu pushed Ming Chunxi by the shoulder to the back garage, picked out an electric scooter, let Ming Chunxi sit on the back seat, hugged his waist tightly, and then twisted the handlebars, chasing after the two dogs in the direction they had gone.

The reason we chose an electric scooter instead of a motorcycle is mainly because motorcycles are louder, and the two dogs have very sensitive ears, making it easy for them to spot us following behind.

Electric vehicles, being small and silent vehicles, are much safer.

As Qing Mengzhu drove, he turned to Ming Chunxi, who was hugging his waist, and asked, "What kind of friends do you think they'll find this time?"

Ming Chunxi: "I can't guess, the range is too broad."

Qing Mengzhu: "Guess what? They've gone to the riverbank. I don't think this time they'll be too big."

Ming Chunxi thought for a moment, "A fox or a weasel?"

Qing Mengzhu: "The foxes and weasels in the surrounding villages should all know each other, but they don't seem to have any special relationship. I guess this time it's not them."

Ming Chunxi: "What are you guessing?"

Qing Mengzhu: "A badger or something? I wouldn't be surprised if it were a small wild boar."

Their dog has a wide circle of friends and has brought back all sorts of small animals.

The most recent pet they brought home was a white fox that a student from Vine City University had secretly kept as a pet.

I have no idea how they knew the white fox from so far away, or how they became friends.

One morning Qing Mengzhu woke up to find a fluffy, chubby white fox squatting at her door. When the fox started whimpering, she was completely stunned.

Perhaps the fox was exceptionally beautiful, and the Dharma Protector and Guard adored it, even trying to persuade Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi to adopt it.

For a moment Qing Mengzhu was genuinely tempted. After examining it, he discovered it was a pet fox kept by humans. Furthermore, the red fox was quite hostile towards the white fox, even baring its teeth, so he quickly gave up on the idea.

He posted lost and found notices for several days before the owner of the white fox finally came to his door and took the fox away.

Although the two dogs really liked the white fox at that time, they didn't generously take their food to share with it.

Today is really quite unusual.

Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi have excellent eyesight, and after eating so many of the plants they grow themselves, their eyesight has improved even further.

They clearly saw that both dogs were stopped on the riverbank and did not cross the river.

Qing Mengzhu: "Huh, meeting by the river? Could it be otters?"

Ming Chunxi: "It's not visible from this angle, but it's probably not an otter. Little Otter have a very strong sense of territory and won't allow other otters to build their nests here, much less allow the Dharma Protector and Guard to befriend other otters."

Qing Mengzhu agreed, "That's right. If they had made friends, the Little Otter would have fought with them long ago."

Ming Chunxi: "It might be a small creature. Let's get closer."

Qing Mengzhu racked her brains but couldn't think of any small, intelligent creatures nearby. A chill ran down her spine. "Could it be a wild bird or a snake?"

Some wild birds are very intelligent, like the owl that's on good terms with their family.

Intelligent wild birds possess a certain level of emotion and intelligence, so it's normal for them to become friends with two dogs.

As for snakes, Qing Mengzhu had never seen a particularly intelligent snake, but he had heard of them.

Now he can only pray that it's not a snake. Wild birds are okay, but he really can't accept snakes.

Ming Chunxi he would know once he went to take a look.

Qing Mengzhu sped up and drove the electric car over.

The two dogs quickly spotted them, turned around, and barked loudly at them several times.

Qing Mengzhu parked her electric scooter. "Alright, we just came to take a look, don't yell. What kind of friends did you make again?"

The two dogs were barking so loudly, it was obvious they had already been fed.

Dharma Protector and Guard: "Woof woof!"

Even after getting so close, Qing Mengzhu still hadn't spotted their friend, and a bad feeling instantly crept into her heart. "Could it really be a snake? I don't approve of this friendship."

Just then, something suddenly emerged from the river.

Qing Mengzhu subconsciously took a step back, but before he could see what had suddenly appeared, a spray of water hit him directly in front of the door.

Ming Chunxi followed behind him, put his arm around him, and pulled him back, leading him away from most of the water. However, some water still soaked their clothes.

Qing Mengzhu shocked. "What the hell?"

He looked closely and saw a gray-white head emerging from the river, followed by a very distinctive large mouth.

What else could it be but a Yangtze finless porpoise?

Just as Qing Mengzhu was watching, the finless porpoise spat a large mouthful of water at them again.

The two had no choice but to back down again.

Two dogs stood in front, wagging their tails vigorously. "Woof woof!"

The finless porpoise did not attack the two dogs; instead, it emerged from the river and looked at them.

Qing Mengzhu looked at the finless porpoise, then at the two dogs. "Really? You've made friends?"

The finless porpoise couldn't answer; it simply swallowed a piece of lobster meat floating in the river and swished its tail.

The situation was obvious. Qing Mengzhu was speechless. "How did you two, one a land animal and the other a water animal, manage to connect?"

The Dharma Protector and Guard: "Woof!"

Qing Mengzhu: "Stop barking, sit down! Making friends is one thing, but don't bring food to your friends randomly. What if they get indigestion and something happens? The government will have to provide food for them!"

Just as Qing Mengzhu was criticizing the two listless dogs, the finless porpoise tried to spit on them again, looking quite unconvinced.

Qing Mengzhu could even go over and educate the finless porpoise, a round head suddenly popped up from underwater.

The otter, with its big, round eyes, looked innocently at this and that, and even went around to get close to the finless porpoise.

Qing Mengzhu understood. "Little Otter, is this your friend?"

Otter: "Eek?"

Qing Mengzhu squatted down and petted the otter. "When did you get so many friends?"

Ming Chunxi squatted down and touched the otter as well. "When did the finless porpoises come to this section of the river? We didn't see them last winter, did we?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I reckon it's been around this time; the Guard and Dharma Protector started acting strangely last week."

The finless porpoise wasn't very noticeable in the water, but when they crouched down closer, Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi realized that this creature was enormous.

This guy wasn't afraid of people. He snuggled up to the otter for a bit, then gradually lost his hostility and even came closer to look at them curiously.

Qing Mengzhu's hands were itching, and after a moment of restraint, she couldn't resist reaching out and touching the finless porpoise's head.

Qing Mengzhu: "It feels so strange! You should try it."

Ming Chunxi also reached out his large hand and gently touched it. "It's a little soft."