Chapter Twelve: Family, We Found a Dog—It Wants to Come Home with Me!
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Shen Miao was certainly serious, having even prepared a collar and leash, just waiting to slip it around the wolf’s neck.
[Wow, I only have one “good guy” left! I don’t even know what to complain about anymore. This streamer is really stingy! That poor wolf is so unlucky!]
[If a wolf runs into this streamer, you can only blame your bad luck. Who told her she’s broke to the point of madness?]
[Hahaha, other people just buy dogs ready-made, but this streamer? She’s domesticating a wolf from its wild state directly into a dog?]
[Streamer, be careful not to risk your life just for views. After all, the wolf pack might be nearby. Also, can wolves even be kept as pets? Isn’t that illegal since they’re protected animals?]
While the viewers debated the legal issues, Shen Miao didn’t even notice. She went straight to pry open the iron trap and freed the Northeast wolf.
“How can a wolf be so dumb, stepping right into a trap that’s been around for thousands of years? Seriously, after all these years, you guys don’t learn, huh?”
Muttering to herself, she grabbed the wolf’s paw to clean its wounds. The Northeast wolf, realizing Shen Miao was rescuing it, didn’t struggle but instead whimpered softly in gratitude.
The Northeast wolf, a type of gray wolf native to the region, had developed a thick, grayish-white coat to keep warm through the long winters. At this moment, it was surprisingly docile, bearing a striking resemblance to a husky.
[? So cute, I just want to pet it! So the Northeast wolf is basically a wild husky?]
[So does that mean the Siberian tiger is like a wild golden tabby? Fluffy and chubby! I want one at home!]
[Love watching this! Streamer, please take it home! Now I understand why you insisted on “free-riding” a wolf — what a great bargain!]
“Exactly, that’s what I’m thinking! Aren’t us pandas clever?” Jiang Miao proudly praised herself before slipping the leash around the wolf’s neck and preparing to head downhill.
“All right, come with me. I saved you, so from now on, you’re my dog. Remember to guard the house well!”
The Northeast wolf: …What?
Having been trapped in a steel trap for a day and night with no escape, the Northeast wolf was howling its thanks to this unexpected “good panda.” But upon hearing the last part, its grateful howl abruptly halted, and the wolf was utterly dumbfounded.
I treated you as a savior, but you want to treat me like a dog and freeload off my labor?
As the alpha of the pack, this mature and majestic Northeast wolf was having none of it. It dug its claws into the ground and roared angrily:
“I am the alpha wolf! Don’t even think about making me a dog!”
It was a wolf, proud of the wolf clan’s dignity — not some groveling dog that bowed and scraped!
The wolf clan would never be enslaved!
“You can beat me to death, but you’ll never…”
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With a sharp slap, Shen Miao cut off its protest without a word, though she controlled her strength, using only a fraction of her power.
Immediately, the fierce look in the alpha wolf’s eyes cleared.
“Don’t get all sentimental with me here. Understand? Then hurry up and come home with me. No more babbling, or I’ll smack you again!”
Howl~
The fierce wolf’s face hurt badly. Standing before the panda with hands on hips, it lowered its head, tucked its tail, and obediently followed Jiang Miao.
Shen Miao nodded in satisfaction, stroking the furry wolf’s head.
“The feel is just like a husky! After a couple of days’ training, it should be wagging its tail begging for food.”
[??? Hahaha, I’m dying laughing! So wolf domestication doesn’t require generations of evolution — just one slap?]
[My mom asked why I’m kneeling while watching my phone! This streamer is too powerful! China’s women — even wolves and tigers have to fear them!]
[But, streamer, I looked it up — you really can’t keep this wolf as a pet! It’s a national secondary protected animal, so private ownership is prohibited. You’re breaking the law!]
What? Wolves have become protected animals now?!
Shen Miao, the panda, felt awkward.
But as a first-class protected national treasure panda herself, how was keeping a second-class protected wolf a problem?
She thought it was perfectly fine!
However, since everyone was watching on screen and she didn’t want to reveal her panda identity, Shen Miao sighed and loosened the leash.
“All right, you got lucky this time. Your wolf clan is so useless these days — hated since ancient times and now protected. Here’s the deal: you lead your pack to offer me a hundred wild ginseng roots as repayment, and then we’re square.”
The Northeast wolf, freed, immediately howled in agreement and limped away.
Shen Miao sighed, then disposed of the trap to prevent other animals from stepping into it.
“Wolves can’t be kept, so what about jackals, wolves, tigers, or leopards? What can I keep in the yard to guard against thieves?”
Determined to freeload, Shen Miao’s viewers were entertained and unbothered, offering all sorts of suggestions.
But in the Northeast, every jackal, wolf, tiger, or leopard turned out to be a protected animal. Finally, Shen Miao brightened up, thinking of wild boars!
“This creature was removed from the ‘three strict’ animal list and is allowed to be kept. Perfect!”
If she caught one to guard the house, it would be effective!
[Wild boar: ??? This poor pig is so unlucky to be noticed by the streamer!]
[It’s because they’re overpopulated now. Streamer, remember to neuter it — that would solve the wild boar problem.]
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[Heh, a wild boar’s charging power beats a tiger’s, okay? Its size isn’t comparable to a wolf’s. Can’t wait to see the streamer mess this up!]
[Yeah, and wild boars are really hard to domesticate. Watch out or it’ll wreck your whole house.]
[Stop bragging, this is hilarious. If you’ve got the guts, catch one live and show us! I don’t believe you can put a leash on a wild boar’s head!]
Shen Miao scratched her chubby black-and-white head, thinking this shouldn’t be too hard to domesticate.
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