Chapter 28: The Tiger Suddenly Attacks the Viewing Car

“Get up, hurry!” The room was dim until Deng Rui pulled back the curtains, allowing large patches of sunlight to rush in. “Xiaoxiao has been waiting for you for ages!”

Jiang Yuan frowned, pulled up her quilt to cover her head, and mumbled, "Why is Xiaoxiao here?"

Deng Rui said crossly, "Didn't you two agree to go to the zoo today?"

Jiang Yuan: "..."

She pulled down the quilt and squinted through a small crack. "I completely forgot."

"Get up, now." After saying that, Deng Rui walked out of the room and called out cheerfully, "Xiaoxiao, would you like another bowl of soy milk?"

"Just half a bowl is fine, thank you, Auntie." Fu Xiaoxiao was sitting on the living room sofa, eating fried dough sticks with soy milk while chatting with the cat.

Though she had no idea what the cat was actually saying.

Seeing how seriously she was chatting, Deng Rui set the soy milk on the coffee table and couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoxiao, can you actually understand what cats are saying?"

"I can't," Fu Xiaoxiao said, waving her hand.

Deng Rui thought they had gone together to take a course in animal linguistics.

"Why are you here so early?" Jiang Yuan sat down next to Fu Xiaoxiao with a yawn, tilting her head as if she wanted to go back to sleep.

Fu Xiaoxiao replied, "I want to see you talk to the Big Boss!"

Deng Rui was stunned. "You can understand tigers too?"

"Not sure," Jiang Yuan said, drowsy.

Deng Rui felt a sense of regret.

If she hadn't made plans to go shopping with her best friend today, she would have wanted to go to the zoo as well.

**

Fu Xiaoxiao drove while Jiang Yuan caught up on sleep; by the time they arrived at the zoo, Jiang Yuan was finally awake.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go see the Big Boss!" Fu Xiaoxiao said excitedly, pulling her arm and heading straight for the tiger enclosure.

After buying some food to feed the tigers, the two of them queued up to board the observation vehicle to enter the predator zone.

"Wow! Mommy, Daddy, I see a real big tiger!" a child on the vehicle shouted excitedly.

Fu Xiaoxiao was also thrilled, whispering, "Yuanyuan, can you understand them?"

Jiang Yuan listened intently, her beautiful eyes brightening as she nodded. "I can."

Perhaps because tigers belong to the feline family.

If she could understand cats, she could understand tigers.

"Whoa~" Fu Xiaoxiao's face was full of surprise. "That's so cool! What are they talking about?"

Several large tigers were lounging lazily on massive rocks, watching the observation vehicle move.

"Brothers, more humans have come to feed us."

"Good grief, these humans are so annoying. They never stop screaming every time they come in."

"But human meat smells delicious. If we get the chance, we brothers must have a taste."

"..."

Looking at the curious Fu Xiaoxiao, Jiang Yuan didn't know whether to tell her that the tigers were discussing tasting human meat.

After a moment of thought, she gave a brief answer: "They think humans are annoying and noisy."

As she spoke, someone on the vehicle pulled out pieces of meat to feed them.

The tigers instantly perked up at the scent of meat. Their massive bodies moved suddenly as they leaped toward the observation vehicle.

The ground seemed to shudder, and the vehicle rocked.

"Ahhh! The big tigers are coming!"

"The tigers look so scary!"

"Oh my god, it can jump that far in one go!"

The people on the vehicle began to scream in excitement.

Fu Xiaoxiao frowned. "They really are quite noisy."

Jiang Yuan deeply agreed.

They had also bought some food, using tongs to pass it through the vehicle's protective railings to feed the tigers.

Since they were quite close now, Fu Xiaoxiao wanted to see Jiang Yuan talk to the tigers.

Jiang Yuan had no choice but to strike up a conversation with the big fellow in front of her. "Hello, tiger. My name is Jiang Yuan. What is your name?"

The big fellow, who was currently eating meat, froze for a moment and said uncertainly, "Brothers, is this human asking for the Handsome Tiger's name?"

The tiger closest to her was a bit smaller and said disdainfully, "She's probably just joking. Even if she asks, she won't understand."

Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked over. "How do you know I won't understand?"

The tigers were collectively stunned.

What?

This human can understand tiger talk?

"She can understand..." the large tiger said in shock. "Good grief, it's my first time meeting a human who understands our tiger language. How refreshing!"

Jiang Yuan said with a smile, "You are the most handsome one. Do I have the honor of knowing your name?"

The large tiger was even a little bashful from the compliment.

It said proudly, "You certainly have good taste. I am the most handsome tiger here. Listen closely, my name is Hu Rui."

Jiang Yuan: "Hu Rui? Does that mean you are a wise tiger?"

Hu Rui blinked his tiger eyes. He hadn't expected the name to be interpreted that way, and he felt a small surge of pride. "Yes, I am a wise tiger."

Fu Xiaoxiao was extremely excited. She pulled Jiang Yuan's sleeve and whispered, "Yuanyuan, is that tiger's name Hu Rui?"

Jiang Yuan nodded. "Yes, a wise tiger, and the most handsome tiger."

Hu Rui was overjoyed by the praise, which caused him to change his opinion of humans.

"So not all humans are annoying to tigers! This human is very good! What did you say your name was just now?"

"Jiang Yuan."

"This Handsome Tiger will remember you!"

Jiang Yuan: "..."

It turned out that not only do humans love flattery, but tigers do too.

The human and the tiger chatted animatedly.

Hu Rui even enthusiastically invited Jiang Yuan to become his keeper.

Jiang Yuan was somewhat surprised. "I'm not suited for that, but I'll come visit you to chat whenever I have time."

Just as she finished speaking, a slight explosion sounded, followed by an angry tiger's roar.

The observation vehicle suddenly shook violently.

One tiger jumped onto the roof, while another lunged at the front of the vehicle.

The people inside were terrified, crying and screaming in fear.

Fu Xiaoxiao gripped Jiang Yuan's arm in shock, not understanding what was happening.

Jiang Yuan gathered some information from the tigers' roars.

"Those annoying humans! Do they think they can just toy with me? Do they think I actually care about those two bites of meat? They've tricked me into opening my mouth so many times!"

"Today, the Tiger must bite that human cub to death! How dare they use a firecracker to attack the Tiger!"

"..."

Jiang Yuan whispered into Fu Xiaoxiao's ear, "Some people were intentionally teasing the tigers while feeding them, and a child threw a firecracker at them. They're angry."

The tigers acted in unison, roaring at the observation vehicle with wide, bloody mouths and bared claws, making the entire tiger enclosure tremble.

Jiang Yuan's heart raced; she felt as if her eardrums were about to burst.

The manager of the tiger enclosure saw this scene and broke into a cold sweat.

The tourists in the outer sightseeing area were also gripped by the scene.

"The tigers are enraged! It's too dangerous! Thank goodness I didn't go on that ride!"

"Will they be okay? Someone do something!"

"Why are the tigers suddenly attacking the vehicle? It's terrifying!"

"..."

Fu Xiaoxiao's eyes also reddened with indignation. "Tigers are predators! How dare they tease them and throw firecrackers at them? They're looking for death!"

At that moment, the tiger crouching at the front of the vehicle began slapping the windshield with its massive paw.

The outer protective net was deformed by the blows, and cracks appeared in the inner glass. The driver was scared out of his wits.

Before long, the glass shattered. The tiger's sharp claws tore a hole through the protective net, and a paw reached inside.

Seeing the lethal claws inches away, the driver fled his seat in a panic, screaming, "Help..."