Chapter 17: Don’t be Afraid, I’ll Take You Home
In this life, he had fought across the galaxy for the planet, achieved countless merits, and protected the Empire’s peace for decades. It had been brilliant and glorious, and he had no regrets. The only pity was probably…
He hadn’t formed a family.
There was no warm, cute little female waiting for him at home.
But this was inherently an extravagant hope. The pheromones of tens of millions of females across the Empire had a maximum match of no more than 10% with him. He was destined to be lonely and cold for his entire lifeāeven unto death.
His mental breakdown reached its limit. He gradually shed his human form, turning into a scarred Scarlet-Flame Winged Tiger. The massive, broken wings on both sides slowly disappeared, and his giant body shrank bit by bitāshrinking into a tiger cub. He lay powerless on the ground, motionless, slowly closing his red pupils.
He was returning to the dust.
Su Miantang was immersed in observing a variegated Phalaenopsis orchid when she suddenly heard a loud bang behind her and was startled.
She followed the sound out of curiosity. In a crater several meters wide, she saw a small red tiger.
Why is it here? Did it fall into a hunter’s trap? It looked like a cub that hadn’t even been weaned.
She felt a surge of compassion. Using the nearby vines, she jumped into the crater. Kneeling before it, she realized… this wasn’t a red tiger; it was simply covered in blood. It was a shocking sight!
“Poor little thing, who abused you?”
A gentle, soft voice came from above. Aslanās heavy eyelids trembled. As his pupils were about to dilate, he saw an exceptionally beautiful face.
Was he dead? Had he met a deity?
Or was his obsession with females so deep that he was having a hallucination?
“Does it hurt?”
Its body was torn and mangled; there wasn’t a single spot that was intact. Su Miantang didn’t know where to start, so she just gently stroked the back of its neck.
With that stroke, a tidal wave of pheromones immediately surged into the body through the broken glands. Miraculously, they reconnected the severed meridians, healed the broken skin, reduced the combat value by 100%, and gathered the collapsed consciousness. Like the hand of God, they personally restored all the destroyed beauty, bringing it back to life.
With a swish, the little tiger opened its eyes. An incredible light burst from the depths of its red pupils as it stared fixedly at her.
She…
Su Miantang was startled. She had thought it was beyond saving.
But this gazeāa burning look that nearly pierced through herāmade her feel a deep desire for survival, as well as dependence and attachment.
“Don’t be afraid, I’ll take you home.”
This was the last sentence Aslan heard before he lost consciousness.
Home?
Did he finally have a home too?
Su Miantang took off her outer clothing and wrapped it tightly. Using her optical computer, she summoned the small flight ship that the Female Protection Agency had provided for herāwhich she hadn’t used yetāand flew to the Jiuqing Villa area.
Once home, the little bee robot butler came over to greet her, curiously circling the clothing twice. A message appeared on its screen: What is this?
“A tiger.”
“Mimi, help me perform a simple physical check on it first. I’ll prepare the medicine.”
“Received!”
Su Miantang took some hemostatic herbs she had brought back from the Star-Trail GardenāIndigo Naturalis and Purslaneāand crushed them into juice. She also took several ampoules from the medicine box and prepared two emergency injections.
After everything was ready, she walked over and saw the holographic projection screen:
[Species: Ordinary Tiger] [Bone Age: 8 weeks] [Health Status: Qualified]
Qualified?
How is that possible?
She walked over and saw the little tiger, which had been at death’s door just now, had its blood clotted. Beneath the fur where the blood had dried into clumps, the broken skin was completely healed, without a single scar.
She was shocked.
The small animals on the Central Planet… were their physical recovery abilities this strong?
Or was it because it was too small and had a “rookie protection period”? In the human world, there were also news stories of babies falling from high buildings but remaining unharmed.
In any case, it survived.
She happily tapped its tiger head with her fingertip.
Surrounded by warm palms and the fragrance of Phalaenopsis orchids, the little tiger felt as if it were in a warm current. It purred comfortably and unconsciously rolled over, exposing its soft belly to her.
It seemed it wanted to be petted there too.
Su Miantang was dizzy from its cuteness. She checked its entire body carefully again and, after confirming there were no issues, placed it in a small, temporary nest.
I won’t disturb you anymore; sleep well.
When you wake up, you’ll be healthy.
She was wondering whether she should send it directly to an animal protection agency tomorrow. She opened her optical computer, only to see a notification message.
[Royal Decree: Due to the fall of General Aslan, starting tomorrow, the entire nation will take a holiday and close all businesses for a week to mourn the War God.]
Doesn’t that mean she can’t go anywhere?
And she has to keep raising this little tiger?
She quickly logged onto a shopping app and started stocking up.
Besides basic daily necessities, she bought beast nursing bottles, milk powder, fresh chicken and pork, animal cleaning supplies, toys, and a simulated ecological nest… finally, she picked up a copy of Guide to Raising Adorable Tigers.
The next day, everything arrived.
She and the little bee organized the items into categories. After working for a long time, the little tiger still hadn’t woken up.
“Still sleeping? Are you a tiger or a little pig?”
She walked over and gently poked its head.
Immersed in a sweet dream, the little tiger felt the movement and slowly opened its eyes.
Su Miantang hadn’t noticed yesterday that its eyes… were red. They were bright, dense, and shimmeringālike pure pigeon-blood rubies. They were beautiful.
At this moment, as if just born into this world, those innocent and dazed eyes blinked, curiously taking in everything around it. Finally, it looked up and saw her.
The paw the little tiger was about to lift froze, and its red pupils stopped moving.
Who is she?
So beautiful, so beautiful… like a goddess.
Is she its mama?
Mama! Mama!
Su Miantang was amused by its reaction.
The tiny body first froze, as if seeing an amazing sight, then it shook its head and tail excitedly, limbs flat on the ground as it acted spoiled toward a family member…
“You’re awake? How did you sleep? Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?”
Yes!
“Wah~”
The little tiger opened its mouth and let out a cry.
Su Miantang had thought a young cub’s cry would be like a kitten’sāgentle and lovely. She hadn’t expected it to sound like a Call Duck in a milky way.
Is this the legendary “mighty tiger roar”?
While the girl was laughing so hard she shook, she didn’t notice the little tiger had stopped. It stared quietly at the high, full, and trembling curves of her chest and swallowed twice.
Mama! Hungry! Food!
Seeing it no longer acting spoiled, Su Miantang also suppressed her laughter.
Was she laughing too loud?
Is it angry?
She should restrain herself a bit. Right now she sees it as “moe,” but when it grows up, it will be its turn to see her as “moe.”
Just as she was thinking this, the little tiger suddenly lunged onto her body, opened its mouth, and precisely latched onto… her breast.
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