Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH83

Chapter 83

What a huge snow leopard!

Its size was many, many times bigger than the little snow leopard in his arms.

The little snow leopard had obviously noticed the big snow leopard too.

There really were cases where spirit forms belonged to similar species. Shen Muhan was not the only one in the galaxy whose spirit form was a snow leopard.

But whether spirit form or ordinary animal, not every snow leopard looked exactly the same. This snow leopard’s eyes were brownish yellow, not icy blue like its own. Its markings were arranged differently too, and its face shape and build had their own differences.

The little snow leopard privately believed that its own eye color and markings were prettier.

But the little cub holding it blurted out, “Daddy, I want the big snow leopard!”

The little snow leopard’s heart shattered all over the floor.

It wished its tiny body could directly carry the little cub all the way up the mountain in one go.

But that was obviously impossible.

It was still young and could not yet turn into a big snow leopard, so it could only helplessly watch the person it liked getting all cuddly with another snow leopard.

Hearing this, Tang Zheng’en immediately contacted the staff and directly hired the big snow leopard for the entire day. That way, when they came back down the mountain later, the little guy could ride it again, and no one else would hire it in the meantime and ruin the timing.

Led over by the staff, the big snow leopard spotted the little snow leopard in the cub’s arms at once. Delight flashed through its eyes at seeing “its own kind,” and it swayed its long tail as it affectionately moved closer.

The little snow leopard, however, narrowed its eyes slightly.

Because of its own selfish little feelings, it really did not like this big snow leopard very much.

It had originally been little Rong’s only snow leopard. The sudden appearance of this big one was quietly shaking its status.

But in the very next second, the little cub actually lifted it closer to the big snow leopard.

“Baby, look, a biiig snow leopard.”

“Baby is a tiny snow leopard.”

The big snow leopard cooperatively lowered its head, making it even easier to interact with the little cub.

The little snow leopard instinctively curled its tail and lifted a paw to press against the big snow leopard’s nose, clearly rejecting any idea of cuddling with this snow leopard that had come to compete for affection.

“Miwu.”

“Meow.” The big snow leopard’s voice was steadier and deeper. It simply took the chance to rub its nose against the little paw.

Since these fluffies worked part-time here to provide emotional value for visitors, it was clearly important to cooperate. And this little guest very obviously enjoyed watching his little snow leopard interact with it.

Even if the little one seemed a bit shy and evasive.

Luckily, the stalemate did not last long. Tang Zheng’en directly picked up both cub and leopard and placed them onto the big snow leopard’s back.

There was a safety seat installed on the big snow leopard’s back. It was very comfortable and very steady to sit on, and it let Tang Rong pet fur too.

The moment he sat down, Tang Rong could not resist reaching out and quickly touching the big snow leopard’s fur.

As expected, the points notification sounded in his mind again.

The big snow leopard’s fur felt different from the little snow leopard’s. The little snow leopard’s was fluffier and softer, more like baby fur that had never fully shed, while the big snow leopard’s coat was much denser and thicker.

Because it was inconvenient to change clothes halfway up the mountain, and because the little crown prince had recently been all over the trending topics on StarNet, with lots of photos and videos already circulating, it would be easy for tourists to recognize him and create unnecessary trouble. So they had simply let him remain in snow leopard form rather than making him wear a hat and mask.

Because Tang Rong was busy petting the big snow leopard, the little snow leopard had been set down on the soft fur in front of him for the moment instead of being held.

As Tang Rong kept petting, he muttered, “I wonder when Baby will become a big leopard.”

His little uncle had told him before that under normal circumstances, once someone could condense a spirit form, they could freely switch between juvenile form and battle form. But not many people were born already possessing a spirit form. Only those with SS-rank spiritual power and above could manage that. When they were little, they could only maintain the juvenile form, and only when they got older could they shift into battle form.

Big Brother had only successfully turned into a big black wolf at age twelve. Second Sister and Third Brother had both managed it at fifteen.

He had no idea how long the little snow leopard would take.

Hearing that, the little snow leopard climbed up onto the big snow leopard’s head, stepping right onto it and acting tyrannical as it let out a cry: “Miaooow—”

As if it were imagining itself as the king of beasts, standing on a cliff edge and roaring.

Once it grew up, it would definitely be far more imposing than the big snow leopard beneath it.

Once it grew up, it would turn into a big snow leopard every single day and carry little Rong around for rides, never giving any “random suspicious” snow leopards a chance to slip in.

It was almost as though stepping on this big snow leopard—this snow leopard that had shaken its position—could help lessen the sour jealousy in its heart. So the little snow leopard stood there on its head for quite a while.

The big snow leopard did not understand the little one’s petty thoughts, nor did it care about that tiny weight on its head. It only found the little fellow unbearably cute.

Thinking about how it had landed a huge all-day job today that was easy money, and how the weight of one little cub and one little snow leopard on its back was basically negligible, and how both of them were very well-behaved—not like certain bratty children who yanked its fur and ears—it became even more cheerful and swished its long tail.

Before long, the sight of a little snow leopard perched on a big snow leopard’s head drew the attention of quite a few nearby tourists. All around them came endless murmurs of “So cute,” “I want to pet it so badly,” “I’m dying from the adorableness,” and so on.

Too bad the Tang family members were walking on both sides of the snow leopard, so the tourists could not get close at all.

Besides, the little snow leopard had a bit of a cleanliness obsession. It did not like other people casually petting it, nor did it like having too many unimportant people’s scents stuck to its body. So even without the Tang family blocking the way, it would never have let those tourists touch its fur so easily.

After standing on the big snow leopard’s head for a while, the little snow leopard turned back and stuck itself to the little cub again, curling into his soft and warm arms while quietly admiring the mountain scenery.

After about an hour, they finally reached the mountaintop.

Normally it would not have taken this long, but winter made the road harder to travel, and with the year-end crowds there were far too many tourists, so the speed had inevitably been slower.

Still, most of them had spirit forms, so their stamina was much stronger than ordinary people’s, and none of them felt tired.

Aside from Tang Rong, the only two without spirit forms but with spiritual power that was not especially low were Lin Fei and Shen Yuchun.

After climbing for a while, Lin Fei got tired and directly flopped onto Tang Yao’s back, making him carry her. Free labor was free labor—wasting it would be a crime.

Shen Yuchun was male. Though he had no spirit form, his stamina was naturally a little better than a girl’s. Unfortunately, he slipped a bit and twisted his ankle.

Since he had been walking beside Tang Qiu, she reacted fast and caught him in time. It was only a mild twist, and he did not actually fall.

Feeling the force of her hand steadying his arm, Shen Yuchun’s heart melted like syrup, sweet enough to bubble. Limping, he continued climbing.

Tang Qiu could not quite bear to watch, so she patted Tang Hu and signaled for him to help. Ever obedient to his sister’s command, Tang Hu immediately supported Shen Yuchun up the final stretch of steps.

When they reached the summit, the first thing they saw was a gigantic tree several dozen meters tall. Its branches were thick with snow, and countless red wish plaques and blessing slips hung down from it, gently swaying in the wind from who-knew-where, carrying countless beautiful wishes.

The big snow leopard could only take them as far as the temple entrance and could not follow them inside. Since it had been rented for the whole day, it would keep waiting outside the temple.

“This place hasn’t changed a bit,” Tang Zheng’en could not help sighing.

“Daddy came here before?” Tang Rong turned his little head to look at him.

Tang Zheng’en nodded as he lifted Tang Rong down from the big snow leopard’s back and explained, “I came here with your mother before.”

Back then, the two of them had personally written blessing slips and tied them onto the tree.

Year after year, new blessing slips replaced the old ones. He had once thought that the next time he came here, it would still be with his beloved. Instead, everything had changed.

Sensing his father’s sudden drop in mood, Tang Rong leaned forward and gave him a hug, already deciding that after Mother was revived, they would come here again together as a whole family and leave no regrets.

After he had set the little cub down, Tang Zheng’en was just about to lift the little snow leopard down too when he saw it standing on the big snow leopard’s back, giving one light spring with its body and landing steadily on its own, then trotting to the little cub’s legs.

“Baby is so amazing, jumping down from somewhere that high.”

“Meow-woo.” The little snow leopard proudly raised its head.

Tang Zheng’en suddenly thought of that one flashy three-pointer he had deliberately shown off at the basketball court back in his student days, when Ajian had happened to pass by.

He quickly shook those chaotic thoughts out of his head, then bent slightly and said to the little snow leopard, “There are lots of people here. It’s best if someone carries you, otherwise it’ll be easy for you to get stepped on or go missing. Other than little Rong, who else do you want to carry you?”

Little Rong was still too young. If he carried the snow leopard while walking for long, his arms would definitely get sore. There was no way he could carry it the whole time.

The little snow leopard pressed its ears back, looking conflicted.

It only wanted little Rong to carry it…

Just as it was being forced to resign itself to choosing Cousin Shen Yuchun, the little cub beside it suddenly cried out:

“There’s a stroller over there!”

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