Super Zoo

Mr. Lin and Lin were to help care for the foxes in the future, and Miss Red Fox, the Wolf King's neighbor from the zoo, might even move in. If the uncle and nephew were always scared of foxes, that wouldn't bode well for their future interactions.

"Don't worry, they're all obedient. Come on, say hello to Lin." Suming snapped his fingers.

The big-eared foxes at the front stood on their hind legs, holding their little front paws together like fists, and bowed to Lin as if to pay their respects.

"Oh my goodness, I can't accept such reverence from so many grand fox immortals!" Lin, who had been steeped in his elder Lin's superstitious teachings from a young age, panicked and sat down on the ground, hurriedly put his hands together in prayer and returned several bows to the foxes.

Foxes have a natural tendency to imitate other animals. Rural temples sometimes have legends about fox immortals, precisely because creatures like foxes and weasels, upon seeing the motionless clay Bodhisattvas sitting in the temples, also learn to do the same, climbing onto desks to imitate the Bodhisattvas.

As Lin bowed like this, the dozens of big-eared foxes in front, who had seen him do it, also started imitating him and bowed back to Lin. Hundreds of big, flappy ears waved up and down, creating a rather comical scene.

"Alright, alright, everybody up." Suming was right between the two groups, making it look like a whole clan of filial descendants were bowing down to him. He felt as if he were about to die from the oddity of the situation. He quickly projected a wave of spiritual power to get the big-eared foxes to stand up first, then helped Lin to his feet.

Lin got up and dusted off his knees, still somewhat nervously, and gave Suming a thumbs-up, saying, "Mr. Su, I'm really impressed with you, having all these grand fox immortals listen to you. You must be the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva!"

"You know what, Lin, that ass-kissing is pretty awkward." Suming laughed, "Go on, tell Mr. Lin to take good care of these foxes from now on."

"Sure thing, I'm on it." Lin turned to walk down the mountain. As he passed by the large group of foxes, he deliberately put his hands together and gave a slight bow to the foxes... whoosh, which led the crowd of big-eared foxes to bow back to him again.

"You guys might as well become monks. I'll just build a small temple for you on the back mountain." Suming chuckled.

After Lin was gone, Suming greeted Huiya, who tilted his head back and let out a long, lingering wolf howl toward the sky.

Soon enough, dozens of dogs from all directions began returning one by one. They became visibly excited upon seeing the group of foxes, as if ready for a mealtime.

The foxes, however, were terrified. Dogs and wolves are natural predators of foxes. In their dens, they might stand a chance with their numbers, but out here, not even that advantage existed. Surrounded by more than eighty diverse dogs, there was nowhere to run.

"Awoo, awoo, awoo..." Nearly two hundred little foxes made pitiable sounds, their large ears trembling with fear as they all huddled tightly together.

Foxes are exceedingly clever, having just learned to 'greet' by bowing, and they quickly put it to use. Several dozen foxes on the outside did just that, bowing towards the dogs with expressions that almost pleaded, "Don't eat me, please don't eat me."

Suming, though a friend to animals, never interfered with the food chain. Wolves, dogs, crocodiles eat foxes; foxes eat birds; birds eat insects. This is the natural order and cannot be disrupted just because one can control animals and thus force them to stop eating meat and become vegetarians.

But then again, there's always a difference in closeness and affection.

When it comes to animals, Suming's rule has always been 'to not harm those you know, and to not let those you know harm each other.' Besides, these mountains are vast and abundant with food, and the Lins even bring food regularly. There's really no need for infighting...

"Listen up!" Suming stood on the roof of a large dog kennel and called out loudly.

No sooner had his voice fallen than all the dogs, like soldiers hearing an officer command 'at ease,' sat down promptly, tongues out and heads held high, looking up at Suming.

"Good, from now on you and the foxes will be neighbors. If you wish to live in harmony, then do so. If not, keeping to yourselves is also fine. Just two rules: first, no killing each other! And second, if an outsider bullies one of our own, everyone must help!"

After he finished speaking, he waved to Huiya, "You come and set an example for them."

Huiya didn't even care for dogs, let alone foxes. He dragged his tail and unwillingly walked up to Big-eared Thief, staring coldly at it for a while—terrifying Big-eared Thief so much that all its fur stood on end. Then Huiya suddenly lifted his front right leg and patted Big-eared Thief's head twice as if to say, "From now on, I've got your back."

"Hehehe." Su Meng chuckled from the sidelines, then also raised his hand and patted Huiya on the head twice.

Huiya was very annoyed, tossing and turning its head.

...

Not long after returning to the zoo, news broke that a burial site and underground building complex belonging to Chen Youliang had been discovered in Yangchuan City.

Although Chen Youliang was just a rebel king, he was well-known in history and could be mentioned in the same breath as Zhu Yuanzhang. Though his tomb might not contain any national treasure-level artifacts, its historical and cultural value was immensely high.

Moreover, the site was not just Chen Youliang's tomb; there was a large cluster of Ming Dynasty buildings above it. This was a truly rare find, more valuable than the typical royal tombs, so the nation paid great attention to it. Led by Zhao Yun, the director of the museum, and a large group of experts from all over the country, a protective excavation was started.

During this time, Zhao Yun and Wang Jian She each made separate calls and talked about a few things.

The first was about Suming, who specifically instructed Zhao Yun to briefly mention him in the report and reached an understanding with the leaders and experts involved not to give him any special media coverage.

No matter what, Suming had made a contribution, and both Zhao Yun and he were given a government reward of fifty thousand yuan. Government rewards are not usually a lot of money, but they are prestigious.

Neither Zhao Yun nor Suming cared about the money and decided to donate it to the zoo.

Second, it was said that once the excavation of the building complex was completed, the government might plan to turn the site into a tourist attraction similar to the Terracotta Army, although on a smaller scale. This was 'insider' information, not yet publicly announced, because the final outcome of the excavation was still uncertain.

Zhao Yun and Wang Jian She knew about it in advance because the location of the underground complex was very close to the back mountain of the zoo, part of the garden management, and Zhao Yun was a nationally renowned archaeologist. If it becomes a tourist attraction in the future, it might be jointly managed by Zhao Yun's museum and the zoo.

The third was a surprisingly good piece of news. The land for the distillery might have found a buyer, and the location was quite good—not as good as next to the reservoir, but much better than the several other selected plots that had been considered.

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