Chapter 48 I Clearly Know Him

Yuanyuan paused for a moment, then blinked: "Bring the special forces uncle? Why?"

"Because the beast world is dangerous, having special forces uncles with you can protect you, and they can also help you collect more plants and learn about more wild animals."

Gu Zheng patiently explained, "You were able to bring back the little snake and the little wolf before, which means you can bring back living creatures. Try it and maybe you can bring people over too."

Yuanyuan lowered her head and thought about it, and it seemed to make sense.

“Okay, as long as it can help my dad and everyone else, I’m willing to give it a try.”

She was actually quite looking forward to it; it would be great if it were possible.

Gu Zheng felt a warmth in his heart as he looked at her well-behaved and sensible appearance.

He reached out and patted her head. "Good girl. We'll take care of things for your mother."

Once she has fully recovered and is discharged from the hospital, we will arrange accommodation for her according to her wishes, and we will also arrange for people to protect her and prevent her from being harmed again.

Yuanyuan nodded, "Okay, but the system only appears when I go to the Beast World. I can't find it at other times, and I can't even ask it."

“It’s alright,” Gu Zheng comforted her. “There are still a few days until the next time we travel through time. We can try it first, and if it doesn’t work, we can ask the system.”

"You can also tell her that with the addition of the special forces uncle, the mission will be easier and faster, and she probably won't refuse."

"I understand, Dad!"

"Yes, we have made a lot of preparations. Even if the system doesn't agree, we will develop a more detailed plan to ensure your safety and that of the special forces uncle."

Yuanyuan nodded, "Okay! I'll practice more now so I can be their guide when I take the special forces uncles to the Beast World!"

Having someone with me means I can't be as carefree as before!

We're definitely going to go to a deeper and more dangerous place.

Suddenly, she spoke up, "Dad, what if—I mean, what if the special forces uncles don't want to come back after they go?"

"No, everything that gets delivered to you has been carefully selected. The situation you described won't happen."

Yuanyuan nodded and said "Oh".

After finishing her meal and returning to her room, Yuanyuan thought her day's training was over.

Unexpectedly, there was a beautiful auntie waiting for her in the room.

"ah!"

Yuanyuan was startled by the strange aunt at the door. She shrank back a little, then remembered what her father had told her to be polite. She pursed her lips and stood still, asking curiously, "Auntie, what are you doing at my room door?"

The pretty auntie greeted her with a smile: "Good evening, Yuanyuan. I'm your tutor, just call me Teacher Ling."

As she spoke, she walked up to Yuanyuan, squatted down to be at eye level with her, and gently tapped the small notebook in her hand with her finger.

"I heard that our Yuanyuan is going to the Beast World to do a mission. She needs to be able to read, otherwise she won't know the names of the pretty flowers and cute animals she encounters. What a pity!"

Upon hearing "learning characters," Yuanyuan immediately pouted, rubbed her hands behind her back, and muttered softly, "But...learning characters is so hard!"

She can't even write her own name properly.

Teacher Lin was amused by her, reached out and ruffled her hair, and handed her the notebook: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. Today we'll just look at the pictures and learn some simple words."

"Okay!"

Yuanyuan pushed open the door and went inside.

Teacher Ling was about to follow them in when her eyes caught sight of a corner of the room, and she hesitated to step inside.

On the room's carpet, a small white wolf pricked up its ears, its eyes fixed on the doorway, and it let out a accusing "howl howl" from its throat.

On the railing of the toy area directly opposite the entrance, a small, bright green snake was wrapped around it and kept sliding, its forked tongue constantly flicking in and out.

"Teacher Ling, why aren't you coming in?"

Yuanyuan tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion.

The wolf cub tugged at her trouser leg, and she bent down to pick it up as it ran over and rubbed against her trouser leg.

Looking at Teacher Ling again, he saw her staring intently at the little wolf in his arms, and a sudden realization dawned on him.

"Teacher Ling, don't be afraid. These are my little friends. They won't bite."

Then he tapped the little wolf's head, "Little wolf, don't be fierce, this is my teacher who taught me to read."

The little wolf seemed to understand, its ears drooping, and it nestled obediently in Yuanyuan's arms, no longer looking at Teacher Ling at the door.

The little snake climbed down the railing, its transparent wings fluttering as it flew into Yuanyuan's arms. Its tail, perhaps intentionally, struck the wolf cub's back before quickly wrapping around Yuanyuan's forearm.

"Don't worry, teacher, the little snake won't bite."

The tutor breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the room. "Yuanyuan, this is the first time I've seen such a cute little animal. I'm a little nervous."

"Did you bring all of these back from the Beast World?"

"Yes!"

Yuanyuan proudly puffed out her little chest and gently touched the snake's head with her other little hand.

"The little snake even has wings, it's so pretty, but the uncles and grandpas all say it's poisonous and once it bites you there's no saving you."

She paused, then quickly added, afraid that Teacher Ling might be frightened, "They are all very well-behaved and never bite."

When the little snake heard her praise it, it happily used its body to make a knot on her forearm.

She put the two little ones back in the toy area.

The little wolf rubbed against her hand, knowing she didn't have time to play with him, buried his head in his front paws, and closed his eyes.

The little snake coiled itself around the railing again, no longer looking at them.

Teacher Ling was completely relieved. She followed her into the study, walked to the small desk, placed the picture book and cards on the table, and opened the picture book with a smile.

"Then let's start learning to read."

“Okay!” Yuanyuan sat obediently to the side.

“Look at this character,” Teacher Ling pointed to a character in the picture book that looked like a small hill, “doesn’t it look like a series of hills?”

Yuanyuan nodded, "This character is pronounced 'shan'."

"Yuanyuan, did you see lots and lots of mountains in the Beast World? Much higher than the mountains here, right?"

Yuanyuan's eyes lit up immediately, and she nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes! The mountains in the Beast World are so high, and there are birds and beasts that can fly on them, as well as sweet wild fruits!"

"That's right, this is a mountain."

The tutor then handed over the card with the character "林" (Lin). Yuanyuan read it aloud first, pointing to the number of strokes on the card:

"Teacher, the character '林' (Lin) is made up of two '木' (Mu) characters put together, one on the left and one on the right. I recognize it!"

The tutor paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Yuanyuan, you're really amazing. Do you recognize this?"

"This is 'Sen' (森), composed of three 'Mu' (木) radicals."

"What about this one?"

"..."

I asked ten questions in a row, and Yuanyuan could read them all out.

Teacher Lin straightened her expression and said, "Shall we try to write these words down?"

Yuanyuan is a little troubled because she can't write.

It's not that I can't write, it's just that my writing is terrible.

Teacher Ling took out a calligraphy practice book with grooves and a pencil and handed them to her, noticing that her pen-holding posture was incorrect.

He guided Yuanyuan step by step in teaching her how to hold a pen: "Place your fingers like this, apply pressure gently, don't use too much force."

The first mountain was simple; she quickly filled a row with it.

Yuanyuan stared at the next character "林" and traced it stroke by stroke.

But this time the pen started to disobey. The horizontal strokes were crooked and the vertical strokes were also crooked to one side. The two "wood" characters were uneven, one tall and one short, and they were also crooked.

She frowned, pouted, and tried writing it again, but the result was the same. Finally, she simply put down her pen, feeling a little discouraged.

"Waaah, why can't I write it well? I know it perfectly well."