Chapter 259 The tree shrew was captured and taken to a circus troupe.
Shi Tou made a solemn promise, which put Sheng Sheng at ease. Of course, Sheng Sheng didn't mean that Shi Tou couldn't be cute, but she was afraid that after leaving the tribe, he would become addicted to his cuteness and gradually forget his instincts.
Although Sheng Sheng could keep Shi Tou for the rest of his life, she felt that what was truly good for him was not to keep him for life, but to teach him to grow and to teach him how to become a better version of himself.
For a wild animal that should live in the forest, not letting it lose its original wildness is an act of love.
Sheng Sheng was thinking in her head about how to train Shi Tou after returning to the palace, whether to go fishing in Nanhu Lake or to catch butterflies in the Imperial Garden.
As soon as the idea came to mind, Sheng Sheng shook her head.
No, no, this is too childish. Whose tiger tries to catch a butterfly?
Just as Sheng Sheng was feeling troubled, the curtain on the right suddenly trembled. Out of the corner of her eye, Sheng Sheng saw the pale pink curtain flutter twice, and then a small paw reached in and tentatively waved it.
Sheng Sheng: "...Hmm?"
Which bird is so bored that it sticks its claws in here and dangles them around?
Sheng Sheng pulled back the curtains, and the owner of the paw immediately wobbled and fell off the windowsill.
Sheng Sheng reached out and caught it, only to discover that the bird was the same woodpecker she had met yesterday.
The chattering and noise overhead never stopped; I could hear the constant commotion and discussion coming from above, but I ignored it and pretended not to hear it.
The woodpecker flapped its wings somewhat awkwardly and flew to a corner: "Oh, human, it's you again!"
Sheng Sheng said expressionlessly, "Try pretending to be a coincidence again."
After being lectured by Sheng Sheng yesterday, Stone is no longer excited to see the woodpecker; he simply sits still and watches it.
"Master, it's the same bird from yesterday."
"Yes, I know."
Compared to Sheng Sheng and Shi Tou's composure, it was the woodpecker who was shocked: "What, Master!"
The woodpecker hopped in front of the stone, tentatively extending its claws towards him. After confirming that the stone wouldn't do anything to it, it peered at him curiously and asked incredulously, "You call her master? Are you really a tiger kept by humans?"
Stone proudly puffed out his chest: "Yeah, so what? Are you envious?"
"I'm not envious, I'm not envious at all." The woodpecker shook its feathers. "You are the king of beasts, are you content to be a human's pet?"
"So what? I've never had to find food for myself in my entire life, I'm very happy." Stone became more and more proud. "I can tell the difference between being full at one meal and being full at another."
woodpecker:"……"
That seems to make sense.
She burst out laughing; it was surprising how much her son, Shi Tou, had improved his verbal skills.
Sheng Sheng patted the stone's head and asked the woodpecker, "What are you little birds doing? Did you really call them here?"
"Yeah, how about it? My bird veins are pretty good, aren't they?"
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"What are you little birds doing? You're making so much noise! You're keeping me up all night!"
"I'm sorry," the woodpecker shook its feathers again. "Everyone came just to see your face, and they're leaving soon. I'm sorry."
Sheng Sheng was just saying it casually; she couldn't possibly be blaming the birds for being too noisy.
Sheng Sheng waved her hand and quickly said, "No, no, you don't need to take it so seriously."
The woodpecker stared at Sheng Sheng for a while, then suddenly said, "So this is what it feels like to talk to humans. No wonder that squirrel-like tree shrew trusted humans because of you."
"Hmm? A tree shrew?"
Trusting humanity because of her?
Sheng Sheng did know a tree shrew before, but that was back in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. Come to think of it, she hadn't seen it since that tree shrew said it was going to spend the winter in the south.
Judging from what this woodpecker is saying, could it be that the tree shrew that this woodpecker knows is the same one she knows?
Sheng Sheng quickly asked, "What kind of tree shrew are you talking about...?"
The woodpecker nodded: "That's right, it's the one you met in the capital."
Hearing news of her former animal friend, Sheng Sheng was quite happy and asked cheerfully, "How is she?"
The woodpecker said calmly, "She was captured by a man because she trusted humans. That man was the owner of a circus troupe, but the performers in that troupe weren't humans, they were animals."
Sheng Sheng was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
He was arrested and taken to a variety show troupe?
Didn't she say she was going south to spend the winter?
Stone didn't know what a circus troupe was, but he could tell from the woodpecker's words that the tree shrew being captured was definitely not a good thing.
Shi Tou looked at the heartbroken Sheng Sheng. Although he didn't know the story of Sheng Sheng and the tree shrew, he didn't want Sheng Sheng to be unhappy.
"Master, don't be sad." Stone nudged Sheng Sheng with its head. "Since that bad guy is still counting on animals to make money for him, he probably won't hurt them. Maybe they'll even be better off, just like Stone said, they can have a full meal every day there?"
Sheng Sheng looked at the woodpecker, as if asking if the possibility that Shi Tou had mentioned existed.
The woodpecker chirped twice, indicating that it didn't know either.
The world is so vast, it's unrealistic to say that you can find that man and rescue the little tree shrew.
There's no use saying anything now; all Sheng Sheng can do is silently hope that it's the possibility Shi Tou mentioned.
Seeing the atmosphere turn somber, the woodpecker looked around and casually started a conversation: "Oh, is this a rejuvenating herb?"
Because Sheng Sheng was studying the booklet that recorded the cultivation method of Rejuvenating Grass, Xie Yunchuan also entrusted her with the task of keeping the Rejuvenating Grass safe.
The Rejuvenating Herb was placed in a wooden box. Since Sheng Sheng wasn't sleepy when she got on the bus, she picked up the booklet and looked at it for a while. While looking at it, she naturally compared the Rejuvenating Herb with what was written in the booklet.
When Shen Sheng poked her head out to talk to Xie Yunyang and Xie Yunqi, she didn't close the box, so the Rejuvenating Grass was exposed, which is why the woodpecker could see it.
The natural world and the biological world are inseparable, so it was not surprising that the bird recognized the rejuvenating grass and chirped.
She was taught about dogwood fruit by that little tree shrew.
"Yes," Sheng Sheng nodded. "What's wrong?"
“It’s nothing, it’s just that this spring grass has long been extinct in our Yu Kingdom, how do you have it?” the woodpecker said. “You must have bought it from Jin Kingdom. I heard a wild goose that flew over from Jin Kingdom say that it saw people growing it in the Medicine King Valley of Jin Kingdom.”
Sheng Sheng blinked, taking a moment to process what the woodpecker had said.
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