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It escaped from the zoo. Not just it, but the zebras, wildebeests, antelopes, hyenas, lions, tigers… they all escaped from the zoo. Something drove them out.

Behind the silver-spotted leopard cub, several mutated hyenas, several times its size, were hot on its heels. They weren't as fast as the cub, but they had far greater stamina and charged through the herd, smashing into anything in their path. An antelope was knocked flying, crashing into a tree, sliding down, and lying motionless.

A wildebeest was bitten on the hind leg, struggled a few times, and was dragged to the ground. But their target wasn't these herbivores; it was the silvery-white calf.

Zhang Peng's eyes lit up.

He recognized the silver-spotted leopard cub... the one he'd chased for blocks, finally letting it escape into the zoo. Its fur color, its speed, its eyes—he remembered them all clearly. This was the pet of his dreams; from the first time he saw it outside the zoo, he knew this cub was destined for him. Leading the little zebra, he shouted to his men, "Catch it! Don't let it get away! Whoever catches it gets ten mystery stones!"

A dozen or so people rushed toward the silver-spotted leopard cub at the same time. Some spread their arms to try to intercept it, some threw out ropes to try to lasso it, and some pounced on it directly... but they all missed.

The silver-spotted leopard cub darted among them, moving so fast that their eyes couldn't keep up. It slipped between someone's legs, stepped over another's shoulder, flicked its tail across someone's face, then sprang up, flipped halfway through the air, landed on the ground, and continued running.

The silver leopard cub ran to Su Mu's car.

It stopped.

Its chest heaved violently, its silvery-white fur soaked with sweat and blood, clinging to its body. It had several wounds, the deepest being a long claw mark on its left hind leg, the flesh torn open and still oozing blood.

Its breathing was rapid and erratic, its ears were pressed back against its scalp, and its tail was tucked between its legs... a sign of fear. But it didn't continue running. It stood beside Su Mu's car, panting, its amber eyes fixed on the people inside, as if searching for something.

Lin Yuwei was sitting in the back seat by the window, the window half-open, her arm resting on the windowsill. The silver-spotted leopard cub saw her; its amber eyes lingered on her face for a moment, then it moved.

It jumped in through the car window.

The speed was too fast; Lin Yuwei had no time to react.

She felt something silvery-white fly in through the car window and land on her leg. It was furry, warm, and trembling. Instinctively, she reached out to push it away, her fingers touching the clump of silvery-white fur, which felt soft and smooth.

Then she felt it... the little creature was trembling. Not the slight trembling that comes with being frightened, but a real, uncontrollable tremor that seeped from its very bones. Its heart was pounding like a drum, and its breathing was rapid like a horse that had been running for too long.

It had several wounds on its body, the deepest one on its left hind leg, which was still bleeding. Blood droplets dripped onto Lin Yuwei's pants, forming several dark red patterns.

Lin Yuwei's hand froze. She looked down at the little creature in her arms, and it raised its head to look at her. Those amber eyes were no longer filled with fear, panic, or darting around, but with a more complex look, as if it were confirming something.

Zhang Peng and his men caught up with them.

He ran to Su Mu's car and saw the silver leopard cub... It was curled up in Lin Yuwei's arms, its tail curled up, making itself into a silvery-white ball of fur.

Zhang Peng's expression changed. It wasn't anger, but a more complex resentment, like someone had snatched something precious from his hands. He wanted to speak, to demand the cub back, to order Lin Yuwei to hand it over.

Then he saw Su Mu. Su Mu was sitting in the passenger seat, the window half open, his arm resting on the windowsill, his fingers dangling slightly. He wasn't looking at Zhang Peng; his gaze was fixed on the increasingly dense purplish-black canopy of trees in the distance, as if he were looking at something, or as if he wasn't looking at anything at all.

Zhang Peng's throat bobbed. He held the little zebra by the leopard's leopard cub's leopard snorting and pawing at the ground restlessly. Zhang Peng took a deep breath and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He turned around, took the little zebra by the hand, and led his men in another direction.

His figure receded further and further into the shadows of the trees, but Su Mu noticed that his steps were heavy, as if he were struggling against something with each step.

Lin Yuwei looked down at the little one in her arms.

The silver-spotted leopard cub curled up on her lap, its tail tucked in, its ears, which had been pressed against its scalp, now stood up slightly, and its silvery-white fur gradually stopped trembling under her touch.

She felt her heart beating faster, not from nervousness, but because something inside her had established a connection with this little thing... not a line, not a sound, but a more abstract feeling, like a sudden understanding between two people.

"It...it wants to sign a contract with me?" Lin Yuwei's voice was filled with obvious shock.

Su Mu turned his head and looked at the silver-spotted leopard cub.

The wound on its left hind leg was still bleeding, but its eyes were no longer filled with fear and panic, but with a calm, reassuring look, as if it had finally found a safe haven in the midst of a storm.

A thought flashed through Su Mu's mind... This cub's choice of Lin Yuwei was not random, not a coincidence, but because of the golden bloodline within Lin Yuwei.

Although it was only a minor juvenile form, the 20% increase in all attributes made its aura naturally attractive to mutated beasts. Animals are more sensitive than humans; they can perceive things that humans cannot... fluctuations in energy, the purity of bloodlines, and the depth of potential.

The silver-spotted leopard cub sensed that aura from Lin Yuwei, so it chose her instead of Su Mu.

Lin Yuwei blushed.

Starting from the base of the ear, it spreads to the cheek, and from the cheek to the neck, like a flower that has been blown open by the spring breeze.

She didn't know why she was blushing, but she just blushed.

Perhaps it was because Su Mu was looking at her, perhaps it was because the little thing in her arms was looking at her, or perhaps it was because the newly established connection made her feel something she had never felt before.

Su Mu spoke. "It chose you because of the golden bloodline within you."

Lin Yuwei's flushed face instantly turned dark. "How did you know?"

Su Mu glanced at her. "Just guessing."