I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

The Mary family stayed in the outer district for a full month.

Lan Xiaoxiao takes Chu Yi to the reservoir to drink water every day and occasionally begs for a few human snacks. She lives a very happy life.

Tourists come and go in waves, but the elephant herd remains.

One evening a month later, the wind changed.

Lan Xiaoxiao was eating tender leaves when she suddenly caught a whiff of moisture at the tip of her nose—a damp scent.

She looked up and saw a thick layer of gray clouds pressing down on the western sky, with several slanted lines of rain hanging from the bottom of the clouds, moving in this direction.

It's raining!

The rainy season is here!

Chief Mary raised her head, opened her ears in the direction of the rain for a moment, and then emitted a short, sharp sound.

"gather."

The elephant herd began to gather, forming a loose line.

They are migrating back.

The tourists also noticed the change in the elephant herd, and the guides were very excited, starting to explain it to the tourists in their vehicles.

"If we're not mistaken, the Mary family should be leaving soon. Look, the rain clouds in the distance are slowly blowing in. The rainy season is coming, the grassland is no longer short of water, and there is plenty of food. They don't need to stay here to drink the water provided by the hotel anymore."

"Elephant herds migrating together is a very rare sight."

"We don't know if the Mary family will come to the outer area next year after they left. They came this year because of the unusually severe drought. There are records of them coming once ten years ago, which was also a severe drought with food shortages."

Upon hearing this, some tourists said, "Then you shouldn't come. Coming here proves that living conditions deep in the grasslands are not good."

The tourists watched quietly as the elephants migrated back to their burrows.

Led by Mary, the elephant herd slowly moved towards the depths of the grassland.

On the first day of the lunar month, I slowly followed the elephants from a distance of about 100 meters away.

Lan Xiaoxiao turned around and glanced at Chu Yi: "Keep up."

Grade 7: "Mmm."

She walked back to An'an's side, and An'an lowered her head and touched her ear with her nose. "Let's go."

Lan Xiaoxiao followed the group forward.

The rain started falling quickly, initially as sparse raindrops that left dark dots on the dry, cracked ground. Then it grew denser and denser, merging into a continuous mist that enveloped the entire grassland.

Tourists who had been leaning out of the windows to take photos quickly withdrew their hands. Through the rain, the elephant's silhouette grew increasingly blurry.

The tour guide, who often leads tourists here, teared up emotionally.

"I'm really a little reluctant to part with it."

"The rainy season came so quickly. The guest I contacted last night was supposed to come see the Mary family tomorrow, but it seems we won't be able to."

"Look, Chu Yi is following the Mary family too. It's clear that it likes Xiao Xiao. Even though it was expelled when it grew up, it won't give up following her."

"I have a feeling that I will still be following this elephant herd decades from now."

"Is Chief Mary over seventy years old? She's quite old, yet she can still lead the relocation, and all the elephants listen to her. She's amazing."

A sudden downpour forced the tourists to leave.

The engine roared to life, and the wheels rolled over the wet grass as they drove toward the hotel.

Lan Xiaoxiao walked in the middle of the elephant herd, rain streaming down her back. She glanced back and saw several SUVs driving away in the distance.

As the rain intensified, the elephant herd gradually blurred, like ink diluted by water, slowly merging into the depths of the grassland.

This migration was a little slower than usual.

Everyone could clearly see that Chief Mary was walking much slower than when she arrived.

Lan Xiaoxiao was startled and ran forward a few steps, walking beside Chief Mary.

Mary would stop every few steps and flap her ears, as if checking her direction.

Lan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but touch Mary's nose: "Grandma, are you tired? Do you want to stop and rest?"

Mary continued walking, her voice low: "Baby, don't worry, I'm not tired."

His voice was still so kind, full of love for the younger generation.

Lan Xiaoxiao followed Mary's side the whole way, and after walking for an hour, she asked, "Grandma, aren't you tired? We can rest under the tree. There's no rush, and we have plenty of food. We'll just go wherever we end up."

Mary had her own ideas about paths and time. She said, "I'm not tired, baby. We can't wander off. If we encounter the dry season and end up on an unfamiliar road, you won't find food or water, which is very dangerous."

Therefore, elephants migrate along only two or three routes throughout the year and rarely venture onto unfamiliar paths.

Moreover, it is a route passed down from generation to generation, which the elephants will remember and follow when migrating.

Lan Xiaoxiao felt a subtle feeling in her heart. Sure enough, there is a difference in the underlying thinking between a real elephant and an elephant that is a human soul reincarnated.

Although Lan Xiaoxiao is an elephant, her thinking is still more human-like.

Lan Xiaoxiao felt that since there was plenty of food this season, there was no need to rush. She could wander around and even travel all over the African savanna. If the elephants went on a tour, they might encounter new food sources and water sources and see different scenery.

Lan Xiaoxiao stayed by its side without asking any more questions, appearing extremely well-behaved.

After walking for a while, Mary suddenly spoke up, her voice very soft, "Your cousin is pregnant."

Lan Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Wow!"

It's been almost half a year since my cousin went on a date with Little Mud. Little Blue can't tell from a belly, but Mary, who's over seventy, can tell that my cousin is pregnant.

Mary's ears twitched, and she smiled, saying, "You and Chu Yi will have a baby too."

Elephants don't necessarily have babies in the first year of their courtship. Mary thinks that if they continue to mate, they will eventually have babies.

Lan Xiaoxiao blushed: "I don't have a baby. I'm doing very well with Chu Yi."

Mary didn't stop walking, and said kindly, "Very good."

Lan Xiaoxiao followed it closely.

During the rainy season, it rains frequently. A dark cloud drifts by, and the rain starts to fall. Sometimes it rains for a few minutes and then stops, and sometimes it rains for several hours.

Whenever she stops to eat, Lan Xiaoxiao will definitely run over to find Chu Yi to eat with.

Even if I can't move with my boyfriend, we still have to eat together.

Chu Yi followed behind all the way, and could snuggle up with the little cutie at mealtimes, which made it very content.

They spent nearly half a year on their return journey, experiencing a short rainy season, a short dry season, and then a long rainy season.

Finally, in the middle of the long rainy season, they returned to the original grassland, which was Lan Xiaoxiao's birthplace.

After their migration ends, they will live here for two months.

The elephants were all very happy; they had finally made it this far.

They played by spraying water at each other with their trunks, making a ruckus.

Suddenly, a loud bang! Mary fell to the ground in the mud!

It crashed down, lying on its side, without a single struggle.

An An rushed over first and nudged Mary's shoulder with her nose, trying to lift Mary's head.

Angela also went over and stood on the other side.

The entire herd panicked and surrounded them.

Lan Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat for a second, a bad feeling creeping over her. When she squeezed in, Mary's eyes were already closed.

Rainwater fell on its ears, trickling down its wrinkled skin and into the mud beneath it.

An An was still nudging its shoulder, and An Qi was pushing its back, but it was no use; Mary didn't react at all.

Lan Xiaoxiao squatted down in front of Mary and gently touched Mary's forehead with her nose. Rain dripped from Lan Xiaoxiao's nose onto Mary's face, but there was no sound.

"Grandma..."

The rain grew heavier, and a sense of sadness spread through the elephant herd.

I walked through the rain in the first year of junior high school, my nose drooping.

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Author: Dragon: Goodnight~