Chapter 322

Chapter 322

"Kettle," Jian Jing ordered.

The knight brought over his own kettle in his mouth.

"Backpack," she said.

The knight fetched his own cute little backpack in his mouth.

"Dog food."

The knight brought over the dog food that would last him for one meal.

"Anything else?" she asked.

The knight twisted his head and brought over his little toy and leash.

Jian Jing packed them into the mini suitcase and asked again, "Anything else?"

It whimpered twice and brought over its little cup as well.

"Got everything?"

It nodded and stayed still next to the suitcase.

"You call that everything? Where's the pooper scooper?" Jian Jing glared angrily at him.

The knight leapt up in a flash, swiftly fetched the poop bag, placed it ingratiatingly into the box, and wagged his tail vigorously.

"That's more like it," Jian Jing counted and felt there probably wasn't anything missing. She then closed the suitcase and tossed it aside.

With the dog stuff packed up, it was time to pack her own things.

Clothes, sun protection clothes, makeup bag, mosquito repellent, portable mosquito net...things were tossed duang duang into the 28-inch suitcase.

The knight glanced at his little box, then at his master’s big box, and sighed.

After what seemed like forever, Jian Jing finally packed up her things rather adequately, put on a face mask, and went to bed.

Tomorrow morning, she would be going on vacation with her dog.

Where were they going this time?

Southeast Asia.

The edge of the jungle.

Travel companions: Kang Lei and Kang Mu Cheng.

To be more precise, Madam Kang really wanted to spend a couple days playing in the tropical rainforest, challenge herself, and get close to nature. However, Kang Mu Cheng would absolutely not let his mother go alone, so he had no choice but to go with her.

Plus, when they went to the Amazon rainforest last time, Jian Jing was left out miserably. So this time, they asked if she wanted to come along.

Jian Jing agreed right away.

Since the mother and son pair from the Kang family were going, there would be no one to take care of the dog. Jian Jing also didn’t have the heart to board the knight at a pet hospital. So she decided to take time off earlier to bring the dog along on the trip.

She was very much looking forward to this trip and unusually did not sleep well that night. She woke up early the next morning, and casually nibbled on some bread. She also fed the knight dog food and water, urging it to relieve itself ahead of time.

"Get in," she opened the pet airline crate, and put food, water and a pee pad inside. "You'll have to stay put in there for a long time, so endure it, alright?"

The knight was very obedient and tolerant. It obediently crawled inside.

Then came the car ride, check-in, waiting at the terminal, boarding, and flying.

An amusing incident happened during that time.

A male passenger tried chatting up Madam Kang, complimenting that she and her daughter looked like sisters rather than mother and daughter.

Kang Xiao Er Mu Cheng: "..."

Jian Jian Nv Er Jing: "Hahahaha."

Having said that, Kang Lei was in her fifties this year, but maintained herself well. Her wrinkles and spots were not obvious. Plus she was wearing a white shirt and jeans, dressed like a college student. She did indeed look rather young.

After a few hours, the plane landed at its destination.

The sizzling heat blew everyone's tops off. Billowing heat waves seemed like they could roast someone at any time.

Jian Jing glanced at the character status panel several times, barely holding back from adding a point to Adaptability.

It was too damn hot.

So the group made a beeline for the hotel, with the knight lying under the AC without getting up.

On the first day, they enjoyed the AC, munched on fruit, and drank coconut water.

When night fell and the temperature cooled a bit, Jian Jing settled the dog and snuck out to watch an unspeakable show.

Then at the hotel entrance she ran into the equally sneaking out Madam Kang.

Jian Jing: ???

The monkey with the yellow tank top got sprayed all over its face. It screamed and caused the uncle from the next tent to rush over.

The uncle grabbed a colossal water gun and charged over, aiming straight at Jian Jing without an ounce of chivalry, and attacked.

Jian Jing: Scared of you?

The two sides immediately launched into intense guerrilla warfare after a disagreement.

The monkey continued picking up rocks to ambush Jian Jing from behind. The knight swam to the tree, climbed onto the trunk, and barked wildly, "Woof woof woof!"

Shortly after, Jian Jing's water gun ran out of ammo.

She was furious. She charged into her own tent, rummaged out another one, filled it with water, and held up both guns against them.

One hand sprayed the uncle while the other sprayed the monkey.

The monkey screeched “Eek eek” angrily in the tree.

The knight howled even more vigorously without faltering.

As the chaos escalated, the peacemaker finally emerged. A blonde girl hurried out, "(English) Dad, what are you doing? Stop it!"

"(English) Damn it, she shot Bolly with her gun!" the uncle bellowed.

Jian Jing retorted, "(English) This d*mn monkey threw rocks at my dog!"

Knight: "Woof!"

"(English) Oh my god,” the girl covered her face. “Bolly, I knew it was you. Come down!"

The monkey swiftly scurried down and hid behind the uncle, making faces at her.

The girl was furious.

(1) Eating chicken is slang for winning in video games.

"It's just a misunderstanding," Kang Lei said with a smile as she came out to greet them. "Hello, long time no see, Professor Lao."

The big guy put his hands on his hips and said in fluent Chinese: "Madam, you should teach your daughter proper manners."

"She's not my daughter. I only have a son," Kang Lei said, trying not to laugh. She quickly introduced them.

In fact, this hotel was not purely a hotel, but rather a wildlife observation station built by the famous zoologist Professor Lao, the red-faced white man standing before them.

He was an American who had been married once years ago but got divorced not long after. He then went to South Asia to do research and ended up staying for many years. That's how he met his second wife.

She was a university professor. After marrying Professor Lao, she wrote a diary about protecting wildlife. The copyright owner who introduced the diary to China was CEO Kang.

That's how the two parties met and became friends.

Last year, a company took interest in Professor Lao's wife's diary and bought the rights to make it into a movie. The couple thus obtained a considerable amount of royalties. After discussing it, they decided to rebuild the observation station and hired designers to build five tent campsites into a hotel, so they could use tourism revenue to subsidize research expenses.

When CEO Kang heard about this, she decided to come for a visit, to enjoy the natural scenery while supporting her friend's business.

Currently there were three employees at the observation station: Professor Lao, his daughter and assistant Fei Na, and a forest ranger.

Oh yes, there was also the monkey Bolly that Professor Lao had rescued.

"Bolly is very naughty," Fei Na said in clumsy Chinese. "I believe he was bullying your dog, but my father is very biased towards that little guy..."

Jian Jing suffered no loss, so she generously said, "It was just a misunderstanding, don't worry about it."

But Fei Na still felt very guilty. She invited Jian Jing into the observation station and found some beef bones as compensation. She also served coffee and cookies to Jian Jing, "You shot very accurately. Bolly is so sly I can't even catch him."

"Well, he's a monkey after all," Jian Jing said, nibbling on a cookie. Curiously she asked, "Are there really crocodiles here?"

"You want to catch crocodiles?" Fei Na asked.

Jian Jing was startled: "We can't catch them, can we?"

"Oh, that's not what I meant," she blinked. "I often catch those little guys to put tracking devices on them. If you're interested, I can take you along next time."

Jian Jing immediately said, "Please take me along."

Fei Na gave a thumbs up: "I can let you hug one and take pictures."

Jian Jing: =口=

"Is that not against the law?"

"Killing wild animals is against the law," she said. "You need to be careful not to hurt them."

Jian Jing swore: "I'll be very careful."

Kang Mu Cheng, standing on the side: "..."

Two girls not even 25, talking about not hurting crocodiles? Seriously?

Author's note: Jian Jing is on vacation, and so am I

Amitabha, unexpectedly (I) also went to Jian Jing's place (?), May everything go smoothly for me