CHAPTER 482: CHAPTER 482: CAN I RAISE A BIG CAT?

Simultaneously, at the Ji Mansion in Capital City, Xiaobai—a small, white creature sleeping in a nest atop an old locust tree—abruptly opened its eyes. Baring its fangs viciously, it leaped down from the tree and darted off in the direction of Qixia Temple.

Xiaosuisui, having stunned the large cat, immediately looked towards Ji Youran with pleading eyes.

Ji Youran glanced at the big cat, confirmed it was unconscious, and then approached. He took its paw to check its pulse. After a moment, he nodded.

"Your aunt’s kick had already injured it. And now, look what you’ve done! With one slap, you’ve turned its brains into Tofu Pudding. How could it not pass out?"

"Ah! But... it..."

Xiaosuisui was lost for words.

Looking aggrieved and pitifully at Ji Youran, she said, "Uncle! Can you save it, please? I like it so much! I want it to be my steed!"

Ji Youran shrugged. "There’s nothing I can do. Its brain has been injured by you guys. Even if we save it, it’ll just be a silly tiger forever. Suisui, why don’t we just kill it? We can have the monks of Qixia Temple perform last rites for it. The Abbot can then use its valuable parts to refine Elixirs and make medicines to help those in need. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui burst into tears with a WAHH! "Uncle! I don’t want to kill the big cat! I like the big cat! Please save it!"

She clutched Ji Youran’s hem, crying and shaking it. She looked so pitiable, yet also endearingly innocent.

"SOB SOB SOB... Uncle... MMH... Uncle... MMH..."

Ji Youran was aghast and hurriedly tried to pull his robes free. "Hey, hey, hey! Just talk! Why are you wiping your snot on my clothes?"

Ji Youran tugged hard but couldn’t retrieve his hem.

Xiaosuisui simply grabbed another part of Ji Youran’s robes, wiping her tears and snot on it again. "Uncle! Please save the big cat! I don’t want it turned into medicinal ingredients!"

"Alright, alright! Let go of my clothes, and I’ll tell you how to save it!"

Xiaosuisui immediately released his robes. "Tell me, Uncle!"

Ji Youran took a deep breath, then another. With great effort, he suppressed the urge to throttle her. "That Elixir you had earlier? Just feed it to the cat. It’ll be fine."

Xiaosuisui instantly beamed. "Thank you, Uncle!" she chirped, her voice crisp and full of joy.

Ji Youran’s mouth twitched. He wondered if his niece would regret her actions today when she grew up and learned that the Elixir was valuable enough to buy more than a dozen tigers.

Xiaosuisui happily fed the Elixir to the big cat, then personally checked its pulse. Only then did the worry lines on her forehead truly smooth out.

The Abbot approached them. "Amitabha. Benefactor, this tiger is ferocious. It is not appropriate for it to remain at Qixia Temple!"

His meaning was clear: she could keep the tiger as a mount, but she had to take it away immediately. If she didn’t want it as a mount, then it should be killed.

Xiaosuisui tilted her head and looked at the Abbot. "Master, are you saying that I can take this big cat away?"

The Abbot nodded vigorously. "If you can take it away, Benefactor, please do so quickly! There are many pilgrims here. Qixia Temple cannot bear the responsibility if it harms anyone."

Xiaosuisui glanced at the Ji Family members, her gaze finally settling on Old Madam Ji. "Grandmother, can I keep the big cat?"