CHAPTER 347: CHAPTER 331: SHUT UP, DON’T ASK

The casual remark caught everyone off guard as they turned to Yun Ran in astonishment.

A moment of silence swept through the crowd before erupting into waves of laughter.

"Oh my God! Did I hear that right? What did she just say? She said the Tiger King is hers? She actually said the Tiger King is hers?!"

"Hahaha! That’s hilarious! When did she ever hear of a Tiger King having an owner? Has she been reading too many fiction stories?"

"Maybe she hasn’t woken up yet and is still dreaming! Perhaps she’s sleepwalking right now!"

"Hahahahaha... When she becomes the Tiger King’s meal, she’ll think she has somehow ascended and transformed into food!"

Yun Ran: "..."

Listening to the ridicule, Yun Ran silently rolled her eyes and looked at the people laughing hysterically as if they were idiots, "Look at you all laughing like fools, even a dog would shake its head at you."

Someone’s smile froze as they glared angrily at her, "Who are you calling an idiot? Want me to feed you to the tiger in a bit?"

After all, Nangong Mo isn’t here, and encountering a tiger in the hunting grounds, with a few people accidentally bitten to death by a tiger, would be expected, right?

Another person seriously questioned Yun Ran, "You say the Tiger King is yours, do you have any evidence? Would it respond if you called it?"

Yun Ran lazily glanced at the person and called out, "Little Gold."

The person was obviously stunned, then frowned, "I don’t go by Little Gold, I..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, a roar resounded across the sky, and they saw a fierce tiger leaping through the air, claws brandished, pouncing towards him with its gaping jaws aimed at his head.

The man was so frightened his soul fled, his legs went weak, and he plopped down on the ground, eyes shut, screaming, "Ahhh—help—"

When the tiger landed, it showed no intent to eat him, glancing at him disdainfully with tiger eyes, then swiped him two meters away with its tail.

This all happened in an instant, and someone immediately reacted, shouting, "Shoot the arrows!"

Immediately, countless arrows rained down from all directions, targeting Golden Fur.

"Roar—"

Golden Fur raised its head, roaring angrily, and was about to pounce at the person giving the order.

"Little Gold! Back down!"

Yun Ran spoke sharply, her figure like a ghost appearing above Golden Fur, sleeves fluttering, and the force of her presence instantly dispelled the arrows.

"Wanyue!"

"Yue’er!"

Two exclamations sounded in unison as Shen Mubai and Shen Weixi rushed toward Yun Ran, standing protectively in front of her, confronting the crowd:

"Stop! Don’t shoot any arrows that may harm people!"

Most people just wanted to hunt the tiger and didn’t expect Yun Ran to suddenly appear in the arrow formation, catching them off guard and filling them with fear.

If they accidentally killed her, who knows how Nangong Mo would seek revenge! They certainly didn’t want to provoke that formidable god!

A small portion indeed intended to kill Yun Ran amidst the chaos, but seeing her nonchalantly wave her sleeve, and the arrows couldn’t even reach her, all being deflected!

Now with the Shen siblings’ protection, achieving their goal was nearly impossible, so they could only grit their teeth and give up.

Shen Mubai immediately turned to Yun Ran, quickly scanning her from head to toe, and only when he saw she was unharmed did he relax.

His gaze then fell on the Golden Fur tiger behind her, reflecting on the earlier scene, he couldn’t help but wonder, "Wanyue, that Golden Fur Tiger King..."

"Shut up! Don’t ask!"

Shen Mubai: "..."

Beside him, Shen Weixi immediately looked at him with glee, wiggling her eyebrows and filled with mockery and disdain.

See that! Yue’er doesn’t want to bother with you at all! Do you have any idea how annoying you are?

Watch closely, let this girl teach you a lesson!

"Yue’er, that..."

Shen Weixi was about to ask the same question when Yun Yan spoke up, "Princess Qin, is that Golden Tiger King really yours?"

Shen Weixi: "..."

Though being interrupted was a bit unpleasant, this person was her idol!

Shen Weixi immediately looked at Yun Yan with starry eyes and urged, "Yue’er, the General is asking you a question!"

Yun Ran: "..."

[Is this what they call being star-struck and losing all sense of righteousness? Hmph! Fangirl!]

"Yes, it’s indeed mine."

As if to demonstrate her statement, Yun Ran waved to the Golden Fur, "Little Gold, come here."

"Roar—"

Golden Fur shook its shining golden fur, swaggering over to Yun Ran, and lay obediently at her feet like a big cat.

This scene dumbfounded many onlookers.

People whispered amongst each other, unable to believe:

"Could what she said be true? Did that Golden Fur really acknowledge her as its owner? No way! How did she do it?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could a beast easily recognize an owner? This must be a coincidence! Purely luck!"

Someone suggested to Yun Ran, "This doesn’t prove anything yet unless you command it to do something else."

Yun Ran followed the voice with her gaze and suddenly smiled, "Little Gold, go greet him."

"??!"

The person instantly widened his eyes in horror as he saw Golden Fur already pacing toward him, terrifying him almost out of his wits, "No, no, no, that’s not what I meant..."

"Roar—"

Before he finished speaking, the fierce tiger had already come right up to him, looking him straight in the eye, tiger eyes wide as saucers.

The tiger’s breath huffed onto his face.

The man rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot from fright.

"Little Gold, come back."

Upon hearing Yun Ran’s voice, Golden Fur immediately turned its head towards her, cheerfully waddling over, wiggling its plump head, and passing by the onlookers with a bared teeth grin.

Onlookers: "......"

This tiger actually has two faces!

Golden Fur plopped back down at Yun Ran’s feet, nuzzling her shoes with its head, and even wagged its tail at her.

The people who had been swiped away by its tail earlier now found that wagging tail almost impossible to describe with words.

"General Yun, can I now prove it’s mine?"

Facing Yun Ran’s smiling eyes, Yun Yan, whose face usually exuded authority and sternness, softened a bit, immediately acknowledging Yun Ran’s ownership.

And addressed everyone, "Since this tiger is hunted by Princess Qin, it rightfully belongs to her. Let’s disperse and find other prey."

The logic was correct, but some were unwilling to let Yun Ran have it so easily.

For example, Qin Feng stood up under Lin Yanran’s gaze, "I’m purely curious how a delicate woman like her could have hunted and tamed such a fierce Tiger King?"

This statement immediately drew numerous echoes of agreement.

"Yeah! Let her tell us! We’re curious too!"