Chapter 44: Chapter 41: Golden Lion Transformation (Part 2)

It didn’t know that Yu Lan was afraid it would bite Su Xingye. If Su Xingye were to pursue the matter, she wouldn’t be able to keep the Golden Lion by her side anymore.

For an animal that harms people, its fate would be to either be released back into the jungle or be put down on the spot.

Yu Lan didn’t want to see such an outcome.

But what she didn’t know was how much pain her simple order to stop had caused the Golden Lion.

To say his heart and soul were shattering was no exaggeration.

His molten golden eyes grew slightly moist.

Tears streamed from his golden eyes.

It turned out that when hurt to the extreme, even the king of beasts at the top of the food chain, strong as iron, could still shed tears.

He was clearly crying.

He was clearly aggrieved.

But the Golden Lion’s pride barely held him together, keeping him standing in place. From a distance, he just quietly watched the beautiful female talk with Su Xingye.

He saw the Silver Wolf transform into his human form, a dashing young man standing before Yu Lan. He couldn’t tell what they were saying, but the man took a moment to glance over in his direction.

At this moment, Yu Lan was apologizing to Su Xingye for her precious big lion.

"I’m sorry, Major General Su."

"I don’t know why Bao Bao would attack you. He’s usually very well-behaved and affectionate. He’s never shown the slightest hint of aggression."

"I’m sure he didn’t mean to do it this time." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Are you hurt? Please, don’t worry. I’ll pay for your check-up and any subsequent medical expenses in full."

Yu Lan watched Su Xingye cautiously, trying her best to show she was a responsible owner. She was terrified that in a fit of anger, Su Xingye would have her big lion physically destroyed.

After all, for the Light of the Empire, the Genius Lieutenant General, wouldn’t that be a simple matter of a single command?

’She was, after all, just an unfavored, useless female.’

Yu Lan humbled her attitude, her soft voice laced with a hint of pleading:

"Could you please spare the big lion? Please don’t hold this against him."

"I promise something like this will never happen again. I’ll be sure to keep him under better control."

Su Xingye’s brow furrowed slightly.

He hadn’t expected that Yu Lan didn’t recognize the Golden Lion as Huo Zhanting.

’Then why...’

Just as he was about to say something, he heard a gut-wrenching roar from the Golden Lion in the distance.

His golden eyes were filled with cold, merciless hatred as he looked at Su Xingye.

’This despicable male beast.’

’Why should the beautiful female he held so dearly in his heart have to be so subservient to him?’

The Golden Lion couldn’t take it anymore. He opened his mouth and snarled threateningly at Su Xingye.

Yu Lan’s face went pale with fright. She scrambled to stand in front of Su Xingye, frantically trying to make excuses.

"Major General Su, Bao Bao definitely didn’t mean to!"

"He’s probably just a little jealous. Please, please don’t hold it against him."

Yu Lan was defending another man right in front of the Golden Lion.

For him, this was yet another heavy blow.

At this very moment, the Golden Lion could no longer deceive himself. In the beautiful female’s heart, he was no longer the most important one.

’Otherwise, why hadn’t she come to comfort me first when she saw me crying?’

’Perhaps it was because the beautiful female’s heart was already filled by another male beast.’

’A male beast who can’t make his female happy might as well be dead.’

A trickle of blood slid from the corner of the Golden Lion’s mouth.

Yu Lan’s eyes instantly flew wide.

The worry she had been forcibly suppressing could no longer be contained.

Yu Lan scrambled over to the Golden Lion.

"Bao Bao, what’s wrong with you?"

"Where are you hurt?"

Yu Lan’s face was filled with unconcealed worry and anxiety.

But the ever-majestic Golden Lion suddenly collapsed right onto the ground.

He felt his furry head being cradled by the beautiful female. Something wet dripped onto his head, and a warm, rich fragrance filled his nostrils.

’So fragrant, so fragrant, so fragrant.’

’Is the beautiful female worried about me?’

To die at this very moment, wrapped in the female’s worry and affection, the Golden Lion would have no regrets.

His molten golden eyes looked toward the shocked Su Xingye in the distance, a hint of smugness in them.

It was as if he were saying, ’See? The beautiful female likes me best after all.’

’I died in the year she loved me most.’

’As for you... you will never compare to me.’

Yu Lan was truly worried sick at this point.

This was her first time raising a pet. In just a few short days, she had gotten used to coming home every night to the big lion snuggling up to her, all clingy and affectionate.

After dinner, they would lie on the sofa and watch TV together, and when it was time to sleep, she could rest on the big lion’s soft, warm belly.

The Golden Lion’s presence had smoothed away the loneliness and unease Yu Lan felt from having just transmigrated to this other world.

How could she possibly accept his departure?

"SOB... Bao Bao, what’s wrong? Don’t go... Don’t leave me all alone."

Crystal-clear teardrops fell one after another onto the Golden Lion’s head, splashing into tiny, glistening sprays.

Suddenly, a flash of white light flared before her eyes.

The large, fierce beast—the Golden Lion that had just collapsed into Yu Lan’s arms—suddenly transformed into a man. He was handsome and sharp-featured, with deep-set eyes and a high-bridged nose, radiating an aura of intense power.

The man’s brows were tightly knitted, his pale red lips pressed into a thin line. He was enveloped in a terrifying, ruthless, and powerful aura that warned others not to approach.

Even if he were turned to ash, Yu Lan would never forget that face.

"Huo... Huo... Huo Zhanting."

Yu Lan was so stunned she even forgot to cry.

She scrambled to her feet in an instant.

She stared blankly at the man’s familiar face.

’Why is Bao Bao... Huo Zhanting?’

Yu Lan was completely and utterly dumbfounded!

’Isn’t Bao Bao just a normal big lion?’

’Oh my god!’

’What have I been doing with Huo Zhanting all this time?!’

’Calling him Bao Bao.’

’Calling myself his mama.’

’Cuddling and snuggling with him, using the big lion’s soft belly to warm my feet.’

’The big lion even peeked at me while I was bathing.’

Yu Lan’s entire pretty face instantly flushed beet red. Her soft, rosy lips pressed together tightly, a mixture of shame and anger welling up inside her.

’What does Huo Zhanting think he’s doing? Was it fun for him, watching me act so clueless?!’