Although this black panther had mixed fur, its fur was quite interesting; it was golden and seemed to glow. Moreover, the golden fur formed a mysterious and beautiful pattern, making it far more valuable than the snow leopard in Shen Nong's opinion.
Ze sensed a familiar presence, opened his eyes, and saw Shen Nong dressed in strange clothes, looking at him curiously.
When Shen Nong saw the color of the black panther's eyes, she was surprised; they weren't blue, but golden.
"Priest! Priest, you're alright! That's great!" Ze lunged forward to hug Shen Nong, only to find that his hands had turned into claws. He didn't know how he had transformed into a beast, and it was incredibly small. His previous cry had turned into a clear "chirp" sound.
Ze tried to transform, but couldn't succeed no matter what he did. After several attempts, Ze gave up; he was willing to do anything just to see the priest!
Hearing the clear and powerful cry, Shen Nong knew the little black panther was fully recovered. He removed the vines, preparing to release it. Although he didn't know how a little black panther had appeared on Tree Star, their understanding of Tree Star wasn't very deep to begin with. What if there were animals living in the forest that their instruments just couldn't detect?
Shen Nong thought the little black panther would leave on its own after he untied the vines, but to his surprise, it suddenly pounced into his arms, its paws climbing up his arms. Despite its small size, the little black panther was quite heavy.
The little paws stepped on her arm, the cool, unfamiliar touch making Shen Nong feel a little uncomfortable. The little black leopard climbed onto Shen Nong's left shoulder and nuzzled affectionately against her face.
Soft fur brushed against Shen Nong's face and neck again and again. Shen Nong felt a little itchy and raised his hand to try to push the little black panther away. The next second, his neck was licked by a wet tongue with barbs.
This touch sent chills down Shen Nong's spine. He quickly and accurately grabbed the little black panther by the scruff of its neck and brought it up in front of him. The man and the panther stared at each other. The little panther had short arms and legs, and its round little belly rose and fell with its breath. Shen Nong could hear the little panther chirping at him, and he could even sense the joy in its golden eyes.
He abandoned the idea of throwing the little black panther away and hypnotized himself, saying, "These are ten planets, I can't throw them away, I can't throw them away."
After repeating it several times, Shen Nong felt that she had calmed down, so she took the little black panther to the spaceship's bathroom and gave it a bath.
When Shen Nong was giving the little black leopard a bath, she was quite surprised by its behavior. It splashed around in the water, rubbing against itself to clean itself, and didn't even touch Shen Nong again until it was clean. Shen Nong tried to wash it, but it avoided her.
After washing it clean, Shen Nong turned on the drying system, and in no time the little black panther was fluffy again. Its black and gold fur emitted a pleasant fragrance, the scent of Shen Nong's usual bath soap.
After being cleaned up, the little black leopard no longer hid from Shen Nong like it did when taking a bath. Now it wanted to stick its whole body to Shen Nong, stepping on her with its paws, throwing itself into her arms, hugging her tightly, and occasionally whimpering. Then it stared at Shen Nong with its beautiful golden eyes.
Shen Nong had never dealt with animals before, so he always ignored them. Little did he know that this little black panther kept calling him priest and asking why he wasn't paying attention to it.
Shen Nong could tell that the little black panther looked listless. After all, it had been so lively when it first woke up after recovering from its injuries, but now it was huddled listlessly at Shen Nong's feet. The difference was so obvious that it was impossible not to notice.
Shen Nong bent down and looked at the fluffy little black panther curled up close to his feet. Smelling the familiar fragrance, Shen Nong couldn't help but reach out and pet the little black panther.
Shen Nong mentally prepared herself: it was clean, not dirty, it was fine. Then she picked up the dazed little black panther and placed it on her lap. The little black panther's soft belly was facing Shen Nong, and Shen Nong reached out and touched it. The soft, fluffy texture was so nice to touch!
The little black panther became happy again. Its short, small limbs wrapped around Shen Nong's arm, and it stuck out its little tongue to lick Shen Nong's fingertips. The barbs lightly scratched Shen Nong's fingertips, causing a very slight pain, but it was negligible. It was more of a numb and itchy sensation.
Shen Nong, with ill intentions, took advantage of the little black panther sticking out its tongue and pinched it between two fingers. The little black panther was obviously not expected to do this and was stunned, blinking its big eyes innocently at Shen Nong.
Looking at the little black leopard's adorable expression, Shen Nong suddenly understood why that rich person on Planet M would be willing to spend so many star coins to buy a snow leopard.
This is so cute!
Shen Nong reached out his other hand and rubbed the little black panther. He even leaned down and rubbed his nose against the little black panther's wet nose. He then showered the little black panther with kisses all over its body.
The little black panther was very cooperative, letting Shen Nong "play with" it. Not only that, it kept responding. Every time Shen Nong kissed it, it would kiss Shen Nong back.
The two, one human and one leopard, quickly started making a ruckus. It only took Shen Nong an hour and a half to go from resistance to acceptance.
Perhaps because it was so small, the little black panther quickly grew tired and fell into a deep sleep. Shen Nong carried the little black panther to the bed, and he lay down on it as well. He gently stroked the little black panther's fluffy head with his fingertips, and listening to the little black panther's purring, he slowly fell asleep as well.
When Shen Nong woke up again, the little black panther was no longer on the bed. Shen Nong thought it had run out to play, but she couldn't find it anywhere on the spaceship.
As they passed the spaceship's hatch, they found it was closed, meaning the little black panther couldn't have gotten out.
Shen Nong searched for a long time, looking through every corner of the spaceship, but couldn't find any trace of the little black panther. Finally, he collapsed onto the bed, his arm covering his forehead. Shen Nong began to wonder if he was hallucinating, or if he was just too tired and had a very vivid dream.