Chapter 31: Atonement, Plants from Ancient Times
Things became easier once we knew the chicken thief was a civet cat.

"Is that a civet cat?" Chen Sisi asked.

"Yes, that's it," Su Ran nodded, "because this guy likes to eat all kinds of fruits, so it's called civet cat."

"However, it is also an omnivore. In addition to eating wild fruits and grains, it also likes to eat small insects, birds and snakes. If it is extremely hungry, it will also steal farmers' livestock."

It is not surprising to see the civet cat Su Ran here. It is obvious that it jumped out from the forest.

Chen Sisi also told netizens the good news. After hearing that Su Ran had successfully caught the chicken thief, netizens flocked into the live broadcast room.

"So it was this guy who stole the chicken. He made me, Dahei, deserve to be beaten for being wrongly accused!"

"Shen Su, you must not let it go!"

The civet cat that was caught stealing livestock let go of the struggling hen in its mouth and ran away into the depths of the forest.

"Dahei, chase!"

Su Ran shouted decisively, and Dahei followed quickly.

It was very late at this time, and the visibility was not high due to the moonlight shining through the forest. Fortunately, Dahei had a very strong sense of smell.

The smell left by civet cats wherever they go is like a visible signpost in Dahei's eyes.

"That guy has escaped into the woods, but Dahei can follow the smell to find its nest." Su Ran followed Dahei patiently, searching the jungle all the way.

"Civets usually live in trees, but they also live in burrows on the ground. Dahei, you should pay more attention to the ground." Su Ran reminded Dahei.

The visibility in the forest is not good, and the flash of the mobile phone reduces the visible field of view to a certain extent.

Su Ran and Chen Sisi could only be extra careful to avoid branches that might hit them head-on.

However, the biggest potential threat in the woods is poison. Fortunately, it is January now, and the most terrifying venomous snakes are still dormant.

At this time, Dahei made a discovery on a hillside. He used all four of his limbs to lightly jump onto the hillside and waited quietly in front of a cave entrance.

Su Ran used the Tiyunzong technique and stepped up easily. He then lent a hand to pull Chen Sisi up as well. The two of them and the wolf blocked the door of the civet cat's home.

"Look there," Su Ran pointed to a pile of weeds behind the cave entrance, "chicken feathers mixed with dirt, and uneaten chicken bones."

Chen Sisi noticed that although the pile of chicken feathers were deliberately buried underground by the civet cat, they had piled up into a small hill.

"How many chickens did this guy steal?" Chen Sisi had never seen such a bold repeat offender who was not afraid of dying of overeating by eating one chicken a day.

The culprit who caused him to be wrongly accused was in the cave. Dahei began to use his claws to dig open the entrance and dig inside, and he couldn't wait to catch the murderer.

Su Ran found a forked branch nearby, broke the forked branch into the same length, and waited for the civet cat to run out of the cave at any time.

"The entrance of the civet cat's hole is usually very deep, and it is difficult for Dahei to dig to the deepest part. Unless water is poured in, the civet cat may not come out."

Su Ran was just being cautious, as he originally thought that he would not have the chance to take action.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed quickly from the cave entrance.

Su Ran's reaction was extremely quick. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's and he instantly caught the movements of the cunning civet cat.

The moment it tried to escape, his arm stretched out as fast as a spring, and the fork in his hand accurately caught its head.

"Su Shen is awesome!"

"What happened? I haven't even seen the civet cat yet, and you've already subdued it, Brother Su??!"

"I love the host more and more. How could it be said that the host is a direct disciple of Wudang Mountain? His technique is so fast!"

Su Ran was also a little surprised. This guy could have clearly stayed in the cave and not come out, but he actually fell into the trap?
The civet cat with its head clamped was very ferocious. When the light shone on it, the black and white stripes on its face appeared. Its pointed mouth was biting the branches frantically, and its body and tail were struggling constantly.

Seeing the civet cat struggling and biting fiercely, Su Ran hurriedly said to Chen Sisi: "Step back a little, don't get bitten."

Civets carry a lot of coronaviruses. Although they are resistant to these viruses, they can still carry and spread them to other animals.

This includes humans.

If you are bitten by a civet cat, it will not be worth it.

Seeing that it could not escape, the civet cat simply raised its tail.

The funny way it raised its butt made netizens laugh, but Su Ran quickly let go of his hand and took Dahei back a few steps. Soon, it sprayed a strange smelly liquid from its buttocks, and the foul gas quickly spread in the air.

Su Ran and Chen Sisi quickly covered their mouths and noses, but Dahei was not feeling much better at this time.

Seeing that the big black eyes were filled with tears from the smoke, Su Ran felt so sympathetic to it.

"This guy doesn't run away?" I thought the civet cat would take the opportunity to escape, but I didn't expect it to make an attacking posture and guard the entrance of the cave, preventing Su Ran and his group from getting close.

"This guy is pretty fierce."

"God Su, I think we should just catch them and eat them. They stole so many chickens from farmers. They are simply pests!"

"I think it's OK to kill it. Eat it? You're not afraid of the virus invading your brain."

The civet cat has angered the public, and netizens all want Su Ran to punish it.

At this time, a chirping sound came from the cave.

Immediately afterwards, a civet civet cub crawled out of the cave.

Su Ran discovered that there was more than one. Looking at the hole that had been widened by Dahei, there were about seven or eight civet civet cubs inside.

As if sensing that its mother's life was threatened, the civet civet cubs, unable to even open their eyes, struggled to crawl to their mother and surrounded her.

They seem to want to use their young bodies to protect their mother.

Netizen:…

Like many netizens, Su Ran felt mixed emotions: "Civet cats can usually only give birth to one to five babies. This time, the civet cat was obviously too weak to give enough milk to its cubs because of the excessive births."

"Meeting it is also a bad fate."

Su Ran shook his head helplessly, took out two sausages from his pocket, and tore open the packaging: "Dahei, you don't mind, right?"

This sausage was originally prepared for Dahei. After all, although the wolf king is cruel, he also has compassion for weak animals.

Dahei took two pieces of ham from Su Ran's hand and placed them in front of the civet cat cub.

The civet civet cubs smelled the aroma of the ham and crawled to the ham tremblingly and scrambled to eat it.

But these two hams are not enough to fill my stomach.

Su Ran gave Dahei a few instructions, and then saw Dahei running down the mountain.

In the room, Grandpa vaguely saw a dark figure running under the bed, so he asked, "Is it Dahei?"

"Ow~"

Dahei responded and the old man laughed.

Dahei took out a few bags of vacuum-packed white-striped chicken from under the bed and returned to the mountain.

Su Ran opened the package, tore the chicken into small pieces with his hands and fed them to the group of cubs in front of him.

Seeing that her children had food and no longer had to go hungry, the civet mother apparently lost her previous ferocity and her eyes became much softer.

"You are bad, but you are really like a rat that everyone wants to kill. Look at what you have done these days."

Su Ran sighed and threw half a chicken in front of the civet cat: "But I didn't expect that you didn't run away in order to protect your child with your life. Eat it quickly."

As the saying goes, a mother is strong, and Su Ran was also moved by the civet cat's maternal love.

Perhaps because she felt guilty about what she had done, the civet mother did not accept Su Ran's kindness.

It ran into the darkness, but did not forget to stop and look back at Su Ran.

Su Ran vaguely realized that the civet mother was going to take him to a place: "Dahei, let's go over there and take a look."

Seeing Su Ran following, the civet cat also disappeared into the darkness.

Looking at the civet cat leading the way in front, Su Ran was confused and didn't know where it was taking him.

But at this moment, a prompt suddenly appeared in front of Su Ran:
【Chinese ancient fruit*???】

(End of this chapter)