Chapter 4: Do Demons Have a Credit Rating System, Too?

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The elderly man fainted, and Shen Miao was stunned on the spot. She quickly reached out and shook him gently, relieved to find that he was alright—just overly frightened. Then she turned her head and gave Little Cutie a sharp glare with her big panda eyes.

“It’s all your fault for scaring him unconscious! Go hide behind that tree and stay far away!”

Awooo~ Little Cutie whimpered softly, feeling that this had nothing to do with Tiger. But remembering how the panda had slapped him flying more than ten meters earlier, he could only sulk away with his tail between his legs.

Meanwhile, Little White meowed anxiously and ran over to the old man, licking him. Shen Miao transformed back into her human form immediately.

She couldn’t let anyone discover she was a metallivore beast!

These humans had locked her panda tribe in the park to act cute and be petted. Before her spiritual energy fully recovered, she certainly didn’t want to be sent off for research!

[ Ding! Congratulations on completing the task. You have been awarded: Comprehensive Animal Knowledge.

New task released: Model Panda Citizen.

As a cat of China, a soul of China, as a panda, we must abide by laws and regulations and become citizens praised by all!

Task reward: Mastery of terrestrial mammal medical skills.

Failure penalty: Loss of panda eye patches.

Task time limit: three hours. ]

Shen Miao: !!!

Eye patches?!

She thought about what a panda would look like without its iconic black eye circles and immediately realized it would be so ugly that even a panda wouldn’t believe it.

So how was she supposed to become a model panda citizen?

Shen Miao glanced down at the elderly man.

So, just earning praise would do?

“Sir, sir, are you feeling better now?”

At that moment, Zhao Jianhua, who was picking mushrooms in the mountains, felt like he was violently shaken awake from a dream, and his face was wet as if something had licked it. He quickly came to.

Wait! Had he just been asleep?

He thought he had seen a panda riding a Northeast tiger in his dream!

The tiger was huge, and before he could react, his legs were too scared to move. Then, the panda had even spoken to him?

“Panda, panda, a wild giant panda has come to the Northeast?”

Zhao Jianhua sat up abruptly, looking at the cute little girl before him. He grabbed Shen Miao’s arm anxiously and asked,

“Miss, did you just see a panda? About this big and able to talk?”

Shen Miao blinked, tilted her head, and pretended not to understand.

“Sir, what are you talking about? Maybe you ate a poisonous mushroom and had hallucinations?”

“Is that so?”

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The elderly man rubbed his eyes, recalling that he had indeed taken a bite of matsutake mushrooms just now.

But those were matsutake, not poisonous mushrooms. Could matsutake cause hallucinations?

“Hmm, yes, it must be that you saw things, sir!

Besides, even if pandas could talk, would they speak Sichuan dialect or Northeast dialect?”

Right! Why would a panda from the Northeast speak standard Mandarin with a Beijing accent?

Zhao Jianhua was quickly convinced by Shen Miao, nodded, stood up, and then pointed her toward the mountain ridge Little White had mentioned before carrying his basket home.

Along the way, he kept pondering the absurd dream.

It was too ridiculous, yet why did he feel it wasn’t just a hallucination?

Zhao Jianhua scratched his head, took out his phone, and searched for “panda and tiger combination” without much hope. To his surprise, he actually found entries!

[ Panda Riding Northeast Tiger Live Stream! ]

[ Mysterious Lolita Streamer Taming a Wild Northeast Tiger? ]

[ Northeast Tiger Little Cutie Catches Fish and Raises People Online ]

These entries were quite popular locally, and clicking in, there were even photos!

Seeing a familiar photo, Zhao Jianhua let out a sharp, disbelieving cry!

So that just now definitely wasn’t a hallucination! It was a panda—a talking panda riding a Northeast tiger!

…

Meanwhile, Shen Miao, focused on treasure hunting, didn’t know she had become a minor internet sensation. She finally found the mountain ridge Little White had indicated and quickly directed Little Cutie and Little White to dig near the Bala tree.

“Meow, here, here, it’s here, meow!”

Soon, Little White uncovered a shiny, heavy object covered in gold. One of the cats immediately grabbed it in its mouth and proudly dashed into Shen Miao’s arms, its fluffy tail held high.

The ugly, skinny cat was finally not a useless kitten!

It was so useful, Shen Miao would definitely adopt it!

Little White’s eyes gleamed with anticipation. Shen Miao took the gold bar, gently bit it, and confirmed it was real gold, feeling very pleased.

Wonderful! It seemed there were plenty of gold bars and some jewels of uncertain authenticity. She was going to get rich!

Back when she was human, she scrimped and saved at the Wen family, barely making ends meet while working part-time to support herself. Now she could finally have enough food, drink, and a place to live!

This solved a huge problem!

Shen Miao was delighted, but at that moment, the system’s countdown started ringing in her mind:

[ Please complete the task promptly, or you will lose your panda eye patches forever! ]

Shen Miao: !!!

Only now did she realize her task wasn’t actually complete. Helping the elderly man down the mountain didn’t count as being a good citizen?

[ That’s not enough. You need to hand over all suspicious valuables. Police approval is the best way to complete the task! ]

As a panda, Shen Miao looked at the countless treasures before her and grumbled reluctantly.

But she soon realized that these gold bars were untraceable and couldn’t be exchanged, so she finally decided to report to the police.

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The police arrived quickly. After investigating the gold and jewels, they entered the nearby house and found animal pelts and teeth from wild creatures. They swiftly concluded that this was an illegal poaching organization.

Soon, Shen Miao saw tiger teeth stained with blood, antlers and velvet from deer, intact pelts of Northeast tigers, and other piles of contraband everywhere.

“They probably trade directly in cash or jewels.

This is their temporary stash for illegal goods, and they might return soon to transfer them elsewhere.

Young lady, you should leave quickly. If these people come back, you’ll be in danger.”

While the officers loaded boxes of stolen goods into their vehicles, Shen Miao frowned silently.

When the last box of gold bars was lifted, she swiftly grabbed the hem of a young male officer’s uniform from behind.

She looked up at him with pleading eyes, nearly on the verge of tears.

“Can’t you leave me a box? Half a box? Or just one or two bars? Just one is fine!”

The young officer, Qin Che, turned around and met the gaze of the soft, adorable girl staring longingly at the gold. A smile spread across his lips.

What a cute little short girl!

“Sorry, these are all stolen goods. If we let you have any, you wouldn’t be able to spend them.”

“…Oh.”

Seeing her hang her head in disappointment, Qin Che stroked her upward-swirling hair to comfort her.

“But after the case is solved, the police station will commend you.”

[ Ding! Congratulations! You have completed the task and earned Mastery of Terrestrial Mammal Medical Skills x1. ]

Task completed; no need to lose the panda eye patches. Shen Miao breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking advantage of the distraction, she quietly clenched a small diamond she had pried loose.

Though she knew the rules, as a panda, what harm could it do to keep just one?

Shen Miao sneakily used a bit of her mystical power to create a visual illusion. The officers didn’t notice at all—except for the team leader, Qin Che, whose brow twitched subtly.

After everyone left, he returned and held out his hand.

“Give it to me. Stop hiding it. I saw everything.”

Seeing the soft, adorable girl glare at him, pretending ignorance, Qin Che chuckled again.

“You’re a spirit, aren’t you? If a spirit uses magic to steal human property, the Spirit Administration Bureau will punish you. You’ll even be registered as a dishonest spirit!

Dishonest spirits can’t get phone numbers or internet access, so they’ll never be able to go online again.”