“Cooperate on what?”

Bai Bai realized that Sui Han really didn’t understand his meaning, so he simply moved closer, lowered his voice, and planned to spell it out, “Seeing that you don’t have much experience, I guess you rarely participate in this kind of competition.”

“Indeed, it’s my first time.” Sui Han had nothing to hide.

“This kind of competition allows you to choose a team mode. Although it’s not an explicit rule, many streamers will automatically and consciously find a team.”

“The advantage of a two-person team is that if, for example, your Nine-tailed Fox scores only 10 points in a particular event, but my peacock scores 100 points, we can combine our scores. When we team up, the total score is divided equally between us, resulting in each of us receiving 55 points. Doesn’t this significantly increase our chances of winning?”

Sui Han wasn’t moved by this, but nodded meaningfully, “The water is quite deep.”

“What do you mean, ‘the water is quite deep’?” Bai Bai glanced at him sideways.

Sui Han honestly said, “The meaning of ‘the water is deep’ is a metaphor for a situation where there are many crooked ways and tricks available, and there is no complete fairness or rationality. If you don’t understand, you can check Baidu, it has everything.”

“…Is that what I was asking?” Bai Bai was angry, dumbfounded, “I’m asking for your opinion, do you agree to cooperate or not!”

“I don’t agree.”

Sui Han was concise, “I like to go it alone. With you guys, I can’t unleash my full potential.”

“…”

Bai Bai blew on the stray hairs on his forehead, immediately turning hostile when his attempt to deceive failed, “What do you think you are? Sui Han, you’ll regret not cooperating with me! You wait and see!!”

Bai Bai grabbed his white peacock and turned to leave, his embarrassed and angry appearance at least proving that his little scheme had unexpectedly failed.

A nine-tailed fox is a spirit pet, and ten white peacocks aren’t worth a single hair of it.

Bai Bai was clearly here to take advantage.

He even said it so grandly, acting like he was helping him, just bullying him for being the youngest streamer here, really thinking his brain wasn’t working and he was so easy to fool…

Sui Han didn’t pay much attention to him, continuing to pick out the crispy boba from his milk tea.

Huan Huan must learn to walk; otherwise, he will fail in the first round.

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Ximo Hotel, Room 666.

Sui Han put his phone on the stand and opened the live stream.

[Ooooh, I’ve found Sui Sui!]

[Tell us quickly, where did you get your new cub? I’m so jealous, siha siha^[1]onomatopoeia for drooling/wanting something badly]

[Are Erguotou and Big Banana doing well? I miss them so much when I don’t see them, ying ying ying]

“They’re guarding the house. I have to take Huan Huan to finish the competition before I can go back.”

Sui Han wanted to take some footage while he had the chance. He thought for a moment and said, “Since the vlog elements include grooming, then let’s groom Huan Huan today.”

The pet competition organizer booked the entire Ximo Hotel and prepared a lot of tools on the tables in the lobby on the first floor.

There were bathtubs, massagers, combs, and all kinds of snacks that the little ones could eat.

Sui Han had never groomed a pet before. He seemed to have only used a butcher knife to shave the little zombie’s hair, so he hesitated for a long time when he went to pick out a comb, and finally took all kinds of combs.

[I have experience with grooming, but I guess Sui Sui doesn’t…]

Seeing the row of tools in front of him, the fans felt a sweat break out for the poor Huan Huan.

Sui Han picked up a fine-toothed comb. The plastic comb looked of average quality, and there was a line of small print on the handle: Prevents static electricity.

This fine-toothed comb was a bit sharp. He pressed it lightly in his hand, and his fingertip immediately turned red.

“This will probably comb it bald, right?”

At this moment, the receptionist was running frantically to the lobby. When she was organizing the combs just now, she accidentally put the one from her room into the box as well. That was the one she used to comb her hair, and she had to get it back immediately.

The receptionist peered into the box, huh?

Why were all the combs gone?!

Sui Han was about to use the comb on Huan Huan, and Huan Huan was so scared that its hind paws scraped against the table, doing a split.

[Hahahaha, the cub is dumbfounded]

[Sui Sui, stop! This one isn’t for pets. Pets should use a pin brush, the one on the right!]

Huan Huan looked in horror at the sharp, shark-tooth-like, fine-toothed comb, its mouth twitching. Unfortunately, it couldn’t walk. In desperation, it jumped directly off the table.

Duang~Duang~Duang~^[2]onomatopoeia for a bouncing sound

Huan Huan hopped and jumped onto the bed, stuffing itself into the quilt.

The nine tails pressed against the corners of the quilt and shook twice before being quickly pulled in by its front paws. The quilt, like a small hill, shook, directly amusing Sui Han.

“Just kidding, I won’t use this one. I’ll ask Baidu.”

Sui Han put down the fine-toothed comb, switched his phone to search for what to use for pet grooming, and then, according to the picture, chose the pin brush on the right.

“This one should be very comfortable, and it also has the function of removing loose fur.” Sui Han read the instructions according to Baidu, “But it seems to be for cats and dogs, there shouldn’t be much difference, you four-legged beasts are all one family.”

[Good heavens, that’s a simple and crude classification]

[But why was Huan Huan hopping just now? Are the walking postures of nine-tailed and one-tailed creatures different?]

“Because it can’t walk yet.”

Sui Han got up and pulled the hide-and-seek cub out of the quilt, picked it up, and put it back on the table.

[Ahhhhh, it can’t walk, we’re doomed!]

[Why are we doomed?]

[Didn’t you see the competition items? The first stop of the competition in Shanhai City is held in Shanyang Square, and the task is coordinated ball-topping.]

Sui Han hadn’t seen it either.

He went directly to Baidu and clicked to view the content. Coordinated ball-topping was a game played annually, in which one foot of the owner and one foot of their pet were tied together with a rope. They had to move forward while navigating through obstacles.

The additional condition required the pet to top a ball while navigating the obstacles. The team that reached the finish line first would earn the most points.

The scores were cumulative, and the final ranking would be based on the total after all the competitions were completed.

Only the top ten could submit their own vlogs. The vlogs would then be scored by the judges and fans together to select the sole winner of the competition.

Sui Han understood the conditions and was a little worried.

After all, this seemed like a considerable challenge for Huan Huan, who couldn’t walk.

He held Huan Huan in his arms and gently combed its fur with the pin brush, stroke by stroke. Huan Huan was still struggling at first, but after two strokes, the little guy experienced the benefits.

Little Fox: (0^▽^0) Comfortable!

Sui Han turned on the camera. The little fox saw the green dot on the lens and cleverly realized that the phone was filming it.

The drama queen little fox immediately flicked its big tail twice, stepped on Sui Han’s leg with its hind paws, little by little, looking like an arrogant emperor.

It stuck out its tongue and licked its front paws, vigorously rubbing its small face, its black eyes blinking and posing.

It seemed to be saying: Isn’t this little fox beautiful?

[Wuwuwuwuwu, it’s melting me, I want to make an offer again]

[Sui Sui has so many cubs, I’m so envious I want to bang my head against the wall]

[I think Sui Sui should buy a ball and let Huan Huan practice first. There are recordings of previous competitions, and you can tell what kind of ball they use at a glance]

Sui Han thought this was a good idea.

“Buzz buzz buzz—”

[Xu Songyan: Streamer Sui Han, I don’t have any announcements tomorrow night. Ximo Hotel isn’t far from where I live. Is it convenient for me to come over for a visit?]

[Sui Han: Okay, see you tomorrow night]

Anyway, the opening game was still two days away, so he planned to buy a ball on the way when he went to see Xu Songyan tomorrow.

The little fox was completely amazed by the grooming service.

When Sui Han was tired of combing and put down the comb, it secretly reached for it with its front paws. When it couldn’t reach, it used its tail to wrap around it, looking like “I want more.”

Huan Huan rolled around 360 degrees in Sui Han’s arms. Seeing that its owner wasn’t grooming it, it simply stood up, bracing against his legs.

One front paw rested on Sui Han, and the other was waved in front of its owner’s face.

The paw pads were faintly pink, and the fluffy fur brushed against Sui Han’s face.

“Itchy, sleep.”

Sui Han ended the live stream mercilessly and turned off the camera, holding the little fox’s paw and saying, “Recharge your batteries today, and tomorrow you’ll start practicing hard.”

Little Fox: “…”