This episode's theme:
"The Manor Mystery — Who Stole the Queen's Pet Gem?"
Rules:Each owner–pet pair received a simple role card. They had to search the manor for clues, complete character-specific tasks, interact with NPCs, and finally deduce the "thief." Some segments required direct pet cooperation.
Lin Wan read her card:
Role:A mysterious beast tamer from the EastObjective:Demonstrate extraordinary beast-taming skills and earn the manor lord's trust.
She then glanced at Er'gou's card:
Role:The tamer's silent yet extraordinarily intelligent divine beastSpecies:Northern Wolfhound
Lin Wan stared at the words "silent yet intelligent."
Then she looked at Er'gou.
Er'gou was staring at the "Divine Beast" tag taped onto his collar, blue eyes dark and complicated, clearly thinking:
Divine beast… and you give me this trash collar?
The other guests had equally bizarre roles:
Jenny and her corgi: A wandering dancer and her lucky dog
Ah Huang and the orange cat: A gluttonous chef and his shop's mascot cat
The elderly couple and their golden retriever: A retired detective and his loyal canine assistant
Su Xiao and her ragdoll cat: A sickly noble lady and her elegant companion
Filming began. The groups split up to search for clues.
Lin Wan wandered the manor with Er'gou, pretending to look for task points.
Er'gou, however, had zero interest in "acting like a divine beast."
What did interest him were the smells.
Freshly cut grass.Fertilizer.Territorial marks left by other pets.Cheap makeup on NPCs.
His nose twitched constantly, ears rotating, posture alert—
Like a living biological radar.
"Beast Tamer, please come this way!"
An NPC dressed as a butler stopped them and gestured toward a small temporary stage.
"The manor lord wishes to witness your skills. Please have your 'divine beast' learn and perform a simple command within five minutes."
Visitors and staff were already gathering.
Cameras locked on.
Lin Wan's scalp went numb.
A simple command?
Sit? Shake hands?
That would be an insult to Er'gou's divine-beast intelligence.He might just refuse on principle.
But anything complicated would take too long—and risk exposing too much.
She forced a smile and picked up a colorful hoop provided by the show.
"Er… Divine Beast Lord," she said weakly, "could you… jump through this?"
The hoop barely reached Er'gou's knee.
He glanced at it.
The disdain in his eyes was so thick it almost became physical.
He didn't move.
The crowd chuckled kindly.
The livestream exploded:
[Divine Beast expresses disdain.][That hoop is for hamsters, right?][Er'gou: Are you teaching me how to work?]
Lin Wan panicked—then remembered their training.
She leaned in and whispered, just loud enough for Er'gou to hear:
"Action. Coffee. Action."
That was their private code.
Start performing. Cooperate. Afterward, there might be 'coffee'(even though coffee was always just water).
Er'gou's ears twitched.
He looked at the insulting hoop.Then at Lin Wan.
A calculation flickered in his blue eyes.
Finally, with slow, almost merciful elegance, he walked up to the hoop.
He did not jump.
Instead, he raised one front paw—
And gently flicked it aside.
The hoop rolled away.
Then he turned toward the cameras and audience, lifted his chin slightly, and stared ahead with calm, indifferent eyes—
As if he had merely brushed away a speck of dust.
Silence.
For one full beat.
Then—
"PFFT—"
Someone laughed.
Applause and laughter erupted.
[HAHAHA he didn't jump—he moved it away!][A divine beast's dignity is non-negotiable!][That acting! That look! Insane!][Tamer: Jump. Divine Beast: No. You don't want that.]
Even the NPC butler froze for half a second before barely holding back laughter.
"Uh… as expected of a divine beast with great personality," he said."Then please demonstrate its ability to identify objects."
He pointed at several baskets on a nearby table, all covered with cloth.
"One of these contains the manor lord's treasured 'gem.' Please have the divine beast find it."
Now this was a challenge.
Identical baskets. Covered. No visual clues.
But scent?
Lin Wan guided Er'gou over and whispered, "Find the 'gem.'"
Er'gou approached.
He sniffed the gaps of the first basket—nothing.
Second—no reaction.
Third—
His ears snapped upright.
His breathing changed.
He didn't signal immediately.
Instead, he checked the fourth basket, then calmly returned to the third.
He sat down beside it, lifted his head, and looked at Lin Wan and the butler.
Blue eyes clear as day:
This one.
The butler lifted the cloth.
Inside lay a huge (plastic) "gem."
Gasps all around.
"Wow! That's amazing!"
The chat exploded:
[No way—he smelled it?!][That nose is god-tier!][Scripted, right? HAS to be scripted!]
Lin Wan hurried to smooth things over.
"Pure coincidence! Total coincidence! My dog just has a slightly better nose—he guessed!"
Er'gou snorted softly, clearly dissatisfied with her humility.
The butler announced their success.
They received their first clue:
A piece of parchment covered in strange symbols.
The "mysterious beast tamer from the East"and her silent, overqualified divine beast—
Had officially stolen the show.