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Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 89 - The Notorious Big Cat in the Animal
Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Notorious Big Cat in the Animal Circle Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Notorious Big Cat in the Animal Circle Jinya urged Chen Ying to continue playing the video on the tablet after she sneezed.
“This guy, the legend of Snow Mountain.” Jinya’s tone was far from admiring, laden with heavy ridicule.
“Male Big Cats are trashy enough, but this one is the trashiest of the trash. Last time I went to find my brother, he even got into a fight with it. This bastard actually tried to ride my sister-in-law.”
Hearing Jinya’s words, Chen Ying’s face turned green.
When it comes to lustful spirits in the animal kingdom, dolphins usually come to mind first.
A Snow Leopard messing around with its own kind is one thing, but a Lynx too?
Of course, it could also be a misunderstanding by Jinya, maybe the Snow Leopard was trying to kill the little lynx and just happened to be seen by Mr. Lepus.
A notorious Big Cat with a bad reputation in the animal circle, to be still alive until now, its strength couldn’t possibly be weak.
They had to be careful going up the mountain this time.
They began their ascent from the northwest side of the rescue station, taking a somewhat easier path, known in the Patrol’s words as the animal trail.
After four hours, the two finally reached the High Mountain Birdwatching Station.
Dr. Gao’s two junior colleagues, a brother and sister, had already been there for a day and didn’t look particularly well.
Especially the junior brother, suffering from altitude sickness coupled with a cold, looked extremely unwell.
He didn’t want to go down the mountain, saying he would adapt soon enough.
“Yesterday, a wolf appeared here, and Lu Qi was a bit worried; he didn’t sleep all night.”
Su Ji explained to Chen Ying in a low voice.
Chen Ying guessed that it might be Wolf Mother who found that the little hut had visitors again and came over to check.
He gave Yin Li a look, asking him to help placate the two of them while he himself climbed out of the hut to call Duoduo.
Sure enough, after a while, Duoduo emerged from the bushes.
This retired police dog had put aside his duties temporarily for love.
Of course, this was also an outcome everyone was pleased to see.
The she-wolf that followed Duoduo out kept her distance from the wooden hut, her expression somewhat complex.
Chen Ying approached and crouched down.
“They’re not the ones who hurt your children; this is an observation post, and they’re here for work. Just like the other people in my rescue station.”
The she-wolf stubbornly stood her ground, gazing intently at the hut.
Duoduo seemed a little puzzled but could sense the Wolf Mother’s sorrow. He went over and gently touched her cheek, as if asking her what was wrong.
The Wolf Mother turned her head to nudge Duoduo back, then ran off.
Duoduo hesitated, looking back at Chen Ying, and upon seeing him nod with a smile, hurriedly followed after her.
Back inside the Birdwatching Station’s wooden hut, Chen Ying took out a five-pound bag of dried beef jerky from his backpack.
“Keep this meat, use it for yourself or feed it to the wolves.”
“That Wolf Mother is the one previously hurt by Luo Ben, the cub’s mother, and the one by her side is the retired police dog, Duoduo.”
“Don’t be afraid; the Wolf Mother won’t hurt people easily. If you’re really worried, just call out Duoduo’s name loudly when you see the Wolf Mother approaching.”
After Chen Ying’s words, both doctors fell silent.
“We understand, thank you,” Su Ji sighed, “Actually, we were hesitant to come up here too, knowing it might not be safe, but we thought the wooden hut would keep out the wild beasts. Still, imagination and reality are a bit different.”
Lacking experience in wilderness living, even the slightest noise would send shivers down one’s spine. Over time, even the hardiest person couldn’t take it.
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Dr. Gao, being able to observe in the wild alone for long periods, was legendary within their birdwatching circle.
“I’ll go find Duoduo later and see if I can convince them to stay under the wooden house. With them there, other predators won’t dare to come close easily.”
Lu Qi licked his lips, wanting to say something but not daring to voice it.
He was thinking, isn’t the most dangerous predator the Wolf Mother?
But Su Ji was delighted, “That would be great, with them here, we can sleep more peacefully.”
No, seriously, entrusting our lives to wolves?
Lu Qi felt his classmate must be close to madness.
After lunch here, Chen Ying introduced Su Ji to Duoduo, letting them get to know each other before leaving with Yin Li.
Crossing this mountain, they still had to climb another peak to get above the snow line.
But the next peak was already within Mr. Lepus’ territory. If they were lucky, they didn’t have to reach the highest point to see Mr. Lepus and his little wife, whom they hadn’t seen in a long time.
In such a Primitive Forest, basically no one comes in. The only ones who could enter were either Forest Patrol or Poachers.
Recently, the whole country has been cracking down on poaching, and it seems to be somewhat effective for the time being.
Along the way, they disabled almost five or six animal traps; two of which were rusted, probably laid out before the hunting ban.
Yin Li, who patrols the forest regularly, was much stronger than Chen Ying.
Just now climbing that cliff, if it weren’t for Yin Li dragging him up, Chen Ying likely wouldn’t have made it.
“There’s a rocky outcrop ahead, let’s go see if it’s suitable for setting up a tent. It’s getting dark; we need to find a campsite early.”
At this point, the altitude had reached around three thousand meters, and the mountain wind could be piercingly cold.
Under the cliff was a slanted crevice; with a little tidying up, it could fit a two-person tent.
Neither of them was green; they set up the tent quickly, found a few rocks to build a simple stove.
They placed the marching pot on it to boil water, then switched to a wire rack, placed the folded aluminum foil pot on top, added water to cook noodles, sliced a couple of sausages, threw in two vacuum-sealed braised eggs and a packet of dehydrated vegetables – dinner perfectly settled.
Each person then tore off a palm-sized piece of beef jerky to eat.
Spicy beef jerky paired with noodles, plus a sip of liquor – talk about bliss.
“Gazing at this scenery, our great rivers and mountains, I suddenly understand why the ancients loved to live in seclusion. If I didn’t have to bend the knee for mere subsistence, I’d be happy to become a hermit too.”
Yin Li became quite reflective, rambling on about various family troubles.
“Enough already, isn’t it just your dad nagging you to marry? When we get down the mountain, I’ll go look for Sister Dai and see if there’s a suitable classmate at the center to introduce to you.”
“Forget it, you keep her to yourself,” Yin Li snorted. “I’ve decided, I won’t rush things until fate arrives. If my dad is so eager to marry, he should go ahead himself. Or at worst, let my younger brother marry early and have a son for him to hold. Just don’t count on me.”
Perhaps it’s because the end of the year was approaching, but parents everywhere had begun their marriage pressure campaign. Not only Yin Li, but Duanmu and Little Sen had complained several times in the group chat too.
During school, parents insist on ‘no puppy love’, but once university’s over, they start asking when you’re getting married…
Thankfully, Chen Ying didn’t have this problem.
His parents were workaholics; since he was little, he had taken care of himself. They felt guilty and didn’t have the heart to interfere with his decisions, so they maintained a tacit, balanced understanding.
It’s just that his mentor was more anxious, especially the Teacher’s wife, who even called on Saturday to ask when he had a vacation, saying she missed him.
Chen Ying didn’t dare to pick up on that topic. He knew very well, the moment he agreed to visit Teacher’s wife, he would definitely “coincidentally” meet the daughters of the teacher’s friends, classmates, colleagues, and so on – all around his age!
Sigh, in the animal kingdom, it’s spring when they consider reproducing, so why do we primates, the Two-legged beasts, face the same issue in deep autumn?
This is unbearable!