Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

A drama of "maternal kindness and filial piety" concluded with the arrival of the big leopard.

Seeing the big leopard who had returned with Brother Leopard, Chen Ying hurried downstairs.

"Why are you here? Have you thought it through? Are you planning on spending more time with it?"

The big leopard didn't come close to the woodland, instead, it lay down on a large tree next to the warehouse.

"No, I'm just passing by. I'll stay here for the night and leave tomorrow."

The little leopard hid in its den, one eye tearful as it watched the big leopard on the tree.

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

The big leopard flicked its tail at Chen Ying, leaped off the tree with ease, and walked to a spot slightly further away.

"Let me be clear, I'm not sure if its mother is really dead, but I waited a long time with it and no mother leopard came back, so I took it away."

The big leopard paced back and forth twice, then lay down on its side, somewhat irritably.

"Before I met it, I saw a few two-legged beasts carrying things around the mountain looking for something, and I also smelled a very bad odor on them."

Chen Ying perked up in an instant. "Where did you see them? Do you know the place?"

"How would I know." The big leopard impatiently but intermittently described the place where it had found the little leopard.

Chen Ying called Duanmu over and kept enlarging the map on the tablet.

"Is it here?"

The big leopard glanced at the screen, leaned in to sniff, but unfortunately, the tablet smelled only of instant noodles.

"I don't know, there's water, mountains, and a large rock. Right, there're often big birds flying there, there's a nest on the rock, and those monkeys go there to steal eggs, so the big birds wouldn't let them off either."

That cracked the case; no wonder the golden eagle had given up hunting in the high mountain meadow to dive into the woods to catch monkeys, probably because they've been stealing eggs.

But let's not say that the monkey captured by the golden eagle was the egg thief.

The golden eagle just had good eyesight, not eagle-eyed AI; how could it possibly distinguish who the real egg thief was?

After saying all this, the big leopard left, really not planning to look back this time.

Chen Ying and Duanmu returned to the small building and immediately saw Little Baby curling up and sneakily watching them from behind.

After thinking, Chen Ying went over and crouched in front of Little Baby's den.

"Those two brothers are called Big and Small Baby, and since you're a little girl, let's call you Beibei."

"Beibei, don't be sad. Daddy hasn't abandoned you. He entrusted you to me, then left to give birth to your siblings. You're a good child, and you know sooner or later daddy would leave, right? But rest assured, your daddy has already arranged your future so you won't suffer anymore."

Just then, Dao Meihua had called saying she was interested in this little leopard. She would try to get the leopard transferred to the wildlife park where her family lived.

Dao Meihua even said she could contact international organizations to provide an artificial eye for the little leopard, bearing the costs personally.

Her financial power left Chen Ying really not knowing what to say.

But without a doubt, if Dao Meihua could deliver her promise, the wildlife park invested by the Dao family would be the ideal home for the little leopard.

Leopard Sister squeezed past Chen Ying, bit the little leopard's ear, and dragged it out.

"Why are you hiding? Come out, it's time to learn hunting."

Leopard Sister was a highly qualified mother, experienced and meticulous.

She knew the little leopard was sad and didn't allow it any time to be gloomy on its own; just making it tired enough to fall asleep immediately was her strategy.

Big and Small Baby had been beaten and realized their little sister felt pitiful, haha. They righted their attitudes, vying to be the best brothers in their sister's heart.

Little Leopard Beibei, forcefully taken away by Leopard Sister to learn skills.

Chen Ying, of course, was happy to see it happen.

Whether she would need to live in the wildlife park in the future or not, learning hunting skills would definitely benefit her in getting a foothold there.

But Chen Ying could never have imagined that while teaching Beibei, Leopard Sister didn't just teach hunting but also taught tricks!

Forest parkour, air twists, somersaults, and how to make them look good - all these stunts left everyone, including Brother Leopard, dumbfounded.

Brother Leopard really wanted to ask, "Wife, where did you learn all this? Do our leopards even need these skills?"

Brother Leopard glanced sidelong at his two silly sons, suddenly feeling a sense of impending doom. Could these little fools learn this and use it to lure mother leopards?

It wasn't just possible, it was highly likely.

Little Baby could no longer suppress his eager paws, his tail tip flicking as he mastered the rhythm of his mother's moves.

Big Baby was a bit clumsier, only managing to shout, "Mommy, that was so good, do another one."

The next second, with a "slap" sound, Big Baby tumbled thrice on the spot, dumbfoundedly lying on the ground looking at Leopard Sister.

"Mommy, why did you hit me again?"

Ah, his son was too simple, like a carbon copy of his brother-in-law; what to do now? Brother Leopard sorrowfully looked away.

Beibei, startled by Leopard Sister's slap, slowly, very slowly, hid behind Brother Leopard, cautiously peering out at Leopard Sister with half her little head.

This little girl, she's really behaved!

Brother Leopard couldn't help it and hugged Beibei, gently licking her little head.

What if he discussed with his wife kicking the two stinky boys out early so they could have a litter of leopard daughters instead!

Imagine his territory filled with his wife and daughters, a family happily enjoying their time together, giggling and roaring with laughter!

Leopard Sister squinted her eyes, her gaze turning cold: What nonsense was this silly leopard thinking now?

In the end, the hunting lesson proceeded smoothly.

Little Baby volunteered to teach his sister how to catch mice.

Indeed, Beibei, such a young leopard, couldn't even pin down a rabbit—mice were the largest prey she could manage.

This little one usually hid around the cave, waiting for Dad to bring prey home, only catching little bugs from trees and the ground as snacks.

The first time they saw Beibei excitedly put a plump beetle into her mouth, all four members of Leopard Sister's family were stunned.

Leopard Sister roared, turned her head, and fiercely smacked Brother Leopard a couple of times before calming down.

"From now on, in front of me, you are absolutely not allowed to eat these things," Leopard Sister gently bit Beibei's ear, lowering her head to look into her eyes, "If you want to hunt on your own, you can catch Mouse Bars or even fat chickens, but you must not dig for worms in the soil."

Beibei timidly nodded her head, visibly trembling.

Brother Leopard hurried over to console, rubbing against his wife and licking his adopted daughter, "Come on, uncle will take you to catch Mouse Bars."

He nudged little Beibei with his nose, and Brother Leopard, along with Big and Small Baby, took her aside to learn how to catch Mouse Bars.

Leopard Sister stood there for a while, then went back to find Chen Ying with a dejected posture.

As he was discussing Beibei's treatment plan with his teacher, Chen Ying saw Leopard Sister come in and slump at his feet. He apologized to the teacher and turned off the video.

"What's wrong? Is Beibei too dumb to learn?"

Leopard Sister shook her head, "Am I too harsh? Did I scare her?"

Leopard Sister buried her head between her forelegs.

"I just roared at her, and she was trembling."

Chen Ying sat down, lifting Leopard Sister's head, "Why did you scold her? I believe you are a good mother, a good teacher, who wouldn't get angry easily. Did she do something wrong?"

"No, she didn't do anything wrong; it was my mistake. I knew she couldn't hunt without her parents' guidance, but I still scolded her when I saw her eating bugs."

Leopard Sister felt terrible, her beautiful eyes misting over.

"Then, will you teach her to hunt?"

"Of course, no leopard is born without the ability to hunt—it is a skill we must learn from birth. Even if, even if she were blind, we couldn't give up; she still has her sense of smell, her hearing."

"That's it, you still have plenty of time to teach her. Even if she can't learn right away, I can teach her too."

After venting to Chen Ying, Leopard Sister felt much better.

She stood up, shook off her fur, and she was once again a graceful and powerful leopard.

Because of the addition of Beibei, Chen Ying, who was supposed to go to Old Bear Gully to check on the progress of the Golden Gradation research team, could only have Little Sen go there in his stead.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Little Sen went there, a distress call came through.

"Brother Ying, I can't hold them back, I just can't. These guys are crazy, insisting on getting close to that tiger to sedate it and measure its body data. But the tiger won't let them near, and it's causing a ruckus. Awoo, here it comes, it's coming, run!"

The other end of the phone erupted with chaos, and Chen Ying pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling an urge to smash his phone.

"Don't go, tell Little Sen to come back." Old Gao pulled out his phone and quickly advised Little Sen to find an opportunity to leave.

"These people are bold because you are here. Normally, when we conduct field research, isn't everyone extremely cautious and fearful of taking one wrong step or making one small mistake?"

Old Gao's expression was slightly mocking, "I don't know if someone is deliberately causing trouble behind the scenes, but anyway, it has little to do with you; why burden yourself with this?"

Chen Ying took a deep breath, feeling that Old Gao made sense.

He decided to step back, as giving others an inch let them take a mile, treating him like an easy target.

After making separate calls to the teacher and Director Bai, Chen Ying packed up his tent and prepared to set off.

Since the research group studying Golden Gradation wasn't leaving, he wouldn't return for the time being.

It was also the perfect time to go to Hot Spring Gully. He made arrangements with Uncle Zhao to meet at the gully entrance, then followed the valley up to the Northeast Slope to check on Foodie Fu's current situation.

Uncle Zhao mentioned that Daddy Xu had not returned to the Protection Station for three days now, seemingly having found a suitable campsite, planning to stay there until it was "Fufu's" mating season.

The protection center's several nannies and daddies got involved, and the young people really had to risk their lives to keep up.

This time, they found Daddy Xu quite easily.

When they found him, he was lying on a tree, holding a small telescope to observe the opposite side, his posture resembling some kind of uncle-like creature.

"Fufu and that young giant panda are making it happen."

Seeing Daddy Xu's teeth-grinning smile, Chen Ying became curious and climbed another tree to peek at Foodie Fu's romantic daily life.

Foodie Fu sat obediently under a tree, next to it bamboo dragged over by the young panda. They ate for a while, then looked at each other for a while, their eyes almost forming threads.

"It's just the two of them here? Where are the other pandas?"

"On the other side in the bamboo forest. I went over and looked; perhaps due to the absence of female pandas, those two male pandas didn't fight."

After saying this, Daddy Xu looked at Chen Ying, hesitating to speak further.