Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl
Chapter 359 - 357: It's Every Younger Brother's Duty to Support His Sister

The leopard did not rush directly into the emergency station but instead sniffed carefully at the spot where Brother Leopard had fought earlier.

When the leopard's face lifted, it exuded a simple-hearted quality, unmistakably Silly Leopard.

Familiar with Brother Leopard's scent, upon detecting Brother Leopard's odor in the bloodstains, a slight smile cracked its mouth, revealing shiny, slightly yellow canines.

Hmm, this child needed a teeth cleaning.

Chen Ying called out from the first-floor platform to Silly Leopard, "Come up here, your sister is fine."

Silly Leopard leapt up with a help and rubbed against Chen Ying nonchalantly before following the scent straight to Brother Leopard.

Through the door on top, he peeked into the room, where Brother Leopard was lying on a mat with Leopard Sister beside him.

Silly Leopard touched Brother Leopard's head and looked towards his sister, "Did that female leopard do this?"

Silly Leopard had no familial affection for his other sister.

Born from the same mother, so what? His mother had many offspring; did he need to play nice with every single one?

If anyone dared to steal his food, they were an enemy!

"When did you become so soft-hearted?"

Leopard sister didn't know how to respond to her brother's query and simply turned her head away.

Perhaps her soft-heartedness started when she found out she couldn't have babies anymore.

"If you won't go, I will."

Watching Silly Leopard storm out, Leopard Sister opened her mouth but ultimately stayed silent.

Brother Leopard held her gently, licking her head to ease her mind.

Chen Ying came in with food, seeing only them two remaining, curious where Silly Leopard had gone.

"He went to avenge me, no, our sister."

Chen Ying raised an eyebrow, alright, animals don't have moral restrictions against harming females.

"Have some meat; I've put the medicine inside."

Brother Leopard sighed with a human touch and opened his mouth to accept the pieces of meat.

The bitterness tinted with powdered herbs wasn't overwhelming, thanks to the blood which nicely diluted the odd flavor.

"This medicine is anti-inflammatory and hemostatic. Take a smell."

Chen Ying handed the raw herbal materials to them, letting them familiarize with the scent.

If wounded in the wild, they at least knew which herbs to consume.

The skills they taught their progeny could pass down these skills, embedding within their genetic information and benefiting future generations.

Besides being anti-inflammatory, there was also a slight sedative effect.

Not long after taking the medicine, Brother Leopard's head tilted and his eye closed, falling asleep.

Leopard Sister watched over him for a while before getting up to stretch and then slipping out.

Outside on the platform, Jinya and Little Jin were assisting Dong Sheng with his standing practice.

Without the wheelchair for support, standing was a challenging ordeal.

Jinya, usually short on patience, felt uneasy after watching for a while.

Seeing Leopard Sister emerge, she went up to meet her, rubbing against her as they walked a few steps.

"Are you planning to avenge Brother Leopard? I'll help you. That female leopard was too evil, let's chase it off! If not, we'll have the Two-legged beast bring Er Niu over, and the three of us can beat her together."

Leopard Sister heard Jinya mention Er Niu several times, but sadly, Er Niu couldn't come; a single mountain couldn't support too many snow leopards.

As for them three beating up that female leopard, it was unnecessary, she alone was sufficient.

Leopard Sister had previously refrained because she felt they were sisters and the other was pregnant.

If she could bear cubs, she would never back down half a step.

But that was no excuse for that female leopard's wild behavior. If it wanted to claim this territory, then bring it on, let's see who is more formidable!

Jinya shivered, feeling a chill.

Nearby, Dong Sheng trying to raise his body with his forelimbs sharply glanced at Leopard sister.

This beautiful lady's demeanor seemed different.

Little Jin noticed too, but being a male beast, it did not involve itself in the females' conflict.

His tail softly tapped Dong Sheng, "Practice well, don't mind their business."

Dong Sheng whined twice, rested for a while, then continued his training.

This time, his two front paws firmly held him steady, and the vaguely sentient leg also tremulously supported his lower body.

Just a bit more, just a bit of breath left.

The sensationless leg was too heavy, making it hard for him to balance, and as he tried to prop up one side of his hind legs, he began to tip over when Little Jin supported him with his body.

"Stand firm, grasp this feeling."

Dong Sheng took a deep breath, slowly and firmly steadied himself, and looked out beyond the railings.

On the first and second floors of the opposite animal shed, tigers silently gazed at him.

Especially Big Tiger, the wooden board was almost scratched open with two large gaps by him.

Seeing Dong Sheng stand up steadily with Little Jin's help, Big Tiger couldn't help but howl.

He stood for about ten seconds, then Dong Sheng fell to the ground exhausted.

Little Sen and Mengmeng rushed over to massage and relax him.

"It's enough for today's training, take a rest. Once your strength is recovered, you can take the trolley and go play below."

They had meticulously cleared the grass in the middle of the emergency station.

They cleared away the stones and roots that could obstruct Dong Sheng's wheelchair, finer obstacles were completely manageable for him.

Leopard Sister had left at some point, and Jinya was also gone.

Little Jin didn't follow, but crouched on the tree, clearly distracted.

After strolling around, Chen Ying didn't see Leopard Sister or Jinya, and seeing Little Jin's demeanor, he shrugged his shoulders and turned to Elder Tiger's animal shed.

Elder Tiger was recovering well, probably because the food suited his taste, he was eating more than before and his physical functions even slightly strengthened.

Given his condition, he would dominate the Tiger Park back at the Wildlife Park.

"I want to go deeper into the forest tomorrow," Elder Tiger licked the spot where he was injected, "The little girl said there's a lot of delicious food there, and I want to try hunting."

"Sure, no problem, you can let Jinya take you, or you can go by yourself. This forest isn't big, just wander around and you'll be back."

He thought for a moment, then added,

"The forest near the bottom of the mountain has 'two-legged beast' houses, don't go over there. They raise winged creatures, I'm afraid you guys might cause trouble with their birds."

Elder Tiger yawned, "Got it, I'm not interested in the furry ones, hardly any meat on them."

Oh, so you're still keen on living large, huh?

Chen Ying put the test tube back in the box, readying to draw blood from Big Tiger.

Elder Tiger stopped him, "Let that big chunky fellow join me tomorrow for the trip. Such a big size, yet he's more timid than a little girl, how did his mom teach him."

Chen Ying hummed noncommittally, not mentioning that Big Tiger was raised in captivity and had barely any mother's milk.

Upstairs, Big Tiger was having a great time playing with two little tiger cubs.

The two cubs were not afraid of this timid big chunk, pouncing and biting at his tail and climbing on his body as if it were a mountain.

After Chen Ying went up, the two cubs immediately abandoned Big Tiger, ran over, and clung to Chen Ying's clothes to climb on him.

These two little guys were really noisy; no wonder Little Sen, a man so fond of juveniles, would always sigh when it was time to take care of the two little ones.

Chen Ying ignored them, crouched down, and gestured for Big Tiger to stretch out his arm.

Expertly disinfecting and drawing blood, the two tiger cubs stepped back, scared, and rushed howling downstairs.

Big Tiger hardly felt anything, and the blood was drawn before he noticed, only yelping when the needle was removed.

Chen Ying, unable to help but laugh and cry, patted his head, "Your nerves are so dull; I finished before you even felt it, who are you howling for?"

Big Tiger's remaining half cry was stuck in his throat, turning into a "purring" sound.

The blood test tubes needed to be sent down the mountain for testing quickly; Mengmeng picked up the case and her bag and ran towards the Protection Station.

If she went now, she could also buy some prepared food in town on her way back, giving everyone a treat tonight.

It was always their turn to cook, and there were only so many types of dishes, they were all fed up with it.

"Mengmeng, bring back some milk tea, I'm craving it."

A head popped out from the third floor, calling loudly to the departing Mengmeng.

"No problem, wait for me to come back!"

After dealing with the several tigers at home, Chen Ying found Little Sen and asked where Mendun'er had gone.

"He must have gone to Hot Spring Gully. He mentioned that the bamboo forest there was good recently. Mendun'er isn't picky about bamboo, but their third kid seems to really like the bamboo there."

At this age, panda cubs are picky eaters.

Too hard, and they can't chew it; too soft, and it isn't tasty. The tender bamboo that is neither too soft nor too hard and just sprouted is the tastiest.

It also can't be too thick; thickness affects the flavor. Ideally, it should be the type that can be bitten off at one go—crunchy and sweet, which is what pandas like the most.

But slightly older pandas don't like this kind.

It's not that they don't like it, it's that this kind of bamboo can't satisfy their daily eating needs. Larger and thicker bamboo is more appropriate for them to eat, providing enough starch and nutrition, and occasionally, they might catch a fresh bamboo rat in such bamboo forests.

Chen Ying glanced at the time. It was too late to go today; he planned to make a trip tomorrow and recheck the surroundings.

Changes occur in the mountains every year; it's not guaranteed that just because the Spiritual Cats were here this year, they would still be here the next.

They might have found a better den to raise their young or might have become a meal for some animal on a dark and stormy night.

He also wanted to be aware of the distribution of other animals and birds.

Additionally, from the end of February until June, it's the peak period for animal reproduction, and during this time, various conflicts are incessant. Without people patrolling, some injured animals can only wait to die.

Didn't you see that the schedules of patrols in the various protection stations have been packed in recent months?

Even the staff from the branch office were sent to join the mountain trips.

Also, the forest-wide survey that happens every few years was starting this summer and ending in autumn.

An old colleague mentioned that during the last survey, a few comrades, unfamiliar with the environment and unable to evacuate or find shelter in time during extreme weather, died of hypothermia in the mountains.

Since then, it became mandatory for each team in a survey to include an experienced older colleague as a guide.

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