Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 474 The Mysterious Elf Phantom

"Listen, is there a snoring sound?"

Listening carefully, he could hear a faint snoring sound amid the chirping of insects. Chen Ying was very familiar with this sound, which was unique to cats.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and everyone was getting nervous.

Chen Ying heard the sound getting closer, but a feeling of absurdity rose from the bottom of his heart.

Doesn’t this snoring sound a little too familiar?
But before he could utter the two words on his tongue, a huge black shadow swooped down from the sky.

Guide Li Ge and another logistics teammate wanted to intercept, but Chen Ying passed between them and met the figure.

"Xiaobao, I know it's you just by the voice!"

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Chen Ying and the big creature hugged each other.

Xiaobao still likes to rub his head against Chen Ying as before, but now he is no longer the little leopard.

Now that it has grown up, it is stronger than Brother Leopard and its fur is a little rougher, but it is still just as clingy as it was when it was a child.

After hanging around for a while, Xiaobao seemed to remember something and turned around and shouted towards the woods behind.

After a while, a female leopard came out with a cub amidst the rustling sound.

Seeing the female leopard, Chen Ying opened his arms without hesitation.

"Beibei, long time no see. You've become a mother now."

The female leopard hesitated for a moment, and at the sound of Xiaobao's short cry, she trotted over and gently placed her head on Chen Ying's shoulder.

Chen Ying put her arms around Beibei's body and stroked it for a long time, her eyes becoming moist.

"Great, it's great to see you guys."

The little leopard has not been fully weaned yet. It looks very cute, with a chubby head and an expression that looks especially like Beibei.

Loving the little leopard, Chen Ying picked up the little leopard and caressed it hard.

"He's a strong little guy. He will be as powerful as Xiaobao in the future and can protect his mother and his brothers and sisters."

The relationship between Xiaobao and Beibei is similar to that between Sister Bao and Brother Bao. Chen Ying feels that it will be difficult for the two to separate in the future.

The two big leopards sat together. Xiaobao would stick out his tongue to lick Beibei's cheeks and ears from time to time. The little leopard, tempted by the dried meat, meowed and was touched by a group of humans.

"I used to eat Leopard Brother and Leopard Sister's dog food at the first aid station, and now I have to add Xiaobao and Beibei. It's really a dog food, aren't you afraid that I will choke to death?"

Although Lao Gao was complaining, the smile on his face and in his eyes was genuine.

Dao Meihua took the opportunity to check Beibei's artificial eye, and it seemed to be in good condition.

"Beibei, remember my smell and that of my sister-in-law. Come to us if you have any problems in the future."

Dao Meihua took out a custom-made necklace from her bag. It was originally made for Erniu, but she hadn't had time to send it to her yet. So it was just right for Beibei to wear now.

The pendant of this necklace is a positioning chip, and it also contains special information from the Dao family. If someone else picks up this necklace, they can use this chip to redeem the reward at the Dao family. Don't think about getting this by harming animals. After all, this thing can be customized, and who knows what is recorded in the chip.

Chen Ying didn't know much about high-tech things. He just needed to know that Dao Meihua had no intention of harming Xiaobao and Beibei.

The leopard's territory is not small, especially since the two of them always go in and out together, no matter it is a one-on-one fight or a group fight, they always fight together, perfectly inheriting the fine style of Brother Leopard and Sister Leopard.

Upon learning that Chen Ying and the others were going north along the mountains, Xiao Bao said that it was no problem and that he would definitely be the bodyguard.

When it separated from its brother, its brother went north, and it took Beibei south.

During the fight, it itself didn't even know how big its territory was.

While accompanying its mother, the biped, to climb the mountain, it can also inspect the territory.

It's okay if the two-legged beast needs it to escort them, but I'm afraid the cubs can't walk such a long distance.

After accompanying Chen Ying and the others for a whole day, the little leopard did not walk by himself. He took turns being carried on others' backs. When he took a break, he just drank some milk and had some shredded meat.

The guide Brother Li is very skilled. He simply removed the bark of vine branches and leaves and made a branch ball for the little leopard to play with.

It may be a common problem among cats, they are curious about rolling things.

The little leopard loved a ball made of tree branches so much that he even held the ball in his mouth when he went to sleep.

After entering Tengchong, Xiaobao said that there was the scent of another leopard here, a female leopard.

It went to look for it with Beibei and came back after half a day.

Beibei came back and hugged her son and licked him.

"Why are you the only one here? Where's Xiaobao?"

"Xiaobao went to help the mother leopard hunt. She had two cubs with her. She was injured by a wild boar the last time she hunted, so she had difficulty moving. Xiaobao and I killed a wild boar for her and dragged it over. Then Xiaobao went to patrol the surroundings to scare off other beasts."

Beibei turned over and rubbed Chen Ying's hand with his head, sighing while letting the little leopard suckle.

"Luckily, Xiaobao has been with me all the time, otherwise I would have had a hard time as well."

It is hard work for animal mothers to take care of their cubs. When their cubs are young, they have to go out hunting in the wind and rain, just to fill their stomachs and feed their cubs. When they grow up a little, they have to take their cubs with them and teach them survival skills.

After finally raising a child and making it independent, you have to prepare for the arrival of the next baby.

Life is hard, but these mothers never complain.

There may be irresponsible mothers, but the real source for the continuation of a species lies in the efforts and dedication of the mothers.

But in general, most male cats are pretty good. As long as they are sure that the child is theirs, they will provide the mother with some food or a relatively safe environment.

Xiaobao came back in the evening, looking very tired.

After coming back, he stayed close to Beibei, cuddling and rubbing against her in all kinds of ways. His whimpering movements were totally unworthy of her muscular body.

At that time, Beibei was sleeping with the little leopard in her arms. After Xiaobao came back, he brought the little leopard to Dao Meihua, then went closer and insisted that Beibei hold it and lick it.

"It's unbearable to watch. It's simply unbearable to watch. Brother Ying, your little baby might have been born with the wrong gender. Why does Beibei seem to be more carefree than him?"

Chen Ying was writing down the record. She looked up and smiled. "Who says that a tough guy doesn't have a girl's heart? Ask Duanmu if he would cry in front of Xiao Song. And Xia Sen, I saw him need Meng Meng to comfort him several times."

"Oh my god, the feng shui of your Jiamugou is terrible." Lao Gao burst into laughter. At this moment, he firmly refused to admit that he was from Jiamugou, for fear that the tough guy would stomp his feet.

Dao Meihua's cousin's wife had never seen Chen Ying so relaxed, so she gently nudged her sister-in-law with her elbow.

"Well, have you ever seen him like this before when you were with him?"

Dao Meihua smiled slightly and nodded gently, "I have seen it. The atmosphere at their first aid station is very good. Sister-in-law, if you have a chance to go and take a look, you will love it there."

"Okay, I haven't seen a giant panda yet. Can I really pet it?"

"That's not the case, but it's fine if the mother panda agrees."

The kids that Dabai and Jiaojiao took care of were okay at first, but then the three kids of Mundun'er became a little picky, only Xia Sen and Chen Ying would touch them. Others could touch them occasionally, but only once, or they would get angry. This time, Sasa's kids were watched very closely by him, and apart from Xia Sen and Meng Meng, only Professor Bai could pet them during the inspection, and it was good enough for others to just take a look.

The opportunity is even more rare now. After all, Sasa moved the cub to the forest, and the environment there is most suitable for the cub to grow.

After moving away, except Xia Sen and Meng Meng, even the pandas could not get close, otherwise Sasa would directly call the muscular male panda to take action.

That guy's daily routine now is watching Sasa, fighting, eating bamboo shoots and sleeping.

This is what it means to have strong limbs and a simple mind!

It's so fitting! The people in Jiamugou Street would give a thumbs up after hearing it.

"Aying, can you and Meihua accompany me for a walk later?"

During the meal, Dao Meihua's cousin made a request, "I read a report that a tree lizard was found here before. I want to try my luck."

"No problem. We also happen to be looking for something. Let's go together."

Chen Ying nodded without thinking, but after he finished speaking, he noticed that the expression on Meihua's sister-in-law's face was a bit indescribable.

What did he say wrong? Subconsciously, he looked at Dao Meihua.

Dao Meihua felt a little helpless, but she also knew that Chen Ying didn't say that just to escape.

"Ahem, Ali, my junior brother and I plan to go alone, you guys go first."

Lao Gao winked at Yin Li and his junior fellow apprentice, and they nodded quickly.

"No need, let's go together. It's safer in this deep forest with more people." Dao Meihua took the initiative to speak, "It just so happens that I know there is a unique plant nearby. Ali hasn't seen it yet, so you can learn about it. I heard from Brother Ying that you are going to study for a doctorate. Have you chosen your research direction?"

Chen Ying didn't react until Dao Meihua took the initiative to change the subject.

He lowered his head with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, and raised his hand to touch his cheek.

Xiaobao next to him seemed to understand and laughed loudly, but when he turned around, Beibei bit his big tail that was waving around.

The place where they are now belongs to the edge of the forest, which is where the white-lipped tree lizard lives.

The white-lipped tree lizard has a very beautiful appearance, blue on the upper body and white on the lower body, with a touch of white on the lips.

Some tree lizards have yellow-brown backs that change color according to the temperature. This type of tree lizard also uses color change to show courtship.

It is said that the blue of the male white-lipped tree lizard is deeper and more dreamy.

For this reason, they have been captured and sold as pets for a long time. As a result, they are now relatively rare in the wild and are more often raised in captivity in exotic pet breeding farms.

After dinner, they took their equipment and headed into the woods.

Xiaobao went out to find food for Beibei, while Beibei stayed beside the camp to look after the little leopard.

If Chen Ying was there, the two of them would definitely go together, but if it was someone else, Beibei would still be a little worried.

The luck was not very good this time and he did not see the beautiful white-lipped tree lizard, but Lao Gao was lucky enough that he took a beautiful photo of the orange-fronted bushbill.

Those thick eyebrows and wise eyes are so funny.

It also has two white mustaches, but unfortunately they are hard to see due to the angle.

There is a village not far from the campsite, and there are not many people there. Because it is located in the nature park, there are still a few families staying here, setting up small stalls and running snack shops.

The next day, our guide Brother Li took people there to replenish food and some daily necessities. There would be no place to replenish supplies for about the next seven or eight days.

This time they plan to take the northwest route.

The journey ends after entering Myanmar from Tengchong County via Guyong and Niujuan River from the current Youyiguan.

Originally, this ancient road led to Myitkyina in Myanmar, but due to the situation, it is not recommended to enter the dangerous area even for scientific research operations.

Chen Ying and his friends are researchers, not adventurers, so there is no need for them to confront danger.

After replenishment, the group continued on their way, trudging along an ancient path that had been formed more than two thousand years ago.

"I heard that poaching is rampant there. Will we run into danger if we go there this time?"

My cousin's wife is a researcher, but she always stays in a safe area. This time crossing the ancient trail is her first adventure in her life. It is impossible to say that she is not nervous, but she feels excited inside.

"That shouldn't be the case. There's a lot of poaching over there, but they rarely cross the border to our side."

Brother Li is quite familiar with the border and he has learned about the situation along this line in advance. If it was really unsafe, he would not dare to bring so many people here.

"No matter what, it's better for everyone to be careful." Lao Gao put down the camera in his hand, turned around and reminded, "There was a lot of trouble over there some time ago, with many illegal immigrants. Fortunately, we have taken precautions here. But after all, the border is very long, and this area is deep in the mountains and old forests. If you encounter them, it will be a disaster."

Chen Ying didn't say anything. He was observing a tree, mainly the claw marks on the tree.

He had persuaded Xiaobao and Beibei to stay at the place where they had been replenished.

This time they were crossing horizontally, which was not suitable for Xiaobao and Beibei to travel long distances with their children.

It would be fine if it were just the two of them, but the leopard cub is only three months old and not yet weaned. Why should it suffer so much?

In addition, Chen Ying was also a little worried about the mother leopard with her cubs.

Although the other cub was not Xiaobao's, it was obvious that the other party did not have a reliable person to help. She could not get any rest after being injured, and she had to work hard to hunt and feed the child. If Xiaobao and Beibei did not help, the consequences for the mother leopard family would be unpredictable.

Based on this, Beibei also agreed to stay, but it asked Chen Ying to remember to come and see it when he came back.

There was no way Chen Ying would refuse Beibei's request.

That night, Xiaobao and Beibei took their children to a cave they had found in advance to stay temporarily. When Chen Ying left, Xiaobao wagged his tail and said goodbye to him on the rock on the mountainside.

Now when he saw the claw marks on the tree, his first thought was whether they were left by another leopard, but after looking at them carefully, he rejected this guess.

"Everyone, be careful. There may be a tiger nearby." Chen Ying took a picture of the claw marks on the tree trunk, and then carefully searched the surroundings. Finally, he found a pile of what looked like feline excrement under a tree.

Specially made sample boxes come in handy.

Dao Meihua sensed something special from Chen Ying's cautiousness.

"Do you suspect that this is a trace left by the Indochinese tiger?"

She is a smart person. Because of her membership in the M Alliance, she is also very familiar with the distribution of cats in the country.

The Bengal tiger lives in the south and southwest of the snow zone, while the border between Yunnan Province and Myanmar is the activity area of ​​the rarer Indochinese tiger.

Surveys on the Indochinese tiger have been ongoing from ten years ago to now, and the latest data shows that the number of Indochinese tigers in the country is less than ten.

These giants keep their distance from humans, and you can only see them if you are extremely lucky.

Could it be that this time they can have close contact with the mysterious mountain spirit?

(End of this chapter)