Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 138 The missing little peach!

Given Chen Yuan's current identity and status, it is possible that he would succeed if he took the initiative to propose this matter.

"And the most important thing." Zhang Hao waved his finger and said with a smile, "After determining the race route, we have to confirm the personal safety of the participants to ensure the smooth progress of the race. To do this, we must temporarily drive away the wild pets nearby."

"If you want to do this, you are the only one who can do it, Brother Yuan."

After hearing this, Chen Yuan smiled and said, "If there were wild pets to interfere, would it be more interesting? Would it be more interesting?"

"Hmm," Zhang Hao held his chin with one hand and thought carefully, "It seems to make sense, but there are too many uncertainties. I don't think the higher-ups will approve it."

Chen Yuan finally said, "How about this, I will propose this idea when I have time, and whether it will be implemented depends on the leaders' opinions."

If this kind of competition can be made into a brand, it will be of great benefit to Xuanhe Village and nearby towns.

After some casual chatting, Zhang Hao's phone suddenly rang. He answered the call while swallowing the fish fillet: "Hello, Brother Song."

But his expression soon became solemn, his mouth stopped chewing, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

For a long time,

"Okay, I see."

Zhang Hao hung up the phone and met a pair of inquiring eyes. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Xiao Taozi is missing."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a stone that caused a thousand waves. Everyone's faces changed drastically and they hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

"How long have you been missing?"

"Any clues now?"

The lively, cute, smart and sensible little Taozi is loved by the whole village. When they heard the news, everyone present couldn't sit still.

Zhang Hao's eyes were solemn, and he said slowly, "Brother Song said that Xiao Taozi didn't come home for dinner in the evening. He called her several times in the village but there was no sign of Xiao Taozi. Only then did Grandma Li realize that something was wrong."

Children who grew up in the village would play together, but would go home obediently when it was time for dinner.

Chen Yuan frowned and said, "I ran into Xiao Taozi when I came here this morning. Where was she last seen?"

"At the entrance of the village." Zhang Hao answered very quickly, "Someone saw Xiao Taozi waiting for guests at the entrance of the village."

After a pause, he said, "That's all we know now. The village chief and Brother Song have already organized people to start looking for Xiao Taozi."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Let's help too."

Everyone was concerned about Xiao Taozi's safety, so they quickly packed up and rushed back to Xuanhe Village.

It was already night, but the usually quiet Xuanhe Village was now brightly lit. The villagers began searching in all directions, starting from the place where Xiao Taozi was last seen.

However, the pitch-black night enveloped the earth, which made their search much more difficult. In addition, the area near Xuanhe Village was surrounded by forests and mountains, making the search even more difficult.

"Ouch!"

The Paw Patrol joined the search. They sniffed the scent of Little Peach, wagged their tails, and led teams of searchers to look around.

"Cola, you go and help too."

Cola's sense of smell is far superior to that of the Paw Patrol members. He is familiar with the smell of Little Peach. He lowers his body, puts his nose to the ground, and immediately smells a variety of smells.

Its task is very simple, to find the scent of peaches among countless complex smells and start tracking it.

But Coke alone is not enough, Chen Yuan turned his head to look at Sparks: "Sparks, ask the Skylarks to help as well."

Although the Skylarks performed mediocrely in the last rescue mission, they are familiar with the surrounding area after all. They are famous sky street stalkers, so they are more efficient in finding people than the villagers.

"Chirp~"

Sparks spread their wings and flew high, an orange-yellow figure swept across the night sky and soon disappeared.

"Brother Yuan, what do you think happened?" Zhang Hao walked to Chen Yuan's side. "There can't be human traffickers in our Xuanhe Village, right?"

"It shouldn't be the case." Chen Yuan shook his head.

The old man once said that a few years ago, there were indeed human traffickers who came to Xuanhe Village, but they were discovered on the spot and beaten up by angry villagers, and almost killed on the spot.

Later, when the police arrived, all the villagers over 80 years old stood up and said that they were the ones who beat the man, and the matter was dropped.

Human traffickers usually do not choose remote villages with particularly strong cohesion, as they also have to consider the risks.

"If he is not a human trafficker, then it can only be..." Zhang Hao's eyes condensed, and he was hesitant to speak.

"Wild pets." Chen Yuan said, frowning slightly, "That's what I'm worried about."

Xuanhe Village is located deep in the Qinling Mountains, so it is not uncommon for wild pets to appear near the village.

Normally, the Paw Patrol gathers at the entrance of the village, which actually serves as a warning to prevent wild pets from sneaking into the village.

"Help look for her first. Xiao Taozi will be fine." Chen Yuan patted Zhang Hao's shoulder and said in a deep voice.

"it is good."

Under the command of the village chief and Song Guohao, the search team searched everywhere, covering all areas of Xuanhe Village, and the sounds of "barking wang wang" were heard one after another.

Although it was late at night, the sporadic flames connected to each other, like a winding fire dragon.

To prevent accidents, the search team members are divided into groups of four, each with a Paw Patrol member.

Chen Yuan went searching alone with Coke and the returning Sparks.

Runrun Duck couldn't help with this kind of thing, so Chen Yuan asked it to go back to the farm first.

Sparks flew wantonly in the air, and its orange-yellow body flickered with flames, almost illuminating half of the sky.

Occasionally, wild pets would be disturbed, but as soon as they looked up and saw the sparks in the sky, they would immediately run away with their tails between their legs.

"Ouch!"

Coke suddenly looked up, sniffed, and his eyes lit up.

That's the smell!
And this smell is mixed with a very familiar smell.

"Have you discovered anything?" Chen Yuan's eyes lit up.

"Ow!"

Coke responded loudly, then moved closer to the ground and concentrated his mind. The next moment, the unique smell of the little peach seemed to turn into a vague red stream of light, floating in the air, guiding the direction.

Coke immediately caught up with the red light, and kept getting closer to the ground to sniff the scent, constantly adjusting the exact direction, and finally came to a dark cave.

"Is this the place?"

Chen Yuan turned on the flashlight, and the bright light instantly illuminated the cave. He could vaguely see two figures lying deep in the cave.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, a mental shield enveloped his entire body, and Coke stepped in without fear.

For a long time,

"Ouch!"

Coke made an excited sound.

Chen Yuan went forward to take a look and saw Xiao Taozi sleeping soundly on a little star-moon deer.

Without time to think too much, Chen Yuan quickly said: "Huohua, tell them quickly that I found Xiao Taozi."

"Chirp!" Sparks spread its wings and flew away from the cave.

Afterwards, Chen Yuan squatted down and looked carefully at the sleeping Xiao Taozi. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found no signs of injury.

at the same time,

The little Star Moon Deer under Xiao Taozi attracted his attention: "This seems to be the very courageous little Star Moon Deer, right?"

This little Moon Deer seemed to be the one that took the initiative to eat snacks when the other Moon Deer were wary of Chen Yuan, and tried to rescue its companion when he fell off the cliff.

How did it end up here?
Still staying here with Xiao Taozi?
Moreover, there were several scars of varying sizes on the little Star Moon Deer's body.

All kinds of doubts emerged in his mind. Recalling what he had heard during this period, Chen Yuan's pupils shrank and he whispered in a low voice: "Snow Cloud Wolf."

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Chen Yuan gently patted Xiao Taozi, who rubbed her sleepy eyes. When she saw Chen Yuan clearly, she immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Chen Yuan, why are you here?"

Chen Yuan rubbed Xiao Taozi's head and said with a smile: "Because I came here specially to find you."

"Oh, don't mess up my hair, or grandma will scold me later." Little Taozi pouted and straightened her braids.

Chen Yuan stared at Xiao Taozi, his expression gradually becoming serious: "Xiao Taozi, you'd better tell me what happened first, otherwise not only will your grandma be angry, we will all teach you a lesson."

Xiao Taozi suddenly woke up and quickly looked down at the little Xingyue deer: "By the way, how is the little deer?"

"It's fine for now. You should tell me what happened first." Chen Yuan said.

"Oh," Xiao Taozi responded, then tapped her head gently, pretending to be deep in thought, and said slowly, "When I was at the entrance of the village earlier, I heard a strange sound, so I went to take a look."

"Then what?"

"Then... Then I saw this injured fawn. I wanted to take it to the village to heal its wounds, but it didn't obey at all and insisted on running forward."

"It kept running and running, and I kept chasing it, and before I knew it, it was dark."

"I wanted to go home quickly to eat, but it was dark and I couldn't find the way. Then I followed the deer here in a daze and accidentally fell asleep."

Chen Yuan did not criticize Xiao Taozi for being reckless. It was a good thing that the person had been found, and he could educate him later.

Anyway, he would definitely not be able to escape a beating from Grandma Li.

"You, you." Chen Yuan reached out and touched Xiao Taozi's forehead, smiling, "We were so worried that the whole village came out to look for you."

"But I'm glad everyone is okay."

"Yeah, I don't want this to happen, but I can't remember the way home." Xiao Taozi said aggrievedly, and then quickly pulled Chen Yuan's hand and pointed at the sleeping little Xingyue Deer, "Brother Chen Yuan, you are the best, hurry up and heal its wounds."

"it is good."

Chen Yuan nodded, then patted the little Xingyuelu's head. When the little Xingyuelu gradually woke up, he said, "Little guy, do you remember me?"

"Yo"

The first moment it woke up, the little Star Moon Deer's first thought was to launch an attack, but when it saw the figure opposite it clearly, it secretly breathed a sigh of relief and its whole body collapsed.

It remembers this human.

"Your condition isn't very good." Chen Yuan muttered, and then asked the Twin Flower Concubine to tear off a petal and pass it to the little Star Moon Deer's mouth, "Eat it, it will help you recover quickly."

The little Xingyue Deer did not refuse and swallowed it in one gulp.

Soon, a wonderful energy flowed in the body, and its condition quickly recovered. Even the scars on its body began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You again"

Chen Yuan was just about to ask about what happened to the little Xingyue Deer when he heard a noisy sound outside the cave. He turned around and saw a huge crowd of people walking in.

Grandma Li, who had difficulty walking, walked quickly to Xiao Taozi, hugged her, and kept muttering: "You child, you child"

"If something happens to you, how can I explain to your parents? How can I live on?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and the village chief immediately spoke up: "It's good that she's okay. Take Xiao Taozi home first."

"Everyone has worked hard, go home and rest."

The crowd retreated, and Xiao Taozi turned around and looked at the little Xingyue deer, who had just curled up in the corner and looked alert because of the influx of people, and asked, "Brother Chen Yuan, what should we do with the little deer?"

Chen Yuan waved his hand: "Go back and rest, I will take care of it."

Meeting Xiao Taozi's worried gaze, he added, "Don't worry, it will be fine."

By the time Xiao Taozi left the cave, only a few people were left in the cave.

Chen Yuan told everyone about Xiao Taozi's experience. Song Guohao nodded slightly, looked at the little Xingyue deer in the corner, and said hesitantly: "Let it stay in the rescue station first."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan glanced at the alert little Xingyue Deer and said hesitantly, "Forget it, let's stay at my farm for now. This little guy probably doesn't trust other people."

Hearing Chen Yuan say this, Song Guohao nodded.

The village chief walked up to Chen Yuan and said slowly, "Xiao Chen, you are more professional than us in this area. Please find out what happened and whether it will have an impact on our village."

"If you need any help, just let me know."

"If there is a possibility of a threat to the village, we must prepare in advance."

"Don't worry, Village Chief." Chen Yuan nodded heavily.

Little Xingyuelu's emotions were not very stable at the moment, so Chen Yuan did not ask about the situation directly.

The village chief and Song Guohao left one after another. Chen Yuan asked Zhang Hao, who was going to stay to help, to leave first. He was the only one left in the cave.

Only then did the little Star Moon Deer relax its vigilance.

Chen Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "Weren't you quite brave when you were eating snacks? Why are you afraid of strangers now?"

The little Star Moon Deer did not respond. It felt that its condition was much better than before, so it slowly got up and walked out of the cave. Chen Yuan followed closely behind.

Leaving the cave, the little Star Moon Deer faced east, taking slow and steady steps.

But after walking for a while, it could clearly feel a pain in its limbs, and then one of its legs bent outward, and its whole body fell to the ground.

Chen Yuan quickly walked over to it and checked the situation carefully.

The injury was more serious than he thought.

Not only are there external injuries, but there are also internal injuries that are not easy to detect.

After all, the petals of the Twin Flower Concubine are not omnipotent and cannot treat every type of injury.

For ordinary skin injuries, the petals can help them heal quickly, but for internal injuries, the recovery speed will be much slower.

"Yo"

Little Xingyuelu tried to struggle to get up, but was stopped by Chen Yuan with a serious face: "No, you should recuperate now."

"Yo"

Meeting Chen Yuan's firm gaze, the little Xingyue Deer raised its head, looked deeply at the east shrouded in the night, and finally lowered its eyes and fell silent.

Seeing that Xiao Xingyuelu no longer resisted, Chen Yuan asked Huohua to quickly call back Zhang Hao.

If he wants to bring this little crescent deer back to the farm, he needs the help of the gray-armored wild boar.

(End of this chapter)