I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

The expedition team only discovered they were gone two weeks later.

For several days in a row, no pandas were seen in the footage transmitted back by the infrared cameras.

Xiao Zhang sat in front of the computer, flipping through the video over and over again, his fingers clicking slower and slower.

"Professor Xu," his voice was a little tense, "Chu Yi and Lan Xiao... it seems they're no longer here."

"What do you mean by 'gone'?" That's such a scary statement!

Professor Xu quickly came over and stared at the screen.

The screen was playing the last segment of the video, showing the backs of two figures, one tall and one short, disappearing into the depths of the bamboo forest.

Lan Xiao glanced back at the mountains and forests one last time, and even at the camera lens.

Professor Xu read this passage three times, then sighed.

"They migrated. I thought the two sub-adult pandas hadn't learned to migrate yet. It's hot, and animals are smart; they left."

This time it has truly escaped human sight.

"Let's cut this part out," he said. "Let's say goodbye to our online followers."

Xiao Zhang opened his mouth, as if to say something, but nothing came out.

He turned to edit the video, and when he got to the last shot of the boy looking back, he paused for a few seconds and typed: "The brat has grown up and will eventually go far away."

The video was released in the evening.

There was no funny voiceover, no sensational title, just a simple line of text.

[Lan Xiao and Chu Yi have left their original habitat and gone to an unknown new home. The research team will continue to monitor them, but we may never be able to photograph them again. Thank you all for your companionship over the past three years.]

The comment section was instantly flooded with tears.

"Waaaaah, no!!!"

"I've been following Panda for three years, and it's come to an end like this!"

"First year of junior high!! Lan Xiao!! Where did you go!!!"

"Professor Xu, go look for it! Keep up!"

"They might really be lost... Who can predict the migration routes of wild animals? Besides, they have other jobs too; we can't just focus on these two pandas."

"Lan Xiao, you must take good care of yourself. You must take good care of Lan Xiao in the first year of junior high!"

"I cried so loudly that my roommate thought I had broken up with my boyfriend."

Does Big Blue know that Little Blue has left?

"It's even worse than a breakup!"

"That glance back...did Lan Xiao know someone was watching it through the camera? Sometimes Lan Xiao's eyes seem very intelligent, unlike those of a small animal."

"I'm continuing to ship Lan Xiaoyi with Chu Yi, hehe. Although both babies aren't adults yet, I've been shipping them for a long time. Does this count as a child bride?"

"May you be safe and sound, may you find a beautiful bamboo forest, and may you be together forever!"

"Is this really goodbye forever? I'm so heartbroken."

The research team truly had no idea where they had gone.

Infrared cameras have a limited range; once you're outside that range, they can't capture anything.

Professor Xu's last reply on Weibo was: "We're searching too, but some farewells don't need to be said again."

Many netizens couldn't sleep that night.

They flipped through old screenshots, including a video of Chu Yi peeling bamboo shoots for Lan Xiao, a video of Chu Yi chasing after Lan Xiao as she rolled down a hillside, and a video of Chu Yi digging a hole to bury a snake.

The more I look at it, the more I want to cry.

The more I cried, the more I wanted to watch it, and I kept recommending it to others through research.

……

After settling into their new territory, the first thing Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yiqian did was to patrol the border!

On the first day of the lunar month, he walked ahead, stopping every few steps, turning around, and rubbing his butt against the tree trunk to make sure the scent was strong enough.

Lan Xiaoxiao followed behind, which was Xiongxiong's essential task!

After patrolling for several days, the two bears found everything appealing and kept marking it with their scent, thus claiming a large area of ​​territory!

The territory is three times larger than the previous one!

Why are there so few animals in these mountains and forests? In such a blessed land, Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi didn't see any animals when they were patrolling their territory.

There are hardly any birdsong; it's so quiet.

It's too quiet; it feels a bit strange.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he remained vigilant, walking a little further each day during his patrols and carefully sniffing along the border.

Lan Xiaoxiao noticed its unusual behavior. "Huh?"

"First Year of Middle School, don't you also feel something's off? There seems to be the smell of other bears here, but there aren't any bears around, and there are very few animals..."

Chu Yi twitched his ears and continued walking.

I stayed there for about ten days, and apart from the quietness and the lack of animals, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.

……

Suddenly, one day a bear scent was carried by the wind, and it seemed to be the same scent that had been smelled when they were patrolling the territory before.

Lan Xiaoxiao immediately became alert, and Chu Yi also smelled it, even running and rushing into the other end of the bamboo forest.

Lan Xiaoxiao quickly followed.

Chu Yi let out a short roar towards the depths of the bamboo forest!

Lan Xiaoxiao followed Chu Yi's gaze.

A giant panda was standing in the bamboo forest.

It was a size larger than a junior high school student, with coarse hair and bulging muscles on its neck, clearly an adult male.

Its taste is similar to the previous one.

Lan Xiaoxiao understood instantly! This territory originally had an owner, but perhaps during the transition from spring to summer, the giant panda went into heat and went out to find a female panda. It was gone for a while and only returned now in the sweltering heat.

"We're doomed..."

Chu Yi really liked this territory, as did she, and the giant panda opposite clearly didn't want to give it up either.

A fierce battle is about to begin!

It's quite common for pandas to fight over territory.

Chu Yi stood in front of Lan Xiaoxiao and growled at the panda.

"call out!"

The panda did not retreat.

It took a step forward.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I rushed up immediately!

The two pandas collided with each other, making a dull thud.

The big guy was stronger than Chu Yi, but Chu Yi was faster. Chu Yi turned his head to dodge the other's claws and bit the other's shoulder.

The panda roared, shook off Chu Yi, and raised its front paw to slap him.

Chu Yi was knocked back two steps by the slap, but didn't fall. It steadied itself and pounced again.

The two bears wrestled, breaking a bamboo stalk, sending dirt flying, and their roars echoed through the valley.

Lan Xiaoxiao squatted down beside her, her heart pounding.

She realized that Chu Yi hadn't suffered any losses; in fact, he had even gained the upper hand!

It seems Chu Yi is determined not to move; he's determined to claim this territory!

Lan Xiaoxiao had initially been somewhat willing to back down; after all, she still possessed human thoughts, considering the order of arrival and how the other party had served her master before. But now, she shook her head! She was an animal, and animals should resolve things in an animalistic way!

"Let's go to the territory on the other side! It's cool there too, with bamboo groves and streams! We've already built our nest here, do you know how tiring it is for me to break branches and carry pine needles? No way! We'll give you a third of our territory, and the waterfall and cave area is ours!"

Woof woof woof! Roar!

Lan Xiaoxiao yelled and then rushed over, biting a piece of fur off the other side and slapping it a few times.

The pressure is just right, enough to leave you dazed but not brain-damaged!

Two against one, and the panda was still so strong on the first day of the lunar month. That panda wasn't stupid either. There was no reason to fight over this territory, and there were suitable places to live nearby.

The giant panda seized the opportunity and ran away!

"Woof woof woof!" Lan Xiaoxiao was still barking wildly, "Don't come back if you ran away! This place is ours now!"

It stomped its two paws hard on the ground, held its little head high, and looked very proud.

Chu Yi looked at her with doting eyes and licked her nose with his tongue.

"Waaaaah!"

"First year of junior high, we were awesome! Territory defense battle a success!"