I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

Lan Xiaoxiao had actually anticipated this; she was already an old bear, and Da Lan was wearing a collar, which clearly indicated that she had reached a stage where humans were paying close attention to her.

Lan Xiaoxiao was heartbroken for a while, but later she cherished the present and made the most of every day in her first year of junior high.

Pandas are solitary animals, but thankfully, Chu Yi went against his nature and clung to her.

She has lived a very happy life.

After living by the waterfall for another three years, Lan Xiaoxiao discovered that she and Chu Yi were still in good health!

"Waaaaah!"

"I told you so! Going to bed early and waking up early, avoiding staying up late, and taking a nap protects your cardiovascular system, leading to health and longevity!"

"Moreover, we are not picky eaters, we eat a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, and we are not lazy. We exercise every day, so we have a lot of muscle. We are not afraid of losing muscle when we get old, and we can still be lively and energetic."

"I feel like we can live for a few more years!"

Lan Xiaoxiao whimpered excitedly. She really loved to chatter on and on, and every time this happened, Chu Yi would chime in, bleating and bleating interspersed, one after another.

Even an old bear can be a cute and talkative bear.

They stay here at the waterfall and no longer make long migrations.

Two years later, following the path where they had carried the animal traps down the mountain to report the crime, it took two days to finally see the houses at the foot of the mountain.

But in the past, this small mountain village also grew a lot of rice, and the houses were half mud and half red brick.

Now, many fields in this village are planted with fruit trees, and as far as the eye can see, there are many large and new houses, even small villas, with flowers planted in front of them. The whole village has changed dramatically.

That's true, it's normal for a small mountain village to change a lot in just over twenty years.

Lan Xiaoxiao led Chu Yi into the orchard, where many pears were planted and were now in season.

The two bears sat under the tree and ate, their table manners as refined as ever, savoring each bite carefully.

There are many surveillance cameras in the orchard, which captured them immediately and alerted the orchard owner.

Previously, the village was mostly populated by elderly people, as the young people had gone out to work.

In recent years, various fruits from the vicinity of Wolong have become famous, and many people have returned to their hometown to start businesses.

The orchard owner's phone kept vibrating. When he checked the security camera footage, he saw two pandas sitting inside eating!

The orchard owner was extremely surprised and immediately called the police.

"Hey, there are two pandas in my orchard, eating pears."

"Don't come any closer, we're coming right away." After saying that, the police officer suddenly remembered, "Do you have CCTV footage? Add me on WeChat and send it over so we can take a look."

Check the surveillance footage to see if there are any records of pandas.

The fruit farmer sent the surveillance footage to the police, who recognized the two pandas and were shocked. They then quickly sent the footage to Professor Xu.

Professor Xu is over sixty years old and is almost ready to retire.

He never expected to receive a message from the police, and it was about Lan Xiao and Chu Yi!

Professor Xu rushed to the village several days in a row, arriving around four or five in the afternoon.

He almost stumbled and fell as soon as he got off the bus, and Xiao Zhang quickly helped him up: "Professor, slow down."

Professor Xu pushed up his reading glasses, his eyes brimming with barely concealed joy, and quickly asked the policeman, "Are Lan Xiao and Chu Yi still in the orchard?"

"They're still here. They ate quite a lot of pears, and after they were full, they slept under the tree. They don't seem to be leaving at all."

"Let's go take a look."

Professor Xu and Xiao Zhang entered the orchard and saw from afar two huge black and white dumplings stuck together, sleeping.

Hearing approaching footsteps, Chu Yi opened his eyes, his beastly gaze fixed indifferently on the human.

Professor Xu peeled a piece of beef jerky and tossed it over, a smile spreading across his wrinkled face: "Chu Yi, do you remember me?"

Lan Xiaoxiao has been sleeping a lot in the past six months. She has to struggle for a while to wake up when she hears a sound. She rubs her eyes and sees Professor Xu with white hair on his head, and Xiao Zhang next to him.

"Eek!" Lan Xiaoxiao was happy, stood up, shook her fur, and casually sat down with her arm around a leg.

Xiao Zhang was overjoyed: "Professor, their memories are amazing! They remember me perfectly! The way they looked when they wanted to eat was exactly the same as it was more than ten years ago!"

Professor Xu was also pleased. While giving a beef jerky to one of the children, he examined him and said, "You look very healthy. Your fur is still so shiny. You're doing great. You've taken very good care of yourselves."

"Why are you suddenly coming down the mountain? Are you feeling unwell?" Xiao Zhang asked worriedly.

Lan Xiaoxiao ate beef jerky while shaking and making soft, whimpering noises.

It wasn't that she was uncomfortable, it's just that she and Chu Yi were getting old, and she wasn't comfortable leaving them in the mountains, so she came down from the mountains.

"Why don't we take him home for a medical check-up?" Xiao Zhang suggested.

Professor Xu nodded.

The truck carrying the pandas arrived quickly, with clean, square cargo boxes that were temperature-controlled and soundproof.

Lan Xiaoxiao saw this and, pressing her nose close to Chu Yi's face, complained, "Times have changed! Pandas these days are so lucky. We never had these conditions before. What's the cold wind blowing on us when we were sitting in the back of a pickup truck?!"

First year of junior high, I licked Lan Xiaoxiao's eyes to comfort her, saying, "Now we're riding in a nice car too, don't be angry, don't be angry."

They don't need cages; there's a lift at the back of the cargo box, and the two bears will walk up there by themselves.

The elevator rose to the same height as the cargo box, and the two bears went inside.

Professor Xu was practically glued to the panda, practically staring at it.

They were transported back to the panda rescue center for a medical examination.

As soon as Uncle Wang heard that Lan Xiao and Chu Yi were coming, I waited at the door.

I also had a phone call with Professor Xu during the process.

Uncle Wang: "Why did Lan Xiao and Chu Yi go down the mountain? Did something happen?"

Professor Xu said, "Don't overthink it, don't worry. They look fine to me. Their fur is shiny, their eyes are bright, and they move well. They look better than captive pandas."

Uncle Wang: "Don't lie to me."

Professor Xu, with his temper, retorted: "Can't you make a video call on WeChat? Why are you making a phone call? I'll show you how to make a video call right now!"

Uncle Wang said awkwardly, "...I forgot."

Half a minute later, the WeChat video call connected.

Professor Xu turned around, opened the latch at the back, and through a small window about the size of a palm, he could see two pandas inside the cargo box by pointing his phone camera at it.

"Wow, there's not even a cage."

The two pandas were sitting in the carriage; there was no cage at all.

Professor Xu said with a touch of pride, "They don't need cages at all. They can all understand human speech and are very obedient and easy to manage."

"That's true, that's true." Uncle Wang has been around pandas for half his life and could tell at a glance that these two were in good condition, but they were old after all, so they still had to be brought back for a check-up.

"Alright, we'll be at the center in about forty minutes. I'm hanging up now."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Uncle Wang has already gone to prepare the basin of milk, cut the apple into small pieces, and made steamed buns with honey.

We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the two pandas.

The transport vehicle drove into the center, the gate opened, and two pandas sat inside.

Many young staff members came over to watch.

I had only ever seen Lan Xiao and Chu Yi online before, never in real life.

One of the zookeepers was so fond of pandas after reading about Lan Xiao and Chu Yi's stories that he chose to study this major.

Uncle Wang's eyes welled up with tears. "My darling, we're getting off the bus. We're going home."

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Author Da Long: I should be able to wrap this up tomorrow, then I'll pick up the second life of Lan Xiaoxiao and the new animal character in the first year of junior high. See you tomorrow~ Goodnight~