I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

The headline "Giant pandas have wandered into the expedition team's territory" has caught the attention of netizens!

The video begins with footage from a wilderness camera showing the entire descent of the black and white chubby creature running wildly through different scenes.

Then it appeared outside the expedition team's camp and rushed straight to the tent entrance!

"It's running so fast, could something have happened on the mountain?"

"He rushed over on the first day and startled everyone, haha, a whole group of people were too scared to move."

There were many comments, especially when the first-year students led the scientific expedition team up the mountain; the comments were full of disbelief.

"They really came to ask humans for help? That's incredibly clever!"

"Has something happened to the baby?"

"Oh no, it's in such a hurry, something terrible must have happened!"

The editing is also top-notch, with no filler scenes and fast cuts; the black and white dumplings on the treetops suddenly take over the screen.

'????'

! ...

Hahahaha!

"A classic panda scene! Every year there's a little panda stuck in a tree!"

Netizens were no longer worried after seeing this, because the research team had arrived, and Lan Xiao was sure to be alright.

Watch this rescue process carefully.

"Big Blue's maternal instincts are so strong; she looks so nervous."

"Oh my god, I saw Uncle Wang again!"

"Who understands Uncle Wang's words, 'My daughter,' it brings back memories of seven years ago! I cried!"

Strictly speaking, Da Lan is also a popular bear; it is a wild-bred first-generation bear.

Da Lan has lived in the spotlight since she was a child, and there are even special documentaries about her.

Da Lan's mother is a panda with a particularly strong maternal instinct. She raised her previous cubs very well, which is why she was chosen to be transported to the reserve.

Da Lan's mother used to live in a fenced-off small forest. After giving birth to her cub, the cub was in a semi-wild state. Uncle Wang and the experts took care of the mother and cub together.

Later, when Da Lan turned one year old and started eating bamboo, she and her mother moved to another hilltop, to a larger area, for the second phase of their outdoor training.

Big Blue has a strong ability to survive in the wild and passed every assessment. In the end, Uncle Wang and the experts released it back into the mountains.

The documentary ends with Da Lan walking into the forest, looking back every few steps, and there's also a scene of Uncle Wang shedding tears.

In order to restore and expand the wild giant panda population, rewilding training and release are inevitable. Uncle Wang, the experts, and the netizens who watched the documentary all love the giant pandas, and love is also letting go.

When netizens watched the recent videos posted by the scientific expedition team, they weren't initially attracted by the panda cubs or the male panda with cubs, but by the big blue panda.

Although seven years have passed since that documentary, everyone still remembers Big Blue.

Especially when Uncle Wang appeared, his cry of "Daughter!" brought tears to the eyes of netizens who had watched the documentary back then.

The female assistant climbed to the top of the tree to rescue the panda, but she wasn't shown on camera much. Instead, the camera focused more on the interaction between Uncle Wang and Da Lan.

Da Lan sat at Uncle Wang's feet, and Uncle Wang patted her head.

Even after so many years apart, they still remember each other.

Animals are loyal and affectionate.

Seeing Big Blue carrying Little Blue back to the cave, and Uncle Wang's back view, the screen was filled with crying emojis.

After the video finished playing, netizens realized just how smart Chu Yi was.

The first-year panda is a wild, sub-adult panda, and it actually knows how to ask humans for help—it's so smart!

"First year of junior high is awesome!"

"That big head of yours didn't go to waste!"

The video went viral, causing a surge in views for a seven-year-old documentary about wild cultivation.

Many video bloggers and marketing accounts have edited together videos of Da Lan when he was a child.

Panda fever swept across major video websites in an instant.

The pandas in the mountains and forests are unaware of this; they continue to live their lives as usual.

Da Lan seemed frightened and for a month or two did not allow Lan Xiaoxiao to climb the book. Even if she wanted to climb, Da Lan would climb in front and Lan Xiaoxiao could only follow.

When the bamboo shoot season is over, the new bamboo shoots that grow from the bamboo are still quite tender, and Lan Xiaoxiao can eat them. Later, when the bamboo gets old, she can only eat more leaves and slowly nibble on the old bamboo.

Giant pandas are omnivores and even eat meat.

Every time Chu Yi caught a bamboo rat, he would bring it to Lan Xiaoxiao, regardless of whether Da Lan was there or not.

As a result, he got hit by Big Blue a lot.

Time is like sand slipping through your fingers, falling silently.

The little one who used to lie on her mother's belly and drink milk, as pink and tender as a glutinous rice ball, is gone.

Instead, there was a large, distinct black and white dumpling!

She was round and chubby, but no longer seemed clumsy. She was proficient at climbing trees, peeling bamboo shoots, rolling around, and throwing tantrums.

Lan Xiaoxiao has grown up well, and the research team that was worried about the cubs has also withdrawn from the mountain.

Since Lan Xiaoxiao turned six months old, Professor Xu and his team have switched to "remote monitoring" mode.

They deployed high-definition infrared cameras around their territory, only going up the mountain once a month to collect data, conduct checks, and update the footage.

After all, funding and manpower are limited.

They also have other pandas to keep an eye on.

But the enthusiasm of netizens is boundless.

"Only one video a month??? Do you know how I've been spending these past thirty days???"

"Please, just weekly updates! I don't care about the picture quality, even if it's all pixelated, I still want to watch Da Lan Lan Xiao He Chu Yi!"

"Professor Xu, is your heart made of stone? Can you bear to make us wait a whole month???"

Professor Xu looked at the private messages urging him to update, gave a wry smile, and realized there was nothing he could do.

Fortunately, the video quality is extremely high every month, which is enough to soothe the anxious hearts of netizens. So everyone accepts it and obediently waits for the updates, even more punctually than watching dramas.

The story in the video is like a TV series.

Lan Xiao tried peeling bamboo shoots by herself for the first time. She clumsily bit at them for a long time, only managing to peel off a layer of skin. In the end, she couldn't bear to look at them anymore, so she slapped the bamboo shoot down and skillfully peeled it, then handed it to Lan Xiao's mouth.

Lan Xiao was being mischievous and tried to challenge the family's dominance, but was completely crushed by Da Lan. Da Lan knocked Lan Xiao down with one paw, leaving Lan Xiao lying on its back, unable to move. Lan Xiao was so angry that it kept whimpering, and in the end, it could only roll its eyes and pretend to be dead.

Lan Xiao learned to swim and splashed around in the stream. In the first year of junior high school, he stood on the bank as a lifeguard and occasionally went into the water to carry her back to the shore on his broad back.

Lan Xiao got sick after playing in the water for too long. It was listless and lay motionless in the hole. On the first day of the lunar new year, it stayed at the entrance of the hole all day. Big Blue yelled at it and hit it, but it wouldn't leave.

Every time a video is updated, the comment section is filled with "groundhog screams".

"What an amazing dad he is in the first year of junior high!!!"

"Lan Xiao, you're so lucky! You have two mothers—no, one biological mother and one godfather—who treat you like the apple of their eye!"

"I'm begging the production team to add more episodes! No, I'm begging the expedition team to add more members! I want to watch it live!"

"Let's not disturb them. They are wild giant pandas. Humans can just set up some cameras, but don't disturb them too much."

"How old are you in seventh grade? I'm always worried that you'll go into heat during your first year of middle school, and that might disrupt the harmony."

"I can tell you didn't dig into Professor Xu's account. When he first appeared in the first year of junior high, he was only two years old, a little bear who had been kicked out by his mother. That's why he ran away as soon as he saw Da Lan, so timid."

"Wild pandas don't go into heat until they're six or seven years old. It's still four years until it reaches adulthood. Instead of worrying about it going into heat, you should worry about the big blue panda driving out the little blue panda a year from now."

The monthly video was so entertaining that not many people noticed this comment.

Time flies, and the laughter and joy of netizens in front of their screens were suddenly silenced on the day Lan Xiaoxiao turned two and a half.

……

Spring has begun again, and Lan Xiaoxiao is just over two years old.

The change began with a single glance from Da Lan.

That afternoon, dappled sunlight streamed through the bamboo grove. Lan Xiaoxiao was lying at the entrance of a cave, happily devouring a tender bamboo shoot. Chu Yi squatted beside her, intently peeling bamboo shoots for her, pushing one over as he finished, until they piled up into a small mountain.

Big Blue emerged from the depths of the bamboo forest.

Unlike usual, it didn't ignore the "unofficial" first-year student. Instead, it walked straight over, its steps heavy, each one crushing the fallen leaves on the ground.

Big Blue stopped at the cave entrance and let out a low, short "whoosh" at Little Blue, who was happily eating.

Lan Xiaoxiao, with half a bamboo stick still in her mouth, looked up blankly. What's wrong?

Big Blue didn't explain. It lowered its head and nudged Blue's little bottom with its wet nose. The force was neither too light nor too heavy, but it carried an undeniable strength. Get up and walk away.

Lan Xiaoxiao was pushed forward and stumbled two steps, almost falling over.

She steadied herself, turned to look at Da Lan, as if to confirm whether her mother was joking.

Big Blue wasn't joking. It lowered its head again, and this time, its movements were more resolute. It pushed her out of the shadow of the cave entrance and onto the open ground under the blazing sun.

Then, Big Blue turned around, swaggered into the cave, lay down on its own flat rock, and turned its back to the cave entrance.

Lan Xiaoxiao stood in the open space, the half bamboo stick in her mouth falling to the ground.

She stared blankly at the large, round back of the blue figure, the wind blowing through the bamboo forest, ruffling the hairs on her ears.

Have we arrived so quickly?

Wild giant pandas are typically driven away when their cubs are about one and a half years old.

She's two and a half years old now, and Da Lan only started chasing her away then, which means he already loves her very much.

Having grown up being pampered by Da Lan, Lan Xiaoxiao really couldn't accept this moment.

She kept reassuring herself that this was the law of nature, her innate instinct.

The little bear sat blankly on the ground, looking a little sad. Chu Yi noticed that the top-quality bamboo stalk it was carrying in its mouth was pushed to Lan Xiaoxiao's feet.

The bear remained motionless.

It looked at the big blue creature in the cave, then at the bewildered little blue creature, its round eyes filled with confusion.

Lan Xiaoxiao tentatively took two steps toward the cave entrance, her claws just touching the edge of the shadow.

"Aww!"

Big Blue suddenly turned its head and let out a warning that was heavier and sharper than before.

The look in his eyes was no longer the doting gaze of the past, but a strange, cold, and dismissive one.

Lan Xiaoxiao froze.

In that instant, she seemed to understand this silent language.

This isn't a joke, nor is it because Mom is in a bad mood. It's a rule etched into our genes, the cruelest and most real law of nature.

When the cubs grow up, they must leave their mothers and venture out on their own.

Lan Xiaoxiao stood still, without crying or making a fuss. She just stood quietly for a while, then turned around and silently walked back to Chu Yi's side.

Chu Yi tilted his head to look at her, stuck out his tongue, and gently licked her cheek.

Chu Yi also knew that Da Lan was driving away the little bear; it was driven out of its territory by its mother when it was one and a half years old.

"Meow~" Chu Yi comforted the little bear.

Lan Xiaoxiao didn't say anything, but buried her head in Chu Yi's arms and sat down against it.

……

In the following days, the expulsion measures were escalated.