Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 32 Whose Childhood Hideout Is This

Chen Ying scanned the surroundings cautiously, only to inadvertently lock eyes with a pair of brown pupils.

His soul almost left his body.

Tiger, a live tiger!

The tiger didn't linger for long, glancing at Chen Ying before bounding into the jungle and disappearing without a trace.

Chen Ying almost recklessly chased after it, but luckily, his backpack strap tripped him, jolting him awake.

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"Damn it, didn't get a shot!"

He pounded the ground angrily, almost wanting to howl in frustration.

This was the first time he'd seen a tiger in the wild with his own eyes. Although it was just a fleeting glimpse and he hadn't had time to analyze what species it was, he leaned towards believing it was a South China tiger deep down.

As he watched evidence that could prove the existence of wild South China tigers drift before his eyes, Chen Ying couldn't help but shed manly tears.

After wallowing in dejection for a few minutes, he rallied his spirits, intending to continue observing the little bear. But when he looked up, he saw the little bear, just two meters away, doing a head tilt that almost gave him a heart attack.

Could things stop startling him like this? He wasn't young anymore and couldn't handle such fluctuations in blood pressure.

His eyes drifted upwards, not seeing the little bear hanging from a branch. He confirmed that this was the same agile little critter that was good at escaping.

Chen Ying pulled out a bottle of milk that he'd been keeping warm against his body and placed it in front of the little bear.

He then retreated back into the tree hollow, trying his best not to let his scent touch the little bear.

In the wild, mothers often abandoned their babies if they carried foreign scents.

If the little bear was abandoned because of him, he feared he'd never be able to forgive himself.

As for the bottle of milk, it was produced by the system—it didn't matter how it was used, it wouldn't carry even a hint of scent.

Maybe drinking milk was an instinct for all young cubs.

The little bear picked up the bottle of milk, gave it a curious look, and then tentatively stuck it in its mouth. After sucking on it, its eyes widened, and it sat down to drink the milk with relish.

Chen Ying quietly let out a breath, curled up in the tree hole, and took out his phone to start filming.

He didn't edit the footage at all and sent it directly to the work group chat.

Little Deng and the others were making their way around and were getting close to Chen Ying's hiding spot. To avoid startling the little bear, they stopped and phoned Chen Ying.

"Brother Ying, is the little bear at your location right now? Should we go and search the surrounding area first?"

"Yeah, the drone spotted an unfamiliar giant panda earlier, and Group C has already rushed over to check it out. You guys take a break and search the area. Oh, and I saw a tiger earlier, but it didn't stay long enough for me to get a photo. Keep an eye out so you don't bump into it."

Hearing what Chen Ying said, Yin Li and Little Deng were immediately energized.

There wasn't a kid in the mountains who didn't love big cats, and the tiger was the top cat.

Group Leader Li was more concerned about the little bear and attempted to circle towards Chen Ying but was held back by Little Sen.

"Teacher Li, Brother Ying said he's hiding in a tree hollow, and the little bear is right outside. If you go there now, you might disturb it. How about I walk with you in that direction again, and we find a suitable observation position?"

Group Leader Li realized he was being too impetuous and took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Right, let's walk a little farther and check out the situation. Little Yin, Little Deng, I'm counting on you guys for the search."

Yin Li nodded with a smile and gave Little Sen a look to keep a close watch on Group Leader Li.

No matter how much knowledge and skill Group Leader Li had, in the forest, he might not be as good as Little Deng.

They didn't find a proper place to hide, but they did come upon a clump of half-dead bushes.

Little Sen and Group Leader Li put on their fieldwork clothes to make sure no bugs could crawl into their skin, then they lay on the ground and quietly observed through a small telescope the little bear blissfully drinking bottle after bottle of milk.

"Brother Ying is really impressive, being able to get so close to the little bear. Indeed, he deserves the title of a man with the Druid's calling,"

This had become an inside joke at the center; the new interns referred to him as Old De in their private conversations.

The original plan was to have the interns come up and help, but Chen Ying had been dealing with dangerous animals during this period, so they didn't dare let the interns go up there in case they accidentally provoked the animals, which could have been settled with one swipe of a paw.

Chen Ying also noticed Little Sen and Group Leader Li, greeted them on his phone, and then began to assess the little bear's condition.

From its outward appearance, the little bear seemed healthy, with neat fur and well-proportioned body; observing its movements climbing trees and its sharp reactions when sensing danger, this little bear, if it could grow up without issues, would definitely be the Bear World's diamond bachelor.

While they were talking, the little bear suddenly sat up and, holding the empty milk bottle, waddled over to Chen Ying.

In the envious gaze of Group Leader Li and Little Sen, the little bear stuffed itself into the tree hollow and nudged its milk bottle forcefully against Chen Ying. Then, after yawning, it settled into his arms and fell asleep.

It certainly didn't see itself as an outsider!

Chen Ying, out of options, looked up towards the opposite bush.

Group Leader Li sighed, feeling regretful for the first time that he hadn't acquired the Druid skill.

"Little Chen, try not to move, let it sleep for a while and see if it can leave on its own afterward."

The tree hollow wasn't very big, and although Chen wasn't particularly tall or strong, curling up in the tree hollow was quite uncomfortable.

For the little bear, he had to endure no matter how uncomfortable it was.

But while he could endure, a certain Royal Sister could not.

Leopard Sister had nearly run back to the Rescue Station but still couldn't catch Chen Ying's scent.

After pondering, she turned around and walked back.

As the little bear was soundly asleep in Chen Ying's arms, Leopard Sister was already getting infinitely close to the tree hollow where Chen Ying was.

She remembered this hollow; it seemed that when she was a cub, her mother brought her and her siblings here, where they spent several carefree months.

Later, as they grew up, she and her siblings were pushed away by their mother.

Their mother walked towards another part of the mountain, and her two brothers also left with their mother.

This place was left for her and her sister.

Three months later, her sister left without saying goodbye, and the territory fell into her hands.

Perhaps because this was her childhood home, Leopard Sister never brought her offspring here, choosing instead a den opposite this tree hollow, on the diagonal edge of her territory.

Standing in the woods, Leopard Sister felt a moment of distraction, not understanding why she suddenly recalled her childhood.

Having Chen Ying enter the tree hollow was welcomed, but why should that cub stay in her den? Didn't it have its own mother and its own den?

Leopard Sister, influenced by the memories, rushed over, and without a word, picked up the little bear by the scruff of its neck, intending to throw it out.

At this instant, the moment when Group Leader Li and Little Sen broke out in a cold sweat, the quick-reacting Chen Ying grabbed hold of Leopard Sister's head.

"Sis, calm down, listen to me!"

He forcefully extracted the frightened little bear from Leopard Sister's mouth and stuffed it into his spacious fieldwork jacket, his face pressed against Leopard Sister's furiously contorted face.

"Leopard Sister, what's wrong, why are you angry? Is it because I didn't find you in time?"

While speaking, he stroked Leopard Sister's tense back.

The rapid running and final impact were also a strain on Leopard Sister's body, which was still recovering from serious injury; she bore the shaking in her limbs and let out a roar at Chen Ying.