Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 41 Jinya Completely Lacks Self-Awareness

Leopard Sister stayed behind.

This mountain forest was the territory of Brother Leopard, and now it could be hers too.

Her two cubs needed proper guidance, with the stern Leopard Mother officially on duty.

Brother Leopard had no name, so let's just call him that for now.

Brother Leopard was a cool and handsome young fella, unlike Leopard Sister, who appeared closer to humans because of being rescued. Reluctantly guiding Chen Ying and her team, he kept his distance from humans as much as possible, the type you'd lose sight of if you weren't careful.

After returning to Wild Boar Forest, Little Deng and his colleagues from the equipment department responsible for installing and checking the infrared cameras, went back to the Rescue Station.

The remaining three, Chen Ying and her team, planned to gather data in Wild Boar Forest and then follow the mountain stream northward, circumventing the cliff, flipping over the ridge from the east, and descending into the deep gully on the west side of the ridge.

Upon hearing about their intended route, the Head of the Equipment Department urgently contacted their brother unit and decided to deploy someone to join them, installing several infrared cameras on the western side of the mountain foothills.

According to Chen Ying's estimate, the foothills were likely a corridor for the migration and breeding of the giant panda, making it of great observational value.

They were indeed lucky, for just after scaling the mountain, they came across fresh signs of a giant panda—the green mounds of their droppings and traces of bamboo feasting.

The signs were very fresh, at most from a day ago.

Brother Leopard was notably disturbed having another ferocious animal sharing his territory, his eyes shining fiercely throughout the journey, like a powder keg ready to explode at the slightest provocation.

Chen Ying hoped this giant panda was the mother they were searching for.

"Damn!" Yin Li suddenly slapped his forehead and quietly asked Chen Ying,

"Can the male leopard sniff out the scent? We don't want to mistake the bear."

"It should be able to, didn't I have it sniff Sesame's toy and a bit of fur yesterday?"

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While changing players was prepared for, Brother Leopard was not too keen on communicating with Chen Ying and constantly thought about finishing the task to return to his cozy den with his wife and kids. If Chen Ying and the others were slow, Brother Leopard would bare his teeth in threat.

Chen Ying was also troubled, almost regretting bringing Brother Leopard along. It might have been better if they had searched on their own.

While they were analyzing photos, Brother Leopard, getting impatient, ran off to hunt and feed. After a short time, there was a commotion in the forest.

The four of them quickly gathered together, alert. The drone took a turn in midair and flew toward the source of the noise.

"Holy crap, is Brother Leopard squaring off with Mr. Lepus?"

Mr. Lepus's territory was probably in this direction too, but he preferred colder areas. His occasional descents were mostly on account of Jinya. I wonder why he came up to the foothills today.

At that moment, each was occupying a tree trunk, staring each other down.

Luckily Brother Leopard had already eaten his fill, because despite Mr. Lepus's toughness, he wouldn't stand much of a chance against the Leopard when it came to brute strength.

Chen Ying hadn't seen Jinya in quite a long time and thought she had probably gone back with Mr. Lepus to live in their territory beneath the snowy peaks. But now seeing Mr. Lepus without Jinya, Chen Ying felt a bit worried.

However, before he could voice his concerns, he was suddenly pounced on from behind and knocked to the ground.

"Ow, haha, I caught you!"

Jinya's sweet voice was still bouncing on top of Chen Ying before she lowered her head and gently nudged his cheek with her nose.

The colleague from the Equipment Department was so frightened he turned pale and nearly collapsed on the ground.

Master Zhao also got a fright and had the tranquilizer gun in his hand.

"Jinya, are you trying to scare me to death?"

Chen Ying struggled to turn over on the ground, embraced Jinya, and gave her a good few rough rubs before sitting up.

"How did you know I was here? Right, your brother is confronting a leopard. That's Leopard Sister's mate, you'd better tell your brother not to fight."

"Ow, don't worry, they've known each other for a long time, they won't fight. Even if they do, it wouldn't be a fight to the death."

Jinya had a careless expression, "And the Female Leopard? Still in the small room? I was going to bring some prey back for her cubs."

"No need, Leopard Sister has already returned to her territory, and by now she's probably teaching her cubs."

Standing up to look again at the images transmitted by the drone, Mr. Lepus was nowhere to be seen, while Brother Leopard lay leisurely napping on a tree branch.

Two minutes later, Mr. Lepus appeared one meter away, holding a bird in his mouth.

Chen Ying's heart tightened, and he stared at the bird for a while before relaxing.

Fortunately, though it also belonged to Second Nation, it wasn't an endangered species.

They couldn't interfere with the food chain, but seeing an endangered species being eaten would make their blood boil uncontrollably.

Jinya didn't try to snatch her brother's prey, but instead playfully twined around Chen Ying, asking him what they were doing there.

"We're looking for giant pandas. What about you guys? This isn't your territory, is it? What brings you here?"

"My brother smelled a female, so we came to take a look."

Chen Ying looked at Jinya with a face full of complex, indescribable emotions.

Was the sister injured to the point of damaging her brain?

Her brother was clearly here to check out the female lynxes in preparation for breeding next year.

Why would this brother-obsessed girl follow? To test her potential future sister-in-law?

Translated to human society, this was the root cause of typical family discord.

Jinya, without the complex machinations of humans, continued to prattle playfully beside Chen Ying.

"My brother said her scent is very weak, and he's a bit worried she won't survive. Also, our lynx living area isn't around here; it's too hot! But the female's scent has remained here, so my brother wants to find her to see if she needs help."

It's said that two tigers cannot share one mountain, unless one is male and the other female.

The same rule applied to lynxes.

If it were another male lynx, Mr. Lepus would have already suppressed and beaten the rival. It was only because it was a female that Mr. Lepus harbored thoughts of pity and cherishment.

But it's also hard to say, maybe Mr. Lepus was tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

Yin Li flew a drone around the area and found a giant panda hiding in the bamboo forest in the west part of the foothills.

Jinya was also familiar with Yin Li, but not as affectionate as with Chen Ying.

Hearing him speak, Jinya curiously leaned over to take a peek.

The girl was quickly making herself into an exotic pet.

She pawed at Yin Li's hand, wanting to know what he was looking at.

Yin Li sat down and let Jinya take a look at the footage the drone was sending back.

Jinya curiously watched the points of light on the small screen, reaching out with her paw to try and grab them.

"Don't, your highness, this thing is hard to fix if you break it."

"Aw, just let me have a look."

Jinya's voice was full of coquetry, which Yin Li could hear.

But Yin Li was an iron-clad straight shooter, not only with human relationships but also when faced with the gentle allure of Jinya; he simply liked big cats without indulging them.

On the other hand, Chen Ying, who had taken the opportunity to chat with Mr. Lepus and scout for information, wore a rather serious expression.

"Brother Zhao, Brother Lin, there might be another lynx nearby, keep an eye out."

Brother Lin was a seasoned employee in the tech department and knew about common lynxes, but he was skeptical of Chen Ying's words and did not voice his doubt.

They had to deal with matters one by one.

They had found a giant panda and needed to confirm whether it was Sesame's mother before they could go looking for that weakly scented female lynx.

With Jinya's familiar help, after cautiously approaching the giant panda, who was alternately munching on bamboo and dozing off, Jinya confirmed that this giant panda indeed had a scent somewhat similar to Sesame's.

Chen Ying signaled everyone to retreat to a safe distance, while he prepared to approach the giant panda alone to see if he could help the panda mother remember her lost, silly son.

Contrary to Chen Ying's expectations, before he could find a safe point from which to communicate with the panda mother, the wary Cat Mother had already sensed his arrival. She rolled over to stand up, looked in his direction, and sniffed the air.