Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

Chapter 414 - 411 Tiger: I Once Ascended to the Heavens (Requesting Monthly Pass)

Unable to mimic the same form, the White Snake became enraged and quickly slithered down to the ground, biting onto Old Qing's tail and began dragging him out.

It was less than a fifth of Old Qing's size, both in length and girth, yet the White Snake's aura was overwhelming—an eighteen-foot aura from a six-foot snake.

After Little Bai bit his tail tip, Old Qing paused in confusion before obediently relaxing and unwound the seal coil by coil.

By the time he completely left, the bald young man who had been coiled up bore several scratches on his face.

The doctor examined him and found they were only superficial wounds. They would heal with a little ointment applied back home.

The Green forest snake finally left the tent, and with everyone's help, the two young men quickly packed up the tent, wolfed down their breakfast, and prepared to leave with the group.

"Sister, there seems to be something else inside."

"What does it have to do with you whether there is anything else inside!"

Dao Meihua glared, and were it not for the presence of strangers, she would have surely given her inattentive brother a taste of what bloodline suppression meant, and let him find out if the sole of her shoe was as hard as it seemed.

Chen Ying also knew there was something inside. Little Jin had checked and came back telling her that there were lots and lots of bones inside.

He dared not say so at the time, for fear of frightening people.

Moreover, no one knew how long it had been since anyone had entered the cave. Even if there were human remains, they couldn't have been recent.

"The terrain here is complex, and the area is rich in mineral resources; it's just that mining is difficult. So even if there's something, it's likely impossible to extract."

In this elusive beasts' habitat, it never occurred to the rescue team members that there could be human relics inside.

But before Chen Ying arrived, he had done some homework. It was said that this area used to belong to the territory of Ancient Ailao Country. A mix of various magical legends so intertwined that no one could distinguish the true from the false.

He was neither a geologist nor a scholar of ancient cultures, merely a veterinarian. If animals were dead, they were beyond his care. He had little interest in all those bizarre things.

If there were to be mythical creatures or ancient beasts inside, maybe then he would be keen to broaden his horizon.

Compared to Ailao Mountain, famous for its environmental hazards, he was actually more intrigued by another region, hailed as a gene bank for animals and plants.

However, coming here and encountering an Albino Cobra and an Albino hedgehog had already exceeded his expectations.

After all, the core area was too dangerous. Without a re

The helicopter instantly increased its altitude, and Chen Ying, his heart pounding with fear, secured himself on the rope ladder. Below his feet, the tiger had bitten onto the very end of the rope ladder and was also taken off the ground.

"What do we do?" The pilot panicked. Were they really going to carry this tiger away? What if it couldn't hold on and dropped, would he be blamed for killing a wild animal?

Everyone on the helicopter grew tense, and the rescue team leader, fearing that Chen Ying would fall, was ready to go down and help.

"Keep calm, try lowering the altitude a bit, but be careful not to hit the tiger on any rocks."

Hearing Dao Meihua's words, the pilot took a deep breath and began to safely lower the helicopter.

The rope ladder they had dropped was controlled by a winch system for automatic ascent and descent.

If it had been just Chen Ying, they could have used the system to pull him up. But now with the addition of a fierce tiger, they had to find a way to get the tiger down first.

The tiger hanging at the bottom was actually panicking a lot.

They say the dragon ascends with the clouds, and the tiger follows the wind.

There are also myths about tigers growing wings, known as the White Tiger General.

But in reality, except for a momentary hover during a powerful leap, which tiger has ever really left the ground?

This tiger, yearning to feast on humans, would surely bawl its eyes out swearing off any food not on its regular menu if it had the chance to cry at this moment.

After a while, it felt like it was getting closer to the ground.

Gradually, its dangling hind claws touched the familiar ground.

It decisively let go of its teeth and claws.

The tiger performed a tactical backward roll, twisting its body mid-air, its massive frame executing a complex yoga pose.

Landing on all fours felt damn good!

The tiger turned its head and roared at the terrifying behemoth, then bolted away without looking back, as if fearful that a second's delay would send it flying once more.

Chen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the people at the cabin door, and saw Dao Meihua make a gesture to him, signaling the ladder to slowly ascend.

Once Chen Ying was inside the cabin and the door was closed, the helicopter began its return flight.

After helping Little Jin unfasten his safety buckle, Chen Ying turned his head and came face to face with a Green Forest Snake coiled up like a pile of crap on the helicopter.

"How did this thing get up here?"

"No choice, it wouldn't let Xiao Hai come up unless it came too."

No one knew why the Green Forest Snake had taken such a liking to Xiao Hai.

Besides, they hadn't starved to death over the past few days, thanks largely to the Green Forest Snake's feedings, even though most of the time it brought them rodents, but anyhow, without it, the four of them would have probably died of hunger long ago.

But while it had been fine with feeding them before, the Green Forest Snake hadn't clung to Xiao Hai. Now, wherever the snake was, its tail was sure to be on Xiao Hai.

White Snake came out of Chen Ying's bag and wrapped itself around his arm, its head drooping as if it was airsick.

Meanwhile, the Albino Hedgehog and the Little Flying Squirrel in the cage were alright, at least they were alive.

Especially the Little Flying Squirrel, which had previously seemed adamant about fasting, now that it had the Little Hedgehog for company, it was keen on stealing food from the hedgehog's mouth.

But here's the thing.

Little Hedgehog eats bugs, while Little Flying Squirrel, being part of the squirrel family, is mostly herbivorous.

Their diets are completely different; it's incomprehensible why it would want to steal the Little Hedgehog's food.

Little Hedgehog was easy-going, letting it steal whenever, just finding another bug to chew on. It would even save half of the tasty insects it found for Little Flying Squirrel.

The helicopter landed directly on the hospital rooftop.

The four survivors had to undergo a medical checkup, and Dao Meihua, who had previously had a fever, also needed to see the doctor.

The other rescue team members followed the helicopter back to base.

Chen Ying and the four animals he brought out were taken by a dedicated car to the Snake Research Institute to report.

At the institute, he saw a middle-aged researcher who was about eighty percent similar in appearance to Xiao Hai.

You could call him an older version of Xiao Hai.

Sure enough, after the man introduced himself, he repeatedly thanked Chen Ying for saving his son.

"No wonder I thought Xiao Hai's knowledge of snakes was more than the average depth, it turns out to be a family legacy."

Researcher Xiao showed a helpless smile, "He used to tell me that when he grew up, he wanted to study snakes with me. But later on, due to some family issues, he gave up the idea from his childhood and turned to learn sculpture instead."

Chen Ying opened his mouth, and after a long pause, he offered a dry consolation, "Sculpture is good too, at least it's safe."

After saying that, he saw Researcher Xiao give him a strange look, "Eh, Teacher Xiao, did I say something wrong?"

"Do you know why he went into the mountain with the two Dao family kids this time? Because he heard rumors of ancient stone carvings from the Ancient Ailao Country in the mountains, wanting to look for treasure and learn."

Chen Ying opened his mouth, then instantly didn't know what to say.

If that was his own kid, wouldn't he have to discipline him with a good serving of bamboo shoot and pork stir-fry?