Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

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The hare was Jinya's "gift" to Leopard Sister. She said that she felt sorry for Old Leopard, who still couldn't hunt, so she reluctantly fed it.

Chen Ying swore that she definitely saw provocation in Jinya's eyes.

However, Leopard Sister didn't fly into a rage as Jinya had hoped. Instead, she happily accepted Jinya's feeding.

The big cat sister didn't get the result she wanted, so she hummed and swept Chen Ying's calves with her tail, whining.

Chen Ying glanced at the weather outside.

The sky was laden with clouds, and it seemed likely it would rain heavily in the afternoon.

Jinya didn't want to leave, and Chen Ying didn't have to force her out.

Chen Ying opened the small door next to the iron door so Jinya could leave anytime, then pulled out a camp bed and lay down on it.

Sure enough, it started to drizzle around three o'clock.

After waking up from a nap, Chen Ying sent a message to Yin Li, asking him where he was patrolling and if he had found a place to shelter from the rain.

The dense forest offered many options for sheltering from the rain, but choosing a good spot tested a ranger's experience.

"I'm alright," Yin Li replied, "I found a partially destroyed hunter's cabin here, probably more than twenty years old. It's okay for rain shelter, but maybe not too suitable for an overnight stay."

Yin Li sent him a video.

In the dark forest, a wooden house covered with moss had a roof half-destroyed, and parts of the walls were also damaged.

Yin Li stood at a corner where the roof was intact, but about thirty centimeters above him, the wood had rotted one-third through, revealing a gap where rainwater constantly drifted inside.

"When I have some free time, I'd like to go back to the village and find Uncle Mu and the others to help fix this place," he said. "Now that everyone is encouraging villagers to sign up for forest patrols, once this is fixed up, it could be used as a rest place."

Through the video, Chen Ying also thought Yin Li's plan was good. The room wasn't small, approximately forty or fifty square meters, and a large tree grew through the roof in the middle. Because the big tree provided cover, the side of the roof that had rotted didn't erode much, and the house's timber frame remained intact.

Replace all the wood on the roof, change the rotted wood on the walls, add a layer of steel frames below, and pad it with wood or bamboo.

The forest trees couldn't be cut without permission, but one had to get the Forestry Bureau's approval. You also had to report the species and size of trees that needed cutting, and replant them afterward.

Completing this series of tasks might take until the end of the year.

"Ali, can you take a photo of the big tree in the middle, or even a video? Walk around the big tree in a circle,"

Chen Ying had noticed something in the video clip but wasn't sure, so she quickly sent a message asking Yin Li to shoot another one.

After receiving the new video, Chen Ying carefully examined it and made a call.

Chen Ying said, "Ali, I'm worried your plan to repair the hunter's cabin might not work out."

Chen Ying's tone was somewhat gloating.

"Look up carefully," she said. "Are there scratches on the tree trunk? If I'm not mistaken, this treehouse has been claimed as territory by a big cat, and it might have even made a nest up there."

Yin Li, not convinced, insisted on climbing up to check.

After he climbed up, he indeed saw obvious marks left by the big cat.

"Why am I so unlucky? Can't it just move somewhere else?"

"If it moves, can you still sleep at ease?"

Yin Li was lost for words and had to sigh. Taking advantage of the light rain, he prepared to find another place to shelter.

Just as he was about to leave with his bag, he saw a lynx looking down at him from a tree branch ahead.

Frankly, at that moment, Yin Li had already envisioned how his funeral would be conducted.

He dared not move, and the big cat didn't move either, lying on the branch and staring at him intently.

The more he looked, the more familiar the big cat seemed to Yin Li.

Without sunlight, it looked brownish, but in the sun, it turned a beautiful golden-brown. The hair on its ears was jet black and graceful, its whole body was robust and athletic—isn't this Jinya's brother!

Yin Li's eyes rolled as he took out a small pouch from his pocket.

Inside was a tuft of Jinya's hair.

This was Yin Li's amulet.

According to their village customs, carrying the fur or claws and teeth of a fierce beast could help avoid many dangers in the mountain forests.

Yin Li only hoped that Jinya's brother could smell Jinya's scent and spare his poor self.

In reality, rangers often encountered wild beasts in the forest. Most wild beasts would avoid humans because they weren't part of their diet.

But if someone like Yin Li accidentally stumbled into a beast's lair, the danger would be significant.

Yin Li was equipped with defensive weapons, like a tranquilizer gun, for such situations.

If Jinya's brother wanted to attack him, he would have to shoot.

The tranquilizer guns they were equipped with had short-acting drugs. The animals would wake up within a few minutes, and some powerful beasts would only feel dizzy without fully falling asleep.

Chen Ying waited a long while with his phone but didn't hear Yin Li's voice, instinctively sensing that he might be in danger.

Luckily, Yin Li had his earphones on and, hearing Chen Ying's urgent inquiries, whispered that he might have encountered Jinya's brother and was currently in a standoff.

When Chen Ying heard this, he quickly called Jinya over, and told Yin Li to put his phone on speaker.

When Jinya was called over, she looked confused, and Chen Ying petted her ears, asking her to call her brother to the small square. Jinya couldn't make a sound for a long time and instinctively wanted to lick the little square.

"No, Jinya, please help," he urged. "Quick, call your brother. Your brother, the beautiful big lynx, is right on the other side."

Jinya vaguely understood. She looked outside, but she couldn't see her brother.

Yet, since her two-legged beast asked her to call, should she do it?

"Ow, owow?" Is that you, brother? Where are you?

Through Yin Li's phone, Jinya's calls were transmitted. The big lynx, previously poised for action, suddenly paused, dexterously looking around.

"Ow!" Sister, where are you?

Jinya was startled by her brother's voice, took a step back, then cautiously moved closer to Chen Ying's phone, sniffing it with a puzzled expression.

"Ow, brother, is brother in here?"

Upon hearing the voice of his sister, the big lynx jumped lightly down and stepped gradually towards Yin Li.

Yin Li's heart was pounding like a drum, and his hand holding the phone was shaking.

"Ali," said Chen Ying instinctively, "find something to cover the phone and put it on the ground. Let Jinya's brother chat with her."

Predicting that Yin Li might not withstand the big lynx's threats, Chen Ying timely intervened, advising him to leave the phone behind and slowly back away.

Sure enough, the big lynx had no interest in Yin Li. It just wanted to know how his sister got trapped in that little thing.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't bite, don't bite."

Seeing the big lynx about to bite, Yin Li impulsively approached it, trying to save his phone.

As Yin Li moved closer, the big lynx retreated two steps, bared its teeth at him, and let out a growl.

"No, don't get angry. How about I start a video call?"

Almost as if temporarily brainless, Yin Li said, while clicking on a video call link request.

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