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Hearing the system's voice, Lin Xuan was delighted.
However, while he was still celebrating, Xiao Qing in his waist pouch also noticed the Pteromys xanthipes.
It slowly crawled out of the pouch. Once it reached the ground, it assumed a hunting posture.
Then it slowly slithered toward the Pteromys xanthipes.
When Xiao Qing was still seventy or eighty centimeters away from the Pteromys xanthipes, it seemed to sense danger and hurried behind a stalagmite. At the same time, it let out anxious "dulu, dulu" cries.
Hearing the Pteromys xanthipes crying "dulu, dulu," Lin Xuan snapped back to his senses and saw Xiao Qing crawling toward it.
It looked like Xiao Qing had mistaken the Pteromys xanthipes for food.
"Xiao Qing, you can't."
Seeing this, Lin Xuan hurried forward and held Xiao Qing's body in his hand.
With its body held, Xiao Qing tilted its head at Lin Xuan, as though asking, What can't I do?
(Seeing Xiao Qing tilt its head at the streamer, I bet it was really confused, wondering why the streamer grabbed it.)
(Did Xiao Qing mistake the Pteromys xanthipes for food and want to hunt it, so the streamer stopped it?)
Lin Xuan smiled and looked at Xiao Qing. Xiao Qing, that Pteromys xanthipes isn't food. You can't eat it.
This animal was a critically endangered protected species.
Lin Xuan did not want Xiao Qing to simply treat it as food and eat it.
Hiss, hiss~
Xiao Qing flicked its tongue and nodded. Since Lin Xuan would not let it eat the Pteromys xanthipes, it would spare it for now.
However, it was already getting hungry.
It opened its mouth wide, signaling Lin Xuan to feed it.
Since it could not eat the Pteromys xanthipes, it was only natural for Lin Xuan to feed it instead, right?
Besides, the Pteromys xanthipes was the only thing down here.
As for the cavefish in the pool?
The water was too deep for Xiao Qing to catch them.
Seeing Xiao Qing open its mouth wide, Lin Xuan understood what it needed despite having spent only a few days together.
He crouched down, took several pieces of dried meat from his bag, and placed them on the ground. When Xiao Qing saw the dried meat, it immediately slithered over and began eating.
The Pteromys xanthipes, which had been frightened into hiding in a crack between the rocks by Xiao Qing, poked its head out. Its glossy black eyes watched Lin Xuan curiously.
When it saw Xiao Qing eating, the Pteromys xanthipes could not help licking its lips. It wanted to eat too, but it was afraid of Xiao Qing.
Through the small drone's observation, Lin Xuan also noticed the little creature hiding in the rock crevice.
Normally, Pteromys xanthipes should not have appeared in a cave like this.
They usually lived only in relatively shallow caves or Chinese juniper forest regions, often dwelling in steep rock caves, crevices, tree hollows, and similar places.
Moreover, this cave had only appeared less than two days ago, so this Pteromys xanthipes could not possibly have been living in this cave all along.
Lin Xuan guessed that it had probably been hungry and searching for food when it accidentally glided into this cave.
The cave was very tall, and there was no food inside that Pteromys xanthipes liked. If it remained here, there was probably only one outcome—it would starve to death.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan slowly walked toward where the Pteromys xanthipes was hiding while Xiao Qing ate.
When he was still a meter away from it, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground and took out a box of nuts from his backpack.
He opened the lid, took out the nuts, and placed them in front of himself.
"Little fellow, are you hungry? Come over and have something to eat."
He tried to make his voice as gentle as possible.
The Pteromys xanthipes hiding in the rock crevice heard Lin Xuan's voice and saw the food on the ground, causing its eyes to light up.
It sensed that the person a meter away had no ill intent. He did not make it feel nearly as tense as that snake had earlier.
(Is the streamer trying to feed the little flying squirrel?)
(Little flying squirrel? When did you all suddenly name this Pteromys xanthipes?)
(It can glide, and it looks a lot like a squirrel. Calling it a little flying squirrel is perfectly normal.)
(True, the name little flying squirrel suits its appearance quite well.)
(But I wonder whether this little flying squirrel will come out and accept the streamer's food.)
Everyone was curious whether the Pteromys xanthipes would come out.
Time passed second by second. Two minutes later, perhaps having realized there was no danger, the Pteromys xanthipes slowly stuck out its body and crawled from the rock crevice.
Then it slowly approached Lin Xuan.
Every time it took a step, it glanced at Lin Xuan.
Its pair of big, round eyes were especially adorable.
(Ugh, I can't take it anymore. AWSL.)
(Seeing the little flying squirrel from this close is just too cute.)
(Where's Ah Wei? Come out and die.)
Fifty centimeters.
Thirty centimeters.
Ten centimeters.
Five centimeters.
Seeing that Lin Xuan truly would not harm it, the Pteromys xanthipes grew slightly bolder. It ran straight to the nuts on the ground, stuffed one into its mouth, held another in its paws, and hurried back into the rock crevice where it had been hiding.
It ate the nuts while watching Lin Xuan.
(Doesn't this look like you secretly snacking, afraid your parents will catch you?)
(Why are you telling the truth, commenter above?)
(But this Pteromys xanthipes really does look like that, eating while keeping an eye on the streamer.)
(When I eat at home, I always close the door and eat as quietly as possible, afraid my parents will find out.)
"Haha, this Pteromys xanthipes really does look a little like that."
"But it was also frightened by Xiao Qing earlier, so it's very timid."
"The reason it dared to come over was probably because it was simply too hungry, so it took the risk."
"Normally, this Pteromys xanthipes should not be here."
"After all, everyone knows that this cave only appeared two days ago."
"So when I saw this Pteromys xanthipes, I guessed that it might have accidentally glided into this cave while looking for food."
(If that's really the case, then if this little flying squirrel can't get out, and there's no other food in this cave, won't it starve to death here?)
(If that's really the case, that would be such a shame.)
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