Forest Guardian's Daily Life: Saving a Giant Panda at the Start
Chapter 42

Xiao Qing and the Young Falcon Share a Room

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Although the young falcon had woken up, it was like a patient who had just recovered from a long illness.

It still needed enough time to regain its strength.

As Lin Xuan watched the young falcon, Xiao Qing, who was beside him, curiously came closer.

It climbed onto the tabletop and carefully examined the young falcon.

(If I'm not mistaken, don't falcons also hunt snakes for food?)

(If that's the case, then this young falcon and Xiao Qing are natural enemies.)

While Xiao Qing was observing the young falcon, the young falcon was also observing Xiao Qing.

When it noticed Xiao Qing, it let out a "gehe, gehe" sound from its mouth.

It sounded like it was calling out in fear.

"Don't be scared. This Bamboo Viper is with me, it won't hurt you."

Seeing that the young falcon was a little afraid of Xiao Qing's presence, Lin Xuan quickly comforted it.

If it were an adult, healthy falcon, it would not fear a White-lipped Bamboo Viper.

But this was a young chick, and it was still very weak. So, naturally, it was a bit panicked when it saw Xiao Qing.

"Xiao Qing, this young falcon is not food. It will stay with us for a while. When its body fully recovers and it can fly on its own, I will let it go. So, you two need to get along peacefully during this time."

"If you hurt it, I will be angry."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan made a warning expression.

After all, some things had to be told to Xiao Qing in advance. If Xiao Qing didn't know and suddenly attacked the young falcon, it would be bad.

Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Xiao Qing knew that Lin Xuan attached great importance to this young falcon. It glanced at the young falcon and then proudly crawled to the side to stay.

There was already a Panda Cub at home. Although the Panda Cub had arrived before it, now there was another young chick. Xiao Qing felt like there was another little fellow at home competing for attention with it.

This made its status feel threatened.

But it would not defy Lin Xuan's words.

Lin Xuan walked up to the young falcon and reached out, stroking its head.

Its feathers were quite smooth.

Perhaps sensing the gentleness from Lin Xuan, or perhaps because it had just seen the White-lipped Bamboo Viper and was startled, expending some energy, the young falcon unknowingly closed its eyes under Lin Xuan's touch and fell asleep.

The young falcon had woken up once and was in good spirits. Lin Xuan did not plan to use a syringe to inject the mashed food directly into its crop again if he were to feed it.

If possible, Lin Xuan hoped that the young falcon could eat on its own.

This way, when the young falcon fully recovered, it wouldn't be waiting for Lin Xuan to feed it.

So, if that was the case, he still had to prepare food for the young falcon.

As for what kind of insects were most suitable for feeding a young chick, it would naturally be mealworms.

If that was the case, he would need to go to town to buy some mealworms.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan decided to take the young falcon and Xiao Qing, and the Panda Cub back to his home, and then drive to town by himself.

After all, falcons are national protected animals. If he took it to town and someone saw it, it would cause some trouble.

Although the viewers in the live stream knew, many people had not watched his live stream before.

Having made up his mind, Lin Xuan carefully placed the young falcon into the off-road vehicle, called Xiao Qing, and then they drove towards home together.

(Is the streamer planning to take the young falcon home?)

(Is the streamer planning to raise it?)

"You all saw just now that the young falcon's strength is gradually recovering, so I can't continue to use a syringe to inject mashed food into its crop."

"I plan to go to town to buy some insects to feed this young chick. If I leave it in the wild, it will be very dangerous, so I can only take it home temporarily before I leave."

(Staying at home? Isn't the streamer worried the young falcon will wake up, not find you, and get scared?)

(Since the streamer is going to town, why not take the young falcon along?)

(The one above, this falcon is a protected animal! We who watch the stream know this, but others who haven't watched the streamer will definitely think the streamer is a poacher if they see him with a young falcon. They might even call the police and get the streamer arrested, which would be bad.)

(Yeah, if something like this happens, even after the matter is clarified, it will still waste a lot of time.)

(Oh, oh, that makes sense. I didn't think it through.)

(Streamer, I'm sorry, you decide.)

Soon, Lin Xuan's car returned to the small courtyard at his home.

After parking the car, he carefully carried the young falcon into his room. Then he took out the incubator for the Panda Cub and placed the Panda Cub in the room as well.

"Xiao Qing, I'm going to town for a bit. I'll trouble you to look after the young falcon at home."

"When I get back, we'll go into the mountains, and I'll get you some fresh food."

Lin Xuan looked at Xiao Qing. If he left, Xiao Qing would be the only one to help look after the house.

Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Xiao Qing rubbed its head against Lin Xuan's thigh and then nodded.

It looked as if it were saying, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of them."

"Then I'm off. I'll be back soon."

With that, Lin Xuan closed the door, got into his off-road vehicle, and drove away.

Xiao Qing climbed onto the windowsill and watched Lin Xuan's off-road vehicle get smaller and smaller.

Although he had reminded Xiao Qing, Lin Xuan still left a drone at home when he departed.

This way, he would know immediately when the young falcon woke up.

About half an hour later, Lin Xuan finally arrived in town.

He was looking for a shop that sold mealworms.

Meanwhile, at home, half an hour after Lin Xuan left, the young falcon, nestled in a towel, woke up again.

It looked around curiously, realizing it was in an unfamiliar environment, completely different from where it had just woken up.

This made the young falcon a little scared, and it chirped and called out on the medical pad.

Hearing the young falcon's sounds, Xiao Qing climbed onto the platform and came to the young falcon's side, flicking its tongue at it.

"Hiss~"

It also made a sound, as if communicating with the young falcon.

Unfortunately, one was a snake and the other a bird; their communication was on completely different wavelengths.

The young falcon continued to chirp and call out.

Seeing that its calls didn't stop, Xiao Qing guessed that it might be hungry.

It climbed down from the platform and went to the desk in Lin Xuan's room. It remembered that Lin Xuan seemed to have left some dried meat there.

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