The young Saker Falcon had awakened, but it was like a patient who had only just recovered from a long illness.
It still needed plenty of time to regain its strength.
As Lin Xuan watched the young Saker Falcon, Xiao Qing curiously slithered closer.
It climbed onto the table and carefully examined the young Saker Falcon.
(If I'm not mistaken, falcons catch snakes for food too, right?)
(If that's the case, then this young Saker Falcon and Xiao Qing are natural enemies.)
While Xiao Qing watched the young Saker Falcon, the young Saker Falcon watched Xiao Qing as well.
When it spotted Xiao Qing, it let out a series of "geh-heh, geh-heh" cries.
It sounded as though it had encountered danger and was calling out.
"Don't be afraid. This Bamboo Viper stays by my side. It won't hurt you."
Seeing that the young Saker Falcon was frightened by Xiao Qing's appearance, Lin Xuan hurriedly reassured it.
A healthy adult Saker Falcon would naturally have nothing to fear upon encountering a White-lipped Bamboo Viper.
But this was only a chick, and it was still extremely weak, so it was naturally alarmed when it saw Xiao Qing.
"Xiao Qing, this young Saker Falcon isn't food. It'll stay with us for a while. Once it fully recovers and can fly on its own, I'll release it. So while it's here, you two need to get along peacefully."
"If you hurt it, I might get angry."
As he spoke, Lin Xuan put on a warning expression.
After all, some things had to be made clear to Xiao Qing in advance. If Xiao Qing didn't know and suddenly attacked the young Saker Falcon, that would be bad.
Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Xiao Qing understood that he cared greatly about this young Saker Falcon. After glancing at it, it huffily slithered off to one side.
There had already been a Panda Cub in the house. Although the Panda Cub had arrived before it, now another little chick had come along. Xiao Qing felt there was now another little fellow competing with it for Lin Xuan's affection.
Its position was under threat.
But it would not defy Lin Xuan's words.
Lin Xuan came before the young Saker Falcon and reached out to stroke its head.
Its feathers were fairly soft and smooth.
Perhaps it sensed Lin Xuan's gentleness, or perhaps seeing the White-lipped Bamboo Viper earlier had frightened it and drained some of its energy. Before it knew it, the young Saker Falcon closed its eyes and fell asleep beneath Lin Xuan's touch.
The young Saker Falcon had already woken once and seemed quite alert. If he fed it again, Lin Xuan did not intend to use a syringe to inject minced meat directly into its crop.
If possible, Lin Xuan hoped the young Saker Falcon could eat by itself.
That way, once it had fully recovered, it would not wait for Lin Xuan to feed it.
With that in mind, he still needed to prepare food for it.
As for what insects were best for feeding a chick, mealworms were naturally the right choice.
That meant he would need to make a trip to town to buy some mealworms.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan planned to take the young Saker Falcon, Xiao Qing, and the Panda Cub back to his house first, then drive to town alone.
After all, Saker Falcons were protected animals. If he took one into town and someone saw it, there would inevitably be trouble.
The viewers in the livestream room understood, of course, but plenty of people had never watched his livestream.
Having made up his mind, Lin Xuan carried the young Saker Falcon into the SUV, called Xiao Qing over, and drove toward home.
(Is the streamer taking the young Saker Falcon home?)
(Is the streamer planning to raise it?)
"Everyone saw it just now. This young Saker Falcon's strength is gradually returning, so I can't keep using a syringe to inject minced meat into its crop."
"I'm going into town to buy some insects to feed this chick. Leaving it in the wild would be dangerous, so I can only take it home for now before heading out again."
(Leave it at home? Isn't the streamer worried that the young Saker Falcon will wake up, not find you, and get scared?)
(Since the streamer is going into town, why not bring the young Saker Falcon along?)
(The person above, this Saker Falcon is a protected animal. We know that because we watch the livestream, but people who haven't seen the streamer's broadcasts might spot him carrying a young Saker Falcon and assume he's a poacher. If they call the police and get the streamer arrested, that would be bad.)
(Yeah, if something like that happened, even after the matter was cleared up, it would waste a lot of time.)
(Oh, right. I hadn't thought it through.)
(Sorry, streamer. You decide for yourself.)
Before long, Lin Xuan's car returned to the small courtyard at his home.
After parking, he carried the young Saker Falcon into his room. Then he brought out the Panda Cub's incubator and placed the Panda Cub in the room as well.
"Xiao Qing, I'm making a trip to town. I'll have to trouble you to watch over the young Saker Falcon at home."
"When I get back, I'll go into the mountains and get you some fresh food."
Lin Xuan looked at Xiao Qing. If he left, Xiao Qing was the only one who could help watch over the house.
Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Xiao Qing rubbed its head against his leg, then nodded.
It looked as though 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 the SUV, and drove away.
Xiao Qing climbed onto the windowsill and watched Lin Xuan's SUV grow more and more distant.
Although he had instructed Xiao Qing, Lin Xuan still left a drone at home when he departed.
That way, when the young Saker Falcon woke up, he would know immediately.
A little over half an hour later, Lin Xuan finally arrived in town.
He began looking for a shop that sold mealworms.
Back at home, half an hour after Lin Xuan left, the young Saker Falcon wrapped in the towel woke up again.
It curiously looked around and discovered that it was in an unfamiliar environment, completely different from where it had awakened earlier.
This frightened the young Saker Falcon, and it began crying "geh-heh, geh-heh" from atop the medical pad.
Hearing the young Saker Falcon's cries, Xiao Qing climbed onto the platform, came to its side, and flicked its tongue at it.
"Hiss, hiss~"
It made sounds as well, as though trying to communicate with the young Saker Falcon.
Unfortunately, one was a snake and the other was a bird. They simply were not on the same wavelength.
The young Saker Falcon continued crying "geh-heh."
Seeing that its cries had not stopped, Xiao Qing guessed that it might be hungry.
It slithered 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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