The Young Falcon That Left and Returned

Lin Xuan's eyes were bloodshot, his face filled with hatred.

He held the dagger and charged directly towards the Wolf King.

Today, he was determined to kill this wolf.

If not for the appearance of the Wolf King, the Panda Mother wouldn't have been in danger, and the young falcon wouldn't have been forced to fall off the cliff.

The young falcon couldn't fly. The cliff was so high; falling directly down meant it certainly wouldn't survive.

Mid-air, the falling young falcon recalled its mother teaching it how to fly.

It closed its eyes and, following its mother's remembered instructions, flapped its wings methodically.

Finally, the young falcon found its rhythm.

It felt it could start flying and let out an excited "gehe" sound.

Then, its figure soared upwards from below the cliff!

"Gehe!!"

A sharp cry also reached Lin Xuan's ears. He looked up at the sky and saw a saker falcon flying in the air.

This was clearly the young falcon he had saved. Seeing the little guy could fly and wasn't dead made Lin Xuan very happy and relieved.

The young falcon chirped at Lin Xuan, then swooped down towards the Wolf King.

It used its sharp beak to peck the Wolf King directly.

The Wolf King let out a yelp from the sudden attack.

One person, one bird, and one snake attacked the Wolf King together.

Xiao Qing sprayed venom, while the young falcon intermittently harassed it from the air.

As Lin Xuan approached the Wolf King, he plunged the dagger into its neck.

With a forceful slash, the Wolf King's neck was cut open, bleeding profusely.

It let out a muffled groan, yelping in pain.

Suffocation and pain shot through the Wolf King's nerves.

Gradually, the Wolf King's eyes dimmed. The next moment, its body thumped to the ground.

Lin Xuan, worried the Wolf King wasn't dead, threw a stone at it. Seeing no reaction, he stepped forward and stabbed it in the head again.

Thus, the Wolf King was finally dealt with.

With the threat gone, Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. His body relaxed, and a wave of exhaustion washed over him. His legs gave out, and he sat down on the ground, gasping for air.

"Gehe~~"

In the sky, the soaring young falcon dived and landed in Lin Xuan's arms.

The little creature nuzzled Lin Xuan's body with its head, then looked at him with concern.

Looking at the little creature in his arms gazing at him worriedly, Lin Xuan reached out his tired hand and stroked its head: Little guy, I'm okay. Thank you for your help.

"Hiss~"

Xiao Qing, who was beside him, also released Lin Xuan's wrist and nudged Lin Xuan's wrist with its head.

It looked up at Lin Xuan, as if asking, What about me?

"Xiao Qing, thank you too. Without your help, I really couldn't have dealt with this Wolf King."

It had to be said, this Wolf King's strength was far greater than the other four wolves.

Without the help of the young falcon and Xiao Qing, he wouldn't have been able to defeat it alone.

(Finally dealt with, that was truly thrilling!)

(Yeah, just like the streamer said, it would have been hard to deal with the Wolf King without the young falcon and Xiao Qing's help.)

(But thankfully, it's resolved now.)

(The young falcon can fly now too. Perhaps everything that happened today gave the young falcon an opportunity.)

(Yeah, yesterday this little guy couldn't fly at home. I didn't expect it to learn to fly after encountering such an event today. Well done, little guy.)

Lin Xuan looked at the young falcon in his arms. Now that the little guy could fly, should he consider letting it go?

After all, since it could fly, it meant it could find food on its own. He believed this young falcon wouldn't starve in the wild.

"Young falcon, you can fly now, which means it's time for us to part."

(No way, streamer! The young falcon just helped you. Why are you letting it go now?)

(Yeah, the young falcon finally learned to fly. Why is the streamer chasing it away?)

(I haven't had enough of watching this young falcon yet.)

(The streamer saved the young falcon's life, and the young falcon helped the streamer. This is a fair exchange; neither owes the other.)

(And now that the young falcon has learned to fly, even if it leaves the streamer's side, I believe it won't starve in the wild.)

(So, choosing to let the young falcon leave at this time is also a good outcome.)

(But...)

(Even though the young falcon has only been here for a few days, we can't bear to part with such a cute little guy.)

Hearing Lin Xuan's words, the young falcon blinked its eyes. It nuzzled Lin Xuan's body again with its head, then directly left Lin Xuan's embrace and flew into the sky.

Watching the little guy fly into the sky, getting farther and farther away, Lin Xuan felt a pang of reluctance, but he also understood that nature was its true home.

Xiao Qing looked up at the young falcon's figure in the sky and hissed.

After all, she had also taken care of this young falcon, and she naturally felt reluctant to see it leave.

"Alright, Xiao Qing, don't be sad. Nature is the young falcon's home. If you want to leave, you can go anytime."

Xiao Qing tilted her head and nuzzled Lin Xuan's arm. She didn't want to leave at all.

Staying with Lin Xuan meant good food was readily available, and she didn't have to hunt for it herself. Wasn't that great?

Therefore, Xiao Qing was unwilling to leave.

"Okay, let's pack up, take this wolf's corpse back, and I'll make you something delicious tonight to reward you."

"Hiss!"

Xiao Qing naturally became very excited at the mention of food.

Just as Lin Xuan was packing up the Wolf King's corpse, the young falcon that had left suddenly flew back. It was carrying a bird's corpse in its beak.

It landed in front of Lin Xuan and placed the bird's corpse on the ground, making a "gehe, gehe~~" sound.

It chirped at Lin Xuan, as if inviting him to eat the bird.

"Young falcon, didn't you already leave? Why have you come back?"

Seeing the young falcon, which had left, return again, Lin Xuan was very surprised.

The young falcon hopped in front of Lin Xuan and used its beak to tug at Lin Xuan's trouser leg.

Then, it shook its head.

"You mean, you didn't leave, but went to find food?"

"Gehe~"

"So your choice is, not to leave?"

"Gehe."

(The young falcon left and returned; it wasn't leaving after all, but went to find food.)

(Looking at it, is it inviting the streamer to eat together?)