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Yan Kexing: "Do you want to go down?"

Shi Wen and said, "Maybe we should just leave it alone and not disturb them. Anyway, the meat has already been put in the cave, and the temperature is so low now, it shouldn't spoil. It will see it when it gets back."

The scent of snow leopards in the cave was very fresh, indicating that male snow leopards must return to the cave every day.

Since it will go back, the meat won't go to waste.

Even if it doesn't go back for a few days, the meat shouldn't spoil; at most, it might not be as fresh.

Compared to the possibility of a male snow leopard having cubs with a female snow leopard, a little bit of stale meat is nothing to regret.

They hesitated for a moment in the air, but ultimately decided to head back and not disturb the snow leopard.

Before heading back, Shi Wen called out to Yan Kexing, "Wait a minute, let me take a picture. If I don't take one this time, I probably won't be able to capture such a rare date scene next time."

Yan Kexing remained steadily in the sky, and after finding his phone in his backpack, he took a picture of the snow leopard.

The male snow leopard was unaware that its affectionate moments with the female snow leopard had already been captured on camera.

Shi Wen took several photos in one go, from various angles, and from each angle you could clearly see the scene of it snuggling up with the mother snow leopard.

After taking the photos, Shi Wen couldn't resist. He opened his album, selected a few photos where they weren't even visible, and posted them directly to his WeChat Moments: [A once-in-a-century sight—photos of snow leopards on a date.]

He doesn't post much on WeChat Moments, but every time he does, he gets a lot of likes and comments.

The same thing happened this time; in less than five minutes, there were already more than fifty likes.

There are also numerous comments below.

Shi Wen glanced at the comments, saw nothing particularly noteworthy, turned off the screen, put it in his pocket, and, holding Yan Kexing, said, "Let's go back."

Yan Kexing flicked his tail and flew down the mountain with him.

Back at the car, Shi Wen saw Yan Kexing on his clothes and pushed him into the passenger seat. "I'll drive, you rest for a while."

Yan Kexing: "Drive slower."

Yan Kexing playing on his phone in the passenger seat and gave Shi Wen a thumbs up.

Their mutual friend saw it soon enough.

Gong Jiang sent a message to Yan Kexing: [Teacher, have you gone to see the snow leopard?]

Yan Kexing: [Hmm.]

Gong Jiang: [The videos we've made recently are pretty ordinary, nothing special. If it's convenient, could we film a video about snow leopards? Something like "Snow Leopards in the High Mountains."]

Yan Kexing: [I'll give you the address. You can come and take the photos yourselves. Be careful when you come.]

The snow leopards they encountered were all well-behaved and did not attack humans unprovoked.

The Gong Jiang have been working in the wild for a long time and have a certain ability to protect themselves, so they should not encounter any danger when photographing snow leopards.

Yan Kexing was relatively confident in his students.

Logically, the message should have ended at this point.

Gong Jiang couldn't help but post another message: "[Can we ask Brother Shi to be our guide? Without him, it might be difficult to capture interesting scenes.]"

Yan Kexing paused for a moment, then replied, "[You can ask him; if he has time, he should be willing.]"

Gong Jiang dared not ask Yan Kexing, and hurriedly went to bother Shi Wen, explaining his demands.

After Shi Wen, Shi Wen said, "[You guys go up the mountain to photograph the male snow leopard yourselves. I'll give you the address. We should be going to the Sanjiangyuan to see the snow leopard cubs in a couple of days. If you're interested, you can come with us.]"

The snow leopard cub grew up on a ranch and is very friendly, with a high tolerance for humans. If you were to photograph it, you could probably capture a lot of interesting footage.

Gong Jiang immediately replied, "Okay, then let us know in a couple of Brother Shi."

Shi Wen was quite supportive of Gong Jiang and his team's work, notifying them a day in advance when they were going to see the snow leopard cub.

The three men from Gong Jiang arrived at the ranch early the next morning, intending to set off with them to the Sanjiangyuan Protected Area.

Ge Yue seemed quite excited. "It's been so long since I've seen the little snow leopard, I wonder how it's doing now?"

Shi Wen said, "The staff at the Sanjiangyuan area say it's doing very well; it's adapted well to the local environment and is now almost becoming the local tyrant."

Ge Yue: "It was originally a ferocious beast, so it's perfectly normal for it to become a tyrant."

Shi Wen at the blindly optimistic Ge Yue and said, "There are brown bears in there; even tigers might not be a match for them."

Ge Yue: "Brown bears have a strong bite force, but they are slow. If a snow leopard cub were to face one, it might not be able to win in a head-on fight, but it could manage a guerrilla-style attack."

Shi Wen said, "Then let's go take a look first."

As they were setting off, White Tiger seemed to understand that they were going to see the snow leopard cub, and ran to the front of their vehicle, trying to climb in.

Shi Wen picked it up and said, "We're going to the park; it's not appropriate for you to go."

The White Tiger pressed its belly against Shi Wen's hand, preventing him from taking it away. "Awoo."

Shi Wen, "Trying to cheat won't work."

That being said, when the White Tiger stretched out its claws and hooked onto the seat, Shi Wen did not forcefully try to pry its claws off.

Seeing the White Tiger acting shamelessly, Yan Kexing said, "I'll talk to the people over at Sanjiangyuan and ask them to take it with them."

Shi Wen said, "This is the only way; otherwise, it won't let us go."

The White Tiger successfully cheated, and in a flash, it ran to the back seat and obediently sat down, using a proper dog squat.

Shi Wen as they were about to close the car door, the little fox darted out and ran straight to the back seat, where it also squatted down.

Since the White Tiger can go, adding another little fox won't be a big deal.

Shi Wen rubbed his temples and glanced at the back seat. "Be good when we go out. Follow instructions on the way and don't cause trouble, or you'll have to take away my snacks and be put in solitary confinement when we get back."

The White Tiger and the little fox roared in unison, indicating that they understood.

The leaders from the Sanjiangyuan area were very familiar with them. When they heard that the White Tiger and the little fox were going to see the snow leopard cub, the leaders had no objections, only telling them to keep a close eye on them and not let the two little ones slip away halfway.