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Lin Chengqian: [Although the person the teacher found appeared and saved us in less than five minutes.]

Lin Chengqian: [But the contrast in attitude is too obvious! crying. JPG]

Gong Jiang patted him on the shoulder and said in the group chat: [It's best not to compare yourself to Shi Wen unless absolutely necessary.]

Ge Yue patted his other shoulder sympathetically: [It's best not to compare yourself to Shi Wen unless it's absolutely necessary.]

Lin Chengqian: [Crying. JPG]

Shi Wen unaware of the conversation between the three people in the back seat, but she seemed to be having a pleasant chat with Yan Kexing.

They drove and chatted all the way to the foot of the mountain outside Leni County.

On the way, Shi Wen already knew.

In this incident, poachers chased the tiger, causing it to fall and die unexpectedly.

After the police apprehended the man, they sent the tiger for an autopsy, which revealed that it was a female tiger that had just given birth to cubs.

Based on the examination, it is estimated that the Hu Zai are less than two months old.

Now that the mother tiger is dead, the Hu Zai will certainly not survive if left on the mountain—experts speculate that there are at least two Hu Zai.

Everyone is now going up the mountain to look for Hu Zai.

The mountains and forests are too vast. In such a large area, it would be difficult to even search for humans, let alone find Hu Zai that have been hidden and have not yet been weaned.

Because of this incident, experts from all walks of life rushed over.

Yan Kexing, as one of the experts, represented the official invitation to Shi Wen.

He possesses the Qilin Bloodline, giving him a unique advantage in finding beasts, and he also has a proven track record of finding the Little Forest Rat.

The weather is getting cold, and the Hu Zai are too young to survive on their own. We need to find them as soon as possible.

Shi Wen can make the search much faster.

Yan Kexing led them up the mountain and directed the main camp to be set up halfway up the mountain.

The person in charge was very polite to Yan Kexing, and upon learning that Shi Wen was invited by him, he was also very polite to Shi Wen. He took out a map and said, "We now have seven search and rescue teams, searching in these seven directions. There are also a few other directions, but no one has gone there yet."

Upon Shi Wen that the other party was asking him to choose a direction, Shi Wen waved his hand and said, "I'm more skilled in unconventional search and rescue methods."

The person in charge listened attentively. "Please go ahead."

Shi Wen explained, "Beasts have their own paths. I'll see if I can find one first. If not, I'll come back for a map and start the search."

The person in charge said, "That works too."

Shi Wen didn't like bringing too many people, so he only Yan Kexing.

Gong Jiang and his team remained at base camp, waiting for the next search and rescue team to arrive so they could go up the mountain together to conduct the search and rescue operation.

This primeval forest is so dense that it is completely unsuitable for humans to venture into the mountains alone.

If anyone gets lost in the forest while going in, not only will the search and rescue team fail to find the Hu Zai, but they will also have to send other people to search for them, which would make things complicated.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing took walkie-talkies and headed up the mountain.

They quickly disappeared from the person in charge's sight.

Shi Wen carefully observed the animal tracks and asked Yan Kexing curiously, "You can't find the tiger either?"

Yan Kexing is no ordinary person; he should be able to sense such wild animals completely.

Yan Kexing shook his head. "To me, a tiger is like an ant. Beings like us don't bother with creatures that are too weak."

Shi Wen sighed, "The way you put it, I'm even more curious about your identity."

Yan Kexing patted him on the shoulder. "You'll know someday."

Shi Wen, "I hope that day comes soon."

Shi Wen has awakened the Qilin Bloodline and can decipher much information in the forest, which may also be an instinct of beasts.

After walking for a short while, Shi Wen suddenly pointed to a mark in the dirt ahead and said, "Look over there, I think I've found tiger tracks."

Yan Kexing examined it carefully. "Don't lie to me, these are clearly wild boar tracks."

"Really, besides wild boar, there are also tiger tracks." Shi Wen pointed to the other side, gesturing as he spoke, "Look, the wild boar walked along this road, and the tiger ambushed it here. It must have bitten it three times, but the wild boar wasn't killed and managed to escape, heading in that direction, which is why the tracks it left are so deep."

Yan Kexing down and said, "So, this wild boar must have been quite large to have escaped successfully."

"Yes, it's not an ordinary wild boar." Shi Wen felt around in the muddy ground and pulled out a thick, stiff, grayish-white hair. "Look, tiger fur."

Yan Kexing stared at his hand, took out his phone to take a picture, and uploaded the photo to the temporary tiger-hunting group.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves:

[Wow! You found it already?!]

Wow, that hand—uh, no, I mean, who found the tiger fur?

[Really? Professor Yan, didn't you just arrive?]

Where did you find it? We're coming right away.

Shi Wen had just been added to the large group chat and, seeing the buzz in the chat, quickly replied, "[No, we've only found the location where the tiger was; we're not sure if the marks were left by the dead tigress.]"

Large group:

[Yes, it could also be a male tiger. The territories of male and female tigers can overlap; if there are Hu Zai, there must also be a male tiger present.]

[There's some overlap; this area is most likely still the tigress's territory.]

[If the tigress is on this side, the male tiger probably won't come over, right? A tigress that has just given birth is incredibly fierce.]

[I don't know. Shi Wen, could you please leave the tiger hair? I'll take it for testing later.]

[Anyway, finding the tiger's fur is a victory; we searched for so long but didn't find a single hair.]

[Let's stick to our original plan and search separately. @Yan Kexing, Professor Yan, let us know when you find it, and we'll head over.]

[Yes, yes, please let us know if you find it. We don't want to miss this exciting moment.]

Shi Wen that there was nothing noteworthy in the group chat, Shi Wen turned off his phone and continued searching with Yan Kexing.

The tiger was so big that the marks it left were exceptionally deep.

Shi Wen quickly found the tiger's path. "This is the right road. Look, there's still half a footprint here. Judging from this mark, it must have been traveling this route every day."