The call was from the Semi-Wild Area Managent Office of the neighboring reserve.
Madam ndun'er had gone crazy, bitten a giant panda, and it looked like she was out for blood.
That panda was purely captivity-bred, weaker in combat than ndun'er, and got beat without being able to fight back at all.
The staff at the wild area had tried everything but couldn't stop ndun'er, lots of barrier nets had been torn, and now ndun'er was guarding by the tree, trapping the panda up there for almost six hours already.
Usually, humans wouldn't intervene in conflicts between pandas in the semi-wild area.
But this ti, ndun'er's relentless pursuit gave off a vibe of do-or-die.
Now, the leaders were discussing whether to resort to so thod, knock ndun'er out first, and then rescue the terrified giant panda.
"They blew a sedative dart, but ndun'er was fearless, and we didn't dare continue in case we hurt her. No choice, Mr. Chen, we had to ask if you might have any ideas."
The voice from the other side was bitterly frustrated, clearly at wit's end.
What to say? Better hurry over and see what got Madam so riled up—that's the main thing.
The dorm at the conservation center, I'll just stay there next ti.
Besides Chen Ying's vehicle, the conservation center had sent people to follow, mainly to treat the injured panda.
We sped all the way and I dozed off a bit in the car, almost stumbled when I got out.
"Brother Ying, can you handle it?"
"I'm good, I'll just wash my face first."
Found a restroom, scooped up so cold water at the sink, splashed it over my face, and instantly felt refreshed.
The electric cart dropped us at the closest location, then a fifteen-minute walk on foot, and there was Madam gnashing her teeth patting the tree.
The panda clinging tightly to the trunk had a huge body but a weak aura.
"ndun'er, Madam, what exactly are you up to?"
Didn't dare co too close, fearing ndun'er wouldn't recognize kin in her fury.
ndun'er turned around, her face full of fierce anger.
But upon seeing Chen Ying, her rage gradually subsided.
She got up and walked over to Chen Ying, sitting down beside him.
"Hungry, need food."
When they ca in, Chen Ying casually picked up a bag of Little Apples. These were prepared by the staff of the semi-wild area to lure her away, but a fuming ndun'er didn't even glance at them, her focus locked on the panda in the tree.
Seeing ndun'er could still communicate, Chen Ying also relaxed, sat down, started petting and feeding her.
"What got you so angry?"
Don't even ntion it, just talking about it got ndun'er all fired up again.
"Are you two-legged beasts sick? I ca here looking for a boyfriend, and you brought in a female? And she even dares to steal my food and mocks for not being gentle and finding no male bear! Pfft! I'll make sure she'll never find a male bear for the rest of her life."
Chen Ying opened his mouth, then closed it, staring blankly toward the conservation staff.
He took out his cellphone, typing a surreptitious sentence: Why did you guys bring a female bear to ndun'er?
When Chen Ying relayed the ssage, the person in charge was also stunned, turning to the staff handling the tasks.
"That bear, the one up in the tree, are you sure it's really male and not female?"
"Male, yeah. Didn't we check during the full moon? Oh, c'mon boss, not another case of wrong gender?"
These sorts of mix-ups weren't uncommon, considering how tricky it can be to determine a giant panda's sex.
Back in the day, ilan returned to China for a blind date with Five Bears, only to discover that ilan was a drag queen star, which sentenced Wuyi to a lifeti of unrequited love and a wifeless sentence!
Where would you even begin to claim injustice?
(Rumor has it, Wuyi, who fell for ilan at first sight, earned the nickna 'Five Yan Clan.')
That whole farcical mix-up even angered the fierce Grandma ndun'er, causing a huge loss.
Chen Ying finally soothed ndun'er and was walking it to the other side to facilitate the others who were lowering the beat-up giant panda from the tree for a physical check.
After pacifying Grandma ndun'er, she seed ready to leave.
"There aren't any handso male bears here. Are you deceiving ?"
"Cross my heart, I'd deceive anyone but you. How about this? I'll first collect so photos and pheromones of handso bears, and after you make your choice, we can arrange a eting. How does that sound?"
ndun'er lay back, frustrated, and sprawled out while staring up at the sky.
Why was finding a male bear so hard? All it wanted was soone good-looking, strong, and big. Was that too much to ask?
Chen Ying heard its muttering and couldn't resist giving its cheeks a vigorous rub.
"You didn't say that initially."
He patted its soft, bouncy belly, "Who was it that initially said, as long as he's handso, it's fine?"
ndun'er turned its head away from Chen Ying, grunting for a while, "That was before, you also have to consider the kids. If his fighting ability is too poor, how is he going to conquer territories?"
"Yeah, right, like that bear, when I beat him up, he couldn't even fight back. In the wild, he'd probably be forced by other bears, with no strength to choose his own kids' dad."
Seriously, you wild folk really play hard.
After the wildlife staffers brought the bear back and had sent him a ssage, Chen Ying finally stood up, patting ndun'er's belly.
"I was up all night, can't hang on, gonna get so sleep. I'll co check on you later."
"Off you go, I'm going to sleep too, I'm dead tired."
ndun'er turned over, found so bamboo to eat, and then chose a satisfying large tree, climbed up, and settled down comfortably, snuggling against a branch and sleeping soundly.
Once sure that Grandma wasn't in a foul mood anymore, Chen Ying left carrying an apple bag.
"How is it, that panda okay?"
"It's just so external injuries, but its face got bitten and got slashed with a scar—likely disfigured."
The staff mber seed helpless, "We've already arranged for a DNA sample identification, should have results by tomorrow."
Who would have thought, this panda always displaying male characteristics, turns out to be a sister!
It's downright marriage fraud.
No wonder Grandma ndun'er got so upset, she was here for matchmaking, not to find a girlfriend.
Even imagining it myself feels utterly annoying.
Chen Ying sympathetically patted his arm, "There's another thing, might need to trouble you guys. ndun'er's wild nature is strong, just setting it up like this for a blind date, chances of success are not high. I think we can take a leaf out of that Black Panther's dating sche, shoot so clips, collect so pheromones for ndun'er to choose."
Eligible pandas are scarce and those convenient to transfer even more so. Chen Ying's proposal, although a test of patience, actually turned out to be cost-effective.
"But with ndun'er's temperant, can it listen to us?"
"No worries, you prepare on your end, and I'll co assist when it's ti."
With Chen Ying's assurance, the staff mber was half relieved.
Today, with Grandma so angry, the mont Chen Ying appeared and spoke a few words, it cald down, clearly showing its different attitude towards Chen Ying.
Another day of envying Chen, Druid Ying.
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