Chapter 39

When Mu Ling arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.

Wei Li saw Mu Ling's car coming back and was about to go up to say hello when he saw Mu Ling get out of the driver's seat, go around to the back seat, open the back door, and fiddle with something inside.

Wei Li thought she was moving the fish food bucket and rushed over to help, shouting, "Director, I'll do it..."

Before he could utter the word "bar", a giant eagle with a white head, gray body and golden wings suddenly appeared in his sight.

Wei Li paused and stood a few steps away, looking a little confused.

The giant eagle got down from the car and finally regained its freedom. It spread its wings and was about to fly into the sky!

Mu Ling grabbed its feet and held it down tightly!

The giant eagle couldn't fly and fell back into the woman's arms in a mess. When it was about to struggle, the woman wearing a helmet and protective clothing simply grabbed its wings and walked into a room next door.

Wei Li saw the director, armed like a robber, running towards the veterinary station with the giant eagle in his arms, with Lightning still chasing him. He reacted and quickly followed.

As Wei Li ran into the veterinary station, she saw that the director could not hold the fluttering giant eagle. She let go and the giant eagle flew up.

"Oh! Close the door quickly!" Mu Ling was afraid that Ta Yun would fly out, so she quickly shouted to Wei Li.

Wei Li quickly closed the door and looked bewilderedly at the giant eagle circling back and forth in the small veterinary station. Confusedly, he asked, "Isn't this...Tayun? Director, did you steal the bird?"

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling opened the visor of her helmet and looked at Wei Li, speechless. "Brother Wei, I'm the director. Tayun is an animal in our park. Do I need to steal it?"

Wei Li choked: "That's not what I meant. I just saw you acting sneaky..."

Mu Ling: “…”

Why is she being sneaky? She is just being careful!

Mu Ling took off her mask again and asked, "Is Brother Xiang back?"

"Brother Xiang? No, right? Oh, now that you mention it, it seems like I haven't seen Brother Xiang all day?"

Mu Ling frowned. Brother Xiang hadn't come back all day? Where had he been? He didn't even answer the intercom...

Feeling a little worried, Mu Ling looked towards the giant eagle in the sky again, raised her arm, and tentatively called out, "Ta Yun."

The giant eagle hovering in the air suddenly swooped down and grabbed Mu Ling's arm with its sharp claws.

"Holy crap!" Wei Li was shocked. "Director, have you ever learned falconry training?"

"No." One arm was still too strained, so Mu Ling supported the arm with her other hand and brought the giant eagle to the operating table. She put it down and said:

"It seems like it doesn't need to learn. Just raise your hand and call its name and it will come down on its own... I thought it would be unhappy and ignore me because I pulled its wings just now, but I didn't expect it to still pay attention to me. It seems that its previous owner really trained it well. Brother Wei, you can try it later."

Wei Li: “???”

What was he trying to do? Call the eagle? Him? No way! How could he possibly call upon Tayun?

Wei Li still remembers the atrocities that Ta Yun committed when he first came to the zoo. At that time, Ta Yun had an irritable temper and a sharp cry. Because he had been given a wing-softening injection, the already mentally unstable bird was even more likely to lose control of his emotions.

The bird's beak would leave a bloody hole with every bite, and its wings would give a big slap in the face with every slap.

At that time, there were more staff than in the Bic Zoo, but all the keepers who were responsible for feeding Tayun were hospitalized, no one was spared!

Because Tayun will take revenge on humans, it seems to know that the soft wing needles were given to it by humans. For this reason, it hates humans very much and will kick them a few times when it sees them passing by. Moreover, it especially likes to attack people's faces, especially your eyes!

Thinking of this, and looking at the director again, Wei Li suddenly understood why the director wanted to trap her like a robber. Wasn't she afraid too?

Mu Ling was indeed afraid, so there was absolutely no way she would take the helmet.

Mu Ling then told Wei Li how she had discovered Tayun and how she had saved him. After hearing this, Wei Li frowned, "How could the soft-wing needle be ineffective? Thank goodness you were here today, Director. If you weren't here, it would have drowned."

Mu Ling said, "Brother Xiang said it ate too much snake gall and released the seal on itself."

Wei Li thought about it and nodded. "That's a possibility. Taoyun is actually very smart, and it's never reconciled to the fact that it can't fly. I heard from my former colleagues in the bird department that Taoyun, even though it can't fly anymore, still likes to roost in high places. Can you imagine a big eagle flapping its wings like a chicken at low altitude, then climbing trees one by one? It climbs every day!"

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling looked at the giant eagle on the operating table, stroked its back feathers, and said a few words on its behalf: "How can you call it a chicken? How presumptuous..."

Wei Li said, "Anyway, Tayun has always wanted to fly again. It probably discovered by accident that snake gallbladders are useful, so it ate a lot. However, its flight is still not very stable..."

Mu Ling sighed, took a dry towel, spread open the giant eagle's huge wings, and began to carefully wipe the water stains deep in its feathers: "Anyway, it's in my hands now, and this won't happen again."

The giant eagle was very well behaved when brushing its feathers. Although it would occasionally flap its wings or take a few steps in annoyance, it did not fly away or attack Mu Ling.

Seeing how good-tempered it was, Mu Ling wanted to return its sincerity to it, so she took off the helmet.

But after hesitating for a while, Mu Ling still didn't take it. She was timid and was afraid that Ta Yun would beat her!

Wei Li watched the entire process of Mu Ling wiping Ta Yun from the side, as if he was watching a science fiction movie.

He couldn't help but think of the bird keepers who had been admitted to the hospital, and then looked at Tayun and the director now.

I shed a few bitter tears for my old colleagues.

After wiping for about ten minutes, the giant eagle's body was almost dry, and then Mu Ling used a hair dryer to blow its feathers, making sure to dry them completely.

Wei Li originally thought, you will definitely react to the wind, right?

As a result, the eagle was more obedient when it was walking on the cloud and blowing the wind than when it was wiping. Wiping required constantly turning its feathers, but blowing the wind did not require that. So the giant eagle stood on the platform, blowing the wind, and almost fell asleep.

Wei Li: “…”

It's outrageous!

After blowing its feathers, Mu Ling carried the giant eagle to the examination room and took some X-rays for it. During this period, the giant eagle still did not resist.

Wei Li was watching outside the examination room and couldn't help but have some unrealistic fantasies.

Could it be that after a year of adapting to the park, Tayun has really become docile?

Thinking of what the headmaster had just said, asking him to try summoning Tayun as well, Wei Li couldn't help but feel a little excited. Maybe Tayun would be so obedient when facing him!

"It seems there's nothing wrong." More than ten minutes later, in the examination room, Mu Ling reviewed several X-rays again and again, and finally said to the giant eagle beside her: "Congratulations, there's nothing wrong with your body, but just in case, you should take some medicine."

Mu Ling said this and went outside to prepare the medicine. After preparing the medicine, she mixed it into a can of meat and placed it in front of Du Ying.

Wei Li suddenly remembered that his former colleague from the Department of Birds had said that Tayun did not eat cooked meat. It did not eat bird food or meat strips, but only ate mountain mice that it caught.

Wei Li was about to tell Mu Ling when he saw the giant eagle lower its tall head, approach the meat jar, take a peck, and take away a small piece of minced meat, eating it in two bites.

Wei Li: “…”

Good, good, he has become more friendly and even eats cooked meat. It seems that he can really summon it!

So, as soon as Tayun finished his canned food, Wei Li immediately spoke tentatively: "Director, um..."

He stretched out his arm suggestively and waved it in front of Mu Ling's eyes.

Mu Ling was such a smart person that he understood immediately and laughed: "Okay, you want to try it, right? Then come on, just call it!"

Wei Li immediately raised his arm and called out to the giant eagle that had finished eating the meat can and was pecking at his wings, "Tayun, come!"

The giant eagle pecked its wings very seriously.

"Tayun, come!"

After the giant eagle pecked at the left wing, it pecked at the right wing.

"Treading on the clouds!"

"Walking on the clouds?"

"Treading on the clouds..."

Three minutes later, Wei Li looked at Mu Ling dimly.

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling was also a little embarrassed. She raised her arm and said, "Maybe it's full and doesn't want to move. Let me try..."

"Swoosh." The giant eagle suddenly spread its wings and flew over. It landed on Mu Ling's arm skillfully without waiting for Mu Ling to call it. It came over with a gesture.

Mu Ling: “…”

Wei Li: “…”

Mu Ling carefully looked at Wei Li's expression and guiltily excused herself, "Maybe it just doesn't recognize you yet..."

Wei Li, however, had already seen through the reality. He said with a vicissitudes of life, "Forget it, at least it didn't bother me, that's not bad..."

You don't have to be so humble...

Mu Ling thought for a moment and added, "It could also be because I saved it. After all, Tayun is already quite old, and it must understand the meaning of a savior."

Tayun is already eighteen years old.

In the wild, eagles usually live to 50-70 years old, making them very long-lived animals.

As an eighteen-year-old S-level ferry eagle, Ta Yun has a lot of experience in his eagle life. He is not as ignorant and naughty as ordinary animals. He is more mature and stable, and more sensible. Therefore, it is normal for him to give his savior some extra face.

Wei Li shook his head, but he didn't want to talk anymore. He was indeed relying on luck. Look at Qilin, Lightning, Qingjiao, and Pimi. Which one of them wasn't only accessible to the headmaster? What was there to be surprised about the addition of Tayun?

Mu Ling didn't know how to comfort Brother Wei, so she just said awkwardly, "Then I'll give it a mental evaluation first."

It was a pleasant surprise for Mu Ling that Ta Yun would now respond to her call. If Ta Yun became controllable, would she no longer need to give it the soft wing needles?

However, whether Tayun can be controlled still depends on whether its nerve damage value is stable, so identification is essential. Only after the identification results come out can Mu Ling discuss with Director Wang how to deal with Tayun.

During the mental evaluation, Tayun was still very cooperative. An hour later, the results came out, but when Mu Ling looked at the data, she was stunned.

89.6%...

Tayun’s damage value has reached as high as 89.6%?

That's a pretty big number.

Moonlight's damage value was 92.7%, and we had seen its condition before. It was in great pain and extreme. The whole bear was in a state where it couldn't calm down at all, and it had to be forcibly calmed down with the use of drugs.

But stepping on the clouds...

It really does not suffer much less damage than Moonlight, but how can it be so obedient?

Is it really because of his age and stable personality?

Is this the charm of a mature man?

Even though he was in great pain, he still remained polite to his savior.

Oh my god! What kind of angel bird is this!!!

Mu Ling's fingers began to tremble. She put down the appraisal report and without a word, she went forward to hug the giant eagle, stroking its wings and back feathers. She said gently, "Sister, I promise you, even if you become paralyzed in the future, sister will definitely take good care of you and make you the happiest free-range chicken in the entire galaxy!"

The giant eagle's black pupils were sharp and indifferent. It lowered its head to look at the round helmet that was holding it. Perhaps because it didn't understand what this behavior meant, its small head tilted with a confused expression.

With Tayun's identification data, Mu Ling contacted Director Wang.

While Mu Ling was talking to Director Wang, Li Yan and Lin Xuan also came back outside.

As soon as the two parked the car in the garage, they heard a roar coming from behind. Looking back, they saw that it was another car driving back.

The man with a stern face got out of the driver's seat, and Li Yan called out from a distance, "Xiao Xiang."

Xiang Bie paused, looked at Li Yan, nodded as a greeting, and then looked in the direction of the restaurant.

Mu Ling should be eating at this time.

Xiang Bie walked towards the restaurant, and Lin Xuan and Li Yan also walked over. Inside the restaurant, a newly hired waitress was washing dishes. Seeing Lin Xuan and the other two, she had met Lin Xuan yesterday, so she said, "Well, you haven't eaten yet, right? I'll serve you some..."

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It's okay, we can do it ourselves."

As she spoke, she walked around to the bar.

Xiang Bie glanced around and asked, "Is the director not here?"

The waitress, Xiao Zhang, didn't know Xiang Bie, but when he asked, she quickly answered: "It seems the director hasn't come back yet. I haven't seen her all afternoon..."

Xiang Bie frowned, walked out of the restaurant with a sullen face, and went to the veterinary station.

As soon as I reached the door of the veterinary station, it was opened from the inside.

"Hey, Brother Xiang!" Wei Li was quite surprised to see Xiang Bie outside the door. "The director was just asking you about that."

Xiang Bie frowned: "Is the director in there?"

“Yes.”

Xiang Bie pursed his lips. When he thought that Tayun might have been missing or killed, his expression turned very bad. He carefully considered his words and walked past Wei Li. He was about to tell Mu Ling about this matter... The next second, the words on his lips were swallowed back...

In the small veterinary station, Mu Ling was sitting on the sofa. Next to her sat a black panther with a stern face and a fierce look. On her knees stood a giant eagle with a white head, a dark gray body, black claws, and gray-gold wings.

The giant eagle's sharp eyes were staring at Mu Ling's face, while Mu Ling was gently stroking the giant eagle's fur, whispering softly, "I've already asked Director Wang, and he suggests you get a wing softening injection. But I don't really want to. Tell me, can you accept being caged? Our animal dormitories are about to be completed, and they're very tall. Can you fly inside? Can we just stay inside?"

Mu Ling's tone sounded like she was negotiating with the giant eagle, but Xiang Bie's gaze could no longer be taken away from the arrogant giant eagle's face.

"Director, Brother Xiang is back!" Wei Li said loudly at this time.

Mu Ling was stunned, then immediately looked up. Seeing that it was Xiang Bie, she was extremely surprised: "Oh, Brother Xiang, you are finally back. I thought something happened to you! Why didn't you answer me? Ah, Brother Wei, quickly close the door!"

Wei Li was startled and quickly said, "Okay, okay, you guys chat, I'll go to the restaurant and save some food for you."

Having said that, Wei Li hurried out and slammed the door shut from the outside.

In the veterinary station, not counting the animals, there were only Mu Ling and Xiang Bie left.

Seeing Brother Xiang staring at the giant eagle, Mu Ling said, "This is Tayun. Didn't you go up the mountain to look for Tayun?"

Xiang Bie didn't say anything, just looked at Mu Ling.

Mu Ling guessed that Brother Xiang probably didn't listen to the intercom, so she told him again how she met Tayun and how she brought Tayun down the mountain.

Xiang Bie's face turned cold after hearing this. After a while, he spoke: "Don't you want to give it a shot?"

Mu Ling hesitated. "I just asked Director Wang, and he said it must be repaired. But look how well-behaved Tayun is. I was wearing a helmet just now, and then I saw how well-behaved it was, so I tried to take it off. Then it didn't hurt me, and it let me touch it and even listened to my calls. If you don't believe me, just look!"

Mu Ling said this and moved slightly.

As soon as she moved, the giant eagle spread its wings and flew into the air.

Mu Ling stood up, stretched out her arms, and said, "Tread on the clouds."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flew down from the cloud and landed steadily on Mu Ling's arm.

Mu Ling smiled widely: "Brother Xiang, look!"

Xiang Bie looked at the eagle with gloomy eyes. After looking for a while, he suddenly opened the door.

Mu Ling was instantly shocked: "Brother Xiang!"

The door opened, but the giant eagle did not fly out immediately. It still stood on Mu Ling's arm. Because the arm was thin, like a stick, and a little shaky, it moved again, took two steps up, and stood on Mu Ling's upper arm, which was a little more stable.

Mu Ling was a little surprised when she saw that Tayun didn't fly out, and she exclaimed "Huh".

Xiang Bie said: "Go out."

Mu Ling seemed to understand what Brother Xiang meant. He wanted to test whether Tayun would still listen to her in an open environment.

Mu Ling was a little nervous: "But if it flies away..."

"You can't fly away." Xiang Bie clenched the spear in his hand.

Mu Ling understood. She took a deep breath and walked out.

Sure enough, as soon as she went out, the giant eagle spread its wings and took off.

Its figure was getting farther and farther away. Xiang Bie raised his spear from below, took aim, and said, "Summon."

Mu Ling quickly raised her arms and shouted, "Tread on the clouds!"

Mu Ling's voice was indeed a little too loud. She was afraid that Ta Yun couldn't hear it, but other people in the restaurant not far away also heard it.

Lin Xuan and Li Yan looked back. Through the glass on all sides, they could easily see the bright area at the entrance of the veterinary station. The director was standing there, looking up at the sky with his right arm raised.

The two were confused, but at this moment, they saw a huge bird shadow falling rapidly in the night sky, landing steadily on the director's arm, and then folding its huge wings.

"Bang!" Lin Xuan stood up from the chair in an instant and almost pushed the chair over.

"Tayun?" Li Yan was also a little shocked: "Did the director just call me Tayun?"

They have been on the job for several days, so Li Yan naturally knows which S-level war beasts are currently in Piccolo Zoo.

Lin Xuan didn't have time to answer Li Yan, she immediately walked outside. Seeing this, Li Yan put down his chopsticks and followed her out.

…

"Brother Xiang, it's really obedient!" Mu Ling was very surprised. She held the giant eagle on her arm, and the smile on her face was almost overflowing.

The giant eagle then noticed Xiang Bie who was pointing a gun at him. Memories from not long ago emerged in his mind, and he seemed to have finally recognized that this person was his enemy!

The hair all over its body exploded instantly, and the giant eagle suddenly spread its wings and made an attacking posture.

"Tayun, don't be afraid, brother means no harm." Mu Ling quickly comforted the giant eagle and looked at Xiang Bie again.

Xiang Bie put down the gun in silence.

Seeing that the enemy no longer sent out dangerous signals, the giant eagle finally slowly retracted its wings and calmed down under Mu Ling's comfort.

Xiang Bie said at this time: "No need to mend the needle, just heal its wings and don't let it fall again."

Mu Ling looked at Xiang Bie: "Is it really possible? Will it really not fly away?"

"Yeah." Xiang Bie said, his deep eyes looking at Mu Ling again: "As long as you are here, it won't leave."

For some reason, Mu Ling herself was not sure about something, but after hearing Brother Xiang's confirmation, she felt as if she had taken a reassurance pill and was not too worried anymore.

Mu Ling touched the giant eagle's wings again and said, "Well, Tayun, my brothers and sisters have decided to trust you. I hope you won't let them down, okay?"

As Mu Ling spoke, she couldn't help but lean over and kiss the giant eagle's little head.

The giant eagle was startled and immediately turned to look at Mu Ling.

Mu Ling was stunned for a moment when she saw its reaction. She was used to kissing Qilin and she was a little too proud of herself for a moment.

It’s over, Tayun won’t be angry, right?

Mu Ling had just thought of this when, sure enough, the next second, Tayun suddenly spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Mu Ling thought it was going to run away, so she quickly called out, "Tayun, Tayun!"

But this time, Tayun did not fly back to her hand. It circled in the sky, and then suddenly fell down, landing in front of Mu Ling. It fanned Mu Ling's arms with its wings, then flew into the sky again, fell again, and then began to circle around Mu Ling.

Mu Ling was confused. She continued to raise her arms to let Tayun rest, but Tayun was still flying. Mu Ling asked Xiang Bie: "Brother Xiang, what happened?"

Xiang Bie looked at Mu Ling with complicated eyes and tightly knitted brows.

After a long while, he exhaled and said, "It's courting."

Mu Ling: “…”

Xiang Bie said solemnly: "Pecking each other's neck hair is a sign of intimacy. You express your intimacy to it, and it gives you feedback, inviting you to go up to the sky and complete the courtship ritual with it..."

"It has just demonstrated it to you. The falling and the holding of hands are all part of the ritual. Flying around you is a display of its power and protection."

Mu Ling: “…”

Xiang Bie rubbed his brows and looked at Mu Ling: "I advise you not to agree. Eagles are monogamous. If they decide that you are their mate, they will be hostile to other creatures around you."

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Lingren felt a little numb. She said stiffly, "Brother Xiang, is there a possibility that even if I agree, I won't be able to fly..."

Xiang Bie said calmly: "So why kiss it?"

Mu Ling: “…”

"It's not a good habit to be affectionate everywhere."

Mu Ling: “…”

Why is she even flirting with him? She was just casually kissing...

Others let me kiss you!

Mu Ling had no choice but to call out in a strong tone: "Tayun!"

This time, Tayun seemed to finally realize that his courtship had failed. He flew in the sky for a while, and then slowly returned to Mu Ling's arms. He hung his head, hunched his neck, and his wings had no strength left.

At the age of eighteen, in the prime of youth, he had already suffered a broken heart before his first love even began.