When Xie Tianlang stated expressionlessly to the live stream camera that the panda cub comfortably lying in the arms of a beautiful woman was a real panda, the entire internet erupted in excitement.
Not to mention the onlookers who all looked like they were saying "Are you kidding me?", the live stream chat on the young man's screen was flooded with comments in that instant.
No, no, no, I don't believe it! How could that possibly be a real panda cub?! Although it is indeed incredibly cute, intelligent, and adorable! How could a real panda cub be wandering the streets and I still haven't encountered one?!
[Oh my god, I feel like I missed out on a fortune! I was watching the live stream right there, two streets away! I even said that if it was a real panda cub, I'd rush over immediately and skip work, but when I watched the live stream, the panda cub was just barking like a dog!]
[Impossible! I don't believe it either! How could a real panda bark like a dog?! And it even tilts its head back to buy itself breakfast! Is that scientific? No way! Only dogs have that kind of intelligence!]
[Upstairs, I know you really regret not watching right away, but I won't allow anyone to question our little cutie's intelligence!]
Who says pandas aren't as smart as dogs?! There are comparisons between Border Collies and Huskies among dogs, and even among humans, there are individual differences in IQ, ranging from 70 to 120! Why can't our rescued wild panda cub be exceptionally intelligent?!
[And all your doubts are useless now! Look, that beautiful lady is giving us a treat and showing us the realism of the panda cub!!]
So the viewers who had been screaming and regretting missing out on a fortune watched the live stream closely and noticed that after the beautiful woman whispered a few words to the exceptionally handsome man, her expression immediately became relaxed and cheerful, and she even showed an involuntary gentle smile.
She looked down at the panda cub in her arms, who was being cute to her, and happily reached out to rub its cheeks and little ears. Then, after thinking for a moment, she held the panda cub's two short, chubby little arms and walked in front of the young man's live stream camera.
Both the beautiful woman and the baby panda withstood this unfortunate angle, and they looked exceptionally good no matter how you looked at them.
"Um... I'm really sorry, this little cutie's behavior of running away has caused some trouble and inconvenience to everyone. I'd like to apologize on its behalf, and I promise I won't let it run around like that next time."
"But it really is a panda cub! Let's rub and tug at its round little ears~"
Zheng Ronghua pinched and rubbed his little brother's ears, which made the panda Fugui grunt unhappily and cover his ears with his short little paws to stop being touched.
Ahhh, it's so cute! It's so cute! It's so cute!
"Look at its two evenly spaced dark circles; the fur on them is real black, not dyed."
Zheng Ronghua pinched and rubbed her dear brother's round face and dark circles under his eyes.
[Oh my god, just looking at our little darling's disgusted expression and eye-rolling face makes me think it's super cute!]
[Stop talking, stop talking, I'm taking screenshots like crazy! Our adorable panda cub's two little short legs are still kicking back and forth unhappily! Oh my god, how can there be such a cute little cutie! It's so smart, it seems like it can understand what the beautiful woman is saying!]
Zheng Ronghua was quite surprised as she rubbed the cute and soft panda cub. The tall and handsome man had just told her that the panda cub was a gift from her younger brother. Although she couldn't keep it herself, it could accompany her to finish recording the live broadcast. He said that her brother would use the panda cub to help her garner votes.
She had found it funny when she first heard this. A cute panda cub could indeed make many people subconsciously like her, but how could a panda cub possibly do something as intellectually demanding as campaigning?
But looking at the panda cub's reaction now, it seems really smart, as if it really understands what she's saying.
Thinking of this, Zheng Ronghua thought of his younger brother, who was just as adorable as this panda cub when he was carefree as a child.
After publicly apologizing for the panda cub on live stream, which garnered him even more goodwill, Zheng Ronghua carried the adorable little panda into the studio building amidst the extremely reluctant gazes of all the viewers and onlookers.
Everyone was initially disappointed and anxious because they wouldn't be able to see their adorable panda cubs again, but when they saw that the beautiful woman bringing the panda cubs into the studio building, seemingly to participate in some program, they immediately became excited again.
[Oh my god! Tell me quickly! Is our beautiful sister going to participate in the show "Heroic Anthem"?! The one where she brings a panda!]
[Speaking of which, I've felt this curly-haired beauty looks really familiar! As soon as you mentioned "Heroic Song," I remembered! Isn't this Zheng Ronghua, the singer of "Shattered Doomsday"?!]
I've been listening to this song for the past few days, and that high-pitched, furious roar in the latter half, the determination to overcome the apocalypse, always gives me goosebumps! That feeling of finally seeing the dawn of victory after a long period of suppression and effort makes me think the singer must have a very special story. So I looked her up and discovered she's an incredibly beautiful woman.
【Now that you mention it, I remember! It's Zheng Ronghua and "Shattered Apocalypse," so she must be a guest on the show "Heroic Anthem"! But that's not the point, guys! The point is we can see the panda cubs on the live stream again!!】
[The live broadcast and recording of "Heroic Anthem" are happening simultaneously! We could easily spend all day watching the live stream! We strongly request that the production team allocate a dedicated camera angle for our panda cubs!]
Netizens got excited again, and the production team was even more excited than the netizens.
They never expected that randomly inviting a guest would bring such a "superstar" into their show.
Even before filming has started, the number of viewers in the live stream has already skyrocketed. The show's director can already imagine how popular their program will be today!
The show's director was also very tactful; without any requests from the viewers, he directly assigned two live-stream cameras to film Zheng Ronghua and the panda cub in her arms.
Although the tall, wild man standing next to the panda cub, who was said to be its keeper, was very intimidating and made it clear that he would not make the panda cub do anything it did not want to do, the program's director had no objections.
"Don't worry, zookeeper. Our little darling can do whatever it wants on the show! We won't stop it even if it wants to go on stage with the singers! We'll just film its actions, and we definitely won't use it as a gimmick."
Xie Tianlang was barely satisfied, and Zheng Ronghua was also relieved.
Viewers and netizens who saw the panda cub lying on the beanbag chair again in the program's live broadcast room were once again satisfied.
Then, it was another day of Zheng Ronghua recording a program, Panda Fugui'er casually exuding his extraordinary charm while lying down and cheering for his sister, all while being watched by the entire internet—
[Oh, the production team is so savvy! They've given our little one bottled milk... Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! The little one actually dislikes the bottled milk sponsored by the production team! It seems the bottled milk its caretaker gives it is the sponsor's mortal enemy!]
[This is a huge loss for the sponsors! But when did the zookeeper get such a big bag of food? Judging by how skillfully he feeds them, the handsome zookeeper is definitely dedicated!]
[Unfortunately, our clever little one didn't appreciate it, hahaha! The little one actually climbed off the sofa and secretly ate the snacks the production team brought?! Hahaha, it got caught by its own caretaker! Even with its fate sealed by the scruff of its neck, it stubbornly kicked its legs while stuffing potato chips into its mouth, hahahahahaha!]
[I can't stop laughing, everyone! Our little darling had a tiff with his zookeeper, and look, even that handsome, charismatic zookeeper got a scratch on his chin! But I can't help but scream, because while the zookeeper looks really intimidating, the way he looks at our little one is so incredibly gentle!]
[If this were my panda cub, I'd be incredibly gentle with it too! I'm so jealous, I really want to have a panda!]
[The comments upstairs are even more sour! The beautiful lady is truly a lifesaver! The beautiful lady is singing! Our panda cub is so excited, it runs up on stage to dance along! Ahhhhh!]
Oh my god, every wave and stomp of the panda cub was perfectly timed! Oh my god, I'm dying, I'm dying! So cute, so cute, and it looks so energetic!
[Waaaaah! Our little one actually sang along with the beautiful lady at the end! Even if he was screaming, I still think it was amazing!]
[I get it! It's just about getting votes for our sister! She has to be today's MVP! Everyone, give her all your votes!!]
So, at the end of today's live broadcast and recording, Zheng Ronghua, who became an overnight sensation with just one song, received the highest number of battle song votes in history.
Everyone knows this vote was heavily influenced by subjectivity, but so what?! This is a rare battle song with national treasures as backup dancers and singers!
It would be a disservice to the national treasure if it didn't come in first place!
After watching the pandas all day, everyone was finally satisfied.
Surprised that she could bring a panda home, Zheng Ronghua returned to the small villa allocated to her by the state, only to find that she wasn't holding an adorable and intelligent panda cub, but her own younger brother who had just returned from a month and a half away on a mission.
"Hey sis, stop touching my ears! Aren't you annoying?! Even if you're not, I'm annoyed! And stop rubbing my face! You used to rub my face when I was little, don't you know how old I am now?!"
Zheng Ronghua, who had just entered the house and was thinking about how to cook for the panda cubs and build them a nest, was speechless: "...?!"
If it weren't for the presence of the zookeeper, she probably would have blurted out "fuck" and a string of profanities right there and then!
Even though she managed to refrain from swearing, the way she looked at the panda cub in her arms instantly changed.
Xie Tianlang was still pondering how to use gentler language to help his future sister-in-law accept the fantastical reality, and had even planned how to comfort her as she was about to scream. But it turned out this sister-in-law truly lived up to her reputation as his sister-in-law—
She neither screamed as he had imagined, nor covered her head and said she couldn't accept it. This sister-in-law simply stood there, looking down at his heart for about three minutes, before calmly beginning to verify:
"Who was the first person you tricked out of candy when you were a child?"
Panda Fugui twitched his lips: "...Wang Ershazi next door."
When was your first fight?
"That idiot in kindergarten."
When did you insist on growing your hair long, saying you wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the family and the prettiest girl in your class?
Xie Tianlang widened his eyes slightly and tried to purse his lips. Panda Fugui, embarrassed and angry, scratched his sister's hand with his paw.
"Don't talk nonsense! I never said I wanted to be the class beauty! Can you please stop asking so many questions? It's not like I can't turn back! A panda talking and campaigning for you? Even a fool wouldn't believe that!!"
Panda Fugui began to struggle in his older sister's arms: "Okay, okay, put me down. I want to eat your braised pork ribs and chicken stew with mushrooms! I haven't had them for a month and a half and I really want to eat them."
"Oh, and this guy isn't my handler. He's not as rich as me and owes me dozens of necklaces. He's just a comrade-in-arms who does missions with me."
Xie Tianlang raised his eyebrows, not very satisfied with the explanation of "just comrades-in-arms".
They should be considered soulmates and comrades-in-arms.
Zheng Ronghua had figured it out by this time, and she also knew that her younger brother hadn't told her his real identity when he recorded the live stream because he didn't want to affect her.
After all, if she knew her brother was back, she probably wouldn't be in the mood to record any more shows.
Now that the show has finished filming and he's back in the safety of his home, this guy with a belly full of bad intentions has stopped pretending.
However, Zheng Ronghua did not put him down as Gou Fugui had said. Instead, he held the little panda tightly in his arms and sat down on the sofa, starting to check the panda's condition over and over.
As soon as she made a move, Panda Fugui knew things were going to get bad. He struggled and stretched out his claws towards Xie Tianlang, trying to get him to take him away quickly. But even a ruthless person like Xie Tianlang withdrew his hands under the red and somewhat fierce look in his sister's eyes.
Zheng Ronghua easily noticed that the panda's soft, smooth, yet uneven fur looked as if something had corroded and gnawed at its skin. When he casually parted the fur, he could see some small but deep wounds. Clearly, this seemingly unharmed little guy was probably not in good condition.
But what Zheng Ronghua found most unbearable was the huge scar on the panda cub's chest. Although the long scar had healed, the scar on her younger brother's chest was still piercing her heart at this moment.
Silent tears fell onto the wound.
The scalding heat left Gou Fugui stiff and speechless.
"...Is this time's Doomsday Gate particularly dangerous?"
"Wasn't every trip to the Doomsday Gate a dangerous one?"
Zheng Ronghua looked down at the wound, tears streaming down her face, but she refused to utter a sound. Instead, she asked in the gentlest and most earnest voice:
"Next time, take me with you, okay? No matter what danger there is, I'll be with you, okay?"
She knew he had entered the gates of doom.
The stiff panda cub lay helplessly on its sister's lap, then curled up and snuggled closer to her.
She was so smart and strong, of course she could guess that he had entered the gates of doomsday.
But she never said it.
Until they worried that they couldn't hold any more.
"No. There are bad people and monsters in that world. Someone as kind and beautiful as you would be bullied if you went there."
"Besides, if you go there, no one will wait for me to come home. If you stay here, I will have a home, and I will try my best to go home."
"Then do everything you can to survive."
Hearing her younger brother's almost coquettish words, Zheng Ronghua took a deep breath and hugged her loved one tightly.
She closed her eyes and blinked away the last two tears. When she opened them again, she had a smile that was both strong and incredibly gentle.
"good."
"Then your sister will be here, waiting for you to come home."
If her younger brother needs her to be his support, then she will be his strongest support and fortress.
Until this world ceases to exist, or until it has a bright future.
After that, Zheng Ronghua never mentioned going to the Gate of Doomsday with her younger brother again. She simply did her best to accompany and take care of her brother, who bore so much responsibility, until he left again half a month later.
Within half a month, she met Xie Tianlang, Song Sanchuan, Si Wuyai, and Song Feng's ten-person team. She learned that her younger brother was very powerful and had successfully repaired and closed four doomsday gates. Song Feng and his team had also worked hard and finally repaired and closed one doomsday gate, not to reclaim it.
Zheng Ronghua cooked them a big meal to thank these heroes, who, like his younger brother, risked their lives for the world and ordinary people.
When he left this time, Si Wuyai thought about it and decided to leave Ju Zuo behind, asking Sister Zheng to take care of him.
"Sister, let Orange Betelgeuse keep you company! It's very smart, but don't worry, it definitely won't turn into a human!"
The rich younger brother, who had regained his human form and had a beautiful long, straight black ponytail, spoke to his older sister who was holding a cat.
Sister Zheng rolled her eyes at him: "You think everyone's like you!"
"Then we're off! Don't worry, we'll be back safely!"
Sister Zheng looked at the young man who seemed to have become very reliable at some point, and smiled slightly: "Go, and come back soon."
Afterwards, Gou Fugui and his three companions, well-equipped, took a helicopter to a famous inland lake in the southwest region. From above, the lake was surrounded by white mist.
Even the Doomsday Gate spinning in the center of the lake was shrouded in the white mist, adding to its mystery and sense of danger.
Minister Tu's expression was somewhat serious, and also somewhat somber.
"Song Feng and the others must have told you before, right? This is the Lop Nur fog zone... also the doomsday gate where the sixth and seventh rescue teams all perished after entering."
"The captains of the sixth and seventh rescue teams are elites who have traveled through two worlds with Song Feng and his team, and the team members are people we have trained based on the situation inside the Doomsday Gate."
"Considering their limited experience, the Doomsday Gate we chose is one with relatively minimal energy fluctuations and is also likely to be the least dangerous."
Because similar experiments have been conducted abroad before, it can be basically determined that the smaller the energy fluctuations within the door, the more peaceful the apocalyptic world will be.
"Even if the core cannot be repaired in such a world, as long as the core can be found and retrieved, there should be no danger to life."
At this point, Minister Tu gave a wry smile: "But they all failed."
"Just two weeks before you came out, the Doomsday Gate here vomited up all the warriors of the Sixth and Seventh Squads."
"At the time, we thought the Doomsday Gate would collapse, but it only caused increased energy fluctuations in the world inside the gate, without collapsing. This was probably a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."
Minister Tu took a deep breath: "But because the previous two rescue attempts failed... this time we have no choice but to send you."
"You may face a more dangerous world, but... on behalf of the nation and all the people, I urge you to do your utmost."
"Based on the previous examination of the remains of the soldiers from the sixth and seventh squads, the world behind the Sun Gate is most likely related to corrosive poison gas. Gas masks and full-body anti-corrosion clothing have been prepared for you."
Minister Tu looked at the four young soldiers in front of him, "Then, go. Best wishes for your triumphant return!"
The wealthy and beautiful woman turned her head to look at the Gate of Doom above the hazy lake, chuckled, reached out and pulled Xie Tianlang, and jumped down with him.
Song Sanchuan was torn about whether to jump into the lake hand in hand with Si Wuyai, but the latter gave him a cold glare and jumped in first.
Song Sanchuan: "Damn it!"
* * *
When Gou Fugui suddenly opened his eyes, all he heard was a hurried urging in his ear:
"Hey young man, what are you standing there for?! The poisonous fog is spreading here! Quickly find somewhere to hide!!"
Gou Fugui didn't react to those words for a moment, but his eyes saw the thick, grayish-white fog that was rapidly spreading in his direction not far in front of him, even faster than his brain.
It carried an ominous and dangerous aura, as if it were about to devour everything.
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