Chapter 129 It's good that you're back
When the search and rescue team in the mountains received the notification, they were eating dry rations to replenish their energy.
As soon as the team leader, Lao Zhao, heard "signal found," he immediately threw down the biscuits he was holding, stood up, and shouted, "Attention everyone! Heading towards Xishan! Full speed ahead!"
Stay vigilant and report any situations immediately!
A dozen or so search and rescue team members immediately shouldered their equipment and followed Lao Zhao toward the pine forest.
The hunting dogs, receiving their command, barked wildly a few times in the direction of the western mountains and then charged forward.
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One hour later
"Captain Zhang, listen!" Su Xue listened carefully. "There are barking dogs and footsteps, getting closer and closer."
Zhang Cheng also perked up his ears and quickly discerned the clue: "It's the sound of the search and rescue team. They must be coming for the location signal."
Soon, more than a dozen search and rescue team members ran over. When Old Zhao, who was in charge, saw them, his eyes welled up with tears.
"Captain Zhang! We've finally found you! We were all frantic with worry when you suddenly went missing!"
"We're fine, thank you for your concern."
"Thank you all for your hard work. Please sit down and rest." Chen Youwei invited everyone to sit down.
The accompanying medical staff quickly conducted a preliminary physical examination on them.
"The helicopter will take a little longer. You should treat your injuries first."
While they were waiting, Gu Zheng and Lu Yuan arrived.
As soon as Gu Zheng got off the plane, before he could even stand up, he rushed over and hugged Yuan Yuan tightly.
"Yuanyuan! Are you alright? Does anything hurt?" His palms were ice-cold, and his whole hand was trembling. He almost fainted when he saw her being attacked by black bears in the Beast World during the live stream, and when the black bears hit the tree.
Yuanyuan leaned against her father's chest and shook her head, "Dad, I'm fine, we're back."
"Yeah, you scared Dad to death."
"I'm sorry for making you worry."
"Are you hurt? Where does it hurt? Tell Daddy."
Yuanyuan buried her head in the crook of his neck, her little arms tightly wrapped around his neck.
"Dad, I miss you so much!" She sniffed and choked up as she spoke, "We encountered a big black bear, a black bear as big as an elephant. It was so fierce, and we were almost eaten by it!"
And the rainy season has arrived; it's raining heavily.
"It's alright, it's alright." Gu Zheng patted her back tenderly, comforting her again and again, "Yuanyuan is the bravest."
It's safe now, Dad's here.
The father and daughter cuddled for a while before Gu Zheng put her down.
"Are you really not injured?"
She looked her daughter up and down, touched her head, and pinched her arm to make sure she wasn't hurt before she felt a little relieved.
His face still looked terrible, and his lips were trembling.
"Yuanyuan, I'm so glad you're alright."
Lu Yuan squatted down, his line of sight level with Yuan Yuan's, and gently ruffled her messy hair that had been caught on a tree branch.
"Long time no see, Yuanyuan, you've grown a bit taller."
"Uncle Lu Yuan, it's been a long time. You've become even more handsome."
Lu Yuan chuckled and pinched his cheek. "Isn't he even more handsome than your father, Gu?"
“No, not at all.” Yuanyuan shook her head seriously. “My dad is still the most handsome.”
Gu Zheng's tense face finally broke into a smile.
Medical staff came over with disinfectant swabs and bandages in their hands. "Professor Gu, Yuanyuan has a few minor abrasions on her body. Let me treat them for her."
Gu Yi immediately became nervous upon hearing about the scrapes. He carefully rolled up Yuanyuan's trouser leg and saw several red marks on her calf. He felt extremely distressed.
"How did this happen? Does it hurt?"
Yuanyuan shook her head, "It doesn't hurt, I just accidentally scraped myself while climbing the tree."
Lu Yuan watched from the side, took out a bottle of milk and a bag of cakes and bread from his backpack, and handed them to Yuan Yuan: "Here, Yuan Yuan, have some water and something to eat first. You must be starving."
Yuanyuan wasn't actually very hungry, having just eaten bread, but seeing such soft cakes and bread still made her craving them.
"Mmm, I want to eat it."
Lu Yuan helped her tear open the packaging, and Yuan Yuan took it and ate it in small bites.
It was softer than she had imagined, with a particularly strong milky aroma, and it had a cream filling.
"Is it delicious?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Team Leader Zhang, Team Leader Chen, Team Leader Su, come over and treat your wounds too."
Just as the three were about to say that they had already been treated, the medical staff added, "You have many mosquito bite marks on your bodies, so we're disinfecting them to prevent infection."
Zhang Cheng and the others walked over. Su Xue's trouser leg was torn, and there was a bruise on her knee, which had already been treated briefly.
The exposed skin did indeed have quite a few red bumps and red spots.
"There shouldn't be any problem, right? I don't feel anything."
"We still need to be careful, after all, it was bitten by an unknown species. It would be troublesome if there were any residual toxins."
Yuanyuan looked down at her wrists and calves; they were clean and bare.
Gu Zheng nodded to the group.
"Thank you for your hard work. We are so grateful to you for taking care of Yuanyuan this time."
"Professor Gu, you're too kind."
“Yuanyuan is very sensible, and we have been looking out for each other. It’s good that she came back safely.”
"That's right, in the end it was Yuanyuan who saved us, otherwise I might not have come back."
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"I've already let the bureau know I'm safe. The helicopter will be here soon. Please wait here for a while, and I'll give you a detailed report when we get back."
Gu Zheng kept his gaze fixed on Yuan Yuan, afraid that she would leave his sight again.
"Yuanyuan, shall we leave first?"
"good."
Professor Gu carried her onto the helicopter that had come from the Forestry Bureau.
"Everyone, wait a bit, we're heading back now."
Lu Yuan left a message and quickly followed after him.
………
As the plane landed, a large crowd had already gathered on the tarmac, all eagerly awaiting its arrival. These were all big shots who rarely saw each other on ordinary days.
Gu Zheng had just carried Yuan Yuan out when he was surrounded and attacked.
"Yuanyuan, my sweet baby!"
The first person to rush forward was an elderly man named Zhou with gray hair. He reached out to hug him, but then had to give up because of his own failing health.
"Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"
"Let Grandpa see if you've lost weight?"
"Go away, you're pushing me. I was here first. Yuanyuan, let Grandma check if you're hurt."
Yuanyuan was touched to suddenly be surrounded by so many influential people who cared about her.
"Grandpas and grandmas, I'm fine, I haven't lost weight, and I'm eating well."
"It's alright, it's alright!"
The president of the Wildlife Conservation Alliance, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, also came over. He glanced at Yuanyuan and confirmed that apart from her slightly messy hair and some grass clippings on her clothes, she had no obvious external injuries. He nodded and said, "It's good that you're back safe and sound."
"Yes, it's good that you came back safely. Who would have thought the rainy season would come so early?"
Professor Chen squeezed in as well, looking at the fish being led by Lu Yuan, then at the little wolf and little white dog at their feet, and finally at Yuan Yuan's face.
"Yes, that black bear is too strange. Bullets can't even penetrate it. If it had been a second later, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
The others also looked on with lingering fear. This child was the only little girl who could communicate with the beast world; what if something had happened to her…
"Thanks to Captain Zhang and the others for protecting her, and Yuanyuan for her own courage."
"really."
Yuanyuan was a little embarrassed. "Grandpas and grandmas, you may be disappointed. We were unable to bring back the Grey Feathered Flying Bird this time, and we didn't encounter the mammoth calf either."
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