Chapter 81
Xiang Bie only found out that Mu Ling had returned after he came down the mountain at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Hearing that Mu Ling was at the veterinary station, he went there. As soon as he arrived, he saw two soldiers standing at the door.
The two soldiers also saw Xiang Bie, and seeing that Xiang Bie was wearing the zoo's work clothes, they did not stop him.
After Xiang Bie entered, he saw that there was a new medical cabin in the veterinary station. Mu Ling and Dr. Bree were busy working in the medical cabin.
Xiang Bie stepped forward to take a look, and was stunned.
"Allegiance?"
Seeing Brother Xiang return, Mu Ling immediately said, "Brother Xiang, I have lived up to everyone's expectations and finally brought back Xiaozhong!"
Xiang Bie frowned as he looked at Xiaozhong who was seriously ill. As far as he knew, given Xiaozhong's current condition, it should be impossible for him to be taken away by anyone outside the military.
Mu Ling seemed to have guessed what Brother Xiang was thinking. She pulled him aside and told him about her certificate and the hiring of Professor Sun.
He then added, "After Xiaozhong has recovered, he will be treated in our campus. The two soldiers outside the gate will be here to protect him until he leaves. Brother Xiang, I'll have to trouble you to arrange a separate dormitory for them."
"And Professor Sun, she's seeing off the other professors. They're leaving soon. But since Professor Sun is now our expert veterinarian, it would be inconvenient for her to stay in a hotel. I'm planning to set her up in a single bedroom and a separate office. I'll have to buy new furniture, including a bed, cabinets, and a desk. Brother Xiang, I'll have to keep an eye on her."
Xiang Bie listened to Mu Ling's arrangements, said "hmm" casually, and looked at Mu Ling again.
Issuing certificates, hiring professors, and quick reviews, why does he feel that these things are not done according to formal procedures?
What on earth did she do outside?
"Director, Xiao Zhong has woken up."
Dr. Bray said at this time.
Mu Ling hurried over and saw that the mastiff in the medical cabin had indeed slowly opened its eyes.
The medical cabin was very large, so Ling Ren slept next to Xiao Zhong. When he saw Xiao Zhong wake up, Ling Ren moved over and stuck close to Xiao Zhong, resting his chin on Xiao Zhong's body.
Since Xiaozhong has woken up, he can be transferred to the ward. The ward has been cleaned up. Now, except for Ward B4 where Xuehua and her family of three are staying, the other wards are empty.
Xiang Bie called the two soldiers in again, and they worked together to remove the edge of the medical cabin, then lifted the base and sent Xiaozhong to Ward A1.
The actor naturally followed Xiaozhong. After Xiaozhong fell asleep, he curled up in Xiaozhong's arms.
Seeing them like this, Dr. Bray couldn't help but say, "I heard there was a Shura Field outside before. The Qingzheng discovered that the actor carried Bai Yueguang, a fragile and helpless creature, back home?"
Mu Ling: “…”
Category: “?”
Mu Ling explained very seriously, "Doctor Bree, please don't spread rumors! The little animals are all good friends, and Ling and Xiaozhong are both male! There's no such thing as a white moonlight! Qingjiao also has a boyfriend!"
Dr. Bray smiled and waved his hand. "I was just joking, Director, don't get excited. But speaking of Qingjian's boyfriend, Gus has been in heat lately."
Mu Ling: “…”
Mu Ling was stunned: "What?"
Dr. Bray said, "What's so strange about this? Wind-chasing wolves go into heat twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. It's already mid-October, so it's normal for them to be in heat. Another employee told me about this. He said he saw Gus howling on a rock while on patrol. He took a video and showed it to me. I saw it, and it seemed like he was sending out a mating signal."
Mu Ling: “…”
Mu Ling was stunned: "Gus is in heat, so is Qingjiao in heat?"
"No," Dr. Bray said. "That's the problem. The Black Snow Wolf and the Wind Chaser Wolf grow in different geographical environments, so their habits are also different. The Black Snow Wolf doesn't go into heat every year, and Qingjiao has already given birth once. I don't recommend that she reproduce again."
Qingjiao is only five years old now, which is actually a good age for childbearing. Considering that he is still young, the Veterinary Association did not sterilize him when he retired. It is also a good thing that Qingjiao can give birth to wolf cubs later. The breed of the cubs does not matter. The main thing is that after a female wolf gives birth to a litter, her temperament will become much docile. Qingjiao has suffered nerve damage and his temperament is inherently violent. Being able to docile himself down is good for his condition.
But I have already given birth to one child, and all the benefits have been taken. If I give birth to another, it will only cause exhaustion to my body.
Generally speaking, it is not recommended for war beasts to give birth to more than two litters. They are not breeding beasts. Fighting already consumes their physical strength, and giving birth will consume it again. They will have many diseases in their old age.
Dr. Bray said, "However, whether the beast wants to have another baby depends on the owner's wishes. Some owners hope that the beast will have two litters."
Mu Ling nodded: "I know this."
The lifespan of animals is generally lower than that of humans, excluding the falcon and the red mammoth, which have a lifespan of up to seventy years, which is similar to that of humans. Most other animals only have a lifespan of more than twenty years. If they leave offspring, when the war beast dies, the owner will at least have something to rely on.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Moonlight in their park. Moonlight is ten years old this year, but in fact, Moonlight is not the first war beast of its owner, Lieutenant General Milo.
Lieutenant General Milo is 56 years old this year. The first war beast in his life was actually Moonlight's grandmother. After Moonlight's grandmother passed away, Lieutenant General Milo used his merits to apply for a second war beast, which was Moonlight, who was just one month old at that time.
He would apply for Moonlight, which is also a continuation of his longing for Grandma Moonlight.
Fortunately, Moonlight's grandmother left behind offspring, otherwise it would have been really difficult for Lieutenant General Milo to survive during that period.
Mu Ling said, "I will contact the owner of the clearing house later, but what should we do with Gus's current situation? Should we find him a new girlfriend?"
Qingjiao is not in heat yet. If Gus dares to force himself on him, Qingjiao will eat him alive. In addition, they are not of the same breed and are not a good match. It is really hurtful that their estrus periods are not synchronized!
Dr. Bray frowned and said, "Wolves are monogamous. Generally speaking, as long as their mate survives, male wolves are very loyal to their female mates and will not accept other female wolves. Of course, if one dies, the other will quickly find another mate. But now that Qingqiang is still there, Gus will definitely not accept a new girlfriend."
Mu Ling scratched her head. "One of them is on the mountain, and the other is at the foot of the mountain. It's considered a long-distance relationship, right? Can't it just be considered dead?"
Dr. Bray: “…”
Dr. Bray was speechless: "You said it was just a mountain away. If you had given Qingjiao a zoo, you could have tricked Gus into dying."
Mu Ling felt very bald.
Dr. Bray added, "Okay, you take care of Xiao Zhong first. As for Gus's situation, I'll ask others to see if any colleagues have encountered a similar situation."
After Dr. Bree left, Mu Ling squatted in the ward to check on Xiaozhong's condition.
Xiaozhong was a little uncomfortable with the new environment. He kept licking his lips and looking around in confusion.
Mu Ling touched its back and found that its muscles were very tense.
"Let's drink some water first." Mu Ling said, looking up at Xiang Bie outside the door and said, "Brother Xiang, can you help me get the small bag on the sofa outside, the black one."
Xiang Bie went outside silently and brought the bag in.
Mu Ling opened the bag, took out the bottled nutrient water, poured it into the bottle, and then fed it to Xiaozhong.
Xiaozhong has gotten used to drinking from the bottle these days. It sucked skillfully. After drinking half a bottle, it licked its nose, leaned over, and rubbed Mu Ling's calf with its head.
Mu Ling smiled, touched it, kissed it again, then got up and went outside.
Xiang Bie followed her out.
Mu Ling used canned meat sauce and nutritious milk powder to make a meat paste for Xiaozhong. As she ground the meat, she asked Xiang Bie, "Brother Xiang, has your swallowing felt better these past two days?"
Xiang Bie watched Mu Ling's movements twice, and after learning them, he took the bowl from her hand and crushed it with a spoon himself. He said, "The overall process is similar to before. Uncle Li made a record sheet. It's in the shared file. Take a look."
Mu Ling walked to the desk and turned on the office computer.
In the record sheet, Uncle Li recorded in full the situation of swallowing three meals a day, as well as the amount of vomiting, the movements before vomiting, the time of vomiting, and which medicinal foods would result in less vomiting.
Mu Ling watched for a long time before Xiang Bie finished making the meat paste.
Mu Ling then carried the meat paste back inside, sat down and fed it to Xiaozhong spoonful by spoonful.
While feeding him, she said, "Swallow, this vomiting is very strange. Generally speaking, the cause of psychological vomiting is related to negative emotions. For example, when you are in sadness, fear, or depression, you are prone to vomiting, but Swallow doesn't have these symptoms."
Xiang Bie said: "The damage value exceeded 90%, is it related to this?"
Mu Ling shook her head. "There's definitely a connection, but that's definitely not the main reason. I still need to know more about its past life. Did Longping Island send any more documents? Also, what did its owner say?"
Xiang Bie said: "Everything that can be sent has been sent. As for the master, it's pretty much the same as what was said before. The people of Longping Island have consulted the Devouring Master many times before, and all the questions that should be asked have already been asked."
Mu Ling sighed: "I'll go check on Swallow later."
As they were talking, a bowl of porridge had been fed. Mu Ling tilted the bowl over and let Xiaozhong lick the bottom of the bowl.
The dog who doesn't waste food happily ate everything at the bottom of the bowl, and then lay down contentedly.
Mu Ling took the bowl out to wash it, and Xiang Bie took it and washed it himself.
Mu Ling squatted under the cabinet to look for something.
After searching for a long time, Mu Ling found a pack of Pimi's remaining diapers and returned to the ward.
When Xiang Bie finished washing the dishes and went in again, he saw that Mu Ling had already put a diaper on Xiaozhong.
Xiaozhong was very curious about this butt bag and wanted to turn around and smell his own butt, but because he had no strength, he struggled and lay back down.
Mu Ling touched Xiaozhong's butt and coaxed him, "It's okay, just wear it for a few days. After a few days, we Xiaozhong will be able to stand up and go to the toilet by ourselves."
Xiaozhong has just had surgery and needs to rest, so the medicines he is taking now all contain sleeping aids. This has resulted in him having no strength left, his limbs are weak, and he can only eat, drink, defecate and urinate in bed.
After changing the medicine in two days, it will slowly recover its strength.
In fact, apart from the tumor, the situation of loyalty is much better than the original situation of invincibility.
Pimi is truly world-weary. It is rushing towards death and has no positive thoughts at all. No matter how you treat it, it looks indifferent to life and death.
But Xiaozhong is very cheerful and optimistic, cooperates well with the treatment, and his nerves have not been damaged.
If the nerves are not damaged, their logic, thinking ability, and emotional stability will always be online, which will be of great help to physical treatment.
After settling Xiaozhong down, Mu Ling went to Ward B4 to visit Xuehua and her family of three.
Xuehua, Dabao and Xiaobao had seen Mu Ling coming in a long time ago, but Mu Ling didn't come over, so they just kept watching from here.
Now that Mu Ling had passed by, Xuehua immediately stood up instead of lying down, and came forward to smell Mu Ling.
Mu Ling smiled and hugged the huge white tiger, touched Xuehua's ears, and asked, "Grandma Xuehua, did you miss me?"
Snowflake didn't answer, but she licked Mu Ling's fur, proving with her actions that she loved her granddaughter very much.
At this moment, Mu Ling suddenly felt her ankle itchy.
She tilted her head and saw that it was Dabao sweeping her legs with his tail.
Mu Ling let go of Xuehua, leaned over and kissed Dabao hard on the forehead, saying exaggeratedly, "Oh, isn't this our Dabao? It turns out it's Dabao calling you sister. Why is Dabao calling you sister?"
Dabao made a comfortable gurgling sound from his mouth, and rubbed his sticky forehead against Mu Ling's face.
Mu Ling wanted to see Xiaobao again, but as soon as she turned away, Xiaobao kicked her.
Xiaobao struggled to stand up and kicked Mu Ling several times.
Mu Ling quickly held down the ancestor and coaxed it: "Alright, alright, my dear lady, you can't move around with this wound yet, just lie down."
Dabao and Xiaobao suffered serious external injuries. Not only can they not stand up because their wounds have not healed, but all the tubes and wires on their bodies will fall off if they stand up.
Mu Ling stroked Xiao Bao's fur for a while, then looked around and asked Xiang Bie, "Brother Xiang, where are Xiao Xu and Xiao Jiang?"
"Their family came and took their family to settle down."
Xiang Bie then added, "They will probably have to go home later. The two children asked for leave whenever they wanted and didn't go to school. Their parents were very worried and had a lot of arguments."
Mu Ling frowned when she heard this. A lot of things happened during the two days she was away.
She said, "Xiao Xu and Xiao Jiang really can't stay here forever. After all, they are students, and their studies should be the priority. I'll talk to their parents later."
After Mu Ling entertained Xuehua's family for a while, Dr. Bray came back.
With Dr. Bree here to watch over her, Mu Ling and Brother Xiang went to see Swallow.
Outside the glass house of Swallow, Li Yan was talking to Swallow's breeder. When they saw Mu Ling coming, they greeted her.
Mu Ling responded and stood at the door, looking at the Nine-Needle Pig inside. The more she looked, the tighter her brows furrowed.
"Why do I feel like I've become thinner?"
You don’t feel it in the video, but in reality she has lost a lot of weight.
Li Yan said worriedly, "I've lost another two kilograms today compared to yesterday."
Mu Ling's face didn't look good. She picked up the protective suit hanging next to her and put it on.
The Devourer was not very aggressive, so Mu Ling did not wear a helmet. After she entered, she walked to the pigpen, squatted down, and observed the Devourer's situation closely.
"Hmph." The Nine-Needle Pig stared at Mu Ling in confusion. It seemed like it didn't like humans very much. It cried out uncomfortably and tried to drive Mu Ling away.
Mu Ling didn't leave, but tentatively touched the back of the Nine-Needle Pig.
The dense bristles were a little prickly. The Nine Needle Pig turned its head to look at Mu Ling's hand and cried again: "Hmph."
This time the sound was louder and deeper than before, indicating an unhappy reaction.
Mu Ling thought about it, then simply stood up, walked to the door, and asked Uncle Li for a small watermelon.
Li Yan gave her the watermelon and said, "You might vomit again if you eat it."
Mu Ling was helpless: "I can't just stop eating. One piece of fruit a day is enough to supplement the basic nutrition."
Mu Ling walked in holding a watermelon.
The little watermelon opened with a light tap. Mu Ling shook the two halves at Nine Needle Pig and asked, "Want to eat it?"
Sure enough, the Nine-Needle Pig, who had just disliked Mu Ling, immediately stood up and walked towards Mu Ling.
Devourer is actually very easy to raise. Compared to those retired war beasts that are aloof, autistic, fasting and crazy, it is really a very docile and kind war beast.
It is willing to eat and does not like to attack people. Although it is very vigilant and sensitive, overall, because of its high IQ, it recognizes people. It accepts the care and feeding of the keeper, and even accepts the keeper's willingness to give it a bath.
If it didn't vomit, it would be the kind of retired animal that all breeders dream of.
But it just happens to vomit, and this problem of vomiting has been consuming its life and energy.
"Come, eat it." Mu Ling handed the watermelon forward, and the black pig immediately came over to eat the watermelon.
The flat nose was soon covered with watermelon juice. Since his mouth was short and his nose was long, he ate the watermelon very dirtyly. In a short while, half of his face was dirty.
After finishing the watermelon, Mu Ling grabbed a towel from the wall, splashed some water on it to wet it, then squatted down to wipe Tuofan's face.
The pig doesn't like to wipe his mouth, so he starts humming again and backs away, wanting to leave.
Mu Ling insisted on chasing after it to wipe its mouth, then wiped its neck, and then picked its nose.
After wiping everything, Mu Ling sat on the ground, supporting her chin and looking at the black pig.
After having afternoon tea, Swallow turned against everyone and ignored Mu Ling. It turned around and walked to the back of the room. Finally, it lay on the grass, leaned against a tree stump, and slowly began to doze off.
Pigs sleep after eating, which is normal.
Mu Ling continued to watch it from here.
Time passed by minute by minute, and seeing that Swallow was about to fall asleep, Mu Ling suddenly shouted loudly: "Swallow!"
The huge noise scared the piglet.
The Nine-Needle Pig immediately looked at the human in front of it, and its pair of brown eyes, which were not big to begin with, stared at Mu Ling steadily.
Mu Ling smiled, then pressed her hands and said gently, "It's okay, it's okay. I was mistaken. I thought there was a mouse behind your butt. It turned out to be dazzled. It's okay. Go to sleep."
The Nine-Needle Pig thought this human was very strange, but the human was still far away from it and did not hurt it, so it stood up, changed its place, hid behind a big rock, and lay down again.
Maybe because it was alert, the Nine-Needle Pig didn't fall asleep so easily this time. It lay behind the stone and still looked at Mu Ling. After looking at her for fifteen minutes, it finally fell asleep again.
"Fire! Fire! Get up and put out the fire!"
The human's scream once again woke up the Nine Needle Pig who had just fallen asleep. The Nine Needle Pig twitched its body, and immediately turned over and stood up, staring at Mu Ling over there.
Mu Ling was still sitting cross-legged in her original position. Seeing the big black pig looking at her, she explained, "I'm watching a drama on my laptop. Look, I'm wearing headphones. The fire in the drama was really big, and the main character was about to be burned to death. It was so scary!"
Nine Needle Pig has begun to think that this human is a psychopath.
It growled twice at Mu Ling, signaling her to get out!
How could Mu Ling understand such pig talk? She made a zipper-zipping motion to her mouth and said very obediently, "I really won't talk this time. Go to sleep. I really won't disturb you anymore."
The Nine-Needle Pig was annoyed when it saw that the humans didn't leave. This time, it went straight to the corner of the wall, lay on the grass, nudged the grass roots with its nose, and glared at Mu Ling!
Mu Ling really didn't say anything this time. The Nine-Needle Pig monitored Mu Ling for a full half hour. Seeing that this human was indeed obedient, it began to doze off for the third time in a daze.
Then ten minutes later...
"Hey, wake up, wake up, we've arrived at our stop!"
This time, the Nine Needle Pig was actually woken up by a push! It flipped over and stood up, unable to bear it any longer, and started ramming the human with its head!
Mu Ling grabbed a vine in her hand and climbed directly onto the big tree in the room. She sat on a branch and looked down.
Pigs can't climb trees.
Zhuzhu was so angry that he banged his head against the tree! He wanted to knock Mu Ling down!
Mu Ling hugged the tree trunk tightly, and refused to get down even though the trunk swayed!
Fortunately, the tree was deeply rooted when it was transplanted, otherwise it would definitely not be able to withstand the fatal beating of such a large adult wild boar.
Tired of bumping into things, the Nine-Needle Pig finally stopped. It lay under a tree and stayed there to guard Mu Ling.
Xiang Bie, Li Yan and the Devouring Breeder who were outside the door were now completely silent.
After a while, the Devouring Keeper was the first to speak up: "Why is the Director even more cheeky than the Red Scented Monkey?"
Category: "..."
Li Yan: “…”
The animal dormitory is over there. When the keeper Devouring occasionally went over to check, he often saw Lieyan causing trouble everywhere. But now looking at the director, she is just like the Red-bellied Monkey 2.0. She is even better than her teacher!
The Nine-Needle Pig really didn't want to sleep this time, and it was completely fighting with Mu Ling.
Mu Ling was sitting on the tree branch, and it was fine. If Zhuzhu didn't move, she wouldn't move either, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
This time the stalemate lasted for a long time, lasting for two hours.
Two hours later, the Piccolo Zoo was closed. Xiang Bie went to prepare dinner for the other war beasts, and Li Yan went to make medicinal food. Only the keeper of Swallow was still guarding outside. He was afraid that Swallow would push the zoo director to death, and no one would go in to save the director.
After a while, Mu Ling's hands and feet began to feel numb, and she could no longer hold on.
At this time, Li Yan finally opened the door and came in, holding a basin of cooled medicinal food.
As soon as he saw that it was time for dinner, Zhuzhu immediately ran towards Li Yan and temporarily let go of the enemy in the tree.
Mu Ling took advantage of the time when the Nine-Needle Pig was eating and quickly jumped down, then limped away with the help of Uncle Li!
After the door closed, Mu Ling quickly sat down on the stool outside the door. While pounding her legs, she said to Uncle Li and the devouring breeder, "You haven't vomited since eating the watermelon, right?"
The two of them nodded immediately. Although they didn't realize what the director was doing at first, they should have realized it later. Swallowing really didn't vomit.
The Devouring Keeper asked hurriedly, "Could it be that, like with Killing, they're diverting attention, making Devouring focus on other things and forget about vomiting?"
Mu Ling laughed and shook her head: "Of course not."
The devouring breeder was confused, and Li Yan hurriedly asked, "Then Director, what are you doing?"
Mu Ling said, "I looked at your record sheet before, Uncle Li. In it, you strictly recorded the time when Swallowing ate, when it moved, when it slept, and all its reactions before vomiting. Then I discovered something."
The two looked at her seriously.
"Swallow loves to sleep."
They both: “…”
The Devouring Breeder was a little stunned: "Sleep, sleep? Yes, it's a pig. Sleeping more than 15 hours a day is normal..."
Mu Ling said, "Of course it's normal to sleep, but after eating, resting for a while, then sleeping, waking up to start spinning in circles and then vomiting, that's not normal."
"At first I thought spinning in circles was the reason for the vomiting, but then I thought of another possibility. Could it be that sleeping was the reason for the vomiting?"
Li Yan frowned: "Director, what do you mean..."
Mu Ling said, "Psychological vomiting is caused by negative emotions. Sadness, fear, and depression can all lead to vomiting. So is it possible that Swallow had a dream that instantly triggered these emotions, causing him to vomit after waking up?"
Devouring the breeder: "..."
Li Yan suddenly thought of something. "After I knew I was going to take over the Devouring, I looked up a lot of information about the Nine Needle Pig and other pigs. It's true that pigs do dream. Pigs are advanced animals, and their sleeping behavior is very similar to humans. Scientific research has also shown that when pigs experience rapid eye movements during sleep, they are dreaming."
The devouring breeder looked at Li Yan in surprise, thinking, "You've learned so much?"
Mu Ling nodded at Uncle Li. "That's right, so I think there's a possibility that nightmares can cause swallowing and vomiting. So I just tested it. After eating the watermelon, I didn't let it sleep. I woke it up three times, and in the end, I forced it to stay awake until now. Sure enough, it didn't vomit."
Li Yan said: "But we can't stay awake all the time..."
Mu Ling said, "Let him sleep after digestion is complete. Generally, food will be completely digested in 3-4 hours, and liquid food will be digested in about 2 hours. We are making medicinal food, right? I will adjust the recipe later and try to make food that can be completely digested in about 2.5 hours. In the future, try to feed him normally every meal. Don't let him sleep within 3 hours after feeding, and let him sleep again after 3 hours. It may be a bit difficult, but let's see the effect first."
The two breeders became excited upon hearing this. So...
Swallowing can be better!
"But..." Mu Ling changed the subject again.
The two of them looked at her again.
Mu Ling frowned and said, "However, this method is only a temporary solution. If it keeps having nightmares, it won't be able to vomit out food, and it will vomit acid, just like it did on Longping Island. So we still need to figure out why it has nightmares. Long-term nightmares will accelerate neurasthenia, and once the nerves weaken, the damage value will increase. It's a vicious cycle. Only by alleviating the occurrence of nightmares can we cure it. I guess I still have to ask the owner of the swallowed one about this."
After roughly understanding the situation of swallowing, people from the restaurant started calling for dinner.
Mu Ling said, "Let's go eat first."
The breeder of Swallow still had to watch Swallow, so Mu Ling and Li Yan went over first.
As a result, when he crossed the square and walked to the door of the restaurant, Li Yan was suddenly stunned. Then he stood there and looked towards the direction of the mountain road entrance.
Mu Ling was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Li Yan frowned. He pointed at a group of trees on the outskirts of the forest and said, "Isn't that... Gus?"
Mu Ling was stunned and immediately looked carefully towards the entrance of the mountain path. Sure enough, after looking for a long time, she really saw a sneaky Wind-Chasing Wolf behind the hazy bushes!
Mu Lingren was stunned. She quickly shouted into the restaurant, "Hurry up, everyone, come out! Gus ran down the mountain. He must be here to collude with our family!"
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