Chapter 300: Falling into a Trap
Xu Ying was excited. "Besides, red deer have an extremely sensitive sense of smell. They can even smell human odors from a kilometer away. They are simply the perfect guide and bodyguard!"
Hearing the praise, the elk raised its head proudly, and its antlers gleamed like bronze in the sunlight.
It walked in front with graceful steps, its hooves making crisp sounds on the snow, but it walked slowly, as if showing off its beautiful steps and antlers.
Chen Su couldn't help but wonder, and lowered his voice to ask Xu Ying, "Stationmaster Xu, it's called a red deer. Its name has both "horse" and "deer" in it, so shouldn't it run very fast? Why is it running so slowly?"
Xu Ying covered her mouth, smiled, and explained secretly, "Male elk have a particularly strong desire to perform."
"They are called red deer because they are as strong as a pony and run as agile as a deer. The ancients just thought of calling them red deer."
"They sing love songs late at night, their bass booming, their roars echoing throughout the valley. They also roll in urine and mud, filling their bodies with their 'male hormone scent'. In short, they have a strong desire to perform."
[I don't understand, I'm shocked, how could someone roll in the mud of their own pee!]
The animal world is truly puzzling. Do they think they are manly?
After listening to Xu Ying's scientific explanation, Chen Su's mouth twitched slightly, disgust flashed in his eyes, and he instantly moved away from the deer.
Xu Ying noticed Chen Su's actions and smiled: "The animal guests on our show this morning have all gone through health quarantine and have been bathed, so don't be afraid~"
However, the good times did not last long. After walking for less than five minutes, the sika deer suddenly stopped and began to rub the ground with its antlers, making an irritable sound.
Chen Su frowned: "Is it feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
My antlers and head are itchy!
The red deer whimpered in pain. [Usually, there is a little crow that lands on my head to tickle me, but it has disappeared in the past few days.]
Xu Ying tiptoed closer: "Can you let me take a look?"
She carefully touched the elk's antlers. As an experienced veterinarian, she knew very well that during the growth period, the surface of the antlers would be covered with velvety tissue full of blood vessels and nerves, which is the precious velvet antler.
At this time, the antlers are extremely sensitive and need to rub against trees frequently to relieve the itching.
But the touch from her fingertips softened her frown—the elk's antlers had completely hardened, their surface smooth and cool, long past their growth period. Xu Ying withdrew her hand thoughtfully, "Your antlers are already hardened, so they shouldn't be this itchy."
Thinking of the little crows tickling the sika deer mentioned, Xu Ying remembered that this was a parasitic relationship. The crows would land on the sika deer's head and peck the parasites on its head. During the molting period of the sika deer, the crows would also pluck the deer's hair from their heads to collect interest and use the hair to build nests.
The sika deer suppressed the itch and raised its head obediently, its moist nostrils trembling slightly due to restraint.
Xu Ying gently parted the hair at the base of the antlers and keenly discovered tiny black insects attached to several red and swollen areas of skin.
"It's a tick."
She immediately pressed the intercom, "Director team, there's an emergency. Please send us some veterinary repellent and tweezers."
Chen Su stood beside the sika deer tacitly, and placed his broad palm on its neck soothingly.
The medical kit was delivered quickly. Xu Ying put on medical gloves neatly and used tweezers to gently but accurately grasp the insect body.
"It may be a little painful, just bear with it." She said as she pulled out the tick at a constant speed at a 45-degree angle and then sprayed disinfectant.
The elk simply twitched its ears slightly, its amber eyes following her movements curiously.
When the last parasite was removed, the elk suddenly shook its head and was surprised to find that the itching that had tormented it for many days had disappeared.
It nuzzled Xu Ying's shoulder affectionately, "You're much more powerful than the little crow!"
Xu Ying patted its antlers and said, "Don't tell this to the little crow, or it won't help you clean up the bugs anymore!"
For the rest of the journey, the proud elk was completely different. It no longer strolled leisurely, but would occasionally look back to make sure the two were following, and would patiently wait when they came to a fork in the road.
Xu Ying stepped on the dark ice and almost slipped, and the sika deer even nimbly blocked it with its antlers.
Xu Ying saw the light and asked excitedly, "Mr. Malu, is the exit just ahead?"
The red deer used its exceptional map memory to recall: "Stationmaster Xu, there's a trampoline-like area just outside. Beyond that, there's another branching maze. Just a little further along, and you'll reach the end!"
Xu Ying immediately became excited when he heard this.
"Which side of this forked maze leads to the exit?"
The red deer quickly replied: [Right!]
However, at this moment, the red deer sniffed, "Stationmaster Xu, there are two unfamiliar auras coming towards us!"
Xu Ying and Chen Su exchanged a glance, Xu Ying's face showing worry: "Could it be that two more members of the Hunter Team are chasing us?"
However, at this moment, Xu Ying heard Ye Jie's scream, and she immediately realized that her teammates were in danger!
"Let's go and take a look!"
Xu Ying and Chen Su hurried forward, only to see Ye Jie and Yao Yingzhe from the same team being chased by Jia Yao and Su Zhining from the Hunter Team, who were having their name tags torn off.
Yao Yingzhe caught a glimpse of Xu Ying and Chen Su poking their heads out from behind the ice wall, and quickly shook his head at them, signaling them to hide back.
The piercing eyes seemed to be hinting frantically: "Let's see what uncle does next!"
Xu Ying nodded, gestured to the left, and then made a cross gesture with his hand.
Yao Yingzhe nodded imperceptibly, then suddenly pulled off the storage bag from his waist and stuffed it into Ye Jie's hand: "Run! To the left!"
Ye Jie understood instantly, took the bag and rushed to the left fork. Su Zhining fell into the trap and chased after her in her ten-centimeter snow boots: "Stop!"
Just as Jiayao was about to give chase, Yao Yingzhe suddenly cried out "Ouch" and fell to his knees in the snow: "My old cold legs!"
He hugged Jiayao's thigh tightly and said, "Young man, please help me check if it's broken."
"Yao, Teacher Yao, please don't do this!" Jia Yao bent down helplessly, afraid of bumping into the old man, so he could only support him. "Are you really in pain or... Hey! Please don't embarrass me!"
At this time, Jiayao could only squat down and use his fingernails to pick at the name tag on Yao Yingzhe's back bit by bit, and use his hands to move Yao Yingzhe's body with difficulty.
Only by eliminating Yao Yingzhe can we escape the fate of being scammed by this old senior.
While Jiayao's attention was focused on Yao Yingzhe, Xu Ying and Chen Su flashed into the right passage of the last section of the maze like two shadows.
When Jiayao finally tore off Yao Yingzhe's name tag, the old artist collapsed with his hands on his chest, full of drama: "This wave... is worth it."
Su Zhining screamed in the distance: "Jiayao! There are snowballs in the bag! We've fallen into a trap!"
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