Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 353 The Beast Tamer Who Saved You is Consultant Chen
The biting wind howled in my ears, and the snow-capped mountains and forests beneath my feet rushed past, turning into a blurry silvery-white blur.

Gao Xiaoye gripped Kele's fluffy, warm neck hair tightly, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

At first, he felt excited while riding the Coca-Cola, but as the Coca-Cola gradually accelerated, the cold wind whistled past his ears, and the scenery on the ground rushed by, he finally felt endless fear.

The velvet dog in my arms was the same; it bounced its chubby body restlessly.

"Don't look." Gao Xiaoye suppressed her fear, covering the Firefly Dog's eyes with her left hand and shielding her own eyes with her right.

A person and their pet sit on Coke's back in an extremely comical pose.

After a while, the wind continued to howl. Gao Xiaoye couldn't suppress her growing curiosity and peeked down through a thin gap in her fingers.

Below lay the majestic Qinling Mountains, stretching endlessly and covered in thick snow, like a magnificent ice and snow painting. Gao Xiaoye gradually became immersed in it, and her fear was replaced by unparalleled excitement and exhilaration.

"You're amazing, Madam!"

He released his grip and couldn't help but shout in the wind, his voice scattering in fragments: "I want to contract a flying pet in the future!"

After saying that, Gao Xiaoye couldn't help but look down at the Firefly in her arms and asked expectantly, "Yuanbao, do you think you can fly in the future?"

"Ow"

The tinderbox immediately looked troubled.

How could a normal canine pet possibly fly?

Cola seemed to sense Gao Xiaoye's excitement and let out a light bark. The azure aura surrounding him became even gentler, steadily pulling him forward.

The sparks flying ahead resembled a burning golden sun, tracing a dazzling trajectory across the gray sky.

"Chirp!"

Suddenly, Spark let out a crisp hiss, slowed down slightly, and its sharp golden-red eyes locked onto a snow-covered mountain hollow below.

Cola slowly stopped beside the leader. Gao Xiaoye, on her back, followed Spark's gaze and looked down. She saw a group of people struggling through the deep snow on the winding mountain road below.

Because they were too far away, Gao Xiaoye couldn't see their clothes or their specific appearance, but he did see the flag being held high by the figure at the front, which gave him a thrill.

That's the school flag of the Second Intermediate Middle School.

"It's Teacher Wang! And Zhang Qiang and Li Mei too!" Gao Xiaoye shouted excitedly, pointing downwards. "I see them!"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, his steady voice carrying through the wind: "Okay, Cola, take him down."

"what?"

Gao Xiaoye understood the implication. He was clearly taken aback and looked at Chen Yuan in confusion: "Brother, aren't you coming down with us? The teachers definitely want to thank you too!"

Chen Yuan smiled but offered no explanation.

In the vast Qin Province today, there are very few people who don't know him.

As a high school senior with limited access to outside information, it's understandable that Gao Xiaoye wouldn't recognize him, but his teachers would definitely recognize him at a glance.

As soon as they appear, they are bound to receive a barrage of thanks and praise, and there will most likely be a photo session.

Although Chen Yuan was already used to these things, he wanted to avoid them if possible, as he was in a hurry to see the strongest pet beast of Baofeng Mountain.

Although Gao Xiaoye was puzzled, she did not insist.

His eyes flickered, then suddenly he remembered something, his eyes lit up, and his tone was pleading: "Can we take a picture together? Just one! I want to keep a memento! To prove that I really rode such a powerful pet!"

Seeing the pure anticipation and excitement in the boy's eyes, Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Okay."

Gao Xiaoye immediately raised the watch on her wrist, carefully adjusted the angle, and pointed the camera at herself and Chen Yuan beside her.

Chen Yuan was taken aback when he saw this.

He thought Gao Xiaoye would take out her phone to take pictures, but to his surprise, it turned out to be a fully functional smartwatch. She really was a senior high school student who had almost no contact with the outside world.

Gao Xiaoye was unaware of Chen Yuan's inner thoughts. He squinted and carefully adjusted the composition.

The backdrop is a vast, boundless gray-white sky, with the majestic, snow-capped Qinling Mountains stretching endlessly.

Chen Yuan wore a gentle smile, while Gao Xiaoye grinned from ear to ear, her face filled with excitement and pride, as she held the Firepuppy in her arms high.

The Firefly Dog was clearly in a daze, blinking its adorable eyes and hopping around with its chubby paws.

Behind the two figures are Spark and Cola, one on the left and one on the right, suspended high in the air. The former is elegant and luxurious, while the latter is majestic and imposing, making the composition more layered.

With a click, the image froze.

"Thank you, brother!" Gao Xiaoye stared at the photo for a while, then carefully put her phone away as if it were a precious treasure.

"Go ahead," Chen Yuan said. Cola was about to rush down when she heard Chen Yuan's voice again, "By the way, don't leave the group until you are strong enough to travel freely in the wild."

Upon hearing this, Gao Xiaoye scratched her head and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "Mmm, I understand."

"Go ahead," Chen Yuan waved his hand.

Cola understood, and with a slight shift in the air around it, it carried Gao Xiaoye as it swooped down towards the group in the ravine below.

on the ground,

The teachers and students of the Second Middle School were braving the wind and snow to move forward with difficulty. Teacher Wang, who was leading the group, had a furrowed brow and looked into the distance from time to time, his face full of worry.

A little over an hour ago, he and three other teachers were demonstrating outdoor combat to the students when one of the students went missing and has not been found yet.

First, the other three teachers led their pets to search in all directions, but to no avail. They then regrouped and sent out a group of pets to search again.

There has been no news to date.

"Tell me, where did Gao Xiaoye go?" Zhang Qiang wiped the snowflakes from his face, sighed as he gazed at the vast snowscape ahead, "Don't you think he's in danger? Could he have been captured by those hidden beasts?"

Li Mei, with her short hair, glared at Zhang Qiang and said irritably, "Shut your jinxed mouth."

The embarrassment on Zhang Qiang's face vanished in an instant. He muttered something like, "I'm also worried about Gao Xiaoye," and lowered his head, kicking the snow with his feet.

"Look at the sky!"

Just then, a sharp-eyed student suddenly pointed to the sky and exclaimed loudly.

Everyone looked up, and accompanied by a howling wind, a giant dog surrounded by azure energy descended gracefully and swiftly from the sky, stepping on invisible stairs.

Its posture is graceful and its body is upright, exuding an indescribable majesty and spirituality.

"Holy crap, what kind of pet is this?"

"So cool! A dog that can fly?"

"Wait a minute...this appearance...this demeanor...it's kind of similar."

A young teacher in the group suddenly widened his eyes, his voice trembling with disbelief: "Teacher Wang, doesn't this pet look like Consultant Chen's Wind-Riding Dog?"
Teacher Wang's body trembled violently. He stared intently at the approaching giant flying dog, his mind reeling.

He had only seen this unique and magnificent appearance, and its light and graceful movement as if riding the wind, in news reports and videos.

His eyes grew brighter, his expression more excited, and even his voice betrayed undisguised thrill: "It's it, it's the one!"

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the cola landed steadily on the snow not far in front of the group, light and silent, bringing only a slight breeze.

"Teacher Wang! Zhang Qiang! Li Mei! It's me! Gao Xiaoye!"

A familiar voice came from the dog's back. Gao Xiaoye excitedly waved her arms and jumped off the dog's back.

"Lao Gao?"

"Gao Xiaoye!"

"Are you OK?"

"How...how are you sitting up there?" The teachers and students instantly erupted in a cacophony of emotions, a mixture of shock, confusion, and elation, their expressions more complex than ever before.

Before Teacher Wang could even marvel at the appearance of the Wind-Riding Dog, he rushed forward, grabbed Gao Xiaoye's shoulder, and looked her up and down: "Are you alright?"

"You scared us to death! What...what happened?!"

Gao Xiaoye's face, already flushed from the cold wind, turned even redder. He chuckled a few times, then pointed at the cola that was about to turn and leave:

"It's this one. The beast tamer of this pet brought me back. This beast tamer is amazing; he even owns one."

Just as he was about to describe Chen Yuan and Chixiao Nijun in detail, Cola's azure eyes simply swept over everyone, and it let out a low bark. Then, it exerted force with all four legs, and the air around its body surged.

"Wait!" Gao Xiaoye called out hurriedly.

But his voice was shattered by the gust of wind whipped up by the cola, and he could only stare blankly as the cola's figure transformed into a swift streak of light and soared into the sky.

Cola's figure disappeared into the snow-covered sky in a few leaps, leaving only Gao Xiaoye standing there lost and confused, along with a group of teachers and students with puzzled expressions.

"Gao Xiaoye, tell me quickly, what's going on with this pet beast? What happened to you?" The classmates immediately surrounded him, bombarding him with questions.

Gao Xiaoye withdrew his gaze from the sky. He knew the two figures had gradually disappeared. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his complicated emotions, and began to recount his extraordinary encounter:

"Yuanbao chased after butterflies all the way, which led me astray. Just when I was at my wit's end, I met this beast tamer."

"He has a Winter Hound. I sent Yuanbao to challenge him, but he was easily defeated." As he said this, Gao Xiaoye scratched his head, but there was no embarrassment on his face. Instead, he was full of pride.

"Afterwards, I told him about my situation, and he sent this pet to find you and bring me back."

"Oh, and he also has a bird-like pet that can carry people in flight. It looks like a falcon, and its wings emit very dazzling golden flames."

As Gao Xiaoye described the appearance and special features of the two pets in detail, a stylishly dressed classmate frowned and suddenly said, "Consultant Chen's Blazing Sky Falcon and Wind-Riding Hound?"

These words were like a bomb dropped into the crowd, and everyone's expression changed.

"Consultant Chen?"

"The number one beast tamer in Qin Province?"

"The champion of the Dafeng Cup?"

"Impossible! Is Xiao Ye really that lucky?"

"Don't stop me! I'm getting lost too! I need to be saved by Consultant Chen too!"

The students did not doubt the fashionable man's judgment; he secretly possessed a cell phone, which was their only source of information from the outside world.

Whether it's campus gossip or national affairs, he's always the first to know.

At that moment, everyone's gaze towards Gao Xiaoye changed instantly; it was no longer one of sympathy, but rather an extremely complex mix of envy and jealousy.

Teacher Wang and the three teachers leading the team exchanged glances, all seeing shock and confirmation in each other's eyes.

Teacher Wang walked up to Gao Xiaoye, his expression serious yet filled with barely suppressed excitement, his voice low and solemn: "The pet beast just now was indeed the Wind-Riding Dog."

He paused, then scanned the excited crowd one by one, and said with a stern face, "You are all beast tamers now, and you should pay attention to the appearance of every new pet beast."

"Consultant Chen's Blazing Falcon and Wind-Riding Dog both sparked heated discussions, how come you didn't know?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, and someone couldn't help but mutter, "Then let us use our phones!"

Teacher Wang ignored those words and then stared at Gao Xiaoye, saying, "You're very lucky to have met Consultant Chen."

Seeing the teacher's solemn expression, Gao Xiaoye's last guess finally came true.

He blinked, trying to suppress his overwhelming joy, and deliberately feigned ignorance: "Huh? Consultant Chen? I don't know him, he didn't tell me his name, but..."

He grinned slyly, held up his watch, and waved it triumphantly. "But I have a photo of us together, look!"

He opened the photo, and everyone gathered around.

Against the backdrop of a vast snow-capped mountain sky, Gao Xiaoye smiled broadly, while the young man beside him, wearing a dark gray windbreaker, with a calm and handsome face and a gentle smile on his lips, was none other than the renowned Consultant Chen.

"Holy crap! It really is Consultant Chen!"

"I want to see! I want to see!"

The students instantly erupted in excitement, scrambling to see the precious group photo, their envious exclamations almost shaking the snow-capped mountains.

Surrounded by everyone, Gao Xiaoye reveled in the feeling of being the center of attention, his lips curving into an increasingly upturned smile.

"Alright! Be quiet!"

Teacher Wang had to raise his voice to maintain order. He suppressed his excitement, put on a stern face, and looked seriously at Gao Xiaoye:
"Gao Xiaoye, you left the group without permission, causing concern among the teachers and classmates. This is a serious disciplinary issue. Go back and write a 1,000-word self-criticism, and have your parents come to the school."

"Oh," Gao Xiaoye nodded obediently, but the excitement on her face did not diminish at all.

As someone who has taken a photo with Consultant Chen, what is a mere thousand-word self-criticism, and what is meeting his parents?
Let them come!

As darkness fell, the wind and snow grew even more fierce.

Teacher Wang frowned, not daring to delay for the slightest, and immediately organized the team to continue forward: "It's getting dark, everyone speed up and be sure to reach Camp Three before dark!"

The teachers and students regrouped and continued their journey despite the wind and snow.

Surrounded by her classmates, Gao Xiaoye excitedly recounted the details of her encounter with Chen Yuan and the wonderful experience of flying on the wind-riding dog.

The team trekked along the ridge for about ten minutes before a relatively gentle snow slope appeared ahead.

"Hey, what is that?"

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed female student at the back of the group pointed to the bottom of a rock exposed by the wind at the edge of the snow slope and shouted.

Everyone followed the sound.

In the sheltered spot on the rock, a rather large bird was curled up.

Its entire body is covered with gray and white feathers, with a long neck and a wide, flat beak, resembling a wild goose, but it is larger, with a wingspan of over two meters.

But one of its wings was drooping limply, with a clear tear that was deep enough to expose the bone, and blood stained its feathers and the snow.

Its breath was weak, and its eyes were filled with pain and terror.

"It's a winged goose! It's injured!" the students exclaimed.

Wind-feathered Goose, a wind-type pet, is of elite quality when born naturally.

This pet is gentle in nature. According to current observations, when the temperature drops, it will migrate from the far north across mountains and rivers to the milder south to spend the winter.

The Qinling Mountains are the last major mountain range they encounter on their journey to the south.

"Quick, treat its wounds!" Teacher Wang immediately directed the nearby students to provide assistance.

Several classmates cautiously approached, first taking out their pet first aid kits to clean Feng Lingyan's wounds, spraying healing spray, and then bandaging the wounds.

Seeing the students' familiarity with the operation, Teacher Wang nodded in satisfaction.

Feng Lingyan seemed to know that these humans meant no harm, and although she remained vigilant, she did not put up a fierce resistance.

As Feng Lingyan's breathing stabilized slightly with the students' help, Teacher Wang gradually frowned.

He crouched down and carefully examined the wound on the wind-feathered goose's wing. The tear did not look like a fall injury, but rather like an injury caused by the claws of some kind of ferocious beast.

"strangeness."

Teacher Wang muttered to himself, his face full of doubt: "Wind-feathered geese are social animals, and they always migrate in flocks, looking out for each other. How could there be one left alone here? And so badly injured."

He looked up at the snow-covered depths of Baofeng Mountain, which grew increasingly dark, and an ominous premonition, like a cold, venomous snake, crept into his heart.

(End of this chapter)