I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 227 A Letter from the Western Snow Mountain
"It should take about a week to recover."

Xu Ying pointed to the repaired crack and explained, her voice hoarse from working long hours, "Once my colleagues come with pumping equipment to reinforce it, your water supply station will be back."

She wiped the sweat from her forehead, leaving a muddy mark on her face.

"You must be a god who controls the water!" The Pallas's cat's furry cheeks trembled with excitement, its tail held high. It pounced at Xu Ying's feet, rubbing its head against her boots. "I've never seen a human who can bring a dried-up riverbed back to life!"
The gerbil leader immediately poked its head out from Xu Ying's shoulder and began showering him with compliments: "Station Chief Xu is the Dragon King of the East Sea!"
It's been watching TV on the Gobi Bear's TV lately; human cartoons are really good.

[The Dragon King is in charge of water and can summon wind and rain!]

"I don't have that kind of ability," Xu Ying said with a smile, shaking her head as she unloaded two buckets of water from the motorcycle.

The clear water rippled in the bucket, reflecting her slightly tired face.

The small animals that came upon hearing the news were both expectant and worried. They circled the bucket but dared not get too close:

[The river has dried up, should we move?]
A young jerboa asked timidly, its ears twitching nervously.

[How are we, the entire royal family, going to move with all our families?]

A meerkat nanny with three cubs sighed. Her little ones were hiding under her fluffy tail, curiously observing Xu Ying.

"don’t worry."

Xu Ying reassured them, opening the bucket and filling a small basin with water, placing it on the ground. "During the water shortage, we will use sprinkler trucks to deliver water. If you spot any poachers, please inform the gerbils immediately."

As she watched the sky darken, she began to pack up her tools.

"After the cracks in the groundwater layer are repaired, the capillary water upwelling channels that were blocked by the cracks will be reconnected in about half a day."

Deep water slowly rises through the gaps in the gravel, much like how plant roots absorb water, causing groundwater to seep up slowly.

In another day, irregular wet patches will appear on the surface of the riverbed, which are traces of groundwater searching for an outlet.

Four or five days later, the seeping groundwater will form a shallow stream again, nourishing the dried-up riverbed and giving it new life.

Hearing Xu Ying's answer, the little animals that came to drink water were all relieved.

They lined up and carefully drank the water from the basin, afraid of wasting a single drop.

Only the desert lizard with its broken tail remained, lying anxiously at Xu Ying's feet: "Station Chief Xu, can you still help me find my child?"
Xu Ying crouched down and let the lizard climb onto her palm. Most desert lizards are solitary animals that lay eggs in their burrows and then leave them unattended.

But this one is different—it's a night lizard, a rare viviparous desert lizard.

She had just given birth and lay weakly in her cave, her baby lizards being taken away when she was at her weakest.

Xu Ying frowned slightly, her fingertips gently stroking the lizard's back. She could only comfort it for now: "The little gerbil has a wide intelligence network now, there will be news."

She paused for a moment, then made a decision: "Why don't you stay with me for now? I'll take you to find the culprits as soon as I get any news."

Desert Lizard: [Good!]

Xu Ying: "Then come back to the shelter with me now."

[Wait, it's not just me; some lizards have also lost their companions.]
The desert lizard's claws tugged at Xu Ying's trouser leg. "I'll go get them right now!"
Soon, five young bearded dragons emerged, led by a desert lizard. Bearded dragons and desert lizards look different; they have a crest on their heads like a lion's. Young bearded dragons tend to huddle together for safety or because of temperature.

[Is this human here to protect us?]

[Humans, all our companions have been captured, leaving only five of us. Can you find our friends?]
"I will try my best."

Xu Ying guided the small lizards into the flight crate first, saying, "I have five foxes at my rescue station. Don't run out later, or you'll become food."
When we returned to the rescue station, it was already half dark, and the last rays of the setting sun dyed the desert horizon red.

Xu Ying parked the motorcycle, took off her helmet, and shook her slightly messy long hair. She was starving and had no energy to cook dinner. She was about to go to the rescue station to get some canned meat to make do with, but suddenly she found Qi Xiao squatting at the door playing with the fennec fox and the little sand cat.

The man's tall figure stood out in the twilight, his black leather jacket outlining his broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his jeans hugging his long, powerful legs.

He lowered his head slightly, his well-defined fingers gently scratching Fox Erniu's chin, while the little sand cat rubbed against his feet, its tail tip curling happily.

The other little foxes practically clung to him, very sticky.

Hearing the sound of a motorcycle, Qi Xiao looked up. His deep-set eyes appeared particularly sharp in the dim light, and a flash of cold metal light crossed his brow bone.

Xu Ying blinked, only then noticing a small silver eyebrow stud on Qi Xiao's left brow bone.

"Newly made?" She took a few steps closer and couldn't help but take a second look.

The eyebrow stud accentuated his already sharp features, adding a touch of wildness that gleamed coldly in the twilight.

Qi Xiao raised his hand and touched his brow bone, a slight smile playing on his lips. "It's a patch." He paused, his voice low, "There's a wound there."

Under the light, Xu Ying finally noticed a band-aid on his brow bone; the metal ornament was merely a decorative tack. Her heart tightened, and she instinctively reached out to touch it, then stopped mid-air: "How did you get this?"

“Injuries are inevitable during rescue operations,” he said casually, but his phoenix eyes, hidden beneath his black, tousled hair, remained fixed on Xu Ying. Seeing her frown, he added, “It’s not serious.”

Xu Ying then remembered that Qi Xiao was a member of the Sunny Day Rescue Team. She had never heard Qi Xiao talk about his rescue experiences before; he just quietly saved people and didn't make a big deal out of it.

The little sand cat rubbed against Qi Xiao's trouser leg curiously.

He bent down and rubbed the little guy's head, his leather jacket making a slight rustling sound with the movement.

As he stood up, Xu Ying noticed that the tips of his ears seemed a little red, faintly visible under the light.

The little fox, perched on Qi Xiao's shoulder, nudged his ear with its paw pads: [Brother Qi Xiao, why did your ears change color?]
Qi Xiao coughed awkwardly.

"Have you eaten?" he asked, changing the subject, his voice a few decibels lower than usual.

Xu Ying shook her head, watching his back as he walked towards the motorcycle to take off the insulated bag. His inverted triangle figure made him look like a male model walking the runway in a fashion shoot, but the light yellow bear-shaped insulated bag he was carrying was a food delivery bag, creating a striking contrast.

Xu Ying couldn't help but ask, "You knew I hadn't eaten?"

“Just guessing,” he said without turning his head.

Xu Ying chuckled softly, opened the door, and led him into the rescue station.

"Do you still remember Qin Yan, the forest ranger in Xishan, and Professor Ye, who is engaged in tumor research?" he said as he walked into the rescue station carrying an insulated bag.

Xu Ying turned on the light, and the warm yellow light instantly filled the room: "I remember, didn't Professor Ye and Qin Yan say they were going to develop a plan to have small animals help grow snow lotus in Xishan? Could there be some news about that?"

Qi Xiao didn't rush to answer. Instead, he placed the lunchboxes from the insulated bag one by one on the dining table. His slender fingers lifted the lids, and the aroma immediately filled the entire room.

Several simple home-style stir-fries, including stir-fried green peppers with pork, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and tomato and egg drop soup, along with a large box of glistening rice, look refreshing and tempting.

"You came here because of the West Mountain Snow Mountain?"

Xu Ying's eyes lit up, but her stomach growled loudly. She subconsciously licked her lips, and when she looked up, she met Qi Xiao's slightly smiling eyes.

A smile played on his lips, and his voice was deep and gentle: "Let's eat first, and I'll tell you slowly."