I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 230 One man is in charge

Xu Ying deftly secured the desert lizards' flight cases to the back seat of the sand motorcycle, the roar of the engine tearing a rift in the silence of the desert.

She looked up at the two tall wooden stakes at the entrance of the rescue station—two vultures stood there in their signature pose, like two guardian deities.

The vultures, Brother Vulture and Sister Vulture, were not keen on going to the raptor conservation center, and their two cubs were still in unstable health, so they stayed behind to be Xu Ying's aerial bodyguards.

Vultures like to sleep in high places, such as cliff edges and power lines, and they don't sleep lying down, but rather on one leg.

The elder vulture stood on one leg, with the other leg tucked under its belly feathers, looking like an old monk in deep meditation; the elder vulture turned its head 180 degrees, burying its beak in its back feathers, with only half of its sleepy eye showing.

Both of these sleeping positions help reduce heat loss.

In the chilly air before the night dew had dried, the couple took the philosophy of "shrinking their necks and tucking their hands in" to the extreme when it came to keeping warm.

"Brother Vulture, Sister-in-law Vulture—" Xu Ying had just called out when two furry heads turned around in unison.

The vulture's neck snapped straight like a spring, with two flattened downy feathers still stuck to its back feathers; the vulture lowered its curled-up legs and rubbed its claws against the wooden stake.

Four dark, shiny eyes stared intently at her, their wingtips already slightly open with excitement.

"I need to catch poachers, and I need your help!"

Before the words were even finished, the two vultures had already spread their wings.

The elder vulture's tail feathers swept across the wooden stake, raising a small cloud of dust, while the elder vulture had already leaped into the air, letting out a hoarse cry, as if saying, "Lead the way!"

Xu Ying sent Chen Su a message: [Tracking poachers, requesting support from the desert police station!]

Xu Yingxu sent his real-time location to the desert police station with his mobile phone, then smiled and twisted the accelerator.

In the rearview mirror, two dark shadows swept past her head like shadows, their wings casting shadows across the sand dunes, giving her a great sense of security!
Before the morning light had completely dispelled the desert chill, Xu Ying's dune buggy sped across the undulating dunes, the roar of the engine breaking the silence of the desert.

Two vultures circled overhead, their sharp eyes fixed on what lay ahead.

The little gerbil gripped her shoulder strap tightly, its tiny paws pointing southeast: "Right behind that rocky hill! They're catching lizards with a vibrating metal box!"

Xu Ying squinted and saw several modified dune buggies parked next to a rock wall. Three men wearing goggles were searching the sand with some kind of instrument in their hands.

One of them suddenly looked up and spotted Xu Ying rushing towards them, and immediately shouted to his companions.

"stop!"

Xu Ying shouted sternly, but the poachers reacted quickly, jumping onto their motorcycles and fleeing.

Their motorcycles left trails of dust in the sand, clearly demonstrating that they had developed a skilled riding technique.

Xu Ying gritted his teeth and twisted the accelerator to the floor.

The sand motorcycle made a noise as it bounced around, and its speed decreased significantly. Xu Ying felt something was amiss.

Just then, the little gerbil on my shoulder suddenly squealed: [Station Chief Xu, stop! They're heading towards the quicksand area!]

Xu Ying slammed on the brakes, and the motorcycle slid half a meter across the sand before coming to a stop.

She then noticed the poachers' unusual route, deliberately weaving a serpentine path across the flat sand. [They're leading you into a trap!]

The little gerbil was jumping up and down in panic, ["That area is full of quicksand; once a motorcycle goes in, it won't be able to get out!"]
As the poachers receded into the distance, Xu Ying grew increasingly anxious.

Two legs are definitely not enough to catch up, but a motorcycle cannot risk entering the quicksand area.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she recalled the herd of Przewalski's horses she had rescued a few days earlier—humans could never match the desert natives' understanding of the terrain.

Beneath this seemingly calm sea of ​​sand lie countless deadly quicksand traps, but the animals that have lived here for generations possess the instinct to detect danger.

Przewalski's horses have been running in the desert for so long that they don't need any instruments. They can find the safest path among the dunes simply by relying on the survival wisdom passed down from generation to generation!

"Brother Vulture!"

Xu Ying looked up and shouted, his voice echoing in the vast desert, "Could you please go to the meadow to the west and bring the Przewalski's horse herd over?"

She then turned to another circling vulture: "Sister-in-law, you go with those poachers and gather the other birds of prey to keep an eye on them!"

Two vultures let out a loud cry, their huge wings cutting through the morning mist as they split up and moved off separately.

The little gerbil stamped its feet anxiously on her shoulder: [They've almost disappeared!]

"Don't worry." Xu Ying narrowed her eyes, a confident smile curving her lips. "All my friends are running champions."

A moment later, a cloud of dust suddenly rose from the distant horizon. Twelve Przewalski's horses swept in like a whirlwind, their iron hooves shattering the morning light, their manes billowing in the wind like burning flames. The lead stallion braked sharply in front of Xu Ying, its large hooves sinking deep into the sand—it was the same fierce lead horse she had once carefully tended.

[Station Master Xu, need some help?] The stallion snorted, its amber eyes gleaming with a wild light.

"Yes!" Before Xu Ying finished speaking, he grabbed the horse's mane with his left hand, pushed off with his right leg, and leaped onto the horse's back as lightly as a swallow.

Her petite frame contrasted sharply with the towering wild horse, yet she sat as steady as a rock on its bare back.

"Follow the vultures' direction, we're going to catch up with three poachers who are causing damage in the desert!"

The wild horse snorted excitedly: [Hold on tight!]

The next second, this desert overlord charged out like an arrow released from a bow.

Xu Ying leaned close to the horse's neck, her long hair trailing behind her like a black ribbon.

The remaining wild horses automatically split into three groups and launched an encirclement like well-trained soldiers.

The sound of horses' hooves thundered, shaking even the sand.

Just as the three poachers were relieved to have shaken off their pursuers, they suddenly heard the deafening sound of horses' hooves behind them.

Looking back, I was utterly terrified—the girl who looked so petite was riding on the back of the fiercest wild horse, followed by a whole herd!
"This is impossible!"

The leader screamed, "Aren't these the wildest horses in the desert? The most experienced ones, even the stable owners can't tame them!"

They had once considered taming these wild horses so they would have a ready-made means of transportation in the desert and it would save fuel for their motorcycles.

And now, that girl with the youthful face is not only riding on the back of the horse king, but can also command the entire herd!
What terrified them even more was that suddenly, scattered birds of prey appeared in the sky. At this moment, these birds of prey swooped down and converged, like a net of death descending.