I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 246 Snow Mountain Guard Team

Chen Su shook his head, looking completely bewildered: "What happened?"

"This snow wolf cub was calling you Station Master Xu just now."

Xu Ying pointed to the little wolf lying at Chen Su's feet.

The snow wolf cubs were circling around Chen Su, sniffing him incessantly.

Chen Su's expression froze upon hearing this, as if he had thought of something, and his tone became somewhat stiff: "Perhaps, the scents have been mixed up?"

At this moment, the snow wolf cub on the ground also realized what was happening. It ran to Xu Ying's feet, tilting its little head in confusion: [Are you actually Station Master Xu?]
It opened its mouth wide, and its two sharp little baby teeth looked both fierce and cute.

"Yes, I am Station Master Xu."

With doubts in his heart, Xu Ying picked it up from the ground: "Shall we leave the tent now and visit your cave?"

The snow wolf cubs are very warm, with fluffy and soft fur; they could even be used as fluffy hand warmers.

If it weren't for the time constraint, Xu Ying would have loved to take a deep breath of the wolf cub.

The snow wolf cub nodded. "Don't worry, our family has other animal companions who will protect you!"
"thank you all!"

Xu Ying turned to face her companions inside the tent, her eyes shining with warmth: "The Snow Wolf family invited us to their den to take shelter from the snowstorm and will escort us safely there."

"Everyone, pack your things quickly, we're about to set off."

The four of them quickly got to work and tacitly began packing their belongings.

Chen Su and the male police officer worked together to lift the heavy equipment box, exchanging a determined look.

The moment they lifted the tent flap, a biting wind mixed with snowflakes rushed towards them, but the sight that immediately came into view made everyone hold their breath.

A dozen or so silver-gray snow wolves circled around them like guardian knights, their fluffy fur covered with glistening snowflakes.

The leader of the snow wolves gently rubbed against Xu Ying's hand, its warm breath turning into white mist in the cold wind.

Three agile snow leopards had joined the guards at some point, gracefully weaving among the wolves, their golden eyes gleaming in the snow.

Behind the group, a brown bear stood like a mobile fortress, its broad back shielding everyone from the fiercest wind and snow.

It occasionally emits a low purring sound, as if urging people to quicken their pace.

Under the protection of the furry animal guard, the raging snowstorm suddenly became less frightening.

The snow wolves warmed everyone's sides with their body heat, the snow leopards nimbly led the way, and the brown bears' steady footsteps acted as a stabilizing force.

The swirling snowflakes piled up on the animals' fluffy fur.

The ferocious beasts, which were usually fierce, became a warm mobile haven for Xu Ying and her companions.

Xu Ying was very surprised. Brown bears on Xishan Mountain usually hibernate between November and March. Now it is the snow season in the high-altitude areas of Xishan Mountain. The weather is so cold. Logically speaking, brown bears should be hibernating. So why is this brown bear not sleeping?
Doubt lingered in her mind.

Led by the furry creatures, Xu Ying and her group quickly arrived at the snow wolves' territory.

Snow wolves do not build fixed nests, but they will use natural caves or crevices in rocks and abandoned burrows of other animals as temporary resting places or places to raise their young.

The cave entrance is hidden behind thick ice formations, acting like a natural screen to keep out the raging wind and snow.

The moment you step into the cave, a warm feeling washes over you—it's a huge cave sculpted by glacial movement over millions of years, with a towering dome and glistening ice crystals clinging to the rock walls.

Deep inside the cave, thick layers of dry grass and moss formed a "bed" carefully prepared by the snow wolves. Several naturally formed stone platforms were scattered about, resembling specially prepared desks.

As Ji Xuehui unfolded the folding table and chairs, she couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Beside the folding chair, several little snow wolves were curled up and dozing, their fluffy tails occasionally brushing against her ankles.

A strange and absurd feeling rose in her heart.

It's unbelievable that she's now working as a guest in the home of a pack of fierce snow wolves!
Immediately afterwards, Ji Xuehui discovered that it was a brown bear sitting at the entrance of the cave. Its mouth was moving as if it was chewing something, but Ji Xuehui could clearly see that there was nothing in the brown bear's mouth.

She pulled Xu Ying over as if she had discovered a new continent, and showed her the brown bear: "Station Chief Xu, look at this brown bear, it's chewing air!"

Xu Ying's gaze also fell on the unusually docile brown bear.

Its mouth was moving, and it would lick its lips from time to time, as if it had something delicious in its mouth.

Xu Ying suddenly realized why the brown bear hadn't hibernated.

It's estimated that it didn't store enough fat before hibernation, so it had to wake up midway to find food, and ended up being asked to come and help.

Animals hibernate because food is scarce and the weather is cold in winter. Hibernation helps small animals slow down their metabolism and store energy to sustain life.

However, when animals that need to hibernate have health problems or are malnourished due to food shortages, they will find it difficult to enter a hibernation state.

Environmental disturbances or hormonal imbalances can also cause hibernating animals to have "insomnia," much like humans. They can't sleep when they're hungry, when they're sick or in pain, or when there's noise in the environment.

The brown bear's current behavior of chewing air is a sign of its eagerness to smell food but not be able to eat it.

But where is the food that this brown bear thinks it has...?

Xu Ying got goosebumps. Could this bear be using them as a food reserve?

Is it keeping its mouth shut because there are still so many ferocious beasts here?

Xu Ying quickly turned to the other three and asked, "Do any of you have any meat on you?"

Ji Xuehui quickly pulled out a can of meat: "I have three cans of meat here."

Xu Ying opened the can, found a waterproof cloth to place on the ground, and then used disposable chopsticks to pour all the meat from the can onto the waterproof cloth.

The brown bear smelled the aroma, turned its head, and locked its gaze tightly onto the meat on the waterproof cloth.

However, it didn't come over immediately, but instead stared longingly at Xu Ying.

Xu Ying noticed that this brown bear was much smaller than its kind, with a shoulder height of only about 1.2 meters and an estimated weight of only 300 kilograms.

It has a fox-like face and a delicate, slender muzzle.

Small size and "fox-like face" are both characteristics of female bears.

Looking at the brown bear's shy and reserved appearance, Xu Ying was reminded of the Gobi bear.

Her heart softened, and she nodded firmly to the brown bear: "Eat up, eat up, this is for you."

The brown bear quickly climbed over, munching on its meat while mumbling, "[The snow wolves and snow leopards really didn't lie to me. Helping Station Chief Xu really does bring food!]"
Xu Ying understood; no wonder the snow wolf and snow leopard were able to get the brown bear to come and help.

For now, these canned goods are just a snack for it.