I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

Asking about someone's age in the first year of junior high is pointless.

As the years passed, Lan Xiaoxiao's memories faded, and she couldn't remember how old she was this year, but she was definitely over twenty.

The average lifespan of a wild giant panda is about twenty years, although some live even longer.

She and her classmate in the first year of junior high are already in great health; they can eat, run, jump, and even fight! It feels like they could easily survive another ten years.

After assessing the situation, Lan Xiaoxiao decided to stay in the mountains. She and Chu Yi were both in good health and did not need to seek help from humans.

Unlike humans, pandas only live for about thirty years.

For the past ten years or so, her world has consisted only of the first day of junior high school and the four seasons, and she cherishes every minute and every second.

Even with such deep affection, there's still regret that life is too short and time passes too quickly.

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi are still full of energy, so they continue to migrate twice a year.

Lan Xiaoxiao even decided to make a long journey back to the waterfall.

"Let's stay at the waterfall for another two years. We know the way down the mountain from there, and it'll be very convenient to get to the village."

Chu Yi understood that this was the destination of their migration and immediately led the way.

It takes two months to walk to the waterfall from here, but they have the stamina, so it's no big deal for them.

And there was a pleasant surprise along the way!

I met Big Blue!

Big Blue's fur was noticeably less shiny, frizzy and dull, and its movements were a bit slow. It was wearing a GPS tracking collar around its neck.

Lan Xiaoxiao knew that this meant humans had taken over Da Lan.

When Lan Xiaoxiao recognized Da Lan, she rushed over to him, whimpering. She put her front paws on the ground, stuck out her butt, and cried out like a baby.

Big Blue recognized her and slowly walked over, licking Little Blue's nose.

Instantly, Lan Xiaoxiao's eyes reddened, she frantically licked Big Blue's face, and then hugged it.

Big Blue is so gentle, it even licks Little Blue's bottom like it's taking care of a baby.

Chu Yi stood at a distance the whole time and didn't come over to disturb him.

Lan Xiaoxiao was reluctant to leave, so she went to pick the tenderest bamboo leaves for Da Lan, and even dug up a fat bamboo rat for it to eat.

The mother and daughter spent the whole afternoon together, eating and interacting.

As night fell, Lan Xiaoxiao snuggled up to sleep next to Da Lan. She knew Da Lan was very old and thanked God for letting her meet him.

Under the moonlight, I slept dozens of meters away on the first day of the lunar month, and I really wasn't used to it without my little bear.

The next day at noon, Da Lan got up and left on her own.

Lan Xiaoxiao wanted to follow, but Da Lan didn't stop. He even turned around and yelled at her, telling her not to follow.

Lan Xiaoxiao followed it for a while before stopping, finally watching its back as it walked away.

She wanted to cry, so I came over and hugged her on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The little bear burst into tears.

"Waaaaah!"

"Waaah! Big Blue Mom is gone again."

From that day onward.

Lan Xiaoxiao became even more clingy, wanting to see Chu Yi all the time, even going to the toilet together. She liked to suddenly summon Chu Yi, and Chu Yi would always respond with a bleating sound.

When she wakes up on the first day of the Lunar New Year, she won't go to pack bamboo to bring back first. Instead, she will quietly hug the teddy bear and wait for it to wake up before going out together.

The two bears often walked side by side on the road, their bodies rubbing together.

Even on narrow paths, whether walking in front or behind, Little Bear likes to nudge Chu Yi's bottom with his head and walk close together.

When eating bamboo, they sit in a row, close together, and even guard wild rabbits together. When they lie in the grass, their paws are always touching.

Lan Xiaoxiao's heart was filled with sweetness every day.

I'm middle-aged or elderly now, but I still invite her to go for a walk in the bamboo grove on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

I really like spring because even bears wouldn't refuse it during this season.

……

More than a decade has passed, and Professor Xu is now over fifty years old, and will be retiring in a few years.

He observed many pandas throughout his life and participated in many wild panda projects, but the ones that impressed him the most were Lan Xiao and Chu Yi.

For the first ten years, Lan Xiao and Chu Yi's whereabouts were vaguely observed, but later, they gradually disappeared from sight.

Professor Xu is too old to go up the mountain anymore. Every time he went up the mountain before, he hoped that he might encounter them, but unfortunately, he never did.

Professor Xu's team has a tradition of bringing apples and beef jerky every time they go up the mountain, but they always carry them up and eat them themselves.

They also ran into Da Lan once during that time, and gave him the beef jerky.

Da Lan is getting old, so they fitted him with a Beidou GPS positioning collar to facilitate rescue at any time.

This summer, Da Lan's GPS tracking collar hadn't moved for a long time, and Professor Xu already had a bad feeling about it, but he still immediately notified the team members to go into the mountains.

Xiao Zhang has extensive experience in the wild, and now he is the main leader of most of the teams going into the mountains.

Xiao Zhang led his men through mountains and rivers to reach Da Lan's location. Looking at the scene on the hillside, he was heartbroken.

When the call connected, he said, "Professor, Big Blue is gone. There were no external injuries, and he was in good overall condition. The initial guess is that he was old and frail."

"Hmm... bring it back."

"clear."

……

A week later, Professor Xu's team announced the news of Da Lan's passing.

[Recently, a scientific expedition team discovered that the GPS tracking of Da Lan, a giant panda who had made significant contributions to the wild breeding program, had remained unchanged for an extended period. Staff searched the mountain overnight and were saddened to inform everyone that Da Lan had passed away a week ago in the Wolong Nature Reserve. A veterinary examination determined that Da Lan's cause of death was natural attrition due to advanced age. She was 28 years old, equivalent to 98 years old in human years. Da Lan was a highly decorated giant panda who contributed countless important scientific data throughout her life, gave birth to the well-known Lan Xiao, and expanded the wild population…]

The announcement was met with a flood of cries in the comments section.

"No!"

"Sometimes I wish you weren't so responsible, just didn't tell us, and let's just pretend Da Lan is doing well in the mountains."

"Big Blue, my eyes are all swollen from crying."

"Living to 28 is amazing! I don't even know if I'll live to 90. Da Lan is fantastic!"

"It's a happy funeral, but I still cried until I was dizzy. We watched Da Lan grow up."

It's worth noting that before Lan Xiao became a viral sensation online, Da Lan was the original internet-famous giant panda. Countless people have watched Da Lan's wild training documentary filmed by the Panda Center, which chronicles his life from birth to his official release into the wild.

The era of the giant blue panda has come to an end, leaving the original panda fans heartbroken.

Many people posted photos of Big Blue as a child in the comments section, showing its life from childhood to adulthood and various periods.

Many of the photos have poor resolution, and some even have a yellowish tint, after all, it's a documentary filmed more than 20 years ago, and the image quality is outdated.

Someone posted a photo of Big Blue holding Little Blue when he was a cub.

"This is a picture of Big Blue holding Little Blue. Does Little Blue know that Mommy is gone?"

I wonder if Da Lan and Lan Xiao have seen each other all these years. I hope they have no regrets.

"You must have seen him before."

"How's Lan Xiao doing? It's in its early twenties now, practically entering its old age."

"Stop talking, upstairs! Is the sky falling? Are you trying to make me cry my eyes out today?"

"QAQ Waaaaaah!!"