Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 138: Is This, Lovesickness Turning into Illness?

"Mural paintings? Like those in the Mogao Caves?"

"No, no, no, Brother Ying, you might be a bit mistaken. The mural paintings we're talking about here in the industry are referred to as wall paintings."

In terms of the text, wall paintings and mural paintings seem the same, with both being paintings on walls or buildings or large stone surfaces.

However, those in the industry have a more precise classification. It's easy to get confused if you're not working in this field.

A young couple, the girl was a fine arts college graduate, and the boy studied sculpture at the academy.

After graduation, they became wall painters, and they occasionally accepted some custom sculpture work too.

They came to Xiaozhai Village after they learned from their college classmates that there was a rural tourism design project underway, so they came to offer their services.

"I'm not very familiar with this, you should go talk to the local officials directly."

"Brother Ying, the thing is, we'd like to use some photos from your social media account as blueprints for our art, so we wanted to ask if you have any conditions."

Thinking back, his account, apart from educational content, only had a few sparse photos of Jinya and Leopard Sister.

It was only recently, after having divided the labor, that Little Sen helped set up the personal emergency station's social media account, which then posted some cute photos of the animals.

"Well, no need for payment, they are all free. Just make sure you don't use them for commercial purposes. If you're going to use them for small-scale commercial purposes, just buy some food or something, mainly because it can be difficult in the winter."

These terms were not too demanding for them. The young couple discussed it and decided to go and talk to the village officials first. After confirming everything, they would negotiate and sign the contract with Chen Ying.

These things need to be written down clearly on paper, verbal agreements alone are not enough.

Two days later, a village kid brought the young couple to the Forest Emergency Station.

Chen Ying, who had already received a call, had made sure the animals were settled, worried about scaring the visitors.

Originally, he had wanted them to wait at the Protection Station, and he would come out to sign the agreement.

But the young couple wanted to observe Leo's family and Leopard Sister's family up close for their painting.

"The village has agreed to hire us to paint wall murals in designated areas. The core theme will be them."

The female painter eyed Leo, who was munching on bamboo downstairs, longingly wanting to touch him up close, but Chen Ying politely declined her request.

Leo was a wild bear, and although he seemed quite friendly, in reality, only Little Sen and Chen Ying, who took care of him daily, could approach him, not even Dr. Gao.

Jinya hadn't left to wander around these past two days.

She seemed to be still upset about the jackal attack the other night.

She was angry at herself for knowing that danger could strike at any moment, yet she still went out to play, almost causing her two-legged beasts to get hurt by those bad creatures.

Another reason was Little Jin; it had been almost a week since Little Jin had come back, and she wondered if he truly no longer wanted to play with her.

Upstairs, a few people were chatting, enjoying their afternoon tea, when suddenly, the young couple both froze.

"Brother Ying, what animal is that?"

Looking in the direction they were pointing, a big cat, its fur glistening like scattered gold in the sunlight, clutched a plump wild rabbit as it perched on a branch, watching them warily.

"Little Jin? Has Little Jin come back?"

Chen Ying went downstairs, and when he passed by the observation room, he saw it was clean and tidy.

Looking at the other side, there was no sign of Jinya in the animal shed where the Red Fox lived.

"Jinya, Jinya? Where are you? Little Jin's come back."

The Red Fox lay on the rock, fast asleep; his ears twitched, and he raised a paw to cover them.

Annoyed to death with the fox, equally annoyed with that big cat.

After calling for a good while without hearing Jinya's voice, Chen Ying climbed up the tree and saw that inside the reinforced cat nest, Jinya was curled up tightly, eyes shut, pretending to sleep.

He reached in and scratched Jinya's little belly, which was soft and pliable.

"Jinya, if you don't come out now, Little Jin is going to leave again."

Jinya whimpered once and still didn't move.

Chen Ying became anxious. It couldn't be sick, could it?

He asked Little Sen to find a ladder, climbed up, and dragged Jinya out.

Big Cat had a slight fever.

Chen Ying was scared and hurriedly took Jinya to the observation room for a blood test and physical examination.

The young couple saw what was happening and took their leave directly. They knew what was what and that staying would only be in the way.

Little Jin dropped the rabbit and worriedly went up to the door of the observation room, peering in.

Right behind Little Jin, Big and Small Baby also came over with their prey.

They were simply there to find Leo to play with, but on the way, they saw Little Jin and, following its example, also went and caught a rabbit each to bring over.

"Big Cat went for a bath last night and didn't take me with him."

Leo climbed two steps but didn't approach Little Jin, sat down, and, while eating bamboo shoots, tattled to Chen Ying.

"I also wanted to play in the water, but Big Cat didn't let me and even said that my mom should beat me. Now it's gotten sick, huh? Can Uncle Big Cat beat it up?"

While helping out, Little Sen only heard Leo barking non-stop, never realizing that this guy was actually a tattle-tale.

Chen Ying felt a mix of annoyance and amusement, stuffed an apple slice into Leo's mouth, and wouldn't let it talk anymore.

If it continued, Jinya lying on the observation platform would become furious with embarrassment and might give Leo a swatting with its paws.

"It does have a bit of a cold; there's more discharge from its nose and eyes than before. But it's not serious; it doesn't need medication. Just needs to drink more water and eat some nutritious food. Little Sen, get me a bottle of eye drops, the one without antibiotics."

Big cats live in the wild, where the conditions to take medicine for a mild illness aren't available. Most of the time, they get through it on their own, and seek help only if they can't handle it.

After cleaning the discharge from the corners of Jinya's eyes, he asked it to stay indoors and not go out for now.

"Little Jin, you can't go in; just keep an eye on it from the door. Leave the rabbit for it; let it eat by itself."

Opening the cage below, he placed the rabbit on a feeding tray, and Jinya conscientiously went into the cage to eat.

Feeling unwell, the cat ate meat slower than usual and seemed a bit short of breath.

Chen Ying simply moved a chair downstairs to sit and began working on documents, all the while keeping an eye on Jinya's condition and making sure the other little ones didn't enter the observation room.

Little Jin was very distressed and let out a few soft cries, pacing back and forth before the door.

"Don't worry, Little Jin, Jinya doesn't have a serious problem."

Closing the folder, Chen Ying came to Little Jin's side and gave it a tooth-cleaning stick sponsored by a business.

It wasn't clear if the thing was effective, but at any rate, it was harmless for animals - something to chew on for fun.

And for Little Jin at the moment, the tooth-cleaning stick could help relieve its stress.

After chewing a few bites, indeed it felt a bit better.

Little Jin lay down, looking dejected, and said it hadn't meant to leave Jinya behind intentionally.

"I just wanted to see why that guy got into trouble with those stinky creatures, so I went around for a look."

"And then?"

Chen Ying was quite curious, "What did you find?"

Little Jin turned its head to glance at Red Fox, who seemed to be eavesdropping with ears pricked, its whole body stiff.

"I encountered my own kind and asked around. That fox came from somewhere else, seems pretty far away."

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Slightly unexpected, Chen Ying also looked towards the eavesdropping fox.

The big fox turned its head to sneak a peek at the two of them, then quickly buried its head back between its front paws.

"It was that fox that provoked those stinky creatures," Little Jin emphasized seriously, "The fox struck first."