Chapter 64

Ling Yue, who happened to see this line, stiffly raised her hand and waved: "Hahaha, the weather is really nice today."

Everyone tacitly ignored this paragraph; Ling Yue's expression turned serious as she said: "I don't know if you all still remember what I said before, but I have something to announce."

The livestream chat users instantly perked up.

Ling Yue didn't beat around the bush, getting straight to the point: "This is Jiang Zhengping, Master Jiang, the martial arts teacher I invited for the zoo."

【Martial Arts Teacher! Sounds awesome, streamer, are you going to keep learning?】

【I feel like this name sounds a bit familiar?】

【Wuwuwu streamer, let's not study anymore, you're already amazing, leave me some room to survive!】

【I don't think it'll be that simple—why suddenly mention a martial arts teacher? There must be a conspiracy behind it! 【rumble】【rumble】】

Ling Yue said while already sitting in the car, giving a light cough: "Now we'll have a prize-guessing game, just as some chat user guessed—actually, Teacher Jiang isn't my coach; he's our zoo's martial arts teacher. Who do you think he should teach?"

"Whoever guesses right gets a gift I made myself."

Upon hearing this, the livestream chat instantly erupted—after all, who doesn't like free stuff?

【Aaaah I'm so excited, it's a little gift the streamer made herself—I want to guess, is it for other staff members?】

【Upstairs, you said something but it sounded like you didn't say anything?】

【Pff hahaha, I'll take it—since the streamer is so sure, it must be her confidant!】

Along the way, the chat users kept checking and asking, but Ling Yue shot down each suggestion one by one; finally, someone, pressed to the limit, blurted out——

【Could it be the animals? Streamer, I laughed first—hahaha.】

【Cut it out—do you think this is a novel or a movie?】

【But this is the first time the streamer hasn't reacted, huh?】

In an instant, everyone stared at the screen; Ling Yue hit the brakes, the off-road vehicle stopped, she got out, and behind her was the zoo's big sign. Ling Yue smiled, eyes crinkling, and said: "Congratulations to friend 9981—you guessed right!"

Everyone: 【!!!】

【Animals learning martial arts?!】 Quite a few people instinctively looked up at the sky—it's not even dark yet, how did I end up dreaming? Animals learning martial arts, the streamer really dares to imagine!

The livestream chat couldn't help but advise her, "Stop daydreaming—never mind how you'd teach, would that animal even want to learn?"

Here, Ling Yue's reply should be: "Willing."

She led the livestream friends along, touring her own zoo along the way—the three tiger brothers in the tiger enclosure were resting under a tree, next door the Zhuang Zhuang family, Cuihua was napping, and she was playing with her tiger cubs.

【Wow, this mother tiger has such a good temperament—baby tigers are climbing all over her head!】

【Is this the bankrupt capital zoo? If I remember right, the one who likes to bring cubs along must be Star Tiger Dad! He especially loves taking his cubs around!】

【A male tiger bringing cubs? These days male tigers volunteer to carry cubs—what good is mine? It can't even compare to the lead tiger!】

【I was worried, but looking at Star Tiger Dad like this—eh! He's doing better than me!】

【So, who exactly is the streamer going to have learn martial arts?!】

Upon seeing this, Ling Yue curled the corners of her mouth.

Straight ahead, a little cutie caught sight of Master Jiang's figure and dashed over—pah! A super cute round face pressed against the glass wall, and panda Tuan Tuan let out a soft 'heng'.

"Master, master, I've come to pick you up!"

"Heng heng heng, Great Demon King, I'm ready—come learn martial arts quick!"

At the same time, the livestream chat users who suddenly heard the sound were stunned; as the camera panned, a strikingly beautiful black-and-white giant panda appeared on screen.

Sure enough, that adorable giant panda's fur was all fluffy and soft; as it ran, it looked like a huge black-and-white fluffball, its cute 'heng' voice and round, big eyes making viewers' hearts melt—this really is a giant panda!

Indeed, that big cute panda's whole body fur is fluffy and soft; when it runs, it looks like an oversized black-and-white dumpling, its adorable cooing and round, lustrous big eyes make half of one's body go soft—this is a giant panda!

【Whoooo, I want to go to the zoo, I want a giant panda!】

【Save me, save me, save me—I'm going to die of cuteness!】

Some people, barely holding onto rationality: "【……Streamer, don't tell me—it's here to learn martial arts, right?】"

Moreover, some people, barely maintaining rationality: 【……Host, don't tell me it's here to learn martial arts, right?】

Ling Yue nodded, leading Jiang Zhengping into the panda house; just as they entered, her legs felt heavy. She looked down—panda Tuan Tuan was clinging tightly to her thigh, its jet-black eyes fixed on Master Jiang, uttering 'heng' over and over: 'Learn martial arts, learn martial arts, learn martial arts!'

Ling Yue lifted it effortlessly, instantly shocking a bunch of chat users—but even more shocking was the panda's clingy attitude; its pink little tongue licked Ling Yue's cheek—this was no aloof national treasure panda, clearly just a clingy cutie!

【Aaaah I reasonably suspect the streamer bought the zoo just for the panda! To legally rub the panda!】

【I also want to rub the panda—I'm going crazy QAQ】

【Don't go upstairs, you don't have the streamer's strength—you'll get flattened by the panda!】

Yet how would they know? Panda Tuan Tuan, though its body is in Cao Ying and its heart in Han, held by Ling Yue, kept its eyes on Master Jiang—this is the martial arts coach it's been waiting for ages, crazy heart-throb. JPG

Ling Yue rubbed the giant panda, then set Tuan Tuan down, looking at the livestream screen; her original intent was to promote Master Jiang's teaching livestream, but before she could say two sentences, the chat flooded with off-topic comments——

Ling Yue rubbed the big panda, only then did she put the round one down, she looked at the livestream screen; her original intention was to promote Master Jiang's teaching livestream, but after saying just a couple of sentences, the comments were flooded with fallacious topics——

【Wuwuwu, what an adorable human! A human clingy cutie—can I still start learning martial arts now?】

【Awsl! So jealous of that guy!】

Ling Yue instinctively turned her head—just moments ago, the affectionate panda Tuan Tuan was heading toward Master Jiang, its fluffy little paw pads lightly tapping.

He looked surprised—Tuan Tuan's fluffy paws had already reached his calf, big eyes blinking: 'Master, wanna hug~'

Whether he understood or not didn't matter—the voice was unusually cute; the chat kept spamming: '【What are you standing there for? Quickly rub it!】'

【Aaaah my baby, Mom's gonna rub you!】

【I'm feeling sour—why are you just standing there? Go hug it!】

Ling Yue saw his clueless look and only said: 'Master Jiang, it's asking you for a hug,'

Jiang Zhengping's heart raced at the words—'a hug?'

This is a national treasure—he's lived most of his life and has only seen pandas on TV or in zoos; through the screen, but now, a living, breathing giant panda is asking for a hug.

This is a national treasure; he has lived most of his life, only ever seeing pandas on TV or in zoos—although he's only seen them through the screen, but now a living, breathing giant panda is asking for a hug.

It wants me to hug it (σ≧? ≦)σ

"Then I… hug it?"

He spoke as he bent over, his rough palm touching the soft fur, a wave of heat rising in his palm—not from the panda, but from his own excitement, his whole body heating up; this was a panda!

He lowered his head to look at his hand, and the panda Tuan Tuan immediately cried out in dissatisfaction, "Ya ya ya!", its hovering paws firmly planting and grabbing his arm—meaning couldn't be clearer.

In an instant, Jiang Zhengping's face reddened all the way to the base of his neck: "You, you how can you be so cute!"

If his three disciples were here, they'd surely be shocked enough to pop their eyeballs out—this is the usually stern and strict master, his image completely shattered!

Jiang Zhengping brought his three monkey-like disciples; upon first contact with this incredibly cute giant panda, he blushed and gave the panda a good rub—more accurately, he gave Tuan Tuan a massage.

Tuan Tuan the panda was quite pleased, its big eyes constantly glancing toward Ling Yue, as if proudly saying, "Look how awesome I am?"

Ling Yue couldn't help but laugh; at this moment no one expected that the blushing Master Jiang would be a fleeting beauty, and in the subsequent strict training, the panda Tuan Tuan would want to run away upon seeing him.

At this time, Tuan Tuan the panda was quite pleased; after playing a while it also grew tired, and Yuan Yuan brought over a tasty bowl of milk and tender bamboo shoots.

Tuan Tuan the panda scooted over, quick as a flash, but upon arriving it discovered the bowl of milk was on the table while it lay on the ground, unable to even reach the table.

Tuan Tuan the panda: "…"

The viewers in the livestream laughed loudly at the sight, calling it a little greedy cat.

Ling Yue also followed over; Master Jiang had already opened his own livestream, coincidentally capturing the moment Tuan Tuan drank milk, and some fans had already been completely conquered by the panda, following to Jiang Zhengping's livestream, whose name is simple and blunt: "I Teach the Panda Martial Arts."

Tuan Tuan the panda anxiously cried "Ya ya", Ling Yue deliberately teased and didn't help it, Master Jiang watched, his heart softening as he was about to intervene, when suddenly he paused!

Tuan Tuan the panda raised its forelimbs, standing up like a person, before the astonished eyes of millions of viewers in the livestream, it rushed to the table, lifted the bowl of milk with its developed forelimbs, and gulped a big mouthful!

The viewers in the livestream were dazed, their speech incoherent.

"Help, what did I just see?"

"Someone hit me, is this panda fake?"

The fragrant, sweet milk instantly conquered the panda's stomach; Tuan Tuan gulped it down ton after ton, the empty bowl lying on the ground, and Tuan Tuan lay down again, looking cutely at the two people with an especially innocent gaze.

The video of this livestream spread online, countless netizens exclaiming it's impossible, because Ling Yue drove traffic, the chat-mode livestream shared viewer counts, Master Jiang didn't understand what this was at first, only later realizing it was a straight-line boost.

Countless panda fans that came rushing in were melted by Tuan Tuan's cuteness, seven parts intoxicated, eight parts bewildered; having thought the name was just a gimmick, in the blink of an eye Master Jiang picked up the tender bamboo pole from the ground and wielded it with vigorous vigor, displaying decades of genuine kung fu, the child's training from youth to adulthood.

Tuan Tuan the panda stared at him in shock, the carrot in its hand letting out a "gulu" and rolling away.

Master Jiang handed the tender bamboo pole to it, knowing Tuan Tuan's intelligence was high and it could understand human speech, he said, "You give it a try."

Under the gaze of all, Tuan Tuan the panda lunged forward with a flying pounce that was unstoppable; the next moment, an "ah woo" sound.

The tender bamboo in Master Jiang's hand snapped in response; Jiang Zhengping, who had hoped to show off a couple moves, said: "…"

Tuan Tuan the panda looked at him innocently: "What's wrong, my baby, ate it? Did I do something wrong?"

The sudden reversal showed the viewers' faces, the screen full of hahaha.

"Master Jiang, don't expect too much from our Tuan Tuan, it's still just a kid!"

"Tuan Tuan: Don't know how to play with the bamboo? Just eating is fine!"

"Mom, hurry and send the kid to school, or it'll be delayed!"

"Hahahaha, I'm laughing so loud!"

Ling Yue, who actively reduced her presence, watched the harmonious scene, feeling very relieved; as for the apprenticeship not going well, there's none of that—this isn't great?

The livestream was bustling, and online as well; a certain star who had spent a lot of money preparing to hype things up was utterly nonplussed, running into the Ling Yue scenario again and again!

The top five Weibo hot searches were Ling Yue and terms related to her; to the public, the first two were fairly normal—nothing more than livestream blowing up, treasure-streamer types—but what about the rest?

#Livestream Panda Learning Martial Arts? #

#Kung Fu Panda Real Bear Version#

Countless streams of traffic poured into the Orca Platform, precisely Jiang Zhengping's livestream; the traffic was huge and fast, the general manager eating lunch could rival the Duke of Zhou spitting out his food, bowl in hand he rushed to his workstation.

The highlighted reverse‑skyrocketing growth line made him raise his eyebrows: "Is it Ling Yue?"

His subordinate shook his head: "No, it's another streamer, rumored to be teaching the panda martial arts, who hit the hot search and saw popularity explode!"

"Cough cough cough!"

The general manager holding a bowl tilted his head, nearly choking himself, his face flushed red: "Livestream panda martial arts?"

What a divine person!

Later they learned this person was Ling Yue who made it happen; the general manager grew ever more unwilling to underestimate it, and even Ling Yue hadn't expected that besides promoting the zoo, it also brought another unexpected benefit.

At this point, Master Jiang's livestream was already on track; Ling Yue closed her livestream, as she expected, many netizens jumped to Jiang Zhengping's livestream, she felt no worry at all, their domains weren't competitive—they could even be said to complement each other.

Only after launching the star animal Tuan Tuan could they boost other animals; the Capital Zoo had just gone bankrupt, its reputation plummeted, and it too needed proper promotion.

Ling Yue planned her future path, slowly leaving the zoo; she seemed to sense something, looking up at the sky, a black mass like a swift little cannonball shot over with a "biu".

Ling Yue gasped: "An air raid?!"

"Gah gah gah!" the crow Ya Ya, expending all its strength, squawked loudly as it rushed into her embrace: "Save me, save me, save me! Ah Yue, save me!"

Ten minutes later, Ling Yue looked at it; Ya Ya's eyes rolled around, it glanced left and right, too afraid to look at her, which made her laugh angrily: "So, is that why you shouted for help? Want me to help you bring those birds back home?"

Ling Yue: "Did you forget? There are lots of little kittens in the villa; are you sure they won't be scared to death?"

Ya Ya: "QAQ"

It shamefully covered its head with its wings; at the time, the praises of the little birds had addled its mind, it eagerly agreed, the result being a momentary pleasure from talking too fast, afterwards a crematorium.

Watching it regret its actions, Ling Yue sighed, rubbed its little head: "From now on, think before you promise—there won't be a next time!"

Ya Ya suddenly jumped up excitedly, affectionately pecking at her hair: "Owner, owner, you're the best~"

Ling Yue gave it a glance, figuring it out: when used by people it's called "master", when not, it's called "Ah Yue".

At noon, Ling Yue drove straight to the police station; Boss Du had committed a criminal offense, the crimes recorded in those several ledgers involved countless birds he trafficked, definitely deserving the death penalty!

Those birds in his shop were naturally also temporarily detained by the police.

The purpose of Ling Yue's trip was simply to retrieve the little birds.

Before she even entered, she heard the chirping; looking around, the whole police station was filled with bird calls, cages big and small arranged in a circle; she had arrived somewhat late, missing the earlier scene, as Forestry Bureau staff drove up a truck and hauled away the wild protected animals that couldn't be placed.

The remaining dozens of little birds, upon being moved to a new environment, showed not the slightest discomfort, but rather continual amazement.

Wow wow wow, is this the police station? I'm still here for my first time!

It's lively and jumping about.

Wow, so many people! I want to hold a concert here!

This is open separately.

"Making a nest on the police uncle's head—wouldn't that give a sense of security?" That's more realistic.

Ling Yue was left speechless; she didn't know about any sense of security, and as far as she could see, even 'building materials' weren't enough.

A melodious birdcall rang out; the goldfinch in the cage coughed a few times, bearing an air of leadership: 'Let's not talk about that—when will Ya Ya's boss, the owner, arrive? It won't go back on its word, will it?'

"Then what should we do?"

The birds worried endlessly, then another discussion ensued; Ling Yue noticed that, in the process, even more police had left the office.

Suddenly, she heard Cheng Ziming's voice: 'Boss, I've contacted many merchants, but none want them—what should we do with these birds? Should we just release them?'

Lin Shaoze stared at him: 'Really?'

He grimaced and hastily gave a fawning smile: 'Fake, fake! These are all pet birds—releasing them would be wasteful. If there's a sucker—'

His voice cut off abruptly as he looked ahead.

Ling Yue: '……'

The sucker you wanted has arrived.

Ling Yue pretended not to have heard the earlier conversation, and, greeted warmly by Cheng Ziming, she got straight to the point: 'I want to buy these birds.'

Cheng Ziming: '!!!'

What a coincidence, huh—he let out a hehehe laugh; a fine young man, his laugh was almost unbearable to watch.

Cheng Ziming suddenly felt a chill on his back, met the boss's knife‑like glare, and instantly composed himself: 'Hiss——'

His face cramped up, QAQ.

Seeing his uncontrollably fierce expression, Ling Yue couldn't help but curl her lip, gave a light cough, and asked: 'So, what are your considerations?'

Cheng Ziming covered half his face, unwilling to pass up this opportunity that came knocking, and hurriedly said: 'We haven't considered anything—we'll sell these birds to you right away at a price one tier below market!'

As for abuse, Cheng Ziming sensibly kept quiet—come on, Ling Yue's villa has so many little cats, and she even bought a stray‑animal shelter; would she abuse animals?

Ten minutes later, with Cheng Ziming and his colleagues fully cooperating, Ling Yue completed all the paperwork; outside the police station, the cages taken out were laid out in a large area, everyone's faces showed relief, and Ling Yue even received grateful looks from a few people.

One can see how noisy these birds are.

Cheng Ziming looked at the ground full of bird cages, belatedly realizing there was quite a lot: 'Do you want me to help?'

This is really too much; compared to that, even though Ling Yue's off‑road vehicle has plenty of space, it simply can't hold these birds, so Cheng Ziming kindly offered to help.

Unexpectedly, Ling Yue politely declined her: 'No need.'

"I have a way."

After she finished speaking and walked to the open space where the bird cages were placed, they instantly recognized her as Ya Ya's owner—each became excited, their cheerful calls already reaching noise level.

Many of the tormented officers quietly stepped back; Ling Yue furrowed her brow slightly, looked at the birds, and said: 'Quiet.'

As soon as her words fell, all the birds looked at her.

The goldfinch in the cage tilted its head, hearing Ling Yue's earlier words: 'What are you going to do?'

The other birds watched it, hopping up and down in the cage, appearing especially lively.

Ling Yue narrowed her eyes with a smile: 'Set you free.'

The goldfinch was the first to react: 'No no no, we don't want that!'

They know better than anyone that they're pet birds, accustomed to human care—how could they survive in the wild with so many predators? Just thinking about it makes them shudder uncontrollably.

Hearing this, Ling Yue realized they'd misunderstood; she shook her head and explained her plan, and the birds' eyes widened instantly, as if seeing her for the first time.

The budgerigar couple stared at her in shock: 'You, you really mean that?'

They hate the cage yet are used to it, and occasionally long for freedom—Ling Yue's plan is absolutely perfect for them.

In an instant, many birds looked enviously at Ya Ya: 'Wuu wuu wuu your owner is awesome!'

"I want an owner like that too, Ya Ya boss—you're really lucky!"

"That's not right." A bird realized: 'We were bought by her, so she's also our owner—great!'

After quieting down, the bird flock became noisy again; the pearl‑dove couple even jumped up dancing happily, while the goldfinch couldn't wait and stood at the cage door.

These adorable little creatures chirped cheerfully, the pleasant atmosphere making Ling Yue unable to keep from curling her lips.

"Owner, I'm your little treasure~"

Feeling a sense of crisis, Ya Ya rubbed against her cheek, proclaiming dominance over the other birds—only it is the owner's little treasure!

Ling Yue's smile deepened as she rubbed Ya Ya's head: 'Then, owner's little treasure, help me do something.'

Ya Ya immediately patted its chest to show there was no problem.

Everyone else present, seeing this, was completely bewildered.

Cheng Ziming looked admiring, not knowing what Ling Yue had said; the birds quieted down again, and Ya Ya suddenly flew off.

Several dozen seconds later, a group of well‑trained young crows flew in, charging and skirmishing, shifting into various poses in midair; all one saw was Ya Ya wave its wings, and these birds landed, gnawing open the cage doors.

"Flap flap——"

Several dozen birds surged toward the blue sky, shouting as they enjoyed freedom; besides Ling Yue, everyone's faces changed slightly—no one expected her to do this.

Cheng Ziming's heart jumped—these birds would fly away, Ling Yue had bought loneliness, and birds unable to care for themselves would also be eaten by the city's predators!

But he soon realized that not a single bird had flown away from here; having had enough freedom, they folded their wings and stood on the lawn, heads down pecking at grass seeds.

In twos and threes they gathered, forming small groups.

Ling Yue seemed to have anticipated this; without even looking, she approached the outermost cage, where a silent goldfinch stood still inside—it was exquisitely delicate and pretty, but its quietness let it be drowned out by the other chattering birds.

Even though the cage door was wide open, it remained completely still.

Ling Yue: 'Why won't you come out?'

The silent goldfinch looked at it; other birds, hearing the call, rushed over, and after seeing it, they explained, "Master, don't ask about it—its temperament is really strange; it's never paid attention to us, nor does it speak."

No, no, it's just a mute—how could it talk?

The birds chattered, piecing together their impression of the goldfinch; even if some of their words were offensive, it ignored them, blinking its eyes as it stared at Ling Yue.

Strangely, she saw scrutiny in the goldfinch's eyes.

Regarding the birds' words, Ling Yue half-believed them; just then, the eldest tiger-skin parrot, Ban Ban, cried out in surprise: "It's you."

"Master, I know it."

The tiger-skin parrot Ban Ban didn't know how to describe it, and could only say: "It's the most unique among us birds."

"We were all bought; only it was brought back by the shop owner when he went out on a trip."

Ling Yue knew that the "going out on a trip" mentioned by the tiger-skin parrot Ban Ban meant going out to poach—how would poachers, who never get up early unless there's profit, bring back a goldfinch?

Perhaps her gaze was too focused; the silent goldfinch suddenly spread its wings and took flight, looking down on them from above.

"I'm not mute."

Ling Yue and the other birds were startled, because the goldfinch suddenly spoke, and because its voice was like heavenly music, making their ears tingle; Ling Yue realized for the first time that a bird's voice could be so beautiful—clear, ethereal, like an echo in a secluded valley.

This is the sound of nature.

"My name is Qing Ling. Do you really have the ability they say you do? I want to ask you a favor—if you can do it, I'll grant you anything you wish."

Ling Yue was taken aback—this is... a new commission?

She instinctively opened the other's exclusive panel, and her eyes lit up with a swish.

【Name: Goldfinch】

【Gender: Female】

【Age: Two years old】

【Personality: Independent, strong-willed】

【Skills: Heavenly Voice, wilderness survival】

【Wish: Find its lost partner】

Ling Yue directly asked, "You want to find your lost partner?"

Qing Ling stared at her in astonishment, almost saying outright: "How do you know?"

Ling Yue gave a mysterious smile, and that sentence alone made Qing Ling fully trust her—after all, it had never spoken in the shop, and no bird could have passed word to Ling Yue.

Qing Ling flapped its wings and flew; compared to its earlier proud and independent demeanor, it completely lowered its posture, voluntarily stepping out of the cage, its beautiful eyes fixed on her.

Ling Yue glanced around—after all, this is a police station—and didn't dare waste too much time; she reached out her hand: "You heard what I just said—come with us, we'll talk more at home."

Qing Ling nodded, and in an instant, the beautiful goldfinch leapt into her palm.