Ning Zexi couldn't just leave Xu Ying behind, and from their brief interaction just now, he was certain this capable and spirited girl wouldn't make a rash decision in a crisis; she must have her reasons for stopping.
Summoning his courage, he closed his eyes and stood in front of Xu Ying!
The livestream audience was fuming.
[Is the host totally stupid? This stream is giving me high blood pressure, I'm unfollowing!]
[I can't watch any more, I feel like these two idiots are going to be torn to shreds by the bears any second now.]
[Isn't this first-person perspective terrifying? Just listening to the bear roaring is giving me goosebumps!]
"Roar—roar—"
The excited Gobi bear group had already rushed in front of Xu Ying, waving their claws.
Xu Ying, who had unlocked the "Mastering Bear Language" skill, now understood what the Gobi bears were saying.
[Villains! Hurt our companion and still want to run!]
[I'll smash you with one hit!]
Xu Ying was startled, swiftly evading the bear claw attack and hurriedly pulled out her work ID: "Wait a minute, is there some misunderstanding between us?"
The little ear foxes protected behind Xu Ying also chirped at the Gobi bears, showing them that Sister Xu had no malice and wasn't a bad person.
"I'm an animal rescuer from Desert Rescue Station 032 in Huaxia, my duty is to help injured animals."
"How could I have hurt you? It's illegal and I'd go to prison for it!"
Hearing this, the audience in Ning Zexi's livestream nearly fainted as Xu Ying continued to reason with the bears.
[You really are something, even Bald-headed Strong with a gun couldn't make Xiong Da and Xiong Er listen, how do you expect these three angry bears to obey you barehanded?]
[Oh my god, she's being so naive, not even taking out a weapon at this critical moment. Getting killed by bears would serve her right.]
[If she can really subdue these bears by just talking, I'll eat my words!]
Yet in the next second, the Gobi bear's waving claws really halted midair!
The sound of face slapping echoed loud and clear!
For a moment, no one in the livestream made any comments.
The Gobi bears, realizing Xu Ying could understand their bear language, hesitated and ceased their aggressive actions, still puffing with anger, as the little ear fox sent them a signal of safety.
[You can understand our language?]
[Then why did your two companions attack us indiscriminately in the no-man's land?]
The tallest Gobi bear leading the group saw the work ID in Xu Ying's hand, grew even angrier, and smacked it out of her hand.
[It was your other two companions with this badge who hurt me and scared the fetus in my partner's womb!]
[Where are they? Where have you hidden them? I'll make them understand the power of our bear clan today!]
Based on the Gobi bear's words, Xu Ying guessed that her two awful colleagues made trouble again, accidentally hurting a pair of Gobi bear couple, and now their relatives were here for revenge.
She realized why usually mild-tempered Gobi bears suddenly started attacking them in groups!
Xu Ying pinched her thigh hard, the next second, her eyes filled with tears, and she burst into tears: "Those two are not my colleagues, they are from Rescue Station 028, we were just assigned to a task together, that's not something I could choose."
With a wronged voice, Xu Ying hugged herself, curling into a ball miserably: "They usually bully me because I'm young, take my supplies, and throw all the dirty and tiring work at me!"
"This time they got scared by the bear group and ran away, leaving me in the desert, taking my motorcycle and water, I almost died in the no-man's land!"
Ning Zexi opened his eyes in surprise when he didn't feel the expected bear claws hit his face, only hearing continuous bear roars nearby. He saw the girl beside him wiping her eyes and crying her grievances.
He hadn't expected her to go through so much in the desert before meeting him.
"I finally managed to escape, my motorcycle ran out of gas, and you wrongly accused me of being an accomplice in harming animals!"
The more Xu Ying spoke, the closer she got to breaking down, finally sitting on the ground and sobbing loudly: "I only graduated less than three months ago, what have I done to deserve this woe? Boohoo."
At this moment, the audience in the livestream felt a burning sensation on their faces and a sourness in their hearts.
Oh my god, what had they been saying just now? They criticized this young girl who had endured so much hardship with such malice.
[No way, how is it that the bears are really listening to her? This is just too unbelievable! How did she do it!]
[Otherwise, how could she become a station chief at such a young age? Why aren't the ones who called Station Chief Xu brainless saying anything now?]
[Those two colleagues are too much, causing trouble and making the young girl take the blame, stealing her things and leaving her in the desert, this is murder!]
[Yingying my dear, don't cry, I feel so heartbroken. Thinking about it, if my daughter had just graduated and started work only to encounter such selfish and nasty colleagues, I'd literally take a knife to them.]
Xu Ying cried pitifully and miserably, the ear fox cubs finally understanding why Xu Ying was lying in the desert, felt deeply sorry and quickly jumped onto her, using their fluffy tails to wipe her tears.
[Sister don't cry!]
[Those two hateful humans, wait till my teeth grow, I'll bite them to death!]
[Sister, in the desert, I'm very well connected, I'll call all my companions, and we'll gang up on those two bad guys!]
Originally, Xu Ying just wanted to vent and look pitiable to make the Gobi bears believe her, but the tender comfort from the fox cubs made her tears fall even more violently, like a necklace whose string had snapped.
Hearing the little girl's ordeal and seeing her cry so hard, the Gobi bears, originally aggressive, immediately mellowed, their once fierce demeanor turned clumsy.
Seeing Xu Ying's red eyes, they felt uneasy and scratched their heads awkwardly.
[Th-this...friend, don't cry anymore, it's our mistake for blaming you.]
The three bears looked at each other, nudging each other to think of a solution.
[Little girl is crying, you two idiots think of something!]
[Big brother, weren't you the one scolding the most fiercely just now? Even knocked away her work ID.]
The leading Gobi bear, upon hearing this, smacked the other two bears across the head before awkwardly walking over to squat next to Xu Ying.
[Girl, don't cry, we didn't expect you to have such a tough time.]
Its big bear paws were agitatedly fiddling around, the gruff bear voice deliberately softened, trying to come across gentle and soothing.
[Where do you live? If your motorcycle is out of gas, no worries! We'll carry you home!]
Upon hearing this, Xu Ying's eyes brightened, she looked up at the Gobi bear, sniffling as she spoke: "Really?"
Her next destination was Rescue Station 028, where she still needed to settle accounts with those two awful colleagues. If she had these three Brother Bears as bodyguards...