Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1956

"Are you saying that the calamity lies with the panda named Button? It has a death calamity?"

Shannon's reply left Steen in disbelief. Why would that giant panda's death calamity have anything to do with Benson?

Realizing he didn't quite understand, Shannon explained, "Losing someone you love dearly is a calamity in itself."

That kind of calamity didn't hurt the body. Instead, it hurt the heart.

When Steen heard the words "someone you love dearly", he fell quiet for a moment.

He remembered Benson's constant chattering these past few days, talking about Button, and the soft smile on Benson's face when he called for it.

When Benson looked at him sometimes, there was a distant, longing gaze as if he were seeing another panda through Steen.

Steen had always thought of himself as a national treasure beloved by all, but he would never believe humans could love pandas deeply and see them as family.

To him, it was like loving a kitten or a puppy, just because they were cute and rare. Now, he realized some people really did see them as their children.

"So, if we help Button survive the death calamity, Benson will be okay?" Steen's voice was soft, but there was a faint, rare seriousness in his tone.

Shannon nodded after a pause. "Yes."

Steen grinned. "Ah… and I thought it was some big deal. So that's it!"

It was just another panda, and he could totally handle this.

Since Benson had taken care of him for four days, he decided to save Button and repay the karma.

Shannon caught on to his meaning and asked, "How are you going to help it?"

Button had been released into the mountains for wild reintroduction, and finding it would be tough. Even if they did locate it, the panda base wouldn't recall a panda just on someone's word.

In less than half a day, he followed the scent through a bamboo forest deep in the mountains and found a giant panda perched in the branches of a tall tree.

Steen immediately hugged the trunk and climbed swiftly. Soon, he arrived at the top.

The other panda had sniffed his scent while he was climbing. Now, it was warily watching him.

Steen pointed his chin and whined softly. Then, he asked, "Are you Button?"

Hearing the familiar name, Button's ears twitched. It relaxed slightly and leaned its head forward to give two answering bleats.

Steen lit up after locating Button. He gave another excited bleat and declared, "Perfect! From now on, you're my little underling. You'll follow wherever I go!"

He'd protect Button and see what kind of death calamity would dare try and snatch a panda under his watch.

Steen felt pleased with his plan. But after just half a day of tagging along with Button in the mountains, he soon got exhausted.