Whether Shen openly admits it or not, this whole thing has mainly been about Viper; to retrieve her…maybe only her. Hao would not be surprised if Shen settled on having just the snake; had the panda got away first. A wolf can tell; he watches the actions of his friend and the things he says. Shen loves her.
"You're welcome, Chun Hua." Hao smiled down at her.
Viper's grin grew ten times after that sentence.
Everyone went wide eye with Master Crane's beak falling open.
"Did he just…" the bird started to say but his large friend chimed in.