30 Massacre

◎Are they planning to seize Ryan's territory?◎

The reason why the lion father scolded Reiner was probably because he thought he didn't know the seriousness of the matter, but Reiner's expression was really funny.

"Hahaha..." Qiao Jinnian couldn't help laughing out loud. Fortunately, Brother Lion didn't understand what her expression meant, otherwise he would have beaten her.

After resting enough, everyone prepared to continue walking back. Qiao Jinnian tied up the stone pot with a hemp rope and dragged it on the ground, otherwise it would be difficult to take it home.

But dragging it only added to Ryan's burden. Finally, Reiner couldn't stand it anymore and just bit it with his mouth and dragged it back. Their bite force was very strong and they could drag objects weighing about 100 kilograms. Moreover, if they encountered danger on the road, they could let go at any time without delaying the battle.

The family of three dragged the stone pot back.

With the stone pot, Qiao Jinnian can cook a lot of meat soup, even fish soup.

So, her next task was to look for edible wild vegetables and things that could be used as seasonings.

The problem is that she doesn't know which vegetables are edible, nor does she know whether they are poisonous or not. She can only follow Youyou and see what leaves or grasses they eat, and then taste them herself to see if the taste is acceptable.

Finally, one day, she discovered that Yoyo and the others were eating a dish similar to Chinese cabbage, and she instantly felt that this dish must be edible.

Because this vegetable looked like it was edible for humans, it looked plump, and there were some crystal-clear things on the leaves, which seemed to be rich in water. So she picked it and tasted it. It didn't taste good when eaten raw, but it should be very delicious after cooking.

This is not Yoyo and his friends' staple food, but they have indeed eaten it, so it is definitely not poisonous.

So, today, Qiao Jinnian picked a lot of these wild vegetables and cooked them with antelope meat. It tasted really good. Finally, he was able to eat vegetables, which was very important for a Chinese.

Humans are indeed greedy. As soon as Qiao Jinnian had her first meal with meat and vegetables, she started thinking about cooking with animal fats. Unfortunately, there was no chili pepper here, otherwise she would have to stir-fry all the dishes with chili peppers.

The reason why she is so obsessed with chili peppers is that because of her poor health, her mother never lets her eat them, so she has always eaten light food. But she has seen her mother, father, and brother eat them, so she is particularly yearning for it.

But forget it, there's no way there could be any chili peppers here.

Qiao Jinnian shook her head and gave up this strange idea. She planned to try to cook a new dish with breadfruit and meat next time and start her own gourmet kitchen.

You must have dreams, and they will come true one day.

Now, every time she goes to the river to fetch water, she no longer has to crawl, she can just walk there, but Reiner will accompany her, for fear that the crocodile will suddenly attack her.

There are crocodiles in the river here, but they seemed to know that she was a lion cub and usually only attacked herbivores, and specifically chose the smallest ones to eat.

Apart from weaving and looking for fresh ingredients, she now spends the rest of her time thinking about what to eat for three meals a day.

In the past, she would always grill meat once and eat it for several days. Now she would like to cook three meals a day and is very happy every day.

Ryan and Reiner mainly went hunting at night. During the day they lay under the trees and took naps, one resting his head on the other's belly, sleeping very comfortably.

However, the two lions seemed to have agreed that when one went hunting, the other would stay to take care of her cub. Therefore, Qiao Jinnian slept very soundly and no longer needed to stay in the bushes to avoid danger.

Ever since Silverback was chased by bees last time, Qiao Jinnian saw him stung by bees several times. Fortunately, he did not attract the bees again, but came here after finishing his meal outside.

He didn't care at all about being stung and having a pig's face every time, as if it was a common occurrence and the bee venom was of no importance to him anyway.

However, Qiao Jinnian couldn't bear it anymore, so she wrapped herself in a huge hemp rope blanket that she had recently made, wrapped a circle of hay on the stick, and took him to the beehive. She used smoke to drive away all the bees, and then let him grab the beehive to avoid being stung.

Sure enough, he understood that this method would indeed not cause any harm, so he would notify her every time before eating honey and ask her to take the cigarette to fumigate the bees.

Later, she accidentally discovered that another kind of grass produced more smoke when burned, and it was thick green smoke, which was more effective, so she used this kind of grass to replace ordinary weeds.

Of course, she also has her benefits. Silverback is still very fair and will give her half of the beehive to show that it is her credit.

Unfortunately, Qiao Jinnian didn't have a jar to put it in, so she could only store it temporarily in breadcrumbs. Sometimes she would spread a layer of honey on it when making barbecue, or eat some when she wanted something sweet. In short, she didn't dare to eat too much for fear of getting cavities.

Life was dull, but because there were more types of food, Qiao Jinnian never felt bored. Whenever her father and brother went to inspect the territory, they would take her with them.

On this day, it was time to patrol the territory again. Qiao Jinnian rode on the lion father's back and headed southwest, preparing to make a big circle and then come back.

The father and son continued to yell and urinate on the grass to mark their marks, looking very majestic.

However, today they witnessed a massacre at the border of Scarface's territory, where two other lions invaded Scarface's lion group.

The family of three watched from a distance and had no intention of going forward to help. After all, it was someone else's family affair.

Ryan narrowed his eyes, his face solemn, not knowing what he was thinking about. He just stood there motionless, watching the two former allies being defeated, watching the two lions flee in embarrassment, watching the two younger lions take over Scarface's territory, and watching the new territory lions bite all the lion cubs to death.

Qiao Jinnian closed her eyes and didn't dare to look anymore, because among those cubs, there was the little lion who drank milk with her, the two little lions who stretched out their claws to scratch her, and the cub who only made fierce "howling" sounds towards the male lion. Just like that, he was bitten to death by the new male lion.

As a human cub, she has no right and no ability to care about those things. Not to mention her, even Ryan would not care. After all, that is not his territory, and Scarface will not accept his kindness. Scarface wishes Ryan to die.

A little lion ran towards them, making "roar, awooo" sounds from its mouth, but it was too small, and the two strong lions pounced on it and grabbed its throat.

The little lion lay on the ground motionless, wondering which carnivore would eat it.

Qiao Jinnian didn't want to watch it anymore. It was too cruel. She patted Ryan on the back and signaled him to leave quickly.

"Roar--" Ryan growled to express his anger while walking towards the south without mercy.

Reiner was obviously not surprised by this. After all, he was an adult. When he was driven out of this lion group, he had seen the ups and downs of the lion group. This was probably the fate of every lion. Either they invaded other lion groups to gain territory and the right to reproduce offspring, or they were driven out by other lion groups and continued to wander.

Male lions fight almost all their lives in order to reproduce their offspring and to have enough food. Almost no male lion can die of natural causes.

When Qiao Jinnian thought about the fact that lions in the wild only had an average lifespan of a dozen years, she felt particularly uncomfortable. She lay on Ryan's back, buried herself in his mane, and breathed in the unpleasant smell from his body, but she felt very at peace in her heart.

She secretly vowed to do her best to ensure that Ryan and Reiner survived. She didn't care about the rules of the lion group and couldn't control other lions, but she wanted the lion father and brother to survive.

The family of three walked away, and Qiao Jinnian turned back again at this time, looking at the former Scarface territory in the distance. Those female lions must be very sad. They had just lost their children and were forced to go into heat and start reproducing offspring for the male lions who killed their children.

If they are lucky, their children can successfully survive to the age of 3. The 3-year-old female lions will be kept in the lion group, but the male lions will be driven out to wander, that is, to invade the territories of other lion groups. This cycle will continue endlessly and generations will be renewed.

Sighing, Qiao Jinnian also started yelling along with his father and brother: "Roar, roar—"

Her roar was very childish. She was so frightened that when she was roaring to warn her brother who was another animal, the sound was stuck in her neck and could not be heard.

My brother was forced to sneeze loudly: "Ah pooh——"

This might be his first time sneezing, and he scared himself so much that he stopped in his tracks. When he realized that there was nothing unsafe, he licked the corner of his mouth to ease the embarrassment.

The journey went very smoothly. When Qiao Jinnian saw the baby ostriches again, she discovered that they were no longer babies, but ostriches as big as their parents.

Qiao Jinnian: “…” Is it really okay for the baby to grow so fast?

It seems that ostriches become adults at the age of one. It really shows how time flies.

With the protection of Ryan and Reiner, the ostriches and baboons in this grassland are very safe and there are no invaders at present. Of course, the invaders are mainly here to snatch the female lions. Their lion group does not have any female lions, so there is no need to snatch them.

However, when they were about to go home, they met the two brothers, Scarface and Golden Retriever, who had escaped a few days ago, in their own territory.

Are they planning to seize Ryan's territory?

Qiao Jinnian was not worried at all about this. After all, Scarface was originally defeated by Ryan, and now with Reiner joining in, it was a two-on-two fight, so the chances of winning were very high.

Seeing his former allies, Ryan felt very complicated. They didn't want to occupy such a large grassland, but insisted on trying to seize his territory. There were no female lions, so it was obvious that they were just looking for trouble!

Even Qiao Jinnian couldn't stand it. If he wasn't too small, he would have wanted to go up and fight, not to mention Ryan and Reiner who had been kicked out of the lion group. They didn't even say hello and just started fighting!