Chapter 6 South China Tiger (VI)

Jungle 'gai Liuzi' Zhen'an secretly observed at the edge of the territory for several days and finally figured out Mulan's hunting pattern.

He picked a day when Mulan was out hunting and couldn't come back for a while, and sneaked into Mulan's territory. Tiger Xue nimbly climbed up the rock and stuck his big furry head into the cave.

“Ahhhh!”

There were screams in the cave, like a tiger being killed.

Yu Yiyun was extremely scared at that time!

Reason told him that Zhen'an was an emotionally stable big cat and would most likely not do such an immoral thing as "hunting tiger cubs and forcing the tigress to enter the breeding period again."

but--

The enemy tiger came right up to his face and used its full power. It was as terrifying as going to the toilet in the middle of the night, and Sadako and Kayako crawled out at the same time.

How could Yu Yiyun still have any rationality!

"Ah! Ahhh!"

Young tigers instinctively fear adult male tigers. This is a blood suppression engraved in their genes.

Yu Yiyun woke up instantly, crawled away from the tiger, and rushed to the other side of the cave.

Fortunately, my aunt had the foresight to choose a house with north-south ventilation, so that the baby was not caught in a trap.

Another exit of the cave connects to the jungle.

In late autumn, all the leaves on the trees have fallen, leaving the thick trunks bare and standing there.

Yu Yiyun realized that Zhen'an was getting closer and closer to her and would catch up with her in half a minute at most.

If we compare running skills, even if I grow four months taller, I still cannot beat a tiger in its prime.

When he was at his wit's end, Yu Yiyun stretched out his claws and climbed up the nearest big tree, intending to jump onto the tree to take refuge.

Due to the profound influence of a certain folk legend, many people believe that tigers cannot climb trees because cats did not teach them.

In fact, as a dexterous cat species, tigers can fully master the skill of "climbing trees".

However, tree climbing ability varies from tiger to tiger.

Generally speaking, tiger cubs are smaller in size and are better at climbing trees than "bulky" adult tigers.

Thinking of this, Yu Yiyun was full of confidence, not considering at all that she was also the "bulky" type.

As a result, he jumped up, grabbed the tree trunk with his claws, and then...

Slowly, slowly, slide and fall.

The little fat tiger fell to the ground with his butt, his clear eyes showing great shock.

How could that be!

Am I one of those people who can't climb trees?

[A salty tiger lost his dream.jpg]

A panting sound was heard behind him. Zhen'an, with his big furry head covered with branches and hay, finally squeezed out of the narrow entrance and saw this scene.

He tilted his head and saw Tiger slumped next to the tree with a look of sad resignation on his face, and tilted his head in curiosity.

It’s just that I can’t climb the tree, is that a big deal?

Zhen'an ran over, "Awoo, awoo," and circled around the tiger cub, sniffing his scent.

After confirming the smell, Zhenan lowered his head.

He licked the tiger cub affectionately.

Yu Yiyun: “???”

Wait, what's going on?

The little fat tiger was licked on the face for no apparent reason and became a mess.

No wonder he's messy.

Later, animal experts analyzed for a long time before they figured out Zhen'an's thought process.

In nature, large male cats are notoriously bad boys who neither raise their families nor take care of their cubs.

Male lions and some male tigers will even steal the food that their partners have worked hard to hunt, leaving their wives and children hungry.

However, both lions and tigers are fierce beasts that value bloodline.

In order to leave behind their own offspring, they are willing to risk their lives and fight with their competitors until death.

Zhen'an, who had not been a father for three consecutive years, wandered around the edge of the territory for nearly half a month after discovering Xiaohu's trace.

He confirmed that there was no scent of other male tigers in Mulan's territory. Mulan had a strong sense of territory and never left the territory to date other tigers.

Therefore, there is only one truth!

The clever Sherlock Zhen'an confidently concluded:

This tiger cub must be my son!

——From then on, the biggest injustice in Qinling Mountains was born.

Zhen'an, who (thinks he's) become a father, can't wait to cuddle with his first child.

Fat Tiger was seen sitting under the tree, in distress because he couldn't climb up the tree.

Without saying a word, Zhen'an picked a big tree that could support him, ran over and hugged the trunk, then used inertia to climb to the top of the tree in a few seconds.

“Ah~”

How about it, dad is handsome, right?

My dear, let me teach you how to climb a tree, okay?

Zhen'an, with a heart full of fatherly love, doted on and lowered his head...

Oh.

Where is the little tiger under the tree?

When Yu Yiyun saw Zhen'an hanging on the tree, the desire to survive took control of his claws again. He ran as fast as he could, shouting for help as he ran.

“Ahhhh!”

Auntie, vegetables, laolao!

"roar!"

Mulan had already smelled the invasion of the enemy tiger and was on her way quickly, responding to her cub with heavy breathing while deterring the enemy tiger at the same time.

When Zhen'an heard the underworld killing order saying "Just wait, I'm not done with you", he was so frightened that he shuddered and tried to jump down from the tree.

But...how to get down?

Cats are good at climbing trees, but not good at getting down from them.

Moreover, in order to show off his skills to his son, Zhen'an deliberately chose a tree that was a bit tall.

Even if he has thick skin, it will still hurt if he falls.

“Woo woo…”

Zhen'an cried pitifully.

What to do if you are stuck on a tree and can't get down? Waiting online.

After moving into the new nest, Yu Yiyun took the camera into the cave.

The live broadcast camera uses the latest technology and can capture dynamic images in 360° all-round without blind spots.

The audience who happened to witness the whole process praised the tiger cub.

[We agreed that we would not allow spirits to be formed after the founding of the country? The scheming Fat Tiger actually used tactics to trick the big tiger into climbing a tree]

[Emmmm... I think, since we pigs are so fat, we may not be able to climb up]

[+1, the way he clung to the tree trunk and slowly slid down xswl, please make it into an emoticon pack]

[The emoticon pack is already available, [When you have no idea of ​​your own strength.gif]]

"Meow~"

Seeing Mulan's running figure from afar, Yu Yijun ran over, rubbing against her aunt affectionately, making a coquettish little voice.

I was scared to death just now, auntie, please stick with me~

Mulan licked Xiaohu's fur carefully, like a parent venting her anger on her child. She first wanted to find out why the baby had been bullied.

After confirming that her chubby tiger cub had no wounds, the queen freed up her sharp claws and prepared to beat Zhen'an hard.

However, she looked up, Tiger Face was confused.

"Hmm?"

“…Ah.”

——Why is he hanging on the tree?

——No, I don’t know.

Yu Yiyun refused to admit it because she couldn't climb the tree.

That day, Zhen'an waited in the tree until Mulan and the tiger cub fell asleep before he sneaked down.

Yu Yiyun thought: Now, he should finally calm down, right?

It turns out that we should not judge the beasts with human thinking.

Just two days later, when Mulan went out hunting again, Yu Yiyun smelled the scent of Zhen'an again.

Brother, are you still coming?

[Zizi is tired.jpg]

Fortunately, the little fat tiger did not slack off when guarding the house this time. He started running away the moment he smelled the scent.

Unfortunately, his legs were too short, and apart from performing the famous scene of "he escapes, he chases, he can't fly away even with wings", he also exhausted himself.

Help, I'm even hungrier!

"Awooo~" Zhen'an easily caught up with the tiger cub, pressed him under his big paws, and licked his fur lovingly.

Yu Yiyun collapsed there, completely giving up struggling, with only a lot of complaints in his heart.

Lick lick lick!

Is this your cub? You can lick it!

etc!

A flash of inspiration came to Yu Yiyun's mind.

Could it be that... ?

Soon, the thought "it shouldn't be" in my mind came true.

Zhen'an imitated the tigress, carefully picked up the tiger cub's neck skin, and brought him all the way to the edge of Mulan's territory.

Yu Yiyun smelled the scent of food.

Zhen'an first put the little tiger down, then he dug out the deer leg that he had hidden in advance by digging through the grass, picked it up and placed it in front of the baby.

Eat, my dear son!

"..." Yu Yijun lowered his head silently and looked at the deer leg covered with grass and dirt.

Before this, Little Fat Tiger could never understand: If Auntie hated having her prey stolen so much, why didn’t she bury the food?

Now he understands.

Mulan is a germaphobe and hates dirt.

Zhen'an squatted beside him, observing Xiaohu with a heart full of fatherly love.

Seeing that he was reluctant to move, she diligently tore open the animal skin, took a bite of meat, chewed it into paste, and prepared to feed it to him mouth-to-mouth.

"Ahhh!" Yu Yijun resisted so much that he quickly pounced on the deer leg and took a big bite.

Look, I can eat!

"Woo woo." Zhen'an seemed a little disappointed that he couldn't feed the little tiger himself.

Judging from the feeding habits alone, Zhen'an is better at taking care of the cubs than Mulan, a female tiger.

Apart from Yu Yiyun, the outlier who defied fate and changed his destiny, tiger cubs who have just started to eat meat really need to be fed mouth-to-mouth by the big tiger.

Although it is said that 99% of male tigers will not bring cubs, there are always exceptions.

In India, among the Bengal tiger population, a direct branch of the South China tiger, an adult male tiger raised two litters of tiger cubs safely and even gave up further reproduction.

Yu Yijun chewed the meat with a smacking sound, secretly looking at Zhen'an with a kind face, and thought to himself: Could it be that Zhen'an is the remaining 1%?

Before he could figure out the result, Mulan's roar came from a distance.

When Zhen'an heard this, his PTSD started to set in, and he ran away without any image.

Mulan followed the smell and found her own tiger cub and half a leftover deer leg. She was immediately furious!

She threw the deer leg far away, carried the tiger cub back to the den, and kept muttering all the way.

It's just like a parent who cooks at home and teaches his children not to eat "junk food" outside, otherwise they will get stomach upset.

Yu Yiyun's ears were almost callused from listening to him.

He only realized today that his aunt could be so nagging.

What makes Yu Yiyun even more tired is that this matter is far from over.

As winter approaches, food becomes increasingly difficult to find, and other animals living in the jungle become visibly thinner.

Only the little fat tiger is getting rounder and rounder, and his double chin is almost showing.

Eating two meals a day will double your weight gain in autumn.

Zhen'an was like a guerrilla fighter. Whenever Mulan went out hunting, he would sneak into the tiger's den, snatch his precious "son" away, and feed him the food he had hidden in advance.

After Mulan found out, she would always nag a lot and then feed Yu Yiyun more meat.

After Zhen'an started feeding the tiger cubs, Mulan, who always ate on the spot, even went to the trouble of dragging the prey back to the cave.

It seems that this behavior is telling the male tiger who comes to steal cubs: My baby eats delicacies from the mountains and the sea every day, so take your junk food and get away!

Zhen'an was not to be outdone, and as if they were battling each other from a distance, the food he brought became more and more abundant.

One day, he even brought over a large piece of steak.

You should know that the Qinling Takin is also a national species and lives in the protected area, so the South China tiger will never see it.

If Zhen'an wanted his children to eat beef, he had to travel through mountains and rivers, cross rivers, and hunt wild cattle grazing east of the river bank.

To the east of the river bank lives the most powerful and wild tiger king in existence, which can even fight back and forth with the Siberian tiger.

Zhen'an once had a fight with a tiger king, but fortunately he was not bitten to death thanks to timely human intervention.

Even so, it took him half a year to recover from his injury, which made him stay away from the East.

In order to let his precious son eat steak, Zhen'an stood up for a rare time.

As a father, be strong!

“Ouch~”

Baby, is the steak delicious?

You kiss daddy in the future, and daddy will make you steak~

Yu Yiyun was chewing on steak with mixed feelings.

My current situation is like that of a child whose parents are divorcing and fighting for custody.

The problem is…

Wake up!

I am not your biological child!!!