When Shen Xingmian emerged from the space the next day, she was almost speechless at the sight before her—

A wild boar with its belly ripped open lay sprawled in the grass not far away, its blood gushing out, while next to it lay a leopard, elegantly crouching.

No way, how did it do that?

How did it manage to drag the wild boar all that way? Are its tusks still intact? Did it get too tired?

Shen Xingmian was filled with questions, but even if she asked, the other party wouldn't give her an answer, so she simply stood there and let the wind blow on her to calm down.

At least the wild boar didn't die in vain; its carcass was used as food.

Shen Xingmian has a very open-minded view on this. In her opinion, being able to die without pain is already a rare and good ending for animals.

Some domesticated animals suffer greatly while alive, while others die in an extremely painful process.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, she genuinely felt that as long as death wasn't too painful, it didn't matter whether her corpse was eaten raw or cooked.

She didn't care at all about how she was treated after her death; whether she was burned to ashes or left to rot somewhere, it didn't matter.

She's already dead, she won't feel anything.

The idea that no one would collect her body if she died because she didn't have children was utter nonsense to her. So what if no one collected it? It would just rot there. It didn't affect her, and it wasn't her who was afraid.

Since he's already dead, why bother worrying about him?

If this applies to humans, it applies even more so to animals. If their bodies can be eaten, it can be considered that they are making the most of their resources and there is no waste.

Of course, this statement would seem utterly absurd to many, bordering on madness.

But after living in a world contaminated by nuclear radiation for so long, who wouldn't go crazy?

When the leopard saw her come out, it excitedly looked up, its nose twitching as if to make sure it hadn't made a mistake.

Then, it slowly got up, strolled over to Shen Xingmian, squatted down, and looked up at it.

The little thing looked so docile, not at all like a wild beast.

Then, as if remembering something, it took a few steps into a more secluded thicket, picked up a wild goat, walked back, and placed it on the open ground in front of Shen Xingmian.

Good grief, he even knows how to bribe her now.

Shen Xingmian was under a lot of pressure because of it. Didn't it always grow in the mountains? How could it do this?

They'd throw away their dignity for a piece of meat.

No, animals in the mountains have no dignity. That's all something humans created. Thick-skinned people don't care at all; it's the thin-skinned who are bound.

Shen Xingmian tentatively stretched out a hand and boldly said, "Rub your head against me. If you can resist biting me, I'll take you away."

The moment Shen Xingmian saw it, she had already made her decision.

They chased her so far, waited for so long after her scent disappeared, how could she bear to disappoint them?

Thinking about the adorable cubs that will appear in the future, she felt a little excited. She planned to bring them home and share them with her cousins; everyone would be so happy. 23

At first, the leopard didn't understand, but then it nudged Shen Xingmian's palm with its head. After being touched, it seemed to have turned on some kind of switch, rubbing against her enthusiastically several times before taking a step back, squatting down, and continuing to look up at her.

Shen Xingmian was so charmed by its cuteness that she immediately took out a bowl of meat and placed it in front of it.

The leopard smelled the familiar aroma and immediately buried its head in the food. The wild boar was also quite hungry, but compared to this, it was really not very tasty.

If it couldn't find that two-legged creature, it could at least fill its stomach, but now that it has found it, it doesn't want to eat that anymore and will give it to other animals.

It's so generous.

After finishing the bowl of meat, the leopard licked its mouth clean with satisfaction, flicked its tail, and continued to watch Shen Xingmian.

Shen Xingmian looked at its obviously bulging belly, refused to feed it again, and instead put the bowl back into her spatial storage.

The fact that it was able to chase this far suggests that it probably didn't have much of a relationship with the male leopard, or perhaps the male leopard was already dead.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why it would be so hungry that it would come out to hunt even while pregnant.

Such a clean and tidy big cat was incredibly tempting to Shen Xingmian. She crouched down, leaned over, and said with a smile, "You chased after me yourself. It's not too late to back out now. Aren't you going to run away?"

Seeing that the leopard was still squatting obediently and showed no intention of running away, Shen Xingmian stopped being polite to it and directly waved his hand to put it into his space and placed it on a separate hilltop.

The neighborhood is very quiet, and occasionally some small animals will run by, which is perfect for its self-service meals.

Being far away from Xue Tuan, even if I'm not there, I can guarantee that the two of them won't fight.

Of course, the best-case scenario would be for them to live in peace and work together to hunt for her when they are out for a walk.

However, it's easy to imagine that it would take a long time to get to know each other and achieve such results.

Otherwise, if they meet, let alone cooperate, they would immediately start fighting to determine who is superior.

Shen Xingmian felt that no matter how much she told them, it was all in vain. Even if they were smart, they probably wouldn't understand human language. But as anyone who owns a cat knows, it's very difficult to control the urge to communicate with your beloved cat.

Even if the kitten doesn't respond, the owner can still talk with great enthusiasm.

Her situation is similar now.

There was no stream on this hill, so she prepared a large water basin for the leopard to ensure that it would not run out of water even if she was unable to come.

She didn't collect the wild boar carcass; seeing that the leopard didn't seem to like eating it, she decided to give it to the carnivores outside.

She also found some hay and made a temporary, thick bed for it. After it gave birth and was cleaned up, she will replace it with a plush mat, which will be even more comfortable.

The leopard lay down on the hay without any hesitation, lazily yawned, glanced at Shen Xingmian with its big, watery eyes, and then closed them to rest peacefully.

Shen Xingmian didn't know what kind of fate had made it trust her so much, but it strengthened her resolve to treat it and the cubs well.

After confirming it was safe to leave the space, she released Snowball. She intended to ride on its back and start traveling, but Snowball approached her and sniffed around. Finally, it sat down on the ground and refused to move.

Looking at her, he was very dissatisfied, as if she were a scumbag.

Shen Xingmian was both amused and exasperated. The little thing didn't seem very bright, yet it knew how to be jealous. It was simply unbelievable.

But this is her best mount; she can't just leave it unattended.

So she went over and rubbed and stroked its fur for a while, then took a bristle comb and brushed its fur for a long time before finally calming Snowball down.

Shen Xingmian thought wearily, if raising two pets can be so exhausting, how do people who juggle multiple relationships manage to keep so busy?

I really can't figure it out.