With Jun Qi's help, Xu Qiaoqiao climbed up the tree. Jun Qi was still holding the crocodile in his mouth, which obviously made his movements a bit difficult.

Fortunately, the little guy can also be of help.

Otters are very strong, and although Xu Qiaoqiao is still young, this characteristic has already begun to show. Xu Qiaoqiao tightly wrapped her two hind legs around the outstretched branches, letting her whole otter hang down relaxed, and then reached for the crocodile that Jun Qi had picked up with her two front legs.

If Xu Qiaoqiao can catch the crocodile for five seconds, and Jun Qi can quickly climb the tree within those five seconds, then the rendezvous will be considered a perfect success.

"Waaah." Xu Qiaoqiao struggled to hug the tail of the big crocodile.

Jun Qi quickly climbed to Xu Qiaoqiao's side, picked up the crocodile, and jumped swiftly onto the tree branch. Once he had regained his balance, he looked at Xu Qiaoqiao with his green eyes, nodded slightly, and indicated that she could come over.

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked, then slowly crawled towards the direction where Jun Qi had jumped earlier. As she crawled, she desperately suppressed the urge to look down, otherwise she wouldn't be able to walk because her legs were too weak.

Over there, Jun Qi had already started skinning and tearing the meat off the crocodile. He simply threw away any parts that he couldn't eat or didn't like, since they still had a whole crocodile to feast on.

For jaguars, once they have a full meal, they don't need to eat for several days. Otters are different, or rather, Xu Qiaoqiao is different.

Influenced by this body and the fact that they are currently growing, Junjun is the same, and both of them have a rather astonishing appetite.

"Eek." When Xu Qiaoqiao crawled to Jun Qi's side, Jun Qi had already torn open the flesh on the crocodile's belly, then forcefully tore off a large piece and handed it to Xu Qiaoqiao.

Here, eat it.

Xu Qiaoqiao hugged the big piece of meat, smiled happily at Jun Qi, and rubbed her tail against him, secretly hooking it around Jun Qi's paw.

A hint of pleasure flashed in Jun Qi's eyes, her ears twitched involuntarily, and the paw that was entangled in the little guy's tail gave her a response. Then, the two looked at each other for a few seconds.

"Waaaaah."

"Chirp chirp".

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked, and Jun Qi tilted his head.

Xu Qiaoqiao let out a "howl," clenched her claws as if they were fists, and waved them wildly in the air a few times.

Dinner's ready!

Then, Xu Qiaoqiao retracted her tail, and Jun Qi pressed his claws against the crocodile. Both of them began to work hard to eat. For the current season and environment, food is undoubtedly a very precious resource.

They don't store food. In the current situation, if you hide food, who knows when it will be stolen by some unknown creature, or that it will be shortchanged.

It might even attract some enemies.

Therefore, Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi always carried out the "Clean Plate Campaign".

...

After filling her stomach, Xu Qiaoqiao licked the dirt off her paws and the blood from her mouth, then staggered toward Jun Qi and finally threw herself into his arms.

Night had fallen, the stars twinkled in the sky, and the moon finally revealed its full shape.

Xu Qiaoqiao buried her head in Jun Qi's neck, yawned, rubbed her eyes, wiped away the water droplets in front of her eyes, and drowsiness quickly washed over her.

It's always easy to feel sleepy after a big meal, especially now that it's nighttime, the best time to rest.

Otters hide in their burrows to rest during the day and come out to play at night. Even so, Xu Qiaoqiao's biological clock hadn't changed yet, and her eyes blinked like starlight.

"Waaaaah." Junjun, I'm a little sleepy.

When Xu Qiaoqiao made that sound, she also let out a big yawn.

Jun Qi looked up at the sky. Night had fallen, but he was still full of energy. He planned to go out and patrol the territory that night.

Besides, the unfamiliar aura I sensed last time still hasn't settled down.

As Jun Qi thought this, before jumping down from the tree, he nudged Xu Qiaoqiao's belly with his muzzle, licked the fur on her head, and rubbed against her back. The otter's fur was very thick.

Xu Qiaoqiao's body hair is like this; when she's lucid, she has to spend a lot of time grooming it.

Sometimes, she would let Jun Qi take care of things for her, like right now.

Xu Qiaoqiao closed her eyes and snuggled closer to Jun Qi, nodding her head as if she were really sleepy.

"Chirp chirp." After tidying up most of Xu Qiaoqiao's fur, Jun Qi grabbed her by the scruff of her neck, chose a spot, and jumped down.

Landed safely.

...

As July passed, August quietly arrived.

Thanks to Xu Qiaoqiao's persistent efforts, Jun Qi finally gave up on teaching her how to hunt, not because he couldn't teach her, but because of the barriers between different species.

Jun Qi finally understood that some hunting methods that suited him might not be suitable for the little guy. Jaguars have a very strong bite force, and they are among the top in the feline family.

However, otters are different, and the weight difference between the two is also significant. Jun Qi can use his own weight to subdue his prey and bite through its brain or neck with ease.

Moreover, the jaguar mother didn't teach him much, such as what to do, what to do when jumping, the amplitude, or the speed.

Xu Qiaoqiao's situation was completely different. Jun Qi only realized this after seeing her miss her target again and then become a diving athlete.

It seems that the methods I taught him are not suitable for the little guy.

Thinking of this, Jun Qi scratched his head, feeling slightly troubled. After all, from his perspective, the little guy was soft, a tiny ball, and had an adorable smile, posing no threat whatsoever.

She usually catches frogs and small fish, and sometimes I see her eating grass.

Xu Qiaoqiao: Bullshit! I was just balancing meat and vegetables, you know how to get a balanced diet!

If my methods don't work for the little one, what methods will work for her?

Jun Qi was a little troubled, but there was one thing he had never considered: the otter's attack power was not bad, and Xu Qiaoqiao just liked to show this non-aggressive side in front of him.

Jun Qi didn't express this to Xu Qiaoqiao, so Xu Qiaoqiao naturally wouldn't be able to intuitively guess Jun Qi's thoughts.

What she could sense was that Junjun had finally given up her position as a teacher, recognized the shortcomings of both sides, and gained a much clearer understanding of herself.

Congratulations! Congratulations!