Chapter 114 Reaction: Los: Something is...wrong. ...

It was snowing heavily outside, but there was a wooden board in the cattle and sheep pen. Kaie chose to sleep under this board as his sleeping place, which was very close to the mastiff's resting place.

It curled up its entire body and slept with its tail in its arms because it was too cold, trying to keep itself warm.

"Woof woof woof."

The sound of a mastiff was heard nearby. It was not a warning, but seemed to be a little confused. After all, Kaier usually did not come here to rest. They all went back to their homes after playing for a while. Unexpectedly, Kaier was like a homeless snow leopard at this moment. He came alone with his tail in his mouth to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and he looked a little embarrassed.

After being awakened by the sound of the mastiffs, Kaier yawned and shook his furry ears. He saw two mastiffs coming over and sniffing everywhere. Kaier also stretched out his head to sniff. When the other party wagged its tail at him, Kaier responded lazily and crawled out of the nest.

It can only stay with the mastiff for a while, but it still has to go out hunting. Before dawn, Kaie plans to try his luck in the place where there were many marmots before.

However, just as it left, the door to the back room opened a moment later. A man in thick clothes scratched his hair, took a breath of the cold air outside, turned his head and said to the inside of the room, "Asa, don't hide in my room, go out for a walk."

After a while, a large black-faced Tibetan Mastiff squeezed out from the crack of the door with its head lowered, and every strand of its hair revealed reluctance.

"Asa," the man sighed, "The old man is in the hospital. I'll be feeding you guys for the time being. Don't disobey me, or I'll complain to the old man."

Upon hearing this, the big black-faced Tibetan Mastiff stiffened all over, and suddenly ran out quickly as if full of strength.

The man raised his head slightly and could see her tied hair and wheat-colored skin. Looking at the mastiffs, his eyes were full of joy.

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"What is this?" Los noticed Xu Nian holding a steel rod in his mouth. But this time Xu Nian was smarter, knowing that the thing would stick to him, so he used a stone to push it.

"I don't know why, this steel pipe is crooked." Xu Nian was also confused. No one came up. He didn't know why the trap he set was crooked. He even looked down the mountain in confusion, but saw nothing. After tilting his head slightly, his eyes were full of doubts.

"Nothing, don't worry. Maybe the snow melted a little and it moved by itself." Los said very calmly.

Xu Nian quickly believed this statement. After all, Los was a wild snow leopard and he must have plenty of survival experience.

After positioning the steel pipe, the two snow leopards immediately walked over from the nearby rock wall to look for some food. The snow that had previously reached Xu Nian's belly had now covered his back, making it difficult to walk in the snow.

When the vultures fly over the sky, you can see a long trail of snow on the ground, which are the traces left by the two snow leopards.

"It feels like the snow is a little lighter today." Xu Nian raised his head slightly, looking at the snowflakes floating down from the sky, with the tail still in his mouth, and said vaguely: "Is spring coming soon?"

"It should be soon." Los was not very sure, but the snow was indeed lighter today. However, the snow accumulated in the past few days did add a lot of trouble to their snow leopard hunting.

Their movements are hindered and slowed down a lot, especially when walking on the snow, but this also makes their bodies easier to hide.

Their biggest problem now is that they can't find prey.

There were still wounds on Los's body from the battle with Luo Yin, but for him, this was not enough to make him lose his fighting ability. However, the bite on his hind leg was a bit serious, and he would lick his side from time to time.

"How about you rest in the den today while I go out and look for sheep? Even if I can't find any, I can probably find some rabbits or marmots." Xu Nian felt a little sorry for Los's leg injury. He quickened his pace and walked to Los's side, but Los turned his head and licked him twice. He heard Los say through his messy fur, "It's okay. It's not that bad yet."

Xu Nian twitched his nose and moved forward to rub against Los. The two snow leopards rubbed each other's fur in the snow, and then continued to walk forward together.

A few days ago, they went out to look for prey. Even if they couldn't find any blue sheep, they could at least encounter some marmots. But now they searched all around and didn't find any trace of prey.

"The wolf pack's territory is just ahead." Los stopped in front of a rock, jumped onto the rock wall lightly, and looked down at the forest not far away, as if thinking about whether to take the risk.

But the wolves were obviously very alert. They were patrolling their territory. One of the wolves noticed this side and immediately turned its head to look over here. It let out a warning growl, revealing its sharp fangs and a fierce look in its eyes.

Los stood on the rock wall, and he was sure that as long as he didn't go down, the wolves would not be able to do anything to him. But he didn't want to fight with the wolves at this time, as it would not benefit him at all.

It turned around and said to Xu Nian, "Let's go. The wolves ahead are too alert."

Xu Nian nodded. He and Los quickly gave up the idea of snatching prey from the wolves. After all, the snow leopard's advantage lies in fighting on the rock wall. If they encounter the wolves below, they are likely to be surrounded by the enemy.

However, just as they turned to leave, they suddenly heard bursts of wolf howling coming from the dense forest. The wolves that were initially alert to them subconsciously turned their heads to look into the forest. After looking at each other, they rushed directly into the forest.

"What happened?" Xu Nian asked.

Ross sniffed gently, his furry ears twitching twice before responding, "It's probably a wolf pack that ran into another wolf pack, or maybe a brown bear or something like that."

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other. Now that the wolves were not here, they could take this opportunity to enter the wolf's territory to look for prey, and then leave when they found it.

"Let's go." Los said, and then jumped directly down from the rock wall and took Xu Nian into the dense forest. Many of the bare tree trunks in the forest had been broken by the snow, and occasionally birds would perch on them and chirp.

They were not planning to go deeper, but only to search the periphery of the wolf pack's territory. If they could encounter prey, that would be the best, but if not, they would never take the risk. After all, if they rushed in and something unexpected happened, they would not be able to escape even if they wanted to.

"These wolves probably haven't found much to eat recently. They seem to have lost some weight." Xu Nian followed Los and whispered, "Why are wolves always fighting with brown bears?"

"Their habitats overlap." Los paused, then added, "If they fight alone, the brown bear will definitely win, but wolves are good at fighting in groups, so the brown bears are often dragged to death and choose to leave."

"I remember where we used to live, we often heard fights between wolves and brown bears. One time, the brown bear was particularly angry. You said its cub was killed by the wolves." Xu Nian whispered, "Then this time..."

Los was silent for a moment. He glanced around and said, "Let's search quickly and then leave. Maybe the wolves have discovered the brown bear cub."

Because the angry sound of the brown bear this time was very similar to the last time, Xu Nian felt a little dazed.

Xu Nian immediately realized what Los meant by this sentence, and without further delay, he hurriedly searched for traces of prey. In the end, he only found a rabbit next to a rock. Los had no time to wait for the rabbit slowly, so he simply and roughly half-lay on the ground and put his claws into the hole.

The rabbit immediately struggled, trying to find a last chance of survival, but before it could even struggle, the snow leopard's fangs had already pierced its body. Los impatiently swung the rabbit, killing it directly. Holding the rabbit in his mouth, he looked back at Xu Nian and said, "Let's go."

Xu Nian didn't want to eat more, so he left immediately.

Not long after they walked away, they heard the howling of wolves and the angry roar of brown bears. The birds there flapped their wings and flew high. It was obvious that the battle was very fierce.

If it were in the past, Los would like to lie here and wait, and when they finished fighting and started to rest, he would wander around nearby to see if he could pick up any prey. But the situation is different now. Not to mention that the heavy snow has been falling for too long, the rarity of prey can be seen. It can be said that for prey, they would almost fight to the death. The wolf pack would never tolerate other predators walking around in their territory. Even if Xu Nian was following them, Los didn't want to take Xu Nian with him to take such a risk.

It is the nature of animals to hunt the cubs of other predators in their own territory to prevent them from growing up and competing with their own limited survival resources.

The survival of the fittest is the basic rule of nature.

After Xu Nian and Los brought the rabbit back to the nest, the snow, which had originally been light, suddenly stopped. Xu Nian looked at the stopped snow and the rare sunshine with some surprise, as if everything was moving in a good direction.

He had been here for too long. He initially remembered how much time had passed, but now he couldn't count it anymore. He just hoped that spring would come soon.

The winter here is really unfriendly to wild animals and it is too difficult to endure.

Los watched Xu Nian happily rolling around on the snow for a few rounds, his body covered with snowflakes, and then he shook them off. He walked to the front of the cliff, wagging his tail, and looked up at the sunlight shining through the clouds.

It seemed as if the beam of sunlight fell specifically on Xu Nian's body, making his furry fur glow faintly. Los just looked at him and felt that he could look at him like this for a long, long time, even for a lifetime.

"Los, it's comfortable here, come together." Xu Nian didn't notice the change in Los's eyes at all. He turned his head towards Los and trembled the tip of his tail with pleasure. Later, he simply turned sideways and pressed his tail under his body. He licked the tip of his tail from time to time. The whole snow leopard looked very comfortable.

Los raised his paw and walked slowly to Xu Nian's side. He lay down beside Xu Nian very naturally, leaned over and sniffed Xu Nian gently, then licked Xu Nian's cheek with his tongue.

Xu Nian felt somewhat comfortable being licked. Just as he was tilting his head back to enjoy it, Los rubbed him hard. He was caught off guard and fell sideways to the ground. He didn't even get up. He lay on his back naturally, with his paws hooked, looking at Los with clear eyes, as if urging him to continue licking him, and even let out a soft groan in his throat.

The big cat's meow was somewhat soothing, and Los froze when he heard it. After hurriedly licking Xu Nian's belly a few times, it lowered its head to look at its own, and finally suddenly stood up. Under Xu Nian's unsatisfied gaze, it walked to another place, turned sideways to face Xu Nian, lowered its head to lick its side hair, and looked as if it was feeling the cold wind.

"Los?" Xu Nian asked in confusion.

"Yeah." Los said without turning his head, "I'm here."

"Why did you run over there?" Xu Nian tilted his head slightly, half lying on the ground like this, the tip of his tail raised in confusion, twisting under him. He gently tilted his furry head and said, "I saved a place for you. I'll lick your wounds too."

Los was silent for a moment and lay on the ground. Although he didn't say a word, the force of his tail hitting the ground was quite strong.

This inexplicable movement made Xu Nian feel a little strange, but fortunately at night, Los lay down next to Xu Nian again and hugged him to sleep.