Chapter 18 Handing over the Wild Rabbit Xu Nian: We all have to pay public grain, we can’t live here for free…

Logically speaking, according to Los's habit, he would not care about Kai's life or death. After all, in this snowy field, every animal is struggling for its own survival, so how could they have the energy to care about other animals?

However, this time, Los did not drive Kaie away directly.

It seemed to be talking to Kaie, but actually its eyes were on Xu Nian. Xu Nian could be seen squatting next to the rock wall very responsibly, stopping Kaie from climbing up to prevent a vicious counterattack from happening in the nest, but he did not kick the other party down.

But this was not what Los cared about. He was a little surprised that Xu Nian was always afraid to stay near the rock wall. It took a lot of effort to get him to give up halfway up the mountain and climb a little higher, but the progress was slow after all. However, at this moment, Xu Nian was squatting beside the cliff, looking at Kaie vigilantly, without any fear on his face.

Los naturally wouldn't think that Xu Nian was pretending to be afraid of heights. He could see that Xu Nian was completely focused on Kaie, keeping his mission in mind, and forgetting that he was afraid of heights.

Its tail twitched slightly, and although it was squatting, the tip of its tail trembled slightly in joy at this discovery.

It has been said before, a snow leopard is a snow leopard and a tail is a tail. Los's tail definitely does not convey Los's thoughts, at least that's what the snow leopard himself thinks.

"I'm here." Kaie knew that he was lucky to be able to stay here temporarily and escape with his life. He consciously took two steps back and lay down halfway up the mountain. This was where Xu Nian and the others had been lying before. Kaie sniffed subconsciously and could smell that the side close to the mountain wall was Xu Nian's nest, and the side closer to the cliff was Los's nest. Kaie was a little surprised. After all, this side of the mountain wall could shelter from wind and rain, but the other side of the cliff could only face the biting cold wind. It was obvious which one was more comfortable.

Kaie sniffed hard, muttered softly, and was about to find a place to lie down when he heard a slight sound behind him. He turned his head and saw Los, who was holding a rabbit and preparing to go back in such a short time.

"Is this for me?" Kaie was a little flattered.

"No." Xu Nian followed behind Los, stretched out his furry head, and said, "I'm telling you that your stay here is not in vain."

Xu Nianke still remembered that Kaie had thrown him out before, and he had fallen so hard that he could hardly get up. He remembered this grudge and wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge. He stamped his big furry paws on the rock and said, "You have to hand over a rabbit every day."

“?” Kaie’s face was full of question marks.

"I've also submitted it." Speaking of this, Xu Nian puffed out his chest with great pride. From not knowing how to hunt to being able to hunt rabbits independently, he had put in a lot of effort. He couldn't tell how many times he had fallen. His tail curled up behind him, swaying gently. "I can't say I've surpassed me, but at least I'm on par with me."

Xu Nian thought carefully and decided that this should be considered rent... I think so.

He turned his head to look at Los, as if seeking Los's approval. This proud look made Los look at him a few more times. He nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Xu Nian's words, and added: "Don't sleep here, change places. You can walk around halfway up the mountain, but you can't come to the top."

The territories of some snow leopards and their peers may overlap to a small extent. When the living environment becomes more severe and they have to live in the same area, most of them will choose to avoid each other in terms of time or geographical location.

For example, below the halfway point of the mountain, Los allowed Kaie to move around temporarily, but above the halfway point was the key area where snow leopards lived and they were absolutely not allowed to set foot there.

And when both parties are hunting, they should try to avoid each other. That's why Kaie was so surprised when he saw that Los actually agreed to let Xu Nian live with him and hunt at the same time.

"...Okay." Kaie responded, and it added: "I will leave as soon as my injuries are healed."

It licked its hind leg that was bitten during the confrontation with the wolves. Fortunately, it ran fast and the injury was not serious, otherwise this winter would have been really difficult.

After determining Kaie's activity area, Xu Nian hurriedly followed Los back to the higher mountain. He now climbed back and forth many times, and his rock climbing skills had become much more proficient. He was no longer the novice snow leopard who fell three times in front of the mountain goat.

As long as he didn't go to the top, Xu Nian could try his best to keep his body stable. He made rapid progress, but he knew that this was not enough.

"You have to keep an eye on this place from now on." Los flicked his long tail gently. Standing beside the cliff, he said, "Although Kaier promised us this, we still have to remain vigilant. You have to patrol the territory regularly and tell me if you find anything unusual."

It turned its head and looked at Xu Nian, who was holding his tail with a serious look on his face behind it.

Xu Nian nodded heavily, trying to make himself look more reliable, and said in a resounding voice, "I will definitely keep a close eye on this place."

Of course he had to keep a close eye on this place, but not only because of what Los said, but more because he didn't want Kaie and Los to have too much close contact. After all, all those things about Luo Yin were all fabricated by Xu Nian. As long as Los and Kaie checked these words a little, his true colors would be exposed.

When you are out there, you give yourself an identity, but Xu Nian is also very clear that once your identity is exposed, what you will face is not the tender and delicious blue sheep, nor Los's long furry tail, but the other party's sharp claws and terrifying fangs. According to Los's violent temper, he will tear him to pieces like he would tear a blue sheep to pieces.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian secretly glanced at the uneaten mountain goat and shuddered subconsciously.

…

Los always thought Xu Nian was very serious. For example, this snow leopard was able to get up in the middle of the night to hunt hard. If it couldn't match other snow leopards in one technique, it would kill other snow leopards somewhere else.

Now it felt that Xu Nian was too serious. It had just told him to guard the cliff, and then it saw Xu Nian staring at the cliff all the time. Even when he was sleeping, he was half asleep and half awake. He would look up at the slightest movement. He woke up three or four times in one night. Finally, the circling vulture discovered his habit and seemed to be deliberately making trouble. It would stop at the cliff from time to time, making some noise, which made Xu Nian so angry that he wanted to bite it.

"Just watch him during the day and sleep with him at night." Los came over, grabbed Xu Nian's back, put him on the ground, and then lay down beside him. He wanted to put his tail on Xu Nian, but suddenly thought of something. After thinking for a while, he warned: "Don't bite my tail this time."

Xu Nian nodded blankly.

"Go to sleep." Los half-closed his eyes and said, "It won't dare come up at night. You should walk around the rock wall more during the day."

"Okay." Xu Nian responded immediately.

Xu Nian was also sleepy. He opened his mouth and yawned, then rolled on the ground subconsciously, out of the coverage of Los's tail. Los opened his eyes and looked at Xu Nian. Seeing that the other party fell asleep quickly, he went to Xu Nian's side with his tail in his mouth and lay down again with some dissatisfaction.

It was snowing heavily outside, and the area under this rock wall became the den of two snow leopards.

"You'd better not bite my tail again, otherwise..." Los thought about it and decided to cover the curled-up Xu Nian with his tail. He turned his body sideways and used his back to block the cold wind. The snow leopard's fur was blown slightly open. He listened to the whistling cold wind in his ears and was too lazy to say the rest of the sentence.

It just didn't believe it. Could Luo Yin be any better to Xu Nian than it was?!

Three days ago, Los was still confused and didn't understand why Luo Yin would raise such a useless snow leopard.

But now, it can no longer empathize with itself three days ago.

"It's actually not that hard to raise him." Los opened his eyes and glanced at Xu Nian, who had fallen into a deep sleep. The other party obviously treated Los's tail as his own and actually cuddled it to sleep. Los hesitated for three seconds between pulling out the tail and letting him sleep. Finally, he closed his eyes and muttered to himself, "He doesn't eat much, and he can catch rabbits by himself. Sooner or later, I will teach him to catch blue sheep by himself, so... raising him is not a big deal."

After saying this, his furry ears twitched slightly, as if he was completely convinced.

At this moment, two snow leopards were sleeping on the top of the mountain, a fragile snow leopard was licking its wounds halfway up the mountain, and the other snow leopard was walking alone at the bottom of the mountain. It seemed to have smelled something, so it stopped beside a rock, lowered its head to sniff a few times, and then tilted its head slightly.

It raised its head, looked at the snow-capped mountains in front of it, and whispered, "The smell of Los? Los has been here?"

It looked at the top of the mountain expressionlessly. After thinking for a long time, it looked back at its hind legs which had not yet recovered after falling down the mountain wall in the blizzard. It was still limping as it walked. Finally, it held its long tail dragging on the ground in its mouth and turned to walk in a farther direction.

Sooner or later there will be a fight, but not now.

Compared to Los's temper, Luo Yin looked calm and composed even when faced with a catastrophe.