Chapter 31 My sense of smell has failed Xu Nian: Will you abandon me? ...

Ever since he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his sense of smell, Xu Nian fell into panic. He was not sure whether this was temporary or permanent, and he was even less sure how Los would react when he found out about this.

"Why are you sleeping so restlessly?" Los saw Xu Nian tossing and turning in his nest. He opened his eyes and asked, "Are you sleeping uncomfortably?"

As it spoke, it stepped back a little, leaving Xu Nian more space so that he could turn over more comfortably. It even kept its tail quietly pressed against Xu Nian to ensure that he would not hit his head again.

"Los." Xu Nian sniffed hard, scratching his nose lightly and sighing, "Evil will be punished."

"?" Los had no idea what Xu Nian had suddenly said. After his furry ears twitched twice, he leaned over and licked Xu Nian, saying calmly, "Go to sleep."

Xu Nian felt a little regretful for his bad mouth. He had said so much nonsense, and now his words had come true.

The two snow leopards snuggled together in the cave. Los didn't know why Xu Nian always slept restlessly. After watching the other slowly fall asleep, he gently rubbed Xu Nian.

But it only rubbed it for a moment, and then continued to half-close its eyes. It seemed to be resting, but in fact, the slightest movement could wake it up.

Xu Nian woke up in a warm embrace. It was rare that when he woke up, Los had not gone out to patrol the territory or lay on the edge of the cliff. The other party always liked to lie beside the cliff and look down, which was something Xu Nian would never dare to do.

There was no sign of his sense of smell recovering. On the contrary, he didn't know if it was Xu Nian's illusion, but he felt that it seemed to be more difficult for him to smell.

Los had just woken up. When he lowered his head, he saw Xu Nian sniffing at him. He was even carefully sniffing his own tail while sniffing Los' body. However, he seemed to be hiding intentionally, and his movements were very cautious. Los was a little confused and said in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing?"

It had just woken up and was still a little sleepy. Just as it was about to shake the tip of its tail, it found that its tail did not move. It was slightly startled and suddenly became much more awake. It immediately looked at its tail.

Last night, it placed its tail under Xu Nian's side. After being pressed by Xu Nian all night, its tail became numb and the tip of its tail became unresponsive.

"Nothing... nothing." Xu Nian didn't expect that Los, who was sleeping just now, suddenly woke up. He was slightly startled and quickly moved back, and suddenly Los's arms were empty.

Xu Nian didn't care about anything else. He lowered his head and whispered, "I... I woke up."

As he said that, he crawled out from the edge. Perhaps he was too nervous and didn't notice the tail under his claws, so he stepped on it. Because the tail was numb from being pressed, Los didn't feel it at first, but soon he felt the pain again.

It immediately hugged its tail and licked it anxiously.

One lied and said that he hit his head and lost his sense of smell, while the other insisted that his tail was seriously injured and had not yet healed.

Now it’s all come true.

"Los, today we..." Xu Nian turned around and saw Los licking his tail. He paused for a moment, then saw the snow leopard, who had just been licking his fur, throw away its tail and walk out of the den as if nothing had happened. He glanced at Xu Nian calmly and said in a steady tone, "Go on, what's wrong?"

Its tone was really calm, more steady than any other time since Xu Nian had known it.

Xu Nian looked at Los worriedly, feeling that something was wrong with Los today.

"I'm fine." Los lay down beside the cliff as usual. He looked at Xu Nian and said, "What were you going to say?"

"..." Xu Nian's eyes passed over the tip of Los's slightly flattened tail. He pretended nothing had happened, his expression still obedient as he said, "I want to catch some rabbits. I can't catch sheep, but I can catch rabbits... My head doesn't hurt anymore, so I can go hunting. Otherwise, it would be so bad to always eat your food."

As usual, he liked to sit in a standard posture while talking, looking honest and well-behaved. Ross's tail was still hurting, so he glanced back at the mountain wall and said, "Don't run too far. Go north. There are more rabbits there."

The most important thing is that there is no trace of Luo Yin in the north, but it will not tell Xu Nian this.

Xu Nian nodded, stood up and walked down the mountain wall. He walked very carefully, stepping on the edge of the rock wall. Sometimes he couldn't help but sigh when looking at these rock walls. No wonder only snow leopards can survive on them. Any other animal would have fallen eight hundred times.

Because the rock wall was uneven, he needed to go up and down, with his hind paws stepping on the raised parts of the rock wall and his front paws grabbing the rocks in front. Then he pushed hard with his hind paws, holding on firmly with his front paws, and then made a small jump down from the rock wall.

It took quite some time before we finally got down the mountain.

Xu Nian did not notice that when he was going down the mountain, on the cliff not far above his head, a snow leopard was running nimbly between the rocks, looking at him slowly.

Just as Xu Nian said, mountain goats are not easy to catch, but rabbits are relatively easy to catch. In fact, he originally wanted to catch marmots, but unfortunately, that creature was too vigilant. As soon as it found something wrong, it would immediately retreat into its burrow and refused to come out no matter what.

Catching the rabbit was quite smooth. Maybe it was because it had been snowing heavily for such a long time and the rabbit had nothing to eat, so its reaction speed was a little slower than before, so it was hit by Xu Nian who had been waiting on the rock for a long time. This was considered a lucky thing.

As he was walking back with the rabbit in his mouth, he caught a glimpse of vultures that had landed on the rock next to him. The two vultures tilted their heads and looked at him, actually looking at him holding the rabbit in his mouth.

Xu Nian let out a threatening growl from his throat. After following Los for so long, he had learned some things quite well. Sure enough, the vultures that had always bullied him before looked at each other, as if they felt that this snow leopard was not as useless as before. After thinking it over again and again, they did not come over to snatch the prey.

Xu Nian held the rabbit in his mouth and walked up. The rabbit was so close to him. In the past, the smell of blood would be very strong, but now he had to smell it hard to feel the smell of blood.

His heart suddenly sank. He walked along the rock wall, paused for a moment, and thought about what to do next if his sense of smell really failed. Should he continue to follow Los or leave?

You must follow. When your sense of smell is fine, it is difficult to protect yourself. If there is a problem with your sense of smell, you may die this winter.

Not to mention anything else, he wouldn't be able to smell the scent left by other wild animals, which would be very dangerous for Xu Nian.

"I have to stay, but should I tell Los about my sense of smell? Will it drive me away..." Xu Nian could actually see that Los had always disliked his low fighting power. Xu Nian had tried very hard, but it takes time to become stronger, and what Xu Nian lacked most now was time.

Xu Nian was a little hesitant. He squatted on the rock wall with the dead rabbit next to his paw. He was weighing the pros and cons. The snow leopard above his head, which had already walked back and forth three times, couldn't help but tilt its head and looked at Xu Nian in confusion, as if it didn't understand what was going on that was worth Xu Nian staying here for so long.

In the end, Xu Nian picked up the rabbit and continued walking towards the mountain. No matter what the decision was, the best way at the moment was to please Los and prove his worth.

As for Luo Yin...Xu Nian actually had some doubts about the brotherly relationship between Luo Yin and Los.

After Los repeatedly said that Luo Yin was a waste, Xu Nian even thought about whether it was right or wrong for him to use Luo Yin as a cover. He would not end up shooting himself in the foot.

But then he thought, if the relationship between Los and Luo Yin was really bad, then when he said that he was Luo Yin's good friend, given Los's bad temper, he would basically kick him out directly and would never tolerate him staying on this snowy mountain.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian's steps became much lighter.

As for the term "trash", every family has brothers who quarrel and fight with each other. Maybe this is the way the Snow Leopard brothers express their feelings.

Los had no idea that Xu Nian had thought about so many problems in such a short time. He just saw Xu Nian coming back, so he immediately went back to the cliff first. Then when Xu Nian climbed up, he saw Los still lying on the edge of the cliff in the same posture as before.

"I only found one rabbit." Xu Nian placed the rabbit next to Los. He lay on the ground, raised his head slightly to look at Los, and said meekly, "I wanted to catch a marmot for you, but unfortunately I...didn't find any."

His tone was even more obedient than usual, which made the snow leopard feel soft in the heart. Los's tail swung from the left to the right, then hooked its tail and shook it twice.

"I have something I want to tell you." Xu Nian finally said, "Eat first. I'll tell you after you finish eating."

"You go ahead." Los raised his paw, the tip of his claw scratching the snow, his eyes fixed on Xu Nian, and said, "I'm listening."

"Let's talk after we finish eating." Xu Nian pushed the rabbit to Los. His tone was intimate, his eyes full of smiles. He looked at Los intently, as if Los was the only one in his eyes. He said, "You shielded me from the wind and snow all night. You're good to me, I know that, so I can't bear to see you hungry. It would hurt me."

"......?" Los' eyes were full of confusion. He subconsciously glanced at Xu Nian, as if he wanted to see if the swelling on the back of his head had not subsided.

But Xu Nian insisted so much, and although Los was a little puzzled, it was just a rabbit after all, so he didn't think much about it. He simply followed Xu Nian's wishes and lowered his head to take a few bites.

"In the past, Luo Yin would also shield me from the wind and snow." Xu Nian said.

Los, who had just been eating, froze. His face was sullen, and he heard Xu Nian continue, "But it doesn't block as well as you do. I always wake up in the middle of the night from the cold."

Sure enough, Los sneered and continued to eat with his head down.

"But when I lived with Luo Yin, it took extra care of me because I couldn't smell. It said that no matter what I looked like, it would never abandon me and let me wander alone." Xu Nian sighed softly, and his eyes swept across Los's face. Sure enough, the snow leopard picked up the rabbit, put it down, picked it up again, and put it down again.

After going back and forth several times, it couldn't hold its breath any longer and sneered, "It won't abandon you? Didn't it lose you anyway?"

"That was an accident. Before that, it wasn't prepared to abandon me. It said that no matter what I did..." This time, before Xu Nian could finish, Los interrupted him coldly and asked, "Would I abandon you?"

"You can't?" Xu Nian asked back.

"Of course." Los said in a resounding voice, word by word: "Of course not!"

It is much more powerful than Luo Yin. Luo Yin can be raised for many years, but it is simpler and easier to raise it for many years!

Hearing this, Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. He lowered his head slightly and stared at his furry paws, looking a little timid. Luo Si stared at him for a while and asked, "Do you want to go with Luo Yin again?"

It stretched out its tail with the tip flattened a little in front of Xu Nian and raised its chin slightly. The meaning was self-evident.

Xu Nian: ...

"I've told you before that I've been injured twice and my sense of smell has been impaired twice." Xu Nian smiled bitterly and said, "Although you seem a little unconvinced, but..."

Los frowned, not understanding why Xu Nian suddenly brought up this matter again.

"But didn't I fall on my head a few days ago?" Xu Nian sighed and said sadly, "It seems my old injury has relapsed. Now I can't smell again..."

Los's expression froze for a moment, and Xu Nian also looked at him, with a hint of "See, I didn't lie to you" in his eyes.

Finally, Los suddenly stood up and walked to Xu Nian's side. Xu Nian was subconsciously stunned for a moment, and then he felt Los licking his face twice. Before he could react, he heard Los say, "I thought something was wrong. It's just that you can't smell anything. It's okay, don't be afraid."

Ross nuzzled him gently and said gently, "It will be fine. It's not difficult to raise you."

It could feel Xu Nian's panic. Even though Xu Nian always looked honest and obedient, his tail could not lie. Los had long noticed that Xu Nian's tail had no strength in recent days.

But it didn't know the reason, and Xu Nian didn't tell it. Now it finally knows, it turns out it's just this small problem.