Chapter 39: Not Many Truths Xu Nian: Guilty? I don’t feel guilty! …

After taking a look at Los's tail, which was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, Xu Nianduo could only sigh heavily. At this point, he felt as if he had been scammed by a snow leopard.

But this should not be considered as a scam, after all, who supports whom is still under discussion.

Perhaps it was because of this sentence that the moody snow leopard was a little unhappy. In short, when sleeping at night, the big tail was not placed around Xu Nian's waist as usual.

For a moment, Xu Nian was still a little uncomfortable. He turned his head to look at his empty side, then looked at the snow leopard with a cold and ruthless face. After thinking for a moment, he imitated Los and gently placed his tail on Los's body.

"What are you doing?" Los looked at Xu Nian with dissatisfaction.

The tone frightened Xu Nian so much that he shrank his neck. He didn't quite understand what it meant to put his tail on another snow leopard, but thinking about Los's recent attitude, he thought it might be a proof of friendship between the two snow leopards. Now, hearing the other party's stiff tone, he felt that he had guessed wrong and quickly withdrew his tail.

He whispered ingratiatingly, "It was careless, it was careless."

Xu Nian guessed that it was a rule in the snow leopard tribe. Perhaps only powerful snow leopards could tuck tails into other snow leopards, so Xu Nian's behavior was considered an offense and provocation.

After being caught off guard by Los's fierce attack, Xu Nian's feeling of dependence on each other that had been rising in his heart subsided again. He became very obedient again, lying beside Los without moving, and no longer doing those unnecessary things.

The wind was still blowing outside, and Xu Nian closed his eyes slightly to rest. He yawned, changed into a comfortable position, and quietly hugged his big furry tail to take a nap.

Therefore, Xu Nian did not notice that Los's eyes were always on Xu Nian, or on Xu Nian's tail.

"...Why aren't you moving again?" Los thought that based on Xu Nian's personality, he would put his tail up for the second time. When he was ready for the other party to put his tail up for the second time, he turned a blind eye and pretended not to know.

But after waiting for a long time, it only saw Xu Nian sleeping with his tail in his arms.

Los waited for a while, and couldn't help but look at his tail, then looked at Xu Nian's tail, and finally turned sideways and hugged Xu Nian in his arms, licked Xu Nian's back, and put his tail on Xu Nian's body.

Its attitude was full of possessiveness, and it wished it could leave its scent on Xu Nian, so it licked him a few more times with greater force.

Maybe he used too much force, which made Xu Nian feel uncomfortable in his sleep. He turned over again and bumped directly into Los' arms. This made Los a little dazed. He looked down and could only see Xu Nian's furry ears and furry paws that moved slightly twice.

Because Xu Nian slept with his tail hugged, his tail was stuck between him and Los, with only the tip of his tail shaking gently twice, and he soon fell asleep again.

…

The next morning, when Xu Nian woke up, Los was walking outside. When he heard Xu Nian's movement, he turned his head and looked over here.

"Is it still snowing?" Xu Nian was a little afraid of snow.

"Yeah." Los responded, squatting on the ground, slightly tilting his head, and after a moment, he looked at Xu Nian again and asked, "Why did you retract your tail last night?"

Los thought about it for a long time last night, but still couldn't understand why Xu Nian took the tail back.

Hearing this, Xu Nian, who had just woken up and was stretching himself, subconsciously looked over. His front paws pressed down, and his tail lifted up. Hearing this, he subconsciously turned his head to look at his tail, and then smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't you dislike it?"

"I didn't say I don't like it." Ross frowned and said immediately.

"But you... you don't look happy." Xu Nian squatted down and whispered, "I thought you didn't like that."

Los was silent for a moment, his eyes falling on Xu Nian. Although he was silent, Xu Nian saw through what Los wanted to ask and immediately replied, "When Luo Yin and I lived together, we had separate dens and never had tails tied."

Ross then raised his tail, and the tip of his furry tail gently tapped the snow. After shaking it twice, he said with satisfaction, "That's good."

It squatted in the snow, with towering snow-capped mountains and vast snowfields behind it. Xu Nian looked at the other party's expression and knew that Los was in a good mood. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this snow leopard was really a big cat with a bad temper but easy to coax.

However, taking advantage of Los's good mood, Xu Nian came over and asked tentatively, "My current strength is much better than before, right?"

"Of course, I taught you Claw by Claw." Los sneered, "No other useless snow leopard can compare to you."

Xu Nian pretended not to know who these "other useless snow leopards" included.

Hearing Los's approval, Xu Nian looked down at his claws and felt much more at ease. The incessant snowstorms in the past few days made him increasingly uneasy. Looking at the snow-covered forest and crushed trees outside, Xu Nian also began to feel a little anxious.

However, this anxiety almost reached its peak two days later when he and Los went down the mountain to hunt and found a stiff snow leopard carcass.

They found the corpse at the place where they had eaten the blue sheep before. The corpse was not far from the blue sheep skeleton. The body was already stiff and many parts had been bitten open. It was obvious that it died a tragic death.

The snow leopard's beautiful fur in the past had now become dull, and some of it even stuck to its body. It looked very strange, and Xu Nian subconsciously took a step back.

The snow leopard's eyes were still open, but covered with a layer of mist. It was heading towards Xu Nian, and Xu Nian was so frightened that he couldn't help but take a step back.

Seeing the corpse of a blue sheep and seeing the corpse of a snow leopard are completely different feelings. After all, they are of the same species, so it is a bit scary.

Los also glanced at the snow leopard's corpse. He walked over and sniffed it gently, then said, "It's the injured snow leopard we encountered before."

In fact, Los had said at that time that the snow leopard would not survive the winter, but he did not expect to see its corpse within a few days. Moreover, the corpse was obviously torn apart by other wild animals. The sternum was exposed and the meat on it was almost eaten clean. It was not difficult to guess that it was the vultures who did it as they could eat all the meat on the bones.

"It was injured before. If it were any other time, the wound might have healed." Los raised his paw and scratched the snow leopard's body. His eyes fell on the remaining wound on its side, and then he said, "It must have encountered a pack of wolves."

There were more than one wound left on the body, and each one was very deep. It was obvious that there was more than one beast fighting with it, and each bite was quick and decisive, without any delay, which was very much like something done by a pack of wolves.

Wolves are not only good at siege, pursuit, and tactics, but also hold grudges. They can often track the other party for a long time and are very difficult to get rid of. Therefore, Los is not very willing to fight with this pack of wolves. Whether he wins or loses, it will not benefit Los much.

Unless it is unavoidable, or the other party deliberately provokes.

"..." Xu Nian glanced at the snow leopard that had been dead for a long time, and couldn't help but look at his own body. He had been raised to be furry for the past month. It was not difficult for him to guess that if he hadn't met Los, the snow leopard lying here now was most likely him.

No, maybe he won't even live to this day.

The death of the snow leopard made Xu Nian realize once again how difficult this winter would be. There were dangers everywhere. Even though he was a top predator known as the king of the snow mountains, he could not escape the law of the jungle in nature.

Xu Nian was a little nervous. He subconsciously turned his head and licked his side gently. He took two steps back and turned his head to see some vultures still on the rock wall, staring at this side. Xu Nian knew that these vultures were looking at the dead snow leopard. If he was injured, this group of vultures would follow him and wait for him to die before eating his body.

"What are you afraid of?" Los easily sensed the fear in Xu Nian's heart. He walked over and stood in front of Xu Nian. He glanced at the vultures and said, "When there is no prey, these vultures can still eat, although it's a bit unpalatable."

It looked at the group of vultures, as if it was really thinking very seriously about whether they were suitable as prey.

"Have you eaten it?" Xu Nian was a little surprised.

"No." Los actually still had some dislike for these scavengers. He turned his head and snorted, "But it would be better to use them to practice biting. I haven't eaten them, but I have killed them."

When Los said this, he was still licking his big furry paws. His furry face was full of indifference. It was obvious that he did not take this level of battle seriously. There was a big gap in the strength of the two sides.

Xu Nian nodded slightly and shook his tail gently. Some vultures noticed that Xu Nian was looking at them, raised their heads and made hoarse and unpleasant calls, spread their wings, but did not flutter over.

However, Los and Xu Nian were not interested in the carrion, and even less interested in the meat of their own kind. The two snow leopards quickly left here to look for other prey. After they left, the black mass of vultures swooped down again, landing on the dried and hardened body of the snow leopard, lowering their heads to gnaw on it, pecking each other from time to time and making warning sounds.

Snow mountain scavengers are the last journey of life for almost every animal living in the snow mountains.

However, the two snow leopards were lucky today. They encountered blue sheep not far away. Usually, blue sheep travel in groups, but that was the spring season when grass was abundant, so it was considered lucky to encounter one or two now.

They caught a mountain goat with almost no effort, but when they fell, Los's front leg was slightly scratched by the protruding rock wall, and a little bit of blood stuck to its white fur, which was particularly glaring.

However, Los didn't bother to take this level of injury seriously. He held the mountain goat in his mouth and took Xu Nian back before the vultures and wolves noticed him. He walked steadily in the wind and snow. Xu Nian looked at his figure, and Los also stopped to look at him.

"Have you regained your sense of smell?" Los suddenly asked a nonsensical question. Xu Nian paused for a moment, subconsciously tilted his head, and said doubtfully, "No."

Los seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Xu Nian with some suspicion, which made Xu Nian almost swear to the sky.

"Okay, if your sense of smell returns, be sure to tell me first." Los paused, as if to hide something, and added, "I'm just asking casually."

Its ears moved slightly as it spoke, somewhat guiltily, which was so inconsistent with its serious expression that Xu Nian couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to, and was attracted by its guilty gaze and ears.

Finally, Xu Nian nodded and agreed very obediently, saying, "I will definitely tell you first."

Xu Nian was a little suspicious that there might be some other smell on the way here that made Los suddenly remember this matter. He subconsciously looked back at the way he came, but when Los turned around, he found Xu Nian turning his head to look at the road behind him, still sniffing the smell. He immediately said alertly; "You really can't smell it."

"I really can't smell it." Xu Nian sniffed it, and then said helplessly: "There is only a little bit of blood smell, but nothing else."

Los looked away doubtfully. He thought that next time he should take Xu Nian around and hunt somewhere else.

Otherwise, this place... the smell of Luo Yin is too strong, so much so that it actually regretted it when it just brought Xu Nian down the mountain. It could only walk in front of Xu Nian and cover up Luo Yin's scent in advance.

"Do you think I'm a burden to you?" Xu Nian moved closer to Los and said a little frustratedly, "I can't smell anything..."

Los's tangled thoughts were immediately thrown out of his mind. His entire attention was attracted by Xu Nian's aggrieved look. He walked to Xu Nian's side, put down the blue sheep, rubbed Xu Nian gently, and said seriously: "I can't do it."

Xu Nian slowly raised his head and looked at Los with a dependent look. His face was handsome, with some snowflakes on his furry face. His eyes were very beautiful, full of concentration and trust. It seemed that Xu Nian would believe whatever Los said.

Seeing this look, Los couldn't help but curl up his tail, but he soon realized that his tail was almost reaching the top of his head, so he immediately turned around and headed towards the nest with his tail in his mouth.

"...Los." Xu Nian called out Los in a daze.

Ross turned around and asked, "What?"

Xu Nian picked up the blue sheep that Los had dropped and dragged it with difficulty. He found that it was really not something that an ordinary snow leopard could move, especially in such windy and snowy weather. He asked in confusion, "You don't want the sheep anymore?"

Los's tail snapped off. He walked over expressionlessly, holding the blue sheep in his mouth. He glanced at Xu Nian, who was following closely behind him and showing great courtesy. He couldn't help but ask cautiously, "You won't lie to me, right?"

"Ah?" Xu Nian was already feeling guilty, and when he heard this, his eyes subconsciously shifted for a moment, and he said obediently, "No, I won't."

"That's good. If you regain your sense of smell, you must tell me immediately." Ross repeated again: "Don't lie to me."

"Okay... okay." Xu Nian hooked his claws on the rock. At that moment, many thoughts flashed through his mind, but fortunately, Los was referring to this matter, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't tell the truth much, but the question asked by Los happened to be one of the few truths he told.