Chapter 80 Understanding Mastiffs Xu Nian: Find out the details of these dogs...

A mountain goat was being chased by a mastiff. It was no match for the mastiff at all. The mastiff bit it hard and pulled it hard, causing it to make painful noises and soon die.

The mastiff threw the ibex on the ground and went over to sniff it. Its hungry appearance made the passing Tibetan foxes feel uneasy, fearing that they would become one of the mastiff's prey.

"Woof woof—woof—" the mastiff made a series of sounds to attract its companions to come and enjoy the delicious food. Soon, other mastiffs came out in twos and threes. They all looked hungry for a long time. They scrambled to get close to the mountain goat, tore off a large piece of it, and then turned around and ran away.

The other mastiffs scrambled for food and occasionally growled at each other, but they didn't bite each other. After all, if they really got hurt from biting each other, it wouldn't be a good thing on this snow-covered field.

After the other few took the prey they had snatched away, they all lay on the ground and ate their share. Occasionally, they had to be alert to their passing companions, fearing that they would suddenly snatch their food away. Their eyes were full of alertness.

The leading one looked for a while. It stood on the snow and looked at the snow-capped mountains with a serious face. Its eyes looked very simple and revealed a fearless fighting spirit.

It seemed to sense that there was another troublesome opponent on the snowy mountain.

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"Is this what I built with my tail last night?" Xu Nian was lying between two small snow piles. He tilted his head slightly and asked, "Does my tail have that much strength?"

He turned his head a little doubtfully and looked at his tail swaying on both sides. He couldn't believe that this furry tail could sweep the snow into two such large piles.

"Yes." Los licked his paws, wagged his tail slightly, and said, "I'm sure."

"But..." Xu Nian squatted on the ground, stretched out his furry paws and gestured twice, then said, "This snow pile is so big, it's almost taller than me. Could it really be me? It really wasn't you... I mean, is there really no one who deliberately piled it here?"

Xu Nian's suspicion was almost sticking to Los's face, but he just lowered his eyes calmly, looking at the snow leopard in front of him who was speaking seriously. He felt an indescribable sweetness in his heart and gently shook his tail.

"It might also be your tail that did it." Xu Nian struggled.

"No way." Los denied this guess. There was a smile in his eyes, as if he had expected Xu Nian to say this. His tail swayed gently behind him with even more excitement.

"Why?" Xu Nian said unwillingly, "My tail is good enough, but yours is thicker than mine, so yours must be better."

"Because you pressed my tail under you when I slept at night." Los turned slightly sideways, with his tail facing in front of Xu Nian, and said with his head slightly tilted, "Look, this is because you pressed it out."

Los looked at Xu Nian. The tip of its tail was a little flattened, and it really looked like it had been pressed by someone for a long time. Xu Nian felt a little guilty for a moment and glanced to the side secretly. Los looked at the other person's expression and found it more and more interesting the more he looked at it.

If this expression appeared on another snow leopard, Los would immediately think that the other party must want to harm it and has bad intentions, and he would immediately become alert, but this expression appeared on Xu Nian.

Los just thought the other person was a little good-looking.

"But I..." Xu Nian squatted on the ground and looked around at the huge snow piles around him. They were bigger than him. When he woke up, he did not find any trace of Los, but in the blink of an eye he saw two huge snow piles sandwiched between him. This feeling was a bit subtle.

"It's me." Los stopped teasing Xu Nian. He leaned over and kissed him, saying, "I saw your tail sweep up a small pile of snow, so I wanted to make it bigger."

Xu Nian sighed and said, "Is this bigger?"

"If it's not bigger, you'll just roll around on both sides." Los leaned over and nudged Xu Nian, saying, "I'm going out hunting, and you'll fall off easily."

After all, this place is not like the previous nest. There is a large flat ground in front, allowing Xu Nian to roll around on the ground at will. However, the space here is relatively narrow, and he will fall down if he rolls, so Los is more or less a little worried.

It was actually quite satisfied with this nest yesterday, but now it seems that it feels that it can only stay here temporarily, and maybe it needs to find a cave that is more suitable for Xu Nian to sleep.

After the truth was revealed, Xu Nian flicked his tail lightly and muttered softly, "Am I really that good at rolling?"

He looked down at his furry paws in self-doubt. After thinking for a while, he heard Ross say, "Want to go hunting together? And see what the mastiff's scent is like."

In fact, Xu Nian had never seen a real mastiff. He had only seen stories about mastiffs on TV. However, Xu Nian had a deep impression of this majestic and loyal dog.

When Xu Nian was a human being, he was considered a person who liked cats and dogs. However, he liked large dogs very much, but he was also afraid of them. Liking and fearing are not contradictory. Xu Nian liked this kind of mastiff very much, but he was also afraid of it.

Listening to Los' words, Xu Nian nodded heavily, thinking that Los was right. Since they were planning to live here, they would encounter the group of mastiffs sooner or later. It might be safer to get to know them up close now.

"The Mastiff knows your snow leopards' fighting style very well, but you don't, Los." After thinking for a moment, Xu Nian said, "Knowing the enemy well enough is the key to winning this battle. I think we can get closer and at least find out how many there are, how many are injured, and how many are still capable of fighting."

After the two snow leopards discussed it for a while, Los immediately took Xu Nian to the place where he had seen the mastiff before. Xu Nian had some problems with his nose, so he couldn't smell any smell, only a very faint one that he couldn't tell what it was.

"The smell is very strong." Los subconsciously lowered his head and sniffed hard, saying, "There are a lot of them gathered together. They do like to live in groups like wolves, but they are even noisier than wolves."

Seeing Los like this, Xu Nian remembered that after he was "kidnapped" by Luo Yin, he also found that Luo Yin was very sensitive to sound. The slightest sound could wake it up, not to mention the howling of wolves day and night.

But after last night, Xu Nian felt that it was a good thing that Luo Yin was not here, otherwise he would have suffered a nervous breakdown sooner or later.

"There are five or six scents, mixed with other smells." Los sniffed the air and then circled around the spot where the mountain goats had been feeding. He gently wagged his tail and said, "They must have gone out hunting too. The smell here is still strong, so they must have just left."

Hearing this, Xu Nian nodded.

Anyway, he couldn't smell anything, so naturally, whatever Los said was what he believed, and Xu Nian never refuted it.

"There are two more injured." Los leaned in again and sniffed, as if to confirm something. Then he raised his head and looked at Xu Nian and said, "One is seriously injured, and the other is probably slightly injured. There is a strong smell of blood."

Los could tell that the smell of blood belonged to the mastiffs. The injuries of the two mastiffs were indeed good news for them, and he felt a little relieved.

"Injured? How did you get hurt? Can you smell it?" Xu Nian asked, "Did you hurt yourself accidentally, or did you get hurt in a fight with another beast?"

Los shook his head and said, "You can't smell it, you can only see it."

Xu Nian nodded.

They scanned the surroundings and got a general idea of the terrain, or at least knew how to escape if they were chased by other wild animals.

"Let's go." Ross turned around and said, "Let's go find something to eat."

Xu Nian immediately followed Los. While analyzing the mastiff problem with Los, he also talked about finding the mountain goat. The two topics were interspersed with each other very naturally, and Los responded very skillfully.

From the corner of his eye, Los caught a glimpse of Xu Nian following behind him with his tail in his mouth. He slowed down his pace, letting Xu Nian walk parallel to him. He nudged him casually and said, "Don't stay too far away from me. It's dangerous here."

"Okay." Xu Nian, who had been wandering out, immediately followed Los obediently with his tail in his mouth.