"Alright, go eat grass by yourself."
After patting Xiao Hong's head, Lu Fangfang turned around and left with Wang Shufen.
Life isn't just about poetry and distant places; it's also about the mundane necessities of life, and she can't afford to waste too much time.
Having climbed snow-capped mountains several times, Lu Fangfang has become quite skilled.
This time, she climbed halfway up the hillside without being too out of breath.
Looking around, she saw a layer of snow on the hillside. She tightened her clothes, feeling a bit cold.
This layer of snow is not good for their search for cordyceps.
"My goodness, it's almost summer, why is it still snowing?"
Wang Shufen rubbed her eyes, somewhat incredulous.
"Sister Shufen, it's cold up in the mountains, and it's snowing. Let's walk a little further, to a sunny spot where the snow should have melted."
The two walked along the hillside until they reached a place full of rocks.
Lu Fangfang looked around and felt that this place was not good; goosebumps rose on her arms.
"Sister Shufen, let's leave quickly, this place is not right."
Just as she finished speaking, she vaguely heard a weak meow.
Meow~ Meow~
The sound was so familiar; apart from snow leopards, no other animal on the snow-capped mountains made that sound.
She immediately drew the dagger from her waist and turned back to remind Wang Shufen.
"This call is unlike the previous leopard's; it was too high-pitched. It sounded like a bird's call and a cat's meow, and it was somewhat like a leopard cub."
Wang Shufen listened quietly for a while and then made a judgment.
"A cub? A snow leopard cub?"
Lu Fangfang listened carefully, and indeed the voice sounded very young.
Upon closer reflection, the large snow leopard had been calling in this direction. Could that snow leopard have been female, and this cub be its offspring?
And you know what? She felt that her guess might very well be right.
The mother snow leopard may have shown herself to lure Xu Jinbu away from the area so she could protect her cubs.
"So that's how it is..."
Lu Fangfang felt somewhat ashamed. She had even called the other person stupid back then, but she never expected that the snow leopard had ulterior motives.
If Xu Jinbu is right, the mother snow leopard is in grave danger, and this cub...
Lu Fangfang hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked towards the direction of the "meow".
Fearing she might encounter a large leopard on the way, she walked very carefully.
"Hey girl? Hey girl? Where are you going?"
Wang Shufen panicked immediately and, holding a dagger, quickly followed.
After stepping over a patch of snow, the two found the thing that was meowing under a large rock.
"Oh dear, this...this..."
Wang Shufen opened her mouth, unable to speak.
Two furry, cat-like creatures were huddled together under a large rock.
One was trembling and meowing weakly, while the other was curled up in a ball, its body stiff, and it was obvious without even looking closely that it was dead.
Lu Fangfang felt a pang of sympathy. The thing was furry, just like a kitten, and it was so pitiful.
She looked around but didn't see the snow leopard, so she strode over to it.
"Meow~"
The little guy sensed something approaching and tried to look up at Lu Fangfang.
Oh my, Lu Fangfang couldn't resist that look in his eyes.
She reached out and gently picked up the little snow leopard, then unbuttoned her clothes and tucked it into her arms.
It snowed yesterday, and it's terribly cold up in the mountains. If she had come any later, the little thing would have frozen to death.
Meow~ Meow~
The little one didn't resist, or perhaps he didn't have the strength to resist, and obediently went into her arms.
"Girl, what are you doing? Are you raising a baby leopard?"
Wang Shufen also felt sorry for the little snow leopard, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
"I……"
Lu Fangfang was also a little hesitant; the little guy was too young, and she wasn't sure if she could raise him.
If it gets too big, it will be a problem. This isn't a cat; it's a real beast that she can't afford to raise.
“I can’t bear to see it freeze to death on the snow mountain, Sister Shufen. The big snow leopard we encountered before must be the mother of this little snow leopard. The big snow leopard jumped off the cliff and can’t come back.”
After saying that, Lu Fangfang fell silent.
She was a little angry with the snow leopard. Why did you bump into the horse down the mountain?
When she came to the sixth team, she saw a lot of fat rats on the grassland. She was really hungry. When you catch rats, don't hurt the horses.
well……
Wang Shufen shook her head and didn't say anything more.
She bent down, picked up another snow leopard cub from under the rock, looked at it, and then put it down.
This little snow leopard just died; its skin could be used to make a hat for Tiedan.
But when she thought about what had just happened, she couldn't bear it.
She moved a few stones and surrounded the dead leopard cub.
Snow Leopard
"Sister Shufen, let's go, this place isn't safe."
Lu Fangfang called out to Wang Shufen, who, carrying the little leopard, walked to a sunny hillside.
The snow on the slope hadn't melted completely yet, so she wasn't in a hurry to dig for caterpillar fungus.
She lifted her clothes and glanced at the little snow leopard in her arms, only to find it staring back at her.
"It's so cute!" Lu Fangfang stroked its head.
Meow~ Meow~
"That's a really high-pitched cry, like a cat's meow and a bird's call, what a waste of your status as a wild beast."
Lu Fangfang knew the little guy was hungry, so she opened the cloth bag and took out a lunchbox and butter cakes.
She picked up some small fish, rolled it into the pancake, and chewed it vigorously.
The snow leopard cub in my arms, smelling the food, cried out even louder.
Lu Fangfang couldn't help but pet it again. This little guy didn't have the personality of a wild beast at all, and he seemed to be quite shameless.
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