141 Pride
These two sub-adults may be at this stage where they are about to go crazy but have not yet taken any action.
Looking at the familiar scene, those who didn’t know would think that what happened a few years ago was repeating itself.
Qiao Jinnian held his forehead with his hand. Could it be that this F3 lion group was too powerful again and raised his son to be like his brother-in-law?
It's none of your business.
Qiao Jinnian wanted to continue on her way, but unexpectedly, the lion father did not leave. It was as if he knew that she liked to read these gossips, so he stayed to watch with her.
Okay, go ahead and take a look if you want.
But because it is the rainy season, there are a lot of prey even in the sand.
In fact, Qiao Jinnian didn't think she could see any gossip.
Seeing the lion father lying under a big tree to rest, she thought about quickly cooking for him, as he must be very hungry.
A few gazelles were seen here. Qiao Jinnian saw that they were eating grass. The area around them was too open and not suitable for hiding, but they were standing under a few trees.
So, Qiao Jinnian remembered the hunting method of Bangchui's mother, approaching the herd of gazelles from behind and climbing up a tree. Of course, she couldn't jump down from the tree like the leopard mother and use the downward force to knock down the prey.
At this time, she thought of using Pegasus claws to hang herself on the tree, slowly going down the hemp rope and getting closer to the prey.
Generally, herbivores only stay alert for predators around them; no animal would look up for no apparent reason.
Therefore, although Qiao Jinnian's action of climbing the rope could not be silent, he still managed to conceal his figure.
When she suddenly appeared out of thin air above the gazelle's head and successfully hooked the gazelle's neck with another hanging rope, the hunting operation was successfully completed.
Therefore, each hunting operation can be adjusted according to the terrain and the different conditions of the prey.
After all, cooking for dad has now become a necessity rather than a way to exercise.
The lion father is too thin. It seems that hunting has been a bit difficult for him in recent times.
After all, he is already 17 years old. It is extremely rare for a lion in the wild to live to such an old age.
In order to facilitate transportation, Qiao Jinnian did not kill the gazelle, but led him all the way to the big tree where the lion father was resting.
Of course, the prey would struggle, so Qiao Jinnian would poke its butt with a flint knife so that it could only move forward.
If he refused to obey and turned around to attack Qiao Jinnian, then she would simply ride on him and grab his long horns and use them as a steering wheel.
In short, Qiao Jinnian always has his own way of hunting.
After battling wits and courage with the gazelle all the way, Qiao Jinnian finally drove the prey to his father.
Looking at the prey, the lion father fell completely silent, with a blank expression in his eyes. He did not look particularly happy, nor did he have the kind of instinctive excitement that a carnivore would have when seeing food.
Qiao Jinnian saw a sense of dejection in his eyes.
Now, she seemed to understand that the reason her father left was probably because of the pride of the lion, which made him choose to leave.
Because he felt that his body was aging and he did not want to drag down his companions, he would rather go hungry and rely on hunting on his own than be supported by his descendants.
In this way, he would feel that he was not contributing anything to the tribe but was enjoying food, which was something that was not in line with his pride.
Qiao Jinnian instantly thought of Xiaobai's master, the old lion king. When the lion father clearly expressed that he could accept them, he chose to stay away and let Xiaobai join his lion group, but he left himself.
Pride is their last bottom line.
If Qiao Jinnian had hunted for her father in the past, her father would have been willing to eat the food. After all, her father was very strong at that time and was confident that he could support the family.
But now, the light in his eyes gradually faded.
It seems that she needs to change her mindset.
Maybe next time, they can cook together, and she will cooperate with the lion father and let him do the hard work instead of just hunting for him, which would hurt his self-esteem.
But the lion father had no expression. He just stood up silently, walked to the gazelle, bit the prey to death with one bite, and then began to eat quietly.
In the distance, the two little lions stretched their necks and looked at the old lion who was eating here.
They did not rest at this time, but kept walking around the F3 lion group's territory, as if observing something.
At this time, they no longer had time to observe. The smell of the meat here made their saliva dripping and stretching around their mouths.
If they didn't have a shred of rationality left in them, they would have pounced and bitten right now.
Qiao Jinnian turned around, with his back to the lion father, and stuck the spear on the ground, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.
When faced with food, some predators lose their minds, driven by their instincts.
In some lion groups, the territorial male lion has absolute priority in eating. If the male lion's son dares to challenge their authority, they will even bite his son to death on the spot.
These two sub-adults may be in this stage where they are about to go crazy but have not taken any action.
If the lion father is a male lion in his prime at this time, he only needs to growl at them and the two will be scared away.
Unfortunately, the condition of lions' fur can easily reveal their age and physical condition.
That's why these two dared to stare at this side so blatantly.
Now Qiao Jinnian stood here, not letting them see the lion father eating. Her eyes were sharp, and if they dared to rush up, she would really kill them immediately.
All these years of training were not in vain. Qiao Jinnian was not afraid of these two little lions who were only three years old.
Perhaps it was because Qiao Jinnian's eyes were fierce enough that the two little lions were actually frightened. They whimpered and turned away reluctantly, not daring to look here again.
Qiao Jinnian finally breathed a sigh of relief and discovered that the palm of his right hand, which was holding the spear, was wet with sweat.
To be honest, she doesn't like cannibalism, but if their target is the lion father, sorry, she will violate her principles. Whether it is the cubs of herbivores or the same kind of lion, they are all her enemies, Qiao Jinnian.
The two lions were extremely hungry. They heard some noise and stood up instantly, looking towards the F3 lion group in the distance.
After a while, the two lions actually ran towards the F3 lion group.
Qiao Jinnian also turned his head and looked at the open grassland on the other side of the F3 lion group.
All the adult lions in the pride came back with a kill, a large antelope, enough for the entire pride to eat.
After the adult lions finished their meal, it was the cubs' turn to eat. The two sub-adult lions actually ran over so blatantly, squeezed in next to the cubs, and started eating...
Ha, as expected, the moment the F3 lion saw it, the two were in trouble.
"Roar--" The lion in the territory was so angry that smoke came out of his head. It looked like these two had been driven out several times. This was a real dog-skin plaster, the kind that couldn't be torn off!
However, this time, the father of the two sub-adults angrily bit one of the sub-adults on the head, leaving his face covered in blood and a big mess.
The sub-adult was also very unconvinced. He opened his mouth wide, raised both paws, and started scratching his father. He even tried to bite his father's paws with his canine teeth.
Of course the biological father couldn't bring himself to do it, he just wanted to drive them away.
However, the three lions, father and son, fought for a long time. In the end, the little lions had finished eating, and the male lion was tired and too lazy to care.
When the two sub-adults saw that Rourou had not finished eating, they put on their clown faces and went straight over to eat up the remaining meat.
The lion had a bloody scratch on his body from his son's scratches. He licked the blood and looked towards the south with an irritated look, not knowing what he was thinking.
Qiao Jinnian was having a headache watching this. She couldn't understand what kind of lazy lions the F3 lion group had raised.
If we say that the F3 male lion is too capable and is always actively cooking, which is the standard of a good male lion, however, the female lions in this lion group are probably young and gave birth to cubs just after they reached adulthood. Maybe they have not figured out how to teach the little lions to hunt.
So, it is hard to say who is responsible. In short, the F3 lion group is really unlucky.
Qiao Jinnian no longer wanted to read gossip. It made her angry. It would be better to watch the scene of her own lion father eating meat.
The lion father doesn’t eat much, after all, his body consumes energy more slowly now.
Qiao Jinnian sat aside and grilled the rest. In order to prevent malnutrition, she also picked some fruits and ate them in her hands when she had free time.
Until the father and daughter were ready to set off for the northern grassland again, the two sub-adult lions did not leave the core area of the F3 lion group.
It seems that the territorial lion's attempt to drive his sons out has completely failed.
Alas, Qiao Jinnian didn’t want to see those unhappy things anymore, so this time she made a special detour to see Meigu.
Coal Ball left the southwestern grasslands last year and returned to the dense forest because his cubs had grown up and he wanted to go back to be with his wife.
If she was not mistaken, when she saw Coal Ball this time, she might see new cubs.
Knowing that the lion father didn't like the dense forest, Qiao Jinnian just roared at the entrance of the dense forest: "Woo-ho--"
She called out several times, but she didn't know if Coal Ball heard her. She decided to wait for a while. If she didn't hear him, then forget it. They had lived together in the southwest grasslands for two years, and it would not be a good time to disturb Black Panther's world of the second leopard.
After a while, the black panther's figure appeared in the tree above her head.
"Woo--" Coal Ball leaned over, fell down, and jumped directly in front of her.
Qiao Jinnian reached out and touched his head, and he simply lay on the ground, meaning to let her massage him.
"Gurgle, gurgle" the coal balls made a satisfying sound as usual.
Qiao Jinnian greeted his friends and pointed to the northern grasslands, saying, "Woohoo—"
The father and daughter were going to the northern grasslands, and this was her farewell to her friend.
The father and daughter set out again, but this time, they circled along the outer edge of the southern grassland. However, the lion father did not stop. It seemed that this time, they did not intend to say hello to the lion group.
Qiao Jinnian walked towards the northern grassland and looked back at the southern grassland where he had lived for many years. So, is the lion father going to say goodbye to the past completely?
It was as if he had left her quietly.
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