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◎But Qiao Jinnian was shocked to see that he was holding a huge honeycomb in his mouth.◎
The number one brother on the grassland, the honey badger, the flat-headed brother, and her good friend, the silverback, brought us three leopards!
Qiao Jinnian: "..."
So, should she teach the honey badger a lesson first, or fight the leopard?
Even Ryan, who was resting under a tree, was speechless. The baboons in the tree and the ostriches on the grass were all watching the honey badger fighting against three adult leopards alone.
Really, at this moment, Qiao Jinnian suddenly felt a little regretful for what she had said about repaying the Flathead Brother.
But let’s talk about that later, let’s deal with the three big cats in front of us first.
Ryan also got up and growled at the top predator that had entered his temporary territory: "Roar--"
The leopards looked up and found that there was an adult male lion lying there. But if it was just one leopard, it might have left, but there were three of them.
Leopards usually act alone and rarely appear together, but they do sometimes form alliances, as this makes hunting more efficient.
Now, any discerning animal can see that it was the honey badger who started the dispute and was chased all the way here by the leopard.
The two sides were on the verge of a fight. The flat-headed brother, also known as the silverback, jumped up and bit one leopard, then rushed towards the second leopard, and then boldly attacked the leopard from behind.
The honey badger has a lot of bugs because its chassis is very low, almost touching the ground. Therefore, if ordinary animals, such as the director of the anorectal department or a hyena, want to attack it, it is difficult to dig out its anus from behind because it is very inconvenient.
Last time, Ryan couldn't bite him and could only slap him with his claws. Even after so many slaps, he was only dizzy for a while before he was revived with full health. He was really lucky.
That's because Ryan has rich combat experience and is a wandering lion.
Now, the three leopards obviously haven't found the best way to deal with the honey badger. They can't bite it even if they want to, and they can't take a picture of it even if they want to. It looks like the honey badger is deliberately teasing the three big cats.
From the current perspective, the leopard has no ill will towards Qiao Jinnian and the others, but is only full of hatred towards the silverback in front of it. It wants to slap this little guy to death. It is so hateful.
But, no matter what, Silverback is still her friend, Qiao Jinnian. Silverback risked his life to bite off all the lion's mane for her. They are good friends for sure!
There is no other way. Qiao Jinnian is still too weak to fight head-on. Since he can't beat them, he might as well give them a sugar-coated bullet, treat them to a meal, and let them release Silverback.
So, Qiao Jinnian lowered her head and said to Ryan: "Roar, roar——"
She pointed to the antelope grazing in the distance, and then to the trap that had been dug for several days. After making sure Ryan understood, he took his weapon, called for Cloak, and went with her to catch prey.
Cloak hurried forward, using his small size as an advantage, he picked a medium-sized antelope from the herd, and bit the antelope's hind leg from behind.
The antelope jumped up excitedly and ran forward. As it ran, it found a little lion standing in front of it.
This little lion is Qiao Jinnian. She holds a spear in her hand and drives the antelope eastward. Once the antelope deviates from the direction, it will be bitten by the jackal from behind, so it has to run in the right direction obediently.
Cloak and she cooperated well and lured the antelope into the trap. In front of the three leopards, the antelope fell into the trap and began to struggle.
Three leopards: "..."
It was the first time they saw their prey coming to their doorstep. They were a little curious and didn't fight with the honey badger. Instead, they walked forward, lay down at the edge of the cave, and watched the prey die in front of them.
But no leopard dared to go forward and bite the antelope. After all, this method was too weird. What if there was a greater danger waiting for them later?
They are still very vigilant.
Qiao Jinnian knew this would happen, so she took the initiative to step forward, made a ring with a hemp rope, and put it around the antelope's neck, but she was too weak and could only call Ryan to help.
She tied the other end to Ryan and asked him to pull it up. For a lion, this weight was nothing, and soon the whole antelope was pulled out.
At this time, the leopards were already very shocked, looking at the two top predators in front of them with burning eyes.
As top predators, leopards and lions also have grudges against each other. Both sides often eat each other's cubs and kill future competitors in advance.
But now it is the rainy season, and the relationship between the top predators has eased a lot. It’s not like they have an irreconcilable hatred, and no one wants to cause trouble, so they allow each other to appear in front of them so calmly.
Now, they began to suspect that their leopard was dead, but the delicious food was right in front of them, so they didn't think of rushing forward to grab it. After all, it had nothing to do with them.
Qiao Jinnian asked Ryan to cut the antelope into two halves. This was the result she and Ryan got after practicing for a long time.
Ryan was completely confused and had no idea what she was going to do.
Then, in front of all the animals, Qiao Jinnian placed the back half of the meat in front of the three leopards.
Leopards: “…”
With eyes wide open, the three leopards all looked at her, not understanding what she meant.
So, Qiao Jinnian had no choice but to hold the silverback, who was still making threatening noises like "cross cross" at the leopard, in her arms and rubbed it against her face, as if saying to the leopard, "This is my friend. I'm sorry, please let him go. This is compensation for you."
The leopards once again suspected that the leopard had given birth, but with delicious meat in front of them, who would care about an ignorant grassland leader? One of the leopards stepped forward, took a bite of the half antelope meat, and quickly left.
See, no one doesn't like to eat meat.
The honey badger kept struggling in her arms, and even got down to the ground to chase the leopards, constantly making sounds of "big, big, big——" asking for a fight.
Qiao Jinnian sighed and simply tied him up and tied him to a tree, but this would only work for a while because the honey badger was particularly good at escaping from prison.
By the time he successfully escapes from prison, the leopards will be far away, so let him do whatever he wants.
Ryan knew that the remaining half of the meat was the prey caught by Qiao Jinnian, and the little jackal also contributed, so he fairly gave the jackal a leg and another leg to Qiao Jinnian, then lay under the tree and started eating the meat.
Qiao Jinnian did not waste any time and quickly made a fire to grill the meat. Perhaps because she had eaten too much grilled meat, she felt a little irritated. She thought she should change the cooking method, such as finding a pot to cook the meat, but where could she find salt?
Finally the meat was grilled. She sat down, threw a few pieces of grilled meat to Silverback, and then slowly started to eat.
The silverback, which had just been biting the hemp rope, was no longer in a hurry to escape from prison and also lay down to eat the meat.
Qiao Jinnian thought that the method of placing the spikes at the bottom of the pit was still not good. It took a lot of effort to pull the prey out from the bottom of the pit every time, and he needed help from others every time. He still had to improve his hunting method.
While eating, she was thinking about how to improve it. After all, she had never watched any videos about survival in the wild, so she just watched them casually for entertainment.
Wait, if you stick the spikes directly not far from the hole, all the spikes will gather toward the center, letting part of the prey fall in and be stuck by the spikes. This will restrict the prey's movement and make it easy to drag the prey out. This method will be safer.
He did what he thought. After eating the meat, Qiao Jinnian started to set the trap again. He inserted the spikes into the soil not far from the cave entrance. When it was difficult to push them in, he used stones to smash them in little by little. Finally, he spread grass on the top as cover again.
Here, all the animals saw with their own eyes where she dug traps and how she caught animals every day, so they all knew how to avoid these traps. Qiao Jinnian was not worried.
After modifying all the traps, Qiao Jinnian put on his cloak and went hunting again.
This time they set their sights on a wildebeest. Although the wildebeest was quite large, its attack power was actually relatively weak, and there were really a lot of wildebeests.
They are now very experienced. If someone has the ability to attack, they will attack him. If someone just wants to escape, they will not let him stray from the direction.
As a result, the wildebeest fell into the trap, but the sharp opening of the trap was too small. The wildebeest only injured its leg, struggled to jump out, and ran away.
Qiao Jinnian quickly lowered his head to adjust the size of the trap, and the second time, the trap successfully captured a wildebeest.
As usual, the prey was divided among Cloak, and most of it was given to Ryan.
Because Ryan was injured, it was best not to go hunting, otherwise it would easily cause secondary injuries. He himself didn't want to hunt, but not eating meat was not conducive to the repair of the wound.
So, it was because Qiao Jinnian knew all this that she was so anxious to hunt for food for Ryan, just to let him eat well and heal his injuries.
Ryan accepted the prey she caught very naturally, and after eating, he would come over and lick her to express his gratitude.
But once Ryan's wounds were almost healed, he immediately stood up and planned to go hunting himself. After all, he was an adult lion, and it was impossible for him to be raised by a cub.
The lion father hunts much more efficiently than she does, and herbivores are no match for an experienced predator like Ryan.
Therefore, Qiao Jinnian did not plan to hunt. After all, it was not very safe here. When Ryan went hunting, she stayed where she was. The terrain here was higher and safer.
Only jackals and honey badgers went hunting, and the jackals would use her traps.
After the honey badger provoked three leopards last time, Qiao Jinnian had a good talk with him. Of course, she didn't know whether he understood it or not, but she just hoped that he would not go out and cause trouble again.
Then, the silverback behaved well for two days, eating normally, digging holes normally, and harassing the baboon and ostrich groups from time to time. That was pretty good.
But the good times didn't last long. He went out for a while and when he came back, he came back with a pig's face and his eyes were so swollen that he couldn't see clearly.
But Qiao Jinnian was shocked to see that he was holding a huge honeycomb in his mouth.
Qiao Jinnian: "..."
Wait, are the bees coming here for revenge?
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