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◎But unfortunately, as the baby elephant was walking, he unexpectedly came into an area where hippos gathered.◎
Ryan turned and looked at Reiner, meaning that he wanted Reiner to watch the cubs while he went to the edge of the territory to take a look.
But how could Qiao Jinnian sit still? This was such a great time for gossip. She didn't even have TV to watch or videos to watch. Now she couldn't even watch this kind of live broadcast?
So, she quickly went up, lay on the lion father's back, and said coquettishly: "Awoo, awoo——"
For Ryan, this is a serious matter of protecting the territory, and he might even have to fight. How could he possibly bring his cubs with him?
So, this was a very, very serious matter, but he was entangled by the cub and was about to collapse emotionally. He opened his mouth wide, revealing all his canine teeth. The arc of his mouth was so wide that he could easily swallow Qiao Jinnian's entire head.
The next second, Qiao Jinnian's eyes went dark, and she actually fell into Ryan's big mouth.
Ryan: “…”
The lion father was very speechless. He carefully moved his mouth away and looked solemnly at the strange cub in front of him. It seemed that it had grown a lot overnight, but it seemed that it had not grown up at all. He was very speechless. He licked his mouth, shook his tail from side to side, squinted his eyes, and looked into the distance.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Reiner: "Roar——"
Brother Lion received the order, knelt down in front of Qiao Jinnian, and followed with his sister.
So, the family of three all appeared at the edge of the territory, wanting to see what the lion who dared to invade was up to.
As a result, just as Qiao Jinnian had imagined, what appeared in front of him was Sister Sa and her four cubs.
I haven't seen Sister Sa for many days. She looks thinner. Seeing the family of three, she wagged her tail left and right, blinked slowly, and then looked down at the four cubs under her body. Then she whispered and roared at Ryan: "Roar--"
Two lions, one was a male lion in his prime who had been wandering for many years, and the other was the lioness leader or queen of a river lion group in her prime, looked at each other and whispered to each other for a while.
Then, Qiao Jinnian saw that the two lions seemed to have reached some kind of verbal agreement. They walked up to each other and rubbed their heads against each other to show their friendship.
Qiao Jinnian was completely confused. Was Ryan going to be a stepfather? Or were the two lions simply hunting together?
Wait, where are Sister Sa's lions? Why is Sister Sa wandering alone?
Oh my God, Qiao Jinnian didn’t understand the rules of the lion world at all. Her brain was burning and about to smoke. She looked at her lion brother beside her, wanting to get an answer from him, but Reiner looked indifferent, as if these were all normal things.
Perhaps, in Reiner's eyes, she, the biped sister, is the strangest person in the world!
Then, Sister Sa took the initiative to step forward and sniffed all over Qiao Jinnian's body to remember the smell. She then sniffed Reiner again and rubbed her head against the brother and sister to show their intimacy.
Ryan seemed to be accustomed to all this and did not go forward to smell the scent of the little lion.
It seems that he has no interest in other lion's children, so theirs must be a temporary hunting partnership.
In short, these are personal matters of the lion father and have nothing to do with her, his daughter.
Then, Sister Sa proved with practical actions that cooperating with her would not be a disadvantage, but would bring more benefits than disadvantages.
Because Sister Sa has rich hunting experience and a very domineering personality, unlike the leopard we saw that day that was fooled by Niu Ling. It can be said that even if the climate becomes increasingly dry and the prey becomes less and less, as long as Sister Sa takes action, the prey will not be able to escape.
The previous groups of spotted hyenas were no match for Sister Sa. Sister Sa’s only weakness was these four cubs.
These cubs look only two or three months old. Maybe Sister Sa wants to wait until the children are four months old to return to the tribe, or maybe their tribe has been invaded and Sister Sa is unwilling to surrender to the new male lion, so she lives alone with her children.
This is Qiao Jinnian's guess. She also needs to observe what the truth is.
Recently, Ryan would sleep under a tree by the river, watching over Qiao Jinnian and the four little lions, fulfilling his duty as a territorial lion to protect them.
Sister Sa and Reiner became the chefs of this new group's territory, responsible for cooking.
But with the addition of Sister Sa, Reiner's hunting skills are not good enough. Every time, before he can make a move, Sister Sa has already prepared the meal.
Reiner: “…”
Brother Lion was a little depressed. Qiao Jinnian saw it clearly, so she walked over, threw herself into his arms, hugged his long mane, and comforted him: "Awoo——"
He didn't understand what she said, but he understood her coquettish words, so he lowered his head and licked her face.
In fact, Qiao Jinnian wanted to say that Sister Sa is older than Reiner after all, and she was once the leader of a lion group and has rich hunting experience. Isn't that normal? Reiner has just become an adult, and who is still a baby?
But even if communication is impossible, it’s okay as long as the emotions are conveyed.
Unexpectedly, seeing them hugging each other, Reiner even put his head in Qiao Jinnian's arms, the lion father was unwilling to do so. He walked over slowly, opened his mouth wide, and roared at Reiner: "Roar, roar——"
Qiao Jinnian quickly covered her ears. Oh my God, the lion's roar was so loud that her ears almost exploded.
The lion brother, who was originally immersed in a depressed mood, got up and ran forward dejectedly, even with his tail tucked between his legs. While running, he looked back at his father with grievance, not understanding what had happened when he was sleeping so soundly and why he suddenly scolded him?
Ryan was so angry that he started digging the ground with his front paws, declaring his status as a territorial lion. If it weren't for the fact that Reiner was his son, he would have gone up and bit him.
Qiao Jinnian: “…” Wait, is the lion father jealous, or does he simply think that Reiner didn’t contribute much to hunting and thinks he is incompetent?
Then, Ryan calmed down and tore the grass under his feet into pieces. Only then did he calm down a little. He walked to the tree and lay down like Reiner just now, turned over his belly, bent his two front paws, and even bent his hind paws in the air, looking at Qiao Jinnian with his eyes.
Uh, is the lion dad asking for a hug?
This was too obvious. Qiao Jinnian laughed. It seemed that Ryan was really jealous, jealous of his own son. Without hesitation, she loved the lion father the most, so she hurried over, pounced on his round belly, and even climbed onto his huge lion head, rubbing it hard. The lion father also cooperated with her, opened his mouth wide, pretending to bite her, but always paying attention not to really bite her.
Reiner, who was driven away, looked at the playful father and daughter, and the word "pitiful" was almost written on the huge lion's face.
Helpless, Reiner had to lie down by the river and pretend that he went there to drink water.
Meanwhile, Sister Sa, who was feeding the lion cubs on the other side, watched the whole show with burning eyes, as if she was watching an eight o'clock soap opera. Her face had a comfortable expression, and she looked down at her cubs from time to time with a kind look on her face.
Everything is fine here. There are three adult lions in the lion pride, and other large animals cannot easily invade.
However, a baby elephant suddenly walked over from the river in the distance. Yes, it was a baby elephant all alone.
Apparently, the baby elephant had gotten separated from the herd and was wandering alone in the river, trying to find its mother.
But unfortunately, as the baby elephant was walking, he actually came to the gathering area of hippos.
Reiner's attention was completely attracted by the baby elephant. They had just eaten, and it was obvious that he did not want to hunt the baby elephant. Instead, he wanted to see if the hippos would kill the baby elephant.
Hippos attach great importance to their territory and will kill any foreign animals that dare to invade.
The adult hippopotamus emerged from the water with its mouth wide open. The arc of its mouth looked to be up to 180 degrees. Just when all the animals thought that the baby elephant would be bitten to death by the adult hippopotamus, the hippopotamus suddenly closed its mouth for some unknown reason and just watched the baby elephant continue to walk along the river.
The lonely little elephant looked around frantically, looking for his mother.
In the end, the hippos did not attack him and let him go.
Qiao Jinnian lay in Ryan's arms and saw everything happening in the distance through the gaps in the elephant's mane. She couldn't help but worry about the baby elephant. Fortunately, the baby elephant quickly left their sight. She hoped that he would find his mother soon.
Lying in the arms of the lion father again, feeling his strong and powerful heartbeat, I suddenly felt sleepy. Children are always sleepy, so I decided to take a good nap.
Then, a gurgling sound like a car engine came from Reiner's mouth.
Reiner's entire upper body stood up straight, looking very curious, and then he took a few steps forward, as if he had discovered something strange.
Qiao Jinnian was no longer sleepy in an instant. She suspected that the little elephant had encountered something bad. Could it be that it was bitten to death by the hippopotamus?
She didn't want to sleep anymore, so she quickly got up and went to check it out with Reiner.
Ryan had fallen asleep, but was awakened by her. Helplessly, he simply got up and carried her to see what was happening.
It was midday, the hottest time of the day.
After they bypassed the hippopotamus' territory, they saw a huge crocodile eating the baby elephant on the other side of the river.
The baby elephant struggled hard and cried for help.
At this time, there were some herbivores grazing on the grass in the distance, and further away, there were other carnivores wandering around, looking for favorable opportunities. However, no animal felt sorry for the little elephant and wanted to help him.
After all, this is a hunting game of the survival of the fittest, and no one can say who is wrong. The baby elephant is a herbivore and the crocodile is a carnivore. Who can control this natural law?
Qiao Jinnian also remembered that last year, Ryan and Sister Sa worked together to hunt and kill a baby elephant.
Just when I was feeling overwhelmed with emotion, I heard the roar of elephants "mooing" in the distance.
Immediately afterwards, the ground of the entire grassland began to shake, and all the animals by the river looked towards the place where the huge vibration came from.
It was a whole herd of elephants, no less than 20 adult elephants, running towards the river with such a fierce momentum that it seemed as if any creature that dared to block their way would be trampled into meat patties in an instant!
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