38 Crisis
How could Qiao Jinnian give up? She shouted at the Queen again: "Moo—Moo—"
It can be said that Qiao Jinnian did not think much about it. Ever since the last time their lion group saw with their own eyes how the elephants took revenge, they no longer planned to eat the baby elephants.
But today, the baby elephant got lost and came to their new territory alone.
If, when the mother elephant comes over, she mistakenly thinks that it was her lion pride that captured the baby elephant, then the lion pride will most likely be wiped out.
Therefore, Qiao Jinnian was very anxious and did not dare to help the baby elephant, nor did he dare to drive the baby elephant away.
Similarly, Ryan was also having a headache. He opened his mouth wide, blinked his golden lion eyes, and just stared at the baby elephant that kept crying in the distance.
The baby elephant looked like it was only a few weeks old. Sometimes it would fall down while walking. It seemed that its careless mother had lost her baby.
In a hurry, Qiao Jinnian had to run towards the elephant territory next door.
She didn't have the time or the means to explain her thoughts to Ryan. This thought was too difficult to explain, and it was impossible to explain it clearly.
Because she has to take the initiative to find the elephant herd, let the elephant queen lead the way personally, and let the elephant herd take the initiative to take the baby elephant home. Only in this way can she clear the suspicion of the lion group.
But how could Ryan let her, a cub, run into the lion's territory alone? Before she could run a few steps, he caught up with her from behind.
It was broad daylight, the hottest time of the day at noon. Ryan started panting after running a few steps. The weather was too hot for running.
Seeing that the lion father was worried about him, Qiao Jinnian simply lay on his back and pointed to the elephants' territory and said, "Lian, let's go to the elephants' territory, find the elephant leader, and bring them here."
Ryan was already very familiar with her way of giving directions, so he ran forward without saying anything.
Reiner, who stayed with the lion group, also followed, wanting to see what this strange sister was doing.
Only Sister Sa stayed beside the dead tree, playing with the four little lions.
The jackal and the honey badger thought that something big had happened on the grassland, so they came out of their holes and quickly followed.
So, what was originally a simple matter of tipping off turned into a team with five members setting off together.
Fortunately, with Ryan's quick running, they soon arrived at the edge of the elephant's territory.
Patting Ryan on the back, Qiao Jinnian told the lion father and brother to wait here, because she was afraid that the appearance of adult lions would make the elephant queen think that they were here to seize territory or to provoke her, so she planned to go alone.
Elephants have a long lifespan and are very intelligent, so it is not difficult to communicate with them. She knew this very well, so she dared to go up by herself.
We are all intelligent creatures. Just like what is said in those animal videos, elephants will even save their human friends when danger comes.
Ryan and Reiner understood and roughly realized that Qiao Jinnian meant for them to stay here and wait.
The jackal certainly didn't need any comfort, having just comforted his father and brother. He himself didn't dare to go near the elephant, otherwise he would be trampled to death without knowing it.
Only the honey badger insisted on going with her to see the sight. Qiao Jinnian thought that it was okay for the honey badger. After all, for the elephant, if she and the honey badger didn't speak, the elephant might not even be able to see such a small creature like them.
Qiao Jinnian vaguely remembered the route he took when he came here. That should be where the elephants gathered, so he ran along that road.
Sure enough, her and Silverback's appearance did not cause any reaction from the elephants.
She even witnessed with her own eyes two adult male elephants fighting on the grassland in front of her.
These should be two stray male elephants, because elephant herds are matriarchal and managed by the queen. When male elephants reach adulthood, they will be driven out of the herd to wander and find and join other elephant herds. This is the same as a lion group driving out three-year-old lions to avoid inbreeding within the herd.
However, male elephants are usually driven out at around 10 years old. The male elephant in front of him was obviously here to show his strength to the elephant herd, or to go on a blind date.
Oh, Qiao Jinnian finally understood why the baby elephant was lost. One reason was that the baby elephant was naughty, and the other was probably that the elephant herd was very busy right now, even the mother elephant was busy watching the fun, so she probably didn't notice that the baby elephant was lost.
However, the safety of the baby elephant is very important. If something bad happens to the baby elephant in the lion's territory, such as being eaten by a crocodile or other top predators, the lion group will be blamed.
Therefore, time waits for no one, Qiao Jinnian must find a way to attract the attention of the elephants, so he waved to the elephant queen standing in the front and said: "Moo——"
This is an imitation of the sound of an elephant howling, but her cry sounds more like the sound of a cow, and the imitation effect is not very good.
However, any strange sound can attract the Queen's attention, because she is responsible for the safety of the elephants, not to mention that this sound is somewhat similar to the elephant's warning.
The queen's two big ears flickered, and she finally saw the little cub not far away on the vast grassland. After thinking for a few seconds and feeling that nothing was wrong, she turned her head to look at the male elephant who was fighting in front of her.
After all, she was choosing a husband for the young girls of the tribe, so she would definitely look carefully to see which male elephant was braver and more virtuous.
However, how could Qiao Jinnian give up? She shouted at the queen again: "Moo - Moo -"
The queen was completely enraged. She didn't know where the cub came from and what it was doing.
The elephant queen would definitely step forward to drive away a top predator, but unfortunately this was just a particularly weak cub, so the queen could only walk over slowly. The reason she walked so slowly was that she was afraid of stepping on the cub and turning it into a meat patty.
Seeing that she was finally called over by him, Qiao Jinnian did not delay to avoid angering the queen. He pointed his finger at his lion group, pinched his nose with his left hand, stretched out his right hand, pretending to be a baby elephant. He walked around in a panic, imitating the howling of a baby elephant, looking for his mother. As he walked, he accidentally fell to the ground, his arms and legs spread out.
This performance completely stunned the Elephant Queen. Qiao Jinnian felt that it was too complicated and did not make sense at all. She could only point in the direction of the lions and shout, "Moo - Moo - Moo -"
The two male elephants had been fighting to a climax, and now seeing that the queen was not even looking at them, they decided to call a truce. However, this was a decisive battle that concerned their future life events, so the two elephants remembered the cub completely.
You have to know that male elephants are a very violent species and have a very bad temper, especially male elephants in estrus.
Of course, Qiao Jinnian didn't know all this. She kept pointing into the distance, took two steps forward, pointed forward again, and looked back at the queen.
All the elephants followed the Queen to see the cub and watched the complete performance of this strange cub.
At this time, the mother elephant finally discovered that the baby elephant who was playing next to her had disappeared. Combined with the strange performance of the cub, she suddenly realized something and followed the cub forward.
In order to avoid stepping on her cub, she walked very slowly, but because she was worried about her baby elephant, the mother elephant became very anxious and kept howling on the spot.
At this time, the queen finally understood, and simply used her long nose to roll up the cub and strode forward.
However, when the honey badger saw that Qiao Jinnian was caught by the elephant, he became very anxious and was about to bite the elephant's foot.
Qiao Jinnian was so frightened that she kept pointing at the flat-headed brother on the ground: "Moo moo——"
The mother elephant was so anxious that she almost stepped on the little animal to death, so she simply rolled it up.
So the entire herd of elephants set off towards the lions' territory.
The entire herd of elephants moved out with such momentum that the entire ground began to shake, scaring other top predators on the road so much that they dodged one after another, and even the rhinos ran into the bushes.
When they reached the edge of the territory, the elephants saw two lions waiting there. They knew they were with the cub, so they howled and walked forward.
Ryan glanced at Qiao Jinnian who was swept into the air by the elephant, made sure she was safe, then turned around and led the way.
With Ryan leading the way, Qiao Jinnian finally didn't have to point to lead the way. She grabbed the queen's nose with both hands to make sure she wouldn't fall.
The herd of elephants began to run at full speed, following closely behind the lion.
When the whole team arrived at the lion's territory, they heard the howling of the baby elephant from afar. The mother elephant shook off the honey badger and ran towards the baby elephant.
During this run, he almost stepped on Reiner. Fortunately, Reiner was smart and rolled over to the side of the road, thus avoiding injury.
The baby elephant also saw his mother and ran towards her, and was comforted by his mother with her long trunk.
At this time, Ryan saw that the matter was resolved, so he shouted at the Elephant Queen: "Roar--"
The elephant queen also realized that she seemed to be still holding the cub, so she used her trunk to put the cub directly in front of Ryan.
After the mother and child were reunited, the elephant queen stretched out her trunk towards Qiao Jinnian, touched her head, and opened her ears wide to show her closeness.
The mother elephant was very grateful to her. She came over, touched her head with her trunk, and swayed her tail from side to side.
After expressing her gratitude, the queen slowly walked back with the herd of elephants.
Huh, Qiao Jinnian was almost scared to death. Fortunately, they arrived in time and the baby elephant did not run around and was not in danger.
Looking at Ryan beside him, Qiao Jinnian began to wonder if their lion group living next to the elephant group felt a little unsafe from time to time.
But Ryan obviously didn't have this consideration. He seemed to only care about whether there was the smell of other lion groups or other top predators here.
Elephants are not carnivorous animals. Generally speaking, as long as lions do not provoke elephants, they are relatively safe.
In short, the lions will probably settle here completely during this dry season.
The first thing Qiao Jin did after reading this was to choose the most comfortable place for herself, spread some soft hay, covered herself with a soft cotton quilt, and lay down in it, holding a huge Lion Dad brand stove beside her. This day was really beautiful.
Of course, in order to cook and boil water for herself, Qiao Jinnian started looking for a suitable stone pot again, and also to replace herself with a more suitable toothbrush. Well, maybe warthog bristles can be considered?
But unexpectedly, after their lion group settled down, the first visitor to come and visit was the most cheerful local herd animal - the striped mongoose.
【Author’s words】
I will be posting a chapter tomorrow, one chapter each at 23:00 and 23:15.
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