6. Milk sucking
◎ She then puffed out her belly and touched her round stomach to show that she was full.◎
The man and the lion just lay in the grass, watching the little lions in the lion group fighting from time to time, while the five female lions looked at them kindly from the side.
Qiao Jinnian didn’t know what Ryan wanted to do. Was he going to return to the lion group and introduce her to them?
The two of them didn't speak the same language, but fortunately she didn't feel bored lying beside him, so she quietly accompanied him in observing the lion group.
The little lions were so naughty that they would harass the male lions from time to time. They would bite the male lion's tail, which would make the male lion roar. Then the female lion would stand up and roar at the male lion.
This lion group is very lively. Ryan must want to go back, Qiao Jinnian guessed in her heart.
After waiting for about two hours, two male lions stood up and left the lion group directly, but they were heading in opposite directions. As they walked further, they began to roar in a deep voice, which was very long and loud.
Qiao Jinnian remembered that male lions would regularly patrol the edge of their territory, mark new scents, and use roars to tell other lions that this territory has been occupied by them. This is also the main role of male lions in a lion group, which is to protect the lion group and expel other intruders.
When the two lions had completely walked away and their roars could no longer be heard, Ryan stood up, picked her up again, and walked towards the lionesses.
Qiao Jinnian was a little dumbfounded. What was he going to do?
The lionesses saw them from a distance. Two of them looked at Ryan with some wariness, and the other two younger ones looked a little hesitant, but the lionesses around them were all lying on the ground and had no intention of getting up, which showed that the two sides must know each other.
There was only one lioness, with her tail raised high. She stood up and trotted over here. When she came in front of him and they nudged each other, Ryan put Qiao Jinnian on the ground. The two lions growled softly a few times, and it was unknown what they were communicating about.
Then, the lioness turned and walked forward, looking back at Qiao Jinnian.
When Ryan saw that she didn't move, he even nudged her forward with his nose.
Then, Qiao Jinnian understood that this meant that she should follow the lioness.
Confused, she followed the lioness to the nearby tree. Just as she was wondering how the human and the lion would communicate, the lioness suddenly lay down, exposing her belly, with her front paws folded up and raised high in the air, her eyes filled with indescribable gentleness and kindness.
Qiao Jinnian was really dumbfounded. Before she could figure out what this meant, two little lions came running over, grabbed a good position, and went to drink the milk of the lioness.
So that's how it is. Qiao Jinnian understood that Ryan wanted her to come to the lioness to drink milk!
But she doesn't need to drink milk anymore. It's not that she doesn't need to drink milk. She is no longer at the age of drinking milk alone and can eat some complementary foods. It's just that she doesn't have teeth yet.
Wait, instead of drinking lion’s milk, it’s actually more appropriate to drink cow’s milk, right?
Qiao Jinnian's mind was buzzing, and she kept thinking about how to avoid hurting Ryan's kindness while refusing to be fed by the lioness.
Seeing that she was standing there stupidly and didn't come over, the lioness became a little impatient and made a low "Ah roar" sound.
Forget it, Qiao Jinnian decided to go all out. She couldn't let Ryan down. After all, the man and the lion had waited for two full hours for this opportunity. It was just lion's milk, and cow's milk was also animal milk.
Thinking of this, Qiao Jinnian imitated the little lion, lay over, took a position, and began to suck vigorously with the strength of sucking milk.
Not to mention, the taste of this milk is not much different from cow's milk. It is also pure natural and pollution-free. How healthy!
When the little lions saw her for the first time, they bared their teeth at her while drinking her milk, which was a sign of their hatred for having their food taken away from them. They even showed their claws and scratched her as a warning.
Unfortunately, Qiao Jinnian was not afraid of them at all. They were so small that they looked like little kittens and posed no threat at all.
Seeing that she was not afraid, the little lion had to suck hard, fearing that the food would be snatched away. He made a "slurping" sound in his mouth and ate happily.
Ryan stood aside, looking ahead.
After a while, Qiao Jinnian was full. Her appetite was much smaller than that of the little lion. After all, they were not the same species.
After burping, she said to the lioness, "I'm full, thank you."
Afraid that she didn't understand what she was saying, she puffed out her belly and touched her round stomach to show that she was very full.
The lioness didn't react at all, just glanced at her and continued to lie there letting her child drink milk.
Seeing that he had expressed himself clearly, Qiao Jinnian crawled towards Ryan again and did the same thing to him, indicating that he was full.
In fact, she already had some understanding in her heart. Ryan probably knew this lion group, but something unpleasant must have happened between them, so it was impossible for him to come back. He only came here specifically to let the female lion feed her.
She didn't know what the relationship between the lioness and Ryan was, but she was certain that the two lions were probably once partners.
Thinking of this, she looked at Ryan in front of her. Don't say it, compared with the two lions just now, Ryan looked much more handsome, with a black mane, very fluffy, and a lot of hair, while the hair of the other two lions was golden, and they didn't look as handsome as Ryan.
One of them had a scar on its face, and the other was a whole size smaller than Ryan.
Well, Qiao Jinnian remembered that those lion documentaries mentioned that female lions actually choose their mates based on appearance, because the more and darker the mane, the more male hormones, which means stronger fighting power. That's probably what it means.
Since Ryan thought she was a cub who needed milk and found a wet nurse for her, she couldn't let him down. After all, humans also need nutrition, and it is obvious that they cannot survive well by eating only one kind of food.
Seeing Ryan about to bite her neck again, Qiao Jinnian quickly waved her hand, took a half step back, and pointed at his back and said, "Can I ride on it? I'm afraid my neck will bleed."
Ryan was rejected and was a little angry. After all, lions usually have bad tempers. Sure enough, he opened his mouth wide and roared: "Ah--"
Even though she was misunderstood, Qiao Jinnian was not afraid. She had gotten to know him a little over the past few days. He would not eat her, otherwise he would not have brought her here to get milk.
Most lion cubs would have retreated in fear after being roared at by a male lion, but she went forward instead, stretched out her hands, and tried to push his back down. Since they couldn't communicate, she might as well show him.
Unfortunately, he was too tall, at least one meter tall at the shoulder, taller than her when she stood up, assuming she could stand up.
Therefore, Qiao Jinnian could only change the position, grabbing his front legs and making him bend his legs and lie on the ground.
Ryan was very annoyed by her actions. He raised his huge head and wanted to roar, but probably considering that he was still in the territory of another lion group, he endured it and only made a "whoosh whoosh" sound in his throat, similar to that of a car engine.
Qiao Jinnian reached up with both hands and tried to pull his front legs hard, making him lie down. This desire was so strong that Ryan finally understood what she was doing.
Lions are very proud and dignified animals. How could they just lie down when someone tells them to? That would be too embarrassing for a lion!
But she was not afraid of him at all now, and she repeated the pulling down action very stubbornly.
In the distance, the lions who heard Ryan's roar all looked over here, thinking they would see Qiao Jinnian being slapped into a pulp. However, the next second, Ryan lay unwillingly on the ground.
The lionesses were stunned, their eyes not blinking. The little lions were so frightened by the intimidation from the male lions that they forgot to suckle. They sat on the grass blankly, blinking their big round eyes, looking at Qiao Jinnian with a hint of admiration in their eyes.
Seeing that Ryan was finally pulled down by her, Qiao Jinnian didn't hesitate and quickly crawled over, grabbed the mane on his back, and climbed onto him.
Ryan: “…”
This was probably the first time Ryan had encountered such a shameful thing since he was born. He was actually ridden on the back of a cub!
But this was not the time to get angry, they had to leave here quickly in case the two lions came back.
So, in order to comfort him, Qiao Jinnian lowered her head, hugged his mane, and rubbed it, saying, "Lian, let's go home, okay?"
I don’t know if he heard her talking, but Ryan made some rough nasal sounds from his nose, shook his ears, and ran straight out of the lion’s territory.
He ran very fast, and his running was not stable at all. There were even some ups and downs when he ran. She had to lie down and hold on to his long mane tightly to prevent herself from falling.
Not only was he ridden, but his mane was also hurt by someone grabbing him. After repeated consideration, Ryan actually slowed down and walked forward instead.
Seeing that he accepted this method, Qiao Jinnian was very happy. After returning to Ryan's territory, she went to bring him water.
In fact, it would be more convenient for him to go to the river to drink water, but seeing the water she brought back with so much effort, he would definitely feel better.
Of course, this was all Qiao Jinnian's wishful thinking as a human being, but Ryan did not continue to be angry with her, as if she was born to ride him. All those growls and scoldings were completely forgotten.
In Qiao Jinnian's heart, Ryan is a good lion. He looks rough on the outside, but is very delicate on the inside. He is what the saying goes, a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
In the following days, when Ryan went hunting, he would put her in the bushes, then go out and eat, and then come back.
From time to time, they would go to the lion's territory to drink milk. Of course, they later figured out the time when the two male lions went out for patrol, so they no longer had to wait for two hours. They would arrive almost as soon as the male lions left, drink the milk and run away, without wasting any time.
However, on this day, when Qiao Jinnian was lying in front of the lioness drinking milk, he suddenly heard the huge roar of "Ah, Roar--" from other male lions.
Then, a territorial lion jumped out from a bush as if catching an adulterer and pounced on Ryan...
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