After the hairy beasts following closely behind him discovered that he had left his cubs behind, some of them stopped and surrounded the cubs lying on the ground, licking them gently.
The other part was still chasing Xuan. After all, Xuan took away their cubs and ran away from them for so long, so it was inevitable that they were a little angry.
Xuan was too lazy to get entangled with these guys. After running to the big tree, he shouted to Meng Yuqing.
"Yuqing, I'm going to climb the tree, hold on tight."
After saying that, he jumped directly onto the tree and rushed up more than ten meters. Meng Yuqing had no time to answer Xuan's words. He didn't dare to let go at all.
He couldn't care less about anything now. He just had to close his eyes, clench his teeth, and hold on with both hands to prevent himself from being thrown out.
Fortunately, Xuan knew that Meng Yuqing was no match for ordinary sub-beasts, so he raised his tail and gently placed it on his waist, ready to roll him up with his tail at any time.
However, Meng Yuqing also tried her best and fixed herself tightly on Xuan's back without relaxing at all. She did not open her eyes until Xuan jumped onto a branch 50 meters above the ground and stopped.
He glanced down and immediately shrank back onto Xuan's back. It was so high.
Xuan noticed his little movement behind him and asked softly, "Are you okay?"
"I can still hold on..." Meng Yuqing moved his hands and rubbed his stiff face again, making two "Pooh" sounds, and he still bit off a few hairs.
Meng Yuqing asked, looking at the neck-haired beast below.
"When will they leave? They won't be guarding forever."
"No, they will go find the cub soon. If they don't leave, I will go down and drive them away." As he said that, he put Meng Yuqing on a branch that was nearly one meter thick.
Several furry beasts were circling around the tree, occasionally looking up at the two people on the tree.
Several times when climbing up the tree, Xuandu would jump down directly in front of them and scare them back down again.
In the end, they could only roar angrily at Xuan in the tree, but Xuan didn't care. He squinted his eyes and licked his paws gently.
He was not planning to kill these neck-haired beasts. Meng Yuqing had already been placed on a safe branch. If he wanted, he could jump down and kill them all. It was not difficult for him.
The hairy beast under the tree kept lingering and refused to leave, and Meng Yuqing was amazed by the scene.
"Will they still go looking for that cub?" he asked curiously.
"Yes, I didn't kill it. I just bit its back. It will be healed in a few days. They won't give up that ruffed cub."
Xuan looked at Meng Yuqing and explained, "They are the kind of beasts that care about every beast in the herd. If I had taken away a cub from another beast this time, no adult beasts would have chased me except for the cub's parents. Some parents would even abandon their cubs and not chase me."
Xuan's words made Meng Yuqing even more curious. "Parents? Do you mean two beasts that gave birth to cubs?"
"No, there's only one. The beast from which the cub comes out is the cub's parent." Xuan looked at Meng Yuqing. "Only the parents of wild beasts will raise their cubs, and they won't raise them for too long. Some beasts will even eat their cubs when food is scarce."
"Won't this cause them to become extinct?" Meng Yuqing said in surprise. He only knew that it was difficult for orcs to reproduce, so they valued every member of the tribe.
If there is a baby orc in the belly, the pregnant sub-beast needs to eat three times more food than usual to ensure that the baby orc has enough nutrition to grow in the belly.
If there is not enough food, the little orc may die directly in the stomach and even affect the life of the sub-beast.
If the baby is a sub-beast, the food intake will not change much, but the survival rate of the sub-beast after birth is very low.
And the wild beast would actually give up its cub so easily.
"Extinction? You mean all of them?"
Seeing Meng Yuqing nod, Xuan said with some melancholy, "That's the good thing about wild animals. They give birth to cubs quickly and carry them easily. They can give birth to many at a time, and the cubs grow up quickly. Most wild animals can live independently in one or two years.
But we orcs can’t do that. It’s difficult for us to conceive, give birth to, and even more difficult to raise our cubs.
Especially the little sub-beasts, which are obviously easier to take care of in the belly than the little orcs, and can be born in greater numbers than the little orcs, but it is considered good if three or four of the little sub-beasts born can grow up.
Although the orc cub is a little harder to care for in the womb, once it's born, it's unlikely to die unless something unexpected happens."
As he spoke, he looked down. The neck-haired beast had lost its patience. It let out a final roar at the two people in the tree and turned away.
Seeing them walking away, Xuan gently picked up Meng Yuqing and walked down the tree in three or two steps.
After putting him on the ground, he lay down and waited for Meng Yuqing to climb onto his back again.
They ran towards the place where yellow and white flowers grew, and this time Xuan resumed his usual speed.
After arriving at the place, Meng Yuqing slid off Xuan, took out a stone knife and began to dig the yellow and white flowers under Xuan's protection.
Because Xuan brought chaos here, no other beasts will come here in the short term.
Meng Yuqing's process of digging flowers was relatively leisurely. He moved quickly and shoveled down the surrounding soil and stuffed it into the warehouse.
There are twelve in total. Meng Yuqing glanced at the flowers in the warehouse.
The system also issues a notification at this time.
Random Task: Please find something that is beneficial to the tribe before returning to the tribe. The type is not limited. (Completed)
Meng Yuqing nodded imperceptibly, walked to Xuan's side and patted his leg gently.
Xuan lay down clearly, and after Meng Yuqing sat down steadily, he took him away from here and headed in the original direction.
There was no cave here, so Xuan could only take Meng Yuqing to spend the night on the open grassland. Meng Yuqing took out animal skins from the warehouse and spread them next to Xuan to prepare for rest.
Xuan lay on his side, Meng Yuqing curled up on his soft abdomen, his tail tip flicking gently, and he was in a particularly good mood.
When Meng Yuqing saw the bright moon hanging in the sky, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The moon on the grassland seemed particularly bright and beautiful.
It would be great if I had a camera. I would definitely take pictures of the scenery here and show them to my parents when I get back.
Xuan must also be photographed, both in his animal form and his human form, and brought back to tell his parents, as this is the most important person to him here.
And Qiuye, Xia, Lie, Mu, Dong, Dan, Ruya, Liuxi, Shushu, Ronglin, they all need to be photographed.
Thinking of this, Meng Yuqing slowly closed his eyes, rubbed the soft fur on Xuan's abdomen, and fell asleep.
Feeling his breathing become steady, Xuan watched him quietly for a moment, then laid his head back on the grass, his tail gently clasped around his waist, and closed his eyes.
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