Chapter 17 South China Tiger (Seventeen)
Before Yu Yiyun embarks on her own journey, she has to say goodbye to the good tiger friends she met in the jungle.
Although he didn't know whether tigers could understand human separation, he still retained human emotions.
When you are leaving, you must say goodbye properly.
Time flies, warm spring has arrived, and the tangju milk ball is already three months old.
Each dumpling is plump, lively and healthy, and it seems that they are well taken care of.
Following Fat Tiger's guidance, the rewilding team quickly arranged food supplies after discovering that the sugar orange had given birth to a baby.
Now, fat city sheep and city pigs can be seen everywhere in her territory, which has confused the native wild boars.
——Where do all these wealthy relatives come from?
"Beep beep~" When Tiger sister heard Yu Yiyun's call, she immediately ran over and acted coquettishly to her brother in a baby voice.
The eldest, the second and the third oldest were a beat slower and ran panting towards their brother next door, vying to hang on Yu Yiyun.
Now, the four of them have turned into a big ball, and they won’t be able to hang on if they are a little slower.
The second tiger had the shortest legs and could not grab the food from the others, so he had to hang on the tip of the tail in frustration.
Yu Yiyun lay there, wagging her tail, acting as a cat toy to comfort Tiger No. 2. She kept making noises and boasting to them about the months when she said, "When I was your age, I had already ventured into the jungle alone."
After telling about his great achievements, he didn't care whether the kids could understand or not.
Yu Yiyun got up, shook off the dirt on her body, lowered her head and kissed her brothers and sisters one by one, calling them reluctantly.
“Oh.”
Goodbye then.
“Ahhh!”
When you grow up a little, I will come back to see you~
Of course Tuanzi didn't understand, and continued to crawl over, wanting to play with Yu Yiyun.
Only Tiger's sister, who was usually the closest to Yu Yiyun, looked up at her brother who was growing taller and taller, and responded in a loud voice.
“Ouch!”
Perhaps this howl means nothing.
Yu Yiyun treated it as his farewell and conveyed it to her carefully.
Later, the tiger cub saw the tangerines returning from hunting.
As the baby grows up, Shatangju regains his sweet personality, becomes friendly to his family, and shows his brightest smile early on.
Yu Yijun ran over, stuck close to her good friend Hu, and told her with a cry that she was about to set off.
Adult female tigers have experienced strong winds and waves, and their information processing ability is much stronger than that of tiger cubs.
Shatangju subtly understood his meaning and licked the tiger cub's head to express his blessing as a big tiger.
"Have a nice trip!"
"Oh!" All right~
Yu Yiyun played with the tiger cub until the evening, but still did not see Neptune Zhen'an.
Every spring and autumn, the time management master is extremely busy and needs to spend a lot of time accompanying the female tigers during the breeding season.
The probability of a South China tiger getting pregnant is extremely low, so Zhen'an has to try dozens or even hundreds of times a day to ensure that his partner, the tigress, gets pregnant successfully.
Yu Yiyun felt a little distressed when she thought of his situation.
Being a sea king comes at a price.
Yu Yiyun is still a tiger cub and must stay away from situations where "young tigers are not suitable".
He did not say goodbye to the busy Zhen'an, but rubbed the four tiger cubs one by one.
It howled one last time as a goodbye, turned around, wagged its tail, and walked towards home in the sunset.
Back in Mulan's territory, Mulan, who had just finished hanging her claws everywhere, lay there lazily and dozed off.
Hearing the movement of the tiger cub, she quickly got up to greet the tiger cub who had been fooling around outside all day.
This is a habit Mulan has developed recently.
Although she didn’t understand: Tigers have a strong sense of territory, so why did the tiger cubs always like to wander outside?
But Mulan never stopped her cub, after all, every tiger has its own personality.
The outside world is full of dangers, and Mulan feels somewhat uneasy.
Every time the tiger cub comes home, Mulan makes sure he is not injured.
“Ah~”
The tiger cub ran towards Mulan and greeted his aunt from a distance.
Seeing her baby jumping around, Mulan licked her paws and prepared to go deep into the jungle to cook for the child.
Yu Yiyun had been staying in her territory for half a year and had already figured out Queen Mulan's habits.
Before and after every hunt, the germaphobic tiger cleans its paws.
In recent times, when Mulan went hunting, she would always bring Yu Yiyun to watch the battle from the side, so that her cub could gain experience from actual combat.
Today, Yu Yiyun didn't want to watch the game.
Before leaving, he had his own plans.
Fat Tiger followed his aunt and smelled the scent of prey. Based on his experience, he determined that it was a serow.
There are many even-toed ungulate animals living in the Qinling Mountains, among which the serow is one of the larger species, and was even mistaken for a donkey in the early years.
It is nearly one meter tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 300 kilograms. It is one of the foods that Mulan often hunts.
Female serows gather in groups with their sub-adult children and are very united.
Although male serows are solitary, they are ferocious and will attack enemy animals with their scimitar-like horns, or push enemy animals off the cliff with brute force.
The serow not far away is a male. It looks like it has just become independent not long ago and its body is not too big.
Even so, it was not something Yu Yiyun could deal with easily.
As usual, Mulan signaled the tiger cub to stay where he was while she dealt with the difficult prey alone.
As a result, before she could take any action, the tiger cub took the lead and rushed in front of her aunt.
“???” Mulan was stunned for a few seconds and was about to call the ignorant boy back to prevent him from encountering any accidents.
Although the serow was still some time away from its peak, it was not a young tiger that could be easily subdued.
Mulan opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
The tiger cub that rushed out suddenly turned his head and roared at her.
"roar!"
It was the first time that Yu Yijun made such a sound. It still had a bit of the clarity unique to a cub, but it already had the natural deterrent power of the tiger clan.
It's not much, but it's enough.
“…”
Mulan was silent for a long time, and finally chose to squat there and no longer move forward.
As a tiger herself, she knows the meaning of a tiger's roar.
The tiger cub that he raised has grown into the new master of the jungle and is no longer a poor little thing that needs protection everywhere.
The Qinling Mountains are full of dangers. If you want to be king here, you must have enough courage and guts.
Mulan decided to respect a tiger.
Yu Yiyun knew that with his current strength, he had little chance of winning if he faced the enemy head-on.
Even if you win by chance, you will definitely get hurt or even your life will be in danger.
He dared to yell at Mulan, of course it was not because he was unprepared and simply showing off his strength.
In the past month, Yu Yiyun has been studying hunting day and night and has become very clear about his strengths and weaknesses.
Compared to other beasts, Yu Yiyun has the greatest weapon - tactics!
As a clever tiger with human intelligence, Yu Yiyun knows too well how to leverage the power of others and kill prey with minimal effort.
Yu Yiyun approached the serow quietly.
Thanks to the tiger cub's light body odor and cats being very good at not making any noise, the serow didn't notice.
He lay there quietly, taking in the overall situation and calculating in his mind the possible escape routes of the serow.
The jungle here is dense and there is a cliff next to it, so there are only two ways to run: forward and backward.
Male serows are ferocious in temperament. If their opponent is a tiger cub under one year old, they will most likely choose to fight hard after being provoked.
So, it will rush over!
Yu Yiyun came to a conclusion and then launched a surprise attack.
Then he retreated as quickly as possible and climbed up the tree that was closest to the antelope when it dived head-on.
The serow was successfully enraged.
It didn't even see clearly what animal attacked it before it rushed over angrily.
Just as it ran under the tree, Yu Yijun, who was hiding in the tree, jumped down and bit the serow's neck accurately.
This is a hunting plan tailored for Yu Yiyun after repeated attempts, combined with his advantage of being able to climb trees.
The wild animals in the mountains and forests are accustomed to moving on the ground and have little experience in defending against aerial attacks.
Moreover, the gravitational potential energy of jumping from a high place can increase the attack power.
Even a tiger whose claws are not sharp enough can kill with one strike.
The biggest disadvantage is -
If you miss, your butt will be very painful when you fall.
It means that I am thick-skinned and can withstand such a fall.
Fortunately, I didn’t fail this time.
The tiger cub's sharp teeth bit the serow's carotid artery.
After biting hard, Yu Yiyun quickly hid back in the tree to avoid being stabbed by the horns.
The angry serow rushed around and banged its head against the tree unwillingly.
Eventually, due to excessive blood loss and lack of oxygen to the brain, it collapsed under the tree.
Mulan, who was watching from a distance and ready to rush over to help at any time, was stunned.
Wait, this is possible?!
Mulan lowered her head and glanced at the claws that had not climbed the tree.
"Aoao~" The tiger cub successfully hunted a large prey that was far beyond his ability, and his eyes became clear again.
He jumped down from the tree, wagging his tail, and invited Mulan to share his spoils.
Mulan came over and licked the blood off the tiger cub's face affectionately, showing great doting.
The two tigers had a delicious meal, then snuggled up together and took a nap where they were.
The sun rises in the east and dawn falls in the jungle.
The fat little tiger, who had proved himself capable of hunting large animals, woke up early and lay in Mulan's arms, acting coquettishly for a long time.
Finally, after enough of being bored, Yu Yijun finally made up her mind, stood up and looked at Mulan.
“Oh.”
He suddenly shouted.
Mulan, who had just woken up, looked at the tiger cub in a daze and didn't quite understand.
“Oh.”
The tiger cub barked again, turned around, and slowly walked outside of his aunt's territory.
Mulan was silent for a few seconds, vaguely guessing the tiger cub's intention.
She stood up and followed the tiger cub closely, all the way to the edge of her territory.
The tiger cub stopped there, looked back at his dear aunt, and howled with reluctance.
“Ouch!”
Auntie, I'm leaving.
I will come back to see you after spring is over.
I hope that by then you have achieved what you wished for.
Mulan did not respond. She squatted down quietly and stared deeply at the tiger cub's back.
Until that figure went away, away...
As the sun rises, you will completely blend into the scenery of the mountains and forests.
She knew it would start from tomorrow.
My own child will never come home again.
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