Chapter 87 These Pink Paws

In the past few days, the six leopards have been moving forward and have hardly rested.

Today, after eating and drinking, they climbed up the tree and began to rest comfortably.

Perhaps it was because of the hunting just now that the relationship between Andrew, Angela and Maria was invisibly brought closer. This time, Maria did not take the third child too far, but rested on a tree within their sight.

As for Song Yi, of course he still followed Ye Yunian.

Although Andrew temporarily trusted Maria a little, he did not trust his cubs!

After all, the cubs were clamoring to live independently at first, so how could Andrew feel at ease?

So it was safest to leave Ye Yunian and Song Yi for the time being.

Song Yi is now three months old and can barely climb a short distance up the tree.

But Song Yi still has a little trouble climbing the thick tree trunk, so at this time he can only rely on Ye Yunian to carry him up.

Ye Yunian is very good at doing these things.

He took Song Yi to a flat and thick tree trunk, and he was the first to lie down, opened his arms, and motioned Song Yi to come over.

Song Yi took small steps to Ye Yunian, and then buried his head directly in Ye Yunian's belly.

The temperature difference between day and night on the grassland is particularly large, and sometimes the temperature can drop by about 20 degrees.

Song Yi is still a very small leopard, and his hair has not fully developed. On nights when the temperature drops sharply, it will be very difficult for him to endure if there are no other leopards of the same species to keep him warm.

Ye Yunian stuck out his tongue and licked the hair on Song Yi's head, and then began to tidy up his body hair.

After tidying up Song Yi, Ye Yunian began to clean his own hair. After completing a series of procedures before going to sleep, Ye Yunian lowered his head to look at Song Yi in his arms.

Song Yi's head was resting on Ye Yunian's arm, his body was tightly pressed against Ye Yunian's soft belly, and he was sleeping soundly with his back to Ye Yunian.

Because he slept too soundly, maybe he had a very good dream, Song Yi even smacked his lips.

As he opened his mouth, his pink tongue was looming between his lips and teeth.

Ye Yunian: !!!

Ah!

So cute!

If he kissed Song Yi to wake him up now, would he be angry?

If you want to know the answer, you must do it to know!

So Ye Yunian did not hesitate, lowered his head and started to kiss, and stretched out his tongue to lick it twice.

Song Yi is so cute!

And this pink paw.

I like it.

Ye Yunian turned Song Yi over with his head, and then started to lick.

Song Yi, who was sleeping, was woken up. He opened his eyes in a daze, just looked at Ye Yunian lazily, and closed his eyes again.

It was obvious.

Song Yi didn't take the fact that he was disturbed from sleeping to heart at all.

Not only did he not blame Ye Yunian for disturbing his sweet dream, he even took the initiative to stretch his paws in front of Ye Yunian.

Like it?

Then I'll lick it for you!

In short, he is very indulgent.

So Ye Yunian hugged Song Yi and licked him until he felt sleepy. Ye Yunian loosened his arms around Song Yi and fell asleep with Song Yi in his arms.

When he woke up, it was already bright.

The temperature gradually rose. Song Yi felt hot in Ye Yunian's arms and rolled out of his arms.

Ye Yunian glanced at the trees next to him.

Andrew was still snoring and obviously didn't wake up. Angela was awake, but she didn't mean to get down from the tree.

Maria, who was far away, did get down from the tree, but she just walked around and quickly got back up.

Andrew would not march in the hot daytime, and they had been moving forward for some time and had not rested for a long time.

So the leopards would not move forward until they finished eating the wildebeest they hunted last night.

But there was not much wildebeest meat left, and they should wait until the next night to set out again.

Ye Yunian yawned for a long time, retracted his gaze, glanced at Song Yi next to him, and couldn't help but stretched out his claws to press Song Yi's head hair.

The soft hair was lightly pressed by Ye Yunian, and soon drooped down.

Soft and a little fleshy.

Hmm.

Very comfortable.

The more Ye Yunian pressed, the more interesting it became, and his naughty claws pressed from Song Yi's head to Song Yi's belly.

Song Yi had already noticed Ye Yunian's actions while he was asleep, but he was too sleepy now.

Long journeys are a big burden for adult leopards, let alone young leopards.

On the way, Ye Yunian did carry Song Yi for a while, but Song Yi obviously preferred to follow Ye Yunian, so Song Yi was really tired all the way. After

being kneaded and played with by Ye Yunian for a long time, Song Yi did not open his eyes, and even covered his eyes in a good temper, meaning that he did not want to press his face.

Ye Yunian thought it was funny.

He simply moved his head in front of Song Yi carefully, and relying on the fact that Song Yi would not get angry, he continued to knead Song Yi with his own pads of flesh, and even compared the size of his own pads of flesh with Song Yi's small pads of flesh.

Until Ye Yunian got tired of playing, he yawned again, and with his head against Song Yi, he fell into a deep sleep as soon as his eyes closed.

Time came to night again.

The cool temperature made more animals active at night on the grassland.

Andrew jumped down from the tree first, then jumped onto the big tree where the prey was stored, and threw the remaining wildebeest meat down.

Hearing this movement, the other leopards woke up one after another.

With Andrew's call, they all stood up.

It's time for dinner!

Ye Yunian led Song Yi and Angela down from the tree first.

Maria, who was far away, naturally heard Andrew's call, but she was still a little hesitant.

After all, this wildebeest was hunted by Andrew, and although she helped, no one could guarantee that the male leopard would be willing to share food with them today.

But whether the male leopard was willing or not, Maria had to give it a try.

After all, there was still a long way to go, and she had to ensure sufficient physical strength to be able to take the cubs to their new home.

So after just a slight hesitation, Maria took the third child down from the tree.

To her surprise, Andrew did not drive them away.

Not only did he not drive them away, but even after seeing Maria and the third child coming over, Andrew took the initiative to make room for them.

Ye Yunian took in this scene and couldn't help but sigh.

His own father Leopard is indeed a brave, strong and responsible leopard!

So handsome!

Ye Yunian licked the corner of his mouth, then stretched out his tongue and licked Andrew's head.

Andrew raised his head inexplicably, a little confused.

The reason why he changed his position was not because of Maria's arrival.

He simply felt that the piece of meat he had eaten at the beginning had been almost eaten by him. He preferred meat with rich energy storage, that is, meat with a slightly fatter taste. After he finished eating the piece of meat he was squatting on, of course he had to change places to continue eating!

Who would have thought that Ye Yunian would misunderstand him.

However, after Andrew met the cub's slightly admiring gaze, he didn't care why the cub licked him. The cub actually admired him! Andrew happily swung his tail, lowered his head, tore off a piece of meat and handed it to Ye Yunian.

Eat it, cub.

Ye Yunian took it happily, and then gave it to Song Yi beside him without hesitation.

Maria also brought the third child to eat fresh meat.

No matter what the reason was for Andrew to give up a seat, Maria would be grateful that he didn't drive her and the cub away.

After the six leopards filled their stomachs, they moved forward again.

This time, perhaps because of the trust accumulated from the past two days of hunting and eating, Maria did not follow the third child far behind. But she also did not take the third child too close, and always kept a distance of about ten meters from Angela at the end of the team.

This time, Ye Yunian and his group walked for nearly three days.

During this period, Andrew, Angela and Maria teamed up to hunt again.

The three adult leopards are veterans with rich hunting experience. Now they are working together, and the success rate of hunting has increased sharply.

Not only Ye Yunian was excited, but Song Yi and the third child beside him were also a little excited.

After eating and drinking enough, while playing on the grassland, Song Yi was thinking about trying to hunt himself.

Of course.

Song Yi had a very accurate understanding of his current abilities. He did not focus on large prey, but grabbed the small insects jumping in the grass.

But when Song Yi brought these small insects to Ye Yunian, Ye Yunian just took a look, then turned around and licked Song Yi's face.

Obviously, Ye Yunian was not interested in these small insects.

Song Yi was a little disappointed.

It seems that I have to grow up quickly!

Just at this time, Ye Yunian turned Song Yi over.

Song Yi was pressed down by Ye Yunian's big head.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that if he didn't grow up quickly, he would definitely be pressed down by Ye Yunian's head many times in the future!

So he must grow up quickly!

It's a pity that growth is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Song Yi still has a long way to go.

In this way, the three young leopards played and quarreled along the way, and about a week passed.

Not only that, Ye Yunian also carefully discovered that the relationship between Maria and her biological father Leopard and her biological mother Leopard had also become better.

One night, when Ye Yunian woke up, he was surprised to find that Angela was sleeping on the same tree with Maria!

Ye Yunian was very surprised.

He couldn't help but start to wonder, does this also mean that his biological mother Leopard has begun to completely let down her guard against Maria, and even their two families can live together in the future?

Thinking of this, Ye Yunian suddenly became excited.

So he licked Song Yi, who was sleeping against him in his arms, again.

Song Yi, who was awakened by being licked, opened his sleepy eyes and vented his temper at Ye Yunian for once.

The little leopard had a soft voice and was not fierce at all. Song Yi even took Ye Yunian's mood into consideration and did not breathe on him. He just let out a soft howl to express his dissatisfaction.

He must sleep well now!

Only by sleeping can he grow up quickly!

Ye Yunian naturally heard Song Yi's dissatisfaction. He hummed twice in his throat, and then rubbed Song Yi's head soothingly.

Okay, okay, I will definitely disturb your sleep less in the future!

Humph.

Little Song Yi, the little leopard has a bad temper.

Ye Yunian certainly would not bear a grudge against Song Yi. He hugged Song Yi and soon fell into a deep sleep with Song Yi.

The six leopards continued to move forward for two days.

Finally, one morning, Andrew, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped and looked far ahead.

A long river finally appeared in their eyes.

Just across the river, there were many wild animals moving around.

Ye Yunian was instantly excited.

Along the way, the most difficult thing for Ye Yunian was not walking, but long-term thirst.

It is extremely difficult to find water in the dry land.

Even the experienced Andrew could not guarantee that he could lead them to find a pool of water to drink every day.

Most of the time, they could only rely on the blood in the meat to quench their thirst.

Seeing the river right in front of them, Ye Yunian couldn't wait to rush over.

But he knew that in such a vast land, especially in areas with abundant water resources, dangers were lurking everywhere.

Ye Yunian did not act rashly. He suppressed the impulse in his heart and waited for Andrew's order.

Andrew did not lead them forward hastily. Instead, he took a circle around the area and made sure that there were no lions before he gave the order to continue moving forward.

Although the river was right in front of them, it took Ye Yunian and his men half a day to walk forward.

The sun was blazing at noon, and the six leopards finally arrived at the river.

Groups of herbivores avoided them when they saw them from a distance, but it was obvious that the six leopards were not targeting them, but the nearby water source.

Unfortunately, drinking water today was destined to be difficult.

Because on the river beach not far ahead, there were a few leisurely crocodiles lying.

Noticing the approach of a few leopards, the crocodiles shook their tails and slowly dived into the water.

Ye Yunian looked over and discovered that on the nearly ten-meter-wide river surface, there were more than a dozen pairs of eyes of different sizes.

Ye Yunian felt a little scared for once, and couldn't help but took a step back.

Angela noticed the cub's mood, walked over quickly, and gently rubbed Ye Yunian with her head to comfort him.

Ye Yunian was not afraid.

He just felt a little scared to have so many eyes staring at him on the water!

After calming down quickly, Ye Yunian began to analyze, since there was no water to drink here, how about they go downstream?

Andrew obviously thought of this, so he led a group of leopards to continue to go downstream without hesitation.

For the crocodiles that have always lived in the river, all creatures that cross the river are their prey, including leopards.

Among their group of leopards, there were three cubs. Adult leopards were still able to escape from the rapid attack of crocodiles, but the cubs were not necessarily so, so Andrew felt that they needed to stay a little further away from them.

And they could not regard the waters where crocodiles lived as their territory.

Andrew led them forward for another few dozen meters, and finally arrived at a water area where fewer crocodiles gathered.

Andrew walked in front, staring closely at the two pairs of eyes on the water.

After making sure that the crocodiles had no intention of attacking, he was the first to lie on the water and drink a few sips of water.

While drinking water, Andrew did not take his eyes off the two crocodiles.

Andrew was very alert.

Ye Yunian, who followed behind him, was naturally more alert.

Ye Yunian led Song Yi closer carefully, and his eyes never left the two pairs of eyes on the water while drinking water.

I don't know if it's because they are outnumbered, but the crocodiles didn't attack them this time.

After being thirsty for a long time, the group of six leopards finally drank enough water.

After drinking, Ye Yunian licked the water stains on his chin, and quickly took Song Yi away from the water.

After walking to a safe distance, Ye Yunian looked at the river in front of him, and couldn't help but sighed slightly in his heart.

It was such a hot day, and he suddenly envied the crocodiles living in the water.

He also wanted to go down and take a bath!

What a pity.

This area of ​​water was obviously occupied by a school of crocodiles, and most animals dared not go into the water rashly.

The animals that went into the water all wanted to cross the river and go to a place ahead where the grass was more lush and more suitable for survival.

For the next half day, the six leopards found a shady place to rest temporarily.

While it was still light, Ye Yunian observed the animals coming and going.

He found that most of the animals living here were small herbivores, such as agile antelopes, some herbivores smaller than antelopes, hares, and foxes.

It was not until it got dark that Ye Yunian saw a zebra in the grass not far away.

Ye Yunian suddenly realized something and turned to look at Andrew.

Andrew had stood up from where he was at this moment. He had already spotted the zebra, and had been keeping an eye on its back after it appeared.

After a while, Ye Yunian heard footsteps.

The herd of zebras was coming.

The land where they were now was full of crocodiles in the water, and the aquatic plants on the shore were not very abundant.

But as long as they crossed this dangerous river and continued to move forward, they would reach a place with abundant aquatic plants.

The aquatic plants there were more lush, and water sources were easier to find.

No herbivores would stay here, and their destination was not here.

Ye Yunian suddenly understood Andrew's idea.

He wanted to take them across the river while the zebras were crossing the river.

Indeed.

With the cover of the zebras, the attention of the crocodiles in the river will be distracted a lot.

As long as they swim faster, they will be safe when they swim to the other side.

But -

Ye Yunian looked at Song Yi beside him worriedly, and then looked down at his own small body.

Can he really take Song Yi across the river smoothly?

Although Ye Yunian knew that his biological father Leopard and mother Leopard would ensure his safety, Maria could not protect two cubs at a time. What should Song Yi do?

Ye Yunian did not have much time to think.

After the large group of zebras arrived, they only stayed there for a short time and soon decided to cross the river.

The dark night made it even more difficult to find the crocodiles lurking in the water.

No matter!

Maria will be in charge of the third child, and Song Yi will be handed over to me!

Andrew in front took the lead.

Ye Yunian quickly lowered his head and was about to pick up Song Yi, but Angela suddenly walked in front of Ye Yunian and held Song Yi in her mouth first.

Ye Yunian was stunned and looked at Angela in a slightly unbelievable way.

Angela just called Ye Yunian softly, motioning him to hurry up.

Although the herd of zebras will distract some of the crocodiles for them, it does not mean that there is no danger.

In order to allow the cubs in their team to survive as much as possible, it is the best choice for Angela to take Song Yi across the river.

Ye Yunian was instantly very moved.

He quickly stepped forward and rubbed his mother leopard's head.

Sure enough, his mother leopard is also a very good leopard!

Ye Yunian followed Angela's pace, and Maria behind him also grabbed the third child's neck.

With the sound of water, tonight's grand river crossing began.

Andrew observed the situation of the zebras. He did not choose to lead them to the water's edge at the beginning. Instead, he waited until nearly half of the zebras went into the water before leading them around to a place where there were fewer crocodiles.

Before Andrew went into the water, he glanced at the cub following behind him and nodded at him, meaning to follow me closely.

Ye Yunian naturally did not dare to fall behind.

After Andrew went into the water, he hurried forward and went into the water one step behind Andrew.

The temperature was low at night, and the water in the river became particularly cold.

After a while, the cold river water submerged Ye Yunian's body. His limbs could no longer touch the riverbed and he slowly floated up. The slightly turbulent water flowed through Ye Yunian's body, making him feel like he would be washed away at any time.

Ye Yunian learned swimming from Song Yixue and had rich swimming experience, so he was not in a hurry at this time. Instead, he tried his best to paddle in the water and quickly approach Andrew.

With Andrew blocking the water flow for Ye Yunian, the impact of the water flow became much slower.

Zebras kept jumping into the river behind him.

Ye Yunian even heard several loud splashing sounds, as if something was struggling in the water.

Ye Yunian knew that it was the crocodile that made the move.

But at this moment, Ye Yunian had no intention to pay attention to the crocodiles and zebras. He paddled in the water with all his heart and soul, trying his best to keep up with Andrew and not be left behind by him. At the same time, he had to watch the side where they were swimming to see if there were any crocodiles approaching.

It was a safe journey.

After an unknown amount of time, Andrew was the first to get ashore.

After getting ashore, Andrew did not leave quickly, but looked back at Ye Yunian. When Ye Yunian approached the shore, he lowered his head and bit Ye Yunian's neck.

With Andrew's help, Ye Yunian got ashore lightly and easily.

Ye Yunian shivered when the cold wind blew, and he quickly shook off the water droplets on his body.

It was also at this time that Ye Yunian was in the mood to look for other leopards in the water.

Not far away, a group of zebras were still crossing the river, and the splashes of water were getting louder and louder. Ye Yunian even smelled a scent of blood.

Ye Yunian was very nervous, and his eyes searched for Angela and Maria on the water.

Finally, Ye Yunian saw Angela in the middle of the river, and Maria following behind Angela.

Both mothers were holding a cub in their mouths, paddling in the water while paying attention to the surrounding situation.

Ye Yunian was even more worried. While watching them, he would turn his head to look to the side from time to time, secretly praying that no crocodiles would approach at this time.

I don’t know if Ye Yunian’s prayer worked.

Angela and Maria were really safe for the rest of the journey.

As soon as they got ashore, Angela was ready to put Song Yi down.

That's when the accident happened -

Maria felt a current behind her, and the moment she got ashore, she bumped Angela's butt without thinking.

At the same time, Andrew also let out a threatening roar.

Angela felt that all the hair on her body stood up at this moment, and she jumped on the spot without thinking, avoiding the crocodile's big mouth. The next moment, Angela ran quickly to Andrew.

The crocodile that failed to hunt, opened its mouth and looked at the leopards angrily, and took advantage of the fact that they hadn't reacted yet, and slipped directly into the water.

It was not until the crocodile went away and Maria came over with the third child that the frightened Ye Yunian came back to his senses.

"Awoo--"

Ye Yunian was really scared. He didn't care that Angela was covered in water. He went up and rubbed Angela's head with his head, rubbing her throat and making a wronged humming sound.

Angela was heartbroken.

She quickly put down Song Yi, who was still in her mouth, and lowered her head to lick the hair on the cub's head.

Angela caressed the cub.

After landing, Song Yi quickly shook off the water droplets on his body, and quickly stepped forward to rub Ye Yunian's legs.

Andrew even walked forward and licked the water droplets on Ye Yunian's face affectionately.

It took a long time for Ye Yunian to recover.

They were very lucky this time. All the leopards crossed the river smoothly and no one was injured.

And more importantly, they don't need to move again for a long time.

This is a brand new land and their next territory.