Chapter 101: Going to See the Mastiff Xu Nian: Coaxing a cat is as easy as coaxing a dog...
"Winning Leopard must agree to one condition for losing Leopard... Winning Leopard must agree to one condition for losing Leopard..."
Kai'e was still a little dazed, unable to believe that he had worked so hard but lost here. If he had known this, he would have just laid down and admitted defeat. He gritted his teeth, but he had agreed to this bet himself, and even initiated it himself, so he had no choice but to accept it.
Xu Nian didn't interrupt it. He waited until Kaie calmed down before asking, "Have you thought it through?"
"Tell me what you want to ask for." Kaier took a deep breath, his tail drooping, and gritted his teeth, "I lost by myself, I accept it. Tell me!"
"I heard you're very familiar with mastiffs." Xu Nian wagged his tail gently. He wasn't sure whether Kaier would keep his promise. After all, if he insisted on cheating, there was nothing he could do. But it seemed that Kaier was at least keeping his promise. Xu Nian immediately asked, "Are you familiar with just one mastiff, or do you have a good relationship with all of them?"
"A bunch." Kaie licked his paw and said, "They're pretty good."
"I have no special conditions. I just hope you can tell them that if we meet again, you can leave each other a way out and not fight to the death." Xu Nian turned his head slightly, his eyes landing on Kaie. He said, "You can't communicate. Can you convey the meaning of this sentence to them?"
"Yeah." Although he was reluctant, Kaie nodded and said, "Okay, anything else?"
"No, it's just one condition." Xu Nian said, "So, that very powerful snow leopard is you, right?"
After going around in circles, they finally returned to the topic. Kaie shrank his neck. This time, he subconsciously glanced at Los next to him, then lowered his head to lick his paws. After wagging his tail twice, he said, "...Yes..."
Its eyes were erratic, and when it met Los's slightly cold gaze, it immediately shuddered and explained, "Actually, at first I didn't know who you were referring to, so I thought if the three of us stayed together, it would increase our chances of winning if we encountered a strong enemy. It's a good thing no matter how you look at it."
In fact, the main reason was that it was afraid that it would not be able to defeat the "hostile snow leopard" if it met it alone, but it certainly could not say this directly to Xu Nian and Los. However, in fact, even if it did not say it, Xu Nian and Los understood it, but they just did not expose it.
"Then what? How did you find out it was you?" Xu Nian moved closer to Los, and he was very good at taking advantage of his power.
Kaier glanced at Xu Nian, then secretly glanced at Los again. He thought he was hiding it well, but in fact, the guilty look in his eyes was visible to Xu Nian and Los. Kaier's furry ears were slightly pressed back, and he admitted defeat and said, "Then I met Mu He. He wanted to run away as soon as he saw me and told me about the nest. I knew it was you."
Even if Kaie didn't say what happened next, Xu Nian could guess it almost exactly. He looked back at the nest and didn't expect that this was Kaie's nest last year.
However, the animal world has always been a place where only the fittest survive.
If Kaiabilos becomes powerful one day, it will definitely take away this nest, there is no doubt about it. Xu Nian licked his paws and once again felt that strength is the only guarantee of survival.
"If that's the case, then Mu He's description is correct." Xu Nian said, "You are indeed a very powerful snow leopard."
Kai'e, who had his ears drooping, suddenly raised his head when he heard this. He had never expected Xu Nian to say this. He looked at Xu Nian in surprise, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Kai's tail also lifted up and he subconsciously straightened his chest, obviously very pleased with what he said.
Sometimes Xu Nian really feels that the snow leopard is the easiest big cat to coax in the world.
Los was just half-lying beside Xu Nian the whole time, his eyes were calm, and only when he heard the sound of the vultures would his ears twitch slightly twice. His eyes lightly swept over the vultures that were annoying the leopard, but he didn't take them seriously.
"I can promise to tell them, but they'll need to know your scent too." Kaier, a snow leopard who always kept his word, turned and headed for the mastiffs. "But we have to go later. They won't be free to come out and play until later. Besides, their owner doesn't like us snow leopards and would get angry if he saw us."
Xu Nian was a little surprised at the image of herders in the snow leopard's mind. He twitched his tail slightly, then nodded and said, "Okay."
They were actually not far from the mastiffs' home, otherwise they wouldn't have been hanging around. As they headed to the herders' residence, Kaier led the way, saying, "Their owner is actually quite nice. He'll give me food occasionally, but he'll pet the mastiffs and never me. Of course, I don't like it when someone pets me. I'm not interested at all."
Los looked around cautiously. He had never been here before. His tail was tensed with vigilance. The lines of the muscles and bones on his spine were particularly obvious when he walked. His furry claws made a slight "squeaking" sound when stepping on the snow.
They stood on the rock wall, looking at the house at the foot of the mountain. Kaie turned his head to look at the two snow leopards behind him and said, "This is it."
Xu Nian and Los stood together. Los was a size bigger than Xu Nian, but Xu Nian looked more fluffy and soft. Los looked like the type who was good at fighting and marking territory.
Kaie didn't know why he always had the illusion that he was the superfluous snow leopard.
"It's so close." Xu Nian originally thought that he would have to walk for a while, but he didn't expect that the herdsmen's place was actually not far from the snow-capped mountains. He could vaguely see the houses at the foot of the mountain, but it was snowing heavily, and he couldn't see the herdsmen's houses and cattle and sheep clearly, let alone the mastiff.
"The mastiff's owner has a lot of cattle and sheep." Kaier felt a little hungry when he thought of those fat cattle and sheep. He lowered his head and licked his fur, then said, "But I haven't tried to catch them. Of course, other snow leopards have tried to catch them."
It’s not that Kai’e hadn’t tried to catch sheep before, but he was unlucky. Every time other snow leopards took away sheep, he would be discovered by the herdsmen before he could do anything bad. After a while, Kai’e felt that it would be better to catch wild cattle and sheep.
Fortunately, the mastiffs had a good sense of smell and finally saved it from being killed unjustly.
"About when will they get off work?" Xu Nian asked.
Kaie looked at him in confusion, not quite understanding what "off duty" meant. Xu Nian immediately realized and changed the subject, "When are they free to come out and play?"
Kaier looked up at the sky and said, "It's almost time. I'll be able to go play with them in a little while. Sometimes they come to me."
Xu Nian nodded. Neither he nor Los had any experience with mastiffs. Looking at Kaie in front of him, Xu Nian moved closer to Los and said in a low voice, "Don't get too close to it. If you find anything wrong, we'll go up the mountain immediately."
Although he had been with Kai'e for such a long time, Xu Nian, as a human, was well aware of some of Kai'e's inconsistencies and conspiracies. He didn't actually trust Kai'e completely, but only made two plans.
It would be best if Kaie really fulfilled the agreement, so that everyone would be happy. But if Kaie joins forces with the Mastiff to attack from both inside and outside, Xu Nian would have to consider leaving a way out for himself and Los.
It was rare for him to completely trust Los, but Kaie was different from Los, so Xu Nian thought it was always better to be more cautious.
After all, he had suffered too many losses at the hands of careless people. After suffering so many losses and being beaten so many times, he knew how to protect himself.
Hearing this, Los nodded slightly, his tail wagging slightly, and whispered, "Don't be nervous, I'm here."
It leaned over and licked Xu Nian. When it was about to say something, it raised its eyes and met Kaie who turned his head unexpectedly. Suddenly, the three snow leopards looked at each other. Kaie felt his mind go blank for a moment, as if it would stop moving for a moment.
"...I..." Kaie turned his head and continued to look at the place below the mountain, muttering softly: "What was I going to say?"
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They waited for a while, and a thin layer of snow covered the three snow leopards. Los's patience was running out. He stood up, shook off the snow, and asked, "How long will it take?"
"They may not come out to play today, so I'll call them," said Kaie.
It seemed to be well aware of the situation and immediately let out a long and friendly meow of a big cat. Xu Niandu subconsciously turned his head to look at Kaie, with a hint of unconcealable surprise in his emerald eyes.
It has to be said that this was the first time in such a long time that he had seen other snow leopards make such a sound.
"Why are you looking at me?" Kaie said dissatisfiedly, "It's not like you haven't called me that before."
"Me?" Xu Nian said immediately, "I don't have one."
Except for the time when I was young and ignorant and didn't know much about the snow leopard's call, I made such a sound once, but I have never made such a sound at any other time.
But Kaier said firmly: "You have, your cry is longer than mine, flatterer!"
"Nonsense." Xu Nian shook his head and said, "No, you must have remembered it wrongly."
Xu Nian paused, and suddenly remembered that he also liked to let out a long cry when he stretched occasionally, but that was definitely not flattery, it was purely because his waist felt very comfortable. When he thought of this, he shook slightly uncertainly, his eyes began to wander, with a hint of self-doubt, and he looked down at his furry paws.
Then, he heard Los beside him suddenly say: "It's not it, it's my voice."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Nian, who was looking down at his paws, and Kaie, who had a determined look on his face, turned their heads to look at Los at the same time. Los looked calm, without any fluctuation in his eyes. He even took the initiative to come to Xu Nian and lick his fur.
Kaie felt like he had been fooled, but he didn't feel angry at all, he was just surprised.
As soon as he finished speaking, a few barking sounds came from the hut at the bottom of the mountain. They were obviously the voices of mastiffs. They also heard Kaie's snow leopard cry and responded immediately. Although they could not understand what each other was saying, it did not prevent them from communicating.
After a while, a mastiff came towards them. Xu Nian and Los looked at each other and became alert. Los's furry ears stood up, and he turned sideways to stand beside Xu Nian, his eyes falling on the mastiff running towards them.
The group of mastiffs was quite large. They ran towards this side and saw Kaie. They were about to take a few steps forward when they saw two snow leopards behind Kaie.
Kaie looked back at Xu Nian and Los and said, "You two stay here, I'll go talk to you."
What he called "talking" was actually just a few random barks, then wagging its tail towards Xu Nian, and finally raising its paw anxiously to signal. After all this messy operation, the mastiff tilted its head in confusion.
Finally, Kaie turned his head towards Xu Nian and Los, then pounced with his two front paws, slightly raised his tail, then turned his head to look at the mastiff, walked in front of the mastiff again and made the same gesture again, and the mastiff immediately responded happily.
Xu Nian looked at this action and thought it was so similar to the action of the puppy at the intersection inviting other puppies to play. So this is a common action among dogs.
But when a dog does this action, it looks silly, but when a snow leopard does this action, it looks a bit strange no matter how you look at it.
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