Chapter 111 Recognizing the Snow Leopard Xu Nian: This is not Los
Since the place where the mountain goats were hiding was very secluded, Los was cautious and went around the nearby cliff. At first, Xu Nian could still see Los, but later, after seeing Los moving back and forth on the cliff several times, even Xu Nian could not find where Los was ambushing.
"No wonder the mountain goat couldn't run away. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to run away either." Xu Nian murmured helplessly.
He squatted there obediently. Since he couldn't find Los, the best way was to wait for Los to finish his work and come to him.
"Xu Nian." Kaie was also lying in ambush here, but he was trying to ambush a snow rabbit. Unfortunately, after waiting for a while, he found an empty nest. When he left angrily, he met Xu Nian who was squatting there.
Hearing Kai's presence, Xu Nian turned his head and looked at him, somewhat surprised, "What a coincidence."
"What a coincidence." Kaie shook his head in frustration. He raised his paw and prepared to turn back. He said, "Stay close to the side. Those vultures are starving. You'll look like an oversized rabbit if you sit here. Be careful you get caught."
Xu Nian looked down at his furry body and felt that the probability of being caught by a vulture was not high.
But Kaie was simply bored and just chatting away. He sighed, "Prey's so hard to find these days. Snow leopards are starving. You're just here to catch some fresh air after a failed hunt, right? Let me tell you, this kind of thing is perfectly normal. Just keep it to yourself. At worst, you'll just go hungry. If that doesn't work, you can pretend to be dead to lure in some vultures. You'll definitely catch one or two."
Xu Nian: ...
Vultures eat carrion, and Xu Nian has never seen a snow leopard eating a vulture. But after hearing Kaie say that, he couldn't help but look at Kaie a few more times. He felt that in addition to being a fragile person who was easily broken, Kaie might also be a bit of a tiger.
"By the way, don't squat in that rabbit hole up there," Kaie reminded him. "There's no rabbit. I almost ripped the rabbit hole apart, but I didn't see a single rabbit. They must have been taken by vultures. I always say these lousy birds are always stealing food."
The "broken bird" vulture let out a scream in the sky, then flapped its wings, circled in the sky, and flew away.
Luo Yin, who was hiding in the dark, glanced at Kaie and Xu Nian. He frowned slightly, thinking that Kaie, the snow leopard, was really omnipresent. How could he meet him everywhere?
Seeing that Kaie was about to leave, Luo Yin immediately prepared to come out, but he didn't expect that Kaie, who was about to leave, suddenly turned around and came back. Luo Yin subconsciously hid back again, using the rocks to hide his body.
"Where's Los? Why can't I see him? He usually stays by your side and refuses to leave, but now he's willing to let you out on your own?" Kaie seemed to have thought of something. He moved closer to Xu Nian and asked, "Didn't you catch any prey either?"
"We haven't caught him yet." Xu Nian said honestly.
"I told you! How could a snow leopard be the only one that can catch prey? Even Los can't catch prey sometimes!" Kaie's tail suddenly shook gently. As long as no one else caught the prey, it was definitely not his problem, it must be the prey's problem!
Seeing that Kaie was in a good mood, Xu Nian was very sensible and didn't mention anything else.
"I'm leaving now. Xu Nian, tell Los not to feel bad if we can't catch any prey." Kaier licked his paw and said with great experience, "I have another way to catch birds."
Xu Nian nodded. He felt that if he told Los that he was going to catch mountain goats, Kaie would probably get furious on the spot.
When Kaie left with his tail in his mouth, he was no longer as depressed as when he came. Instead, he left with his head held high. It seemed that as long as he was not the only one who failed to catch the prey, Kaie could accept this fact.
This time Kaie really left, but Luo Yin waited there for a while, making sure that the nosy snow leopard had not come back, and then he slowly walked out, walking directly towards Xu Nian.
"Los?" Xu Nian only then discovered "Los". He immediately stood up and found that the other party was not holding a blue sheep in his mouth. Guessing that the hunt was not successful, he no longer mentioned the blue sheep and concentrated on seeing if the other party had any injuries. Just when he was about to get closer to observe, the snow leopard in front of him turned slightly to the side.
Xu Nian tilted his head in confusion and looked at "Los" with questioning eyes.
"We haven't hunted any blue sheep here, but there seem to be traces of blue sheep further ahead. Let's go forward and try." said the snow leopard.
Xu Nian nodded, and he subconsciously looked back at the direction where Los had hunted before. There was an empty cliff, nothing there.
"What are you looking at? Xu Nian." Luo Yin said.
"It's okay." Xu Nian withdrew his gaze and followed behind the other person, preparing to walk in the direction Luo Yin pointed. For some reason, looking at the other person's slow and steady steps, which were exactly the same as Los's, Xu Nian always felt that something was wrong. He had been deceived by Luo Yin before, and his first reaction at this moment was to be a little suspicious.
"Los." Xu Nian said, "Where are you going? To where the Mastiffs are?"
"Of course not." Luo Yin said, "The mastiff is behind us. We are heading to the dense forest now, so we might encounter other prey."
The mastiff was indeed in the opposite direction. Xu Nian nodded and followed Luo Yin slowly, trying to see if there was a bald patch on the other's tail, because Luo Yin's tail had a small bald patch.
But the other party's tail kept shaking from side to side, making it difficult for Xu Nian to observe, and he didn't dare to do it too obviously.
"You go ahead." Luo Yin suddenly spoke, as if he had noticed Xu Nian's actions.
"Huh?" Xu Nian was staring at Luo Yin's tail. He was caught off guard by what he heard and was still stunned for a moment before he said, "I'm walking fine behind."
"Wolves like to attack from behind. I can smell the scent of wolves. You go ahead and I'll cover your rear." Luo Yin knew very well that Xu Nian's nose was not working properly. He deceived Xu Nian without any psychological burden and said, "You go ahead and I'll follow behind. This way you will be safer and I will feel more at ease."
This indeed seemed like something Los would do, and Xu Nian felt a little relieved.
Xu Nian's slightly relaxed eyes fell on Luo Yin's eyes. He felt funny in his heart. He knew very well what kind of person his brother was. He was purely in love and would never do anything to put his partner in danger.
Xu Nian had no reason to refuse, so he simply took a few steps forward. After thinking for a moment, he walked side by side with Luo Yin and said, "I just ran into Kai'e, and he said he hadn't found any rabbits. It seems the prey is really getting scarce. If this continues, we'll have to move to another place."
"Okay." Luo Yin said, "I'll do as you say."
"Let's go with Kaie." Xu Nian said with a smile, his eyes even looking a little gentle and obedient. "Anyway, the three of us have slept together before."
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Luo Yin's eyes, as if he was very surprised that such a thing would happen.
"No." Luo Yin refused without even thinking, saying, "Don't take it."
Luo Yin knew very well that according to Los's personality, even if he was in a good mood and didn't kick Kaier away, he would never agree to take Kaier with him. The bad-tempered snow leopard was terribly possessive.
Luo Yin's experience of fighting with Los since childhood tells him that Los would never agree to such a thing.
Hearing this, Xu Nian regained some of the similar feelings and finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he was about to continue forward, he almost slipped with one of his paws. Fortunately, the snow leopard next to him reacted quickly, biting his back and dragging him a bit, so that he did not step on the snow.
But when he was so close and was about to speak, his sense of smell suddenly returned briefly.
Xu Nian swore that even though his sense of smell had been impaired for a long time, he was still very clear about Los's scent. Because he had deceived Los before, he also remembered Luo Yin's scent. Now this smell -
He was sure that it was definitely Luo Yin's scent!
Xu Nian's fur instantly stood on end, and he subconsciously leaned to the side, which surprised the snow leopard beside him. Luo Yin's eyes darkened, but he remained calm as he asked, "What's wrong, Xu Nian?"
It is called "Xu Nian" instead of the cloying "Niannian".
Xu Nian's heart was pounding, but he didn't dare show it. He said calmly, "You bit me... Luo Si, do you think we'll run into Luo Yin if we go this way? You know, I'm a little afraid of it."
Xu Nian was betting that if it was Los who heard this, he would be so jealous that his hair would explode and he would run away with his tail in his mouth, but if it was Luo Yin, it would be completely different.
His gaze fell on the snow leopard in front of him, only to see it tilt its head slightly, somewhat confused, "What are you afraid of?"
Luo Yin reflected on himself for two seconds and felt that there was nothing wrong with him that was worth Xu Nian being so scared of.
As a result, it soon heard Xu Nian lower his tail, with a docile look and a strong sense of grievance, saying: "You know, it... Alas, I was pushed off the cliff..."
Xu Nian's words were very ambiguous, and it was so vague that no matter whether the other party was Los or Luo Yin, he could find a reason to explain it off. It all depended on the reaction of the snow leopard in front of him.
"!" Luo Yin's tail hair suddenly stood up. He was walking forward, but when he heard this, he turned around and said in shock: "You said Luo Yin pushed you?! No, absolutely not!"
Luo Yin is good in every way except being wronged. He is sure that it was Xu Nian who fell down with the brown bear, and it has absolutely nothing to do with him. He swears that he absolutely did not push Xu Nian!
Just this one reaction made Xu Nian feel disappointed. His lips moved and he subconsciously licked his paws to hide his anxiety. He was almost sure that the snow leopard in front of him was definitely not Los.
But he looked back at Los's relief, but he still didn't see Los' figure. At such a long distance, Xu Nian felt that he could not outrun Luo Yin. Once the other party found out that he had seen through his identity, it would definitely not be a good thing for Xu Nian.
"I know. I said I was pushed down by the brown bear." Xu Nian said aggrievedly, "You were mean to me. You obviously never were mean to me before."
Before Luo Yin could react, Xu Nian came over. He looked intimate and well-behaved, as if he had great trust in the snow leopard in front of him. He said, "Luo Si, let's make a bet. The winner has to agree to one condition of the loser."
"What?" Luo Yin asked.
"If I win, I want to take Kaie with me. If you win, then I'll do whatever you say, okay?" Xu Nian's tail twitched gently. He raised his paw, pointed at the rock ahead, and said, "Let's use the rock ahead as the finish line and see who runs faster. How about that?"
"Heh." Luo Yin sneered at the sight. It was just a race, wasn't it? If it was Los, maybe they could even compete, but Luo Yin felt that the snow leopard in front of him was overestimating its own capabilities. However, since the other party had made this request and was running in the direction ahead, Luo Yin snorted and said, "Okay."
"But you're so strong, I definitely can't outrun you." Xu Nian seemed to be getting more aggressive and made another request, saying, "I'll finish at that rock, and you'll finish at the rock further ahead, okay? Just consider it as you giving in."
Luo Yin looked at the distance between the two stones and hesitated for a moment. The distance between them was almost twice as great.
"Los, you won't be afraid, will you?" Xu Nian's eyes were full of innocence. He looked at Luo Yin obediently, waiting for the other party's answer. In fact, his claws were gently scratching the snow, hiding the uneasiness in his heart.
He had used this kind of scam to deceive Kaie before, and now he was just repeating the same old trick. If the other party was really Los, he should understand this.
But now it seems that the other party obviously has no idea at all.
So all the evidence proves that the snow leopard in front of us is clearly Luo Yin!
He was cheated last time, and he was cheated again this time. Even though Xu Nian had a good temper, he still got a little angry. He suppressed his anger and coaxed the other party into agreeing to the bet.
"Okay." Luo Yin felt something was wrong, but couldn't find it for a moment. Seeing that Xu Nian was about to drop his tail in frustration, he simply said, "Okay, even if the distance is different, it's still easy to beat you."
A stone fell from Xu Nian's heart. He turned back calmly and looked behind him. Suddenly, he saw a trace of Los. He immediately made a plan.
"Then let's start now. I'll count down to 321, and then we'll start running." Xu Nian nodded and said honestly, "The winner has to agree to one condition of the loser."
"I see." Luo Yin thought to himself that he didn't know what Los liked about this snow leopard. It was very troublesome, with its tail hanging down and ears drooping at every turn. It looked well-behaved, but it was actually not well-behaved at all.
Xu Niancai didn't bother to care what Luo Yin was thinking about writing. He stood there, lowering his body, as if he was about to start running, and said word by word: "3, 2, 1!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Yin rushed away like an arrow.
Xu Nian stood there, watching Luo Yin rush out. Without any pause, he turned around and ran in the opposite direction, rushing towards Los.
And Los was also running towards Xu Nian. God knows when it came back with the mountain goat in its mouth, it found that Xu Nian was missing, and it also smelled Luo Yin's scent. It was so angry that it almost exploded!
The ibex was thrown and almost ran over, and Xu Nian also flew towards Los.
The distance between the two kept getting closer, until Xu Nian crashed into Los' arms. The force was so great that Los fell to the ground while holding him, with the snow acting as a cushion.
It was Xu Nian who bumped into Los's arms, but Los immediately raised his head and licked Xu Nian's body continuously, trying to cover up any trace of Luo Yin's scent. He observed Xu Nian's body to see if he had any injuries, and asked anxiously: "How is it? Are you hurt? You..."
Before Los could finish his question, Xu Nian immediately complained, "It took advantage of the fact that I couldn't smell you and lied to me again and again!"
这话一出，洛斯什么心思都没有了，只顾着舔着许年的脸，试图让许年平静下来，沉声安抚道：“我在这里，年年，我替你揍它。”
As long as Xu Nian didn't follow Luo Yin voluntarily, Los would feel relieved, and he tried hard to rub Xu Nian.
On the other side, Luo Yin, who had run hard to the rock, just turned around with a calm face, ready to let Xu Nian see his victory without any effort, but found that the rock Xu Nian designated was empty. Looking forward, he felt something was wrong.
Xu Nian, who was supposed to be chasing after him, threw himself into Los's arms. The two snow leopards were rubbing against each other, and soon Los let out an angry growl: "Luo Yin, you're looking for death!"
At this moment, the grudges and hatreds that had accumulated for two and a half years broke out at this moment. The main fuse was that Luo Yin deceived Xu Nian twice and tried to take Xu Nian away from him. This was something that Los could not tolerate!
The two brothers met at this moment, and a battle began again.
…
"What's that sound?" Kai'e was just about to go find something to eat when he met a Tibetan fox on the way. After snatching the fox's food, he looked at his furry self. Before he could rest, he heard the roar of his own kind.
It sounded somewhat familiar. Upon closer listening, it was clearly the sound of three snow leopards.
"Xunian, Luo Si, Luo Yin?" Kaie was shocked. "They met already? They're going to fight! This..."
It hesitated for a moment whether to go and take a look. After all, Xu Nian had said before that both snow leopards loved him but could not get him, and they must be fighting for love at this moment. This kind of scene is rarely seen.
So Kaie hesitated for only two seconds, then immediately went back with firm steps to watch the show. The curiosity of cats cannot be changed, and even snow leopards are no exception.
It walked back on its own initiative and hid behind a rock for safety. Sure enough, it saw Luo Yin and Los fighting.
Luo Yin and Los have similar combat capabilities. The two snow leopards have been fighting since they were young, and there has almost never been a clear winner. This time is no exception, and Xu Nian can't help much. He knows very well that what he has to do is not to be caught by Luo Yin, otherwise the other party will use him to threaten Los and will definitely drag Los down.
However, although combat power cannot provide any help, it can disrupt the opponent in all directions.
"Luo Yin, you promised me before that the winner must agree to one condition of the loser. You owe me a condition!" Xu Nian said.
"I won!" Luo Yin said angrily.
"Yes, you won, so the winner promised the loser a condition, and you owe me a condition! See for yourself if it is right!" Xu Nian continued.
As soon as these words came out, Luo Yin immediately said: "The winner promises the loser - eh?"
It finally realized something was wrong, and in the moment it was stunned, Los took the opportunity to bite it. It groaned in pain and suddenly realized that it had been tricked by Xu Nian.
At the same time, Xu Nian next to him took the opportunity to bite Luo Yin's tail. After biting, Xu Nian immediately let go of his mouth and ran around without any desire to fight, leaving Luo Yin almost helpless.
Los took advantage of the moment when it was thinking, bit it twice, and immediately changed its attack method. Luo Yin was depressed, knowing that he could not continue fighting today, otherwise he would definitely be defeated.
This time, it didn't care about face or not, and pretended to attack Xu Nian. When Xu Nian dodged backwards and Los went to protect Xu Nian, it immediately turned around and ran away.
Seeing this, Los was about to continue chasing after him, but Xu Nian stopped him and said, "Los, don't chase."
The principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy is still useful. After all, Xu Nian doesn't want Luo Si to get hurt. If he forces Luo Yin to fight desperately for this matter, it will be a loss.
Los glanced at the direction where Luo Yin left with some reluctance, but then glanced at Xu Nian again. Finally, he moved closer to Xu Nian, rubbed against him gently, licked Xu Nian affectionately, and said, "Fortunately, you're okay."
Los suddenly realized that Xu Nian's problem was not whether it could always stay by Xu Nian's side, because it always had to hunt and might even get hurt. What it should do was not to protect Xu Nian in all directions, but to improve Xu Nian's own combat strength while protecting him. Otherwise, if something happened, Xu Nian would easily get hurt.
Xu Nian noticed Los's uneasiness, took the initiative to lean over and kiss Los, and said: "I'm safe, I'm fine."
The two somewhat disheveled snow leopards rubbed against each other, relying on each other in this icy and snowy weather, snuggling up to each other, feeling sorry for any wounds on each other's bodies and worrying about any snow leopard hair that fell off.
"Kiss you." Xu Nian kissed Los and said, "Before my sense of smell recovers, you have to kiss me every time. Then I know it's you and not someone else."
It has only been a few years since people started asking for a kiss so openly.
A busy snow leopard was limping and licking its wound as it walked towards a rock. However, just as it jumped onto the rock and was about to rest, it lowered its head and made eye contact with Kaie, who was hiding behind the rock and watching the fun.
"It's you again." Luo Yin said depressedly: "Why are you running around everywhere?"
Kaie took a step back. He didn't dare to say anything more. While Luo Yin had no intention of beating him, he quickly ran away with his tail in his mouth.
However, misfortunes never come singly. When it returned home at night, it found that its nest had also been occupied by Luo Yin.
"..." Kaie looked at the blizzard outside, then looked at his own nest. There was no place to shelter from the snow nearby. He also found that the battle between Luo Yin and Los had actually caused Luo Yin to be seriously injured.
Suddenly, a wave of rage filled the air. After turning at the doorway, it said, under Luo Yin's weary gaze, "Luo Yin, this is my den. I should actually kick you out, but let's make a bet. The winner agrees to one condition from the loser. My condition is simple: you have to catch two, no, three, blue sheep for me. Any conditions you choose."
Luo Yin, who was originally drowsy due to injury, immediately opened his eyes. His gaze fell on Kaie, and his tired eyes instantly became fierce.
Kaierton felt that something was wrong and that there might be more than one disaster today, maybe three.
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