Chapter 126: Chasing the Wolves Kaier: You have wronged me many times! Many...
The old man was very kind to Xu Nian and Los. Los's recurring wounds finally began to heal, and everything was moving in a good direction.
"Your wound has healed well today." The old man touched Xu Nian beside him, but spoke to Los. After all, Los didn't look like someone who could touch his head, so it was easy for him to be without hands.
If you touch the snow leopard and get a furry rub, then the one who touched it must be Xu Nian. If you touch the snow leopard and your hand gets hurt, then it must be Los.
After the old man gave the food to the two snow leopards, he opened the cattle and sheep pen as usual and took them to find some food. The mastiffs immediately followed to prevent them from encountering other snow leopards, wolves, or even brown bears.
This is a place very close to nature, but it is also a place full of dangers.
The cattle and sheep are still very small, just cubs, and the range of their activities is not very large. They just walk around. The mastiffs patrol the surroundings diligently. Once they find any danger, they immediately divide the work and act. Some give warnings, some prepare to fight, and a few mastiffs evacuate with the cattle and sheep. Everything is in order. They are partners who have been working together for a long time.
This is their job as dogs, and they do it their whole lives.
Xu Nian was also walking around. Occasionally, wolf paw prints could be found nearby. Xu Nian saw one near the sheep pen. He squatted next to the paw print and turned his head to shout at Los, "Los, come and take a look. Look at what I found."
Los immediately stood up and walked towards Xu Nian. The two snow leopards stared at the paw prints. Xu Nian tilted his head slightly and said, "They don't look like Kai's paw prints. They look more like a wolf's."
"There's only one, probably coming to check out the situation." Los often interacted with wolves and was familiar with their hunting habits. After gently wagging his tail, he said, "It looks like there's been a blizzard these past few nights. The wolves are probably starving. There's no prey around here anymore, so they've probably set their sights on this place."
Wolves and mastiffs often fight with each other. It can be said that they are enemies that meet on a narrow road. Xu Nian thought of the cunning look of the wolves and felt a prick. He could see that it was not easy for the old man to raise cattle and sheep here. From time to time, one or two would be stolen by other wild animals. He could only raise mastiffs to guard these cattle and sheep.
Xu Nian licked his paw and said, "Los, I have an idea."
Los glanced at him, leaned over and rubbed against him, and said, "You say."
"Perhaps we can repay the humans." Xu Nian said, "The humans helped the leopard."
Los was a snow leopard who knew how to repay a favor. He twitched his tail slightly, accepting Xu Nian's words and saying, "I understand."
Xu Nian slightly lifted his nose. His sense of smell had actually been slowly recovering since the day he smelled Luo Yin's scent. By now, it had mostly recovered. It was only a matter of time before his sense of smell got better.
This time, the old man actually had quite a lot of cattle and sheep, and they were all cubs, kept in the pen. In addition, the mastiff had been injured in the previous fight with the wolves, so it was difficult to completely protect the area. This is how the wolf found an opportunity to sneak in. The paw print was too close to the sheep pen, but it had not yet entered. It was obvious that it was just here to explore the way.
When the old man came back with the cattle and sheep, Xu Nian and Los, one was lying under the house and the other was standing in the snow. They seemed to be thinking about something. When they saw the old man coming, Xu Nian's tail began to shake gently.
This look reminded Los of the first time they met. The snow leopard had this slightly flattering look, but it didn't disgust him. Instead, it made him feel a little curious.
When Xu Nian came back and lay down beside Los again, he let him lick the fur on his back and said, "I looked around. There are several sheep pens in front, behind, left and right. I don't know which one this wolf wants to attack."
"The one at the back." Ross said.
"But the paw prints were found in the front." Xu Nian tilted his head slightly, but seeing Los's serious expression, Xu Nian immediately realized what Los meant. He couldn't help but gasp and said, "You mean the wolves did it on purpose? They left these very obvious paw prints in the front so that the old man would find them. That way, at night, the old man would put the main mastiffs in the front. Even if there were mastiffs patrolling in the back, there would be relatively fewer. At this time, the wolves would grab the pups and leave without a fight."
Los didn't nod, but he didn't shake his head either. He just leaned over and kissed Xu Nian, his eyes full of admiration for his spouse.
"I'm so smart." Xu Nian boasted.
"You are so smart." Los also leaned over and kissed Xu Nian, his tone slightly doting.
When the old man returned, Xu Nian had already trampled over the paw prints, so he didn't notice them. However, he saw fang marks on the sheep pens in front and behind, which were obviously bites from wild animals. The old man took a closer look and murmured softly, "Could it be that a snow leopard came last night? Or a pack of wolves?"
But no matter what, the old man must take good precautions. These cattle and sheep are his entire fortune and he cannot afford to lose any of them.
At night, just as Los said, the cold wind blew and a blizzard began to brew. Xu Nian's fur was blown up and became a mess. At first, he would lick his fur, but soon found that it was useless, so he just left it alone and waited until the wind died down to tidy up his fur.
The lights in the old man's house were off at night. Usually, it was because the old man was going to sleep, but this time Xu Nian knew that the old man was not asleep yet, and it was very likely that he was still lying in ambush in the house waiting to see what was stealing the sheep.
Xu Nian also half-lay on the ground. They habitually found a relatively hidden place to conceal their bodies, waiting for the wolves to attack.
Until late at night, there was no sound, only the increasingly biting cold wind. Xu Nian began to suspect that he and Los were wrong from time to time, but Los was still awake. It kept this posture, with its furry ears standing up, staring at the movement outside. Such a cold wind could not shake it at all.
As if he had noticed Xu Nian's gaze beside him, Los turned sideways and met Xu Nian's gaze. Then he leaned over and kissed Xu Nian, with a hint of smile in his eyes, and said softly, "Go to sleep. I'll watch you."
"No, I want to go with you." Xu Nian was so sleepy that his eyelids were fighting each other. He felt that he would fall asleep as soon as he lay down, but when he thought of the claw mark, he immediately perked up.
Just when Xu Nian thought that the wolves would not come, the snow leopard beside him suddenly moved slightly. Xu Nian subconsciously raised his head and saw that Los had a very serious expression, as if he saw something. Xu Nian immediately followed Los's gaze and saw two or three wolves slowly walking towards the sheepfold.
They were very alert and cunning. They just circled around and didn't jump in directly. They were obviously worried that there would be a trap here. However, when they approached the sheepfold, the lambs inside were obviously frightened and wanted to run away. As a result, the other sheep also became a little panicked.
However, at this moment, the wolf, which was originally slow in moving, was about to climb over the sheep pen and get in, but it was knocked out by something. When it got up from the ground, it saw the shape of a snow leopard.
Luo Yin moved very quickly, not giving the wolves any chance to react. Cats move much faster than dogs and are more agile. Luo Yin stared at the wolves vigilantly.
Xu Nian also immediately showed his face from behind, as if the two snow leopards had been waiting here for a long time.
However, in fact, there were not only two snow leopards. Kaie, who originally just wanted to get some food, also came here. He arrived just in time and caught up with the wolves escaping.
The wolves were cunning and suspicious by nature, and their planned plan was now blocked by the two snow leopards. Soon the barking of the mastiffs was heard, and the old man pushed open the door and came out directly. The wolves knew that their plan could no longer be implemented. They looked at the two snow leopards with some anger, and then ran away without looking back.
When the mastiff saw this, he was about to chase after them, but was stopped by the old man. He almost immediately came forward to look at Xu Nian and Los, then raised his eyes and saw the figure of a snow leopard chasing after them.
"Kaie, chase him for a few steps and come back, don't go too deep!" Xu Nian shouted.
He thought that the old man had just seen Kaier helping to protect the sheep, and would definitely have a better impression of Kaier. But the old man rubbed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said very cautiously: "It is indeed a snow leopard. This snow leopard is different from other snow leopards!"
Because when the old man came out he didn't see any wolves, he could only see the snow leopard chasing after him, and the mastiff was also chasing the snow leopard. The old man immediately came to the conclusion that the snow leopard wanted to steal the sheep.
Xu Nian: ...
How should I put it, human prejudice is really a bit of a headache.
"Hey, I did a good job!" Kaie wagged his tail, walked back with his head held high, and shouted as he walked, "See? I look handsome, don't I? I'm sure I'll get some jerky this time!"
It helped, so people should give it something to eat.
"I think it's a bit difficult." Anyway, no matter whether it was humans, sheep, or dogs, they could not understand the communication between snow leopards. Xu Nian said directly: "You ran too fast. When people came out, they saw the mastiff chasing you, but did not see you chasing the wolves. Now people seem to think you are a sheep thief." Xu Nian sighed deeply.
People originally thought Kaie was a snow leopard that stole sheep, and now, due to some unexpected circumstances, I'm afraid people have already confirmed this.
Kaie felt frozen in place, heartbroken.
Kaie stood where he was. The old man in front looked at it very vigilantly, then glanced at Xu Nian beside him from the corner of his eye, and felt that the personalities of snow leopards and snow leopards were completely different.
Xu Nian was anxious and wanted to find a way to prove this matter, otherwise the longer the matter was delayed, the false would become true.
When the old man was about to drive Kaie away, Xu Nian bit the corner of his clothes. His movements were not fast, but he took the old man to the place where the paw prints were found before. There was a strange mark on the wooden fence next to the paw prints.
The old man didn't understand what Xu Nian was trying to do at first, but when he saw it, he was surprised and said, "What a clever snow leopard."
The clever snow leopard Xu Nian took him to see the traces left on the sheep pen and the paw prints of wolves in other places. After comparing the two, the old man showed a surprised expression and he subconsciously looked at Kaie.
Kaie didn't understand why the old man suddenly looked at it like that. It subconsciously tilted its head slightly, with a hint of confusion in its eyes.
"Did I misunderstand?" the old man muttered to himself. "These paw prints are clearly from wolves... Then what are you chasing?"
"Chasing what?" Kaie answered instinctively, "Chasing the wolves, of course."
However, the old man did not understand Kaier's words. He just looked at Kaier, sighed deeply, and said, "It seems that I have wronged you this time."
"No, in fact you have wronged me many times!" Kaie said angrily, "Many times!"
The old man did not understand Kaier's anger, but he gave Kaier a bag of dried meat. Kaier quickly forgave the old man and ran away with the dried meat in his mouth.
"This weather... is really abnormal." The old man looked up at the sky and said, "I don't know whether it's good or bad."
Xu Nian didn’t know about other things, but he knew that this was definitely bad for wild animals, and could even be called a disaster.
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