Chapter 128: Quarrel with the eldest brother Xu Nian: Stop fighting!
Since the steel pipe fishing method is no longer usable, Xu Nian gave two options: either change the location or go down the mountain to look for it again.
Finally, the three snow leopards weighed the pros and cons and chose the first method.
There is no prey here, so it is not suitable for survival. They must find a better place to live.
"Since we need to find a new place, I won't go with you." Kaie flicked his tail and said, "I think spring won't be far after this blizzard."
"Okay." Los didn't care. He was used to living alone and only chose to live with other snow leopards in this cold and dangerous winter. In fact, normally, he would rather be alone with Xu Nian. But Xu Nian was reluctant to let him go. He thought Kaie was a good friend.
However, all good things must come to an end, and everyone had to go their separate ways. Xu Nian and Los prepared to go to a farther place to look for prey.
After confirming it, Los and Xu Nian set out early the next morning. However, they did not move very fast. They were looking for prey while looking for a place to live. They would rest wherever they saw that was suitable for survival.
When they arrived at a cave, Xu Nian went over to sniff. At first, he just sniffed casually as usual, but soon realized that the smell was wrong. He immediately raised his head to take a look, and went closer to the stone wall to continue sniffing.
"Los." Xu Nian looked at Los who had just returned from a nearby inspection and said, "I seem to smell the scent of Luo Yin."
Upon hearing this, Los's face darkened, but he suddenly remembered that Xu Nian and Luo Yin had nothing to do with each other, and he immediately became happy again. After wagging his tail gently behind him a few times, he quickened his pace.
Before it reached the cave, it had already smelled Luo Yin's scent, and with such a strong smell, it was not difficult to guess that this should be Luo Yin's nest.
"To be honest, I think this nest looks a little familiar." Xu Nian said hesitantly.
"It was Kai's den, but Luo Yin robbed it." Los said calmly, "Luo Yin is like that. The dens it finds for itself are either leaky or drafty, and some are easy to slide into, so it just robs other snow leopard dens."
Xu Nian: ...
"It must have gone out hunting to see if there was any food." Los walked around the den and said disappointedly, "I knew it was a loser."
This made Xu Nian vaguely remember that he had heard Los say this about Luo Yin before, and he had also heard Luo Yin say this about Los. Now it seems that these two snow leopard brothers really can't stand each other.
Thinking of this, Xu Nian remembered that when he first met Los, he deceived Los by claiming that he was Luo Yin's best friend. Now he felt scared when he thought about it. Fortunately, Los didn't beat him up as soon as they met.
He realized belatedly that he seemed to be jumping back and forth on the edge of danger.
"What did you think when I told you that Luo Yin and I were close friends?" Xu Nian leaned over to Luo Si, nuzzled him, and asked curiously, "Did you think that was stupid?"
"A little bit." Los nodded slightly, and after a moment's consideration, he replied, "If it were a snow leopard, I wouldn't believe it."
"Then why did you believe what I said at that time?" Xu Nian was a little surprised.
"Because you are beautiful." Los said calmly.
It was merely stating a fact, what it thought in its heart. However, such simple words made Xu Nian blush. He raised his paw and gently scratched his face, muffledly saying, "You thought I was pretty the first time you saw me, so you liked me? So you believe what I say?"
"No." Los thought for a moment and corrected himself, "You're half right. I thought you were pretty the first time I saw you, but I didn't believe you because I liked you. I believed you because Luo Yin liked pretty snow leopards."
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian couldn't help laughing. He half-knelt on the ground and rolled gently into Los' arms.
Now he thought about what he had said, and he didn’t know how Los felt when he heard it. But now Xu Nian felt a little embarrassed when he thought about it.
"But I like you more." Los moved closer to Xu Nian and said, "I like you, Nian Nian."
Xu Nian took the initiative to kiss Los, which was the best response to Los.
"..." Luo Yin, who was coming back with a rabbit in his mouth, had just climbed up the rock wall and was about to go home, but he saw the intimacy between Los and Xu Nian. He stood there and the rabbit almost fell out of his mouth.
Xu Nian didn't expect Luo Yin to come back so soon. He didn't plan to meet Luo Yin, he just came to find a nest, but he didn't expect to find Luo Yin's nest.
"Is it appropriate?" Luo Yin held it in for a long time before finally uttering three words. He placed his rabbit next to his paw, spun it back and forth between Luo Si and Xu Nian, and angrily asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Just passing by." Ross said.
Although the location of this nest is okay, it is not far from their previous nest. They are just looking for a temporary place to rest and will continue their journey tomorrow, so it doesn't have to be this nest.
The most important thing is that there is a strong scent of Luo Yin here, which will not dissipate for a while. Even if Los wants to cover up its scent, it is difficult, so Los still doesn't like Xu Nian to have even a little bit of the smell of Luo Yin on his body.
It has been jealous for several months.
Xu Nian was also a little embarrassed. After all, he had spread rumors in front of the original owner, and the original owner heard it clearly. Moreover, the original owner thought that he had raised him to death.
All in all, the situation is a bit complicated, so it's better to leave first.
Xu Nian nudged Los and whispered, "Let's go."
Ross glanced at him, then nodded and said, "Okay."
When Luo Si and Xu Nian were about to leave, they suddenly heard Luo Yin's voice behind them, shouting, "Wait a minute."
"Meow—" Los turned his head and looked at the other party warily. Luo Yin was standing on it. After glancing at Los, he turned his gaze to Xu Nian and said, "If you encounter a long pipe on the road, don't lick it. Stay away from it, otherwise you will be attacked."
Xu Nian tilted his head slightly, his eyes looking a little confused.
Luo Yin racked his brains to think of the name of that thing. He had heard someone mention it before, but his memory was not very good and he forgot it all of a sudden. It was a little difficult to recall it now.
"Long tube?" Xu Nian hesitated, "Steel tube?"
"Right!" Luo Yin nodded and said, "That's it. Stay away from it. This is very problematic."
Xu Nian: ...
He has already experienced the power of the steel pipe and will definitely not lick it a second time.
"It seems you've experienced the feeling of a steel pipe sticking to it." Los's tail twitched slightly. He said, "You can make such a mistake. You're quite worthy of me."
"Your mother taught you how to use this to save yourselves, but the problem is that Luo Yin has a poor memory and must have forgotten it completely." Xu Nian's voice was very soft, deliberately avoiding Luo Yin's.
But although Luo Yin had a poor memory, his hearing was surprisingly good. He just shook his ears slightly and heard everything Xu Nian said clearly.
Ross glanced at Xu Nian and suddenly felt that this explanation... seemed to be okay.
"Thank you." No matter what, at least Luo Yin's reminder was kind. Xu Nian said gratefully, "We understand."
"What's wrong with me licking the steel pipe? It's better than some snow leopards being fooled, right?" Luo Yin sneered and immediately became tit-for-tat with Los. Xu Nian, who was originally preparing to mediate, was innocently caught in the crossfire and felt a little headache for a moment. How did this problem come back to him after all these twists and turns?
"I'm happy to!" Los bared his fangs and growled, "You pretended to be me and tricked him into leaving. Then you didn't know how to protect him and caused him to fall. You're useless."
"Aren't you a piece of crap? You left your spouse alone in a cave, and then they got drowned by an avalanche." Luo Yin sneered, "Trash."
Seeing that the two snow leopards were about to fight each other, Xu Nian suddenly felt that something was wrong and hurriedly tried to stop them, saying, "Stop arguing, stop arguing, we are all good brothers."
"No." The two snow leopards said at the same time with disdain: "I can never be brothers with trash."
Xu Nian: ...
Okay, these two irrational young snow leopards are less than three years old, so forget it.
Finally, when the two snow leopards were about to fight, Xu Nian hurriedly stopped them and dragged Los down the mountain, saying as they walked, "We won't fight. We need to conserve our energy and not waste it in a place like this."
Los was furious, but Xu Nian could calm him down with just a few words. If Xu Nian gave him a kiss, he would immediately forget what had just happened.
Xu Nian kissed Los, his tail twitching slightly, and he said in a muffled voice, "The road ahead is still very dangerous. We can't just fight casually. It would be a waste if we get hurt."
The most important thing is that the opponent in this fight is Luo Yin. Xu Nian has not forgotten who bit the wound in Los's abdomen when he was a child, nor has he forgotten what Kaie said before, that the brothers Los and Luo Yin have similar fighting abilities, so they often bite each other, bleeding, and no one wins.
In the end, Los listened to Xu Nian and found a place to rest. He licked Xu Nian's ruffled fur and held him in his arms.
At night, there would usually be the howling of wolves, but there was none tonight, so it was particularly quiet.
Xu Nian lay sideways in Los's arms, their two snow leopards' furry tails entwined. Listening to the whistling wind outside, Xu Nian asked, "What does spring look like?"
Xu Nian has never seen spring in the place where snow leopards live. He is a little curious. It is said that spring is the season when all things come back to life, but he has not had any real experience of it. In the city, he only feels that spring comes very briefly, as if it is a place where winter and summer meet. It is so short that he can't tell when spring begins.
"Spring?" Los licked Xu Nian. Xu Nian thought for a moment and answered seriously, "There will be a lot of animals having sex. It's the season for mating."
Xu Nian: ...
This is indeed a very beastly answer, and very consistent with the identity of a wild snow leopard.
"There will be a lot of prey, and many predators will come along, so there's plenty to eat, but there's also a lot of danger." Los paused, then continued, "In winter, people fight for prey, and in spring, they fight for territory."
"It's very dangerous." Xu Nian couldn't help but get up.
"Compared to wolves and other animals, we snow leopards are relatively safe." Los didn't exaggerate. He simply stated the facts. "Because where we live, neither wolves nor brown bears can climb up. They can't survive among the rock walls, so having this territory is useless. However, some wolf packs like to include our territory in theirs. But the most important thing is our kind, the snow leopards."
"Only snow leopards care about their territories high in the mountains," Xu Nian said. "It seems spring isn't quiet either."
"There are a lot of fights," Los said. "It's common. The winner gets the territory, and the loser loses it. For example, we're here now, and when we return to our previous territory, we might encounter other snow leopards and fight over it."
"Then I have to learn how to fight quickly." Xu Nian said quickly: "I can help, I really can. If it doesn't work, I will bite it!"
Hearing this, Los couldn't help but laugh. He leaned over and licked Xu Nian, saying, "When we snow leopards fight, it's all about biting and tearing each other apart."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
