Chapter 16 Why are you crying? Xu Nian: Ah?
Los walked in front and Xu Nian followed obediently behind. This time when he fell from the mountain, he could actually feel that he was not particularly painful, which was much better than before. Of course, he would not simply think that he was lucky.
He knew that he was using Los as a scapegoat.
As Xu Nian thought about this, his furry ears suddenly pressed back guiltily. Feeling more and more guilty, the snow leopard counted how many times he had stepped on Los's tail during this period of time, how many times he had made Los angry, and this time he accidentally used it as a scapegoat.
With this calculation, he broke out in a cold sweat in this cold wind, and felt that the wild snow leopard in front of him was indeed emotionally stable and tolerant.
The vulture watched the two snow leopards roll down the mountain and climb up again silently. It wanted to take the ibex for itself, but unfortunately, before it could make a move, Los had already noticed it. While climbing the mountain, he turned his head and issued a warning to the vulture.
Xu Nian followed behind it. Being easily frightened, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at Los.
"I wasn't yelling at you." Looking at Xu Nian's expression, Los guessed what he was about to say. Before Xu Nian could even apologize, he immediately said, "If you didn't do anything wrong, there's no need to apologize."
Xu Nian thought to himself, I did something wrong, I used you as a scapegoat.
But since Los didn't mention this, it's even more impossible for Xu Nian to say it.
The two snow leopards climbed up the rock wall one after the other. Usually, Los could climb up the sloping wall with just a few jumps, but this time, he glanced at the way he usually climbed the mountain, then pretended to pass by and chose another flatter way.
It has no other meaning, it just doesn't want to be Xu Nian's scapegoat again.
After returning to his nest, Xu Nian squatted on the ground and licked his paws. He whispered, "Are you okay after falling?"
He saw that the height was not low. He could hear the whistling cold wind in his ears even when standing next to it. The vulture seemed to be circling around him. Xu Nian had no doubt that if the vulture pawed him at this moment, he might become a snow leopard falling off the cliff.
Xu Nian saw Los lying beside the cliff as soon as he came back, and thought that he was injured, and he felt even more guilty.
"Something's wrong." Los said coldly, "Try to see how it feels to be stepped on by a few claws."
Hearing this, Xu Nian's guilt gradually turned into a guilty conscience. He subconsciously looked down at his paw, unable to believe that he had actually used Los as a scapegoat. So, to hide his embarrassment, he lowered his head and licked his large paw. He thought for a moment, then carried the nearby ibex to Los's side. He raised his paw and pawed at the ibex, saying with a flattering smile, "Eat! You've been tired all day, you must be hungry."
"..." Los looked at the blue sheep silently, then looked at Xu Nian, and said in disbelief: "You're giving it to me with my own sheep?"
"I'll owe you money for now." Xu Nian said helplessly, "However, I can give you more rabbits next time, or when I learn to hunt blue sheep, I will definitely give you the first one."
It was the first time Los had heard of something like this being owed. He grabbed the blue sheep in front of Xu Nian's expectant gaze. A cold and ruthless expression appeared on his furry snow leopard face. He said in a harsh tone, "Just once. Remember to return it to me."
"Of course, of course." Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.
When Los was eating blue sheep, he would often tear open the prey's neck first, drink all the blood, and then eat its flesh and bones. Xu Nian was also surprised before, because he thought that when snow leopards and lions and tigers ate their prey, there would usually be blood everywhere, but in fact, it was not the case.
When Los finishes eating his prey, some will get on his face, but he will lick it clean and take good care of himself.
In comparison, Xu Nian, the novice snow leopard, seemed less skilled. He almost buried his head in the meat to eat, and he could never tear it off, so he could only use his claws to dig out the pieces of meat. Sometimes Los couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply raised his hind paws to step on the blue sheep, forcing Xu Nian to lower his head and gnaw on it.
"I don't know what that loser Luo Yin taught you. You don't know anything." Los sneered, "That loser Snow Leopard."
"Not really..." Xu Nian's furry ears twitched. He was still busy eating, so he didn't see the mockery in Los's eyes. He just remembered to mutter, "It's mine, so naturally I don't have to hunt for it."
He didn't dare to look at Los's eyes at this time, for fear that he would be seen through.
"Feeding you... without hunting?" Los fell strangely silent. It lay beside him in silence, frowning, as if thinking about something. After a while, when Xu Nian had eaten his fill, it glanced at his bulging belly and suddenly said, "I knew you couldn't hunt. It's really its fault."
Xu Nian: ...
He was wondering why he couldn't get over this matter.
He didn't dare tell Los too many details about Luo Yin. The more he said, the more mistakes he would make. He understood this principle and timidly coiled his tail to cover his four paws.
It was snowing heavily, and the cold wind made it difficult for him to open his eyes. The snow leopard's fur was a little messy in the biting cold wind.
"Why are you crying?" A confused and helpless voice appeared in Xu Nian's ears. He subconsciously turned his head and looked at Los who was walking towards him. He tilted his head slightly, and his already beautiful eyes were looking at Los blankly.
Los stood in front of Xu Nian in silence for a long time before he whispered, "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Luo Yin. I don't know why you're afraid of heights, but it must be its fault that it didn't teach you how to hunt for so long."
Xu Nian didn't dare to say more, as the more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make.
"But it won't teach you how to hunt, probably because its strength is limited." After Los finished speaking, it gently raised its chin, and its tail unconsciously lifted high behind it, and the tip of its tail even twitched a few times. It said: "I will teach you how to hunt blue sheep. You will never be bullied by other beasts again."
Even if Xu Nian didn't say it, Los could probably imagine how much bullying this snow leopard had suffered along the way by looking at Xu Nian's hunting skills.
Xu Nian could only listen and nod in agreement. He didn't cry at all. At most, he was just facing the cold wind. However, it was rare to see Los speaking so softly, so he naturally wouldn't make himself unhappy. After listening to Los's words honestly, he immediately praised him very tactfully, saying, "As expected of you, Los. As expected of you!"
Anyway, no matter what, Xu Nian still understands the principle of not hitting a smiling leopard with your claws.
In terms of obedience, Xu Nian is definitely the most obedient and sensible snow leopard that Los has ever seen in his two-year-old life. It doesn't like its own kind, but Los feels that Xu Nian is an exception.
It came over and sniffed Xu Nian, licking the remaining blood on his cheek. Then it lay down beside Xu Nian and said, "A big snowstorm is coming. Stay with me and don't leave. Otherwise, you won't be able to survive this winter alone."
Having experienced a severe snowstorm, Los knew too well how many animals would die in such extreme weather. Even the snow leopard, a top predator, would die in the winter if it was not careful.
After Los finished speaking, he immediately heard positive feedback from Xu Nian. He immediately said, "I understand. I'll listen to you."
So, this wild snow leopard, which had never experienced what was called "emotional value", gently swung its tail with great pleasure, and even gently placed its tail on Xu Nian's body.
Xu Nian turned his head cautiously several times and didn't dare to say a word.
His intuition told him that if he let go of Los's tail at this time, something bad would happen. This intuition was very strong, so Xu Nian lay obediently and let the furry tail rest on his back.
I have to say that the snow leopard's tail is really soft, both soft and warm. Xu Nian uses his tail to cushion his head, making himself sleep more comfortably.
At this moment, a group of wolves in the forest were confronting a wounded snow leopard. The snow leopard was none other than Kaie, who had just been driven down the mountain. He really felt that he was unlucky as he had just come down the mountain and encountered a pack of wolves, so he could only retreat again and again.
"Woo--" the wolves issued a warning.
Kaie looked at the wolves surrounding him, lowered his body, stepped back, and then rushed into the woods without looking back.
"I'll hide for a few days first. When the two brothers Losloyin start fighting, I'll come and occupy the land!" Kaie had this idea in mind, so he wandered at the foot of the mountain and refused to leave.
When Kaie thought of the Losloyin brothers, he immediately cheered for his own intelligence, but the aggrieved-looking snow leopard suddenly appeared in his mind. Kaie suddenly stopped his pace, looked back, and made sure that the wolves were not following him, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"That snow leopard..." Kaie raised his head and looked at the snow-capped mountains, gritting his teeth and saying, "How could there be such a vicious snow leopard!"
Only a snow leopard who has been wronged will know how wronged he is. Kaier will never forget what happened today... yesterday... and a few days ago!
It was so angry that it didn't notice a pair of round black eyes staring at it from behind the tree.
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