Chapter 22 Doubting Los: When was he injured?
“Ouch—”
The wolves were still howling at each other as usual, but Los just moved his ears slightly. He was used to this disturbing behavior to his neighbors. He sighed and climbed up the mountain road with the marmot in his mouth.
When they returned to the top of the mountain, they saw Xu Nian lying on the snow. He was lying on the snow with his body spread out carelessly, his tail wagging casually, so much so that Los, who had just returned with the prey in his mouth, almost stepped on him.
"Why are you lying on the ground?" Los quickly stepped aside and said, "You're blocking the way."
Hearing this, Xu Nian raised his furry head, shook off the snow on his head, and said with a wry smile, "I'm waiting for you to come back, you see."
He got up and showed Los the rabbit he was protecting underneath. Los was just about to ask him why he didn't eat the rabbit, but before he could say anything, he saw a feather on the rabbit.
Snow leopards don't have feathers on their bodies, and neither do rabbits.
"Why are you lying on the ground?" Los's face darkened. He moved closer and sniffed Xu Nian. His nose was so close to Xu Nian's neck that Xu Nian could feel that every time Los breathed, the hot breath was almost sprayed on Xu Nian's body.
However, Los quickly stepped back a little, frowning and saying, "Why do you smell like a vulture? Did that vulture bully you?"
"No." Xu Nian shook his head and said, "It tried to steal my rabbit, so I pounced on it and narrowly won!"
Before he left, he hid the rabbit in the crevice of a rock in his nest, and when he came back he dug it out with his claws. But who would have thought that just as he got the rabbit out, the vulture swooped down and tried to snatch the rabbit from his claws.
Xu Nian was caught off guard and the rabbit was almost snatched away by the vulture. Fortunately, he pounced on it, grabbed the rabbit tightly, and then bit the vulture. The vulture finally let go of the rabbit, threw away a few bird feathers, and flew away screaming.
Upon hearing this, Los moved closer to Xu Nian and sniffed again, making sure that there was no blood or injury on the other party before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Nian was also very nervous. He had just rushed back and immediately licked his paws and lay on the ground guiltily. He didn't dare let Los know that he had tried to get information from Kaie.
However, what Xu Nian didn't expect was that the only connection between Kai'er and Luo Yin was that Luo Yin had beaten Kai'er. When Kai'er talked about that incident, he gritted his teeth and said, "We were fighting over a marmot at the time. It beat me up, but it didn't want the marmot. Then I realized it didn't like eating marmots at all. It just didn't like me!"
Xu Nian accurately extracted a piece of information: Luo Yin likes to fight and doesn't like to eat marmots.
However, it seems that Los Luoyin and his wife both have the same personality type of liking to fight, no wonder they are brothers.
"You went out?" Los caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and suddenly asked.
Xu Nian was startled, and his hair immediately stood on end. He was a coward and couldn't stand being frightened. When Ross asked him this, he almost blurted out what he had just said, but then he heard the other party continue, "I saw your paw prints stopped behind mine. Did you wait for me at the cliff after I went hunting?"
A trace of confusion appeared on Xu Nian's furry face. He subconsciously tilted his head and stared at Los, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
Los' eyes softened slightly for a moment, then he turned his head to lick the fur on his side, turned around neatly and walked outside with his tail swung, and inadvertently kicked the marmot to Xu Nian's side.
It then carried away the frozen rabbit.
Xu Nian looked at the marmot in front of him silently. He raised his paw and scratched the marmot. It must be said that this kind of animal was so rare before that he had no idea where to start eating it.
But it can be seen that this prey has a lot of meat.
Marmot, also known as groundhog, is now placed in front of Xu Nian. It does not look as delicious as the rabbit, but when Xu Nian took the first bite, he overturned his previous conclusion.
The meat is firm and for snow leopards, it can really fill their stomachs and taste good.
The marmot's blood splashed on Xu Nian's face. He shook his head and lowered his head to chew the food, but he did not eat the tastiest part. Instead, he left that part and put it in front of Los who had finished eating the rabbit.
"You don't want to eat anymore?" Los asked in confusion.
"I'm full." Xu Nian squatted in front of Los, licked his paw, gently lifted the injured paw, and subconsciously rubbed his face with his paw.
Because this made him very close to Los, Los suddenly paused, twitched his nose twice, and asked, "Have you seen Kaie?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he confessed immediately, "I went to get the rabbit, and by the way, I asked about Luo Yin's whereabouts. We haven't seen him since the snowstorm, and I'm very worried about him."
What he said was half true and half false, because he was squatting in front of Luo Yin. He tilted his furry head slightly and looked very obedient.
However, when Los heard the sensitive name, his eyes turned cold instantly. He bit the marmot hard and tore it apart. He looked much more ferocious than usual.
All in all, the way it was eating was full of the ferocity of a wild beast, but there was no sign of enjoyment at all. Xu Nian secretly thought that maybe it was because this was just Los's personality.
Los had no idea that his small action added another stereotype to himself.
"Do you really want to go find it?" There was blood on Los's handsome furry face. He seemed to be picking at the marmot's flesh, but in fact, his ears had already stood up, and he was listening carefully to Xu Nian's words.
Xu Nian said without hesitation: "Of course, of course. After all, your elder brother and I have been good friends for a long time. He said that I am his only good leopard friend."
Los picked up the remaining marmot, turned around and walked towards the cliff, facing the cold wind, eating the prey by himself, with his long tail curled up.
It felt that it shouldn't have run so far to catch a marmot. Sure enough, those who hung out with Luo Yin were not good people.
"But this is the first time I've seen such a fat marmot." Xu Nian noticed at the first moment that Los was in a bad mood. He thought about it again and again, and finally realized that it was because he did not give enough value to his emotions.
He immediately came to Los's side with his tail up, but still didn't dare to go to the place closest to the cliff. He chose a relatively safe place to climb down, raised his claws and carefully scratched Los's hind paws.
Ross looked back at him expressionlessly, without saying a word.
"It's rare to see a marmot this big, especially in this icy and snowy place. Some snow leopards can't even find rabbits, but some snow leopards can easily catch rabbits and marmots. How can this not be a sign of strength!" Xu Nian chuckled and praised with emotion: "In my career as a snow leopard, you are the most powerful snow leopard I have ever met!"
After all, he had only been a snow leopard for more than 20 days. However, compared to his previous appearance of being thin, with messy fur, and almost starving himself to death, he has now been raised with fluffy fur, and looks like a big furry ball.
"The most powerful snow leopard?" Los sneered when he heard this, and turned to look at Xu Nian. Suddenly, the two snow leopards were very close, with their noses almost touching. He asked, "So, who's more powerful, me or Luo Yin?"
"Of course it's you." Xu Nian knew that the leopard had to bow its head under the cliff, so he immediately said, "Luo Yin said that its younger brother is very, very powerful!"
Every time he heard this, a strange look would flash across Ross's eyes. His furry ears would twitch slightly, and he would slowly say, "Really?"
Although Xu Nian had sensed something was amiss, this intuition was fleeting, and Los's cold gaze was fixed on him. He immediately replied, "Really!"
Los stopped talking and licked his paws, as if thinking about something.
Liars generally have one thing in common: when their lies receive no response, they become anxious and anxious to prove that what they said is true, which makes them more likely to make more mistakes.
But unfortunately, Xu Nian is not a primary liar.
His experience has made him better understand how to please others, how to admit defeat, and how to protect himself.
He vaguely noticed that when Luo Yin was mentioned, there was something wrong with Los's expression. Although he was not quite sure what the problem was, he could at least see that it was not a happy expression.
"How long have you known Luo Yin?" Los suddenly asked.
"Half a year... um." Xu Nian thought about how when he saw Los in the video before, he was still a one and a half year old snow leopard cub. Now that more than a year had passed, he chose a more moderate time and said, "About half a year."
However, as soon as these words were spoken, Los, who had just been licking his paws, suddenly stopped. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Nian, his sharp leopard eyes full of scrutiny.
"Xu Nian." Los suddenly stood up and stood in front of Xu Nian, blocking out the light and the cold wind. Xu Nian hooked his big furry front paws and gently tilted his head to look at Los. His eyes followed Los's movements, and finally he said in confusion, "I'm here."
"Guess how long it's been since Luo Yin and I last saw each other." Luo Si's voice was soft, but Xu Nian's alarm bells instantly rang. His sense of danger was almost at its peak. Every hair on his body was reminding him that this question was very wrong! Very dangerous!
"How...how long?" Xu Nian asked.
"Three months." Ross asked curiously, "You said you've known each other for half a year. How come I didn't know about this?"
At that moment, Xu Nian actually wanted to run, but reason grabbed his claws tightly and made him lie on the spot. He looked up at Los who was examining him, and he saw a hint of doubt in Los's eyes.
He wanted to run, but he didn't. He had seen Los hunting and had no doubt that if he ran, he would be the one buried with the half-dead groundhog.
"Los." Xu Nian had a very obedient expression. He licked his paw to relieve his tension. Although he seemed calm, he was actually covered in cold sweat and his ears subconsciously pressed down. At this moment, he did not care about these body reactions. He raised the injured paw and placed it lightly on Los's furry paw.
The two furry paws overlapped each other. Los lowered his eyes to take a look, but did not move away.
"I didn't explain myself clearly. Your eldest brother and I met half a year ago, but we only met once. Then, two or three months ago, I was injured and was rescued by your eldest brother. He then took me in, and we temporarily lived on the same mountain and became good friends." Xu Nian's eyes were sincere, and his attitude was sincere, though he didn't tell the truth. However, he looked at Los with such an obedient look, his paws slightly raised with nervousness, and whispered, "If you don't believe me, wait until your eldest brother comes, and you'll know."
When your eldest brother comes, I will run away and you will know that I lied.
When Los was about to speak, he felt the furry paw pressing on his paw move uneasily. He lowered his eyes and looked at it. His pupils suddenly contracted and he stared at a bloodstain for a long time.
"How badly injured was he? How did he get injured?" Los asked finally.
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