Chapter 27: The Leopard Xu Nian I Don’t Like: I understand everything, I just don’t love him…
The cold wind was howling, and the whistling sound became extremely clear in Xu Nian's ears. He felt that his senses were infinitely magnified.
However, even more obvious than the sound of the wind was the sound of his own heartbeat, thump, thump, thump—
"Haven't you woken up yet?" Kaie came up once in the middle, took a few cautious steps towards Xu Nian, and then looked at Los in confusion, as if he was curious about how the snow leopard with a bad temper could endure for so long and just lie there like this.
"Yeah." Ross responded coldly.
"How about we wake him up?" Kaie tentatively raised his paw. Just as he was about to push Xu Nian, he felt Los's almost cold gaze. He smoothly retracted his paw and walked around as if nothing was happening. Then, with a flick of his tail, he said loudly, "Since there's no danger around, I'll return to my den. I'm busy too."
This time Los didn't respond to it.
Seeing this, Kaie shrank his neck and looked curiously at Xu Nian who continued to close his eyes and pretend to be unconscious. The other party really couldn't even pretend to be unconscious. He actually forgot that his important tail was still hanging out.
Of course you should hold down the tail and pretend to faint, so you don't have to worry about the tail exposing you.
However, it didn't dare to stay here for long. Even though Los didn't say anything, the beast's instinct told it that this bad-tempered snow leopard was in a very bad mood and it was best not to provoke him, as it would easily cause trouble for itself.
So Kaie very tactfully left with his tail in his mouth, looking back every few steps, and finally jumped off the rock in Los's very impatient eyes and disappeared from Los's sight.
Only Los and Xu Nian, who was pretending to be unconscious, were left halfway up the mountain.
At first Xu Nian was really pretending to be faint, but later he really fell asleep. When he woke up, he subconsciously stretched, and the entire snow leopard waist was exposed in front of Los.
When Los heard Xu Nian waking up, he was about to speak, but he was caught off guard when he saw him stretching.
"Awake?" Ross sneered and said, "Did you sleep well?"
Xu Nian woke up almost the moment he saw Los. He realized what he had done and regretted that he had overslept. In fact, he did oversleep. He didn't know if it was because Los was next to him, or maybe he really hit his head when he fell. In short, he slept for a whole day and night, and Los also stayed by his side for a whole day and night.
It would never tell Xu Nian. At first, it thought Xu Nian was pretending to be unconscious, but later, when it found that his tail was still and his eyes were closed, Los could not help but get up and move closer to Xu Nian, sniffing him. After confirming that there was no serious injury, it let go. However, Xu Nian slept for a long time, so Los got up several times in the middle of the night. Just when it was about to force Xu Nian to wake up, he turned over with a groan, changed his position and continued to sleep.
Los felt relieved all of a sudden and retracted his big furry paw that he had just raised.
"I'm awake." It was impossible for Xu Nian to pretend to be faint again, but this time he was really a little dizzy. He suspected that he had really hit his head when he fell from above, so he shook his big furry head hard, and then looked towards Los cautiously.
Los was looking back at him, not pressing him.
"Listen to my explanation." Xu Nian sighed and said, "It's a long story. Why don't we talk about it when we have time?"
"I have time now." Los acted as if he had a lot of free time. He lazily lay down in front of Xu Nian and said calmly, "Go ahead."
Judging from the situation, it seems like I won’t be able to survive today.
Xu Nian was crying in his heart, but he remained obedient on the surface. He tried to squat down and swept his tail lightly with some anxiety. He and Los were less than one meter apart, which was enough for Los to rush over and bite his throat.
"Actually, I admit that I concealed some things." Xu Nian lowered his head and whispered, "But please believe me, I was actually... afraid that you would worry about me."
Los' eyes narrowed slightly, and his furry ears suddenly stood up.
"Los, do you remember the first time we met?" Xu Nian looked at Los and whispered, "At that time, I accidentally ate your prey. You told me this later, but I didn't realize it was your prey, let alone that it was your territory. I didn't even know if you killed the mountain goat or if the wolves did. Yet, you told me with such a cold face, 'Can't you smell me?'"
"I don't have a cold face," Ross denied.
"You're telling me calmly that you can't smell me?" Xu Nian imitated Los's expression at the time, and then said helplessly, "Actually, I really couldn't smell it at the time."
It’s not that I can’t smell it, it’s that I can’t understand it.
"Hmm?" Los seemed to have noticed something. He changed his lazy attitude and his eyes became slightly sharper.
"Alas, because at that time, I couldn't smell anything at all!" Xu Nian raised his paw and tilted his face slightly, seeming to be a little worried. The fur on his face was a little messy from the cold wind, but this did not affect the snow leopard's nonsense. He raised his paw and gently scratched his mouth and nose. Finally, he whispered: "It's a long story. At that time, when I met your elder brother, I was seriously injured. My nose was severely damaged, so I couldn't smell anything at all. So, I didn't smell that it was your elder brother's scent at all."
"..." Ross was silent for a moment.
"So..." Just when Xu Nian thought that Los had believed him, Los suddenly spoke cautiously, "I remember you said that you met Luo Yin half a year ago, and then you got injured, and then you met it. So, Xu Nian, your nose was injured half a year ago?"
This timeline obviously didn't match. Xu Nian's mind was confused and he coughed twice in embarrassment. He had told so many lies that he always forgot what he had said before. He was a little annoyed with his memory and wished he could find something to record it.
But obviously Los's memory seemed to be much better than his.
"My nose was injured half a year ago." Xu Nian said calmly, "Then when I met your eldest brother, my nose was injured again."
For a moment, Xu Nian really wanted to ask Los what would happen if he lied.
But before he could ask the question, he saw the snow leopard's eyes gradually turned cold. Xu Nian's words were stuck in his throat, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
He realized that his relationship with Los was not good enough to forgive each other's deception, but from the very beginning, it was a deception. He deceived each other to save his life, otherwise he would not have survived to this day.
Xu Nian shrank his neck slightly, his eyes full of expectation. He hoped that Los would accept this statement and stop asking questions. If he continued to ask questions, he would really have to review what he said every night to prevent any mismatches.
Perhaps it was because he heard Xu Nian's prayer, after staring at him for a long time, Los's eyes fell on Xu Nian's nose. Xu Nian's nose was very beautiful, and compared with other snow leopards, it looked softer, so his whole face was less fierce and more well-behaved compared to Los's.
How could such a well-behaved snow leopard deceive the leopard?
"Are you telling the truth?" Los asked warily.
"Of course." Xu Nian could only bite the bullet and go all the way to the end. He seemed obedient, but in fact he was stubborn: "From the past to now, what question have you asked that I haven't answered for you? I have said everything I can say and done everything I can do. I have tried very hard, tried very hard to listen to you, and I have tried very, very hard to apologize for biting your tail..."
Xu Nian's beautiful snow leopard eyes were full of helplessness. He looked at Los gently, his eyes seemed a little evasive, then he quickly lowered his head to look at his paws, and his furry ears drooped because of his bad mood.
"Actually, I was thinking that the wind and snow have been very strong recently, and you must be very tired." Xu Nian used a trick of surrender that he had seen before. He had used this trick to make a living for himself, to save himself from some physical pain, and to gain a brief comfort. Now, for the sake of his own life, he used this trick on Los again.
Compared to humans, snow leopards are much simpler. Xu Nian raised his paw and tentatively moved closer to Los, saying softly, "I don't remember a lot of details, and I don't know what to tell you. I can only tell you when something happens and you ask."
"Why didn't you tell me about your injured nose before? When did it heal?" asked Ross.
It did not take the initiative to approach Xu Nian, but it did not stop Xu Nian from approaching. This made Xu Nian feel a little relieved, and everything could still be fought for.
"Because for snow leopards like me, getting injured is commonplace. Compared to other injuries, my nose injury is a minor one. I didn't think there was anything to say and it wasn't serious. But I didn't expect you to doubt me." Xu Nian lowered his head. The big cat squatted on the snow, its tail gently curled. He whispered, "When I met you, I wasn't well yet, so I couldn't smell you. I mistakenly ate your prey and strayed into your territory. Later... when I fell off the hunt last time, maybe I hit my head, and my sense of smell improved, and it's been getting better and better."
The wind was howling and Xu Nian's voice was very soft, but Los could still hear it clearly.
All the doubts matched, but Ross still looked at him and finally asked, "Since you have no guilt, these things can be explained. Why pretend to be unconscious? Your tail is wagging the whole time."
"I'm not pretending to be dizzy." Xu Nian sighed. He lay on the ground and rubbed his head towards Los. Then he said, "You can feel my head to see if it's swollen. I'm not pretending to be dizzy. I'm really dizzy. As for my tail... that was me trying to ask you for help. I didn't expect you didn't realize I was in danger."
When these words came out, Ross was stunned for a moment.
"Ah, I understand. As expected, a leopard that doesn't love you would think you were faking it if you fainted and begged for help in front of it. It would also think you were playing a game if you jumped off a cliff in front of it." Xu Nian sighed, "It's nothing. It all stems from the fact that you don't like me. I understand."
This time, Los was completely lost. Its tail began to wag from side to side, and it was obviously getting a little anxious. It tilted its head and said word by word, "What nonsense! I didn't say I don't like you."
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