Chapter 40 Encountering a Wolf Pack Xu Nian: Could it be any worse? ...
Every snow leopard has its own unique personality, but Xu Nian has not seen many snow leopards. So far, apart from him, there are only Los and Kaie. Generally speaking, one is moody but easy to coax, and the other is fragile and easily deceived.
Xu Nian felt a little sad. Fortunately, the two creatures he met had good personalities and were not cruel.
He followed Los back to the den. That mountain goat was the food for him and Los during this period. They didn't know when they would be able to hunt a mountain goat again. It would require enough strength and luck.
Xu Nian licked the sticky blood on his fur. He didn't know why, but although it was Los who brought the mountain goat up, Los didn't have much blood on his body, while he who followed behind was covered in quite a lot of blood. He tried hard to clean his own fur, and glanced at Los from time to time.
"I've noticed you've been really enjoying looking at me lately." Los put the mountain goat down. It half-lay casually on the snow, its tail wagging gently. It looked at Xu Nian lazily and said, "If you want to look, then look openly. I'm not forbidding you to look."
It raised its chin slightly, looking somewhat arrogant, but as Los was at the top of the food chain, he did have the capital to be proud.
Xu Nian didn't expect that Los would suddenly say this. He was stunned for two seconds, then raised his paw to scratch his face, thinking about the time when he had put his tail on Los and was scolded by him. He secretly told himself that he must never think that he could really depend on Los for survival.
He knows best what his own strength is, and he also knows how many lies he has told.
All in all, Los himself didn't realize that he had wasted a month's work with just one sentence, and directly sent the already cautious Xu Nianxiong back into his own safe shell.
"Very handsome, very good-looking." Xu Nian restrained his thoughts, not revealing a single bit, and continued to praise obediently: "You are the most powerful snow leopard."
He lay on the ground, his tail wagging gently, his eyes full of undisguised admiration and envy. He looked at Los's powerful muscles and well-defined figure, then looked at his own furry appearance, and secretly sighed to himself, wondering how long it would take him to practice like Los.
After noticing Xu Nian's gaze, Los simply raised his hind paws and gently supported his waist intentionally or unintentionally. Suddenly, his beautiful waist muscles were revealed, and the wildness unique to beasts was fully exposed. His eyes fell lightly on Xu Nian, and he was very satisfied with the surprise in Xu Nian's eyes.
Los's tail wagged even more vigorously, but his tone was calm as he said, "In winter, the fur is thick, so it's hard to tell."
What shocked Xu Nian was not this, but when Los supported his waist, Xu Nian glanced at the scar on its abdomen. It could be seen that it was an old wound, but the injury was not light, and a lot of blood must have been lost at that time.
He suddenly remembered the scratches in the cave and the black bloodstains left on the scratches.
The life of this wild snow leopard here is not as simple as it seems. It has struggled, been injured, and been on the verge of death, but fortunately it survived in the end and grew into what it is today.
On the towering and steep snow-capped mountains, two snow leopards snuggled together. Los almost held Xu Nian in his arms. He didn't care at all about how cold the wind was or how heavy the blizzard was. He only cared about whether the snow leopard in his arms slept soundly.
It lowered its head and gently licked the side of Xu Nian's face. Its voice seemed a little low as it said, "This blizzard has been going on for four days."
For four days, there were continuous blizzards. Los's tail rested gently on Xu Nian's abdomen. After Xu Nian fell asleep, it turned its head and looked outside. It could not see anything except snow, and even little sign of life.
Perhaps Los's movement disturbed Xu Nian. After groaning twice in his sleep, he moved his body and rubbed towards Los out of habit. He closed his eyes to look for the source of heat to make himself sleep more comfortably.
Ross hugged him tighter.
The continuous blizzards have put all animals in a survival crisis. Xu Nian can feel that the vultures that used to circle around have become anxious and restless. They always fly around and take everything in.
One blue sheep would only be enough for them to eat for two or three days at most. When they went down the mountain again, they met Kaie who was also out hunting. The other party's fur was a little messy and looked a little embarrassed. It happened to be rubbing against the rocks to mark its scent when it was caught off guard by two snow leopards.
Kaier licked his paw and said helplessly, "I can't even find a rabbit."
This is not an exaggeration. It is really difficult to find even a rabbit. Xu Nian and Los walked back and forth along the mountain wall but did not find any prey. Xu Nian stopped and licked his fur. He looked at the sky that was about to darken and heard the howling of wolves not far away. This place was too close to the wolf's territory and was not a safe place for them.
Xu Nian felt a little uneasy as he listened to the wolves howling.
"Los." Xu Nian leaned over and whispered, "Further ahead is the wolf pack."
He had been chased by a wolf before and almost had a psychological trauma. Fortunately, he ran fast, otherwise Los probably wouldn't have been able to see him.
Los stopped where he was. He was at a relatively high altitude, his eyes fixed on the distance, as if he was thinking about whether to take the risk to look for prey. But if he didn't continue to look for prey, he would starve.
If Los was hunting alone, he would rush into the wolf territory without hesitation. If he really encountered a wolf pack, the worst that could happen was that he would retreat. But now that he had Xu Nian with him, he had to be more cautious.
It looked back at Xu Nian who was following closely beside it. Because they were walking against the wind, Xu Nian was blown so hard that he could hardly open his eyes. Every step he took was difficult, but he tried very hard to follow behind Los without complaining or feeling tired. There was a hint of timidity in his eyes, but when he looked at Los, he was full of trust.
It seemed that as long as he followed Los, he was the most obedient and bravest snow leopard.
"Let's go." Los thought about it and decided not to take Xu Nian on the risk. He secretly decided to look for prey again at night.
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian nodded obediently and followed behind Los closely. His furry ears were slightly pushed down by the wind. When Los suddenly stopped in front of him, he didn't have time to brake and bumped into Los directly, pushing Los slightly off the track.
However, Los did not say anything, but instead tensed his body. Xu Nian noticed that something was wrong.
"Xu Nian." Los suddenly said, "You go ahead."
"Oh... okay." Xu Nian has always been obedient and very receptive to advice. He would go wherever he was told to go and honestly raised his paws to clear a path in front of him, his body almost submerged in the snow.
Los followed behind him with a calm expression. As he walked, he said, "Go forward. Don't look back or around. There are two wolves following behind. They must be exploring the way."
This place is right at the border with the wolf pack's territory, so it's not surprising to encounter wolves, it's just bad luck.
When Xu Nian heard the wolf following behind him, he was already a little nervous, but he took a deep breath and continued to walk forward against the wind and snow, pretending that he had not noticed anything. Following Los's instructions, he did not dare to reveal any clues.
"Should we run?" Xu Nian whispered.
His rule of thumb was to run away first and save his life first, but he wasn't sure if this applied in the current situation.
Los didn't answer him. His furry ears twitched slightly. When Xu Nian was about to look back, he suddenly said, "Run. Run towards the mountain wall."
"Okay." Xu Nian responded.
"Just like how you ran away before, run faster." Los thought of the time he met Xu Nian before. The other party didn't recognize him at all and kept running for his life. Although Xu Nian's hunting skills were a bit poor, his escape skills were indeed quite good. Los whispered, "Run!"
As soon as Los finished speaking, Xu Nian suddenly accelerated and ran away, but because the snow was too thick, even though Xu Nian tried hard to escape, the snow still slowed down his speed, but the snow also hindered the speed of the wolf.
Los looked at the direction Xu Nian escaped, but he suddenly turned around and stood in front of the two wolves. He lowered his body and let out a warning growl, trying to stop the two chasing wolves.
The two seemed to look at each other, and then chased after him again. A battle was inevitable. Los rarely had a head-on conflict with wolves, but it did happen.
Its movements were very agile, and its big furry tail provided stability for its galloping body. Its sharp claws stepped on the rock wall and then landed on the snow. It bared its fangs at the two wolves and started biting each other.
Although the snow leopard looks furry, it is actually a large cat and is very agile. It is almost fighting between two wolves, trying its best to avoid getting injured to prevent being unable to hunt due to injury.
But the premise is that there are only these two wolves. Los retreated slightly while fighting, but the bad thing was that he noticed that the two wolves did not seem to be trying to kill him. It was more like they were dragging him than biting each other. Los's heart suddenly sounded alarm bells, and he reacted almost immediately. He stopped fighting, turned around abruptly, and chased in the direction Xu Nian left.
Out of the corner of its eye, it saw several wolves waiting on the other side of the lower rock wall, their narrow eyes filled with greed and ferocity.
No matter who they originally planned to hunt, now they must have set their target on Xu Nian.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see the difference in combat power between Xu Nian and Los. The persimmons only knew how to pick on the weak. At this moment, Xu Nian was simply a sitting duck in their eyes.
Xu Nian didn't know this, but when he noticed that Los was not keeping up with him, he immediately stopped and braked to a stop. Because he ran too fast and braked too hard, he fell directly on the snow and then rolled up quickly.
He didn't rush to the rock wall, but he was already in the wolf pack's hunting circle.
Xu Nian swore that this was definitely the most wild wolves he had ever seen in his life. When he was a human before, he always thought that wolves were handsome, good-looking and majestic, but the premise was that he was not the prey of the wolf pack.
Now trapped, he watched the wolves slowly surrounding him. When their eyes fell on him, he couldn't help but shiver.
"Don't move." Los almost ran sideways from the other side of the rock wall, reaching the extreme speed. His sharp claws stepped on the rock wall, causing the rocks to roll down, and then his body landed very steadily in front of Xu Nian.
It was fully capable of leaving directly, but it still voluntarily jumped into the trap, blocked in front of Xu Nian, and protected him tightly.
For a moment, the two snow leopards and the wolf pack were confronting each other, and Xu Nian subconsciously moved closer to Los.
"They probably just want to steal their prey," Los said. "Don't be afraid. Just like before, when I tell you to run, run to higher ground."
"What about you?" Xu Nian asked.
"I'm behind you," Los said. "The faster you run, the faster I can run."
Its tone was calm, as if being surrounded by wolves was not particularly dangerous, but its claws were already firmly grasping the rocks, and its eyes were staring vigilantly at the slowly approaching wolves. Its muscles were slightly tense, as if it could react immediately and fight back if any wolf attacked from any angle.
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