Chapter 44 Small Avalanche Xu Nian: Startled!
When Los came back, he was holding a marmot in his mouth. His paws stepped on the snow and he jumped onto the rock wall with light steps. As soon as he returned to the nest, he saw Xu Nian still lying there in the wind.
The snow leopard was lying there casually, with a thin layer of snow covering its body. It was obvious that it had been lying there for a while. It seemed that it heard a noise behind it, and without even turning back, its tail was already shaking slightly.
The gently shaking tip of the tail attracted Los's attention. It walked to Xu Nian with the marmot in its mouth, put down the prey, and then, as usual, lay down beside Xu Nian very naturally, twitched its nose twice, and then licked Xu Nian's fur and ate a mouthful of snow.
Xu Nian simply lay on his side on the ground, with his soft belly facing Los, rising and falling slightly with his breathing, and his tail was hooked up and held in his arms.
Those turquoise eyes were filled with dependence. Then, he leaned closer to Los, his furry ears twitching twice before whispering, "I've discovered that even though I can't smell, my hearing is still pretty good. I could make out your footsteps. I guessed it was you, and when I turned around, it was indeed you."
There was a smile in his eyes as if he had discovered something important, and the tip of the tail in his arms trembled slightly.
Los thought it was something else, so he leaned in closer to listen. He tilted his head slightly and asked, "Can you only recognize mine, or can you recognize other snow leopards'?"
Seeing this, Xu Nian also tilted his head slightly, then changed direction again and tilted his furry head slightly, his eyes full of confusion, and asked, "Is there any difference?"
"Yes." Ross nodded heavily, but did not say what the difference was.
After thinking for two seconds, Xu Nian leaned over and nudged Los twice, saying flatteringly, "I can tell the difference between you and Kaie. I don't know about other things for now, and I haven't noticed it before, but..."
He paused, looked at Los carefully, and quietly observed the changes in Los's eyes. Then he immediately added: "But you are definitely the most special one."
I've only seen two snow leopards in total, which is pretty special, isn't it?
Perhaps this sentence pleased Los, and he let out a soft chuckle and let Xu Nian rub against him. His tail was casually placed on Xu Nian's side, making him more comfortable when he lay down.
Los, in a good mood, looked at the heavy snow that was still falling and felt that life was not too dangerous or difficult. He was even a little happy.
"You went marmot hunting?" Xu Nian was looking around when he suddenly noticed a little blood on Los's abdomen. He immediately became nervous and asked, "Is the wound open?"
"Hmm?" Los followed Xu Nian's gaze and looked down at his abdomen. He lowered his head and licked it, then said, "It's not my blood, it's the blood of my prey."
Hearing this, Xu Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He relaxed his body, lying softly on his side, resting his head on Los's soft tail, and whispered, "Next time if I do something wrong and make you unhappy, please tell me properly, okay?"
When he said this, he seemed obedient, but in fact he was testing him. He was judging to what extent Los would tolerate him if he knew the truth one day.
This is a smart people's education version of the snow leopard, who knows best how to test the mind of the wild snow leopard.
"...Is it because I made you cry before?" When Los thought of Xu Nian's tears at that time, his heart suddenly twisted. He subconsciously lowered his voice and rubbed Xu Nian gently.
Xu Nian thought about it. In fact, he was really blinded by the wind and snow at that time, but this misunderstanding happened at the right time. He would definitely not explain it, so he nodded obediently and looked down at his furry paws with grievance.
His crying was fake, but he felt really wronged at that time. He spent a lot of energy to catch the marmot, falling and bumping into things, and finally caught it. He made himself so embarrassed and thought that he would make Los happy when he went back, but he was roared at by the snow leopard in front of him.
He didn't jump up in fright because he was a little dazed by the fierceness.
Xu Nian didn't answer. He just looked at Los, which was enough to make Los feel guilty and reflect.
After doing all this, Xu Nian licked his paws and lay comfortably on the ground. It must be said that the result of this test really surprised him, even very pleasantly surprised.
At least it was much better than he expected.
The vulture grabbed a rabbit and flew into the air. It spread its wings and flew sideways past Xu Nian and Los. The rabbit was only a few meters away from the two snow leopards. It flew back to the vulture's own nest without looking back.
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"What is that?" Kaie was originally hunting, but when he was chasing, one of his claws missed a step and he fell directly into a snow pile. He had to dig through the snow with great difficulty to climb out. When he turned around, he saw two snow leopards returning with their prey.
Xu Nian first looked at Kaie, then raised his head slightly and looked at the place where Kaie fell. A layer of snow on the road had been rubbed off.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you fall down too?" Kaie got angry when this matter was mentioned. Why was it that it was the one that was hurt when it fell off the cliff? And when Xu Nian and Los fell off the cliff, it was also the one that was hurt!
"Yes, I did." Xu Nian sighed and said, "Luckily you are here."
Kaier almost gasped for breath, his tail hair slightly blown out, but when he saw Los behind Xu Nian, he said very calmly: "Be more careful next time."
Xu Nian glanced at Kaie, the flexible snow leopard, and felt that this operation was somewhat familiar, as if he did the same thing.
"Where did you catch these two marmots?!" Kai'e stared at Xu Nian and Los's prey, his mouth almost watering. After swallowing, he tentatively asked, "Anything else?"
"Go to the back mountain, find it yourself." This was the biggest reminder Los could give. This was because Kaier had once served as a cushion, otherwise he would usually not bother to pay attention.
As Kaie once said, as snow leopards, they are competitors, and it is already good enough that they do not fight each other.
After passing by Kaier, Xu Nian looked back at Kaier's figure. When he turned around again and was about to continue walking forward, he was caught off guard by Los's gaze. He asked, "What's wrong?"
"It can't even beat Luo Yin." Luo Si said, "Just follow me. When spring comes, it will leave here."
"Where will it go?" Xu Niancai just remembered this and asked.
"This is my territory. It can't stay here for long. When spring comes, it will probably migrate with its prey. As far as I know, Kai'e doesn't have a fixed territory, so it can follow its prey." Los paused and added, "It will probably migrate with the marmot."
There are almost no snow leopards that don't like to eat marmots, except Luoyin, so where there are many marmots, there will generally be snow leopards nearby waiting to hunt.
However, when Los took Xu Nian there, he had already explored it in advance and found that there was no trace of Luo Yin there, so he took Xu Nian to hunt with him in such a brazen manner.
The two marmots had a great harvest at this time. Xu Nian happily lifted his big furry tail and returned to the den. He put the prey outside, squatted on the ground and licked the blood on his paws and body. Because he could not reach the back, he simply lay on the ground, then propped up his upper body, raised his hind paws, and tried hard to lick the blood on his back.
As soon as Los came back from his patrol, he saw Xu Nian lying seductively on the snow. As if he heard Los' voice, he immediately turned his head to look. For a moment, both snow leopards froze.
Xu Nian quietly put down his hind paws, restrained his wild posture, and continued to show his well-behaved and obedient appearance. His well-fed body had fluffy fur, and his eyes were even more beautiful.
Los had thought countless times that there would never be another snow leopard with eyes more beautiful than Xu Nian's.
"Los?" Xu Nian looked at Los who was approaching him in confusion. There was some emotion brewing in the other's eyes that he didn't quite understand. However, before Xu Nian could ask, Los had already come over and gently licked the side of his face with a very serious attitude.
The feeling of being licked was different from before. Xu Nian couldn't tell what was different. However, just when Los was about to do something, he suddenly froze, his furry ears moved twice, and he turned his head to look at the opposite side almost instantly.
The snow on the opposite rock wall suddenly moved a little. The thick snow only moved a little, but it made Xu Nian feel a strange breath.
Just as he was about to walk to Los, he saw Los rushing towards him, knocking him to the ground and pressing him under him.
Then Xu Nian heard a huge roar in his ears. The sound was different from the sound of something falling and exploding. It was like a roar coming from deep in the earth.
There was white mist in front of Xu Nian, perhaps it was the flying snow.
"There's an avalanche." Los' tone was calm, obviously he had expected this. He listened to the movement and let go of Xu Nian after making sure it was safe. He lowered his head and licked Xu Nian's body as if to comfort him, then turned his head to look at the opposite mountain wall.
Xu Nian tilted his head slightly, looking away from Los and towards the opposite mountain wall. For a moment, he didn't know what to say -
An avalanche occurred on the snowy mountain opposite, and rolling snow fell down. Countless animals were covered by the snow without even having time to scream.
There is still thick snow on the surface of the mountain, like a knife hanging over the head, ready to fall at any time.
The vulture stood on the rock wall, then let out a hoarse and unpleasant cry, rushed directly into the sky, changed its flying direction, circled in the air, and did not land for a long time.
Xu Nian couldn't describe the shock and fear in his heart. He was behind Los, looking at the mountain where an avalanche had just occurred, and felt a sense of powerlessness in the face of such a huge monster.
"It's okay, just a small avalanche." Los seemed to have noticed Xu Nian's nervousness. He turned his head, rubbed Xu Nian gently, and said, "Relax, don't worry."
This was a small avalanche. Due to heavy snow for several days, the snow on the mountain wall was too thick, causing a landslide.
However, Xu Nian couldn't help but feel depressed when he saw the blizzard still falling. He suppressed the intense uneasiness in his heart and took the initiative to move to Los's side, seeking a sense of security.
"Can animals trapped under the snow still survive?" Xu Nian asked.
"I don't know." Los thought for a moment and answered seriously, "Fewer lives, more deaths."
It would not be easy to climb out with such thick snow covering his body. Xu Nian knew this in his heart, but he still couldn't help but seek an answer.
The difficulties caused by the scarcity of prey are not on the same level as the fear caused by the avalanche in front of them. Since prey is scarce, they can walk around and try their best to hunt. Even small mice and rabbits can be used to satisfy their hunger, and they still have the strength to fight.
But there was an avalanche, and buried under the heavy snow, once dead, they were truly dead, with little hope of survival and no way to resist.
"Let's move to another place tomorrow." Los had obviously thought of this as well. He used his claws to test the thickness of the snow and said, "It's safe now, but if the snow continues, we can't stay here anymore. We need to find a safer place."
Xu Nian nodded.
Luo Yin was also startled. He licked his almost recovered hind legs, looked at the nest that was almost covered, thought for two seconds, and then licked his paws.
"Looks like we have to meet earlier." Luo Yin sighed softly, tilted his head to rub the rock wall next to him, leaving his scent, and flicked his tail lightly as he walked towards the higher part of the snowy mountain. "I hope you can make some progress, useless brother."
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