Chapter 52 Promise to Xu Nian: Is this a scam from a distance?
Two marmots stood on a snow-covered rock, both of them hooked their front paws and looked up at the sky, as if they were thinking. Then one of them turned its head to look at its companion and chattered something.
One of them took a deep breath, and a little bit of white snow covered its furry body. It closed its eyes and immersed itself in this wonderful feeling, not noticing a gust of wind blowing by.
Its companion had been taken away by the wild beast.
It felt the sound of the wind, and when it opened its eyes, it saw that there was nothing around it, only the whistling sound of the wind.
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Kaie was holding the marmot in his mouth. The snow leopard, which had been worried and hungry for two days, finally had a slightly better luck after experiencing the tragic experience of being kicked down by a very unreasonable snow leopard.
On the way back to its nest, it encountered a marmot and easily took one away.
"Who would put a tail in such a dangerous place?! Wouldn't anyone who goes up there end up stepping on it?!"
"Can you blame me for this? And you beat me up? That's unreasonable."
"Later, if I go up there to find those two, I'll be a stupid snow leopard."
Kai'e kept chattering all the way, and while holding the marmot in his mouth, he mumbled curses at the unreasonable Los and the bastard Xu Nian. By the way, he also cursed Luo Yin, who had occupied his nest, from his ears to his paws, not sparing a single hair on the other's body.
After finally returning to his small new nest, he licked his wounds dejectedly, sniffed the marmot, and sighed deeply, "Let's eat first, then get some sleep, and we'll figure out the rest later."
Of all things, eating is the most important thing. Kaie bit the marmot with all his might, feasting on it. He pressed his furry claws on the marmot, biting off a large piece of meat with each bite, and swallowed it hard to replenish his strength.
Also eating the prey were Los and Xu Nian. Xu Nian's stomach was already full and he couldn't hold on any longer. After eating and drinking, he liked to take a walk, but the snow was too heavy now and it was not suitable for a walk, so he simply lay on his back on the ground, relying on his furry body, and it didn't matter if he exposed his soft belly.
Compared to his previous thin and timid appearance, Xu Nian has now been reborn. The soft fur on his abdomen swayed slightly in the wind, and his abdomen rose and fell slightly with his breathing, but he had no time to care about it. He kept stretching his head to lick the blood stains left on his paws.
"Los, how long will the snow last?" Xu Nian was really worried. When he woke up in the morning, even the exit of the nest was almost covered by snow, which shows how heavy the snow was.
"I don't know." Los noticed Xu Nian's worry and licked the other's side. He was about to wrap his tail around Xu Nian, but his "innocent" tail was stepped on by Kaie. After a night, it not only did not heal, but became swollen. It hurt a lot when he moved a little. Los couldn't help but lean over and lick the tip of his tail. In Xu Nian's eyes, this look looked both funny and pitiful.
It seems that it really hurts.
Xu Nian looked at Los holding the tip of his tail, suppressing a smile. He looked very concerned and asked, "What's wrong with your tail? Did Kaie hurt it? It took a lot of effort to heal it. What should we do now?"
"Are you laughing at me?" Los asked suspiciously.
"No." Xu Nian half-crouched in front of Los with a serious face. Perhaps he felt that this action was not sincere enough, so he immediately crawled out and squatted in front of Los. He said innocently, "Believe me, besides you, I am the leopard who cares about your tail the most and wants it to be healthy and safe the most."
Xu Nian's eyes were too deceptive, as if anyone who doubted him would be unforgivable. Such innocent eyes fell cautiously on Los. He even lowered his head slightly and added tentatively: "We have slept together for so long, you know my character best. You believe me, I never tell lies, right?"
Los shook his head and said, "You're lying."
"..." Xu Nian was caught off guard and choked. He raised his claws and scratched his face. A trace of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes. He was obviously feeling guilty.
He was thinking about what "lie" Los was talking about, and then he heard Los continue: "You said you would be responsible for my tail."
"Yes." Xu Nian nodded. He felt relieved and his voice became crisp as he said, "Yes, your tail was mine before..."
Before he could finish his words, Los said directly: "My tail has a new injury after the old one healed... You are also responsible."
Xu Nian:?
His mind was full of question marks. He looked at Los bewilderedly, a little doubting that he had misheard. He couldn't help but look down at Los's tail and said hesitantly, "You mean, two months ago, I bit your tail, and it's been two months and your tail hasn't healed yet. And yesterday Kaie stepped on it with his paw, so I have to take responsibility?"
Xu Nian almost thought that there was something wrong with his comprehension ability. This was a bit outrageous.
But under Xu Nian's blank gaze, the wild snow leopard nodded seriously and added, "Yes."
"..." Xu Nian's mood was a little complicated. How should he describe this matter? He felt as if he had been scammed, and it was a large-scale scam.
He tried to comfort himself by rounding off and taking responsibility, but he couldn't convince himself.
"But...but your tail was clearly able to swing around before, and you said it was healed." Xu Nian murmured, "This...now you have to catch Kai'e and apologize to your tail."
Xu Nian even suspected that according to what Los said, this tail might never be healed in this lifetime.
Los was not ashamed of what he said. He had even convinced himself and said calmly, "It doesn't have to apologize for my tail?"
"Why? On what grounds?" Xu Nian couldn't hold it in any longer. He couldn't help but puff out his chest and said very unhappily, "But I apologized to your tail in the first place. Do you want to treat me differently? No, I demand the same treatment as Kai'e!"
"Because next time I see it, I'm going to beat it up." Los's expression became calmer. He said, "Beat it up hard."
Xu Nian was silent for a moment, then chuckled twice, his expression extremely obedient as he said, "Actually, you don't have to be the same as Kai'e. I think it's better to be a little special. I like to apologize. I like to apologize the most."
Los glanced at him sideways. He was already used to Xu Nian's timid look and didn't find it strange.
"Come here." Los thought it was not bad to keep Xu Nian. Compared with the lonely life in the past, this seemed more interesting. Seeing Xu Nian tilting his head slightly, Los couldn't help but wag the tip of his tail.
Xu Nian took the initiative to move forward and half-lay beside Los.
"You are different from Kaie. I won't beat you." said Los.
Xu Nian looked like he believed it very much, but in fact he thought that Los would also talk nonsense. If he had not slid to his knees very quickly, Los's claws and fangs might have fallen on him.
But he definitely couldn't say this out loud. He just nudged Los lightly, wagged his tail slightly, and said, "I know you're a different snow leopard to me, too."
Xu Nian even raised his paw diligently and tried to touch Los's tail to show his concern, but at this moment, a vulture landed almost vertically and fell heavily beside Xu Nian, scaring him so much that he flew up and even stepped on Los's paws several times in panic.
Los bit the vulture's neck and tore it hard, killing it almost instantly.
Blood splattered on Los and Xu Nian. The two snow leopards stared at each other. Los gritted his teeth at the snow leopard that hid behind him and even stepped on him several times, and shouted angrily, "Xu Nian!"
"I'm here!" Xu Nian readily followed suit, almost sliding to his knees. He knew this was a serious matter that couldn't be resolved with a simple apology, so he immediately knelt down and said, "Listen to me, this is all the vulture's fault."
As soon as he finished speaking, another vulture made a hoarse cry, but soon left. It was not difficult to guess that these were two vultures fighting, and the defeated one unfortunately fell into the snow leopard's den, and in front of Los.
"Don't be angry." Before Los could lose his temper, Xu Nian quickly soothed him, "I'm reflecting on it. I apologize. I'm sorry."
"You didn't just step on my tail this time, you stepped on me!" Los gritted his teeth and said, "You crawled over me!"
"Because I know you will protect me." Xu Nian replied almost instantly: "Right, you will protect me... I believe you."
Los opened his mouth, obviously still angry, but he couldn't think of anything to say for a moment. He could only glare at Xu Nian, his furry face full of anger.
"It's all...it's all the vulture's fault." Xu Nian observed Los quietly for a moment, and when he saw that the vulture didn't actually reveal its fangs or claws, he breathed a sigh of relief. He carefully raised his claws and gently pawed at Los. Seeing that the vulture didn't stop him, he simply moved closer and nuzzled Los, his beautiful eyes filled with dependence. He whispered, "Of course, I'm also wrong. I usually rely on you too much and want to protect you too much, so I wasn't rational enough when faced with this situation."
Los had never seen such a scene before. The words he was about to say were completely confused. When he thought about it again, all he had in his mind were what Xu Nian said and Xu Nian's beautiful eyes full of innocence.
He seemed to be blaming himself. After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, as if he was waiting for Los's questioning.
In Los's eyes, Xu Nian lowered his head in grievance, feeling both self-blaming and sad. His two front paws stepped lightly on the snow, and his furry hands were pressed back. Los looked down at Xu Nian condescendingly. He could not see Xu Nian's expression, but he could see his slightly trembling body.
"Am I really that scary in your eyes?" Los suddenly asked, but it wasn't an accusation. He looked at the back of Xu Nian's furry head, and his tone became gentle as he asked, "No matter what you do in the future, you don't have to apologize to me."
"You don't want me anymore?" Xu Nian couldn't pretend anymore, and quickly raised his head and asked, his tone revealing a trace of panic that could not be concealed.
He was really anxious. If he was thrown out in this weather, it would be fatal.
"I didn't abandon you." Los noticed Xu Nian's uneasiness. He sighed, leaned over and licked Xu Nian, and said soothingly: "No matter what you did, I will always want you."
After hearing this, Xu Nian's heart finally settled down. He naturally would not take Los's words seriously in this situation. He had heard many promises when he was a human being, but no one had ever really fulfilled them.
He knew very well that all of Los's current promises were based on the fact that he and Luo Yin were good friends.
However, in fact, from the very beginning, this foundation was false and did not exist at all. Therefore, this promise was naturally just empty talk and could not be taken seriously.
But when Xu Nian saw Los' serious expression, he suddenly had an illusion. He felt that Los had really thought about it for a long time before making this promise.
"Then can you promise me that no matter what I do, you won't kill me." Xu Nian said cautiously: "It's best not to hit me. If you are really angry, then... just scold me."
"Is it okay?" Xu Nian took the opportunity to ask tentatively.
"...Okay," Los nodded, and said, "But the prerequisite is that you have to stay by my side."
If Xu Nian returns to Luo Yin, all the promises will be invalid. It will not only beat Xu Nian, but also beat Luo Yin. Then it will bring Xu Nian back and keep him by its side, and it will never give Xu Nian a good face!
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