Chapter 90 I Know This Dog Xu Nian: You...know him? ...
The last time Xu Nian heard the word "dog smell" was when he was a human. Now that he was a snow leopard, he suddenly heard this and subconsciously began to move his nose. However, apart from taking a breath of cold wind, he smelled nothing.
His nose is not working properly and it hasn't healed yet. He can only smell a little bit of something when he gets very close to the other person.
"It must be injured." Los lowered his head and licked the wound on his front paw, then slightly tilted his head, and could still vaguely hear the faint barking of the dog.
Even though the sound sounded painful, Los didn't let his guard down. He'd learned from his mistakes before, and now he was much more cautious. He gently twitched the tip of his tail, glanced back at Xu Nian, and said, "Don't move."
"Do you want to go check it out?" Xu Nian knew that Los would most likely go check it out, so he took the initiative to follow him and said, "I won't stay here. What if this is a trap?"
It seems that Los is not the only snow leopard who has learned from his mistakes, there is also Xu Nian.
The wolves' terrifying cunning almost left a psychological trauma on Los and the others. Xu Nian compared Los and the wolves, and suddenly felt that Luo Yin had become simple and upright.
What Xu Nian said made sense. Los nodded. He was thinking about whether he should go and check out the situation. If it were alone, he might go directly to a higher place and then quietly check out the situation from the rock wall. But with Xu Nian by his side, he didn't want to take any risks.
"Let's not go and see." Los sniffed the bloody scent on the wind and changed his mind. "Since the sound came from that direction, let's hunt in a different direction."
"Yes." Xu Nian nodded and said, "Maybe it's a conspiracy of the wolf pack."
"What conspiracy could there be?" Hearing this, Los was obviously a little confused. Snow leopards usually hunt just for fun, and at most they would hide and attack quietly. They rarely used this tactical hunting method, so when Los heard Xu Nian say this, he didn't quite understand.
Xu Nian explained: "That is... the wolves might deliberately bite one of the dogs and then use it as bait to lure the other dogs into the trap."
"The other dogs won't come," Los said calmly. "Usually, when surrounded, they'll warn their companions not to come."
"But what if there are any? Even if no other wolves come to rescue it, the wolf pack will not be at a loss. If other wolves can rescue it, that would be even better. We can catch them all in one fell swoop." Xu Nian thought for a long time. He shook his head heavily and said, "A wolf pack would do such a thing."
Xu Nian remembered that when he was watching "Animal World", the situation of wolf packs was explained in the program, which brought a great shock to Xu Nian's young mind at that time.
This same shock also came to Los today. After listening to Xu Nian's words, he was silent for two seconds and said, "Good idea."
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian subconsciously looked up at Los. He always felt that this snow leopard seemed to have learned some messy hunting methods. In simple terms, it seemed to have learned a lot of different things.
"Let's go, if we're any later we won't be able to find marmots." This is the best time to look for marmots. As for mountain goats, it all depends on luck and you can't expect to find one by chance.
Los raised his paw and walked in the opposite direction of the sound. He was not prepared to join in the fun, for fear of falling into the wolf's trap and losing more than he gained.
…
Ten minutes later, the two snow leopards were half-lying on the rock wall. Their hiding place was very secluded, with rocks in front of them and they were in the downwind direction. Even if a wolf pack set an ambush, they would not be easily discovered.
Originally, Xu Nian and Los had no intention of going to check out the situation, but Los noticed that a gust of wind was blowing in the direction they were going, with a very pure scent of wolves. He even heard the wolves howling and communicating, trying to locate each other.
Since the wolves were over there, there was a high probability that there would not be any wolves here, so the two snow leopards strolled back with curiosity.
"It seems to be here." Xu Nian whispered, "I can't smell it. Los, can you smell the dog? Is it close enough?"
Los's furry ears twitched slightly twice. He was listening to the movement with his ears exposed, and his nose slightly twitched. It was indeed very close to the place where the bloody smell came from, but this was an icy lake.
Soon, Los found the place where the sound came from. No wonder they couldn't find it. It turned out that there was a pile of snow under the rock next to the ice lake. A little bit of the ears and tail could be vaguely seen exposed. It was not difficult to see that the dog was dying. It must have been seriously injured. It had been lying here for a long time. Its body was even covered with snow, so Xu Nian and Los didn't find it at first.
The two snow leopards carefully observed their surroundings and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no wolf. The dog was already dying, and Los was thinking about whether to bite it directly and kill it.
Mastiffs and snow leopards are enemies. Due to various reasons, the number of mastiffs here has increased, and they have squeezed the living space of snow leopards in droves. In addition, because the herders' cattle and sheep were often attacked by snow leopards, the two sides have always been at odds with each other. Fortunately, Los was a pure wild animal before, living in deep mountains and forests. He had never seen humans, and naturally had never seen mastiffs. Therefore, his hatred for mastiffs was only about a fight they had with each other before.
But this does not prevent Los from being an animal by nature. He wants to eliminate competitors as much as possible to make more living space for himself and eliminate these dangers.
However, just as Los and Xu Nian walked up to the dog, it opened its eyes halfway and its tail was wagging gently.
Xu Nian suddenly noticed that this mastiff seemed to be relatively young and was smaller than the previous ones. His eyes fell on the collar on the mastiff's neck. It was obviously raised by someone, or at least had been raised by someone in the past.
Ross raised his paw and stepped forward, tilting his head slightly. He walked over cautiously, and then he heard a sudden shout, "Wait... wait a minute! Go easy on me!"
Xu Nian and Los were startled. They were already on alert and were caught off guard by the sound. Los subconsciously stood in front of Xu Nian and growled a warning towards the direction where the sound came from, revealing his sharp fangs, blocking Xu Nian tightly behind him.
Then they saw a familiar figure appear on the rock wall not far away. The other party did not look like he was doing well, but he was not so bad that he could not get prey. He almost came out in a hurry.
"Kaie?" Xu Nian asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"Me? I..." Kaier hadn't forgotten why he had to leave at night, his tail in his mouth. He hesitated, his eyes drifting around, and said guiltily, "I didn't mean to slip away."
Xu Nian didn't react much, but Los immediately glanced at him. After all, it was the only victim leopard in the bad idea that Kaie had come up with.
However, at this moment, the dying mastiff seemed to have heard a familiar voice, and it struggled to open its eyes and looked in the direction of Kaie. Its tail even began to wag gently, and it seemed to be very familiar with Kaie.
Although it was a little hard to believe, a strange idea arose in Xu Nian's mind. He felt as if the dog and the snow leopard knew each other.
"Do you two... know each other?" Xu Nian heard.
"I kind of know him." Kaier glanced at the dog's miserable appearance, then turned his head and said, "When I came here before, I almost starved to death and ate the sheep raised by the people. I was chased and bitten by them, especially him. But later, we got familiar with each other. With more prey, I didn't need to steal sheep. Usually, he would come to play with me after herding the sheep."
It sounds a bit strange to see a mastiff and a snow leopard mixed together, but the behavior of the mastiff in front of him made Xu Nian believe that there are all kinds of strange things in the world.
Even though we don't speak the same language, we can still play.
"It's being raised by someone. Put it back and it will go back on its own." Kaie paused and said, "I owe it. If you can let it go, I... I will continue catching rabbits for you."
Speaking of this, Xu Nian turned his head slightly to glance at Los beside him and asked, "Has it paid off its previous rabbit debt?"
"No," Ross responded.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
