Chapter 95 You Defeat Los: Heartbeat
A snowy owl was perched on a branch broken by the accumulated snow, seemingly surveying its surroundings. Occasionally, it would lower its head, spread its wings, and peck at the feathers beneath its wings. Upon hearing a sound, it would immediately become alert.
Two snow leopards walked under the tree, one in front and one behind. The one in front moved slower, as if it was looking around as it walked, while the one behind was paying all its attention to the one in front, its tail swaying gently. But when the snowy owl spread its wings, the one behind suddenly raised its head slightly, and its sharp eyes fell on the snowy owl.
The snowy owl suddenly spread its wings and flew away from the branch.
"Our current nest is in a great location. If it really comes to that, I'll just follow our planned route." Xu Nian stopped and scooted closer to Los. He raised his head slightly and said, "Don't worry. I'll protect myself and won't let you worry."
Los looked at the obedient snow leopard, went over and licked it. No matter how many times he licked it, Los felt it was fresh, especially when Xu Nian's eyes looked at it intently, the cyan eyes fascinated the leopard indescribably.
Xu Nian looked at Los's tail swaying gently behind him, and knew that Los was in a good mood.
However, the cave they found was indeed very good. At least they didn't have to worry for the time being. Xu Nian looked at the branches in front of him that were broken by the snow. In fact, it was not just here, many places were pressed solid by the snow. In fact, every time they went up and down the mountain, they could feel that the snow on some rock walls was very thick. The rocks below were not actually solid, but they were covered with snow, so they could not explore the real situation at all.
Los gently shook his tail and took Xu Nian back to their own nest. The ibex next to them was still there, but the remaining ibex had been eaten by vultures, and some of the small bones had been eaten.
"Life is getting worse and worse." Xu Nian didn't see any rabbits or marmots along the way. He couldn't say whether these rabbits and marmots were eaten by too many hunters, so there were not many left, or whether they chose not to go out because of the bad weather, or... they migrated again.
As if sensing what Xu Nian was worried about, Los turned his head and licked the side of Xu Nian's face, then said, "They won't move anymore. There are many predators gathered here, but if they continue to migrate, they are likely to die on the road."
In terms of physical strength and danger, staying here is actually the best choice. However, most of them will choose to hide in their nests and not come out until next spring, when they will be much safer. Therefore, most of them will lie still at this time to reduce their energy consumption.
In fact, not only prey, but even snow leopards have to rely on this method to survive the cold winter. After all, Xu Nian and Los cannot guarantee that they will get prey every time they hunt, and the consumption and danger of hunting are very high, so they try to reduce consumption and reduce danger as much as possible to survive the cold winter safely.
So Xu Nian felt that Los was basically curled up beside him during this period of time, sometimes even staying still for most of the day.
When Xu Nian came back that day, he actually felt that someone had been there, because there was a claw mark at the door. Although the other party seemed to have scratched it deliberately in an attempt to hide the traces of his presence, unfortunately, the claw mark became more obvious after scratching it.
In fact, even if Ross didn't say it, Xu Nian would have guessed who it was. After circling the mess of claw marks, he thought for a moment, turned his head to look at Ross, and said, "Kaye?"
Los nodded. He had smelled it a long time ago, but he didn't think it was important.
"It might have come looking for us, but couldn't find us, so it left." Speaking of Kaie, Xu Nian thought of the mastiff that the other party had rescued. He didn't know how a snow leopard became friends with a mastiff. It really made Xu Nian feel a little unbelievable, but the facts were before him.
More importantly, even though they don’t speak the same language, they can still become good friends and play together.
"Do you think that mastiff can survive?" Xu Nian's tail swung gently. After all, he was well fed and had nothing else to do, so he just lay down beside Los and asked with his head tilted: "I think its injury must be related to the wolf pack. I just don't know where its companions have gone. Maybe they went home. Didn't Kai'e say that they all have homes? Once this mastiff recovers, it will go home too."
Speaking of this, Xu Nian remembered something very important. He subconsciously flicked his tail lightly, causing Los to turn his head and look at him. Xu Nian raised his paw and scratched the rock. He said, "I know why Kai'e came here! He must have come to pay off his debt by delivering a rabbit. Remember he promised us to redeem the mastiff with a rabbit?"
In fact, Los did not smell any rabbit here. The other party either forgot to bring the rabbit or failed to catch it, so he came here to prolong some time.
Los is more inclined to the second option, which is in line with Kai's personality.
They didn't know that when they were rushing towards this side from the small cave, Kaie was leaving here and heading towards the small cave over there, so they missed it.
They didn't know that Kai'e had breached the defense twice in one day, and finally couldn't find a place to live. He took a risk and gambled that Los would not go to the small cave for the time being, so he timidly settled down there temporarily.
After all, Kaie calculated that he had previously owed a considerable debt to the rabbit, and later deceived Los into pretending to be injured to make Xu Nian feel distressed in order to fall in love. Now it seems that it seems to be of some use, but he dare not say that he has actually always been a single leopard and only has theoretical knowledge.
The most important thing is that it now owes another debt to the rabbit. Kaier couldn't help but sigh. It lay in the small cave, two furry paws curled up, pressed under itself, and its furry face was lying on the ground, covered with a lot of snow. Finally, it made a very difficult decision -
It must find a way to take back a cave from Xu Nian and Los's clutches, at least one.
It’s better to snatch it from Xu Nian’s claws, it seems easier.
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"Left, right... look down." Los spoke very quickly. He was just playing around with Xu Nian. He had actually told Xu Nian his attack methods, but Xu Nian's defense was obviously much slower, so he was always pinned down by Los' claws or pressed to the snow by his fangs.
Every time this happened, Xu Nian would raise his big furry paws as if begging for mercy, and hold Los's paws loosely.
"Let me speak." Xu Nian felt that he still had a way to turn the tables. After he got up, he moved closer to Los and said, "If you don't speak, let me speak. Let me speak."
"Okay?" Ross asked.
"I can do it!" Xu Nian immediately wagged his tail. He rubbed Los's side hard and assured him, "I will definitely win."
Direct combat is not an option, but using some tricks occasionally is not a problem.
"Then here I come!" Xu Nian was lying on the ground, his furry front paws scratching the rocks very seriously, his upper body slightly lowered, his tail tensed, his eyes fixed on Los, as if he would attack at any time, then he deliberately made a few fake moves, and when Los was about to defend himself, he retracted them.
Xu Nian actually planned to make a few fake moves to lower Los's vigilance, and then take this opportunity to launch a real attack, but he found that Los would not buy it. Los's defense was very strict every time, and he never took it lightly.
This method used to deal with other people doesn't seem to be very practical when used on wild animals. Or perhaps, it's just that Los is the only one like this.
So Xu Nian did not delay any longer. After choosing a perfect opportunity, he immediately pounced from the side of Los. Los almost instantly turned sideways to defend, and his speed was extremely fast. His defense speed was even faster than Xu Nian's attack speed. What's more, even if Xu Nian changed his attack intention in the middle, Los would be able to defend himself easily.
Having never really fought against Los before, Xu Nian had never directly realized Los's strength. Only now did he realize that the fighting strength of this wild snow leopard was so terrifying!
"Los, left!" Xu Nian spoke instantly.
As expected, as soon as these words came out, Los immediately began to defend himself, but Xu Nian did not attack from the left, but from the right. Los was stunned for a moment, and was actually pounced on by Xu Nian. He did not turn over and bite Xu Nian back, but turned around helplessly and licked Xu Nian's face.
"I call this the art of war, all is fair in deception. You didn't understand, but you do now." Xu Nian wagged his tail and laughed, "I never said a leopard won't deceive a leopard."
Even the beautiful snow leopard can lie, let alone Xu Nian.
Los did not deny it. Xu Nian wagged his tail and said, "Believe it or not, I can still beat you."
"I don't believe it." Ross said calmly, "I won't make the same mistake twice."
Xu Nian looked at Los's confident and arrogant look, thought about it, and didn't hit him. In fact, Los had made the same mistake with Xu Nian countless times.
However, Xu Nian had never seen Los lose to other Snow Leopards.
"Here I come!" Xu Nian did not delay. This time he was no longer slow, but attacked quickly and decisively. This time he said, "Los! Left!"
However, this time Xu Nian did not attack from the right side like last time, but attacked from the left side instead. But Los was not only on guard on one side. In fact, he ignored what Xu Nian said and only focused on Xu Nian's attack path and movements before the attack. He made quick judgments, took extreme precautions, and when Xu Nian pounced on him, he knocked Xu Nian down directly.
Xu Nian's strength was no match for this wild snow leopard, and he was knocked over, revealing his soft belly. He almost instantly hugged Los's paws and howled a few times, as if he was really in pain.
Los's claws were originally very light, and he didn't expect to really hurt Xu Nian, so he immediately loosened his strength. When he looked forward worriedly, Xu Nian flipped him over and threw him to the ground. Xu Nian pressed on Los's body and wagged his tail proudly.
If it were a few months ago, he would not have dared to do this, but now it is different. He and Los have been through a lot, and their relationship is no longer ordinary. Xu Nian can even confidently say that he is Los's best friend.
Of course, Los is also his best friend, a lifelong friend.
Los hadn't reacted the moment he was pinned to the ground, but when he saw Xu Nian's smug look, he immediately understood. But he half-closed his eyes and looked at Xu Nian, then took the initiative to lick Xu Nian and said, "Did it really hurt?"
"No." Xu Nian shook his head and lowered his body to rub against Los.
Hearing Xu Nian say that he was not injured, Los looked at Xu Nian intently, and then simply imitated Xu Nian and lay down slightly. He had never exposed his soft belly to anyone, but this time, he showed it to Xu Nian with confidence and said easily, "You win."
Xu Nian won, and Los's eyes were full of smiles.
Los really felt that Xu Nian had an indescribable special charm that could make the snow leopard fall in love with him the moment it saw him.
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