Chapter 77 Mastiff Xu Nian: Familiar woof woof woof sound...
A snow leopard was dragging a blue sheep, trying to bring it back to its den to feed its two cubs. It was not easy to drag the blue sheep, and the snow leopard's dens were generally steep, so it was difficult to drag the blue sheep up.
In the dark night, it suddenly stopped, pricked up its ears and listened to the movements around it, as if it heard some sound. It suddenly tensed up all over, the base of its tail drooped slightly, and the whole snow leopard looked very alert.
There was only the sound of the wind around, but it trusted its own feelings more.
Sure enough, after a while, a slightly heavy breathing sound was heard not far behind it. It immediately lowered its head and looked in that direction, and a warning growl came from its throat.
The other party hesitated for a moment, but soon tried to take a step further. The snow leopard's fur immediately stood on end. It suddenly lowered its voice, put the prey behind it, and stared at the beast that was trying to snatch the prey from it.
The other party had thick manes all over its body, and the black hair on its back made it look very sturdy. Its claws made rough sounds when they stepped on the snow, and it stared at the snow leopard very vigilantly, as if it would not be afraid and would immediately go up to fight if the other party made the slightest movement.
And there was not only it here, but also other companions, who trapped the snow leopard in groups of three or four.
"Roar--" The snow leopard was extremely angry. It had no intention of giving up its prey, even if it had to fight again.
Its stubborn and furious look made the beast confronting it stunned for a moment, as if it was thinking about whether to take the risk or not. Finally, amid the snow leopard's angry warning, they looked at each other.
There are still plenty of prey, so there is no need to fight with the snow leopard at this time. After all, this is a snow leopard and is not easy to provoke.
So they chose to leave.
The snow leopard breathed a sigh of relief after watching them leave, but it was still very vigilant, gently moving its nose and sniffing the air until it was sure that the other party was completely away. Only then did it feel relieved and carried the blue sheep back to its nest.
If Xu Nian were here, he would be shocked to find out.
What's here aren't wild beasts, at least not wild animals, because they're a group of very ferocious mastiffs, but their fur is messy and some are even injured.
Rather than being raised by humans, these dogs look more like stray mastiffs.
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"Are you awake?"
When Xu Nian woke up, Los was no longer around. He climbed out of the cave comfortably, then stretched his body, revealing his snow leopard waist and its tail raised high.
When Los came back with the prey, he saw Xu Nian's charming appearance. The other party was even lying on the ground licking his furry paws.
Hearing the voice, Xu Nian turned his head and looked at Los. He had no intention of getting up at all. After all, they had slept together for so long, so what did the other person look like?
"Wake up." Xu Nian originally turned his head to speak to Los, but this posture was too awkward, so he simply turned over again, facing Los, and even comfortably exposed his soft belly. Then he licked his furry paws, looked at the marmot Los brought back, and said, "How long ago did you go out hunting? How come I didn't know?"
"Not long after, this marmot happened to pass by our cave, so we just ate it." Los casually summarized this small hunting act. His tail swayed gently, and he placed the marmot in front of Xu Nian and said, "You are too tired and sleeping soundly."
Xu Nian nodded.
Los couldn't help but look at Xu Nian twice more. In fact, Xu Nian always slept soundly. Not to mention when Los left to go hunting, even the loud wolf howling before had no effect on Xu Nian's sleep quality.
Xu Nian yawned, gently shook his tail, licked the fur on his belly until it was smooth, and then moved closer to Los. He slightly tilted his head and saw that the fur on Los's neck was stained with blood. He knew without guessing that it was from this marmot.
As if he had noticed Xu Nian's gaze, Los lowered his head to clean up, but this place was not easy to clean. Just when he was about to find a place to roll in the snow, Xu Nian came over and imitated the way Los had licked his fur before. He licked the fur on Los's neck with his hooked tongue and clumsily cleaned the blood for him.
Los's back stiffened slightly, and the tip of his tail trembled more violently than before, but he didn't show it on his face. He lowered his head to look at Xu Nian who was magnified from a close distance.
It saw itself in Xu Nian's eyes. In these beautiful eyes, there was only its figure.
"It really is much more convenient to help each other." Xu Nian tried his best to lick the blood off Los's body. However, he was not very experienced in this field, so he seemed a little unfamiliar with it, and a lot of hair fell off. Xu Nian had no choice but to squat on the spot, lowering his head and scratching his mouth with his claws. As he did so, he said helplessly, "Are we going bald if we lose so much hair?"
"..." Los took a look at Xu Nian's beautiful fur. The whole snow leopard looked furry, especially when it lowered its head and pried its mouth, its whole body curled up, looking more like a fluffy ball of fur.
Ross shook his head and said, "No, our fur is very thick. As long as we are not injured, that part will basically not become bald, and our fur will grow back."
Only after hearing this did Xu Nian feel relieved.
After the two snow leopards had eaten their fill, Los prepared to expand his patrol range. He vigilantly left his scent in the place where they rested to tell other snow leopards that this place had been occupied by him.
Other snow leopards can judge Los' age and combat power from the information left by Los, and basically no snow leopard will provoke him.
"If we still haven't found a new nest before night falls, we'll come back to rest and then continue searching the next day." Los licked Xu Nian and said, "Follow me closely."
Xu Nian nodded obediently. He had been following Los closely before, and now in this strange place, he had to follow Los even more obediently.
He looked back at this place, then glanced at something not far away, and said, "The snow seems to be much lighter today. Will it continue to snow heavily?"
The snow here seems to be much smaller than where they lived before. After all, the snow here only reaches Xu Nian's belly, but where they lived before, the snow almost buried Xu Nian, and it was very difficult to walk in the snow.
Los wasn't sure either. He didn't say anything nonsense. He just shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it's still a long time before the end of winter. I think it might still snow heavily. It's just... the real blizzard hasn't come yet."
But this was just Los's guess. He looked back at Xu Nian and added, "You've seen a blizzard before. It's not scary. Follow me closely. I'm by your side."
Los' words greatly alleviated Xu Nian's fear of the unknown. He had experienced blizzards, avalanches, and even fell from a cliff. He was already a mature snow leopard.
But it's still safer to stay with Los, we can help each other.
Just when Xu Nian and Los were about to start looking for a new cave, they suddenly heard a roar coming from afar. The sound was not very close, but because the battle between the two sides was fierce, the sound was transmitted to this side.
"Snow leopard?" Xu Nian asked.
"It looks like a snow leopard." Los nodded, and then said, "The other party doesn't sound like a snow leopard, it seems a little unfamiliar."
Los had never heard this sound before. It was neither the roar of a snow leopard, nor the roar of a bear, nor the howl of a wolf... It could even be said that it was not the sound of any animal that Los had ever heard.
Los subconsciously tensed his body, turned slightly to the side, and took a protective stance. His gaze fell on the distance, and he said, "Wait here for me. I'll go take a look."
However, Los did not get a response from Xu Nian. He turned back in confusion and saw a shocked and confused expression on Xu Nian's face.
"What's wrong?" Ross asked.
"Maybe... have you ever heard a dog barking?" Xu Nian said inexplicably, "This sound is so familiar..."
A series of angry dog barkings were heard again in the distance, accompanied by the low growl of the snow leopard.
“Woof-woof-woof-woof!”
"roar--"
It's not hard to hear that both sides are trying hard to curse at each other, even though they can't understand what the other side is saying at all.
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