They went straight back to the cave. The white tiger and the black snake huddled at the entrance of the cave, staying obediently in the same place. They didn't dare to move around, or even raise their heads. They were as well-behaved as domestic pets.
Jiang Yue took a glance and saw that the wounds on the two animals were recovering well. It was estimated that they would be fully recovered in another three to five days. Their healing ability was much stronger than that of humans.
She thought for a moment and then said, "Kitten, go into the hole."
The white tiger and the black snake just stared at it intently, while the kitten followed obediently behind them, happily entering like a hunter's tamed dog...
So spineless!
Jiang Yue found a big rock and used it as a stool. She sat on it and looked down at the kitten sitting quietly on the ground.
"Do you have a grudge against that chimpanzee?"
The kitten hesitated, then nodded.
"What's the grudge?"
He meowed a few times, and Jiang Yue had a headache. She asked, "Can you speak human language?"
——This seems ambiguous. She reorganized her words, "Can you speak the language of normal people?"
Seeing that he still nodded, he said, "Then turn into a human and talk to me."
She suddenly thought of something and interrupted, "Hey wait a minute!"
Seeing Jiang Nian's dissatisfied look, Jiang Yue took out one of his old clothes and threw it to the kitten.
She closed her eyes, "Wear this after you transform."
Being naked is immoral - this is also the rule of their human race.
Fortunately, the hunter had taught them how to dress before. But within half a minute, a childish boy's voice reached Jiang Yue's ears, "Alright."
She opened her eyes and saw a young man about 1.56 meters tall kneeling in front of her. He had a handsome face, a pair of moist round eyes, and his short hair was loose and smooth, looking well-behaved.
Jiang Nian's clothes were loose, covering his entire body, and his trouser legs had to be folded up quite a bit to avoid dragging on the ground.
In modern times, this would be just a little boy who had just entered junior high school. She instantly felt that she was bullying a child.
"You, you can stand up or sit, don't kneel."
"Oh." He didn't like standing either, so he sat on the ground, hugged his knees tightly, and his little pointed ears moved.
"Tell me what this mountain is like."
He tilted his head and stared at Jiang Yue, seemingly puzzled, and slowly said, "What do you mean by 'situation'?"
His tongue was stiff, as if he didn't speak often. Jiang Yue felt helpless, as if she had returned to the time when her eldest son was just learning to speak.
"Then just let me ask you the questions."
She tried to use simple terms, "Are all the mountains here called Tianxia Mountain?"
"yes."
"Are there many beasts here who can transform into humans like you?"
"not much."
“How many are there?”
"I don't know."
Jiang Yue was speechless.
"How many do you know?"
He stretched out his short, fat little hand and began to count his fingers earnestly, finally concluding, "Four."
"Which four?"
"Tiger, snake, fox, and me."
The fox should refer to the vixen. I didn’t expect that they actually knew each other.
"Why are you guys together?"
Logically speaking, animals of different species would not live together, let alone fierce predators like tigers and snakes, who would only kill each other.
"We became human, and were raised by hunters. We ate and slept together."
"Hunter?" She thought of the burnt-out hut. "Does he live in front of the bamboo forest?"
"Yes, dead."
"What's the reason?"
"The fox seduced her, and the lady got angry. She killed him and then burned the house."
Jiang Yue was dumbfounded. This was such a tragic story. No wonder the kitten looked so sad.
"That fox..."
He glared, his cheeks puffed up, as if he was very angry, "Hate the fox, drive her away, work, find prey!"
She suddenly understood that the fox was going through so much trouble because it was forced to hunt and raise these cats as a way of atonement.
She then asked, "Will the chimpanzee we saw today become a human?"
He shook his head, "No."
"Then why are you so afraid of it?"
The kitten stretched out its neck to explain, "It's very powerful and strong! It snatches prey!"
Jiang Nian sneered, and his frivolous look made his face flush instantly, and he felt that he was useless.
Jiang Yue said that she could understand, as chimpanzees are tall and strong, with well-developed upper limb strength and few natural enemies.
She once saw a video of an angry gorilla capable of cracking thick glass with one punch.
This kitten, when it had claws, could be considered a small beast, but that was for fragile humans. Facing a large, ferocious beast like a chimpanzee, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree. A single punch from a chimpanzee could shatter this kitten's brain.
Besides, monkeys and primates are similar to humans and are very intelligent. In addition, they are fast at dodging and can climb trees, which gives them two more skills than tigers.
Tigers rely on explosive power to hunt, and this method is not suitable for fighting chimpanzees in the forest.
Therefore, Jiang Yue could imagine that in the past, when these three encountered chimpanzees, they would probably just avoid them. This wasn't considered cowardice.
"So chimpanzees often steal prey?" Chimpanzees are typically vegetarians, eating mostly fruits and other plants, occasionally catching insects, but rarely eating animals. But perhaps the disaster has affected them, leading to mutations.
The kitten nodded heavily, "Yes!"
He was robbed twice, but he didn't dare to argue. The chimpanzee knocked down a tree with one punch, and he was afraid.
Jiang Yue frowned. The gorillas held grudges and might remember their scent and follow them. She and Jiang Nian were often together, so she wasn't afraid, but her mule...
It seems they will have to keep a close eye on the mule for the time being.
Jiang Nian didn't take it seriously. The gorilla was powerful, but he was no pushover either.
He touched Jiang Yue's head and smoothed the wrinkles between his brows, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The kitten looked envious and asked, "Can I join you?"
Without waiting for her to answer, Jiang Nian refused coldly, "No."
He was already unhappy today, and he wouldn't allow anything else to occupy Yueyue's attention for long.
Jiang Yue nodded. She didn't like having too many people around. "You guys can only live at the entrance of the cave. You can't come in."
The kitten sniffed, his face wrinkled. He was even thinking of paying respects to the mountain master, but he was so heartless...
He turned back into a kitten, crawled out of the baggy clothes, and returned to the cave entrance.
The White Tiger and the Black Snake were disgusted, thinking he was a traitor, and turned their heads away from him.
"Meow~"
He was used to acting like a spoiled child, snuggling into the white tiger's chest and licking his fur.
Although the white tiger disliked it, it didn't push it away. It just used its claws to ravage it.
After Jiang Yue learned about the dangers posed by chimpanzees, she decided to avoid them and avoid unnecessary battles. She simply stayed in a cave and prepared for the winter.
Unfortunately, she didn't look for trouble, but trouble found them.
There were bursts of beating sounds and the shouting of gorillas outside the cave.
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