Chapter 1412 - I Only Want You (1/2)

Soon, the sky began to turn dark, and they walked through the river to get to the other side before ascending up the mountain. Jing Chu initially thought that they would be heading to a cave. To her surprise, they stopped in front of a pile of stakes on which there was a male marsupial lion. It was much more massive than the other members of the herd.

Jing Chu would have burst into laughter if not for the austerity of the atmosphere.

She said politely, “Hello.”

The leader stood out amongst the other marsupial lions of the herd. Thrilled to hear Jing Chu’s response, he said, “I’m sorry to have scared you guys. I really can’t believe that there are humans who can communicate with us. My dearest friends, how did you guys enter this place? There haven’t been any humans here in years.”

Jing Chu answered, “We had no choice but to enter. We wanted to see if this place is suitable for habitation.”

“Does that mean you’re planning to stay?”

“We do intend to do so.”

“That’s wonderful, you’re very welcome to stay,” the leader said before letting out a roar of excitement. Jing Chu froze in shock, unable to figure out why it was so worked up.

“Are we really allowed to stay here?”

“Of course you are, but you’ll have to live with us. Otherwise, you’ll risk being attacked by other animals that might devour you. As you can see, we don’t have a proper home at all. All the caves have been occupied by the other animals. If you can help us build a home, we’ll take care of your food.”

“Will you guys eat us up, then?”

The leader said in displeasure, “Can’t humans start trusting animals more? We won’t devour you. How about I let you become the leader and you shall take charge of expanding our pack? I’ve long wanted to retire. I still have to look after these starving cubs who don’t even have a roof over their heads. It’s a great responsibility.”

“…”

“Cubs?”

“Yeah, they’re all underage cubs.”

Jing Chu was speechless. She could not put her feelings into words. They are already so huge as cubs. God knows how large they will become by the time they reach maturity.

“Pardon me, but what about the adult lions? I mean, their parents. Where have those lions gone to?”

“They’ve all been preyed on by other animals. Being devoured by other animals is very commonplace when you’re older, especially since we don’t even have a roof over our heads. Some of the older lions have also been starved to death because food is scarce on this mountain and they could not bear to let their cubs go hungry. Hence, they decide to feed the cubs instead of themselves.”

“…”

Finding Jing Chu to be rather reliable and trustworthy after having a chat with her for a long while, the leader said, “I’m getting on in my years and I can’t take care of them any longer. You shall replace me as the leader. We’ll listen to you.”

Jing Chu agreed for the sake of her future peace.

Meanwhile, Fat Lass was completely clueless, and she could not make out what Jing Chu was saying at all. The sounds that Jing Chu were making simply came off as gibberish to her.

However, she felt much less afraid and anxious after seeing the calm expression on Jing Chu’s face.

Her eyes widened in shock the moment she saw the beasts kneeling down in front of Jing Chu.

“Sis Jing Chu, what’s going on?”

Jing Chu explained softly, “I’ll be their leader from now on so you don’t have to be afraid anymore. They won’t eat us.”

It was Fat Lass’ first time witnessing something so absurd.

When nighttime arrived, Jing Chu and Fat Lass took a rest.

She asked the retired leader, “The water in the lake is potable, right?”

“Of course. We grew up drinking that water.”

“What do you guys eat?”

“We hunt for other animals. We’re carnivorous.”