Chapter 6 (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The lion had returned.
The crisis was resolved.
The female lion, Xi’er, crawled on the ground tiredly, panting heavily. Scarlet blood blurred her vision.
The wounds all over her body started to hurt intensely.
She shivered all over and raised her head, looking deeply at her daughter on the branch with her blood-stained eye.
She seemed to be saying goodbye.
She knew that her life had reached its end.
Hyenas often ate rotten meat, and terrifying bacteria and viruses gathered in their teeth and saliva.
If it was just one or two wounds, they might slowly heal.
But.
Now, her entire body was covered in wounds, some so deep that her bones could be seen.
She had just used up all her strength and spirit. Her body was close to breaking down and there was no possibility of recovery.
To heal such wounds, one needed food, disinfection, and a good constitution.
But she did not have any of these.
She could only wait for death slowly.
She raised her head and looked at her underage daughter. Her pitiful eyes were filled with sadness and worry.
Mei Mei, who was on a branch, seemed to have sensed her emotions. She trembled as she climbed down the tree and obediently curled up beside her.
Just like that, they snuggled up to each other and enjoyed the wonderful time of possibly Xi’er’s last day on Earth.
Usually, when a female lion knew that it was about to die, it would quietly leave the pride of lions and its children. It would then find a secluded place and wait for death alone with dignity.
Obviously, Xi’er already had such plans.
The male lion chased away the hyenas and quickly returned. He glanced coldly at her, who was riddled with wounds, then raised his head to look at the young cubs on the tree. He was surprised.
However, he did not express any fatherly or husbandly love. He only paused for a few seconds before turning around and lying back on the mound, waiting for food.
When the four female lions returned with their prey, they immediately smelled the strong scent of blood.
They hurriedly put down their prey and ran over.
When they saw that their children were safe and sound, they finally stopped feeling nervous and walked over. They rubbed their heads against Xi’er and brought their children to the food.
The lion was already sprawled in front of the food and chowing down.
The female lions and young cubs could only drool as they stood at the side, waiting for him to finish eating.
No one looked at the wounded and dying Xi’er.
Mei Mei lay next to her mother and cried out a few times. She was young, weak and obviously very sad.
Chu Xiaoye lay on a branch of the tree and watched the scene before him. He sighed in his heart, but he knew that this was the law of survival for lions.
Pity and gratitude did not exist.
The most important thing was to survive.
Sometimes, in order to live, they could even eat their own children.
His mother, Aisha, was lying on the ground, calling out to him.
Little Curly Tail was lying beside his mother, enjoying his milk.
Chu Xiaoye glanced at Xi’er and her daughter before turning around and carefully retreating from the tree.
He ran to his mother’s side and drank the sweet milk.
He had just expended a lot of energy and was extremely tired and hungry.
He could already eat meat.
If his father still had leftovers, he would not mind taking a few bites.
The lion ate very slowly and was very picky.
First, he would eat the prey’s glutinous internal organs, then he would eat the most tender and plump meat on the prey.
On the other hand, the lionesses who risked their lives to hunt and still needed to nurture their children could only drool as they waited patiently at the side.
Finally.
The lion finished eating and left.
The four female lions immediately rushed forward.
Only by snatching the most meat could they feed their children.
The four female lions wolfed down the food!
The seven little cubs followed their mothers and jogged over. They ate a few pieces of meat to get used to the smell of blood on their food.