Become a Cheetah
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If a questionnaire were to be given to all the animals on the grassland, asking who their least favorite neighbor was? Or rather, who they least wanted to live next to?
Whether herbivore or carnivore, ten out of ten would answer leopard.
As long as a leopard hides and doesn't make any noise, even if it's only a few meters away, it's hard to find them.
Just imagine, in the grass a few meters away from you, there's a leopard with sharp teeth and claws, and top-notch hunting skills lurking!
Even a lion wouldn't feel very happy.
Lions can kill leopards, provided that these leopards come down from the trees! Although lionesses can climb trees, tree climbing is not their specialty, especially when encountering male leopards like Monty, lions have to carefully weigh the pros and cons.
Of course, male lions don't care whether the leopards are male or female, but they can't climb trees at all!
How thick do the branches have to be to hold five or six hundred pounds without being crushed?
In summary, leopards who are good at climbing trees are equivalent to having an invincible cheat, and cheetahs with thin skin and blood, long legs, and slender waists can only envy and be jealous.
Now, Luo Qiao was being targeted by such a male leopard. If he wanted to inherit Aisha's territory, he would inevitably become neighbors with Monty.
There was no other choice.
Luo Qiao had thought about giving up the territory and running away with the two cubs, but what would they do after running away? Continue to wander in the lion's territory? Or go back to find Parson and Jairo?
Neither of these options seemed reliable to Luo Qiao. If Shamu knew that he wanted to go back to find Parson, she would probably rush back from the other side of the Gangsa River and slap him to death.
But being held by Monty like this, Luo Qiao really felt very uncomfortable.
Since encountering Monty two days ago, Luo Qiao had to be vigilant all the time, even sleeping with his eyes open at night. Perhaps this was a bit exaggerated, but Luo Qiao always felt that it was better to be careful. He couldn't run away now, and he couldn't beat him in a fight.
He was worried that Monty would jump down from the tree and do something to him at any time, which made the two cubs unable to sleep well with him.
In fact, Luo Qiao didn't have to be so nervous at all.
Male leopards have a strange characteristic. They may follow their favorite object for a few days, painstakingly chasing them, but after catching them, they inexplicably lose interest and completely ignore them.
Monty wouldn't lose interest in Luo Qiao, but he didn't plan to do anything to Luo Qiao now. Compared to cheetahs who chase when they like someone, beat them when they catch them, and then do that when they are satisfied, leopards prefer the process of chasing.
As for the result, the meat is already under their paws, so why worry about not being able to eat it?
But Luo Qiao didn't know what Monty was thinking, so he was miserable...
For two whole days and nights, Luo Qiao barely rested. Luo Sen and Luo Rui looked at Luo Qiao, who was always ready to explode, and didn't dare to say they were hungry.
They could only rub against Luo Qiao here and there, roll around, and act cute, indicating to Luo Qiao.
"Dad, is there anything to eat? Is it time to find prey?"
It has to be said that Luo Sen and Luo Rui's trick was very effective, successfully pulling Luo Qiao back to reality from a state of near-explosion. After thinking about it carefully, if Monty really wanted to force him, he couldn't resist, so why was he so nervous all day?
After figuring it out, Luo Qiao suddenly became a bachelor. Instead of worrying about this and that all day, it was better to take the two cubs to find something to eat and familiarize himself with the future territory border.
Luo Qiao had asked Monty that Aisha's territory was still unowned, which proved that even if hyenas or other predators lived here, they didn't intend to occupy it for a long time. For Luo Qiao, this was the only good news after meeting Monty.
"You'd better not enter this territory now."
Monty lay on the branch, guessed Luo Qiao's plan.
"Especially when you're still carrying them."
"Why?"
Luo Qiao raised his head. Once things involved Luo Sen and Luo Rui, Luo Qiao would always become very sensitive and alert.
Monty narrowed his eyes, yawned lazily, looked down at Luo Qiao.
"If I tell you, what's in it for me?"
Good? Luo Qiao suddenly had a bad feeling.
"I will not make things difficult for you. How about letting me lick you a few times?"
Don't even think about it!
Seeing that Luo Qiao was determined not to compromise, Monty didn't intend to continue making things difficult for him. Anyway, this was not a secret, and Luo Qiao would know sooner or later.
"In this territory, there is now a giant python living. This giant python suddenly appeared here more than three months ago. It killed a gazelle, ate it, and disappeared. It is said that it appeared again a few days ago. Counting, this period of time is exactly when he is hungry. The hyena group with cubs will not approach here during this time. Do you understand why I don't let you go now?"
Giant python?
Luo Qiao knew very little about the giant pythons on the grassland. He only knew that there were not many giant pythons on the grassland, but once an adult giant python appeared, it would be at least five or six meters long.
This kind of python, which can swallow a whole antelope in one bite, is much larger than their relatives living in the jungle. In fact, giant pythons are not a big threat to cheetahs, as long as they avoid them.
Leopards occasionally kill one to have a snack, and honey badgers are the nemesis of giant pythons. But cubs are different. Once the adult cheetah is not around, the cubs are very likely to become prey for the giant python.
However, it appeared more than three months ago?
Luo Qiao turned to look at Luo Sen and Luo Rui. This could explain why Aisha took the cubs out of the territory during the rainy season.
"Alright, I've told you everything. Now it's time to give me my reward."
Monty didn't know when he had climbed down from the tree and stood in front of Luo Qiao. Luo Qiao was startled by his silent movements and instinctively raised his paw to slap him. But he didn't expect to be bitten by Monty. He didn't use force, but it made him dare not move easily.
The two cubs immediately made a threatening gesture, but Monty didn't even bother to glance at them.
"What, don't want to?"
Monty let go of Luo Qiao's paw, changed form, and grabbed Luo Qiao directly into his arms. He found that this form was really convenient. He could grab him however he wanted, and rub him however he wanted. He lowered his head and bit Luo Qiao's ear.
"Like this, still don't want to? Just a few licks, it's not like I want to mate with you."
Looking at Monty's beautiful face doing such rogue behavior, Luo Qiao said, "Try licking, be careful I'll fill your mouth with hair!"
Human form and leopard form are different!
But Luo Qiao forgot that Monty had already been a rogue to him in this form.
Monty hugged Luo Qiao and rubbed Luo Qiao's neck. It wasn't like he hadn't licked him before... But it was indeed not as comfortable as licking in leopard form. He turned his head, seemed to think about it seriously.
"Are you reminding me to pluck the hair before licking?"
What?!
Luo Qiao was directly scared. Thinking of what he would look like if he suddenly lost a tuft of hair on his head or a certain part of his body, he struggled even harder.
If Monty really did this, he would definitely become the first cheetah in history with alopecia areata and would be laughed to death by the bat-eared fox!
He didn't want it no matter what!
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