You Plan To Kill Me With Meng? - Chapter 51.2 - Prairie Lions Alliance (06)

Even while Qiao Qixi was a human, he wasn’t suitable for this. And now, he’s all the more tired of petting*.

T/N: 乔七夕当人的时候也不配, 但现在他都快撸腻了 – I wasn’t sure how to translate this. Probably to say, Qiao Qixi was tired from playing with the always energetic cubs.

Once the little cubs get familiar with him, their ‘attack power’ is no joke. The dim-witted Lao Da likes to play with his tail, and just watching him sweep his tail can easily make them jump in surprise and play for a whole day.

T/N: Lao Da- eldest/also to refer to boss of the group. Er – Second, San – Third, Si – Fourth, Wu – Fifth

The second eldest looks like a quite steady little lion, but he occasionally playfully lies on his head, as if, the view from there is particularly good.

Fortunately, Lao San is a ‘If you ignore me, I’ll ignore you; if you pay attention to me, I’ll still ignore you’ kind of cool guy. Although he is a bit disappointed, he has also alleviated a lot of burden for Qiao Qixi.

The fourth eldest might be the reincarnation of Lan Yang Yang—especially lazy. He likes to lie on Qiao Qixi’s back to sleep every day. This kid even wants to climb onto his back while walking on the road…

T/N: This character is from a popular Chinese animated series for children called “喜羊羊与灰太狼” – “Happy Sheep and Great Gray Wolf.” In the series, Lan Yáng Yáng is one of the main characters, and he is known for his laziness. He is a member of a group of clever and energetic goats who frequently find themselves in conflicts with the Great Gray Wolf, who is always trying to catch them. His laziness often leads to humorous situations and interactions.

Thankfully, he’s not lazy when it comes to mealtime.

As for the little dough ball, he gives Qiao Qixi a feeling of being very thoughtful. Although a bit clingy and follows him everywhere he goes—such as even while going to relieve oneself—he fortunately doesn’t cause any trouble.

Although this being said, all five of them are treasures to him. He doesn’t play favorites or engage in any kind of favoritism; he likes them all equally.

Soon after, Qiao Qixi led the little lions to get up and set out again. Having slept enough, they were now going to search for their next meal.

At dusk, the setting sun on the grassland was as red as blood, suggesting that tomorrow might be a clear day.

From the sparse bushes in the distance came some eerie, bone-chilling cries.

It might be a baboon troop, which is a very ferocious carnivorous animal. In certain circumstances, they might take advantage of the lioness’s inattention to drag the lion cubs up into the trees and eat them….

Lions, however, can’t do anything about them.

Therefore, the saying from our ancestors, ‘Avoid entering forests and crossing rivers on encountering them,’ is more applicable than ever on the grassland.

T/N: The saying is an advice more applicable in past when people frequently traveled through diverse and potentially dangerous terrains.

The six lions are walking leisurely, because at this time, Qiao Qixi has already smelled the scent of prey.

He guesses that the humans tailing them are probably anxiously wondering how is he going to hunt?

Clearly today, no matter what, he has to broaden their horizons*.

T/N: 开开眼界- literally “open one’s eyes”

At dusk, almost all carnivorous animals are restless, while herbivorous animals have started to become vigilant.

In fact, hunting is not at all easy.

Even for lions, the rate of failure is not low.

Prior to this, the most important thing is to be able to find the prey. Many predators spend several hours just on this task.

Qiao Qixi only spent half an hour walking straight toward the prey; this can save him a lot of physical strength.

When the group arrived at the prey’s activity range, he stopped and glanced around about his tail. The little lions, who were somewhat confused and observing their surroundings, very conscientiously moved to a hidden place, where they stayed quietly and did not move.Bottom of Form

At most, they would just peek their little heads out and watch the prey in the distance.

The white lion was watching Qiao Qixi at greater extent, and as expected from a clingy one, it seemed to want to follow and join in the hunting.

After settling these little troublemakers, the male lion can finally set out gracefully.

In order not to affect the big cats’ hunting, especially this male lion, people dare not come too close. If their presence were to cause the male lion to fail in hunting, it would be a heavenly big sin.

It has to be acknowledged that this male lion is very skilled at finding prey, and the preparations at the beginning of the hunt don’t seem particularly special.

No, there is.

When the male lion slowly approaches the prey, the prey remains unaware and continues to graze leisurely.

This is natural, because Qiao Qixi has more than 30 years of skill in hiding himself.

As for how to approach prey, he could at least be the headmaster for that lesson.

That is a stag with very heavy antlers on its head, which seem to have already become a burden for the male deer.

The heavy antlers are indeed a problem. In some protected areas, staff will saw off the antlers of male deer to allow them to live more easily and to prevent them from being hunted.

Although it sounds inconceivable, it is indeed a fact.

Male deer on the African savanna do not receive such treatment. Once they are targeted by ferocious predators, their antlers are very likely to become a burden in combat.