You Plan To Kill Me With Meng? - Chapter 52.4 - Prairie Lions Alliance (07)

The lack of rain for a while hasn’t caused any significant changes to the surrounding plants.

The grass and low bushes by the shore are still as lush as ever.

The little lions explored back and forth by the shore because it was the first time they had seen a crocodile.

One by one, they huddled together and puffed at the crocodile, acting all jittery.

In this area, crocodiles have no inherent advantages; hippos and rhinos treat them like spicy strips*, and even leopards can catch them for lunch.

T/N: *popular snacks

So they instinctively know to tuck their tails tightly to catch fish.

Even when confronted by the little lions’ provocation, they simply squint and pretend to be dead.

Precisely because he knew that the crocodiles in this area had been through the harsh treatment of society, Qiao Qixi wasn’t too worried about the little lions being attacked.

Overall, lions are still at the top of the food chain above crocodiles, so familiarizing themselves with their prey in advance isn’t any bad thing.

Crocodile: ?

With a flick of its tail, it slipped away.

With the crocodile no longer lurking in the water, the little lions lined up and crouched by the shore to drink water.

Their shoulders were raised, tails held high, and their pink tongues were rapidly lapping up water.

The photographer captured this incredibly adorable scene, and at this moment, the little lions had already gained the majesty of male lions, no longer looking like a bundle of innocence.

From being small and weak to growing into inexperienced youths, all of this is thanks to another adult lion’s efforts.

The very charismatic adult lion was resting under the shade of a tree, as if entrusting the responsibility of watching over the cubs to the photographer.

Concern about the difficulties of this dry season is not felt only by Qiao Qixi.

The better he raised the five little lions, the more people worried about losing them; almost every update left them on edge.

Only upon receiving news of their safety would they let out a heavy sigh of relief, then repeatedly look over it.

Really cute.

The spirit and demeanor of the five little lions now are completely different from before. Even when the pride wasn’t in decline, they seemed like just ordinary little lions.

And now, they are neat and handsome, as if radiating light from their entire bodies, capturing people’s attention no matter what.

As more updates were provided, people gradually pieced together an overview regarding every one, gaining a preliminary understanding of each lion and the relationship dynamics within this family group.

This inevitably makes people like these few lions, each with distinct personalities, but clearly loving one another.

Not every lion on the grassland is affectionate and loyal; it’s also possible to raise a white-eyed wolf* from hell that would harm its own family.

T/N: *an idiom for an ungrateful person

However, this miraculous family that has come together will definitely not be like that.

The gathering of animals does not necessarily increase the success rate of hunting; instead, for a stealthy player like Qiao Qixi, an open area is clearly more suitable for him to perform.

After drinking enough water, they need to leave this place to avoid being watched by ill-intentioned eyes.

Soon, not only Qiao Qixi and his family of six will face challenges; some solitary stray male lions also urgently need to find allies to collectively confront difficulties.

Upstream of this river, there is a male lion named Jeremy who is looking for allies. He is a stray male lion around four years old, from a large coalition, and was driven out after turning three. For unknown reasons, he did not ally with his own brothers or cousins, which has led to his current wandering.

The fact that Jeremy has a name indicates that he is well-regarded; perhaps he is a star among the new generation on this grassland, but because he is a solitary stray male lion, people have not deliberately tracked him.

Sometimes, when Jeremy’s traces cannot be seen, people speculate that he has been harmed.

Anyway, many missing lions on the grassland end up dead.

Thank goodness, when people were tracking Alexander’s family, they unexpectedly saw Jeremy’s figure, so they quickly reported this news back to reassure some of those who were concerned about Jeremy.

Qiao Qixi also caught the scent of Jeremy. He wasn’t too worried about a solitary lion, but he still took the cubs and left.

After drinking enough water, Jeremy also left the riverbank. He seemed to be disturbed by something and was searching for something.

Before long, Qiao Qixi noticed that the male lion was following closely behind him, but the other party’s expression was quite calm and did not at all emanate any aggressive aura.

Communication between lions is usually very direct and simple; malice and goodwill are obvious at a glance, and they do not play tricks to deceit.

Qiao Qixi blinked and clearly received the signal from the male lion that it wanted to befriend him.

This surprised him and made him wonder if this male lion’s……eyes were a bit poor?

First of all, he was carrying five oil drums, which wasn’t the best choice for forming an alliance.

But if to say the other party wanted to bite the cubs to death before forming an alliance, also seems unlikely.

Male lions are very different from female lions; this approach won’t make a male lion yield, it will only drive him mad.

So thinking back and forth, could it be that the other party is coming to curry favor?

Damn, Qiao Qixi was thinking about how to refuse.

Even if he were completely ignorant, he would know that forming an alliance in the eyes of male lions is equivalent to being friends with benefits.

Qiao Qixi doesn’t want friends with benefits; he is still waiting for Odis!

Over here, the photographer team erupted in excitement because Jeremy was trying to befriend Alexander.

They went from disbelief to covering their mouths and giggling, because they thought Alexander could indeed accept Jeremy’s pursuit!

It is said that Jeremy is an excellent good boy, and he has high standards for his allies, which is why he has been selective until now.

If Jeremy and Alexander were together, they could definitely share the hardships of raising the cubs.