The snow in the forest has not yet melted, and it is white everywhere.
Because the blizzard came in such a hurry, the leaves of the bald cypress hadn't completely fallen off, and the green branches and buds were covered with white snow, like a layer of cake cream poured on green raisins.
Ji Xiaoou's clothes were thin, fortunately, Holden gave her a velvet coat before disembarking.
The goose down jacket here is not as sophisticated as in the 21st century, and the outer layer of fabric is not polyester, but for Ji Xiaoou, it is already the most warm thing.
She was not shy, and put it on after thanking Holden. After all, no one would make trouble with her body.
The dress should be made according to Holden's body type.
Holden said it was a top coat, but on her, with the hem touching her knees, it was a long coat.
Putting on this dress, Ji Xiaoou immediately felt much warmer.
She stepped on the snow, worried that the little leopard would be cold, so she wrapped him in a velvet coat, revealing only a furry head and a pair of round ears.
It's not a day or two for Ren to be treated as a pet by her. His eyelids are half drooping, and he's used to it.
The sweet fragrance on the girl's body continued, without the cover of the sachet, and attracted many species that went out for food along the way.
Lying in Ji Xiaoou's arms, Ren grinned his teeth to the orc who followed half a mile to the right, showing a ferocious expression.
Very threatening.
Even though it has become smaller, the remaining prestige of the leopard clan is still there.
In the distance, the antelope orc met Ren's fierce gaze, immediately flinched, turned around and ran away quickly.
Ren put his tongue against the root of his teeth and licked it slowly.
Suddenly there was a sense of sadness.
—He has actually been reduced to the point where he can only frighten these cowardly herbivores.
Ji Xiaoou didn't know what was going on in his mind, let alone how many herbivores coveted her scent along the way. As he was walking, he saw the little leopard in his arms suddenly not moving, so he reached out and put his hand under his chin to scratch gently. Scratch, "Hey, how about I give you a name?"
Along the way, he didn't know his name, and he didn't know how to address him. Ji Xiaoou had already had this idea.
Ren rolled his eyelids, unmoved.
Ji Xiaoou, however, was in high spirits. When he started talking, he tilted his head and thought for a while, and soon thought: "It is said in the Book of Songs that Tao Tao, a gentleman, has a harmonious appearance. In addition, Tao Tao also has galloping speed I mean, how about your name is Tao Tao? Don’t leopards run very fast, this name just suits you.”
"..." Ren endured and endured, before resisting the urge to tell her his name.
What is Tao Tao? As stupid as it sounds.
Ren's expression was dispirited. She said such a long series of words, and he could only understand the last two sentences.
However, this is not the end.
After Ji Xiaoou finished naming, he suddenly realized a serious problem.
—She still doesn't know the sex of this little leopard.
Is it a female, or a male
When I first met it, I thought it was small, hurt, and pitiful, and I didn't think about its gender at all.
In the process of getting along later, Ji Xiaoou didn't deliberately think about it.
Now that she realized it, she patted her forehead, but she didn't even know whether it was a male or a female.
Ren stared at her, feeling a bad premonition for some reason.
Sure enough, immediately, Ji Xiaoou bent down and placed him on the soft snow.
Ren's limbs were facing upwards, allowing Ji Xiaoou to grope on his body. Then, she gently held his hind limbs with both hands, and separated them to the two sides...
At this time, Ren would be too slow to know what she was going to do.
He began to struggle, but his hind leg was seriously injured and was wrapped in bandages, so he couldn't exert much strength.
The girl clasped his forelegs with one hand, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid... I'm just looking."
Struggling, Ren realized desperately that he couldn't even shake a weak female now.
Ren's heart was ashamed, and he let the girl stretch her hind legs and observe his genitals.
But the girl didn't realize it, thinking that if he didn't resist, he understood what she said. She stared at his lower body for a long time before she sighed slowly and suddenly realized: "... so you are a male leopard."
Ren: "..."
Holden's boat was heading east, but after a day and a night, it traveled quite a distance.
Looking at the compass, Ji Xiaoou walked staggeringly in the snow. After half an hour, both shoes were soaked.
Her hands and feet were cold, and her feet were so cold that they were almost numb. She just wanted to find a place out of the wind to rest for a while.
I saw a lot of herbivorous orcs on the road just now. I wonder if there are any tribes of them ahead
If so, can you ask them to shelter you for one night
Ji Xiaoou looked down at himself, he didn't wear animal skins, no animal teeth and horns, he shouldn't be a carnivore, right
The only dissonance is...
She stared at the little leopard with only one head exposed in her arms. I saw it open its mouth and yawned big, its sharp teeth shining brightly.
No matter how this guy pretends, he doesn't look like a cat, does he
Ji Xiaoou was a little distressed. Herbivores are most afraid of carnivores. Even Eric, a reindeer warrior, is afraid of leopards. She just noticed that there are antelopes, grass rabbits, giraffes, elk and other herbivores moving around. They should have the same reaction as Eric when they saw the leopard, right
With "Tao Tao" in his arms, Ji Xiaoou walked forward restrainedly.
She didn't go far, and she really saw several tribes standing side by side in front of her. Just like she saw on the road, there were antelopes with pointed horns, tall giraffes, and grass rabbits with erect ears and protruding front teeth... This is a small herbivorous species society.
From a distance, Ji Xiaoou saw a group of herbivorous orcs coming out of the gate of the tribe, heading towards him.
Ji Xiaoou tightened his grip on Little Leopard.
This is her last hope. If she can't borrow a resting place successfully, she will freeze to death after dark.
But how should she deal with the little leopard
Ji Xiaoou thought hard, and finally, he had an idea and thought of a way.
Since her backpack and other things can be put into the space, can this little leopard also be put in it
Ji Xiaoou was eager to try, put his hands on the little leopard's forelimbs, raised it above his head, and looked at it seriously.
Ren: "..."
Ji Xiaoou closed his eyes, looked for a quiet and tidy place in the space, and put the little leopard there, just like picking up objects.
Opening his eyes, Ji Xiaoou looked at his hands, and saw that his palms were empty, with nothing in them.
She closed her eyes again, and she could see the little leopard standing in a corner of the space, with its body pressed down, its front paws firmly pressing on the ground, and its eyes looking around.
It was really possible, Ji Xiaoou couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Could it be that her space has been upgraded to another level? Can even live things be put in
Ji Xiaoou was worried that the little leopard would damage the supplies in her space, so he put it far away on purpose.
After settling everything, looked up, several orcs in front had approached.
Ji Xiaoou saw that they had huge antlers on their heads, bamboo baskets on their backs, and their bodies were getting stronger and stronger.
Ji Xiaoou saw the deer clan orc walking in the middle at a glance, and she opened her mouth in surprise—it was Eric!
Eric obviously saw her too, stopped in his tracks, and yelled in disbelief: "Ou?!"
Ji Xiaoou was sitting on a rattan chair. The orcs were taller, and the chair was made taller. Her legs were dangling in the air, holding a cup of hot ginger tea in her hand. Halfway through drinking, the warmth rose from her stomach. Spread to all limbs.
Eric sat across from him, adding firewood to the fireplace.
The facilities in this room are very simple. In order to prevent moisture, the floor is built on stilts, with a certain distance from the ground.
There is a bed, a table, two wooden stools and some simple furniture in the room.
After adding firewood, Eric took the initiative to break the silence and said, "Ou, how did you escape from that boat?"
That night he saw Ji Xiaoou board a sailboat. According to the orcs at the ferry, it was a boat full of wolf orcs.
Although it is difficult to understand why she boarded that boat, Eric still worries about her.
The wolves are not easy to talk to, they are willing to put her back intact
Ji Xiaoou briefly talked about what happened that day, from when she found out that the little leopard was on the boat, to when the sailboat sailed into the rocky area, she negotiated terms with the wolf tribe orcs.
Fifteen ten, did not hide.
After hearing this, Eric's eyes flashed with reverence, and he praised without hesitation: "You are amazing, Ou!"
Ji Xiaoou touched her cheek, but she didn't tell Eric that a large part of the credit was actually due to the compass.
"And you, why are you here?" Ji Xiaoou changed the subject.
Eric smiled and said: "You forgot, I told you before that I came to Elk Village for a meeting instead of grandpa. After you left that evening, I came here by boat the next day. This is Elk Village The house the patriarch prepared for me, if you have no place to live, you can live here first, as there are two rooms here, I live in the south one."
For the "homeless" Ji Xiaoou, this invitation is simply too precious.
Ji Xiaoou was very grateful, and said solemnly over and over again: "Thank you, Eric."
On the contrary, Eric felt embarrassed, scratched the antlers, looked around, and said without words: "Ou, why didn't you see your leopard?"
Ji Xiaoou paused, hesitated, "Uh... it, it went to other places to look for food, but it hasn't come back yet."
Eric said "Oh" without any suspicion, and even thoughtfully said: "Ou, you probably didn't have a good rest last night, why don't you rest here for a while. I will come and call you when it's dinner time."
Ji Xiaoou nodded and said yes, and when Eric was about to leave, he suddenly remembered to borrow a nearby map from him.
After Eric left, she lay on the bed and studied the map carefully.
Only a few scattered races are drawn on the map. This area is located in the northwestern part of the Bornia continent, and there is still a long distance to the east.
He only slept for four hours last night, and his sleep was very restless, Ji Xiaoou only looked at it for a while before he felt sleepy.
She rubbed her eyes with her fingers, and wanted to brace herself to look at it for a while, but the fire in the fireplace was burning too vigorously, and the whole room was warm, and she fell into a deep sleep not long after.
She completely forgot that there was still a small animal locked in the space by her.
When it was getting dark, Eric came to invite Ji Xiaoou to dinner.
He made delicious cabbage and radish soup and scallions and potatoes.
"Ou, are you awake?" Eric knocked on the door and asked.
The door was silent.
After waiting for a while, Eric knocked on the door again, "Ou?"
Still no answer.
Eric was full of doubts, did Ou wake up yet
But after the calculation, the firewood in the fireplace should be burned out, will she be cold
Eric thought for a while, but still worried, he lifted the deer's hoof and placed it on the door panel.
"Ou, did I go in?"
With a "squeak", the wooden door opened in response.
Eric subconsciously looked in the direction of the bed board. For a moment, his pupils constricted and his whole body froze in place.
On the bed, a slender and fragile girl lay quietly sleeping there.
On the inside of the bed board, there is a huge beast-shaped cheetah lying impressively.
Black spots on a gray background, dark blue pupils, the huge body almost completely covers the girl.
The leopard's long and powerful tail swung behind him, sweeping the floor lightly, shaking up the dust on the ground.
Immediately, it curled its tail and drew it in front of its body, just wrapping around the girl's straight legs.
The giant cheetah raised a thick animal paw and placed it next to the girl's ear. At the same time, it casually raised its eyelids and looked at the door heavily.