"be mine."
A soft, hesitant voice sounded from the crowd.
The voice was not loud, and with the panic of the orcs around, Ji Xiaoou's voice did not attract attention.
Seeing the little leopard looking in this direction, the orc man next to Ji Xiaoou retreated one after another, looking as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Although Ren's reduced body is not very threatening, who can guarantee that it will not attract other leopards
The elk family has lived here for a hundred years, and they have always kept their own law and order and got along with the surrounding people in a friendly way.
I don't want to cause any genocide.
The patriarch of the elk tribe is named Gao Zhi, and he is the oldest elk in the tribe. His beard is white and his voice is thick.
He came forward to abbot the overall situation. In such a crisis situation, even the best temper became bad, with his beard flying around and his eyes wide open.
Seeing that no one admitted it, he asked again: "Who brought this leopard in? Does no one know?"
The patriarch of the Elk tribe blew on his beard while speaking, and arranged several of the strongest youths in the tribe to surround him to protect the safety of the tribe.
At the same time, they asked people to ask about the origin of the leopard.
Yesterday Ji Xiaoou followed Eric back to the yard where he was temporarily staying, and several elk orcs saw it.
There are not many orcs in this village, and they will know everything when they ask.
Even if you hide it, you won't be able to hide it for long.
Ji Xiaoou silently took a step forward, lowered his head resignedly, and said in a lost and found tone: "It was me, I brought it in."
The eyes of the elk patriarch and the tribe were glued to her body.
Ji Xiaoou regretted so much, why didn't he put it in the space when he went out
She really underestimated the extent of the leopard's troubles, and also underestimated their sense of existence.
How could it stay in the room safely
Even so, Ji Xiaoou couldn't help but defend his family "Tao Tao", "It's actually very good, it's different from other leopard tribes... it's a leopard abandoned by the tribe, it won't attract other leopard tribes Hurt you." After a pause, Ji Xiaoou wanted to strengthen his credibility, "Really, I promise."
There was a kind of "protection" in his tone that he didn't realize.
The elk orcs looked at her suspiciously.
Perhaps because of her unknown origin, Ji Xiaoou's words did not convince the beasts.
Yesterday everyone only knew that Eric brought back a female with a human-like face.
Every race will produce some orcs who have evolved extremely close to humans. This kind of orcs is extremely rare, or they are talented or hardworking.
Such as Holden of the Wolf Clan.
Although rare, it is not unusual.
For the rest, they didn't know anything about Ji Xiaoou.
"I'm sorry, we can't believe your words." Seeing that the other party was a female, the patriarch Gao Zhi took a breath, probably not understanding how a female could be so courageous.
"Leopards are born cruel, and countless deer are killed by their claws every year. Even if he is a leopard abandoned by the race, he cannot deny the fact that he feeds on deer!" Patriarch Gao Zhi said in a sentence Say it clearly.
The patriarch's words resonated with the tribe, and even aroused their innate fear of the leopard tribe.
The elk orc left Ji Xiaoou spontaneously, looking at her with hesitation and doubt.
Among the crowd, Eric looked at the isolated girl, hesitated several times, but still didn't step forward to speak for her.
After all, he only saw Ren's prototype yesterday, and saw that leopard showing its sharp nails at her, trying to harm her.
He couldn't convince himself that this was a pure and harmless leopard.
Ji Xiaoou tightened his fingers holding the straps of the bamboo basket, raised his eyes, and looked at the little leopard lying on the corn rack.
Ren was also looking at her, put away his deliberate arrogance, and his eyes were calm.
Ji Xiaoou thought it would be nice if it was so obedient just now, and said to the patriarch of the elk, "I'm sorry, patriarch, I..."
"It can't stay here." Before Ji Xiaoou could finish speaking, Patriarch Gao Zhi interrupted her coldly, saying: "For the sake of the safety of the race, I hope you and him will leave our village as soon as possible."
Ji Xiaoou: "..."
Eric finally couldn't bear it, and walked out of the herd: "Patriarch Gaozhi, the blizzard is coming soon. You drive them away now, and they will be buried by the blizzard. See if you can let them live here , and leave after the blizzard stops?"
Patriarch Gao Zhi said in a business-like tone: "I'm sorry, since I am the patriarch, I should put the safety of the clansman first. Who can guarantee that there will be no danger in the clan during the period of taking them in?" He changed his tone, Looking at Ji Xiaoou, "Female, please take this leopard away immediately."
Ji Xiaoou's plan to make quilts can only come to an end.
Out of ethnic considerations, Eric could only send her to the gate of the village, and said to her: "Ou, I'm sorry... I didn't speak for you at that time."
In fact, in his subconscious mind, he still felt that this leopard was very dangerous.
He couldn't even figure out why Ou wanted to be with it.
But Ji Xiaoou can understand Eric's thoughts very well.
He was terribly afraid of the leopard clan, but he could still endure the fear. It was already rare to spend so long with the little leopards.
Ji Xiaoou said it was okay, and after saying goodbye to Eric, he left the Elk Clan with his backpack on his back and "Tao Tao" in his arms.
"Ou, find a place to live nearby first, and when I finish what Grandpa told me here, I'll go find you!"
Eric exhorted anxiously from behind.
The cold wind swept over and swirled, blowing Eric's words far and far.
But I don't know if it has blown into Ji Xiaoou's ears.
Ji Xiaoou walked east along the way he came.
The roadside was covered with snow, and the sun shone on the snow surface, refracting a layer of shimmering light, which made people's eyes a little painful.
Ji Xiaoou desperately wanted to find a safe place to settle down before the snowstorm came.
In winter, the blizzards here come very frequently, one after another, without a chance to breathe.
Maybe it was because he walked too fast, and there were many uneven stones buried under the snow, Ji Xiaoou stepped on it with one foot, his center of gravity was unstable, and his body fell forward.
The moment he fell to the ground, Ji Xiaoou still remembered holding a leopard in his arms.
Worried about crushing it, she turned sideways abruptly.
Fortunately, the snow is soft, even if it falls heavily, it will not hurt much.
But Ji Xiaoou didn't get up for a long time.
In the snow, the girl was wearing a thick velvet coat, under which two slender and straight legs were exposed.
She was hugging a little leopard with gray background and black stripes, her arms were tightened, her small chin rested on the top of the little leopard's head, her eyelashes drooped, and she said nothing.
Ren was held in the arms of the girl, and there was no room for resistance.
As he struggled a little, the arms holding him got tighter.
Ren didn't have any hope for the body's ability to resist, so he simply gave up struggling and let Ji Xiaoou hold it.
After a while, the top of the head was slightly hot, and the hair seemed to be wet by something.
The girl rubbed her chin against the top of his head, and then, a muffled voice with a hint of grievance said: "Tao Tao, I really want to go home..." She asked, "What about you?"
Ren lay quietly in her arms, his pupils were deep and silent.