Ji Xiaoou felt a "thump" in his heart, immediately took two steps back, and asked cautiously, "Why are you here?"
This is the territory of the Leopard Clan, and there is still a distance from the Wolf Clan, that's why Ji Xiaoou dared to act here. How could Holden appear here?
Holden jumped down from the tree, and approached Ji Xiaoou step by step, with the corners of his mouth curled up, he said, "Come and see how my little pity is doing in the Leopard Clan."
"... none of your business." Ji Xiaoou insisted, she didn't think her relationship with Holden was so good. "Don't come here, or I'll be rude to you."
"Why do you want to be rude to me?" Holden asked with great interest, and glanced at the pile of broken stones, "Is it like you did just now?"
Ji Xiaoou didn't say a word, knowing that Holden was tricking her, but she didn't intend to tell Holden what it was.
Gunpowder is a cross-age thing in this world, and the orcs here have never studied it, let alone seen it. Before she was fully developed, if one more orc knew about it, it would add an extra danger to herself.
However, Holden is not an ordinary orc, so it is not easy to fool him.
"Don't look at me like that, I have no malice towards you." Holden stopped and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "To be honest, I just came here for a stroll and to see the scenery."
Ji Xiaoou didn't believe Holden's nonsense, "You wolves have no scenery, why do you come here to see it?"
"Of course there is, but no matter how many scenery there are, you will get tired of looking at them." Holden cocked the corner of his mouth and said with deep meaning.
Holden didn't lie, he was indeed just looking around, but it wasn't just for wandering, but to observe the terrain.
Holden never gave up the idea of competing for Leopard territory.
The number of wolf clan members is more than ten times that of the leopard clan, but the territory is less than one-tenth of the leopard clan.
The number of leopards has been increasing in recent years. If the territory is not expanded, their descendants will not even have a place to live in the future.
Holden knew that Ryan had just changed the family rules of the Leopard clan, which was good news for him.
As the leader, Holden naturally knows that changing the family rules is not an easy task.
Females of the leopard family are very rare. If Wren enforces the mating system, a large number of males will not get females. These males who do not get a mate are bound to be angry and less loyal to Rain.
If he chooses to attack the leopard clan at this time, the chances of winning will be much greater than before.
Of course, he wouldn't tell Ji Xiaoou about this.
Because he was very interested in the black, "dung ball"-like thing in Ji Xiaoou's hand.
Holden watched with his own eyes that Ji Xiaoou buried the object under the stone and ignited something with a flame. Then, the half-person-high stone made a loud noise and shattered into pieces.
If such a powerful thing is used in war, it will not be a problem to snatch the territory of the leopard clan.
"Tell me how to make that thing just now." Holden came to Ji Xiaoou, raised an arm, and encircled her between his body and the tree trunk without beating around the bush.
Ji Xiaoou pursed his lips, "Don't even think about it."
Holden laughed, "Little poor boy, I advise you to be obedient, there are only two of us here, and there is no benefit in confronting me head-on."
"Don't be too rampant, this is the tribe of the Leopard tribe, and the people of the Leopard tribe will soon find you..."
"Really?" Holden stretched out his tongue and licked Ji Xiaoou's earlobe, and said, "Then why don't we compete to see if the Leopards will come first, or I will take you away first..."
As soon as the words fell, before Ji Xiaoou could react, he stretched out his arms and hugged her by the waist, directly on his shoulders, left this place, and headed towards the direction of the wolf tribe!
Ji Xiaoou was quite frightened and struggled desperately, "Hey, Holden, let me down—"
Holden turned a deaf ear to it, and at a fast speed, he soon came to the intersection of the leopard tribe and the wolf tribe.
Ahead is a vast swamp, with rotten soil and overgrown water and grass, only the flat land on both sides at the end can pass people.
Across this swamp, in front of you are the tribe of wolves.
Ji Xiaoou gritted his teeth, and soon had an idea in his mind. While Holden was shuttling through the swamp, he took out another gunpowder to be tested from the space, lit the gunpowder primer, and aimed at a thick tree diagonally behind. Tall oak, throw it hard.
"boom-"
The gunpowder fell with a loud explosion, and the trees snapped and fell straight in their direction.
Holden's eyes darkened, he cursed a dirty word, immediately changed direction with Ji Xiaoou in his arms, and crossed a swamp.
At the same time, Ji Xiaoou took out the Swiss Army Knife he carried with him, and stabbed Holden's shoulder forcefully when he was unaware!
"Hiss." Holden was in pain, his footsteps were unsteady, and he fell down—
With a "puchi", he sank into the swamp below him.
Ji Xiaoou reacted promptly, stepped on Holden's shoulder to take advantage of the momentum when he fell, and successfully fell to the edge of the swamp.
Holden fell into the mud from the waist down. He stretched out his paw and touched his shoulder. When he saw the blood on his palm, he let out a "tsk" in surprise. He didn't expect that he would fall into the hands of a female, and his self-esteem was somewhat hit. .
"Poor little boy," Holden raised his eyes, seeming to be very interested in this, "What benefits did the leopard tribe give you to make you so loyal to them?"
As far as he knew, the males of the leopard family were not gentle with females.
It is impossible for a race that has always only known female sharing to learn to be sympathetic to women in a short period of time.
So, what made Ji Xiaoou reject his invitation again and again and decide to stay in the Leopard Clan
"If the Leopard Clan promises you something, I can give it to you, and more than what they have given." Holden said, "As long as you are willing to stay in my race."
Ji Xiaoou was slightly startled, and met Holden's eyes, "No matter what you give me, I will never go back with you."
Holden raised an eyebrow, "Why?"
Why? Ji Xiaoou never thought about this question.
She is willing to stay in the leopard tribe with Ryan, but would rather die than go to the wolf tribe with Holden.
When Ren captured her back then, it wasn't that she couldn't resist and struggle, and she could even "show her will with death".
But she didn't.
In the many opportunities that followed, she could have escaped, but she still didn't.
Subconsciously, she always wanted to stay by Ren's side.
Ji Xiaoou pursed his lips, his eyes flickered, as if he realized something.
——Did she fall in love with Ren so long ago
Back to the Leopard Clan, Ji Xiaoou took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and cleaned up the mud on his body.
I don't know if it's because he recognized his feelings for Ren, or because he felt guilty when he met Holden, Ji Xiaoou couldn't help but look at Ren.
Ren was taking care of a hunted antelope, peeled off its fur, washed its internal organs, and lifted it to the fire.
Ren didn't eat cooked meat before, but since Ji Xiaoou came, in order to take care of this little guy's taste, he slowly learned to cook food with fire.
Ren has broad shoulders, tall legs and long legs. The lines of his body are smooth and well-proportioned, revealing a kind of strength ready to go.
It was only then that Ji Xiaoou realized that Ren was also good-looking, with deep eyes, a high nose, and lips that were always pursed down, which was why he gave people a cold feeling.
"Look at me like that again," Ren said in a low voice without moving, "I'll think you're ready to accept me."