"joke?!"
In the silent forest, there was no sound except the wind, not even a bird's chirping. The voice of a certain salted fish seemed particularly harsh and at the same time sad.
"Is this a joke?"
Gu Laosan looked at Wang An angrily and said, "You saw it, too? I was just walking on my own path, without provoking it, but it suddenly pushed me into a pit! And, I was going to the toilet, and it was behind me to scare me, almost scaring me to death! And, and..."
Listening to Gu Laosan's complaints, Wang An felt helpless.
It was probably to avenge Gu Laosan for scaring it before. During the journey, the seemingly calm jaguar was always holding back some evil moves. It would either suddenly rush in front of Gu Laosan and roar loudly, or deliberately trip him when he wasn't paying attention.
Although his life was not in danger, Gu Lang still felt that his heart was hurt. Especially as the "master" of this guy, Wang An did not care and watched him being bullied. Gu Lang was filled with sorrow.
But Wang An was not as insensitive as a salted fish. Even though she was calling "Xiao Huang Xiao Huang" now, she actually didn't dare to get too close to the beast, let alone scold it.
Gu Laosan thought she was biased, but he didn't know that she didn't dare to do anything to others at all.
"Okay! Stop whining!"
In front of the badger and the leopard, Wang An still couldn't bring himself to comfort someone like "someone else's" girlfriend, so he just said coldly: "Who told you to scare it in the first place? Cats always hold grudges, so just bear with it!"
"Holding a grudge?"
Gu Lang was stunned for a moment, then smacked his lips, rolled his eyes and cursed inwardly: "What a grudge! It's obviously bullying the weak and afraid of the strong! Why doesn't it go bully the boss!"
Of course, I dare not say this out loud.
No one knew what was wrong with a certain badger this afternoon. It was as if someone owed him money and didn't pay it back. He had a droopy face and was often distracted.
A salted fish who is familiar with this guy's habits knows very well that the more this happens, the more you can't pay attention to him, otherwise it will easily give him an excuse to get beaten. The good mood of a badger has always been built on the pain of others.
At this time, the two had already arrived at a river beach, preparing to set up a campsite. It was for this reason that Wang An had the time to listen to his complaints.
To the south, a river more than 100 meters wide meanders by. The water surface is shimmering in the sunset, and it is unknown how deep it is. In theory, such a riverside is not suitable for camping.
The more "permanent" the water source is, the more animals will naturally gather there. Not to mention the terrestrial animals that may come to drink the water, there may be anacondas and crocodiles in the river alone, as well as the Amazon piranhas that everyone is afraid of.
However, as the sun was about to set, the two of them had no time to find a more suitable campsite. Fortunately, the presence of "Xiao Huang" made the two of them feel a little safer. Although Gu Laosan complained, he was not hostile.
Having a jaguar by your side in the rainforest is more reassuring than any bodyguard. The only drawback is that you can't ride it.
Gu Lang and a badger wanted to ride, but they wouldn't let them. Wang An, on the other hand, didn't dare to ride. At the moment, she could only touch Xiao Huang's head at most. If the jaguar fell at her feet and acted like a spoiled child, she would be so scared that her pretty face would turn pale and she wouldn't dare to move. This made a salted fish cry in her heart that it was a waste of nature's gifts, and she couldn't even pet a cat.
The two men looked along the river bank, then walked a few hundred meters east before they found a strange open space.
It was strange because a sandy area had formed here for some reason. It was like a river bank had collapsed, and the surface vegetation and soil had all disappeared, leaving only a crescent-shaped empty space.
Ten meters to the north of the clearing was a fault with a drop of more than one meter. Many roots hung down from above, covering the deep gravel soil.
Every year, many scientists study the problem of soil erosion in tropical rainforests and come to many different conclusions. In general, most of them are attributed to excessive logging and agricultural reclamation by humans.
However, this one seemed to have nothing to do with humans, and was more like a natural factor. Perhaps a heavy rain washed away the river bank, or perhaps there was an earthquake. The dead trees that broke into the river seemed to prove this.
"Right here!"
Wang An put down her backpack first, walked around on the sand, and then stopped somewhere, frowning at the wet sand on the river bank. Gu Lang and Wang Ping followed her line of sight and saw a maple leaf-like mark on the sand, like the claws of some creature.
Fortunately, there was only one footprint on the edge of the sand on this side of the river, close to the water. If the entire open space was full of footprints, the two would definitely turn around and leave without even thinking about it.
"It should be fine!" Gu Lang grabbed Wang An's shoulders as if to comfort him. Before he could finish his words, Xiao Huang's threatening roar came from behind him.
Turning his head, he saw the jaguar, which had been shaking off the sand on its paws just now, was now baring its teeth at Gu Laosan.
"What's wrong with you again!"
Gu Lang frowned unhappily and said angrily: "It's not over yet, is it?"
Wang Ping looked up at Gu Lang, then at the jaguar who seemed extremely unhappy. His furry face twitched, and he suddenly recalled the time when the jaguar roared at him. When he looked at Gu Lao San again, his eyes were filled with gloating.
"Poor kid, you may have to say goodbye to your girlfriend before you leave this rain forest."
Sure enough, as Wang An turned around and went forward to comfort it, Xiao Huang left Gu Lang's side and lay down again to lick his paws. It was as if nothing had happened, which surprised Wang An who had just walked up to it.
By the time the bonfire was lit, it was already completely dark.
After being threatened by Xiao Huang for no apparent reason for several times, Gu Lang and Wang An gradually came to their senses. Every time this guy threatened or even attacked, it was when they had physical contact. Either he touched Wang An's shoulder or he held her arm.
On the contrary, if Wang An took the initiative to hug him or pat him jokingly, Xiao Huang would have no reaction at all.
After being slapped and nearly fell into the river because he suddenly hugged Wang An in front of this guy, the salted fish who was beaten and injured finally confirmed this guess. He suddenly couldn't hug his girlfriend.
At this time, beside the bright campfire, Gu Lang was pulling up his T-shirt, allowing Wang An to apply safflower oil on his chest and abdomen, making a hissing sound in his mouth, listening to Wang An's scolding.
"Are you stupid? How can you conduct an experiment like this? If Xiao Huang had bitten me just now, I wouldn't have been able to stop him!"
"Hiss... Who knew this bastard would be so vicious... Oh, be gentle..."
Beside the two of them, Wang Ping sat on a small stool, chewing beef jerky, but his eyes kept glancing towards the dark corner to the east. Outside the range of the firelight, a pair of bright eyes like light bulbs were staring in their direction.
Looking down at the half bag of beef jerky left in his arms, a certain badger was secretly keeping an eye on him.
"How about we try to get closer to her at night?"